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OM
News # 76 - Delivered to 33374 subscribers |
ISSN 1668-4877 - March 15,
2004 |
Wow,
pal !! We announce here two brand new sections: OM LISTEN, for your oral comprehension,
and OM KIDS, for the little squirrels at home. Several subscribers asked us to publish movie scripts. The
sequence below -from a famous American thriller- will allow you to
practise
reading comprehension with a different vocabulary. Again
THANKS for recommending us and RATING our
efforts by
CLICKING
HERE. See you on
April 1st.
Uau, amiga/o !!
Anunciamos aquí dos flamantes secciones: OM LISTEN, para tu comprensión
oral, y OM KIDS para las pequeñas ardillitas de la casa. Varios suscriptores han
sugerido la publicación de guiones de
películas. La secuencia que aparece más abajo -de un famoso
policial norteamericano- te permitirá practicar comprensión de textos
con un vocabulario diferente.
GRACIAS
nuevamente por recomendarnos y POR
CALIFICAR nuestros esfuerzos haciendo CLIC
AQUI. Nos
vemos el 1° de abril. |
THIS ISSUE: |
BRAND NEW
SECTIONS
OM Listen & OM Kids
(a
must for basic, elementary, intermediate or advanced
ESL students and teachers)
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READING
COMPREHENSION
ACTIVITY: L.A. Confidential
(a
must for intermediate
ESL students and teachers)
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ANSWERS
OM NEWS # 75
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"Man
was born into barbarism when killing his fellow man was a normal
condition of existence. He became endowed with a conscience. And he
has now reached the day when violence toward another human being must
become as abhorrent as eating another's flesh."
Martin
Luther King, Jr. |
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"El
hombre nació en la barbarie, cuando matar a su semejante era una
condición normal de la existencia. Se le otorgó una conciencia. Y
ahora ha llegado el día en que la violencia hacia otro ser humano
debe volverse tan aborrecible como comer la carne de otro."
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
APOYAMOS
Y NOS SOLIDARIZAMOS CON LAS VICTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO |
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This
is really good news. OM
LISTEN allows you to practise listening comprehension with assignments in three levels of difficulty
and online answers.
This brand new section in our portal provides a wide range of possibilities for ESL students
and teachers in three levels: Basic or Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced.
Esta
sí es buena noticia. OM
LISTEN te permite practicar comprensión oral con ejercicios y
actividades en tres niveles de dificultad y respuestas automáticas. Esta
flamante sección de nuestro portal constituye un recurso de amplias
posibilidades para estudiantes y profesores de inglés ESL en tres niveles:
Básico o Elemental, Intermedio y Avanzado. |
Haz
clic
en
las imágenes
para visitar
OM LISTEN |
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By
courtesy of Mr. Thomas Blackmon from Language Guide and a
pending debt we had with the smallest at home.
OM KIDS is really useful for children but can also be used by any
adult as a first step before approaching our Basic Course.
Por cortesía del
Sr. Thomas Blackmon de Language Guide y una deuda pendiente que
teníamos con los más pequeños de la casa. OM KIDS es ideal para los
niños pero también puede ser utilizado por cualquier adulto como paso
inicial antes de abordar nuestro Curso Básico. |
Haz
clic
en
la imagen
para visitar
OM KIDS |
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Produced
in 1997, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is considered to be one of the most
interesting thrillers you can see. It is set in the fifties in Los
Angeles, U.S., where beneath the the fantasy of fame and glamour lurked
an uglier reality. Director Curtis Hanson chose Kim Basinger (picture)
for the Veronica Lake character and her performance brought her an
Oscar. Below, you can read a sequence of the film.
Producida en 1997, LOS ANGELES AL DESNUDO está considerada como
la película policial de mayor envergadura de los últimos tiempos.
Está ambientada en los años cincuenta en la ciudad de Los Angeles,
donde detrás de la fantasía de la fama y la seducción acechaba una
realidad aún más peligrosa. El director Curtis Hanson eligió a Kim
Basinger (fotografía) para el rol de Verónica Lake y su actuación le
valió un Oscar. Abajo, puedes leer una secuencia de esta película con
glosario bilingüe incluido. |
LOS
ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL
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Are you Pierce Patchett?
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I am. Oh, are soliciting for
police charities?
Last time you called at my office. Go on down to the driveway.
We’ll talk there.... What can I do for you?
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Where were you last night?
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I was here hosting a party.
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Tell me about Dick Stensland.
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I don’t know him. Mr...?
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Officer White. How about Sue Lefferts, do you know her?
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You know I do; you saw me with her... How did you find me?
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Nick’s
liquor. This is where Lynn Bracken’s booze bills go.
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Of course.
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Sue Lefferts died at the Nite Owl. I’m investigating.
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Everything all right, Mr. Patchett?
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Fine, Philip, thank you.
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What happened to the other guy, Buzz?
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Buzz Meeks no longer works for me.
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Lefferts looked beat-up
Christmas Eve, but didn’t act it. How come?
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Well, I think she’d been hit in the face with a tennis racquet. She is...
was... a big doubles fan.
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You’re a known associate of a woman killed in a mass murder. You want to
go downtown and discuss this officially?
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Is that what this is, official? Somehow, I have the feeling this is more
personal with you, Mr. White... All right, then. Are you
concerned about criminal matters peripheral to the Nite Owl
murders?
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Not at the moment.
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Then you wouldn’t feel obligated
to report them?
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Why were Lefferts’ eyes black?
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I needed a Rita Hayworth to fill out my little studio.
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What little studio?
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Oh, there’s Gardener, Russell, Monroe, Turner. Lynn Bracken is my
Veronica Lake. I use girls that look like movie stars. Sometimes
I employ a plastic surgeon.
When the work had been done, that’s when you saw us.
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That’s why her mother couldn’t ID her... Jesus Christ!!
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No, Mr. White, Pierce Moorhouse Patchett. Now, I sense you’re
on your best behaviour, but that’s all I’m going to tell
you. If you persist, I’ll meet you with my attorney. Now,
would you like Lynn Bracken’s address? I don’t think she
knows anything...
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I got her address...
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Find Susan’s killer, Mr. White. I’ll give you a handsome
reward...
Whatever you desire.
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GLOSSARY
to
solicit: to
beg, to request (pedir);
charity (institución
de beneficencia); driveway: road leading to a private house
(camino de acceso); to host: to be the host for (hacer de
anfitrión); Nick's
liquor: a shop selling alcoholic beverages (la tienda de licores de Nick);
booze bills: expenses by liquor purchases (facturas por compra de
bebidas alcohólicas); Nite Owl: name of a night-club (El Buho Nocturno,
nombre de un boliche bailable); guy: informal term for a man
(tipo,
fulano); no longer: not now, no more (ya no); beat-up: attacked by
blows (apaleado, golpeado); how come?: what is the reason? why?
(¿Y eso
por qué?); doubles: tennis played with two players on each side (sets
dobles de tenis); mass murder: massacre (asesinato
múltiple);
peripheral to: relating to (relativo a); obligated to: compelled to
(forzado a); black: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused
blood (morados por los golpes); to fill out: to complete
(terminar, completar); surgeon: physician specialized in surgery
(cirujano); to ID:
to identify (identificar); to be on one’s best behaviour: to behave
the best (portarse lo mejor posible); to persist: to refuse to stop
(insistir); reward: appreciation (recompensa).
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MOMENTO DE RELAX. Cuando
sientas cansancio o pocas ganas de seguir, OM Personal te ofrece hacer
un alto en tus prácticas. Relájate ingresando a OM
ART & PHOTO GALLERY
donde podrás
distraerte con dibujos y fotografias de artistas argentinos poco
divulgados. También encontrarás, en español, pensamientos, cortos
relatos y frases donde juegan las palabras (haz clic en la imagen). Ese
breve intervalo hará que regreses con energías renovadas al estudio de
nuestros cursos. |
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1. Why
did the Spaniards build forts in the Caribbean?
To
protect the transportation of gold, silver and jewels, on its
route from America to Spain.
2. What
did Sir George Clifford try to do in 1598?
He tried to take El Morro in San Juan.
3. Why
did the Dutch finally burn down San Juan?
Because
the
Spanish resistance at El Morro made it impossible for them to take over.
4. Which
is one of the most pleasant experiences in Puerto Rico?
A
leisurely walk through Old San Juan.
5.
Where can you find artisans' displays and live music?
At
Paseo de la Princesa. |
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