The mode

As you know, people don't stop talking about topics like 'mode'. There were, there are and there will be different trends depending of the age. For example:

The decade ‘1600 – 1700’:

All modern and independent women wanted to get a haircut that consisted of a form of a ''mushroom'' as Beatles. The artificiality of the 50's had disappeared. In this decade, people didn't use excessive makeup.

The decade ‘1800’:

The style wasn't limited only to the makeup, the hair and the accessories. Women wished to stand out in their works. The body should be natural and trained, so some people went to find cosmetic surgeries. The natural care was frenzy.

The volume and colours were typical things in the 80's.

The most emblematic clothes were the colourful shirts. Now, the makeup was overdone and women wore a lot of bracelets and mini-skirts.

The decade ‘1900’:

Women were overwhelmed and they began to think that they should be tall and seductive.

However, the mode of the 90's was based on the variety. They wanted to express their individuality and they wanted to be express freely. Casual clothes became the mode of the 90's. Also, the piercings and tattoos were common in 1900.

The actual decade (2000 and more):

The new models of the pants were at the height of the hip because women wanted to show their back or their paunch. During the summer, women usually wore short dresses and low-cut shirts. Nowadays, people don't wear the same clothes. It depends of your environment, people around you and more things... Each year there is a special colour that appears always in all the shops: purple, green... some months the pants are patterned... or just are skinny jeans. Each person is different so:

Try to find your own image and feel comfortable with what you're wearing.

Here you have a video where you can observe different clothes that the woman wears for different occasions and how you can combine it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjX8wXpN6k

Also, there are people that want to design and here I have another video that explain you how you can do it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4S4EUIIJ6g

So, here’s my post and I hope you enjoy with it!!! J

Questions:

1 ~ What kind of clothes do you usually wear? Why?

2 ~ In what decade would you like to have lived, after reading the text? (It can't be the actual decade)

3 ~ After you have watched the first video, what outfit do you like more? Why?

4 ~ You have seen that I have put a phrase to convince people that they have to wear whatever they like, can you say another one?

5 ~ After you have watched the second video, would you like to be a designer? Why/ why not?

GINGER, SPORTY, POSH, SCARY AND BABY.

This group is composed of five English girls. They began to be famous in 1995, when they made their first album: WANNABE. It is considered the most important female groupe of all times. You know who are these girls? They are the Spice Girls!

MEMBERS:

Geri Halliwell - Ginger Spice:

She was born in Walfort

 and has got 40 years old.

 Ginger Spice was named by

 the magazine Top of the Pops

 in 1996 for his red hair and

 a sassy attitude.

Mel C – Sporty Spice:

She was born in Lancashire and has got 38 years old. Sporty Spice was named by the magazine Top of the Pops in 1996 for his athletic physique and attitude.

Victoria Beckham – Posh Spice:

She was born in Harlow and 

has got 38 years old.

 Posh Spice was named by 

the magazine Top of the Pops

 in 1996 for his elegance.

Mel B – Scary Spice:

She was born in Leeds 

and has got 37 years old.

 Scary Spice was named by 

the magazine Top of the Pops

 in 1996 for his extravagance

 and savagery.

Emma Bunton – Baby Spice:

She was born in London 

and has got 36 years old. 

Baby Spice was named by

 the magazine Top of the Pop

s in 1996 for his tenderness 

and the youngest of the group.

In 1998, Geri Halliwell left the group to start alone. The four other members continued as a quartet, and that year they released the single "Goodbye" to said goodbye to Geri. In 2000 they released the third album titled "Forever", which was also well received. Later in 2001, the group finally separated. In 2007, the five Spice Girls met to perform a world tour called The Return of the Spice Girls.

The Spice Girls at a press conference which will be presented his first musical based on his songs: a story of fame and friendship. The musical starts  on 11 December at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.

QUESTIONS: 

1.- Which member of the group left the band in 1998?

2.-What is the name of the musical of the Spice Girls?

3.- Tell us a song of this group.

4.-What magazine invented the nicknames for the group?

I hope you liked my post. Goodbye!

To Recieve, Yes... TRY

Capital letters because the initials make up the word try.

Our life is a continuous wheel, that never stops. Sometimes we are up; but then, we are down. At the beginning, we are strong. At the end, we are eroded. But our wheel will survive better, if we try. If we try, we can get a good mark in the school exam. If we try, we can learn to swim, or if we try, we can learn to play an instrument. Almost all can be got if we try.  
Watch this video I've made to introduce the post.

"Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame, where there is a flame, someone's bound to get burned, but just because it burns, doesn't mean you're gonna die; you gotta get up and try"

P!nk, singer

As I've talked a bit about trying daily things, I'll talk more about "more serious" problems, which can modify our mood, and can become depression and others psychic illnesses. An example of a very common disease in developed countries is cancer. This illness scare only with its name, and in my opinion, the recovery is harder than the disease itself; but, although it's difficult, the secret is to try, to fight, and going on!

Another example: get over our fear to something. We get scared of dogs, for example. We have to try to get over it. In this case, for example, we'll need help of doctors (a psychologist, for example), but we shouldn't be embarrased about it!

Every moment is good to start again, to have fun, to get over our problems, to be better a person, to TRY. Of course, we will make mistakes sometimes, but remember: those who risk, those who try, are the ones that win.

What’s wrong if we are wrong? Always we will learn something, and we mustn’t be embarrassed about our mistakes!

Task:

1. TRY to find in the internet images about the meaning of try. Example.
2. TRY to open up with us. Can you tell a story in what you've tried something?
3. TRY to make a word game with a message of effort, hope or about someone who has reached the goal. (You can search it in Internet)
4. As some partners have requested in previous entries, search for a song that transmits a hope message, as Try, a song by P!nk (althought this song talks a bit more about love and maltreatment to women, it's an example. It's still a reason to try.)

It isn't compulsory to do the two activities (3 and 4). You can choose exercise one.

                                      
                                                 THE HARLEM SHAKE


The harlem shake is a video that a group of people perform a comedy sketch accompanied by the song call "Harlem Shake". The video was did by many people using the same concept.This mode started in this year, with thousands of "Harlem Shake" video being made and uploaded in Youtube every day.

The first "Harlem Shake" was the February 2 by five teenagers of Queensland, Australia registered on Youtube as The Sunny Coast Skate, as more people replicated the original video and uploaded their own versions in Youtube. Harlem Shake fastly became like an internet meme.
            

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8HGsbI4QY

Questions:

1.What is the "Harlem Shake"?
2.How many teenagers did the first "Harlem Shake"?
3.What day the teenagers did the first "Harlem Shake"?.

PETS AND ANIMALS

Hello everyone!Today we are going to talk about pets, company animals and how to treat them so, let's start!

No all the animals are pets that you can have in your house. There are a lot of strange pets like snakes, eagles or even spiders! The normal pets are dogs, cats, hamsters and some types of birds. There is a difference between pets and company animals. A company animal is not only your friend, he also help you if you have a disability like the guide dogs. The most used company animals are the dogs.

The pets have history. When we were nomads in prehistory we were leaving leftovers which fed the wolves. Our forefathers started using them in some works. 

The pets are our friend, the aren't toys that we can pull. If you can be responsible for them, don't adopt them. As I said, an animal is not a toy so don't use them like one. The also have feelings and suffer pain. If you can't keep your pet, don't leave it,  submit it to a kennel or let someone to adopt him.

As I said, an animal is not a toy so don't use them like one. The also have feelings and suffer pain. way you treat your pet, is the way that he will treat you and the other people. You can play with him, but not mistreat him.

Now, try to answer those questions:

1- What's your favorite animal? Why?

2-Think about some thing for that our forefathers used the wolves.

3-Actually, what do the animals for help people?

4-How many cases of animal abuse are each year?

5-Is there any association who take cares about animals?

That's all! I hope you enjoyed it and have nice day! Bye!!

JOSEPH HAYDN

Haydn was a famous musician composer, of the century XVIII. He was born in 
Viena (Austria). Joseph Haydn was among of the leading representatives classicists. He was known "The Father of the Sinfonia" and "The Father of the String Quartet".

Haydn created several symphonies, oratorios, concerts and operas. For example:Haydn Trumpet Concert in Eb.
He was teacher of chapel in 1759.
The most important sponsor of Haydn was Nicolas Ezterházy.
  
Now you can watch this video:

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZYoVw7moc

Here Alison Balsom, a great trumpet player, interprets a very famous symphony.
Listen please.

Questions:

Where was Haydn born?
How many symphonies Haydn composed?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn
Godd bye class

RAP, AS FORM OF LIFE

Have you ever listened to rap music? From my point of view is one of the best music genres around the world. It was born during the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 70s. However, this music style didn't become popular until 1979.  

Normally, rap is a kind of music that says things about the real life (polithics, church, money...) but its also a form of life. American rappers always mention something controversy.

This genre was created in the slums of cities as New Orleans, New York and Los Angeles. At first this genre was performanced by Afro-American people.

There are two periods in the history of rap:

OLD SCHOOL: This period started in 1979 and finished in 1984. Its easy defined as relatively simple raps. A rapper of this period I think is Shaggy is a very simple rap as you can listen

GOLDEN AGE: started in 80s to early 90s. This period is the period when the rap extend  around the globe and become one of the most important genres in United States. In the golden age the two best rappers in the world wrote his songs, the two best rappers in the world is called 2pac and Notorious B.I.G. They were friends before Notorious B.I.G want to kill 2pac and 2pac was shot 5 times. But 2pac still alive after a friend of Notorious B.I.G killed him and attacked 2pac´s boss in the discography.

There are a lot of phrases that can define rap and I want to put one of them.
“There´s no dude that the rap is my culture, I´m a rap unwell and the illness still alive”

I was talking about English rap but in Spain is good too.

The rap here in Spain started in 90s and the rap of the 90s isn´t very popular because it was record in tapes. Also, American rap have been more famous from a lot of years ago. But there a lot of good rappers too here. Examples: Nach, Rayden, Toteking…

QUESTIONS
1) WHEN DID STARTS THE GOLDEN  AGE?
2) WHO IS THE BEST RAPPER IN THE HISTORY?
3) CAN YOU TELL ME ANOTHER PHRASE THAT CAN DEFINE RAP OR A PHRASE OF ANOTHER RAPPER?

PD: Click in the names of the rappers to listen one of their songs.