PROBLEM SOLVING - SORTED

LANGUAGE STUDIES IS aBOUT ThE ArT OF USING LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY

SPEAKING AND THEN WRITING ARE THE 2 SKILLS THAT ENABLE YOU TO INFLUENCE / CHANGE YOUR PIECE OF THE WORLD OR EVEN THE WHOLE THING. ITS NOT JUST WORDS .....

STEPHEN HAWKING

THE FIRST SCHOOLS HAD NO BOOKS OR PAPER, THE DISCUSSED THINGS AND THOUGH THE EXCHANGE OF OPINION, ARGUMENT AND COUNTER-ARGUMENT  CREATED .....THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OFF THIS PLANET !! AND THROW OURSELVES OUT OF THE GARDEN LEFT DECIMATED.

AND FROM THE 3 STOOGES WE LEARN WoT iS PROPa EngLISH

DAY WITH A BOOK 2022

 INTERNATIONAL DAY [WEEK] WITH A BOOK

TWO THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID WHICH HAVE MORE OR LESS COME TRUE.

THIS GUY, ANDY WARHOL [1960s POP ARTIST] 

SAID 

'EVERYONE WOULD BE FAMOUS FOR 15 MINUTES'

SOMEBODY ELSE SAID - 'THERE IS A BOOK IN ALL OF US'

TIME [OR LACK OF IT] , LIFE AND A LOAD OF OTHER STUFF USUALLY GETS IN THE WAY OF THAT BOOK EVER APPEARING. ALSO, UNLESS A PUBLISHER TAKES AN OPTION ON YOUR BOOK, IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO PUBLISH A BOOK YOURSELF ........ THAT IS ........ UNTIL THE INTERNET CAME ALONG AND THE EBOOK WAS BORN - DIY PUBLISHING!!! 

AND AS FOR FAME? FACEBOOK / TWITTER / TICTOC ET AL CAME ALONG AND THE INFLUENCER WAS BORN .......

ANYWAY, WHERE'S THE BOOK IN YOU? HAVE A GO . . . . . 

THE BOOK YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO READ by don kuklis

WHEN THE WORLD FEELS LIKE THIS.....

YOU KNOW ITS TIME TO SIT BACK RELAX AND READ A GOOD BOOK WITH A NICE CUP OF SOMETHING HOT Ahhhhhhh

08 MARCH - CELEBRATING WOMEN

IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMENS'DAY!!!!

AND WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE AOTHER COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE THE ENDURANCE, PERSEVERENCE AND TALENT OF WOMEN. 

WIN A BOX OF CHOCOLOATES TO GIVE TO THE SPECIAL WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE . . . . . 

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RADIO FREE HEART

 

 ITS VALENTINE'S WEEK

IT'S ROUND THE SCHOOL - PICK THE CODE AND HEAR THE MUSIC

TALKING OF MUSIC . . . . . 

THE INFLUENCE OF THE CARRIBEAN ON ENGLISH CULTURE CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED

i WOULD LIKE OT HAVE BEEN A FLY ON THE WALL WHEN THIS IDEA WAS PUT FORWARD TO ORBIT BY THEIR ADVERTISING AGENCY!!!

AND HISTORY MEETS ENGLISH

THE FIRST VALENTINE'S DAY WAS IN THE YEAR 496! HAVING A PARTICULAR VALENTINE'S DAY IS A VERY OLD TRADITION, THOUGHT TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM A ROMAN FESTIVAL. THE ROMANS HAD A FESTIVAL CALLED LUPERCALIA IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY - OFFICIALLY THE START OF THEIR SPRINGTIME.BBC ‘NEWSROUND’

FURTHER INTO THE FUTURE, THE HOLIDAY GAINED POPULARITY AS PEOPLE BEGAN EXCHANGING HANDMADE CARDS, OR VALENTINES, AND GIFTS. FINALLY, VALENTINE'S DAY TOOK ITS TRUE COMMERCIAL FORM IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, WHEN THE COMPANY HALLMARK STARTED MASS-PRODUCING VALENTINE’S CARDS, KICKING OFF THE MODERN LOVE FEST THAT WE KNOW TODAY. USA ‘TODAY’

WORLD'S FIRST PRINTED VALENTINE CARD

BBC -'HISTORY OF THE WORLD'

BY THE WAY, SAINT VALENTINE WAS EXECUTED FOR REFUSING TO DENY CHRIST BY THE ORDER OF THE "EMPEROR CLAUDIUS" IN THE YEAR 269. HE WAS ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED UPON BEING CAUGHT MARRYING CHRISTIAN COUPLES AND OTHERWISE AIDING CHRISTIANS WHO WERE AT THE TIME BEING PERSECUTED BY CLAUDIUS IN ROME.  WIKIPEDIA

 AND THIS IS TIME TO REMEMBER THE PEOPLE THINGS AND PLACES WE LOVE - CHEERING OURSELVES UP IN THESE TIMES OF REMOTENESS - AND TELLING THOSE AROUND US HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO US!!!

WOULD YOU LOVE LIVING HERE? ITS CALLED LUNDY.

BILL SHAKESPEAR'S 'LOVE'S LABOURS LOST'

AKA 'LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT'

' LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE' [FAMOUS BOOK BY NANCY MITFORD] - CLICK TO READ THE BOOK / DOWNLOAD PDF

AND NOW A POEM

Your Love is Better 

Your love is better than chocolate
or an intoxicating wine,
It's better than cinnamon
I have to make you mine!
Your love is better than caramel
or any liqueur filled truffle,
It's better than hazelnut,
Oh, I love you double!
Your love is better than lush berries
or a ripe, succulent peach,
It's better than sugar,
My heart's within your reach!
Your love is better than sangria
or a sweet, fizzy lemonade,
It's better than any nectar
for you, my heart was made!

GEORGE THOROGOOD ASKS 'WHO DO YOU LOVE?'

DIONNE WARWICK SAYS 'I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN'

AND MADNESS?

'IT MUST BE LOVE' WRITTEN BY LABI SIFFRE

SO, WHO, WHAT, WHERE DO YOU LOVE?

LET'S SEE SHALL WE . . . . 

WHO I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO EXPRESS YOUR LOVE

WHAT I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO SHOW WHAT YOU LOVE

WHERE I LOVE IS . . PLEASE ADD TO THE MENTI WORD CLOUD HERE

CLICK HERE TO SHOW THE PLACES YOU LOVE

AND THE LOVE-O-METERS SHOW . . . 

 

MAYBE A STORY 0F LOVE WITH A FEW THRILLS THROWN IN? HOW ABOUT BOND?

DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE THAT YOU LOVE? OR BOOK TO RECOMMEND OR A FILM TO SUGGEST? A POEM OR SONG TO WRITE? LEAVE IT IN THE PADLET SECTION BELOW - WE'D LOVE TO READ THEM DOUBLE CLICK OR CLICK ON THE + SYMBOL TO ADD YOUR LOVE . . . . 

'ONCE I HAD A SECRET LOVE' - FILM IS 'CALAMITY JANE'

THE UNEXPECTED CRESCENDO 'NOW I SHOUT IT...' BLOWS YOU AWAY

FROM tHE ENd TO THE StART

 INTRODUCTING 2021-22 SEASON

THINGS HOT UP!!! NEW FOR THIS YEAR IS A MORE PROJECT BASED FOCUS. THIS WILL INCLUDE A NEW FOCUS ON SELF-DIRECTED STUDYING SO YOU WILL HAVE INCREASED OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME DEVELOPING AND APPLYING COMPETENCES AND SKILLS IS A MORE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT.

GREATER FOCUS ON SPEAKING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO PRACTICE THESE SKILLS AND TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK.

INCREASED CULTURAL CONTENT AND BACK STORIES TO ADD REALISM TO THE COURSE TOPICS AND GIVE GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO COMAPRE CONTRAST WITH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE.

EXPLODING YOUR IMAGINATION IS THE THEME FOR 2022

INCLUSION OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES - WE HAVE TRODDEN THE ROAD YOU ARE STARTING OUT ON.

AND AND AND - WE WILL BE WORKING WITH BOOKCREATOR.COM - PLEASE SET UP AN ACCOUNT

THE VIDEO BELOW EXPLAINS THIS ALL IN A BIT MORE DETAIL

AT THE YEAR'S END

 REFLECTING, LOOKING, DREAMING

'COME TOMORROW' - SHAPES OF THINGS - THE YARDBIRDS

WHAT ABOUT OUR TOMORROWS?

WE CONSIDER THE THINGS WE USED TO DO, THE THINGS WE DO OR CAN'T TODAY AND PERHAPSES, MIGHTS, MAYBES AND COULDS OF TOMORROW . . . . 

DRIL PROJECT

NORDPLUS + JUNIOR PROJECT 'DRIL' STARTS NEXT WEEK!!!! 08 MARCH

NEXT WEEK - STARTING MONDAY 08 MARCH THE LEVEL 10 GROUPS WILL BE ABLE TO LINK UP DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS IN ICELAND AND ESTONIA TO WORK IN TEAMS ON SOME CREATIVE PROJECTS!!! JUST FOR ONE WEEK.

tHIS WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN DEVELOPING EMPLOYMENT/LIFE SKILLS IN TEAMWORK / TIME MANAGEMENT / PEOPLE MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS ENGLISH. THINGS TO ADD TO YOUR CV FOR COLLEGE OR WORK!!!

iT WILL ALSO GIVE ALL THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE LATVIAN CULTURE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND LEARN SOMETHING OF ICELANDIC AND ESTONIAN TRADITIONS. WITH A BIT OF LANGUAGE THROWN IN!!!

THERE WILL BE A GENERAL 'ZOOM' MEETING TO START OFF THE WEEK WITH A MESSAGE FROM THE THREE PRINCIPALS - ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE INVITED TO THIS! THE TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON BY EMAIL.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIREKTORE -  [PLEASE CLICK IMAGE TO PLAY]

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ART FOOD DANCE CRAFTS AND FOLK LORE - WORKING WITH VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY DRAWING PAINTING MAKING TO PRODUCE A DIGITAL BOOK OF YOUR WEEK IN AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM.

LATER ON, ASSUMING THAT THE WORLD CAN DO SOMETHING TO CONTROL COVID-19 AND ITS RELATIVES THE TEAMS WILL MEET FOR REAL!!!

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HAS LOTS MORE TO SHOW YOU - PLEASE TAKE A LOOK

FROM ICELAND - GREETINGS

TRYGGVI AND DIREKTOR LĀRA SEND YOU A WELCOME!!!  CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW