tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62314838498376883432024-03-14T06:40:05.958+02:00My English missionFor students and others interestedfrapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-69696421470121658832020-03-21T20:17:00.001+02:002020-03-21T20:17:05.790+02:00Telling the time!<a href="https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Telling_the_time/What's_the_time_-_drag_and_drop_gi7739pq" title="What's the time - drag and drop - Interactive worksheet"><img src="https://www.liveworksheets.com/def_files/2018/5/27/805272039292267/805272039292267001.jpg" width="500px" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Telling_the_time/What's_the_time_-_drag_and_drop_gi7739pq">What's the time - drag and drop</a>frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-91012800184573348082020-03-21T20:15:00.001+02:002020-03-21T20:15:33.039+02:00Interactive practice numbers 1-20<a href="https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Numbers/Numbers_1-20_ep32123tj" title="Numbers 1-20: Numbers worksheet pdf"><img src="https://www.liveworksheets.com/def_files/2019/12/2/912021420423602/912021420423602001.jpg" width="500px" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Numbers/Numbers_1-20_ep32123tj">Numbers 1-20</a>frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-83186082392868271252020-03-20T18:10:00.001+02:002020-03-20T18:11:08.971+02:00School books for all subjects used in the Greek public primary schools can be found in the following link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.pi-schools.gr/books/dimotiko/">http://www.pi-schools.gr/books/dimotiko/</a>frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-84883669363711353492019-07-19T19:26:00.004+03:002019-07-19T19:30:02.180+03:00A quiz about the UK<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMKzfeU7LnHdeasWHzVQyNIe2sYDpWhk9BrNb3SYwBE73arA/viewform?embedded=true" width="640" height="2009" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-73521485081999690792019-07-18T14:44:00.000+03:002019-07-29T14:53:09.182+03:00Time to play!Do you like card games? <a href="https://grammarmancomic.com/freestuff/cardgames/" target="_blank">Here</a> you can find card games to download, print and play with your friends and classmates!<br />
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Click <a href="https://padlet.com/pafra1980/howgm5u85bop ">here</a> to visit the class Padlet!<br />
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frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-54761165919873081832019-07-12T14:46:00.000+03:002019-07-29T14:56:46.005+03:00Worsheets about bullying<br />
If you want to see the worksheets about bullying we did in class again, click <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u230MWnrMAlPqB4QvWPF_riZyPiEd8lI0XNi-wGYTg0/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>!<br />
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"> I spoke. </span></td>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For irregular verbs, use the past form (see <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs">list of irregular verbs</a>, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add <span class="typo">“</span>ed<span class="typo">”</span>.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">action in the past taking place once, never or several times
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<span style="font-size: small;">Example: He <i>visited</i> his parents every weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Key Words of Simple Past</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday, in September etc</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-1">Exercise 1(test)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A STORY: Goldilocks and the three bears <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks?02">Part 2</a> <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/goldilocks?03">Part 3 </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Source: <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/">http://www.ego4u.com</a></span>frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-62740484853531059342019-06-30T17:16:00.000+03:002019-08-22T21:40:11.512+03:00Everybody is intelligent<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> The theory of Multiple Intelligences</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Howard Gardner</u> is a famous psychologist that developed the theory of multiple intelligences. He initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. His listing was provisional. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called 'personal intelligences' (Gardner 1999: 41-43).</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Linguistic intelligence</b> involves sensitivity to spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages, and the capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals. This intelligence includes the ability to effectively use language to express oneself rhetorically or poetically; and language as a means to remember information. Writers, poets, lawyers and speakers are among those that Howard Gardner sees as having high linguistic intelligence.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b> Logical-mathematical intelligence</b> consists of the capacity to analyze problems logically, carry out mathematical operations, and investigate issues scientifically. In Howard Gardner's words, it entails the ability to detect patterns, reason deductively and think logically. This intelligence is most often associated with scientific and mathematical thinking.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Musical intelligence </b>involves skill in the performance, composition, and appreciation of musical patterns. It encompasses the capacity to recognize and compose musical pitches, tones, and rhythms. According to Howard Gardner musical intelligence runs in an almost structural parallel to linguistic intelligence.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence</b> entails the potential of using one's whole body or parts of the body to solve problems. It is the ability to use mental abilities to coordinate bodily movements. Howard Gardner sees mental and physical activity as related.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Spatial intelligence </b>involves the potential to recognize and use the patterns of wide space and more confined areas.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Interpersonal intelligence</b> is concerned with the capacity to understand the intentions, motivations and desires of other people. It allows people to work effectively with others. Educators, salespeople, religious and political leaders and counsellors all need a well-developed interpersonal intelligence.</li>
</ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>Intrapersonal intelligence</b> entails the capacity to understand oneself, to appreciate one's feelings, fears and motivations. In Howard Gardner's view it involves having an effective working model of ourselves, and to be able to use such information to regulate.</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will now wonder why this is of any importance to us. This is because this theory affects our learning styles, which is the way we learn and process new information ranging from school subjects to almost everything. Don't you think it's useful to know 'how you learn'? What type of learner are you after all???(Maybe this will spare you from some hours of studying!!!).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Follow this link, take this test and find out for yourself:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html">http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-33773031455370522162019-06-29T20:33:00.000+03:002019-07-15T14:17:41.032+03:00Lyrics training!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lyrics Training</b> is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills like English, through the music videos and typing the lyrics of the songs. There is a variety of songs to suit all tastes in music (pop, rock and others). You can choose among different levels (easy, intermediate etc) according to your level in English. Give it a go <a href="http://lyricstraining.com/index.php">here</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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A nice method to learn and revise basic tenses can be found <a href="http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses.htm">here</a>. These are sites designed for kids but all learners can give it a go after all. Click and enjoy!<br />
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frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-14499521165651404402019-06-25T19:17:00.000+03:002019-07-18T14:57:32.857+03:00All about Shakespeare<h1 style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"> William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in England in 1564. While his exact birth date is unknown, it is most often celebrated on April 23, the feast of St. George. He was the third of seven children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Shakespeare's house in Stratford-upon-Avon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Shakespeare's father was a tanner and glove maker. He was also a fairly prominent political figure, being an alderman of Stratford for years, and serving a term as "high bailiff" (mayor). He died in 1601, leaving little land to William. Not much is known of Mary Shakespeare, except that she had a wealthier family than John. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> William Shakespeare attended a very good grammar school in Stratford-upon- Avon, though the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">time period during which he attended school is not known. His instructors were all Oxford graduates, and his studies were primarily in Latin. Little else is known of his boyhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> In 1582 at 18 years of age, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a lady seven or eight years older than he from Shottery, a village a mile from Stratford. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583, followed by twins in 1585, Hamnet and Judith. By 1592, Shakespeare was an established playwright in London. The plague kept the theaters closed most of the time, and it was during this time that Shakespeare wrote his earliest sonnets and poems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Shakespeare did most of his theater work in a district northeast of London, in two theaters owned by James Burbage, called the Theatre and the Curtain. In 1598, Burbage moved to Bankside and built the famous Globe Theatre, in which Shakespeare owned stock. Around this time, Shakespeare applied for and got a coat of arms, with the motto: Non sanz droict (not without right). This gave him the standing of a gentleman, something that was not generally associated with actors, who were considered to be in the same class with vagrants and criminals. </span><br />
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You can take a virtual tour of the Globe theatre <a href="http://aspirations.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/movies/sound_globe.swf">here.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> In 1603, Shakespeare's theatrical company was taken under the patronage of King James I, and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">became known as the King's Company. In 1608, the company acquired the Blackfriars Theatre. Shakespeare soon joined the group of the now famous writers who gathered at Mermaid Tavern, located on Bread Street in Cheapside. Among others, some of the writers who frequented the Tavern were Sir Walter Raleigh (the founder), and Ben Jonson. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Shakespeare retired from theatre in 1610 and returned to Stratford. In 1613 the Globe Theatre burned down, but Shakespeare remained quite wealthy and contributed to the building of the new Globe Theatre . Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Stratford. A monument to Shakespeare was set up on the north wall of the chancel, with a bust of Shakespeare. The bust and the engraving by Droeshout that prefixed the First Folio are the only renderings of Shakespeare that are considered to be accurate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>ΒΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΟΥΙΛΛΙΑΜ ΣΑΙΞΠΗΡ</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ο <b>Ουίλλιαμ Σαίξπηρ</b> (<a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1" title="Αγγλική γλώσσα">αγγλικά</a>: William Shakespeare, <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82">Απρίλιος</a> <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1564">1564</a> - <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%CE%91%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85">23 Απριλίου</a> <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1616">1616</a>) ήταν ένας από τους σπουδαιότερους <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%AF%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7" title="Ποίηση">ποιητές</a> και <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF" title="Θέατρο">θεατρικούς</a> συγγραφείς.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Θεωρείται μια από τις κορυφαίες μορφές της παγκόσμιας <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Λογοτεχνία">λογοτεχνίας</a>. Τα έργα του έχουν μεταφραστεί στις περισσότερες γλώσσες του κόσμου, ενώ τα θεατρικά του παίζονται έως σήμερα, διατηρώντας αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον. Ο Σαίξπηρ κατάφερε να χειριστεί με απόλυτη δεξιοτεχνία τόσο την <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Κωμωδία">κωμωδία</a> όσο και το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%B1" title="Δράμα">δράμα</a> και την <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Τραγωδία">τραγωδία</a>. Τα έργα του διαπνέονται από μία βαθειά κατανόηση της ανθρώπινης φύσης και παραμένουν επίκαιρα.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ο Σαίξπηρ γεννήθηκε στην πόλη Stratford-upon-Avon (ή απλά Stratford) τον Απρίλιο του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1564">1564</a>. Πατέρας του ήταν ο John Shakespeare, πετυχημένος έμπορος και μητέρα του η Mary Arden, κόρη εύπορης οικογένειας. Ο πατέρας του Σαίξπηρ, συμμετείχε για ένα διάστημα στις δημόσιες υποθέσεις, ασκώντας καθήκοντα δημοτικού συμβούλου περίπου στα <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1560">1560</a>, θέση που αργότερα έχασε καθώς κατηγορήθηκε για παράνομο εμπόριο. Έχει επικρατήσει να θεωρείται ως ημερομηνία γέννησης του Σαίξπηρ η <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%CE%91%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85" title="23 Απριλίου">23η Απριλίου</a>. Η ακριβής όμως ημερομηνία παραμένει έως σήμερα άγνωστη. Η μόνη γνωστή πληροφορία που υπάρχει σχετικά, είναι πως η βάφτισή του έγινε στις <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_%CE%91%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85">26 Απριλίου</a> όπως καταγράφεται στα μητρώα εκκλησίας του Στράτφορντ. Επιπλέον είναι γνωστό πως την εποχή εκείνη, η τελετή της βάφτισης γινόταν λίγες μόνο ημέρες μετά τη γέννηση.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Για την παιδική ηλικία του Σαίξπηρ ελάχιστα είναι γνωστά. Θεωρείται πιθανό πως έλαβε την εκπαίδευσή του στο σχολείο του Στράτφορντ, όπου πρέπει να ήρθε σε επαφή με την κλασική λογοτεχνία και τα <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC" title="Λατινικά">λατινικά</a>. Έχοντας μελετηρό χαρακτήρα, ο Σαίξπηρ διάβαζε πολύ στα νεανικά του χρόνια, αν και δεν έγραφε πολύ. Κανένα στοιχείο δεν μπορεί να πιστοποιήσει κατά πόσον η εκπαίδευσή του συνεχίστηκε αργότερα.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Στις <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_%CE%9D%CE%BF%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85">28 Νοεμβρίου</a> του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1582">1582</a> ο Σαίξπηρ παντρεύτηκε την Anne Hathaway, οκτώ χρόνια μεγαλύτερή του και ήδη τριών μηνών έγκυο όταν παντρεύτηκαν. Ο γάμος τους έγινε στο ναό Grafton κοντά στην πόλη του Statford. Μαζί απέκτησαν τρία παιδιά. Στις <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_%CE%9C%CE%B1%CE%90%CE%BF%CF%85">26 Μαΐου</a> του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1583">1583</a> βαπτίστηκε η κόρη τους Susanna ενώ στις <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_%CE%A6%CE%B5%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85">2 Φεβρουαρίου</a> του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1585">1585</a> καταγράφεται η βάπτιση των δύο δίδυμων παιδιών τους, του Χάμνετ και της Ιουδήθ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ο Σαίξπηρ κατά καιρούς υπέφερε πολύ από φτώχεια. Μολοταύτα είχε τις φιλοδοξίες του και ήλπιζε. Το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1587">1587</a> πήγε στο <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%BF">Λονδίνο</a> για να προσπαθήσει να καλυτερέψει την οικονομική του κατάσταση. Διαφορετικές εκτιμήσεις κάνουν λόγο για φυγή του από το Statford με την κατηγορία κλοπής ή για συνεχείς μετακινήσεις του στη χώρα με την ιδιότητα του δασκάλου. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Στο Λονδίνο, ο Σαίξπηρ έδειξε ενδιαφέρον για το θέατρο. Επειδή δεν είχε τα μέσα να πληρώνει για τα εισιτήρια, προσπαθούσε να κερδίζει χρήματα κρατώντας τα άλογα των θεατών του θεάτρου. Αργότερα έγινε ηθοποιός, και αφού απέκτησε αρκετή πείρα, άρχισε να βοηθά θεατρικούς συγγραφείς στο γράψιμο των χειρογράφων. Με το ανέβασμα του πρώτου του έργου "<a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%B3%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82">Αγάπης Αγώνας Άγονος</a>", περί τα 1590, άρχισε τη σταδιοδρομία του.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1594">1594</a> ο Σαίξπηρ εμφανίζεται να συμμετέχει στη θεατρική ομάδα <i>Lord Chamberlain's Men</i>, η οποία χρηματοδοτείται από τον λόρδο Chamberlain. Ο θίασος αυτός θεωρείται πως είχε σημαντική αναγνώριση καθώς το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1603">1603</a> ο νέος μονάρχης, James I, συνέχισε να τον συντηρεί οικονομικά αφού μετονομάστηκε σε <i>King's Men</i>. Ο Σαίξπηρ συμμετείχε ως ηθοποιός και θεατρικός συγγραφέας. Αρκετά νομικά έγγραφα της εποχής που διασώζονται πιστοποιούν πως στη διάρκεια αυτής της περιόδου ο Σαίξπηρ κέρδισε αρκετά χρήματα. Αναφέρονται χαρακτηριστικά η απόκτηση του σπιτιού του (<i>New Place</i>) στο Στράτφορντ, το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1597">1597</a>, το οποίο ήταν το δεύτερο μεγαλύτερο σπίτι στην περιοχή καθώς και η αγορά έκτασης στο Blackfriars του Λονδίνου. Παράλληλα φέρεται ως συνιδιοκτήτης του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF" title="Θέατρο">θεάτρου</a> <i>Globe</i> στο Λονδίνο. Την ίδια περίοδο θεωρείται πως είναι γραμμένα μερικά από τα πιο γνωστά του έργα, μεταξύ των οποίων οι τραγωδίες <i>Αντώνιος και Κλεοπάτρα</i>, <i>Ιούλιος Καίσαρ</i>, <i>Άμλετ</i>, <i>Βασιλιάς Ληρ</i>, <i>Μακβεθ</i> και <i>Οθέλλος</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Τα πρώτα σονέτα του Σαίξπηρ δημοσιεύτηκαν το <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1609">1609</a>, αν και γράφτηκαν λίγα χρόνια νωρίτερα και αποτελούσαν ως επί το πλείστον ερωτικά ποιήματα. Τα τελευταία οκτώ χρόνια της ζωής του καταγράφονται μόλις τέσσερα θεατρικά του έργα εκ των οποίων το τελευταίο είναι ο <i>Ερρίκος ο Η'</i> , του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1613">1613</a>. Μετά το 1613, ο Σαίξπηρ διέκοψε τη συγγραφή και αποσύρθηκε σε ένα ωραίο καινούργιο σπίτι του Stratford. Όμως πρόλαβε να αφήσει πίσω του ένα εντυπωσιακό αριθμό έργων. Πέθανε στις <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%CE%91%CF%80%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85">23 Απριλίου</a> του <a href="http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/1616">1616</a> και ο τάφος του βρίσκεται στο ιερό της εκκλησίας της <i>Αγίας Τριάδας</i> του Statford. Ο ενταφιασμός του στο ιερό ήταν μια ιδιαίτερη τιμή που του έγινε όμως όχι λόγω της συγγραφικής του ιδιότητας, αλλά διότι είχε εξαγοράσει ένα μερίδιο της εκκλησίας έναντι 440 λιρών, ποσού σημαντικό για την εποχή. Στον τάφο του Σαίξπηρ τοποθετήθηκε έπειτα από δική του επιθυμία η παρακάτω επιγραφή:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">He became the
Macedon King</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">And he swore to
free all of Asia Minor</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">He utterly beat the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">His name struck
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Became a legend
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Thor was the god of thunder and of the sky in Norse* and early Germanic mythology. Though Odin* held a higher rank, Thor seems to have been the best loved and most worshiped of the Norse <b> deities. </b> He belonged to the common people, while Odin appealed to the learned and noble classes. A <b> patron </b> of farmers, Thor was associated with weather and crops. Although he could be fearsome, many myths portray him in a comic and affectionate way. <br />
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<i> <b> Origins and Qualities. </b> </i> Thor appears throughout Norse mythology as a huge, strongly built, red-bearded fellow with a huge appetite. He grew out of Donar or Thunor, an ancient god of sky and thunder. Some myths say that Thor was the son of Odin and Fjorgyn, the earth goddess. His wife was the beautiful goddess Sif, who seldom appears in myths and remains a somewhat mysterious figure. <br />
Generally good-natured, Thor had a hot temper, and his anger was dreadful to behold. He was a fierce enemy of the frost giants, the foes of the Norse gods. When people heard thunder and saw lightning in the sky, they knew that Thor was fighting these evil giants. <br />
The thunder god's chief weapon was his mighty hammer Mjollnir, or Crusher, which the dwarfs had forged for him. When he threw Mjollnir, it returned magically to his hand like a boomerang. Among Mjollnir's other powers was the gift of restoring life to the dead. The connection of Thor's hammer with life and fertility gave rise to the old Norse customs of placing a hammer in a bride's lap at her wedding and of raising it over a newborn child. <br />
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<b> deity </b> god or goddess <br />
<b> patron </b> special guardian, protector, or supporter </div>
Thor's treasures also included a magical belt that doubled his strength whenever he wore it and a pair of goats, Tanngniost and Tanngrisni (both "Toothgnashers"), that pulled his chariot across the sky. Whenever he was overcome with hunger, Thor would devour his goats, only to return them to life with Mjollnir. <br />
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Thor, the Norse god of thunder and the sky, appears in the center of this tapestry holding his mighty hammer. </div>
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<i> <b> Myths About Thor. </b> </i> According to one well-known myth about Thor, Thrym, king of the giants, came into possession of Mjollnir and declared that he would give it back to Thor only if the beautiful goddess Freyja agreed to marry him. She angrily refused, and the <b> trickster </b> god Loki came up with a clever plan to recover Mjollnir. Using women's clothing and a bridal veil to disguise Thor as Freyja, Loki escorted "Freyja" to Jotunheim, the home of the giants. Thrym greeted his bride, though he was surprised at her appetite at the wedding feast. "Freyja" consumed an entire ox, three barrels of wine, and much more. Loki explained that she had been unable to eat for a week because of her excitement at marrying Thrym. The giant accepted this explanation, and the wedding proceeded. When the time came for a hammer to be placed in the bride's lap according to custom, Thor grabbed Mjollnir and threw off his disguise. Then he used the hammer to smash the giants and their hall. <br />
During another visit to Jotunheim, Thor and Loki met Skrymir, an especially large giant. He was so big that when they wandered into one of his gloves, they thought they were in a mansion and slept in one of the fingers. In the morning they found Skrymir sleeping, and Thor tried to crush the giant's head with Mjollnir. Skrymir simply brushed away the blow as though it were no more than a falling leaf. <br />
The gods traveled on to Utgard, a city of giants, where the giants challenged Thor to drain their drinking cup and lift their cat from the floor. He could not do either—the cup was connected to the sea, and the cat was really Jormungand, the serpent that encircles the world. Although Thor failed the tests, he came close to draining the ocean and removing the world serpent. <br />
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Several early Norse sources recount the myth of Thor's encounter with the giant Hymir. Thor disguised himself as a young man and went fishing with Hymir, first killing the giant's largest ox to use for bait. Thor then rowed their boat far out of sight of land and cast his hook. Something bit at the ox, and Thor drew up his line to discover that he had hooked Jormungand, the giant serpent. Placing his feet on the ocean floor, Thor pulled and pulled on the line, while the serpent spit out poison. Just as Thor was about to strike Jormungand with his hammer, Hymir cut the line and the serpent sank back down to the depths. Many myths say, however, that Thor and Jormungand remained bitter enemies, fated to fight again on the day called Ragnarok, the end of the world, when they will kill one another. <br />
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The metal band, Manowar have written and performed many songs based on both Greek and Norse mytrhology. Here ia a song for Thor, the god of lightning and the lyrics to go with it.<br />
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Black clouds on the horizon<br />
Great thunder and burning rain<br />
His chariot pounding, I heard the heavens scream his name<br /><br />
I watched as he shouted<br />
To the giants who died that day<br />
He held up his hammer high and called to Odin for a sign<br /><br />
Thor the mighty, Thor the brave<br />
Crush the infidels in your way<br />
By your hammer let none be saved<br />
Live to die on the final day<br />
Gods, monsters and men<br />
We'll die together in the end<br /><br />
God of thunder, God of rain<br />
Earth shaker who feels no pain<br />
The powerhead of the universe<br />
Now send your never ending curse<br /><br />
I watched as he shouted<br />
To the giants who died that day<br />
He held up his hammer high and called to Odin for a sign<br /><br />
Thor the mighty, Thor the brave<br />
Crush the infidels in your way<br />
By your hammer let none be saved<br />
Live to die on that final day<br />
Gods, monsters and men<br />
We'll die together in the end<br /><br />
Swing your hammer to crack the sky<br />
Lift your cape so that you might fly<br />
Back to Odin and the gods on high<br />
And leave the mortal world<br /><br />
Thor the mighty, Thor the brave<br />
Crush the infidels in your way<br />
By your hammer let none be saved<br />
Live to die on that final day<br />
Gods, monsters and men<br />
We'll die together in the end<br />
Odin</span>
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Source: <a href="http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/">http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com</a><br />
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Six of the seven wonders of the ancient world were described by
Philon of Byzance, a II century before Jesus Christ ingeneer, in a
manuscript entitled "Péri tôn hépta théamatôn" (About the seven wonders
of the world). This manuscript including six layers only described six
constructions. The seventh, the mosoleum of Halicarnassus, is only
described in the introduction of the manuscript because the last layer
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However, the final list, also called canonical list, describing
the seven wonders of the ancient world has been adopted after the reign
of Alexandre the Great according to fourteen lists from differents
authors. The selected monuments have to meet standard of beauty, size
and technical prowess.<br />
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The canonical list refers to the seven following wonders :
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<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/pyramid_giza.htm">The Great Pyramid of Giza</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/hanging_gardens_babylon.htm">The Hanging Gardens of Babylon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/statue_zeus_olympia.htm">The Statue of Zeus at Olympia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/temple_artemis_ephesus.htm">The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/mausoleum_halicarnassus.htm">The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/colossus_rhodes.htm">The Colossus of Rhodes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seven-wonders-world.com/lighthouse_alexandria.htm">The Lighthouse of Alexandria</a></li>
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These monuments are located in Greece, northen Africa and minor
Asia. Their date of construction varies from 2800 BC for the Pyramid of
Giza to 280 BC for the Lighthouse of Alexandria.<br />
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Nowadays, the Pyramid of Giza is the only wonder who still exists.
Excavations proved the existence of the other wonders, except of the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Watch the video!<br />
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The New 7 Wonders of the World were announced during the Official
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• The Great Wall of China</div>
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• Petra, Jordan</div>
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• Christ the Redeemer, Brazil</div>
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• Machu Picchu, Peru</div>
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• The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico</div>
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• The Roman Colosseum, Italy</div>
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• The Taj Mahal, India</div>
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• The Acropolis of Athens, Greece</div>
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• Alhambra, Spain</div>
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• Angkor Wat, Cambodia</div>
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• The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico</div>
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• Christ the Redeemer, Brazil</div>
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• The Roman Colosseum, Italy</div>
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• Statues of Easter Island, Chile</div>
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• The Eiffel Tower, France</div>
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• The Great Wall of China</div>
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• The Hagia Sophia, Turkey</div>
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• Kiyomizu Temple, Japan</div>
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• The Kremlin and Red Square, Russia</div>
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• Machu Picchu, Peru</div>
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• Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany</div>
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• Petra, Jordan</div>
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• The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt (Honorary candidate)</div>
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• The Statue of Liberty, United States</div>
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• Stonehenge, United Kingdom</div>
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• Sydney Opera House, Australia</div>
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• The Taj Mahal, India</div>
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• Timbuktu, Mali</div>
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frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-53616576941537700552019-05-31T12:53:00.000+03:002019-07-18T14:48:03.581+03:00Perseus and Medusa<h2>
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<b>The myth of <a href="http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/myth-perseus-and-medusa/" title="Perseus">Perseus</a> and Medusa</b> is one of the best thriller-like tales in <a href="http://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/greek-mythology/" title="Greek Mythology">Greek Mythology</a>.</div>
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With a promising plot that gets more complicated as the story progresses, this myth has a typical Hollywood-like scenario with the main character not being born yet at the moment when his destiny was determined.</div>
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Here, we will present just a short version of the myth of Perseus and Medusa – until the moment when Perseus beheaded Medusa.</div>
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Perseus and the Oracle</h3>
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Acrisius, the king of Argos, was told by the oracle of <a href="http://www.delphi-tours.com/archaeological-site-delphi/" title="Delphi">Delphi</a> that his own grandson would kill him one day. This grandson would be the child of his daughter <b>Danae</b>. Scared of the upcoming future and his destiny, King Acrisius decided to deprive his daughter of any possible intercourse, mating and child bearing, so he built a room beneath the earth and imprisoned Danae there.</div>
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However, as the legend says, Zeus came to her in the form of golden rain, pierced through the walls of chamber, and Danae’s body. Hence, Perseus was born. Hearing the news but not believing that Zeus was the father of the newborn, Acrisius let his daughter and grandchild out to the open sea on an ark. They eventually came to the shores of Serifos island, where they were saved and adopted by a local couple, the man being the brother of the king of the island, Polydectes.</div>
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When Perseus grew up to a handsome and strong young man, one more time he found himself in the way of one king, this time King Polydectes, who wanted Danae to become his wife. Knowing that he wouldn’t have the woman for himself as long as Perseus was there to protect her, the king made a plan to send Perseus not only far away but also to a dangerous mission. Polydectes told Perseus to bring him the head of the gorgon Medusa.</div>
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Perseus and Medusa</h3>
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<b>Medusa</b> was one of three sisters, the gorgons, but she was the only mortal one. Some versions say all three were born as monsters, but the predominant myths had them as gorgeous maidens. Medusa was so beautiful that Poseidon was crazy about her, but she didn’t care about him; Poseidon turned her and her sisters into monsters with live snakes covering their heads. Medusa kept her beautiful face but everything else was so monstrous. And whoever dared to look into her face ended up being turned into stone.</div>
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Perseus thus had a hard task. He asked Athena and Hermes for help and two of them, together with the nymphs, provided winged sandals to fly him to the end of the world where gorgons lived, a cap that made him invisible, a sword and a mirrored shield. The latter was the most important tool Perseus had, since it allowed him to see a reflection of Medusa’s face and to avoid being turned into stone.</div>
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In any case, once he accomplished his task Perseus flew back and escaped Medusa’s sisters who tried to reach him. Later, Perseus used Medusa’s head as a weapon in many occasions until he gave the head to Athena to place it on her shield.</div>
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The <b>myth of Perseus and Medusa</b> was one the most powerful inspiration for many artists in the ancient times, but it hasn’t lost its artistic significance to the present day either. Paintings and sculptures of the moment of beheading or Medusa’s portrait itself are famous all over the world. One of the most known art work is the Medusa shield by Caravaggio, painted at the end of the 16th century. It is exposed in the Uffizi museum in Florence. Close by the museum, in the main plaza of Firenze (Florence) there is a sculpture of Perseus.</div>
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You can find an animated version of the myth <a href="http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/perseus/index.html">here</a>.</div>
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<br />frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-71439348097754242382019-05-30T19:22:00.000+03:002019-05-30T19:22:19.779+03:00Poems...poems<strong>Two famous poems by Constantinos Cavafis translated in English.</strong><br />
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<strong>Ithaka </strong><br />
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As you set out for Ithaka<br />
hope your road is a long one,<br />
full of adventure, full of discovery.<br />
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,<br />
angry Poseidon-don’t be afraid of them:<br />
you’ll never find things like that on your way<br />
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,<br />
as long as a rare excitement<br />
stirs your spirit and your body.<br />
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,<br />
wild Poseidon-you won’t encounter them<br />
unless you bring them along inside your soul,<br />
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.<br />
Hope your road is a long one.<br />
May there be many summer mornings when,<br />
with what pleasure, what joy,<br />
you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;<br />
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations<br />
to buy fine things,<br />
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,<br />
sensual perfume of every kind-<br />
as many sensual perfumes as you can;<br />
and may you visit many Egyptian cities<br />
to learn and go on learning from their scholars.<br />
Keep Ithaka always in your mind.<br />
Arriving there is what you’re destined for.<br />
But don’t hurry the journey at all.<br />
Better if it lasts for years,<br />
so you’re old by the time you reach the island,<br />
wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,<br />
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.<br />
Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.<br />
Without her you wouldn’t have set out.<br />
She has nothing left to give you now.<br />
And if you find her poor, Ithaka won’t have fooled you.<br />
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,<br />
you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.<br />
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<b>Task </b><br />
<b>'The journey is more important than the destination' : Find phrases / parts in the poem to support this view. Do you agree or disagree with the above?</b><br />
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<strong>The City</strong><br />
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You said: «I’ll go to another country, go to another shore,<br />
find another city better than this one.<br />
Whatever I try to do is fated to turn out wrong<br />
and my heart lies buried like something dead.<br />
How long can I let my mind moulder in this place?<br />
Wherever I turn, wherever I look,<br />
I see the black ruins of my life, here,<br />
where I’ve spent so many years, wasted them, destroyed them totally.»<br />
You won’t find a new country, won’t find another shore.<br />
This city will always pursue you.<br />
You’ll walk the same streets, grow old<br />
in the same neighborhoods, turn gray in these same houses.<br />
You’ll always end up in this city. Don’t hope for things elsewhere:<br />
there’s no ship for you, there’s no road.<br />
Now that you’ve wasted your life here, in this small corner,<br />
you’ve destroyed it everywhere in the world.<br />
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<b>Task </b><br />
<b>What does 'the city' stand for in the poem? Is it an actual place or not? Discuss your ideas.</b><br />
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<br />frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-48197917138963461402019-05-30T19:21:00.001+03:002019-07-18T14:52:43.652+03:00The Present Perfect Continuous(or Progressive)<h1 style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>The present perfect continuous expresses an action that recently
stopped or is still going on. It puts emphasis on the<u> duration </u>or course
of the action.</b></span></span></h1>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;">Form of Present Perfect Continuous</span></u></h2>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I / you / we / they</b></span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">I have been speaking.</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">I have not been speaking.</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Have I been speaking?</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"><b>he / she / it</b></span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">He has been speaking.</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">He has not been speaking.</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">Has he been speaking? </span></td>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;">Exceptions in Spelling</span></u></h3>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">final <i>e</i> is dropped<br />(but: <i>ee</i> is not changed)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">come – coming </span><br />
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled </span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">sit – si<b>tt</b>ing</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"><i>l</i> as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">travel – trave<b>ll</b>ing</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">final <i>ie</i> becomes <i>y</i></span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: small;">lie – l<b>y</b>ing</span></td>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">puts emphasis on the duration or course of an action (not the result)
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<span style="font-size: small;">Example: She <i>has been writing</i> for two hours.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">action that recently stopped or is still going on
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<span style="font-size: small;">Example: I <i>have been living</i> here since 2001.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">finished action that influenced the present
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<span style="font-size: small;">Example: I <i>have been working</i> all afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As with all continuous tenses remember: </span></h3>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;">Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs</span></u></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;">It is important to remember that <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/types.html">Non-Continuous Verbs</a> cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/types.html">Mixed Verbs</a> cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html">Present Perfect</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Examples:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Sam <b>has been having</b> his car for two years. <i class="incorrect">Not Correct</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Sam <b>has had</b> his car for two years. <i class="correct">Correct</i></span></li>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;">Key Words of Present Perfect Continuous</span></u></h2>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">all day, for 4 years, since 1993, How long,.......?, the whole week</span></li>
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<ul style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time for practice! </span></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-progressive-2">Exercise 1 (test)</a></span></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises"><span style="font-size: small;">Exercise 2</span></a></ul>
<ul style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10">Exercise 3 (present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous)</a></span></ul>
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frapahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067029675334462971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231483849837688343.post-84088291808110602522019-05-30T19:21:00.000+03:002019-07-18T14:52:17.032+03:00School and creativity<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we're educating
our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to
cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Let's hope that his ideas will someday be heard by the designers of the greek educational system. Especially the idea of 'human ecology' and how the 'system' only prepares students for a certain purpose.</span></div>
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Do not worry, the video presentation has got greek subtitles so everyone can watch.</div>
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You can find a list of exercises to practice the formation of tenses <a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises">here</a>. You can choose level in each case.</div>
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