Somebody help me... Somebody help me yeah!
Hey up Simon and friends!
I´m glad to know you´re going on holiday Simon :-). I hope you and your family have a great time on the south coast.
Oh by the way, thanks for the picture of your elder brother and his son. I must say that your little nephew is very cute :-).
Simon, I´m a very fortunate student because I have such a tough teacher helping me to improve my English ;-). Ok sir, let´s get down business:
“The first thing you should know is that you have to move your hands and head at the same time."
1) I should have used the past form because " once" is an adverb related to past form.
2) However, I found the idea very interesting and I´d love to participate of a film session followed by a round-table meeting :-).
Oh gosh this one is though :-). Well, I think in this case I should have used the past form because I was expressing an opinion (a statement).
3) “we live in a small and cosy white house which has a lovely garden in front of it”.
Ah Simon this last task is so unfair! I can´t type and strut my stuff like John Travolta at the same time :-D. You know the arm thing demands lots of concentration!
She´s has been kicking around since she came back from Malaysia.
Ok, this Saturday I´ll tune in to find out whether or not you´re doing the show :-).
Nice to meet you Paulo! It´s nice to know I have a FCE fellow here :-). Have you heard about the flo-joe website? This website has a very good free resource to help you in your preparation. Here´s the link http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/ .
Thanks Concetta! I´ve just seen the trailler of Waking Ned and I liked it very much indeed. I´m going to look for this film in my rent store :-).
Hey Beatriz! I´ve come to know that some scenes were shot in São Paulo too. Once I heard that Montevideo is a very charming city. I guess it´s because of this the city is so frequently chosen as location for films and advertisements :-).
Hi Maurício! Your comments are very kind :-). My sister Roseli isn´t into English like me. I think I´m the only one at home who really likes English. Maurício, on the right side of this page there´s a link to the Facebook. Can you see it? It´s below “Find us”.
Once you signed up, join the BBC LE group. There you can find people to exchange messages and also to talk on Skype. Let me know if you sign up ok?
Hey Vladmir, I´ve never tried the Skype Me. However, if you want to find people interesting in brushing up on their English take a look at the BBC LE group on the Facebook.
Hey up Niddo! Yes, my mum has a special care with her roses :-). Although we´re so far from each other our countries have some similarities. That´s so nice :-).
Hi Nurzhan! What a pity. I haven´t had the opportunity to watch Kazhak´s films yet. Hey! I´d never criticise you! You have a very good English :-).
Hi Carmen! Oh we used to have dahlias here, but not anymore. I can imagine that your granny´s dahlias were fantastic :-).
Oh thanks Ernesto :-). Well, I do all the house the cleaning (Yes, I know. But what can I do? It´s a necessary evil :-) ) and I´m the one who goes to the supermarket too. Well, my tasks aren´t a big deal though.
Hi Naweed! Brazilian educational system is divided in: pre-school ( childern over 3 years old); primary school ( 6 to 14 years old); secondary school ( 15 to 18 years old) or technician secondary school (15 to 19 years old) and then university. The majority of the students are enrolled at public schools ( free schools). Moreover, our educational system has been passing through some changes and nowadays the biggest challenge that the Brazilian government is facinng is offering an educational system with better quality to everyone.
Hi James! How are you doing? I guess you´re still busy as a bee because I haven´t heard from you recently :-). Oh thanks for having spotted my mistake. In fact, I should have written ‘I´m looking forward to watching it’. I´m glad to know you´re enjoying my blogs :-).
Hi Lucy! How nice you´ve liked the pics :-). I like gardening but I haven´t inherit my mother´s green fingers! Well, maybe she can teach both of us the tricks of the trade ;-).
Hey up Marianna! Yippee! How nice you´ve found a time to chat a bit with me :-). Oh I´m just picturing your windowsill. I remember you´ve mentioned you have a lovely view from it. Well, I reckon your drawning in china ink and water colours must be very beautiful. Anyway, you´re right. My mum used to paint but she had to stop because of health problems. Now that she´s feeling better she´s considering taking up painting again :-).
Good bye friends. I see you soon.
Ana Paula.
xxx
Comments
Hi Ana, I missed your previous post. I was so busy with work and Eids preparation. I hope you will have good weekend. It's very interesting to read what you wrote in your blog and also to read the comments from other.
Hi,Anna I think you have made a name for yourself in the student blogger. You have shared very interesting topics with us and I am sure many of friends all over the world will agree that you have never failed to make the readers amuse and of course the teachers,too.It's been a great pleasure to read your posts, get to know you more and talk to you through the comments. I admire your energy,humour and laid-back and positive attitude to life. I reckon that taking part of this wonderful program and making friends here are the best way of learning English and expaning my horizons. That's all from me now.Have a fabulous weekend! seeyaxx PS:if you allow me to say " a big congratilation to Lucy, who is from China,on her pregnancy.
Dear Ana! I am wishing the best recovering to your Mum! The health is above all treasures,I do know it myself that being exhausted as physically as mentally exclude of even reading for pleasure. To get and save our health is the highest priority. All the best!
Hi Ana Paula and everyone! We here at BBC Learning English need your help with our 2009 calendar. I know how popular the topic of food is with everyone, so take a look at the Staff Blog (the link is on the right, just above the calendar) and see how you can help us..... Take care Carrie
Hi my friend, I agree with you on your being lucky to have Simon as your teacher. I think he is helping you and us a lot. Have a good day. See you, Cris
Hi, Ana Paula! My mum is fond of roses too! There are a sea of different flowers in her garden. I hope your mother will feel good soon! Now anime :) I haven't seen "Akira", so I'll try to find it. As for me I like not only animation movies but serials also. For example, "Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad" - a story of music and teenager's rock band. Or "Haibane Renmei", or "Death Note", or sweet & charming "Fruits Basket" :)) There are so many ones which I like, that I don't know what to recommend! :) I like to see anime in Japanese with Russian or English subtitles because original Japanese dubbing, intonations of voices are very interesting and important, as I think. Anime "Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place" was drawn very beautiful. Have a good weekend!
Hi Anihna! ;) What Hyoshil said is right... i think that what he's basically trying to say is that you made us your fans hahaha. I was very busy at uni these days so i couldn't visit the BBC website and it's funny because I really missed reading your posts. I'm also the only one in my family who is fond of the English language. My sister doesn't like it at all, although she does knows the importance of it. I'm also learning Italian and I'd like to learn Portuguese in the future. Well Ana, hope you have a nice day! Ah! I've added bbc learning english to my friend's list on facebook...hope to see you there ! Hugs, Liz
Hello Ana Paula, First of all i'd like to express my happines by reading your blog. I live in Savador for a while but I was born in São Paulo and I'm really pleased that I can visit my city again through your blog. But, I'm here to let you know that your blog is also helping other English students to learn the language. I teach English for adult begginers and my group is so motivated due to your posts. As you may know, it's a hard process to convince adult learners that they can improve their skills by reading books, news and so on. However, they're more willing to read about things which are connected with their reality.I've been using your posts in class with excelent results. (sorry for doing this without your authorization ok ;P) Congrats! You're doing a great job!!!
Dear Ana! Thank you for your tip. I hadn't heard of this website before, but it seems to be really useful. About the question number 2, I think the point is that you were talking about something which happened in a specific period in the past, I mean, something you have just once done. If you were expressing an opinion you should use the Present Simple. But I'm just guessing, maybe you're right and I'm not. Thanks again, and have a nice weekend.
Hi Ana, thank you for the tips on the facebook. I'll sure go and register. And I'll be very happy if I can get in touch with you and other friends from the blog. I'll let you know as soon as I manage to make the registration. Meanwhile I can still communicate with you here. I'm always very happy to read your blog and know about what's going on in Mogi. Have a nice day!! See you, bye,bye.
Hey Ana, ah, what I've come to know just now is something interesting on me that your mum is also into drawing pictures. I reckon she must have taught you haw to draw when were small. See you soon, Naheed xxx
Hello Ana, this will be my last blog, like Simon I'm on holiday for the next 12 days. We are going to the seaside of the South of France.I enjoyed this blog very much and thank you for all the interesting information and the nice photos, especially those of your mother's roses. They are exellent. I know, I will meet you again in the next blog and looking forward to this. Have a nice time, see you soon Christine
Hi Ana, I found 37 people whose name are "Äna Paula Lima" after seraching Fracebook. and many Brazilian named the name. bye for now, James
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