"If I ruled the world..."
Hi Federico,
Look at us! We’ve got a world-wide audience and the chance to say something profound and heart-warming at Christmas. Here, in Britain, the Queen talks to the nation on television on Christmas Day. In the Vatican City, the Pope sends a message of peace and goodwill to the world. Here’s our big chance, Federico, to do the same. What would you like to say to the world at Christmas?
Me? I find it much too easy to become very sentimental at Christmas. I have worked in very many countries around the world. Some of them – the USSR and Yugoslavia, for example – are no longer even countries. I have met and worked with so many wonderful, hard-working and thoroughly decent people, courtesy of The British Council and the BBC, and other employers, too. Many of these people have lived and worked under very difficult political, social and economic conditions. It has been a great privilege for me. Just like it is a privilege to have been your teacher blogger this month. This is a truly democratic medium – the Internet, I mean – and it has allowed you and me not only to ‘talk’ to each other but also for our many fantastic readers to communicate with us, via the BBC, too.
How lucky are we?
Federico, I want to wish you, your family and all your friends and colleagues a very happy Christmas and a successful, healthy and peaceful 2007.
We’ re still partying here so I will sign off now and write a longer (proper!) blog later, with photos of Christmas dinner and more about what’s happening in our little corner of the world.
All the very best,
STEPHEN (and Lucy)
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Hi Stephen,(and Lucy) Merry Christmas! I want to wish you and Lucy having a wonderful Christmas and healthy. i was very happy at Christmas, because my best friend gave a wonderful Christmas present to me . it is a picture drew from her. And you , I want to know you how to celebrate the Christmas Day. I will be wait your daily to share with ours. Take care !
Hi to all BBC English learners and specially to all blog readers and also to Stephan and fedrico , this month blogers : I wana say merry chritsmas to all of you . I wish all of you have happy and funy 2007 christmas .In IRAN we have new year at begining of spring . But I like chritsmas very much .I realy enjoy when I read your ( Stephan ) blogs specially about your pre cristmas activities . That sounds very interesting . your declaration about London dosn't be normally fogy was really funy . It made me laugh very much . I hope you put more longer blogs for us . we learn lots from your blogs . Thank for them . And again have nice moments with your lovely girl lucy Bye bye
Hi Stephen, Man you are definitly best teacher in the BBC blogger.I like BBC, and during all my work day I listen BBC.Its one of the way to improve my English.From work to home I read printed blogs your and Federicos from the Andes blogs))and some subjects from BBC as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New year all over the world. Greeting to my family in Baku!!))
Hi,Stephen! Wish you and your lovely daughter a Merry Chirstma and Happy New Year!
Stephen and Lucy! I have immediately changed my intention about the Internet. Probably I am sensible much to all that energy. I was crying as never. This time, I didn´t really watch any holywood romance.(There were "Sabrina" again and "Don Quichote" - Federico, in Spanish, I am telling the truth!) I am very sory that I was offend to all London fan and inhabitants. I can understand it, because I like our hills and forests much, too. I have never been to London. I´ll remember somethink by all my forgetfulness. We had nice Christmas Eve with the family. My very favorit nephew, Peter,18,is falling in love, a nice new! I´ll enjoy learning with my charming young lady teacher. To be a writer it is a nice profession, so many people was reading "my" poor lines. To paint is foolish, absolutely useles, hopeles - will make me again happy! Have your fun!
Thank you for your blogs and merry Christmas ad happy New Year!!!
Hi to all BBC learners and bloggers. I chance on this page as I was going thru BBC news Home page searching for od English". It is still a holiday here in Singapore as our Muslim friends have celebrated their Haji and today, is a holiday in lieu of the Sunday holiday. It is supposed to be the first day of school, but, the kids were all too happy for the extra day of holiday. My children are in their primary and secondary days. I have put this page under "favourites" and will encourage them to read the blogs as they are interesting, refreshing and has good English. Including myself, we are always looking-out for standard and good English. Cheers
Hi to all BBC learners. To day is my firs day to log on, on bbc so im very happy,see you nexs time
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