Laugh a minute: A joke with universal appeal

A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator, in a calm soothing voice, says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "OK, now what?"

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Let's have a WALK.

A drop in the ocean: China is winning the school race

Today I’ve found a great article about the exceptional performance of Chinese schools. First read it through then try to answer the following questions.

What has demonstrated that China’s education performance is outstanding?

The reason for their success is said to be their devotion to education. What signs of devotion are mentioned in the article?

In Hong Kong, 20 percent of the entire budget is spent on education. What improvements have been made?

Shanghai has carried out an important modification in the school system. What has been changed?

What led to the improvement in education in Hong Kong in terms of economy and recruiting teachers?

Under what circumstances can migrant children attend schools in Shanghai?

Try to summarize this paragraph with your own words:

In the last decade Hong Kong has concentrated on raising the bar and closing the gap or "lifting the floor" for all students, says a report by McKinsey management consultants.

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Laugh a minute: Is Microsoft a virus?

It's a good one with a very useful vocab.

Is Windows a virus?


No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:

• They replicate quickly. Okay, Windows does that.
• Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so. Okay, Windows does that.
• Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk. Okay, Windows does that, too.
• Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
• Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too.

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences:

• Viruses are well supported by their authors,
• are running on most systems,
• their program code is fast, compact and efficient and
• they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.

So, Windows is NOT a virus.


Keep WALKing.

Spread the word: In the office

As I did with the street some weeks ago, now I've been looking around in my office.

Let's have a WALK.

Laugh a minute: GIVE ME A LIFT

"So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it."






Need some help?
to give sy a lift (2nd meaning) - to make someone happier




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A drop in the ocean: Food with integrity 2.

I was thinking a lot what to do with this video because it’s not a typical language teaching film, but I’ve found it interesting. It’s long, takes 8 minutes. And the speakers are changing the topic far too often. They are sharing either technical details or telling the story of the film in parts.

Finally, I’ve decided to focus on the storyline instead of technical questions. Now, I’m giving you some words, more than usual actually, to help you understand the story. Your only task is to put the parts together. It’s not that easy anyway…

revolution - a very important change in the way that people do things

cultivation - to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

epiphany - when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become conscious of, something that is very important to you

exploitation - when someone uses someone else unfairly for their own advantage

livelihood- (the way someone earns) the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc.

lifespan - the length of time for which a person, animal or thing exists

well-being - the state of feeling healthy and happy

to get carried away - to cause someone to become very excited and to lose control

inflated - to be made larger

factory farming - a system of farming in which a lot of animals are kept in a small closed area, in order to produce a large amount of meat, eggs or milk as cheaply as possible

(to have good) intentions - something that you want and plan to do 

based on Cambridge Dictionary Online

Could you understand the story? Has it touched you?

WALK around the world.

A drop in the ocean: Food with integrity 1.

This post is going to be a longer one. Actually, it's the first part of it and I will upload Part 2 tomorrow.
The inspiration came from the advertisement of Chipotle, an American chain with more than 900 fast casual restaurants, serving Food With Integrity. Do you know what fast casual restaurants are like? And have you ever met the word 'integrity'?

So, let's see this video first:

What do you think the story is about? Maybe the lyrics can help you to figure it out.

I was just guessing 

At numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart

Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart

Nobody said it was easy
Oh, it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard

I’m going back to the start

Tomorrow you'll get the answer from the creators of this animation. And some technical details of making this film will be also revealed.

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