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musical instruments | video-photo dictionary & pronunciation
the Percussion Instruments family by Green Bean’s Music. This video is from our musical instrument family series for kids. Watch & listen to your favorite percussion instruments in this family like the piano, xylophone, drums, cymbals and more.
Also featured in this video: Cymbals, piano, congas, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, bongos, maracas, xylophone, drum set
alphabet & musical instruments | vocabulary & pronunciation
Jazzy ABC Musical Instruments
The Musical ABC’s is a fun way to reinforce the ABC’s with young children while also incorporating music. Which instrument is your favorite?
the lady is a tramp | karaoke
watch the video, listen to the song, activate the subtitles (closed captions) button at the right bottom margin, do karaoke and sing it along !
*to do the ESL & ELT activity on grammar, language & vocabulary, visit: https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2021/10/20/the-lady-is-a-tramp-esl-elt-activity/
Training: Try singing the song with the fluency and at the speed that they do in the video
Listen to the complete song twice.
Then divide the song into chunks (small portions or parts, as the stanzas in the lyrics) and pause it, so you can try singing that little part.
After that, try singing the full song.
This is is great training ! Give it a try ! 🙂
She gets too hungry, for dinner at eight (I am starving)
She loves the theatre, but she never comes late
I never bother, with people that I hate
That’s why this chick is a tramp
She doesn’t like crap games, with barons and earls
Won’t go to Harlem, in ermines and pearls
And I definitely won’t dish out dirt, with the rest of those girls (Thank-you)
That’s why the lady is a tramp
I love the free, fresh wind in my hair
Life without care, oh I’m so broke, it’s old
I hate California, it’s crowded and damp
That’s why the lady is a tramp (I am a tramp)Sometimes I go to Coney Island, oh the beach is divine
And I love the Yankees, Jeeter’s just fine
I follow Rogers and Heart, she sings every line
That’s why the lady is a tramp
I love a prize fight, that isn’t a fake (no fakes)
I love to row boat with you and your wife on Central Park lake
She goes to Opera and stays wide awake (yes, I do)
That’s why this lady is a tramp
She likes the green (green) grass (grass) under her shoes
What can I lose, ’cause I got no dough (oh no?)
I’m all alone when I lower my lamp
That’s why the lady is a trampGo!
I love your free fresh, I love your handkerchief in my hair
Life without care, but I am so broke, that’s oak
Hates California it’s cold and it’s damp
That’s why the lady is a tramp
That’s why this lady is a tramp
That’s why the lady is a tramp
the lost symbol by dan brown | literature, bestsellers & conspiracy theories
the free masons secret society
One of the oldest social and charitable organisations in the world, Freemasonry’s roots lie in the traditions of the medieval stonemasons who built our cathedrals and castles.
It is here that a number of the famous elements of Freemasonry find their roots. In the medieval era, stonemasons often travelled around to find work in different locations. To demonstrate their level of qualification, they would use grips, words and signs in order to distinguish themselves from unqualified builders.
Freemasonry uses building analogies to teach members how to lead productive lives that benefit the communities that they live in. In the medieval era, stonemasons wore aprons and gloves to protect themselves while working on shaping rough pieces of stone, but in today’s society Freemasons meet to build friendships and communities rather than cathedrals and castles.
Guiding principles of Freemasonry
For Freemasons, there are four important values that help define their path through life: Integrity, Friendship, Respect and Charity. In today’s world filled with uncertainty, these principles ring as true now as they have at any point in the organisation’s history.
Integrity
Building good people
Freemasons are focused on building themselves as people of integrity, and membership provides the structure to help achieve that goal. Being a Freemason gives members a sense of purpose, supporting and guiding them on their journey through life. Collectively, members are bonded through an understanding of unity and equitability – principles fundamental to Freemasonry.
Friendship
Building together
Freemasonry provides the common foundation for friendships between members, many of which will last for life. Being a Freemason means something different to each person who joins, but whether looking to make acquaintances or develop their own potential, all members share a sense of togetherness that strengthens their ability to succeed and grow.
Respect
Building unity
Freemasonry brings people together irrespective of their race, religion, or other perceived differences that can divide us as a society. Members are expected to be of high moral standing and are encouraged to talk openly about what the organisation does and what it means to be part of it.
Charity
Building compassion
Kindness and charitable giving are deeply ingrained within the principles of Freemasonry and the organisation provides the structure for members to make positive contributions to their communities and various causes through fundraising events or volunteer work. Individuals can make an important contribution at local, national and global level by giving both their time and money.Did you know?
Freemasons are responsible for Manchester City playing in blue
In 1894, facing financial crisis, Manchester City Football Club was offered a helping hand by the Freemasons. In acknowledgement of the organisation’s act of charity, the club adopted masonic colours, giving them the light blue shirts that are so recognisable to football fans today.
Gordon Macrae’s soliloquy | ESL & ELT activity
ESL & ELT activity: watch the video, listen to the song and complete the lyrics
*to correct this activity, visit: https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/gordon-macraes-soliloquy-karaoke/
I _______________ what he’ll __________ of me
I guess he’ll me the _______ __________
I _________ he’ll think I can __________ every other feller’s ____________
Well, I ___________
I bet that he’ll _________ ________ ____ be
The ____________ image of _______ dad
But he’ll have more ____________ sense
Than his pudding-__________ __________ ever __________
I’ll ________ him to ___________ and dive through a ___________ when we go in the _________ for our __________
His ____________ can __________ him the way to ____________ but she won’t make a _____________out of him
Not ________
Not my __________
Not Bill
Bill
My boy Bill
I will _______ that he’s ____________ __________ me
I will
My boy Bill
He’ll be ____________ and as _________ as a ____________
Will Bill
Like a ____________ he’ll ___________ with his _____________ held ___________
And his __________ _________ ____________ on the _____________
And you won’t see ____________ dare to try
To ___________ him or __________ him ____________
No pot-bellied, _________-eyed ____________ will __________ him ______________
I __________ give a _____________what he _____________
________ _________ ______ he does what he ___________
He can sit on his ____________ or work on a a rail with a ___________
A _______________ and _____________
He can _____________ a boat on a _____________
Or ________________ a pack on his back
Or work ______ and ______ the ___________ of town with a whip and a ____________ and a __________
He can _________ a scow ____________ a canal
Run a _________ around a __________
Or ____________ bark for a _________________
Of course, it takes __________ to do that ____________
He _______ be a __________ of the ____________
Or a ___________ that sells you __________
Or ______________ of the United States
That’d be ____________ too
His __________ would like that
But he _____________ be President _____________he wanted to be
Not Bill
My boy Bill
He’ll be tall and as ___________ as a ________________
Will Bill
Like a tree he’ll grow with his _____________ ___________ ____________
And his _______ planted _________ on the ______________
And you won’t see __________ _________ to try
To boss him or ____________ him around
No fat-___________, flabby-___________, pot-____________, baggy-_________bully will boss him around
And I’m ___________ if he ____________ his boss’s ____________
A skinny-_________ lady with ____________ like water
Who’ll give him a __________ and call it a __________
And look in his ____________ through a ____________
Say, why am I ___________ on like this?
My kid ain’t even been _________ ____________
I can see ________ when he’s _____________ or so
And ___________ in to go with a ____________
I can give __________ lots of ___________
Very __________
On the _________ to get ’round any ____________
I can tell him… wait a ___________…
___________ it be?
What the-?
What ________ he is a… ___________ ?
Aw, Bill
Bill
What __________ I do with ________?
What __________ I do for _______ ?
A ________ with no ___________
You can have __________ with a ________ but you gotta be a _________ to a ________
She ______________ be so bad at that
A kid with ___________ in her ___________
A kind of ___________ and ____________ little ________-type of her __________
What a ____________
My little girl
Pink and white as _____________ and ____________ is she
My little girl is _____________ again as ____________
As girls are ______________ to be
__________ of boys ____________her
Many a likely lad
Does what he can to __________ her
From her ___________ dad
She has a few __________ and _____________
__________ fellers of ____________ or __________
But my little girl gets ___________ every ____________
And she _____________ home to me
I gotta get __________ _____________ she comes
I gotta make __________ that she
Won’t get ____________ up in ___________ with a lot of ____________ like me
She’s gotta be _____________ and __________ and __________ in the best that __________ can buy
I never __________ how to get ____________
But I’ll try, I’ll try, I’ll try
I go out and ____________ it
Or _____________ it
Or _____________ it
Or ___________ !
what a wonderful world | karaoke
watch the video, listen to the song, activate the subtitles (closed captions) button at the right bottom margin, do karaoke and sing it along !
*to do the ESL & ELT activity on grammar, language & vocabulary, visit: https://brainperks4u.wordpress.com/2021/10/16/what-a-wonderful-world-esl-elt-activity/
*dedicated to our partners Cris & Nestor 🙂
Training: Try singing the song with the fluency and at the speed that they do in the video
Listen to the complete song twice.
Then divide the song into chunks (small portions or parts, as the stanzas in the lyrics) and pause it, so you can try singing that little part.
After that, try singing the full song.
This is is great training ! Give it a try ! 🙂
I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and for you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying
“I love you”
I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more
Than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Oh yeah
the giver of stars | book trailer
Mooresville Public Library (Mooresville, Indiana) presents a book trailer featuring the historical novel, “The Giver of Stars,” by Jojo Moyes.
the giver of stars | interviewing jojo moyes
Jojo Moyes is joined in conversation with Damian Barr of the Literary Salon to discuss her new standalone novel The Giver of Stars. Order your copy now: https://amzn.to/2ovh5I2
Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Giver of Stars features five incredible women who will prove to be every bit as beloved as Lou Clark, the unforgettable heroine of Me Before You. England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright – restless, stifled – makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.
But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure – or the escape – that she hoped for. That is, until she meets Margery O’Hare, a troublesome woman – and daughter of a notorious felon – the town wishes to forget.
Margery’s on a mission to spread the wonder of books and reading to the poor and lost – and she needs Alice’s help. Trekking alone under big open skies, through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom, friendship – and a life to call their own. But when the town turns against them, will their belief in one another – and the power of the written word – be enough to save them?
interviewing casey mcquiston | one last stop
This June, we had the pleasure of hosting Casey McQuiston to celebrate the launch of their novel, One Last Stop, with author Emily Henry.
Casey McQuiston, author of Red White & Royal Blue is back with a new romantic comedy! In One Last Stop, cynical twenty-three year old August moves to New York to confirm the only smart way to go through life is alone.
But, then August meets Jane on the train. Soon she discovers Jane doesn’t just look like an old school punk rocker. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s. One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.
Jeff interviews Casey McQuiston about her debut novel. They talk about the inspiration for “Red, White & Royal Blue” and the impact the 2016 election had on the story. In addition, they discuss the recently announced movie adaptation, what got Casey into writing romance and what she’s working on next. This interview originally appeared in “Big Gay Fiction Podcast” episode 187 from May 6, 2019.
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