WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY - April 23rd

Unesco has declared April 23 as World Book and Copyright Day, a celebration of books and reading.
To mark this date a poem by dub poet, Levi Tafari.

REACH FOR THE STARS

BOOKS ARE COOL
BOOKS ARE FUN
BOOKS SHOULD BE READ
BY EVERYONE

BOOKS ARE COOL
BOOKS ARE FUN
BOOKS SHOULD BE READ
BY EVERYONE

It's time to visit
your library
there you can borrow
BOOKS for free
BOOKS for the young
BOOKS for the old
in BOOKSHOPS
BOOKS are bought and sold

BOOKS on poetry
BOOKS about sports
BOOKS tha are long
BOOKS that are short
BOOKS for girls
BOOKS for boys
with sound effects
that make a lot of noise

BOOKS about ships
BOOKS on planes
BOOKS about cars
BOOKS on trains
BOOKS on animals
BOOKS on religion
BOOKS that give you
INSPIRATON!

BOOKS with Witches
casting spells
BOOKS that you can
scratch and smell
Picture BOOKS
that have no words
BOOKS on insects
BOOKS about birds

Autobiographical BOOKS
portraying someone's life
fictional BOOKS
putting you on the edge of a knife
Horror BOOKS
with a sting in the tale
BOOKS for people
who read in Braille

BOOKS on romance
BOOKS with passion
BOOKS on the famous
BOOKS on fashion
BOOKS on war and outer space
BOOKS about the people
of the human race

BOOKS that teach
You how to cook
You can even get books
BOOKS about BOOKS
Text BOOKS are used in education
they are filled with information

If you really want
to succeed
choose the right BOOK
and start to read
REACH FOR THE STARS
And you'll discover
Now digest that BOOK
from cover to cover.

Because...

BOOKS ARE COOL
BOOKS ARE FUN
BOOKS SHOULD BE READ
BY EVERYONE

BOOKS ARE COOL
BOOKS ARE FUN
BOOKS SHOULD BE READ
BY EVERYONE
                                LEVI TAFARI, July 1997
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish

22nd April - EARTH DAY

This Thursday, April 22nd marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. This annual celebration is recognised around the world with rallies, teach-ins, and other events meant to highlight the importance of environmental protection.Since the event was intrduced back in 1970, there has been incredible progress in the way people view their impact on the planet but, unfortunately, not enough to slow down global warming...

If you do worry about environmental issues or are simply curious, click on the following links:

http://www.earthday.org/
http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/earth-day-guide.html
http://www.earthday40th.com/tag/earth-day-2010-opinions

Whether you like LINKIN PARK or not, most teens love this band and they have a powerful song we can use in class - "What I've done" - if the lyrics are too complicated (?) at least the images are clear enough for our pupils to understand their message. Here it is:

Find more videos like this on LinkinPark.com

Think about what YOU've done to protect what belongs to us all: Planet Earth!

Start today: PROMOTE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING!

Together, we can :)

Some final remarks...

One last posting on our school trip to London…
As you can guess, I am quite glad with the outcome of all this. It took me – and teacher Helena - months to prepare stuff for all the participants (including homework and I’m not kidding!) but all was worthwhile according to the feedback I’ve been given :D
So, in these final remarks, my acknowledgements go to all those who, one way or another, contributed to the success of this activity. Please forgive me if I forget someone…
- Teacher Helena Soares and her group from AZOGLA;
- Claudia Macedo (our lovely guide) and Pinto Lopes Viagens;
- Teacher Natália Costa from my school board;
- Câmara Municipal de Soure
- Last but NOT the least: teachers + children + adult learners. Without YOU, this school trip would have never come true.
Now click below to see us all ;

Again – a huge THANK YOU to all involved.