A few more lines of the translation exercise and one possible traslation.



Mantener el suelo libre de obstáculos
Los suelos demasiado abrillantados y resbaladizos pueden provocar caídas y accidentes.
En la bañera, utilizar alfombras o pegatinas antideslizantes.
Evitar utilizar sillas o muebles para alcanzar objetos altos en vez de escaleras apropiadas.
No subir ni permitir que los niños suban sobre muebles y permanezcan en ellos de pié.
En los ascensores los niños pequeños deben ir siempre acompañados por un mayor.
· Las cerraduras de las puertas de la casa deben ser seguras para evitar que los niños las abran.
Los cierres de las ventanas deben estar fuera del alcance de los niños y protegidas.
Las terrazas, balcones y azoteas deben tener barandillas que impidan trepar a los niños. Quita de las terrazas, balcones y azoteas todo lo que les facilite subirse a lo alto. Mientras los niños sean pequeños es aconsejable colocar rejas en las ventanas para evitar caídas.
La cuna del niño debe tener barandillas fuertes y altas, y barrotes muy juntos para que el bebé no pueda meter la cabeza.

v Keep the floor clear of objects.
v Polished and/or slippery floors can lead to falls and accidents.
v Use rugs or anti-slippery stick in your bath tub.
v Avoid standing on chairs or items of furniture to reach for objects instead of using a proper ladder
v Don’t allow children to stand on any items of furniture.
v Don’t allow unaccompanied children into lifts.
v Locks must be safe in order to prevent children from being able to open them.
v Window locks should be protected and out of children’s reach.
v Flat roofs, terraces and balconies should be barred so as to not letting children climb up. Remove from flat roofs, terraces and balconies any object which they might use to climb. It is advisable to bar windows in order to prevent small children from falling down.
v Cradles should have strong high bars which are close together so that children are not able to push their head between the bars.

A1 students. Children stories. Here is one story that you can listen and read on line.

http://talltalesaudio.com/rainbow.html

Some useful FCE( First Cerficate in English links to practice your syntax, phonology and vocabulary:


http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/OMFIRST2/GERONA7/lesson28/page3.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/howtopronounceED.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/confusingwords.htm

Watch minutes 10.10 to 16.40 of the video and laugh your head off with the sheer wit of this comprehensive list of small things we have in common.

http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/george_carlin_jammin_in_ny.php

New tools for the new year.

http://iteslj.org/questions/

Great web about British kids:

http://www.britkid.org/

Must-see documentary about the life and struggles of an African icon with a strong sense of justice: Nelson mandela

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl0pQArg2pU&feature=related

This is a very juicy song for a good old pronunciation polishing. You can practice reading the lyrics following the slow lullaby mood of the music. The aim of the exercise is to parrot the voices of the three artists' murmuring voices.

Here you have two versions of the same song. The first link will get you the official video for the song poems. The second is a live performance of the same song. The third link will enable you to have a look at the lyrics.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ9pEAABU_I&feature=related
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAM5rr_GI8&feature=related
3. http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tricky/poems_20140650.html

two different but equally inpired versions of a beautiful song.

artist. johnny cash
song. hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&mode=related&search=

artist. nine inch nails
song. hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgSWRicWIy4

lyrics
http://www.lyrics007.com/Johnny%20Cash%20Lyrics/Hurt%20Lyrics.html

An understanding of the world we live in; some interesting videos on the topic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWyJJQbFago

Noam Chomsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT64TNho59I&mode=related&search=Edward%20Said%20Palestine%20Israel%20Orientalism%20Politics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxnNXyDkiKs&mode=related&search=Edward%20Said%20Palestine%20Israel%20Orientalism%20Politics

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack de la Rocha interviewing Chomsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFFMYOLAGqk&mode=related&search=Edward%20Said%20Palestine%20Israel%20Orientalism%20Politics

Edward W. Said. Minute 17.30 onwards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtmfVQjP5i4&mode=related&search=

The tell-tale heart made into a short animation film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4s9V8aQu4c

Very good online dictionary for those interested in informal English and slang. This resource has been created by internet users rather than by linguists. Unlike traditional dictionaries which tend to feature outdated slang, this online dictionary is filled to the brim with terms people use and abuse on a daily basis.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=posse

nice free online music

http://www.deezer.com/

poems by shihan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5WgmbMW7Ek&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkM5fFs9ZA0&mode=related&search=

90 s usa bands which may attract a variey of different music lovers.

band sonic youth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iva_Y9W3hJ0
band dinosaur jr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyQtZsS9e1Y
band pearl jam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYmyhmqcaY&mode=related&search=
band skunk anansie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL_5LF9Ph9U
band nin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgSWRicWIy4
band marylin manson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCgBVvYDd_g
band green day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Y3qDDODT0
band black crowes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djo4gfXaXZg
band wu-tang clan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuA5dDm0f34

recent rock acts that are quite big in the uk and may interest you for a fun time are the following

artic monkeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohLd4C-Bh0Y
the streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKg_jOKyA9Y&mode=related&search=
kaiser chiefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spYcp0ZB4nM
the strokes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM2Ssne97ek

Poetry links. There's a whole world that is there for you to discover in modern poetry. Watch some of it performed live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCxC0RnzQM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TdugMcgZIc&mode=related&search=

A revision of the famous song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owedh6o6JwI&mode=related&search=

coolest music ever. here's some of it. get the lyrics in google and just start singing.



artist tricky
song evolution revolution love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAF6VZQamtw&mode=related&search=

artist dubstar
song no more talk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u40NmwGnMQI

artist US 3
song cantaloop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2maO09JpKI

artist saul williams
song black stacey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRsgavuG4sg&mode=related&search=


artist red hot chilli peppers
song under the bridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76oniLfVn14&mode=related&search=



artist bjork
song earth intruders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wioa74MsBYA



artist rage against the machine
song renegade of funk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nQUlbKdc74



artist portishead
song only you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnNrtUTwa4


artist pixies
song debaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mCoOlUjhlc&mode=related&search=


artist nirvana
song come as you are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOL5cpwTkes

artist gorillaz
song clint eastwood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDer9wdUEw

go to minute 59 of the corporation documentary to watch part 2
the way the corporations try make us think.

http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/corporation.htm

an insightful documentary on the way corporations operate raising a number of interesting questions about who rules the world we live in, our responsibility as citizens, the immense power corporations have and the fact that they are institutions with no moral concerns at all.

http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/corporation.htm