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If you want to be successful, prepare to be doubted and tested.
A true story, Panyee Football Club.

22 years waiting and it has finally happened. The Oscar went to...Leonardo Di Caprio, who
took a moment to speak about a cause that is very close to his heart: environmentalism and climate change.
This was his acceptance speech:

"Thank you all so very much. Thank you to the Academy, thank you to all of you in this room. I have to congratulate the other incredible nominees this year. 'The Revenant’ was the product of the tireless efforts of an unbelievable cast and crew. First off, to my brother in this endeavor, Mr. Tom Hardy. Tom, your talent on screen can only be surpassed by your friendship off screen… thank you for creating a transcendent cinematic experience. Thank you to everybody at Fox and New Regency…my entire team. I have to thank everyone from the very onset of my career… To my parents, none of this would be possible without you. And to my friends, I love you dearly, you know who you are.

And lastly I just want to say this: Making ‘The Revenant’ was about man's relationship to the natural world. A world that we collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded history. Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow. Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. We need to support leaders around the world who do not speak for the big polluters, but who speak for all of humanity, for the indigenous people of the world, for the billions and billions of underprivileged people out there who would be most affected by this. For our children’s children, and for those people out there whose voices have been drowned out by the politics of greed. I thank you all for this amazing award tonight. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted. Thank you so very much."

Hi, guys! Ready for next Friday´s celebration? Have you bought a tube of grease for your hair, boys? What about you, girls? You´ll look amazing, no doubt.

Silence! 4th Year Secondary groups rehearsing...

Motivation is the key to succesful learning.

Always...

Set achievable short-term goals
Praise achievements
Reward positive behaviour
Show your students you trust their capacity.

I liked your music and your extravagant elegance. Rest in peace, Bowie.

"That´s life" is a sitcom for English learners. This story is about five young people from different countries who meet to become flatmates and friends, and about all sorts of different situations that happen over a period of time, including comedy, drama and romance.

This sitcom comes in 5 parts, one for each level. These are the parts published so far. Click on these links and find out.

1- Beginners (That's Life)
2- Elementary (That's Life)
3- Pre-Intermediate (That's Life)
4- Intermediate (That's Life)
5- Upper-Intermediate (That's Life)

(From English Today Course, by Multimedia English)

The amazing world of our dreams is hidden to everybody, our own private virtual world, where anything can happen.

You forget half your dream within 5 minutes, 5 minutes more and 90% of it is gone forever. Sometmes we feel sorry about that, sometimes relieved.

Inception, a great science-fiction film with a wonderful soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

One of the greatest film soundtrack ever. I couldn´t stop crying while watching this film some years ago. I have to say that I still do, every time I listen to its music.

...the cold never bothered me anyway.

I watched "New Year´s Eve" on TV last Sunday. A simple Christmas film, full of simple stories that makes you see how simple things are the most important ones in life.

I want to thank 2014 for the all the things it has given me, and also for those that gave me and asked me to give back later, Life sometimes just lends you things, as they are not meant to be yours.

My best wishes for the new year. Remember, 2015 is a blank book to write a new story :)

"My Best Friend' s Wedding": the boat scene, one of my favourites.
Sometimes the moment passes you by.

Thanks María L. P. for your suggestion. Waiting for Mockingjay part 2 :)

Speechyard is a site where you can learn English watching your favourite films (or reading books). There are complete films or simply scenes from films with English subtitles. Using Speechyard you have the opportunity to improve your vocabulary translating and adding words from subtitles. You can also have conversational English practice with learners.

Download the app and enjoy it on your iphone.

Click here and have a look: Speechyard

Last Thursday I went to the cinema and saw "Sunshine on Leith", a musical film featuring songs by The Proclaimers. It´s the story of two soldiers who return to their homes and families in Edinburgh after a time in Afghanistan.

What did I like the most about the film? No doubt, Edinburgh, its charm ...and the last scene, a funny flash mob performance of "I´m Gonna Be (500 miles)" in Princes Street Gardens.

I have this song stuck in my head, going over and over again. I would walk five hundred miles and I would.....Oh, sorry :S

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