 A funny misunderstanding by Cristina Nuta -
Angel was opening his mouth wide and he was stretching. He was travelling with his fiancé in the car of Mrs. Jackson. He then told Maria:
'To be honest, I would like to be your husband'.
'In the Spanish style? She asked him. I mean if you are going to be my husband in the American style or the one here. Well, maybe the style is the same in all the countries. Anyway,... |
 The end justifies the means by Cristina Nuta -
It was love at first time. She was the most beautiful and interesting girl he had ever met. He managed to make her fell in love with him, even if there were so many young men crazy about her. But still, they had a problem: she was very educated and rich, while he was a young boy, trying to make it through life.
But this happiness only lasted for a little time. He was... |
 An eccentric person by Cristina Nuta -
Chris moved into the house next door to me two years ago. Even before he came around to introduce himself the following day, I could tell that he was truly eccentric.
Perhaps the most striking thing about Chris is his appearance. His slender body is usually adorned in some kind of tight-fitting multi-colored cat suit which makes him look like a comic book super hero. He... |
 An intelligent trap by Cristina Nuta -
Rick Thomson was married to Nina and they both were running a company. They seemed to be a calm couple until the moment when Nina started to behave strangely. She was daily in a bad mood, she started crying about trifle things and this drove Rick crazy in the end. He decided to get rid of his wife and be the only owner of the company and all the money they owned. And the... |
 An evidence of the past by Cristina Nuta -
Last year, having embarked on an attempt at an attic clear-out, I came across an old family album. It was buried under a pile of junk and had probably been there for at least ten years. I dug it out from under all the odds and ends that had accumulated and took it downstairs to have a closer look.
On wiping over with a cloth, I found that the album was beautifully bound... |
 Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a magazine editor, a poet, a short story writer, a critic, and a lecturer.
Biography and Career :
Edgar Allan Poe introduced the British horror story, or the Gothic genre, to American literature, along with the detective story, science fiction, and literary criticism. Poe became a key figure in the... |
 Carelessness can have tragic consequences by Cristina Nuta -
It was pleasantly sunny when I set off on my shopping trip. I thought I would escape the constant hassle and commotion of the city centre by taking a detour along Urria Street. How was I supposed to know this was a bad decision?
Urria Street had really changed a lot since the last time I was there. It seemed to have become one big car park with all kinds of vehicles... |
 Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Gaskell (full name Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell) was born on September 29, 1810 in London, England. She was an English novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era best known for her biography of Charlotte Bronte.
Biography and Career :
Her mother's name was Eliza Holland and she passed away when Elizabeth was a child. Her father, William Stevenson, was a Unitarian... |
 Just in my imagination by Cristina Nuta -
When I was a child, we used to spend a month every summer with my grandfather. He lived in a big old house near the coast. It was completely isolated. There was a house nearby, but no one lived there. The nearest village was about ten miles away. It was a terrible place for a holiday. There was no more to play with.
Grandpa lived in an old farmhouse. There was an old... |
 A Night to Remember by Herminne Tonita -
I approached the small table and I was going to take the album family when the lights went off. I got scared as I didn't know what was happening. I was alone in a huge room, in the Richmond Castle, in Edinburgh. I was staying in Lady Marina's room, a very big one, decorated in the Elizabethan style, with lots of pictures on the walls, all representing Lady Marina. The old... |
 Memories of My Childhood by Herminne Tonita -
Dear friend,
In your last letter you asked me to tell you a funny story of my childhood. Well, one of the first one that comes into my mind is the story of my first camera. It happened twenty years ago; just when I was ready to go to school I received a present from my grandmother: a camera. Even if my father wasn't too happy about what I had received, I asked mother if... |
 Education : Better Late than Never by Cristina Nuta -
Few days ago I met a good friend of mine. He was very sad and we began to talk as he felt the need to tell me what was wrong with him. He had a great hobby: football, like the majority of boys. But he took it seriously and he even played in good clubs. Anyway, it finally resulted to be a waste of time because he could not manage to have the results he had wished to. But his... |
 If only I knew that day would change my life forever by Cristina Nuta -
Three years ago I had a strange dream. I dreamt that I was telling my husband to accompany me at the gynaecologist's because I thought I was pregnant. The next day, when I woke up, I told him about the strange dream I had had. Who would have thought that that day would change my live forever? I seemed preoccupied and I wanted to see a doctor. Even if I was forty-two there... |
 An inoffensive danger by Cristina Nuta -
He walked heavily down the road in the quiet of the early afternoon. In the blazing sun he roamed the narrow twisting streets of the town. He was laughing and holding a conversation with an invisible person.
'Here he comes! Here he comes!' we children whispered so we wouldn't wake the adults from their afternoon nap. Through half open shutters we watched him go by,... |
 The Magic Ingredients for a Perfect Love Story by Herminne Tonita -
Passion, desire, affection, chemistry, love all these are the magic ingredients for a perfect love story. We all dream to obtain this some day. Falling in love makes us forget about what we are supposed to do, about our daily activities, as reason and love keep little company together. You are aware of the fact you have to take up your responsibilities, but you think that... |
 Why are People so Complicated by Herminne Tonita -
Mary is looking in the mirror and she hates what she sees. She is running out of time and she doesn't find anything to put on.: "How could I have bought this awful pink dress? It is disgusting. I look like a piggy when I'm wearing it".
"I'm ready, let's go!" Mary's husband is screaming. Then he sees all the clothes spread all over the room. "Don't make such a fuss over... |
 Sometimes we have to forgive other's mistakes by Cristina Nuta -
Harry had managed to buy the presents and was hurrying home, when he heard some steps behind him and a woman's voice saying :'Harry!' He turned his head and saw the only person he did not wish to see: his mother. He did not expect to see her there, that moment. And he hoped she would not destroy his day especially because it was his birthday and his grandmother's... |
 What happens when we sleep? by Cristina Nuta -
One of the best ways to relax is sleeping. Approximately one third of our life is spent asleep, but when I started to think about sleep, I realized my mind was completely blank. All I knew was that all creatures go to sleep at some point in 24 hours. To find out more, I decided to spend a weekend with the director of a Sleep Laboratory, where scientists try to find out what... |
 The Story of Sitting Bull by Herminne Tonita -
In the year 1831 a baby boy was born in a tepee village on the Dakota grasslands. His parents were Sioux and they named him Sitting Bull.
He grew up to be a respected leader of his people. He didn't take part in the fighting at the 1876 Battle of the Big Horn. But after the battle he defended the actions of his men:
"We were camped there awaiting the will of the... |
 The Man Next Door by Cristina Nuta -
It was late at night on a cold January night two years ago when I first laid eyes on Anthony Brown, after hearing a removal van in front of the vacant house next door. Curious to see who my new neighbour was going to be, I peered out from between the curtains. Under the street lamp there appeared to be a multi-coloured clown-like figure gesticulating widely and shouting, 'Be... |
 A terrifying experience by Cristina Nuta -
He sat down, unable to believe what had happened. Igor heard the metal door clang shut and the policeman trudging away down the corridor and, gazing around at the bare brick wall of the narrow cell, he became aware of the stale, sour smell of the rough blanket covering the crude bed on which he was sitting.
A few hours earlier, Igor had been a carefree tourist looking... |
 Lesson Plan : the Coca Story TIME : 50 MINUTES
TEXTBOOK : SNAPSHOT
CLASS LEVEL : PRE - INTERMEDIATE
TOPIC: THE COCA STORY
SKILLS: reading, writing, speaking,
LANGUAGE FOCUS: Summary writing
AIMS : by the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
- Answer to the comprehension questions
- Write a summary of The Coca Cola Story
AIDS : worksheets,blackboard,chalk,Coca/Cola bottles,cans .
WARMING – UP : T greets... |
 Lesson Plan : A Liverpool Ghost Story Course: Euroteacher I (Multiple Intelligences)
Title: A Liverpool ghost story
Level: elementary
Time: 50 minutes
Aims: To consolidate grammar: use of past simple/past continuous
Intelligences:
Main intelligences focus:
Linguistic/Verbal Intelligence – English language
Logical/Mathematical intelligence – problem solving, doing controlled experiments)
Visual/Spatial... |
