My philosophy for a happy life: Sam Berns at TEDxMidAtlantic 2013

Dear friends,
I think that everything you learn has to pass through a meaningful experience. That can make your learning a unique experience, and it can teach you something more than a plain foreign language!

About three months before he passed away, 17-year-old Sam Berns gave this speech explaining his dislike for obstacles and his strategies for beating them. When he was 2 years old, Sam was diagnosed with the rare disease Progeria, which causes rapid aging and various other side effects, none of which could prevent Sam from leading a happy life.

Enjoy this inspiring video because Sam left a very important lesson to us all!

BACK TO WORK :)

After a long silence I'm back. Some of my students are supposed to be back for a quick session of English before their exam. That's why I'm here again with some proposals for them.

I want to start with a video about Nelson Mandela, a great icon of Peace

From this link you can find a useful exercise for you to take the most out of this activity:

you can read the script of the video, while waching it (click on "Transcript").

Moreover if you double-click on each word of the text you can get the definition. Useful and time-saving.

Stereotypes and misunderstanding

Our world seems to become smaller as time passes by, and some places are getting very "international".

Are ideas about people changing at the same speed or are stereotypes still there with all their strength?

In my opinion a good way to go beyond them is to find the funny side of this matter.  :)

Maz Jobrani - Talk at Doha by Marina Priest