Archive for March, 2008
Pictorial Vocabulary Guides
Some days ago I found these wonderful vocabulary guides at LanguageGuide.org (via Teachinglinks.co.uk). The method is simple - put your cursor on the pictures and read their descriptions in the chosen language. You can also enable a tool which reads the descriptions to you, useful for the correct pronunciation.
You find guides for languages such as […]
I am a song (Tuning in again… Parts 3 - 18)
No, I am many songs.
I have taken the idea for that list from Tonio’s blog. I’ll complete it perhaps, once I have understood the missing categories ;)
These songs make me…
…happy: Bananafishbones, Easy Day - lyrics
…sad: Diorama, Synthesize Me - lyrics
This is a song I often listen to the last days: The Mary Onettes, Lost […]
Terry Pratchett donates to Alzheimer’s research
Best-selling author, Terry Pratchett, has pledged $1million to leading UK charity, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, in a bid to help find a cure for the devastating disease, with which he was diagnosed in December 2007.
Read more on the website of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust. (via Paul Kidby)
The original speech Terry Pratchett held in Bristol […]
Language treasures
Some months ago I wrote about language treasures which were collected by a Council of Europe initiative. Everyone was asked for his favourite word, which he thought was especially interesting, funny, worthy of protection.
Here you can see what people considered being worth collected: International language treasures
Some of my favourites are:
nebeprisikiskiakopusteliaudamas - Lithuanian for being not […]
