tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post2019128116805184851..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: TEACHING ENGLISH OR ... WHEN BLOGGING BECOMES DIFFICULTMaria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-47136523199659820282011-11-11T04:37:56.244+01:002011-11-11T04:37:56.244+01:00Great! Thanks for the share!Great! Thanks for the share!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-80671906741489751602011-10-25T23:01:36.750+02:002011-10-25T23:01:36.750+02:00I can agree with you, Wuthering Heights is a real ...I can agree with you, Wuthering Heights is a real tragedy. However I can't say I don't like it at all. It is a very brave novel, passionate, furious, powerful. Thanks for answering my question about Villette. Glad you liked it. MGMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-24409080611019179202011-10-25T09:20:04.344+02:002011-10-25T09:20:04.344+02:00I liked Villette and I would also love to see a BB...I liked Villette and I would also love to see a BBC adaptation of this book, or a movie, anything really... I am currently reading the introduction to this book by A.S. Byatt and Ignes Sodré, also very interesting. I understand that Villette is a book that you must read a couple of times to understand it better. I also liked reading Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, but it seems I cannot like Wuthering Heights. I tried three times in my life, but I can only think of its cruelty. I must read it again sometime. I intend to read all the novels by the Brontë sisters. <br />MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-75426579986439371652011-10-24T22:48:07.520+02:002011-10-24T22:48:07.520+02:00Thanks, Monica. You're right. There are quite ...Thanks, Monica. You're right. There are quite a few reviews and posts on FLY HIGH! after more than two years. Glad you found something to enjoy. I speak English with my students and I try to elicit communication/discussion but... no, they are not very good, actually. They should listen to English more often and practise the language more often. They just don't seem to have enough time (facebook, girlfriends/boyfriends, laziness, soccer/sports, etc.), you know. However, I don't want to surrender. The more you ask them the more they are stimulated to do. BTW, Did you like Villette?Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-58308548852054895802011-10-24T16:57:25.573+02:002011-10-24T16:57:25.573+02:00MG, I presume you speak English during your lesson...MG, I presume you speak English during your lessons and I am actually surprised that your students can follow all this stuff you are introducing them to. Can they express themselves so good in English when you discuss Shakespeare together?<br />I also wanted to let you know that even if you have less time to blog as frequently as you would like to do, there still is so much to enjoy on your blog. Today, for example, I read your thoughts about Villette by Charlotte Brontë (having just finished reading this book).<br />Ciao!<br />MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-12903842729332535832011-10-23T17:06:38.658+02:002011-10-23T17:06:38.658+02:00Yes, Alfie. I feel very lucky to be a teacher and...Yes, Alfie. I feel very lucky to be a teacher and have the chance to teach what I love :-)<br />What is it that you do? Ehm ... not an accountant, I hope! ;-) <br />Though, I love accountants. I married one. No, his name is not Harry. Seriously, my husband is an accountant and is NOT "very dull indeed"!<br />Thanks for your comment. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-51815724130570956702011-10-23T16:04:21.511+02:002011-10-23T16:04:21.511+02:00Sorry my job (of course)Sorry my job (of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-79605894869096297302011-10-23T16:03:45.853+02:002011-10-23T16:03:45.853+02:00I wish I had the same enthusiasm for my as you hav...I wish I had the same enthusiasm for my as you have for yours. But sadly I haven´t for the moment. It must be wonderful to teach about something you truly love and admire your self.<br /><br />Have nice sunday:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-19741203613916490672011-10-23T12:36:09.203+02:002011-10-23T12:36:09.203+02:00Thanks for your suggestions K/V and for your suppo...Thanks for your suggestions K/V and for your support. Sorry you couldn't see the videos via Explorer. I know you don't like the idea of changing and moving to Chrome but it is light, fast and ... free! Have a good relaxing Sunday! <br />@Sam, I know you're a teacher too and we can understand each other, though I think your task is even harder than mine! I couldn't cope with children, you must be really energetic to be successful in that!<br />By the way, Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet are terrible tragic stories to be read to children though, aren't they? Did they really like them? Well, many classic tales for children are as terrible as Shakespeare's tragedies so ...maybe you're right. They like bleak stories. My students too! <br />Thanks a lot for your comment. Enjoy your Sunday!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-17828214225134044162011-10-23T12:10:14.916+02:002011-10-23T12:10:14.916+02:00I am doing Shakespeare and the Tudors with my year...I am doing Shakespeare and the Tudors with my year 5s (9-10 year olds). We are using versions written as stories in child-friendly ways but they absolutely LOVED both Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.<br /><br />Teaching is a tough job. Sometimes it can take over your whole life, during the busy times.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-91682535063420869822011-10-23T11:09:40.713+02:002011-10-23T11:09:40.713+02:00Don't worry, MG: we all know you are a workaho...Don't worry, MG: we all know you are a workaholic, and keeping up with 3 blogs isn't an easy task for anyone :)<br />As for your students, I have a couple of suggestions: for the Early Britain subject there is B. Cornwell's LOTN, possibly in the version read by a certain Mr A. <3<br />As for the sonnets, I suggest another unforgettable voice: Alan Rickman reading Sonnet 130: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP06F0yynic<br />Enjoy, and have a lovely Sunday,<br />xx K/V<br />P.S. The videos are only accessible via Firefox :-/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-8770401880174712552011-10-23T09:28:25.304+02:002011-10-23T09:28:25.304+02:00I must thank Janet GS for that finding. I love it!...I must thank Janet GS for that finding. I love it! Thanks for dropping by and commenting Rachel!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-7051937737013098852011-10-23T06:08:57.268+02:002011-10-23T06:08:57.268+02:00I live the David Gilmore video! Never heard it bef...I live the David Gilmore video! Never heard it before; what could be better? A melding of Shakespeare and Floyd. :DRachelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563824302891710301noreply@blogger.com