Earth hour

Its The End Of The World As We Know It - R.E.M

First spring stroll

I had the chance to spend the whole day with my son today and it would be a pity if we didn't go out in such a wonderful weather...

Beautiful Day - U2

Songs in the classroom

Lately I have been working with all kinds of songs in the classroom, thanks to the language school I work this year and their programme.
So, how can they help?
Does the traditional gap fill excersise do any good?
Do we need to use songs only as listening comprehension?
What I found out in the last few weeks ... the answer is ... no!
I noticed the enthusiasm of my students while making videoclips on some songs...
They actually learned the words by heart and because it was difficult to remember everything, they looked their unknown vocabulary up in the dictionary!!!
They sang, they danced, they even prepared small sketches on the situation the songs presented!
We're talking about language comprehension, language production and having fun at the same time!!
The problem here is Greece though is that all Language schools and their methods are usually exam-oriented! People (usually parents) do not understand that the target is learning to use the foreign language and not getting a certificate!!!

PS. I will try and post videos of my students soon

Two years without my dad ...

This is dedicated to my dad... I can't believe that 2 whole years passed...
I miss you...

One year older...

Well, my birthday is actually on the 19th... but I celebrated it last week!!!
My dear friends actually surprised me with a birthday cake!!!

Surprize today....

Sometimes things happen... Things you don't really expect...
When I went to work today I was welcomed by a wonderful bunch of flowers, chocolate and a wonderful note... by my students... No it was not my birthday...
Thank you guys... I have no words...

Go fly a kite!!!

Originally uploaded by Theodora Pap

go fly a kite Informal
To cease being an annoyance. Often used in the imperative.

In other words... Get lost!!!


Καλό τριήμερο!!!