vicky & cristina

This is the latest Woody Allen's (ad)venture. Check out Javier Bardem, ay me, and the director's process of creation.

Mônica

2 films and their soundtrack

Hello folks,

Two films that may be translated through their songs. Once _ an Irish musical film, though not a musical. My Blueberry Nights _ an American movie conducted by a Chinese director. Watch and listen, or just listen.

Seeya,

Mônica

Carpenters - Superstar 1971

Loved them, what can I do?

Blindness - Movie Trailer

'Blindness' based on the book by José Saramago and directed by Fernando Meirelles. Just experimenting with posting videos.
Cheers,
Mônica

Quando Tudo Começa

Hi smithian guys,

After reading the article in Leandro's latest post, a French film called 'Quando Tudo Começa' came back to my mind and heart. I rented this film 8 years ago and since then have never come across it again, unfortunately. Below is a link to a synopsis to give you a flavour of the story. www.terra.com.br/cinema/drama/comeca.htm

Cheers,

Mônica

IT'S WORTHY READING!!!

Dear buddies,

while I was doing some research this morning, I found this iteresting text I'd like you to have a look at. Maybe we could start a virtual discussion about it. What do you think???

Well, here goes the link just in case you feel like joing into this.

See ya!!!

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/comment/story/0,,2290867,00.html

Angela's fantastic Speech

Dear friends:
We gather here today to celebrate a very special moment. And as it is very special indeed I have decided to put a couple of words together into a humble speech which I entitled “The Adorable Greatness of Smithing”.
To Smith or not to Smith? That, my friends , is the question. Not only are we here to launch “ The Smith Blog”, but also to set up a real quest: we want to encourage our fellowmen to devote their hearts to the pursuit of greatness. For Smithness, my dear ones, is not only a state of mind, not simply a lifestyle, as it is the quality inherent to those whose daily mission is none other than to spread joy and lightness all over a sadenned world.
Smithness is such a complex concept it may mean whatever you take it to be. Its meaning is so broad you can use it as a noun: “ What the world really needs is Smithness!” Or an adjective: “You look so Smith tonight!..”But above all it can be used as a verb and it is with this simple word I want to conclude my tribute to the creators of this great space and tool, and my summoning to you all: “Let´s all smith up together!”
Thank you very much!

I fell in love with a robot

Hello, Smithians!

This afternoon I went to Cinemark at Plaza Shopping to see the new Pixar movie, WALL-E .

The tale of the dreamy robot and his friend Eve during the year 2700 will surely get to you.

A great story told not with fancy words or witty dialogues but with the strenght of friendship and the courage to start anew.

Highly recommended.

Liv McAvoy

good old times

Hi guys,

A glimpse of vintage Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing 'When we grow up'. This music video was on a TV programme in the early 70's. You may call it soppy, flashy, psychedelic etc. I simply love it.

I still haven't managed to add the video HERE. Help me, if you can, I'm feeling down. Click http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNwxeY09bE to watch the video.

Cheers,
Mônica

Plus 3 interviews Plus 3

The class we`ve interviewed said that most of the actions they could do, unfortunately are forgotten in their busy style of life. Nobody use recycled paper and nobidy recycle paper too. Almost everyone don`t use energy-saving light bulbs, but almost everyone tur off lights when they leave the room. Most of them prefer using cars, and most of them spend an avarage of 35minutews at shower. Only a few people select their trash but jhalf of the class consider themselves GREEN.

festa junina

Hi everybody,

Our Junina barn dance, without the dance, but with lots of typical food will take place next Monday, June 23. See you all there/here!

Songs

Guys,

How about a little game? Post as many songs as you can...
To begin with, what about songs with the word YOU???

For instance: No more I love you's - Annie Lennox; She loves you - Beatles.

Any other suggestions???

p.s: I tried to add a picture from google images and I couldn't. Why? Help!!!!

The kite runner

Hi,

Just dropping a line to tell you I've seen The kite runner, a touching and sensitive film with human(e) and tangible characters.

Here is a site I think might interest you - www.rottentomatoes.com - reviews of almost every film you can think of, mainstream or not. Click on the title above and it will take you to a review written by Pablo Villaça, the only Brazilian critic in rotten tomatoes.

Cheers,
Mônica

Wikigroaning

Wikipedia has a great deal of importance for some people. The thing is, when I mention "some people", I'm talking about a very specific demographic. This is not about lurkers like me, who, at most, edit some grammar mistakes and the like. I'm talking about those guys who really undertake the massive task of writing its articles. And logically, those guys, who have the time and willingness to write extensive pieces of information for free, would like to handle stuff they're interested in, don't you think? That's the spirit behind Wikigroaning. Let me tell you now: I'm not the creator of it, far from it (Johnny "DocEvil" Titanium from SomethingAwful in this article ).

Now, what is Wikigroaning?
It is comparing two articles of similar name and/or content, one of which is about something that should be useful for any person, and another that only matters to a group of fans. To general surprise, the fan-oriented article (about pop culture, TV sereis, cartoons and the like) is always longer than the "serious" one. Check some examples out:

Modern Warfare
Lightsaber Combat

Friendship
Friends

Outer space
Star Wars

Bat
Batman

Dwarfism
Dwarf (Middle Earth)

Trail of Tears
Tears for Fears

Ocean
Aquaman

St. Francis Xavier
Professor X

Dough
D'oh

John Locke
John Locke (Lost)

Real life
Second Life

Raphael (archangel)
Raphael (ninja turtle)

Reality
The Matrix

Dating
Internet dating

Henry VIII (play)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Japanese mythology
Japanese toilet

Nirvana
Nirvana (band)

Aristotle
Oprah Winfrey

List of animal names
List of Pokemon

Latin
Klingon language

List of people who have disappeared
Characters of Lost

Family (biology)
Family Guy

Wall Street crash of 1929
Video game crash of 1983

Category:American philosphers
List of big-bust models and performers

Amazing how people give importance to the weirdest things...

Love is in the air !!!

Guys ! Please, you have (should, ought to and other modals ) vote ! Take a look at the question : What could be a good Valentine´s Smith gift ? Please, I do need to know what I am gonna get ok ?

Love,
Smith

Pictures

Hey, "yous"...

Just to say that the launch of the blog was a special event and Angie's words... Wow, if one day I need to make a speech in English I know who I'm gonna call (not 'Ghostbusters'!). :)
By the way, Evie Smith, when are the pics gonna be posted here??? As the 'stylist' of the blog, I'm looking forward to seeing our beautiful, fashionable staff on the web...

See y'all,
Mari.

le book

Hi everybody!

What do you think? Just click on le book above.


Mônica

I beg your pardon !

Just to remind you !

This is a free wonderland ! So, grammar mistakes are allowed since we are all Smith poets. Even the Beatles have said : I think she´s lost your love and she don´t know what to say ...

I´ve already found my own grammatical innovations and I did like it !!!

When I first saw this masterpiece I almost had to say : " Parla"

Good morning to all Smithers !!!

Well, it is done ! And it has already become a huge success ! For this reason, I´d like to thank you all for the commitment with the project. Undoubtedly, we are a great team of smithers but once again, I should remind you of our next steps to be followed :

1 - As our colleague Ann Blue told us and I do agree with that ! - this space should be great fun ( it is indeed ) and a real source of a rewarding learning experience. So, I believe we can achieve multiple goals in here. For instance, why not post our favourite Youtube links ? Can you do that ? If you don´t , please ask our Editor ( Daniel ) to lend you a helping hand.

2 - I got another idea ( please feel free to debate them ok ? ) We are all moderators and our task is to encourage ( instigate or even force ....ahahha) our workmates ( from our branch only ! ) to acess the blog. Let´s spread the idea. As we are all contributors and also moderators, everyone is allowed to invite other people. The one who invites more people will get a Smithean surprise, ok ? Maybe my autograph.... let´s see what I can do .

3 - Keep posting !!! By the way, I loved Smith Facts session ! Well done, Saucer !

Smith in the dictionary

Hey, everyone! I've just started smithing and I'm really proud of taking part in this blog. Well, we've all been talking about how wonderful it is to be a smither (or a smithian), how long we've been smithing, and so on. The greatest news is that I found some definitions of the word "smith". Take a look at some hilarious comments of what a "smith"or "to smith" can be, according to some people (e.g. numbers 3 and 6). If you click on the title, it'll lead you to the source of these cool definitions. If the link doesn't work, try the following: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smith . Have fun!

See you later, alligator!

Marconi (Vítor Marconi)
Bond (James Bond)

"MELÔ DO BOMBEIRO" - For those who still don't know!!!

Can you remember when you didn't speak any English and the internet didn't exist? Do you remember how hard it was to have access to Lyrics? I reckon the first lyrics I had contact with were the ones in the song NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU by a girl whose name I can't spell. I can just figure out her bald hair...
This song is a perfect illustration of what we used to do before getting into this fantastic world of "LANGUAGE ACQUISITION".

THOSE ARE THE REAL ONES

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER

And I should have known better
to lie with one as beautiful as you.
Yeah I should have known better
to take a chance on ever losing you,
But I thought you'd understand.
Can you forgive me?


I - saw you walking by the other day
I know that you saw me, you turned away and I was lost.
You see - I've never loved no-one as much as you,
I've fooled around but tell me now just who is hurting who?

{chorus}
I should have known better (CHAMA O BOMBEIRO)
I should have known better (CHAMA O BOMBEIRO)

Its true, I took our love for granted all along
and trying to explain where I went wrong I just dont know.
I cry - but tears dont seem to help me carry on,
and now there is no chance you'll come back home,
got too much pride

{chorus}
I love you
I love you
La la la I love you la la la yeah

And I should have known better
to lie with one as beautiful as you....

Thank God it´s Monday !!!

First Group Discussion

Welcome to the first Smith Online Discussion. Our topic for this week will be : What are the expressions and words mostly used by English teachers ? Why do we do that ?

Let me give you some examples :

1 - Language learning and acquisition
2 - Food for thought
3 - So far so good
4 - Repeat please
5 - Just say it
6 - This is it !
7 - First of all
8 - How was the weekend ? ( students just answer : " Normal " !???)
9 - Now, I am going to ...
10 - Let´s play a game
11 - Talk to your partner...

What else guys ?

Let´s rock it !!!

Hi Guys !!!

I am very proud of our territory and I do think we should keep it working lively and effectively . How would we do that ? First, we should invite all our Smithean Friends to join us. Secondly, let´s keep posting and start sharing our views concerning certain polemic issues which are part of our every day life. Finally, let´s keep having fun together both in a real or virtual environment !!!

Don´t forget our launching !!! It´s coming soon ...
( By the way, I´ve got to talk to the Board of our blog )

Smith´s Territory Board

Smith - Divine inspiration and Marketing Director
Leandro - Manager
Saucer - Public Relations Director
Daniel - Dear Mr. Editor
Angela - Content Consultant


There are other consultants but we are still defining their positions.
By the way, if you want to take part in our Board, please send us your CV. Thanks

Hi...

Hi, guys!!! It's really good to be here... Posting is something new to me, so you're gonna have to be patient, ok???
Anyway, these are some tips I copied from 'oglobo.com' and I thought they could interest you... (Cultura Express, Conversation, Master, ...)
By the way, is talking about work forbidden here??? Sorry :)

Entrevista de emprego em outro idioma não é bicho de sete cabeças
Ione Luques - O Globo Online

RIO - Muitas etapas são cumpridas antes da notícia tão esperada da conquista de um emprego. Uma das que traz mais apreensão entre os candidatos a uma vaga é, certamente, a entrevista. Já não bastasse o nervosismo que desperta normalmente, a ansiedade aumenta quando esta terá que ser feita em outro idioma, como em inglês, por exemplo, o que se torna cada vez mais comum em um mundo globalizado.

"Apesar da onda do mandarim, o idioma da globalização é o inglês"

Nada de pânico! Profissionais de escolas de idiomas garantem que não é preciso ter experiência internacional ou ter passado dez anos estudando inglês, espanhol ou qualquer outra língua para se sair bem em uma entrevista deste tipo. O fundamental é o candidato conhecer o vocabulário da área onde atua ou pretende atuar e estar preparado para responder questões relativas à sua vida pessoal e profissional, já que as mesmas perguntas que seriam feitas em português serão feitas em outro idioma.

(...)

"Treinar o idioma é obrigatório"

(...)

Os profissionais ouvidos pelo Globo Online enfatizam que, para o profissional contemporâneo, com ambições de ascensão na carreira, o inglês já não é mais um diferencial, mas sim um pré-requisito, uma necessidade primordial. Embora outras línguas venham ganhando espaço, o inglês continua sendo o mais utilizado no mundo corporativo.

(...)

Como agir

Na hora da entrevista, todos os entrevistados foram unânimes: o principal é manter a calma e não mentir, tentar enganar o entrevistador.

(...)

- Não existe milagre. Não adianta ir para uma entrevista sem ter conhecimento suficiente do idioma e tentar enrolar. Isso acaba prejudicando a imagem do candidato, inclusive para outras oportunidades que a empresa possa oferecer.

(...)

O melhor caminho é procurar um curso para realmente ter o conhecimento e desenvoltura necessários para dar segurança ao candidato. Além disso, é importante manter-se em constante contato com o idioma, através de leitura de jornais, revistas, sites e chats.

To be a Smithian

To be a Smithian you must be in a permanent state of happiness!
It is arriving at work and saying "YOU" instead of a simple good something!
It is spending some relaxing time at Smith's Lounge (Espaço Smith) and talking about how wonderful the world is!!!
It is using the word "deveras" without any fear!!!
It is setting fire to the meetings with nice songs and games!!
If you are a Smithian you won't deny taking part in a good karaoke time!!!
I'm very pleased to be part of this world!!!
Lots of love to you all!!

THE BEST SITES

PEOPLE

Contribute sites to our new section on the SMITH'S TERRITORY blog.
It's a piece of cake! Go to THE BEST SITES - it's at the bottom of the BLOG, on the right, a blue square. Press the "tools" picture and add a site...a cool site!!!!

Saucer

It´s coming !!!!

Everyone is invited to the launching of our blog ! Smith´s Territory will be officially open on June 5th at 5 p.m. Lots of surprises to come ! See you then !!!

P.S : We have a logo and a slogan.

The slogan is : Smith´s Territory : No limits, no boundaries. ( Do you like it ? ) Please, more suggestions !!!


Kisses !!!!

HAVE YOU ALREADY "SMITHED" TODAY?

It´s strange, but since we created the blog, we haven´t "smithed" much... I think it´s high time we started getting together to decide on our next moves... THE SKY'S THE LIMIT!!!
All in all, this is our space, and I feel it´s quite static!!!
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>>>IF IT'S PLEASURE LAND... LET'S TAKE ALL THE ADVANTAGE OF IT<<<

We need more holidays !!!

"Holiday"

Holiday

Celebrate

Holiday

Celebrate

If we took a holiday

Took some time to celebrate

Just one day out of life

It would be, it would be so nice

Everybody spread the word

We're gonna have a celebration

All across the worldI

n every nation

It's time for the good times

Forget about the bad times, oh yeah

One day to come together

To release the pressure

We need a holiday

[chorus]

You can turn this world around

And bring back all of those happy days

Put your troubles downIt's time to celebrate

Let love shine

And we will findA way to come together

And make things better

We need a holiday

[chorus]

Celebration

Come together in every nation

Here is another Smith Time !!!

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
You had a bad dayYou're taking one downYou sing a sad song just to turn it aroundYou say you don't knowYou tell me don't lieYou work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad dayThe camera don't lieYou're coming back down and you really don't mindYou had a bad day(Oh.. Holiday..)
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrongYou might not make it back and you knowThat you could be well oh that strongAnd I'm not wrongSo where is the passion when you need it the mostOh you and IYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lostCause you had a bad dayYou're taking one downYou sing a sad song just to turn it aroundYou say you don't knowYou tell me don't lieYou work at a smile and you go for a rideYou had a bad dayYou've seen what you likeAnd how does it feel for one more timeYou had a bad dayYou had a bad dayHad a bad dayHad a bad dayHad a bad dayHad a bad dayHad a bad day

My soul

Smith Gallery

Some of my personas ....

It´s me !!!

Hi everyone !!!
Here I am ! Who ? The divine inspiration for all "Smith" issues. From now on, I´ll be here to provide you with undeniably unforgettable moments. For academic reasons and purposes,we´ll be dividing our pleasant instants into different sections. Please, feel free to contribute as many times as you wish.If you wanna share a little bit of your laughter and wisdom, come and join us. But, if you think we are producing merely nonsense culture, just get outta here. Thank you !Well, the sections are : 1 - Smith Time - a musical meeting where you can post lyrics from famous songs which might lead us to some kind of reflection based on our mood at some particular day.2 - Cooking with Smith - post of famous recipes which have been tried over the past pre-holidays snack times. The first one will be Prenda de São Jorge.3 - Smith Zodiac - predictions 4 - Smith Gallery - pictures ( remember, Smith is a virtual entity. No one is allowed to unravel my persona.5 - Smith Glossary - expressions and neologisms such as new verbs like : " já bluetoothou hoje ?" or even " Já smitheou ?"6 - Smith for thought : the best sentences ever uttered.
This is it ! Enjoy it ! Cheers !

Smith time

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NfwiIh5bE

"What have I done to deserve this" by the Pet Shop Boys

You always wanted a lover
I only wanted a job
I've always worked for my living
How am I gonna get through?
How am I gonna get through?

I come here looking for money
(got to have it)
And end up living with love, oh, oh
Now you left me with nothing
(can't take it)
How am I gonna get through?
How am I gonna get through?

I bought you drinks, I brought you flowers
I read you books and talked for hours
Every day, so many drinks
Such pretty flowers, so tell me
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
What have I, what have I, what have I ...

Since you went away I've been hanging around
I've been wondering why Im feeling down
You went away, it should make me feel better
But I don't know, oh
How am I gonna get through?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

You always wanted me to be something I wasn't
You always wanted too much, oh, oh
Now I can do what I want to - forever
How am I gonna get through?
How am I gonna get through?

At night, the people come and go
They talk too fast, and walk too slow
Chasing time from hour to hour
I pour the drinks and crush the flowers
What have I, what have I done to deserve this?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
What have I, what have I, what have I ...

Since you went away I've been hanging around
I've been wondering why I'm feeling down
You went away, it should make me feel better
But I don't know, oh
How am I gonna get through? (baby)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through? (baby)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through? (baby)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through? (tell me)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through? (baby)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
How Im gonna get through? (yeah)
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

Gonna get through?
Gonna get through?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
I'm gonna get through, right?
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
We dont need to go to hell and back every night
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
You never ever left me, baby, think of me...
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
Oh, babe
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
We don't need to go to hell and back every night
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

Gonna get through, baby, I'm gonna get
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
Forever
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
Gonna get through, baby, yeah,
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
Gonna get through, get through, baby, ooh
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?

Here I am

Finally, it was launched...Let's celebrate it!!! Where? Where?

Hello hi you all!!!!

First post!!

We`re very proud to present Smith`s Territory!

It`s a place to have fun ONLY... If you don`t know what FUN is, here`s some help:

fun (PLEASURE) Show phoneticsnoun [U] pleasure, enjoyment, amusement:Have fun (= Enjoy yourself)!Having fun (= Are you enjoying yourself)?I really enjoyed your party - it was such good fun.She's great fun to be with.Mark was ill for most of the holiday so that took all the fun out of it.It's no fun/not much fun (= not enjoyable) having to work on Saturdays.a fun-loving girl"We're going on a picnic at the weekend." "What fun (= how enjoyable)!"The relationship was never going to work, but it was fun while it lasted.See usage note at funny (AMUSING).

Think of Nike...

JUST DO IT!

See you soon!