Thursday, August 3, 2017

Lyrics of VALDINÉIA, a song by Riachão Letras de Riachão

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I couldn't find the lyrics to Valdineia, so my friend told me the lyrics.

Valdineia, Valdineia
Meu Deus o que devo fazer?
Educada, meiga, bonitinha
por isso me apaxonei por voce

Valdineia Valdineia

E agora, como e que e?
a idade nao combina
Vou perder issa mulher
E agora, como e que e?
a amor nao tem idade
seija o que Deus Quizer

Valdineia Valdineia
my god, what should I do?
Polite, shy, cute
This is why I fell in love with you.

And Now, what can I do?
The age difference doesn't match
I'm going to lose this woman.
And now what can I do?
Love has no age
It will be what God wants it to be.

See the lyrics on musixmatch.com
https://www.musixmatch.com/pt/letras/Riach%C3%A3o-2/Valdineia

tinyurl.com/sunvaldineia
tinyURL.com/riachaovaldineia


https://www.musixmatch.com/pt/letras/Riach%C3%A3o-2/Valdineia



Learn about the life of Riachão

One of the most important historical sambistas of Brazil, Riachão is -- along with Batatinha, Walmir Lima, Ederaldo Gentil, Nélson Rufino, and Edil Pacheco -- the cream of the Bahian samba. A successful artist of the radio in the 1940s and 1950s, Riachão also worked in the films A Grande Feira (Roberto Pires, 1961) and Pastores da Noite (Marcel Camus, 1972). He paid tribute to Batatinha on the album Diplomacia, interpreting, together with Batatinha, Ederaldo Gentil, Nélson Rufino, Walmir Lima, and Edil Pacheco, "De Revólver, Não!" (Batatinha/Walmir Lima). In turn, Riachão was paid tribute in the documentary Samba Riachão (by Jorge Alfredo), presented in 2001 at the Film Festival of Brasília, where admirers of his work like Caetano Veloso (who recorded with success his "Cada Macaco no seu Galho"), Gilberto Gil, Dorival Caymmi, and Tom Zé, among others, gave moving testimonies.

His picturesque way of writing songs transformed him into the musical chronicler of the old Salvador (Bahia's capital). Every relevant happening in the city, including the arson in the Mercado Modelo ("Incêndio do Mercado Modelo"), was portrayed by him in the rhythm of the Bahian samba and a straight-ahead and popular language. His approach has other excellent examples in sambas like "Retrato da Bahia," "Bochechuda," and "Papuda," compositions that brought to him the Gonzaga trophy. Born and raised in the Garcia borough, since age nine Riachão was already frequenting serenatas and batucadas around the neighborhood, writing his first composition, a samba, at 12. In 1944, he was hired by the Rádio Sociedade, where he performed in a vocal trio at the Show Pindorama auditorium program. Launched by Antônio Maria with the song "Vida da Semana," Riachão became a solo singer. Influenced by Dorival Caymmi, he decided to devote himself to samba. After Caymmi, Riachão was the first Bahian composer to have songs recorded in Rio de Janeiro in the '50s: "Meu Patrão," "Saia," and "Judas Traidor," all by Jackson do Pandeiro. Eraldo Oliveira later recorded "A Nega Que Não Quer Nada," and the singer Maria Inês recorded "Terra Santa." Riachão also had "Vamos Pular, Gente" and "Vá Mamar em Outro Lugar" recorded by other artists.

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Use Google SITES and Blogger to create pages to show the work by students

Google Sites has a nice look
Students can use Google Sites and Blogger to capture information.  Their work is part of the "Creator" initiative.  Students can show their learning by talking about a photo.

See these videos.







CLICK HERE to view the video

Ask students to collect funny videos

It is also fun to share funny videos, such as this cat that flushes a toilet.  We can learn and remember more by discussing funny videos.   Some students like to make collections of funny videos.

FUNNY VIDEOS can be fun to collect and share (and talk about)


See TINYURL.com/TalkLearnEnglishSite

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Cooperative games allow students to solve puzzles together. TRY Water Girl and Fire Boy from FRIV.com

A game of cooperation can help people work together.
"Wait!"
"Help me!"
"Go up first, then go down."

These are commands and statements that cooperating players use.

http://friv-games.com/game/2315/fireboy-and-watergirl-in-the-forest-temple-3.html

TRY Fire Boy and Water Girl (they work together)




Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Duolingo is an easy way to engage students -- especially if they use Google Translate with the program

Some of our students decided to take charge of the class.

Maria Montessori said that "The students are learning and acting as if I don't exist."   That's the ideal.  Let the students lead.


One of my students asked to practice English with Duolingo in class.   It was fun to work with the students to beat the test.  "What's the answer, teacher?"  was the first question, but then the students asked, "Help me with this question."


Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Some photos by my students. They used CANVA.com



This is a cute dog. He lives in Brazil.



Paola is a nice teacher

Tinyurl.com/floridapaola
I learned about nave extraterrestres

and aliens
alienigenas




alieNIgenas



Sunday, October 23, 2016

videos that we looked at

This is a list of videos that we looked at in the class.

There is a funny fellow named Mr.Stan

We looked at

We learned the verbs  PUNCH and SLAP

We compared the life in the house of Whites and the house of Blacks