OXFORD 3000 AND MORE…

Hello guys! Here you have a post about a bunch of different things. First of all, I have included  a link for you to check out IVOOX, the website Pedro suggested in class. This a place where you can find all kinds of podcasts about many topics. I am pretty sure you will find something that interests you!

Secondly, a little help with your vocabulary. You know how you´re always asking about the most important words in English…Well, here you have a LIST  with the words you need to know according to your level. It also comes with a little icon you can click on to listen to the standard British and American pronunciation. I know, you feel a little happier now…you´re welcome!

And last, but definitely not least, a link to JAN´S PERFORMANCE . Thank you everyone for such a lovely and magical evening. It wouldn´t have been possible without your participation!

SOME FUN FOOD FOR KIDS…OR ADULTS!

A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

Because of childhood injuries that left his legs crippled, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec often felt left out of the aristocratic world into which he had been born and lived at times on the margins of society. He frequented the Moulin Rouge, a famous Parisian nightclub named for the red windmill on its roof; here, he depicted many of his friends and favorite entertainers.

In the background, La Goulue, the Moulin Rouge’s reigning dance star, adjusts her red hair while the dwarfish Toulouse-Lautrec and his tall cousin, Gabriel Tapié de Céléyran, walk toward the left. The glum assembly of characters seated around the table includes writer Edouard Dujardin, entertainer La Macarona, photographer Paul Sescau, winemaker Maurice Guibert, and another redhead, perhaps entertainer Jane Avril. The woman with the green face illuminated with artificial light is May Milton, another popular dancer of the day.

Toulouse-Lautrec’s Postimpressionist style is a highly personal combination of theImpressionists’ interest in contemporary subject matter and his own expressionistic color and line. The eerie green light of the interior evokes an unhealthy atmosphere. The artist then added to the visual drama by utilizing different lines, such as the curving silhouette of La Goulue fixing her hair, the collar of Avril’s coat, and the outline of Milton’s sleeve. These lines contrast with the strong diagonals of the banister and the floorboards, which rush forward toward the viewer, enhancing the lively mood of the decidedly worldly setting.