10/07/2008
09/07/2008
Foundations
“Foundations”
By Kate Nash
(activity devised by Anamatraka)
How would you put this words in order?
RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS WOMAN TIME MEET MAN LOVE |
Do you think you can plan a storyline with them? What is it like?
Here we have a song which tells us a story… Does it sound familiar?
“Foundations”
(4th day of the week) ………………….. night, every thing's calm / fine, except you've got that look in your /ai/ …………….
when I'm tellin' a story and you find it (uninteresting) …………………………….
What is Kate’s boyfriend trying to do ? ………………………………………………………….
You'll go along with it, that is you ...
a) Approve of it
b) Agree with it
c) Be aware of it
then drop it and (make me feel ashamed) ……………………….. me in front of our mates / friends.
Then I'll use that voice that you find annoyin' and say something like
"yeah, (clever) ………………………………… input, darlin',
What does Kate suggest her boyfriend doing? ……………………………………………………………..
Then you'll call me a (swearword I shouldn’t be teaching you! Oooops!!!) …………….
and everyone we're with will be embarrassed,
and I wont give a /∫it/ …………. (sorry, I did it again!)
What’s the correct order? …. but I can't …. every time that you're upset and I smile. …. My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation, …. And every time we fight I know it's not right, …. and I know that I should let go,. …. I know I should forget, but I can't Talking point ... What would you do if you were Kate? |
You said I must eat so many lemons 'cause I am so ... What are lemons like? …………..
I said "I'd rather be with your friends mate 'cause they are much more fit / fitter."
And nicer / more nice or friendlier /more friendly or attractiver / more attractive or badder / worse?
Yes, it was (lacking maturity) …………… and you got violent / aggressive,
and I must admit that I was a bit scared / frightened ,
but it gives me thrills to wind you up. ... Talking point: How does Kate feel?
What things make you feel that way?
What’s the correct order? …. but I can't …. every time that you're upset and I smile. …. My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation, …. And every time we fight I know it's not right, …. and I know that I should let go,. …. I know I should forget, but I can't Talking point ..... What issues make couples normally argue? |
Your (part of the human body) …………… is pasty 'cause you've gone and got so wasted, what a surprise.
Don't want to look at your face 'cause it's makin' me sick.....Talking point: What happens when you feel sick?
What makes you feel sick?
You've gone and got sick on my trainers,
I only got these yesterday. … so it means that she …….………. them yesterday.
Oh, my gosh, I (not able to) …………………. be bothered with this.
Well, I'll leave you there 'till the mornin',
and I purposely wont turn the heating on
.... Thinking point: Where do you think the boyfriend is now? Why is he there?
and dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one.
What’s the correct order? …. but I can't …. every time that you're upset and I smile. …. My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation, …. And every time we fight I know it's not right, …. and I know that I should let go,. …. I know I should forget, but I can't Talking point .... Do you believe in "forgiven not forgotten? What type of things could you never forgive? |
Put the events in the song in the correct order:
…. Kate and her boyfriend have and argument.
…. Kate’s boyfriend passes out.
…. Kate starts to think about her future.
…. Kate and her boyfriend are enjoying an evening with their friends.
…. Kate’s boyfriends throws up on her new trainers.
What will happen next? Do you think this couple has a future together? Why? Why not?
04/07/2008
A brief history of Capoeira
As in the USA, there was also slavery in Brazil. The slaves were put to work in the plantations where sugar and tobacco were the main crops and the demand for slave labor was great. During the history of the slave trade, it is estimated that more than two million slaves were brought to Brazil from Africa.
These slaves came from different regions of Africa and thus had different cultures. They were distributed in three main ports: Bahia, Recife, and Rio de Janeiro.
In Rio and Recife, the slaves were from different ethnic groups and sometimes from enemy tribes as well, which made it difficult for these slaves to organize a revolt. More slaves in Rio were from Bantu peoples, while in other areas, such as Bahia, slaves came primarily from West Africa.
As the slaves became aware that their condition was irreversible, that they were intended to be an involuntary work force forever, they began to run away.
In Recife, a group of 40 slaves rebelled against their master, killed all the white employees, and burned the plantation house. They then set themselves free and decided to find a place where they could be hidden from the slave hunters. They headed to the mountains, a trip that took many months to complete. Had it not been for the help they received from the Indians, this journey would have been practically impossible to accomplish. Eventually they reached what they thought was a safe place, which because of its abundance of palm trees they named Palmares. I
n this place an African community was born; a community which lasted nearly a century. In this community the first forms of Capoeira were developed...
To learn more about the origins of Capoeira go to:
Tasty Feijoada
"Feijoada" is Brazil's national dish. "Feijoada" is made of black beans and lots of meat. Brazilians eat "feijoada" all year round. Many restaurants have at least a "Feijoada" day" per week.
Ingredients
1 pound of black beans
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 pound of carne seca or 1/2 pound of bacon
4 pork shoulder bones and ears
2 small onions
2 garlic cloves
2large bay leaves
2 cups of beef stock
olive oil salt and fresh pepper
very hot pepper sauce
Preparation
Wash beans well and then leave themsoaking in 1 liter of water overnight. On thenext day, cook the beans and water on lowheat for about an hour with the beef stock.
While the beans are cooking, cut the meatsinto bite size chunks, put them all in a pan,cover them with water and boil them forabout ten minutes.
Chop the onions and the garlic finely and mixin random herbs and spices (a spice mix forsalads would work well here). Heat threespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the onionmixture until it caramelizes. Add a ladle fullof beans (which at this point should be soft)and mash it together with the fried onionmixture. Put the bay leaves into this mushand let it fry for a few minutes.
Pour everything back into the beans. Put the strained meats into the beans andadd a cup of water. Stir. Add salt and hot pepper sauce to taste.
Serves 5 over rice. Can and should beserved with peeled oranges and boiled,salted and shredded collard greens. To drink, prefer beer or caipirinha.
Notes: While the beans are cooking, stirthem occasionally because if they burn onthe bottom, the whole dish will becontaminated. Also, do not add salt to thebeans until the meats have been in it for awhile as these will tend to release their saltinto the water. The Feijoada will be readywhen the liquid is thick and flavorful.
Remarks:
"Feijoada" is better served at lunchtime because it's a heavy dish.
Brazilians use cured salted pork meat (spare ribs, pig's trotters, head and tail), which is available in Brazilian supermarkets.
Cured salted pork meat has to be soaked in water before cooking.
You can replace cured salted pork meat with fresh pork meat.
If you use fresh pork meat, you can also use some "Kassler" (German smoked pork rib) or smoked bacon to add more flavor to the "feijoada".
Jerk beef (carne seca) is available in Brazilian supermarkets. Jerk beef is very salty and it has to be soaked in water before cooking.
The Brazilian sausages (calabresa/paio) can be replaced with any other kind of smoked sausages available on the market.
To make work easier, you can start with the preparation of "feijoada" one day ahead. Cook the beans, the jerk beef, the pork meat and the sausages one day ahead and keep them in the fridge.
"Feijoada completa" is served along with rice, steamed kale, farofa and vinaigrette sauce.
"Caipirinha" is served for aperitif and beer, soft drink or fresh fruit juice for drink.
Sliced orange is served along with "feijoada", but I personally prefer to serve orange for dessert.
For more infomation on Brazilian recipes go to http://www.maria-brazil.org/feijoada.htm
Mestre Camisa
Mestre Camisa, born José Tadeu Cardoso, is the founder of ABADÃ-Capoeira, our group. He began playing around with Capoeira at the age of eight, and it was his main passion by the time he was a teenager. Camisa grew up with nine siblings on the Fazenda Estiva farm in the interior of Bahía. The eldest of them was known as Camisa Roxa, whom the others respected. Camisa Roxa studied under Mestre Bimba...
If you want to know more go to www.capoeira.union.rpi.edu/history.php?chapter=Camisa
02/07/2008
The Best Caipirinha in the world
Now it's summer time and most of us feel that the sun and the temperature are too much to bear. So just take a little break from whatever you may be doing, find yourself a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the following recipe from:
http://www.maria-brazil.org/caipirinha.htm
01/07/2008
Abadá-Capoeira Tarragona celebrates a new "batizado"
From June 25th to 29th the Abadá- Capoeira Club in Tarragona celebrated a new edition of their yearly "Batizado".
More than 100 Capoeira fans took part in it, some of them travelling to Tarragona from places like Barcelona, Madrid, Toulon (France), Berlin, Lisbon, Belgium, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico. We enjoyed the lessons by Mestrando Morcego in the "Pabelló del Serrallo", one of the sport facilities in the town.
For more information on the event visit our official website.
And if you want to watch some Capoeira on the street go to YouTube and search for Abada Capoeira Tarragona, then you can have a look at our videos.
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