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The woman put the packet in the elastic band of her pants and EXHALED THE SMOKE from HER nostrils. "Are you the new neighbour?" She asked, holding the cigarette between her fingers.
Isaac NODDED, LOOKING at her RED POLISHED NAILS.
The young WOMAN'S LIPS TIGHTENED ON THE CIGARETTE AS SHE INHALED DEEPLY. "Have you got a name?" she ASKED, SMILING, AND THEN BECOMING serious again.
"Isaac", he answered, stroking his bald head. "Isaac Tutuola". he SAID MORE PRECISELY. "Nice to meet you." He EXTENDED his black hand to her.
The young woman had a look to his suit. "IT'S too baggy and HE LOOKS like a worn dummy". she thought, taking her reddish hair and PLACING it on HER shoulder. Then she GLANCED anxiously inside her flat, before looking at Isaac again.
"Isaac", she repeated. "Isn't THAT a Jewish name?" she asked.(La tua fata letteraria ha colpito ancora!)
0 votedOctober 21, 20122- Lezione 3 / Coniugando essere Essere (to be) Massimo is not here, he is at his aunt's ... Massimo non e qui, e da sua zia. Girls, you are in school at three? ... Ragazze, siete a scuola alle tre? Saturday I am always at home ... Sabato io sono sempre a casa. You are in Turin? ... Tu sei a Torino? Where are your parents? ... Dove sono i tuoi genitori? We are ready to study ... Noi siamo pronti a studiare. You are Italian? ... Sei italiano? Luisa is not American, she is Canadian ... Luisa non e americana, lei e canadese. Prego, non correggere gli accenti mancanti. Non so come posizionare gli accenti quando digitando su questo portatile americano. Grazie!October 20, 201231
- Lezione 2 / Singolare e Plurale My brother is cute ... Il mio fratello e carino My brothers are cute ... I miei fratelli sono carini This is my uncle ... Questo e mio zio These are my uncles ... Questi sono i miei zii My grandmother is old ... La mia nonna e vecchia My grandmothers are old ... Le mie nonne sono vecchie Quello... Quella foto e vecchia. Quella automobile e una Fiat. Como sono bravi quegli avvocati. E irlandese quello studente? Sono facili quel ricette? Quegli bambini hanni i capelli biondi. Quel ospedale e grande. Com'e bello quello negozio. Prego, non correggere gli accenti mancanti. Non so come posizionare gli accenti quando digitando su questo portatile americano. Grazie!October 20, 201230
A short story - part one
The TWO-ROOM flat, on the third floor OF A BUILDING ON, Anelli Street stank of CLOTHES, fried eggs and piss. "ANOTHER man HAD lived THERE before him", thought Isaac, AS he OPENED the French window that looked OUT onto the terrace. The sun SHONE ON some beatles running into the cracked plaster. It was afternoon. The yellowish linoleum of the floor was BULGING and four matresses were piled in a corner.
Isaac fastened his necklace and went out onto the terrace. He breathed deeply. He missed Abeokuta, his birthplace. It was built in 1825 to escape to slave- traders. DIFFERENT tribes joined in that wonderful valley to live FREELY, protected by THE huge walls, made of mud, surrounding the area for miles.
Isaac closed his eyes. There was a lovely smell of cacao. It got into his nostrils. AS A CHILD, his parents HAD planted CACAO while he RAN across the rich valley. Far OFF he saw the big grey rocks. He could hear the hypnotic tom-tom of Youruba drums. His tribe mixed Catholic tradition with Voodoo. The powerful rattles "gong gong" could AWAKEN the evil spirits if INEXPERIENCED hands played them.0 votedOctober 20, 20122A short story -part two
The wizard of his village repeAted it continuously. Isaac smiled, his full lips REVEALING his white teeth. He didn't believe in those trivial stories. He attended the Salvation Army School and then he was a graduate of University of Ibadan, the second largest city in Nigeria. His postgraduate (STUDIES or DEGREE) in Classics and Ancient History got him to laugh at these old wives' tales, but he remembered those ceremonies (STORIES possibly?) with melancholy.
A click of a cover; he looked round to see what it was. (I do not understand "click of a cover.)
A young woman was behind him, she had a foot on the wall and a light pink dressing gown that uncovered her ivory thighs.
Isaac straightened THE heavy frame OF HIS GLASSES on HIS nose. He was very shy and couldn't SPEAK. (These changes are more literary.)
The young woman put a cigarette between her lips, lit it with a Bic lighter and looked at him. She had deep blue eyes.
She offered HIM A CIGARETTE, passing THE PACKET through the railing between the two terraces.0 votedOctober 20, 20122- Lezione 1 My name is Corby ... Mi chiamo Corby What is your name? ... Come si chiama? Pleased to meet you ... Piacere di conoscerla Where are you from? ... Dov'e Lei? or Di dov'e? (unsure) Where do you work? ... Dove lavora? Do you live here? ... Lei abita qui? Molte parole per saluti Hello ... Ciao Hello ... Salve Hello (on the telephone) ... Pronto (sul telefono) Good Morning, Good Day ... Buon Giorno (why do you not say Buona Mattina?) Good Afternoon ... Buon Pomeriggio Good Evening ... Buona Sera Molte parole quando lasciando Goodbye ... Arrivederci Goodbye ... Ciao See you soon ... A presto See you tomorrow ... A domani Best wishes ... Auguri Have a good trip ... Buon Viaggio It's pretty late ... E gia tardi Come again soon ... Torni presto I will call you tomorrow ... Ti telefono domani I enjoyed myself very much ... Mi e piacuto molto Good Night ... Buona Notte Prego, non correggere gli accenti mancanti. Non so come posizionare gli accenti quando digitando su questo portatile americano. Grazie!October 18, 201210
I Like Life
I want to learn English, because it is important to me. Foreign languages blur the boundaries of communication around the world.
Or you could also say: I want to learn English, because it is important to me. Foreign languages blur the boundaries of worldwide communication.
0 votedOctober 14, 20120- That is the full name. It is now known as W.E. Greiner Middle School. WHO WAS W. E. GREINER? William Edward Greiner was born March 11, 1863, in Paris, Texas. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Greiner. Mr. Greiner received his early training in the Paris schools and graduated from the University of Illinois with a Graduate of Pharmacy degree in 1888. He was in the retail drug business in Paris from 1891 to 1899. In 1900, the Greiner-Kelly Drug Company was organized and established in Dallas. Mr. Greiner served as president of the company. He was married to Miss Myrtle Imogene Terry of Dallas, and they had two children, Mary Adelia and William E. Jr. Always interested in civic affairs and the youth of this city, Mr. Greiner was a member of the Dallas Board of Education for ten years and served as president from April 1918, until his resignation in December 1923. During his term of service the Reserve Officers Training Corps was introduced and a masters degree was recommended for all teachers. He was privileged to select the site for the school to be named for him, W. E. Greiner Junior High School. Mr. Greiner died on August 16, 1934, at the age of seventy-one. THE SCHOOL ITSELF W. E. Greiner Middle School is one of the largest middle schools in the state of Texas with nearly 1800 students enrolled. Greiner has a rich history stretching back to the turn of the 20th century. The original classrooms were separate plank buildings on a grassy South Oak Cliff field. In 1915, the plan for a new middle school was decided upon. That building or what remains of it, is still part of the Greiner Middle School campus.0 votedOctober 14, 20120
