Spitting Image - Cher

Matt Damon on playing Francois Pienaar in the film Invictus

Matt Damon explains how Clint Eastwood made him look taller and how he had to get beefy and learn to speak with a South African accent for the role.

NB. Matt Damon is 5'10'' (175cm) and Francois Pienaar is 6'4'' (190cm).

Monty Python - Cosmetic Surgery

Raymond Luxury-Yacht (pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove) tries to get cosmetic surgery.

Avril Lavigne - Sk8er boi

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Interview with Avril Lavigne about the song. Click on the images below to enlarge the exercise and the key.


Thanks, Sofía.

Creature comforts - Self image

Word of the week 8 - 14 December 2008 AVATAR

An avatar (from the Sanskrit word avatara, meaning "incarnation”) is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego, usually in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games or a two-dimensional icon (picture) used on Internet forums and other communities. It is an “object” representing the embodiment of the user.

You can create your own avatar on http://www.befunky.com/

Word of the week 24 - 30 November 2008: EMO

Emo (pronounced /'i:m@U/) is a genre of music that originated from hardcore punk and later adopted pop punk influences when it became mainstream in the US. It has since come to describe several variations of music with common roots and associated fashion and stereotypes.

Today emo is more commonly tied to fashion than to music, and the term "emo" (short for emotional) is sometimes stereotyped with tight jeans on males and females alike, long fringe brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes, dyed black straight hair, tight t-shirts (sometimes short sleeved) which often bear the names of emo bands (or other designer shirts), studded belts, belt buckles, canvas sneakers or skate shoes or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black horn-rimmed glasses. Body and facial piercings are very common among girls.

In recent years the popular media has associated emo with a stereotype that includes being emotional, sensitive, shy, introverted, or angsty. It is also associated with depression, self-injury, and suicide.

Here you can see funny Emo pictures

http://www.roflemo.com/

Word of the week 27 October -2 November 2008: CHAV

CHAV noun (BrE, slang) a young person, often without a high level of education, who follows a particular fashion. Chavs usually wear designer labels, and if they’re girls, very short skirts and stilettos. Chavs still see branded baseball caps as a status symbol and wear them at every opportunity. The term is similar to America's 'white trash' stereotype.

EXAMPLES:

noun: There are always loads of chavs hanging round the shopping centre.

adj. [only before noun]: The bus was full of chav kids and chav girls with their big gold jewellery.

In Britain there are many words to describe people from this social group, and they are often limited to a particular town or region. Other words with a similar meaning to chav are townie, scally, ned and charver. The word chav has become common in southern England, and is generally thought to come from Chatham girls (Chatham is a town in Kent.) Some people think, however, that the word comes originally from the Romany word chavo (boy), which is also the origin of the Spanish word chaval.

To learn more about this word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav