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Good afternoon,

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Any hour it is, all the best to you. 

Thanks to whoever reads and writes; everything is going on slowly, several people wrote to us or spoke directly, saying it is not so easy to upload comments and pictures. The result can be some sort of "redundancy", but don't worry, we’ll find solutions, we always do. As soon as we have more material as "comments", we'll be able to make our one about how working this way can be useful.  

We would like to propose today’s practice to different levels, Elementary, Low-Intermediate and any higher ones. 

- What can you see from your Window?

- Why do you like it? / don't you like it?

As a practice, try to rephrase sentences expressing the same meaning with different words.

Elementary students can write a description, building sentences connecting nouns and adjectives, focusing on formal correctness.

- Does anything ever come in through your windows?

- What is it?

Some of you might live in places where the view from windows can be beautiful and so different from one another.

Some others might prefer figurative language and decide that the best window is when they keep their eyes closed.

- What is a Window, then?

- What can you see? 

- How many things can you think of when reading this word, Window?

- Try to find other expressions for similar meanings. 

Try to use linking words such as but, although, because, for example, too, both; you can develop your writing and create a little text, emphasizing on what you can see.

Let us see what you see, and upload a picture in the Gallery to accompany your writing. Your eyes will also be ours. 

Low-Intermediate students can write a short story trying to imagine where this picture has been taken, and something about the little girl, where she is from, and offer her a suitable view from her window.  Very short paragraphs, cohesion and consistency. Up to your fantasy, write your story before reading any other, so that comparison can be more genuine, what we commonly do in class, extemporization. Pay attention to formal correctness and be creative. Any other stories written with closed eyes will be very welcome, it would be nice having them as audio in the Gallery, no eyes for reading, just listening to them.  

It will be a pleasure reading anything you write, including your “tales” and your "dreams". Do you have any? Is that possible? 

Anna - Coordinator                                                                          (Picture from Newsweek Issues, 2013)