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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Irish Celebrity Liam Neeson

Irish Celebrity

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day we are featuring

Liam Neeson!

Liam John Neeson, is an Irish film actor with both Irish and American citizenship. Neeson is known best for his roles in Schindler's List, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Michael Collins, Taken, Kinsey, Batman Begins and Darkman and many many more! He has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. And just generally famous! 'Famous' as in a household name famous in North America and overseas!

How Liam Neeson became interested in Acting!

His interest in acting and decision to become an actor was also influenced by minister Ian Paisley, whose church Neeson would sneak into. Neeson has said of Paisley that "He had a magnificent presence and it was incredible to watch this six foot-plus man just Bible-thumping away... It was acting but it was also great acting and stirring too."

Latest Project

A Walk Among The Tombstones

Liam Neeson plays Private investigator Matthew Scudder who is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Now filming in New York city and the movie is due out in 2014! A Walk Among Tombstones film is based on a Lawrence Block novel “A Walk Among The Tombstones”. The famous screenwriter Scott Frank wrote the screenplay for the movie.

Cultural Learning Section

About Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day or in Irish Lá Fhéile Pádraig = direct translation "the Day of the Festival of Patrick" occurs every year on March 17^th. Also known as Saint Paddy's Day or Saint Patty's Day in the shortened speaking form of the name. Although traditionalist prefer Saint Paddy's Day because of the Irish flavor in the name. These days, you will also see it written like this in various Saint Patrick's Day themed cards and signs. It is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland.

And here are a few Positive Irish images and thoughts!

Have a Great Day! You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate! Hope you are wearing green!

Later this week we have a fantastic new interview coming with a new, dynamic martial arts film producer! Check back this week!

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Friday, March 8, 2013

DIDO IS BACK!

Dido is back! The Mega Successful English singer-songwriter released the highly anticipated “Girl Who Got Away” early this month! Already climbing up the international iTune charts, Dido is on track for a fantastic 2013!

Where did Dido go? What has this wonderful singer been doing?

Dido: “I haven’t been in front of another human being for 5 years…Time does seem to sort of slip away. There’s been so much else going on in my life. I got married, then I got pregnant and wanted to hang out with my family, a lot of amazing stuff. I have just been enjoying being me and having a family.”

Dido now has a 2-year-old son named Stanley with British screenwriter Rohan Gavin.

Why did Dido come up of retirement?

Dido: “I don’t know a life without music. I don’t really know a day without music…I see the world in songs.”

Did the birth of her son impact her latest album Girl Who Got Away?

No, because he wasn’t born yet. However, young Stanley was in the womb while Dido was recording Girl Who Got Away.

Dido: “I recorded a lot of my vocals while I was pregnant. When I was singing Girl Who Got Away in the studio, Stanley was kicking so hard, it felt like he could hear it. What’s crazy is that song always calms him down. If he’s screaming in the night, I just sing it and he stops and listens.”

How does Dido feel about motherhood?

Elated!

Dido: “Stanley’s two and recently it’s been a lot of fun, ‘cause he loves music, he loves drumming, he loves joining in band rehearsals, he’s just so excited. It’s so nice seeing it through someone else’s eyes, a proper, fresh perspective.”

Cheers to a successful return! We are glad to see Dido back on the international music scene! Here is the lead single Freedom (Lyrics Below)!

Language Learning Section

This week some more music to expand your Karaoke repertoire!

To help remember the words, listen to the song once or twice to get a feeling for it.

Now listen again and fill in the blanks with the missing word or words you hear. Some blanks are missing one word but others are missing more than one word.

Just to let you know, the words that are missing are key words/ideas from the song. Also, the missing words are high frequency words (answer transcript below). Enjoy!

DIDO

"No Freedom" Lyrics

Take it by ________.

That I'm free ________.

By the ________ I can tell

You don't think I'll be back for more

Try to think of the world

Where you could ________ and these safe hands could ________

Take your heart above the ________.

Wherever I choose to go

No love without freedom

________

Even when you don't ________

Even when you don't _________

I'll be ________ low below the ________

And you'll ________all out here

No love without freedom

________

No love without freedom

________

Standing here in ________

The ________ in front of me

Holding you in ________

And seeing as _________

No love without freedom

__________

Answer Transcript

DIDO

"No Freedom" Lyrics

Take it by your silence

That I'm free to walk out the door

By the look in your eyes I can tell

You don't think I'll be back for more

Try to think of the world

Where you could stay and these safe hands could go

Take your heart above the water

Wherever I choose to go

No love without freedom

No freedom without love

Even when you don't see me

Even when you don't hear

I'll be flying low below the sun

And you'll feel it all out here

No love without freedom

No freedom without love

No love without freedom

No freedom without love

Standing here in silence

The world in front of me

Holding you in my hand

And seeing as you'd see

No love without freedom

No freedom without love

Have a great week and to all the women out there, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Product Celebrities for 2013!

Successful in 2013!

What is new and exciting in 2013? A fresh year has just begun! Let’s take a quick look at what companies are coming out with in 2013! Here are a few of the next product celebrities of 2013!

2013 BMW M3 Sedan

Xbox720 (Microsoft)

Jurassic Park 3D (Universal Pictures)

Amazon Smart Phone

Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses

Girl meets World (Disney)

What products do you think will be 'hot' (=successful) in 2013?

Natural Language Learning

Talking about new products is exciting and interesting for everyone! People are always looking for “What’s next?”. This topic usually generates interesting conversations with friends and even with people you don’t know so well. It is also a great conversation starter!

Let’s try the products from above with the language expression "coming out with"!

Language Pattern

company name + coming out with + product name

Be + verb ing form

-Present continuous being used to signify the future.

3 part verb

-"to come out with something" = bring into existence, produce, create.

Language Feeling of the 3 part verb

“to come out with something” (1)Common 3 part verb used in Business English or Casual conversations. (2)Often used with famous names; especially business companies.

Examples:

(1)

Product Name: 2013 M3 Sedan

Company: BMW

BMW is coming out with the 2013 M3 Sedan.

(2)

Product Name: Xbox720

Company: Microsoft

Microsoft is coming out with the Xbox720 this year.

(3)

Product Name: Jurassic Park 3D

Company: Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures is coming out with Jurassic Park 3D in April.

Now you try it!

(4)Amazon Smart Phone

Amazon is coming out with a Smart Phone this year.

(5)Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses

Google is coming out with Augmented Reality Glasses in 2013.

(6)Girl meets World (Disney)

Disney is coming out with Girl Meets World toward the end of 2013.

So go have some English Language Learning Adventures! Let’s start 2013 with a fresh new conversations and friendships!

Take care,

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Monday, December 10, 2012

A Magical Christmas with Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Christmas is a time to share with family and friends. Also people will be talking about Christmas memories from the past. Let’s take a look at Tom Cruise’s favorite Christmas as a child...

Interviewer: When I was a kid the time of year that I loved was Christmas because it was the only magic time. Didn’t you one year, I read that there was a gift of poems.

Tom Cruise: Yeah

Interviewer: Tell me.

Tom Cruise: As I said, a beautiful mother, and it was actually the first Christmas when my parents were divorced and we didn’t have any money. And really not enough to buy each other a present. And all of the money kind of went to…well didn’t kind of, it went into paying for food on the table. And so my mother said listen: “What we are going to do is we are not going to buy each other gifts. We are going to pick names out of hat. And for a month you are going to do something for that person and on Christmas day we are going to reveal who you are and we are going to write poems for each other.

Tom Cruise: It was actually the best Christmas I had as a kid! It was a great Christmas!

Interviewer: It sounds like a great Christmas.

The story is direct. Tom starts by setting the ‘scene’ for the listener. His parents had just divorced. There was no money to spend on Christmas gifts. Food was the most important item. Tom uses past verb tenses to create the scene for the listener.

Next, Tom tells the story from his mother’s words. She is using ‘going to’ to express a future within the story time period. This gives the story a change of pace. It feels like we are there with Tom, listening to his mother’s Christmas plan. It is a nice style and more interesting than telling a whole story with past tense verbs only. Also, changing the pace of a story helps keeps the listener interested. In the final two sentences Tom reverts back to the use of past tense verbs and finishes telling the story. Tom reveals the importance of this memory to the listener with great enthusiasm and excitement in his voice: this was the best Christmas he had as a kid with excitement in his voice. The excitement in his voice also creates interest from the listener.

If you want to try out Tom’s Christmas Memory/Story Style, here it is:

Tom’s Story Telling Template:

1.Set the scene in the past in your own ‘voice’ or perspective.
2.Have one of the main characters in the scene/memory tell the story.
3.Return to your own ‘voice’ and why it was important to you (enthusiastically).

Full and original interview with Tom Cruise 'Christmas Memory"

(Counter: 6:05 - 7:01 – ‘Christmas Memory’ portion of interview)

Tom’s latest movie Trailer

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Eating Well with Celebrity Chef Cordell

In Chicago and looking for an unforgettable Foodie experience?

Celebrity Chef Cordell is the talk of city! Classically trained in French cuisine and well known at the best restaurants in Chicago, Chef Cordell brings his extraordinary gastronomical experience to the people. This phenomenal Celebrity Chef is engaging the ‘hearts and minds’ of the Windy City in a growing movement known as Eating Well With Chef Cordell (EWWCC). Whether he is cooking for a private clientele or educating in the Chicago Community, Celebrity Chef Cordell’s passion for food and wellness has created a buzz soon to go viral.

Alex: Chef Cordell, what sparked your interest in the culinary arts?

Chef Cordell: Since I was an early teenager, I’ve always had an affinity for cooking. Both of my parents cooked, and they taught my sister and me at an early age. When I was 15, I started selling cookies and brownies to classmates and church members, and it stuck with me!

Alex: What is “Eating Well with Chef Cordell” all about?

Chef Cordell: Our mission is to educate and raise awareness of healthy eating, and its benefits, to the public at large. We purvey this via cooking classes, public speaking, food writing, Personal Chef Service, catering, and workshops/seminars. Our long term goals include establishing urban gardens in major metropolitan cities, specifically in "food desert" areas, whereas residents of these communities will be able to learn how to farm, maintain, and produce fresh produce for sale to fellow residents. In this process, we intend to educate and employ local citizens. This plan will lead to establishing co-op style grocery stores in these same areas.

Alex: As an extremely talented Chef with a wide variety of styles and foods in your cooking arsenal, what are some of your favorite dishes to put on a menu for a small private party?

Chef Cordell: Thanks for the kind words, I definitely appreciate it! I look to be as open and accommodating to my clients as possible. Flautas of any kind, risotto cakes, salmon wontons, and most things involving duck, just to name a few.

Alex: Where do you find the ingredients to create your culinary masterpieces?

Chef Cordell: I love supporting local Farmers markets and local butchers as much as I possibly can. By shopping at these types of purveyors, the potentiality of freshness is increased, and you can generally talk to the growers regarding types of practices that they used to grow the foods.

Alex: On your website Chef Cordell.com, Community Outreach programs/events are listed as an important part of your life, can you elaborate on that for the readers?

Chef Cordell: Community Outreach is HUGE in my business and personal life; to say anything else would be an outright lie. With all of the help that I’ve received in both my business and personal life, I feel eternally indebted to be of service to everyone as often as possible. Currently, I volunteer with several organizations in Chicago & Charlotte, including “Operation Frontline”, The Salvation Army, “Polished Peebles”, and a few mentoring groups for young people. I’ve also been very fortunate to have spoken to children on the elementary and high school level, regarding cooking, careers, and motivation.

Alex: Currently, what food dishes/styles, from other countries, are you interested in?

Chef Cordell: I’m enthralled with Indian, Mediterranean, Spanish cuisines; these highly flavored and mostly healthy styles of cooking definitely excite me!

Alex: Who do you consider some of ‘the greats’ in the cooking world today?

Chef Cordell: Well two of my favorites include the late, great Patrick Clark, and Julia Childs. Currently, Alton Brown is definitely my favorite. I also like a few others, including Bobby Flay, Ming Tsai, Rick Bayless, and Giada de Laurentiis.

Alex: What celebrity would you like to cook for and why?

Chef Cordell: I’ve been very fortunate in being able to work with a few national celebrities to this point. I’d LOVE to work with my favorite jazz artist, Mr. Al Jarreau. I’d do my BEST to keep him alive for another 70 years to bless the world with his amazing talents! Other than that, any celebrity who’d be willing to want to eat healthier!

Alex: How can people get in contact with Chef Cordell?

Chef Cordell: I can be contacted by email at chefcordell@gmail.com, online at www.chefcordell.com, and by telephone at (773) 609-FOOD (3663).

Media Rep. Beatrice Davis

Alex: Celebrity Chef Cordell, thank you for caring and sharing! It’s been a pleasure talking to you today! Looking forward to your radio program! And for all you Foodies out there make sure to look up Chef Cordell the next time you are in Chicago!

Have a great week everyone! And remember you are what you eat!

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