Sunday, October 10, 2010

TONGUE TWISTERS

Tongue twister is a sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate. As tongue twisters are hard to be spoken fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of similar sounds, we must practice saying the sentence repeatedly to succeed.
It is funny to use such sentences in games for children, teens, or even adults as a spare-time activity or in classroom.


Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?



There are many websites with lists of tongue twisters, I selected two.
I hope you like them!

Cheers!!!

[Vocês gostam de trava línguas?
Trava língua é uma frase feita para ter uma difícil articulação. Como as trava línguas são difíceis de serem ditas rapidamente, geralmente por causa da aliteração ou sequência de sons similares, precisamos praticar essas frases repetidamente para ter sucesso.
É engraçado usar tais frases em jogos para crianças, adolescentes, ou até mesmo para adultos nas horas de folga e em sala de aula.]


Tongue Twisters list


Tongue twisters at Indianchild.com




Saturday, October 9, 2010

JORDIN SPARKS - "ONE STEP AT A TIME"





Jordin Brianna Sparks (December 22, 1989) is an American pop/R&B singer, songwriter who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol when she was only 17 years old, making her the youngest winner. She followed her American Idol victory with the release of her self-titled debut album in 2007. Sparks won an American Music Award in 2008 and received her first Grammy nomination in 2009.

"One Step at a Time", officially released in the U.S. on June 10, 2008, was the third single from the album "Jordin Sparks". The song peaked in the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and the Top 5 on the Pop 100 chart. She has been on many tv shows promoting this song. With the success of "One Step at a Time", Sparks became the first and only American Idol contestant ever to have their first four singles all crack the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

[Jordin Brianna Sparks (22 de dezembro de 1989) é uma cantora e compositora americana de música pop e R&B que atingiu a fama ao vencer a sexta temporada de American Idol quando ela tinha apenas 17 anos, tornando-se a mais jovem vencedora da competição. Após a vitória veio o primeiro álbum homônimo da cantora em 2007. Sparks ganhou um American Music Award em 2008 e recebeu a primeira indicação ao Grammy em 2009.

"One Step at a Time", lançada oficialmente nos EUA em 10 de junho de 2008, foi o terceiro single do álbum "Jordin Sparks". A canção entrou no Top 20 da Hot 100 e no Top 5 do Top 100 chart. Ela se apresentou em muitos programas de televisão promovendo a canção. Com o sucesso de "One Step at a Time", Sparks foi a primeira participante do American Idol a ter todos os seus primeiros quatro singles no Top 20 da Billboard Hot 100.]

Read more about Sparks (Leia mais sobre Sparks)





Now it's time to work!!
Fill the blanks in the verses:
[Agora é hora de trabalhar!! Preencha os espaços nos versos:]



Jordin Sparks - One Step at a Time

______ ___ and wait
So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always ________ of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't _______

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name _____
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps __________
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of _________ waiting

[Chorus:]
We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all ________ ___
Everything that you wished for
______ be yours, ______ be yours, ______ be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name _____
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps ___________
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of ________ waiting

[Chorus:]
We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

When you can't ______ any longer
But there's no end in sight
It's the ______ that makes you stronger
The only way you get _______
Is one step at a time

[Chorus:]
Take one step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
On step at a time

[Chorus:]
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time