Sunday, 30 September 2012
Columbus Day
Watch a short overview of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus. It discusses in particular the circumstances leading to his discovery of the New World in 1492 and his sense of failure for not having found a western sea route to connect Europe and Asia. It considers the meaning and implications of Columbus' discovery.
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Past perfect | Johnny Grammar | Learn English | British Council
by BritishCouncilLE
The past perfect describes an action which happened before something which we are already describing in the past:
- He missed the train because he had overslept.
- He didn't get a table at the restaurant because he had forgotten to book one.
Maya Plisetskaya dancing Dying Swan
by llee611838
Performing in Tokyo in the 1986 Maya Plisetskaya and Soviet Stars tour.
Maya Plisetskaya, age 61, dances Dying Swan
by hookham
Clip with Maya Plisetskaya and swans, and her dancing The Dying Swan, Lenfilm 1959. Music by Camille Saint-Saëns. Choreography by Mikhail Fokine 1907.
Умирающий лебедь - Майя Плисецкая.
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