Wednesday 16 December 2020


If I should stay,
I would only be in your .
So I'll go,
But I know
I'll think of  every step of the way.

And I
Will always love you,
Will always love you.

You, my darling you.
Bittersweet ,
That is all I'm taking with me.
So .
Please, don't cry,
We both know I'm not what you
You .

And I
Will always love you,
Will always love you.

I hope life treats you .
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of.
And I wish you joy and .
But above all this,
I'm wishing you love.

And I will always love you,
I will always love you,
You, darling, I love you.
I'll always, I'll always love you.

 

Monday 14 December 2020


 It's late in the evening.

She's wondering what 

 to wear.

She puts on her make up,

And brushes her long blonde 

hair,

And then she asks me:

Do I look alright?

And I say: Yes, you look wonderful tonight.

We go to a party

And everyone turns to see

This beautiful lady

That's beautiful lady

 around with me.

And then she asks me:

Do you feel alright?

And I say:

Yes, I feel wonderful tonight.

I feel wonderful 

Because I see the love light in your 

eyes.

And the wonder of it all

Is that you just don't realize

How much I love you.


It's time to go home now

And I've got an aching 

head.

So I give her the car keys.

She helps me to bed

And then I tell her,

As I turn out the 

light,

I say: My darling, you were wonderful tonight,

Oh, my darling, you were wonderful tonight.



Sunday 13 December 2020


Every night, in my ,
I see you, I feel you.
That is how I know you go on.
Far, across the 
And spaces between us,
You have come to show you go on.

Near, , wherever you are,
I believe that the heart does go on.
Once more, you opened the .
And you're here in my heart.
And my heart will go on and on.

Love can touch us one ,
And last for a lifetime.
And never let go till we're gone.
Love was when I loved you,
One true time to  on to.
In my life, we'll always go on.

Near, , wherever you are,
I believe that the heart does go on.
Once more, you opened the .
And you're here in my heart.
And my heart will go on and on.

You're here, there's nothing I .
And I know that my heart will go on.
We'll stay, forever this way.
You are  in my heart.
And my heart will go on and on. 

 




This fertile valley, hundreds of kilometers east of Marrakesh, looked very different three years ago. Instead of this organic farm, the land here had been claimed by the desert. The farmers that work it today lived precariously.


Farmer Mohamed Ait Lamine: "Before, we were oppressed by periods of drought. Even if you wanted to work the land -- if you wanted to do things -- there was no water. People lived on the edge of death."

During the frequent droughts, Mohamed Ait Lamine and others left their families to look for work on construction sites in cities far away.

Farmer Brahim Baiach: "Then, there was barely enough food, just barely enough. It wasn't like now."

Two years ago, international donors put up money to drill a well. The Moroccan government donated land. And 30 of Hart Chaou's poorest families brought a cornucopia out of the ground.

Lamine: "Last year, I sold 400 to 500 kilos of green peas, we thank God."

Baiach: "Tomatoes, watermelon, potatoes, carrots, turnips, peppers -- we've got all vegetables here."

The land had been divided into plots and distributed to residents who had no arable soil of their own.

Foreign aid paid for the pump that brings up the water and fills this reservoir. The farmers themselves pay to keep it running. Their new irrigation method has cut water usage by half.

 Lamine: "In the past, we worked in a haphazard way, without any techniques. We worked as our fathers did."

Now, the farmers plant their crops closer together and run water through narrow trenches. The technique was taught by aid workers who also showed the farmers how to fertilize with compost or manure.

Farmer Saddik Ait Abdelouahed: "What we're doing now is better. Now we have real techniques."

The methods they learned here are already being used in other regions, but it's not simple.

Lahcen Khallouki is President of Hart Chaou's Development Association. "It can be replicated, but the first thing is to have the space. Without land, one cannot do anything. Also, it's necessary to have a fund for the management of the land."

And farmers who can make the desert bloom.

1. They received donations to drill a well.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

2. "Last year, I sold ___________ kilos of green peas," Lamine said.
4 to 5.
40 to 50.
400 to 500.

3. "Tomatoes, watermelon, _________, carrots, turnips, peppers -- we've got all vegetables here," Baiach said.
potatoes.
lettuce.
pumpkins.

4. The farmers pay to keep the pump running.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

5. In the past, they used to work as their fathers did.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

Friday 11 December 2020

TEXT.

 The mountain lion is the largest cat native to North America. A solitary and nocturnal animal, it is not often seen in the wild. But here, at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, it appears to be in its natural environment, not an exhibit. This realistic looking canyon is made from molds of boulders using concrete and metal rods.


More than 300 animal species and 1200 types of plants are found along 3 kilometer-long paths. They include the endangered Mexican Wolf and giant Saguaro cactus. Visitors have the feeling of walking in the desert surrounded by native plants and wildlife.

Craig Ivanyi is director of the exhibits. "The Sonoran Desert region is a very special place. It's the lushest desert on the planet. Instead of being in an urban environment, you're immersed in the desert we represent."

More than half a million people visit the museum each year.

This woman is from Canada. "Oh, I think it's simply amazing. It looks very natural and there's so much variety here that I've never seen before."

There are many coyotes in Arizona. This one looks like it is in the open, instead of contained by a mesh fence.

"All of the exhibits are designed with barriers, moats, walls or fencing, quite often fencing that's difficult for visitors to see."

Some exhibits have glass viewing areas, like for the prairie dog. It's not a dog, but a rodent that lives in underground tunnels.

Other exhibits showcase the bobcat, a pig-like creature called a javelina and the black bear, the only bear species in Arizona.

Typical desert creatures such as scorpions and snakes are also on display, as well as animals that live in water like frogs, and otters that burrow under rocks and logs.

Birds are everywhere, both in captivity and in the wild. Each day, a demonstration is held to show birds of prey in flight. Birds like this Harris Hawk can fly where they want to, but have been trained to come back for food.

Bird Trainer Dillon Horger says the birds don't fly away because they consider the Desert Museum their territory.

"They want to come back with us, they want to go back into their enclosures, and spend the night in a safe, secure area where they know they get food and water and shelter."

Craig Ivanyi hopes the Desert Museum will inspire people to protect the Sonoran desert. "So they're aware of what kinds of plants and animals are out there, and hopefully, give them some sort of passion for wanting to save it."


1. The mountain lion is ____________ cat native to North America.
the smallest.
the wildest.
the largest.

2. More than 300 animal species and _____ types of plants are found along 3 kilometer-long paths.
120.
1200.
12000.

3. The prairie dog is _________ that lives in underground tunnels.
a dog.
a worm.
a rodent.

4. The black bear is the only bear species in Arizona.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

5. Bird Trainer Dillon Horger says the birds don't fly away because ________________________________________________.
they consider the Desert Museum their territory.
they are trained to come back.
they are in cages.



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