Happy birthday, Magic Johnson!!!!

The Legend is back!!!!

Happy Birthday, Magic Johnson (The Post Game)

En Français: [Happy Birthday] Magic Johnson, le magicien du basket   (Basket Retro) 

A dream come true!!!!

Incredible!!! A dream come true (how would you translate this?)

 Read about another dream come true  >>  Felix Baumgartner's dream  

What are your dreams???

Some articles to read about the issue:

• The Guardian:  ‘Pipe Dream’ motorbike rider surfing giant wave ‘thought he was a goner’ , Robbie Maddison cheats death 

• Top Gear: Watch: Robbie Maddison rides a dirtbike across water  

• Robbie Maddison Just Rode a Wave in Tahiti… on a Motorcycle 

Le Tour de France est fini...mais Paris est toujours là!!!

 

Even if the Tour de France is finished, we still have the city of Paris to visit. Why??? To begin with, at this time of the year (end of July and August) the weather is most suitable to go sightseeing (cool temperatures), fewer people and loads of things to do and monuments and museums to visit.

However, remember that Chris Froome has just won his second Tour de France!!!!

Chris Froome joins legends of Tour de France with second win               (The Guardian)

 

  Have you ever visited this wonderful city? Tell me about any other good places to visit during your summer holidays and that you've been to.

 

Solos or duets?

Which one do you prefer - solos or duets? Obviously, I like both, but here's one of my favourite duets:

Let's make a hit parade of your favourite duets, so send them to me.

By the way, do you know why gibbons sing duets? (Listening exercise from the BBC Learning English) + Articles to read about the issue:  1   2

Our hit parade  >>>>

• Alex  suggested: Albano and Romina's Felicita , Aretha Franklin and Michael McDonald's Ever Changing Times , Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson's State of Shock    
• Ariadna suggested: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's Summer Nights, Eminem & Rihanna's Love the way you lie, Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson's Say Say Say, David Bowie & Freddie Mercury's Under Pressure, Frank & Nancy's Sinatra's Something Stupid.  

Another listening exercise: Secrets of the rainforest