30th January: School Day of Non-violence and Peace

1.The "School Day of Non-violence and Peace" (DENIP), founded in 1964 and also known as World or International Day of Non-violence and Peace, is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.
2. It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace.

3. It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. In countries with a Southern Hemisphere school calendar, it can be observed on March 30 or thereabouts.

4. Its basic message is: "Universal Love, Non-violence and Peace. Universal Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, amd Peace is better than war".

5. The method of teaching this activity of education in values should be one of experiences and it can be freely applied in each centre of education according to its own teaching style.

6. Friends of DENIP are those persons who, by accepting the spiritual, individual and social supremacy of universal love, non-violence, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights and peace above their opposites, advocate the diffusion of the principles which inspired the day.
Llorenç Vidal

Founder of DENP

English translation by the "Majorca Daily Bulletin" (Majorca).
Source: http://es.geocities.com/kirigirisu2002/denip_abstract.html

Be going to

USES & EXAMPLES


1. To talk about our plans or intentions >  I am going to visit London next holiday.
2. When you are certain that something is going to happen in the future. > Look at this car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.

Exercises
 
2. Write affirmative and negative sentences using be going to.
a. I /paint /my bedroom. > not hung up posters.
Example: I am going to paint by bedroom. I am not going to hung up posters.
b. John and I / meet / at the theme park > not at the cinema.c. My sister / work / in a hospital. > not travel around the world.
d. My parents /agree with me. > not argue with me.
e. I / buy / a new fantastic house. > not live in an ordinary house.
f. Our family / camp / outdoors / this summer.

Homework:
Write the words in the correct order.

1. to / it / going / this / rain / afternoon? / Is
2. this / meeting / us / 3.00 / They're / afternoon. / at
3. the / cinema / going / tonight. / I'm / not/  to
4. party's / be / going / think / I "/ fun. / to / the
5. live / is / the / in / going / James / States. / to / United
6. She / isn't / that / film. / to / like / going