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The Common European Framework

lidia — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:04:18 +0000

The Common European Framework
Level University of
Cambridge
ESOL exams
(Main Suite)
Common
European
Framework
level
Description
Advanced Certificate of
Proficiency in
English (CPE)
C2 Mastery Able to communicate for extended
periods on a wide range of topics. Make
very few errors of accuracy, have a wide
& idiomatic vocabulary.
Upper
Intermediate
Certificate in
Advanced
English (CAE)
C1 Effective
Operational
Proficiency
Can communicate well though still make
minor accuracy mistakes. Still have
some problems understanding idiomatic
vocabulary.
Intermediate First Certificate
in English (FCE)
B2 Vantage Able to communicate in English, though
still with lots of errors. Aware of all main
tenses and grammar structures. Quite
high level of vocabulary. Many students
have reached a learning plateau and get
stuck at this level.
Pre-
Intermediate
(Lower
intermediate)
Preliminary
English Test
(PET)
B1 Threshold Can communicate with partial success.
Able to use basic grammar structures,
still rapidly learning new vocabulary.
Elementary Key English Test
(KET)
A2 Waystage Able to use simple tenses & everyday
vocabulary items. Difficulty
communicating any more than general
topics. Steep learning curve at this
stage.
Beginners A1
Breakthrough

Ride on

lidia — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:12:04 +0000

Michael Corleone and Apollonia

lidia — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:18:07 +0000

Sexuality

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:26:21 +0000

So, here I am
On the threshold of your land
Struggling, striving, fighting,
Just to find myself
More withdrawn by you
I look, I see, I sense,
Some sort of reminiscence
Of details of cadence
Things willingly unperceived
Two plus two equals four
So now I know the crime.
Sex crime. Your crime.
Both your crime
His eyes in yours
An exquisite understanding
Between a genteel young and handsome fellow
And a lesser one.
His hand in yours you secretly stole love from eachother
In the desolate night scented by oranges
Deep down I knew
And now I have a clue of what was going on between you two
And to what the hatred for me was due.

Tribute to Rimbaud and Verlaine

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:21:34 +0000

Come, come to this land,
A song in my head
I’ll just dream of you instead
Dreams fill my head of love,
Adventures and joy
Come to me, my love
All the above I would sacrifice for your love.

Once in a lifetime

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:18:50 +0000

Once in a lifetime you find someone
I found you
Now I have shed light on it.
You are usually
All over the world
Now you decided to stay home
Why? The answer my friend, is that to each other you tend.

Flabbergasted

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:16:44 +0000

It hit me,
All of a sudden,
Your reserve
His resentment,
No goodbye,
No endearment,
His suspicion at our exchange,
Your indifference,
Both despising me,
Irony, superiority,
Your occasional parting afore time,
Both fleeing in each others arms
I feel poignant the defeat, cheat
Mean. Mean
You despise women
Women in androgynous forms
Come with thee both
Betrayal. Superiority. Exteriority
Love is not your priority
You disguised as women
I disguised as man with the other one I shared the pain.

Disappointment

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:14:49 +0000

Whatever I have done to you
It’s no reason of eating and tearing my soul.
Friendship, somebody to call out your name,
to share your time with…..
Disappointment of being misunderstood by your understanding
Disappointment of being what I am and first feeling accepted, even loved
To be them trashed. Kindness. Smile, gazes, laughter and then sarcasm, loneliness
It was all a joke all a stage where I was just a puppet in your hands, no more sincerity, no more honesty, it’s just tragedy, continuously, fiercely, violence, raping my feelings and my heart.
The night call and messages, one to him answered by you. Squalor. Disgusting sensuality.
Satan’s sweet eyes of desire become those of indifference where evil becomes appealing.
Complicity, atrocity my saviour and the handsome devil together. Friend no more, rejection just hatred and resentment and a lost heart and silence.

Blind

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:11:44 +0000

I was blind for so long
I have opened my eyes finally.
Blinded by your light,
This useless struggle
Turned my day into night.

Beauty

lidia — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:09:45 +0000

What a waste
Your beauty such a waste
Voluptuous frame of dark almond eyes
Your gaze met his vulpine yes
The heights of love you enjoyed
While I was left to brood
You recoiled in shame from me
After hints have been thrown at me
His bride enjoys half of him at least
I of you just share your mind
Like handsome Greek heroes
You satisfied your greediness
And I am left with nothing but despair.