imagine

About the greek language

Greek language during the ages.

We could say  so many things about the foreign words in our dictionary.Although this is something happened ,it is right that so many foreign words have greek routes.These words are too many.We could discuss for 150.000 english words,180.000 french words ,some thousand words as well.

Let’s give some more examples in order to prove  our suggestions.How many times we use English words  which are coming from greek routes?How many times we are hearing such words from English speakers?Let’s give some examples.Problem,prognosis,protozoa,gastronomy,theory,trilogy,philosophy,philology,phenomenon,periphery,satyr,scene,lexicon,astrology.

It is true that all these English words through so complicated and obscure linguistic roads  arrived in English language having depart from the greek language. There are borrowed words from the greek language.It is very well known that English language has  taken many words from the greek dictionary.

The glosologist Aristeidis Konstadinidis has worked on this item in the  first volume of his book.He has collected 20.600 words which have been lent from greek to English language.This volume contains 27.000 words finally.

Let’s give one more example as far as we consider the world  around us.Especially the planetic system.All the planets of our galaxy have greek names,with these names are examined by the scientists.Actually all the planets have the names og the greek Olympians gods.Who doesn’t know the planet Aphrodite?Hermeus as well?Who doesn’t know planet Gaia,Cronos,Zeus,Poseidon,Plouton.Planets preserved greek names of greek gods because these names have some specific attributes.Planet Helios is the most bright of all planets.Cronos is the only planet which has a ring around its.That is a symbol  that everything happens in the circle of the eternal time.

All the sciences  through the years are helped by the rich greek dictionary.The word biopsy(this word comes grom the ancient verb οράω-ώ and the greek word βίος) has helped the science very much against the cancer.The science of psychology uses many products of the greek  word ψυχή.Psychology,psychometric,psychoneurotic,psychotherapy e.t.c.The greek word βίος(=live)has given so many solutions and scientific tools to sciences and scientists who are occupied with the phainomenon of the life.Biotomy ,biopsychology,biotelemetry,biotherapy,biotomy,biotope are just some words which become from the greek word bios.English words which  support sciences in our days,because they help in the formulation of the various conclusions ,are become from the greek language.

Greek language has given useful words for the values  of the anthropocentrism and anthropistic sciences.Philanthropy is a word which covers the human needs for the sympathy and solidarity(this word becomes from the greek words φίλος(=friend) and  άνθρωπος (=human). Anthropomorfic is another word which describes the liveliness of the universe and the world.

In the political sector greek language has given the very important words  of democracy,democratic,polis and politis.These words have been the very basis of the structure of the synchronic political sciences.

There is a text –this text has been written by professor Zolotas-which proves everything we have said up to here.This text is in English language but is being understood by greek and English people because  many words  although have their origin from the greek language they are used by the English language.it is as follows:

“Kyrie,eulogize the archons of the  panethnic numismatic thesaurus and the ecumenical trapeza for the orthodoxy of their axioms,methods and policies although there is an episode of cacophony of the trapeze with Hellas.With enthusiasm we dialogue and synagonize at the synods of our didumous organizations in which polymorphous economic ideas and dogmas are analyzed and synthesized.Our critical problems such as the numismatic plethora generate some agony and melancholy.This phenomenon is characteristic of our epoch.But to my thesis we have the dynamism  to program therapeutic practices as a prophylaxis from chaos and catastrophe.In parallel a Panethnic unhypocritical economic synergy and harmonization in a democratic climate is basic.I apologize for my eccentric monologue.I emphasize my euharistia to you ,Kyrie to the eugenic and generous American Ethnos and to the organizes and protagonists of the Amphictiony and the gastronomic symposia”.

Here follows a similar text which has been written by the pupils of our school.

“Agapitoi pareyriskomenoi in this philosophical Amphictiony.

Euphoria characterizes all of us because of this philosophical symposium.Logos is a pater of biorhythm and we must have a gnosis of this.Ousia and symvevikota are the two precious sons of Logos.Anthropomorfism and anthropomorphic system hace this basis.In Ancient Hellas logos gave to Ellines Epistimes of philosophy ,theology,oikonomy,astronomy.Eudaimonia was the great skopos of all of this.Psycho in Aristotle has the esoteric enthelexeia to pragmatize all,that think is christon.Anthropomorfism and anthropomorphic are an important harmonization with this logos.Dias and Athina took birth to Sophia which is the thea of Dias kara.Logos is in a great synchronism in the cronos.Humane nous is the weapon of skepsis.Ethos and exis is the next steps.Tihi and anagi could organize the prosopikon ethos but man is free in his skepsis and praxis.

In our days we must feel eutixeis because among catastrophical phenomena we have the eykairia of one pneymatic oikoumenical koinonia.Technology is an ethos to this on the basis of logos endemic.Charismatic people could govern human politeies.Politikoi with the charisma of christi and unhypocritical diakyvernisi.These politicians would get alived Athenean democracy .In philosophy kosmos has a very idion telos.All of us must feel En under the Platonic agathon.Many phaenomena  in our epochs could have a scope for our good.We must have the mnimi of kalon in order to practice oraion and christon”.

The influence of greek language to other European languages is widely known buto not systematically edited.Many foreign scientists have recognized the very significant role that the greek language has done to their sciences.Today,in the age of technology,greek language helps a lot the programmers of the computers because it creates many  words types for the computer programms(as logon,type e.t.c).

For the 6^th high school of Mytilene.

Teacher:  Vasilios Makripoulias

Pupils:      Kalitsas  Theodoros

                 Karagkani Ourania

                 Tsigara Athanasia

                 Kaltheli Aikaterini.

imagine,Johny Lenon....

‘IMAGINE’ by JOHN LENNON

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one

the song of the lip-dub

This is the song that we sang to in the Lip Dub with a translation into English by our student Gabriel Beddy. Thank you, Gabriel!!
Στίχοι: Locomondo

Μουσική: Locomondo

Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα

Κρύο δεν έκανε ποτέ

Έλα απόψε για να νιώσεις

Όπως δεν ένιωσες ποτέ

Θες να πάμε μια βόλτα

Σε μια χώρα μαγική

Όπου όλοι διασκεδάζουν

Λέν’ πως είν’ και ειδικοί

Μα αν γελάσεις έχεις χάσει

Λέει ο κανονισμός

Κι αν τολμήσεις να χορέψεις

Σ’ απειλεί ο αποκλεισμός

Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα

Κρύο δεν έκανε ποτέ

Έλα απόψε για να νιώσεις

Όπως δεν ένιωσες ποτέ

Απ’ την άβυσσο της θλίψης

Στα λιβάδια της χαράς

Είναι ένα μικρό πορτάκι

Που το πόμολο κρατάς

Τούτη η νύχτα θέλει πάρτυ

Θέλει ιδρώτα και φωνές

Όχι τρέντυ πασαρέλα

Και κουλτούρο συμφορές

Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα

Κρύο δεν έκανε ποτέ

Έλα απόψε για να νιώσεις

Όπως δεν ένιωσες ποτέ

Γίνε το παιδί του ήλιου

Και το γέλιο της φωτιάς

’Κει ’ναι η δύναμη του κόσμου

Αλυσίδες για να σπας

Ιδρωμένη αγκάλιασέ με

Η αγάπη είναι παντού

Κι αν γουστάρεις φίλησέ με

Να δω τα’ άστρα του ουρανού

Δεν κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα

Κρύο δεν έκανε ποτέ

Έλα απόψε για να νιώσεις

Όπως δεν ένιωσες ποτέ

English

It is never cold in Greece

it has never been cold

you can come tonight to feel

like you’ve never felt before

Want to take a ride

to a magical country

where everyone claims

they are experts on fun

But laughing is losing

this is the rule

and if you dare to dance

you are threatened with exclusion

It is never cold in Greece

it has never been cold

you can come tonight to feel

like you’ve never felt before

Between the abyss of sorrow

and the meadows of joy

there is a small door

which it is up to you to open

this night wants to party

wants to sweat and to be loud

doesn’t want a trendy show

and a miserable distress

It is never cold in Greece

it has never been cold

you can come tonight to feel

like you’ve never felt before

Become the child of the Sun

and the laughter of the flame

this is the real power

to break any chain

Full of passionate sweat hug me

there is love everywhere

and if you feel like it, kiss me

let the sky reveal his stars

It is never cold in Greece

it has never been cold

you can come tonight to feel

like you’ve never felt before

immigration article....

How does it feel to be an immigrant (or child of immigrants) in Greece?

We are three boys, two Albanians and a South African who live in a foreign country which is called Greece.

1) My name is Albi (“eagle”in Albanian) I am from Albania, I am fourteen years old. I was born in Greece and I haven’t experienced racism in any form as long as I have lived here. I live in peace with everyone here. I feel lucky because I have heard that some Albanians have had problems, especially when trying to find work or rent a house. I am not racist in my behaviour towards others and I think multiculture is the best and I prefer it.

2) My name is Gabriel. I am sixteen years old and I was born in South Africa. The first few years in Mytilene the racism was pretty bad. I could not communicate with the kids because I did not understand the language and because they visually showed that they did not want to know me. Today I do not experience racism to the same degree, although racism has affected the way that I behave around people. I am aware that I am in some way different but that’s not so bad sometimes!!!

3) My name is Michael and I am from Albania. I’m fourteen years old and I live in Greece. I haven’t experienced racism maybe because I was born in Greece. I think that it is easier for children than for adults because they become part of a community at school and make friends with other children. For adults, it is harder to find friends. I feel that another reason I have not experienced racism is because I don’t have an uncommon name like the other Albanians I know.

Lip Dub

Presentation of "imagine"John Lennon...

Imagine(by John Lennon).

                                           Imagine there’s no  heaven

                                        It’s easy if you try

                                        No hell below us

                                        Above us only sky

                                        Imagine all the people

                                        Living for today

                                        Imagine there’s no countries

                                        It isn’t hard to do

                                        Nothing to kill or die for

                                        And no religion too

                                        Imagine all the people

                                        Living life in peace

                                        You may say I’m a dreamer

                                        But I’m not the only one.

                                        I hope some day you; ll join us

                                        And the world will be as one.

                                        Imagine no possessions

                                        I wonder if you can

                                        No need for greed or hunger

                                        Imagine       all the people

                                          Sharing  all the world

                                          You may say I; m a dreamer

                                          But I’ m not the only  one

                                          I hope some day you’ ll join us

                                          And the world will be as one.

                     

6^th Junior High School of Mytilene

2^nd Grade of Junior High School

            John Lennon’s IMAGINE

AIM: To practice 1^st Conditional in a creative way.

OBJECTIVE: To produce a poem in the classroom if possible or simple sentences.

            PART 1

-T asks students IF QUESTIONS

a) If the weather is good, what will you do, Mary?

Mary_ I’ll go swimming

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

-T gives Ss sentences to match them

1st group	2nd group
If I have enough money	We’ll get a taxi
If the film is good	I’ll have a trip abroad
If it rains	I’ll watch T.V

            PART 2

1.     Lead in: T shows John Lennon’s photograph.

She asks some pre–questions.

Who is this man?   (John Lennon)

How did he die?     (He was murdered)

Why did they kill him?     (A mad man killed him).

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

2.  T lets Ss listen to <<IMAGINE>>

3.  After listening and before handing out the lyrics, T explains some words.

This aims to the explanation of the new vocabulary and to a first approach

to the messages of the song.

4.  T has prepared a set of cards with the words on. C imagine, heavens, hell

Religion, greed, brotherhood, war, peace, share, hunger)

5.  T gives them the lyrics photocopied.

6.  It’s easy if you try.

    Ss find at least five if clauses in the song. These sentences are not easily

    spotted, because they are hidden.

    T tries to elicit the first one as an example.

    -If there is no heaven above us or hell below us, people will live life for

      today.

   Ss give the following sentences.

a. If there are no countries or religion, people will live life in peace.

b. If you join us, the world will be as one.

c. If  there are no possessions, there will be no greed or hunger.

d. If all this happens, all people will share the world.

7. I WONDER IF YOU CAN:

       This is the most interesting stage. Ss try to produce their own poems.

       T divides the class into groups. T asks Ss to write poems according to the

       world they imagine want to live in.

Group 1.Imagine all the world without lies and bad thoughts

                 no need for valuable things and money

there all will be happy, together.

Group 2 Dream of a fair world and its peaceful people

                 A planet painted green and every day so simple.

                 Politics shall not corrupt our minds

                 neither war our children peace will prevail

                 and so will our people.

Group 3 If there aren’t governments or politicians

                 racism or borders

                 greed or wars

                 world will be a better place to live.

Group 4 We hope the world

                 without war

                 the world without death

                 and unhappiness

                 where people will live in peace

                 and no one will live in danger.

                 We hope the world without disease

                 With a life together and will be shared

                 By all the world.

Group 5 Imagine there’s one colour for all

                 No distinctions and no racism.

                 Then all will be wonderful and nice

                 And all the persons will be the same.

Group 6 Imagine a world without war

                 so everyone could be happy.

                 Imagine a world with one

                 religion and everything could be fair.

Group 7 Imagine there’s no countries

                 It is hard to do but nothing stop us

                 to live a life in peace

                 such one nation.

Group 8 People have their own dreams

                 for a peaceful world

                 with no war

                 but full of hope.

Some students created the following simple sentences.

S1. Imagine there is no war and all people live in peace

S2. Imagine every day was a Saturday.

S3. Imagine every day was a holiday.

S4. Imagine a world without racism and borders.

      All the children will play together.

S5. Imagine there’s no debt

S6. Imagine a world without lies and false friendships.

S7. Imagine a world without pollution.

S8. Imagine that one day, the world will be as one.

T has not corrected Ss’s work.