The White Room

 

This lovely short poem was written by a learner of English, Irene Soriano Flórez, a student at the British Institute for Young Learners in Madrid.

Preparation

We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you read or listen. Then read and/or listen to the poem and do the task to check your comprehension.

Exercise

 

Task 2

Choose the best answer for each of the questions.

Exercise

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zahra 22's picture

nice poem Irene

caviroski's picture

no pain no game
got ya

imenashuaipi's picture

l like surfing the net....i feel great,relaxed and goooood.i dont think it is a waste of time ,for my opinion

ALBERT MURATI's picture

 
No
I feel different
for myself
I’m not playing.
No time for romantics
At all.
A donkey overloud
I think to myself.
And try to think different
and to overpass

sarahyangjun's picture

 i like this poem but anyway don't lost your way  an education lasts a lifetime.

d_jan's picture

Sometimes, I feel like a lost camel. There is so much going on around me that I feel uncertain on what should I do or what should I act on first. I'm like a grain of sand carelessly being pushed to nowhere by the waves of the sea. But even if I'm alone, I don't despair. There are times when we must be in solitude to reflect on our lives, our achievements, our mistakes and the path we should take. We become a better person in this process, just like blazing metal shaped by fire and hammer into a glimmering sword.

riham mhmoud's picture

I like this poem
But I do not like the idea of being lost and deserts
these days    specially

tiararruda's picture

Oh, this poem illustrates what I feel everyday after studying English. And I ask myself the same question: why?  I also feel that I don't know anything. 
Great poem!!!

Huy's picture

 i usually feel lost like a camel when I listen to a English lesson, but I know, another day, I will find my way out of my dessert 

tiararruda's picture

Great! I also hope to find my way out and stop feeling lost. :)