Sunday, 22 December 2013
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Monday, 16 December 2013
Friday, 13 December 2013
Friday, 6 December 2013
'Mandela taught us we could change the world' - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
Your fellow student Natalia recommends this :
'Mandela taught us we could change the world' - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
'Mandela taught us we could change the world' - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
A tongue twister and a couple of Xmas jokes.
Marilé would like to share this with you, guys!
It’ll be little, it won’t be big
It’ll be big, it won’t be little.
And two Christmas joke for our party:
A British host told this really bad joke:
- At Christmas, what do you call a cat on the beach?
- Sandy Claws (pronunciation similar to “Santa Claus”)
The next one is bad too but you can practice the homophones: whine = queja and wine = vino
- What´s the most common Christmas wine/whine?
- Do I have to eat these Brussels sprouts? (The interlocutor understood whine)
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Friday, 15 November 2013
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Stormy Weather
Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my man and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time
Life is bare, gloom and mis'ry everywhere
Stormy weather
Just can't get my poorself together,
I'm weary all the time
So weary all the time
When he went away the blues walked in and met me.
If he stays away old rockin' chair will get me.
All I do is pray the Lord above will let me walk in the sun once more.
Can't go on, ev'ry thing I had is gone
Stormy weather
Since my man and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Curiosities, by Marilé
Marilé would like to share this with you, guys. I think it's interesting, so here it goes:
When I was looking up the word “scab” to tell my son “Don’t rip off your scab”, I came across this text. I think it is funny:
“Here’s just something so tempting about picking your scabs.
Maybe it’s because they sort of brown, harden, and crisp up, and end up looking like small, bumpy countries on the side of a topographical map. You just can’t help but play God, cracking up the coastline, slowly twisting the island around, or just ripping the whole thing off in one painful shot.
I mean sure, it might sting a bit. But check out that brand new skin underneath. All flaky and pink, ready and waiting for whatever this great big world has to offer. Even if it offers another round of roller skating without kneepads on a gravel driveway.
Yes, picking scabs is a sweet guilty release — like twisting your tongue into your loose baby teeth, popping big zits (grano) in the centre of your cheeks, or dropping hot farts underneath the sheets.”
And to distinguish between different sounds, sentences like:
- Don’t be rash (reckless, imprudent) when you are in a rush.
And curiosities like these:
- wound [wu:nd] herida
- wound [waʊnd] PT PP of wind [waɪnd] enrrollar; dar vueltas o cuerda; serpentear
- but wind [wɪnd] es viento
Friday, 4 October 2013
Spain judge: driving schools can charge women learners more
Click here to read the article. What do you think about the judge's decision?
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Getting to know one another
We are going to spend some time getting to know one another, also allowing people to get to know us. Have a look at the zodiac signs and see if you agree with the description of the sign you were born under.
Civil Guard arrests mother of 12-year-old girl found dead in Santiago
Click here to read the El Pais in English news story.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Welcome to the new school year!
Hi, guys! I hope we have a really good year. Check out the links on the right hand side column to find out all the info you need to know about this new school year!
Saturday, 1 June 2013
Watch: Patrick Stewart gives passionate response on violence against women at 2013 Comicpalooza
Moving and with subtitles.
"Violence is never, ever, a choice that a man should make".
http://globalnews.ca/news/601903/watch-patrick-stewart-gives-passionate-response-on-violence-against-women-at-2013-comicpalooza/
"Violence is never, ever, a choice that a man should make".
http://globalnews.ca/news/601903/watch-patrick-stewart-gives-passionate-response-on-violence-against-women-at-2013-comicpalooza/
Monday, 29 April 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Transcript: President Obama's Address Following Boston Explosions
Click here to read the full transcript.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Investigation of Spanish Duke Draws Royals Into Scandal
Click here to read The New York Times' article
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Friday, 8 February 2013
The ruling conservative party is shaken by a damaging corruption scandal
Click here to read The Economist article
Monday, 4 February 2013
Mariano Rajoy hit by corrupt payment allegations
Click here to read The Guardian's account of the latest news about the corruption scandal
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Friday, 1 February 2013
Anger at Spanish political corruption must be converted into action at last
Click here to read this opinion article in The Guardian
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Obama: AK-47s are for soldiers, not criminals
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Friday, 18 January 2013
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