TWO SONGS FOR JANUARY

María Cortés sent these two songs for January:

PICTURE DICTATIONS

1st year students are learning and having fun doing picture dictations with María Cortés. In this activity the teacher or the students discribe simple scenes for the class or the partner to draw.

HOW TO BE AN ALIEN

3rd year students are working on How to be an Alien (1946), by George Mikes. It is a classic of British humour that has sold an incredible number of copies. It pokes gentle fun at the English and their relationship with foreigners, "alien" meaning in this context any non-English person. The book is characterised by much humour, affection and a total lack of rancour or bitterness. Mikes, an immigrant from Hungary, demonstrated not only his knowledge of English society but an insight into the English language.

3rd year students are going to translate some quotes from the book. The aim is to offer the best possible version of the texts into good Spanish.

Humorous Quotes from George Mike's How to be an Alien

People on the continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth. The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead. Continental people have sex life; the English have hot-water bottles. In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your personal view that two and two make four, but you must not state it in a self-assured way, because this is a democratic country and others may be of a different opinion. When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony; but when the same happened in England, the monarch declared : "We are not amused". Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues - the difference between the two being that the first is practised on the Continent, the latter in Great Britain. Always be original. It is not as difficult as it sounds : you just have copy the habits and sayings of a few thousand others. Nice people are those who say silly things in good English - nasty people are those who drop clever remarks as well as their aitches. In the old days the man who had no money was not considered a gentleman. In the era of an enlightened Mayfair this attitude has changed. A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuse to do useful work. England is the only country in the world where you have to leave your lights on even if you park in a brilliantly lit-up street. The advantage being that your battery gets exhausted, you cannot start up again and consequently the number of road accidents are greatly reduced. An English town is a vast conspiracy to mislead foreigners.

JOB INTERVIEW TIPS

4th year students are dealing with job interviews. Our teachers Caroline and Irene are responsible of this important topic for their future. The aim is that students learn about the DO's and DON'Ts in a job interview, as well as tips to be successful.

IF SPAIN WERE A VILLAGE WITH 100 PEOPLE... A MATHS PROJECT

2nd year students are practising to prepare the English version of an interesting video that offers statistics about Spain. Our teachers Ricardo, Emilia and Caroline are involved in this project. Don't miss the result!

3rd YEAR STUDENTS' PRESENTATIONS

3rd year students are preparing presentations for the English lesson using Speak Up magazines. Our teacher Mª José García is supervising this activity. First, they have to select an article they are interested in and then they prepare their presentations.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

HAPPY 2014

Have you heard about New Year's Resolutions?

A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous.



Here you have some of the most common resolutions:

-Quit smoking
-Get in shape
-Save more, spend less
-Dedicate more time to family
-Read more
-Learn a musical instrument
-Get in to a relationship
-Learn a new language
-Control temper:
-Keep up with the resolutions



Other lists include:

■Keeping in touch with friends more
■Exercising more
■Eating a more healthy diet
■Relaxing more
■Helping family more
■Learning something new
■Saving more money
■Reducing loans and debts.
■Becoming a volunteer for a local organization or charity
■Making regular contributions to a world wide charity
■Being more environmentally aware
■Recycling more products
■Helping a neighbour or a friend in need


Add comments with your resolutions for 2013.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year's_resolution
http://www.wishafriend.com/newyear/new-year-resolutions.php
http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/new-years-resolution-ideas-for-2011