Girona: I love you....I miss you.

I lived in Girona for 10 years and many important things happened to me during this decade: I started teaching English, I got married, my children were born there and I met my best life-time friends... I became a full grown -up, an adult woman in this small,beautifull city in the North-East of Catalonia. People say that it is as difficult to love Girona when you first go to live there as it is to forget about it when you leave it. It is absolutelly true. There are places you fall in love at first sight, places you always want to go back to.... Can you tell me what is this place for you? What is it like? What does it smell of? Give me a picture in words of this place.

For Anna

Clever and hard-working students like you always want to do more. That's way my blog is called " Tell me more.. tell me more "...(well, to be honest it is for Grease song, too). Click here and it will take you to a really interesting site.Please tell me if you like it. Surf it and you can self-check yourself. Cherrio!!!!

4 A e-learning class?

Can you tell me your opinion about today's grammar class?

WATER PLANET

These days everybody seems to be concerned and worried about CLIMATE CHANGE and other environmental issues. Politicians and many other famous and public people such as singers or actors express their opinions about those problems. They invest money and time on it. A good example is the ecosite of Leonardo DiCaprio. There you can find a lot of information including some videos where he details the situation about "Climate Change" and "Water Planet". Your task here is: 1st: watch the video about WATER once, if you watch it on the YouTube version posted on this blog you will be able to control it and go backward and forward as many times as you need 2nd Take a note of the main words and ideas that appear on the video 3rd Watch the video again and read the transcript by clicking on this link. 4th write a comment on this blog to tell us: - a) Your opinion about this video. - b) Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of our planet? Why? To get to know more about climate change go to this page where you can watch several videos about this topic

April's Fool day?

Now you now a litlle more about Britain's culture. Sorry, I like jokes. You will never forget this one. April's FoolsDay. April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day occurs annually on April 1. The day is generally observed by playing a practical joke on a "victim" who soon becomes known as an April Fool. This custom is thought to have started in France during the 16th century but the British are credited with bringing it to the United States. The commonly accepted origin of April Fool's Day involves changes in the calendar. At one time, the New Year celebration began on March 25 and ended on April 1. However, in 1582, King Charles IX adopted the Gregorian calendar and accepted the beginning of the new year as January 1. Those who refused to acknowledge the new date or simply forgot received foolish gifts and invitations to nonexistent parties. The butt of such a prank was known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish."