Karaoke Final 2018

And now ... The Winners!

1st Karaoke Casting 2016/17

And here are the results of the first karaoke casting of this school year.  Photos and videoclips will come later on! 

KARAOKE FINAL RESULTS

Today took place another karaoke final. The Polivalente was crowded with an enthusiastic audience and outstanding contestants!

2nd KARAOKE CASTING RESULTS

1st Karaoke casting results

XMAS is coming!

HAPPY 4th OF JULY

Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s first female Prime Minister and is regarded today as one of the most important political figures of the 20th century. The daughter of a grocer, she was born Margaret Hilda Roberts on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire. After she graduated from Oxford University, Margaret’s eye was clearly on politics; she first served as a member of parliament in 1959. A member of the Conservative Party, Thatcher held multiple government positions, including Education Secretary. Shocking those who vowed that a woman could never rise to political power in Britain, Thatcher became Prime Minister in May 1979. She served three consecutive terms, making her mark on the political stage.

As Prime Minister, Thatcher established herself as an active and authoritative political force. Her mission was to protect the autonomy of individuals and limit the powers of the state. She became known for her role in privatizing aspects of Britain’s government, for reducing social services and for restricting labor unions. “Thatcherism” was the term used to describe these policies, many of which were met with protest even as she vowed that her economic policies would allow the Britain to thrive. Thatcher stood firmly with the U.S. against Communism, earning her the nickname "Iron Lady" from the Soviets. She became known as a bold, uncompromising figure; she is remembered as one of the most important leaders in modern history. She died on April 8th 2013 at age 87.

2nd KARAOKE CASTING RESULTS

St.Patrick's Day

Once more St. Patrick's Day is coming to our school and we are going to celebrate it on the 15th March.
So, don't forget to wear something green or colours related to this celebration.

Traditional Irish Blessings

• Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter; Lullabies, dreams and love ever after. Poems and songs with pipes and drums; A thousand welcomes when anyone comes.
• May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go and guide you in whatever you do -- and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.
• May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

KARAOKE RESULTS

Our students were brilliant once again this morning!
Awesome performances!

Karaoke- 1st Casting

Join us next Friday at 10 o'clock in the "Polivalent" for the 1st casting of 2012/2013. It will be funtastic!!!

International Tongue Twister Day

The 7th November is the International Tongue Twister Day...so let's practise some English tongue twisters!

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

 




She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells.

So if she sells shells on the seashore,

I’m sure she sells seashore shells.






How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Columbus' Day

Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday. The event is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in Latin America, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad, Fiesta Nacional in Spain, Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity) in Argentina and as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Uruguay. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various areas since the early 20th century.

European Day of Languages

Did you know that...

01 There are between 6000 and 7000 languages in the world - spoken by six billion people divided into 189 independent states.

02 There are about 225 indigenous languages in Europe - roughly 3% of the world’s total.

03 Most of the world’s languages are spoken in Asia and Africa.
04 At least half of the world’s population are bilingual or plurilingual, i.e. they speak two or more languages.

05 In their daily lives Europeans increasingly come across foreign languages. There is a need to generate a greater interest in languages among European citizens.

06 Many languages have 50,000 words or more, but individual speakers normally know and use only a fraction of the total vocabulary: in everyday conversation people use the same few hundred words.

07 Languages are constantly in contact with each other and affect each other in many ways: English borrowed words and expressions from many other languages in the past, European languages are now borrowing many words from English.

08 In its first year a baby utters a wide range of vocal sounds; at around one year the first understandable words are uttered; at around three years complex sentences are formed; at five years a child possesses several thousand words.

09 The mother tongue is usually the language one knows best and uses most. But there can be “perfect bilinguals” who speak two languages equally well. Normally, however, bilinguals display no perfect balance between their two languages.

10 Bilingualism brings with it many benefits: it makes the learning of additional languages easier, enhances the thinking process and fosters contacts with other people and their cultures.

11 Bilingualism and plurilingualism entail economic advantages, too: jobs are more easily available to those who speak several languages, and multilingual companies have a better competitive edge than monolingual ones.

12 Languages are related to each other like the members of a family. Most European languages belong to the large Indo-European family.

13 Most European languages belong to three broad groups: Germanic, Romance and Slavic.

14 The Germanic family of languages includes Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, English and Yiddish, among others.

15 The Romance languages include Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian, among others.

16 The Slavic languages include Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and others.

17 Most European languages use the Latin alphabet. Some Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet. Greek, Armenian, Georgian and Yiddish have their own alphabet.

18 Most countries in Europe have a number of regional or minority languages – some of these have obtained official status.

19 The non-European languages most widely used on European territory are Arabic, Chinese and Hindi, each with its own writing system.

20 Russia (148 million inhabitants) has by far the highest number of languages spoken on its territory: from 130 to 200 depending on the criteria.

21 Due to the influx of migrants and refugees, Europe has become largely multilingual. In London alone some 300 languages are spoken (Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, Berber, Hindi, Punjabi, etc.).

If you want to listen to HELLO in different languages go to the following site:
http://edl.ecml.at/LanguageFun/Hello/tabid/1876/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

Welcome back to school!

Are you ready to start?
The English Club will be here to entertain you, inform you...and make this new year the best of all!

Earth Day

Earth Day is a global holiday celebrated as a day to bring awareness and appreciation for the Earth and its environment. It is celebrated internationally on April 22nd or in the Spring equinox. It doesn't matter which day you celebrate (or celebrate both!) because it is the focus on saving the Earth's environment that should be celebrated every day of the year!

2ND KARAOKE CONTEST RESULTS

HAPPY EASTER...

... EVERYBODY!!!