Once more to the cinema, my friends, once more...

Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla

Thursday 12 Nov, at 8:05 p.m. Nervión Plaza Cinemas, screen 17

Bomber, directed by Paul Cotter.Year: 2009
Runtime: 84'
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

SYNOPSIS: A bittersweet comedy about love, family and dropping bombs on Germany.

A bittersweet family drama tracing one veteran's efforts to make amends for the destruction he caused during World War II. Lovelorn art school graduate Ross is still down in the dumps when his eighty-three-year-old father announces plans for a family road trip to Germany. Back in the war, Ross' father accidentally bombed a small German town. He's regretted the mistake ever since, and now he's determined to visit the town and offer a formal apology. But getting to Germany won't be easy, because it's been years since father and son have exchanged a kind word. Along the way, father and son both learn some important lessons that will help them to be better, more compassionate people in the future.

CAST
Shane Taylor (Ross)
Known for his portrayal of the medic, Cpl. Eugene Roe, in the Stephen Speilberg's HBO series "A Band of Brothers", Shane originally hails from Dover in England. "Bomber" marks his comeback after several years away from acting.

Benjamin Whitrow (Alistar)
With roles in films like "Quadrophenia", "Brimstone & Treacle" and "Chicken Run", Ben was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of Mr Bennet in the BBC adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice".

Eileen Nicholas (Valerie)
A native of Scotland, Eileen is probably best known for her role as Ewan McGregor's mum in "Trainspotting".

Movie Trailer

Please come and join us!!

A2 (2ºNB) - Of relative clauses...

Things are starting to get tougher, aren't they? We have seen this new grammar structure in class and some extra help to understand relative clauses (defining & non-defining) would probably be welcome. So here you have it. Please take some time to have a look!

Please click on the word below for some reading on what relative clauses are and how they are formed (this link also contains exercises):

WHOWHICHWHOMTHATWHENWHEREWHYWHOSE

Just in case that reading the grammar rules in English is too hard, here you have an excellent power point presentation in Spanish:

Relative Clauses

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And here you have exercises to practise:

• Relative pronouns and adverbs
• Relative clauses
• Relative match
• Relative match 2
• Link the sentences
• Definitions with relative clauses (DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!)
• Who (subject-object) Whose
• which/who/whose/whom
• More relative clauses

I hope these are the exercises WHICH help you understand relative clauses better!!

A2 (2º NB) - Hey, check this!

Click on the picture if you want to have a look at an online version of THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY. Also, check the entry of 27 NOVEMBER for another online version of this original dictionary.

Here you have a taste of it:

CHILDHOOD, n.
The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth -- two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.

Enjoy!!

This is Halloween, this is Halloween...

One of our favourite festivities is coming along!! HALLOWEEN!! As you know, we celebrate Halloween on 31 October, but it's a Saturday, and obviously, none of us is going to be at the school on such a day of the week, don't you think? So, to sort out this little "problem", and as every year, we're celebrating it together a little bit earlier. So please join us for a party on THURSDAY 29, from 6.30 pm on. There'll be a pumpking carving workshop and we'll give a prize to the best carved pumpkin!! There'll also be storytelling, face painting, halloween activities... Lots of fun. DON'T MISS IT!!!

Cartel Halloween[1]

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When did it all start??

Interesting, isn't it? Well, maybe you need a little bit of help. Why don't you READ about the history of this festivity? Then you can watch the video again to see if you understand more. Try as many times as you need...

Now, enough of history. Now let's have some fun. LET'S PLAY! Try playing these games...

Do you like SCARY STORIES? Here you have some...

And finally, let's SING A BIT...

At the airport

In the practical English section of our student books of 1º and 2º de nivel básico we study the vocabulary of airports, of flying. As we travel a lot nowadays, we might find this extremely practical. If you want to go deeper into this subject, go ahead and have a look at these videos:

Apart from this, if you want to go a little bit further, GO TO THE BLOG ARCHIVE, AND LOOK FOR THE ENTRY POSTED ON 11 NOVEMBER 2008.

Enjoy your flight!!

Fancy a movie in English?

The Sevilla Film Festival is coming!! From the 6th to the 14th Nov. Have a look at the website of the Festival (click on the picture). This year the festival celebrates British cinema!!! So have a look, pick a film, or two...or three, get some popcorn and...

PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH!!

In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...

I'm sure you know this man. Especially those of you who are from or live in Seville, Spain, as his remains are in the Cathedral of that city. Yes, he is Christopher Columbus (or maybe you know him as Cristóbal Colón). On 12 October 1492, he reached the New World, thinking he was in the Indies. Today, it is not only a national holiday in Spain, but also in other countries, such as the United States. Why so? To learn more about this day, click here.

Now let's learn something about this man and his life. Please take some time to "read" this video:



Ok, sometimes watching a CARTOON is the best way to learn a story:

Now, why don't you test your knowledge on Columbus and Columbus day? Take this quiz.

This festivity arises a bitter controversy. What do you think? Is Columbus a hero or a villain? What do you think about this celebration? Please feel free to write a comment on this post.

Hey, I just found something you should have a look at. Did you know that Columbus might actually be SPANISH? If you want to know more, click here.

President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2009

Nobody expected it. Not even Barack Obama himself. When the deadline for nominations, Feb 1, arrived, he had only been in office (=en ejercicio de su cargo) for 11 days. When it was announced that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009, early this Friday morning, he was sleeping. And there was a really long list of nominees, including 172 individuals -- ex-President Bill Clinton, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Franco-Columbian activist Ingrid Bethancourt among them --- and 33 organizations.

So this award has come as a surprise to all, even in the White House. But the decision made by the Nobel Committee has been unanimous. According to them, they awarded the prize to Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

So WE'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION. Does Obama really deserve this award? TAKE ONE MINUTE OF YOUR TIME TO VOTE ON THE SURVEY WE ARE CONDUCTING ON THIS BLOG (look at the green bar on the right of your screen, just under the "quotation of the day")


Have a look at this INTERACTIVE TIMELINE for a comprehensive look into Barack Obama's life.

And for a quick look into the story of the Nobel Prizes, click on ALFRED NOBEL'S photograph.

Thank you for voting!! And if you want to write a comment and give your opinion, you're more than welcome!!

I'll never again say that English is difficult...

In 1º NB we've been learning about countries, nationalities and languages in English. So we've mentioned GAELIC. First of all, where is Gaelic spoken?

Irish (Gaeilge)

The Irish language, called Gaeilge, arrived with the Celts in the last centuries before common era.
It is still kept and supported in some areas, normally signposted "An Gaeltacht", covering extensive parts of Galway, Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and smaller areas in counties Cork, Meath and Waterford.
Here Irish is still spoken as community language by approximately 86.000 people besides English.

(Source: Ireland in a nutsell - mooseman.de)

Sample text in Irish Gaelic
Saolaítear na daoine uile saor agus coṁionann ina ndínit agus ina gcearta. Tá bua an réasúin agus an ċoinsiasa acu agus dlíd iad féin d'iompar de ṁeon bráiṫreaċais i leiṫ a ċéile.

Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

But people used to write in Gaelic in a different way, with a different FONT which looked like this:


If you want to read further about the Irish Gaelic language, click on the text above.

Ok, and now some practice. Let's learn some basic phrases in Irish:



And to put a perfect end to this post, why don't we listen to some music in Gaelic?

So now, when you think English is difficult...THINK TWICE!!
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1º NB (A1) - The Alphabet

Hello everyone,

Are you in 1º de Nivel Básico and need to learn the Alphabet? And why not, are you in 2º de Nivel Básico and CAN'T remember well how to distinguish between "A", "E" & "I"? If the answer to these questions is YES, this is your site, and this is your video:



Have you notice that the letters of the alphabet rhyme? You can group them into letters that are pronounced with the same sound:

The Alphabet Pyramid

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Thanks to Maite García-Saavedra, from the EOI Montoro, and our colleague from last year and friend!

S-E-E Y-O-U S-O-O-N!!