Nov 28, 2012

Christmas Party

Next 20th December...

Here is the programme for the party and competitions planned to celebrate Christmas in the school.


Navidad 2012: Programa

20 de diciembre

  1. Quiz multilingüístico/cultural
  2. Actuaciones de alumnos/grupos de alumnos: villancicos, obras de teatro, lecturas, poemas, videos
  3. Fallo del concurso de tarjetas de navidad
  4. Fiesta


Bases del concurso de tarjetas:

-          La temática de las tarjetas es la navidad
-          Las tarjetas deben elaborarse en una o más lenguas extranjeras
-          El material de las tarjetas es libre (fotos, cartulina...) aunque no podrán superar el tamaño cuartilla (26,75 cm × 21,75 cm)
-          Los alumnos deben incluir en la parte de atrás de la tarjeta sus datos personales (nombre y apellidos) y el grupo al que pertenecen.
-          Cada alumno entregará su tarjeta a su profesor/a, y éste/a la entregará a la jefa de estudios.
-          El plazo máximo de entrega de tarjetas es el 10 de diciembre
-          Las tarjetas se expondrán en el hall de la EOI desde el 10 de diciembre hasta el 8 de enero, día a partir del cual los alumnos podrán recogerlas.
-          Se habilitará una urna para que los alumnos voten su tarjeta favorita en reprografía y se podrá votar del 11 al 13 de diciembre.
-          Habrá 3 premios
-          La entrega de premios se realizará el 20 de diciembre a las 19:00.

Sobre el quiz:

-          Los alumnos han de “inscribirse” por parejas para participar en esta actividad. Se lo comunicarán al profesor y éste a la jefa de estudios (fecha tope 13 de diciembre).

Sobre las actuaciones:

-          Los alumnos han de “inscribirse” para participar en esta actividad. Se lo comunicarán al profesor y éste a la jefa de estudios (fecha tope 13 de de diciembre).
-          Una vez se sepa el número de actuaciones se elaborará el programa definitivo.

Nov 18, 2012

Nov 15, 2012

America re-elects President Barack Obama

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Americans voted to re-elect (1) ____ president Barack Obama on Tuesday in one of the closest contests in U.S. history. President Obama saw (2) ____ the challenge of Republican opponent Mitt Romney, who asked the nation to pray for Mr Obama in his goal to (3) ____ the American economy. It was a nail-(4) ____  finish to what was a long, exhausting, bitter and expensive election campaign. Pre-election polls and TV stations said either man could have won the presidency. It all depended on several (5) ____ states, the winner of which would secure the 270 electoral votes needed to (6) ____ victory. Once the state of Ohio went to the Democrats, Obama knew he had another four years in the White House.

Many Americans felt (7) ____ that the election has now been decided. They had to endure dozens of nightly advertisements in what was the most expensive campaign in history. Most voters complained that the ads were (8) ____ negative and simply attacked the other side rather than (9) ____ policy promises. Despite the poor state of the American economy, voters once again put their faith (10) ____ Mr Obama. Many believe Obama won against all the (11) ____. Thomas L Friedman of the New York Times wrote: "No one can know for sure what complex emotional chemistry tipped this election Obama's way…It came down to a (12) ____ of Americans believing that…Obama was trying his hardest to fix what ails the country."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) incubating (b) incompetent (c) incurable (d) incumbent
2. (a) all (b) around (c) over (d) off
3. (a) ignition (b) re-ignite (c) igniting (d) re-excite
4. (a) baiting (b) boating (c) biting (d) beating
5. (a) swinging (b) swung (c) swing (d) swings
6. (a) guarantee (b) warranty (c) insurance (d) risk
7. (a) grief (b) relief (c) mischief (d) chief
8. (a) overly (b) above (c) heightened (d) elevated
9. (a) outlasting (b) outlining (c) outdated (d) outing
10. (a) on (b) as (c) in (d) of
11. (a) evens (b) neutrals (c) odds (d) strangers
12. (a) average (b) minority (c) share (d) majority

Full text and Key in the comments section.

Read the original source: BBC News 

And finally, thanks to Juan Miguel, read and listen President Obama's Election Night Speech.