That's Art

This is one of my favourite paintings. Do you know who painted it?

I could see the real painting at Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It's amazing how different it is from the reproduction I have at home! Its bright colours catch your eye immediately and you feel you can get inside.

What about you? Comment on a painting you like.

Radio Script

Last week we were working on the script of a radio programme that will be broadcast and directed by the Music teacher Antonio Manuel Gallego. We have been reading the script aloud to improve your intonation and pronunciation. But I'm sure you have learned some more things. Can you give examples? Post your answers.


Thank you very much for your participation in the casting this morning. Vicki, Irene, Victoria, Carmen, Esteban and José Manuel. All of you did a good job and can be very good speakers in the future.

Día de la Paz

El viernes pasado nuestro instituto celebró el Día de la Paz y nuestro instituto se inundó de mensajes relacionados con el tema: dibujos, carteles, pancartas, textos, vídeos... La poesía también puede ser un estupendo vehículo para transmitir nuestras inquietudes y esperanzas, nuestros deseos de saltar fronteras (incluídas las lingüísticas) y construir puentes que nos acerquen. Este es nuestro mensaje:

Our house, in the middle of our street

As I promised, here are some pictures of my house in Wheaton, Illinois. It's not as big as the ones we looked at today in class!

This is my house. We have a garage and a garden.

This is my bedroom. I have got a big bed, a desk, a dresser and a closet. But I have a lot of clothes and not enough space for them!

This room is where we watch TV, the living room.

I share this bathroom with my sister. It's ugly!

The kitchen is always busy because my parents like to cook. Morgan spends a lot of time looking for treats here!

Is your home similar or different to mine? What have you got in your room? What's your favorite part of your house? I'll be reading your comments and discussing them with you next week in English class.

Peace Day

Next Friday 30th January we'll celebrate the Day of Peace at school. But the word "peace" can imply a lot of different things. The Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary defines it as follows:

Peace: freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily without disagreements.


What does it mean for you? Leave here your peace message.

FELIZ 2009

Espero que este año nos traiga muchos momentos buenos para compartir.

Christmas time

At last exams are over. Now is time to relax. Here you have a lot of fun things you can do on holidays. You won't get bored!

Happy Christmas!