Penélope Cruz on American TV

Watch this interview with our most international actress on Jimmy Kimmel's show. You'll see her English is OK, but nothing to write home about (like her movies, by the way). WATCH IT HERE

Translation Machine

I hope you enjoy this funny video about a device to translate women's words into plain English: WATCH VIDEO

Lace walls in Ireland

One of the funniest anecdotes of our trip happened on the bus on our way to Moher cliffs. Our Irish guide was telling us about some of the "lace walls" that crisscrossed the landscape. As some of the students didn't understand "lace" I translated the word and said "puntillas" to the guide, who repeated on the microphone for everyone to hear: "putillas?". You can imagine how funny that sounded!

For some more info about this curious walls:

Lace walls on the Aran Islands

More pics from Ireland

(almost) the whole group posing at the top of some breathtakingly beautiful cliffs

Our trip to Dublin

Outside the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Superb tour + "complimentary" pint of Guinness at their Gravity Bar while enjoying 360º views of Dublin. http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Index.aspx

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

EXAM DATES!!!!

Hi class. The exam dates have been made officially public at last. The final exam will take place on 30th May between 16:00 and 19:15.

Monty Python's definition of "Fuck"

SWEARING

How Swearing Works

SWISS SPAGUETTI HARVEST

Probably the most famous April Fool's Hoax broadcast by the BBC. Why don't you look for other funny hoaxes and share them with your mates here?

APRIL FOOL'S DAY GAP-FILLING AND WORD-BUILDING

APRIL FOOL OK

SPAIN IN THE GUARDIAN.

Neus has sent me this fantastic link to The Guardian newspaper in-depth look at out country. I'm sure you'll enjoy learning what the Brits think about us. There are also podcasts and videos where people tell us what they think is the best country in Europe and talk about  lifestyle, politics, climate, dress sense... to justify their choices. Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/new-europe.

The Fun Theory

www.thefuntheory.com This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is theeasiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself,for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing thatmatters is that it’s change for the better.

THE FUN THEORY GAP-FILL

RED NOSE DAY

Learn about this very special day in the UK (18th March this year) on: http://www.rednoseday.com/. Comments welcome!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Hi class. Have a look at this very interesting site with loads of info about St. Patrick's Day (and many other topics!):  http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

The virtual revolution

Watch the first 10 minutes of this BBC documentary and then answer the questions below:



the virtual revolution para blog

AKINATOR

Just in case you haven't met this smart genie that can read your thoughts. How clever! Have a go and see how he can guess who's in your mind!: http://en.akinator.com/

Top 10 Spanish swearwords

We'll soon be dealing with the topic of English swearwords in class (you students love to learn them!). I came across this very interesting webpage that teaches "guiris" how to swear in Spanish. Hope you find it as funny as I did. Looking forward to your comments:
http://www.wildjunket.com/2009/03/19/top-10-spanish-swear-words/

50 interesting facebook facts

Have a look at these 50 facts about Facebook that we dealt with in class. In this webpage, there are thousands of random facts about loads of things. Hope you find something interesting here:

http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facebook-facts.html

How big a Loser are you?

After dealing with the topic of social networking in class, why don't you try this test? http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~stellal/Quiz.htm

Lower speed limit on Spanish motorways

lower speed limit as oil prices rise

The Numerati reading comprehension

the numerati ok

The Numerati listening comprehension

Listen to an interview to Stephen Baker, author of The Numerati, here: http://thenumerati.net/?catID=4

the numerati listening

IT STARTED WITH A KISS

Have a look at this article about our medieval festival written by Annie Bennet and published in 1998 in The travel section of The Daily Telegraph. It is interesting to see our own fiesta through the eyes of a British journalist. You can also read the translation which appeared a few days later in Diario de Teruel.
IT STARTED WITH A KISS

Thomson Airways in-flight security video

Thanks to Santiago for this beautiful video. It is a must watch! IT IS PRICELESS!
Thomson Airways, based in London , is the world's largest charter airline, and, the third largest airline in the United Kingdom by total passengers carried.
Thomson Airways, Ltd. holds a UK Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating License permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. They have a fleet of 63 Boeing and Airbus aircraft, and in this video, you will see their cabin crew in action.

Reverse Engineering by Woody Allen

Hi class. Sorry I haven't been very active on the blog lately, but I've been rather busy with all the mock exams.

As you know, we're soon going to read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a tale about a man who aged backwards. I've come across a very witty quote by Woody Allen about the same topic. Don't you think it's brilliant?

The origins of Irish dancing

As you know, we've just finished watching Angela's Ashes in class. I'm sure you'll remember the scene of Frankie's Irish dancing lessons. Santiago's sent me this funny video where you can see how this dance might have originated. Funny or what?

A GOOD SITE TO HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH!

Try this web: http://www.busuu.com/es .It's a great networking site specially designed for people who want to learn a foreign language while helping others with their learning as well.

4 chord songs

Quique's sent me this clever video about how loads of very famous songs contain the same 4 chords!

Best pub sign ever

Santiago has sent me this very clever pub sign. Great, isnt it?

NETIQUETTE MULTIPLE MATCHING READING EXERCISE

Netiquette

MOCK EXAMS

The mock february exams will take place on 31st January and 2nd February at 16:30 and 19:00. The oral exams will be held the week after.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS GAP-FILLING & MULTIPLE-MATCHING READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES (WITH KEY)

New Year's Resolutions

The smoking ban

Hi. Have a look at this article and short video about the new anti-smoking law: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/8236170/Spain-introduces-smoking-ban.html