GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA!!!!

Hi everyone,

thank you for welcoming us to your school! We had a great time and were impressed with your English language skills.

We loved travelling around Salamanca and are sad that we cannot find much tortilla in Adelaide.

Our flight home was good but very long! Baby Amelia slept a lot and only cried a little bit.

Amelia is nearly 6 months old now so I will soon be giving her some Vegemite to try!

Rachel

Kristie and Rachel´s grandmom

G'day everyone!! I thought it would be nice to say hello on your blog. We really enjoyed our trip to Salamanca and the many beautiful historical buildings. The local food was delicious (tortilla was my favourite). We especially loved the Plaza Mayor where we enjoyed quite a few cuppas, but the highlight for me was the time we spent at your school. We received a wonderful welcome and everyone was so interested to meet and share time with us. Your presentations were excellent and we were impressed with your English language skills and the way you understood us even when we got a bit excited and spoke too fast!  

I think you are very lucky to go to school at Villamayor - it is such a lovely place and your school has a friendly atmosphere where everyone smiles and laughs a lot. It is easy to see why Kristie loves being there and working with you all. I am back at work now and have told many people about our visit. They were interested to hear about you all. They were impressed that you all tasted Vegemite and laughed that some of you were gobsmacked at the unusual and strong flavour. Well done for trying it, you can't meet an Aussie and not taste some dinky-di food!

I wish you all well with your English studies. Keep up the hard yakka and maybe you will be able to use your language skills to have a chinwag in Australia one day! 

Much happiness to you all,

Marianne xx

GOOD MEMORIES!!!!

Hi guys!!!

Your scrapbooks are amazing!!! I hope you never forget this awesome experience!! Good job guys. Here you are some pictures for you to enjoy what you´ve lived in NYC. I hope you are aware of how lucky you are with this exchange...

THERE YOU GO: NEW YORK!!!

Hi guys!!!

I know that all of you are not taking part at the exchange experience, however I have decided to take advantage of this opportunity for the whole class.

Here you are some interesting sites about the city and you have also some suggestions when you are travelling to U.S.A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-58nsUMFs8&feature=related

         http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/usa.html

I want you to make comments ASAP on your expectations about this experience or if some day you visited New York.

Enjoy this adventure!!!

COUNT DOWN....OUR AMERICANS ARE HERE!!!!!

Hi all!!!

How´s it going?? Are you ready for this amazing experience?? As I´ve told you in class, this exchange could be an unforgettable adventure in your lives.... if you do your best...opening your mind, being flexible, comparing, above all, being yourself!! Go ahead guys!!

As you´ve decided to do something special for our americans at the airport...here you are the link to practise with this international and wonderful song.

COUNT DOWN GUYS!!! ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE!!!

A DEBATE....

Hi guys!!!

Last day, we were dealing with several expressions to establish a debate and you did it quite well..I want you to continue using this new vocabulary and these new linguistic expressions, here, at the blog...so I am going to display a new topic and I will be waiting for your opinions throughout the week.

The new topic is:

SHOUL YOU WATCH FILMS IN ORIGINAL VERSION WITH SUBTITLES OR SHOULD THEY BE DUBBED??

Now it is your turn guys!!!

A REVIEW OF A TV PROGRAMME

Hi all!!!

I want you to write a review of your favourite TV programme. Reviews often include positive and negative comments or ideas. We even use connectors of contrast to connect contrasting ideas...so, organise your ideas into paragraphs according to the plan below:

Before you write:

Choose a TV programme, describe what the programme is about, give your opinion of the programme and use connectors of contrast.

Write your review:

Paragraph 1: Introduce the programme. Include its name and type. State your opinion.

Paragraph 2: Give more details: the main characters, actors, what the programme is about and what you like and don´t like about it.

Paragraph 3: Say why you think readers will enjoy/ not enjoy the programme.

Deadline is 22nd January.

Enjoy the activity guys!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year with your family and friends. I´m sure you will all have a great break, so in your first participation of the year in our classroom blog, you should tell us about two things:

1.Your favourite part of the break or a funny story that happens to you.

AND...

2. Your New Year´s resolutions.

New projects are coming during this term...be ready, charge your battery, and start enjoying English right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!