General Strike in Spain

The day of Spain’s General Strike ended with large rallies in both Madrid and Barcelona.

The two main union leaders, Ignacio Fernández Toxo and Cándido Méndez called for the Government to ‘not commit suicide’ and return to left wing policies to fight the recession. Toxo insisted the that ball was now in the Government’s court. There were many placards calling for the Prime Minister’s resignation, something which the union leaders have never called for.

The day was ‘successful’ for the unions, and ‘uneven’ for the Government. It can be said that the seventh General Strike since Spain’s turn to democracy did achieve the shutdown of industry, but often only through the efforts of pickets, transport services were seriously disrupted, but the service sector was practically untouched.

At least 82 pickets had been arrested in total across the country by 4pm, by the end of the day it was over 100.

rally = concentración................................resignation = dimisión................shutdown = cierre
union = sindicato......................................successful = con éxito...................pickets = piquetesleft wing policies = politica de izquierda..... .uneven = desigual, irregular.......disrupt = perturbar, desbaratarplacard = pancarta ..................................did achieve = sí que consiguió

Talking about GRAMMAR...

WORD ORDER?????????.......................................
What happened with the PAST PARTICIPLE???? Will they really be... FINE?
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Tenses? Question words? Please, don't learn from these people...

A Guarda gets award EDEN 2010

A Guarda Council received yesterday from the hands of the representative of TURESPAÑA, the award EDEN 2010, which identifies the projects of sustainable tourism linked to the sea.
The event took place at the House of Alonso ( Praza do Reló), it began with the screening of a promotional video of A Guarda and then took place interventions of the Technique of Tourism, the Mayor of A Guarda, the representative of Turespaña, the Secretary of Tourism of Xunta de Galicia and Tourism Councilor of A Guarda, plus several other distinguished attendees of The Council, political representatives, associations, entrepreneurs, and other guests.

More INFO: A Guarda recibe o premio EDEN 2010

Back to the Battlefield

FUNNY BACK to SCHOOL, it's the most wonderful time of the year... for parents!!!!!!

..SOME USEFUL SCHOOL TIPS:

The first day back to school is fun because you get to see all the friends that you have missed over summer vacation. It is also scary because you have to find out who your teachers are and what you classes will be for the next several months.

Here are 10 first day back to school tips to help you through:

1. Double check your supplies the night before. You want to make sure you have everything ready to go in the morning. Paper, pens, pencils, scissors and notebooks

2. Lay your clothes out the night before. The more prepared you are the night before, the less chance something will go wrong the morning you are starting back to school.

3. Set your alarm fifteen minutes early. Getting up a little earlier on the first day of school will give you a little extra time to prepare yourself for the day.

4. Eat breakfast before leaving for school. Breakfast will help you concentrate better.

5. Spread your wings a little bit when you go back to school. It is very easy to stick with the same group of friends, but making new friends is a positive thing to do.

6. Be prepared to take a lot of notes on the first day back to school. Teachers have a lot to share with you. Take good notes from day one and you will be ready for anything.

7. Don't be a part of the rude crowd. Teachers don't find it funny when a student is rude and nasty. Sometimes it's better to be part of the "uncool" crowd.

8. Don't listen to the rumors about your teachers. They are all caring people who want to help you learn, they are not evil monsters. Don't be afraid to talk to a teacher or counselor. They are there to help you,

9. And remember…School is all about learning. It isn't about how many friends you can make. It isn't about who dresses the coolest or how many times you can do something wrong without getting caught. It's about learning things that you will need in the future. Take it seriously. School doesn't last forever

10. Enjoy your first day back to school; don't let the pressures get you down. Take a deep breath and realize that it's just a few hours out of the day. Every new day at school you will be one day closer to graduation… if you don’t waste your time!

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tips = consejos ...............stick = adherirse............................................counselor = orientador
supply = suministro.......rude crowd = la panda de los maleducados......take a deep breath = respira hondo
lay = disponer.................nasty = malo, desagradable...........................realize = darse cuenta
spread your wings = extiende tus alas................................................evil = malvado


.............WELCOME YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!

England Out of Africa

JOKE: What's the difference between the England team and a tea bag? The tea bag stays in the cup longer.

Villa strike sends Spain into last eight

(CNN) -- David Villa was Spain's hero yet again as his goal helped them past Portugal and into the last eight of the World Cup with a 1-0 second-round victory in Cape Town.
The Barcelona striker registered his fourth goal of the competition just after the hour as he stabbed a shot past Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo, putting him level with Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain and Slovakia striker Robert Vittek as the South African tournament's top scorers.
striker = delantero.... goalkeeper = portero
stab = apuñalar....... putting him level = igualándolo......scorer = goleador


.Spain will now face Paraguay in the last eight in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Brazil crash out to Netherlands in World Cup quarterfinals

(CNN) -- The Netherlands came from a goal down to beat 10-man Brazil 2-1 in their World Cup quarterfinal clash in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
An early goal from Robinho had put Brazil in command, but in the second half the Dutch drew level when Wesley Sneijder's cross was deflected into his own net by Felipe Melo.

Uruguay beat Ghana in penalties drama

Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach World Cup semifinals. Ghana were left to rue a missed penalty in the last minute of extra time on Friday night which denied them the honor of becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals.

beat = batir, ganarle a...................................rue = lamentar............................deflect = desviarpenalty shootout = tanda de penaltis...............in command = al mando.............own net = propia portería

2010 World Cup: Day 6

Switzerland 1, Spain 0

Gelson Fernandes scored in the 52nd minute and Switzerland held on from there to pull off the biggest surprise of the first round to date. Spain, the reigning European champion, had won 12 games in a row.

It is a nightmare start for Spain, which arrived in South Africa ranked as the second best team in the world. It will surely now have to win its next two group games to avoid an embarrassing exit before the knockout stages.

SCORE = marcar....................................................NIGHTMARE = pesadilla
IN A ROW = seguidos.....................................-.....RANKED AS= con la categoría de.... ..
KNOCKOUT STAGES = eliminatorias..........-.....AVOID = evitar..
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Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1006/soccer.world.cup.day6/content.1.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin#ixzz0r6D67ZyD

Reducing Test Taking Anxiety

Test anxiety is when a student excessively worries about doing well on a test. This can become a major hindrance on test performance and cause extreme nervousness and memory lapses among other symptoms. The following are tips on reducing test taking anxiety.

Being well prepared for the test is the best way to reduce test taking anxiety.

Don't try to learn everything the night before

Try to maintain a positive attitude while preparing for the test and during the test.

Get a good night's sleep before the test.

Show up to class early so you won't have to worry about being late.

Stay relaxed, if you begin to get nervous take a few deep breaths slowly to relax yourself and then get back to work.

Read the directions slowly and carefully.

If you don't understand the directions on the test, ask the teacher to explain it to you.

Skim through the test so that you have a good idea how to pace yourself.

Write down important formulas, facts, definitions and/or keywords in the margin first so you won't worry about forgetting them.

Do the simple questions first to help build up your confidence for the harder questions.

Don't worry about how fast other people finish their test; just concentrate on your own test.

If you don't know a question skip it for the time being (come back to it later if you have time), and remember that you don't have to always get every question right to do well on the test.

Focus on the question at hand. Don't let your mind wander on other things.

hindrance = estorbo............................................take deep breaths = haz respiraciones profundas...................
performance = rendimiento, actuación...........skim = leer por encima.......................................................
tips = consejo práctico......................................skip = saltar.
focus =centrarse................................................wander = vagar........................


....................................GOOD LUCK everyone!!

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