The Best Summer Homework List

A summer homework list assigned by Cesare Catà of Don Bosco High School in Fermo, a small town on the Adriatic Sea in northeastern Italy, is currently going viral across that country.

1. Sometimes, in the morning, go take a walk along the seashore completely alone: look at the way sunlight is reflected on the water and think about the things you love the most in your life; be happy.

2. Try to use some of the new words we learned together this year: the more things you manage to say, the more things you’ll manage to think; and the more things you think, the freer you’ll be.

3. Read as much as you possibly can. But not because you have to. Read because summers inspire adventures and dreams, and when you read you’ll feel like swallows in flight. Read because it’s the best form of rebellion you have (for advice on what to read, come see me).

4. Avoid things, situations and people who make you feel negative or empty: seek out stimulating situations and the companionship of friends who enrich you, who understand you and appreciate you for who you are.

5. If you feel sad or afraid, don’t worry: summer, like every marvelous thing in life, can throw the soul into confusion. Try keeping a diary as a way to talk about how you feel (in September, if you’d like, we’ll read it together).

6. Dance, shamelessly. On a dance floor near your house, or alone in your room. Summer is dance, and it’s foolish not to take part.

7. At least once, watch the sunrise. Stay silent and breathe. Close your eyes, be thankful.

8. Play a lot of sports.

9. If you meet someone you find enchanting, tell him or her as sincerely and gracefully as you can. It doesn’t matter if she or he doesn’t understand. If they don’t, she or he wasn’t meant to be; otherwise, summer 2015 will be a golden time together (if this doesn’t work out, go back to point number 8).

10. Review your notes from our class: Compare the things we read and learned to the things that happen to you.

11. Be as happy as sunlight, as untamable as the sea.

12. Don’t swear. Always be well-mannered and kind.

13. Watch films with heartbreaking dialogue (in English if you can), in order to improve your language skills and your ability to dream. Don’t let the movie end with the final credits: live it again while you’re living and experiencing your summer.

14. In sparkling sunlight or hot summer nights, dream about how your life could and should be. During the summer, always do everything you can to avoid giving up, and everything you can to pursue your dream.

15. Be good.

So... Get Off The Computer And Complete This Italian Teacher's Summer Assignment. 

You Won't Regret It!

May QUIZ winner

Crime vocabulary in real life. Unfortunately.( 12th May, 2013)

ESO/BACH QUIZ: extra 0'25  this term for the first one who's able to complete and translate the speech below (ESO students are allowed 5 mistakes) .

And the winner is: Elsa Vázquez, 3ºESO A: 

1. Based on the fact I fully intend to seek ............... for each and every act of sexual violence, rape, each day of kidnapping , every felonious assault, all his attempted murders and each act of aggravated murder he comitted by terminating pregnancies that the offender perpetuated against the hostages during this decade long ordeal (...) Capital punishmentmust be reserved for those crimes that are truly the worst examples of human conduct. The reality is that we still have brutal criminals in our midst, who have no respect for the rules of law or human life (...) In the meantime I ask for everybody's patience to avoid ................... the investigation or the victims (...)

Bach Trivia Winner

Who was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend with an ashtray ? 

María Sobrino (2º Bach A) answered: 

 Almost three years after the dissapearance of Marta del Castillo, her ex-boyfriend and 21-year old murderer Miguel Carcaño, was convicted with a sentence of twenty years in prison for killing the young girl with an ashtray. 

The acquital of three other boys who were supossed to have helped Carcaño to hide the victim's body makes Marta's parents want more justice for his daughter's case.

After some unsuccessful searches, the police continues looking for Marta's body

   

You got an extra 0'25 on your term grades

GLOBAL ISSUES. Do We Need a Fashion Revolution?

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On 24 April 2013, 1133 people died in the Rana Plaza catastrophe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A further 2500 were injured. They were killed while working for familiar fashion brands in one of the many ‘accidents’ that plague the garment industry.

Fashion Revolution          is a global coalition of designers, academics, writers, business leaders and parliamentarians calling for systemic reform of the fashion supply chain.

SUPPLY CHAIN = cadena de suministro

In short, we believe that 1133 is too many people to lose from the planet in one factory, on one terrible day without that standing for something.

Fashion Revolution sees the Rana Plaza disaster as a metaphorical call to arms, and Fashion Revolution Day, to be held annually on the 24th of April, will keep the most vulnerable in the supply chain in the public eye.

We need it to show the world that change is possible.

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We want to use the power of fashion to inspire a permanent change in the fashion industry and reconnect the broken links in the supply chain. At the moment of purchase, most of us are unaware of the processes and impacts involved in the creation of a garment. We need to reconnect through a positive narrative, to understand that we aren’t just purchasing a garment or accessory, but a whole chain of value and relationships.

TO BE UNAWARE = no ser consciente

GARMENT = prenda de ropa

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It takes a lot to make a garment. Not just the bits we hear about – the designers, the brands, the shops, the catwalk shows and the parties – but also the farmers who grow cotton, the ginners, spinners, weavers, dyers, sewers and other factory workers without whom the industry would not exist. These people, the people who make our clothes are hidden from us, often at their own expense.

CATWALK = pasarela..............WEAVER = tejedor

GINNER = desmotador............DYER = tintorero

SPINNER = hilandero..............SEWER = costurero

............................Be curious, find out, do something.


This  stunt was created for Fashion Revolution Day 2015 (which took place on April 24). T-shirt vending machine set up in the centre of Berlin shows shoppers the real price of cheap fashion

...........................................................................From:  http://fashionrevolution.org/about/

If you want to GET INVOLVED:

.....................................IWE ARE FASHION REVOLUTION SPAIN


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Are we consumed by our phones and social networks?

This video will probably make you put your phone down for a minute. It hits the nail on the head when it comes to describing how our generation is missing out on so much in life because our current obsession with social media and mobile devices. It has changed our lives, but in some cases it may have changed it for the worse.

ACTIVIDADES DE FORMACIÓN EN LINGUAS ESTRANXEIRAS NO ANO 2015

A Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria convoca 682 prazas para realizar actividades de formación en linguas estranxeiras no ano 2015

https://www.edu.xunta.es/axudasle/

Eurolingua Venairlanda realiza su 3ª Convocatoria de Becas para Cursos de Inglés en Irlanda (ciudades de Dublín y Derry) de dos semanas de duración durante el mes de agosto de 2015 en un programa de inmersión todo incluido. La fecha de salida será el 28 de Julio. Se establece un lote global de 10 becas dirigidas a estudiantes universitarios, de bachillerato o formación profesional con una dotación presupuestaria aportada por Eurolingua Venairlanda en su totalidad. Los cursos estarán becados al 100%.
El plazo de solicitud de esta beca finaliza el próximo 21 de abril.

http://www.becaseurolingua.com/

Wonderful 'Love Has No Labels' Campaign.

This Valentine’s Day, the Ad Council, HelpsGood.com and R/GA teamed up to show the world that Love Has No Labels. The screen showed skeletons in acts of simple love that make you go Ah! then people emerge from around the corner to demonstrate that love has no boundaries, no gender, no race or age.  

TEAM UP = trabajar en equipo

EMERGE = salir, aparecer

BOUNDARY = frontera 

This viral video has counted more than 1.1 million views in just 24 hours. Focusing on the subjects of diversity and inclusion, the clip opens with gorgeous views of Santa Monica, Calif., shot on Valentine's Day last month.

DIVERSITY and INCLUSION = diversidad e integración.

While the vast majority of Americans consider themselves unprejudiced, many of us unintentionally make snap judgments about people based on what we see—whether it’s race, age, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. This may be a significant reason many people in the U.S. report they feel discriminated against. Subconscious prejudice—called “implicit bias”—has profound implications for how we view and interact with others who are different from us. 

SNAP JUDGEMENT = juicio precipitado

BIAS = prejuicio, preferencia 

The important thing is to educate ourselves and watch for biases when they surface.

CAN YOU SPOT IMPLICIT BIAS IN YOURSELF? Try the quiz on Love Has No Labels  website

  

................................................. From: http://www.thebacklot.com/love-has-no-labels/03/2015/

...................................................................http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Council

The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is an American non-profit organization that produces, distributes and promotes public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations and agencies of the United States government

ESO Quiz Winners

How do scientists classify living things? 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013

They classify living things in five kingdoms: protists, monerans, fungi, plants and animals

And the winners are:

Marco Patiño, 3º ESO A

Miguel Ángel González Diz

you've won an extra 0'25 this term!

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Each year on February 14th, many people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special “valentine.” The day of romance we call Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.

Cupid became a symbol of Valentine's Day due to the fact that he is the Roman

god associated with the erotic, passionate type of love. His arrows cause his targets to fall in love.

Traditional Wedding Vows

I, (name), take you (name), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part. 

Mr Bean's Wedding 

I Scream, You Scream.

Let's start the weekend with some laughs!

3º ESO - Using the Present Perfect

The Stages Of Eating Ice Cream As Told By Babies