ELVIRA'S CUPCAKES

Elvira's cupcakes

Elvira is one of those people who everybody should have as a friend. She is the opposite of me: patient, relaxed, meticulous. And she is also the most elegant person I have ever met. I mean the elegance that is inside some people and that appears in everything they do. She's lived in Ireland for a long time, where we shared unforgetable experiences. In The British Isles the decoration of every single thing is essential even if the flavour is awful.

Elvira invited me to her home last Sunday and she had made these delicious CUPCAKES decorated with lovely eatable little things bought even in Germany! I was really impressed (and my children devored them). Next step: I'll get the recipe and share with my conversation students.

Everybody should have an Elvira in their lives.  THANKS for being my friend for 20 years.

SONG FOR MY EX-ACCESO STUDENTS

Hi boys. Congratulations for passing your exam. You are free now to study what you want. GOOD LUCK & THANKS for doing my Friday evenings so enjoyable & thanks for taking me to that pub with muic from the 80s. It was a nice end of the course and a nice beginning of  something.
Kike, Pepe, Víctor, Jaime...for you
Love is in the air:

THE PHILOLOGISTS: 20th ANNIVERSARY

Twenty years ago, just at this time of the year, we picked up the "papeletas" and got our degree. We are still good friends and we celebrated this special anniversary with wine and more... These are my beloved philologists: Elvira, the queen of patchwork, Rudolph & Susi, the late-sleepers, Cris, the politician and cello player, Mari Carmen & Santi, the owners of the most beautiful house in Toledo and in the world, Luis, the god-father and myself, the non-sitting lizard's tail. You were the best subject, the ones who taught me more things. I love you. (Martínez: see you soon at your school, hopefully!)

HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES

ACTIVITY FOR MY CONVERSATION GROUP
We have read the book; Henry VIII and his Six Wives by Oxford University Press.
I suggest you some activities to do to work more deeply with the text.
This is the link to get more information about the book and resources to exploit the book. You can have a look at it.
http://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/graded_readers/oxford_bookworms_library/stage_2/9780194790628?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Here you have a fantastic link with photos of all the characters, a text about them and a video. It is very intering to get into the context of the story
http://talesofcuriosity.com/v/HenrysWives/

ROXANNE BY GEORGE MICHAEL

This song is for ROSANA MARTÍN LOZANO wherever she is. Nobody can  believe it. It was her birthday on April 17th and she left us on the 20th. She was 27. She got a 9,5 in the competitive exams. She was the newest teacher at CEPA Joaquín Sorolla. She brought us fresh air, lots of energy and willing. She participated in everything at school and helped everybody.  Her students loved her so much. When I close my eyes, I see her smiling. We miss her and we only had met her two months ago. I can imagine how much her family, boyfriend and friends miss her. I don't know which was her favourite song but for me this song will remind me of her all my life. We'll never ever forget ROSANA.

POSTMAN PAT

Activity for children and all the students
Listen to the song of Postman Pat and see the lovely lanscapes of the English countryside. After that listen again and  read the lyrics. Notice the use of Present Simple and Present Countinuous:

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,

Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
Early in the morning, Just as day is dawning,
He picks up all the post bags in his van.

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing, and the day is just beginning.
Pat feels he's a really happy man.

Everybody knows his bright red van,
All his friends will smile as he waves to greet them,
Maybe... You can never be sure,
There'll be knock...[knock knock] Ring [ring ring]
Letters through your door.

Postman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his black and white cat,
All the birds are singing, and the day is just beginning.
Pat feels he's a really happy man.

Pat feels he's a really happy man.
Pat feels he's a really happy man.

You can see episodes of Postman Pat on the Internet. They are 15 minutes long. The language is easy and there are realistic situations of life in the British countryside. You will love it.