Quote of the week

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Horace

World Book Day

April 23rd, which is St. George's Day, the national day of England. It is a day on which people in Catalonia traditionally give each other books and roses. It is also the day on which Cervantes and Shakespeare are said to have died in 1616. For those reasons, UNESCO named it World Book Day.

This is a present for you, an on-line book (The Little Prince):

http://www.odaha.com/antoine-de-saint-exupery/maly-princ/the-little-prince

http://home.pacific.net.hk/~rebylee/text/prince/contents.html (in this version you have a sentence describing each chapter)
Enjoy it!

Happy St. George's day

St George's day

What do England and Catalonia have in common?
It's the fact that Saint George is the patron saint of both.

Probably you know something about the Catalan traditionfor Saint George, if not you can learn more about this festivity here:
http://www.gencat.cat/catalunya/santjordi/eng/llegenda.htm


And how much do you know about England? Try this quiz:
http://www.its-english.com/festive/national/ex3a.asp

Learn more about the festivity in England here:

• http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/stgeorge.htm
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/holidays/st-georgs-day

Pruebas de certificación 2009-2010. Guía de candidato

MUY IMPORTANTE!

Aquí tenéis todo lo referente a las pruebas de certificación:

http://www.edu.gva.es/ocd/areaord/docs/idiomas/guiaCandidato/GuiaCandidato2010.pdf

Volcanic Ash Cloud Causes Travel Chaos Across Europe

Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports on the air service disruptions caused by a cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland spreading across Europe.

Watch the video:

Global Impact of Volcano Ash

The recent eruption of an Icelandic volcano has drawn concern from public health officials. Ben Tracy reports on the environmental effects of the ashes now spreading across the skies of Europe and beyond.

Watch the video:

Home sweet home

The bathroom Write the words from the list to describe each picture
The bedroom Write the words from the list to describe each picture
(Note: "nightstand" is American English for "bedside table")
The kitchen Place the cursor on each picture to hear the pronunciation of the word
Furniture Quiz 1 Multiple choice format (Note: the quiz is based on American English, so you may find some words you aren´t familiar with)
Furniture Quiz 2 Click on the picture that matches the word (American English)
Furniture Quiz 3 Click to hear the word and then click on the picture that matches the word
Furniture Memory Game Match the picture and the word
Furniture Hangman Game Try to guess the word


Source: Ana Fúster's blog http://nivelint1.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html

Quote of the week

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
Salvador Dali

Tale of two brains

A hilarious description by Mark Gungor's Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Conference of the difference between men's and women's brains when it comes to telling and remembering details.

Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuMZ73mT5zM

Quote of the week

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Carl Sandburg