"If I forget you" Collection of poems and love letters

Inspired in Truman Capote’s short story “If I forget you”, this collection of poems and love letters have been written by 1st year Bachillerato pupils as a literary assignment for the English class . As the teacher of these extraordinary amateur young artists, I would like to thank all of them for the effort made in creating such mature pieces of writing showing deep artistic sensitivity and a mastery of the English language. That was not an easy text nor were the tasks demanded, but the results prove that in a time when AI is bringing a grim prospect looming over artists, there is still hope for ART.

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                                       Illustration: Miranda Jurado 1 Bachillerato A

Environment Slogans

During the World's Climate Summit  in Madrid December 2019 we  also wanted to make our own contribution to raise people's awareness of the terrible consequences of the climate change for the the future of the Earth and the life on it

Understanding crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is becoming  a useful way of getting money for projects that bring social benefits for the community at large. Let us see what it is and how it works

Happiness: a rat race pursuit

Watch this interesting animated video which shows a metaphor of modern society in which people are in a unrelenting quest for a vacuous happiness through consumerism , work, advertising and chemicals.

Wonder whole class experience and visuals

                  Whole class reading and group work tasks

                 1st Year Bachillerato classes were  divided into eight groups, each group in
                 charge of doing tasks 1- summary and rating, task 2- questions - and task 3-visual
                 for class exposition.

Introducing Wonder, the movie

December is an eventful month, full of exams, social activities, fun , family and friends' gatherings and ...plenty of free time and  holidays , a wonderful time for practising English outside the classroom !! I highly recommend you to see the movie Wonder based on the homonymous book by K.R.Palacio and mandatory reading for 1 Bachillerato, that is coming soon to Spanish cinemas.

Needless to say you should watch the original version in English
Here you have the trailer of the movie and an interview of the writer.

Extreme sports and adventures

What kind of holiday activities do you prefer? Do you prefer adventurous or relaxing ones? Have you ever tried any adventurous sport?

Extreme sports and adventures de marinosa

Mobile phones and social isolation

Are social media making us unsociable?

How are mobile phones destroying face-to-face conversations?

Is technology really making us happier?

Watch this video called "Look up" which focuses on the need to take our eyes off the screens in order to live and enjoy real life


        

Text language

The use of digital gadgets for communication has greatly influenced language. Have a look at the following presentation with lots of popular acronyms used as useful and fast devises for fast texting communication.  REMEMBER DO NOT USE THEM IN FORMAL WRITTEN LANGUAGE as they are considered serious mistakes.


              

              Text language (comm) from marinosa