A ROOM WITH A VIEW (B1)

OWNERS of buildings with views over Valencia’s Formula 1 track are offering their balconies up for rent during the race.

Residents are charging up to 20,000 euros for the three days the race lasts (August 22, 23 and 24).

This top price is charged by the owner of a balcony on a ninth-floor apartment on the prolongation of the Paseo de la Alameda, with space for up to 15 people and including ‘catering’.

On the same street, a third-floor balcony is on offer for 15,000 euros to watch the training sessions and the race.

In some cases, private companies have acquired various balconies to let, offering up to 12 terraces with space for up to 442 spectators.

The same firm also offers the opportunity to witness the event onboard boats moored in the Marina Sur and at Valencia port, from 2,200 euros plus IVA.

The company in charge of organising the race, Valmos Sports, is renting out most of the mooring points with views of the track, with prices ranging from more than 2,800 to nearly 9,100 euros.

More than 146 of the 584 moorings managed by Valmos Sports have already been booked, mostly by boat owners travelling from outside the city.

Property owners elsewhere in Valencia and surrounding areas are also grasping the opportunity to bump up the price of their lets to cash in on the predicted scarcity of hotel rooms during the event.

Flats in the Grao area are already being offered for 15,000 euros for the month of August, alleging the proximity of the F1 circuit.

“A ROOM WITH A VIEW” IS A NICE PIECE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.

 HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK? HAVE YOU SEEN THE FILM?.

BOOKS OR FILMS ARE IDEAL TO KEEP YOUR ENGLISH ALIVE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. SO WAIT FOR MY “SUMMER TIPS” THEY WILL BE POSTED SOON

ALUMNOS CON PARTES PENDIENTES PARA SEPTIEMBRE

ALUMNOS PRESENTADOS EN MAYO CON PARTES PENDIENTES PARA SEPTIEMBRE QUE

NO HAN VENIDO A LA REVISIÓN

NOMBRE	READING & USE OF ENGLISH	LISTENING	WRITING	SPEAKING
GRUPO  08 M1  BASICO 1
LETICIA PÉREZ	1´9	5	4	NP
GRUPO  11 L1    BÁSICO 1
HERMINIA DÍAZ	4	4´4	4	4
J.  ANTONIO LÓPEZ	3´1	2´5	4	3
JULIA NAVARRO
PEPA NAVARRO
GRUPO 09 L1     BÁSICO 1
TODOS HAN VENIDO A LA REVISIÓN
GRUPO 10 M1   INTERMEDIO 1
TODOS HAN VENIDO A LA REVISIÓN

·         TODOS LOS ALUMNOS NO PRESENTADOS EN MAYO, TIENEN TODAS LAS PARTES PENDIENTES PARA SEPTIEMBRE.

·         HAY QUE ESTAR ATENTOS A LA PÁGINA WEB DE LA EOI PARA VER LAS FECHAS DE LA CONVOCATORIA DE SEPTIEMBRE Y PRESENTARSE EN EL DÍA Y HORA INDICADOS.

·     LOS ALUMNOS NO APTOS  NO HACE FALTA QUE IMPRIMAN SU PAPELETA EN JUNIO

REVISIÓN EXAMEN & ENTREGA PAPELETAS (A1+B1)

REVISIÓN EXÁMENES

JUEVES 29 MAYO (9.00-11.00) AULA 5.6        (grupos martes y jueves)

VIERNES 30 MAYO (10.00-1200) AULA 5.6     (grupos lunes y miércoles)

Si algún alumno oficial no pudiera venir ninguno de los días de la revisión, colgaré en mi blog el listado con los alumnos presentados en mayo que tienen partes pendientes para septiembre.

ENTREGA PAPELETAS

TODOS LOS ALUMNOS REGOGERÁN SUS PAPELETAS IMPRIMIÉNDOLAS ONLINE DESDE NUESTRA PÁGINA WEB: WWW.EOIVALENCIA.ES, INTRODUCIENDO EL dni Y EL Nº DE EXPEDIENTE, SEGÚN EL CALENDARIO SIGUIENTE:

• Alumnos de 1º de NB y 1º NI a partir del miércoles día 11 de junio.
• En caso de necesidad, los ordenadores de la biblioteca estarán a disposición del alumnado.
• En la revisión del examen, LOS PROFESORES NO ENTREGARÁN NINGUNA PAPELETA. Una vez tengan ya su papeleta, TODOS LOS ALUMNOS OFICIALES APROBADOS, tanto los de 1º de NB o de 1º NI, deberán pasar con sus papeletas por conserjería donde se les entregará el boleto que indica día y hora para formalizar la matrícula del próximo curso.

MATRÍCULA CURSO 2008-09

La matrícula de los alumnos oficiales comenzará el 16 de junio .

MORE BOMBS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY…(B1)

ETA set of another large bomb in the Basque Country
The device was placed in a van outside the Club Marítimo in Getxo. There were no injuries but there was widespread material damage.
ETA has carried out another van-bomb attack in Spain. It came in Getxo just hours after an emotional ceremony was held in the town of San Sebastian in remembrance of the victims of terrorism.

It happened at ten to one this morning, after a phone warning was given in the name of ETA 50 minutes before. This allowed police to evacuate the area and there were no injuries.

PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS´S SISTER LOSES BATTLE FOR PRIVACY (B1)

Telma Ortiz had gone to court in search of an order prohibiting the top media in Spain of printing her photograph without her consent.
The request made by Telma Ortiz Rocasolano, sister of Letizia, the Princess of Asturias, who had gone to court in an effort to protect her privacy following the birth of her son, has been thrown out of court and she has been ordered to pay costs of some 42,000 €.

She had taken action against 57 news media and magazines in Spain to try and stop them photographing her without permission and talking and writing about her private life, but María Lourdes Pérez Padilla, First Instance Judge number 3 in Toledo, denied the request considering it a case lacking ‘judicial viability’, given that by being the Princess’ sister she already had a public projection.

The judge also rejected claims of ‘possible physical danger’.
The irony of the case is that photos of Telma Ortiz are now all over the papers and magazine covers.

 

QUEEN SOFIA ON THE BACK OF A DONKEY (B1)

Queen Sofia shows she knows how to multitask
By h.b. - May 16, 2008 - 5:55 PM



The Queen of Spain took a ride up to the acropolis on the island of Rhodes, on the back of a donkey.
Queen Sofía knows how to multitask. Photos have appeared in the Spanish press today of the Queen of Spain on a mobile phone and a donkey at the same time.

Queen Sofía was visiting the small village of Lindos on the island of Rhodes. Under the heat of the Mediterranean sun the Queen climbed upto the acropolis and fort in her first official visit as Queen of Spain to Greece.

Queen Sofía climbing up the island of Rhodes on the back of a donkey today - Photo EFE
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SPAIN ARRESTS FIVE INTERNET HACKERS (B1)

Spain arrests five Internet hackers



Two of those arrested today, International Internet Day, are aged just 16.
Five of the most serious hackers on the Internet have been arrested in Spain. National Police consider the group to have been very active, with 21,000 pages being hacked over the past two years including that of the left-wing coalition IU during the last election campaign, as well as acting against the webs of phone companies, and government sites in the United States, Latin America and Asia.

 

Two of those arrested are aged just 16.

Curiously the police chose to act on Saturday, International Internet Day, arresting the five students in Barcelona, Burgos, Málaga and Valencia.

Despite acting as a group online, the five are not thought to have known each other personally. Police say one of those arrested had published articles on the internet giving instructions on hacking, and had designed his own malicious programs which would exploit security weaknesses and system vulnerabilities.

EXAM TIME (B1)

Tips for the Day Before the Exam

1. Take the day off from studying.
Research has shown that anything you study right before an exam is more likely to hurt than help your performance. Why? Because the last-studied information is still floating around in your short term memory and actually interferes with recall of information that you studied days, weeks or even months before.

2. Plan something fun to do as a reward for all the effort you have put into getting ready.
Call friends to make plans for after the exam is over. Take in a good movie or shop at a favorite store. In short, do something appealing that you put off during the previous weeks of preparing and treat yourself to something special.

3. Watch your intake of caffeine.
Nothing drives up your anxiety level faster than not being able to fall asleep the night before an exam, so avoid beverages like coffee, tea, or colas unless they are decaffeinated.

4. Try to relax with physically tiring activities like swimming, jogging, or biking so that you will feel tired enough to sleep.
A warm shower or bath close to bedtime will also help relax you. Unless you know exactly how it will affect you the next day, avoid taking any sleeping medications because they may leave you feeling groggy.

5. Lay out everything you will need the night before so you won’t have to stress out locating your lucky shirt or the test permit tomorrow morning.
If you plan to drive to the test center, make sure you have enough gasoline.

CAN YOU SUGGEST ANYTHING ELSE?

CLIFF RICHARD OR MASSIEL? (A1)

 

 

 

COMPLETE WITH ONE WORD: EXAM PRACTICE 

 Massiel was  the 1968 winner of the competition ahead of Cliff Richard.
A documentary last night on the La Sexta television channel in Spain – claimed that Franco paid money to make sure that the Spanish competitor in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, Massiel, would be the winner. That was the year when Cliff Richard was second with ‘Congratulations’. But would you like to know anything else about CLIFF RICHARD?……

Cliff Richard __________(1)  born in India __________(2)  14th October 1940, and came to Britain at the age of eight. In July  1959, he had __________(3)  first number one with The Shadows, Living Doll. Of his 113 singles , 62 __________(4)  Top Ten hits. He had Top ten hits in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and he __________( 5) still making  hit records now. He´s single and has no children. He loves __________(6)  tennis when he has the time.  He __________(7) enjoys driving; in fact he´s got three cars: a Rolls Royce, a Mercedes and a Range Rover…. He __________( speak any foreign languages but he´s a good guitarist.

Each year he __________(9) a lot of money to charity. He´s richer than the Queen. When he retires, he isn´t going to do __________(10)  at all, just relax and take it easy. Now he´d like to have the Eurovision title back to England.

 WRITE A SUITABLE QUESTION FOR THESE ANSWERS:

1. ________________? In India.
2. ________________? He´s 68.
3. ________________? At the age of 8.
4. ________________? 113.
5. ________________? He´s single.
6. ________________? None.
7. ________________? Tennis and cars.
8. ________________? He´s got three.
9. ________________? Yes, he can.
10. ________________? Nothing at all, just relax.

 NOW LISTEN TO “CONGRATULATIONS”

Congratulations and celebrations
When I tell everyone that you´re in love
With me
Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know I´m happy as can be.

Who could believe that I could be happy and
Contented?
I used to think that happiness hadn´t been
Invented
But that was in the bad old days before
I met you
When I let you
Walk into my heart

Congratulations…

I was afraid that maybe you thought you
Were above me
That I was only fooling myself to think you
Loved me
But then tonight you said you couldn´t live
Without me
That round about me
You wanted to stay

Congratulations…

Congratulations
And jubilations
I want the world to know Im happy as can be
I want the world to know
I´m happy as can be.

 

 

TUESDAY 13th: UNLUCKY DAY?

For some cultures, it’s not Friday the 13th that they’re worried about. It’s Tuesday.

Greece
Tuesday is considered, by many Greeks, to be the unluckiest day of the week. It was on Tuesday, May 29th, 1453 that the city of Constantinople was besieged and taken by the Ottoman Turks. The loss of life was considerable.

Conversely, Greeks consider the number 13 (on its own) to be good luck. Reasons for this vary, including the belief that having 12 apostles of Christ made Christ the 13th of the group. The ancient philosophy of Numerology considers 13 to be “the most selfless of all” and “love for the world revolves around” thirteen. The Celts also considered the number 13 to be related to good fortune.

However, the combination of Tuesday and 13 as Tuesday the 13th of the month is considered a very unlucky day in Greek culture.

Mexico, Spain and Latin America
Spanish speaking cultures fear “Martes Trece“, Tuesday the 13th. It’s bad luck to have a wedding or board a ship on a Tuesday.

“Martes” comes from the word Mars, the Roman god of war. And war is widely considered a bad or unlucky thing to happen to a person.

The 13 reference goes back to Christianity again, but this time it refers to Christ in a bad way as the 13th in the group with 12 apostles. 13 is also linked to Judas, the 13th apostle.

Another reference notes that the Antichrist appears in chapter 13 of the Apocalypse in the Bible, and that Adam ate the apple on a Tuesday.

ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?