READY FOR SCHOOL? (A1+B1)

TOMORROW WE´RE BACK TO SCHOOL. OUR  FALLAS + EASTER  HOLIDAY IS OVER. DID YOU RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES?
ARE YOU READY FOR SCHOOL? HOW ARE YOU FEELING? LOVE IT OR DREAD IT?

WHEN SOMETHING IS OVER IT MEANS IT´S FINISHED, SO NOW…. DON´T DREAM, IT´S OVER…
SEE YOU TOMORROW ANYWAY!!

UGLY PEOPLE UNDRESS TO PROMOTE MUSIC VIDEO (B1)

Barcelona group ‘El Tio Carlos’ -
Promotional photo
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El Tio Carlos say that Ugly People, the title of their new single, are really normal people who are not fashion victims
Barcelona band, El Tio Carlos, with a 41 year old lead singer who calls himself ‘El Payo Yeyé’, are turning heads in the city, and [...]

I´M A PREGNANT MAN!! (B1)

 

 

A BLOKE with a beard sent shockwaves round the world yesterday when he announced: “I’m PREGNANT.”
Thomas Beatie, 34, released this astonishing photo showing his swollen belly — and said it felt “incredible” to be a pregnant man.
He revealed he is due to give birth on July 3.
 

Before … Thomas as Tracy

 
And he told how he [...]

NURSES IN SKIRTS!! (B1)

Nurses in skirts in Cádiz
By h.b. – Mar 26, 2008 – 3:29 PM

Nurses trousers at the San Rafael Clinic in Cádiz – Photo EFE
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Nurses wearing trousers at the San Rafael clinic will see a 30 Euro deduction from their monthly wages
Nurses in Cádiz in Spain have been told that they [...]

TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! (B1)

 
The first day of spring this year is March 20th and the equinox will be at 11:48 pm, according to the experts.
In general, the four seasons correspond to the relative position of the Sun to the earth.
Meteorological determination of Spring is calculated when the Sun passes through the equatorial plane. When going from Winter to [...]

MAUNDY THURSDAY, GOOD FRIDAY….HOLY WEEK(B1)

Holy Week in Seville

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Thursday March 20 2008.
It was last updated at 12:28 on March 20 2008.

Hooded penitents prepare for the procession.
Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP

Seville’s Semana Santa (Holy Week) celebrations are among the most spectacular in the world, when thousands of hooded penitents parade through the city’s winding streets.
Taking [...]

THE CREMA ENDS THE FALLAS FIESTA IN VALENCIA FOR ANOTHER YEAR (B1)

The crema ends the Fallas fiesta in Valencia for another year
By h.b. – Mar 19, 2008 – 7:22 PM

760 fallas, some of a political nature, were all set to be burnt to the ground last night 
The Fallas fiestas in Valencia reached  their dramatic and noisy climax last night with the ‘crema’ when all the paper-mache statues, which [...]

THE PORTRAIT OF A HAPPY SPANIARD (B1)

Under 35 with a partner and one or two children
The profile of a happy Spaniard is someone who lives either in Aragón, Cataluña, Navarra or Extremadura, is married or with a stable partner, and is between the ages of 26 and 35. They will also have one or two children, EFE reports.
This ‘portrait [...]

HAPPY FATHER´S DAY!!

TOMORROW´S FATHER´S DAY,  ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK!.I DON´T KNOW IF I´LL SURVIVE…..
DID YOU KNOW THAT FATHER´S DAY IS CELEBRATED ON A DIFFERENT DATE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD?
Father’s day is celebrated on the 19th of March in Spain. It falls on St. Joseph’s day since the Catholic Church holds a significant influence [...]

NOT EVERYBODY´S CELEBRATING! (B1)

Another immigrant boat arrives on Tenerife

Immigrant arrivals earlier this week in Tenerife -
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62 travellers arrived in San Miguel in the early hours of this morning
Yet another Cayuco boat has arrived carrying immigrants on Tenerife.
It arrived at Abrigos, in San Miguel at 3am this morning and was carrying 62 travellers, [...]