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AGAINST MORE CUTS IN EDUCATION

mcargobe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:14:46 +0000

Valencia comes out to protest against the cuts, and Francisco Camps

Jan 26, 2012 – 8:37 PM

There have been large demonstrations in the three provincial capitals

The march in Valencia – Twitter

Marches were held in the three provincial capitals in the Valencia region on Thursday night, called to demonstrate against the cuts from the regional administration, but attracting many calls against Francisco Camps, the ex President of the region who was found not guilty in the Gürtel suits case on Wednesday night.
A popular chant was ‘Eo, Eo , Eo, Camps al talego’, ‘Guilty, Guilty’ and ‘How much did the jury cost?’. The march in Valencia passed by the door of Francisco Camps’ home.
The protests were called by the five unions, CCOO, CSIF, FSES, Intersindical and UGT, and all the protests ended at the headquarters and sub headquarters of the Valencia Government.
The Valencia march, of some 100,000 people according to the unions, caused long delays to traffic in the evening rush hour and restricted access was seen to the V35, A3, V21 and V31.
Organisers of the Alicante march say more than 60,000 took part, although local police said it was closer to 40,000.
Another 30,000 took part in Castellón, according to the unions. There have been no reported incidents.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_33518.shtml#ixzz1kfOER1EZ

LAMENTO COMUNICAROS QUE ESTE BLOG VA A PERMANCER TEMPORALMENTE INACTIVO COMO MEDIDA DE PROTESTA AL DESPROPÓSITO QUE SE ESTÁ LLEVANDO A CABO DESDE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN , EN CONTRA DE UNA ENSEÑANZA PÚBLICA “DE CALIDAD“.

ESPERO QUE LO ENTENDÁIS YA QUE NO SÓLO ME AFECTA A MÍ COMO DOCENTE, SINO TAMBIÉN A VOSOTROS COMO ALUMNOS, PADRES, MADRES, CIUDADANOS…..

I´m sorry to inform you that THIS BLOG WILL BE TEMPORARILY INACTIVE or SUSPENDED as a way of protest against the attack Valencian public institutions, especially Health and Education are under.

The size of the demonstration has surprised many, including the police

More than 40,000 people marched in Alicante on Saturday against cuts in education. Police sources said the size of the demonstration had overflowed all previsions. It seems that many of the demonstrators had taken buses and trains from towns across the province.
The crowd carried placards reading, ‘Government Scissorhands’, ‘We are without chalk’ and ‘There is no future without education’. At the end a manifesto was read, calling for ‘more investment and more quality’ with concrete measures such as strengthening teacher numbers, the elimination of prefab accommodation, as well as help for school meals, transport and school material.
There was also a demonstration which attracted thousands (70.ooo to 100.00 people) onto the street in Valencia where demands were made to the Generalitat to pay the money it owes to the public education system.

MANIFIESTO UNITARIO DE LA ENSEÑANZA

No a les retallades en els serveis públics

No a les retallades en educació

Depuració de responsabilitats en el Consell

ARTICULO OPINIÓN DE EL PAÍS

Por encima de las posibilidades ¿de quién?

FRANCISCO PASTOR GUZMÁN - Castellón – 17/01/2012

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, vicepresidenta del Gobierno, nos pide a los españoles “un esfuerzo más”. Alberto Fabra Part, presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana, dice que los valencianos “vivíamos por encima de nuestras posibilidades”.

Trabajo desde hace 14 años en I+D y desde hace 10 años lo compatibilizo con unas horas semanales de profesor en la universidad. Me esforcé de niño y adolescente en intentar aprender, sacar buenas notas y pasarlo bien. Me esforcé en la universidad para sacar la carrera y pasarlo bien. Me esforcé luego dando clases particulares y continúo ahora esforzándome en mis dos trabajos. Hace 10 años, junto a mi pareja, compramos un piso que entraba dentro de nuestras posibilidades. Ahora, tras 10 años de esfuerzo, hemos ahorrado el dinero suficiente para pagar lo que nos queda de hipoteca. Llevo años esforzándome y nunca he vivido por encima de mis posibilidades. Podía permitirme coches más caros pero no los he comprado, nunca he pedido un crédito para irme de vacaciones, reformé mi piso cuando tuve dinero para hacerlo. Me esfuerzo en educar a mis hijos lo mejor posible, los llevo a la escuela pública y me esfuerzo en la asociación de padres para ayudar a mejorarla. Cuando mis hijos enferman los llevo a la sanidad pública y si me queda jarabe en casa le digo al médico que no me haga una receta que no necesito.

Ahora estoy a punto de quedarme sin trabajo gracias a los que han vivido “por encima de nuestras posibilidades”. Ahora me piden “un esfuerzo más”. Yo siempre he pagado puntualmente la hipoteca y lo sigo haciendo así que no he hundido a la banca. Yo no he hecho bajar la Bolsa, no he hundido los mercados, no he inflado la economía, no he especulado con la vivienda, no he organizado carreras de coches en mi ciudad, no necesito un aeropuerto sin aviones, no tengo yate para ver la salida de la Copa América, no he ido nunca a ver la ópera en el Palau de les Arts. Yo no he deteriorado la escuela ni la sanidad públicas, no he tenido becas ni subvenciones, no he cobrado nunca el paro ni he provocado déficit al Estado, la autonomía ni la Seguridad Social. Yo no conozco a Moody’s, Fitch ni Standard & Poor’s pero sí conozco a los que vivieron por encima de mis posibilidades. Yo no les voté, a mí no me representan.

Soraya, el esfuerzo se lo pides a ellos.

LEER http://www.elpais.com/articulo/opinion/encima/posibilidades/quien/elpepiopi/20120117elpepiopi_6/Tes

DESCRIBING PEOPLE (B1)

mcargobe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:55 +0000

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

http://www.anglictina-online.cz/download/Hit12.pdf

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? (B1)

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:16:36 +0000

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? ARE THEY UGLY , BEAUTIFUL ,HANDSOME, JUST PLAIN …..?

TRY TO USE THE VOCABULARY ON PAGE 149 AND THE MODELS ON THE HANDOUT I GAVE YOU THIS MORNING

WHY DON´T YOU TRY THIS INTERACTIVE BOOK TO LEARN THE VOCABULARY AND DO SOME LISTENING PRACTICE?

(photo FROM INSIDE OUT INTERMEDIATE)

LET´S USE MODAL VERBS FOR SPECULATION (B1)

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:10:40 +0000

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS NEW BBC SERIES?

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS……(A2)

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:08:26 +0000

DO YOU USUALLY REMEMBER YOUR DREAMS?
DO YOU USUALLY HAVE PLEASANT DREAMS OR NIGHTMARES?
WHAT´S THE WORST NIGHTMARE YOU´VE EVER HAD?
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A RECURRING DREAM?
HAVE YOU EVER SLEEPWALKED?

MODAL VERBS FOR DEDUCTION (B1)

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:05:19 +0000

LISTEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF TWO VERY POPULAR SONGS WITH A SIMILAR TITLE.

CAN YOU REMEMBER THEIR TITLE? WHO ARE THEY BY?

WHAT´S THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING BETWEEN THE TWO TITLES?

Post your grammar explanation and we´ll keep in touch!

IT MUST BE LOVE

MODAL VERB + (SIMPLE) TO INFINITIVE

PRESENT DEDUCTION (CERTAINTY)

IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE

MODAL VERB + PERFECT INFINITIVE

HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

PAST DEDUCTION (CERTAINTY)

THIS KIND OF LANGUAGE IS VERY USEFUL BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A PHOTO IN ORAL INTERVIEWS, YOU´RE SPECULATING ALL THE TIME….

UNLUCKY DAY? (B1)

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:04:21 +0000

NEXT FRIDAY IS FRIDAY 13th………

HOW SUPERSTITIOUS ARE YOU ABOUT FRIDAY 13TH?

DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER COMMON SUPERSTITIONS?

Common Superstitions

Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day
A rabbit’s foot brings good luck
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck
If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck
To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck
To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck
To find a horseshoe brings good luck
Step on a crack, break your mother’s back
You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle
Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires
Our fate is written in the stars
At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold
Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck
Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck
If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for
To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish
An itchy palm means money will come your way
A beginner will always have good luck: beginner’s luck
A cat has nine lives
Eating fish makes you smart
Toads cause warts
A cricket in the house brings good luck
Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true
It is bad luck to sing at the table
It is bad luck to sleep on a table
After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty
A lock of hair from a baby’s first haircut should be kept for good luck
A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck
To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck
Goldfish in the pond bring good luck
Goldfish in the house bring bad luck
For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter
An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house
If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip
When a dog howls, death is near
It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom
A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown
To find a penny heads up, brings good luck
To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band
Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve
A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down
A person cannot drown before going under three times
To drop a fork means a woman will visit
To drop a knife means a man will visit
To drop a spoon means a child will visit
To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming
If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave
To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye
Washing a car will bring rain
You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck
Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle
A cat will try to take the breath from a baby
Warm hands, cold heart
Cold hands, warm heart
It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair
To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it
Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck
Smell dandelions, wet the bed
To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck

JOSEVI´S PHOTO (A2) by José Vte Sevilla

mcargobe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:18:40 +0000

JOSEVI´S PHOTO (A2) by José Vte Sevilla, posted with vodpod

WANTED …??? (B1)

mcargobe — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:21:17 +0000

THIS MAN HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

WHY HAS HE BEEN HE IN THE NEWS?

LOOK AT THIS BLURRED PHOTO TAKEN AT WASHINGTON AIRPORT: WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? (PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION)

(REMEMBER TO DO THE VOCABULARY ON PAGE 149)

A JOURNEY NIGHTMARE by ORESTES (B1) RADIO STORY COMPETITION

mcargobe — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:24:04 +0000