El bilingüismo. ¿Por qué es bueno para nuestro cerebro?

¿Por qué es positivo aprender en más de una lengua? Seguro que a menudo os lo preguntáis y aunque quienes sois habituales de este blog ya participáis de una manera u otra en él como alumnado, profesorado, como padres/madres...creo que os será útil leer este artículo publicado en el País este mes.

Does being bilingual make you smarter? Watch the video. Then you can read some more articles related to the great benefits of bilingualism for our brain:

• Learning a second language slows brain ageing
• Being bilingual may slow down the brain aging process
• Speaking a second language may delay dementia
• Being bilingual boots brain power

Adventure and Emergency situations

Tsunami Thailand 2004

• Activity 1: Speaking

In units 1 and 2 we have learnt vocabulary in the fields of adventure and emergency. Here you are a picture of the most serious, devastating and thrilling natural disasters of the recent times in history.
Describe the picture in detail. What can you see? Where is it happening?...

• Activity 2: Reading

Read the text in the following link about the film The Impossible (2012) inspired by a Spanish family of survivors in the chaotic destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

• Activity 3: Listen and watch

Watch the video of an interview with Naomi Watts, the female protagonist  of the film by J. A. Bayona and María Belón the woman who lived  together with her family such a horrifying experience and had the fortune to survive . 

Later you will work on this worksheet to check your understanding.

Portfolio tasks 2015 for Trinity examinations

As you know, our school is a registered Exam Centre for students enrolled in it. . Those of you who are interested in the exams please contact your teachers in class. Our Language Assistant this year, Stacey Limones, is having a conversation lesson to help you.

Here you are the portfolio tasks for 2015.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN...to everybody!!

Halloween isn't just costumes and candy; it's a cultural holiday rich in tradition. Follow the video below from the National Geographic about the origin of this tradition that is celebrated all around the world.

 Do you enjoy scary, spooky stories? Do you like getting dressed up in costumes? If that is the case watch the video. Michael Jackson's Thriller is one of the hits in pop music of all times. Listen to the song, follow the lyrics and have fun!!

Back from our Comenius visit to France

Here we are again at school a bit tired but full of the positive energy after such an experience. We have just spent a week in Pau where we have worked together in the project finding links between the worlds of Sciences and Arts, made friends, visited new places and even enjoyed a "rafting time" experience where you had great fun.

The work at school and the activities outside took from 6th to 11th october. We left our place on Sunday 5th and arrived at Sevilla airport on 12th at 21:00.

We give thanks again to the group of teachers at the Lycèe Barthou who did great job with the activities and to the host families for their hospitality.

You can follow this link with some photos and videos from the project in Pau.

Comenius week in France 5th-12th October 2014

Here you are the photo of the team participating in the Comenius experience in the Lycée Barthou in Pau: Juan José Cano, Paula Triviño, Marga Gil, Elena Romero and Ángeles Mohammed together with their teachers Mª Fernanda and me.

Where is Noelia? Upps!! Below you can find her together with other members of the team some of those worked hard in the previous visit: Alicia, Esther and Alejandro; the rest will go ahead with the next visits: Isabel,Tamara and Manuel.

 GREETINGS FROM PAU!! Monday 6th

European Day of Languages 26th september

El Año Europeo de las Lenguas 2001, organizado de manera conjunta por el Consejo de Europa y la Unión Europea, logró implicar a millones de personas en los 45 países participantes a través de actividades que celebraban la diversidad en Europa y promovían el aprendizaje de lenguas.Han pasado más de 12 años y seguimos interesados en:
 1º.- Destacar la importancia del aprendizaje de lenguas y diversificar la variedad de lenguas que se aprenden con el objetivo de incrementar el plurilingüismo y la comunicación intercultural. 
2º.-Promover la riqueza de la diversidad lingüística y cultural de Europa, que debemos preservar y potenciar.
 3º.-Promover el aprendizaje permanente de lenguas tanto dentro como fuera de la escuela, ya sea con el propósito de realizar estudios, intercambios, por necesidades profesionales, movilidad o placer..

Can you identify the different languages in which you hear people saying Hello?

And now watch the promotional spot. Can you repeat after them?

Would you like to speak to people in foreign countries? I know your answer is Yes, I would. Watch the video below and play the game either in English or French.

If yiu want to learn more about the different languages people speak around the world click on the following link.