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LONDON TRIP 2019

Selection of photos from the last trip to London, which took place from 7th to 12th February.

For more photos, click here: http://www.edu.xunta.gal/centros/iespraiabarrana/node/663

SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY STILL LINGERS

Shakespeare's legacy still lingers.

LIFE BEFORE THE COMPUTER

TOM SAWYER

Photos taken last Monday, 21st January, at La Salle school in Santiago, where the students of 1º and 2º ESO enjoyed the play "Tom Sawyer", performed by the Transeduca theatre company.

CLEVER KID

LONDON TRIP 2018

This is a screenshot of the news article that appeared in "La Voz de Galicia" this week, with information about the last trip to London organised by the English Department for the students of 3º ESO, which took place between the 1st and 6th of February.

 

Click here to see more pictures: http://www.edu.xunta.gal/centros/iespraiabarrana/node/570 

 

SHERLOCK HOLMES

On the 19th of January, we took our 1º and 2º ESO students to see the play Sherlock Holmes in Santiago.

After the play, half of the students went to the Museo do Pobo Galego, where they participated in a treasure hunt, and the other half enjoyed a guided visit to the CGAC museum of contemporary art.

       

                                                                               

The day ended with a walk around the historic centre of Santiago and a stopover for lunch at a well-known mall before returning to Boiro at 6 pm.

MUSIC TO YOUR SPANISH EARS

This is what you hear when you are a Spanish speaker who doesn't know a word of English.

 

THE ART OF SWEARING IN SPANISH

   
Seven creative insults that actually teach you grammar. Click the picture below to find out how.

LONDON TRIP 2017

Once again, we took our students on a trip to London. This time the lucky ones were the two groups of 3º ESO. From 10th to 14th February, we visited the most popular landmarks of the British capital, where the kids were able to practice their English and do some school activities. Despite the work, they still had plenty of time to enjoy themselves.

Click here to view the whole photo album:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8VNlFSDoIl7SmlZalYwSW1iY2s?usp=sharing

LONDON TRIP 2016

We have just returned from our annual trip to London, which took place from 12th to 16th February. This year, the total number of participants was 39, including three teachers and 36 bilingual-section students from groups 3º ESO-B and 1º BAC-A/C. 

             

Apart from having the opportunity to practice English and to visit the most important landmarks in this city, the trip coincided with the Chinese New Year celebrations at Trafalgar Square and the Soho area, and also with the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, both of which were held on 14th February. Needless to say that we all had loads of fun.

              

OXYMORONS

Two words that do not agree with each other but, strangely enough, make sense to most people. 

CULTURE AND CUSTOMS EXHIBITION

Last Thursday, April 23rd, the English Department organised a series of activities as part of the Culture and Traditions Week that was held at our school. Three projects dealing with English-speaking countries were exhibited in different spots around the building. The students of 1º ESO had carried out some research on the culture and customs of the UK, the students of 2º ESO had focused on the former British colony of India and the students of 3º ESO had done the same with the USA. There was ethnic food, drink, music, posters, souvenirs and, above all, loads of fun.

Teachers Luisa and Lindsay at the UK stand

Indian handpainting

American teens for one day

You can see the rest of the pictures here: 

https://plus.google.com/photos/110344821958604587942/albums/6141576785821384129

PEN PALS

The students of 3º ESO, groups A and B, are engaged in a penpal exchange with their foreign language colleagues at the Warwick Valley Middle School in the state of New York. 

The town of Warwick has a total population of 32,000 and it is located in the southwest of Orange County, only 70 kms away from New York City and 6 kms away from the New Jersey state border.

The penpal (or penfiend) email exchange is a great way to learn about another culture or language. We are positively sure that both our pupils and Mr. Andrew Sheets' Spanish language students will benefit from this interesting experience. In other words, we believe this might be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

25 MAPS THAT EXPLAIN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Click the picture to take a look at them.

LONDON SIGHTSEEING TOUR 2015

This year, the English Department was responsible for the organization of the annual trip to London, which took place from 3rd to 7th February. The total number of students was 38, including the three groups of 3º ESO and the bilingual students of 1º BACH-A and C. We visited the most famous landmarks and had the chance to live unforgettable experiences. In order to see a selection of pictures, click the image below.

IRREGULAR VERBS RAP SONG

How to learn the irregular verbs in English by means of a rap song. Get ready to have fun!

HOW TO PISS OFF SOMEONE FROM GALICIA

A list of things you must never do if you decide to visit Galicia. Truly hilarious stuff.

http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/piss-someone-galicia/

MY COMPANY

The students of 4º ESO-A Julia Martínez and Rubén García were the winners of the contest called "My company", which was part of the activities included in the Comenius project "The teenager investment fund - How to take care of the future". As a prize, they had the opportunity to visit the European Parliament in Brussels and to present their slideshow in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, where they were hosted by their Dutch partners in the month of March. The following video reflects all the hard work and enthusiasm put into it. A well-deserved win indeed.

MISPRONOUNCING ABROAD

The importance of a good pronunciation. 

THE SCHWA

For those of you who care about phonetics, here's a little joke. 

AMERICAN ENGLISH vs. BRITISH ENGLISH

An informal lesson about the differences between British and American English. A few basic words to start with. Have fun!

PREPOSITIONS

Useful worksheet to understand when to use the prepositions IN, ON and AT.

NEW CONVERSATION ASSISTANT

I am glad to inform you that our English Department has just been appointed a new foreign language assistant for the school year 2013-2014. Her name is Lindsay Myers, she is from Jacksonville, Florida, USA, and she will presumably be involved with conversation classes. Lindsay is somehow related with Galicia. As a matter of fact, this is not the first time she has applied for and worked at a school in our community. The former native teacher we had, Max Wolod, was also an American but from a different city, Chicago. We are looking forward to having Miss Myers here in September. So let's all get ready to give her a warm welcome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida

OLD ENGLISH

Hwæt, ic swefna cyst secgan wylle, hwæt me gemætte to midre nihte siþþan reordberend reste wunedon. þuhte me þæt ic gesawe syllicre treow on lyft lædan leohte bewunden, beama beorhtost. Eall þæt beacen wæs begoten mid golde; gimmas stodon fægere æt foldan sceatum, swylce þær fife wæron uppe on þæm eaxlegespanne. Beheoldon þær engeldryhta fela fægere þurh forþgesceaft; ne wæs þær huru fracodes gealga, ac hine þær beheoldon halige gastas, men ofer moldan, and eall þeos mære gesceaft.

Translation: http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/stella/readings/OE/ROOD.HTM 

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southern and eastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century. It is a West Germanic language closely related to Old Frisian and Old Saxon. Old English had a grammar similar in many ways to Classical Latin. In most respects, including its grammar, it was much closer to modern German and Icelandic than to modern English. It was fully inflected with five grammatical cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, and instrumental), three grammatical numbers (singular, plural, and dual) and three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter).

The Norman conquest of England in the 11th century gave rise to heavy borrowings from Norman French, which brought English closer to Romance languages. Finally, the Great Vowel Shift that took place in the 15th century marked the emergence of Modern English from Middle English.

A WALK ACROSS EUROPE

This video is the final project that the IT (Information Technology) students of 1º BACH elaborated for a national contest whose topic is the European Union. The title that they chose is Un paseo por Europa (A walk across Europe) and, as its name indicates, the participants take us on a stroll along the streets of Boiro which begins at our school and ends at the town hall square, with a final surprise. 

The video is well worth a watch. There is a lot of hard work behind the scenes. Congratulations to all the students and teachers involved. You really deserve to win! 

You'll find more information in this blog: http://ticboiro2013.blogspot.com.es/