Those of you interested in the upcoming school trip to London in April might want to attend a meeting at the school (in Laredo) next Monday 15 at 18:00. A word of caution: this is not going to be the touristy sight-seeing trip that some may expect but something else altogether.
As for our regular classes, the much-anticipated presentations are already underway (in Castro Urdiales at least). More of them are already scheduled for the next weeks. Those of you that still don't know what I'm talking about... remember you should put together a presentation about something you are knowledgeable or passionate about.
Writing assignments. Avanzado 2 students are expected to write either a letter to themselves in the future (check out www.futureme.org) or their own obituary. I know this second option may make many uncomfortable. Not many feel comfortable with the idea of contemplating their own death but, believe me, it is an interesting exercise of self-actualization that allows you to look back on your life and consider both achievements, failures, pipe dreams, lessons learned and all the rest of it.
As for the inevitable oral exams, I think this is a good opportunity to take 34 seconds of your time and watch the clip below. I am aware that most people share videos like this one just for laughs. However I feel it is my duty to offer a different take. Indeed this little video may allow us all to realize a sometimes neglected truism: certain words (or sequences) that speakers of certain languages find very easy to pronounce can prove to be exceedingly difficult to speakers of other languages. So if you crack a smile while watching the video don't forget that the perfect pronunciation of words like world or television is quite a daunting challenge to many many Spaniards.
One last thing. In a recent C1 class the infamous Piltdown Man and the Cardiff Giant came up. Since Avanzado 2 students are soon going to explore the world of scams, conspiracies and hoaxes I thought it would be fitting to let you take a look at this fascinating website.
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