Happy Christmas and all the best for 2013!

Our Christmas Wish List

What's in your wish list? 

Please, help me complete our common list!

Christmas Flea Market

Remember that the flea market is being held this week! Go to the library (1st floor) and have a look to see if you like anything there!

The money is for NGO "Por la sonrisa de un niño" and their projects in Cambodia.

We have raised about 600 euros for the charity. Just a small drop in the ocean but a great start! 

Thank you very much for your participation!!!

Intermediate 1 - Travelling

This week we have been talking about travelling in class.

Watch the following video to see what these people like and dislike about travelling.

Answer key to the activities that I sent you:

Advanced 1: Video - Multitasking

This week we have been talking about multitasking in class.

For extra listening practice, watch the video twice and answer the questions:

1. What was the result of the 2010 study?
2. What was the different domain that the experts decided to look at?
3. What is the most important age for social development in girls?
4. How many girls participated in the survey?
5. What were the results of the survey like?
6. What did children who were heavy multi-taskers show?
7. What is the possible solution to the problem?

Answer key:

1. Heavy multi-taskers showed less ability to filter out irrelevancy, manage their working memory and even multi-task.
2. Emotional development.
3. 8-12-year-old girls.
4. 3400 girls.
5. Heavy multi-taskers showed worse social and emotional development.
6. They are not practising basic emotional skills.
7. Face-to-face communication.

Jokes to start December with a smile!

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'

TEACHER: No, that's wrong

GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD: H I J K L M N O.

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.

WINNIE: Me!

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree,  but also admitted it.  Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.....

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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mum is a good cook.

Do you know a good joke about children? Please, tell us!