You are very welcome to the blog for the 'English Language' component, part of the 'Comunicación' Subject at the CEPA 'Sierra Norte'. Here you will find information from your teacher relevant for the course, extra materials and resources related with your learning of the subject. I hope you may also enjoy it!
Alumnos que han superado satisfactoriamente la “Convocatoria Extraordinaria de Junio” en el módulo de Lengua Inglesa del ámbito de “Comunicación”:
Irina R. A.
Lucía B. de la F.
-Nota: Alfredo G. no ha superado satisfactoriamente la convocatoria, sin embargo supera la parte de la lectura obligatoria, de la que ya no deberá examinarse en Septiembre.-
Nivel II (Secundaria) –Torrelaguna-
Alumnos que han superado satisfactoriamente la “Convocatoria Extraordinaria de Junio” en el módulo de Lengua Inglesa del ámbito de “Comunicación”:
Ángel V. G.
Para dudas sobre las calificaciones u otra que pudiera surgir, podéis acudir la semana que viene a las reclamaciones. Un saludo , enhorabuena a los que habéis aprobado y mucho ánimo a los que estáis todavía en ello.
These are classical funny videos to enjoy and 'have a laugh':
On the first place I post what some of us have watched in class (thanks L. Vico): 'Dinner for one'
- It is a curiosity that this sketch has become a tradition in Germany, where up to half the population may see it every year, but it is almost totally unknown in Britain. It is also shown on New Year’s Eve in many other mainland European countries, particularly Nordic countries, and also screens on SBS in Australia. In Norway, however, it is shown every year on the evening of December 23. It is known as far away as South Africa where it is also broadcast on New Year's Eve. In Sweden, the show was put on hold for a period of six years, deemed "unsuitable" because of James's heavy drinking. However, the TV network then relented to popular demand and brought it back. Although the sketch is most popular in non-English speaking countries, it is typically shown in the original English without dubbing or subtitles. It is easy to understand with even the most basic knowledge of English, which helps explain this point. The performance remains practically unknown to the English speaking world. Many people from Anglo countries are surprised when encountering fans' ability to quote dialogue, they themselves, however, seemingly rarely share in the enthusiasm. It has not been broadcast on TV in Britain within the last thirty years, possibly more.-
Catch phrase: “Same procedure as every year”
The line “Same procedure as every year” has become a very popular catchphrase in Germany, according to Tim Gruhl, the programme editor at the Hamburg-based television Channel NDR. The phrase “has made its way into everyday vocabulary, and even crops up in newspaper headlines and advertisements.” German narrator Heinz Piper originally made a grammatical mistake in his introduction to the 18 minute version: He misquoted Warden’s line “Same procedure as every year” as “Same procedure than every year”. While the mistake appears to have gone unnoticed initially, it later prompted annual protest letters to the NDR, most notably from German teachers of English. The NDR eventually responded by editing the recording slightly, substituting a small bit of its audio track with audio recorded during one of the rehearsals. Thus, in 1988, the error had been edited out and Piper could be heard to correctly say “Same procedure as every year”. This in turn annoyed some purists who would rather respect the original.
This is a 'freak' version of 'Dinner for one', so you can realise how some people is spending time on incredible hobbies:
and many other hilarious videos:
Here the famous Mr. Bean in his sketch with the Christmas turkey ('Mr Bean wakes up Christmas morning' ):
'Monty Python - 'The Funniest Joke In The World'
'The job interview - Monty Python'
'Spam' - Monty Python
SPAM siginifica "Shoulder of Pork And Ham" (Hombro de Jamon y Cerdo), y es un producto de la empresa Hormel Foods Corporation, la cual creó ese alimento enlatado en los años 30. Y aun existe.
La acuñación del término se afianzó al parecer, con este sketch; es una marca de cerdo que en Inglaterra era popular y que era lo que comían los soldados en la Segunda Guerra Mundial en latas. A nadie le gustaba esta marca de cerdo, por lo que después de este sketch, cuando se inventó el mail le pusieron al nombre del correo basura 'spam' ya que es algo que nadie quiere.
Monty Python - 'Life Of Brian' (1979) - 'Biggus Dickus'
Monty Python - 'Life Of Brian' (1979) - 'Stoning' (Men pretending to be women, pretending to be men. Only Monty Python can do it )
'The tale of Sir Robin' (Brave Sir Robin) - The knights of the square table -Monty Python
'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' - Three Questions
("What is the exact airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" -¿Cuál es la velocidad del aire exacta de una golondrina al vacío?)
Fawlty Towers: 'Fawlty Towers': Manuel's English - Comedy Greats - BBC
Fawlty Towers: A biscuit with your rat? - 'Fawlty Towers' - BBC
Somebody has sent me an e-mail with this video about Tommy Douglas. It is very interesting because it sets some elements to think about... (Thinking is a necessary exercise for the brain ;-) ) I hope you enjoy it.
This is for my students in Inglés II (Enseñanzas para el desarrollo personal y la participación)in the Torrelaguna Group:
Dear Sara L. G. and Claudia B. R.,
I have received from 'Secretaría' your CEPA identification Card (Carnets del centro). I will give them to you in our next class session.
This is NOT for 'Secundaria'. It is for my students in 'Inglés II - Enseñanzas para el desarrollo personal y la participación' (Torrelaguna group):
We had lesson on May the 27th (Friday) in Torrelaguna, but only one student appeared (Mª Teresa). Since we have no many days left to end the course, we need to select a day for our 3rd Term Exam.
We decided to place the exam on June the 3rd (Friday). -El examen de la 3ª evaluación será pues, el 3 de Junio (Viernes).
Thank you for checking this site and see you on Friday.
This is from an article appeared in The Times IndiaMay 14th , 2011, 12.00am IST (Oritinal site)
A new study by scientists at Oxford University has shown that dogs are cleverer than cats because their friendly character has helped them develop bigger brains.
The researchers have claimed that the intelligence of "a man's best friend" has evolved at a greater rate than the less social cat over millions of years.
It was often believed that the feline pet was smarter than its canine counterpart because it needed less attention but researchers have discovered that cat's brains are smaller because they are less social.
For the first time, scientists have charted the evolutionary history of the brain across different groups of mammals over 60 million years and identified huge variations in how their brains have changed.
They discovered that there was a link between the size of an animal's brain in relation to the rest of its body and how socially active it was.
The study analysed available data on the brain and body size of over 500 species of living and fossilised mammals. The brains of monkeys grew the most over time followed by horses, dolphins, camels and dogs.
It showed that groups of mammals with relatively bigger brains tended to live in stable social groups. The brains of more solitary mammals such as cats, deer and rhino, grew much more slowly during the same period.
"Dogs have always been regarded as the more social animals while cats like to get on with their own thing alone. But it appears that interaction is good for the brain and extends to other species, like ourselves," the Telegraph quoted Dr Susanne Shultz, who led the research, as saying.
"We are even more social than monkeys and apes and it is this ability to get on with each other that has helped us dominate the planet.
This study overturns the long-held belief that brain size has increased across all mammals. Instead, groups of highly social species have undergone much more rapid increases than more solitary species.
"This suggests the co-operation and co-ordination needed for group living can be challenging and over time some mammals have evolved larger brains to be able to cope with the demands of socialising.
All dogs are quite good at solving problems, which gives credence to the traditional image of the cunning fox which is a member of the same family. Dogs descended from wolves which appear to have the biggest brains as they live in large family groups," Shultz added.
