Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saint Patrick's Day
On March 17th we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick is Ireland's patron saint, he converted Irish people to Christianity in the 5th century.
One legend about Saint Patrick says that he used the shamrock (trébol in Spanish)
to teach the Irish about the Christian Trinity (God is three beings at the same time).
Nowadays, the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland.
In Ireland this is a very important religious holiday, people go to church and you can see many Irish flags in the street.
However, Saint Patrick's Day is not only celebrated in Ireland. In the 1840's, the Irish potato crop failed and there was a great famine. People were starving, so many of them decided to emigrate to the USA and Canada. On March 17th the Irish community in the US organizes parades in different cities. The parade of New York is the biggest in the world. In Chicago, they colour the Chicago River, imagine what colour, that's right green, another important representation of Ireland.
By the way, there is another tradition, people must wear green on Saint Patrick's
Day. You may not followed this tradition in the US, but you'll get the risk of being... pinched!
Talking about Irish symbols, two other symbols are:
1. The tricolour flag, do you know what it represents?
2. A kind of little man in green, do you know its n
ame?
Here you have a video to listen to the history of Saint Patrick's Day.
If you still want to watch more videos about Saint Patrick's Day, its meaning and traditions, click here : history of festivities
One legend about Saint Patrick says that he used the shamrock (trébol in Spanish)
to teach the Irish about the Christian Trinity (God is three beings at the same time).
Nowadays, the shamrock is a symbol of Ireland.
In Ireland this is a very important religious holiday, people go to church and you can see many Irish flags in the street.
However, Saint Patrick's Day is not only celebrated in Ireland. In the 1840's, the Irish potato crop failed and there was a great famine. People were starving, so many of them decided to emigrate to the USA and Canada. On March 17th the Irish community in the US organizes parades in different cities. The parade of New York is the biggest in the world. In Chicago, they colour the Chicago River, imagine what colour, that's right green, another important representation of Ireland.
By the way, there is another tradition, people must wear green on Saint Patrick's
Day. You may not followed this tradition in the US, but you'll get the risk of being... pinched!Talking about Irish symbols, two other symbols are:
1. The tricolour flag, do you know what it represents?
2. A kind of little man in green, do you know its n
ame?Here you have a video to listen to the history of Saint Patrick's Day.
If you still want to watch more videos about Saint Patrick's Day, its meaning and traditions, click here : history of festivities
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Curso de Lengua Inglesa en países de habla inglesa para jóvenes de 16 a 30 años
28 de febrero de 2011,
El Ministerio de Educación, mediante Orden de 17 de febrero, convoca ayudas en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, para la estancia y realización de un curso para perfeccionar la lengua inglesa de, al menos, tres semanas de duración, con un mínimo de 15 horas lectivas semanales entre el 1 de junio y el 30 de noviembre del año 2011, en países cuya lengua oficial sea el inglés. Podrán optar a estas ayudas los jóvenes nacidos entre el 1 de enero y 31 de diciembre de 1994, que hayan obtenido la condición de becario para cursar estudios de Bachillerato en el curso 2010-2011.Las solicitudes, accesibles a través de Internet, podrán ser presentadas o bien por registro telemático o bien en la Subdirección General de Becas, Ayudas y Movilidad de Estudiantes, calle Torrelaguna, 58, 28027 Madrid. El plazo para la presentación de solicitudes será hasta el 30 de marzo inclusive.
Para más información pinchar en el siguiente enlace:
BOE núm.50, 28 de febrero de 2011
El Ministerio de Educación, mediante Orden de 17 de febrero, convoca ayudas en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, para la estancia y realización de un curso para perfeccionar la lengua inglesa de, al menos, tres semanas de duración, con un mínimo de 15 horas lectivas semanales entre el 1 de junio y el 30 de noviembre del año 2011, en países cuya lengua oficial sea el inglés. Podrán optar a estas ayudas los jóvenes nacidos entre el 1 de enero y 31 de diciembre de 1994, que hayan obtenido la condición de becario para cursar estudios de Bachillerato en el curso 2010-2011.Las solicitudes, accesibles a través de Internet, podrán ser presentadas o bien por registro telemático o bien en la Subdirección General de Becas, Ayudas y Movilidad de Estudiantes, calle Torrelaguna, 58, 28027 Madrid. El plazo para la presentación de solicitudes será hasta el 30 de marzo inclusive.
Para más información pinchar en el siguiente enlace:
BOE núm.50, 28 de febrero de 2011
Programa Intensivo de Inmersión Lingüística en España
28 de febrero de 2011,
El Ministerio de Educación a través de la Resolución de 17 de febrero de 2011 convoca, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, un máximo de 600 becas para la estancia y participación en un programa intensivo de inmersión lingüística en España de una semana de duración durante el mes de julio de 2011. Los destinatarios deben reunir los siguientes requisitos:
a) Estar matriculados en el primer curso de Bachillerato en el curso 2010-2011.
b) Haber obtenido en el curso 2010-2011 la condición de becario del Ministerio de Educación.
c) Haber obtenido en el cuarto curso de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria una nota final mínima de 7 puntos en la asignatura de inglés.
Las solicitudes, accesibles a través de Internet, podrán ser presentadas o bien por registro telemático o bien en la Subdirección General de Becas, Ayudas y Movilidad de Estudiantes, calle Torrelaguna, 58, 28027 Madrid. El plazo para la presentación de solicitudes será de 20 días hábiles a partir de su publicación.
Para más información pinchar en el siguiente enlace:
BOE núm.50, 28 de febrero de 2011
El Ministerio de Educación a través de la Resolución de 17 de febrero de 2011 convoca, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, un máximo de 600 becas para la estancia y participación en un programa intensivo de inmersión lingüística en España de una semana de duración durante el mes de julio de 2011. Los destinatarios deben reunir los siguientes requisitos:
a) Estar matriculados en el primer curso de Bachillerato en el curso 2010-2011.
b) Haber obtenido en el curso 2010-2011 la condición de becario del Ministerio de Educación.
c) Haber obtenido en el cuarto curso de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria una nota final mínima de 7 puntos en la asignatura de inglés.
Las solicitudes, accesibles a través de Internet, podrán ser presentadas o bien por registro telemático o bien en la Subdirección General de Becas, Ayudas y Movilidad de Estudiantes, calle Torrelaguna, 58, 28027 Madrid. El plazo para la presentación de solicitudes será de 20 días hábiles a partir de su publicación.
Para más información pinchar en el siguiente enlace:
BOE núm.50, 28 de febrero de 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Presidents' Day
Next Monday, people in the United States will celebrate Presidents' Day. Presidents' Day falls on the third Monday of February and it celebrates the birthdays of two presidents of the United States: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
George Washington became the first president of the United States in 1789. Six years before, he led the American troops against Great Britain in the War of Independence (1775-1783). He was an honest and beloved president.
Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. At that time slavery was something that divided the North and the South of the United States. The people from the South wanted to have slaves, the people from the North were against slavery. The American Civil War broke out. The North won the war.The battle of Gettysburg was decisive for the North. Here, Lincoln gave a famous speech which is now in the minds of all Americans. In this speech, Lincoln referred to the American political system as being a: "government of the people, by the people, for the people". Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865.
Presidents' Day is a national holiday. People hang their flags outside their homes and kids do different activities and crafts to celebrate this day. Lincoln's hat and the American Eagle are two of the most common images we can see this day.
George Washington became the first president of the United States in 1789. Six years before, he led the American troops against Great Britain in the War of Independence (1775-1783). He was an honest and beloved president.
Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. At that time slavery was something that divided the North and the South of the United States. The people from the South wanted to have slaves, the people from the North were against slavery. The American Civil War broke out. The North won the war.The battle of Gettysburg was decisive for the North. Here, Lincoln gave a famous speech which is now in the minds of all Americans. In this speech, Lincoln referred to the American political system as being a: "government of the people, by the people, for the people". Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865.
Presidents' Day is a national holiday. People hang their flags outside their homes and kids do different activities and crafts to celebrate this day. Lincoln's hat and the American Eagle are two of the most common images we can see this day.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saint Valentine's Day
Tomorrow,February 14, we celebrate Saint Valentine's Day. People in love give cards and presents to each other. There were many Christian martyrs called Valentine. Therefore, there are many theories about who Valentine was. One of them points to a Christian priest who was exe
cuted for performing marriages secretly during the time of the Roman emperor Claudius II. One legend says that Valentine was a a Christian prisoner who fell in love with the prison keeper's daughter and wrote a letter to her signing it "from your Valentine".
The festivity of Valentine's Day seems to have originated in pagan times in Rome when people celebrated an annual fertility festival called Lupercalia in mid-February. During the Middle Ages, Saint Valentine became the patron saint of love and lovers in England and France. In 498 AD, Pope Gelasius changed the pagan Feast of Lupercalia for St Valentine's Day, celebrating it February 14.
cuted for performing marriages secretly during the time of the Roman emperor Claudius II. One legend says that Valentine was a a Christian prisoner who fell in love with the prison keeper's daughter and wrote a letter to her signing it "from your Valentine".The festivity of Valentine's Day seems to have originated in pagan times in Rome when people celebrated an annual fertility festival called Lupercalia in mid-February. During the Middle Ages, Saint Valentine became the patron saint of love and lovers in England and France. In 498 AD, Pope Gelasius changed the pagan Feast of Lupercalia for St Valentine's Day, celebrating it February 14.
However, some people claim that romance was linked with Valentine's Day because people in England and France during the Middle Ages believed that birds began to look for their mate from February 14. Thus, we find in the Parlement of Foules (1382) by Chaucer:
For this was on seynt Volantynys day
Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make.
One of the most important customs of Valentine's Day is the exchange of love cards called ‘Valentines'. The tradition is said to have initiated in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans who sent a Valentine Day card to his wife from prison. These cards are nicely decorated, being the most common symbols roses, hearts, doves and winged Cupids. These cards are normally signed with a question mark.
Lovers also write poems, the most common modern poem is:
The rose is red, the violet's blue
The honey's sweet, and so are you
Thou are my love and I am thine
I drew thee to my Valentine
The lot was cast and then I drew
And Fortune said it shou'd be you.
Gammer Gurton's Garland (1784)
And now, find your Valentine!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Programa de Inmersión Lingüística en colonias de vacaciones para el verano de 2011
10 de febrero, 2011La Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Formación Profesional, a través de la Resolución de 27 de enero de 2011, convoca ayudas para participar en un Programa de Inmersión Lingüística en colonias de vacaciones, para el verano de 2011. Van orientadas a alumnos y alumnas matriculados/as en 5º y 6º de Educación Primaria y 1º de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria. La edad de los/as participantes no podrán superar los 13 años a fecha de 31 de diciembre de 2.011. El plazo de presentación de solicitudes finalizará el 7 de marzo de 2.011. Éstas se entregarán en la Secretaría del Centro quien se encargará de tramitarlas ante el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia.
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