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here again with the new school year. Some of you are new to this blog, some other are already familiar. Again, welcome! Stroll around, practice, write and participate.
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SantJordi
On the 23rd of April we commemorate the death of 3 great worldwide known writers: William Shakespeare (1564), Miguel de Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega, who both died in 1616.
The first celebration, which became part of the celebrations of Sant Jordi, was made in Catalonia in 1923 honouring Cervantes. On this day, it was a medieval tradition for men to give roses to their lovers; from 1925 it also started the tradition for women to give books in exchange.
In 1995 UNESCO declared this day as The World Book Day, becuase of the Catalonian festival and the anniversary of birth or death of some great writers, apart from the three already mentioned.
As a curiosity, the coincidence of dates in Cervantes and Shakespeare’s deaths is not strictly precise. Cervantes died the 23rd of April according to the Gregorian calendar; however, England was still using the Julian calendar. The fact is that Shakespeare died ten days later than Cervantes due to this discrepancy of calendars.
Write your own poems, parts of the poem you like or quotation here.
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St. Valentine’s Day
On 14th February it is celebrated St. Valentine’s Day, known as a day when people give presents to the beloved one. The most common gifts are Valentine Cards, chocolates in red heart-shaped boxes, candies or even jewels. Cards contain the sweetest words to sound as romantic melodies in the ears.
But, what is the story of St. Valentine? Do you know its origin? Go to the reading corner and find out more.
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the first step
Hi to all of you who are taking the time to be reading here. This is my first blog and obviously it’s the first page I write. Could I say I welcome myself to the blogosphere? Maybe not, since I’m not used to stroll around blogs; well to be honest I’ve been strolling for the last five days. Not much, isn’t it?
I’m an English teacher and I’ve been teaching for almost … Well, I don’t know. I think I’ve always taught English, even when I was at school and my classmates asked me some questions. My first contact with the English language was when I was five, very early at that moment, since almost nobody considered foreing languages necessary. But thankfully, my mother has always had a very futurist sight of things and decided I had to learn English, as well as French, instead of devoting my free time to dress up my dolls.
Anyhow, I must admit that my launch into the communicative area did not happen until I went for the first time to Ireland at the age of fifteen. Looking back at that time and recovering some flashes from my memory, I see how interesting and important is to go abroad as soon as it is possible. So here is my recommendation: “Don’t miss up a second and take a low-cost flight to … “
Well my dear learners, welcome to this path through learning. I hope this might be of use for you.
