Last lesson today
February 2, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : General Information
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This is the end of our workshop. I hope you’ve enjoyed it and you’ve found it useful.
Today we’ll meet in room 1,4.
See you! 
Out of Africa
February 2, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : What you have written
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This is a lyrical and meditative movie about life in Africa.A strong willed woman, who would later become known to the world as the writer Isak Dinesen, undergoes lots of different experiences in this expansive land - coffee planter, wild game hunter, hostess, friend, storyteller, and free spirit.The film is directed by Sydney Pollack. Meryl Streep stars as Karen Blixen; Robert Redford plays her lover Denys Finch Hatton, and Austrian actor Klaus Maira Brandauer appears as her husband Baron Bror von Blixen.The film starts in Denmark as an older Karen Blixen (Meril Streep) briefly remembers the years she spent in Africa (1914-1931). Then she reminds of Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) who she met when she arrived in Africa to start what she thought would be a dairy farm together with her husband, Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke (Brandauer).A relationship between her and Denys begins to develop. However, she realizes that Denys is as impossible to own or tame as Africa itself. Denys prefers the freedom of living outdoors and leaves the natives to their own customs.I would really recommend it because it is about love and loss, empire and ecology and you can see Africa’s wild natural beauty on the screen.Isabel Rivera
Some Like it Hot
February 2, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : What you have written
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I am very grateful to the Mafia because talking in film terms is indirectly responsible of a number of my favourite films ever. ‘Some like it hot’ was directed by Billy Wilder who also had written the brilliant screenplay with I. L. A. Diamond.We are in 1929 and in the U.S.A social issues were going from bad to worse.The action starts in Chicago, punished by a really hard and cold winter. Two musicians, a bit silly people, survive playing jazz in clandestine bars managed by Mafia. Having lost their job they witness, for a really unfortunate coincidence, Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre while the struggle to still alive. The opportunity to escape comes up as a job in an all-girl band, which means they have to dress up in drag. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) transform their appearance and attitude becoming Josephine and Daphne, joining the band and going to Florida. This great hoax is riddled with funny misunderstandings. One of the girls is Sugar Kane a girl who plays ukulele (sexy, charming and stunning Marilyn Monroe). Tony Curtis is determined to seduce her by adopting a new simultaneous role as a fake millionaire. At the same time, an authentic multimillionaire Osgood Fielding III (a superb Joe E. Brown) is getting attached with Daphne, playing both an unforgettable scene dancing ‘ La Cumparsita’. It is also Osgood’s closing statement “nobody is perfect”, which resumes the ironic and tolerant director’s point of view about life.This terrific film has shot in black and white. The smart plot is a perfect mix of serious and funny themes It has a splendid soundtrack, and amazing performances. In my opinion is an exceptional film and no doubt, one of the greatest movies of all times.M.Balbina Mariño
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Article
January 26, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : Assignments
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This is your task for next week:”We are the students in charge of the school’s magazine (EOI HOY) and would like to recieve articles from the EOI students to see how you have reacted to the decision made by the teachers to get rid of examinations. All the marks you will get will be, from now on, based on continuous assessment and project work. How do you feel about this? We want to hear from you. Is it a good or a bad idea?Send your articles to haveasay@eoihoy.com”Write your article in 200 words.Remember to write a good title for your article.Before you start writing organise your ideas carefully into paragraphs.Each paragraph should contain a topic sentence.And, most important: Choose vocabulary and structures that show your (advanced) level.Good writing! 
Never-ending Story
January 26, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : What you have written
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Have you ever been in Fantasy? Have you ever seen a Stone-eater, a southern Pixie or a race snale? What would hppen to Fantasy if we didn’t believe in it anymore? What would you do if you were the only one who could save it from The Nothing? Are you ready to believe in it?Bastian’s life changed quickly when he stole that mystery book with that strange symbol on the cover. He couldn’t give it up and he felt as he was taking part in the story: The Nothing is destroying everyplace of the Fantasy Kingdom and Atreyu has to find a real boy who could save Fantasy from disappearing. Perhaps Bastian could be this boy…The Never-ending Story was shot in 1984 and it is based on Michael Ende’s novel. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it is a “U” film, a tale for children and adults. It takes you to an unreal world where dragons can fly and all kind of creatures live together, and makes you develop your imagination, to realize that you still believe in fantasy and that tales usually become real.A superb soundtrack makes the film even more moving than it is and you will enjoy it very much.I can thoroughly recommend it because it is and it will be my favourite film ever and I never feel tired to watch it.You won’t regret to enjoy the Never-ending Story with your family and they won’t feel disappointed. Enjoy it! And believe!LUCÍA ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ
Family and Xmas
January 25, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : What you have written
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Is Christmas a bitter-sweet period of time, a time of joyful celebration or a complete nightmare?
Many people think that spending Christmas with their families is the best option, but some others believe that it is better travelling as far as they can from their relatives.
There is a quotation by Robert Lynd that says “There are some people who want to throw their arms round you just bacause it is Christmas, there are other people who want to strangle you because it is Christmas”. And we wonder ourselves who is right? Arguments on both sides provide reasons in favour, it is depending on how they perceive it.
For example, it is clear that for Christian people that these days have a special and emotional meaning. For them Christmas is the annual holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, a period of time to share love and peace with your family and everyone in the world.
However, in the early eighteenth century scholars and scientists such as Isaac Newton began proposing alternative explanations, like the one that said that the date of Christmas was selected to correspond with the winter solstice in the northern hemisfere, a period of time to have fun and forgetting your problems with friends.
Another reason to celebrate these festivities with the family is because you could eat the unforgettable tasty family meals and drinking the special eggnog made by your aunt, that are only available on thse days. But the disadvantage to that is that you put on weight as if you where living with your parents again.
Another advantage to be with relatives is that you could exchange new achivements with the most demanding members of your family in order to be proud of you. Nevertheless, if you haven’t got anything to be proud of they probably make you feel guilty and ashamed of it.
On balance, it would seem that spending Christmas with your family offers benefits because it is good to share food and experiences with them. But also there are drawbacks like hearing the best advice from your relatives.
In conclusion, We need Christmas family holidays, although in dose of year in year.
By BLUE PEN.
Just for film buffs
January 19, 2010Posted by M ISABEL in : Assignments
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Do you often go to the cinema? Would you like to comment on the latest film you’ve watched? Do you usually watch awarded films? I want to know!
This week’s assignment: Write a review of your favourite film ever. No more than 200 words are required.
Good writing!