Spanish Current Affairs.

Spanish Current Affairs

My dear students, I propose a listening activity. It's authentic material taken from BBC Radio 4, as you will hear at the beginning. It's a radio program about Spanish current affairs-you will for sure recognize a very well known Spanish politician... and I will say no more... What I need is that each of you listen carefully to this radio program and think of a title that describes its content. As soon as you have decided on the best title for this audio, email me the answer and, if it's accurate, I'll email you back some more activities. Greetings... and be happy!

Hooligans

It's not just that shopkeepers all over Europe have had their window broken by british football hooligans.
It's much more serious than that.
Before the star of the 1385 Cup European Final, for example, 35 Italian footballere supporters were killed in incidents caused by british hooloigans.
Britain, indeed, has been disgraced again and again by the hooligans and most britons are deeply ashamed of them.
Who are the hooligans?

According to experts , the typical British hooloigan is a single man , aged seventeen to thirty-three, probalbly from the souht east of Britain and often well-paid but not very ineteresting job.
One study found a gang wich contained a bank manager, an insurace worker and some soldiers.
Why are they hooligans?

Beeing hooligans gives these people the sense of belonging to a group.
"Our objetive", one hooligan explained,"Is to defend and inavade territory. We represent our country just like the players".
Hooliganism is also a ,of course,an oportuinty for excitement.

Where are the hooligans from?

They aren't only form England , There are hooligans all over the world.
But the most famous are british hooligans , they are the most destructive....
What is my opinion about them?
This totally against that football is a cause for violence.
What if soccer is more fun if we break glass or something similar?
I feel horrible that there are people who use that excuse to get rid of excitation or stress from work ....
Is vandalism is capable of removing stress?
No, of course!!
In my opinion hooligans should relax ... Doing yoga or pilates, anything until we have destroyed the streets engaged.
The streets belong to all of us and not just for hooligans
Why I decided to put this post?
In class we are talking about sports and I think that can be interesting talking about hooligans.

FOUNTAINS IN BRUNETE

CAÑO NUEVO FOUNTAIN.
Caño Nuevo fountain is about one hundred years old. It is on the right side of the M-513 road. It´s one km away from Boadilla del Monte.
It was built with only one pipe and big stone blocks. Recently it was recovered by a work group of young people coordinated by the Council.

PABLO FOUNTAIN.
It´s on the southern village. It´s three km away from Brunete. We don´t have dates about its foundation. It was built with red bricks. It has been modified along the time.


LOS MORALES FOUNTAIN.
It´s in the middle of Luis Martín Granizo park. It has two lion heads pipes and it is adorned with four columns.

BRUNETE´S MAIN SQUARE FOUNTAIN

The fountain of the Plaza Mayor (or Main Square) in Brunete is located in the center of it. A source was placed decorated with ornamental wrought iron, which is preserved as it was in 1946.
From the fountain we can see some stairs to the left or right (depending on where we are situated) that lead us to the Church.
This fountain has a very interesting story-people in Brunete used to play practical jokes on each other by jumping in the fountain.

At Christmas time, this fountain is used to place in it the nativity scene.

DIFFERENT WORLDS, DIFFERENT LIVES.

Different Worlds, Different Lives

Today we are going to interview three people. I'm going to ask you some simple questions.
-Hello, Mr.Lumbreras. Do you enjoy your life?
-Yes, because I have a lot of money and I can buy whatever I fancy.
-Do you miss having an ordinary life?
-No, because I have never had a normal life.
-Do you usually go to the gym?
-Yes, I often go to my own gym with my personal coach.
-I can see that, you are really fit. Are you successful in love?
-No, I'm not. Most of the women I met are after my money.

-Sorry. Now, we will continue with Olga, our pop star. Do you enjoy your life?
-Yes, I enjoy my life because I love singing in my concerts and watching my fans. I like signing autographs and, the most important thing, I love travelling all around the world.
-Do you miss having an ordinary life?
-Yes, sometimes I do because the journalists disturb me; however, I love my life and I think that I'm not different from the rest of the people, the only difference is that I've got a lot of money.
-Do you usually go to the gym?
-Mmm... It is very important for my job to be fit, but I have no time to go. I watch my weight and I am usually on a diet.
-Do you rebember you first concert?
-Oh, yes! I remember it very well, it was in Brunete, a small and beautiful village in Madrid, on Christmas holidays, and I was seventeen. I will never forget it.

-Well, we are going to finish with Diana, a new actress. Hello.
-Hello, JS.
-Do you enjoy your life?
-Yes, but only since I have been acting in films.
-Do you miss an ordinary life?
-Well, my life is still quite normal, because I'm not very famous for the moment.
-Are you successful in love?
-Yes, I found the man of my life eight years ago.

-So, that's all for today, folks! Goodbye!

By: Diana, Adrian Lumbreras, Javier, Olga

Famous people's lives.

Famous People's Lives

Pilar: Hello, this is Famous People's Lives, welcome everybody! In the next hour we´re going to talk with two celebrities: the well-known Santa Claus, and the famous pop star Carolina.
Our first guest is Santa Claus. Welcome to Madrid, Santa.
Santa: Hello, Pilar.
Pilar: Hi, Santa, welcome to Famous People's Lives.
Santa: Thank you, Pilar, I'm very happy to be here.
Pilar: Oh, thank you very much, Santa. My first question for you is: do you enjoy your life?
Santa: No, I don't. I hate children and my legs hurt because of having so many of them sitting on my lap.
Pilar: Oh, sorry, I didn't know, and Santa what do you do in a typical day?
Santa: I usually read children's letters and then I check the making of the toys.
Pilar: Oh, it's fabulous (ha, ha) and what do you do at the weekends?
Santa: At the weekends I go to the cinema by my sleigh and I eat my wife's cake; I brought a piece for your program.
Pilar: Thanks Santa, your weekends are very funny. Santa, my last question: what do you do during your holidays?
Santa: Really, I haven´t got any holidays, but I would like to go to Benidorm and be with elderly people instead of the little elves.
Pilar: Oh, Santa, thanks for your visit, your life is incredible! Now I leave and Adrián is going to interview another famous guest. Bye!

Adrián: Hello, now we're going to talk about Carolina, she's the best pop star in Europe and she won a Grammy one year ago. Welcome to Madrid, Carolina.
Carolina: Hello, Adrián, I thank you very much for inviting me to your radio program.
Adrián: You're welcome. We're very happy because you're here. Carolina, do you enjoy your life?
Carolina: Yes, but I hate the tedious fans, sometimes it's terrible, they go after me all the time, but they are always really nice and I thank them for it.
Adrián: Oh, no... And, Carolina, what do you do in a typical day?

Carolina: I compose and test songs, and after that I play poker with my bodyguard, I always win (ha, ha).
Adrián: Wow! It's very interesting... And, what do you do at the weekends?
Carolina: I act at footballers parties, and then, they buy me a drink.
Adrián: Wow! Finally, Carolina, what do you do during your holidays?
Carolina: I travel and I give concerts around the world, and, from time to time, I have a sunbath in Paris Hilton's swimming pool and then we go shopping!
Adrián: Very interesting, thank you very much, Carolina, and all my wishes to you. This is all for today, have a good day and be happy. Bye!!
Carolina: Oh, thanks a lot. Goodbye!

Authors: Pilar, Naiara, Adrián y Carolina.

PRICES ARE RISING!!!

¿Have you still not learned? I'm sure that you have seen it in the news or in the newspaper.

The prices are rising a lot!!! Almost everything has gone up in price! Especially food, basic food like bread, milk or yoghurt. People complain a lot because salaries don't go up like food and a lot of people have problems to reach the end of the month. A lot of individuals can't pay their mortgages because it is very expensive. And now it's very difficult to buy a house, because people can't pay those prices.

Many teenagers don't mean this because they say: "My parents pay everything, I don't have to do anything", but it is a very bad problem for everybody. Well, I'd like to say something to all the teenagers who say that. If your parents pay everything, they're going to have less money and they aren't going to be able to buy clothes or anything. This is a serious problem for many people.

María Bonilla

Interesting People interview.

Interesting People Interview

L: Good morning to everybody. Here we're again in Interesting People. Today we've got a very special programme. Our first guest is Caroline, the famous teenage millionaire. Caroline arrived this morning from her mansion in Hollywood. Hello, Caroline.
C: Hello!
L: What do you do in a typical day?
C: I get up at seven o'clock. I go to an exclusive school in Hollywood. At lunch time I go to one of the best restaurants of the city with my friends. When the high school ends I go to a massage session. After that, I go shopping , I love going shopping!!. I've dinner with my parents. After dinner, I call my friends until eleven o'clock, because I need to sleep eight hours for my skin to be perfect.
L: Oh, ok. What do you do during your holidays?
C: I do a lot of things, from travelling to Hawai's beaches to going to parties.
L: Why are you a teenage millionaire?
C: Because my parents are the owners of a famous multinational.
L: And when you'll be older, will you go to work?
C: Me?? Oh no!! I'm never going to work, I'm rich.
L: Thank you for coming, Caroline. Our next guest is Bea, the pop star. Hi, Bea.
B: Hi!
L: What do you do a in typical day?
B: I do what normal people do.
L: What is your favourite city?
B: New York, because I love going shopping.
L: Do you like being famous?
B: Yes, I like it, but I dislike the paparazzi.
L: And when will we be able to buy your new cd?
B: It may be in shops in spring.
L: That was very interesting. Finally our last guest is Omar, who is living alone in a desert island, he's a castaway. Omar is now on the telephone.Hello, Omar.
O: Hello, Leo.
L: How did you arrive to the island?
O: I jumped from the plane.
L: What? Why did you jump?
O: Because I've got claustrophobia.
L: What do you think of in your free time?
O: About nothing.
L: And what do you do in the island?
O: I fish, sleep and swim.
L: Thank you very much.
O: Thanks you.
L: That's all for today. Until next week.

Authors: Carol Bernal, Beatriz, Omar and Leonardo.

Different lifestyles in the world.

Different Lifestyles in the World

Hi every body!! This is the radio program Different lifestyles in the world. Today... Today is a special day because we have three excellent people:
Jessica!
- Hi, Jesica, you are a popstar singer, your life must be stressful. Do you enjoy your life?
- Hi! Yes, I enjoy my life because I love singing.
- OK. What do you do in a typical day?
- I sing and I write music for my new CD.
- What do you do at the weekends?
- In the morning... in the morning I sleep and in the afternoon I go shopping.
- What do you do in your holidays?
- I go to parties with other famous people, we go shopping, we look for the best fashionable clothes...
- Where do you live?
- In New York.
- And... What do you want us to do for you?
- You can buy my new CD.
- Ok, Jessica, thank you and good luck with your new CD. The new guest is Víctor, the teenager millionaire. Hi, Victor! Do you enjoy your life?
- Hello! Yes, my life is very interesting.
- What do you do in a typical day?
- In the morning, I go to my school and in the evening I normally stay at home because my friends study in the evening.
- Ok. What do you do at the weekends?
- At the weekends I stay over with my friends, we go to the cinema, to a disco or I invite my friends to my mansion.
- Oh, your weekends are very entertaining! What do you do in your holidays?
- I travel to work with my parents because they don't want to leave me alone at home.
- Where do you live?
- In los Angeles.
- And... What do you want us to do for you?
- I think I have everything I need, I don't need anything.
- Ok, thanks a lot. Our new guest is Sergio the castaway in a desert island. Hi, Sergio. Do you enjoy your life?
- My life is usually very boring because here I haven't got any friends.
- What do you do in a typical day?
- I fish, seek food, write messages in bottles...
- What do you do in the weekends?
- The same things as the other days.
- What do you do in your holidays?
- The same things as well, my life is boring because it is always the same, always doing the same things. I think this will be always my vacation.
- Where do you live?
- In this island.
- What do you want us to do for you?
- You can save me!!! Please!!!
Ok, bye, Sergio, go for some fishing... And up to now, today's program; next day, more and better things. Have a good day.

Authors: Jessica, Sergio, Víctor and Paola.

AN INTERVIEW

Today we are going to interview three people. I'm going to ask you some simple questions.

-Hello, Mr.Lumbreras. Do you enjoy your life?

-Yes, because I have a lot of money and I can buy whatever I fancy.

-Do you miss having an ordinary life?

-No, because I have never had a normal life.

-Do you usually go to the gym?

-Yes, I often go to my own gym with my personal coach.

-I can see that you are really fit. Are you successful in love?

-No, I'm not. Most of the women I met are after my money.

-Sorry. Now, we will continue with Olga, our international pop star. Do you enjoy life?

-Of course! I love life because I can sing and give concerts.

-Do you miss having an ordinary life?

-Yes, because sometimes there are too many journalists around anoying me.

-Have you got any other hobbies?

-Yes, I like painting, driving fast and watching Al Pacino films.

-Me too, mainly Scarface. Are you successful in love?

-Yes, I have all the men I want.

-Well, we are going to finish with Diana, a new actress. Hello, Diana.

-Hello, JS.

-Do you enjoy your life?

-Yes, but only since I have been acting in films.

-Do you miss an ordinary life?

-Well, my life is still quite normal, because I'm not very famous for the moment.

-Are you successful in love?

-Yes, I found the man of my life eight years ago.

-So, that's all for today folks!

Blue Night Interview.

Blue Night Interview

B: Welcome to Night Blue. Before ads, we were talking about lifestyles. We have invited three people, they have very different lifestyles. First, the famous rich teenager, Jamelia. Hi, Jamelia...
M: Hello!
B: What do you do in your typical day?
M: Well, in the morning I go to school, after that I go to the best restaurant in the city with my daddy, then I go shopping with my little dog-he is called Paris, it's a chiguagua. In the afternoon, I go to my own spa, oh, it's lovely...

B: Oh nice!! Do you enjoy your life?
M: Yes, of course, it's easy if you have a lot of money, don't you think so? I don't mean that money gives happiness, but it helps...
B: Right, what do you do in the weekends?
M: Oh, a lot of things, there are always things to do, parties, dad's acts... whatever... I usually do pyjamas parties too.
B: And what do you do during your holidays?
M: Well, daddy loves travelling, we have visited all the continents, last summer we went to a lot of places... We went to a concert at the Royal Theatre, then we went to Los Angeles at mum's house, I spent a lot of time there...
B: Thank you very much, thanks for letting us know you better.
M: You're welcome.
B: Our next guest is a famous pop-star and now he is working at his new work. Hello, Nacho.
N: How is it going?
B: What do you do in your typical day?
N: Oh... In the morning I have to go to the record studio, to improve my new album. After that I go home to have lunch with my girlfriend... After that I go shopping... I love going shopping but the fans follow me everywhere...
B: That's right... Do you enjoy your life?
N: I enjoy my job, I love singing and playing my guitar, but I can't stand the press, the journalists follow me all the time, it's very annoying...
B: That's the price of fame... what do you do in the weekends?
N: Well, it depends... Sometimes I go to my mum's house to have lunch. And at night I have to go to events with all celebrities, my girldfriend can't stand them.
B: And what do you do during your holidays?
N: Well, I travel a lot, I have to do it for my new disco tour, I don't like it very much, but...
B: Thank you very much, Nacho , we hope that your CD will be great!
N: Thank you!!
B: Well, our next guest is the most important scientist at the moment, she studies monkeys and gorillas at her own island. Hi, Sandra!
S: Good evening!
B: What do you do in your typical day?
S: In the mornig I wake up early, I have lots of things to do... First I have to feed the mokeys and gorillas, after that I look for the new gorilla babies, they're so sweet. Then I have to keep fit so I go swimming or running... Later, I study monkey's behaviour. At night I check it all is ok and I go to bed.
B: Well, do you enjoy your life?
S: I love gorillas' community, and my work is great... I have no stress and I'm never in a hurry... but I miss company, loneliness is horrible...
B: I agree... Well,do you like studying the monkeys?
S: Oh , yes...!! They are incredible animals! They are more clever than some people. They work together all the time, but the smallest monkeys are very annoying, they shout too much...
B: And do you have holidays?
S: No, of course not. I live all the time at the island.
B: Thank you, Sandra... And this is the end of the programme, I hope that you have enjoyed it. In the next programme we are talking about violence in the streets. Good Bye and thank you for listening...

Authors: Sandra, María, Nacho and Blanca.

A new topic to discuss...

I think because now we have submitted all kind of English, it would be good for all of us to talk about interests and views on current topics of society. A topic that I was interested in is the mistreatment of animals, as it is now circulating through the network a video that has left all the people that have seen it confused, as it is a heartbreking way of treating animals. Here I leave the url in which you can watch the video. Although I have tried to see it, I could not finish it ...

My profile

Hello:
I'm Jessica. I live in Chapinería. I'm 14 years old. I'm tall and I have got blonde hair and brown eyes. I like listening to music. I love animals. I also love playing computers. I don´t like sports.
Apart from that, my hobbies are playing computer games and shopping. I have got 3 brothers

Bye-bye

Omar's Profile.

Hi! My name's Omar. I live in Brunete. I'm 14 years old. I'm tall, my hair is chestnut colour and my eyes are dark green. I like playing football, my favourite football team is the Real Madrid. I like listening to music, my favourite music groups are Red Hot Chillie Peppers, Nirvana, Mago de Oz, Reincidentes... I like going out with my friends. My favourite food is pizza, and my favourite colour is blue. My favourite subjects are Art, Music and French. I love watching tv, playing videogames and `sleeping´. I hate school. -- Bye --

My profile

Hello:
My name´s Bea and I come from Chapinería, in Madrid. My hobbies are listening to music and watching TV. I have got one sister but I haven´t got any brothers, and my family have got a hamster, too. His name is Chispa. I like playing tennis and volleyball. I love computer games and shopping.

Bye-Bye

My Profile

Hi! My name's Leonardo but everybody calls me Leo. I'm fourteen years old. I've got greenish eyes and brown hair. I'm kind, intelligent and loyal. I live with my family in a house in the south of Brunete.
I play tennis every week and I play the saxophone as well. I love travelling and visiting new places. My hobbies are playing on the computer, going out with my friends, painting warhammers and reading. My favourite computer games are Half-Life, Oblivion and Ace Combat. My favourite food is spaghetti and pizza (yes, I love Italian food). My favourite television programmes are House and Lost.
Nice to meet you.

See you later.

My Profile

Hello!! My name is Pilar, and I´m 14 years old. I live in Brunete, in Los Rosales. I live with my mother and with my little brother and my little sister. My mother´s name is Pilar, and my little brother and sister´s are Eva and Ignacio, and they are 6 and 7 years old. We have a dog and his name is Humpfrey and he is 3 years old. My favourite music is pop, but I like any music too. My favourite hobbies are going shopping, travelling and partying. I love Mango clothes but I hate bazaar clothes. My favourites countries are France and Ireland, and I like so much their languages.

My profile

Hi! I'm Sandra Beamud. I live in Brunete. I'm fourteen years old but on December I'm going to be fifteen years old. I have brown eyes and brown hair. I think I'm friendly, loyal, shy and funny. My hobbies are hanging out with my friends, going shopping and watching TV.
I have two sisters but I haven't got any brothers, their names are Esperanza and María, they are older than me. I like animals but I haven`t got any at home. I hate history and maths, they are very difficult for me. My favourite music band is El Canto Del Loco and my favourite singer is Avril Lavigne.

Bye for now!

Carolina's Profile.

Hii!! I'm Carolina. My birthday is the 16th of January. I'm tall, I've got black hair and brown eyes. I think that I'm friendly, kind and loyal. I like hanging out with my friends, listening to music, chatting with msn, reading and going shopping.
I love salads and white chocolate, but I hate gazpacho.
My favourite sport is handball. My favourite groups and singers are Rihanna, 50 cent, James Blunt, Green Day, Good Charlotte, Maroon 5 and more, but I don't like Erreway. My favourite film is Titanic. My favourite actor is Matt Damon but I like other actors like Tom Welling, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josh Hartnett and Alex Pettyfer. I've got two sisters, her names are Carmen and Gloria, they're younger than me. I've got a pet, a dog called Rudolph.
*Bye*