SURVIVING THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR...

... and so we're closing down this blog for the summer break. Hope to be back in September, meanwhile may you all have a great summer holiday!

THANKS, PAUL!

Some of you will still remember an old friend of our school, Paul Behrend, who was conversation assistant at our school between 2011 and 2013. He has recently gone back to his country, the United States, after a 7-year stay in Spain,  but he got to send us a box full of material for our school with some games and books.
One of those books is very special because it comes with his own handwritten dedication as a donation to the Rafael Dieste School Library. 

So from here, we'd like to thank him for remembering us and pay a tribute to one of the most devoted conversation assistants we've ever had with the school, the students and the teachers and wish him the best for his new life back home.

You know where we are!

Good luck, Paul! Thanks!

Here are photos of the book and his dedications:

Galician version of this post @ ArquivosDoTrasno.

ANIMAL NAMES BY GENDER & AGE

This picture chart shows names of animals according to gender (male/female) and age.More on animal names depending on age on a previous post HERE: BABY ANIMALS.

CRIME-PUNISHMENT PICTIONARY

Some vocabulary on crime and punishment.

COLLOCATIONS WITH 'MONEY'

This chart shows common verb collocations with the word MONEY.

PREPOSITIONS+PARTS OF THE DAY

Basic charts of the use of prepositions with the different parts of the day.

For deeper insight of the topic, check a previous post HERE.

[12th CW] DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOCTORS

This charts shows the different names given to doctors according to their specialities.

TYPES OF DETERMINERS

WRITING TIPS: AN OPINION ESSAY

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

This chart checks on the possessive adjectives.

More on possessive in this previous post on this blog HERE.

CONFUSING USES: 'WILL', 'WOULD', 'SHALL' & 'SHOULD'

CONFUSING FUTURE TENSES: "I WILL" vs "BE GOING TO+INF"

Watch an infographic to distinguish the always confusing use of WILL vs BE GOING TO to express future.

"ONE LOVE MANCHESTER" CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

Last night a tribute concert was held in Manchester for the victims of Manchester Arena terror attack during Ariana Grande's concert. Ariana together with other artists raised funds with this concert. Here its highlights:

Video "DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER" Coldplay & Ariana:

Video "FIX YOU", Coldplay:


Video "ANGELS, Robbie Williams:



Video "HAPPY", Pharell Williams & Miley Cirus:



Video "DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER", Ariana Grande & Miley Cirus:

BREAKING NEWS: SECOND TERRORIST ATTACK IN LONDON

Graphic photo by  Daily Mail

Today we've woken up with another sad story, the second terrorist attack in London in three months and third in the UK after the attack on Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester Arena. On the graphic above you can see the places attacked after leaving the van at the end of the London Bridge.

OFFERING, INVITING & REQUESTING