THE GALICIAN EDUCATION COUNCILOR VISITS 'RAFAEL DIESTE' PROMISING REFURBISHMENT WORKS

 Today, the Galician Education Councilor Román Rodríguez visited 'Rafael Dieste' to supervise the refurbishment works, which the school is undergoing. The works are due to be completed by next summer, with an investment of more than 1.7 million €. They are part of the priority objective of the New Pedagogical Architecture Plan to improve schools energy efficiency and increase comfort for the whole educational community.

In the photo above Román Rodríguez together with the school principal Norma Fariña and the rest of the school's management team: Isabel Viñuela (viceprincipal), Flora García (secretary) and Ramón Barreiro (director of studies).

- More info on Galician government's webpage.

Part of these refurbishment works (the changing of the central roof) had already been announced in the local press ('La Voz de Galicia') in June 2021, photo (with previous principal Mateo Torres and local educational authorities) and link below:

Link to the news on school's blog.

THANKSGIVING MENU VOCABULARY

 

CONFUSING 'FOR' vs 'SINCE' + PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT WITH 'NEVER' & 'EVER' FOR LIFE EXPERIENCES

 

PRESENT PERFECT BASICS

BAND AID 2024 40th ANNIVERSARY

 This year sees the fortieth anniverasry of Band Aid & the song "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" and they've made a remix of the song with some famous artists of today. Again a charity issue. Previous post about BAND AID.

Video "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" 2024, Band Aid:

Original version "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" 1984, band Aid

Documentary "THE MAKING OF BAND AID":

MORE COLOUR IDIOMS (&2)

 - COLOUR IDIOMS from a previous post.

THIRD & MIXED TYPE CONDITIONALS

 

Link to all about CONDITIONALS previously on this blog.

PAST CONTINUOUS vs PAST SIMPLE

PADDINGTON IS BACK (IN PERU)

 The third film of Paddington trilogy was premiered yesterday in Britain (later on here in Spain). Paddington is back, but in Peru, where he's originally from. His third adventures happen there together with his adoptive British family, the Browns,  searching for his aunt Lucy... Among the known actors from the previous films Hugh Bonnerville & Julie Walters, this film adds Olivia Coleman & Antonio Banderas.

Trailers and clips from the film following below.

Trailers and clips "PADDINGTON IN PERU":

PATTERNS WITH REPORTING VERBS + 'THAT' (2)

 

PATTERNS WITH REPORTING VERBS: INFINITIVE & '-ING' (1)