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Monday, 30 June 2025

SUMMER IDIOMS FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS







 June ends, the summer is here with its holidays, and here summer idioms and a song to full of optimism celebrate. Enjoy the holidays!

Video "WALKING ON SUNSHINE", Katrina & The Waves.

Friday, 27 June 2025

THE 'RAFAEL DIESTE' ENGLISH DEPARTMENT REUNION


Hilda Fraga, one of the original members of the 'Rafael Dieste' secondary school English Department since its beginning back in 1990,  celebrated her retirement today. For the first time, all the official members that have been part of this department throughout all these years gathered together. From the first members: Mª Luisa, Carmen (Rubio), Elsa & Elena (exception of the late Paco de la Iglesia), to the ones who came after replacing them chronologically: myself (Ramón), Belén, Carmen (Peña) & Isabel.
All these members (plus Juan Carlos & Inma), many other stand in substitutes and 12 conversation assistants have been teaching English in this school for the last 35 years. Three of them will still carry on and there will be others to follow and continue the task...
Hoping Hilda enjoys this new period in her life, knowing she has been such an inspiring, caring and very respected person in this school.
It has been an honour working with her and all the others. All the best to them!

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

FIRE & DANGEROUS IDIOMS



 On the day of Midsummer celebrations (St. John's Night, here in Galicia), here are some FIRE and DANGER related idioms. 
This means the summer holidays are here. Enjoy!


Friday, 13 June 2025

FRIDAY THE 13th, AN UNLUCKY DAY... SOME SUPERSTITIONS


For Americans and British, today being Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, just as for us is a Tuesday the 13th. Below information taken from the Wikipedia about this tradition of unlucky days:
 
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. For example, 2015 had a Friday the 13th in February, March, and November, which will happen again in 2026. Leap years that begin on Sunday such as 2012 and 2040, also have three Friday the 13ths in January, April, and July. 2017 through 2020 had two Friday the 13ths, as did 2023; 2016, 2021, and 2022 had just one Friday the 13th, as will 2025, 2027, and 2028; 2024 will have two Friday the 13ths.

For a month to have a Friday the 13th, the 1st must be a Sunday.

In Hispanic countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th (martes trece) is considered a day of bad luck.

The Greeks also consider Tuesday (and especially the 13th) an unlucky day. Tuesday is considered dominated by the influence of Ares, the god of war (or Mars, the Roman equivalent). The fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade occurred on Tuesday 13 April 1204, and the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans happened on Tuesday 29 May 1453, events that strengthen the superstition about Tuesday.

There is a Tuesday the 13th in months that begin on a Thursday.

 On the link below you can find more explanations:
[Taken from USA TODAY]

Including some superstitions:







Friday, 6 June 2025

GRADUATION 2025


The Graduation of "Rafael Dieste's" 2nd Bac students was celebrated this evening. Here the official group photo of the 2025 promotion. Good luck to all of them!

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