LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Oops! Happy Valentine's Day, I mean! ;)

I know, it's a contradiction: almost everybody is looking forward to it, yet most of us kind of condemn it, don't we? Because it's a commercial holiday and, what's worse, the "expectation" to be in love or feel better, often intensifies depressive thoughts on many.

But what's our motto, guys?? 

Let's look on the bright side of life!!

So... here you are this week's short film for you to work with. It'll be highly enjoyable for you, I promise!

Because love is all around, love is easy and love is all you need :P

REMEMBER:

- group 1: summary 

- group 2: dialogue for the most representative scene

- group 3: review, to be published in Edmodo

17th March: ST PATRICK'S DAY!

Just in case you didn't know...

HISTORY OF ST PATRICK'S DAY

And remember... 

LAST-DITCH ATTEMPTS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY :)

Valentine's Eve and still no-one to share it with?

Don't panic! Victory is in your grasp!

Just follow these simple and practical tips ;)    

1. If you're a woman...

2. If you're a man, gossip man who have just checked woman's tip and you're roaring with laughter right now... we also have something for you :P

But above all, just remember that being alone on Valentine's Day is no different than any other day of your life :)

ENVIRONMENT

For those of you concerned about the environment.
Because every little helps! 

HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER

You’ve already written formal letters in the last few years. Do you do it well? Do you know one of the writing tasks in the final exam is a letter or e-mail? ;)

Just in case, why not visit the following sites?



General tips on how to write a formal letter: layout, rules, content, abbreviations, etc.
Travel plans + seeking employment: samples on how to request information, offering a house exchange, booking a campsite, making enquiries + applying for a job.
Here you have samples of letters related to jobs: resignation, thank you, reference, salary history and cover letters. Here you are another website which is plenty of cover letters. 

I hope you finde them helpful!

100 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW LAST YEAR

Did you know barbecuing is a form of public protest in Brazil?

Or that  nervous dogs wag their tails to the left and happy dogs to the right?

Or that French had no official word for French kissing… until now? Btw, it's "galocher" ;)

Ot that the French call a walkie-talkie a talkie-walkie? :)

Surprising facts usually come out from daily news and the BBC NEWS MAGAZINE has summarized the best of 2013.

Take a look to the 100 things you didn't know last year, enjoy and learn.

You'll impress your friends next time you play Trivia ;)

AGE & AGES

All of us have 3 ages: the one we are, the one we say and the one we look  ;)
Are your three ones the same, or are there any differences? :P

Anyway, there's also the so called 'fitness age'; that is: how well your body functions physically, relative to how well it should work, given your age.

Read this article and take this quiz, and share with us your results.
I can tell you my fitness age is one year older than what I am, hehe ;) So I guess I must exercise a bit more :D