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Hello everybody,
A group of teachers and students have made this video to express gratitude to Greek contribution to European culture.
They use Greek words to refer to Medicine,  History, Music, Astronomy, Sports, Mathematics, Philosophy, Politics,...  in the touching video.
They all together say: "Thank you, Greece".

Hello everyone,
Did you listen to this piece of news yesterday? I was baffled after watching this video.
Mick Fanning, three-time world surfing champion was very lucky and he could escape when a shark attacked him in South Africa.

Here you can watch Mick Fanning shark attack.

Hello everyone,
Malala Yousafzai celebrated her birthday yesterday. She was born in Pakistan,  12 July in 1997. Then she's 18 years old now. Happy birthday Malala.

This is what she said to BBC yesterday: "I promised to help people". She's a brave girl.



She is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.

Do you want know more about her? Read this comic about Malala's life.

Hello everybody,
Do you know Jackeline Kiplimo? She was born in 1984 in Kenya. She started athletics when she was in primary school. She normally runs half marathons and marathon races. Her husband is also an athlete and he is Jackeline's coach and manager.

This story happened in China on March 28, 2010. Jackeline saw a Chinese man calling upon his countrymen and fellow athletes to give him water.

They just looked at him and passed. Jackeline was at ten kilometre mark and was leading.


 The weather was hot and humid and even the most able athletes were getting dehydrated.
"I have never regretted helping the man. To me, he was not a stranger, but someone who needed my help. Said Kiplimo!". She got the second position in the race. Her countryside Emily Samoei won the race.

She started running in 2004 while she was in primary school.
But she used to run a 1,500 metres race. She also took  long distance running in 2007 and She now run 21 and 42 kilometres.
She is married to Fredrick Kiplimo who is also a runner and they have got a child. They train together most of the time.
I have faced many challenges in my running career, but the major one is financial problems.
Her role models are her fellow Kenyan athletes Lydia Jerome, Moses Kiptanui and Sharon Jerop.

Remember: "Winning is not everything".

Hello everybody,
Are you having a good time? I hope so.
Here you can find a lot of easy exercises to brush up your English a little bit during your summer holidays.
Visit these  pages:
1. Saber inglés. Do these grammar exercises.

2. Basic English course. Here you have got some audio files and dialogues.

3. Idioms. Here you can find some easy idioms.

4. English short stories.

5. Games.

6. Some English famous songs. Find the lyrics and watch the videos.


Do you like reading? Here you can find some books which contain a CD to listen to the story at the same time you read it. You have to buy them.

Level 1

Level 2

These are some of my favourite quotes about reading:

"Reading give us some place to go when we have to stay where we are".

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body".

Hello children,
Do you want to play some games during your holidays? I think so.
Visit these two pages and enjoy all funny games you will find there.
Remember that if you want to create FREE account you must ask your parents who can help you.

1. Kid Games Turtle Diary.

2. Different games

Enjoy your summer holidays.

Hello everybody,
Do you know Sir Nicholas Winton?

He is 106 years old and lives in Maidenhead, England.
He is a British humanitarian who rescued 669 children from Nazis, most of them Jews, in an operation known as Czech Kindertransport.
On 28 October he was awarded the highest honour of the Czech Republic, the Order of the White Lion during a ceremony at Prague Castle.

Watch this video and try to get more information about him. His story  is really tender and touching.

Hello everybody,
Do you believe in kindness boomerang? I do believe.
These days we are listening to sad pieces of news about bullying, cyberbullying and teen depression.

Cyberbullying  can be very difficult to detect as children use technology more and more early. On the one hand, parental supervision becomes crucial, but it's really difficult to control because teenagers use their mobeys at any time and everywhere, and on the other hand schools are yet to understand how to cope with this serious problem.

I want to share this video with you to encourage the spreading of happiness through small acts of kindness.
All of us must combat these intimidations, abuses, threats or physical assaults which are cruel and brutal.

Remember that kindness changes lives. I hope you like this video and the content.



Here you can listen to the song "One day" by Matisyahu and read the lyrics.




I encourage you to know more about the writer and the lyrics.

Matisyahu

One day

Hello everybody,
This is the last programme of "News from last weekend" because María Alejandro and Adrián have finished their Primary Education to move on Secondary next September. They are enjoying their School trip in Madrid at the moment. They are having a really good time with their classmates.

This picture was taken before recording the last programme.

Here you watch their programme. Congratulations for such great programmes.

Hello everybody,
Yesterday leaders celebrated 800th anniversary of the "Great charter".
King John I signed and sealed the  Magna Carta. It represents a peace treaty and it is one of the most famous British document. The main principle of this document was that everybody is equal under the law and nobody is above it.

Our pen pals are from Epsom (England) in the county of Surray. The Queen and members of the Royal Family, along with Prime Minister David Cameron and other dignataries, were in Runnymede yesterday, which is also located in the county of Surray.
Runnymede is a National Trust Park today but it was chosen by the King and the barons its ground is very boggy and it prevented battles.

You can see some memorial symbols like this if you visit the park. This was created by the American Bar Association.
























Visit this if you want to get more information:
Magna Carta: The Guardian.

English with a twist.

Magna Carta: An introduction.