Easter holidays

Hi everyone!

Wow, so we've come to the end of the term! I can't believe Easter is already here!!

I hope you've made the most of (make the most of sth= aprovechar) this term, and that you come back after Easter with renewed energy and eager to continue learning and enjoying the lessons :)

I don't know your plans for the Easter holidays, but why don't you find some time to watch films in original version or read? Reading is by far the best way to improve one's language, both in Spanish and English! It's scientifically proven that people who read a lot learn easier and faster.

The library in the Escuela will start running very soon, and then you'll be able to borrow as many books as you want. Meanwhile, why not read newspapers online? Or e-books? I'm sure many of you already have Kindles or e-book readers!

Meanwhile, here I leave you with some curiosities of the English language:

"Stewardesses"  is the longest word typed with only the left hand 
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And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand. 

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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.        
  
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".
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The sentence:  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. 

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The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' , and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). 

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There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":  tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

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There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order:  "abstemious" and "facetious."
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.


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Now you know (a little) more than you did before!! 

Finally, today I found this funny video from the website www.mygrammarlab.com and which defends the use of correct grammar when you speak/write English. As you know, grammar is not everything, but it is a very important part of the language. I'm sure you can understand some of it :)

Have very nice Easter holidays and see you again on the 9th April!