Tuesday, January 31, 2012

NB2 31/1/12


Describe the routines of somebody close to you.

Describe his/her personality.

Describe what you are wearing right now.


Every other day
3p
After that
Have milk for breakfast
She goes
Arrive at (get-go to work/get-go home)
Half past 3
3 days a week
We wake up at the same time
To eat/to have lunch
Goes to the gym
At the weekend
For afternoon
In my aunt’s car
Meet his friends
Talk to
Go home/to my house
Finishes
Have breakfast
During the trip he does the homework
He has dinner
Go to bed
After that she gets dressed
Finish school/work/my classes
Pick him up
Like helping ill people
Come back to his house
He has a big breakfast
Goes to gym/he does some sport/he goes swimming-jogging-climbing-cycling
He makes/cooks lunch/dinner
He goes with his children to extra activities
Talk about
Exercises
At midnight/midday
Before going to work
Start work (goes back to work)
My sister plays tennis with his friends in Alcantarilla.
About 7.30
Get work
In his freetime
Go to hospital
Have a checkup
Didn’t use to have
A small cat
Goes to do sport
He doesn’t normally go to bed until 10
Goes to the library in her town
In the evening/at night she phones me
Go to bed
To describe you
Finish breakfast/having  breakfast
On the internet
Try to learn to play the guitar
At night
Likes watching
He gets
Make his breakfast
Go to his daughter’s house
A piece of toast
Go to work
3p
We finish/start school
Come back home/to my house
Make lunch
Finally
At the end of the day
Brush her teeth
Eyes
Helps me a lot
I’m working
Recipe
Listening to music
She’s studying at secondary school
Finish work
He comes back home
To make lunch
Has lunch/dinner
Go to bed
Prepare breakfast
She begins to study
Lunch is ready
Watch the news on TV
Have dinner
At about 3 o’clock
Watches
He’s a bit scary
Engineer
Has breakfast
At about 2.30
Watches
She has an orange juice for breakfast
After that/afterwards
She meets her friends and plays the guitar
Goes swimming
Must go/have to go
3p brush watch
He usually plays his…
Half past
Until (from .. to)
Cycling along the river
When he goes back
In bed
Put the children to bed
7 years old
His mother drive him to school
Grandparents
(clothes) not to loose time
her time
Hasn’t got classes
Is a teacher
I listen to her talk very loud to them
Walk the dog
3p
Breakfast
Work
To have lunch
Study piano
Until she falls asleep


Monday, January 30, 2012

NI2 30/1/12


PRESENT CONTINUOUS (ARRANGEMENTS)

I’m broadcasting two football matches (partysport.net46.net).
I’m studying the next whole weekend.
I’m going to university the whole week.
I’m meeting with my friends on Saturday for a birthday party.
I’m going to the airport because my wife is flying to Sweden.
I’m going to the movies with my friend to see this new film.
I’m seeing a football match in Valencia in Mestalla on Wednesday.
I’m working next Saturday.
I’m going to the beach next weekend so I have to get everything ready.
I’m leaving Murcia on Wednesday.
I’m seeing the doctor next Friday.
I’m going swimming tomorrow and next Thursday.
I’m resting all the week at last since I’ve finished my exams.
I’m playing basketball with my friends next Saturday morning.
I’m starting work at seven o’clock on Wednesday morning.
On Friday afternoon I’m doing the shopping for next week.
I’m starting my driving lessons on Thursday.
I’m buying a new dress to attend to a wedding.
I’m going to hospital to take a course on emergency.
I’m visiting my parents for my grandmother’s birthday next Saturday.
This week I’m resting most of the time and doing some things I have left done.
I’m meeting my friends on Saturday.
I’m organizing a short trip for next month.
I’m going to a concert tomorrow.
I’m going to the doctor tomorrow to have my stomach checked.
I’m planting tomato seeds for the summer harvest.
ADVERBS AND WORD ORDER:
FREQUENCY/TIME
Children are often pretty funny.
I’m always late to my English class.
I usually have a cup of coffee for breakfast.
I’ve never read that book before.
He is hardly ever nervous
I never have breakfast at home because I’m always in a hurry.
My sister is always tired when she arrives home after work.
I recently saw a fantastic performance in the theatre. I saw… recently.
I usually get late to the class, so I always walk very quickly.
MANNER
She drives her motorbike carefully or he carefully drove…
I usually drive to work very slowly.
He doesn’t work very hard because he’s quite lazy.
I prefer reading the test slowly to reading it faster and pulling my leg.
When I have to work quickly I don’t feel stressed.
I hardly ever have free time so I really need to get some days off immediately.
DEGREE
I don’t like this stuff much.
The novel I’m writing is pretty interesting.
Children are often pretty funny.
He doesn’t work very hard because he’s quite lazy.
I really like staying at home when it rains.
This winter is much warmer and drier than usual.
Being rich would be really interesting
Your new glasses are so beautiful! I love them.
I hope to be able to study awfully hard for my next exam.
Flattering
Colador (para pastas, verduras) colander.


COLD WINTER DAY: PEPPA PIG

It’s cold, the children wear scarfs, coats, mittens, boots. What’s missing?

Who says: “The trees haven’t got leaves”? (Pepa)

What does Pepa and George do in muddy puddles? Jump up and down.

Why is the puddle slippery? It’s turned to ice

Who says: “That was close, lucky I’ve got a good sense of balance”? (daddy pig)

Can the ducks swim in the pond? No, it’s frozen to ice.

Who says: “let’s catch snowflakes!”? (pepa)

Sussie ship arrives on a  (Guess the word putting the letters in order) TOBGOGNA (toboggan)

Who says: “Just be careful you don’t slip over, daddy pig!”? (Mummy pig)

Who wins the race? Pepa and George and their daddy. Does he think it’s fun? Yes, quite fun.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

nb2 26/1/12


My family:
Big/small
Meet frequently? Why (not)?
Anybody special? Why?
Miss anybody? Why?
Any problems? With who?
Why is family so important for you (or not)?
An only child/expect a baby/love each other very much/share rooms/adviser/relative/passed away/joker/loving/spontaneous/give a helping hand/when I need them, they’re always there for me/godmother/can’t stand/there’s a special connection
mischievous
1 someone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them:
Their sons are noisy and mischievous.

Mainly
I couldn’t believe my eyes

Spain seen by tourists


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ni2 25/1/12


Grammar Reference unit 4
A)    Gerund and infinitive
To sail, going, sailing, to relax/relaxing, to let, working, to go, arriving, to see, to discover, to be, going, to get, to relax, being, to think, to sail.
To sail, going, to go, arriving, to see, to discover, to be, going, to get, to relax/relaxing, being, to think, to sail.
B)
a) Two men had been seen breaking into the building, the two men were arrested (by the police), they’ve been charged, they are being hold in police custody, they will be taken to court tomorrow, they may be sent to prison.
b) Seen, launched, discovered, been taken, being examined.(be released)
C)
a) Remembered, arrived, been waiting, been learning, had, been travelling, left.
b) Had not been listening, had been travelling, had been going, hadn’t been walking, had been waiting
D)
a) would have, would work, 3 ok, didn’t use to/wouldn’t, 5-6-7-8 the 3 ok, used to see/would see, used to decide/would decide, the 3.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

My life in six words

Examples from my intermediate yr 2 students on how to describe a life in six words (or so):

¿What planet did you come from?
Looking forward to  improving myself with optimism.
GET MY DREAMS TO FEEL ALIVE.
Different places, many changes: same person.
I don't believe in labelling myself.
Living the present ,I really live.
`Dreams begin with very tiny things´
To remember: I´ll never be alone.
"The pursuit of happiness"
"Be quiet ! I am still studing."
-" Many dreams achieved, I¨m still dreaming"

Monday, January 23, 2012

ni2 23/1/12


Traits of personality
Neat comparative neater, superlative neatest
1
Tidy and carefully arranged:
Neat handwriting
His clothes were always neat and clean.
Everything in the house was neat and tidy.
She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.
Spiritual
1 relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind:
Painting helps fill a spiritual need for beauty.
Spiritual values
2 relating to religion [= religious]:
Islam was inspired by the teachings of the spiritual leader Mohammed.
Maintenance / ˈmeɪntnʲəns / || / ˈmeɪntənəns/
Down to earth
Make do
To manage with the things that you have, even though this is not really enough:
I hardly had any food in the house so I just had to make do.
Relief
1 Comfort
 [singular, uncountable] a feeling of comfort when something frightening, worrying, or painful has ended or has not happened [ relieve]:
I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.
Mature 1 /məˈtʊr / ||/məˈtjʊə(r)/
Passionately / ˈpæʃənətli/
Sidekick ['saɪdkɪk] [countable] informal
someone who spends time with or helps another person, especially when that other person is more important than they are
Humor 1, (BrE) humour / ˈhjuːmər / || / ˈhjuːmə(r)/
Individual [countable]
1 a person, considered separately from the rest of the group or society that they live in:
the rights of the individual
Each individual receives two genes, one inherited from each parent.
Most churches were built with donations from private individuals(=ordinary people, rather than the government or companies).
2 a person of a particular kind, especially one who is unusual in some way:
A strange-looking individual
Loyal / ˈlɔɪəl/
Tough comparative tougher, superlative toughest
1
Difficult
Difficult to do or deal with:
It was a tough race.
She’s had a tough life.
Nervous / ˈnɜːrvəs / || / ˈnɜːvəs/
Commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/

Thursday, January 19, 2012

nb2 19/1/12


Homework p. 135 Grammarbank 5B
Sunbathe [intransitive]
To sit or lie outside in the sun, especially in order to become brown:
Her mother was sunbathing in the back garden.
Lie down [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to put yourself in a position in which your body is flat on the floor or on a bed.
Seaside
The seaside
British English the areas or towns near the sea, where people go to enjoy themselves:
A trip to the seaside
At the seaside
A day at the seaside
My daughter found it hard to believe that I wanted to talk to her about boys.
Trek past tense and past participle trekked, present participle trekking[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
1 informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot[= hike]
Trek up/down etc
The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.
Whole
1 [only before noun] all of something [= entire]:
You have your whole life ahead of you!
 His whole attitude bugs me.
 We ate the whole cake in about ten minutes.
        The whole thing (=everything about the situation)       just makes me sick.
 We just sat around and watched TV the whole time (=the only thing we did was watch television).
I don't believe she's telling us       the whole story (=all the facts).
 It was months before      the whole truth  came out.
The whole school/country/village etc (=all the people in a school, country etc)
The whole town came out for the parade.
Me too
Me neither
Jeans /dʒiːnz/
Suit 1 /suːt / || /suːt/ , /sjuːt/
Business / ˈbɪznəs / || / ˈbɪznɪs/
Famous / ˈfeɪməs/
Tracksuit ['træksʊ:t]
polite /pəˈlaɪt/
dangerous / ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
patient 1 / ˈpeɪʃənt/
rubbish 1 / ˈrʌbɪʃ/
Book (Verb)
1 [intransitive and transitive] to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future [ reserve]:
Have you booked a holiday this year?
The flight was already fully booked (=no more seats were available).
To get tickets, you have to book in advance.
The show's booked solid (=all the tickets have been sold) until February
Above all
I like when I have time for myself and I can do whatever I want (what I like/ the things that I like)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

ni2 18/1/12

READ THE NOTES FOR ELEMENTARY LEVEL ABOUT VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITIVE OR THE GERUND (17/1/12)


Greengrocer ['grɪ:ngrəʊsəʳ]
Vegetable / ˈvedʒtəbəl/
Gesture 1 / ˈdʒestʃər / || / ˈdʒestʃə(r)/
Native 1 / ˈneɪtɪv/
Favour, US favor ['feɪvəʳ]
Reception /rɪˈsepʃən/
Connection /kəˈnekʃən/
Enquiry / ˈɪnkwairi/ , / ˈɪnkwəri / ||/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/
Arrangement /əˈreɪndʒmənt/
Cautious / ˈkɔːʃəs/
Adventurous /ədˈventʃərəs/
Mostly / ˈməʊstli/

-Advise somebody to do something
Evans advised him to leave London.
-Ask somebody to do something
Ask John to mail those letters tomorrow.
-Ask to do something
Karen asked to see the doctor.
-Invite somebody to do something
Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town.
-Try to do something
He tried to control his voice.
She was trying not to cry.
-Want to do something
I want to go to the doctor.
-Want somebody to do something
I want the doctor to check that spot.

It sounds nice.
Doing the shopping and stuff
Sort out documents
sort [transitive]
1 to put things in a particular order or arrange them in groups according to size, type etc:
The eggs are sorted according to size.
sort something into something
Let's sort all the clothes into piles.
All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order.
2 British English spoken to deal with a situation so that all the problems are solved and everything is organized [↪ sorted]:
Right, I'll leave this for Roger and Terry to sort, then.
sort something/somebody ↔ out
phrasal verb
1 to arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used:
We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away.
2 to separate one type of thing from another:
I've sorted out the papers that can be thrown away.
sort something/somebody ↔ out from
First sort the white things out from the other clothes.
3 especially British English to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation:
She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems.
I'll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out.
sort yourself out/get yourself sorted out (=deal with all your problems)
I'm staying with a friend until I manage to sort myself out.
4 especially British English to succeed in making arrangements for something:
Have you sorted out where you're going to live yet?
She is trying to sort out childcare.
per‧mit [countable]
An official written statement giving you the right to do something
Permit for
A permit is required for fishing in the canal.
per‧mis‧sion [uncountable]
When someone is officially allowed to do something
COLLOCATIONS
Ask/request/apply for permission
Give/grant permission
Get/obtain/receive permission
Have permission (to do something)

Coward
Chicken [not before noun] informal
Not brave enough to do something [= cowardly]:
Dave's too chicken to ask her out.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

nb2 17/1/12

TRY
1- Attempt
[Intransitive and transitive] to attempt to do or get something:
Try to do something
He tried to control his voice.
She was trying not to cry.
2- Test/use
[Transitive] to do or use something for a short while (durante un rato) to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc:
Try doing something
They decided they would try living in America for a while.
Try logging off and logging on again.
REMEMBER
1- To do/get something
[Intransitive and transitive] to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring:
I hope he remembers the wine.
Remember to do something
Remember to take your P.E. clothes to school.
2- The past
[Intransitive and transitive] to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places etc from the past [↪ forget]
I remember my father bringing home a huge Christmas tree.
I remember meeting her at a party once.
I vaguely remember reading something about it in the paper.

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive with to
She agreed to speak before the game.
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care
choose
condescend
consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen
have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect
offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say
shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish
Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive with to and may be used without an object.
Everyone expected her to win.
advise
allow
ask
beg
bring
build
buy
challenge
choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force
have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like
love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise
remind
require
send
teach
tell
urge
want
warn
Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above

Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider
delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse
finish
forbid
get through
have
imagine
mind
miss
permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund
We concentrated on doing well.
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to
depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to
plan on
prevent (someone) from
refrain from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about

I find it difficult if I don’t study more.
Heartburn
I would like those politicians not to fuck me anymore…
comfortable / ˈkʌmftərbəl / || / ˈkʌmftəbəl/
unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔːrtʃnʲətli / || /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/
What do you do for a living?
May I introduce myself?
How fascinating!
sick
1
ill
especially American English suffering from a disease or illness:
His mother's very sick.
Maria can't come in today because she's sick.
2
be sick
if you are sick, the food in your stomach comes up through your mouth [= vomit, throw up]:
I think I'm going to be sick.
He dashed to the bathroom and was sick again.
Ill
1 especially British English suffering from a disease or not feeling well [= sick American English]
COLLOCATIONS
feel ill
become/fall/get ill also be taken ill
make somebody ill
seriously/critically/gravely ill (=very ill)
chronically ill (=always ill)
mentally ill
terminally ill (=with an illness you will die from)
Bridget can't come - she's ill.
I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home.

Tracksuit
Win (a prize)
Earn (a salary)
Absent minded

Monday, January 16, 2012

ni2 16/1/12

Little steps to complete the puzzle.

Cure 1 /kjʊr / || / ˈkjʊə(r)/
Harvest 1 / ˈhɑːrvəst / || / ˈhɑːvɪst/
Spray /spreɪ/
Gesture 1 / ˈdʒestʃər / || / ˈdʒestʃə(r)/
Trademark ['treɪdmɑ:k]


PUNCTUATION IN DIRECT SPEECH

In reports and stories, a writer often wants to tell the reader what someone has said. There are two ways of doing this. The speaker’s words can either be reported (in a style known as reported speech), or they can be quoted directly in what’s called direct speech.

Reported speech

In reported speech, the actual words are not usually quoted directly. Usually, they are summarized or paraphrased and there are no special punctuation issues to take into account:

The 180 respondents said that the main reason for setting up in business was to be their own boss.
Trade union representatives expressed their satisfaction at the news that there would be no job losses.

Direct speech

In direct speech, various punctuation conventions are used to separate the quoted words from the rest of the text: this allows a reader to follow what’s going on. Here are the basic rules:
The words that are actually spoken should be enclosed in inverted commas:
‘He’s very clever, you know.’

In British English, the usual style is to use single inverted commas but it is not wrong to use double ones:

“He’s very clever, you know.”

Every time a new speaker says something, you should start a new paragraph:
‘They think it’s a more respectable job,’ said Jo.
‘I don’t agree,’ I replied.

There should be a comma, full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark at the end of a piece of speech. This is placed inside the closing inverted comma or commas.
‘Can I come in?’ he asked.
‘Just a moment!’ she shouted.
‘You’re right,’ he said.
'I didn't expect to win.'

If direct speech comes after the information about who is speaking, you should use a comma to introduce the piece of speech, placed before the first inverted comma:
Steve replied, ‘No problem.’

If the direct speech is broken up by information about who is speaking, you need a comma (or a question mark or exclamation mark) to end the first piece of speech and a full stop or another comma before the second piece (before the inverted comma or commas):

‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘It feels strange.’
‘Thinking back,’ she said, ‘I didn’t expect to win.’
‘No!’ he cried. ‘You can’t leave now!’




Reported statements

The general rule is that when the reporting verb (e.g. 'she said (that)', 'they told me (that)', 'we thought (that)', 'he informed me that', 'I wondered whether', 'he wanted to know (if)' is in the past, we usually convert the verb form in the direct speech sentence into one which is more 'past' in reported speech. Hence:

present simple > past simple;
present progressive > past progressive;
past simple > past perfect;
present perfect > past perfect;
present perfect progresseive > past perfect progressive;
can/may/shall/will > could/might/should/would;

Consider the following examples

I love you. > He told me he loved me.
I'm going out now. > She informed me she was going out.
I’m sure we have met before. > He was sure we had met before.
I’ve been having a brilliant time in Cyprus. > She phoned to tell me that she had been having a brilliant time in Cyprus.
I'll be wearing my red dress to the party. > You said you would be wearing your red dress to the party, but you’re not!
I can’t really fly, daddy. > My son admitted that he couldn’t really fly.
I may be back late tonight. > He let me know that he might be back late this evening.

BUT , if we are reporting a fact or something that is still true, the direct speech form can often be retained:
‘She told me she was a teacher.’
‘She told me she is a teacher.’
So, if the person you are talking about is still teaching then both these sentences are correct.

Notes

1: Sometimes, whether you use one or the other depends upon how you see it. Take the two reporting statements:

‘She told me she loved me’ and ‘She said she loves me’
In the first, it might be the case that what she said was not true, whilst in the second, it clearly is the case that you believe what she says.

2: The past perfect does not change in reported speech as there is no verb form further 'back in time':

'I had never smoked before I went to Jane’s party.' > 'She maintained that she had never smoked before she went to Jane’s party.'
3: If the reporting verb is in the present tense, the verb form in the reported statement remains the same. Consider the following examples which are all about a murder investigation:
'I have no idea where Jim Smith is.' > 'He says he has no idea where Jim Smith is.'
'I haven’t seen him since last Easter.' > 'He claims he hasn’t seen him since last Easter.'
'I didn’t kill him! I am innocent!' > 'He insists he’s innocent.



Reported questions.
For reported questions you also need to remember the need to move the verb form ‘one tense back’. But, additionally, you need to remember that there is no inversion of subject and verb and no 'do', 'does' or 'did' in reported questions. Consider the following:

What’s the matter? > I wanted to know what the matter was.
How do you feel today? > The doctor asked me how I felt.
Where are you going so late at night? > I asked her where she was going so late at night.
Who’s that girl in the red dress? > I wondered who that girl in the red dress was.
How did you make that salad? > I couldn’t work out how she had made that salad.
Which Easter Egg would you like? > He asked his grandson which Easter Egg he wanted.
Which Easter Egg did you buy? > His wife wanted to know which Egg he had bought.

Use a reporting verb...
She asked if we were going over for tea.
For yes / no questions, use if or whether...
She asked IF we were going over for tea.
Repeat question words...
She also asked HOW we were going to get there.
Use statement word order, change pronouns and move the tense back if necessary...
She asked if we were going over for tea.

Short stories

I worked in a chemist in the city centre. One day I was alone in the chemist and I don’t Know why I had the perception that this day may be strange.
It was 8 p.m. and it was time to close. I remember that my boss told me that this moment is the most dangerous.
Suddenly, somebody knocked the door, I looked and I saw his physical appearance. I thought it was a good person so I opened the door.
The surprise was that this person wanted to rob all the money.

...

Last summer I was watching the news on TV when suddenly I heard that an airplane from Spain to Chile had crashed in the sea near the forest of Brazil.
I remember that you were travelling on that airplane. Quickly I phoned the emergency service. They told me that they were trying to find some people with life.

They were looking for survivors during weeks. Only they found some bodies in the coast, but they were all dead. Your body were not identified but I thought you were dead.

I was very sad since then. Five months later, I was in my house when suddenly the bell rang … When I opened the door, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Fernando is that you? I said, I thought you were dead...


-"... His appearance had changed. I invited him to come in and I served him a cup of coffee.
He started to tell me his history: Fernando was working in an export company and had to travel from Spain to Chile.
When he took a plane, he had a bad feeling, because the news had announced a big storm and a heavy rain.
When he had been flying for almost three hours lightning struck the engine and it started to burn.
The pilot spoke through the speakers to calm the passengers. Fernando didn’t think twice and took a parachute, opened the door and jumped. Fortunately he landed on a branch and did not break any bones. He was in Brazil." -

Describing where you live...

I live in Alcantarilla, which is a city near Murcia in the South-East of Spain. It has a population of 45,000 people and it´s one of the most populated places in the Region of Murcia.

The weather here is very different from the north of Spain. The most part of the year it is sunny. Tourists love this weather because it's great for going to the mountains or the beach, these are close to our town. The winter is mild. The summer is too hot and dry. It rains a few times in spring and autumn and it sometimes rains hard for a few days.

Alcantarilla is famous for its waterwheel and its Market Garden Museum.
The biggest tourist attraction in Alcantarilla is probably May festival:
There are concerts of very popular singers, parades and tributes for " Virgen de la Salud ". Children give her some flowers in this tribute.

Alcantarilla is very famous for the Wheel that is near the Huerta´s museum, it was built by the Muslims, It is famous for the Hero factory too; it is an important factory of preserved food. May festivity is very important, there are free concert, the fair and the witch´s burn, also you can fun dancing or drinking in the bars close. In Alcantarilla there are the Military airport and the Industrial park. Alcantarilla is very nice and very big, a perfect place to live.

There's a symbol in Alcantarilla, that's "the witch": it's city of the witches.

Alcantarilla is famous for Superchuys disco, although it's closed at the moment.
The biggest tourist attraction here is Adolfo Suarez square where there are many restaurants, coffee bars, pizzerias, pubs and a little park. There is a festival in May where famous artists come and people dance and enjoy a lot. There are some attractions where children and young people spend a lot of time.
Also, Alcantarilla is famous because it's a town of Witches!


The best things about Alcantarilla are the weather in winter and May Festival. It’s a dormitory town but also a multicultural one. People are friendly and the atmosphere is great. For these reasons, we like living here.

Lost suitcase and other stories (incomplete)

This morning at six o´clock I got the train to Madrid. I was very tired because I spent all night preparing my meeting and when I got on the train, I put my suitcase in the luggage rack and I went to my seat.
The train wasn´t full and I thought about relaxing for a long time.


The train had left the station and 30 minutes after I felt asleep. Suddenly I heard the last call to get out in Chamartin. That was my station, the end of my trip. Quickly, I caught my suitcase and in the last minute I jumped out of the train.


When I arrived at the hotel I noticed that it wasn’t my suitcase.
I looked for some identification about the owner, but I didn´t find anything.
At this moment my mobile phone started ringing: I have your suitcase, said a man’s voice.
Fortunately my conference was saved.

Finally, I wasted a lot of time to calm myself down because I was terrified about this situation. I couldn´t believe what I had said. It was going to be the best day in the life of my best friend. When I decided to say it to my friend, she said to me "don´t worry about it because it is done", them I took a deep breath.

...
The girl said to me: "be careful with the next bend, because in that bend... I died!"

"I slowed down and drove past the bend without any problems and then I turned my eyes towards her and she had disappeared...".

I was terrified so I stopped at the nearest gas station. I told the clerk what had happened and he replied to me that he had heard the same story told by other drivers since a girl fell down the cliff of that bend with his car 5 years ago. Of course she died.
Then I thought maybe she was a ghost that warned about the danger of that bend.
...
When we came back home, my wife told me: Listen to me, the door of our house is open. Did you close the door this morning? I couldn’t believe it. Really, I didn’t remember if I had closed the door. My memory was very, very bad. Suddenly, we panicked.

...

That day Mª Luz had an important final exam at the university that she had been preparing for years. If she passed her exam she would finish her degree so she was very nervous and she couldn´t sleep the night before.

She prepared her stuff and she left the house very quickly.
When she look the first white car, she opened the door, sat down on the car and while she was fastening the seat-belt.
She looked at the driver and she realized that he wasn't her father!!!
Mª Luz said: "What are you doing in my father's car???!!!"