Mistery in Oxford English Course Part IV

THE GARTER ORDER

Last visit to London

Pilgrimage to Willesden

Willesden might seem an unlikely place to find a shrine to Our Lady. In fact, when we think of shrines and pilgrimages, we tend to think of long, often expensive journeys and exotic locations like Fatima, Loreto or Guadalupe.
Yet for centuries Our Lady has been honoured at sanctuaries much closer to home. Situated in one of London’s most multicultural areas, right on the edge of Central London, the shrine of Our Lady of Willesden is a veritable ‘sign of contradiction’ and a powerful witness to the Christian Faith in the Third Millennium.

The Saints of Willesden

There can’t be many English shrines that boast two canonised saints among her devotees ­ and, what’s more, two saints who have a particular relevance for the mission of the Church in the twenty-first century. Both were trained as lawyers and both are remembered for what they teach us about the dignity of the lay vocation:

St Thomas More:

This great scholar, Lord Chancellor and martyr had a very personal interest in Willesden: his adopted daughter, Alice, was married to a local landowner, Sir Giles Alington. Though the exact location of his house is unknown, it is clear that St Thomas was a frequent visitor. Indeed, it was in Alington’s private chapel that both Elisabeth and Cecilia More were married on 29th September 1525. St Thomas would thus have known the nearby shrine of Our Lady of Willesden. This familiarity is expressed in some of his polemical writings where he defends the practice of pilgrimages (citing Willesden as an example) against the attacks of reformers like Thomas Bilney. St Thomas’ last visit to the shrine was in 1534 (probably in early April), just before his arrest. We can imagine the saint praying for strength and perseverance at the foot of the statue. He was beheaded in 1535 and canonised by Pope Pius XI in 1935.

St Josemaria Escriva:

The Founder of Opus Dei often visited Willesden during his trips to London. On 15th August 1958 he made a private pilgrimage to the shrine, where he re-consecrated Opus Dei to the Name of Mary (as he did every year). He returned on 17th August 1962, this time with his future successor as Prelate, the Servant of God Alvaro del Portillo. They recited the Holy Rosary and bought some images of the statue to distribute to members of Opus Dei in Hampstead. St Josemaria died in 1975 and was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 2002. On 15th August 1980 Fr del Portillo returned to Willesden for the annual re-consecration and he added a medal of Our Lady of Willesden to his rosary beads. Every year, on the Feast of the Assumption, members of Opus Dei living in London make private pilgrimages to Willesden, tracing the footsteps of their saintly Founder.The Saints of Willesden There can’t be many English shrines that boast two canonised saints among her devotees ­ and, what’s more, two saints who have a particular relevance for the mission of the Church in the twenty-first century. Both were trained as lawyers and both are remembered for what they teach us about the dignity of the lay vocation:
St Thomas More: This great scholar, Lord Chancellor and martyr had a very personal interest in Willesden: his adopted daughter, Alice, was married to a local landowner, Sir Giles Alington. Though the exact location of his house is unknown, it is clear that St Thomas was a frequent visitor. Indeed, it was in Alington’s private chapel that both Elisabeth and Cecilia More were married on 29th September 1525. St Thomas would thus have known the nearby shrine of Our Lady of Willesden. This familiarity is expressed in some of his polemical writings where he defends the practice of pilgrimages (citing Willesden as an example) against the attacks of reformers like Thomas Bilney. St Thomas’ last visit to the shrine was in 1534 (probably in early April), just before his arrest. We can imagine the saint praying for strength and perseverance at the foot of the statue. He was beheaded in 1535 and canonised by Pope Pius XI in 1935.
St Josemaria Escriva: The Founder of Opus Dei often visited Willesden during his trips to London. On 15th August 1958 he made a private pilgrimage to the shrine, where he re-consecrated Opus Dei to the Name of Mary (as he did every year). He returned on 17th August 1962, this time with his future successor as Prelate, the Servant of God Alvaro del Portillo. They recited the Holy Rosary and bought some images of the statue to distribute to members of Opus Dei in Hampstead. St Josemaria died in 1975 and was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 2002. On 15th August 1980 Fr del Portillo returned to Willesden for the annual re-consecration and he added a medal of Our Lady of Willesden to his rosary beads. Every year, on the Feast of the Assumption, members of Opus Dei living in London make private pilgrimages to Willesden, tracing the footsteps of their saintly Founder.

Effects of "Just Juice"

Haven’t you ever felt a bit strange after drinking orange juice? A recent research done by our investigation team proved that an excess may have collateral effects on you. First of all you may feel a bit tipsy (hip…..hip…., you know…). Then you need a whole night to recover but a lot of people need a month, maybe you don’t believe but it is true. That happens if you drink a lot of juice or a little bit of “just juice”. This is a special juice made by the fattest man in the world. He sits in the orange and scatters it, so the result is just juice. This juice is a powerful mix that may produce the effects that we have described before, but it also produces a special effect. The ingredient for this effect has passed over from ear to ear. The effect is that you start to bounce and then you spin on your head. The first time is a bit scaring, but you get used to it.
Here we have Jorge in the middle of the process…

Gaelic games

On Saturday the 25th we played the Gaelic games. The trials included the pig slaughter, which consisted in hanging the longest possible in the goal’s crossbar. In this one, the team number 1 was declared winner. In the next challenge- the human pyramids- the contestants had to form a pyramid as fast as possible. Without any difficulties, team number 4 won. Another of the trials was the chariots race. In this one, 5 contestants had to form a structure to support a team mate over them and reach the end the fastest. Although most of the people realised that the teams 4 & 2 had tied, the judge declared team 2 winner. Next one was the carrying of the swine, where each team had to select a few people to carry a large wooden pole in which one of their partners had to remain hung. In this trial, team 1 won easily. In the last one, called chicken shooting, two members of each team had to shoot with a football their team mates, who where standing on the goal line. Finally, the judges declared winner team number 1.

Stonehenge's cultural visit

Last Saturday the 25th, in the afternoon, we went to see Stonehenge. Most of the people have never been there and they were amazed of the wonderful, historical and magical views they saw.
The trip until Stonehenge lasted about one hour and a half. Once we arrived there, we got our tickets and they gave us some audio devices with which we could listen to Stonehenge’s history and some theories. The funniest anecdote was one that says wizard Merlin brought the stones from Ireland flying and he dropped them in the actual location, mysteriously.
The history says that the gravels were brought from Wales by sea, but they don’t know how they took them by land. The heaviest stone weighed 45 tones and the smallest weighed 5 tones. What people didn’t know the stones have a third of itself under the ground.
After the visit was finished, we returned the audio devices and we went to the souvenir shop. Everything was really expensive. Then we got into the car and started the return to the Oratory School. Before arriving, we had dinner in a Burger King.
Finally, we disembarked in our loved School and, all of us very tired, went to sleep.

interview to Paul

Paul, who is 24, was born in New York. At age 20 he moved to Oxford to study Classics. For two years, he’s been studying at Cambridge. This summer, he’s decided to be a teacher at The Oratory School.

Question: How did you know about this summer course?
Answer: Sebastian, who I know from the university, told me about his experience in the two years he came here. Then, I called David Arboix and I got the job.

Q: What did you expect before coming here?
A: I had never been in any camp of this kind, so I didn’t know how it could be. I had just been in camps located in the middle of a forest, where we slept in huts.

Q: What was your first impression when you saw the place?
A: Everything looked very nice and in perfect conditions. In fact, I think it’s a top knotch.

Q: Was it difficult for you the adaption?
A: No, as I am a student, I’m used to the routine, so it wasn’t so hard for me, even though I had never been in this summer course.

Q: What do you think about the English level?
A: In fact, there are several students who could hold a conversation with a native speaker without difficulties. However, the most important thing is the effort every student puts in learning English.

Q: What’s your favorite thing from The Oratory School? And your least favorite?
A: My favorite is probably football. As everyone, I hate the weather… It’s always raining!!!

Q: Would you like to be here again?
A: Yes, god willing. I had a good time here.

Q: Have you ever been in Spain?
A: yes, I had been in Granada once I was visiting a friend

Q: What differences do you find between American and Spanish people? What do they have in common?
A: We have both got a positive look of life. Otherwise, we have a very different sense of humour.

Q: Apart of your family, what do you miss from your land?
A: Although I feel very comfortable here, I will never feel as at home

Q: What do you think you will miss when you get back to the USA?
A: I will really miss the food the sport, being in a different culture and of course, all of you.

Visit to Stamford Bridge

On Saturday, some of us went to Chelsea’s stadium, Stamford Bridge.
We went by train. Chelsea’s stadium is not very big, it has a gauging of 42,000 people.
First, we went to the VIP’s zone. Then, we went to the visitor’s dressing room, which was very simple. It only had four benches one hanger for each player, 10 showers and 10 toilets. After, we went to local’s dressing room; it had a lot of luxury. Lots of benches, one little closet for each player, 11 luxurious showers, and toilets too, a big room for tactics and 5 massage or injuries stretches. Then we saw the pitch and the coach’s bench (where Guardiola sat). Finally we saw the Chelsea’s museum, where Messi’s jersey is (the one he played the semi-final Champions League with), actually it isn’t his jersey but it doesn’t matter.

Windsor castle

Last Saturday we went to Windsor castle which is the queen’s weekend home. We started the visit at St. George’s chapel. It is built in a gothic style and it is the base of "the garter order”. Actually the king of spain is one of their members. After this outstanding visit we entered into the queen’s apartments. They were huge and had a lot of paintings and all that stuff. Then we saw a guard change and had our “dinner”.
Finally we annoyed a guard and took some pictures with him before he got bored of us.
Immediately after we went out we had our Mc. Donald’s dinner with a “normal potatoes menu”. Last but not least we got onto the gardens of Eton college which had people buried on there. As to finish we had a long way back by car to the oratory school. We were the first to arrive. It was worth it.

Gaelic games

Windsor

Mistery on Oxford English Course Part III

London Trip

On Tuesday the 21st, we went to London. After we had breakfast and the Holy Communion, we went by minibus to Reading. There, we took the train to Paddington station. When we arrived, we divided into several groups. Always using the tube, we visited a few places. First, we went to the British Museum. There we found incredible stuff; but between all the famous objects-like the Parthenon frieze – the best one was the Egyptian statues, they were well preserved.

Then, we took the underground to arrive to Covent Garden. There were lots of people performing there, like for example, a man who ate a long balloon and transformed a £5 note into one of £20. One that took our breath away also was a group of classical musicians. There were lots of big offers there like an Oxford sweater for £9.99.

After Covent Garden, we went to Lilywhites, a sports shop and Steve and Pablo discovered that there was more than one floor.

From Lilywhites, we walked to Hamley’s. It is a very big toy store where most of the visitors go to see the original games the shop assistants show everybody. There was a really big dinosaur made of sweets on the 1st floor.

Later, we had dinner in McDonald’s (all of us except Quico).
Next, we went to Netherhall to listen to a spiritual conference and to visit Pablo, and Sebastian visited the whole house because he is very curious.

Finally, we used the underground where we had a little accident with some drunk students who were celebrating a party on the underground, and they confused an important person of our conviviality with Johnny Vegas, then we took our minibus to return to the Oratory School, we had supper and finally we went to bed.

The king of pop: M. Jackson

Hi everybody. We’re writing this article to commemorate the eccentric life of the man known as ‘The King of Pop’.

First of all: this text won’t criticise his musical skills.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on the 29th of August 1958 and died on the 25th of June 2009. He was an American recording artist who became one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in global popular culture for four decades.

In case you didn’t know, his beginnings were as a member of The Jackson 5 and he was black. But, apparently he was diagnosed with vitiligo and lupus, illnesses which partially lightened his skin. But bad rumors said that he used some treatments with the purpose of hiding his real ethnic background.

‘Why not just tell people I'm an alien from Mars! Tell them I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight. They'll believe anything you say, because you're a reporter. But if I, Michael Jackson, were to say, "I'm an alien from Mars and I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight," people would say, "Oh, man, that Michael Jackson is nuts. He's cracked up. You can't believe a damn word that comes out of his mouth’.

After reading that, we can understand the world where Jacko lived in.
The last point: why has he sold more CD’s dead than alive? Just think about it.

Cycling

The bike has five basic parts:
-The handlebars
-The tyres
-The pedals and the chain
-The saddle
-The frame

Most important races:

-The Giro de Italia is the first important race of the season; it takes place all over the country of Italy and some parts of France. Like every good race, it has mountain stages, which take part in the Italian and French Alps. You also have plain stages.
The leader of the race (general classification), wears a special pink jersey which is called ‘La Maglia Rosa’. The last winner is the Spanish Alberto Contador, from the Astana Team.

-The Tour de France is the most important race of the season and the most popular one. It takes place all along the summer mostly in France, but it also takes place in a part of Spain (Pyrenees), and every year, the tour has a stage in an important foreign city. This year it took place in Barcelona.
The leader wears a yellow jersey which is called the ‘Maillot Jeune’.
Last year’s champion was the Spaniard Carlos Sastre.

-The Vuelta España is the least famous and popular of the three important races. However, it also congregates very good runners year after year. It takes place in Spain and the most exciting stages are the ones in the Pyrenees. The leader wears a golden jersey. Last year’s champion was Alberto Contador.

News about 2009 Tour,
This year’s tour it’s being the most exciting Tour in the last decade. This is because the return of the seven times champion Lance Armstrong and the actual best cyclist in the world Alberto Contador. At now, the ‘ Maillot Jeune’ is in possession of Alberto Contador, when there are just a few stages left. He is around two minutes ahead of the second classified and three minutes ahead of Armstrong.

Climbing around the world

Are you one of the few people that like climbing? Do you like looking down while being 1000 meters high? If this is the case keep reading, and also if you are not.

Since Maurice Herzog reached the summit of Annapurna, the first 8000 of the history, walls and mountains have become popular all around the world and have received a lot of people who have reached their summit.

Here we will tell you about a project held by the worldwide famous Spanish climbers: Iker and Eneko Pou. Their objective was to climb 7 famous walls, one in each continent.

The first one was “The Captain”, in USA. It is more than 845 meters of vertical rock. Its difficulty goes from 8b to 8c+ and they reached the summit without problems.

The second one was “el Naranjo de Bulnes” which is in spain and is 500 metres high..
It took them three days an several falls arriving to twelve metres.

The third one was the “Tsaranoro” located in Africa. The way they used was the “Bravo les filles” 600 metres of climb. They say that it was a wonderful experience not only for their colour, light and sun but also for the dawns and dusks spent in their climbing hammocks.

The fourth one was the “Totem pole” which is only 65 metres high. They accomplished their childhood dream. It wasn’t a very difficult climb.

The fifth one was the “Tower without name of Trango”, climbed by the eternal Flame way. It is 6000 meters high and it is one of the most beautiful mountains of the world. Its difficulty is 8a, one of the highest grades.

The sixth one was the “Fitz Roy” in America, Argentina, which they had made five unsuccessful attempts it measures 1200 metres high. They reached their summit in less than one week.

The seventh and last one has been the “Zerua peak” 760 metres high and where they were the ones with the mission of opening a route that finished in the summit.

By Juan and Javi Gallostra

The interview to Rafiq

1. How old are you? Where do you live?
I’ am 22 years old. Reading

2. What type of sports do you like?
Rugby, football and surfing

3. What team do you support?
Reading FC, and London Irish of rugby

4. Why you are in this course?
Because I asked David to work here because it’s funny

5. What have you studied? And what jobs can you do with it?
Chemical Engineering. Chemical Engineer (jeje)

6. How many years have you been on this course?
2 years

7. What things do you like about this course?
I like meeting Spanish people, playing all the sports, and seeing people improving their English.

8. Tell us about your life:
Spend time with my friends and my family, play ps2 (jeje) go to the beach, and to the bar to have some beers and fun with friends.

Football news

Today we are going to talk about the actuality of the “Liga BBVA” and the Premier League, specially of two great teams, Barcelona and Manchester Und.
The trespasses of the FCB at the moment are: Kerrison and Maxwell. The probable next incorporation is “Ibra”; he comes from the Inter Milan, forward centre, with a powerful shoot. The trespasses of Manchester: Michel Owen, Mamem Biram Diouf . At the moment these are the only incorporations. The incorporation of “Ibra” will cost 45£, Samuel Eto’o and the cession of Helb. Some newspapers say that this price are very expensive, but the president of FCB argue that is not an expensive trespass in comparing of the incorporations of Real Madrid (they pays 94£ per CR9, 70£ per Kaka and 30£ per Benzema). Eto’o it is making more difficult to make these operations, because he wants to earn a lot of money (9£) and FCB consider unacceptable his conditions; so the staff decide to trespass him, he doesn’t like the position of the staff, so now he are very hungry with them. Anybody knows what are going to happen with these operations, but some people say it is going to answer this question tomorrow.

London

On Tuesday 14 we went to London. We went to the Imperial War Museum and to an old warship of the Second World War and we walk along the London Streets to visit places, buy and eat in McDonalds. In the Imperial War Museum there were a lot of war-items, like tanks: German, English, Italian; rockets, missiles, and more things, and there was also a section of the secret war with a lot of things, the spies, and films of all the wars.
We also visit an old warship of the England navy. There were a lot of representations of the men of the ship; like the cooker, the tailor…
We visited the famous train station of Harry Potter (the first film of the books)
In the afternoon we bought some things in Piccadilly Circus: someone bought a T-Shirt of Liverpool FC in Lilly Waits, others bought tea for their parents and grandparents.
We think than London is a great and large city and that there are a lot of things to do, places to visit and renowned shops where you can buy.We enjoyed a lot the travel to London and we will go other day.

An interview with a teacher of the Oratory School: Sebastian

1. How did you become an English summer course teacher?
A boy of Cambridge who had teaching here before

2. How many years have you been teaching here?
This is the third year

3. Do you like to teach here?
Yes is a nice place it is always good fun

4. Do you like your students?
Yes they are wonderful; they have a lot of energy

5. What sport do you practise and which is your favourite sport?
I not really do any sports but when I’m here I run and I do a bit of squash

6. Are you going to become a teacher?
Yes next year I will be teaching history in a school in France

7. Did you teach in other school before?
No, I haven’t done anything before

8. What is your best thing here?
I just like working with the work and these spiritual activities

9. Do you want to be a teacher next year?
I’m glad to be doing some work other than study

Gymkhana in Reading

Last Saturday we made a photographic gymkhana in Reading. There were more or less six or seven groups. We had to make photos of a lot of different things like a photo with a police, helping someone, cutting the hear, to arm-wrestle, with someone that weights more than 110kg, with a strange boy, with a someone with turban, with the hut of Mc Donalds,etc. Very few people get all the photos, but it was quite funny. After that we had free time to buy in the shopping centre, and to have dinner. In the shopping centre there were several shops, like one with hundreds of games.
And we were waiting to Rafiq to go to the Oratory School, when British police make a detention of a criminal in front of us.
Ending the detention the criminal had gun but happens nothing.
Later we saw a film in the oratory school.
The next day at night we saw all photos of all teams, and it was very funny.

Javi Navas, the killer

The great George

Daumar in Oxford English Course

Mistery on Oxford English Course Part II

Mistery on Oxford English Course Part I

Pablo

Hello my name is Pablo Pons, I’m 14 years old, now in summer I’m studding in the oratory school but I’m Spanish so I study in Viaro a school in Sant Cugat Catalunya.
My hobbies are paint and play basketball.
I spend my summer holidays in Puigerda a town in the Cerdanya it’s a very enjoying place we go to a lot of interesting places like the Carlit a mount in France go to a lot of excursions and I pass my favourite times there it’s a very interesting place I advise to you it.
Also I pass the winter in the Vall Daran I skiing there an it’s very enjoing too because there are a lot of very good snow.

Guille

I am Guillermo Preckler, from Spain, Barcelona. It is a very huge and beautiful city. I am 14 years old. I like tennis, football and golf. I like to eat well and one of my favourite’s foods is pizza. I support Barcelona football team. It has won this year the three championships and now it is the best football team in the world. My favourite player is Leo Messi, one of our cracks. In tennis I support Rafa Nadal because he is Spanish and the best tennis player in the world.

Abel

My name is Abel Iglesias and I am 14 years old. I come from Lleida and I go to Terraferma school. My favourite sport is football, my football team is Football Club Barcelona and I also like drawing. I spend my summer holidays in the beach but I I prefer stay in home.

Pol

My name is Pol Bosch, I am from Mollerussa, a city close to Lleida. I am 14 years old. My favourite football team is FCBarcelona. My preferred music is Alternative and Pop (groups like Green Day, Sum 41, Arctic Monkeys…).
I like practise sports like football and stay with my friends. I like to stay here, in the Oratory School because I am learning English and I am having a great time with my friends and new people that I have known here.

Sete

Hello, how are you? This is my first blog. I support Barcelona’s team; my favourite player is Leo Messi! Now I am in Oxford with some friends, that are really nice! The weather it’s improbably! I like bikes, motorbikes, cars… I have a Yamaha R6: is too fast! I hope to be in touch with you! See you!!

Toni

Hello, my name is Toni Borrell Escude. I’m 14 years old. I’m form Barcelona, Spain.
I like football, I hate vegetables and I love chips.
In this summer I am in The Oratory School, Reading, U.K. It is very beautiful.
I support football club Barcelona, which is the best team in the world.

F.C.Barcelona forever

My name is Kike Azorin . I am from Barcelona. I like very much football: it is very interesting. I am from the best team of the word, football club Barcelona. In this year we wan the cup, the league and the champions. I study at Viaro, and I play in the team of the school.

My live

Hi, I am Antonio. I am 13 years old and I am going to be 14 in the 21st September. I live in Fraga (Aragon), which is a town next to Catalonia.
I like to stay in my house on the sofa eating and watching TV and I also like to go with some friends and laugh at any time. It’s a good pastime.
My favourite sport is football and my preferred music is hard rock, like “Linkin Park” and I spend my summer vacation in the beach; there I go with some friends and we go and burn some papers in the beach, in the night, and throw some firecrackers to scream some people that pass near: it’s really good. I also like playing online computers games like “Call of Duty” and this is me.

Guillem

Hi, my name is Guillem Elies. I am thirteen years old. I live in Belianes, a little town near Lleida, Catalonia. I have one brother called Sergi and a sister called Mary. I like to do sport at all times: I love sport. My hobby is the NBA. I like swimming, it relaxes me. I study in a school at Lleida called Terraferma. My favourite music are pop and a group called Green Day and another called Linking Park. My favourite programme is The Simspons, it’s very funny. In summer I normally go to beach and I do surf. I like to play with my XBOX 360. I also like to play one online game called urban rivals (which is really good) and more computer games.

Visit to Oxford

The young and terrible boys

Timetable food

Here you see the timetable of food, which is typical of Europe. After this, at eight o'clock, we have the breakfast. At half past twelve we have the lunch. At six o'clock we have the dinner and finally, at ten o'clock, we have a supper, that is, a little appetiser.
The breakfast consists in eggs, sausage, bacon, croissant, mushrooms, a lot of juices, some pieces of fruit... We have a buffet in all the meals, and we need to take a tray to put the meal on.
The lunch often consists in pasta and some meat. Sometimes we eat nachos, vegetables and fish, and a cake, the traditional dessert in England.
In the dinner we eat light food like salad, potatoes, carrots, aubergine, tomatoes and some fruits like bananas, apples, oranges...
Finally in supper we eat some orange juice and cookies.
In my opinion the food here is worse than in Spain, but it isn't bad.

Where do we live

The building has three floors. In each one there are many bedrooms. In the first floor it is the living room with a billiar and a big television. In the second and third floor there are distributed the showers, the bedrooms, the living rooms and the wash machines.

The bedrooms are numereded from 1 to 300. The rooms don't have key to avoid problems.
There are many diferents rooms: For 4 people, 3 people, 2 people and single occupancy.

The bathrooms are shared. We have a room where we may wash the cothes whenever we want.

Always after the football match we have a hot shower to be clean for the dinner.

sports

There are a lot of sports in the Oratory School like:

• Football: The Oratory School has 6 grass football fields. They are huge.


• Basketball: There are 2 courts. The baskets are reglamentary.


• Cricket: The grass of this court is the most well-tended of all.


• Tennis: There are 4 quick and 6 grass fields that are very carefully cutting.


• Swimming pool: There is 1 pool for us. We have got a timetable for swimming: from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.


• Rugby: There are 2 courts of rugby. They are amazingly long.


• Golf: There are 9 holes of 165 metres, more or less.


• Squash: There is one court. You can get lots of balls and raquets.


• Royal tennis: It is for rich kids and there is only one court

That's all about the sports of the fantastic and famous school, in which we are learning very much and having fun.

Nil Bono Tell

I'm Nil Bono Tell. I'm 14 years old. I live in Riudoms, Tarragona.

My favourite hobby is to play football, to play computers games, talk with my friends and travel.


I have one sister.


I study in Turó school.

Josemaría Pujol Vadillo

Hello my name is Josemaría. I'm 15 years old and I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters. My favourite activity is table football. And it's nice to met you.

See you next year.

Javi García-Mussons

My name is Javi, I`m fourteen years old.

I live in Barcelona.

I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

My hobbies are: play football, basketball and tennis.

My favourite team of football is Real Madrid.

My favourite food is pizza.

Alex Manich

My name is Alex. I'm 16 years old. I'm from Barcelona and I love soccer and ski. Visca el FCBarcelona!

Ignacio Canals

My name is Ignacio. I'm fifteen years old. I come from Barcelona, and I have an oldest sister.


My hobbies are play tennis and guitar.

My favourite food is pizza and salat, and my favourite team is Barcelona.

Borch

My name is Borja. I'm 13 years old. I've got two brothers and one sister.

My favourite sport is football and favourite team is Real Madrid.

My favourite food is pasta. I don't usually like English food.

Ermengol Moreto

I'm Ermengol and I'm fourteen years old.

I live in Barcelona. I've got one brother and one sister.

My hobbyes are: play computer games and play tennis and basketball.

My favourite team is F.C.Barcelona.

My favourite food is chocolate and pizza.

My school is Viaró and it is located in Sant Cugat.

Estif

My name is Esteban Canalda. I'm from Barcelona and I'm 16 years old. I study in Viaro.

I have 2 brothers and my hobbyes are play soccer and tennis. Besides, I like to watch action movies.

My favourite food is pizza and also I like hamburgers.

My favourite team of soccer is F.C.Barcelona.

Archangel

My name is Gabriel and I am fifteen years old. I am from Lleida and I enjoy playing tennis. My favourite hobby is reading "manga". I have one brother and two small sisters. My favourite team is "Espanyol", which is the best team in the world. My team will play this year in a new stadium. My favourite film is 300.

Pablo de los Mozos

My name is Pablo de los Mozos, I'm 15 years old. I'm from Zamora but I live in Barcelona. I have two brothers and one sister and my favourite sport is football. This year the new player of the Real Madrid, kaka', will win the Golden ball and his team all the competitions they will play.

Last visit to London

croquet

Harry Potter

3t visit to London and Harry Potter place

"SECOND VISIT TO LONDON"

"Video Errors"

"The Old Chapel"

The "Old Chapel" is located in the upper Oratory School. It is an old house with old flavor. It has two exits, both leave before the 6 grass tennis courts that have residence. In a corner from outside the Church there is a sculpture of a beautiful image of the Virgin Mary.


Entering the chapel is a beautiful picture in perspective: banks and to fund the altar.
Shortly before the Presbytery, on one side the figure of San Jose, which have great devotion.
He presides over the altar the tabernacle.
A beautiful picture of the Holy Family decorates the altar.
Represents the scene of the flight into Egypt of the Holy Family. It is dusk. Madonna has been asleep on the floor exhausted from travel. His head rests on a hard stone. In the Child was in her arms, little clothing, and has also been asleep. The donkey was a few steps away and come distracted.

San Jose, in the middle of the scene, he knees praying. It has prostrate at the feet of the Mother of God and His Son, Jesus. Opens gesture with his arms around to accept the will of God the Father. It's tired, after walking laboriously all day long. However, makes prayer before God-Child. She loves the creature that God the Father entrusted to it. It exceeds his weariness, for the love of God and the joyful acceptance of the divine will.

San Jose does not dispute the will of God. Obey what God asks, and identifies with all their energy to the divine will.
What beautiful example of St Joseph!
How can we learn from their generous surrender to the divine will!

Second visit to London

On Tuesday July 22 we went to London, where he visited the British Museum, also toy shop "Harleys" and gave a tour of Harrods and Albert Memorial. We made the prayer in Bronston and we stopped at McDonalds

"ALL OF US"

London 1

Our first excursion during the course of English was to London last Tuesday. We started by the Tower of London, after we saw the Tower Bridge and the place where the severed head to Santo Tomas Moro. Also visit the ship "Belfast" of the British Navy, who participated in desembarcon of Normadia. After lunch we visited the Museum of War. We became the famous photo next to a piece of the Berlin wall, with the slogan "Change your life": to change the world, we must first change ourselves. In the afternoon we made the prayer in the Catholic Cathedral: Westminster. We just visiting Big Ben, Downing Street and the London Eye.
Impressive!

"One day in Oxford English Course"

Visit to London

Video of Oxford English Course 2007