INTERPRET AMERICA CONGRESS ON INTERPRETING

Interpreters going to a Congress ?  Sounds  quite natural, doesn t it ? However this time  Interpreters will gather to speak about their profession
Read  at
http://www.interpretamerica.net/downloads/IA4-Registration-Packet.pdf
We ll try to brief  you on the news  You ll have our newsfeeds  on FACEBOOK . Keep posted

Penn & Teller on Family Values and the Concept of Family throughout the ages by Agustin Perez Villafañe

Warning: The following videos is mean for an adult or mature audience, as it contains strong language and it was not mean for children or otherwise sensitive people to watch it.

I chose to publish this video on the blog as it proposes the idea of 'Family' as something different than the modern western conception of it and discusses the concept of a family throughout the ages and periods of history. The show interviews and contrasts advocates of both traditional and alternative family lifestyles. Also, it's quite funny.

Agustín Perez Villafañe

P.E.T VOCABULARY GAMES

^^ ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKE JACK A DULL BOY ^


This saying reefers to the importance of playing  If you are a PET student, you may enjoy playing thse Word games


http://www.lingoclub.com/games/halfamin/PET/halfamin_PET_buildings&places.html

YAMILA COLQUI

FRIENDS AND FRIENdSHIP by B. DENTON

Friends and Friendship by Dr. Bill Denton

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^A friend in need is a friend indeed^

  ( Proverb)  

    You can always tell a real friend: when you’ve made a fool of yourself, he doesn’t feel you’ve done a permanent job. (Laurence J. Peter)

    A lot of people go through life with only a few friends. It seems that some have less than that. They have no one on whom they can call in good times or bad. There is no one with whom to bounce ideas around, or to talk about deep and troubling subjects. They have no one to call in times of need or difficulty. They are at the mercy of life, standing alone.     Others seem to have a multitude of friends. Wherever they go, people know them, and like to be around them. Should trouble strike, their biggest hesitation might be over which friend to call. They know exactly the person with whom to discuss the topics of inquiry and debate. Life is full of entertaining and invigorating relationships because it is full of friends.     There ought to be a course in school on friendship. Of course, some people are perfectly happy to operate with fewer friends. They might rather have a few deep and loyal friends, than many superficial ones. Others thrive best when friends are everywhere and numerous. It is not so much the number of friends that is important as is the possession of friends, period.

Friendship is a blessing...

    Friendship is a blessing, and a friend is the channel through whom great emotional, spiritual, and sometimes even physical blessings flow. Friends can cheer us when we’re sorrowful or depressed. Friends can challenge us when we allow ourselves to get beyond our reasonable boundaries. Friends can motivate us when we’re ready to give in, and they can provide for us when life falls apart. They are there when all is well, and we want someone with whom to share life’s pleasant and memorable moments. We often just want them around to have a good time, to laugh, to act silly, to enjoy some mutually liked activity. In how many ways have friends enriched our lives and made us feel loved, accepted, respected and cared for? Probably, too many to list, and the list grows daily.     It is safe to say that when God created the world and all the majestic things in it, when he streaked the heavens with radiant color and the earth with grand mountains and awe-inspiring canyons, when he painted the plains with waving grasses and erected noble forests of towering trees, he outdid it all by creating friends. Why not take a moment or two and thank someone today for being a friend to you?     May God bless you with all the friends you need, and may he turn you into a blessing by using you as a friend to others.  

FRIENDS THE BEST OF PHOEBE

PROFICIENCY  UNIT 1  NEAREST AND DEAREST

Video Work  .  Watch and discuss in class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uko81AZ80Ik

TEACHERS Are you worried about distracted students ?

READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT DISTRACTION

http://chronicle.com/article/Youre-Distracted-This/138079/

SET TEXTS for F.C., C.A.E, & C.P.E. 2013

OUR STUDENTS ARE FOND OF READING  AT THE CEI C-65 , AS THEY KNOW HOW GOOD READING IS FOR THEIR  LEARNING

THESE ARE THE BOOKS THAT  WILL BE READ THIS YEAR 

P.E.T  We ll be announcing shortly

F.C.·        
Set texts  2013

Set texts for Cambridge English: First until December 2013:

• William Makepeace Thackeray: Vanity Fair (Black Cat or any edition)
• Mary Stewart: This Rough Magic (OUP)
• Set texts for 2014 are:
• LP Hartley: The Go-Between (Penguin Readers)
• Sebastian Junger: The Perfect Storm (Macmillan Readers)

C.A.E.

Set texts 2012 and 2013 
One or both of the following texts may be read as preparation for the two optional set text tasks: 
William Golding: Lord of the Flies 
Teachers may choose to prepare candidates for questions on this set text by studying a film version as well as, or instead of, the novel. 
P D James: The Lighthouse 
There is currently no film version of this book. 
Candidates should not attempt the optional set text question in Part 2 unless they have the necessary vocabulary and understanding of the text to answer the task set. Teachers are best placed to judge which, if any, of the set texts and/or film versions may be appropriate and stimulating for a given teaching situation.

C.P.E.


Set texts for Cambridge English: Proficiency until December 2013:

• Sue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bees (2002); film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (2008)
  Teachers may choose to prepare candidates for questions on this set text by studying the film as well as, or instead of, the novel.
• Harold Pinter: The Birthday Party (1958)

These texts are for home reading. They will be discussed in extra classes given by Prof ALFRED HOPKINS
Some recommendations Reading takes time and hard work You must look up the words you don t know and prepare  summaries of the chapters of books. This will ease out your work for the final exam.
Whenever possible , we will watch parts of the movies of these best sellers  in our monthly video classes  lasting 1 hour or 1.30 hs . Unless otherwise stated, VIDEO CLASSES  are held on one Friday of each month from 6.30 to 8 pm

CEI C-65  2013