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More Outstanding Poetry

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My Poem

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Bogota´s Poem 

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YELLOW

Fourth graders will be delighted by the song teachers Rocio Rodriguez and Carolina Flórez have prepared for them. What could go wrong, an awesome song, remarkable kids and two wonderful teachers.

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SEVENTH GRADE´S RECIPES

Yummy yummy !!! Seventh graders are working on this delicious recipe, and they want everyone to know how tasty and delectable their english classes are.

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Check this out !!! An amazing story written by Helena Sánchez & Carolina Sierra.

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Studying Abroad for One Year

For many people, studying abroad would be very exciting and funny. But others think that it carries some discussions and disadvantages.

If you desire to study abroad, it is important to analyse the situation and review different points of view; because you will need a lot of willpower, but without doubt, it is worth it.

On one hand, studying abroad is an enriching experience where you can learn and enjoy about others dazzling cultures, traditions and life styles.

This opportunity makes you know new teaching and learning methods, diverse knowledge, ideas and thinking ways, and too many people from a great diversity of places worldwide. Also, you can learn or study a strange language, and even meet more new friends.

This experience, can offer you more job opportunities in the future in both countries; and gives you more personal growing and independence.

On the other hand, in a few cases you will need some time for adapting to the environment and circumstances of the place where you will stay, or the life style of the native people; because probably in your country of origin it is so distinct.

This little or big change, it depends of the person, will make you miss your origin country, traditions, typical food, friends and obviously, your family.

Studying abroad can be so expensive and requires too much time, for a busy person. Because all the formalities and processes required, are very expensive and lengthy in some countries.

In my opinion, studying abroad is a wonderful experience for everyone who takes it, and make sure that you will never forget it.

All the existing disadvantages outweigh the personal and professional enrichment for your life. Since my point of view, normally it is not an easy progress but it is definitely worth it, even if it is just for a one-year period.

In conclusion, I think that everyone who has the means and possibilities to plan a trip and study abroad should take advantage of them and make an unforgettable memory and rewarding experience.

Nowadays, some countries have scholarships programs for leading students. It is very helpful for people that are planning to study abroad, because is cheaper than a normal trip and reduce the studying costs.

By Juan Camilo Reyes

Tenth grade Student

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It’s been a very musical semester for fourth graders, they have learn the instruments names, characteritics and ways of performance. 

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English: not only a subject, but a communication way.

We are used to see the English language as another subject at school. Thanks to the education system we see every subject as an independent thing, and we think is impossible to bring them all together. However, when it comes to the English class, we got it wrong, English, just as Spanish, is a language, a system of signs used by a community with the purpose of communication. That’s why is possible to express any knowledge by it.

The project was the making of a prototype related to any innovation in the science field. We also had to present it in English in front of the class, explaining, components, fabrication, functioning, purpose and their current and future features. Our prototype was the “Stamp Machine”, a device with a simple mechanism that could stamp paper sheets with different designs. Most of their fabrication components were recycle. We think this prototype can be improve by, better structure, intensify the complexity of the final designs, and adding the components needed to use the machine in fabric, paperboard, etc.

Was it easy to present this prototype and express everything we wanted to say about it? To determinate if it was easy or hard, first we need to take many factors into account, such as: the English level that we had, the vocabulary required by the topic, and even aspects as the confident of the team to present in front of the class. In our case, it was easy, because the vocabulary that we used was simple; our level of English was enough for expressing the ideas we needed to present and, we thought that by getting these two, the confident wasn’t hard to get.

By: Mónica Pinzón

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Next thursday the little ones will be performing in the Pre School Anual Talent Show, during this remarkable event they will sing, dance and embody different characters. 

The garten student will performance a show called “Happy Little Chicks” they have been rehearsing really really hard, and they are quite excited about what’s coming for them, the feel and act like little celebrities, the videos will be coming soon ... BE READY!!!

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During second and third term first graders have been working on physical description and short sentences in present simple using adjectives such as: fat, Slim, thin, long ahd short.

They also answer short question about their hobies, life and Friends. With this type of activities they have to looking for new vocabulary and expressions.

By: Catalina Barrera, Helem Combariza, Nicolas Caballero & Karla Naomi.

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THE PHRASAL VERB MACHINE

My app is about the phrasal verbs. The phrasal verbs are very important in English language and we don’t have them in Spanish language so they are difficult to learn. But this app can teach you in a funny and easy way.

The phrasal verbs are made by one verb and a preposition. They are very important because many expressions and common actions in English language are phrasal verbs, an example is “pick up the phone” which means “atender el telefono”, the verb pick alone means seleccionar but with the preposition it changes.

In Spanish we just have the verb without prepositions so we are not familiarized with them and because of that the phrasal verbs are difficult to learn.

In my app you can search all the phrasal verbs with their definitions, a video and another terms, this teaches you how to use them completely in all the contexts.

When you’re sure that you have learnt all the phrasal verbs you can do some exercises. You have to select the correct phrasal verb according to a video, the app will count your attempts and your fails.

By: Daniela Alejandra Rodriguez Nieto

Eight grade student 

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It’s not Just Another amazing Race is a CULture Race !!!

Have you ever watched that show where people run from one place to another trying to complete the most haywire challenges in order to achieve a very generous award? Yes, i’m talking about The Amazing Race, the most challenging, weird, traumatic and gross reality show ever made. 

This year it will hold place at Universidad Libre school. More than ten daunting tasks, two deadly challenges, about six hundred people involved, seven bold teachers willing to give their best, and an amazing bounty waiting to be claimed by its rightful owner.

Be ready because even when you thing English Area might have done it all, you about to be CULtured.

By: Sebastián Moreno Ninth grade English Teacher.

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“BEE” Happy Like a Spelling Bee 

On May the 26th the Universidad libre School will be holding an all time high event. Thirty four students will compete to prove their best in order to achieve the brand new Super CUL Spelling Bee Award. Kids from four to ten years old are training hard to be ready and to provide a striking performance. 

There will be four categories, “Rookie” for the adorable pre schoolers, “Beginner” for the neat first graders, “Intermediate” for the audacious second graders, “Advanced” for the amusing third graders and “Expert” for the tenacious fourth graders.  

This event will mark a new entry in the activities done during previous English Day celebrations, and hopefully in a near future we will be able to  hold a larger scale event involving not only our students but also contestants from different schools.

You are all invited to prove what an un-BEE-lievable speller you are !!!

By: Lorena Gómez Pre school English Teacher.