Just to say Hello

Hi there everyone,
you´ve obviously been busy reading your articles over the long weekend... Did anyone find time to go away? Tomorrow you´ll have a few minutes to talk about your weekend, but you´ve got to include a few convincing, plausible LIES in your account as well, and see if the others can guess where your untruths are....remember tomorrow is STORY time so we can invent whatever we like...
See you tomorrow
Julie

Church/supermarkets/farmers

Church urges supermarkets to give farmers a fairer deal

I have chosen this article for two reasons mainly. The first one is that I wasn't really interested in any of the other articles on the page: war in Iraq, terrorism,... the usual stuff. The second reason is that I found the headline striking. I think it is the combination of the three ideas: church, supermarkets and farmers.
The content of the article is OK. The Church of England is asking big supermarkets to treat farmers better, so that the agricultural sector does not suffer so much. They ask for codes of practice to protect farmers, as well as a specific ombudsman.
I can't imagine the Spanish Catholic church doing the same!

What happens with Prince Harry?

I read in the Guardian Unlimited that Prince Harry is again in trouble. This time he was hunting in Sandringham with one of his friends and it seems they killed some protected birds of prey. They face a prison sentence of up to six months or a 5,ooo pound fine. What´s happening with this boy? He is always in trouble :drinking, choosing the wrong disguise, scandals and now this.Perhaps it would be better for him and the Royal family if they send him somewhere to do some social work. What do you think?

Talking about films

This has been a long weekend and , having a cold as I had, I watched lost of films in the last few days. But the one I´m going to tell you about is the only one my daughter wanted to see. Can you imagine? Yes, High School Musical 2. As you can guess it is the typical Disney film for ten/twelve-year-old girls. Lots of teenagers dancing and singing following the tradition of the 1940-1950 musicals. A naughty girl, lots of good youngsters and a simple plot. The best of it was when it finished!!

It is Monday, then Sports.

What else did you expect?
Ok chicks, do not panic! I am not going to start a debate on football and the results of the weekend, nor am I going to bore you with irrelevant information about (bi-?) multi- millionaire male players and their high-maintenace bimboes showing off in their boxes at some posh sports event casually posing for the media.
This time is about rugby. Rugby? What´s that? Now girls, Question: Can you recall the name of a rugby player?
Ok forget it. This article from the GUARDIAN is not about sport, it is about sociology. It is about how a nation is made, about the "True colours" of a country, regardless the colours of a certain flag. It is about the people.
Now, go ahead and enjoy the article as much as I did. Oh! And see If you can track down the "comments" from the readers.
Ok, you lot. Bye now,
Angelo

http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,,2192102,00.html

Getting definitions from the page

Look at this site; (double click on it) can give you an explanation of any word as you go along, would it be useful here for us? What do you think? This was passed on by another teacher, Gary, at the British Council.

http://www.answers.com/main/answertips.jsp

On the block now....

Hi, I can now post as well, and am around if anyone needs help with posting etc. I hope you find some interesting news to point us to on Guardian.co.uk. Well, it will save me reading the papers for a week or so.....!