Thursday 28 May 2015

Athletic Club in a match of a lifetime

This weekend Athletic Club plays against FC Barcelona for the King's Cup in the Camp Nou. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Spain, the winner goes to the Uefa Europa League and it's followed by lot's of football fans.
Three years ago, Barcelona defeated Athletic 3-0 although most of people though that Athletic was going to win against them, In the same way, today there is people who think that they can win the match. While Barcelona has top football players from all around the world like Messi, Neymar and Suarez, Athletic can only sign up players that were born in the Basque Country, that's why is so hard to beat them. Last time Athletic won Barcelona was 35 years ago in 1985 when they had less foreign players.
There are Athletic flags everywhere in Bilbao and you can feel in the air that the people is waiting for the Saturday. If Athletic wins, they will go down the river in the Gabarra, which is a big riverboat, to the city hall and meet the mayor.
To sum up, I will like to say that I think that they will win the cup for the first time in many ages.

Thursday 11 December 2014

MY EXPERIENCE IN MENORCA

There are some beautiful beaches and lakes in Menorca and the weather is perfect, it’s not raining and the temperature is twenty degrees more or less. Yesterday, I went to a spectacular museum in Alayor, the museum was about the life in Africa. I really enjoyed it. Tomorrow, I will go to the beach, but I’m not sure because I don’t have my holiday very planned. We are flying home on Monday.

Hawaii

Everyone imagines a luxury holiday in Hawaiian Islands. I am not imagining because I am staying for two weeks in Hawaii. The weather in Hawaii is better than Spanish weather because in Hawaii all day and night is sunny. Today I am going to the Mauna Kea mountain, it is the biggest mountain in the world because the mountain is 9.000 metres tall and more under the water. Tomorrow I think that I will go to the beach to pass the day having a picnic. I will go to Spain the 3rd of July. This is one of the holidays that I would like to do.

Ane's Vacation

I am in Greece because I won 100,000 euros and I thought I could go on a long holiday. The weather is sunny and hot and I am going from one island to another by a little boat. Yesterday I arrived on one little island, similar to the island of Mamma Mia. It is not so populated and the people are very nice and calm. I took a bicycle and I went on a trip. I had dinner on the beach with an old women named Bea. Tomorrow I am going to go to another island and I will probably go to see some museums. I want to eat in a typical restaurant and in the afternoon I am going to go to a swimming pool. I am going to see the sunset at a calm beach with an enormous ice cream. I will go home in one or two weeks, but I am not really sure.

Tuesday 8 July 2014

There are a lot of ways to learn English, and in my opinion, using Skype is the best one due to the fact that you can speak to people from other countries. You must have to add people for calling them. If you go to a summer camp for improving your English, there you can ask lot of people their Skype username. But in Skype you can also chat with people. Finally, I think that Skype is one of the best applications for computer and mobile phone that has existed. I hope that you'll enjoy it! (here you have Scott!)

Thursday 3 July 2014

INTERACTIVE WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH



There are many ways to learn english but not always has to be with a book or studying every day. You can learn to speak perfect english with different methods as the one that offers this page, using your major hobby, in this case, cooking. 

This is a video that offers you a different way to learn english in a healthy way, for example learning how to cook oven roasted vegetables with ¨"Learning English Kelsye's Kitchen Veggies" ; you can learn some vocabulary and expresions in english.

I hope that you like and learn some things!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7ZNRpDsF8

Wednesday 18 June 2014

No te pierdas los intensivos de verano

No te pierdas los intensivos de verano
¿Cómo? ¿Que aún no sabes lo que vas a hacer este verano? En IC-Bilbao, tuacademia de inglés en Deusto y el Casco Viejo, te lo ponemos fácil: lo tuyo esaprender inglés en verano. Nuestros cursos intensivos te dan todas las posibilidades. Puedes venir durante 2 semanas o durante 4, con total flexibilidad de horas, edades y niveles.  Puedes incluso preparar tus exámenes de inglés.
¿Qué quiere decir todo esto? Pues que durante los meses de julio y septiembre puedes mejorar tu inglés aprovechando que no te vas a ningún sitio. Hay grupos para niños, adolescentes y adultos. Y como ya sabes, en nuestra academia de idiomas aprenderás en un ambiente relajado. ¿Que lo quieres aún más claro?
STEP BY STEP (6-12 años)
ACTIVATE (13-17 años)
ALL OUT (desde los 18 años)
Así que no tienes excusa, hay cursos de verano de inglés para niños, para adultos y para los que no encajan ni en un grupo ni en el otro. ¿Cuántas horas harás al día? 2 ó 3, tú eliges. ¿Es suficiente? Desde luego notarás el progreso y ganarás fluidez y seguridad en el uso del inglés.
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Que aún quieres más información antes de decidirte, pues entra en nuestra página web o contacta con nosotros en las oficinas de IC-Bilbao en Deusto. Si te interesan cursos que no veas anunciados, como clases por el mediodía, no tienes más que preguntar. Estaremos encantados de adaptarnos a tus necesidades.
Y si ya has hecho estos cursos intensivos de inglés otro verano, ¿por qué no nos lo cuentas? Esperamos tus historias.

Monday 2 June 2014

Por qué debemos ver pelis en versión original

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Por qué debemos ver pelis en versión original

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¿No os habéis preguntado nunca cómo suena la voz real de cualquiera de vuestros héroes televisivos? Desde IC-Bilbao, vuestra academia de inglés en Deusto, os proponemos un reto. Algo fácil. Coge el mando de tu tele y prueba la opción DUAL(o languages, o Audio, depende del mando). ¿Te sorprende la verdadera voz deHomer Simpson?
¿Que eres un fan de la trilogía de “Crepúsculo” (“Twilight”) o cualquier otra saga, de “Harry Potter” o “El Hobbit”? ¿O lo tuyo es más la televisión y no te pierdes un capítulo de “CSI” o de “The Big Bang Theory”? No me digas que nunca has oído la voz original de Bella, de Gandalf o del mismísimo Grissom.
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Más allá de que quieras seguir cualquiera de esas historias, si las ves en versión original, estarás aprendiendo inglés. Así, sin darte cuenta. Estarás poniendo en práctica y mejorando tus habilidades de listening. Porque para entender un idioma hay que estudiar, sí, pero también hay que dedicar muchas horas a escucharlo, a entenderlo. ¿Y qué mejor que hacerlo mientras ves tus series favoritas? ¿Quieres saber el final de “Cómo conocí a vuestra madre” (“How I met your mother”) y a la vez mejorar tu nivel de inglés?
How_I_Met_Your_Mother_S9Internet también te ofrece la posibilidad de ver tus escenas favoritas en versión original. Eso sí, no le pongas subtítulos en español. Si no, el esfuerzo será en vano, tu mente se va a ir directamente a la lectura, no a la escucha. Los subtítulos en inglés te pueden ayudar hasta que te acostumbres, o si encuentras el acento muy complicado.
¿Quieres pruebas de que esto funciona? En los países del norte de Europa la televisión y el cine son SIEMPRE en versión original. O sea, que están acostumbrados a escuchar inglés desde pequeñitos. Y su capacidad de pronunciación y de comprensión alcanza en la mayoría de los casos un nivel bilingüe.
¿Te vas a quedar atrás? Prueba la experiencia y cuéntanos cuál es la serie o película que más has disfrutado en versión original.
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Thursday 29 May 2014

Ya llegan los exámenes de Trinity

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Ya llegan los exámenes de Trinity
Los estudiantes de IC-Bilbao andan ya como locos preparándose para losexámenes de Trinity, que en junio tendrán lugar en las aulas de esta academia de inglés en Deusto y también en las de Bilbo Zaharra.
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¿Que aún no sabéis lo que son los exámenes de Trinity? Eso significa que no habéis estudiado en IC-Bilbao. Es muy fácil de explicar. Se trata de exámenes que prueban la capacidad de comunicación oral en inglés. O sea, lo que se conoce comospeaking y listening.
Vale, pero ¿de qué consta realmente un examen de Trinity? Los que ya os habéis presentado otros años conocéis el sistema. Todos los veranos, el final del curso en IC se completa con la visita de un examinador que viene de Inglaterra (del Trinity College London) especialmente para charlar con nuestros estudiantes. Bueno, para charlar y puntuar sus habilidades, claro.
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¿Cómo son estos examinadores? Pues personas especializadas que generalmente consiguen que el alumno se sienta cómodo desde el primer momento. Nada que ver con el típico examen tenso e incómodo…
Hay distintos niveles, del 1 al 12. El examinador o examinadora mantiene una conversación relajada con el estudiante. Cada nivel tiene una lista de temas (que los profesores de IC-Bilbao preparan con los alumnos intensivamente), pero el estudiante también tendrá que hablar sobre un tema (topic) que haya elegido (no os preocupéis, los profes también os ayudan con esto). Por ejemplo: un viaje que hayas realizado, un hobby que te guste, un asunto social que te motive, etc.
trinity2¿Es difícil? Si te preparas bien y con tiempo (algo que siempre se hace en IC) seguro que no te resultará complicado.
¿Hay prueba escrita? No, el examen de Trinity es exclusivamente oral.
¿Para qué sirve el examen de Trinity? Pues desde luego para afianzar la confianza y la motivación en la comunicación en inglés. Pero también para obtener un título que justifique el nivel de idioma.
¿Quieres saber más? Pregúntanos en IC-Bilbao.
¿Te gustaría compartir tus experiencias de otros años con los exámenes de Trinity? Seguro que a los primerizos les vendrán bien tus comentarios.

Monday 26 May 2014

Últimas plazas para el Campamento de verano en inglés

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Si no te das prisa te puedes encontrar con que te has quedado sin plaza para elSummer Camp de este año en el que participamos desde IC-Bilbao. ¿Que por qué debería apuntarme? Muy sencillo: porque no hay una manera más divertida deaprender inglés en verano, ni una manera más didáctica de disfrutar las vacaciones. En un paisaje impresionante, en plena naturaleza, rodeado de las montañas de Formigal, podrás vivir mil y una aventuras en un ambiente de convivencia en el que sin darte cuenta, estarás desarrollando tus habilidades de comunicación en inglés a todas horas. Juego, aventura, talleres artísticos, más juegos, concursos, deporte, trabajo en equipo y aún más juegos. De las piraguas a la pastelería, del campamento indio a explorar bosques increíbles… Y todo ello en inglés. Una experiencia única que no podrás olvidar. Y si no, echa un vistazo a las fotos del campamento del año pasado. Seguro que muchos de ellos volverán este año.
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¿Entiendes ahora por qué se llama English Fun?  Sí, desde luego que aprenderás inglés. Hay clases de idioma todos los días. Pero también harás nuevas amistades, conocerás un paraje natural indescriptible, saldrás de excursiones (en la zona hay puentes medievales y romanos, lagos, pueblos misteriosos llenos de historias escondidos en las montañas…) y no conocerás ni un minuto el aburrimiento.
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¿Y de trabajar qué? Pues vas a sumergirte en el inglés de manera intensiva, en situaciones reales, en un ambiente sano y seguro que potencia el compañerismo y el trabajo en equipo, pero también la independencia. El objetivo es aprender inglés, sí, pero también divertirse. Habrá sesiones de inglés por las mañanas. Pero luego también habrá piscina. Y tiempo libre.
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¿Cuándo? Del 29 de junio al 12 de julio. Pero que no te pille el toro porque las plazas son limitadas y ya se están acabando. No querrás tener que esperar hasta el año próximo para probar esta experiencia…
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Para más información: http://kigeni.es/# o pregúntanos en IC.
Y si ya has estado en alguno de nuestros campamentos, cuéntanos tus experiencias.

Wednesday 9 April 2014

EXTINCTION SHOULD BE EXTINCT!

Nowadays we are creating a lot of pollution and it is so bad for the world. For example, the CO2 is making glaciers to get melted and that problem causes that some animals dissapeared, because their lose the habitat , where they live. To avoid this people could use public transports in order to not pollute and not make so much CO2. Another way to avoid the problem of the animals' extinction is that we could stop buying the clothes which are made of animals' skin, because hunters hunt them without any limits.

 

A reason why we have to take care of the earth is because the mother earth day is coming soon, but we don't do it only for that day, we should do it every day, to have a better future. We are writing this to remaind you that this is a real problem and it's happening more than what you think, so we want you to start thinking about it and  try to change a little bit the world doing only things that will be better to our future. 
REMEMBER THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE WORLD AND WE CAN'T  WASTE IT!!!!

YOU ARE THE FOREST, TAKE CARE OF IT !!!

Nowadays a big problem is happening in our forests. We cut trees in order to use and waste a lot of paper. For example: in shops, they give you large  receipts just for a few things that you buy. Other times they give you a big bag made of paper to bring your things, when you really need a little bag.

It happens the same with the publicity, every day in the street people give you little papers about shop's information. Other times the post man/woman puts the publicity into your postbox, and you are never going to look at it. Big multinationals waste a lot of paper doing magazines about their products.

                                      


That's why we should start thinking about the future of our forests and start acting. We have to be aware and do things to stop and control the deforestation. For example, when you use a paper use it as many times as possible and when you don't want it more you have to recycle it. Or when you go to a shop and you buy a small thing and they give you a option to take a paper bag you have to refuse it and put it in your own bag.
These are little things that could make a big change.


 

YOU HAVE TO RECYCLE !!!
THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS



MARIA ALVAREZ, ALVARO TORRENTE, IRATI ANTEPARA AND MAIDER ZALBIDEA.

WAYS OF SAVING ENERGY


HOW TO LIVE GREEN!!!

Saving energy is very important to our environment. There are different ways to save energy:

1- RECYCLING:

     - Use special bags for shopping
     - Separate different kinds of materials like paper, plastic
...
     - Reuse again papers, boxes...
     - ...


2-PRODUCING RENEWABLE ENERGIES:
 
      - Wind farms
      - Solar farms
      - Water energy
      - Thermal energy
      - ...


WHY SHOULD WE SAVE ENERGY?

Consequences of wasting energy:

1- The global warming will grow
2- The polar ice-caps will melt and the sea level will increase sinking important places.
3- The fossil fuels will run out.











CHANGE THE FUTURE WITH A BOTTLE OF COLA



 There are many tips to save the enviroment. For example: save energy, don't throwing litter in the street, defore station and solar or wind power. But in our opinion recycle plastic is the easiest.

 A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially natural.

 Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state.

4 steps for how to recycle plastic:

- Find out what kind of program your community has for recycling plastics.

- Rinse out the bottles. Fill it with water, swill that around and then empty. Repeat twice. You don't need to bother with soap, as this is just to remove the bulk of the remaining fluid, as this can get smelly in storage.

- Remove the caps. Caps and glued labels can`t be recycled, so just throw them out.

-Follow your community's instructions on what to do with your plastic bottles.

 

 

Monday 7 April 2014

City Pollution RRR

In the recent years, we are polluting the environment a lot and because of that we are suffering some environmental problems that affect our health, such as the ozone layer  being destroyed due to the high quantity of chemical products that we use, leaving our bodies not protected enough. Apart from that, we are also destroying our world by producing too many gases which is the reason why air pollution is formed.  Now, we are going to explain how we can avoid this situation and have a brighter future for generations to come.
First of all, we should try to insert in our daily lives the three R “RRR” method , which consists of Reducing, Reusing and Recycling.
Reducing is the first step, and in our opinion the easiest one to do, it is the way to use less materials and fossil fuels. Doing that, we can avoid the pollution of that products to the environment and to all the living species in the earth. Here are some tips that can help you reducing in your daily live:  
è Use less toxic chemicals in the products that we consume.
è Buy and use only what we need.
è Use more permanent items instead of disposable ones.
è Reduce the amount of plastic bags you use in the supermarket.
Apart from reducing, we also can reuse some materials that are used in an excessive way, such as the paper or resources. In the case of the paper, we would be able to avoid the deforestation reusing the amount of paper that is used nowadays and due to that stop people cutting so many trees. We also can use the new technologies to create new resources without polluting, like the rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones, produce energy from  windmills, solar panels, waves power, etc.
Finally the last step, the most common one it’s recycle, which consists of throwing each material to the bin it’s required, in order to create new materials that, in a future, can be used again. It is an easy way to help the environment because you just have to make a little effort taking care where you throw the rubbish. Now, we will show you some recommendations for recycling:

è Throw the rubbish in each bins. 

Animal testing

Animal testing, known as animal experimentation, is the use of non-human animals in experiments. Animal are also used for education. breeding and defense research. The practice is regulated to various degrees in different countries. 
Using animals in research has been a topic of heated for decades, biomedical and product-safety testing are used in biomedical and product-safety testing. People have different feelings for animals, many look upon them while others vioew animals as a advance for medical techniques. The fact is that animals are being exploited all across the country and all around the world. 
However, many people believe that this is justified because the animals are sacrified to make products safer for human use and consumption.


Do you think animal testing is a good idea? I mean, do you really believe that benefiting from the rest of animals to wear or eat unnecesary things is ethic? If I had made you think a bit about this problem which is becoming more and more hard to solve, you should keep reading this article.
First of all, what is exactly animal testing? This, known as animal experience, is the use of non-human animals in experiments.  On the other hand, animals are also used for education, breeding and defense research.
Althought people have different feelings for animals, in fact, you might look upon them while others view animals as a simply advance for medical techniques, it is clear the fact that animals are being exploited all across the country and all around the world.
However, is still people who think that this practice is justified, why? They claimed that they are sacrified to make products safer for human use and consumption.

Deforestation effect

Deforestation happens when the humans cut down too many trees for many reasons, such as make paper but most of them are related to money. But not all deforestation are intentional some are caused by acid rain and a combination of human and natural factors, which prevent the growth of young trees. The countries with the highest deforestation in the world are Brazil and Indonesia. The bad effects of this unethical action are that some animals loose their habitat and because of this they can become extinct. Also there are tribes living in the jungle or in the forests so if we cut down the trees they will loose their homes. And did you know that cutting trees reduces the quantity of oxygen because of the photosynthesis? It is true, the more trees we cut the less oxygen we have. How can we Reduce-Reuse-Recycle REDUCE: First of all we have to use the paper from th booth sides. For example, in Bilbao the creditrans have been banned and the barik has replace them. The last is made by plastic instead of paper.