Holidays

It's that time of year again.  Who among us is a grinch? Here are some survival suggestions for this time of year:

http://theconversation.com/hate-christmas-a-psychologists-survival-guide-for-grinches-108278 

But why do some people hate the holidays?:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/a29108557/why-people-hate-christmas/

How do you feel about the holidays? What are your plans?  I hope we can all share these thoughts next Tuesday.

LA LLUVIA DE CAMILLE presentación del libro

este viernes no te lo puedes perder

 

Ruta Natural. Día 23 de noviembre de 2019

Regional accents

As was suggested in class, this week we're going to talk about regional accents.  This is actually a really interesting topic to me because often when I tell people I'm from Texas, the first thing they say is "You don't sound like you're from Texas."

Here 50 people show their state's accents.  Can you notice the differences?:

However, I think regional accents are being lost.  Do you think we should make an effort to preserve them?

This article argues that accents aren't disappearing at all:

https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/living/american-accents-ireport/index.html 

Does Spain have any regional accents?  Do you know of any regional accents in other countries?  What stereotypes are associated with certain accents?

I hope to have a spirited discussion about this topic on Tuesday.

PODCAST de la Dependienta en Radio Nacional Palencia

Andrés Neuman recomienda

la leyenda del viajero que no podía detenerse

Kostia es un niño que vive solo y casi no puede moverse porque sus piernas son muy débiles. Sobrevive arreglando las cosas que se les estropean a sus vecinos. Pero, ¿qué pasará cuando conoce a un pequeño duende ?

Pues los chicos y chicas del club de lectura juvenil ya lo sabemos... no solo eso, sino que hemos inventado diversos finales para esta historia. Finales felices, tristes... e hilarantes.

Por cierto, si un día por casualidad conocieras a un duende y te dijera que te concede un deseo... ¿qué le pedirías?