ESSAY ABOUT "KIM" BY RUDYARD KIPLING

Rudyard Kipling was a very popular writer. However, his ideas about the superiority of the British over non-European people and his support of Britain's empire would make him a controversial writer. Kipling was born in India in 1.865, he died in 1.936, and he was buried in Westminster Abbey.

 

The novel takes place in the British colonial India.

The main carácter is Kim, a thirteen-year old orphan when the novel starts. His father was a sergeant in a British army, and he had left him three documents. Two of them showed that his father had been a member of a special club. The third was Kim's birth certificate.

One day Kim meets a Tibetan Lama and Kim offers himself as disciple. Kim will travel with the Lama searching for the River of Arrow. The novel shows the initiatory journey of Kim, and also, it is an adventure novel because Kim will work for Colonel Creighton (Head of British spies in India). Kim will participate in a special misión in Northern India, where Russian, French and British interests converge.

 

This novel shows the variety of India, too (Hindus, Muslims...). This story can be recommended to all public, especially people with curiosity to other countries and cultures.

TELLING A STORY

The story that I'm going to tell you happened a few years ago. When I was younger, my family went to a wedding. After the religious ceremony we went to a celebration dinner. The dinner took place in a restaurant known to us.

It was a fantastic day. However, after the dinner we had a problema. The car of my brother-in-law left first and our car went behind it. My wife told me that we were going in the wrong direction, along unknown streets, and we didn't know where we were.

After a few minutes, we arrived at an orange field.

 

 

Although we were near a big city the road ended. So, we got lost. Finally, our car, driven by my wife, was the first to arrive in front of our family caravan. We had to turn round and go back in the opposite direction. The fantastic day had finished well.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN XIRIVELLAND

St. Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration about the foremost patrón saint of Ireland. Students of English classes of Xirivella did some activity of it, in March. We wore some green clothes and our teacher (Maria) gave shamrocks to us.

The Irish have traditionally been an emigrant people. For this reason, the St. Patrick's festivity is celebrated in many countries. Here are two photos. The White House and the Chicago River. The water is colored green in both places.

 

 

 

 

AN INFORMAL EMAIL

Hi Paco.

I'm really sorry for not writing earlier, but I have been very busy correcting exams in my high school.

I had a nice time during the week that I was in London with you. Your flat was small, but it was very nice, because it has been decorated in a very good style. It also had great views of the Thames river.

I need to tell you that London is a fantastic city; it's the most beautiful city I've ever been to. I also, met an old dream: I got on a double-decker bus.

Your compnay was great, too. I remembered Patrick's Pub and its friendly waitress called Tina. She was an intelligent girl and very hard-working, and there, beers were splendid, of course.

I won't forget our visits to monuments, as the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey. I enjoyed myself very much with the Westminster Abbey organ sound and the wonderful Chapter house.

Thanks for everything. And I hope to hear from you soon.

CHRISTMAS CARD 2014

Before Christmas we made a funny activity: making a Christmas card for a classmate. This is the card that I made for Pilar:

 

 

And this is your text:

 

"Christmas is a special time to remember those who are close to our hearts, and those who already aren't with us. Happy holidays for you and your family, and all the best to you Pilar in the year come.

 

I am sure that you will learn too much English in the next year, because you are a fantastic and intelligent  person.

 

Lots of love".

 

This is the card that I received from my classmate:

 



 

SPEED DATING IN CHIRIVELLAND

Speed dating is a formalized dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. The first speed dating event took place at Peet's Café in Beverly Hills in late 1998.

Imitating this system last class before Christmas our teacher proposed the activity "Speed Dating in Chirivelland". In a relaxed atmosphere (beer, refreshments, chips) we practiced the language of Shakespeare in a fun way.

Here are some questions that I made:

• Hello, how are you?
• What's your name?
• Where are you from?
• Where do you live?
• Do you study or do you work?
• What do you do in your free time?
• What kind of food do you like?
• What kind of music do you listen?
• Would you like to learn another language?
• Do you like going shopping?
• Where did you go in your last holiday?
• Where will you travel in next summer holiday?...
  
  
  
  

ESSAY ABOUT "THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SOUL" BY OSCAR WILDE

 

 

      Oscar Wilde (1.854-1.900) wrote two collections of fairy tales for his sons. One of these was "The Fisherman and his Soul".

      The tale is about a Young fisherman that one day catches a Little mermaid in his net. The fisherman fell in love with the mermaid, and he wanted to marry her. But he had a problem: he had to send his soul awaqy to marry the little mermaid.

 

      The fisherman went to visit a witch to solve his problem. She told him the secret. From this moment, the Soul appears as second major carácter in the story.

 

      The soul traveled and she found wisdom, riches, but it also did bad things. The sound offered all that to the fisherman. But the fisherman prefered the love of the mermaid. So the soul came back to the fisherman's body.

 

      After that, the little mermaid and the fisherman (with his soul) were killed by the sea. The church priest ordered to bury both of them in the corner of "The Field of Fullers". Three years later the priest saw some strange flowers on the altar which came from the "Field of the Fullers". The next morning he blessed the sea, and all the wild things in it. But the people of the sea went to another part of the sea, and they never came back,

 

      This story can be recommended to all publics, and proposes different topics. Undoubtedly the main theme is that love is more important tan anything else. But there are more things (or ideas).