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EDITION AND LAYOUT

Bacon & Eggs

This annual magazine

Yolanda López Escar

is produced by the English Department of the IES Infante D. Juan Manuel, Murcia and it is sponsored by the Parent’s association and other firms.

CONTENTS pg. English Department

3-5

Describing friends

The mini-skirt history

Books review

First Conference on classical studies

Diwali Festival

My grandfather

Students projects

Comic

13-14

Lady Hope’s Advice

How green are you?

My years at Infante

17-18

Film review

19-20

French students

21-22

Mamma Mia

Editor’s View

We are coming to the end of the school year and here we are again to show you some of the activities and works of the students along the year. We want to thank to all the teachers from the English Department who have collaborated in selecting their students’ productions and to the students that have written for the magazine. This has been a great year for our deaf students that had the opportunity to go to England, learn English sign language and visit many interesting places. We hope you enjoy this issue and join us in the next one!

Cover by Pablo Nicolás Botía (2ºE Bach.)

english department

3 L Last October the group of deaf students of this school went to England to visit a city near London. s We W stayed in a cottage near a beautiful village with w a harbour. The T first day we went to the school “Philips Morant”. M In that school there were deaf students. We W met hearing students too. We learned English Sign S Language. It was great! On the second day we went to the city of Colchester. That city is beautiful and old because Romans had already been there. We visited the city Hall. It was interesting. The third day we went to London. That day was my best day. I enjoyed a lot because we went up to the London Eye. I could see half of the city from there. After that, we walked to St James’s Park. There we could see lots of squirrels, ducks and other animals. We had a great time and some of us want to go back to England. by Adrián González Morejón (2º C Bachillerato)

Our ABC students visited England

Spanish and English students had a great time practising different sports

MarĂa and Marta with other English students

communication workshop

Here you can see Spanish students learning English sign language at school and working in a workshop

The students up in the London Eye.

London is down there!

AN ENGLISH MAN AT IES INFANTE M

y name is David Huggon and I teach Spanish at the Colchester Sixth Form College in the South East of England. Ten years ago, back in 1999, I wrote to Isabel Rubio in “El Infante” in Murcia asking if she would like to do a teacher exchange with me for an academic year. She said yes, and in September of that year she came to teach in my College whilst I set off for Murcia with my wife Anne-Marie and my two boys Tom and Chris. Looking back now, a decade later, I must say that it was a great experience for me, in some ways I would say that it was almost life changing. Murcia 2000

But it was also very hard at times too. Apart from the impossible Murcia accent I also remember, when I arrived in September, that I could’t believe how hot it was. It took me a long while to get used to the climate, it was like being on holiday. But later on in the year, December and January, when things started to cool down a bit I used to enjoy walking to school in short sleeves whilst all the pupils in Infante looked like they were about to die of hypothermia, wearing two coats and scarves. One of the other things that sticks in my memory about teaching was that, although the students in the school were quite shy about speaking English, they absolutely loved singing. In fact I think I spent half of my English lessons singing in class. Happy days! My two boys Tom and Chris were 8 and 6 at the time we arrived. They spoke hardly a word of Spanish apart from Vamos a la playa (which after a few weeks in Murcia became Vamo’ a la playa) and they found it hard to adapt to life. However after a few months they settled in and started to speak good Spanish (if you can call the Murcian accent “good Spanish” ? ... that’s a joke, by the way). They made a few good friends and are still in touch with some of them. My two boys have continued to speak Spanish ever since. Tom is now travelling in South America and is going to be studying Spanish and French at King’s College, an London, next year whilst Chris is in 1st Year Sixth studying Spanish, Lo Italian, Music and French in Colchester Sixth form College. Ita And of course one of the best things about our year in Murcia is that An my wife had a little baby after we got back to England. His name is m Patrick, and he was born on 17th March 2001. He also speaks pretty Pa good Spanish like his brothers. After all he was “made in Murcia”. go Colchester 2010

I really enjoyed working with the English department at the school and it was great to be with such good people, especially (in alphabetical order!) Carlos, Carmen, Josy (since retired) and Yolanda. They were excellent colleagues and really helped me a lot whilst I was there, in many different ways. I am very grateful to Isabel, Yolanda and company for giving me such a wonderful opportunity.

DESCRIBING FRIENDS The person I’m writing about is my friend Blanca. She is tall and she is in her teens. She is slim and she’s got long brown straight hair. She’s got an oval face and pale complexion. Her eyes are small round and brown. She usually wears smart clothes. I think She is happy, friendly and loyal. She is essential for me because she is sensitive and patient. I can always count on her. Blanca is the most reliable girl in the world. By Lucía Jordán Lorca (1º A) I’m going to describe my friend Javier. Javi is a good friend, f he is tall, he has got brown eyes and short b black hair. He has got a long nose and a friendly face.

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Javier J is so extroverted, when we are together he is i very chatty. He is the kind of person who I feel c comfortable with. Some people say he is big-headed, but I don’t think so, I think he is very sociable and kind. One O thing that I like about him is that he isn’t two-faced and always tells me his opinions. Those are good qualities a By Paulo Roberto Marqués (1A BTO)

Julia is my best friend, she is seventeen years old and she is very beautiful. She is tall and thin, she has olive skin and her face is oval. She wears glasses and she has got big green eyes and long eyelashes; she has got short curly brown hair and a small nose, she has got big ears and full lips. She is very friendly and sociable, and kind and unselfish with her friends but she is a bit cautious. She is quite insecure too and sometimes pessimistic. She is very sensible and fun, but she is sad now because she is having a hard time. She loves eating sweets and going to the cinema. She goes to the scouts’ every Saturday and in Winter she goes to ski with her parents. Julia is a very special person, because she always helps me and listens to me; she is a great person. I want her to be near me always, and I hope that everything is OK for her. I will help her in everything I can. Berta Mª Sánchez Estrella (1ºE)

The mini skirt Mary Quant, a shop assistant, is the inventor of the mini skirts. She confessed, that everything began because she had wear her cousin’s old dresses/clothes. She made her own dresses. First she changed her school uniform and made it shorter and shorter. At first, she tried to sell chothes designed by others but she failed. Mary didn’t like the style of the fifties, it was boring, outdated and expensive for her. Then, she decided to make her own designs. Her objective was to make more youthful clothes. In 1961 she opened her second Bazzar and two years later she exported clothes to the United States and received an award from the fashion magazine of '' The Sunday Times ''. In 1963, when The Beatles released their second single, ''Please, Please Me'', Mary Quant caused some interest when she presented her shorts and wide dresses in Vogue. In her design studio in London, she eliminated several centimetres of the skirt, and it became the famous mini skirt nowadays. The miniskirt became into a symbol of youth ''in''. In 1960 Mary Quant's designs were worn by Brigitte Bardot, Nancy Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn. In 1969 she made another ''bomb'' in the world of fashion: the ''hot pants'', which were the shorts equivalent to the mini skirts. In 1973 the Museum of London gave her a retrospective award in recognition of her enormous contribution to the world of fashion. Mary Quant is an important person in the cultural revolution that is happening today. by Cristina Sánchez Moñino ( 3º A)

BOOKS TO READ AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH! Treasure Island By Andrés Guasp Alburquerque (1ºE Bach.) Jim was a young boy who worked in his father’s inn. He was intelligent and brave. One day a sailor called Billy Bones arrived at the inn, he feared some pirates who wanted to kill him, then he asked Jim for help but he couldn’t do anything and finally Billy died. to

W When that happened, Jim got an old book and a map that drove F Flint’s treasure. After that he with Dr. Livesey and Trelawney w in search of the treasure. went A first, Trelawney bought a ship and looked for sailors for the At t trip, but he couldn’t find anyone. Then one man called Long J John Silver, who was a sailor in the past, helped them to find the c crew and he became the cook. Finally the trip started.

uring g the trip, p Jim fell down on an apple barrel, and he heard that Silver, who resulted to be a During t was preparing i a riot i t with ith part of the crew because they were once Flint’s men. Then Jim pirate, told that to Dr. Livesey, Trelawney and the captain. When they arrived at the island, some of the pirates and Jim went down to land. Then Jim began to run into the woods to hide himself. And a few days later Jim found Ben Gunn (a Flint’s pirate who was abandoned in the island) who treated Jim kindly.

Meanwhile, Livesey, Trelawney and their men had to abandon the ship because the pirates had gone aboard. Then they hid into a hut, where afterwards they met Jim and Ben. Silver tried to negotiate with the captain, but he refused. Other day Jim left the hut and went to the ship to recover it from the pirates. Finally he got the ship with the help of one of the pirates. When the ship was near the beach, the pirate tried to murder Jim, but he survived and the one who died was the pirate. Then Jim hid the ship where the pirates couldn’t find it. After that, Jim returned to the hut, but the pirates where there and they caught Jim. They wanted to kill him, but Silver defended him. Later, all of them went out looking for the treasure, because Silver had obtained the map from Dr. Livesey. But when they found the place, the treasure wasn’t there. In that moment Dr. Livesey and his men attacked the pirates, rescuing Jim and capturing Silver as a prisoner. Finally they went to pick the treasure up, which had been hidden by Ben long time ago, and began the journey back. During the trip Silver ran away with a part of the treasure.

Robinson Crusoe

by Elena Rubio Terol (3º ESO D)

Robinson was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family. At a very early age he wanted to go to sea. His father begged him not to do so. But one day in the city of Hull he met a friend who was going to sea on his father’s ship, and Robinson went on board the ship with his friend. The ship was lost in the storm, but Robinson survived. A great wave took him and carried him on towards the shore. He managed to survive on the island building a house, pots, a lamp and so. One day, Robinson discovered there were cannibals on the island. He got to save a cannibal’s prisoner whom he named “Friday”. Friday and Robinson became very good friends, and they survived on the island. An English ship, at last, rescued Robinson.

FIRST CONFERENCE ON CLASSICAL STUDIES During the first and second week of the third term, we enjoyed with the first conference on classical studies. On the first Wednesday we had a school trip to Cartagena. We visited the archeological museum and we saw a performance about Electra’s Tragedy. Next day Rosa Maria Iglesias and Consuelo Alvarez, P Professors o of Murcia U University, came to our High School to c g give us a lecture about O Ovid’s Metamorphoses. A After that we have a delicious meal with Latin d and Greek food. a Pablo Piqueras Yagüe, Miguel Martínez Sánchez, Arturo García Toral and me, explained to our mates and teachers our projects about The Muses, Adonis and Venus, Europe and the school trip to Greece and our teacher Joaquín told us about Greek and Latin in sciences.

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On the last day, Salvador, the music teacher, told us about how Greek. By Carolina Yelo (1º Bach.)

Diwali Festival

India Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism. It is celebrated for 5 days according to the lunar Hindu Calendar. The word ‘Diwali’ means row of lamps. It’s traditional to light small clay lamps in this festival filled with oil; it signifies the triumph of good over evil within an individual. •The first day of Diwali Festival People prepare their houses by cleaning them and than make ‘Rangoli’ patterns on their doorstep or on the pavement outside their houses. • The second day of Diwali Festival People have baths with oils and then they recive new clothes and jewellery of their relatives.

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main day of the festival. People go to the temple in the morning with their families. • Fourth day of Diwali Festival this is the start of the Hindu new year.

• Fifth day of Diwali Festival on the final day of the festival a brother should be with his sister wherever she is, then the girl will receive a gift of her brother such as new clothes or sweets. Some traditional sweets of this festival are: Malpuda (Sweetened pancakes with raisins) and Kalakand (Indian sweet made of milk and nuts). Diwali in other parts of the world: U.K. In Britain, Hindus and Sikhs celebrate Diwali in most ways very similarly to as in India. People clean and decorate their homes with lamps and candles. People also give each other sweets such as laddoo and barfi. It is also an important time to contact family in India and perhaps exchange gifts through the post. By Florencia Pusch

My granfather My grandfather’s name is Bartolomej

Flasko. He was born on the 5th of June, 1924 in Slovakia, in a small Hungarian village in the south-east of Slovakia at the SlovakHungarian border.

He grew up in a farmers family. His parents ents had animals such as cows, pigs, ducks, geese, a dog and a cat. They cultivated their fields with their oxen. My grandfather was a very hardworking young boy but he studied too because he wanted to be an accountant. But on a sunny spring day in 1945, after the Second World War, when he was working with his father in their fields, some soldiers came and took him to the police station and he was accused of being a spy. He was taken unjustifiably to force work to Siberia. He, like other innocent people, was condemned to work in a copper mine during 9 long ,cruel years. His life was worse than a dog’s nowadays. The temperatures oscillated between -50° and 50° during the year. In 1954 they all got amnesty and returned home by train. The journey lasted 40 days. He couldn’t meet his mother again because she had died 3 months before. So, nowadays my grandpa is 85 and he is a very kind and cheerful person. I really love him the best. By Betty Planes Flasková (1º C Bach) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Solutions Crepes pg 20: 1-e ; 2-f ; 3-b ; 4-k ; 5-i 6-g ; 7-h ; 8-a ; 9-j ; 10-c ; 11-d.

By Mateo Leal (4ยบ C)

LAST YEAR COMPULSORY PROJECT Fourth year students presented their projects on Global Issues. They had to work on a Global Issue they were concerned about, search for information in English, write main ideas on the topic in their own words and add some pictures, maps, key words and data to help them explain it in front of their classmates. Finally, they had to present it in front of other students so that everybody could learn about the topic.

Ana Saquero and Mar Viso presenting their project “Discrimination”

Antonio García Bermúdez y Bruno Aramayo presenting their project “Endangered animals”

EDUCATION STUDENTS (4º B ESO) PRESENTATIONS

13 Antonio García Parra and Pablo Terroso Sáenz presenting their project “War”

Adriana León and Yun yun Chen presenting their project “Racism”

LADY HOPE´S ADVICE PAGE Dear Lady Hope, I’ve got a great problem and I need your advice. Last summer, I met a boy from Madrid who is a friend of my cousin. I used to go to the beach everyday with my sister and cousins, and there, we met him and his sister. At weekends, we all went to the cinema, and chatted, so I started fancying him, but summer ended and he phoned me twice a day during a month, but after, I haven’t heard about him… This year, he’s coming again to the beach, so I’ll be with him all summer, but, the problem is I don’t know if he remembers me, and if he does, I don’t know his feelings Dear Sagittarius, for me and I don’t know if asking him about it, I’m a bit If I were you, I would try to tell this problem to my lost, can you help me? parents. You should talk with then and explain the Sarah. situation. I think that if you follow this advice they will understand you and you will have your own Dear Sarah, bedroom. Inés Alarcón 4ºA I think I can help you. If I were you, I’d wait, and in summer I’d talk to him and get closer to find out his feelings for you, and then you should tell him your feelings for Dear Lady Hope, him, because he could also be ashamed of telling you I have got a terrible problem and I need your his feelings. advice. I hope you like my advice, and… good luck! My name is Cloe and I met a really hot guy called Ana María Rubio Leiva 4º Stephan at a party two months ago. Since that day we’ve been seeing each other every Saturday. I Dear Lady Hope. really like him and he likes me. We talk every day because we go to the same school, but that’s the I have got a great problem and I need your advice. I reason why I can’t stop thinking about him. met a boy last week, I love him. I said to him that I had But there is another guy, he’s called Charly and we been in New York at school for 6 months. He invited have been friends since we were two. He has been me for lunch to his house. His mother had been living in New York for two years and she want to talk to me with a girl for seven months, but she left him. He’s not been very well since then, but last about the city, but what is worse, he wants to talk to me weekend I saw him at a party and since then I cant in English! What should I do? M.A stop thinking about him too. He was so handsome Dear M.A that night… I’m very confused because I like both I think, you should tell him the truth. Maybe, he still likes of them, Charly and Stephan, and I don’t know who you although you have lied. Be yourself to choose. Lady hope. What should I do?

Dear Lady Hope, I’ve got a great problem and I need your advice. I am fifteen years old and my sister is ten years old, we share bedroom. Some years ago that wasn’t a problem, but now I am a teenager and I need my space, my room! .I need my computer, my cupboard, my desk only for me, but my little sister is always in the middle, disturbing me. Could you give me some advice, please? A Sagittarius

Hi Cloe, Don’t worry, it’s something normal to your age. But if I were you I would speak to one of the guys and tell him all your feelings. If you start a relationship with that boy I’m sure that you will forget the other guy. Don’t worry you will find the solution. Laura Balibrea Coyle (4ºA)

Dear Lady Hope, I’ve got a big problem and I need your advice. My parents want me to go to London in summer for 3 weeks at school, but I want to go to La Manga with my friends. What should I do? Dear J.A. Maybe you can find the two things compatible. You can go to London one month and you can go to La Manga later. Summer is very long!! José Antonio Salmerón (4º eso A)

HOW GREEN ARE YOU? By 3rd Year ESO Students 1 . How often do you use public transport? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never

8 . Do you always use lacquer? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 9 . When you leave home, do you leave the AC on? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never

2. Do you use low consume bulbs? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 3. Do you use class A home appliances? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never

15 4 . In the supermarket, do you take plastic bags? If so, do you re-use them? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 5 . How often do you use your own car for short distances? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 6 . Do you turn off the TV when you are not watching it? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 7 . Do you open the windows when you are using the air conditioning? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never

10. Do you have a small car? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 11. Do you throw rubbish where you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 12. Do you recycle? Oil? Paper? Plastic? Batteries? Glass? Cans? Old gadgets? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 13 . How many times have you taken a plane? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never 14. Do you switch off appliances when you are not using them? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Hardly ever/Never

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MY YEARS AT INFANTE

by LAST YEAR STUDENTS

It’s time to say goodbye. I can’t believe what has happened during these six years. It all started one sunny day in September of 2004. I had already left the school just a few months ago and suddenly, I saw myself for the first time coming into the High School. A new door was opening. Perhaps for that reason, I felt so nervous. Although I was not afraid of the future, I was rather impatient to live it. This first year was unforgettable, luckily, I found myself in a class where I met a lot of people, their virtues and their defects were combined in perfect harmony to create an incredible atmosphere. The first years were perfect; I was feeling, little by little, how I was building a solid foundation on which it was balanced both friends and studies. I have sweet memories of the following years, because I began to know people who have been or are my best friends. Furthermore, the different trips made us a family since Granada, Madrid, Toledo, Burgos and the last trip as a secondary student to Paris. I have to admit that all trips have been something that made them unique but I have to highlight Paris, this city that makes me love it and where the living and the desire to have fun were extreme. Apart from travel and friends, different teachers who have taught me, they have helped me not only learn about how the body is, to calculate an equation or syntax, they also have helped me find what I really like and what I dedicate in my life, namely that there are still many things that I have to know and above all, they have helped me become the woman that I am now. On the other hand, these last two years where the tension really comes down to an examination of PAU has made me miss the previous years, although, it is normal in the student’s life. These last two years have been very important for me and I have known special people who have made me really happy. The latest trips as Seville, the exchange students from England who taught us their culture and of whom we became friends and of course, the unforgettable trip to Italy where I saw a lot of beautiful cities like Venice, Florence or Rome. All classes that I have received with their bad and good times, hundreds of breaks between my friends taking advantage of every second to speak about the latest gossip or just to have fun and laugh. It will not be the same in the coming years, but someday this would have to end to begin a new stage. It is true that I won’t find words to describe the multitude of feelings, both good and bad days, times and laughter that have painted my years at the High School and are now stored in my memory, leaving the hope and optimism for the future. By Ana Luisa Gil (2º Bach)

MY YEARS AT INFANTE

by LAST YEAR STUDENTS

It’s my last year at secondary school so I would like to write about it and describe everything I remember. When I was eleven, I saw for the first time what would be my school for the next six years. At first I was really frightened. The first thing I saw was a lot of people older than me. I felt that it was too big for me. But, little by little, everything changed. I started to know where all the classes were and I met a lot of classmates. There was a comfortable atmosphere and I began to enjoy going to school. In these six years I could learn not only maths, languages or sciences, I have learnt to be a person. All our teachers’ advice, all the experiences, all the good moments, but also the problems which have made us mature persons. Now I can see real friends among my classmates and I am fond of my teachers. I think the best thing about school is that there is no discrimination and there are a lot of different people. No doubt, I will miss the school trips, the sound of the bell, the breaks, the familiarity with teachers, the classmates, the smell of the canteen and most of all I will miss how I feel in what forever will be my secondary school. By Mari Paz Carbajo Giménez (2º E Bach.) After six years in this high-school I can recall lloads of experiences lived here. From lessons I’ll rremember the funny moments, the shaking when I had to do a presentation and some things our tteachers taught us that called my attention. I w will remember the breaks on the playground and o outside high-school, the trips, the trips shared w with my friends and all the important decisions I have h to make along these years. In the future I hope to travel as much as I can and to find a job in something I feel passionate about. By Paula Ruíz Vidal

(2º E Bach.)

FILM REVIEW HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE

T Ten years ago, I went to see this film to Zig Zag cinema. It was an exciting film, with a Z b of humor, a lot of excellent action scenes, bit and a a fantastic soundtrack. There also were lots of young actors, such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton. The director was Chris Colombus. The film is based on the first of J. K. Rowling’s books. It’s a fantastic film, about wizards. It contains some special effects. The story is about a baby, Harry, who survived to the spell from a bad wizard called Voldemort, and he had to go to live with his terrible relatives. When he’s eleven years old, he gets a letter from Howarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he goes there to learn magic. With his new friends, Ron and Hermione, he discovers the whereabouts of the Philosopher’s Stone and he rescues it from Voldemort. This movie has been very successful worldwide and increased the sales of the saga of Harry Potter books.

by Julia Cárceles Martínez (3º A)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Last weekend, I went to the cinema with my friends to see the new Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland. It’s on at the cinemas since April 16th so the Thader was crowded with people wanting to see the film. While my best friend was buying the tickets at the box office, I went to get popcorn and some sweets. When we went in, the cinema usher gave us special glasses to see the film in 3D. We sat in the back row. The film had already started so we couldn’t see any advertisements or trailers. This is a fantastic film with lots of special effects and colourful images which recreate the sensation of being in a dream, just as in Alice’s story. There were some very famous film stars such as Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter and Anne Hathaway. My favourite character is the “Mad Hater” which is played brilliantly by Johnny Depp. I loved the film and I think people should go and see it. By: Belén Escavy Galán (3ºB)

And here Bacon in French! et aussi en francais! Une recette de crêpes Associez les éléments de la colonne de droite en suivant l’ordre de 1 á 11, afín d’élabore ce délicieux plat typiquement français.

1. Casser 2. Faire fonder 3. Mettre 4. Ajouter 5. Mélanger 6, Verser 7. Rajouter 8. Battre 9. Laissez reposer 10. Verser 11. Faire cuire

a) tous les ingédients avec furchette b) le lait dans un saladier c) Un peu de pâte dans la poêle avec la louche d) la crêpe des deux côtés e) les œufs et le beurre fondu à la farine f) le beurre dans une casserole g) les œufs et le beurre fondu à la farine h) une pincée de sel i) la pâte avec un fouet j) un quart d´heure k) la farine

DIFFÉRENCES ENTRE LES ESPAGNOLS ET LES FRANÇAIS Par Lucía Herreros López (1º de Bachillerato B).

Il y a beaucoup de différences entre les Espagnols et les Français : Nous, nous sommes plus bruyants en parlant que voisins. Au contraire les Français sont plus tranquilles et plus sérieux que nous. En général, les Espagnols sont très spirituels et les Français sont très froids. Nous sommes plus extravertis, mais nous ne sommes pas si polis qu’eux : nous crions plus. A mon avis, nous sommes plus amusants, très originaux et, surtout, nous sommes toujours gais. Par ailleurs, nos fêtes sont plus religieuses. Pourtant, les Français ont d’autres types de fêtes, comme le Poisson d’Avril ou Pâques. D’autre part, la cuisine française est plus sophistiquée, ils font tout avec du beurre et des sauces, alors que les Espagnols font la cuisine à l’huile d’olive et de tournesol. Chez nous, la nourriture méditerranéenne est plus saine, tandis que la leur est plus élaborée.

FRANÇAIS – ESPAGNOLS Préjugés sur les deux pays et mon opinion personnelle. pa par Andrea Espinosa Torres (1º Bach D). PRÉJUGÉS SUR LES FRANÇAIS • Les Français sont plus froids, moins bavards et ils ont moins ouverts au premier contact. • Ils sont hostiles et très peu sont cordiaux. • Ils pensent qu’ils sont le centre du monde. • Ils détestent les Espagnols. • Ils sont difficiles à aborder. • Ils sont arrogants, secs et pas du tout amicaux. PRÉJUGÉS SUR LES ESPAGNOLS • Les Espagnols sont gais, ouverts, sympathiques, amu sants et ils ont un bon climat. • Ils sont liés à la célébration, la joie et le soleil. • Ils aiment faire une petite sieste. * Paris est très jolie, mais des villes comme Madrid et San Sebastián n’ont rien à envier. MON OPINION SUR LES FRANÇAIS Quand je pense à laFrance j’imagine : Paris, la Tour Eiffel, Charles Aznavour, un homme que joue d’un accordéon, le Louvre, des crêpes, des petites tables dans la rue, Nôtre Dame de Paris, le musée D’Orsay et les films : « Les Choristes », « Odette », « Amélie Poulain » et « Paris Je t’aime ». À mon avis, il y a beaucoup de gens qui ont de faux préjugés sur les Français (ceux que j’ai nommés avant). Je sais que normalement les Espagnols sont plus ouverts que les Français mais je me souviens de mon voyage à Paris qui a été une expérience incroyable. J’ai pu constater que les Français sont très corrects, polis et charmants. Ils t’aident et ils font beaucoup de blagues. Alors pour connaître vraiment un pays, il faut voyager et ne pas croire aux faux préjugés.

Students from IES Poeta Julián Andugar in Santomera talk about their fantastic experience. THE WAY WE LIVED THE “MAMMA MIA!” EXPERIENCE

GORETTI (SOPHIE) I felt very special on stage. It was an p experience that cannot be explained, since you have to represent a character – Sophie – that you do not know at all and feel her as if she were you. I’m looking forward to feeling this sensation again and I strongly recommend everyone to try an experience like this.

MANUEL M (SAM) ((S We began W this project tthi iin October 2008, andd happiness. I love musicals 2008 full f ll off hope h h i l and that was my first opportunity to show what I can do. ‘Mamma Mia’ will always be in our hearts because we all have shared a lot of things, things that we will always remember.

CRISTIAN (SKY)

My experience in Mamma mia! was fantastic.

This musical has been one of the best experiences of my life! When I came out onto the stage I felt a wonderful feeling that I can’t explain. I had never thought that people would like it so much. It’s just fantastic!

When h we played l d the h musical i l I was proudd with i the work we had done and everybody was very happy.

MARÍA PÉREZ (ROSIE) I can’t forget the 29th May 2009. I keep on listening to Abba songs again and again. I also love Saturday mornings because we rehearse and I have met a lot of brilliant people there. My feelings on stage are simply fantastic!

IRENE (now TANYA)

Since last year the members of the company have become very good friends and we are looking forward to rehearsing to meet and have a good time together. I hope to act the musical again, because I love it.

JOSÉ MIGUEL BARRANCOS (BILL) My experience in Mamma Mia has been wonderful, amazing, exciting... The hard work that Milagros and Fernando did every day and the dedication of every single actor, decorator, and technicians made

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