Els amics de L'Avenc han publicat un Diari de Natura!. Un diari maquíssim i sense any fixe. El podem usar l'any que vulguem. Conté textes, fotografies i dibuixos sobre la relació entre l'home i la natura, mostrant que pot haver una relació propera i més directa. És un llibre ple de sensibilitat i bon gust. Us l'aconsello!

Filles virtuals

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...i la Clara


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Quines filles més virtuoses, oi? O virtuals?

Tardor a la fageda

4 meravellosos dies al bell mig de la fageda d'en Jordà, a Mas Palleu, una magnífica casa rural acabada d'obrir i portada amb molta atenció per la Roser Pararols.



Un cel blau cobalt ens ha acompanyat cada dia tot passejant per la bonica fageda. Colors tardorencs, castanyes, panellets i jocs de taula amb en Jorge, la Mar i família.

Els tons dels verds i els grocs, els iogurts de la cooperativa, i el silenci de la nit ens han prooprcionat uns dies veritablement terapèutics, guaridors de l'estrès que portem sempre dins.

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Els més intel·ligents?

La gent de PETA ha penjat a la seva web petatv un video sobre el comerç de pells d'animals a la Xina. Cal dir que s'ha de tenir molt d'estómac per veure'l. Jo de vosaltres faria un esforç. Cal veure que veritablement hi ha persones que demostren que l'home no és únicament l'animal més intel·ligent. També és el més cruel. Més que fàstic, el video fa posar trist.

Culpa de quí?

La meva germana va passar el passat divendres quatre hores i mitja per desplaçar-se entre casa seva i la feina. Això és molt de temps.
Barcelona, el territori (paraula en vogue) i la vida de molts ciutadans i ciutadanes estan potes amunt. Els despropòsits de tant de temps ens han abocat a una situació que ha portat el caos al dia a dia de molta gent. Un AVE (tren d'alta velocitat) que no arriba mai, unes rodalies obsoletes... dos conflictes que durant molt de temps han anat per separat: l'AVE perquè no es tirava endavant, les rodalies perquè no rebien ni un cèntim. Ara s'han unit en un embut en arribar a Barcelona. Resultat: l'Ave segueix sense arribar i algunes línies de rodalies han deixat de funcionar. Preses en fer les coses? Pegats per tot arreu? Les víctimes són sempre les mateixes. La dreta s'ho està passant pipa. L'esquerra es treu les culpes de sobre. Tot plegat, únicament ens aporta una cosa clara: És una espècie a preservar la dels polítics honestos que posen per sobre de tot l'interès de tots els ciutadans. La gran majoria posen per davant l'interès dels seus partits en preservar-se com a grup, d'assegurar uns vots que els mantinguin en els seus escons, i que cobrin les subvencions en relació a aquells vots. Aquestes subvencions serveixen per llogar un espai a València per 6 milions d'euros per a un congrés del PP, o per publicitat de qualsevol altre partit. Però seguim sense tren.
Potser l'espècie del polític honest o coherent no està en perill, potser ja està extinta!
Què ens quedarà fer quan ja no confiem en ningú? Votar el menys dolent? Quina tristor social!

ELT goes away

Dear friends... dear teachers. From now on, those posts devoted to ELT won't be here anymore. This blog will remain as my personal blog for other affairs (family, world...)
If you want to track new posts on ELT, go to ELT Blog
, you'll find me there.

All the best,

Ricard

Real?

Here's a movie trailer from Robert Zemeckis' new film, Beowulf. Those who had to go through the story in English Literature at the University or at school will soon realize how the darkness that stands from the story is so well depicted.
It stars famous actors and actresses like Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, John Malkovich or Angelina Jolie, or their avatars?
Have a look and see how virtual reality has mingled with real life to create perfect replicas of out favorite film stars. What will be next? Awesome!

Lights and Shades

This website is extraordinary! An activity site from the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris where you can play different activities with light, shades and sound... and in English. It's worth a visit, believe me!

Taga

Edmund Hillary and friends.

Last Saturday we climbed up the Taga, a well-known mountain for low-profile mountaineers like me. We went together with the the Fontanals, the Llopart and the Navarro family from school. And the boys and the girls... wow! They really had a very good time! For me, satisfaction came from reaching the summit and as much as that, fom seeing my daughter and her friends laughing and playing all full of beans. That gives you strength to carry on, indeed (you see, I'm getting sentimental... time to go).
And a couple of extra pics from home... well, from Emma at home!

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Why so fast?

Back to work. It's been a wondeful time. Beach, hills and daughters!
After 10 days in Llançà, where our Clara and Mònica learnt to dance in front of an audience (and I learnt to hide away).



First days on the beach for Emma. No fear! sitting by the waterline and splashing on the rocking waves like a little mermaid.



After a few days at my in laws, we headed for Collsacabra, and we stayed for 9 days at the beautiful house of l'Avenc, run by Belinda and her husband Quim.



It's been an unforgettable experience. 9 quiet days surrounded by nature, good warm people and vultures above us... books and games, nothing else... and nothing else we needed indeed.

Visit l'Avenc if you have the chance. You won't regret it, and I would also recommend you to read Matthew (Belinda's brother) Parris' book "A Castle in Spain", telling the story of how l'Avenc originated and later it was purchased by this friendly and charming family. Belinda and her 81- year-old mother are both English teachers.



Here are some pics from these wonderful summer holidays:

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Summertime... chill out

No time for serious things... holidays!!!
I'll try to post some fresh things along these holidays... I hope the world won't make me talk about something sad!

Here's a fresh start:

Future or present?

This cartoon is just a way to see how we teachers have to change our scope on our job!

The Cost of Life

A very good game to play and learn. Students must make sure they understand how difficult life is in Haiti. Very flexible and at the same time demanding. It comes from the Unicef website. A good chance for students of secondary education to practise negotiation and English vocabulary. They become members of a caribbean family from Haiti. Life is hard, really hard!

Worthwhile

Have a look at this video. It will probably make you think that sometimes, thousands of signatures will make a difference.

New hopes... welcome aboard!

Today, Josep, Pepón and Ricard will start their own company... Triple Mortal. We hope to start a new scenario in our lives, something parallel to what we have been doing so far. Even though your life can be as sweet as a cake, sometimes you need some extra topping. This is the time!



Good journey, mates, and thanks!

Back and kicking

I'm back at work... and I don't know who my boss will be! I hope he can let me work the way I like. I've got so many projects!
Here are some pics from late spring. There's a slide show, but I have posted one on its own... you can see why:



And here's the show!

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And something else... I got this from YouTube: A cut from a fallen creature (they call it "fallen angel"), not 150 kms from home. These things tend to turn up fake stupid videos, but this one gives me the creeps, believe me!

Hard life.... joking!!!

I've been out of the blog for several days. I changed into New Blogger, and:

1. No time to get used to it.
2. I had to find my way through it once I could get rid of difficulty 1

Now, I'm at home, on a fatherhood leave until June the 21st... wow, it feels like heaven, if there's one!
Emma the Third is an easy sweetheart who only complains when she needs some sleep.

I'll try to post interesting things these days, I promise.

Cheers to all

Sometimes I see strange people!

I have always thought I could be taken as an honest, straight and formal person. And here come my friend Virginia with a picture she took of me when we were having a party with our children on a weekend outing in the mountains. The thing is ... I was sober!!

A glass of milk is good for a break!

Here's a very good website from the California Milk Processor Board

Interesting for intermediate/advanced secondary students once they've done their tasks. It contains some facts about milk, but it is basically a fun game. But it's worth a try! Interaction and animations are extremely good, and it is in English!

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New pics of the big-eyed girl!

Here she comes again!
3 months old, and already laughing and giggling!
Joy and bliss for all of us at home.

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