THE QUEEN (2)

Sometimes a film is better than reality. Have you seen "The Queen", by director Stephen Frears (2006)? We highly recommend it, if you want to see Buckingham Palace from the inside, or simply have a look at the British Royal family. Visit the official website clicking here.

THE QUEEN - CURIOSITIES

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have been married for 60 years. They were married on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are both great, great grandchildren of Queen Victoria. The Queen is a direct descendent of Queen Victoria’s oldest son King Edward VII and the Duke of Edinburgh is a direct descendent of Queen Victoria’s third child Princess Alice.

The Queen sends a telegraph to people who reach the grand age of 100 years. The Queen has sent 100,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth.

The Queen sends a telegraph to couples celebrating their diamond wedding aniversary.The Queen has sent more than 280,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and the Commonwealth celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary.

The Queen has two birthdays. The Queen's real birthday is on 21 April, but it is celebrated officially in June.

Every year the Queen opens Parliament. The Queen has opened Parliament every year except 1959 and 1963, when she was expecting Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively.

The Queen favourite pet are her Corgis. The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, starting with Susan who was a present for her 18th birthday in 1944. A good proportion of these have been direct descendants from Susan. Her Majesty currently has five corgis - Monty, Willow, Holly, Emma and Linnet.

The Queen is 5'4" (64 inches or 160cm) tall.

The Queen has 9 Royal Thrones: One at the House of Lords, two at Westminster Abbey, and six in the throne room at Buckingham Palace.

2007-2008, WELCOME AGAIN!!

After a long summer break, here we are again. With lots of new ideas, new people, and loads of things to do. After having Nicola last year (a great experience), now Jolanta, the new English teacher, is with us. She comes from Lithuania, a country which sounds really interesting (after hearing her). She will teach English to all the students at school, ... and Lithuanian to a group of teachers. There will be English coffee for teachers and something new for volunteer students: English Workshops!! And we have known that some of our students have gone abroad this summer, to practise English. We can't really have a better beginning, but we depend on YOU to go on, to write and read all this stuff on the blog, and to keep the English language alive at Melide Highschool.

Come on, what are you waiting for? Join us!!

CHILD SOLDIERS

There are an estimated three hundred thousand child soldiers around the world. Every year the number grows as more children are recruited for use in active combat. Here you can listen to some children explain how they became soldiers, what stops them from leaving and how some have managed to build new lives for themselves.

HOUSE

It's not easy to be a doctor like House, because it's
not easy to be so honest and...RUDE!! If you follow
the record-breaking serie, or if you feel just curious
about it, you can visit the English website here.

COMIC IN ENGLISH

Are you a comic fan? Do you like drawing cartoons or
reading them? Well, you're lucky. because we have an
on-line comic. Click here ... and enjoy it!

ENGLISH THEATRE GROUP

Rehearsals have started once again for our
English theatre group, and everyone is hard
at work learning lines and improving their
acting. Students from 4th of ESO to 2nd of
BAC will be performing three short sketches
in English, playing a variety of characters
from a door-to-door sales person to the next
James Bond! We will hopefully be performing
in Febuary (just in time for the Oscars!), and
look forward to seeing you all in the audience!
Nicola Brooks (English teacher)