all you need is love - Liceo Cultural Británico

all you need is love - Liceo Cultural Británico

The Yellow Wallpaper (1899)
The following is a well-known story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It explores a woman’s struggle to gain an identity, to be a
writer… to be herself. It slowly leads you into the narrator’s world within four walls, sorrounded by faded, yellowish paper
which gradually comes to possess her senses altogether. A must for lovers of Female Gothic and of all literature alike. AND
with an ending NOT to be missed!!!!
Ivana Gambarrutta - Editor
It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and
myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial
mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and
reach the height of romantic felicity--but that would be asking
too much of fate! Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it. Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And
why have stood so long untenanted?
John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.
John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith,
an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any
talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.
John is a physician, and PERHAPS--(I would not say it to a
living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief
to my mind)--PERHAPS that is one reason I do not get well
faster. You see he does not believe I am sick! And what can one
do? If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband,
assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the
matter with one but temporary nervous depression--a slight
hysterical tendency--what is one to do? My brother is also a
physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same
thing. So I take phosphates or phosphites--whichever it is,
and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again. Personally, I
disagree with their ideas.
Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and
change, would do me good. But what is one to do?
I did write for a while in spite of them; but it DOES exhaust
me a good deal--having to be so sly about it, or else meet with
heavy opposition. I sometimes fancy that my condition if I
had less opposition and more society and stimulus--but John
says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad. So I will let it
alone and talk about the house. The most beautiful place! It
is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three
miles from the village. It makes me think of English places
that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates
that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners
and people. There is a DELICIOUS garden! I never saw such a
garden--large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined
with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them. There
were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now. There
was some legal trouble, I believe, something about the heirs
and coheirs; anyhow, the place has been empty for years. That
spoils my ghostliness, I am afraid, but I don’t care--there is
something strange about the house--I can feel it. I even said
so to John one moonlight evening, but he said what I felt was
a DRAUGHT, and shut the window. I get unreasonably angry
with John sometimes. I’m sure I never used to be so sensitive.
I think it is due to this nervous condition. But John says if I
feel so, I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to
control myself--before him, at least, and that makes me very
tired. I don’t like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that
opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and
such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not
hear of it. He said there was only one window and not room
for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without
special direction. I have a schedule prescription for each
hour in the day; he takes all care from me, and so I feel basely
ungrateful not to value it more. He said we came here solely
on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I
could get. “Your exercise depends on your strength, my dear,”
said he, “and your food somewhat on your appetite; but air
you can absorb all the time.” So we took the nursery at the
top of the house. It is a big, airy room, the whole floor nearly,
with windows that look all ways, and air and sunshine galore. It
was nursery first and then playroom and gymnasium, I should
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judge; for the windows are barred for little children, and there
are rings and things in the walls. The paint and paper look as
if a boys’ school had used it. It is stripped off--the paper--in
great patches all around the head of my bed, about as far as I
can reach, and in a great place on the other side of the room
low down. I never saw a worse paper in my life. One of those
sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.
It is dull enough to confuse the eye in following, pronounced
enough to constantly irritate and provoke study, and when
you follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they
suddenly commit suicide--plunge off at outrageous angles,
destroy themselves in unheard of contradictions. The color
is repelllent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow,
strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.
It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint
in others. No wonder the children hated it! I should hate it
myself if I had to live in this room long.
There comes John, and I must put this away,--he hates to have
me write a word. We have been here two weeks, and I haven’t
felt like writing before, since that first day.
I am sitting by the window now, up in this atrocious nursery,
and there is nothing to hinder my writing as much as I please,
save lack of strength.
(to be continued…)
If you feel like discovering whether the narrator manages
to re-gain her sanity… see the following link!
www.pagebypagebooks.com/Charlotte_Perkins_Gilman
Here’s what we call a COLLECTIVE story! Enjoy!!!!!!
Story written by all students.They could only read the previous
line and they had to add one more sentence, fold the sheet of
paper, and give the page to another student.
Intermediate 2
Callao 2011
LCB HOME PAGE
Hello everybody! Our warmest welcome back for each and all of you!
We are already halfway through our first term: We hope you are doing very well and enjoying your learning experience here at the LCB.
That, in turn, keeps us all busy and fully committed to improvement.
As you probably know, the Liceo is now firmly established in fourteen locations – Casa Central, Barrio Norte, Belgrano, Flores, Villa
Crespo, Villa Urquiza, Martínez, Adrogué, Hurlingham, Lanús, Moreno, Palomar Quilmes, and San Martín. A very special welcome to all
the students, teachers and staff from these branches. For everyone in so many different places we reach out with the best wishes for
a fulfilling year’s work! May you feel motivated and involved: learning a language is so much about making the most of opportunities
to use it in class as through a number of out of class activities. The Liceo Cultural Británico fosters this by implementing a variety of
projects that cater for different interests. For starters, the LCB News, this magazine that includes work submitted by students from all
branches. You are all invited to send your ideas, drawings, crosswords, interviews, stories or comments. As for further speaking opportunities, you can also join our FREE CONVERSATION lessons, which run from May to November. Another invaluable tool which you are
all invited to enjoy is “The Typical Mistake”, our weekly radio show on FM Palermo 94.7, which is on the air every Monday from 3:00 to
4:00 pm. Of course, you are welcome to access the site: www.thetypicalmistake.com or to listen to the program on line through the link
in our educational platform. And, last but definitely not least, the LCB invites you all to take part in a number of field trips and outings
that you will not want to miss!
For all the hard work that goes into this process, we would like to thank our teacher-editors for willingly co-ordinating this project with permanent
commitment and enthusiasm. And for everyone at the LCB, we wish you all a rewarding academic year rich in learning and personal growth.
Carmen Lynch - Martínez Co-ordinator
Sandra Revale - General Coordinator
LAYOUT & DESIGN
www.estudiopandg.com
[email protected]
Querida comunidad del Liceo Cultural
Británico:
Es nuestro deseo compartir con Uds.
nuestra alegría por habernos mudado a
una nueva sede
ubicada en el centro cívico de la ciudad
de Adrogué, en la zona sur del gran
Buenos Aires.
La sede funciona en una hermosa casona
situada frente a la Plaza Brown. Nuestros
alumnos asisten a sus clases en aulas
espaciosas con vista a un jardín en el que
pueden reunirse con sus compañeros o
disfrutar sus recreos al aire libre.
Está de más decir que quedan todos
invitados a visitarnos en cuanto tengan
oportunidad.
Los saludamos afectuosamente,
El Adrogué Team del LCB
LCB NEWS EDITOR: Ivana Gambarruta.
THE PERFECT JOB
Who wouldn’t like to find her or his ideal job the first time they are looking for it?
It is believed that a perfect job should be the one which makes you become
rich. However, it is much more than that. And it is rather difficult to come
across it. Finding something to dedicate your life to might become quite
hard work. However, there are some simple tips people should consider
when taking that decision. It should be the combination of some things.
First of all, people should think about what they really love doing and also
think about their skills. Another thing that is advisable to take into account
is to feel comfortable doing that job. Moreover, it should give you benefits
as medical assistance and provide you with a
retirement pension. Despite being an important
factor, people should not work just because of
money but because they really enjoy what they
are doing. Actually, I guess that is the best way to
find an ideal job. Search for the work environment
that best suits with your personality and your
interests and do not forget it is never too late to
look for it.
Melina Westerholz / FCE / 6.30 p.m. / Belgrano
FREE CONVERSATION COURSES
BRANCHES!!!
2012 ALL
STARTING IN MAY
if you can’t make it in your
own branch see if you can
in another branch....
BRANCHES
INTERMEDIATE
(Int.1 & 2/ Lev. 3,4,5)
(Ad. 1&2 / Lev. 6,7,8 / Pre. FCE)
ADVANCED
TEACHERS
Barrio Norte
Belgrano
Callao
Flores
Tuesdays 13:00 to 14:00
Saturdays 9:00 to 10:00
Tuesdays
21:00 to 22:00
Thursdays 18:45 to 19:45
(Int. 1& 2 / Lev. 4,5,6)
Thursdays 20:00 to 21:00
(Int 1 / Lev 3,4)
Mondays 19:30 to 20:30
Tuesdays 21:00 to 22:00
Thursdays 13:00 to 14:00
Tuesdays
12:30 to 13:30
Tuesdays
20:00 to 21:00
Tuesdays
20:00 to 21:00
(Adv. 1&2/ Lev 7,8, Pre FCE)
Norma Peña
Paula Ancas (Int) Analía Haiek (Adv)
Ceri Warwick-Foster
Mariana Lovison (Int)
Patricia Sousa (Int/ Adv)
Wednesdays
Wednesdays
José Suriano
Claudia Lucero (Int) Rodrigo Rouco (Adv.)
Martínez
Villa Crespo
19:30 to 20:30
21:00 to 22:00
* Please confirm this timetable with the branch you choose for any last minute changes that may take place. *
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Ever since I started to deliver lessons at Liceo Cultural
Británico (2004-2012) in Adrogue city, I have worked
with New English File Book Series, old edition, up-todate edition and the brand-new edition.
Books in hand, I have scanned through every single
page and planned my lessons so true to life that I have
always ended up looking for extra material for my own
life and future trips. I have always wondered what
visiting those places myself might be like. The colourful
pictures on the pages of the books made me dream about that.
One day, I made up my mind and went for it. My first trip
took place in December 2008 and January 2009 when
I flew to London, England. Then life gave me second
chance to spend another new year abroad in December
2011 and January 2012; this time, I flew to Scotland.
New English Beginners explores 1 .lifestyles; among
them you can find British people’s diets and habits.
We welcomed 2012 in Edinburgh and we got close to
Scottish traditions such as Hogmanay, which is the
Torches Ceremony taking place on New Year’s Eve and
the typical breakfast during our days in that country.
As regards the ceremony, in Edinburgh people
celebrate Hogmanay (pronounced: hog-man-nay),
which is a Scottish word for the last day of the year.
The celebration actually begins on December 30
and continues until January 1 (maybe even January
2 because that is a bank holiday too!). To kick off the
festivities, they have a ceremony called the Torchlight
Procession. The procession begins at St. Giles’
Cathedral in the Old Town of Edinburgh and culminates
on Calton Hill. The people march, following a band of
‘vikings’ with lit torches and a band of bagpipers and
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drummers .
In relation to Edinburgh lifestyle in winter, breakfast
tends to be really caloric, as it is very cold, people tend
to have incredible rich breakfast. I stayed at Balmoral
Guest House and its catchy informative note states:
“We offer orange juice, tea (including herbal or fruit teas), filtered
coffee, a choice of cereals, prunes, grapefruit segments fresh fruit and
a choice of plain or fruit yogurts.
The cooked option is free range eggs (fried, scrambled .... ) with bacon
slices, locally made sausage, baked tomato, fried mushrooms, baked
beans and black pudding. Guests may also choose to have a selection
of cheeses with biscuits or simply good old fashioned porridge. Toast
(white or wholemeal) is provided in each case.
We are only too happy to cater for vegetarians.3 .”
All in all, the Anglo-Saxon culture is quite vast! Though
your contact with English may only be printed material
or links on the internet, you can dream about visiting
these places one day.
In the next editions of the Liceo’s Newspaper, you
will find more anecdotes about La Corunna, Notting
Hill, Venice, Prague and more. Besides, if you have
any inquiries, you can contact me on: laurailsesan@
hotmail.com and I will be there.
See you in the next edition!
Laura Ilse Sancho
The image below belongs to me.
1. New English File Beginners, Oxeden C. and
Latham-Koenig, OUP, 2009, pages 26/54.
2. Adapted from: ehornsinedinburgh.wordpress.
com/2011/12/31/edinburghs-hogmanaytorches-ceremony/
3.Quoted from:www.balmoralguesthouse.co.uk/
BLOG: blog.5pm.co.uk/2011/03/the-full-scottish-english-irish-breakfast/
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THIS IS ME!
Children 2 / Callao / 2011
THIS IS
MY CLOWN!
NEVER AGAIN
Children 1 /Norma Tomé
Callao
A mini-saga in 50 words!!!
I took my dog to the Vet’s for a haircut. Unfortunately, he got scared with the sound
of the hairdryer. The employee asked me to hold him. An hour later I left the shop
with the cutest dog, looking like the craziest woman. Apparently, my hair had been
dried too!
Julieta López / Level 7 / Saturdays / Martínez
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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
THE BEATLES
Love, Love, Love. x3
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done.
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the
game.
It’s easy.
Nothing you can make that can’t be made.
No one you can save that can’t be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in
time.
It’s easy.
All you need is love x 2
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.
All you need is love.
All you need is love.
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.
Nothing you can know that isn’t known.
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.
It’s easy.
All you need is love x 2
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need.
All you need is love (All together, now!)
All you need is love. (Everybody!)
All you need is love, love.
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
(love is all you need) (love is all you need)
(love is all you need) Yesterday (love is all you need)
(love is all you need) (love is all you need)
Yee-hai!
Oh yeah!
love is all you need, love is all you need,love is all you
need, love is all you need, oh yeah oh hell yea! love is all
you need love is all you need love is all you need.
WHAT PROFESSION IS IT?
This is someone who prepares or repairs engines. He uses a lot of tools. If you want to be a ______ you
should be strong, although at present so it is not necessary to be strong because the _______ works with
Electronic Injection and the E.C.U. (Electronic Control Unit) can do it all alone.
Do you want to be a ___________ ? You should like the smell of petrol!
I can tell you about my experience. The first year, when I went to study it, I was sad, because the men
underestimated me. But then I won the affection of all. I made friends there!
I graduated and I was very happy. I’m a mechanic.
Antonella Gammariello
Level 4/ Tue-Thu 10 a.m / Callao / Thank you Maria Julia Hijano!
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Children 2
Mon - Wed 4.30 pm
Villa Crespo
Students:
Cuestas Ada María
Dingianna Lopez Agustín
Fuchs Mora
Goldenberg Kiara
Massaro Candela
Nuñez Ana Paula
Pereiras Candela
Saldaño Sofía
Sbert Tadeo
Sun Erika
Thank you Lina Jacovkis!!!!
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Children 3 / 2011 / Tue- Thu 5.30 p.m. / Flores
Thank you, Karina Infantino!!!!!
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Thalia Cabrera, Ailín Dominguez, Trini
Calzón, Trini López & Sol Carabajal
Junior 2 /2011/Tue-Thu 6.45 p.m.
Flores
Match these questions with their
answers.
Santiago Magliochi, Gabriel
Páez,Mateo Natero,Agustín
Micheloni,Matías Carbajal,
Lourdes Bello,Agustín Salas,
Nicolás Falabella, Sofía
Muñoz,Thiago,Tobias Zatel, Julieta
Batakis.
Children 3 / 2011/Tue -Thu
5.30 p.m.
Flores
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Time to guess!!!!!
Read the clues and write the correct answer.
Children 2 / 2011
Fridays 3.15 p.m./ Flores
Thank you, Pat Molaro!!!!!