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Easter After our visit from snow, we are finally welcoming the season of Spring and with it, the Easter holidays. So, let the sun come out, the cold storm fade away and let’s delve into the season of too much chocolate. Easter is one of the most important Christian...
MARCH: A TRADITIONAL TASTE OF SPAIN
In classic British style, let’s first talk about the weather. Look’s like Winter is on its way out, the sun is shining, and no snow is to be seen. Last week’s snow craze was one of a kind. I’ve never seen such chaos and excitement caused by the tiniest amount of snow....
Valentine´s Day blog
Valentine’s Day Are you a hopeless romantic? A person who loves to be showered with gifts? Made weak by romantic poems and the likes of William Shakespeare? Or does the holiday give you a headache? Confused by the need to celebrate your love any differently because of...
Propósitos de año nuevo (Artículo en Alemán)
Neujahrsvorsätze Im Allgemeinen bedeutet neues Jahr neue Vorsätze. Lass uns den konkreten Kontext sehen: wir sind überwältigt von Begeisterung, aber glücklicherweise haben wir die großen Weihnachtensessen überstanden! Dann beginnen wir nochmal mit den neuen...
New Year´s Blog – How it is traditionally celebrated in our countries
New Year’s blog Welcome back to Elite where we wish you a Happy New Year! 2018; the year of the dog, back to work we go where we run in arms open wide to our good old friend, English grammar…. But don’t worry, we’ll try not to delve into too much grammar this week....
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS: CATALAN VS UK
Christmas Blog Felices Fiestas! December has arrived, finally a respectable time to start singing Christmas songs! December 1st started off sweet with the opening of our advent calendars and a chocolate in the shape of a reindeer, a strong tradition in England....
Halloween writing contest winners 2017!
Youngsters to Pre Junior (3) : Sara Costas (Pre-Junior 3) Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rufi who lived in an old and abandoned house, next to a farm with stables and greenhouses. He lived alone. He was not a normal animal he was a ghost. When he was alive,...
The differences in Halloween traditions, Spain vs England
Hola! Here at Elite we have been getting ready for Halloween, teaching our classes Halloween vocabulary in preparation for celebrations over the next two days as we dress up, go trick or treating and play Halloween themed games. There is something for everyone, you’re...
From England to Spain – Cultural differences
Buenos dias from the interns, Moving to Spain from England we were bound to experience some cultural differences, so this week we are going to discuss our first impressions with encountering these variances. Whilst most of these will be the norm for you, for us they...
amb l’àngles tens una infinitat de portes obertes
Fa uns dies vaig anar de viatge a Venècia. Buscant un lloc per sopar allunyat dels típics restaurants per guiris, vaig acabar en un molt recomanable restaurant que es diu « Antica Sacrestia », amagat entre els carrerons caòtics de la ciutat dels canals. El més...
DE LIBROS, ROSAS Y DEMÁS
El que no lee vive una vida. El que lo hace, un millar. Estamos ya en Abril, un mes con una fecha muy especial para todos aquellos que vivimos en Cataluña y amamos con locura el hecho de leer. Ese día, como no podía ser de otra manera, es Sant Jordi, una jornada en la...
Winner stories & writings 2016 Nuestros alumnos están llenos de imaginación y buenas ideas cuándo se trata de escribir una historia, y más si es para un concurso de Halloween. Estos son los ganadores de esta...
