Instituto Internacional: Inglés Americano para Jóvenes

¡Becas para los alumnos de 16 a 18 años para una estancia en EEUU!

Nos han comentado muchos alumnos que pasar una temporada en el extranjero entra en sus planes de futuro.

¿Por qué no ir a EEUU este verano…GRATIS?

Nos complace informarles sobre las Becas Benjamin Franklin ofrecidas por la Embajada de Estados Unidos para una estancia de un mes  en verano en EEUU para conocer la cultura estadounidense junto a jóvenes norteamericanos y de otras nacionalidades.

En una de las convocatorias anteriores una alumna del programa de Young Learners del IIE fue seleccionada para esta beca. Esperamos en esta ocasión tener la misma suerte.

Toda la información sobre la convocatoria la encontrarán  en este enlace o aquí:

Happy New Year!

Feliz año desde el departamento de inglés del Instituto Internacional.

Aquí tenéis una canción para felicitar el año nuevo en inglés con los alumnos de infantil y primaria. Here is  a song to say Happy New Year in English with kindergarten and primary kids.

Y esta canción puede gustar a los adolescentes y mayores. No os perdiáis la función “karaoke.” En esta página (inglesdivino) encontraréis un montón de canciones con vídeos, letras y karaoke en inglés. This song is better for teens and adults. Don’t miss the “karaoke” function!  This page (inglesdivino) is a great place to find songs with videos, lyrics and karaoke in English.

Las clases de Young Learners empiezan este miércoles 11/01/2012, y sábado 14/01/2012.  También hay una nueva clase, PROFICIENCY FOR TEENS para los adolescentes de nivel avanzado, los martes y jueves de 17:30 a 19:00h. ¡Nos vemos!

Young Learners classes start this Wednesday, January 11th and Saturday, January 14th. We also have a new class, PROFICIENCY FOR TEENS, for teens with an advanced level of English, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 17:30 to 19:00.  See you there!  Happy New Year!

¡Novedades para el trimestre de invierno!

Este invierno se presenta interesante. Seguiremos con nuestra oferta de clases para niños, jóvenes y adultos, con alguna novedad.

Ofrecemos un mini-curso para adolescentes, llamado Profiency for Teens, donde los chicos y chicas entre 14 y 17 años con nivel avanzado trabajarán la pronunciación, el vocabulario y la comprensión y expresión oral a través de conversaciones, debates y presentaciones.

También hay cosas interesantes para los adultos (Dynamic Business English) y ¡para los mayores! Sí, por primera vez, vamos a ofrecer clases de conversación para los mayores de 55. Las clases se llaman Speaking from Experience, y podéis ver toda la información aquí:

No dudéis en apuntaros YA para el trimestre de invierno. Los alumnos acutales que se inscriban antes del 22 de diciembre tendrán un descuento.

Kids’ Club celebrates the holidays

The Kids’ Club students celebrated Thanksgiving with a special Readers’ Theater presentation for their parents, called ABC’s of the First Thanksgiving. The parents brought some tasty snacks to share after the kids did their presentation.

Right after Thanksgiving, it was time to get ready for Christmas! Alicia’s class made Christmas cards and snowflakes, and are practicing Christmas carols. They are also reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson.

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Patti’s group has been reading and learning the story of The Gingerbread Man:

It has been a busy trimester for all of the Young Learners classes. Don’t forget to sign up for next term this month! Classes start January 11th.

Scary Stories

Katie’s Young Learners 6 class wrote SCARY STORIES in the days leading up to Halloween. You can read them here, but be warned: They are creepy, chilling and horrifying!

By Carmen Del Olmo Rosado

My grandparents have a very big house in the mountains, near a small village.

Everything started one winter evening. It was my grandfather’s birthday, and because of this, all my family was there.

We were having dinner when my grandmother realized that we had drunk all the wine, so she asked my father to go to the garden shed to get one more bottle.

My father went into the garden. It was very dark but he wasn’t afraid, it was his parents house, nothing could happen.

He entered the shed where my grandparents kept the food, and when he took the bottle he heard a noise. He looked around but he couldn’t see anything.

He returned to the house and we finished dinner. Then, everyone had to go back to their houses in Madrid, except my aunt, who was going to spend the night there with her husband.

Everyone had gone and my aunt went to bed, but my uncle wasn’t tired, so he stayed up.

My aunt was in bed when she heard a noise outside. She got up and looked out the window and saw the shed door slam shut.

She was really afraid and called her husband, but his mobile phone started ringing inside the house somewhere.

She didn’t know where her husband was, but she didn’t want to go outside.

Suddenly she heard voices in the garden, she looked outside and saw two shadows.

She was really scared, but she was also worried about her husband, so finally she went out with a flashlight and saw two men in the distance.

She run into the house to call the police, but when she was taking the phone, the door opened and her husband appeared in the doorway.

She explained to her husband how frightened she had been, and he told her that her brother, my father, forgot his bag and he had had to return to get it.

Suddenly the door flew opened and her brother came in. Continue Reading Scary Stories…

Happy Halloween!

October 31st is Halloween, which is a very popular holiday in North America.

The Young Learners classes at the Institute had Halloween parties, which included some traditional games like Pin the Nose on the Jack-o’-Lantern (like Pin the Tail on the Donkey) spoon races (but with eyeballs instead of eggs!). Ghost Bowling was fun, with ghosts instead of bowling pins and pumpkins to roll instead of bowling balls. The kids also made some  crafts like masks, mummies in coffins, and lollipop ghosts. On Saturday, the teachers carved jack-o’-lanterns with their classes, too.

Some of the Young Learners 4, 5 and 6 students led the activities for the younger students, and they were a big help. Even the older kids joined in the  games. Everyone got to try some typical North American Halloween candy.

The Spooky Photo Booth was a big hit with students and teachers. Some students even lost their heads! Have a look:

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Fall has arrived at the Institute

Fall took a long time to arrive, but it finally came. Here are some fall collages the Kids’ Club students made of autumn leaves.

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They learned this song about the seasons:

Autumn into winter,

Winter into spring,

Spring turns into summer,

Everybody sing.

Kids’ Club students also read a library book and listened to a song about the life cycle of a pumpkin:

As we know, fall days get shorter and the nights get longer. But there are lots of things that make fall fun, like playing in the leaves, making pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns and celebrating Halloween!

Comienzan las clases de otoño: Fall classes start soon at the International Institute

After a fun Summer in the City in July, we look forward to seeing you in October here at the Institute! We are planning another busy school year, full of activities to help you “Experience English!” Classes: Mondays/ Wednesdays or Tuesdays/ Thursdays (18:00 to 19:30)

Saturday mornings (10:15 – 1:15)

Here are some photos from the summer camp:

Working on a project

A walk in the Retiro

Summer fun in the garden

School’s out! Have a great summer everyone!

Congratulations to our Young Learners for a fantastic Variety Show! ¡Enhorabuena a todos nuestros “Young Learners” por un espectáculo fantástico!

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