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Learn to speak Spanish - Activities week 35
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Learning by doing - the best way to learn to speak Spanish.
See below the after school activity program of the previous week. |
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SPAIN TODAY
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CONTEMPORARY SPANISH THEATER
1949 was the year of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. That year, "Historia de una escalera", the work of Antonio Buero Vallejo, sentenced to death and finally pardoned, managed 187 performances despite being partially censored during the Franco dictatorship.
The theater is a mirror reflecting the society. We offer a historical overview of the theater in Spain. How was theater before and during the civil war? And during the dictatorship? How is the theater today?
"Theater is one of the most expressive and useful tools for building a country." Federico García Lorca.
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 Duration approximately: 2 hours.
*Book available |
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PROFILES
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AN ACTOR
This week in =elemadrid= you have the chance to meet Juan Anillo, an actor from Saragossa, who lives and works in Madrid.
Juan appeared for years as an actor in the TV program Lo + plus and also has worked as an actor in advertising, film and theater.
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 Duration approximately: 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
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DISCOVER MADRID
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RETIRO PARK
The Retiro Park, with 118 hectares and about 15,000 trees, is the favourite park of the Madrileños, the lung in the center of Madrid and one of the most cosmopolitan places in the city.
*In the latest rehabilitation plan of the park, which has lasted ten years, the municipality invested 22.5 million Euros in.
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 Duration approximately: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
*Book for free |
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*In the last cleaning of the Estanque Grande (59,000 cubic meters of water), among other things, 200 chairs and 40 tables have been found. It also has been restocked with 2,500 fishes.
*The Retiro, besides being a place to rest, has important monuments and open-air museums, venues for exhibitions, music and sports.
BON APPETIT
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LUNCH WITH THE TEACHERS
Every Thursday, the students have the opportunity to eat with the teachers of =elemadrid= and continue practicing Spanish. This week we go to a typical Madrilenian tavern very close to the school. You can check the menu of the day at school!
Madrid, besides having its own traditional dishes, is a city where you can easily find the great variety (do not only reduce it to the Valencian Paella and the Andalucian Gazpacho!) of the Spanish cuisine.
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 Duration approximately: 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
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MEDIA SESSION
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A SPANISH MOVIE: CRIMEN FERPECTO
In =elemadrid=, you have the opportunity to discuss and analyse the great films of the Spanish cinemas.
Crimen Ferpecto is one of the movies by the Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia.
A Spanish comedy crime with a very special humor.
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 Duration approximately: 2 hours. |
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"For an adult learner it is very difficult to match a program so well organized and executed.
One can find good teachers, and good books in many places, but to have these combined with a very interesting set of cultural activities every day..."
Soraya,1943, Retired Registered Nurse, USA, 2 weeks.
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- All levels
- Dedicated adult learners
- Healthcare sector
- Business
- Start every 2 weeks
- Duration 1-16 weeks
- Min age 20 years
- Full lodging program
- Extracurricular program
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