Tuesday, October 10, 2017



Shadowing is a learning technique where you listen to a text in your target language, and then speak it aloud at the same time as the native speaker, so that you become his/her shadow.

The basic concept is as follows: listen to the audio once or twice, to make sure you understand what it is about. Then you listen to it again and pause it to repeat the words, then you write down the words the speaker says until you have the whole audioscript. After that, you play the audio again until you can read it confidently at the same time as the native speaker. Finally, you get up from your seat to walk around the house repeating the exacts words as if you were the native person yourself.

So, here's my proposal to get started in this new technique: Become the shadow of Patch Adams. Patch Adams is an American physician, social activist, clown, and author who has some really interesting ideas to share with us about living in a healthy world.

Please, don't do this for more than 2 minutes at a time, we should start doing this little by little to avoid frustration, ok?


"I want a world where no one alive can remember what the word war means..."

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Theater is here! So much fun!

The  crew of excellent students from NI2 put on this series of sketches adapted from Roald Dahl's short stories. Have a laugh!



Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Good Old Memories Just For the Sake of a Smile


A year ago... some humans of Pinto filled the school patio with their visual poetry. 



Intermediate Students...
Back in May 2016





     









Alicia Santos
Ana Muñoz
Andrea Loarte
Antonio Cansino
Candelario López
David González
Dolores Tomás
Eduardo Morcillo
Elena Miguel
Javier Real
Jose Miguel Martín
Jose Luis Camino
Joyce Zegarra
Julia López
Julia Oyo
Karen Zea
Laura del Moral
Laura Pedraza
Lourdes Céspedes
Lourdes Moruno
Luis Manchado
Luis Miguel Navarro
María Burgos
Marta Navarrón
Montse
Olga Barragán
Óscar Tocino
Paloma de Castro
Raquel García
Rubén Muñoz
Ruth Gutiérrez
Silvia Pérez
Teodora Vas
Teresa Díaz

I would like to thank each and every one of you for the love you shared with me and everybody else in class. 

KEEP UP THE HUMAN SPIRIT!!

                                                                  All my love,
                                                               
                                                                María