Thursday, July 7, 2011

Have a nice Summer



Time flies. The year has gone by in the blink of an eye. It's been a real pleasure to have you all in class, really. Despite the results each one of you may have got in June, I have to say I'm tremendously happy with everyone's presence and contributions. You are the kind of students any professor would be proud of, and I am indeed. Thanks for all you've made me learn.
Have a great summer.



To Summer
By William Blake, from Poetical Sketches, 1783

O thou who passest thro' our valleys in
Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat
That flames from their large nostrils! thou, O Summer,
Oft pitched'st here thy golden tent, and oft
Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld
With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair.
Beneath our thickest shades we oft have heard
Thy voice, when noon upon his fervid car
Rode o'er the deep of heaven; beside our springs
Sit down, and in our mossy valleys, on
Some bank beside a river clear, throw thy
Silk draperies off, and rush into the stream:
Our valleys love the Summer in his pride.
Our bards are fam'd who strike the silver wire:
Our youth are bolder than the southern swains:
Our maidens fairer in the sprightly dance:
We lack not songs, nor instruments of joy,
Nor echoes sweet, nor waters clear as heaven,
Nor laurel wreaths against the sultry heat.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

OMG, it's coming!

 
It's already mid May and finals are approaching...Aagghh!! :-P  Please, DON'T PANIC! Just a few things FWY: I'll be accepting compositions till next Monday, May 23rd for 5thA students and Tuesday, May 24th for 5thF students, given the fact that the last days I can give them back to you are the Thursday and Friday after in class. 
For those latecomers, I remind you that the written part (meaning Listening, Reading and Writing) will be on May 31st from 16:30 to 20:30 p.m. Orals will take place the week after (please check the school website for more info). Found these two videos to add the scene a little bit of humor. Hope you enjoy them and keep up the spirit! 

All the best for these last days of class.

Cheers,
Inma.