Let's blog!

Have a look at some of the blog entries written by 5th Year B students (Elementary level). The topics? A bit of everything. You will surely find something you are interested in reading!

Andrés Calamaro

We created this blog about Andres Calamaro because we love his music.

His lifeHe was born in 1961 in Buenos Aires. When he was 8 years old, he learned to play the large accordion ande when he was 17 years old he played the keyboard and his first group was Raices.
He played and sang in Los Rodriguez and Los Abuelos de la Nada but now he sings solo. He has a daughter, Charo, and he has split up with Julieta Cardinali.

Coming Concerts! In December 2011 in Spain.
7/8 December 2011 in Chile.
In November 2011 in Peru.
In October 2011 in Guatemala.
10 October 2011 in Mexico.
In September 2011 in Bolivia.

Posted by Juan Ignacio, Malena and Laial


Best football teams! 

In this blog we are going to speak about the best European's football teams, the colors which represent them, and their better players.

 We will rank the five best European's football teams:

1) Barcelona

 As furious standard-bearers of Catalan's region of Spain, the Barça holds a fight with their rival Real Madrid for being the leading football team of the country. It has won The Spanish Cup more times that any other team and it is also the only club that has played in every European's Cup since it began in 1955. Also it has taken part in the Spanish League, winning the title 19 times, 7 have been since 1990. Nowadays it is one of the most electrifying teams of Europe.

 Foundation's year: 1899.

 Team's value: 440 MD.

 Value's team change in one year: 13 %

 Stadium's capacity: Stadium Camp Nou/98,772

 European trophies: 3 European Champion`s Cups, 4 Winner`s Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 2 European Supercups

 Local championships: 19

 Local cups: 25 Spanish Cups, 7 SpanishCupercups, 2 League's Cups.

 Best players: Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Rafael Márquez, Thierry Henry.

 Principal sponsor and gear sponsor: Nike

 Coach: Josep Guardiola.

 President: Joan Laporta i Estruch

 Gear: blue and red shirt, blue shorts

2) Real Madrid

 It is the most successful team of Spain with a record of 9 European Champion Cups won. The only thing that makes his fans angry is the secondary paper the club  plays against their rival Barcelona.

 Foundation's year: 1902.

 Team's value:129 MD

 Value's team change in one year:

 Stadium's capacity: Santiago Bernabeu/75,000

 European trophies: 9 European ChampionCups, 2 UEFACups

 Local championships: 29

 Local cups: 17 Spanish's Cups, 1 League's Cup

 Best players: Cristiano Messias Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro, Kaká, Iker Casillas Fernández

 Principal sponsors/ gear sponsor: Siemens, Mobile/Adidas

 Coach: Manuel Pellegrini

 President: Florentino Pérez

 Gear: white and black shirt, white shorts

3) AC Milan

 Originally established by the expatriated Englishman Alfred Edwards as a Cricket and Football's club in Milan, the AC Milan has had a fierce rivalry with the Internazionale Club since 1908.

 Foundation's year: 1899.

 Team's value: 929 MD.

 value's team change in one year: 3 %

 Stadium's capacity: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza/87,500

 European trophies: 6 European ChampionCups, 2 Winner's Cups, 4 European Supercups, 3 IntercontinentalCups

 Local championships: 17

 Local cups: 5 Italian Cups,5 Italian Supercups

 Best players: Andriy Shevchenko, Paolo Maldini, David Beckham.

 Principal sponsors/gear sponsor: GM, Opel/Adidas

 Coach: Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo

 President: Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani

 Gear: red and black  shirt, white or black shorts

4) Bayern Munich

 One of the most powerful forces of the German football, the Bayern Munich had their golden  age between the late 60's mid 70's, when the team led by Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Sepp Maier,  won successively three European's Cups, from 1974 to 1976. The current team is constructed about Michael Ballack preserves something of this everlasting force of Europe and takes as his new house one of the Europa's most dramatic stadiums.

 Foundation's year: 1900.

 Team's value: 769 MD.

 Value's team change in one year: 23 %

 Stadium's capacity: Allianz Arena/66,000

 (99 %) Adidas-Solomon AG (10 %)

 European trophies: 4 Winner`s Cups, 1 UEFA (`S ) Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup

 Local championships: 19

 Local cups: 11 German cups, 4 League's Cups

 Best players: Oliver Kahn, Michael Ballack, Roy Makaay.

 Principal sponsors/gear sponsor: Deutsche Telekom, T-Com/Adidas

 Coach: Louis van Gaal

 President: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Franz Beckenbauer

 Gear: red shirt, white shorts

5) Manchester United

 It is the richest team in the world. The Red Devils of Manchester have  won 15 English League of Football championships, eight between 1993 and 2003.

 Foundation's year: 1878.

 Team's Value: 1,373 MD.

 Value's team change in one year: 10 %

 Stadium's capacity: Old Trafford/67,500 (76,000 in 2006/07's season)

 European trophies: 2 European Champion's Cups, 1 Winner's Cup, 1 European Supercup, 1 Intercontinental Cup.

 Local championships: 15

 Local cups: 11 F.A.'s Cups, 1 league's Cup

 Best players: Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs.

 Principal sponsor/ gear sponsor: Vodafone/Nike

 Coach: Alex Ferguson

 President: Joel and Avram Glazer

 Gear: red and white shirt, white or black shorts

POSTED BY: Mariano, Romina and Sofía -  Date; May 11^th

Diaries about pets

- Our pets eat balanced food for pets.

- Pets are fun.

- You must give your dog a bath every 2 months.

- Food: Puppies, four meals.  Adult dogs: three meals.

- You must take your dog  for a walk every day.

- You must play with your dog and love it.

- You must take your dog to the pets shop.

- You must vaccinate your pet.

- You have to treat your pet well.

POSTED BY: Macarena, Ariana and Giselle  Date: May 5th

Rock and Roll

Rock and roll started in the U.S.A with Elvis Presley in the 1950`s and in Great Britain with The Beatles, who changed the sound of rock and roll.

Rock came to Argentina in the 60´s – 70`s with Papo.

At present, there are many different styles, for example: Ska, cuadrado. The most important bands are: La vela puerca, Ntvg, Los Redonditos de Ricota, Intoxicados, Patricio Rey, León Gieco, Los Piojos, and so on.

POSTED BY: Natalia, Carolina and Micaela  -  Date: April 29th