Andrés's Profile (1ºA-NB)

Monasterio de Piedra (left) and Calatayud (right)

Hello!
Have a good day, everyone!
My name is Andrew, and I am a first year student at the Official School of Languages in Avilés.

I am currently a pre-retired bank clerk, and in my spare time, I help with some work at a friend’s Agency and Estate Agent's in Piedras Blancas. I also study English.

I was born in a small town called Calatayud, in Zaragoza, where my sisters live. It’s a very well located city with many beautiful things to see, so I recommend everybody to visit the area!

17 years ago I came to work in Avilés, in the Central Bank, then called Banco Central Hispano and later in Banco Santander Central Hispano. I worked in Grado, Mieres, Piedras Blancas, Pravia, Cangas del Narcea and Pravia again. I finally retired in 2006, and I settled to live in Piedras Blancas, where I had my house.

I am married, my wife is called Elizabeth, and her whole family is from Aviles. We have two daughters, Andrea and Patricia, and they have already finished their studies and are working, one in Avilés and the other in Toledo. We also enjoy the company of two beautiful cats: Tina (female) and Lucas (male).

Although I am not working now, I don’t have much free time, but I try to enjoy doing what I like now: studying English, going to the countryside, walking, travelling, going to the beach or spending time with my family. Every year I go to the beach for my summer vacation. Recetly I’ve been to "Mil Palmeras", a beach that is between Torrevieja and La Manga del Mar Menor. I also visit my family.

Best wishes. Good health and luck for everybody!

Andrew.

Victor's Profile (1ºA-NB)

Hello ,everybody!
My name is Víctor. I was born in Avilés and I live in Los Campos, Corvera . I´m single. I´m an environmental technician . I used to deal with analyzers, atmosphere, clean water and wastewater, meteorology equipment, etc. I've worked in this field for ten years.
In 2001, I went to live in Barcelona. I worked there for six years as a technician in industrial instrumentation; measuring equipment and industrial control, treatment and data transmission, industrial computers (Plc´s), electrical and electronic signals, measurement and control of temperature, flow, pressure, weight…
In November 2007, I retired from work due to illness and returned to Asturias, where I currently live.
Now I dedicate my free time to study English and German in the Official School of Languages in Avilés. My hobbies are reading, walking, writing, going out with my friends, going to the cinema or the theater, travelling, swimming, and especially taking pictures. In my car, I always have my photo equipment: a Canon 400D with two lenses, a Canon 18-55 mm and a Tamron 70-300 mm.

Here I leave you a sample of my photographs, I hope you like them.
Greetings to all of you.

Víctor

Avilés Port, 05/07/2009 (photo on the left) and Olimpic Port, Barcelona ,23/02/2008 (photo on the right)

Olimpic Port ,Barcelona, 23/02/2008 (photo on the left) and Ferrera’s Park, Avilés, Summer 2008 (photo on the right)

Dalí Museum, Figueres, December 2007 ( photo on the left) and Ferrera’s Park, Avilés, Summer 2008 (photo on the right)

"Comediantes" (actors) performing in the street ( photo on the left), smith (photo in the middle) and owl (photo on the right).

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Chema ' s Profile (1ºA-NB)

Hello, everyone!

My name is Jose Mª. I was born in Zamora,like Clarin, and I came to Gijón in 1956.
I live in Luanco. I am married and have two children,aged 28 and 26. I used to work in a primary school.
I've been retired since August,2008.
Now I do these activities: walking, reading, music, pottery and studying a little English to understand some songs , to communicate when I travel, etc..
I like going to the movies, listening to music, sharing opinions in the classroom,sharing culture with older people and keeping my mind busy with this language ( English ), which I´d never studied formally.


I wish you all the best.

If you want to visit my blog, where you can find activities to improve your English, such as subtitled songs to practise your listening skills , click on the link below:

Ana Cristina ' s Profile (1ºA-NB)

Hi everybody ...My name is Ana Cristina, but people call me Any. I'm 37 and I live in Piedras Blancas with my three daugthers.Their names are Ariana, Alba and Mara.They are 13, 9 and 6.
Now,I don't work, but I'm a hairdresser.
I study English at the Official School of Languages and I'm in my first year. I want to learn English to work and to travel. I love travelling. Last summer I went to Mallorca with my daughters and after that I went to Jamaica with my friend Begoña.
JAMAICA NO PROBLEM!!!!
I loved Jamaica.
I want to go to Tunez in February with my partner and friend Mª Jose .
I like listening to music and doing sport. My favourite sports are aerobics and football. I do aerobics in Piedras Blancas from Monday to Friday and my favourite teams are Sporting and Real Madrid.
kisses for everyone !!!

Laura ' s Profile ( 2ºA-NB )

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Julian ' s Profile ( 2ºD-NB )

Hi, my name is Julian. I am 16 years old and I’m from Aviles, but I live in La Peral, a little village in Illas with my father and my sister. I’m studying a formative cycle, in Valliniello’s CIFP (Centro Integrado de Formacion professional de Valliniello).
I have been studying English since I was a child, and this year I started to do it in the Official Languages School of Aviles.
I’m tall and slim with short brown hair. I think I’m a friendly person. I like going out with my friends, listening to hip hop music, skateboarding with my friends, and all types of things that are fun.
Sometimes I go out in Aviles, but sometimes I stay in la Peral, and I go to Pico Gorfoli by bicycle with some friends, and we cycle in the mountains, it’s exhausting because we speend all day going from the bottom to the top of the mountains.
I recommended all of you to visit la Peral and Illas, because they are two beautiful villages with very friendly people and lots of natural things to do.
Bye
Julian.

Alicia Corchón

Hi! My name's Alicia and I'm 15 years old, I'll be 16 in January. I'm from Avilés, where I live with my parents and I'm going to travel to Germany.
I study at La Luz High School and my favourite subjects are Spanish Language and English. I study French at the School of Languages in the evening.
I love reading, but I haven't got a favourite book. I also read manga on the Internet. My other hobbies are writing and drawing, and when I don't have to go to French lessons, I do athletics.
I have never been to other countries, so this one is going to be the first time.

Yorleida ' s Profile ( 2ºB-NB )

I am student at Carreño Miranda high school and I study English in my free time.

I speak Spanish and a little English. I want to learn English for my future job.

I have long red hair and very brown eyes. I am tall. I am intelligent and funny, but sometimes I am impatient.

I live in a flat with my mother and my younger brother. My mother works with old people and my brother is at school. He is 14 years old.

I like music, cinema and sport. I go to dance with my best friend Katy at the weekends.

I dislike watching football on TV and playing with my brother 
My name is Yorleida. I was born in 1991, in Cali – Colombia but I've lived in Avilés for 2 years .

Christinas Profil

Hallo! Mein Name is Cristina Prieto. Ich bin 22 Jahre alt. Ich komme aus Spanien und ich wohne in Asturien. Ich lebe mit meiner Familie in einem Haus in Salinas. Salinas ist ein Dorf an der Küste und es hat zwei Strände.

Ich habe Tourismus studiert und auch einen Intensivkurs über Asturien gemacht.
Jetzt arbeite ich in einem Fremdenverkehrsbüro in Oviedo für die Region Asturien. Meine Arbeit ist es die Touristen zu informieren. Ich habe auch als Fremdenführerin gearbeitet.

In meiner Freizeit gehe ich gern ins Kino mit meinen Freunden. Ich gehe auch gern zum Strand, weil ich gern Spaziergänge mache. Musik begeistert mich und ich surfe jeden Tag im Internet.

Wegen meiner Arbeit, muss ich viele Sprachen lernen. Ich spreche Französisch, Englisch und ein bisschen Deutsch. Jetzt bin ich im dritten Deutschkurs in der EOI in Avilés.
Ich möchte andere Sprachen wie z.B. Italienisch oder Portugiesisch lernen.

Noels Profil

Hallo an alle!
Ich lerne deutsch an der Sprachschule in Avilés und komme aus Spanien. Ich brauche Hilfe mit meinem Deutsch, weil Deutsch nicht leicht ist. Und ich finde den Blog sehr interessant.
Wo fange ich an? Mein Name. Ich habe noch nicht meinen Name gesagt. Ich heiße Noel. Ich bin 25 Jahre jung (ja, jung), und wohne in La Braña. Das ist ein kleines Dorf bei Aviles. Ich bin Ingenieur von Beruf und ich bin nicht verheiratet. Ihr könnt mich auf dem Foto sehen.
Meine Familie: ich habe einen kleinen Bruder, aber ich habe keine Schwester. Mein Bruder heißt Illan und ist 13 Jahre alt. Meine Mutter ist Lehrerin und mein Vater arbeitet in einem Büro. Sie heißen Luco (mein Vater) und Marisa (meine Mutter). Und wir haben einen großen Hund. Er heißt Thor, und er ist sehr ruhig und schön.
In meiner Freizeit bemale ich sehr gerne Figuren für Rollenspiele. Ich spiele in vielen Städten mit diesen Figuren auf Treffen für Fans von Rollenspielen (Oviedo, Santander, Valladolid,Madrid...) und muss deshalb manchmal in diese Städte reisen.
Für mich ist Deutsch eine neue Sprache. Ich möchte es schnell lernen, aber Deutsch ist ein bisschen schwer, also helft mir, bitte.
Ich denke, das ist genug für Heute,
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My home town by Diana Aparicio

Hello!

My name is Diana and I'm a 24-year-old girl who lives in Avilés, in Asturias and studies English at the Language School of my city.

I like to go out with my friends, read a lot and the cinema, among other things. I’ ve worked in a primary school and some days in a nursery school, but now I'm only studying.

I began to study English this year, because I like this language and I think that it is important to speak it because, nowadays, it is the most spoken language in the world, and it is necessary to talk with people from abroad and travel out of your country.

Now, I ‘ll tell you a bit about my city:
Avilés is an industrial city who grew in the last century thanks to the inmigration of people from all the places of Spain who came here to work in the factories ..
Here there are different activities to do: cinemas, a theater, shopping centres, discos, a lot of cafes and pubs, and lot of them are planned activities for young people.

If you want to visit Avilés, you will be welcome.

Best wishes,

Diana.

Bego ' s Profile ( 2ºA-NB )

Hi! I’m Bego. My mother is from Burgos and my father is from Cantabria. I also have a sister who is older than me. I’m from Avilés but now I’m living in Las Vegas, Corvera.

I’ve been married for 25 years and we have a son, Nacho, who is 21 years old.

I don’t work now, but I’m studying English in the Official Languages School in Avilés. I’m in the second year of Basic Level and I have a lot of friends in the classroom.

I have medium-length curly dark hair and my eyes are brown and big.

I’m quite extrovert, I like people, I think I’m a positive person.

My hobbies are watching TV, playing with my computer, going out with my friends and gardening.

In my last holidays we went to Galicia and we ate a lot of octopus, we walked along the beach and we saw dolphins. We visited the High Estuary and the Low Estuary and we ended up at the grape harvest in Orense. In the end we visited all Galicia, whose villages are very beautiful.

Bye.

Bego

Selma ' s Profile ( 2ºA-NB )

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Iván ' s Profile ( 2ºD-NB )

Hi, everyone.
My name’s Iván, this is my first year in the Official School of Languages.
I work in Avilés, but I live in Candás and I’m going to tell you about it.
Candás is a small village in the north of Asturias, Spain, which has a fishing port, several small and very calm seaside corners and fantastic scenic viewpoints.
The fishing port dates from the 17th century but it was rebuilt several times. You can eat seafood at the fishing port’s restaurants and also walk alog a new seafront along the coast.
The most important monument is San Felix’ Church, which in spite of being destroyed during the civil war still keeps remains from the 10th century.
In the summer, it is very lively and you can enjoy the Sardina’s fiesta on the first of august. People eat sardines at the fishing port and drink cider. They wear the traditional clothes, which are blue trousers, a white t-shirt, blue espadrilles, a beret and a neckerchief.
In the middle of september we have the last fiesta of the summer, Sto. Cristo’s festivity ( in the honor of Jesus Christ) , which is very popular too.
We are looking forward to your visit,

bye.

Angel ' s Profile ( 1ºA-NB )

Hello everybody ! I'm new here!
My name's Angel. I'm originally from Aviles , but now I live in Las Vegas , Corvera, with my wife and my son. Their names are Agueda and Ruben. Agueda works in a dry cleaner's for Pressto. Rubén is 12 years old. He plays handball at Corvera Balonmano. He plays the Drums too, because he likes music. I work for El Corte Inglés. I've been happily married for 15 years.
I'm in my first year at the Official School of Languages in Avilés. I study English in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and my teacher is Maria Jesús Balán. In the evening my English classes are on Tuesdays, Wednedsdays and Thursdays and my teacher is Alison. She is British.
I love traveling.I like reading books in Spanish or French. I like football and my favourite team is Sporting. I love music too, specially Blues. My favourite singer is B.B. King, but I like Eric Clapton very much too. My favourites bands are Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Red Hot......., but I love playing the guitar with my friends every Weekend.

In the photos above you can see me and my family at one of my cousin's wedding, and my son and me during Sporting's Centenary.

Ruben, my son, plays the violin

Paula ' s Profile ( 2ºB-NB )

Hi!
My name is Paula. I’m sixteen years old but my birthday is on the 23 of December. I’m Spanish and I live in Avilés. Avilés is a very old city in the north of Spain.
I live with my parents, Constantino and Ana Rosa, and with my brother, Amaro. I’m in my second year of Bachiller and I think it’s very difficult. I go to the School of Music, I play the violin and I’m in my eleventh year. My teacher is Polish and his name is Jacek. I really like playing the violin and I want to be a violinist in the future. I go to English classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.
Now, I’m going to tell you something else about myself. I’ve got longish brown hair and brown eyes. I have dark skin and I don’t wear glasses. I’m shortish and average build.
I think I’m a generous person. I’m extrovert, sincere and friendly. I get on well with all the people. I’m very talkative and very very stubborn. I don’t like people who aren’t punctual.
I have a pet, it’s a cat and her name is Nika. She is very intelligent and funny. My cat is six months old and she use to live in the street.
I like languages but I’m not good at them, although I also study French.
In my free time I love listening to music. Actually, I like all kinds of music. I like going out to shopping with my mother.
I belong to an orchestra in Soria and I often go there and meet a lot of people from different places in Spain. It’s great fun and I learn very much.

In the photo, you can see a cat and a rabbit.
The cat, Nika is my pet and the rabbit,
Toby is her best friend.They play all the time.

Rocío ' s Profile ( 2ºD-NB )

My name's Rocio, I'm 24 years old, I'm Spanish and last Summer I finished my studies at University, I'm a lawyer.
This year I have begun to study English at the Oficial School of Languages, because I think this is very important for my work, as well as for travelling to another country.
I was born and I have lived all my life in Avilés, but during my holidays, I go to a small village in Segovia, its name is Carbonero el Mayor.
Segovia is a beautiful land, where it is possible to admire the Aqueduct, monument of the 1st century and with more than 15 meters of length and the Fortress (el Alcázar), of the 12th. Also, it is possible to visit the Farm, a palace of the 18th century, which is famous for its paintings and gardens that have a great number of fountains; which work three times a year and that are impressive. I was there last summer and it was spectacular!, every year it receives nearly 15.000 visitors from all parts of Spain and from abroad.


The photo shows one of the fountains in the Farm, which is called The Frogs (Las Ranas), and its jet can come to 30 meters of height ; people like to stand below and take a shower in warm days.

With this, I’ll say goodbye and recommend everybody to visit Segovia, since you wont’ be disappointed !

Loli ' s Profile ( 2ºA-NB )

Hi everybody My name's Loli. I was born in Aviles and I live in Las Vegas. I married 15 years ago and I have a son whose name is Ruben , he's 14 years old . My mother was born in Galicia and her name’s Maria. My father was born in Burgos and his name’s Nicolas.
I’m a housewife and a student of English. My hobbies are listening to music , going to the cinema, and reading in Spanish and in English.

We are in December now and I like Christmas, I like to put the Christmas tree, listening to music put the Christmas lights ...


Let me tell you about a trip to London I made in 2006

I went to London in 2006 with some friends , we stayed for four days in a big hotel. It had 140 rooms and was situated in Kensington. The hotel was very good but not aluxury hotel .
We walked every day from 10 to 12 hours and we saw Hide Park, Buckingham Palace, Soho, Picadilly.
We went to Soho two evenings , we ate and drank in a good restaurant and I met different people.
In Harrods I bought a bag with a picture of a dog and I also bought magazines, t-shirts, mugs…
We had a good time with sunny but very cold weather beacause we went there in March, London is fantastic, it is a big city with nice people but I had problems because I didn’t understand English and felt stupid. London is a beautiful city but very expensive.