I.E.S. EDUARDO JANEIRO GOES ENGLISH: OUR VOLUNTEER GUESTS IN THE ENGLISH LESSONS

A lo largo de este curso el departamento de inglés ha organizado visitas y charlas de diversas personas

de habla inglesa ,sobre diversos temas y enfoques que ponen al alumnadoen contacto directo con el

idioma ofreciéndole la oportunidad de crear situaciones de comunicación e interacción.

Queremos agradecer desde aquí la generosidad de Maureen y Brian Jeffrey,José Perez , Marta

Moreno, Paul Mrocek y Lorenzo Hernández, que han compartido con nuestro alumnado su experiencia

y su tiempo y esperamos se hayan llevado la grata satisfacción de que su mensaje ha llegado a una parte

de los jóvenes que serán los adultos de la sociedad el día de mañana.

Después de cada actividad el alumnado hacía una redacción sobre la experiencia.

Recogemos aquí una muestra de algunas aportaciones de nuestras alumnas con su punto de vista sobre

la colaboración recibida.

Eliana Chamoun

nos hace volar con la imaginación después de la visita de Maureen y Brian

Jeffrey, un mago profesional y una profesora de primaria en Escocia.

Gabriela V. Fernandez y Sonia López

nos dan su visión sobre el voluntariado después de haber disfrutado de las charlas del Sr y la Sra

Jeffrey, José Perez, voluntario en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012, y de Marta López ,Paul

Mrocek y LorenzoHernández profesorado y alumno de la escuela oficial de idiomas participantes en el

proyecto Europeo Sen-Vol. También queremos recomendar que leáis la revista Collage de la Escuela

Oficial de Idiomas, sin duda una comprometida publicación con la cultura que nos demuestra como

aprender un idioma sirve para algo más que hacer una redacción y aprobar el exámen.

Brian

A MAGICIAN AND A TEACHER IN MY CLASS

I wish a had a magician as a teacher, and a teacher that taught Maths,English,Art...

Maureen Jeffrey

He/she could be a great person to have in my school. I wish my class could have the magician teacher and the normal teacher in the same classroom,because, first you have maths then maybe English and in the break,the magician teacher can do some tricks. The magician teacher could also teach the students some magic after school,as a hobby.

Eliana Chamoun (4º A)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteering consists on doing something without getting paid, your only benefit being the satisfaction of helping others and the experience you gain.The human race is good by nature, we don't like to see others suffer when we know we can help.

Even if it is a small act, we try, we always try.

Volunteering is an altruistic act and the world needs more volunteers, especially with the current situations we are living. Everyone should do something, even if it is the simplest of actions, we can all add our own bit . When times are worse some people become selfish but others become more aware of others, of other people ' s needs, and they decide to do something about it.

Volunteering can offer exciting experiences. In the Olympics people volunteered from all over the world and you could meet different people from different cultures and learn new things. You can volunteer at the age of eighteen or send your application at sixteen but when the event is set you will have already turned eighteen. If you want to volunteer in a big event like the Olympic Games there are usually a lot of volunteers who send their applications and it is highly recommended to send it a couple of years before the actual event. They look through the applications and depending on the number of volunteers they select the ones they need and inform the selected ones. And don't be impatient it may take them a few months before you know that you have been selected.

Volunteers are important because it is not always possible to pay someone and it is important to know that you can get help from people that do not expect anything in return.

I have never volunteered nor have any relatives of mine but I've spoken with those who have and they've all talked about how it's life changing and that even though you don't get paid you gain a lot of things, experiences and gratitude. So if you have the possibility of volunteering and are interested do it, you're always going to be needed.

Gabriela Valentina Fernández Radics

Students from 4A -B

VOLUNTEERING

There are a lot of people who are volunteers but with busy lives it can be difficult to find time to volunteer and the volunteers work for free, so a lot of people don' t find it interesting.

However, there are a lot of benefits of volunteering. For example, volunteering connects you to others and it can help you make new friends or meet people with common interests. Volunteering helps you to connect to your community and make it a better place and, while you are helping your community, the environment or other cause, you are also helping your own health because when you are a volunteer you are doing good for others so you can feel good and satisfied with yourself.

Volunteering gives you the opportunity to practise important skills used in the workplace, such as teamwork, communication or organisation. And you can teach your skills to others .

Thanks to volunteering you can find and explore your interests. Volunteering also provides you with renewed creativity and motivation. It also helps you to get work experience. If you are a volunteer you will receive more than you give and it is good for you, and your help is good for the community and other people .

I know a lot about volunteering thanks to my cousin and some talks that some volunteers gave us in our class. My cousin has been volunteer in some sports events, because she loves sports. For example, about three years ago, she was volunteer in a marathon organised by the association against cancer, so the money raised was used for the fight against cancer.She told me that she likes to be a volunteer because it is a good experience and she made a lot of new friends. She is very happy because she met one of her best friends in the marathon. She also feels very well with herself and she thinks that volunteering is very interesting and thanks to her I think the same and I would like to be a volunteer too.

Sonia Lopez Gomez