DESTINO DUBLIN

Dos de la movilidades que vamos a realizar son a Dublin. Hemos buscado dos cursos, de 10 días de duración, en mejora de la competencia lingüística con Atlas Language School.

Estas se van a realizar del 17 al 27 de octubre de 2016.

This intensive English course is the perfect course for those looking to make the most of their time in Ireland to study English. While developing your knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, this intensive English course will also give you every opportunity to communicate meaningfully through English, building competence and confidence, and preparing you for common real-life situations.

What can we expect from this intensive English course?

• Highly trained, experienced and dedicated teachers
• Exposure to a variety of accents and teaching styles
• Communicative, task-based activities
• Regular tutorials and feedback from your teachers
• Weekly progress tests

Timetable

	MORNING Lesson A	MORNING Lesson B	AFTERNOON
MONDAY	9.00am - 11.00am	11.30am - 1.10pm
TUESDAY	9.00am - 11.00am	11.30am - 1.10pm	2.00pm - 4.30pm
WEDNESDAY	9.00am - 11.00am	11.30am - 1.10pm
THURSDAY	9.00am - 11.00am	11.30am - 1.10pm	2.00pm - 4.30pm
FRIDAY	9.00am - 11.00am	11.30am - 1.10pm

Dublin

Capital of the Republic of Ireland

Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its medieval buildings include 13th-century Dublin Castle and imposing St. Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. Temple Bar is a riverside nightlife and cultural quarter, home to the Irish Film Institute. Bustling, largely pedestrianised Grafton Street is the city’s principal shopping area, also famed for its buskers.

Area: 115 km²

Weather: 18°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity

Getting there: 2 h 10 min flight, around €325. 

Local time: Saturday 5:00 PM

Population: 527,612 (2011) 

17 October 2016

Our first class day, we are a little bit nervous.

After the class we had been visited Dublin Center: Trinity College,  O'Connell Street and we have been walking along the Liffey river, crossing bridges.

18 October 2016.

Today has been a hard day's work, intensive classes from 9 to 1:10 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm. After that we have done the homework at home. We were tired and today was a windy day.

19 October 2016.

Conditionals, Pronuntiation classes, intensive and very useful, we are learning a lot. 

After the classes we have been visiting Dublin: The City Hall, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Viking Medieval Area (Dublinia, Christ Church Cathedral), Dublin Castle, Chester Beaty Library Galleries. It was a very interesting visit because we had been learning about the Dublin's History.

Dublin is a very lively city and Irish people are so friendly.

After than, homework and study at home.

We'll see you tomorrow, Good night from Dublin.

20 October 2016.

From 9 to 4:30 pm. in class.

Moving on public transport, tram.

21 October 2016.

Cada viernes pasamos un examen, los dos lo hemos superado, ¡Bien!. Hemos comido y descansado en casa y luego hemos salido a celebrarlo.

G.B.K. Restaurant.

Todos los días practicamos las 4 destrezas: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

All Dublin's houses began to be decorated, Halloween is here!

22 October 2016.

On Sunday we went for a walk. 

 After the walk we had lunch in the oldest Pub in Dublin. Tipycal Irish food: Medallions of Beef, Fish & Chips and Steamed Mussels.  It was great. We had been practising English.

and the Weather again.

At night we went out to a Pub, live music.

23 October 2016.

We took a train in Tara Street, railway station close to our house and we went to Howth.

Howth is a fishing and yachting port and popular suburban resort on the north side of Howth Head, 15km north-east of the city centre.  Howth Head gives fine views of Dublin Bay and the Wicklow Mountains or Boyne Valley beyond. In the bay is the rocky bird sanctuary and monastic island of Ireland's, to which boat trips may be taken in summer. Cliff paths lead around the coastline, through Howth village and its ruined abbey, and past Baily Lighthouse.

Howth's port

Howth Castle is the private residence of the Gaisford-St Lawrence family. The house is not normally open to the public, but the family recognises that there is an understandable interest in it and its contents. We believe that the fact that the house has been home to the same family for so long is what makes it unique. Unlike many other houses of its size in Ireland it is not a museum or a hotel but a home which we enjoy sharing with others.

It has its origins in medieval times. In 1177 Almeric, the first Lord of Howth, came to Ireland with John de Courcy. Legend has it that on 10th August, the feastday of St Lawrence, at Evora Bridge, close to the Church of Ireland church he won a victory which secured him possession of the Howth peninsula. In gratitude for this he is said to have taken the name of St Lawrence. His descendants still own and live in the castle.

It was an amazing day, you know when your are learning English one of the topic is "The weather", I never think it was very useful but that day we were talking about the weather with a fisher.

24 October 2016.

On Monday at school.

Every Monday they give us a planning of different activities.

During this week teachers are going to make cakes and Staff  are going to sell them for the Charity.

After the school we have visited 

25 October 2016.

From 9 to 4,30 p.m. classes and a lot of homework. After the classes we came back home and household, homework... Nothing interesting.

26 October 2016.

Jackolatern Making, it was absolutely amazing.

27 October 2016.

From 9 to 4,30 p.m. classes and a lot of homework. After the classes, we have been having a coffee

and  back home:  homework and studying ...  Our last exam.

 Nothing interesting.

28 October 2016.

Our last day. "high energy pays off" for getting good marks.

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My class, nice to meet you. Greetings from Spain, I'll miss you.

Thanks Paul, Niamh, James and Graham for your classes.

Bye Bye Dublin

This has been an experience we'll never forget.