STARTING IN MAY!if you can’t make it in your own branch see if you can in another branch....

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Dear students,

Our warmest welcome for each and all of you! It´s a great pleasure to be in contact with you again. 2015 is a very special year for the LCB because we are celebrating our 80th anniversary!

We are all working with great enthusiasm to give you our best: a blend of experience and openness to innovation. As of this year, for instance, you will be able to track your progress online through our website. Stay tuned for more instructions.

On our website, you will also find links to a variety of resources we have put together to provide you with as many opportunities as possible to further develop your language skills. www.liceobritanico.com/elliceo_actividades_gratuitas.php#

Are you keen on animé? Do you follow the Big Bang Theory? You may find out about these and many more topics in our blog on entertainment (LCB-entertainment). Ready to move a step further? Our blog on learning (LCB-learning) has activities to learn even more from the texts published. lcbentertainment.wordpress.com/

If, on the other hand, you are interested in improving your listening skills, you may follow the LCB weekly radio show. “The Typical Mistake” broadcasts live on FM Palermo 94.7 every Monday from 3:00 to 4:00. You may also find podcasts of previous programmes on www.thetypicalmistake.com or by following the links from the LCB website. Topics are broad and varied – from flexitarianism to the origins of insults or effective altruism.

Free Conversation Courses!

info@estudiopandg.comLAYOUT & DESIGN / DISEÑO DE REVISTA:

Barrio NorteBelgranoCallaoVilla CrespoMartínezVilla UrquizaFlores

Tuesdays 09:30 Saturdays 09:00 Tuesdays 20:30 Mondays 20:30Tuesdays 20:00Mondays 19:00Wednesdays 19:30

PeñaSchtenbargMaydana Rouco HernándezMatheAndreolli

BRANCH INTERMEDIATE ADVANCEDTEACHER(Int.1 & 2/ Lev. 3,4,5) (Ad. 1&2 / Lev. 6,7,8 / Superior)

* Please confirm this timetable with the branch you choose for any last minute changes that may take place. *

Don’t miss out! Then, of course, as an LCB student, you have access to our virtual classroom at www.liceobritanico.com. There, you will find plenty of opportunities to revise what you have learnt in class or to catch up with your lessons if you have missed.

However, some of our resources do not require an Internet connection! Take our Extracurricular Activities, for instance. Theatre outings, field trips and more. Soon, you will receive information about our programme for this year. As for further speaking opportunities, you can also join our Free Conversation lessons, which run from May to November.

Last but not least, this magazine, LCB News, is our bridge between the Liceo and your families. It offers students from all branches the opportunity to participate by submitting drawings, crosswords, interviews, poems, lyrics, stories or comments. Sometimes it includes photos taken at outings or school celebrations. As those materials appear in print and online, students can share them with family and friends.

We hope you enjoy all these resources. For all the hard work that goes into them, we would like to thank our project leaders for willingly co-ordinating them with unflagging commitment and enthusiasm.

And for everyone at the LCB, we wish you all a rewarding academic year rich in learning and personal growth.

Viviana FeliciottiCoordinator –LCB Belgrano

Editorial

PeñaWuMaydana RoucoHernándezMathePeralta

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He was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science � ction genre. He was also a proli� c writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Together with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, Wells has been referred to as "� e Father of Science Fiction".His most notable science � ction works include � e War of the Worlds, � e Time Machine, � e Invisible Man and � e Island of Doctor Moreau. Wells's earliest specialised training was in biology, and his thinking on ethical matters took place in a speci� cally and fundamentally Darwinian context. He was also from an early date an outspoken socialist, often (but not always, as at the beginning of the First World War) sympathising with paci� st views. His later works became increasingly political and didactic, and he sometimes indicated on o� cial documents that his profession was that of "Journalist." Most of his later novels were not science � ction. Some described lower-middle class life (Kipps; � e History of Mr Polly), leading him to be touted as a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole. Wells also wrote abundantly about the "New Woman" and the Su� ragettes (Ann Veronica).

In popular � ction and � lmIn C. S. Lewis's novel � at Hideous Strength, the character Jules is a caricature of Wells,and much of Lewis's science � ction was written both under the in� uence of Wells and as an antithesis to his work (or, as he put it, an "exorcism"of the in� uence it had on him).Bert is a portrayal of H. G. Wells in James A. Owen's series, � e Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica. Malcolm MacDowell plays H. G. Wells in Time After Time (1979 � lm).Wells is also a character in � e In� nite Worlds of H. G. Wells.Wells also features as a character in Félix J. Palma's novels � e Map of Timeand � e Map of the Sky (2012). Wells is the subject of the biographical novel A Man of Parts by David Lodge, published in 2011.In the Syfy television series Warehouse 13 a new avenue of H.G. Wells is taken, with Jaime Murray's portrayal of a female version of the author. Helena G. Wells allowed her brother to take the credit for her works of � ction because no one would believe a woman could write such fantastical stories.

Photograph by George Charles Beresford, 1920

Herbert George WellsBORN21 September 1866Bromley, Kent, EnglandDIED3 August 1946 (aged 79)OCCUPATIONNovelist, teacher, historian, journalistGENREScience fi ctionNOTABLE WORKSThe Outline of HistoryThe Time MachineThe Invisible ManThe Island of Doctor MoreauThe War of the WorldsThe First Men in the MoonThe Shape of Things to Come

H.G.WellsBIO

LCB ENTERTAINMENT es un blog de entretenimiento diseñado para que puedas hacer una lectura dinámica e interactiva a través de los links de nuestras publicaciones sobre temas que te interesan o resultan divertidos www.lcbentertainment.wordpress.com

LCB LEARNING es un blog de aprendizaje autodidacta con ejercicios para realizar de manera autónoma sobre temas relacionados con tus propios intereses y preferencias. Las respuestas de los ejercicios las encontrarás en la sección “Comments” que se encuentra debajo de cada publicación. www.lcblearning.wordpress.com

EL AULA VIRTUAL es un servicio que el Liceo brinda sin cargo adicional a todos sus alumnos para complementar el trabajo en clase con explicaciones, videos y ejercicios.www.liceobritanico.com

THE TYPICAL MYSTAKE es el programa de radio del Liceo que se emite por radio FM Palermo 94,7 los días lunes a las 5:00 pm. Visitá el sitio de la radio y escuchá los programas ya emitidos.www.thetypicalmistake.com

LCB NEWS es la revista que publica el Liceo bimestralmente con notas y trabajos que producen los mismos alumnos, y que a su vez se utiliza en clase como material didáctico. Aquí >www.liceobritanico.com podrás leer las ediciones online a color.

LCB Onlinewww.liceobritanico.com

te interesan o resultan divertidos www.lcbentertainment.wordpress.com

LCB LEARNINGautodidacta con ejercicios para realizar de manera autónoma sobre temas relacionados con tus propios intereses y preferencias. Las respuestas de los ejercicios las encontrarás en la sección “Comments” que se encuentra debajo de cada publicación. www.lcblearning.wordpress.com

EL AULA VIRTUAL brinda sin cargo adicional a todos sus alumnos para complementar el trabajo en clase con explicaciones, videos y ejercicios.www.liceobritanico.com

THE TYPICAL MYSTAKE del Liceo que se emite por radio FM Palermo 94,7 los días lunes a las 5:00 pm. Visitá el sitio de la radio y escuchá los programas ya emitidos.www.thetypicalmistake.com

LCB NEWSbimestralmente con notas y trabajos que producen los mismos alumnos, y que a su vez se utiliza en clase como material didáctico. Aquí >ediciones online a color.

El proyecto LCB-Blogging consiste en el diseño de un dispositivo de aprendizaje a través del entretenimiento y las nuevas tecnologías. El proyecto tiene como objetivo principal incentivar el aprendizaje autónomo por parte de los usuarios que visitan nuestros blogs, brindándoles la posibilidad de tener acceso a una gran variedad de material didáctico y ejercicios online que les permite enriquecer su propio proceso de aprendizaje.En cada publicación, además del texto y las imágenes, encontrarás links con material audiovisual interesante y atractivo. Es decir que vos tenés la oportunidad de elegir el recorrido que querés realizar para que la lectura de cada publicación sea más dinámica e interactiva. Ambos blogs cuentan con una gran variedad de publicaciones organizadas por categorías de temas. (Arte, música, tecnología, educación, literatura, series de TV, películas, deportes, moda y celebraciones).Cada vez que realicemos una nueva publicación, lo anunciaremos vía Twitter y Facebook, por eso es muy importante que nos sigas en ambas redes sociales. Además, te ofrecemos la posibilidad de seguir nuestros blogs vía e-mail para que puedas recibir notifi caciones de nuevas publicaciones y ejercicios de manera automática. En la sección “Leave a comment”, ubicada al fi nal de cada publicación, podés dejarnos un comentario. También, hemos diseñado una guía práctica para la interacción con los contenidos de blogs (“Guide for blog interaction”) que te será de gran utilidad para organizar el recorrido a través de las publicaciones y ejercicios. El link de la guía se encuentra en la barra derecha de ambos blogs.

www.lcbentertainment.wordpress.com/ www.lcblearning.wordpress.com

LCB BLOGGING

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StorytimeThe Island

Parker, a young scientist, washes up on a tropical island, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. He is rescued by a man named Montgomery and his curious looking servant, who bring Parker back to a compound, where Montgomery nurses him back to health. � ere, Parker meets Dr. Moreau, the island’s owner, and his mysterious daughter. Intrigued by the new arrival, Moreau informs Parker that he runs a biological station on the island and that Parker, for his own safety, will be con� ned to the compound. Parker recognizes Moreau’s name, remembering that he was forced to leave civilization due to some gruesome animal experiments in vivisection. Montgomery con� rms this, but still defends Moreau’s work. Montgomery’s servant then attacks Parker, luring him out into the jungle. But another similar creature—a Feline Woman—saves Parker, chasing Montgomery’s servant o� . Montgomery captures the Feline Woman, taking her back to the compound. � ere, Parker sees Moreau and Montgomery operating on the Woman. Terri� ed that he is Moreau’s next

subject, Parker � ees into the jungle, where he is confronted by the Beast People. � ey draw Parker into their prayer circle. And Moreau appears, looking for Parker. Moreau informs him that he is engineering all the animals on the island into more advanced, human forms; that all those Parker has encountered are Moreau’s test subjects and, regardless of the pain they are experiencing at his hands, it is for the greater good. Parker is appalled at Moreau’s callousness and experiences horrible nightmares. Montgomery continues to defend Moreau’s acts, until he and Parker are attacked by Montgomery’s servant. Moreau and Montgomery � nd the Beast People in the jungle, where Moreau viciously punishes Montgomery’s servant. Rather than allow the torture to continue, Parker kills the creature. Moreau is furious, but still attempts to reason with Parker, o� ering to replace his drunken assistant Montgomery with the more able Parker. Parker refuses and Moreau realizes that Parker will be of no use to him. He decides to use Parker—a human test subject—to advance his experiments still

THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU / A SYNOPSIS

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First things fi rst: I haven’t read the whole novel since there’s been a degree of hastiness to write this. However, this isn’t inaccurate for the purposes of this review, as that’s exactly the point of it. At the risk of sounding like a chamuyero, I personally think that, even though I don’t know the complete development of The Island of Doctor Moreau by the outstanding H. G. Wells, this captivating novel still has something to teach the reader who’s currently coming upon it. Especially if this reader is a teenager, who is coming upon his life as well. What am I talking about? The point is essentially simple: this text is a wonderful portrait of how an insignifi cant act of braveness can change the course of someone’s life, embarking him in an exciting adventure which will change his understanding of the world forever. It should not be forgotten that you’ll probably stumble upon several adversities and also with some great stroke of luck, but that’s the true magic of starting an adventure. Feeling the electrifying intrigue of Prendick’s future in your bones while you’re undertaking your own sailing in real life is priceless, as well as it’s one of the greatest values of H. G. Well’s oeuvre. Haven’t read the whole novel, don’t know what the future holds, the only certainty is that the next thing about to happen will sharply deviate the direction of our protagonist in a way that it’s often confused with the reality of your own life. Ladies and gentlemen: a protagonist, a voyage, several challenges, doubts and fears, hopes and joys, a gamble, an uncertain fate and a new world of oddity… life itself ?

The island of doctor Moreau written by H.G. Wells is a magnifi cent piece of writing. It was fi rst published in 1896 and is currently well ranked among the classic novels of the English language. This is not the ordinary tale about a shipwreck and how its crew survived, but a much deeper, darker, more thrilling story about the only survivor of the Lady Vain, a ship that disappeared mysteriously in the middle of the ocean.After the sinking of the Lady Vain, Edward Prendick is rescued by Mr. Montgomery. He describes the strange situations he goes through aboard the ship he is brought into. Everything he sees is odd, and has some sort of evil within. � e animals he � nds in the ship, along with the deformed assistant of Montgomery give him an abnormal feeling, which he cannot describe well. � e strange noises heard and the presence of Montgomery’s assistant, make the whole crew uncomfortable. � is situation comes to an end when they � nally arrive on the island they were headed to. At this point, the drunkard captain of the ship decides to leave not only Montgomery and his animals but also Prendick. � e man, who was not invited to the island, is left alone in a dingy. By chance, Montgomery rescues Prendick once again and takes him to the island.Later, they arrive on the island of Doctor Moreau where a biological station stands. From there on, the novel grows in intensity as Mr. Prendick discovers all the mysteries the island holds. What is the big secret of the island?� is story, full of mystery and peculiar situations, will certainly disturb and provoke the reader, making him question ethical issues on modern biological manipulation and genetic engineering. It is de� nitely recommendable to read it.

Keber, Francisco / Melzi, Rocío / Andina, Cecilia

Would you like to go somewhere mysterious?Do you imagine yourself having an adventure in a mysterious island? Not knowing where you are or with whom? How would you feel if you didn't have a choice? Well, that's the case of Mr.Prendick. Edward was a passenger in a boat that had an accident, and when he was about to die, alone in a dingey without any food or water, he was saved. But he didn't know the things that he was going to see afterwards. His savior was Montgomery, an extraordinary doctor, in every sense of the word. The boat in which they were had a lot of cages with animals, but the odd thing about that ship was the doctor’s assistant. He was different from everyone (and everything) that Mr. Prendick had seen in his life. He wasn't human, he looked like a beast.The ship was going to an island, an island with no name. But one thing was clear, it was not a regular island and specially the assistant wasn't a regular person. Something was different, odd, mysterious. When they arrived on the island, Montgomery didn't want him there. Neither did he himself want to be there, but a rushed decision he made years ago had led him trough this strange path. What's the special thing about this island? What happened there and why? If you want to feel as if you where going somewhere mysterious but you don't want to do anything dangerous, or even get off your couch, this is the book for you to read.

THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU

THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU / A personal voyage

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When Viviana Feliciotti hired me 30 years ago, I never imagined I would work for the Institute for such a long time.I started working in Lavalle with her …. 3 courses, one of them Intermediate 2 - with Arthur and Mary as characters………., and in Flores with Estela Perrota - 1st children.So many years …. So many experiences ….. just to mention some…• I have had most of the Courses.• I have experienced the positive changes in the way we teach English.• I have had the first Courses for Adults.• I have been the first teacher with Fabian Wallace at Quilmes Branch.• I have taught a lot of students who varied from 8 to 84, Vicente.• I have shared good and difficult times with all the people I have worked in Flores.And today I´m celebrating these 30 years with all the Flores team. Thanks to Everybody.We are a Great Team.And now, I´m looking forward to my present in December. Remember I have already been given the watch, the pen, the key ring and The Plaque……. So now, why not A Weekend Trip …. A Spa…..

Susana Negroles

Have you seen “The Hunger Games”, “Minority Report”, “I-Robot”,” Matrix” or “Insurgent”? Well, they are all examples of dystopias. The original word is “Utopia”, from Greek “ou”, which means “no”; and “topos”, which equates to “place”; so a utopia is a place that does not exist because its characteristics are those of a perfect place, where life is in total harmony and where people are completely happy. “Dystopia” is a derivation of “utopia” and means its opposite: a place where rules are restrictive and oppressive, ensuing from a state of misbalance that causes people to suffer the consequences of having to tolerate such norms. The societies portrayed in the films above are undergoing some sort of misbalance, otherwise, why would people have to be sacrificed in a competition where civilians kill each other to survive? Why would anyone be incarcerated for a lifetime when one has not committed any crime? Why would a robot save an adult’s life instead of a little girl who’s drowning? Or why would anyone have to take a pill in order to see reality instead of keeping on living in a state of oblivious submission to the machines? These dystopias had already been created in literary works like The Tempest, by Shakespeare; Gulliver’s Travels, by Swift; 1984, by Orwell or The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H.G.Wells.Dystopias are societies that fictionalize the inherent problems in the writers’ contemporary social contexts. They don’t stem from nothingness, but from a deep perception of the world that surrounds and contains the writers as subjects themselves. One might wonder, by having a look at our own social pattern, if the conditions we are living in are not dystopic after all. If technology keeps making us believe that we are in contact, when the actual physical contact that the embrace and the caress entail is actually no longer there thanks to technology, then where are we really heading towards? When cars and planes get so faster and so autonomous that they take decisions for humans and end up in catastrophe, what kind of control are we humans really having over them? And when we live in such conditions that we end up thinking the humans around us are pretty much like the monstrous animalesque pseudo-humans that Moreau has created on his island, then what feelings are we truly nurturing?

30 years at lcb...

PREPARATORY & CHILDREN ICallaoTeacher: Lucia Girolimini

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ChiLdren II from Callao wrote some nice guessing games for

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Stars Shine in Adrogué

LCB Adrogue branchTeacher: Sancho Laura Ilse

Date: March 2015

Unit 1:Time for music.Going to the Luna Park I theatre.

1 Dialogue:C: Good evening.M: Good evening.C: May I have a ticket, please?M: Yes,of course, what singer do you want to see?C: I want to see "Daddy Yanky."M: When is it for?C: It is for Friday 25th in March.M: Yes here is your ticket and here is your programme.C: Thank you. Bye.M: Bye.

Unit 1: Time for music.Going to the Gran Rex theatre.

1 Dialogue:V: Good evening!L: Good evening!V: May I have a ticket, please?L: Yes of course, what band do you want to see? V: I want to see "The Grandparents of the Nothing."L: When is it for?V: It is for Friday 16th in March.L: Yes. Here is your ticket and here is your programme.V: Thank you. Bye.L: Bye.

2 Dialogue:A: Good evening!V: Hello!A: Can I see your ticket, please?V: Yes, of course. Here's my ticket. A: Follow me, please.V: Ok.A: It's row 10, seat number 20. Here we are. V: Thank you. A: Enjoy the show!

* V- Valentina: Theatre goer.* L- Leila: Ticket seller.* A- Aldana: Ticket collector.

2 Dialogue:J: Good evening.C: Hello.J: Can I see your ticket, please?C: Yes,of course. Here is my ticket.J: Follow me,please.C: Ok.J: It's row 12. Seat number 20. Here we are.C: Thank you.J: Enjoy the show.

* C – Coral: theatre goer. * M- Mora: ticket seller.* J – Jeremias: Ticket collector.

Unit 1:Time for music. Going to the Luna Park II theatre.

1 Dialogue:M: Good evening.MP: Good evening.M: May I have a ticket, please?MP: Yes,of course, what singer do you wnat to see?M: I want to see "Taylor Swift."MP: When is it for?M: It is for Friday 25th in March.MP: Yes here is your ticket and here is your programme.M: Thank you .Bye.MP: Bye.

2 Dialogue:MP: Good evering.P: Hello.MP: Can I see your ticket, please?P: Yes,of course.here is my ticket.MP: Follow me,please.P: Ok.MP: It's row F. Seat number 15. Here we are.P: Thank you.MP: Enjoy the show.

* M - Michelle: Theatre goer.* MP - Martina: Ticket seller.* P - Pablo: Ticket collector.

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