Applying for a job

4th year students have written fake curriculum vitaes and application letters because they know they will have to apply for a job after having studied hard for many years. 

In this post you will see different links where you can read the written task they have completed. Some of the letters have mistakes, and so have the curriculum vitae. Read them and decide which one you think deserves a job.

application letter.docx by Lidia Gonzalo

application letter.docx by Lidia Gonzalo

Covering Letter M.B. by Lidia Gonzalo

One week to go!!!

Ghosts, witches and bats will be around us in a week. Meanwhile, try to keep calm and enjoy the time left.

Crossword puzzles

A good way to practise vocabulary is finding words in a crossword puzzle. Some first year students created their own puzzles to learn new topics. Have a look at them and try to find the words. Don't get crazy!!

Crossword Puzzles by Lidia Gonzalo

Going to London

London is an exciting city. It's full of life, sites to visit... Second year students have used webquests and have discovered many things about this city they didn't know before. 

They have made some interesting powerpoint presentations to show us how they would spend a couple of days in this great city. The results are really good!!

A trip to London from LidiaGon

Working with compound nouns

3rd year students have been working with compound nouns. Here you will find some of the presentations they have created.

Fine as frog's hair

If something is as fine as frog's hair, it is very delicate and fine. The phrase is facetious as frogs do not possess hair.

Origin

This is an American simile and dates back to the mid 19th century. C. Davis's Diary of 1865 has this entry:

"I have a better flow of spirits this morning, and, in fact, feel as fine as frog's hair, as Potso used to say."

The allusion to the hairs on a frog clearly points us to the 'slender, narrow', meaning of the phrase. Just as clearly, frogs don't have hair, and the ironic reference to it is intended to highlight the effect. This is similar to the British simile 'as rare as rocking-horse shit' that is, nonexistent. The British also have a related vulgarism, which takes the implied smallness a step further - 'as small as the hairs on a gnat's bollock'.

The citation above plays with the meaning of the expression by using 'fine' to mean 'excellent - in high spirits'.

There is a lesser-known variant from the southern states - 'as slippery as frog hair'. This is used to denote money, especially that which is newly acquired; for example, from Time, February 1974:

"Disturbingly, many of the plaque owners were contractors or architects who stood to benefit from making political contributions - frog hair, as such funds are known... because, as old Sooners [Settlers who jumped the gun and arrived too soon to a claim] say, new money feels 'as slippery as frog's hair'."