CARMEN: JUMPING THE SHARK

A rose

Today, The Poppins have had a hard day.  

For one hand, they’ve received five intensive hours.

First, they’ve done some exercises about Present Simple and have worked with the order of the adjectives.

More information: Order of Adjectives Exercises

Second, they’ve talked about Catharism, routes of exile and Game of the Goose.

More information: Gambling games

Next, they’ve shared some roses and dragons celebrating an advanced Saint George’s Day.

After that, they have read the third chapter of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Then, they’ve talked a lot about lots of things which have a relationship with language, literature, comprehension, interpretation, learning and teaching.

Finally, they’ve chosen a word to sum up the day.

For other hand, the family wants to send its best regards of recovering to Jennifer, who is still under the effects of vodka.

Tonight, the shark has jumped in Siberia when the family has received a Morse message which they’re trying to decrypt…   

More information: Morse Mode Conversion Tool

We've been playing games since humanity had civilization. There is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so deep-seated that it can bypass latter-day cultural norms and biases.

Jane McGonigal

CREATING A PLAN IN SIBERIA

Today, The Poppins have studied the Present Simple in present, past and future. 

Before revising it, they had read the first chapter of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and written some passwords.

Next Friday is going to be a special day for this family because The Grandma is a great fan of Saint George. This is the reason because of she has explained them a part of a long story about the origins of Saint George and they’ve created some links between it and some cultures like Cathars and Gypsies.

More information: Saint George's Church (Cairo, Egypt)

More information: El Camí dels Bons Homes (Catalan Version)

Finally, The Poppins, who are now in Moscow, have thought about preparing a plan to rescue M.Carmen, who is still kidnapped in Siberia. The most part of the members of this family are worried about this situation but there’s a person who has the real clue: Eli Poppins. Why is really M.Carmen in Siberia? Is there a hidden agenda? Which is her role in this story? There are too many questions and no answers. We must wait for news...

Aqueres montanhes
que tant nautes son,
m’empèishen de véder
mèns amors a o son.

Montanhes Araneses, Imne d’Aran

NEW FAMILY, NEW ADVENTURES

Matryoshka dolls

Today, The Grandma has met The Poppins, her new family. It has been a beautiful an intensive day for this new family. 

After listening to all the explanations of MJ very carefully, the family has started to introduce itself and every member has adopted her new role: nationality and job.

It seemed that it was a normal day until the family has received her first, but not the last, incredible information: M.Carmen Poppins is kidnapped in a prison in Siberia.

Tomorrow, the family will work together to rescue her because they have another objective: travel to Brazil to help Isa Addams-Poppins in her Olympic Games training and to Scotland to visit Núria’s hometown.

Without a lot of time to do nothing, they’ve talked about the order of MPT in a sentence and about how to start to write a composition paying attention to the most important information: Who? When? Where? and What?

So you set out to travel to Rome and end up in Istanbul.

You set off for Japan and you end up on a train across Siberia. 
The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder.

Lorena Mc Kennit