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Maggie MacDonnell, la profesora canadiense que enseña en la comunidad de Salluit, un remoto lugar con altas tasas de suicidios y embarazos adolescentes, logró hacerse con el premio Global Teacher Prize 2017.

Esta tercera edición, que se ha celebrado en Dubai, tenía un particular interés en nuestro país, ya que, entre los diez candidatos finalistas que optaban al premio, se encontraba un español, David Calle, profesor de Física que enseña en una academia de apoyo escolar y también en su canal de Youtube. Finalmente, Calle no ha podido hacerse con el millón de dólares con los que se premia la labor docente del ganador, aunque encontrarse entre los 10 mejores profesores es ya un logro.

Quien sí puede presumir de ser la mejor profesora del mundo según el Global Teacher Prize 2017 MacDonnell que, tal y como establecen las normas del Global Teacher Prize 2017, tendrá que invertir el dinero del premio en mejoras educativas en la comunidad en la que enseña.

Maggie MacDonnell ganadora del Global Teacher Prize 2017

Hace seis años Maggie MacDonnell decidió embarcarse en la misión de enseñar en una remota comunidad inuit que se encuentra en Salluit. Se trata de un lugar al que solo es posible acceder en avión y que, además, cuenta con altas tasas de embarazos adolescentes, consumo de dr**as, abusos sexuales y suicidios de varones jóvenes. Un panorama nada alentador que MacDonnell tuvo en cuenta al desarrollar su programa de formación.

En una comunidad en la que roles de género muy bien definidos en el las niñas que cargaban con grandes tareas domésticas y tenían que abandonar los estudios pronto al convertirse en madres, MacDonnell desarrolló un programa con “habilidades para la vida”, cuyo objetivo es formar a las jóvenes en actividades que hasta entonces no estaban destinadas para su género.

El suicidio adolescente es otra de las grandes preocupaciones de esta docente y su objetivo es acabar con él, por ello su labor educativa se basa en tres pilares: integración en programas que motiven a cada alumno, aprovechamiento del talento dentro de la comunidad y, como consecuencia, motivación y autorrealización.

Por estos motivos, el premio no es solo una valoración a su labor educativa, sino también un reconocimiento a la mejora en la calidad de vida de los jóvenes de esta comunidad gracias a las aportaciones de Maggie MacDonnell. De hecho, la profesora subió a recoger el premio acompañada de uno de sus alumnos, un joven que aspira estudiar en la Universidad y que es un ejemplo de los cambios que se están produciendo en la comunidad.

MacDonnell tiene muy claro a qué destinará el millón de dólares, que recibirá en 10 partes iguales y a lo largo de 10 años. El freno del cambio climático, que es especialmente notable en las regiones árticas, es uno de los objetivos de la profesora canadiense. Además, entre sus objetivos no ha olvidado incluir el respeto de las tradiciones de los pueblos inuit.

Los premios Global Teacher Prize, un evento que premia la innovación docente

Los Global Teacher Prize son un certamen anual que en 2017 han celebrado su tercera edición. Puede que su recorrido parezca breve, pero el hecho de que pretendan dar reconocimiento a la labor de los docentes en todo el mundo hace que estos premios sean considerados como los Premios Nobel de la Docencia.

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English Spanish
cook [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal, figurative (devise, invent) tramar⇒ vtr
maquinar⇒ vtr
inventar⇒ vtr
(coloquial, figurado) cocinar⇒ vtr
Let's cook up a plan.
Tramemos un plan.
cook [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (cook in improvised way) improvisar⇒ vtr
Come on over, I'll cook up some fried rice.
Ven a cenar, voy a improvisar algo con arroz.

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Word of the Day: crank

crank (noun, verb, adjective) /kræŋk/

A hand crank is the part of the machine that you can rotate with your hand.

Informally, a crank is a bad-tempered person or someone that supports bizarre causes or has strange ideas. A crank is also an arm or lever that makes a rotating part move in a machine. Therefore, to crank means ‘to rotate or move with a crank’ and ‘to start a machine using a crank.’ As an adjective, crank means ‘eccentric’ and also ‘done by an unbalanced person.’

Example sentences
My husband is a bit of a crank in the mornings, but he's very sweet natured once he's woken up a bit.
The old lady at the end of the street is always adopting stray cats and it's gotten to the point where her house is full of them; everyone thinks she's a crank.
Very early models of cars had to be started with a crank.
Joe cranked the car window down and asked the woman for directions.
Linda cranked the engine until it roared into life.
You're crazy! I don't want anything to do with any of your crank ideas!
The journalist showed the police the crank emails he had been receiving about the articles he had written; many of them contained threats of violence.
Words often used with crank
crank up: get started or ready. Example: “Stores are cranking up for the Christmas rush.”

crank up something: stimulate or produce. Example: “The advertising agency is trying to crank up interest in the new product.”

crank something up, crank up something: turn up. Example: “It’s freezing in here; crank up the heating!”

crank something down, crank down something: decrease. Example: “The banks are cranking down interest rates.”

crank something out, crank out something: produce quickly or mechanically. “John cranked out his assignment the night before it was due.”

In pop culture
A crank call (also known as a prank call) is a call made to annoy someone, either as a joke or intimidation, or because the caller is unbalanced. Example: “Police are investigating a spate of crank calls. The caller doesn’t say anything; he just breathes heavily down the phone.” (If there is a spate of something, it means that thing has been happening a lot.) In this scene from the 2004 movie Anchorman, you can see Will Ferrell’s character Ron Burgundy and his friend making obnoxious crank calls to their colleague:

Did you know?
The related adjective cranky means ‘bad-tempered,’ so you might say, “Be careful around the boss; she’s really cranky today.” In this sense we can use it to refer to anyone, but we often use it for children: “My three-year-old is always cranky when I wake her up from a nap.” It can also mean eccentric, but it is now more common to hear crank as an adjective with that meaning. This adjectival use of crank is thought likely to be a back-formation of cranky, which first appeared in US English, but is now common in other English-speaking countries too.

Other forms
crankily (adverb), crankiness (noun)

Origin
Crank, meaning ‘a handle for turning something,’ dates back to before the year 1000. Though there is no record of crank in Old English as a stand-alone noun, cranc- appears as part of the words crancstǣf (weaver’s instrument) and crencestre (a female weaver). It can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic root krank-, and is related to a different Old English word: the verb crincan (meaning ‘to bend or yield’). While the English kept the original meaning through the Middle English cranke, Krank in German and Dutch came to mean ‘weak,’ and later ‘ill.’ The sense ‘eccentric or crazy person’ first appeared in the mid-19th century. The verb comes from the noun, and was first used in the late 16th century, meaning ‘to zig-zag.’ The meaning ‘to turn a crank’ first appeared with the invention of the automobile, in the early 20th century.

WORD OF THE DAY : DEAL

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WORD OF THE DAY: DEAL

To deal, always followed by with, means ‘to be concerned or to have to do with something,’ ‘to conduct oneself toward people,’ and ‘to take the necessary action regarding something or someone.’ To deal also means ‘to deliver’ and ‘to do business’ and, particularly with drugs, it means ‘to buy and sell illegally.’ When talking about playing cards, deal means ‘to distribute.’ As a noun, a deal is an arrangement, a business transaction, and, informally, the treatment received by another person. In card games, a deal is a distribution of playing cards.

Example sentences
This book deals with the issue of behavioral problems in young children.
Diplomats have special skills in dealing with people.
The teacher dealt with the misbehaving student by giving him detention.
The financial crisis dealt the final blow to the business and it went bankrupt.
Stockbrokers deal in stocks and shares.
Harry dealt five cards to each player.
The two businesswomen discussed the price of the goods and agreed on a deal.
Paul isn't happy with his job at the moment; everyone else seems to have better hours and pay and he doesn't think he's getting a fair deal.
Words often used with deal
a good deal of something, a great deal of something: a slightly more formal way of saying ‘a lot of something.’ Example: “You need a great deal of courage to leave a well-paid job and start your own business.”

raw deal: bad treatment. Example: “Jane’s boyfriend ran off and left her for someone else on the same day she lost her job because the boss blamed her for someone else’s mistake. She got a really raw deal.”

deal someone in: literally, this means ‘to include someone in a card game,’ but informally it means to include someone in any sort of plan or action. Example: “That sounds like a great business opportunity; can you deal me in?”

cut a deal: come to an agreement, especially in business. Example: “The clothing company cut a deal with a factory to make their products more cheaply.”

the real deal: genuine, authentic. Example: “That painting isn’t a copy; it’s the real deal.”

deal with it: stop complaining and accept the situation. Example: “I know you don’t like your new boss, but you need your job, so you’ll just have to deal with it!”

big deal: something important. Example: “Bridget has just been accepted to do a course at Oxford University. It’s one of the best universities in the world, so it’s a really big deal.” Big deal is often used in the negative––not a big deal or no big deal. Example: “Don’t worry if you haven’t finished that work yet. It’s no big deal; it can wait until next week.”

In pop culture
Deal or No Deal was a popular game show with versions in the US and UK. Contestants were presented with 22 identical boxes to open. Each box contained a sum of money, ranging in values up to £250,000. A contestant would choose a box and then a banker would make them an offer of actual money to buy the box (which had not yet been opened, so no one knew how much it was worth). The contestant had to try to get as much money as possible and, of course, the banker would try to pay as little as possible. The contestant would either say “Deal,” to accept the banker’s offer, or “No deal,” to reject it, in which case they would be given the opportunity to swap boxes with another contestant or keep the one they have. They then open the box and win the amount inside. Here is a clip from the show in which one lucky contestant wins the highest amount of £250,000!

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List of interjections

02/12/2016

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a sudden emotion. Interjections are used to exclaim, protest or react. They can stand by themselves. They may also appear within larger structures.

Hurrah! We’ve won!
Alas, she’s dead now.
Mild interjections are usually set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma. More powerful interjections are followed by an exclamation mark.

Here is a list of common interjections in English.

Ah
This expression can express ideas such as pleasure and surprise.

Ah! It feels good.
Ah! I’ve passed.
Alas
This word expresses pity or grief.

Alas, we’ve lost.
Eh
The word eh has several meanings. It can be used to ask for repetition or to make an enquiry.

‘I’m going.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I’m going.’
‘What do you think of my new hairstyle, eh?’
‘Eh’ can also express surprise.

‘I’ve won.’ ‘Eh! Really?’
Hey
This word is mainly used to call attention.

‘Hey! Where are you going?’
Hi
This is a word used to greet people.

‘Hi John. How’re you?’
Hmm
This word expresses doubt or hesitation.

‘Hmm. Let’s me see.’
Oh
This word expresses surprise.

‘Oh! You both know each other.’
‘Oh’ can also express pain.

‘Oh! I’ve got a bad headache.’
Ouch
This word mainly expresses pain.

‘Ouch! That hurts really badly!’
Well
This word is commonly used to introduce a remark.

‘Well, how did he react?’
‘Well, we are not exactly interested in this.’

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Any, Anything, Anyone, Some, Something and Someone

Grammar explanation

Some, Something and Someone are used in affirmative sentences.
Any, Anything, Anyone are used in negative sentences.
Questions:
- Can I have/get SOME ... ? Can you give me SOME ... ? (There's certainly SOME of it.)
- Do you have ANY ... ? Is there ANY ... ? (We're not certain whether there's ANY of it.)

Some and Any come along with nouns: some water, any idea, some people, any problem.
**Exception: Do you have any friends in town? Yes, I have SOME. I don't have ANY. (No need to repeat friends. It's obvious.)
Something and Anything come alone and represent things: I want to eat something (=some food). I didn't understand anything (=any word/idea).
Someone and Anyone come alone and represent people: Someone is knocking the door (=some person). I didn't know anyone at the party (=any person).

Word of the Day: shake
October 20, 2016
To shake is ‘to move with short, quick movements,’ ‘to move up and down when mixing,’ and ‘to tremble’, literally and figuratively, as with cold, excitement, or fear. When we shake hands, we hold someone else’s hand in greeting and move it up and down. Shake, often used with off, also means ‘to get rid of something’ or ‘to cause something to become loose and fall.’ When we are deeply upset or shocked about something, we can say that we are shaken by it. As a noun, a shake is any act of shaking. Informally, it also means ‘treatment.’ In addition, it is another word for milkshake.

Example sentences
The bartender put all the ingredients in the mixer and then shook them to make the cocktail.
The speaker was clearly nervous; you could see her hands shaking as she reached for her glass of water.
In France, people shake hands in greeting, unless they know each other well enough to kiss.
I can't seem to shake off this cold; I've had it for two weeks now.
Rachel was shaken by the news of her father's death.
With a shake of his head, Peter indicated his disagreement.
We don't believe in preferential treatment; everyone gets a fair shake in this company.
I always get a chocolate shake when I go to the ice cream parlor.
Words often used with shake
shake things up: change things, especially by breaking with routine. Example: “You can get stuck in a routine, if you’re not careful. To keep things interesting, it’s a good idea to shake things up by doing something completely different once in a while.”

a shakeup: the act of shaking things up. Example: “The new boss thinks the whole company needs a shakeup.”

let’s shake on it: said to mean you have come to an agreement or done a deal. Example: “You’ll see it for $300? Yes, I’ll take that. Let’s shake on it!”

shake somebody up: distress or upset someone. Example: “We nearly had a car accident on the way home. No one was hurt, but the near miss really shook us up.”

shake down (mainly US): to extort money from somebody. Example: “The nightclub owner was shaken down for a lot of money by criminals running a protection racket.” (A shakedown is the noun version of this.)

shake a leg: hurry up. Example: “We’re going to be late. Come on, shake a leg!”

In pop culture
The popular Taylor Swift song “Shake It Off” is about other people’s criticism and how the singer just “shakes it off” or, in other words, refuses to pay attention to it and let it bother her.

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