Persianas and the Spanish SHUTTER blind -- Why they'll never get rid of them.

 

This lesson is an investigation into the UBIQUITOUS persian blinds or better know as 'PERSIANAS' their origin and why they are such an integral part of Spanish society. 

Objective – Speak with more confidence on the curious matter of blinds and speculate and hypothesize why they are not so common in other countries. 

Class duration – One - 1 hour session \ Number of students – 1 – 4 

The majority of corrections are given in real time during the online class with notes taken and written in the CHAT option in Microsoft teams, google MEET or skype.

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I remember when I was teaching intensive courses in Dublin in 2018 and it was a really long hot summer. There were a lot of Brazilians and  Mediterranean students who constantly gave out about the food and the lack of decent blinds to keep early morning sun out of their room after a night. 

Why can't Spaniards get rid of their blinds? - BBC Reel

NOTES -- 

VOCAB - paja --- straw-----------

PREPOSITION -- AT the weekend-------------

PHRASAL VERB – lie on – to stay longer sleep than you normally do.

\\\\\\ GRAMMAR –

I USED TO live in Dublin -- a habit no longer continued \\ USED TO + infinitive \ without TO \

Beginning to become familiar with ---- Get used to + verb + ing – . It took me a day or two TO GET USED to DRIVING a hybrid car in Dublin.

ACCUSTOMED TO - USED TO + verb + ing – After thirteen tear I am used to living in Madrid.

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