1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,599 Good morning, my name is Alberto and I'm 42 years old. 2 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:15,040 I'm an English teacher at Pablo Picasso High School in Pinto 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,320 and I live in a small flat in a big block of flats on the third floor. 4 00:00:19,839 --> 00:00:23,940 My favorite part of the house is the balcony where we can sit 5 00:00:23,940 --> 00:00:27,539 when it's a nice day in the sun to have coffee together 6 00:00:27,539 --> 00:00:33,060 and I live with my family that is made by me my wife who is four years younger than me and together 7 00:00:33,060 --> 00:00:40,460 we have a two years old daughter we don't have pets and that's all about me and my family now 8 00:00:40,460 --> 00:00:46,299 to continue I would like to talk about my high school Pablo Picasso that is located in Pinto a 9 00:00:46,299 --> 00:00:52,120 small town of about 50,000 inhabitants 20 kilometers to the south of Madrid I love the city because I 10 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,040 It grew up here when it was like half of the size it is now. 11 00:00:56,900 --> 00:01:07,859 And the school, when you come in, you first find the main building that is like a two-story house in the shape of an L with a big corridor and then a smaller one where we have most of the classrooms. 12 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,560 We have labs. 13 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:12,080 We have workshops and computer rooms. 14 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:18,620 And then we have a big courtyard where we have, for example, a music room, the gym. 15 00:01:18,860 --> 00:01:21,760 We have a smaller place with a few classrooms. 16 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:28,140 and the meeting hall and then we have the sport areas with football pitches and basketball courts 17 00:01:28,140 --> 00:01:34,500 etc and in terms of a subject my subject now is english but for example i remember when i was at 18 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:38,960 a high school my favorite subject was history because i was quite good at it and i was quite 19 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:44,340 interested in it and i had a good memory and i had some very good teachers through my years in high 20 00:01:44,340 --> 00:01:50,420 school and since i studied like six years like so i'm a bachelor i've managed to study 21 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:57,480 the whole of universal history from prehistory to the modern world like world world the two world 22 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:03,359 worlds and the whole of history of spain and even history of art now for some time i would like to 23 00:02:03,359 --> 00:02:09,680 talk about my daily routines i wake up quite early normally like because i like to do exercise before 24 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:16,420 i go to school i have a routine where i mix exercises that i take in from some martial arts 25 00:02:16,420 --> 00:02:24,060 that i did when i was younger and yoga etc then i have breakfast i wash myself and i go to school 26 00:02:24,060 --> 00:02:30,000 where i teach and i prepare lessons and i talk to my colleagues i correct exams etc then i come back 27 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:36,960 home normally i eat quite late at like 2 p.m 3 p.m even 4 p.m when i come back to school even 28 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:43,440 in spain normally we have lunch between like 1 p.m and 2 p.m or a bit later depending on the family 29 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:52,319 and after that i start i have a rest i may read a bit or like watch some videos on youtube and then 30 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:57,379 i start preparing lessons for the next day when my daughter comes back home i play with her for 31 00:02:57,379 --> 00:03:03,560 with her for some time then i do some more work at like about 7 p.m 8 p.m because like we live 32 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:10,560 with a small baby we have dinner earlier normally in spain people have dinner at 9 or even later 33 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:16,340 then if sometimes I need to do some more work sometimes I can have a rest and then normally 34 00:03:16,340 --> 00:03:23,500 I go bed at 11 o'clock I would like to talk a little bit about Spanish foods so I don't have 35 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:28,439 much time therefore I will only mention the Spanish food that I eat the most often and it's 36 00:03:28,439 --> 00:03:34,360 lentils too when you put like you make a big soup and you with lentils you fry onions and garlic 37 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:40,340 and you add it in then you add lots of paprika and olive oil and you can add potatoes or carrots 38 00:03:40,340 --> 00:03:46,159 And some people like also to add meat, mostly like chorizo, like sausage or things like that. 39 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:48,140 It's a delicious food. 40 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:57,420 And finally, to end with, I thought as the teacher that since we are doing this exchange with a place that is located as high school, 41 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,640 that is located in an area that is internationally well known, 42 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:07,920 it could be fun to try to get our Spanish students to attempt to describe Hollywood from what they've seen on TV and cinema, etc. 43 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,580 so I will have a go at it first 44 00:04:10,580 --> 00:04:16,100 in my mind Hollywood would be like any other neighborhood of LA 45 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:20,400 that from what I've heard and read is a big sprawling city 46 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,379 that doesn't have many blocks of flats 47 00:04:23,379 --> 00:04:25,720 so it's mostly one-story houses 48 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:30,160 like the typical American house that I imagine 49 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,780 that always has a nice garden around it 50 00:04:33,780 --> 00:04:45,760 And then I've always heard about this Hollywood Boulevard that I imagine would be the high street where you get all of the restaurants, cafes, shops, etc. 51 00:04:45,760 --> 00:05:03,700 And I imagine there are like other roads coming off this boulevard and other main streets and avenues where you have nice houses and even some mansions where like big stars and famous actors and actresses and film directors and other professionals. 52 00:05:03,780 --> 00:05:08,080 of the cinema industry would live 53 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:09,840 and everything would be overlooking 54 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:13,400 this hyper famous hillside 55 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,920 with the Hollywood sign 56 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:16,800 with the white letters on it 57 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,380 and that's how I imagine Hollywood 58 00:05:18,380 --> 00:05:21,640 you can tell me whether I'm getting it right 59 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,960 or I'm like getting a completely wrong image 60 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:25,000 of the distribution 61 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,420 and how the city is like 62 00:05:26,420 --> 00:05:28,340 and finally as a closing 63 00:05:28,340 --> 00:05:30,260 I would like to convey 64 00:05:30,260 --> 00:05:31,840 how happy I am 65 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:35,280 of being able to participate in this project. 66 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:39,240 And I would like to thank Anna for letting me 67 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,040 and Rafa participate in this very innovative 68 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,740 and interesting project. 69 00:05:43,740 --> 00:05:46,300 And I'm glad of being able to work with you. 70 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:48,540 I hope we can meet in person in the future 71 00:05:48,540 --> 00:05:51,220 and that this project is fruitful 72 00:05:51,220 --> 00:05:54,480 and that is going to work all right this year 73 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,520 and that we will be able to keep doing this project 74 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,520 in the future.