miércoles, 27 de enero de 2016

Friday, 29th January

I'm sorry to inform you that next Friday, 29th January (Peace Day), I won't be able to attend the Bar Chat session due to health reasons. It's still Wednesday and I can guess my voice will be missing by Friday. Sorry...
Next session will be held on Friday, 5th January.


jueves, 21 de enero de 2016

Singlehood, marriage and parenthood

Are you married? Has your life changed since you got married? And since you had children? How has it changed? Is it difficult to combine parenthood and work? Does your work help you combine both? What are the pros and cons of singlehood, marriage and parenthood?
We'll talk about this and much more!
Here is some vocabulary you might need.
VOCABULARY
SINGLEHOOD/MARRIAGE/PARENTHOOD
- Be engaged: estar comprometidos
- Breastfeed: dar el pecho
- Breastfeeding: lactancia
- Bride: novia (que se va a casar)
- Employer: patrono
- Employee: empleado, trabajador
- Fatherhood: paternidad
- Fiancé: prometido
- Fiancée: prometida
- Flexible working arrangements: flexibilidad horaria
- Full-time shift: jornada completa
- Groom: novio (que se va a casar)
- Hen party: despedida de soltera
- Marriage: matrimonio
- Maternity leave: baja de maternidad
- Motherhood: maternidad
- Parenthood: paternidad (en general)
- Part-time shift: media jornada
- Reduced working hours: reducción horaria, de jornada
- Split shift: cambiar la jornada (con un compañero)
- Stag party: despedida de soltero

sábado, 9 de enero de 2016

New Year Resolutions

Bar Chat returns after the Christmas break!
Next meeting will be held at K4 on Friday 15th January 2016 at 7.00 p.m.
We'll talk about our Christmas holidays, the presents we received and, why not, our new year resolutions! Which are yours? Stop smoking, go to the gym... Come and tell us! It'll be fun.