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Mart¨ªnez Soler, the Director of the newspaper "20 minutes", gave two lectures at a school in Baza. He spent time talking to bilingual students about learning languages. He studied economics and teaches at Almeria University. To get into Harvard University, he exaggerated his English skills, and his wife helped him learn English in 10 days so he could attend. He has lived in New York and loves the city.

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MART?NEZ SOLER VISITS IES PEDRO JIM?NEZ He¡¯s the ¡°boss¡± of 20 minutes, and he has , IN BAZA been the editor of other newspapers. His wife is from Boston and used to work for Last 27th April, Mart¨ªnez Soler, the Director the Wall Street Journal in Spain. of the popular and free newspaper ¡° 20minutes¡±, gave two lectures at IES Pedro ANA Jim¨¦nez Montoya. During his visit, he also He went to Cambridge University and he spent some time with a group of bilingual learnt a lot of English. His wife is from students talking about his experience as to Boston. He has lived in New York and he learning languages. loves this city, now he works in a magazine JOSE ANTONIO called ¡°20 minutes¡± and he has worked for other magazines and newspapers such as It was a very interesting conversation with Cambio 16, el Pa¨ªs, etc. Jose, he was very nice. It was a very good detail from him come and speak to us. IRENE JUAN PABLO He lived in New York in the 70s. There he met his wife. Now he¡¯s the director of 20 I liked that he came to tell us about this minutes. He studied Economics and teaches interesting things. at Almeria University. After finishing his studies, he became a journalist. PACO JOSE LUIS The man who came here was very funny and his English was very clear. He took some courses at Harvard University, and had to learn a lot of English, with his JOSE VALLEJO wife¡¯s help. He has lived in United States for The person who came yesterday was from a long time and he is a very good journalist. Almeria, but he studied (where?) Now he is the boss of 20 minutes, one of the most-widely read magazines in Spain. ALBERTO FRAN He was an interesting person, funny and serious at the same time. I liked that he When he had to go to Harvard University in came here, as he had very interesting ten days, he didn¡¯t know how to speak and stories to tell us. It was really kind of him to write English very well, but he filled in a come and visit us. form to apply for a scholarship and said that he could speak it and write it excellently, in MARIO order to be elected for the course- he lied, well he exaggerated. So his wife had to He studied in Harvard and when he was teach him English, which was not difficult studying , his English was elementary but he for her as she was from Boston. He had to said he was an expert in English so as to get learn English in ten days, ten hours per day, a fellowship in Harvard. one hundred hours! But finally he managed ANTONIO to learn English and speak it very well. Finally he went to Harvard University. During his stay he had to give a few lectures
in English, and the problem was that CINTHIA although he could speak English , he didn¡¯t He is working in a newspaper called ¡°20 understand the questions people asked him, minutes¡±. He has been living in America and so his wife would sit at the front and has got a son. whispered the question to him (but in Spanish, so that he could understand and LUCIA answer back) He is a journalist, and works for 20 minutes, MARIA H an Andalusian newspaper. He¡¯s got a wife and has lived in New York. He told us a story about his English. ALMUDENA MARIA M. He is the director of a newspaper. His wife He went to New York and he didn¡¯t know had to teach him English because he got a how to speak English. fellowship to take a course at Harvard RAM?N University but his level was elementary. He lived in New York for quite a long time, and He told us about journalism, his job and a he thinks that it is a beautiful city. New York little about his life and biography. The is a sort of melting pot of cultures. conversation was very interesting. JULIO He learned English in a few months. He even could teach at University. CARLOS He has been living and working in New York, and he told us that it is a very beautiful city. He also told us about his work as a journalist and gave us some advice; for example, he told us that if you want to become a journalist, the first thing you have to do is to study a career ¨C Econocmics, Law, History, etc..- and then study journalism because journalism is an arts and crafts thing , you learn the profession by working as a journalist but it is better if you can specialize yourself in some kind of field. In his case, he studied Economics and in fact he teaches Economics at Almeria University . Finally , he encouraged us to learn English because this is the international language and it will give us a lot of opportunities.

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  • 1. MART?NEZ SOLER VISITS IES PEDRO JIM?NEZ He¡¯s the ¡°boss¡± of 20 minutes, and he has , IN BAZA been the editor of other newspapers. His wife is from Boston and used to work for Last 27th April, Mart¨ªnez Soler, the Director the Wall Street Journal in Spain. of the popular and free newspaper ¡° 20minutes¡±, gave two lectures at IES Pedro ANA Jim¨¦nez Montoya. During his visit, he also He went to Cambridge University and he spent some time with a group of bilingual learnt a lot of English. His wife is from students talking about his experience as to Boston. He has lived in New York and he learning languages. loves this city, now he works in a magazine JOSE ANTONIO called ¡°20 minutes¡± and he has worked for other magazines and newspapers such as It was a very interesting conversation with Cambio 16, el Pa¨ªs, etc. Jose, he was very nice. It was a very good detail from him come and speak to us. IRENE JUAN PABLO He lived in New York in the 70s. There he met his wife. Now he¡¯s the director of 20 I liked that he came to tell us about this minutes. He studied Economics and teaches interesting things. at Almeria University. After finishing his studies, he became a journalist. PACO JOSE LUIS The man who came here was very funny and his English was very clear. He took some courses at Harvard University, and had to learn a lot of English, with his JOSE VALLEJO wife¡¯s help. He has lived in United States for The person who came yesterday was from a long time and he is a very good journalist. Almeria, but he studied (where?) Now he is the boss of 20 minutes, one of the most-widely read magazines in Spain. ALBERTO FRAN He was an interesting person, funny and serious at the same time. I liked that he When he had to go to Harvard University in came here, as he had very interesting ten days, he didn¡¯t know how to speak and stories to tell us. It was really kind of him to write English very well, but he filled in a come and visit us. form to apply for a scholarship and said that he could speak it and write it excellently, in MARIO order to be elected for the course- he lied, well he exaggerated. So his wife had to He studied in Harvard and when he was teach him English, which was not difficult studying , his English was elementary but he for her as she was from Boston. He had to said he was an expert in English so as to get learn English in ten days, ten hours per day, a fellowship in Harvard. one hundred hours! But finally he managed ANTONIO to learn English and speak it very well. Finally he went to Harvard University. During his stay he had to give a few lectures
  • 2. in English, and the problem was that CINTHIA although he could speak English , he didn¡¯t He is working in a newspaper called ¡°20 understand the questions people asked him, minutes¡±. He has been living in America and so his wife would sit at the front and has got a son. whispered the question to him (but in Spanish, so that he could understand and LUCIA answer back) He is a journalist, and works for 20 minutes, MARIA H an Andalusian newspaper. He¡¯s got a wife and has lived in New York. He told us a story about his English. ALMUDENA MARIA M. He is the director of a newspaper. His wife He went to New York and he didn¡¯t know had to teach him English because he got a how to speak English. fellowship to take a course at Harvard RAM?N University but his level was elementary. He lived in New York for quite a long time, and He told us about journalism, his job and a he thinks that it is a beautiful city. New York little about his life and biography. The is a sort of melting pot of cultures. conversation was very interesting. JULIO He learned English in a few months. He even could teach at University. CARLOS He has been living and working in New York, and he told us that it is a very beautiful city. He also told us about his work as a journalist and gave us some advice; for example, he told us that if you want to become a journalist, the first thing you have to do is to study a career ¨C Econocmics, Law, History, etc..- and then study journalism because journalism is an arts and crafts thing , you learn the profession by working as a journalist but it is better if you can specialize yourself in some kind of field. In his case, he studied Economics and in fact he teaches Economics at Almeria University . Finally , he encouraged us to learn English because this is the international language and it will give us a lot of opportunities.