Reading comprehensión: Refugees in Spain.

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Hoy vamos a continuar con el tema que empezamos ayer, los refugiados que por millones están huyendo del genocida Putin y su dictadura comunista.

Este texto está cogido del periódico online THE LOCAL.ES, dirigido principalmente a los expats británicos en España. Gracias.

https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/actualidad/mundo/2022/03/01/santos-imprevisible-personas-ucranianas-llegar/1234538.html

How Spain plans to house Ukrainian refugees

The Spanish government on Tuesday agreed to give Ukrainian refugees access to work, healthcare, financial assistance and education in Spain. Here’s how many people Spain currently has the capacity to house and how authorities are planning to help

As per the EU’s activation of the Temporary Protection Directive announced last week, the Spanish government on Tuesday approved the measure waive visa rules for Ukrainian refugees and allow them temporary residence in Spain.

The Temporary Protection Directive means that any Ukrainian citizen can stay within the EU or Schengen zone for a year without having to apply for a visa or make a claim for asylum. During this time, they will be allowed to work, have access to healthcare and financial support and children will be able to go to school in Spain.

The Spanish government has agreed to extend this measure further to include third-country nationals who had residence in Ukraine at the time of the Russian invasion.

In a recent press conference, spokesperson for the Spanish government, Isabel Rodríguez said that Ukrainian nationals who were in Spain since February 24th and could not return home, would also be able to access the residence and work permit, as well as those who were in an irregular situation before this date.

According to the latest Spanish government statistics, this means that it could also include around 15,000 Ukrainians in Spain who were already living in Spain, but who were not legally registered or who had not applied for their certificate of empadronamiento. 

https://www.galiciapress.es/texto-diario/mostrar/3477488/galicia-ofrece-millar-plazas-acogida-refugiados-procedentes-guerra-ucrania

She also confirmed that this measure includes the spouses of those who request protection and their children who are minors.

Rodríguez also added that the government aims to simplify the procedures involved in order to give them access to a residence permit quickly. 

The Spanish government website confirms that “If you are a Ukrainian national and wish to enter Spain, you do not need to apply for a visa if you have a biometric passport. If you are Ukrainian and want to enter Spain, but you do not have a biometric passport or travel documents, you can go to a consular office of a country bordering Ukraine (for example, Poland, Romania, Hungary, etc.) to have your situation studied”.

For those arriving in Spain without documents, it states: “If you do not have a passport or any travel documents, please present your birth certificate or any document that proves your identity, as well as, if you have it, any document that proves your residence in Ukraine before February 24th, 2022”.

How many Ukrainian refugees will Spain accept?

The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, has confirmed that Spain will have 12,000 places available for Ukrainian refugees.

In an interview with Spanish national radio Mañanas de RNE, Escrivá said that 6,000 of these places would be provided by the various regions in Spain and a further 6,000 will be provided by the social system. He also added that in the event that there are not enough places available “we will make more”. He said that the government is “flexible”.

“They will know their rights, and will be interviewed upon arrival to find out their needs and be able to refer them to the most appropriate resources,” confirmed Escrivá.

He added that not many people have arrived yet, and those that have, have done so mainly through the family networks of Ukrainians in the country, however he anticipates a mass arrival in the coming days. “We have to be prepared for a significant volume,” he said.

The UN High Commission for Refugees estimates that 1 million Ukrainians have already left the country and this number is expected to increase as Russia intensify their attacks.

https://valenciaplaza.com/casi-un-millon-de-refugiados-ucranianos-han-llegado-ya-a-polonia

Where will the refugees be housed?

Escrivá confirmed that Ukrainian refugees would initially arrive at three different locations in Spain – Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante. More arrival points could be added based on the number of refugees Spain was receiving.

Support teams will be present to make the new arrivals aware of the rights they’ve been granted in Spain and they will be interviewed to find out their needs. From there, they will be transported to Spain’s various regions to be housed. 

The national government, regional governments and city halls are all currently working on a coordinated reception plan, with Castilla y León, Madrid, Murcia and Galicia offering the majority of places so far.

The government of Castilla y León has offered 1,800 residential places to Ukrainian refugees, while Madrid has offered 1,209 places available in social centres for old people, hostels, shelters and homes for domestic violence victims.

🇺🇦 UCRANIA-INFORMACIÓN PARA PERSONAS DESPLAZADAS .

https://www.thelocal.es/20220309/how-spain-plans-to-house-ukrainian-refugees/

Saludos. Tristes.

📚 Glosario de 100 Palabras Clave

No.	English Word (Inglés)	Spanish Translation (Español)
1	Refugees	Refugiados
2	Access	Acceso
3	Healthcare	Asistencia sanitaria / Sanidad
4	Financial	Financiera
5	Capacity	Capacidad
6	Authorities	Autoridades
7	Activation	Activación
8	Directive	Directiva
9	Approved	Aprobó
10	Waive	Eximir / Renunciar
11	Visa	Visado
12	Temporary	Temporal
13	Residence	Residencia
14	Schengen zone	Zona Schengen
15	Asylum	Asilo
16	Support	Apoyo / Soporte
17	Extend	Extender / Ampliar
18	Nationals	Nacionales
19	Invasion	Invasión
20	Spokesperson	Portavoz
21	Permit	Permiso
22	Irregular situation	Situación irregular
23	Statistics	Estadísticas
24	Legally	Legalmente
25	Registered	Registrado
26	Empadronamiento	Padrón (registro municipal)
27	Spouses	Cónyuges
28	Minors	Menores (de edad)
29	Aims to	Tiene como objetivo
30	Simplify	Simplificar
31	Procedures	Procedimientos
32	Involved	Implicados / Involucrados
33	Quickly	Rápidamente
34	Biometric passport	Pasaporte biométrico
35	Consular office	Oficina consular
36	Bordering	Fronterizo / Que limita con
37	Documents	Documentos
38	Present	Presentar
39	Birth certificate	Certificado de nacimiento
40	Proves	Demuestra / Prueba
41	Identity	Identidad
42	Accept	Aceptar
43	Inclusion	Inclusión
44	Social Security	Seguridad Social
45	Migration	Migración
46	Confirmed	Confirmado
47	Available	Disponible
48	Regions	Regiones
49	Provided by	Proporcionado por
50	Social system	Sistema social
51	Event that	En caso de que
52	Flexible	Flexible
53	Rights	Derechos
54	Interviewed	Entrevistados
55	Arrival	Llegada
56	Find out	Averiguar / Conocer
57	Needs	Necesidades
58	Refer them to	Derivarlos a
59	Appropriate	Apropiados
60	Anticipates	Anticipa
61	Mass arrival	Llegada masiva
62	Significant volume	Volumen significativo
63	Estimates	Estima
64	Increase	Aumentar
65	Intensify	Intensificar
66	Attacks	Ataques
67	Housed	Alojados
68	Initially	Inicialmente
69	Locations	Ubicaciones / Lugares
70	Receiving	Recibiendo
71	Granted	Concedidos
72	Transported	Transportados
73	Coordinated	Coordinado
74	Reception plan	Plan de acogida
75	Offering	Ofreciendo
76	Majority	Mayoría
77	Residential places	Plazas residenciales
78	Social centres	Centros sociales
79	Hostels	Albergues / Hostales
80	Shelters	Refugios
81	Domestic violence	Violencia doméstica
82	Victims	Víctimas
83	Agreed to	Acordó
84	Currently	Actualmente
85	Compete	Competir
86	Suspected	Sospechoso
87	Confronted	Confrontado
88	Accused	Acusado
89	Estimated	Estimado
90	Sustained	Sostuvo / Sufrió
91	Damage	Daño
92	Issued	Emitió / Puso
93	Citation	Citación / Multa
94	Leaving the scene	Abandonar el lugar
95	Driving too closely	Conducir demasiado cerca
96	Anecdote	Anécdota
97	Foot hills	Estribaciones / Faldas (de montañas)
98	Quick thinking	Pensamiento rápido
99	Dialled	Marcó (un número de teléfono)
100	Cops	Policías

Reading comprehension: International Women’s Day

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Hoy nos toca leer un poco sobre el Día de la Mujer. Ya publiqué un artículo sobre el tema, dedicado a la gran heroína rusa Elena Osipova el pasado 4 de marzo, para que hubiera tiempo para saber con calma quién es esta señora que se ha enfrentado con su dulce sonrisa al gran tirano genocida del siglo XXI: Putin.

Hoy vamos con un poco de Historia. 

UNA GUERRERA- Falleció escritora y primera soldado ucraniana, Iryna Tsvila defendiendo a su país a las afueras de Kiev

https://gossipvzla.com/una-guerrera-fallecio-escritora-y-primera-soldado-ucraniana-iryna-tsvila-defendiendo-a-su-pais-a-las-afueras-de-kiev/

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the historical, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day is also observed in support of taking action against sex inequality around the world. We all know the world couldn’t run without women. This is the day to appreciate their efforts! Organizations large and small come together to show women just how valuable they are in today’s society.

WHEN IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2022?

International Women’s Day is on March 8. The achievements of women and how far they have come in the fight for their rights within the political, cultural, and social spheres are celebrated.

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Susan B. Anthony was a political activist and an advocate of women’s rights. After the American Civil War, she fought for the 14th Amendment that was meant to grant all naturalized and native-born Americans citizenship in the hope that it would include suffrage rights. Although the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, it still didn’t secure their vote. In 1869, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to continue the fight for women’s rights.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Susan_B._Anthony_with_Woman%27s_Rights_Leaders,_1896.jpg

In the early 1900s, women were experiencing pay inequality, a lack of voting rights, and they were being overworked. In response to all of this, 15,000 women marched through New York City in 1908 to demand their rights. In 1909, the first National Women’s Day was observed in accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. This was celebrated on the last Sunday of February until 1913.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/rally?q=+rallies.

An International Women’s Conference was organized in August 1910 by Clara Zetkin, a German suffragist and leader in the Women’s Office. Zetkin proposed a special Women’s Day to be organized annually and International Women’s Day was honored the following year in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, with more than one million attending the rallies. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified and white women were granted the right to vote in the U.S.

Clara Zetkin, a German suffragist and leader in the Women’s Office

The liberation movement took place in the 1960s and the effort led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, allowing all women the right to vote. When the internet became more commonplace, feminism and the fight against sex inequality experienced a resurgence. Now we celebrate International Women’s Day each year as we push continuously with the hope of creating a completely equal society.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TIMELINE

https://nationaltoday.com/international-womens-day/

In 1914, International Women's Day was held on March 8 for the first time in Germany, possibly because that date was a Sunday. As elsewhere, Germany's observance was dedicated to women's right to vote, which German women did not win until 1918. Concurrently, there was a march in London in support of women's suffrage, during which Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested in front of Charing Cross station on her way to speak in Trafalgar Square.

Charing Cross station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day#Origins

Saludos.

 

Reading comprehension: Tough Ukrainians, huffed Russians.

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Hoy nos toca el New York Times, con un mensaje muy sencillo: por qué el genocida Putin se he metido con quien no debía.

tough: resistente, duro, difícil

huffed: enojado, enfadado, vociferante.

CÓDIGOS DE COLORES:

AZUL: Traducciones.

ROJO: Aspectos gramaticales.

VERDE: Aspectos culturales.

NARANJA: Estructuras concatenadas

MORADO: Traducción y sinónimos, antónimos, etc.

Amarillo: Palabras con trampa.

Os dejo una plantilla para que, sobre la marcha, podáis ir completando con sinónimos, antónimos, etc y los significados. Espero que os sea de utilidad. Pinchad aquí para descargarla.  

 

Putin Picked the Wrong Country to Mess With

March 5, 2022, 11:00 a.m. ET

By Anastasiia Lapatina

Ms. Lapatina is a Ukrainian journalist and a reporter at The Kyiv Independent.

PRZEMYSL, Poland — For months, Ukraine worried and agonized about a potential invasion. But in just over one week of hellish war, Ukrainians revealed themselves to be some of the bravest people in the world. Against Russia’s full-scale assault, civilians across the country have been courageously, even terrifyingly, defiant.

There’s the man who stood in front of a Russian tank, pushing against it to stop it from advancing. And the man who picked up an unexploded mine from the road with his bare hands and carried it deep into a forest, with a cigarette in his mouth.

https://elcorreoweb.es/opinion/columnas/guerra-en-ucrania-la-actitud-macarra-de-putin-y-la-respuesta-de-occidente-CG7769141

There’s the woman who walked up to a Russian soldier and told him to put sunflower seeds in his pockets. That way when he dies on Ukrainian land, she explained, flowers will grow. And then there’s the already legendary story of the 13 Snake Island defenders who, when asked to capitulate, refused in gloriously colorful terms. (The phrase they used has become something of a rallying cry for proud Ukrainians, including government officials.)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10551331/Last-video-Ukrainian-guards-Snake-Island-told-Russians-f-k-themselves.html

Yet these heroic displays barely scratch the surface of Ukrainian resistance. From sharing food to taking up arms, Ukrainians across the country are united in repelling the invaders — and protecting our homeland. President Vladimir Putin was apparently confident that Russia would defeat Ukraine in two or three days. But he picked the wrong nation to mess with.

👉👉👉👉👉👉From... to...: Desde.... hasta....

That doesn’t lessen the tragedy of the situation. After over a week of war, the Kremlin’s aim appears to be to encircle and capture major cities, heedless of the death and destruction Russian forces leave in their wake. Already, the toll is heavy: In the first week of conflict, according to the United Nations, 227 civilians were killed and 525 were wounded. The Russian Army, loaded up with artillery, is going to continue its brutal bombardment of the country. For Ukrainians, in flight, fight or shelter, there will be no respite.

But we are defiant. With every act of bravery and courage, Ukrainians show that we are ready to pay the highest price for democracy — ours and the world over. In this battle, we will not surrender and we will not capitulate. Because our freedom is immutable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/opinion/ukraine-russia-invasion.html

Saludos.

Mass evacuation of women and children from the frontline town Irpin under the sound of shootings and explosions.
Oleg who will stay in Irpin passes over a fence to his wife Yana their son before the arrival of an evacuation train.
Photo Roman Pilipey, EPA pic.twitter.com/KyeFq6yeAv

— Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) March 5, 2022

Reading comprehension: Elena Osipova, dignidad de mujer, 8 de marzo.

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Se acerca el 8 de marzo. 

El año pasado dediqué mi artículo en este blog de peripecias Erasmus+ a mi querida amiga Amaia, mujer trabajadora ejemplar donde las haya. Este año tenía en mente escribir un breve relato sobre otra grandísima mujer Erasmus+, pero las circunstancias de la vida han cambiado tanto en tan solo una semana, ¿verdad? Ella me perdonará.

The Russian police arrested #ElenaOsipova and a group of elementary school kids. People can get 15 years in prison in Russia for writing the truth of what’s happening in Ukraine. These brave people are standing up for what is right at great personal risk #SlavaUkraini #StopPutin https://t.co/O2Q64Cskpe

— Pam Torrey (@pammie823) March 3, 2022

El mundo, sencillamente, ha dejado en un fugaz instante de ser el que era. Los libros de Historia marcarán un nuevo capítulo para este infame final de febrero, por culpa de un ser despreciable llamado Vladimir Putin. 

Mis lectores saben que mi principal motivo para trabajar con tenacidad en los proyectos Erasmus+ es, principalmente, porque estoy convencido de que esta es, sin duda, el arma más potente disponible en los centros educativos para luchar ferozmente contra los nacionalismos, sean los que sean, contra los dictadores, sean quienes sean, contra la miseria moral, provenga de donde provenga. Esa y no otra es mi gran motivación. Y mira que hay motivos, ¿verdad?

Hace ya una larga semana, nos amanecimos un amanecer frío con la triste, mortífera y patente realidad de una guerra que lleva ya siete días de guadaña ensangrentada, en un país Erasmus+, Ucrania, que se desangra lentamente luchando por su libertad, por nuestras libertades, y que merece todo nuestro apoyo, todo, incluido el de los programas Erasmus. 

Elena Osipova. 

Alegre, sonriente, tranquila, sumisa, avejentada de cuerpo pero no de alma, ejemplo de la mejor virtud que pueda existir, la valentía, agarrando sus cartones con sus arrugadas y afligidas manos, mientras una cohorte de fantoches miserables hacen fotos, videos y tiktoks como si de un animal de zoo se tratara, en vez de salir en su ayuda. 

Dos lacayos de negro de muerte del nuevo Zar de los soviets la detienen -¡a esta anciana!- por dibujar unos simples bocetos y escribir unas sencillas palabras que supongo dirán que no quiere guerra. Tres esbozos de seres aterrados sobre una explosión nuclear. Pero el deleznable Putin sabe que esta ejemplar señora es el verdadero misil nuclear que sí que puede acabar con su dictadura y su régimen. Elena Osipova es el auténtico Cisne Blanco, no su cisne blanco mortíferamente renovado cargado de misiles, también llamado Tupolev 160, que acabará, antes o después, con este hijo de Stalin, de su admirado Andropov y de su odiado Lenin. Elena Osipova. ¿O debería decir mejor Cisne Negro? 

Este 8 de marzo, Elena Osipova estará en el corazón de muchos ciudadanos de todo el mundo que han contemplado con lágrimas en los ojos, si es que tienen alma, a una enjuta viejecita, humildad encarnada, con su boina gastada, su bufanda de cuadros para protegerse del frío moscovita del invierno, enfrentarse al más poderoso de los dictadores con tan solo una sorprendente sonrisa, unos pequeñitos pasos tranquilos y acompasados más el aplomo que dan los años. Tan solo por arrestar a esta bella mujer esos mercenarios, culpables de este genocidio por algunos justificados en nuestra España, deberían sumirse en las fosas del infierno. Lo harán. El infierno de los miserables.

Elena Osipova, ángel moscovita. Este 8 de marzo, cuando celebramos un día especial en honor de todas las mujeres, este que esto escribe te dedicará todas sus clases a hablar sobre ti, Elena Osipova. Lo siento, Grecia, te tocaba actuar a ti, ya calentabas en el banquillo, pero me temo que Elena es más importante, ¿verdad? Gracias por entenderlo. Y Roma, puede que tampoco salgas al campo. Hay temas más importantes. 

¿Que Grecia y Roma? Sí, la Libertad. Si el asesino Putin quiere ocultar tu mirada, es porque sabe que estos ojos profundos van a hacerle más daño que 100 misiles. 

Elena Osipova, nacida a una larga y dura vida durante el terrible asedio nazi de Leningrado, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, asedio al que sobrevivió -más de 1 millón de muertos durante aquella batalla, sí, han leído bien- vivió más de 50 años de su vida bajo la tiranía del comunismo soviético, sin libertades ninguna, sin palabra alguna. Por ello, Elena Osipova está curtida y doctorada en el terror, en el espanto, en la miseria material y moral, en el miedo al susurro y la mirada suspicaz del vecino que entorna la puerta ajada, mirada cabizbaja, sumida en la tristeza. ¿KGB tal vez?, ¿GRU?, ¿FSB?, o quién sabe Dios. No, no había Dios permitido aquellos años, ¿verdad, Elena?

Elena Osipova. ¿Qué fue de tu vida? ¿A qué te dedicaste? ¿Tuviste familia? ¿Pudiste hablar libremente alguna vez en tu vida? Elena Osipova, mujer que representas la dignidad de las dignidades, la valentía de las valentías, la belleza del alma de todas las almas, gracias. Hoy, Elena, usted ha cambiado muchos corazones, muchas almas, muchas vidas.

Elena Osipova, tú acabarás con el miserable Putin.

Chernígov, Kiev, Jarcov, Odessa, Tskervka, Elena Osipova. Nuevos libros de Historia. 

Feliz 8 de marzo.

Manuel Molina Porlán.

Дякую вам за те, що боролися за свободу, віддаючи свої життя.
Дякую, Олена. Хай живе вільна Україна. Європа з вами.

Reading comprehension: THE UN CONDEMNS RUSSIA'S WAR.

Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.

Aunque un poco tarde, la ONU condena -salvo 5 países parias- la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania.

As UN issues historic rebuke, Russia confirms it lost hundreds of troops

The text of the resolution "deplores" Russia's "aggression against Ukraine."

Almost a week into the campaign to "demilitarize" Ukraine, Russia gave official figures for the first time on its casualties on Wednesday, while the UN issued a historic condemnation of Moscow's military incursions. A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine and 1,597 wounded.

Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov rejected reports about "incalculable losses" of the Russians as "disinformation" on Wednesday and reported Moscow's casualties for the first time since the start of the attack last Thursday.

Konashenkov also said more than 2,870 Ukrainian troops have been killed and about 3,700 wounded, while 572 others have been captured.

Ukrainian officials have not yet commented on the figures, and they could not be immediately verified.

Meanwhile, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members, ended a rare emergency session called by the UN Security Council and as Ukrainian forces battled on in the port of Kherson in the face of airstrikes and a devastating bombardment that forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee.

The text of the resolution "deplores" Russia's "aggression against Ukraine." The last time Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982, according to UN websBut both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the fighting, which had Ukraine under threat on multiple fronts. A huge, 40-mile-long column of Russian tanks and other military vehicles stood outside Kyiv, and Russian invaders pressed their assault on the strategic port cities of Kherson and Mariupol.

"Kharkiv today is the Stalingrad of the 21st century," said Oleksiy Arestovich, a top presidential adviser, invoking what is considered one of the most heroic moments in Russian history, the five-month defense of the city from the Nazis during World War II.

Russian attacks, many with missiles, blew the roof off Kharkiv's five-story regional police building and set the top floor on fire, and also hit the intelligence headquarters and a university building, according to officials and videos and photos released by Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Officials' residential buildings were also hit, but did not provide details.

Russia renewed its bombardment of Ukraine's second-biggest city Wednesday, pounding Kharkiv with attacks that shattered buildings and lit up the skyline with balls of fire. At least 21 people were reported killed. US officials also told Reuters that there has been an increase in the attack on the capital Kyiv with missiles and artillery.

https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/03/02/as-un-issues-historic-rebuke-russia-confirms-it-lost-hundreds-of-troops/