In order of the celebrations for this beautiful tradition of ours. Students from levels 7 and 8 wrote some exciting and funny literary calaveritas. Imagine how hard it is to write and find a rime in Spanish, now doing it in English and giving it the irony and poetic scent they usually have… that my mate is a Challenge!
Here we share some of the best ones:
Calaverita by DANIELA MERCEDES SALGADO MONTES Level 7
Bones in class The teacher was dancing with her students While celebrating the day of the dead Full of imprudence From far away the death begins to read The English test full of red
The reaper approached the teacher And said I don’t want any more reprobates No more stalemates If I wasn’t going to reach her
Never mind, she said At last, I will be able to rest On my comfortable bed My kids are the best I will not approve of them Even if they give me chewing gum
Calaverita by LUCERO MILENE RIOS BUSTOS Level 8
Food, music, and drinks To remember the one who leaves It´s that season of the year When you can feel souls and mates
Don´t be sad They have arrived Dance and laugh While you can
At midnight, they will take their stuff Hoping the amount, is enough They were warned, bread and candy To pass the gantry
Day of the dead when you can hug your departing friends Enjoy your life, they are living through your eyes Do not forget that someday You will be part of them.
Calaverita by MARIANA PAOLA DE NEGRI RAMIREZ Level 7
Maybe you will all relate Listen carefully, mate ! Because today is the day of the dead And this calaverita will remain in your head
A lady came to me this one day I observed her right away She was tall, thin, with long hair between black and gray When she came, I just wanted to run away
«I am La Muerte», she said I looked at her eyes, they were red. Then she just directly stared. I felt like this was my end.
«You’ve had amazing grades» She said while looking at her own nails «That’s why I will give you just one wish, I’ve heard you don’t really like English!»
Then, she just disappeared It was really weird But the next day, the English teacher wasn’t here So all my classmates cheered
Time went by, and students felt bad Foreigners came, and no one could understand «We all want to learn English so bad !» And, just like that, the English teacher came back.
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