BLOG AWARDS!

Well... we are in the 3rd term, in the end o 4th ESO and to finsh good, we do blog awards!

In my opinion, the best blog in our classroom is Ana's blog because it's the best blog in everything, because she has done many posts and she's do it very well. The esign of the blog is really wonderful, the pictures are precious. Everthing's perfect, I really like that blog, I love it!

And for finish well the last post, I must choose my best post.
I choose one post of 3rd term, one task, "Description of one photo" because in this pot I speak about Elia, my best friend and her good and bad things. I love her so much. When I see this photo I think in one text that we don in english that day. "Tell her everyday how much you love her, how much she means to you. Tell her  that you will love her at the end of the time. Keep yur promises to her. Believe in her. Accept her with her good and bad sides. Don't lie to her. Make nice memories with her.  Don't be selfish or twofaced. Don't hurt her. Deserve her, feel her, love her and live for her." For it and fr  everything, she's the best for me, but now, the things has change so much.

Good bye blog, GOOD SUMMER!:)

Do it!

Have you ever felt empty? Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever felt so small? Have you ever felt that you couldn't breathe? Have you ever felt so sad? Have you ever felt broken? Have you ever felt on the ground? Have you ever felt without power? Have you ever wanted cry? Have you ever felt the worst person in the world?
...If you felt it, once in your life, you must think in other people, because maybe they need your help, maybe you don't know it but they're so sad, or broken. You can help them! Do it! 

9 crimes.

Leave me out with the waste 
This is not what I'd do 
It's the wrong kind of place 
To be thinking of you 
It's the wrong time 
For somebody new 
It's a small crime 
And I've got no excuse 


Is that alright? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright? 
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it 
Is that alright? 
Give my gun away when it's loaded 
Is that alright 
Is that alright with you? 


Leave me out with the waste 
This is not what I'd do 
It's the wrong kind of place 
To be cheating on you 
It's the wrong time 
but she's pulling me through 
It's a small crime 
And I've got no excuse 

Is that alright? 
Is that alright? 

Is that alright with you? 

Is that alright? 
Is that alright? 
Is that alright with you? 


No... 

I really like this song because with it I can think in my problems. Not always we must think in our problems, but when we has to do it, it's better to do with music or texts, because sometimes we need other things to can think well, sometimes we only think in things that we  want to think but we can't see the reality.

Tourists interview.

Last Thursday 10th of may, we went to Figueres to make an interview for this project.

I did my interview with a lady about fifty years approximately.

She's from england. She's not on holidays, she lives here. She choose to live in Catalonia because her husband is catalan. She lives in Figueres. She speaks spanish normally, but sometimes speaks catalan a little bit. She's teacher of english anf, in her opinion, our english is getting better. Her favourite place in Catalonia is Sant Feliu de Guíxols because it's a really beautiful place, all places in Catalonia are very beautiful. She didn't like our obsession of catalan only, she thinks it's very bad.
She really like Dali museum, se likes Dali for his imaginaton.
She love spanish and catalan food.
Generally, in her opinion, catalans are friendly, not all, but generally.

I feel so happy when, finally, I can have done my interview, because in Figueres, the tourists, generally are so serious and unfriendly.

My favourite color.

My favourite color's blue, but when I was little it was red. I really like it because it could calm me. This color remember me so many memories. It's the colour of my best friend and I. We both like it so much, we have so many clothes of that colours and in our bedroom we have some things of that colour. I really like it, now I don't change it for nothing.
Blue, for me, is not only one colour, it's more than it. This remember me moments, my past, the best and the worst moments, but now, I don't want to remember it.

Ying-yang.

Ying-yang's my my favourite symbol. I feel so identificated with this symbol, because since I was young, I think there was nothing good without nothing bad, and there was nothing bad without nothing good. In my opinion everything happens for something, and everyone has the things that she or he deserves.
I also like it because I like the colors, I feel so relaxed when I see that. When I was little I had one symbol of ying-yang in my bedroom, that was so big, because it's more important than the others for me.

Now, my favourite TV programme is Grey's Anathomy.
It's an history about some persons who are doctors. In the hospital happen much things.
In the hospital there are some lovers, but they have some problems, because stay with one person who works with you and live with you too. Is difficult live long time with someone and his defects.
Also speaks about some real problems of life. It makes you think so much...

Since I was little, I love reading. I really like read books about love, the life of teenagers and others.
I feel so good when I read, because I can forget all of problems, all of things; the world. When I read, there are only the book and me. When I like so much one book, or history of it, I feel the main character.

Now, I read "canciones para paula" I bought it last Sant Jordi.
This speak about a Teenager, Paula, and her boyfriend, Angel. They're in love, but much things happen arround them. I really like this history because I'm in love.

I'm very scared.

Nowadays, I'm doing 4th ESO. We are in the third term and I'm getting scared.

Some of my friends are now doing 1st of batxillerat and they're working so much, but some of them have failed one or two subjects.

I'm frightened because when I start next school year, everything's going to change because I have to work more, and more and if now I don't have any time for me, because I have to do rehabilitation and swimming, next year I will have less time than now. Consequently I won't see my friends so often. I don't like this idea at all. I love them so much, they're very important to me, I can't accept this.

I don't want anything to change, everyday I will do my homework and I will always study.

Nothing is going to change next school year. This is my plan!

I won't give up

When I look into your eyes

It's like watching the night sky

Or a beautiful sunrise

There's so much they hold

And just like them old stars
That I see you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?


I will not give up on you
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up


And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be waiting here Patiently
To see what you find


'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I will not give up


I do not wanna be someone who walks away so Easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach you how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did Mayor
To work for us we did not break, we did not burn
We had to learn how to bend the world without Caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not
And who am I


I will not give up on you
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Still looking up.


I will not give up on you (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)


I will not give up on you
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up


I really like this song. When we listened that in our english classroom, I felt so great.
Gave me this song and stronght and good vibrations.
I think in that time, I needed something like it ...

Book vs. Film

Last term we read and watched Romeo & Juliet.
In this text I will compare the book to film.

In the book: The history happens in Verona. Characters used swords. The dialogue is understandable, because it's easy to read. In this, the narrator is a third person. In the book, the history happens in the past, in the old city, and characters wear typical clothes of that time.

In the film: The history happens in Miami. Characters don't used swords, them use guns. The dialogue is hard to understand. The narrator is Romeo. The characters speaks in verse. The history happens in our time, because we can see an helicopter, cars, guns, a big and modern city, and the clothes of characters are modern.

I really like the film, because I could learn new words, and in my opinion, the film's done very well.
But the book, in my opinion, was bored.

My best day in Italy!

Last week before Easter, I went to Italy with my high school.

The best day for me, was the fourth.
We staied in Rome. The morning, we visited Colisseo; it was incredibly handsome. We can visted two churches, that were really beautiful. After it, we had some hours to lunch and stayed in Rome. The city was pretty, I really like it.
The afternoon we visited Pantheon, that was impressive. I can imagined it would be really nice, but I can't imagine it would so nice. After it, we had other some free time for visited other streets and squares of rome, and late, went to the Spain square. We took the train and went to the stop "Termini". We went to dinner in a restarant, where we saw the match oh FCB.
When we returned to our hotel, we changed our clothes and we went to one pub.
At two o'clock we leave the pub and went to our hotel.

For me, it was the best day because I can staied with all of my friends and I passed the best moments with them. I felt good.

Italy!

For my, this trip for me, was the best, a memory to remember for a long time.

Those days I can speak with all people in my course, with old friends, and new too. I can known many people really, nobody is what it seems, but those days I enjoyed so much!

We visited some cities, we stayed in two hotels. Now, I explain those five days.

First day: We went by plane to Italy. When we arribed, we went by bus to Pisa. Is wonderful, I think tower of Pisa's really precious. Later, we go by bus to our hotel, in Montecatini.

Second day: We went to Florence, we visited some beautiful places, we went to the Duomo, at up of it, the views are really precious. Later, we returned to Montecatini.

Third day: We leave the hotel, and spend our day in Siena, is nice city too, but isn't the best. I stayed with my friends. At three o'clock we cought our bus and went to Rome. At night, we put our cases at new hotel in Rome and we went to dinner. After it, we went to see "Fontana Di Trevi". Is.. I can't explain it, I think all people must to visit it, minimum once in life.

Fourth day: We stayed all day in Rome. We visited some places, like Pantheon, "Piazza Spagne", "Colisseo" and others. 

Fifth day: We visited the Vatican, was icredible, so big, and precious. I was really surprised when I saw it. We had lunch, and later we went to the port, we got the ferry, and we said "Ciao Bella Italia!"

SIxth day: We passed all day in the ferry, we spend our time playing cards and others. Last night was so long!  We saw the sunrise in the middle of the sea. And at sixth o'clock we arrived in Barcelona. We cought our bus  and go to Castelló d'Empúries. We arrived at quarter to ten.

That trip was finished, but I never forget the memory of it.

Description of one photo.

Añadir leyenda

This is my favourite photo of my best friend and I.
In the foreground of that picture we can see my best friend and I. She's the girl on the right; she's so pretty, thin and she has medium height. In the photo we can't see it, but she has two precious green eyes. She has got straight long blonde hair. She wear white T-shirt and blue and white T-shirt too.
I'm on the left, I've got brown eyes and straight, long brown hair. I wear white T.shirt and brown T-shirt too.
In the background of the picture we can see some trees, land, and mountains. In the picture we can see two colors in the sky; on the right we can see yellow and orange on the sky, and on the left, we can see blue sky, and the small moon, this photo's really pretty.
I would say that this picture is too important for me, because is a memory of one special day with my best friend. 

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
Si algun cop et trobes atrapat al mig del mar,
I'll sail the world to find you
Jo nedaria el món, per trobar-te
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
Si mai t'has trobat perdut en la foscor i no hi pots veure,
I'll be the light to guide you
Jo seré la llum que et guiarà

Find out what we're made of
Descobrir del que estem fets
When we are called to help our friends in need
Quan truquem per ajudar als amics que ho necessiten
You can count on me like 1 2 3
Tu pots contar amb mi 1, 2, 3 cops..
I'll be there
Jo seré aquí
And I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2
I jo sé que quan jo ho necessitis, puc contar en tu 4 3 2 cops..
And you'll be there
I tu seràs aquí
Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Perquè això és el que es suposa que han de fer els amics, oh yeah.

If you're tossing and you're turning and you just can't fall asleep
Si tu dones voltes i voltes i no et pots adormir,
I'll sing a song
Jo cantaré una cançó
beside you
al teu costat
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
I si tu algun cop oblides quant que m'importes tu a mi
Everyday I will
Cada dia puc
remind you



Recordar-t'ho

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Find out what we're made of
Descobrir del que estem fets
When we are called to help our friends in need
Quan truquem per ajudar als amics que ho necessiten
You can count on me like 1 2 3
Tu pots contar en mi 1, 2, 3 cops....
I'll be there
Jo sere aqui
And I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2
I jo sé que quan jo ho necessiti, puc contar amb tu 4, 3, 2 cops..
You'll be there
Tu seràs aqui.
Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Perquè es suposa que això és el que fan els amics, oh yeah

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
Tu sempre tindràs la meva espatlla quan ploris,
I'll never let go
Jo mai marxaré,
Never say goodbye
Mai diré adeu

You can count on me like 1 2 3

I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2
You'll be there
Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Wooooh, Wooooh
you can count on me cause' I can count on you
Tu pots contar amb mi perquè jo puc contar en tu

Friendship's too important...

When I think in the friendship, I think in hapinness too, because in the end, friends are our live, without their, we can't carry on...

There are some types of friends, people who I know and when I see they, I say only hellow and goodbye, persons who are two-faced friends, that say "oh my darling, I'm by your side every day" but when I need it, nobody stay by my side. After this persons, they are true friends, who stay by my side every day when I don't need nothing and when I need everything. For this two or three persons (my best friends) I would do everything that they need.  When they cry, I'm there; when they're lost in the dark, I can be their light, their help. I never say goodbay, I'm by their side ALWAYS and FOREVER. 

Valentine's Day

"Hallmark Holidays: Although many people view these celebrations negatively, an equal number of people have positive opinions.  On the negative side, hallmark holidays don't really celebrate an important event, and only exist for companies to make a lot of money.  On the positive side, the term describes the perfect holiday in which family, friends, and fun come first.  Everyday problems, worries, and stress can be put aside.  Valentine's Day usually gets labeled a hallmark holiday, but the positive and negative arguments have equal merit.

More than one billion cards get sent each Valentine's Day.  Then there are chocolates, flowers,
engagement rings, romantic dinners, and so on.  Much of the commercialization can be traced back to the 19th century when printing technology improved to cheaply mass-produce greeting cards.  Yet even before that, the holiday with cards and gifts had begun to grow quite popular in the 1700s.  People of all social classes regularly exchanged handwritten notes and tokens of affection on the day.  Yet even in the 1700s, Valentine's Day was considered an old holiday.  Two hundred years earlier, Shakespeare mentioned it in Hamlet, and the first Valentine's Day card still in existence was written in 1415.  But we can follow the holiday much further back to the Roman Empire!

Valentine's Day originated from a Roman festival called "Lupercalia," which was held in mid-February every year.  The celebration purified new life in the spring. Around the third century A.D., the holiday became associated with Saint Valentine, although it isn't exactly clear how.  There are three possible stories about the priest Valentine who later became a saint, but no one knows which story gave rise to the holiday.

One theory states that Emperor Claudius II executed Valentine.  The Emperor had proclaimed marriage illegal for young men, because he realized that unmarried soldiers fought better.  Married men worried about their wives and children, of course!  With the decree, the Emperor hoped to increase the size and effectiveness of his army.  The law was unjust, though, and Valentine continued to marry couples in secret -- until Claudius found out, and put the priest to death.

In another theory, the Emperor executed Valentine, too.  But the priest had helped prisoners escape the horrible conditions of Roman prisons, where torture and beatings were common.

An imprisoned Valentine fell in love with the jailor's daughter in the final theory  He wrote a letter to her, the very first Valentine's Day message, which he signed as we do today: "From your Valentine."

Whichever theory is correct, each story has heroic and romantic connotations.  As a result, the holiday has grown increasingly popular through the centuries.  It's also more meaningful than the naysayers believe.  And although Valentine's Day has become quite commercial, it still contains an important aspect shared by all of the best holidays: time spent thinking of and being with the one you love."

Saint Valentin's Day.
I read this text and now I think Saint Valentin's is only one comercial party. I think it because I don't have a boyfriend, I think many boys are unfaithful and hypocrites.
I think if you really love your boyfriend or your girlfriend you love him or her all days of the year, not only in Saint Valentine's day.


http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ValD.html
I do this exercises:
1. B (celebrated)
2. C (sweethearts)
3. C (both)
4. A (called)
5. C (from)
6. B (spring)
7. A (columns)
8. A (symbol)
9. B (popular)
10. B (after)

I think that those exercises are too easy, because all of this frases are basic.

Love and other drugs.

Now, February, the month of love, is the best time for speak of it.
Love, is the best I ever feel. But sometimes is too hard.

Love and other drugs is one film about love, an unexpected love.
a man who works in a pharmaceutical company, feel in love with a young girl who has Parkinson's. First was only sex, but after they began a relationship.

I really like this film, because in my opinion love is the best thing in our lives.
but....i'm so lonely...

SELF-EVALUATION OF YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION

1- Watch your presentation and answer the following questions.

WRITE THE EVALUATION ON YOUR BLOG, ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS AND ADDING A FINAL MARK		MARK
Presentation         10%	Do you use any resources: powerpoint, video, images, sound, real material...? Are there just key words to explain your message? We used one powerpoint and some photos. Our powerpoint only had some images of our grandmothers and some key words to remember what we say.	0’8
Body language & eye contact         10%	Are  you looking at your audience most of the time? Are you reading occasionally from your notes ? Yes, in my case, I looking my audience because visual contact important is too important for make a good presentation! Yes, sometimes I read from my notes, to remember some words.	0’9
Structure         10%	Do you organize your ideas in order of importance (chronological order), with different parts? We organized our ideas in order, and we follow instructions from teacher.	0’7
Content         40%	Do you introduce new information to your audience? Is your information  detailed and comprehensible? Do you give/show examples? Yes, we introduced some new information, for public, and for my. There were things I didn’t know.  Our information was detailed but not much. In my opinion everything we said was comprehensible for all. I don’t remember having given examples.	3’7
Language        20%	Is your grammar correct, complex? (verbs, word order, tenses learnt in class) Is your vocabulary rich, varied with linkers ( and, but, also, although...) I think our grammar was correct, we used verbs that have worked in class. Also used some linkers.	1’8
Pronunciation & Intonation         10%	Do you know how to pronounce all your words?  Dou you speak in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? Yes, because lately, I really motive with inglish, I’m too interested to speak well this language. Often I spoke fluid  and continuum, but sometimes I interruption and broke my dialogue.	0’8
Self-Evaluation	You are your teacher! :-)                                  FINAL MARK:	8’7

2- Think :-) : What have you done well ? What do you need to improve?

This task, in my opinion is too important because we work our oral expression, our memory, and our improvisation. Also, with this task I enjoyed so much, because I learned more things of my family and his life. Life in the past was so hard...
In my opinion I have done well my pronunciation and my presentation in general, but I need to improve my vocabulary and my powerpoint, because I know I can do it better.