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THE END!

2009-05-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

My English compentence in 2009

2009-05-09T09:57:00.000-07:00

For me, my best oral evidence is:
http://laiafont91p.blogspot.com/2008/03/podcast.html
and my best written evidence is:
http://laiafont91p.blogspot.com/2008/11/computer-have-made-world-better-place.html

I have chosen these evidence and not others because I think that these are work that I used a correctly vocabulary and good expresions and tricks.
Choosing the best written evidence I had more problems than to choose the best oral, becaue during the last two years I have written ever so many composition, blogs, summaries... And I think that I did quite well in all of them. Yet, I have most definitly improved my writing and so I decided to present one of my last compositions. I have to say that commenting in the forums, etc...
I'm really proud of my work.
To summarize I want to say that after two years of writing my English has improved very much and that with this work I could prove.

My English 2007-2009

2009-05-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

About my written documents: From my point of view I now have the tools to analyse the first written document I produced, and comparing it to my last entry.
Frist of all, I had a look at the structure lenguage and fluency of my work, I realized that in my first entry I used a lot of short sentences, repetitions of certain words (really, very...), Spanish translations (spanglish: lost ways instead of secret ways..) incorrect use of prepositions as well as spelling mistakes. Having said that I don't want to say that I don't make any mistakes now, but that now I am able to spot the mistakes I made two years ago. As far as fluency is concerned I jumped from one topic to the other without using connectors.
I think I have proved that in my last composition, thanks to all the posts in the blog.
And about my oral presentations: The first presentation was an easy one because it was about my life and I felt comfortable in presenting it in three minutes. Now the presentations are much longer and the topics very often more challenging.
About my use of language and structure as far as I remember I used inapropriate vocabulary.
As I being nervous, I gesticulated that surely must have made it difficult for my classmates to follow my presentation. However comparing it to my last presentation I would say that I have improved a lot and that now I can be calm while I'm doing a presentation, thanks to the experience of the last two years.
As far as pronunciation is concerned I do have difficulties remembering it but it must have been worse than it's now.
To sum it up I think I have improved in all the linguistic aspects thanks to all the hard work behind.

3 comments to classmates

2009-05-09T09:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Núria!

I'm Laia,
I have read your dream and I'm fine that you had a opportunity to go in London and you like both.

See you soon, on Monday class!!

kisses/*

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Hello Mercè!

How are you?
I'm Laia! I think that is better Girona than Bcn, because Girona is a little city at 45 minuts of our home!

Kisses!*

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Hello Pascal!!

I'm Laia,
I watched this film last year and I didn't like anything about this film!
I think that the argument is horrible and is not my style.

BYe!!

A film!

2009-05-09T08:38:00.001-07:00

Guido (Roberto Benigni), a young Italian Jew, arrives in Arezzo where he opens a bookshop.
Guido is a romantic and nice person specially when he flirts with Dora (Italian, not Jewish; Nicoletta Braschi).
A few years later, Guido and Dora have a son, Joshua.

In the second half, Guido, Guido's uncle Eliseo, and Joshua are taken to a concentration camp on Joshua's birthday. Dora wants to go with her family to the concentration camp. Guido hides Joshua from the Nazi guards and gives him food.
Guido convinces his son that the camp is just a game; a game who gets 1000 points wins a tank, He tells Joshua that if he cry, he lose poits, while quite boys who hide from the camp guards earn points.

Guido maintains this story right until the end, when he tells his son to stay in a metal box until everybody has left, this being the final test before the tank is his. After trying to find Dora, Guido is caught, taken away, and is shot to death by a Nazi guard.
Joshua survives and thinks he has won the game when an American tank arrives to liberate the camp, and he returned with his mother.

The end is so emotional and sad but the argument is so well.

Composition!

2009-05-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

A DIALOG!

Today, we have two mens with us, for speaking about the difference between now and before, in his work, Peter and Josh are farmers but with one difference, Peter is 23 years old and Josh 64 years old.

Peter: Hello, I'm Peter and I started to work farmer because my dad had a log of animals and a log of money in his project, but you, Josh, what is your life?

Josh: Oh, hi friends, I'm 64 years old and I started to work farmer when I had 15 years old, only, the main difference you is that I started because my family needed money and they not wanted to paid a university.

Peter: Yes, I think that it's a very important difference because now if you want to study you have difference opportunities but before it's not possible, and for this, only the rich people had a licence.

Josh: Yes, I agree with you, and also, now the people that their job is farmer, win more money than before.

Peter: Yes, I agree with you!

Ok. We are happy of send you in our show, I hope that the people also like it!

Bye bye Josh and Peter

Peter: Bye! Thank you

Josh: Good night and good luck!

Composition!

2009-05-02T12:23:00.000-07:00

44th, of del Pont Rood

Castelló d'Empúries

Friday 24th of April 2009

Dear Patry,

How are you? I'm fine, but I know that you are not fine because you are tired of you behaviour your classes, for this I agree with you that this situation need a solution.

When we know you, in the first class, we thought that you were a lot of strict and for this thing we had a correct behaviour in class.

I'm sorry, four our behaviour because we have a good relation ship and if the ghings contunate with this way, ths final course will be horrible because we will have a lot of exams and I think that we have put our part because our relation not be worse.

To sum up, I think that all will be better and I hope that the things have a solution.

See you

kisses*

LAIA

Compositon!

2009-04-28T01:58:00.000-07:00

MY DREAM!

Two years ago I saw that how my dream was fulfilled.
When I was young, as my mother worked and my grandmother had an accident I was unable to take care me, for this my mother was a nanny, Assumpció. With her I spend the most of the day and for this I loved her, she was like my second mother.

A day when I had six years old, she told me that she had to leave Castelló because she was pregnant. But for me it was very hard, because I had thefeeling that I was separated from my mother. I was crying many days, but she left. She promised me to come and see me at least three days in the year, and call me occasionally to know how I am.
Well, we were thre years in contact with Assumpció but one day she called us and told us that he had changed his number pone and she gave it to us. But we los the number and for this we lost contact. But, a day a girl added me in msn who lived in Tarroella de Montgrí because she thought that I was a friend who was called as I do, and a day I explained my story and se said me that a friend had a same story.

Finally, we understood we were talking about the same story, and for that, and thanks to her I could find out where she lived and her number phone, and that's how my dream was fulfilled.
Whith this story I have come to the conclusion and larned that dreams someties come true, that all we have to have is patience and enthusiasm.

2009-04-19T23:42:00.000-07:00

News!

2009-04-19T23:29:00.000-07:00

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/04/18/shubert.uk.boyle.loose.cnn

Susan Boyle loosens up 1:45
CNN's Atika Shubert reports on how Susan Boyle is coming to grips with her sudden global stardom.

Susan Boyle, an unemployed Scottish celebrity turned into 47 years through his voice and the TV show Britain's got talent, continues to grow.

More than 26 million people have seen on YouTube the interpretation of the song I dreamed a dream from the musical Les Miserables, with whom Boyle also surprised the 11.3 million who saw the live singing Saturday through the British television network ITV.

Other 2.3 million people have clicked on the page Britain's got talent to see and Susan Boyle has been the most discussed in the Internet social network Twitter.

news expressions

2009-04-13T01:44:00.001-07:00

She's all over the place – ella sobre a per tot arreu

Wrong – malament

Too many – masses

Belongs – pertanyer

Inside – dins

Outside – fora

You've been rejected – has sido rechazado

Behind – enrere

Hide – amagar

Losing – perdent

She’s falling – ella està caiguent

Faith - fe

2009-04-13T01:40:00.000-07:00

extrapoint!!

2009-04-13T01:31:00.000-07:00

Nobody's home

I couldn't tell you – Jo no puc dir-te
Why she felt that way – Perquè ella es sentia així
She felt it everyday – Ella es sentia així cada dia
I couldn't help her - Jo no la puc ajudar
I just watched her make – Jo només la veia fer
The same mistakes again – Els mateixos errors de nou

What's wrong, what's wrong now – Què està malment? Què està malament ara?
Too many, too many problems – Masses, masses problemes
Don't know where she belongs – No sé on pertany
Where she belongs – A on pertany?

(Chorus)
She wants to go home, but nobody's home – Ella vol anar a casa, però no hi ha ningú
That's where she lies, broken inside – És on ella es tomba, es trenca per dins
With no place to go, no place to go – Amb cap lloc on anar, no hi ha lloc on anar
To dry her eyes, broken inside – Per treure els seus ulls, es trenca per dins

Open your eyes – Obra els teus ulls
And look outside – I mira a fora
Find the reason why – Troba una raó perquè
You've been rejected – No t’han volgut
And now you can't find – I ara no et trobes
What you left behind – ho vas deixar enrere

Be strong, be strong now - sigues forta, ara ssigues forta
Too many too many problems – masses, masses problemes
Don't know where she belongs – tu no saps on pertany
Where she belongs? – A on pertany?

(Chorus)
She wants to go home, but nobody's home – Ella vol tornar a casa, però no hi ha ningú
That's where she lies, broken inside – és on ella es tomba, es trenca per dins
With no place to go, no place to go – amb cap lloc on anar, cap lloc on anar
To dry her eyes broken inside – a treure els seus ulls, es tenca per dins

Her feeling she hides – En els seus pensaments ella amaga
Her dream she can't find – en el seu somni ella no pot trobar
She's losing her mind – ella està perdent el cap
She's falling behind – ella està caiguent enrere
She can't find her place – no pot trobar el seu lloc
She's losing her faith – està perdent la seva fe
She's falling from grace - està caiguent des de la gràcia
She's all over the place – ella sobre a per tot arreu

news expressions

2009-04-13T01:29:00.000-07:00

I wanna - jo vull
Stay - queda't
luck - sort
hooked - enganxar
show - ensenya
pair - parella
without - sense
gun - arma
hug - abraçada
lying - mentir
chik - pollet

2009-04-13T01:22:00.000-07:00

extrapoint!

2009-04-13T01:19:00.000-07:00

LADY GAGA – Poker face

I wanna hold em – vull celebrar-ho

Like they do in Texas Plays – com ho celebren als jocs de Texas

Fold em let em hit me raise it – dobla’t, deixam, dona-li i aixeca’t

Baby stay with me – nen quedat amb mi

Luck and intuition – la sort i la intuició

Play the cards with Spades to start – jugarem amb espases per començar

And after the’s been hooked – i després que ell s’enganxi

I’ll play the one that’s on his heart. – jugaré amb el que hi ha al seu cor.

I’ll get him hot – jo aconseguiré calentar-lo

Show him what I’ve got – li enseñaré el que tinc

Can’t read my – no pots llegir el meu...

No he can’t read my poker face – no pots llegir la meva cara de pòker

I wanna roll with him – jo vull moura’m amb ell

A hard pair we will be – sarem una parella difícil

A little gambling is fun – una mica de joc és divertit

When you’re with me – quan tu estas amb mi

Russian roulette is not the same – la ruleta russa no és la mateixa

Without a gun – sense una arma

And baby when it’s love – i nen, quan és amor

If it’s not rough it isn’t fun, fun – si no és difícil, no és divertit

I won’t tell you that I love you – jo no et diré que t’estimo

Kiss or hug you – ni a fer-te un petó ni a fer-te una abraçada

Cause I’m bluffing with my muffin – perquè vaig de farol

I’m not lying – no estic mentint

I’m just stunning – només estic aturdida

With my love-glue-gunning – amb el meu amor de cua ardent

Just like a chick in the casino – com un pollet en el casino

Take your bank before I pay you out – agafa seient abans que es gasti

I promise this, promise this – jo t’ho prometo, jo t’ho prometo

Check this hand cause I’m marvelous – dona’t compte que sóc maravellosa.

3rd TERM!!

2009-04-13T01:18:00.001-07:00

3 comments to classmates

2009-03-09T14:53:00.001-07:00

Hello Mercè!!Good night!lol

I see that you coment "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", I prefer to comment "Chicken run".

Good bye Merxelita!!

See you tomorrow

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How are you?? lol

I laughed a lot with your portfolio!!All is about sport!!

By the way!, the football stadiums of England are very beautiful!

Good night Güell, good night...

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Hello neightbor!!

So I see you learned a lot in London! Meanwhile, we were in class watching a movie of History

See you soon!*

(Jordi's portfolio)

extrapoint!

2009-03-09T14:10:00.000-07:00

verb+preposition

agree with
accuse for
apply to
apologize for
ask for
arrive at
believe in
belong to
borrow to
consist on
crah into
depend on
divide in
explain to
hear about
fall in love at
get to
happen to
laugh about
pay for
prefer than
remind of
speak/talk about/by
specialize on
succeed in
suffer about
think to
think about
think of
translate to
worry about

Chicken run

2009-03-09T13:50:00.000-07:00

THE FILM

This film I was watched a lot of years before, but as I don't remember the film.
In the farm there are four chickens that if don't put eggs every day they are killed by Tweedy, for this the protagonist chiken, that she is Ginger, dicide to do the possible for escape with her friends.
Rocky, the only cock in the farm decide that he teach them to fly, for this he prepares, but she don't get his objective.
The things are more difficult when arrive a new project, that consist on do a machine for manufacture chicken hamburgers.
Finally, she gets escape with many difficults, thanks, also, to help of two sympathetic rats.

NEW WORDS:
heaven - paradís
creep to - arrossegar-se
allow - permetre
mock - burlar-se
pain - dolor

Oral presentation

2009-03-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

2009-03-08T07:13:00.002-07:00

Hello, Good Morning,
We are Mercè and Laia, and we want to present a trip to London by our agency.
Here we present our plan of the trip, that consists of leaving on Saturday the twenty eight of February, in the morning and returning on Sunday, the first of March, at night.
Firstly we will take the plane from Girona and we will arrive in Stanstead Airport, we recommend you do not miss the flight because it is very uncomfortable to sleep in this airport.
THere we will find a guide that will accompany us to the hotel, a hotel that is situated in the center of London and whose web page is:
Here you can see some photos about what you will find. There, if you decide to go on this super trip.
The hotel is situated close to the British museum and very close to a Tube station, and important aspect.
Additionally it is important that you know where our rooms are because the hotel is very big, it has almost three thousand bedrooms, two dining rooms, a games room and two bars. These bars are good for passing the night because to go out at night in London is very difficult if you are under age.
Once you have left your bags in the rooms, the first visit we will do is to Big Ben, that certainly most people know and Parlament. After we will get on The London Eye, where we will be able to see all the sights of London.
After The London Eye we will walk along the banks of the river where we will see all the statues and monuments that there are and after we will cross the river and we will go to see Saint Paul's Cathedral, where will have lunch.
After lunch we will go shopping on Oxford Street and also to see Harrods, where we will spend all afternoon.
As it is dark at seven o'clock, what we will do is go to have dinner in the hotel; excelent, typical English Dinners are incuded, and later we will take The Tube and we will go to an area with atmosphere, to see if we can find a pub where we can go in and if we are lucky it will be a day of football because the attitude of the English fans is very good.
Those who don't want to go out, they can stay in the hotel where there is olso entertainment.
On Sunday morning for breakfast we will have typical English Breakfast, with eggs, bacon and sausages.
Ok, in the morning we will visit Buckinham Palace, where we will see The Changing of The Guards, and after we will wolk to Picadilly Circus, China Town and Trafalgar Squere.
After we will take the Tube and we will go to Nothinhill, a well know area. We will have lunch in Tragalgar Square and we will walk in Nothinghill, where we will have a snack.
Finally we will go to the hotel to collect the bags and we will go to the airport where we will take the return flight to Girona. Have a bus will be waiting for us that will take us home.
And Monday all to school!!

evaluate!

2009-03-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

NAME & TOPIC: A trip to London

PRESENTATION
We use a power point with pictures of London, the most beautiful places. We present our plan of the trip.
I think that people liked our power point because the pictures were very beautiful.

BODY LANGUAGE AND EYE CONTACT
We looked our friends continually, we were connecting with them a lot and we didn’t brought notes.

STRUCTURE
We organizated correctly and we introduced a lot of connectors. This is an aspect that we have improved.

LANGUAGE
I admit that my english is bad because I left lose, and now I repent a lot. For this I studiing for improve.

PRONUNCIATION & INTONATION
My intonation and my pronuntation I think that it was correctly.

SELF-EVALUATION
I think that our correct mark is 7 because we have putted a lot of effort.

LONDON!

2009-03-07T13:57:00.000-08:00

LONDON QUIZ!!!

Because it’s using for understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing.
he most popular eat is the fried fish with chips. Sunday lunch is usually the popular Roastbeef, which is grilled meat.

At breakfast the pancakes, eggs and toast. The beef and kidney pie is a delicious eat originating in England.

At eleven o’clock p.m. When the bell rings in a pub, this means that close.
is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a top-fermenting brewers' yeast.
of a traditional full English breakfast are bacon, eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or toast, and sausages, usually served with a mug of tea.
Yes!. On 29 June 1613 the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth.
Clement street.
The Ravens in the Tower of London has an important part to play in its history. The legend of the Ravens in the Tower of London is so important to the people of England that a number of ravens are kept at the Tower of London at the expense of the British government. Legend has it that failing to keep ravens at the Tower of London will mean the great White Tower will crumble and a terrible disaster shall befall England.
No.

In principle they are responsible for looking after any prisoners at the Tower and safeguarding the British crown jewels, but in practice they act as tour guides and are a tourist attraction in their own right, a point the Yeoman Warders acknowledge.

Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.

The name Beefeater is of uncertain origin, with various proposed derivations. The most likely is considered to be the Wardens' payment in rations that included beef, as well as mutton and veal, and various historical commentators have noted a preference for beef among the Wardens and the Yeomen of the Guard.

Yes, we can buy dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters and fishes.
Paris Hiñlton.
The son of the owner of Harrods was in love with Diana.
On Big Ben
Was the first President of South Africa.
At Parliament Square, alongside those of Jan Smuts, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli and Abraham Lincoln.
Eros.
David Beckham, Tiger Woods, Jonny Wilkinson, Muhammad Ali, Andy Murray and Lance Armstrong.
The tube.
The corner of Melcombe Street.
Is a tourist attraction, based in Tooley Street, London, near London Bridge rail station about various tortures from the Medieval Age. It recreates various gory and macabre historical events in a grimly comedic, 'gallows humour' style, which attempts to make them appealing to the younger generation. It uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides.
RICHMOND BRIDGE. A fine stone bridge built in classical style by James Pain and Kenton Couse in 1777.
The name, which originally referred to the hour bell, was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the commissioner of works when the bell was installed in 1856.
It's the mixture of three different flags: The Irish, the Scottish and the England flags.
It represents the great fire of London.
Yes. Is a artifical lake.
In London tehre aren't any dogs, is a great city where the police is really, really strict. Also, you can't smoke in a lot of places and the english people are very kind.

2009-03-07T11:05:00.000-08:00

Human rights

2009-02-04T13:11:00.000-08:00

2009-02-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

Since 1970 the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been fighting for independance of the Tamil Stake in the North and East of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka civil war.
The casulaties have been high.
Now Sri Lankas military is attacking with force to take the important territory of the Tamil Tigers.

The United States Departament of State has decided the LTTE is not recognised as an acceptable terrorist group. The LTTE do not behave correctly as a "resistance movement" or as "freedom fightels because they violate various Human Rights:
1) They have attacked civilians
2) They have assassinated political and military opponents
3) They have recruited children to train as soldiers
4) They frequently use suicide boming.

Article 3:
Because everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 5:
Because no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

Article 12:
Because no one shallbe subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondance, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone is entitled to the protection of the law against, such interference or attacks.

ORAL PRESENTATION

2008-12-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

Hi I’m Laia. Mercè and I would like to talk about the differences between dating and asking someone to marry you, in this century and in the XIX century.

I will concentrate on where we meet our partners, and Mercè will talk about the difference in the clothes, and in the finally we talk about wedding.
In the nineteenth century the places to meed your partner were balls.
They were very formal events, often organised when a woman “come of age”, this means when she turned 18. The aim of the balls was for the woman to meed her future husband. Obviously these balls were expensive and were for the middle to upper classes.
Now the girls go to discos, a much less formal event. They go at an earlier age; they go without their parents; and they dance in a very different way, actually touching bodies!

Hello I’m Mercè, Laia has explianed where we meed our partners, I would like to talk to you about the differences in dress code.

The nineteenth century was a romantic age, women wore expensive, formal dresses. The dresses were always long, to the floor, they were corsets and added details, like rubbons to look their best, accessories were simple, and a niquelase or jewels in their hair. The colours of the dresses were pale, beige, light blue etc. The men also dressed elegantly: jacket, long trousers and a short with a cravat. Normally the suit was black.
Now the style is very different! The girls wear what is in fashion, mini skirts, trousers, jumper or a dress. They are much less formal and of a variety of colours. The less clothes, or the shorter the skirt, the better! Accessories are much more obvious.
The boys style is now very casual, again depending on the latest fashions. The boys also wear fashion accessories, even ear rinigs!

asking someone to marry you in the 19th century was also very formal. The man had to ask the father of the woman if the could marry her. They could only marry within their social class. Money and reputation was very important often marriages were organised by the parents, it was not important if the man and woman loved each other!

Now we normally marry for love, choosing our own partners. Money and reputation are not so important.

In conclusion: In a short thime a lot has changed. Todays society is much less formal that in the nineteenth century. THis is much more confortable for us but we must be careful not become too informal.

about others oral presentations

2008-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

Pascal - Charles Chaplin
Àngels i Dani - Sitcous in America and in Spain
Laura - Comparation of the romanticism about a XVIII and XXI.
I like her pronuntation.
David i Màrius - Mens of pride and Perjudice
Jordi i Güell - Elisabeth Bennet
They haven't much preperated but thay don't were nervous
Núria, Marina i Alba - Bennet sisters
My favourite was Núria because almost she don't read the paper

The rest of oral presentation I couldn't comment because I was sick.

opinion!

2008-12-01T09:46:00.000-08:00

I haven't much to comment about my oral presentationt, for me this have been the worse oral presentation of my live!I passed a very horrible moment!I think that it happened because I had a lot of preparated and I thought that I know it well and when I arrived in front of my friends I began to tremble and everything began to go wrong.
makes a lot of anger!!

I hope that on my 2nd oral presentation I could to controling my nervious

ORAL PRESENTATION

2008-11-30T23:39:00.000-08:00

2nd Film!

2008-11-28T07:32:00.000-08:00

THE TERMINAL!

One of the best I've ever seen. Tom Hanks played great! He represented a confused man who had just arrived from Krakozia. He didn't know the language, and was not able to leave the airport. A Civil War had broken out in his Nation. So he was a man from nowhere! He coulnd't get a passport, so he had to stay in the terminal until the war finishes.
He made himself comfortable, he had his way to earn money, and moreover, he worked there as a constructor!
And one day, he met an impressive woman, however, she was already promised but agreed to some dinners with the poor man.

Vocabulary:

In general, more formal words to describe all the terms an aiport has. But I could understand it well, and there was nor really a special and interesting word to learn. Oh yes, I remember one: arrest.

Rate yourself :)

HUMOUR: NECESSARY TO SURVIVE?

2008-11-27T14:00:00.000-08:00

What is humour? Humour is a message with the power to evoke laughter, and in my opinion humour is vitaly in everyday life. Our lifes are full of stress, problems, anxiety and crisis. Without humour all we have is the depressing things in life.

First of all, a person who perhaps in life has bad luck and has few material posessions, for exemple money, cars..., if they have a “good sense of homour” they are often happier than those people who are wealthy. Money does not buy happiness.

Secondly I will quote a famous English saying: “It is better to laugh than to cry” when everything in life seems terrible, what can you do? You can feel miserable and pity yourself but does this achieve anything? No, you have to feel positive, you have to laugh at the situation, not cry, being positive and happier will help to survive these problems. For example, you go on holiday to Hawaii and it rains every day, be positive and laugh at your bad luck. Being positive will help you to think of other things to do than going to the beach, possibility more interesting things!

To sum up, if more people could laugh at life and could look at problems with humour, then, in general living a happier life the world must be a happier place? Obviously there are limits, there are things in life that need to be approached with a serious attitude, for example famine, wars and natural disasters.

It is clear that the alternative to a life with humour is the alternative is a life of misery, pessimism and self pity. In conclusion I ask you, which life would you prefer?

Computer have made the world a better place

2008-11-27T08:24:00.000-08:00

Over the last years there have been major developments concerning computers. Now almost everyone uses computers. There are positive and negative resluts of this.

On one hand computers have improved and increased efficiency in a lot of Industries, such as the engineering industry. What is more we need less paper, less space, all information can be stored on computer or discs.
In addition, through computers, communication, local or world wide, is easier.
Another reasun is students can look up informationm, organise and present their projects and even study for diplomas and certificates on the computer.
Finally, our lives are easier people can bank and shop on-line and it is another option to watching TV and fill in time.

On the other hand children fill in time on the computer instead of studying or using their imagination to invent games. Moreover, children and students are losing the skills to research information in encyclopedias, dictionaries and libraries.
Students copy the information from the computer instead of writing their own work.
Alhough industry has been improved by computers a lot of workers lose their work when computers take over the world.
We have access to a lot of inapropriate information, and in addition, our privacy is invaded, banks, employers, etc can look on about us.
Lastly, every year we get lazier, we do not need to move from the computer.

I understand there are reasons for and against computers improving our lives, but as I am a student I am for computers because it makes it easier for me to complete my studies and projects. We have so much work to do we do not have time to go to libraries, look in encyclopedies for research and then to handwrite it all.

A JOKE!! :D

2008-11-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

A man goes on a 2-month business trip to Europe and leaves his cat with his brother. Three days before his return he calls his brother.

Brother 1: So how is my cat doing?

Brother 2: He's Dead

Brother 1: He's Dead! What do you mean He's Dead! I loved that cat. Couldn't you think of a nicer way to tell me! I'm leaving in 3 days. You could of broke me to the news easier. You could of told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called before I left you could of told me, Well, we found her but she is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down. Then when I call you from the airport you could of told me, The Fire Department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat died when it hit the ground.

Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive I won't let it happen again.

Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mom doing?

Brother 2: She's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.

podcast 2

2008-11-19T10:25:00.000-08:00

Dialoge

2008-11-16T23:37:00.000-08:00

- Hello, good night everybody! today we have a very famous person that I know that you meet hm.

- Hi Guardiola, how are you?

- Good night everybody! Well, I'm fine and very happy that I'm here! his is a great program, and I love it.

- lol. Thanks you are very polite, aah...well, now, that you have a excellent team with greater players. Did you feel luky?

- Mmm, well, yes yes. The true it's that Laporta went to me and said that if I want to be the coach of F.C.B I'm to amaze.

- I hope you see very differences like F.C.Athletic?

- So, yes, it's normal especially with pressure of the aficionats, you know, you meet this world.

- Oh, yes yes it's true. I remember my firts days of work. But this isn't the interview about me, you know, it's about you.

- Yes I know it. I think that is time for leave because tomorrow I have a training on moning with my players.

- OK, OK amh I understand you! Good luck for the match of this weekend.

- Thanks, see you!

- Bye bye! and good night spectator see you tomorrow at this time with oter famous!

laiamerce.wav

The film!

2008-10-07T05:43:00.000-07:00

I think that the film is fantastic and all actors act very well. When I finally the film I wanted to dance and sing.
The film is very nice. Jhon Travolta interprets a woman; she is the mother of the protagonist, Tracy.
Tracy, an overweight high-school student who only dream is to be on a local Baltimore teen dance program. While her father tells her to follow her dreams, her mother Edna reminds her that she doesn't look like the girls on that show. After Tracy earns a coveted spot on the program, but when she becomes a popular addition, she earns the rabies of the prettiest girl in school a girl whose mother just happens to operate the local television station. Tracy is visit to detention hall opens her eyes to the racial tension on the show, as does the relationship between her best friend and a boy, Tracy attempts to integrate the races on her favourite program. Perry Seibert.
This is all

I recommend this film!

e-mail

2008-10-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Patricia

How are you? I’m fine.
My name is Laia Font Duñach, Màrius is my cousin. I’m 17 years old but in February I will be 18. I live in Castelló d’Empúries, between Figueres and Roses with my family, my brother Ssergi, my mother and my father Roser and Josep and my grandmother Roser. I have a boyfriend and he’s name is David who live in Barcelona. Now he has 20 years old but whern I started to leave with he was 17 and I 14.
I play violin, piano and “flabiol” in music school of my town, also I dance dances of new creation. 3 years ago I left the volleyball but also I had played handball when I was little. My hoby is got shopping and go out with my friends.
My favourite colour is orange because is beautiful and fun. I love smile.
I hope that this year you pass very well to our side.

See you soon

Kisses*

LAIA

2nd of Batxillerat!

2008-09-23T12:43:00.001-07:00

FINAL COURSE!!

2008-06-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

Can you see an improvement on your level of English since September 2007? Where, for exemple?

I see an impprovement on my level of English with my oral presentation, because the first oral presentation I was very nervous and my pronuntation was bad because I pronounced a lot of bad words for exemple: because! I said [bicaus] and now I has understood that this word is said [bicos].

Also, in my opinion I has improved on writing, now I have better expresioned because we have practised a lot and we have worked a lot! With work everybody imporves.

Finally, I think that now I have better flouency.

Wich activity best shows your level of English?

The activity that best shows my level of English are the oral presentations.

Which activities were really USEFUL for on to improve your English? Why?

Speak in class and do the portfolio, because it's the way that we demostrate all we have understood.

Which activities did you not find useful to learn English? Why not?

The activities that I think that I don't learn English is the potdcast because it's a waste of time.

Which activities did you enjoy doing and would like to do again next year?

The activities that I like are watching films and doing the blogspot.

The films are good because it helps to learn new words, and the blogspot are good because we learn writing.

Too much importance is given to exam at school. Do you agree?

2008-06-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

I disagre with the sistem of the school because I think that also there is a lot of things for avaluation, because I’m working more than other friends with homeworks and other things, but finally the teachers only avaluate the exams and this is not fair.

It is clear than the students work a lot but for exemple if one boy does the exams very well but always speak in class and never listen the teacher, and an other hand I listen a lot in class but the exam is bad for me, he will have better final mark!

In addition, I think that we work hard at home with the homeworks. For exemple, in english, with the portfolio and with the blogspot but the difference is that in English subject is only subject that avaluate a lot the work that we do at home.

In conclusion, and after this fanthastic arguments I think that the batxillerat wourld be a lot of bad.
I hope that the next year the things changes and also this forms for study.

Observation

2008-06-07T23:37:00.001-07:00

OBSERVATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION

NAME & TOPIC: Education

PRESENTATION
We use a power point with pictures of graphics about Spain and Catalonia level Education.
I think that people liked our oral presentation because it was very interesting.

BODY LANGUAGE AND EYE CONTACT
I looked my friends continually, I was connecting with them a lot and I didn’t brought notes.

STRUCTURE
We organizated correctly because we separate paragraphs correctly.

CONTENT
This was the last oral presentation of the term, and I think that our oral presentation was completed.
We talked about the level, the PISA and the problems that the students have when they have chose their futur life.

LANGUAGE
I admit that my english is bad because I left lose, and now I repent a lot. For this I studing for improve.
I swear you that next oral presentation, in next year, you seen a big change.

PRONUNCIATION & INTONATION
I think that my intantion is very good and my prounciation it has improved a lot!

SELF-EVALUATION
I think that my correct mark is 7-8 because we have put a lot of effort.

Leviathan

2008-06-07T23:16:00.000-07:00

TEXT 3 : Leviathan, cap. XVII: “Of the causes, generation and definition of a Cammon wealth” (primer de la segona mart: “Of Commonwealth”)
The only way to erect such a common power, as may be able to defend them from the invasion of foreigners, and the injuries of one another, and thereby to secure them in such sort as that by their own industry and by the fruits of the earth they may nourish themselves and live contetedly, is to confer all their power and strength upon one man, or upon one assembly of men, that may reduce all their wills, by plurality of voices, unto one will: which is as much as to say, to appoint one man, or assembly of men, to bear their person; and every one to own and acknowledge himself to be author of whatsoever he that so beareth their person shall act, or cause to be acted, in those things which concern the common peace and safety; and therein to submit their wills, every one to his will, and their judgements to his judgement. This is more than consent, or concord; it is a real unity of them all in one and the same person, made by convenant of every man with every man, in such manner as if every man should say to every man: I authorise and give up my right of governing myself to this man, or to this assembly of men on this condition; that thou give up, thy right to him, and authotise all his actions in like manner. This done, the multitude so united in one person is called a COMMONWEALTH; in Latin, CIVITAS. This is the generation of that great LEVIATHAN, or rather, to speak more reverently, of that mortal god to which we owe, under the immortal God, our peace and defence. For by this authotity, given him by every particular man in the Commonwealth, he hath the use of so much power and strength conferred on him that, by terror thereof, he is enabled to from the wills of them all, to peace at home, and mutual aid against their enemies abroad. And in him consisteth the essence of the Commonwealth; which, to define it, is: one person, of whose acts a great multitude, by mutual covenants one with another, have made themselves every one the author, to the end he may use the strength and means of them all as he shall think expedient for their peace and common defence.

This is a philosopher text that we did in class

informal dialog

2008-06-07T23:14:00.001-07:00

aket.wma

Informal dialog

2008-06-04T10:09:00.001-07:00

Tania: What are you doing here?
Polly: Oh..I was walking here and I thought that I could visit you
Tania: But, didn't you say that you left on holidays?
Polly: Oh...yes, yes
Tania: So?
Polly: Look Tania, we have to tell you something
Tania: What? Now you will tell me that you are together...hahaha
Polly: Mmmm...look, the other day we went to the party and we kissed
Tania: What??? Fuck you!!
(she closes the door angry and she leaves)

Invent!!

2008-06-02T23:38:00.000-07:00

THE PIANO

In my opinion, the best invention is the piano because if this instruments hasn’t been invented, what would I do?

Well, the piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1690 aproximatly, when it was created he called his instrument gravicembalo col piano e forte.

The piano is a musical string instrument with 88 keyboards that is played with the ten fingers of hands and with the pedals that we have presioned with our foods. The keyboards accione a mecanisme of hammers that hits the strings, and these vibrations are transmit a sound that amplifies them.
There are many manufecturers of pianos as Roland, Yamaha, and others, and also there are many types of pianos, the grand piano, Upright piano and digital piano.

This instrument is used to play musical pieces lonely, with company or for composing.

This invention is important for humanity because if it hadn’t been invented many people wouldn’t have existed be even exist
As Johann Sebastian Bach, Mozart, Beethoven...etc, and surely, now the music wouldn’t be anything because this is the main instrument to compose great songs.

Finally, I think that the music is the way to express our feelings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano

piano

2008-06-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

pianito.wma

We have almost learnt to respect our would. Do you agree?

2008-06-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

I’m disagree that we have almost learnt to respect our world, even though I believe that every time we are more aware of that.

It’s clear that we are aware and for this we have got create electricity with sunlight, manufacture vehicles that pollute less or put bicycles to the city centre such as Barcelona, withdraw the prodcuts that not benefit the environment like deodorants, do the speakings for prevents the fires in the forests and speakings for teach to respect the environment since of childhood, also we have done recycling campaings here in Castelló, ang many other things.

But even this, the people continue take car for go to everywhere, we continue cutting trees and destroing our landscape for build hulg flats, and the manufactures continue contaminating the would even though now we’re suffering the concequences.

In conclusion, although we are concients that our would is degrading ever time faster than they was saying, we won’t be capables to aware until all will revolutionize how for example this year with the water problem, because we haven’t done anything until that the problem knock our door because I always think that we utilize our ability to think for the money.

news

2008-06-01T12:43:00.001-07:00

news

2008-06-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

This new talks about this Ipod wich apeared a few days ago. This Ipod is called Ipod thouch becaus it's tactile.
This man tells us the qualities about it. He says that this Ipod is very light, it has wifi, memoria flash of 8 or 16 GB and with a batery that lastes 22 hours reproducing music and 5 hours reproducing video.
This Ipod hasn't got bluetooth but we can go to Internet.
Acording to what he said, I think that it's a great product but also I think that it isn't useful because it's very expensive, if we want 8 GB it costs 298 euros and if we want 16 GB it costs 389!!

dialog

2008-05-31T23:13:00.000-07:00

interview.wma

PODCAST

2008-05-31T12:48:00.000-07:00

Today I’m with Rihanna who is a very popular star of the world.
Hello Rihanna, thank you for spending your time with me. It’s a very big honor to speak with you

Hi, for me it’s a great honor to be here, it isn’t a problem, because I love speaking (lol)

Well, this year you have had a lot of success, are you surprised?

Yes, because this is like a dream, I never thought that this could happen to me.

But, when you started to sing, at 15 years old, were you aware that you could be so successful?

Well, when I was 15 I thought that singing was only a hobby and I never imagined this!

The song Unfaithful speaks about being unfaithful to a boy, is it something that you feel guilty about ?

Yes, you know when you are a teenager and you have the first boyfriend, and after you don’t want one. But I felt guitly and so I sang this song.

Someone broken your heart?

No, at the moment no. I hope that never happens to me.

Do you go out with a celebrity or do you prefer a normal boy?

It’s about the person not their social class. I only want a boy that loves me and I love him.

Thanks for your attention and I had a great time with you.

Thanks you’re welcome!

questions of the reading book

2008-05-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

Well, this are the questions of the book that I prepared after to reading the book. I think that my mark, a 5'5 is so bad because english is very difficult for me and after to reading a book, after to prepare very well the questions and studied a lot...:(
but...it's the life...

:)
1- Can you summarize the book in two minutes?
Ethan, the principal character, he afraid of being alone and for this he get married with his mather, Zenna.
When she was sick, Ethan thought that he never leave Starkfield.
But, all change when Zenna’s sister, Mattie, arrived in Zenna house. Ethan fall in love with Mattie and Mattie fall in love with Ethan.
Zenna begins to suspect their relationship and then she made out Mattie for break a dearly dish.
When Mattie leave the home and Ethan learns he run a lot with his sled and after, Mattie says that the only solution for to be together is suicide, for this they intent to suicide but they aren’t successful and they did’t die.
Finally is Zenna who has to take care of them.
2- Is there a mystery sentence or a turning point in the story?
When Ethan falls in love Mattie and they do possible for to be together.
3- When and where does the story take place?
In small town of Starkfield in winter
4- Who are the main characters in the story? What’s their role?
The principal character in the story is Ethan that this role is do everything possible to don’t pass the rest of his life alone.
The second character is Zenna, Ethan’s mother. Her role is watch over Ethan.
5- Choose one character( main or secondary) and describe him/her
Zeena Frome is cold, emotionless wife of Ethan who didn't express her feelings,suspicious of Ethan, old, ugly, down and depressed, passive, aggressive and manipulative.
6- Can you identify with any character? Why?
I don’t identify with anyone because I find that all characters are very idealized
7- Choose your favourite moment in the story
When Mattie and Ethan decide to suicide for love, I think that is what usually happens in every film but it is very nice, but is true that how they intent suicide is a little friky.
9- Provide an alternative ending.
My favorite ending would have been that Ethan’s mother dies, so that Ethan and Mattie could have followed his loving relationship.
10- Would you recommend this book? Why?
I recommend this book to people who likes the drama books and is a book to pass the good time and know what you can get to do for love.
good book for romantic people.

Acrostic

2008-04-09T10:38:00.000-07:00

The last day of the week
Hooray! We’re ready to finish
And everybody is waiting for the bell
Nobody is concentreated
Kisses, hugs...
Satisfaction because it’s time to start the weekend

Good bye teachers! Four, three, two...
One!!...
Do you know what will I do?

I think that me and my friends are very happy
So we will have a lot of fun

For example, on Saturday night I will
Ring my friends and we will meet to got to Barraques
I have waited this day for months
Do you know how much money will I spend?
A lot, of course! ^^ But don’t worry!!
You will also come with me!

little presentation about the new project

2008-03-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hello! This web is a new project that has been created recently by teachers of English and that has been implemented in IES Castelló this year.
It consists of putting practice every week we have done in the class of languages so that we practice writing and speaking English with oral presentations, news, podcast and written letters, histories or descriptions…

podcast description

2008-03-23T10:29:00.001-07:00

http://www.esnips.com/doc/a71dc81f-8cfc-4604-bbc9-b8640dfac620/Sin-título-(2)

peter_6_9's Stuff

2nd oral presentation

2008-03-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

MERCÈ AND ME

Hello class, Hello teachers.
Good morning everybody
Well, the country that we chose is Jamaica because we think that it’s a country that can interest to all the class. Ok, let’s start.
Jamaica it’s the third biggest island of Antilles. The Capital is Kingston that it’s the biggest commercial city. The official language is English but the Jamaicans spoke a local dialect which is a mixture of words in Spanish, African and French
The islanders are nice and friendly people and they love smiling. His economy is based on the fishing, the growing of pigs and the cultivation of their lands. They still follow the tradition of build their house with wood and paint the wall with shine colors. The music is in their blood, and they love dancing. The minimum musical sound in the distance takes them to it.
I’m sure that everybody sometimes have been listening about the Rastafarianism, but I think that anybody know a lot about it. The Rastafarianism isn’t a religion, it’s is a culture, that was born in Jamaica, and it around all the Caribe and in the black communities of Gran Britain and USA. His culture is based on the bible. For them, the (rasta) is a very important symbol and they respect it a lot,
The flag of the Rastafaris is red, that means the blood spread of our brothers, the yellow the gold, the green it means the grow, and the black the colour of the skin of their brothers
Well now we speak about the music of Jamaica. Jamaica has different kinds of music like, ska, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, ragga y ragga jungle, and finally the most typical and that everybody knows is the REGGAE
The most popular music is the reggae wich Bob Marley created, who did a culture, with his music. The first kind is ska where he was the father. Also, he create a band called: “The Skatalites”. Other oldest music on the island is Mento, the Ghost and Calypso.
The reggae is a derivation of ragga, that is an abbreviation of raggamuffin, in English his significate is harapiento. We use this label to descript the poor in Jamaica, and also the Rastas and cultural movements of the poor districts.
The name “reggay” his means is “regular”.
The Reggae’s father is Bob Marley that you know. Bob Marley was a musician and member of Rastafari Moviment.
Their songs talk about peace and love, and whit their rhythm people fly and discover other fascinating worlds.
One of the best-known anecdotes about the Jamaica sport is the victory of his selection in the world championship bobsleigh, a winter sport.
Jake the other day said that Jamaica hasn’t got a good team of Football, but we say now, that in 1998 Jamaica went to World Cup of football, this it’s a great job, but they only got 3 points, and they can’t passed to the other round.
If you go to Jamaica don’t forget to eat the most famous lunch: “the rondón” and the “bushy” that is a very delicious drink but also is very strong, so, control because you can get drunk.

VIDEO

2008-03-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

Mr. Woodcock

The film are two gyms that there is a lot of competition between them. In one gym change completely appearance of a person and another, on the other hand, give more importance to the people and them feelings.
In the end, with the movie you realize your message, we give great importance on the body than the feelings of people.
Really, I like the message and I think that I will like to see it all!

3 new words:
solves - solucionar
Churlish - mal educat
quickly - ràpidament

rate youself :D

Any coments?
We had some problems with the video but in the end it solves

TRAYLER:

VIDEO

2008-03-20T06:24:00.000-07:00

extrapoint

2008-03-18T07:43:00.000-07:00

Hi!!

This is you have to do if you don't worked the messenger:

1 - Go to internet explorer
2 - Go to "herramientas"
3 - Go to "opciones internet" - "conexiones" - "configuración lan"
4 - "usar servidor proxy" and add: 80.78.3.25 and in the "puerto" add: 80.

* By nevegation: disable the proxy.

Good easter!*

VIDEO

2008-03-17T04:11:00.001-07:00

NOTHING HILL

Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world’s most famous movie star. Her picture has been plastered on the cover of every magazine, and every time she makes a move, the entire world knows about it.
William Thacker (Hugh Grant) owns a travel bookstore. His business is stagnant, he has the roommate from hell, and since his divorce, his love life is completely non-existent.

Hugh Grant always fanny, he creates a quimic with Julia Robers. In a movie filled with unforgettable moments.

Mercè and me We didn't have more time to complete it, but I liked a lot for this then I saw in Spanish.
Is a film very romantic

3 new words:
screenwriter - guionista
impinges - afecta
equally - igualment

Rate youself :D

Any comments?
I like the film, for this Mercè and me don't have to choose a film for watch

Here is the trailer

VIDEO

2008-03-17T03:37:00.000-07:00

2008-03-14T04:21:00.000-07:00

The podcast

2008-03-05T09:34:00.000-08:00

Hello Laia! How are you?

Hi! I’m fine, and you?

Too! What do you do this weekend?

At the moment i’m free. Why?

Beacuse I have tickets too Cabaret on Friday night. Would you like to go?

Thanks. I'd love too. What time is the show?

It's at 8:00.

That sounds great. So, do you want to have dinner at 6:00?

Uh, I'd like too, but I have to work late.

Oh, THAT’S OK. Let's just meet at the theater before the show, around half past seven.

That sounds fine.

Ok, perfect! Until Friday. bye bye kiis

See you.

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eSnips Social DNA

Europass Language Passport

2008-02-29T03:15:00.000-08:00

SURNAME(S) FIRST NAME(S) Font Duñach Laia

Date of birth (*) 26 February 1991

Mother tongue(s) Catalan

Other language(s) English Spanish French

ENGLISH
Self-assessment of language skills (**)
Understanding Speaking Writing
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
A2 Basic User B1 Independent user A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A2 Basic User

SPANISH
Self-assessment of language skills (**)
Understanding Speaking Writing
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user

FRENCH
Self-assessment of language skills (**)
Understanding Speaking Writing
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
A1 Basic User A2 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A2 Basic User

(*) Headings marked with an asterisk are optional. (**) See self-assessment grid on reverse. (***) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level if specified on the original certificate or diploma.

OBSERVATION of last oral presentation

2008-02-28T10:09:00.000-08:00

DESCRIPTION!!

2008-02-25T10:02:00.000-08:00

Pep’s my best friend because he is the only one that went at the same class since we wento to school. He lives in Vilanova de la Muga and he’s 16.

Physically, my friend is tall and thin, he’s about 1’75 and 65kg, but hes very strong.
He has brown hair and beautiful brown eyes because he has long eyeslashes. Also, he has small ears and thin lips. In general he has a log face. His neck is also rather long and thin but muscular. His arms and his legs are really strong and long and his foot is big, he’s about a size 43.
As you can see he’s a particularly strong boy.

Psychically, Pep is very kind because if you have a problem he will help you. He is also a little nervous boy, when he is nerveous he becomes read-faced and his legs tremble.
He is quite quiet but when he plays football or he do sport he becomes actives.
His favourite hobby is drowing his maps because he wants to become an architect and he also plays football because he spends a lot of time training.

Finally, I think that Pep is and will be my best friend. In general he’s a very strong-willed boy because he gets all he wants.

FRANKESTEIN

2008-02-18T11:01:00.000-08:00

After reading the book and after watching the film, we realize that there are a lot of differences.
For exemple, Elisabeth in the book she has got blue exyes and blond hair but in the film, she has got brown eyes and dark hair.
Also, in the film Victor has got a young brother and in the book he has got twins.
An important difference is that in the book Victor’s father dies of sadness after Elisabeth’s death and in the film Frankiestein kills Victor’s father before Elisabeth’s death.
Also, in the film Victor creates Elisabeth when she dies, and in the book this doesn’t happen.
Finally, I think that the biggest difference is that Frankestein in the book has got yellow eyes and yellow skin and also he’s 2’50m, and in the film he is a normal person but very very ugly!!!

MAIL TO THE TEACHER

2008-02-18T10:40:00.000-08:00

LAIA FONT DUÑACH, 1st A

Dear Sònia

My name’s Laia Font Duñach and I’m 16 years old but in February I will do 17. I live in Castelló d’Empúries, between Figueres and Roses. I play violin, piano and “flabiol” in music school of my town, also I dance dances of new creation and my hoby is go shopping.

Now I will you explain my secret, but shhh you cannot explain anybody!!

Well, in summer 2006, a July very hot when I and my friends, we was very boring, when we was went every morning in the beach with bicycle. One day when I was to arrive in the street when we gathered every morning, I saw that Gerard cousin was there, he was my ideal boy. Tall, nice, thin, and he had black hair and blues eyes how the sky, but I knew got never because he had three years plus that me and he live in Barcelona, but I love he and for It every day when we was in the beach I went next to the but he didn’t speak with me. I want say my friend than I loved his cousin but I had fear that Gerard told David.
In last day, that David was in Castelló, I watched how one boy connecting with me in msn and I was felt very happy when he told that he was David and was this how we was knew, and next month he ask for go Barcelona, but I knew that my parents they didn’t let go and this that a day in the morning I took the train without that know anything.

Now David and me we be together one year and my parents the thing those 16th august 2006 I was went in Girona.

Is a very interesting story, ehh!! I hope you like!!

LAIA

Formal Letter

2008-01-30T12:02:00.000-08:00

14 C/ del Pont
Castelló d’Empúries
17486 Girona
SPAIN
School principal
8 C/ Rentador
Castelló d’Empúries
17486 Girona
SPAIN

Dear Madam,

We are two students of 1r of Batxillerat, and we are writing about our opinion of the High school.
On the one hand, we agree that you are putting pictures, posters, so the High school is funnier, last year it seemed a jail. Also, we think that the W.C oppened all the day is good for us, but some days are closed.
When we arrived we hadn’t got library, but now it has, are although we don’t use it but we think that the library it’s a good thing for pupils.
In the classroom we have screeners, projector and computer this is a great idea, because there we can do somethings with computer that we never imagine.
And now, English class has improved a lot, the computers are so good and the wall are more funny.
On the other hand, in the High school you didn’t tell us many thing about the UNI, and neighter for students of 4t ESO they haven’t got a lot of information of Batxillerat.
We think that it must be an other exit, because for exemple for us it’s so far.
Also, we always are cold in the classroom and especially on the laboratory.
We think that we shouldn’t do gym classes at 8 A.M because it’s horrible.
Finally we must to go to holidays, because it’s a fantastic present for us, for the work that we have to do every day.

In conlcusion we believe that the high school improve a lot since we arrived, and we think that if you continue improving that this form, this high school will be better.

Yours faithfully,

MERCÈ and LAIA

HORROR STORY

2008-01-01T07:10:00.000-08:00

TERRORIFIC DAY

This history began many years ago in my town, where then was only a town between the mountains of Catalonia. My town was very little, and he had a small square and a small church, a park, a small prison and a school that was one of the best in the province. The school was quite and accessible to all families, but a good day in class, a group of students between only eight or nine years old were doing crafts with her teacher, a beautiful woman had started just one month ago. The teacher put the radio for listening the weather because these week the class organizate an excursion.
Suddenly, a man with grave voice communicate a news last minute:
"I communicate that is a dangerous murderer has escaped from prison of the town ... please, we closed doors and windows until it is terminated. Thanks"
The children are very frightened; the prison was very near school. The teacher reassured and began to tell stories, but a girl she came very keen to go to WC and the teacher didn’t knew if the girl let go, but the girl insisted and in the end went in the service. Before leaving, they agreed to find a password for knowing that was the girl and not the prisoner: She had to give three knocks on the door and twice scratchs.
The girl went to the bathroom, but never returned. The prisoner was hiding in a toilet, forced her to tell the password and then cut her head.
The teacher was worried because had last twenty minutes and the girl had still hadn’t come, but suddenly There listen three knocks and two scratches: She is, the teacher tought. But by opening the door, she found the body without a head of the poor girl… With a jump, the prisoner came into class, and between screams, terror and pain, ended with all children. Only the teacher was alive, she was jumped for a window
Today she is in a psychiatric, Can’t stop repeating over and over again: “Three hits and two scratches, three hits and two scratches…”
The school was about to be demolished because she brought bad memories
but finally stopped. They say that if you come in, in the bathroom you can see the heat of the girl, you staring with eyes filled with terror, and in the class are drips blood on the walls…

VOCABULARY

2007-12-30T06:18:00.000-08:00

TIME EXPRESSIONS

at first – primerament after - després
next – llavors after a while – després d’un moment
then – després afterwards – després d’això
later – més tard before - abans
in the end – finalment earlier – més aviat
by the time – quan llavors tenia as soon as – tan aviat com
until – fins when - quan
as – tan while - mentres
even though – tot i que

VOCABULARY

adolescent – adolescent a new realease – nou disc
adult – adult impressed - impresionant
childish – infancia a gig - concert
elderly – vellesa production – producció
immature – inmadur rehearse - assaig
mature – madur blind - cec
teenage – jove deaf – sort
mad – boig sick – malalt
tired – cansat worried – preocupat
bored – aburrit under-age – menor d’edat
bald – calvo worse – pitjor
annoyed – molest licence – carnet
permit – permís polite – educat
retire – retirat heal the wounds – curar la ferida
feel the love – caure enamorat

FIRST TERM

2007-12-28T05:16:00.000-08:00

This is the work of the first quarter:

PROFILES – RAY FINNIGAN

2 – Read the interview again. Complete sentences 1-6 with the present simple affirmative or negative form of the verbs.

1 – Ray doesn’t play a lot of sport.
2 – He isn’t be interested in astrology.
3 – He sometimes like watching films.
4 – He listen to dance music.
5 – He want to visit other places.
6 – He doesn’t know what job he wants.

BASIC GRAMMAR PRACTICE

2 – Choose the correct word of expression in teach sentence.

1 – We don’t need much food. We ate earlier.
2 – Some people prefer being outside.
3 – There are too many options. I can’t decide.
4 – How much money do you need?
5 – I can’t seee any people.
6 – Don’t worry! We’ve got a lot of time.
7 – Would you like some bread?
8 – I like this band a lot.
9 – My mother is a doctor.
10 – I like rock music.

3 – Complete each sentence with the correct pronoun.

1 – My TV isn’t working. Can you help me?
2 – Is your name Lucy? it’s my mum’s name too.
3 – Ask your mother. She knows.
4 – His friend helped him with his homework.
5 – We don’t need our coats. It isn’t raining.
6 – Our car’s dirty again. We must wash it.
7 – Give it to me please. It’s mine.
8 – Give me you hand. I want to show you something.
9 – No, you can’t take them. They’re mine.
10 – I’ve got my bag and she took hers.

4 – Comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

SOME (algun) – plurals incontables i frases afirmatives
ANY (algun, una mica, cap) – interrogatives i negatives
MUCH (tant) – incontables i a totes les frases
MANY (tant) – contables i a totes les frases

fast – faster – the fastest
complicated – more complicated
strong – stronger – the strongest
good – better – the best
cold – colder – the coldest
bad – worse – the worst

PRESENT CONTINUOUS and PRESENT SIMPLE

2 – Write the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs.

1 – John is late. Yes he’s waiting for this sister.
2 – What do you do? I’m a musician.
3 – This place is never open on Wednesdays.
4 – I’m studying now because I’ve got a test in half an hour.
5 – It’s raining. Let’s go inside.
6 – Why are you laughing? Because I like this programme.
7 – I listen to rock music when I want to dance.
8 – Michael! Dinner! Ok, I’m coming.

PAST SIMPLE

AFIRMATIVE
pronom + verb + ed ( verbs regulars)
pronom + verb [2a columna] (verbs irregulars
NEGATIVE
pronom + did/didn’t + verb infinitiu (regulars i irregulars)
INTERROGATIVE
did + pronom + verb infinitiu

[s’utilitza per esdeveniments o accions del passat que ja s’han acabat, coses que van pasar repatidament al passat i fets del passat]

PAST CONTINUOUS

AFIRMATIVE
pronom + was/were + verb + ing
NEGATIVE
pronom + wasn’t/weren’t + verb + ing
INTERROGATIVE
was + pronom + verb + ing

[el que estaves fent en un moment determinat del passat. Quan estaves fentuna cosa i va ser interrumpida per una altra]

PAST PERFECT

AFIRMATIVE
pronom + had + verb [3a columna]
NEGATIVE
pronom + hadn’t + verb [3a columna]
INTERROGATIVE
had + pronom + verb [3a columna]

[un passat més passat que el past simple]

1 – Cose the correct formo f the verbs. Past simple and continuous.

I was walking in a forest in the mountains two summers ago. The sun was shining and I enjoyed my walk. But after a while, I realized that I was lost. I looked at my map, but I didn’t recognize the area. It got dark quickly now.
I spent the night scared and alone in the forest. When I woke up, I was lying with my face on the ground. I didn’t enjoy the experience, but afterwards I felt a little older and wiser.

2 – Complete each sentence with a past simple and a past perfect form.

José Capablanca was born in Cuba in 1888.
1 – He learned the game at a young age because the had watch his father.
2 – Once he lost a game after a beautiful woman had come into the room.
3 – After he had finished the game, he found the woman. Later they got married.
4 – He had lost only 36 important games when he died. He had played 567.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Austria in 1756.
5 – He had started to write music before he was five years old.
6 – After he had learnt to play one instrument, he soon learned to play another.
7 – People was surprised at his concerts because they had never seen a six-year-old virtuoso.
8 – By the time Mozart was twelve, he had composed a symphony.

USED TO

1 – Complete each sentence with the affirmative or negative form of used to.

1 – People used to get marreied younger than today.
2 – Many young people used to start work at fourteen.
3 – Cities used to be a lot smaller.
4 – The word “teenager” didn’t use to exist.
5 – People didn’t use to travel.
6 – Most women used to work in the home.