divendres, 27 de maig del 2016

PPT

We had to do a presentation of global issues. I chose syrian refugees. It is the most important problems in the world and we have to search a solution. I chose this issue because when I see the refugees in the TV, it affect me.

On one hand, in the presentation I don't was very nervous but I forgot some things. That is,in some parts of the presentation, I had to improvise. For exemple when I had to talck about the picture. I did a mistake, I said very much "aah".

On the another hand I want to comment the body language. In the presentation I look to the public all the time and I have gesticulate when it was necessary. I thing that this aspect help me in the time for take a mark.

Another important thing I want to comment is the content of the presentation. I think that I talked about a good content.

diumenge, 15 de maig del 2016

EUROVISION FINALISTS TAKE THE STAGE IN STOCKHOLM

Summary:
Eurovision was celebrated this weekend. It is a program of singers. This program is very popular in Europe, America, in Chinese and in Australia. Every countries of Europe has a representative, she or he are singing in name of their state. Finally, every countries vote their favorite singer. And the singer who have more votes win. The winner of Eurovision 2016 was Ukraine. The favorites of this festival was Russia, Australia and France. Viewer votes make up 50 percent of the total. Eurovision judges make up the other 50 percent of the final vote.

Opinion: 
 The best singer I liked was Ukraine and Spain. I liked Ukraine very much because she was singing about her grandmother's life. And her actuation was impresionant. I like Spain too. I thought that she could be one of the finalist. But she was one of the last.

Vocabolary:

  • Trend: tendencia
  • Performers: artista
  • Broadcas: programa

Linck:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/trending-today-may-13-eurovision-finals-/3329344.html

CAPITAN AMERICA:CIVIL WARS

Summary:
Capitan Amirica: Civil War is one of the most important Disney's movies. Disney broke a new record with this movie. Disney studios won a lot of money in a few days. With this movie, “The Jungle Book” and “Zootopia,” have earned more than $500 million.
Captain America is played by Chris, and Iron Man by Tony Stork.
It narrate a history of two bands. On one hand there are the villans and on the another hand there are the superheroes.
(Chris Evans explains the importance of the plot device.
“It’s not enemy vs. hero, villain vs. hero. It’s friends. It’s family. This is sometimes the most dramatic conflict — when it’s people that have a history and care about each other.")

Opinion:
I think that Disney produce a very enjoyable movies. You can see them in weekends, in the cinema or at home.

Vocabolary:
  •  plot :a series of events that form the story in a novel, movie, etc.​
  • timely : oportuno
  • praised : alabar, felicitar

Link:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/captain-america-civil-war/3329627.html

CLINTON, TRUMP ARE A STUDY IN CONTRASTS

 Summary:

There are a lot of people who want to be the president of USA. The most popular candidates are Hillary Clinton and the businessman Donald Trump. Their objectives are very different. The only thing that they have in common is that they were born in New York.

Trump is known for his promise to “make America great again.” There are so many people who vote Tump. His principal objective is the immigration. He want close the borders, he wants to keep out illegal immigrants and he doesn't want muslims in USA.

Clinton has a lot of experience in politic. Now is campaigning to become the first woman president in U.S. history. She has more votes than Trump. Her ideas are the contrary  of Trump.


My opinion:

On one hand it surprises me that Amercia (it is knowinf for the contry of liberty and the icuality) a man like Trump is winning. If Donald Trump wins the elecctions, I think that will cause a lot of problems. But on the another hand, Clinton has more vote than Trump. I hope that Clinton wins the elections.

Vocabolary:

  • Suggest: sugerir
  • Boarding: hospedado
  • Screenings: the act of examining people or things in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose.
Link:

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/clinton-and-trump-are-a-study-in-contrasts/3318470.html

divendres, 13 de maig del 2016

BARCELONA ROUTE

If we want to improve the final mark of spanish we can read one book. I chose a book named Nada of Carme Laforet. The book narrates the story of Andrea. She was a quiet person but in the same time she was rebel. She didn't like the people who controlinh her. She liked to do what she wanted. Andrea comes at the age of 18 to Barcelona to study.
Today we went to Barcelona. We went there to do a project for spanish subject. The work consist of doing a route in the places that Andrea has passed. At the same time we had to explain to another student what happened this place in the history. And when we are talking, another person recorded us.
The route was very long. We started at 10:30 and we finished at four o'clock. But we had funny moments. The best part of this route is when we went to La Rambla. Here there were a lot of artists. One of them was dancing flamenco, another was dancing rap, others were doing amazing acrobatics...


NEUSHWANSTEIN CASTLE

Seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886 Neuschwanstein Castle opened to the public . The king had built the castle to get away from public life. Neuschwanstein is today one of the most visited castles in Europe. Approximately 1.4 million people annually visit the castle.
It was constructed with a Medieval appearance, but it incorporated numerous modernities for the time. It had hot air central heating, electricity, hot and cold running water,automatic drains and even a telephone line. The Castle has paintings inspired by the operas of Richard Wagner, whom the king admired a lot. It inspired Walt Disney to the creation of the Sleeping Beauty Castle. The interior was amazing. It is very beautiful. If I lived there I would never leave the castle. It is like a film.

MUNICH

When we went to Germany we stay in Munich two days. We stay in a hostel of three stars. We had to share the bedroom with three girls of another school. We meet them in the first day. They was very sympatic and funny. We went to the bedroom only when we had to sleep. All another time we stayed in a living room. Here we met a lot of people, for on hand we met the people who traveled with us and on the another hand we met german, italian and egyptian persons. We spoke in english with the majority of people. We practice a lot. 
During the free time we went for walk in the centre of Munich. This city is very beautiful but all the things was very expensive, there is a city os a rich people. We visited:


  • Marienplatz

Marienplatz is the heart and soul of Munich since time immemorial. It contains important buildings such as the town hall.


  • Viktualienmarkt

Foods, fruits, cheeses, flowers and lots of colors products are situeted in the Viktualienmarkt market, the best market of Munich.


  • Nymphenburg Palace

Built in 1664 as a summer residence for the Wittelsbach family. The thing I marveled was his garden.
His garden: The palace has a beautiful English-style garden marked with more than 800,000 square meters of land.


  • Hofbräuhaus

With a history that began in 1589, the Hofbräuhaus brewery has become the star Munich brewery and one of the most famous in the world.

We visit another places but there are the principals.

dijous, 12 de maig del 2016

HARTHEIM CASTLE

The third day we wake up at seven o'clock for went to Hartheim castle. We went by bus, the traject dured 2 hours approximately. Everybody was sleeping in the car. The traject was very long but finally we arrived. The castle was very beatiful. My first sensations was of kindness, welcoming... In their inside there was vey decorated, it was pinted with light colours... It is like a home of a king or a rish man. But when I inform what was happened here it impress me.

In 1898 it was propety of a nobles. But in 1940 became propety of nazis. It became an euthanasia centre. Since this year the nazis killed a lot of person. They murdered around 30000 persons.  At the beginnig they killed the illnes persons. This was done for that  the Germans become a "pure race". And after, they killed prisioners of the concentrations camp. 

AUSTRIA AND GERMANY

One mounth ago we went to Austria and Germany. This travel was an amazing experience. I hope I can repeat this riding. One rare thing was the first two days, the weather was increible. We was at 22 degree in Germany!
For one hand we went here for enjoy and meet new people, new food, new costumbres... This is the part I liked more.
But on the another hand we went to study what happened in the past. The principal issue was the nazism. We visit three or four concentations camps (with a english guia). This was the sadest part of the trabel. While guia explained the things that happened I was thinking how the people can arrive in this extreme, how one person can clean the brain a many people. But I thing that the situation of this age helped Hitler to arrive to the power. And when he had the power he did a lot of massacre.

PROGRAMMED OBSOLESCENCE

Some years ago the products lasted longer. I heard my parents many times saying: this washing machine has lasted ten years. Nowadays it is impossible to find a product with the same characteristics.
As people didn't have to buy electrical appliances the business owner didn't win money. So they searcha solution. The solution was to make a chip into the machine and when some years pass, this chip will break the product. And we will need to buy a new product. With this technique the businessman will win more. And the cycle of the economy will never stop.

What happens whith the product that doesen't work?
Computers, printers, mobile phones, refrigerators ... that don't work, the state sends them to Ghana. In this country there is a city named Agbogbloshie, it is a neighbourhood that is a dumping ground for electronic waste from Europe and North America.

dilluns, 9 de maig del 2016

THE STORY OF CHANGE

Five solutions:

  • We should ask the state not to take toxic chemical in our products.
  • Work togheter for confront our problem.
  • We have to act in front the problem, we don't have to keep quiet.
  • We have to vote a correct person.
  • We have to buy only the things that we need.