A SHOP EVENING.

Yesterday I went to Figueres with my friends Mireia and Meritxell. We went shopping because next week we'll confirm and we needed clothes. We spend a great time! I bought a white jeans and white sandals. At the beginning us we try on many clothes and we take photos. At the finally we find clothes and we returned to Castelló. It was a fantastic day!

CARNIVAL

This year for carnival, I could only enjoy it one day. The first week I went to Sant Pere Pescador with my friends and we had a great time! . We danced a lot and we sang a lot too. There I saw my family. Next week, we wanted to go to the carnival of Castelló in the night. But in the morning, playing volleyball, I hurt my foot and my foot was plastered. I was going to cross and I couldn't go. I hope that next year I'll can enjoy the carnival every day.

In this photo there is my cousins, my brother and his girlfriend and me.

MY BEST FRIEND

My best friend is Ioana. She is very friendly, kind, funny, happy ... She is from Romania and she come here in 6th grade of primary school. She went to the same school as me, but we weren't in the same class and we didn't talked much. When we went to institute we also weren't to the same class and we were more separated. But last year we were both in the same class. Us we made very friends! And this year appeared our nickname: SEMA. This name was very marked in our friendship. Since then, we already weren't Anna and Ioana, we were the sema's. And now we're inseparable. She is very important to me! We spent many times together and we never forget them.I say that she is my best friend because she is always by my side in the difficult moments and in the best moments. I love she a lot!

4x4 VOLEY

The first day of this month I play in a volleyball tournament with three friends in Figueres. There were a lot of teams. Every team had a name. Our name was Eixon's, a story of us. I had a great time! We won all the teams and we were first.  We won a glass with our name and a basket with whip, cheese and champagne. We were very happy!

TOURIST INTERVIEWS

Where are you from?
We are from Gales.

Are you on holidays here?
No.

Are you having a good time?
Wonderful.

Are you with a group?
No.

How long are you staying in Catalonia/Spain?
One day.

Do you speak Spanish or Catalan?
No, cervesa, caña, buenos dias, buenas noches, buenas tardes...

Which place did you like best?
Dali Museum.

Which didn't you like so much?
Nothing.

What do you think of the Dali Museum?
Wonderful, brilliant, the best of the world.

Have you bought any souvenirs?
Not yet.

Are Catalans/Spanizh friendly in your opinion?
Yes, usually.


Would you like to come back again?
Oh yes!

MY DOG

All my life I wanted one dog. But my parents didn't want. Everyday I remembered them, that I wanted one dog, but they said that a dog is a very responsibility and a big work. This year I have finally convinced my parents. Now I have a dog. She is a female. Her name is Nit and she is eight months. She is very small, loving and funny. I love she, for me is one person more in my family.

MY BEST EXPERIENCES IN ITALY

In Italy I had a great time. All the trip was perfect. We visited many places, monuments... and I liked everything. We walked a lot, but it was fantastic. I spent many funny moments but there were two that I will never forget.

- The first was at the hotel. My room was on the fourth floor and there wasn't any teacher's room at the plant. The rooms were for four people. Two of our friends who slept with us went out that night. But I stay with the other friend. As we were bored we told some friends that they came. Many people came and the room was full! We spend a gread time but one teacher knocked on the door. Everyone was hiding in the bathroom because the teachers didn't want that there were many people in a room. But the teacher was funny and he entered in the room. He open the door of the bathroom and he told how many people were there. There were 27 boys and girls!! It was very funny.

- The other moment that I will never forget was in the boat. Some people didn't sleep at night and we saw the sun rise. It was very beautiful!




This trip was unforgettable!!!

BOOK VERSUS FILM

The book and the film are diferents:
- In the film there are guns, but in the book there are swords to fight.
- In the film the story happens in Miami, but in the book the story happens in Veronaç
- In the film the story happens contemporaneus age, but in the book it happens in a middle age
- In the film at the party they wear costumes, but in the book they wear masks.
- In the film Romeo and Juliet died in a church, but in the book they died in a rich cementery.

FRIENDSHIP

I think friendship is very important. When I need my friends they are always beside me, and when they need me I am beside them, too. I want them to know how much they really mean to me. Everyday I remind them that they can count on me. If I ever have a problem they are here by my side because that's what friends are suppose to do. I think that without friends, the life wouldn't be important. 

"A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else." -Lein Wein- 

MY LAST SUMMER

My last summer was fantastic. I went in a camp in Maçanet de Cabrenys with five other friends. The first day was a little... difficult because we didn't know nobody and it was the fisrt time that we go to a camp. This day we mounted the tents. Next day we met new friends and we were better there. And all the other days were wonderful. The childs and the monitors were very simpatics and very friendly. The tents were a little small but many nights we slept out. The camp was in the mountains so we did many trips there. We swam in the river. We bathed in a cascade.
When the camp finished, two months later, we met in a beach and we spent a nice day.
This summer I'll return sure!!

MY NEW COUSIN

His name is Hugo. He born on 28 of Febrary.. He weighs three kilos and five hungred grams and he is fifty cm tall. He is very beautiful. He has a round face. He is very funny because he has spiky hair. He lives in Mora d'Ebre, a village of  Tarragona. He has a sister, Carlota. She is twelve years old and she is very happy with him. I hope to go to see my cousin soon because I only know him for the photos.

THE NOTEBOOK

The notebook (El diario de Noa):

 

Noa's Diary (El diario de Noa) is a very romantic film. It is about a prohibed love. Noa is a boy who lives in a village and Allie is a girl who lives in a city. He sees the girl for the first time in a fair and he fall in love. They spend a happy summer, but started the Second World War and they are separated. When years later Noah returned from the war, Allie is in the place where they met, but she is engaged to marry Lon, a wealthy soldier. But the love is very strong and they finished togheter.
 

VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine's Day Quiz:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ValD.html

1. Valentine's Day is b. celebrated on February 14th.
2. This is a popular day for c. sweetheatrs to get engaged.
3. Flowers and chocolates are c. both popular presents to give.
4. It is also a custom to send greeting cards a. called valentines.
5. Many cards are anonymous. This means you don't know who they are c. from.
6. People used to believe that birds met on this day to find their mate for b. spring.
7. A modern tradition is to write a personal message in the personal a. columns of a newspaper.
8. A popular a. symbol is a Cupid carrying a bow and arrow.
9. Sending valentines used to be more b. popular than sending Christmas cards.
10. St. Valentine's Day is named a.with one of two possible saints.


ESL Vocabulary Quiz: HOLIDAYS
Valentine's Day (February 14)
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/holidays_valentines1.html

1. Valentine's Day is a holiday that celebrates romantic love - a day when lovers express their feeling for each other, often by exchanging gifts.
2. Chocolate, flowers, and jewelry are all typical Valentine's Day presents.
3. The most traditional gift on this day is a Valentine's Day card, which has a written message saying how much someone means to you.
4. Other modern symbols are the heart-shaped outline (shape of a heart) and the figure of Cupid, usually shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love.
5. Many couples go out on romantic dates on Valentine's Day.
6. An example of the above is a candlelight dinner in a romantic restaurant.
7. When a boy asks you to be his "valentine", he wants you to simply accept the fact that he likes you. Sometimes this can also mean that he wants to spend time with you on Valentine's Day.
8. A sweetheart is a slightly outdated term meaning "the one I love".
9. If you're buying your loved one a twelve roses, it means you're buying her/him 12 roses.
10. Wow! What a beautiful bouquet! ( = arrangement of flowers usually given as a present).


Throught this exercise I learned a little more vocabulary on Valentaine's day.

LOVE STORY

 El far del sud - Sopa de cabra

La va trobar a una sala mig buida,                             He found her in a half empty room,
buscant un somni, fugint del dolor,                             looking for a dream, escaping the pain,
Entrant pels ulls va sentir mil espurnes,                      Entering for the eyes he heard a thousand sparks,
Aquella història va canviar-li el món.                         That story change him the world.
Va perdreu tot, la partida i la vida,                            He losed everything, the game and the life,
Cada ciutat li esmicolava el cor,                               Each city broke his heart
Només el far de sud ella es mira,                             She looks just the lighthouse of the south,
Segueix la flama fins que res no es mou.                   Follow the flame until nothing moves.

I empeny el sol tant bruna, tant forta i prohibida       And she pushed the sun so dark, so strong and prohibited
I es descorda la brusa, el seu cos un somriure viu.   And she unbuttoned her blouse, her body alive a smile.

Et donaria amor si poguessis tornar-me’n                I would give you love if you can turn back
Et donaria amor si ens poguéssim mirar                   I would give you love if we can look
Et donaria el món si ens poguessis parlar-me           I would give you the world if you can talk to me
Ho donaria tot si et pogués estimar.                        I would give everything if I can love you.

Tantes nits va pagar per tenir-la                              So many nights he had to pay for her.
Tantes excuses per anar tot sol,                              So many excuses to go alone,
Però cada cop amb un plor la perdia,                     But each time with a cry he lost her,
La llum s´apaga quant la sort es pon.                      The light turns off when the luck goes down.

I el seu record s´estima en ciutats adormides,          And his record is estimated to sleeping cities,
I somnia fins l´alba el seu far sense vida trist.           And he sad dreams until dawn the lifeless lighthouse.
Et donaria amor....                                                  I would give you love...

Tremolant poc a poc surt del cine,                           He trembling slowly comes out of the cinema,
Sessió de nit avui ja és l´últim dia,                            Night session today is the last day,
S´endú el cartell, arriba casa i l´espia,                      He take the poster, he comes home and he spies the poster,
L´habitació es transforma en un mon nou.                The room is transformed with a new world.

I li escriu cent mil cartes, la busca i viatge,                And he writes her a hundred thousand letters, he finds her and he travel
I el seu centre s´escapa perd l´ordre i la casa.          And his center escapes, he lost the order and the house.
I apaga el sol tant bruna, tant forta i prohibida          And she turns off the sun so dark, so strong and prohibited
I es descorda la brusa, el seu cos un somriure viu     And she unbuttoned her blouse, her body alive a smile.

This song is about a love platonic. A boy falls in love with an actress. He watches her film many times. He feels so sad without her.

SELF- EVALUATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION

I do this powerpoint with Paula Labrador and the powerpoint was about his grandfather.

Self- evaluation of the oral presentation:

Do you use any resources: powerpoint, video, images, sound, real material...? We use a powerpoint.

Are there just key words to explain your message? We put only the title each section.

Are you looking at your audience most of the time? I think so.

Are you reading occasionally from your notes? No, I didn't read but I have the paper in my hands.

Do you organize your ideas in order of importance (chronological order), with different parts? Yes, we organized the ideas in order of importance: his life, his family and other things.

Do you introduce new information to your audience? Yes, we explain the introduction and the conclusion.

Is your information detailed and comprehensible? I think that we chose the most important information and we used comprehensible words for our audience.

Do you give/show examples? In the powerpoint ww put some pictures about him and his family.

Do you know how to pronounce all your words? I know that I don't have a very good pronounciation but  I think for my level I pronounve well the words.

Dou you speak in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? I think that I speak fluid.

Final mark: 9

 

What have you done well ? What do you need to improve? I think we can improve our pronuntiation and other things. I get very nervous but I think when we're doing more oral presentations, I'll get used.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

For this year I have a lot of resolutions. But the important resolutions are three:
1. I want to be better with my family and my friends. For get this goal I think that I have to spend more time with them.
2. I want to pass the course with all the subjects approved. For this I have to work a lot.
3. I want to go to run every day. I think it is good to keep your body in shape. For this I have to find a little moment of the day.