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.