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 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- 

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.