jueves, 9 de junio de 2016

FINAL REFLECTION

1.  Can you see an improvement on your level of English in the past year/s?  Where, for example?

Yes! I think that I improve a lot, specially in the writings and in the listening. Nowadays I have more facility to understand all that the teacher says than at the beginning of the course.

2. Which activity best shows your level of English?

For me the activity that shows my level english are the writings, because I really like to write in English, and you know, when you do a thing that you like it, you make it better.

3. Which activities were really USEFUL for you to improve your English? Why?

In my opinion, I think that the best way to learn another language, like English or French for example, is make oral  activities or writings because if you go to England the most important thing that you need to know, is how to talk with the people and how to write. There are a lot of people that when they do grammar are an experts, but when they try to do a writing they don’t know how to do it well.

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

Maybe the activity that I didn’t find useful is read the book that it’s called “the best of times”, because It’s the worst book I ever read.  Maybe is better to change this book and read another one with a more interesting topic, because if you read a book that you don’t like it, you will not learn anything.

5. Which activities would like to do again next year to keep on improving your English?

For me, I missed to do a discussion once a month. For example, every thursday of the second week of the month, one student should bring an interesting topic and the rest of the class  should discuss about the topic during 30 minutes or something like this. I think that this is a form to improve our level of English, because we need to improvise all that we said, and it’s different as an oral presentation that all are prepared.  With this activity you simulate a situation like if you are in England.

domingo, 22 de mayo de 2016

You dummies! Red faces at manchester United as it emerges bomb scare was caused by dummy device left in toilet by mistake after terror training exercice.

SUMMARY

The security alert that caused the abandonment of manchester United's Premier League clash with Bournemouth, was caused by a dummy device apparently left in the stadium by mistake on the training exercice, sportsmail has learned.

Bomb experts were sent to the Manchester stadium to investigate what was thought to be a suspect mobile phone device and wiring which was found in a toilet cubicle in the ground.

Then the police confirmed that the bomb was left at the stadium in error in the days leading up to the game on the final weekend of the Premier League season.

In my opinion this is very ridiculous, but at the same time I think that all the people can make some errors, because we are humans, but this is a very big error!

VOCABULARY


LINK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3591435/Manchester-United-kick-delayed-45-minutes-Stretford-End-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-stand-Old-Trafford-evacuated.html

Are aliens living just 40 light-years away? Astronomers 'hit the jackpot' by finding three Earth-sized habitable worlds bathed in 'eerie red light' around a nearby star.


Trappist-1 is much cooler and redder than the sun and barely larger than Jupiter. Such stars are common in the Milky Way but this is the first time planets have been found around one. The trio of exoplanets is up to 100 times closer to their star than the Earth is to the sun (illustrated) and all three could be habitable



SUMMARY                                                                                                                               The astronomers believe all three may be habitable, and they are now concentrating more technology on these new worlds to find out more.                                                                    The astronomers have discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star.  This miniature planetary sistem that the astronomers have noticed is just 40 light-years away from Earth, and at least one of these worlds may be not too hot, not too cold, but 'just right'.                                                                                                                                               According to Michaël Gillon of the University of Liège, Belgium, the planets are 20 to 100 times closer to their star than Earth is to the sun. This is more similar to the system of Jupiter's moons than the solar system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               VOCABULARY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Dwarf       
Jackpot 
Naked             

LINK      

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3566047/Are-aliens-living-just-40-light-years-away-Astronomers-hit-jackpot-finding-THREE-Earth-sized-habitable-worlds-nearby-star.html                                                                                                                      





sábado, 21 de mayo de 2016

As crisp packets are found in the countryside looking nearly new after 33 years... How long does litter take to rot?


In my opinion, we need to recycle more than ever, because now a days we are using a lot of plastic elements that could last a lot of years to fully desintegrate. If we don't do anything we will have a problem, because we will haven't got enough space to throw the litter.
A lot of anti-litter campaigners recently found 33 year old discarded crisp packets. All the plastic bags and bottles could last hundreds, thousands or millions of years without decomposing, according to scientists.


During a clean-up along the A48 in the Forest of Dean, campaigners found these crisp packets (pictured) that were 33 years old, which meant they had been thrown out of car windows some 1,716 weeks agoIt's not just man-made items, even banana skins can hang around for more than a month, while orange peel can take up to two years to fully desintegrate.

With the fruit juice cartoons, the descomposition time will vary depending on the thickness of the carton, but is around two or three months.

Many plastic bottles are made from polyethylene terephalate, which is almost impossible to break down within any reasonable length of time.

If I win the lottery, the first thing I will buy will be...



If I win the lottery, I think that now a days, the first thing I will buy, will be the pioneer cdj 2000 nexus. The reason is really simple, some people love cars, some people love motorcycle, and I love electronic music, so as the people who loves cars want to buy a car, I want to buy this cdj. This is the best cdj in the world, and is very expensive, I think that the price are around 7500€, so is to difficult to buy it if you don't win the lottery.  And for this reason, the pioneer cdj 2000 nexus will be the first thing I will buy if I win the lottery. 

Fairs & me



Since I was a child, I was a real coward for the fairs. I remember two or three years ago when I went to fairs with my friends, my only function was to take all their stuff, this was very boring. Before and now I like to went to fairs because there are a lot of people and I like the places with people.
Actually, I changed a little bit and I get on  some attractions, only the ones that are not really dangerous. Because these attractions are assembled in one week, and I think that these attractions are not safe!

How long could you survive without modern technology?


All the adults tell to the young people that we have bad habits because we are too used to using modern technology, they say that we don't know how to survive without technology. I don't agree, as it is easier to communicate than with a post card or easier to find something than in an encyclopedia. We don't use encyclopedias, post cards, etc... Because we don't know how to survive without technology, we just find it easier to use computers, phones...

Maybe, we don't know how to have fun without technology, because we are acostumed to play with all the technological instruments and games. Technology gives to us a lot of virtual experiences, that maybe in the place we live, we can't do it.


In my opinion, I think I can survive a lot of time without technology, but this time will be really boring.

Would I like to be a king?



On the positive side, I think that to be a king is a really good life for the people that love cameras and fame, because you are always around cameras. Another advantage is that you can have all the money that you want, and you will meet a lot of famous people and do a lunch with them. Also, you can travel the world in luxury.

However, on the negative side, you can't do anything, you are always around people that are watching you. You can't go to the cinema if you want, because you'll don't have privacy, and yes, you can have all the money that you want, but you can't spend it on all the things you want, only on the correct ones. 

If I had to move to another country, I would go to...



Now a days, I think that the most popular and important country in the world is the USA, so I think that if I had to move to another country, I would go to USA, specifically in Florida. The reason is really simple, Florida has very good weather and incredible activities to do there.

But I am not complaining, because here I have a really good life, and I think that I'm a lucky person to be born here, because there are a lot of countries that have a lot of problems and a lot of poor people. Here, in Spain, we have one of the best sanitary systems in the world, and we can have access to all that we want, we haven't got almost no restrictions to information, or food or drink.

In conclusion, if I had to move to another country, I would go to Florida, but only to stay in a different place and meet new people, but no because I'm not living a bad life here.

lunes, 4 de abril de 2016

Aerodromo Tennis Center will close next month

The Aerodromo Tennis Center has told all the members and partners that next month It will be closed, and the new owners will build a wave swimming pool.

For me these are a very bad news because this tennis center was part of my life since I was a little child. In one of the other posts I talked about tennis and me, so as you know I've been playing tennis for a lot of years.

I understand that the sheikh wants a lot of luxury places, but is absolutely absurd to build a wave simming pool when you can find the beach at 5 minutes. 


In conclusion, a family business is destroyed and why?

domingo, 13 de marzo de 2016

SUMMARY 

The concept plane would run on low-emission biofuels and be propelled by clusters of electric fans powered by small enginesThis is a futuristic concept of a plane designed by a team from Airport Parking & Hotels and Imperial College London. They predict that in 40 years this will be real. In this plane will have virtual reality visors would display 3D films and live images would be projected onto the interior walls. LCD screens on the walls display the view outside or films, programmes or maps from the in-flight entertainment system, or relaxing scenes to help passengers fall asleep. The widened body, with larger wings, would provide cabin space for up to 1,000 passengers, but the designers say the aircraft would have more legroom than today’s planes despite having so many people on board.

VOCABULARY 


LINK

This article explains about the consume of caffeine of school children.



SUMMARY

It also explains about the dangers of  caffeine drinks for the children. Experts warn while caffeine is generally safe for adults, it's not for children. Actually a lot of young people consume energy drinks, sodas and coffee, but this is danger for them, because caffeine is a psychoactive drink, in fact the caffeine is the most available and widely-used psychoactive substance in the world, and is the only drug legally and socially acceptable for children and teenagers to take. Experts add that while it is safe of adults, caffeine is not safe for children, so children and adolescents should limit themselves to no more than 100mg a day

NEW VOCABULARY

psychoactive
jittery
enhance

LINK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3481045/TEACH-school-children-dangers-caffeine-80-youngsters-drink-energy-drinks-sodas-coffee.html


ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (UMF)


Another fact that makes this festival incredible, is that it’s located in Miami, an amazing city with a lot of beautiful places that you can visit. 


Ultra Music Festival is one of the best festivals in the world, and it is located in Miami, but during the year there are similar versions of this festival around the world.
In this festival comes all the famous djs to make amazing parties in the incredible stages, and as you know in all of these kinds of festivals the light effects and the pyrotechnic effects are absolutely incredible, so the show that you live there is astonishing.

MY FIRST PARTY LIKE A DJ

It was the last 16th of January, when one of my friends celebrate his birthday, but he didn’t know that this party will be real; the party was a surprise for him.

After all were prepared I arrived to the room where the party was made, in that moment I felt really nervous but very excited too.  The party starts and with the time I was leaving to be nervous. All were perfect, I did 0 errors and all the people were excited with my music. That night I was playing for 5’30h so at the final I was very tired, but it was worth it. 

One of my idols: Martin Garrix



All the people have got an idol, a reference in his life, someone that you want to be like... In my case, my idol is Martin Garrix.

As you know if you read my old posts, I really like electronic music, so one of my idols is from this world. I admire Martin Garrix. When he was 16 when he started to be famous, and a few months ago a magazine published that before Martin Garrix started to be famous, he was doing songs for the professional artists, like a ghost producer. So It's incredible to think that somone can be famous at this age, and now, 3 or 4 years later, he is a normal person, and the fame hasn't changed him.

Should Catalan or Spanish be the primary language in school?


 

I don't want to enter in the discusion if  Catalonia or Spain is better, or if is better the independence of Catalonia or not, I want to talk about what is better for the students that are now studing in Catalonia.
Actually the primary language in the world is English, with English you can visit a lot of countries. It's really necessary to speak English very well to have a better future and more working opportunities. The second language in the world is Spanish, with Spanish and English you can travel all the world! It's very good luck to be born in a country where the primary language is one of these two.
I understand that Catalonia has a little bit of hate to Spain but it's important for the students of Catalonia to have more level of Spanish. It is normal that here the people want to conserve the language of the zone, but with Catalan you can only go to Andorra, Valencia and Balear islands, so it is a minority language. It's better to learn Spanish and English first. I don't want to delete the Catalan of the education, but I prefer Spanish first and then English, because it is better for our future, but it's just my opinion.

jueves, 25 de febrero de 2016

Is the age limit to drink alcohol correct?


All the people knows that the age you can drink alcohol in Spain is 18, but as you know not all of them respect these law. A lot of young people when they go to parties or nightclubs, discover a way to get alcohol. And I know a lot of nightclubs or cocktails bar, that they give to you some alcohol if you pay for it, doesn't matter your age, you only need to pay and tell them which drink you want. 







In our country (Spain) we've got an age limit to do a lot of things, like drink alcohol or like drive a car. But are all of them correct? Or another interesting question is: do the people respect these laws? I will talk you about the alcohol.




I think that the young people drink alcohol because it is forbidden to drink it if you are less than of 18,  and then they feel like an adult. The taste of alcohol is not really good, and I know a lot of people that if you ask them: Do you like this drink? They will tell you: no. But they are drinking it, and saying at the same time that they don't like it. In my opinion if the alcohol be available at the age of 16 the people don't drink it like at this moment, because they want to do things that are out of the law to feel more adrenaline.

My horrible carnival





This was the second time that I was in the hospital the week of carnival of Roses.

I'm a person without luck in the carnival dates, last year I was ill, I had an infection in my throat. I went to the procession, but only to look, because I was ill and I felt bad, so I only went to look at the floats. And this decision was an error because when I returned home I told to my father to go to the hospitay because I felt really sick, I felt like my tongue went inside my neck. And I passed 2 hours in the hospital watching how the ambulances were arriving with people who were in coma for the alcohol effects.












And this year happened something similar. The weekend before carnival I was ill but on Monday I was better so I thought that I will be good for carnival, but the bad part was coming up. My cold started to be bad and every day near carnival I felt worst, and finally on Friday of carnival my body temperature was 38'5 °C and I felt really bad. This time I couldn't go anywhere, only I could stay on the sofa with 4 blankets