Final evaluation of 1st Bachillerat

In my opinion this blog is a good instrument to practice our domination of the English language and improve writings. But in a personal way, this blog had given to me more knowledge about uses of many words and the general uses of the verbal times. Before begins the blog of this year my use of English was very bad, but now I think I have improve. Moreover, writings are better than last yea, but they aren't the best, I must to improve this aspect. Also, I sometimes copy information in internet, but I put them in cursive. You think that is not the best way to improve my English, I don't think the same, but I respect your opinion and for this I won't do this never more. I know the next year we must do other blog and for this, I will to improve my English this summer going to extra classes.

 

Opinion essay

In my opinion the global pollution in our world is one of the worst problems caused by humans, in the chemical factories and industries. Furthermore, I think the rich developed countries are the main producers of pollution in the blue sea and,of course, in environment.

First, pollution is a problem of many years ago that the environmental groups of people have fought. While, the chemical factories aren't doing anything to avoid this problem, they are killing a lot of species. So, there are many endangered species. In addition, we don't know the future effects that the global pollution will do in our planet: we are killing the Earth with our waste products. For example, the Spanish linxs are at risk of extinction.

Finally, we must improve this situation to bring a better life to the future generations, because our parents had done this with us. One possible way to do this,is shutting down all the chemical and nuclear factories.                                                     

Summer 2013

This summer will be diferent of others because I will get 17 years old. Maybe you thing that I can use this expression with the others six-teen years passed of my life, but NO. I said that because this summer will be the most different in my life because I will do a lot of new thinks that I never have done:

1- I will study idioms during summer to leave Spain after university. Yes, I say that because I think the future in Spain is uncertain for the teenagers. For this, this summer I will study English and French in a language school. Problably, I will study in Figueres with Santiago, a good friend from the city.

2- Travel to England to practise my english. Maybe, if I aprove my notes of bachillerat, I will travel to London with an native family of the capital of England. For this, I will study a lot during the final exams of June to travel. If is not posible, I will upload notes also in June.

3- Do my research project during this summer. In bachillerat, on of the most important thing to do is our research project. But my project is a bit different because I must plant a seed of grass in 22 flower pots, put herbicides on them and look the results during summer. For this, I must break down my laziness and be responsible to do my reserch project.

4- Be more friendly with my friends of my little village. During bachillerat I didn't be friendly with my friends in Vila-sacra because I was studying and playing football. But this summer I want to get back and do things with my friends, for example: go swimming, play summer sports, go to cinema and parties...

 

Film: Iron Man 3

Three weeks ago I went to see the film Iron man 3. I went with two good friends, Gerard and Andriy. I met Gerard since my childhood in the village where we live: Vila-sacra. But I met Andriy only 3 years ago, when I was in ESO. We had decided to look this movie because we are declared fans of Marvel comics. Well, really I don't like much movies about heroes who save a girl with their powers, It's very surrealistic. Now I know the meaning of sci-fi movies. After look the movie, my head was already exploited, music and effects of the movie were to high. One time my head became normal, We went to the bowling of Figueres, at 100m of cinemas (we get tired). At twelve o'clock we returned to Vila-sacra, but before enter to our homes, we went to my home. There, we played games and we ate the leftover sweets of the cinema. We went to sleep at two o'clock. It was a good day with two good friends. We would repeat it!!

 

 

Fairy tale: use of phrasal verbs

One day the rabbit Adrian got up at six o'clock. Then he went to brush his two teeth and he took of his pijamas and he had a shower. When he finished he put on his best dress. At ten o'clock he went out with the dear Roselin. They went shopping and Roselin tried on some clothes that Adrian had bought for her. Rabbit Adrian's boss rang him up to work in the afternoon immediatly speeded up to his business and come in to the work. At twelve o'clock at night he broke down and he returned home. But in the way he dropped of and he had an accident. He goes to the Rabbit sky.

Breast cancer trials 'failing to save younger patients'

Summary:

A lack of clinical trials aimed at younger breast cancer patients could be partly to blame for longer-term survival problems, experts believe. The study, funded by Cancer Research UK and the Wessex Cancer Trust, analysed nearly 3,000 women under 40 in the UK with diagnosed breast cancer. It found a rapid rise in relapse after five years in younger patients with a certain type of the cancer. Breast cancer is mostly diagnosed in post-menopausal women, although those with a diagnosis under 40 represent fewer than 5% of all breast cancers treated in the UK.

 

 

Opinion:

I think the breast cancer is the most cause of kills in woman's. In my opinion, doctors and experts must research to cure this disease definitely. But especially the breast cancer in young womens because they are the future of the world and they can be an example to other womens to survive front cancers. Unfortunately, this study is bad because It says that the young womens with cancer rise relapse after five years. This type of cancer in the under 40 years old represents under 5% of all cases, but this isn't an excuse to not study the breast cancer in young women. This is a terrible problem to the young and old womens, we must help them. I have read this news on BBC news.

 

Words I have learnt:

 

- Breast cancer: cáncer de mama.

 

- Fewer: menys.



Iraq uncovers al-Qaeda "chemical weapons plot"

Summary:

The authorities in Iraq say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America. Al-Qaeda in Iraq is believed the only offshoot of the Islamist militant network to have used chemical weapons. It detonated a 16 crude chlorine bombs in Iraq between October 2006 and June 2007. Chlorine inhalation made many hundreds of people sick, but no deaths resulting from exposure to the chemical were recorded, US officials said at the time. Instead, the bomb blasts are believed to have caused the fatalities.

 

Opinion:

I think that al-Qaeda has killed a lot of people around the world and It has spread terror in Irak. For this, this new is good because the police of Irak has uncovered chemical weapons to attack Europe and America. If it is true, the police that has done it will be heroes in Irak because they has stopped an global attack. But if the new isn't true, the police must be arrested and be interrogate by the government in Irak, maybe they are assistants of al-Qaeda. I have read the new on BBC news, It is a good news company.    

Words I have learnt:

- Chemical weapons: armas químicas.

- Plot: trama, complot.

- Spread: difondre.

Chemical secret

The name of the las book I have read is Chemical Secret. This book is better than the last book I have read, the moonspiners, because I like stories about experiments and biology, like Frankenstein. For this, I say this book is the best that I have ever read in English. It's very easy to read and understand because its level is 3 out of 5. For this, I think that, nowadays, my level of reading is 4 out of 5: the next book that I will choose will be this level. Now I will explain the argument of the book, I recomend it! 

 

The story is bout one men who lives in a small flat near the sea with his two children: Cristine and Andrew. The family was rather poor because Jhon, the main character, haven't job and the mother of the family is died. One day, the businessman of the village, David Wilson, called John for an job interview. David Wilson offer a job a as biologist to John in his chemical company: He accepts inmediatly. After that, Jhon buys a new house and one boat to sail it: they become a rich family. But one day when family was sailing by boat, the main character found out that the waste products that the chemical company was pulling in the river were toxics. They were killing the seals of the river. For this, an environmental group of young people came to the village and protested to save the seals. Finally, the chemical company was closed and John became poor again.

New words I have learnt:

 

environmental - natura

waste products - deixalles

bank - bora del riu

lawyer - ajudant

 

When does your mental health become a problem?

Summary:

One in four people are expected to experience a mental health problem, yet stigma and discrimination are still very common. Myths such as assuming mental illness is somehow down to a 'personal weakness' still exist. A person who is considered 'mentally healthy' is someone who can cope with the normal stresses of life and carry out the usual activities they need to in order to look after themselves; can realise their potential; and make a contribution to their community. However, your mental health or sense of 'wellbeing' doesn't always stay the same and can change in response to circumstances and stages of life.

 

 

 

 

Opinion:

I think that the mental illnes are relative for each person because the mind of the people is different. I say that because every person has different mental healt and, consequently, the mental illnes changes from a person to another. Also, the mental illnes changes are determinated from other religions, cultures and societies. For this, the person considered "mentally healthy" in Irak, maybe, in Europe that person is considered a criminal. For example, Bin Laden is a terrorist in all the world expect in Irak, there He is a hereo. Well, maybe this is not the best example, but is an example of the relativism of the mental health for each culture or religión. I've read this news on BBC news.

 

Words I have learnt:

 

- Mentally healthy: salut mental.

 

- Wellbeing: benestar.

 

- Stigma: estigma.

Description of a place

The place where I will to describe is Rio de Janeiro. I have chosen it because I went to the city four years ago and I remember it with very emotion and longing. In 2007, I went to the city with my parents and we stay there for one week. We visited more cities than Rio de Janeiro, for example Salvador de Bahia and Brasilia. But Rio de Janeiro was better than other cities. For this, I have chosen to describe Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro isn't the capital of Brasil, but it's the longest city. The roads of city are extremely congested and rather loud because there are a lot of cars. On one hand, in the mornings, the streets are less bustling because people are working in the big skyscrapers, they are really friendly people. On the other hand, all the black night, all the people in the city are completely smiling because in Brasil, the night is a synonym of the good party. In Rio de Janeiro there are two kinds of cities: one is extremely poor and the other is fairly rich. In the poor city (Favelas), the old pavement is pretty cracked and all buildings are really shabby and they are crumbling. But, in the rich city, the transports are slightly expensive, pavement is rather clean and there are a lot of modern skyscrapers.

Finally, I think that Rio de Janeiro is one of the most beautiful cities in the world because it have a lot of beaches, people are really friendly and there are a lot of things to do. For example, when we stay in city, we visited the Corcobado Christ, a lot of important museums and the big skyscrapers. But, for me, the best thing about the city is happiness and education of people.

 

 

 

Animal in me



 

The animal that the test give me is one of the king of Africa: Tiger. I don't agree with the result of the test because Its personallity is not similar to mine. But in my childhood I drew all the time tigers on my notebook and I saw a lot of documentaries about the life of this special animal. I like this animal but we haven't the same personallity. The tiger is one of the best animals in the African jungle because he is strong and wild, I'm not the kind of person that these adjectives say. Also, about the career, there are some with that I agree, for example engineer. But there are some with that I don't agree, for example trial lawyer. In a future, I want to work for health service, for this I like to study a science degree. I like the hobbies that the test given to me because I like do sport and see action movies. The result of the test of "An animal in me" is this:


Tigers are handsome and powerful people with an innate self-confidence and elegance. There's a sense of immediacy and an aura of electricity that surrounds it, and when it walks into a room, something always seems about to happen. Once a tiger has found its groove, it focuses on its goal with a brightly burning intensity. Male tigers, when out of their element, are sometimes mistaken for beefcake, but when you see them in their offices wearing their power suits you realize that you're dealing with incisive, authoritarian individuals.

In social situations, the tiger is an excellent host and there is no such thing as a casual party in its home. Guests can always expect a memorable occasion with an extravagance of food and drink, and yet, there is a distinct coldness to its den. Having sacrificed comfort for style, the tiger outfits its house with austere and modern furniture, and even the comfortably worn easy chairs are replaced every few years. Unlike the family oriented lion, tigers are solitary creatures who hate to lie around doing nothing. In this regard they have more in common with wildcats and leopards, who are always on the move. Because of this antisocial nature it can be difficult to discern a tiger's true motives, and they are considered unpredictable and enigmatic. They have a strong aversion to routine in their daily life, and their spontaneity and energy infect others who are graced with their presence.

Tigers dislike small talk in the workplace and expect professionalism from coworkers, demanding the highest standards in their business dealings. With their killer instincts tigers could be excellent trial lawyers and have no hesitation in using aggression as an advantage. Acutely aware of their ability to intimidate, their single-mindedness enhances the tiger's reputation as a force to be reckoned with. Because of their preference for solitude, however, tigers are not natural leaders. While perfectly capable of assuming the role of a CEO, they prefer the challenges inherent in self-employment. Tiger businesses are invariably successful and cover a wide range of industries, from engineering to retailing.

Book: Todos los cuentos

The last book I have read was one of the most boring book that I have ever read in my life. I say that because during the reading of the book I slept two times, It was a really boring book. This book was an obligated reading in Spanish class, for this, I read book with any will. The book was structured by four big histories, but ich one has four more smaller histories. We only had to read a half part of the book, two stories of four, but two big stories have four smaller histories, consequently, we had to read eight stories and we had to memorize all protagonist of each one to do the spanish exam. The book has written with the old form of spanish language, therefore, the stories were more boring. I don't understand how this horrible book have been read by a lot of people, because in opinion of me and the students of my class, the spanish book was very poor and boring. After making the spanish exam ,I put book under a black place to not knowing anything of it. The last week, I have known that I have an 8 in the exam, It's a good mark.

 

    

F.C Barcelona: ¿Personality crisis?

Some years ago the F.C Barcelona team was considered the best football team in the world because It won three times the Champions League and others titles in five years. Also, the game of team was considered the best in the world because the coach Pep Guardiola created a new form to look football thanks, in the major part, to a lot of fantastic football players: Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Henry, Puyol... But now, the two last weeks, the F.C Barcelona football team lost three games very importants with Real Madrid and Milan. But this isn't reason to say the team has a personality crisis, no, the image shown during these matches is the true reason. I say that because in these three last matches with these two rivals the play of F.C Barcelona It's the worse in many years. Also, I think reason of the recent defeats is illnes of the first coach of team, Tito Vilanova, caused by a laringe tumour. Absence of the first coach of team has produced a performance drop into play of team, but I think that F.C Barcelona is enabled to improve his game because It has very good players but, specially, the best football player in the world, Leo Messi. I hope that we improve the image in future matches and win the Milan team in the quarters of the Champion League.

 

Song

The Script & will.i.am - Hall of Fame

 

Lyrics/Traduction

 

Yeah, You could be the greatest/ Hey, tú puedes ser el más grande,
You can be the best/ puedes ser el mejor
You can be the king kong banging on your chest/ puedes ser King Kong golpeándose el pecho

You could beat the world/ puedes derrotar al mundo
You could beat the war/ puedes derrotar la guerra
You could talk to God, go banging on his door/ pueder hablar con Dios, o ir a golpear a su puerta

You can throw your hands up/ puedes levantar tus manos
You can be the clock/ puedes derrotar al reloj
You can move a mountain/ puedes mover una montaña
You can break rocks/ puedes romper rocas
You can be a master/ puedes ser un maestro
Don't wait for luck/ no esperes a la suerte
Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself/ dedícate a ti mismo y vas a encontrarte a ti mismo

Standing in the hall of fame/ de pie en el salón de la fama
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
Cause you burn with the brightest flame/ porque ardes con la llama más brillante
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame/ y estarás en las paredes del salón de la fama

You could go the distance/ puedes recorrer la distancia
You could run the mile/ puedes correr la milla que falta
You could walk straight through hell with a smile/ puedes andar directo al infierno con una sonrisa

You could be the hero/ puedes ser un héroe
You could get the gold/ puedes conseguir el oro
Breaking all the records that thought never could be broke/ rompiendo todos los records que no....

Do it for your people/ hazlo por tu gente
Do it for your pride/ hazlo por tu orgulla
Never gonna know if you never even try/ como vas a saberlo si nunca lo intentas

Do it for your counrty/ hazlo por tu pais
Do it for you name/ hazlo por tu nombre
Cause there's gonna be a day/ porque va a haber un dia

When your, standing in the hall of fame/ en el que estés de pie en el salón de la fama
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
Cause you burn with the brightest flame/ porque ardes con la llama más brillante
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame/ y estarás en las paredes del salón de la fama

Be a champion, Be a champion, Be a champion, Be a champion/ sé un campeón x4

On the walls of the hall of fame/ en las paredes del salón de la fama

Be students/ sed estudiantes
Be teachers/ sed profesores
Be politicians/ sed politicos
Be preachers/ sed sacerdotes

Be believers/ sed creyentes
Be leaders/ sed líderes
Be astronauts/ sed austronautas
Be champions/ sed campeones
Be true seekers/ sed buscadores de la verdad

Be students/ sed estudiantes
Be teachers/ sed profesores
Be politicians/ sed politicos
Be preachers/ sed sacerdotes

Be believers/ sed creyentes
Be leaders/ sed líderes
Be astronauts/ sed austronautas
Be champions/ sed campeones
Be true seekers/ sed buscadores de la verdad


Standing in the hall of fame/ de pie en el salón de la fama
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
Cause you burn with the brightest flame/ porque ardes con la llama más brillante
And the world's gonna know your name/ y el mundo va a conocer tu nombre
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame/ y estarás en las paredes del salón de la fama

Personal Opinion:

I like this song because It speaks about how to be a member of the hall of fame and how to find yourself. The group "The script" is one of my favourite pop music group and, in this video, appear the voice of will.i.am, member of other music group called "Black Eyed Peas". I like voice of singers. Also, I agree with what it says, how to succes for find yourself.

Spartacus: blood and sand

Recently, I started to watch a new series called Spartacus: blood and sand. This series explain life and adventures of thracian men who fought at war with the Roman empire. But the men escaped from the Roman soldiers, therefore, they captured Spastaco and put hirself into a battlefield in Rome. There, the protagonist train and fight with other gladiators. Nowadays, I have looked only few chapters of the New Zealander series. I think that this series is very interesting and intriguing because at the final of each chapter you don't know that will hapen in the next chapter. Also, I liked this kind of  series because I like the Roman stage and look the gladiators fights. My plans for future are view the complete series every weekend because during week I have a lot of exams and works. This isn't the only TV series I watch, I also watch other kind of series, for example: The Walkind Dead and The Simpsons. But Spartacus: blood and sand is the best series I have watched since 2012.

One experience

The last year, 5 December of 2012, I went to look a game of F.C Barcelona with one of my best friends, Santiago Chavarriaga. We went to Barcelona the day before match because the family of my friend have a big home in the central of city, concretly, in the Passeig de Gràcia. The day of the match, we went to the Camp Nou, field of F.C Barcelona, at 20:45 p.m. We went in this hour because the day of match was Champions League and team played front the Benfica team. The match was unimportant because the team of barcelona was clasified to play the following phase of the competition. Therefore, the players who played the match were infrequently football players, for example: Song, Pinto, Sergi Roberto... But, approximately,  around the minute 70 Leo Messi began to play the match from footstool. But ten minutes after, the goalkeeper of Benfica hurt Messi and the F.C Barcelona emergency came to took the football player to hospital. We had a good time in Camp Nou, but we had worried abou the illness of Leo Messi. It was a great day with a big friend.

 

 

Citizen Science: Public to join cancer hunt

 

A group of scientifics are teaming up to come up with ways to let the general public hunt for cures of cancer. Cancer Research UK along with google and facebook, is trying to get people to search for mutations in DNA which lead to cancer. There has been rapid to be analysed by eye, but there are not enough scientists. There has been rapid progress in working out the exact suqeunce of a tumours's DNA. Profesor Carlos Caldas, from the University of Cambrigde, said: "Future cancer patients will receive treatment targeted  to the genetic fingerprint of their tumour and we hope this exciting project will bring forward the day this becomes a really". Finally, he said: "We're making great progress to understand the genetic reasons cancer develops".

 

Personal Opinion: 

I think that this idea to aproximate all people to investigate the origins of mutation in the human DNA is very new and interesting. For me, this is the form, in the new XXI century, to advance to discover a cure of cancer and other diseases of the human body. I think that all togheter, ich one with his habilities, we can find solutions to remedy all problems which humanity fought: cancer and the mutations in DNA. Also, in my opinion, biologists and physicians would cooperate with society to give new ideas from their. For this, this idea of the Profesor Carlos Caldas and the University of Cambrigde can be a new rule to investigate cancer and the mutations in DNA based on the opinions of society.   

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21619593   

Oscars 2013

Yesterday, 24 February 2013, the traditional Oscars ceremony did celebrated. This ceremony was an glourious act for all the actors in the world because here, their work can be reward. In that ceremony, all the actors and actresses dress hirself with the best dresses and suits in the world to produce a good looking. Before to begin the ceremony, all people walks on the red carpet with their costumes while photographers are taking photos. While the ceremony happens, the actors, the actresses and the directors of the films are waiting to catch the hoped Oscar. After the ceremony, all the actors who won an Oscar come to the red carpet to takes photos with their award in hands.

This year, the film which win more Oscar was the film Life of Pi, with four awards; and the second films which won more Oscars were Argo and The Miserables, with three award.

 

Personal opinion:
In my opinion the Oscars ceremony awards is too luxurious for a simple give of an award. I think that in the actual economic situation, the organizers of the ceremony can make the party less expensive and give the money at the cinema industries more poor than Hollywood, for example: the spanish cinema industry.  This action can make more enmity with USA and other cinema industries, consecuently, I think that the new films would be best than the current films. Also, I don't agree with the actual model of deliver of the Oscar awards. I say this because I think that the jury of the ceremony only deliviered films which have more espectators in the same year, but they don't look the quality of films. In conclusion, I think that the Oscars ceremony is good for give awards for the of the actors and the directors, but It's very expensive to do.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20973004

 

Pope resignation

 

The 11 February 2013, in a shock anouncamient, the Vatican said the Pope Benedict XVI would resign to be Pope of Vatican. It's very rare for a Pope to resign, because It's a privilege to be the maximun representan of the Christian religion. Speaking in latin the Pope, at the age of 85, told cardinals in Rome that his strengths due to an adcanced age are no longer suited to the role.  The last pope to resign was Pope Gregory XII in 1415 because an illness affected his health. The true name of the Pope Benedict XVI is Joseph Ratzinger and He was born into a traditional Bavarian farming family in 1927. After his resignation, the Pope would return to his own village called Traunstein for live an a seminary and give experience to the young priest.

 

 

 

Personal opinion:

In one hand, I think that the resignation of the Pope Benedict XVI would be a turning point for the Christian religion. I say that because all the new Popes is more than 75 years old and I think that now is the time to the new Pope would can be younger than others Popes. It's not my decision, but I think the Vatican will chose a young Pope because with this form the young people will be more religious than now. On the other hand, I don't understand why only one man has the control of all the Vatican, It's slightly a monarchy sitem with which I disagree. I think that the Vatican would choose more than one Pope to have the control of the Christian religion. For example one Pope for each continent. I tink that this solution will reduce the racism in the Christian religion. If the Vatican can do this, a lot of people will begin to believe in Religion.

My dog DORA (use of past participle)

 I have had a dog called Dora since 2004. She's already nine years old, which means 63 years old according animals age and 9 years old according human age. I have bought her because my mother liked the animals, especially the race Boxer. I have walked with her every day: one time in the morning and other at the night. I have gone around my village for one or two hours. I haven't learnt to walk with her without strap yet. I have put food her every day since 2003, wich means She has eatten animal food all her live. Now, for finish this description I put a photo of my dog: DORA.