Final Reflection

-Not, its my last writing for explain about my evaluation of English since we began the course until now.

During this year we have doing a lot of different writings. I can see differences with my first writing document and my last composition, for example now I know more vocabulary than the beggining of the course and you can see this in my last composition because I speak about the environment.

About my two oral presentation I have to accept that the second it's better. One of the things that I think this it's in the first oral presentation I studied more. But I think that the better was the reading exam because it was about a book that we have read and when I am doing an oral presentation I am nervous and in this exam only you explain everything to your teacher.


-This is my best oral presentation: http://annaenglishspace-2batx.blogspot.com/2010/11/oral-presentation.html . It's about google and I did with my friend Kim. I choose it and not other because this oral presentation I wasn't nervous, the vocabulary was more rich and we used discourse markers.

ANd my best writing is: http://annaenlighspace-2batx.blogspot.com/2010/11/justin-bieber.html . It's about Justin Bieber and I think that it's the best writing because I wrote about a topic that I want. I think that the structure it's fine and also the vocabulary. When you write about a topic that you want, you know more information about it and it's better.


-I wish that in the future I will learn more English. For this reason the next year I will do a subject with English in the University, if I can I like travel abroud...

-I think that my level in second of batxillerat it's better than the first of batxillerat. The things that I don't like do it's for example the blog, because I think it isn't efficient. For example do writings it's good, but it's better doing in class and give to your teacher, and after see your mistakes, but only this is my opinion.

Comments

1 - http://douaaenglishblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-sisters.html#comments

2 - http://2batx-kim.blogspot.com/2011/05/earthquake-in-murcia.html?showComment=1305497070470#c7368341545965317751

3 - http://miquelisern-english.blogspot.com/2011/04/e.html#comments

Environment phrase

20% of the world's population consumes 80% of it's resources.

With this sentence I can understand that are not good the repertory of the resources in the world. Only 20% of people consumes 80% of the resources and 80% of people only consumes 20%. This sencente it's very big.

In our world there are people who live perfectly and other live how they can because they haven't got for example much clothes, food...

I think that all people have the same rights but we can say that you grow up in the place where you grow up and you can have luck or not.
I think that the differences of the countries are unavoidable.

Dialogue

Paul and I are taking a coffee in a bar, and I start the conversation with a question of his job.

I – Paul, you work like a farmer since you was sixteen, now that there are few people who work like a farmer, how do you feel?

P – Yes, I am farmer for my father, and my father was a farmer for his father. I know that my son won’t be farmer because he doesn’t like this job, but this profession helps me for keep my wife and my son.

I – But now do you have any problem with this job? Because you mustn’t earn much money…

P – Yes, you are right. For this reason now I will start to work in a bar during some hours.

I – It’s good, but… How will you handle with the two jobs?

P – My brother will help me with the farm in the afternoon and by this way I can work in a bar during the afternoon.

I – It’s fine! Excuse me Paul, but it’s already four o’clock and I have to leave. I am looking forward hearing for you.

P – Ok, don’t worry, Goodbye!

I – See you soon!

Royal Wedding of Pince William & Kate Middleton

Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William, second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Catherine Middleton in 2001, when both were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their engagement on 20 October 2010 was announced on 16 November 2010. The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself attracted much media attention, with the service being broadcast live around the world, and being compared and contrasted in many ways with the 1981 marriage of William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Some estimates said two billion people watched the wedding across the world, and 24.5 million watched the event live in the UK,^[1], but the verified TV audience was closer to 300 million people globally.^[2]

Much of the attention focused on Kate Middleton's status as a commoner (i.e., not of recent royal blood or a part of the aristocracy) marrying into royalty. Hours before the service, the Queen conferred the titles Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus upon William. Upon her marriage, Middleton therefore became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, but is not styled as 'Princess Catherine'.

As Prince William was not the heir apparent to the throne, the wedding was not a full state occasion and many details were left to the couple to decide, such as much of the the guest list of about 1,900. It was a public holiday in the United Kingdom and featured many ceremonial aspects, including use of the state carriages and roles for the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry. It was attended by most of the Royal Family, as well as many foreign royals, diplomats, and the couple's chosen personal guests.

Middleton wore a white dress with a 270-centimetre (110 in) train, by British designer Sarah Burton, as well as a tiara lent to her by the Queen. Prince William wore the uniform of his honorary rank of Colonel of the Irish Guards. William's best man was his brother, Prince Harry, while the bride's sister, Pippa, acted as her maid of honour. The wedding ceremony began at 11:00 am BST (UTC+1). John Robert Hall, the Dean of Westminster, conducted the service, with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, conducting the marriage ceremony itself and Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, giving the sermon. A reading was given by the bride's brother, James. After the ceremony, the newly married couple travelled in procession to Buckingham Palace for the traditional appearance on the balcony and a flypast before crowds assembled in The Mall. Later the Prince drove his Duchess the short distance to Clarence House in his father's classic Aston Martin DB6 Volante,^[3] decorated by Prince Harry and James Middleton with a number plate "JU5T WED".

Following the wedding, the couple intend to continue living on Anglesey in North Wales, where Prince William is based as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot.

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Summary

William and Catherine met when they studied in the University St Andrews in Scotland. Their engagement was on 20 October 2010 and was announced on 16 November 2010.

The wedding of them was celebrated in London on 29 April 2011 and the wedding ceremony began at 11 am. The wedding was celebrated in front of about 1,900 guests and 5,000 police to ensure the safety of the event, followed by more than 2,000 million people around the world.

She dressed a white dress by British designer Sara Burton and he dressed the uniform of his honorary rank of Colonel of the Irish Guards. The list of the guests was about 1,900. The best man of William was his brother, and the maid of honour of Catherine was her sister.

After the marriage, the couple try to continue living on Anglesey in North Wales.

Formal letter

Avinguda onze de setembre

17470 Sant Pere Pescador

Spain

14th April 2011

John Rich

Director General

World Nuclear Organization

Blacks Road

Dear Mr John Rich,

My name is Anna Vilà and I am a student of IES Castelló d’Empúries, from Spain. I write you this letter to express my opinion about the disaster in the Japan.

First of all, I think that what happened it was a big natural disaster because of the Tsunami and the Earthquake. But now, one of the biggest problems is the radiation of the nuclear power.

In addition, due to this radiation, a lot of people are in danger right now, and they can not eat neither drink anything, because everything is infected.

Moreover, this tragical problem not only has affected food, but also people’s health. This radiation can cause mental and physical problems to the present and the next generations, increasing the number of diseases.

As long as no one can stop this situation, those innocent people will live in pain, so we all should help them and try to find a solution as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Anna Vilà

Sant Jordi

Today 23 of April is the "diada of Sant Jordi", only celebrate in Catalonia.
This day people who have libraries come out in the street and they put a table with books and "roses" for sell them.
Specially this day is for the people who are in love, because the boys give a "rosa" to his girlfriends, and the girls give a book to her boyfriends.

The legend in Catalonia about Sant Jordi tells that at Montblanc, in Conca de Barberà, there was a terrible dragon which viciously attacked men and beasts. To pacify it, lots were drown and a person was chosen to be given as a sacrifice to the monster. One day, the misfortune fell on the king's daughter, who would have died in the beast's claws if it had been for the arrival of a handsome knight who challenged the dragon and killed it.

This day means for Catalonia a day for represent the culture and the catalan lenguage.

News

Tsunami from Japan earthquake – 11th March 2011, 10pm

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has issued a Tsunami Warning for New Zealand in response to the earthquake in Japan. The New Zealand Tsunami Expert Panel assessment is that this is a marine threat only for New Zealand. A Marine Threat means strong and unusual currents are possible in the sea, rivers and estuaries. No Land Threat is expected at this time.

The first wave arrived at the North cape at around 710 hrs and had an amplitude in the order of 15cm. It is important to note that, based on modelling, higher wave amplitudes are expected to follow over the next few hours.

Based on real-time tsunami modelling and comparison with historical events, the interpretation is that a minor land threat (i.e. wave heights just over 1 m) now exists in Northland between Ahipara and the Karikari Peninsula as well as in the Bay of Islands and the Chatham Islands. A minor land threat means there is a small potential for impacts on beaches in these areas. A marine threat (i.e. threat to the coastal marine area and small boats) remains in place for the northern North Island from Kaipara to Ahipara and south of the Karikari Peninsula to Gisborne. Unusual tidal surges may be observed in other parts of the country.


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Today I am going to talk about the disaster in Japan.
I think that what happened in Japan was a very big disaster. Much people died and this means that maybe childrens lost their parents or all family and they are lonely.

There have been a earthquake, a tsunami and for this two problems, the consequences is the radioactivity from nuclears. The consequences of this three disasters have been very bad: people died, houses fell, streets destroyed, cars crushed...

I think that the worst is the radioactivity because it is spreading and arrive until Spain. This radiation is very dangerous for the health of the people of Japan.

In Spain we have a lot of lucky because we have never passed for this situation and I wish that never pass. Japan have received aid since more 130 countries, and specially since Catalonia.

I put here one video of the tsunami in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hftDCjQdtPM&feature=fvst

Film review

I choose the film "Sin compromiso" because the last time that I went to the cine I saw this film.

The film is about two friends, Adam and Eva, that they are more than friends less than lovers. First it is good but later begin the problems when they start to fall in love.

The main characters are Adam and Eva. Eva is a women who is afraid to fall in love because she hasn't got a good experiences with her ex boyfriends. Adam is a man who the only thing that he wants is find the women of his life and be happy.

It's a funny film and during the film you laught, because you can see a man (Adam) who's in love tries to seduce a woman (Eva), and finally you can see both friends in love.

My friend

Hello, today I'm going to talk about my friend Douaa.

I knew Douaa three years ago in the school.

Douaa is a girl who is eighteen years old. She born in Morocco but she went to Spain when she was fourteen years old. Now she live in Castelló Nou with her parents, her two young sisters and her cousin.

She has got a short and brown hair. She is thin and not tall. She has got a dark eyes and small nose and mouth.

Douaa is friendly and sympathetic. She is a good friend, always when you are sad she tries you smile. When you need anything always she is there. She tries to give good adivices.

But like everyone, all people have got negative points and Douaa is proud, and sometimes this adjective can be bad.

Now, she is second batchillerat in Castelló d'Empúries and we go in the same class. She like study and she is intelligent. The next year if everything it's alright we will go together to Girona in the University for study "Administració i Direcció d'Empreses".

She doesn't like dogs. She doesn't play any sport.

Since one month she has got the driving license.

I love her very much, and I wish that never we separate.

News

Spanish footballer Gerard Pique confirms relationship with Shakira

Gerard Pique has confirmed his relationship with pop star Shakira following a request from Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who said that constant rumors over the relationship were affecting the Catalonian side.

Pique posted a photo of himself with the Colombian star on his Facebook profile. In the photo, Pique appears alongside Shakira, Puyol, Malena Costa and some other friends celebrating his birthday.

According to the media, a photo of the Barca defender and Shakira together has become one of the most sought after images, and could fetch up to €150,000.

Shakira was previously in a stable relationship with Argentinean Antonio de la Rua, who is 37, while 23-year-old Pique, was model Nuria Tomas' boyfriend. They both split up with their couples in January.

Pique is currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona, and formerly played for the Manchester United, where he had his debut in 2004. He played an integral role in the Spain side that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Shakira is a woman who is thirty-five years old. She is a good singer and dancer. She has sold more than sixty millions of discs. Gerard Piqué is a man who is twenty-four years old. He is a football player of team Barça, and he plays defense.

They takes ten years old, but they fall in love. You can see in internet or in magazines different photos of Shakira and Piqué. They are kissing, or they are taking the hand, or walking together..

I think that Shakira and Piqué are very beautiful and they make good couple and they can during much time.

Conversation

1.Your best friend is going out with someone you don’t like at all and you want him/her to end that relationship. However, your friend is madly in love with that person. Imagine a conversation with your friend in which you are trying to give him/her some advice about that relationship.

I’m talking with my best friend Beatriz. We are in her house taking a coffee. The topic of the conversation is about her new boyfriend, Chris.

Anna: Bea, what did you think when you said “yes” to Chris?

Bea: Can you understand me, please? I love him!

A: But.. I don’t like Chris for you..

B: Anna, he is my boyfriend not yours, isn’t it?

A: Yes, I agree, but you are my friend and I want you to be happy forever!

B: I’m happy with him, he is my life, my love!

A: He isn’t for you! There are a million of boys and you choose the worst!

B: You are wrong Anna!

A: You’d better break up this relationship. I repeat, he isn’t for you, he is a bad person, he will make you feel bad, you must believe me!

B: I don’t know.. I love him, it’s the only thing that I know!

A: Tomorrow I will phone you ok? Now I have to go home.

B: Ok, tomorrow we will speak about the same topic, isn’t it?

A: Yes, of course. See you. I love you.

My 3 comments.

http://davidenglish2010.blogspot.com/2011/03/protegidos.html#comments

http://douaaenglishblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/slumdog-millionaire.html?showComment=1299412834864#c5450261641190857256

http://2batx-kim.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-year-we-had-one-week-holidays-in.html?showComment=1299411655293#c2595669481576936304

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Interview

I found an interview to an English person who lives in Olot.

I found it interesting and so I would like to share it with you.

Juli Ann Ellis moved to Catalonia from the US in 1999. She lives in Olot with her husband. She lives in Olot with her husband and her son.

Juli explains us that she live in Olot a little over 11 years. She thinks that the thing would like to change is the expensive price of the things, and she goes to Girona for buy.

The thing that she most miss is the food and the family. And when she goes to visit the family she brings Ratafia for they.

She things that the bus system is fantastic and if we visit Olot we had to visit el Museu dels Volcans, Parc Nou and Restaurant La Deu. And the place where is avoid at all cost is the hospital.

And for finish she said that the best time of year to plan a visit is in September.

"Los Protegidos"

Now I am going to talk about a TV serie that it called "Los Protegidos".

It is to transmet all Sundays at ten o'clock. It's interesting and different to the others series.

It's about a childrens who have a different powers, and there are people who want to take the childrens for a one reason that we don't know yet.

The main characters are Mario and Jimena, (Mario is the Carlitos father, and Jimena is the women who is in the house like the mother for the childrens) and the childrens, Carlitos, Lucia, Lucas, Culebra, Sandra, Angel and Blanca.

The objective of Jimena is find her son, the objective of Mario is help Jimena and for the children the objective is learn to control their powers.

The children, Mario and Jimena live together in a house.

Also the children go to school and they had to watch over for the powers.

Carnival.

Every year at the end of February or at the beggining of March it's celebrate one tradition all the world, the Carnival.

This year like every year I disguise with my friends.

Friday 4 of March I am going to go to Roses, Saturday 5 in Sant Pere Pescador and Saturday 12 in Castelló d'empúries.

In my town, Sant Pere Pescador, Saturday at four o'clock begins the "rua" that all people who is disguise will go with float and it takes a turn around the town. Each of the float bring their disguise and their music. Also there are people who will walk without carriage. After the turn there is dancing in the "Centre Civic" until nine approximately. And at twelve there is dancing another time until four or five a.m.

The next day, Sunday, like every year there is a rice in the park.

White week

This year in Catalonia we have a holiday week since 28 of February until 6 of March because we started one week before in September.

My family and a friends of my parents, we went to País Basc, San Sebastian.

The first day we left at 6 a.m. and we arrived there at one o'clock approximately.

During these days we went to San Sebastian for see the town, and also we went one day to Bilbao for see the town and the museum Guggenheim. (In this museum we found the english teacher, Joan Carles).

We were fifteen people and we stayed in one rural house.

This house only were for us. We breakfast there, but everyday we went to had lunch in a restaurant, and had dinner depend the day, in the house or in a restaurant.

There were three floors. The first floor there were the livingroom, the kitchen and one toilette. In the second floor there were four rooms for the four couples. In the last floor there were two rooms, one for the boys and the other for the girls.

This travel was fantastic, we had fun a lot.

The places were beautiful, and the rural house was perfect because it was only for us.

And it was the first time that I have gone to Pais Basc.

Oral presentation

Good morning, I’m Anna and I’m going to talk about my research project.

The name of my work is “Miquel Alimentació Grup” that it is a company.

I have choosen this topic because my intention for the next year is to go to university for do “ADE”.

And also I have choosen in particular this company because the evolution is very interesting, from 1925 until now.

My goals.

One of my goals was to study the evolution of the company.

And my second goal was introduce me in the economy world.

The structure of my research project was divided in three parts.

The first was the theoretic part. It was composed by for the history of the company and the characteristics.

The second part was “dades econòmiques” of the company.

And the last part was the practical part. This part was the characteristics of the Vilamalla store.

Also I did one interview to the president of the company, Pere Lymon, and the told me about the future projects.

With the practical part I went to the Vilamalla store for see how it is and to know how they are working in this company.

My problems while I did the research project were:

-I don’t find a good explanation about some sections.

-And with the “Registre Mercantil”, because I had to go in Girona.

Conclusions

-After I did the research project:

I could know the distribution world.

I think that did this topic it will be help me to understand more the subject “Empresa”.

The three things that impressed me more are the “consell directiu” it’s composed for the Miquel’s family and “el volum de facturació annual” it’s higher than one thousand million euros.

Discount.

Every year after the holiday Christmas, the seven day of January began the discounts in Spain, mainly the big stores, the clothes shop, shoes, etc, and approximately until 28 February.

During this time we can find articles with a discount of 25%, 50% and some of them with a discount of 70%. The majority of people go to the shopping because this will can to save money. It's habitual see for the TV imatges of the 7 day of January, the first day of discounts, where we can see the people to come in the bigs stores in the moment of their aperture.

The establishments are obligates to expose the antic price, the discount price and the percentage discount.

Rugby.

Every year there are six countries that celebrate a rugby tournament called "sis nacions". The participants are England, Ireland, Scotland, Wles, France and Italy.

Each rugby team are form for fifteen outfield players more the suplents. The sport consist of arrive with the ball on the other side of the field and it deposited on the floor.

This tournament in concret have very prestige between the participant countries and for the players represents all a honour can participate.

At the beginning this tournament only played the four team of the British islands, after a years France was added, and a few years after, Italy.

There are three trophies in the competitions: one for the team that get win, the other for the best classification of the team of British islands, and the last, the trophy anyone want it because it is a wood spoon that give for the country that not gets win any match.

Human rights

0. Take the Quiz: do you know about rights? what's your score?
My score of the Quiz was 25/41.

1. What are human rights?
The human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination.

2. When did human rights start?
The human right started after the second war world, on the 10th of December.

3. Why were they created?
The human rights were created because after the second war, they didn't want to pass it another time. Also, for protect people and all of them could have the same rights.

4. How many human rights are there?
There are thirty human rights.

5. Which human right were you not familiar with?
I read all of human rghts and I think that all of them I am familiar.

6. Choose one human right and discuss:
"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/videos/no-torture.html

Today, this human right in my country is respected, but not quite. Because sometimes there are womens who are abused, and also childrens. In this news we can check that there are women abused, but there are shelter for help them. But this news not is of my country, but in my country I think that there are many battered women who they need help.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Afghanistan/abused-women-afghanistan-helped-secret-shelters/story?id=10074409

Although this right is not respected, there are many centers for battered people who try to help all of them.

I think that in the past wasn't respected. Because if now it is respected but no completely, in the past even less. In addition, now there are centers for help but not before.

In all the world could have abused people, and also I think that there are people who help them.

7. Are Humans rights relevant in the world today? why?

Today the Humans rights are relevant in the world. If there were not human right, the world would be a desaster because all the people would do the things that they want, for a consequence the world would be very unbalanced.