FAIRY TALE

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs who wanted to live in their own homes. Together they went looking at houses.

The first little pig saw a house of straw. He thought that it would be very easy and quick to build. So he did.

The second little pig saw a house of sticks and he thought, “That’s for me!” It, too, was easy to build. In no time at all, the two little pigs had built their homes. They were then free to play, sing and dance together.

The last little pig built a house of bricks. It took a long time to build, but he knew that it was very strong. It would keep him safe.

The first little pig saw a wolf coming towards him, so he ran into his house. The wolf followed him and blew the house down. Luckily, the first little pig made it to the second little pig’s house. The wolf followed him again. This time he blew a bit harder and the stick house blew down too.

The pigs escaped just in time. Now they all hid inside the brick house. But again the wolf followed them. He tried to blow the brick house down but he couldn’t.

The wolf decided to go down the chimney. Luckily the pigs were ready for him. They had a pot of boiling water in the fireplace. When the wolf came down he made a big splash and that was the end of him.

Soon afterwards, the pigs built two more brick houses. They all lived happily ever after.

Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican has announced, again fuelling concerns about potential conflicts arising from having both a reigning and a retired pope.

The pope's title and what he would wear have been a major source of speculation ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

In the two weeks since Benedict's resignation announcement, Vatican officials had suggested that Benedict would be likely to resume wearing the traditional black garb of a cleric and would use the title "emeritus bishop of Rome" so as to not create confusion with the future pope.

Benedict's decision to call himself emeritus pope and to keep wearing white is sure to fan concern voiced privately by some cardinals about the awkward reality of having two popes, both living within the Vatican walls.

Lombardi further described Benedict's final 48 hours as pope. On Tuesday, he was said to be packing, arranging for documents to be sent to the various archives at the Vatican and separating out the personal papers he will take with him into retirement.

On Wednesday, Benedict will hold his final public general audience in St Peter's Square – an event that has already drawn 50,000 ticket requests. He will not greet visiting prelates or VIPs as he normally does at the end but will greet some visiting leaders – from Slovakia, San Marino, Andorra and his native Bavaria – privately afterwards.

On Thursday, the pope meets with his cardinals in the morning and then flies by helicopter at 5pm to Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence south of Rome. He will greet parishioners there from the balcony of the palace – his final public act as pope.

And at 8pm, the exact time at which his retirement becomes official, the Swiss Guards standing outside the doors of the palace will go off duty, their service protecting the head of the Catholic church then finished.

SELF-EVALUATION

Introduction - Hello we are Paula and Maria and in this oral presentation we will talk about Australia. We chose this country because we liked a lot. We are going to explain his demography, culture, gastronomy, music, surf and animals.

Demography - The capital of Australia is Canberra. Australia has more than two persons for square kilometre. With 89% of its population living in urban areas, Australia is one of the world's most urbanised countries.

Culture - Australian culture is founded on stories of battlers, bushrangers and brave soldiers. It’s all about a fair go. Today Australia also defines itself by its Aboriginal heritage, vibrant mix of cultures, innovative ideas and a thriving arts scene.

Music - The oldes Australian music is the music of Aborigines. For play this tipe of music the use the “digeridu”. Australia has covered numerous styles, including rock and roll, country, hip hop, and reggae. Kylie minogue, is an Australian singer from melburne she aswell is a recording artist, songwriter and actress. Cody simpson is aswell an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland and he is only 16 years old.

Gastronomy - Australians eat plenty of meat, lamb and veal. They also eat crocodile, buffalo, kangaroo and camel. The national dish is a meat pie accompanied by a gravy sauce. A great variety of fish and seafood is also part of the Australian diet. The most popular dessert in Australia is called Pavlova made with fruit and meringue. There is a good variety of tropical fruit in Australia, such as mango, papaya, pineapple, and guava. Regarding drinks, Australia has good wines, such as Malbeec and Chardonnay.

Surf - Surf is the most impotant sport in this country, because Australia Its an island and how you know you have to practice surf in the water, well in the sea with the waves. That’s why almost all the population practices that sport.

Animals - The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals. The most famous animals of australia are cangarous, koalas, sharks and cocdralins but there ara a lot more like dingo, emu, platypus and wombat.

Presentation:  I think that I use a good presentation because it’s clear and structurated. In this presentation I use the "Prezi" program and in my opinion it’s a good way to do a presentation.  (8%)

Body language and eye contact: When I have to talk in front to other people I become a little bit shy and sometimes I have to look so much at the audience. (8%)

Structure: The structure is clear and you can follow easily the explanations; we have divided the project in different parts: demography, culture, gastronomy, music, surf and animals. (8%)

Content: In the presentation, in my opinion, the content is quiet good and we have tried to tell you everything we know.  (32%)

Language: In this presentation, we try to use some comprehensible words and I think that everything is correct.  (12%) 

Pronuntation: I think that I need to improve if I want to do a really good presentation with a good English pronuntation. (6%)

FINAL MARK: 7'4

Meteorite explodes over Russia

A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people.

People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave, according to a Reuters correspondent in the industrial city 1,500 km (950 miles) east of Moscow.

The fireball, travelling at a speed of 30 km (19 miles) per second according to Russian space agency Roscosmos, had blazed across the horizon, leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200 km (125 miles) away.

Car alarms went off, thousands of windows shattered and mobile phone networks were disrupted. The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion, a very rare spectacle, also unleashed a sonic boom.

The energy released when it entered the Earth's atmosphere was equivalent to a few kilotonnes, the academy said, the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.

The early-morning blast and ensuing shock wave blew out windows on Chelyabinsk's central Lenin Street, buckled some shop fronts, rattled apartment buildings in the city center and blew out windows.

The Emergencies Ministry described Friday's events as a "meteorite shower in the form of fireballs" and said background radiation levels were normal. It urged residents not to panic.

The first footage was shot by car dashboard video cameras and soon went viral.

Russians also quickly made fun at the event on the Internet. A photo montage showed Putin riding the meteorite and Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovksy said in jest it was really a new weapon being tested by the United States.

PODCAST

I've got two podcast, because I work with Paula and we work with two pictures. The first one it's about paula and me when we were children. Childhood is a beautiful time of our lifes.

In the second photography is the pet of paula in a marsh, near Darnius, it's a lovely place and for that thing we chose this photo.

CARNAVAL

Just need a week to reach the carnival. I love this holiday, mainly because everyone who wants to disguise the gang and all we enjoy as young children, we pass by the village streets doing the "rua" and all just a great place where we just spend the evening enjoying same or more. This event is played for two or three weeks in different towns. People, who disguised, can lead float or not is optional and you do not bring, together with a group that takes and go.

Personally, I've dressed me life and great step, I think it An Excellent experience, and we thoroughly enjoyed everyone wanted to have fun.

I've ever heard talk about the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, I think this place should be a lot to get up in the middle of the "rua" but looked at from the outside but is very nice, and they always do everything it big, make a vast floats that look great and are very well, dance all participants in a particular way, but they enjoy it all that counts!