MY ENGLISH COMPETENCE IN 2014

For my best oral evidence I choose one podcast I do the second term of this year with Lídia Sanz. I think that oral was so good. First of all, we think about the topic of the podcast. Secondly, we write the text in one paper. We do a dialogue about two friends who go into a bar and talk about his trip to Belgium. Then, we try to record the podcast, one time, two times, three times.... And a lot more. I think we recorded in fifteen times. Finally, when we recorded we do the video with the images and with a song called Klingande of Jubel.

That oral makes it my best work, because the composition, it's so long and we do it in only one afternoon. We try to put it some phrasal verbs and combinations of the verbs. We try to put some countries that we want to go in the oral too. With the video, I can post a little bit of my prefers song on it. And of course, because I do with one of my friends.

For my best written evidence, it's a post that I wrote last year. That post, it's called “Barraques”, that I talk about what that party. First of all, I choose that post, because it's the largest of my blog. I think that the most large it's like the best. Secondly, I use a lot of connectors in that work. I explain that party with a lot of details. And I think that if I had to choose in one year I provably choose the same one. Because that party, it's the party of the year.

That work makes it my best work, because the composition, it's so long and I do it with a lot of time. I think that if I write about a thing that I like. I explain more comfortable that if I had to write about a topic that I don't like it so much. I always put a photo that describes the post, and for that post I use one that tells: “You know you had fun when you can't tell your parents you did”. I think that the party, it's always good for all.

In conclusion, my best oral and my best written are in that post are two with I enjoy it doing it. If I enjoy what I'm doing I do it better always.

MY ENGLISH PROGRESS FROM 2012-2014

My first document in the blog is: “An animal in me”, that post was at the beginning of 4^th ESO. That post was so short with normal words. I try to link the word that I don't understand with the dictionary.

If I compare that post with the last post of second batxillerat, I see a big difference. At the first one I explain the topic in 5 lines. At the last I explain the topic in the double of lines. I introduced a video and I saw the film for doing the post. In the first post I think I do it in five minutes the last day.An animal in me, I don't use any connectors and now I think use a lot.

In conclusion, I think that I improve my English a lot. And I hope to improve more in a few of years.

My first oral presentation that is in my blog was the last year and the topic was: “All about me”. In that presentation I feel so nervous and I don't stop moving. I think that I close the lights for trying to feel more comfortable with the oral task.

If I compare that presentation to my last presentation of my research project, I think I change a little bit. First of all, I think that I start really well, but then when I was finished, I feel a little bit nervous. Secondly, I don't use the same program, at the first one I use PowerPoint and in the last one I use Prezi. Then, I try a lot in the first oral to look for my classmates, but it's a little bit difficult. And in the last Prezi I look for somebody, because we know more, and I'm sure if I look at them was better than on the wall as I did before.

In conclusion, I think I improve a lot my staging.

WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?

I saw that film a few of weeks ago. That film, I think it's the most interesting I watch all my life, it's my favorite.

That film starts with a woman in a bed with a man. The girl saw in a piece of news that the number of the men you sleep to the medium it's 20 boys. The girl it's scared, because she go with 19 boys. And that night she go out and get drunk. The next morning, she wakes up with another boy, so that's 20 boys. Then, his neighbor search all of the boyfriends she had already in the last years for don't pass the number.

Finally, she falls in love with the neighbor and one of the ex call him and say that she doesn't pass of 20, because she doesn't sleep with him.

That film, it's so good, it's comedy and romantic film. It's a film for enjoying the afternoon with your friends, not with your parents.

TWINS REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER ALMOST 80 YEARS

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Summary:

Twin sisters from Aldershot in the UK have met in the United States after spending 78 years apart. Elizabeth Hamel and Ann Hunt found each other after the longest period of separation ever recorded for twins.

Opinion:

I think that two twins meet after 78 years, it's positive and negative thing. If you meet with your sister 78 years left than you born, maybe you don't want to saw him, because you don't want notice her. And if you meet him after 78 years apart, maybe it's a good thing, because you can speak, touch and whatever with your partner.

Vocabulary:

in theflesh: in real life

womb: organ inside a mother's body where a baby growns before being born

overview: description of the main features of something

NOMOPHOBIA

Nowadays the people are too dependent on the mobile phones, because now we need them a lot.

We are too dependent on mobile phones, because now we are connected all day. First of all, we are in the era of the technology, so we depend on mobile even if we don't want it. Secondly, we are always with the cell, because we need to chat with other people if they are not around us. I think that now we can't live without the mobile. Because we live with that instrument, that is a part of our life.

In conclusion, we can't live without phones and we are too dependent on the mobiles.

MEN AND WOMEN'S BRAIN ARE 'WIRED DIFFERENTLY'

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Summary:

The research from US says they are, and it can explain why. A team from the University of Pennsylvania says male and female brains are connected in very different ways, and this means that men and women are better at doing different things.

Opinion:

I think that the research from US explain the truth. The male brain with the female brain are totally different. First of all, because the males think all time in special things like football and food and the girls thinks in clothes and guys. So that explains that the girls and the men are better doing different things.

Vocabulary:

Brainy: clever, intelligent

Hard-wired: designed to work in a particular way which cannot be changed

Multi-tasking: doing several things at the same time.

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE

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Summary:

We often hear about regions or nations that want to break away from the country that rules them. In the United Kingdom, people from Scotland are to vote on whether they want to become independent.

Opinion:

I think that the people of Scotland have to vote to the independence of his country, like Catalonia. If this country don't want to be a region of United Kingdom, they must be separated.

Vocabulary:

referendum: a time when everyone in a countru can vote on a particular issue.

independance: freedom from political control by another country.

debate: a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part.

DESCRIPTION OF A PERSON

Brígida, my elder sister. She looks like me because she has brown eyes and brown long hair. She's quite little like me and has a beautiful figure, now she's waiting for a child (Lluís) in one month. She's very smart and looks really attractive all the days, not only when she dresses up to go out with her boyfriend.

Brígida is working in an office in Santa Susanna. She speaks five languages: French, Spanish, Catalan, English and a little bit of German. She always goes abroad for her holidays. My sister loves going out to the country with somebody, because she really loves travelling.

She's good at volleyball, and now she does yoga or relaxing things like this.

Brígida always cheers me up when I'm depressed she has a wonderful sense of humor. I think her only fault is that she's always working, she doesn't have much time for her. I admire her because she's so calm and hard-working girl and when she laughs, then all the people laugh with her.

I CAN TALK ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography's a thing that I'm interested in since I was a child. Photography's my passion. You can change the pictures and change it with your own.

With a normal camera, I take beautiful photos. The kind of camera is not all in photography. You can take a photo in a prettier way than a person who has a camera better than yours. It's only how you take the photo, not with what you take it.

My camera only has four features: black and white, sepia, inverse and normal. But I always use the normal one. With my computer I have a lot of features more, because I've got some problems when I take pictures. I want to take the best shots, but sometimes there are some problems like: the zoom with the camera, the animal if I want to take a photo is moving, it gets blurred...

All I can say about photography is that, when I'm taking photos I'm feeling so comfortable and relaxed.

CHEMISTRY – THE SECRET OF ATTRACTION

We're attracted to some people, acording to numerous surveys, basically because we only want to feel closer to somebody.

A psychologist asked to parse at strangers to talk to each other about their feelings. That people were attracted by the intimacy, and it has also been demostrated that people feel closer.

The scientists have studied phrases of romances, but if you don't want to be down-hearted you can buy chocolate it's like a medicine for that.

THE CHANGE-UP

Last weekend I saw that film. It's a film to laugh and smile a lot. That's a film on Friday night.

Two boys meet in a bar and they are drunk, the men go to a park and they say at the same time “hopefully I've got your life” and an amazing thing happens.

The morning before that two men appear in the other houses with their body. They are so scared, but then they accept and they spend a week in that body in the life of the other man.

At the end, that two men want their life back so they go to the source in the middle of a center and the repeat the scene of . Next morning they return to their normal life. There is a lot more to explain, but is you watch the film you will enjoy it a lot.

I CAN TALK ABOUT BOOKS

First of all, I have to say that I don't like the books so much. But I think that the books explain a lot of things, and you can learn a lot by reading. I found some books fascinating, I like the romantic, comedy or drama ones. I usually read romance books, because that kind of books are easy to read and to understand. Probably I don't enjoy browsing in bookshops, because I prefer presents from the other people or recommend me some books.

If I have to choose the book, I always see the cover, that is a big thing for bring it or not. It's the first thing you see. I have more hardbacks than paperbacks, I think I have no paperbacks for a reason. That kind of books are strong, and never break. So if I want to save the book I always bring the hard books it doesn't matter if I have to pay a little more for them. In conclusion, I really like books as a gift.

I CAN TALK ABOUT MUSIC

I love music, I'm always listening to it. But I will focus on Maroon 5 and his singer Adam Levine.

Their music sounds very well and it's for all the ages. They are not influenced by anyone or anything, and of course their music isn't eihter.

They write and record their own music, for that reason, they now are still popular. Maroon 5 are at the top of the lists, because their singles sound very good and they are very popular too. They go to events during the year. Now, I remember the Victoria's Secret one, that they we're singing and the models were walking around them.

They also, do a lot of concerts, I think that Maroon 5 goes on a tour for all the countries, to present their albums: Over exposed, Hands All Over, Call and Respone, Live from Soho.

That band, have a great singer who's Adam Levine, and they have a telented musicians with lovely melodies, they prepare so well with beautiful lyrics motivating the audience and the fans.

HUMAN RIGHTS

1. What are human rights?

Human right are the rights you have simply because you’re human. Are the right to life, we are all born free and equal, freedom of religion.. and a lot more.

2. When and why were they created?

Greeks invented the human rights, in cyrus cylinder on 5039 b.C

3. How many human rights are there?

There are 30 human rights.

4. Which human right were you not familiar with?

I’m don’t familiar with the human right of the number seven: “We’re all equal before the law”.

HUMAN RIGHT Nº 13 - Freedom to Move

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

The new word I hear is: within the borders (dins de les fronteres).

An example of this human right is that all the people can do everything, but always with laws. If you want to go to another country you can, but first you have to do some papers and buy the ticket for pass to the other country. So you’re freedom to move but always there are restrictions.

HUMAN RIGHT Nº19 – Freedom of expression

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

The new words I saw are: seek and regardless. Seek is like search (buscar), and regardless it’s like heedless (independentment).

An example of that human right is that all the people can express with they want. Maybe a man can express his feelings like playing trumpet or playing football. All the people can express his feelings doing something. Cause we have to explain all the feelings we have.

DIALOGUE - PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

There is a man and a woman talking in a coffee shop in New York. They are talking about their prenuptial agreement. 

James: Hey darling!

Angelina: Hey honey! Would you like something?

James: Yes, I want a coffee and you?

Angelina: I want a cappucino. 

James: Okey. Do you know what? This morning, I was thinking about our wedding and I thought that it could be a good idea to make a prenuptial agreement.

Angelina: Oh my god! What are you talking about! I'm very angry, If you want to make a prenuptial agreement I will not marry you. 

James: I love you! But I think that we don't have to leave to chance our properties and we have to separate your things and my things.

(I do this task with Paula)

Angelina: Well if you want it we will doit like this. 

James: It's not something bad, it's just to be saje. I love you so much and I want to be with you all my life. So basically my things are your things and yors are mine. 

Finally James and Angelina made a prenuptial agreement. They got married on the beach of L.A. Nowadays they are 80 and they are dtill in love!