FINAL REFLECTION

When I started 1st batxillerat my enflish was different, because for me was complicated when I was express. Normally, I express myself with a basic vocabulary. During these two years of high school I have improved my vocabolari and my way of expressing myself when writing an essay. Now, I feel much difference when it comes to writing, because every time it costs less to me to express myself or how to say things. One of the points that cost me more to improve me is when I have to speak with angglès front of my class or my teacher, because I've still prefer white without knowing how to say things.

One technique that has helped me has been to several blog posts each quarter, because now I know what my skill level when creating a post. Really, I feel satisfied with my English better, but I know that I've ever further improve.

MY ENGLISH COMPETENCE IN 2013.

If I had to highlight my best oral presentation would be a first presentation of high school. This presentation we did me and my classmate Moha. In this presentation, we talked about obesity that are in spain and the consequences of this disease. I emphasize this because the best presentation I had no problem in talking to my colleagues, so to share it with another I felt safer. This oral presentation is one of the best prepared we were and where we get our top marks from all other presentations. This oral presentation I have not posted on the blog because I did not know how to upload videos.

As written essay, I emphasize the editorial I wrote about my family. In this essay, I explained how my family was, what my family means to me and I spoke a little of each family member. One member I spoke more than I was my sister Rachel because she is a great person and I always have a problem it is the first to help me. I think this is the best writing because when I do it took to write, so I guess these people knew very well.

Finally, I would say that for me this English course was very interesting because I learned new things, new vocabulary, and I could improve my English in general. In the future, I would like to continue studying the language, to avoid the ever-band. If I win lot of money working and I had time, I would like to travel to England for a few months and to learn more English well, but this costs many money!

HUMAN RIGHTS

· What are human rights?

- Human rights are the rights that every citizen of a country has for him and as a necessity. Some of these rights are freedom, freedom of expression, the death penalty ...

·Why were they created?

- They created because, People could have a decent life is to be in the country. Nowadays, Human Rights are very important.

·How many human rights are there?

First generation

Everyone has rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to race, color, sex, language, social or economic position.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of law.
Men and women have equal rights.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or you may cause damage to physical, mental or moral.
No one shall be arbitrarily disturbed in his private life, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks suffered his honor or reputation.
Everyone is entitled to their freedom of movement and residence.
Everyone has the right to a nationality.
In case of political persecution, everyone has the right to seek and enjoy asylum from him, in any country.
Men and women have the right to marry and to decide how many children they want.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought and religion.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression of ideas.
Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

Second generation

Everyone has the right to social security and the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural.
Everyone has the right to just and favorable working conditions.
Everyone has the right to form unions to defend their interests.
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for her and make her family health, food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services.
Everyone has the right to physical and mental health.
During childhood and motherhood and the right to care and assistance.
Everyone has the right to education in its different forms.
The primary and secondary education is free and compulsory.
Born from the struggle of the working nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and are recognized by primerra time in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights made ​​by the United Nations in 1948.

Third generation

Self-determination.
The economic and political independence.
The national and cultural identity.
Peace.
Peaceful coexistence.
The understanding and confidence.
International and regional cooperation.
International justice.
The use of advances in science and technology.
The solution of nutritional problems, demographic, educational and ecological.
The environment.
The common heritage of mankind.
The development that allows a dignified life.

·Which human right were you not familiar with? Mention an example where this human right is respected and where it is not respected.

- I'm not familiar with the death penalty. In some cases this human right is accepted when sentencing a person who has caused much harm as rape, robbery, murder ... In other cases the death penalty is not accepted because in some countries to apply to cases where the death penalty is too strong a solution by the level of crime.

NEWS; HUMAN RIGHTS

This news talk about Human Rights. Bangui are Members of the Seleka rebel coalition have committed grave violations against civilians, including pillage, summary executions, rape, and torture.

This event took place in another country, this was not Spain. Rape, murder and torture did not Seleka are common events in Spain. Usually, in Spain we can find more cases of rape than torture. 

If I were a rich person, I would travel to this countries and I would save all the people woho were innocent and I would take to place safety. I think that these situations can solve If the goal to politicans wasn't mony and the ONGS can work better, because these haven't got a money.

(http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/10/central-african-republic-rampant-abuses-after-coup)

IF I HAD MONEY AND TIME WHERE WOULD I LIKE TO GO?

First of all and to begin with this dream, I have to say that if I had money and time I would like to go around the world and I would visit all cities as well as I would like to know something of all cultures.

As far as I'm concerned, it widely known that if I have to choose a ple to go with a lot of money and a lot of time is New York. In New York, I suppose that I will be really happy, because I love to go shopping and I can improve my english. I've never gone to this big city as if I go to New York I will come back with a lot of bags, but on the country, without any money because the clothes make me crazy.

On the other hand If I went to New York I had seen all the shops and I has bought all the clothes as well as all the shoes that I wanted. Also, I would liketo go to Mykonos to relax my body and to sunbathe what's more to get a tan. When I had got a tan, I would like to go to Ibiza to take my best night parties with all the young people like me.

Eventually, I would like to conclude by saying. I would like to Amsterdam, Cádiz, Caribbean, Tintoretto...as I have said, I would like to around the world.

HOW THE USE OF THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES?

First of all and to begin with this option essay about how the use of the internet has changed our lives I have to say that, nowadays, the internet is a part really important and habitual in our lives, up to a certain point, because we use it without thinking that it didn't exist some years ago.

To tell the thuth, I dare say that I'm not sure if the internet is absolutly good for our lives, because for instance, a lot of guys have had interned addiction problems or don't control wich information they wouldn't have to put on the website. As far as I'm concerned, it widely known that the internet is the best advance for us because is we use it we can know a lot of information about diferent topics, chat with people who live far, work...

Actually, the Internet is a really big tool to do a lot of things and if we use it correctly it can be the better source of information as well as to have fun but, however, if we use it wrong it may be the cause of the big problems.

Eventally, I would like to conclude by saying, we have to use internet as it gives us a lot of ideas and programs to do a lot of activities online moreover we have to mentalize ourself that we must be aware of not making us addicts, the sooner the better.

E-MAIL

From Sònia to Manel

Hi Manel!

I was thinking about you few days ago. I wanted to send an email to you but I didn't have a time. I'm really fine and you?

I can't belive that you and Moha are going to run for seven kilometres. It's amazing! You've never liked sport and you had a sedentary life! But It's a relly good option to decide practise sport.

First you should run few minutes every day to stayh in shape. It's important that you do housework like helping your father out in the garden, clean the house and finally you have to eat a balanced diet.

I hope that it will go perfect. I'd also love to hear your news!

Take care

Sònia


PD: I wish you were a professional sportman ot athlete hahaha!

FORMAL LETTER

C/Pujada Nº17 

Sant Miquel de Fluvià 

Girona – Spain 

Monday 10th May, 2013 

Barack Obama.
White House.
Washington- USA



Dear Sir Barack Obama,

I am writing to let you know my opinion about Human Rights in your country. I completely agree with them. I think they are really interesting and so we should take example of them and especially of the work you have been doing for your country until now.

I agree with Human Rights in the USA because I think that they are absolutely legal and what it is more important, there are equal laws for all the residents in the country. People can interact with people of all races without discrimination.

From my point of view, freedom is absolutely important nowadays. People must be able to express themselves without any fears.

I like walking on the street and see two children from different countries and different color of skin playing together. Here in my country, Spain, this is something not very usual. Most of the times, people discriminate immigrants because they weren’t born here. I think we should be more respectful towards all these differences and we should not be so arrogant.

To conclude, I would like Spanish people to take example of all these and avoid discrimination. I definitely think that the world would be better and people would feel happier.

Your faithfully,

Sonia Mesas.

Climate change shifts migrating birds' wintering ground

Three species of migratory birds, particularly ducks, have moved further north dwelling place because of the high temperatures of winter. This has led in recent years are called birds decreased in these areas.

According Investigacions in northern countries, where temperatures are cooler, there are approximately 130,000 more than before. At the northern end of Their migratory flyway, in Sweden and Finland, there were approximately 130,000 more of the ducks in 2010 than in 1980. On the southern end in Britain, France, Ireland and Switzerland numbers have dropped by about the same amount.

The conclusion of this research is that over the years many countries not longer have their species most common cause of climate change. This change also results in the loss of many animals or endangered puts many others.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22484907

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Original judge Randy Jackson is to leave American Idol

Randy Jackson, producer, bassist and the original American Idol judge makes his last season in the talent show. Randy is very proud to be part of this team and especially after being there for 12 seasons of American Idol.

Randy Jackson is 56 years old leaving the contest to focus it in new projects. He is very pleased to have been part of the world of music and television.

Now the judges will program has been the leader in audience for the past nine years in the United States are the singer Mariah Carey, rapper Nicki Minaj and country star Keith Urban.

I think the only person who have several jobs at once despite the crisis are the famous, since for many of them 1000 euros are like 1 euro.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22477359

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11-year-olds face new grammar test in Sats

Next week more than the majority of 11 year olds in England will examine the evidence known by the name of SATS. These tests only do the children who are entering their last year in elementary school. 

Students will be examined mainly in grammar, spelling, mathematics and mental mathematics. The objective of these tests is that students demonstrate their level is one of the highest in the world. Moreover, the results also serve to education league where they enter all countries in the world with schools. 

The government says that years ago the level of demand in schools was much higher current levels. Spain is a country that is located over the HMS Victory but not at the top.
I think the level of demand in the studies will decrease over the years if commitment to the future of their country.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22484415

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YouTube launches pay-to-watch subscription channels

Nowadays, one of the most known and used websites online is YouTube. YouTube is owned by Google and sierve to find all kinds of documentaries, series, music, videos and much more.

 
One of the advantages of YouTube is the option to watch all kinds of channels for free. YouTube has piloted a project for these channels. This project aims to make pay a small amount of money each month to watch these channels. Perhaps this project works or not depends on how users react. 

This project allows the creators of YouTube or users who provide these channels can make a profit of their time and creativity. 

I think it's a good option to take off some money. From now most websites will pay because of the great crisis facing our country. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22474715

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Malaria hope: Bacteria that make mosquitoes resistant

Malaria is a disease which in recent years has been very common in some parts of the world. In a single year about 660,000 people die and 220 million are infected. This disease is transmitted from person to person from insects. The malaria parasite lives inside the infected mosquito and he struggles to survive.

Researchers have found a strain of bacteria That can infect mosquitoes and make them resistant to the malaria parasite. Studies indicate that it may be an option for mosquitoes to survive malaria.

Researchers have devoted much time to this project. According to them is only a possibility of ending malaria. I want it to be final.

Thanks to advances in medicine and technology we can find new solutions to diseases cause more deaths. I wish that one day we can find a cure for AIDS.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22462487

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The World Trade Center 'Freedom Tower', located in lower Manhattan, is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. His current height is 1776 meters. This number is a reference to the U.S. independecia. Another feature is that it is located below where the attack took place in the Twin Towers by Alcaeda in 2011. To this day, still under construction.

Construction of the building was delayed for various reasons. Building currently being a tower which is located in the top of the building. The 408ft tower serves as an antenna.

Below this tower we find a monument to the victims of the attack and a museum. With in a short time, the building is already built and used for restaurants, shops, businesses and museum of the victims will be fully finished.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22483761

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NEWS 6

STEAL IN IES CASTELLÓ D'EMPÚRIES

Last January, shortly after returning from the Christmas holidays, a group of robbers were strangers entering the school in Castelló dawn and stole three computers in three different classes.

Soon after, it will be two months he repeated something like this. This time they will be missing a twenty laptops that are kept in a high school class. Last week were arrested those responsible for the theft of laptops and is believed also could have played the theft of January,

The thieves were known as the teacher of the center was one of the student center and the other is currently a student and the school. The third member was an adult male.

Once the culprits were caught statement and the management to take steps towards the center of these events and if possible recover the stolen laptop.

- Notícia original

( El passat Gener, poc després de tornar de les Vacances de Nadal, un grup de lladres desconeguts varen entrar a l'institut de Castelló de matinada i varen robar tres ordinadors de tres classes diferents. 

Poc després, farà cosa de dos mesos es va tornar a repetir un fet d'aquest tipus. Aquest cop es varen trobar a faltar una vintena de portatils que es guardaven en una de les classes de Batxillerat. La semana passada es varen detenir als culpables del robatori dels portatils i es creu que també podien haver protagonitzat el cas de robatori del Gener, 

Els lladres eren coneguts per el professorat del centre ja que un d'ells era alumne del centre actualment i l'altre un e alumne del centre. El tercer membre era un home adult. 

Un cop agafats els culpables se'ls pendrà declaració i la direcció del centre intentarà pendre mesures d'aquests fets i si és possible recuperar els portatils robats. )


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ORAL PRESENTATION

This is my oral presentation about the reasech project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTj3NhIE-TY&feature=youtu.be

NEWS 5

MALI CRISIS: FRENCH SOLDIER KILLED FIGHTING ISLAMISTS

A French soldier has died fighting the military islamistas Mali. The French army travelled to Mali with the intention of bringing peace and end the war starring by Islamist rebels.

Since the French army is fighting in Mali 3 soldiers killed of which one is the latter. The French soldier was killed in one of the most intense fighting France has carried out in the region of Mali.

Besides French soldiers died, state media also killed two Islamist leaders important. The war in Mali is today one of the world's most violent and long. This war is causing millions of deaths.

The French army says it wants to take strong repression against Islamist rebels managed to end this war as soon as possible without causing more deaths.


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( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21648498 )

NEWS 4

QUEEN IN HOSPITAL WITH STOMACH BUG, BUCKINGHAM PALACE SAYS.

On Sunday, the queen was admitted to the hospital because of a gastroenteritis. According to the correspondent, the queen was in the hospital 10 years ago.

The disease of gastroenteritis is a inflammation of the stomach and intestines and it's caused by contaminated food, drink or for maintaining contact with an infected person.

The queen was in the hospital for two days under observation. She had to go to important events where she was invite. She can not attend these meetings due to gastrinteritis.

Since palau say that the queen is in good spirits and she takes good recovery from illness.

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( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21649494 )

NEWS 3

PRISIONERS WITHOUT A PRISON

The summer of 2008 began building the new prision in Figueres. This construction project was completed in January 2012. This prision was constructed because they need to more space for pressoners and have modern facilities.

The new prison has small apartment as a house, gym, two or three pools, sports fields, a small cinema and more spectacular facilities. We could say that this prison is like a small town only to criminals.

Now, the problem is not space but a prison is so perfect that costs millions to keep it for a month. The prisoners will continue to shut old Figueres's prison until you have money.

The town hall should have thought before building the prison, because now we have a spectacular prison that we can not use maybe until a few years.

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NEWS 2

HOLIDAYS ON COSTA BRAVA

For years, Costa Brava has been one of the most popular places to go on holidays. Last year, Costa Brava received fewer tourists than other years, specially Barcelona city. 

Here on the Costa Brava, the tourists visit the mediavals castles, places rich in history and a very interesting thing is that they can decide to stay in the mountains or the sea.

Many tourists prefer to visit traditional Catalan towns before passing days in the big cities such as Barcelona, ​​Girona, Figueres ...

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NEWS 1

CATALANS FILL BARCELONA'S STREET DEMANDING INDEPENDENCE

The Last 11th September, day of National day of Catalonia, 1.5 milion people around met in the center of Barcelona's city. There, people walked through the main streets of the city while claimaning for independence of Catalonia. These people carried flags with the symbol of Catalonia, shirts and many other items of independence.

Until today, the Catalans are still fighting for their independence and they expect a positive response from the government in Madrid. This day will be remembered by many Catalans for years. Probably this event will repeated several times.

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OPINION ESSAY

-Sex without love?

These days, having sex without love is usual. The "new teenagers" don't think og the consequences of having spontaneous sex.

Firsly, I disagree with se without love, because I think that having sex is important, but it is more important the person who you decide to make sex with.

Nowadays, more girls have sex with any boy but it's very dangerous, because they can get pregnant from any boy or contract serious ilnesses such as AIDS.

Secondly, some boys think that they are better than others because they have "fucked" more girls.

Finally. parents should talk to their children about this topic and make them aware of the consequences of sex making.

WACHT OUT! The biggest pleasure can be the most dangerous one.

FARMER'S BREAKFAST

Admixtures:

4 medium potatoes
4 strips bacon
3 eggs

3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cooked ham, cut into small cubes
2 medium tomatoes
1 tablespoon chopped chives

Process:

1. Boil unpeeled potatoes 30 minuts.
2. Rinse under cold water.
3.Peel, set aside to cool, slice potatoes
4.Cook bacon in large frying pan until transparent.
5.Add potatoes; cook until lightly browned
6. Meanwhile, blend eggs with milk and salt; stir in cubed them.
7. Cut tomatoes into thin wedges, add to egg mixture.
8.Pour over potatoes in pan
9.Cook until eggs are set.
10.Sprinkle with chives, serve at once.

PORT AVENTURA

Port Aventura is a spectacular and amazing big park. It's located in Salou in Tarragona. Every year milions of people visit this place, because is very well-known arround the world. I have visited Port Aventura only twice with Sant Pere FC when I was 11 years old and with my school classmates when I was studying third of ESO.

Port Aventura  takes up to 825'7 hectarees. It's divided into five areas: Mediterranean, Polynesia, China, Mexico and Far West. Every area has got a lot of different attrations. Mediterranean for example has got water activities to get on. On the other side you can find a lot of restaurants. You can eat in Chinese, Mexican, Polynesia or Mediterranean restaurants depending on the area you visit. China is the most famous area, because it has got a big spectacular attactions called "Dragon Khan".

Port Aventura has got a lot of advantatges. For example, we can find transportation arround the park. There is an old train you can get on and visit all the park arround.

There is an important disadvantatge for us as well. It's situated for away from Girona. We can't go there very often, because it take two hours drive to arrive there. The cost of the fee is very expensive too. Sometimes is over crowded and it's difficult visit all the places.

In conclusion, I think that Port Aventura is sensational and I recomend to visit it at least once in your life. I would like there was a Port Aventura near Barcelona or Girona, because then we it would be easier for us to go there and we could enjoy the experience more often than we do it now.

FORMAL LETTER

c/Pujada, 17

Sant Miquel de Fluvià

17475-Girona

Friday 1st march 2013

c/Rentador, 3

Castelló d'Empúries

17486-Girona

Dear Mrs Lluïsa Pintor,

I am writing this letter, because there are a few things that I would like to say to you about this High School.

First of all, I would like to say that I agree with timetable of Batxillerat's students because we have more time for our studies. I think that there should be free students because it would be better for our parents. Also, I would say that the teachers are very responsables and they help us.

Secondly, we need to practise some subjects more than other, as research project. I believe that we should have one or two hours in our timetable and then your should be leave some subjects out.

Last but not least important I think that some school facilities should be changed, because some of them are very old. Also, the playground sometimes is very dirty and I think should be cleaned every day or three times a week.

I hope you read my letter and you think about my suggestions. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Sònia Mesas