FINAL REFLEXION

Since September '09 I think that I can see a little improvement in my english level.
The relative pronouns helped me a lot to do writings because before I often repeat concepts. I agree with the idea that the blog is important because it make us write. Also I think that the work that comes with the blog has to be more valorated.. It's a lot of work!

I think that the activities that show better my english level are the readings and maybe the speakings. My problem with writings is that when I write I want to say more things that my english vocabulary knows.

The activities that I see more useful to improve my english level are the speakings. In the highschool we don't speak and is true that the grammar is very important but if you don't know how to say it well... it can't be useful.
The activities that I don't think that are useful are the same of games in groups because at the end we are speaking catalan and doing nothing.

I like the activities like the discussions because we can speak with all the class and use english saying our opinion. I like when in a middle of a boring class somebody says "I think that..." or "In my opinion..."

But this year, in general, I have learnt many things useful. I like the class and the relaxed atmosphere that it release.

So... Good holidays for everybody!! See you in September!!

ORAL PRESENTATION

MUSICIANS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CHANGING SOCIETY

I agree with the idea thar musicians have an important role in changing society. In my opinion music has the power to give things to people.
I think that the different music styles (and the things that they want to introduce in the society) are an important image of how people can make groups in the way of what they think.
The lyrics of the songs are like a political demonstration. They have a "slogan" (an important concept) that the group wants to say to society.
But, in my opinion, it only happens with a few styles. For example, pop music only wants to make money but punk or grunge don't mind about money, they want to say and show a way of think, what they think abou society, and they invite people to think like them... and they get it!
In conclusion, music can change the world, because it can change what people think.

INFORMAL LETTER

C/Mur 1
Castello d'Empuries
11th April 2011

Dear Kieron,
Thanks for your letter. Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while but I've been very bussy with my higschool work. The teachers have given me a lot of exams and homework these days.
We'll soon have the Easter holidays and I hope that you come here to visit my town.

I think that you'll like it, here we have a lot of things to do.
The Aiguamolls de l'Empordà are near my home and there we'll be able to see a lot of animals. If the sun shines we'll go to the beach.
The weater is cold but heat invites you to enter inside. If you want we can hire a boat and go sailing. I think that you like the cultural visits nd here you can see the Castello cathedral, the Dalí museum (really amazing!) and if you haven't got enought we can walk to Sant Pere de Rodes. I promise you that you won't get bored!

I have to go now (yes, more work) but write soon and tell me if you like the idea to coming here these holidays.

Take care,
Elvira

CLARA'S BIRTHDAY

Wednesday the 18th was the birthday of one friend. On the night of the 20th was the party. They went at 22.00 to dinner but I had a dinner with my boyfriend's family and I couldn't go. I arrived in Castello at 1.30am and they were in a bar.
When I arrived I saw they a little bit strange. One boy was outside with only a T-shirt on and i was cold, and a girl who was with him picked up her shirt to give it to the boy... and she was only in bra!
We went to Clara's house and there the floor was sticky... very sticky!
Some were sleeping yet and others were smoking a shisha outside.
We spoke a little but they were tired and we went to organize the sitting room, where 15 people had to sleep! We put a lot of sleeping bags, one bed-sofa, mats... and 20 minutes later... we could sleep!
I still speaking with some friends who couldn't sleep and at 5.30am I went home... to get up at 10am!

PLAYBACK '11

Last friday I went to the 4th ESO Playback with some friends.
There were some songs that I didn't like because they were very simple and in some the girls didn't know the lyrics! (well, or they were in very bad conditions...)
But there were some very funny or worked songs. I can remember one of Eminem that the boys wore masks and danced like a robot that was awesome! Some funny ones are "Antes muerta que sencilla" where one boy appeared with one fluorescent tutu and one mix of songs of our childhood like "Cola-Cao", "Arale"...
The last song was good for the colours and all of them were dancing at the same time.
I think that they needed to be a bit more serious but I enjoyed this time because if I don't like the song I can laught about it.

BOOK REVIEW

THE GERALD'S GAME - STEPHEN KING
This is a book that I read this summer.
The author, Stephen King, is one of my favourite writers. I have read more than 15 books of his and I like them because they are very psycological. The stories aren't usual and he knows how to keep the tension ant the suspense.
This is one of the books of Stephen King that I like the most. It's a big book (like 700 pages) where all the story is about one woman that because of an accident killed her husband when she was tied with handcuffs in a house that's in the middle of a desolated forest.
She can't contact anybody, nobody knows where they are, she has her husband dead on the floor and some nights one strange man, the death, visits her.
Can she escape? Can she survive? Read the book!

SURI

Suri was one female siamese cat that one day my father found hurt in the garden. We started to feed it until it recuperated. The cat still living in the garden.
I called it Suri because when it walks its like one "SURIcata". Suri was very ver sweet, always wanted hugs and love.
One day, some months after, we started to see a lot of cats in the garden, male cats.
We had been looking for a home to Surim but noone wanted it.. and we were in risk of had little Suris!
We contacted Pro-Cat and asked about castration. They told us that we could go to one vet in Empuriabrava that could do it for free, because it's not our cat, Suri is a street cat!
After we went to the vet we recived the notice that one woman had adopted Suri!
Now Suri lives with one family in Castello, I hope that she has a very good future in a sweet home!

BASSEGODA 26/03/11

Last weekend I went with the CAU to Bassegoda.
We arrived at 10.30 am at the start of the mountain. We explained to the children what to do because they went in two separate gropus who went individually, without heads. The way is good but for the desviations they had one map and one compass.
I and two more heads walked at the back incase one group had problems. Every 30 minutes the walkie-talkies were open 5 minutes.
We arrived at the refuge four hours later and there we started activities like one "passapalabra". it only rained 20 minutes... when the children had to search for wood!
Before the children went to bed the leaders started to speak and play and in one moment one said "What time is it?" (Because at 8 am we have to wake up). It was 4 am... but someone remembered that this night was the hour change... that really it was the 5 am!!
At 8 am the children were playing and shouting (because they went sleep at midight, not 3 hours before!) and I woke up.
We had breakfast and started walking. Then the leaders went with the children. We were late and took a lot of shortcuts. In 3 hours we were at the camping.
That was the best thing that i have done with the CAU, I enjoyed a lot all the weekend and I learn a lot too.

TEENAGE ABORTION

I totally agree with teenage abortion laws that are now in Spain.
I think that if one girl of my age is pregnant, for all the possible causes, to have a baby will destroy all her life, she can't study with normallity, she can't go out at night and a lot of things typical of this age, necessarys for good maduration and sociabilitzation of this girl.
Now the parents can't control some parts of the life of their daughters and it's impossible that they know all of their daughters actions.
Now is very easy for one girl to tell her parents that she is going to a friend's house but go with her boyfriend.
Some politicians want to try to change young people minds and attitudes towards sexual relationships, by doing chatting sesions n highschools etc. but I think that now my generation have a concept of sexual relationships that can't be removed from our minds. The politicians have to accept that and help us with the abortion, put things like make reservatives cheaper and do chatting sesions.

PIERCINGS/TATTOOS

I like piercings and tattoos. When I was younger I loved piercings a lot. If I could i would have wore piercings in the lips, on the tongue, in the ears and in the nose (and another sites maybe). But now, perhaps not all of these, only in the ears and in the nose.
The tattoos are a different world. I like them but only with moderation. I hate how looks a boy with a lot of tattoos.
In the future I'll have a tattoo of an atom on the back.
I know many people who wear tattoos or piercings and one of them did it when he was 14. I tink that you have to be more mature to think about the consequences of it... a tattoo is a thing that you can not remove without problem, it's forever.
I'm going to wait some years and then I'll decide if I can wear or not the tattoo.