2. Using your own words, write an argumentative essay about the advantages of life in the city versus life in the country or vice versa. (Selectivitat September 2009)
Nowadays, a lot of people are moving from city to small towns, and this change has a reason. A lot of people are changing their housing because of the environment.
Is better for a lot of people live in small towns or in the country. There, there is more tranquility, and also, pace.
Moreover, the atmosphere is better. The air is not so contaminated and you can breathe better, there is less noise, more kindness, more confidence with all the neighbors, and one important thing, the constant contact with nature.
In the country, people suffer less psychic disorders, like anxiety, depression, anguish, etc. In the city people are more agitated and in one way or in another affects you a lot.
For this reason, in small towns and in the country, people are more free and independent from all the services that are in the city. For example: the underground. In a big city, if you want to move to the other side of it, you will not be able to do all the route walking. Furthermore, if you take a mobility service, like taxi for example, it will be so expensive for you.
By this way, in small towns and in the country it does not happen. You can walk wherever you want without pay nothing.
In conclusion, I would like to say that from my opinion, is better live in a small town or in the country because you can relax a lot and feel quite better with yourself surrounded by nature and peace.
I was her she was me / Jo era ella, ella era jo We were one we were free / Nosaltres erem un, erem lliures And if there's somebody calling me home / I si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única
We were young we were wrong / Erem joves, estavem equivocats We were fine all along / Estavem bé durant tot el temps If there's somebody calling me home / I si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única
When you get to where you wanna go / Quan arribes allà on vols anar And you know the things you wanna know / I tu saps les coses que vols saber You're smiling / Somrius When you said what you wanna say / Quan dius el que vols dir And you know the way you wanna play / I saps la forma com vols jugar You'll be so high you'll be flying / Estaràs tant amunt, estaràs volant
Though the sea will be strong / Encara que el mar estigui enfurismat I know we'll carry on / Sé que seguirem Cos if there's somebody calling me home / Perquè si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única
When you get to where you wanna go / Quan arribes allà on volies anar And you know the things you wanna know / I saps les coses que volies saber You're smiling / Somrius
When you said what you wanna say / Quan dius el que vols dir And you know the way you wanna say it / I saps la forma en que vols dir-ho You'll be so high you'll be flying / Estaràs tant amunt, estaràs volant
I was her she was me / Jo era ella, ella era jo We were one we were free / Erem un, erem lliures If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única
If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única Yeah she's the one / Si, ella és la única
If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algu que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única She's the one / Ella és la única
If there's somebody calling me home / Si hi ha algú que em visita She's the one / Ella és la única
I love Robbie Williams and this song too, so today, Mother's day; I would like to devote this song to all the mothers around the world, and specially mine. Thank you for giving me attention when I need it more. Thank you for being by my side when I least deserved. Thank you for all you did for me although it was difficult for you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for exist.
She is more than a friend, more than everything, SHE'S THE ONE! I love you mum!
Hello everybody! Welcome to our radio programme! Today we are going to talk about some professions that are dying out, concretely the farmers. We will talk with one of the last farmers in our country, Johan.
LAURA: Hello Johan! How are you? JOHAN: Hi Laura! I’m fine, thanks. LAURA: First of all I have to tell you that you shouldn't be nervous please. It will be better for you tell us what you want in an easier way. JOHAN:(laughs) Okay, okay. I'll take it into account! LAURA: Well, so... let's start! Can you tell us what you do everyday? JOHAN: Everyday I wake up at six o'clock in the morning, I have breakfast, and later, I take my tractor and I go to work. I stop at midday, I have lunch and I go work again until nine o'clock at night. After that, I have dinner my son, my daughter and my wife and finally I go to sleep. LAURA: Oh Johan! You work so hard! JOHAN: Yes, it's true. But I have to say that years ago, without tractors everything was more difficult.
LAURA: Which are the differences between now and before? JOHAN: Buuuuuuff! The most important difference are the tractors. Nowadays with these machines it's easier, quicker and better for us. We can do more in less time. LAURA: And what about the future of this job? What do you think? JOHAN: Nowadays in a three houndred inhabitants village, there are five farmers, so it's easy to see that this profession is dying out. LAURA: And what are the reasons of its desappearance? JOHAN: Low prices, no benefits for us, imported productes from other countries, things like that. LAURA: That's a shame... From my point of view I think it's a very beautiful job, and losing it in our country... will be... unbelievable... Don't you think? JOHAN: I agree with you, you're right... LAURA: Well Johan, we've already finished the interview. Thank you a lot! JOHAN: You are welcome Laura! Good bye! LAURA: Bye!
Nowadays, our society is conditioned by stress and work, and it can be a reason why people do not feel good with themselves. Departing from this point, a lot of people go to the psychologist with the objective of finding an easier life.
This is only one reason, but there are thousands. The only thing that we want is feel better with ourselves. In these moments is when psychologists can help us using different ways. The easiest one is to go to the surgery, but now, we are going through a big economic crisis and this is not the best way to solve our problems. If we go to a bookshop, it will be easier for us to find any collection of self-help books. Nowadays, many psychologists are writing about really current topics in our society, like stress, anxiety, bullying, moving, etc. This is one way that psychologists are well considered in our society. They can make easier the citizens’ life without paying a lot of money.
Furthermore, today if somebody goes to the psychologist people will not be surprised about it. Years ago, if someone had psychologist therapy he was considered as a madman.
From my point of view, psychologists are making a god job day after day in our society and I think that they are well considered.
I have to add that in my opinion, they cannot be the answer to our problems and necessities, they can help us to find the solution, but they will not give it to us. We have to find it by ourselves.
Since 2009 China is inside the worldwide economic crisis, like a lot of countries. As you know, China is an undeveloped country and it is more difficult overcome the crisis for it than a developed country.
The prospects of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) were, more or less, of a 9% for the whole year, and only in the first quarter of year, it has exceeded their previsions with a 12%. The growth was fuelled by industrial growth.
This unexpected growth does not mean that China is outside of the worldwide crisis forever. It means that it is recovering from its bad situation, worst than the majority of the countries, so they have to continue controlling it. As I said before, one reason of this unforeseen growth is the industrialization. A lot of business from the first world and developed countries bring their industries to undeveloped countries because of the low costs. In these types of countries there is an authoritarian politic regime, plentiful and cheaper labour, etc., so it is cheaper for the companies made their activity in these countries. When we speak about it, we are speaking about one really known phenomenon; the relocation.
From my point of view, this phenomenon helps a lot these countries with difficulties of development, so I think that is good help them with an indirect way. Nowadays, a lot of Spanish and Catalan companies have industries around the world.
Eating as little as a quarter of an ounce of chocolate each day -- an amount equal to about one small Easter egg -- may lower your risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke, a new study has found. For best results, the chocolate should be dark, experts say.
This paragraph summarizes the piece of news that I have read. During these last days, a study has been made about the chocolate consume. The final result of it says that in a low consume chocolate is quite good for heart diseases and strokes. We have to take in account that for the best effect is better with dark chocolate. Since a lot of time ago, everybody said that chocolate is really bad for a correct diet, but now, we have to forget it. We do not have to do an abuse of chocolate but neither removes it from our diet.
Scientists and researchers are looking for more information about this topic, because it is a little bit shocking. Chocolate is known as an unhealthy food and nowadays is recognized as health nourishment in low quantities. Chocolate and sweets in big quantities are bad for our body, don’t forget it!
This piece of news talks about the idea of eating in the plane. There are a lot of people who buy McDonald’s food at the airport (for example) and later they eat it in the plane. It means that a lot of people smell, probably, food that they don’t like. Or simply, they are smelling food that they want to eat.
Furthermore, there are a lot of people who are sensible with the smells and they can feel dizzy easily and they can be in a trouble inside a plane, that this place increases the nervousness of the passenger.
In my point of view, food in the planes should be forbidden. The airplane company can sell food with a no damaging and offensive smell for the other passengers that are not eating.
Moreover, there is another kind of people who want to eat when they are bored, and they support this idea, but, the question is: what will you do if someone is eating some that you do not like, or maybe... if someone is eating some yummy food next to you?
All around me are familiar faces / Totes les cares del meu voltat són conegudes Worn out places, worn out faces / llocs gastats, cares gastades Bright and early for their daily races / Brillant i aviat per les seves carreres diàries Going nowhere, going nowhere / sense anar a cap lloc, sense anar a cap lloc Their tears are filling up their glasses / les seves llàgrimes estan emplenant els gots No expression, no expression / sense cap expressió, sense cap expressió Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow / amago el meu cap, vull afogar el meu dolor No tomorrow, no tomorrow / sense un demà, sense un demà
And I find it kinda funny / I em sembla una mica graciós I find it kinda sad / i em sembla una mica trist The dreams in which I'm dying / els somnis en què estic morint Are the best I've ever hat / són els millors que mai he tingut I find it hard to tell you /se’m fa difícil dir I find it hard to take / se’m fa difícil acceptar que When people run in circles / quan la gent corre en cercles It's a very, very mad world, mad world / això és un món molt boig, un món molt boig
Children waiting for the day they feel good / Nens esperant el dia en que se sentin bé Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday / Feliç aniversari, feliç aniversari Made to feel the way that every child should / I em sembla la forma en què cada nen ha de Sit and listen, sit and listen / assentar-se i escoltar, assentar-se i escoltar Went to school and I was very nervous / Vaig anar a l’escola, i estava molt nerviós No one knew me, no one knew me / Ningú em coneixia, ningú em coneixia Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson / Hola professora, diga’m quina és la meva lliçó Look right through me, look right through me / mira a través meu, mira a través meu
And I find it kinda funny / I em sembla una mica graciós I find it kinda sad / i em sembla una mica trist The dreams in which I'm dying / els somnis en què estic morint Are the best I've ever hat / són els millors que mai he tingut I find it hard to tell you /se’m fa difícil dir I find it hard to take / se’m fa difícil acceptar que When people run in circles / quan la gent corre en cercles It's a very, very mad world, mad world / això és un món molt boig, un món molt boig Enlarging your world / Amplia el teu món Mad world... / Món boig...
You would not believe your eyes /No creuries el que estaries veient
If ten million fireflies / si deu milions de cuques de llum Lit up the world as I fell asleep / il·luminessin el món mentre jo m'adormia 'Cause they'd fill the open air / perquè elles emplenaven l'aire And leave teardrops everywhere / i deixaven llàgrimes per tots costats You'd think me rude / pensaràs que sóc un maleducat But I would just stand and stare /però em quedava quiet i mirava fixament
I'd like to make myself believe /m'agradava imaginar That planet Earth turns slowly / que el planeta Terra gira poc a poc It's hard to say that I'd rather stay /és difícil dir que preferia quedar-me Awake when I'm asleep / despert mentre m'adormia 'Cause everything is never as it seems /perquè mai res és el que sembla
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs / Perquè rebia mils d'abraços From ten thousand lightning bugs / de deu mil cuques de llum As they tried to teach me how to dance /mentres elles intentaven ensenyar-me a ballar A fox trot above my head / una guineu trotava sobre el meu cap A sock hop beneath my bed / un ball esbojarrat sota el meu llit A disco ball that's just hanging / una bola de discoteca que està penjant by a thread / d'un fil
I'd like to make myself believe /m'agradava imaginar That planet Earth turns slowly / que el planeta Terra gira poc a poc It's hard to say that I'd rather stay /és difícil dir que preferia quedar-me Awake when I'm asleep / despert mentre m'adormia 'Cause everything is never as it seems /perquè mai res és el que sembla (when I fall asleep) / (quan m'adormo) Leave my door open just a crack / Deixa la meva porta oberta deixant una escletxa (Please take me away from here) / (per favor, porta'm lluny d'aquí) 'Cause I feel like such an insomniac / perquè em sento com un insomníac (Please take me away from here) / (per favor, porta'm lluny d'aquí) Why do I tire of counting sheep... / Per què em canso de contar ovelles (Please take me away from here) / (per favor, porta'm lluny d'aquí) When I'm far too tired to fall asleep? /quan estic el suficientment cansat per adormir-me?
To ten million fireflies / per deu milions de cuques de llum I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes / sóc raro perquè odio les despedides I got misty eyes as they said farewell / se'm van entelar els ulls quan elles em digueren adéu (said farewell) / (digueren adéu) But I'll know where several are /però jo sabré on estan algunes If my dreams get real bizarre /si els meus somnis arribaren a ser realment estrambòtics 'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar / perquè en vaig salvar algunes i les guardo en un pot
I'd like to make myself believe /m'agradava imaginar That planet Earth turns slowly / que el planeta Terra gira poc a poc It's hard to say that I'd rather stay /és difícil dir que preferia quedar-me Awake when I'm asleep / despert mentre m'adormia 'Cause everything is never as it seems /perquè mai res és el que sembla (when I fall asleep) / (quan m'adormo)
I'd like to make myself believe /m'agradava imaginar That planet Earth turns slowly / que el planeta Terra gira poc a poc It's hard to say that I'd rather stay /és difícil dir que preferia quedar-me Awake when I'm asleep / despert mentre m'adormia 'Cause everything is never as it seems /perquè mai res és el que sembla (when I fall asleep) / (quan m'adormo)
I'd like to make myself believe /m'agradava imaginar That planet Earth turns slowly / que el planeta Terra gira poc a poc It's hard to say that I'd rather stay /és difícil dir que preferia quedar-me Awake when I'm asleep / despert mentre m'adormia Because my dreams are bursting at the seams / perquè estic a arrebossar de somnis
I think that describe a big person in few words it’s really difficult but I’ll try it. I’ll describe my father.
Taking account the physic, my father is really strong, and moreover is short. He is dark-skinned and also, he is dark-haired man. About his face, he wears glasses and he has brown eyes. His nose and ears are small and his mouth is thin. After that he has a little belly. He always dresses blue jeans and checked shirts.
As I said before he is really strong, but not only physically, also he is strong psychically. He is a person who had to start to work really young, to be precise at twelve years old, so he had lost a little part of his adolescence. He always is taking care of the people who are around him, and he makes the best for them. Furthermore he is a person really responsible and always is trying to make happy people who are around him. He is not a chatty person, but neither he is not a shy; you have to know how to deal him. Is a person who like make comedy a lot.
My father is working like a farmer and he has two jobs but he combines them. He is the manager from one business that works with the agriculture and also he has his own fields. He is really hard-worker. He is really cleaver, he knows a lot of everything; mechanics, construction, painting, electronics, etc. I think that if my father would be able to go to the University, he would have really good marks.
His passion are the old tractors. In his free time he loves stay restoring old tractors and he have a collection. He does not like music a lot, he prefers tranquillity.
To sum up, I would like to say that I’m really proud of my father, he is all that one daughter can ask. I really love him.
As boys said when they finished their readings, they didn’t like the novel because they think that it is a love story. In my point I do not think that this is a girl’s story, because a boy can enjoy it at the same way or more than a girl, but generally, boys do not like love stories for the reason that they found these stories to much sentimental, twee and appears too much love and not much action for them.
FORUM 2:
Years ago, a really high percentage of weddings have been a money issue or, moreover programmed weddings. These people used to get married with people with money to assure their life quality. In my point of view, I think that today people get married because they love each other, and when two people get married, they have to be sure because if all between their lives is correct, they will pass their whole life together.
FORUM 3:
I agree with Claudia. We have to act in a way combining happiness with the exact proportion of reputation, because maybe we won’t be happy if we are thinking about the honor of our families in all the actions we do. To sum up, I would like to say that we have to enjoy our lives in a correct way without damaging people who are around you.
Well, finished the oral presentation, the only thing that it is missing is the self evaluation of it. During the presentation I used a Power Point, I presented one interview that I did during the Research Project and also I presented the dictionary that I created. I did a presentation of five minutes.
While I was talking I used to look at the audience and occasionally I was looking to my notes, but I only was cheeking that I was saying everything that I had to say. Moreover, sometimes, I did movements with my hands and I walked a little bit.
At the beginning of the presentation I introduced the topic and I made an structure of the oral presentation. Furthermore, during all the oral presentation, I used markers like firstly, after that, then, secondly, finally, etc.
I think that all the content that explained was new for the audience and I try to make it easiest as I could. I used resources (Power Point) to support all that I explained.
About the language, I think that it is one of the parts that I have to improve more. I try to use the correct grammar and a correct vocabulary, but it’s really difficult to me. Apart of these faults, I used connectors and fillers with the objective to make the oral presentation easier. One of the points that I have to improve more is the pronunciation. I looked up all the words that I have no idea to pronounce it and I wrote them in the papers, but I forgot to say correctly some of them. About the intonation, I speak really fast, but it’s my way to talk. When I speak in Catalan also I speak quickly and I do not know what I can do to speak slowly.
To sum up, I would like to say that I think that it is the best oral presentation I did during all the Batxillerat and I’m proud to see that I’ve improved a lot since one year before.
Here you have the Power Point of the oral presentation.
“While most children like sweets, those with an extra-sweet tooth may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems, researchers say.”
This is the sentence that summarizes the new. A team of cientifcs have been investigating about the influency of sweet candy on children. The conclusion that they have extracted is that if the consume of sweets it is still growing in the future, children may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems. Nowadatys, cientifics are doing a lot of experminets and studies about everything that is around us. I agree that science have to study a lot of cases to prevent future diseases, problems, etc., but also, I think that some of the studies that they do are unnecessary. They are wasting a lot of money studying cases that maybe; they will bring scientifics to anywhere. In my point of view, I think that we have to invest less money in experiments and help more to all the subdeveloped countries. During the day are dying a lot of people while the developed countries are wasting money minute by minute. I am not saying that science it is useless, but I think that we spend too much money in it.
In my point of view Grease is one of the best films I have seen. I agree with all the people who criticize the film because it seems the ideal life of an American student, but also, I think it is a really good musical with a lot of humour, rythm and beautiful songs.
I have seen this film three or four times, I do not remember it now, but I really like it. In this film there are represented a lot of topics related with young people; girls, boys, girfriends, boyfriends, Rock and Roll, etc. What else can ask to an American studen from the 50’s?
Heartache, love, unfulfilled dreams, school partyes, flirts, etc., are topics presented in this film. Basically this is a film based on the life of a group of University’s Students that try to enjoy the life at the best way it is possible.
Sincerely, I do not have more to say about this film. I think that all of us have seen this film minimum one time so all of us can comment about it.
Onze de Setembre, 54 avenue Sant Pere Pescador (Girona, Spain) 11th January 2010
Climate Summit Organizers PO Box 865 Aboulevard Street Copenhaguen (Denmark)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am wirting to you because I want to explain you some of my points of view related with the problems of the climate change and the environment, that are really current problems on our society at this moment. As you know, nowadays, our society is full of egoism. People only look for their benefits and they do not care about the environment of the planet where all of us are living.
If we continue with this role of life, we will drive our planet to his end. I am sure that all of us want a good life for our children with no problems related with pollution, greenhouse effect and nothing like that. If we really want the survival of our children we must do something.
Probabily, now, you are thinking about solutions for this big problem that all of us are having. Firstly, the politicians have to estabilish strong laws, if not, a lot of people will continue growing with their egoism and is a thing that we must do all together.
We have to redirect our consumption to alternative energy sources, maybe, our environment will get better. For example, solar energy, wind energy, thermal energy, photovoltaic energy, etc. There are a lot of alternative energies, so the only thing that we have to do is apply them. Moreover, we must reduce the consume of fuel and recycle more paper, glass, plastic, etc. Other possible solutions that we can apply on our lives are reudce the exhaust fumes and furthermore, it will help the greenhouse effect.
If we do not control things like that, a lot of species will die out and the wildlife will be like a desert. We have to do something if we want to protect our environment. We must turn our lives into ecological lives. It will be better.
Thank you for your attention. I look forward to hearing from you.
Nowadays, Human Rights are protected in many countries, but also, there are a lot of subdeveloped countries that don’t respect them. For example, we can find a lot of slavery in subdeveloped countries, like Africa, Asia, etc., but it is not necessary go so far. Here, in Europe there are a lot of discrimination and racism to people who are from other countries.
Human Rights have to be enforced by the law, because all the people from around the world have rights only for the reason that they are humans. If Human Rights were not enforced by the law, the society would be a disaster. Moreover, in our world, will be a lot of delinquency and any type of peace, love and respect to other people of the society.
In conclusion, it is necesary to pose again the question concerning that Human Rights should be enforced by law, because if they are optional, nobody will respect the rights of the other residents of the world. Furthermore, Human Righs are a way to protect the weakest people in the world, because when a new law is established, only benefits developed countries.
Someone once told me / Una vegada algú em va dir you have to choose / has d'escollir what you win or lose / el que surts guanyant o el que perds you can’t have everything / no pots tenir-ho tot don’t you take chances / No t'arriesguis you might feel the pain / podries sentir el dolor don’t you love in vain / no estimis perquè sí cause love won’t set you free / perquè l'amor no et farà lliure I could stand by the side / Jo podria estar a un costat and watch this life pass me by / i observar la vida passant de llarg so unhappy but safe as could be / molt infeliç, pero tant protegit com podria estar
So what if it hurts me? / I què si em fa mal? so what if I break down? / I què si em surt malament? so what if this world just throws me / I què si aquest món em fa fora off the edge my feet run out of ground? / com si res i els meus peus queden sense terra? I gotta find my place / He de trobar el meu lloc I wanna hear my sound / Vull sentir la meva melodia don’t care about other pain in front of me / no m'importa el dolor cause I'm just trying be happy... yeah... / perquè només estic intentant ser feliç... sí... just wanna be happy... yeah... / només vull ser feliç... sí...
Holding on tightly / Aguantant fortament just can’t let it go / sense poder-lo deixar anar just trying play my roll / tant sols intento fer el meu paper slowly disappear... oooh / desaparèixer lentament... oooh Well all these tears / Bé, totes aquestes llàgrimes they feel like they’re the same / semblen ser del mateix just different faces, different names / tant sols diferents rostres, noms diferents get me outta here / treu-me d'aquí well I can’t stand by the side oooh no... / no puc estar a un costat oooh no... and watch this life pass me by / i veure la vida com em passa pass me by / passant-me de llarg
So what if it hurts me? / I què si em fa mal? so what if I break down? / I què si em surt malament? so what if this world just throws me / I què si aquest món em fa fora off the edge my feet run out of ground? / com si res i els meus peus queden sense terra? I gotta find my place / He de trobar el meu lloc I wanna hear my sound / Vull sentir la meva melodia don’t care about other pain in front of me / no m'importa el dolor cause I'm just trying be happy... yeah... / perquè només estic intentant ser feliç... sí... just wanna be happy... yeah... / només vull ser feliç... sí...
So any turns that I can’t see / Així que qualsevol de les curves que no puc veure like I’m a stranger on this road / com si fos una desconeguda en aquesta carretera but don’t save me then / però no em salvis a llavors don’t say anything / no diguis res So what if it hurts me? / I què si em fa mal? so what if I break down? / I què si em surt malament? so what if this world just throws me / I què si aquest món em fa fora off the edge my feet run out of ground? / com si res i els meus peus queden sense terra?
I gotta find my place / He de trobar el meu lloc I wanna hear my sound / Vull sentir la meva melodia don’t care about other pain in front of me / no m'importa el dolor I'm just trying be happy... / perquè només estic intentant ser feliç... happy... / feliç... happy... just wanna be... / feliç... només vull ser... happy... happy... / feliç... feliç...
I'm running out of patients / M'estic impacientant 'Cos I can't believe what the hell / perquè no puc creure què dimonis I'm hearing / estic sentint And speaking of hell / i parlant de l'infern, It don't compare to this heat / no es pot comparar amb aquesta calor That I am feeling / que estic sentint
I love you too much / T'estimo moassa It shows / el que demostra All my emotions go / que totes les meves emocions van Out of control oh woah woah / fora de control oh woah woah Good for you bad for me / el que és bo per tu és dolent per a mi When I can hardly see / quan em costa veure From the tears that flow oh woah / de les llàgrimes que vesso oh woah
Can't forget to breathe slow / No puc oblidar respirar poc a poc Count from one to ten / contar de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Before I lose it get comp- oh oh oh 'sure / abans de perder-ho mantenc la meva compostura
I am gonna breathe slow / Respiraré poc a poc Count from one to ten / contaré de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Ladies never lose comp- oh oh oh 'sure / les dones mai perden la seva compostura
Not gonna lie / No mentiré Or even try / ni ho intentaré You've got my wheel spinning / tú gires la meva roda And I ain't the one to shoot / però no seré jo qui dispararà The gun / la pistola 'Cos that means you will be / perquè això significa que tu estaràs Winning oh yeah / guanyant oh yeah
I love you too much / T'estimo moassa It shows / el que demostra All my emotions go / que totes les meves emocions van Out of control oh woah woah / fora de control oh woah woah Good for you bad for me / el que és bo per tu és dolent per a mi When I can hardly see / quan em costa veure From the tears that flow oh woah / de les llàgrimes que vesso oh woah
Ohh oh ooh Can't forget to breathe slow / No puc oblidar respirar poc a poc Count from one to ten / contar de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Before I lose it get comp- oh oh oh 'sure / abans de perder-ho mantenc la meva compostura
I am gonna breathe slow / Respiraré poc a poc Count from one to ten / contaré de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Ladies never lose comp- oh oh oh 'sure / les dones mai perden la seva compostura
Somebody better hold me back / Que algú millor m'aguanti You're lucky I know how to act / tú tens sort que jo sé com actuar (So lucky ain't gonna attack) / tant afortunat que no t'atacaré I'm being calm and cool / m'estic calmant i tranquilitzant But believe me you / però tú creu-me It's taking everything to just / costa molt només Breathe breathe breathe... / respirar, respirar, respirar...
Can't forget to breathe slow / No puc oblidar respirar poc a poc Count from one to ten / contar de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Before I lose it get comp- oh oh oh 'sure / abans de perder-ho mantenc la meva compostura
I am gonna breathe slow / Respiraré poc a poc Count from one to ten / contaré de l'u al deu With my eyes closed / amb els ulls tancats 'Cos ladies take it in / perquè les dones ho assimilen And get comp-( oh oh oh) 'sure / i mantenen la seva compostura Ladies never lose comp- oh oh oh 'sure / les dones mai perden la seva compostura
Well, here you have the translation of this beautiful song of Alexa Dixon. It means that in many situations women knows more than the man how to control her impulse and it's a way to reduce the violence; be quiet and think about you will do, nothing more. The vocabulary of this song is easy so I could translate it without any type of problem, apart from three or four words. Enjoy it!:)
Here you have the song that I bring on the class posted on Scribd, and also you have the video if you want to listen it. It is a REALLY beautiful song.;)
My intention was put the video of the new here but there is a problem with the embed and it does not work, so if you click here you will go to the page of the video. Sorry.
This new talks about Dengue Fever, a disease that is in a full development now. This disease is transmitted by a mosquito bite which that have been infected by the virus of Dengue. Dengue Fever infects more than 100 million people and kills more than 22.000 persons during one year. More than 2’5 billions of people have the risk to take this illness in only 100 countries. The principal symptom of this disease is the high fever, headaches and several stomach aches. Scientists are investigating a lot this disease, but they cannot give a treatment for this, because it consists in a viral disease. The only thing that the infected people can do is wait minimum one month for their totally recuperation. The places where we can find more infected people of the Dengue Fever are tropical and subtropical countries, for example Africa, South America, Australia, etc.
This video is extracted from CNN news.com
P.S: I know that we have to do an opinion of the new that we read or listened, but I found this video really interesting and I decided to write something about it.
Laura Juncà and I did the oral presentation about Humour Programmes on TV. We chose that topic because we thought that it would be an interesting topic to talk about because we look a lot of programmes like these but we don’t pay attention on their finalities; make laugh. During the oral presentation, we used a Power Point with sounds, images and videos, so we had a lot of material to represent and support our oral presentation. We talked during ten minutes so the time is correct. When I was talking I used to look the audience most of the time, but also I looked occasionally my notes because I didn’t want to forget to say nothing. I did an introduction to introduce our topic and also, during the oral presentation I made questions to the audience to get the audience attention and made the presentation light for all of us. I used some markers during the oral presentation. About the content, we tried that the some of the things that we said were new for the audience to make this oral presentation more interesting. We used to speak with a basic grammar and vocabulary and some connectors and fillers. In my point of view, I think that I have to improve a lot my pronunciation and make the content more rich with new vocabulary and grammar, and also relax a little bit myself, because I used to speak quickly because I was a little bit nervous and sometimes, was difficult to understand me. I will try to improve all my mistakes for the next oral presentation. ;) Here, you have the video of our oral presentation and also, the Poper Point.
“The Day After Tomorrow” is a science-fiction film that represents the effects that could have the global warming on the future, that are a lot of weather catastrophes related with the water that, finally, will produces a new ice age. I decided to talk about this film because I think that there are a lot of people who is not aware about the effects that maybe will produce the global warming. Nowadays everyday people are discovering something new about science and technologies, so we are in a period really accelerated of development. Every day we are throwing gases, gases and more gases to the atmosphere and this is a reason of the global warming. In my point of view, we must control more these throwing and contaminations, because apart from that we are damaging OUR environment, at the same time we are damaging the environment of our future generations. In conclusion, I think that people have to look all they do trying to contaminate the world at the best way it is possible!
“Reduce the contamination it’s not thing of one of us, is thing of ALL of us.”
Every person is entitled to certain rights – simply by the fact that they are a human being. They are "rights" because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have.
When Human Rights were not recognized our society was full of discrimination, intolerance, injustice, oppression, slavery… The Universal Declaration of Human Rights were created during the Second World War, by the United Nations to recognize freedom, justice and peace in our society. Nowadays there are thirty Human Rights and they are really relevant in the world today, because they represent freedom, justice and peace from our society. From all the Human Rights that were created by the United Nations, I chose the Human Right number one; We are all born Free & Equal. I think that it is really important that all the residents of the whole world have the same rights depending from the place they are living, depending on their economic level, etc. Also, I think it is really important that all the residents have the freedom for doing all they want and do not be tied on chains. To sum up, I would like to say that Human Rights are very important in our lives. If we want that people respects our Human Rights, we have to start respecting Human Rights from the other people of our society and do not discriminate anybody. Here, you have a video from Human Rights number 1.
Now, as we know, we are in a period of development. News technologies are being really important in our lives. Can you imagine your life without television, mobile phones, mp3 player, and things like that? It's impossible.
So far it was the computer who had the virus, but now, we have arrived to a time that mobile phones takes virus. In my point of view someone interested to learn money have to create this virus that affects on Apple iPhone. It’s illogical that people made virus without sense. So, in my point of view, have to be someone behind this warms who want to learn a lot of money with the antivirus that people are buying and will buy on the future for their computers and maybe, their mobile phones!
I know it is not a short joke but I found it when I was searching a short joke to say in class and I liked it, so I've decided to post on my portfolio as an extra point! Listen it and LAUGH!
A guy came into a bar one day and said to the barman, "Give me six double vodka." The barman says, "Wow! you must have had one really bad day." "Yes, I've just found out my older brother is gay." The next day the same guy came into the bar and asked for the same drinks. When the bartender asked what the problem was today the answer came back, "I've just found out that my younger brother is gay too!" On the third day the guy came into the bar and ordered another six double vodkas. The bartender said, "WOW! Doesn't anybody in your family like women?" "Yeah, my wife..."
Nowadays, as you know, we are in a period of development. Like other things that are in development, books are changing a lot. Now, when a lot of people think about a book, they see paper, paper and more paper, but not all the people who live in the world think like that. They see electronic books, which is like a screen where you can download different books from the Internet.
First of all, I would say that I disagree with electronic books. I prefer the books of all times, the paper books. I think that the use of electronic books in the school will be really bad for the students eyes, and what’s more, using these books, we will lose a really old tradition, the libraries. Maybe, it is more economical for our environment, because we will not use the quantity of paper that we are using now. Furthermore, it can be cheaper than the traditional method, because we will only have to pay the “computer” and later pay little by little the books you want to download, so it’s relatively cheaper than the paper books. To sum up, I think that electronic books will change a lot our society, because a lot of libraries will disappear and also, there is a lot of people in our society that do not know anything about new technologies, and it will be difficult for these people to find books of paper like the lifelong books.
Hi! I've decided post my participations of the wiki-space here. If something wrong happens with the wiki you will be able to read my participations here.;)
TOPIC 1:
As Laura Penkert said, the price of Faustian Bargain’s for Dorian Gray is his own soul, but I disagree with Dorian Gray’s decision. I think that in our life youth and beauty is not the most important thing, we can enjoy ourselves as we are doing now when we will be old and ugly. In this case, Dorian Gray’s portrait will pay all the evilness and madness that Dorian Gray commit, so I think it is not life. In my point of view, you must pay for things you do. And also, how will be the world if all of us will be young forever? In this case, I must say that I agree with the theory of Heraclitus, the philosopher. Heraclitus said that all the things were in a continue period of change, and it’s true. Seconds, minutes, hours, days and years pass and they will change ourselves, until the time we die. In conclusion I think that in this life, all the periods have a time and when youth finish other period will start, but it doesn’t say that life it’s already finishing. Doesn’t matter if we are young or older, but we have a lot of time for enjoy ourselves! :D
TOPIC 4:
In this dialogue, I found a difference between these two situations that Christian is. About the situation with Julia, he doesn’t want to practice plastic surgery with her because he loves Julia as she is, ‘because she is his all-life love and he sees Julia as a perfect woman. But when Christian sees Kimber breasts, he said to her that to be perfect she must practice plastic surgery. I think that the reason why Christian recommend plastic surgery to Kimber is why for his own interest, as Oriol said. He only wants to increment his richness and he takes advantage of it.
TOPIC 7:
Hi Laura! I want to discuss your topic, I think it’s really interesting and also it can brings really good ideas to discuss, but before to tell my ideas I want to say that I am agree with you. In my point of view, nowadays, a lot of people make plastic surgery to their bodies with the objective of improve their appearance, and I think that it is not necessary. You are wasting you money in an unnecessarily way. Also there are a lot of people who have a really big problem in their body, like you said a consequence of an accident; they have a part deformed, so I think that in this case is necessary practice plastic surgery. I hope that in my life I shouldn’t have to practice plastic surgery on myself. And to sum up, I would like to say one thing: If you want to be happy, start to accept yourself as you are. ;)
The doctor says: "I have some good news and some bad news." The patient says: "OK, give me the good news first." The doctor says: "The good news is, you have 24 hours to live." The patient replies: "Oh no! If that's the good news, what's about the bad news?" The doctor says: "The bad news is, I forgot to call you yesterday."
Nowadays, a lot of pictures before arrive to us, passed for a lot of programs like Photoshop. Sometimes it’s difficult know if the image that we are looking it’s real or it’s a fiction editing. Maybe, now you’re thinking why I’m telling it, and now, I’ll tell you why. The new that I read it’s about one artist, Toni Ortiz, who paint 3D paintings on the floor, caricatures and a lot of things. Specially, the article I read talks about his 3D paintings on the floor. When you see it in photos, at the first time you must look it again ‘cause it seems real! I really like this type of paintings on the floor. In my life I only had the opportunity to see two in direct, and I enjoyed it a lot. I think it’s amazing ‘cause it seems a photo montage but it’s real! Here, you have the web page of this artist, I look up all his paintings and they are brilliant, enjoy it!
This new it's from the magazine Catalonia Today, from September 2009.
I listened a song from Milow on the radio (Ayo Technology) and I liked it, so I searched on youtube's page, songs from this singer, and this is the one that I liked more!
I hope you like it ;)
Sometimes everything seems awkward and large/ A vegades tot sembla inoportú i llarg
imagine a Wednesday evening in March / imagina una tarda de dimecres al març future and past, at the same time. / futur i passat, al mateix moment.
I make use of the night, start drinking a lot / Aprofito la nit, començo a beure molt although not ideal for now it's all that i've got / Encara que no sigui ideal, per ara és tot el que tinc it's nice to know your name. / És bonic saber el teu nom.
You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / Tu no saps you don't know anything about me. / Tu no saps res sobre mi.
An ocean, a lake, I need a place to drown / Un oceà, un llac, necessito un lloc per ofegar-me let’s freeze the moment cauze we're going down / anem a congelar el moment, perquè estem marxant tomorrow you'll be gone, gone, gone. / Demà ja hauràs marxat, marxat, marxat.
You're laughing to hard, this all seems surreal / Estàs rient molt, això sembla surrealista I feel peculiar now, what do you feel? / Ara em sento peculiar, que sents tu? Do you think there's a chance that we can fall?. / Tu creus que hi haurà un canvi que ens faci caure?
You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / tu no saps you don't know anything about me./ Tu no saps res sobre mi What do I know, I know your name. / Què sé jo, jo sé el teu nom. You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / tu no saps you don't know anything about me anymore. / Tu no saps res sobre mi mai més. I gave up dreaming for a while, / Vaig deixar de somiar per un moment, I gave up dreaming for a while. / Vaig deixar de somiar per un moment.
I've noticed these are mysterous days / M’he adonat que són dies misteriosos I look at it like a jigsaw puzzle and gaze / Semblo una mirada fixa en un trencaclosques white wide open mouth and burning eyes. / blanca ample boca oberta i ulls encesos.
If only I could start to care, / Si jo hagués començat a prestar atenció my dreams and my wednesdays are going nowhere. / els meus somnis i els meus dimecres no haurien anat enlloc.
You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / tu no saps you don't know anything about me./ Tu no saps res sobre mi What do I know, I know your name. / Què sé jo, jo sé el seu nom. You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / tu no saps you don't know anything about me. / Tu no saps res sobre mi.
You don't know / Tu no saps you don't know / tu no saps you don't know/ tu no saps you don't know anything about me anymore. / tu no saps res sobre mi mai més.
Hello everybody, my name is Laura and I’m a student of IES Castelló d’Empúries. This blog is from a project that consists on improve our English level writing, speaking and reading, so here you have all my work. Also I'm wiriting pots on another blog. You have the link below :). I hope you will enjoy yourself reading my blogs. Comments are allowed! ;D Thank you!
