NEWS: HALF OF IMMIGRANTS UNDERSTAND BUT CANNOT SPEAK CATALAN

(Catalonia Today - Thursday 5/06/08 - pg 7)

Fundació Jaume Bofill has done a new study about immigrants and their level of catalan.

They have surveyed 1000 immigrants and the results were:

- 12% of the immigrants can both write and speak catalan

- 13% of the immigrants can speak but not write

- 53% of the immigrants understand the language but cannot speak it

- 20% of the immigrants don't understand a word of Catalan

So, the Fundació has concluded that immigrants in Catalonia prefear to speak their mother tongue with their families and Spanish with local people for daily interaction. The ones who speak Catalan are a minority.

LET'S START 2n BTX!!!

Hi!!!

So, let's start a new academic year: 2n BTX.

This year will be harder than the last one and we will have to work so much.

For me this summer has been fantastic. I've done a lot of things.
I've been working in the sailing school of Palamós and then in the sailing school of St Pere, I've met my friends from BCN, a lot of party, ... and the best thing I've done this summer is to go to the Youth European Championship of the "europe class" (the boat that I usually sail). The championship was in Italy (Como Lake) and it was fantastic. Moreover some of my sailor friends went there with me, so , you can imagine, we had a great time there.

After this fantastic summer I've done some resolutions for 2nd BTX:

- I'm going improve my marks because I want to do INEFC and I need a 7,15.
- I'm going to study even at the weekends , including those in wich I have competition.
- I'm going to work hard with the research work.
- ¡¡Pay attention at class!!
- ...

And...I'm gonna find the best way to combine studies with fun.

I see this year like a bridge between two stages of my live, and I hope that I will pass 2nd BTX and get good memories from it.


BYE ** see you in class