MARINA'S PORTFOLIO

MY PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION

2009-05-10T16:12:00.000-07:00

By now, we are reaching the end of our school time. It’s been a hard work but I’ve enjoyed all this years at IES Castelló d’Empúries.

My English 2007-2009

My portfolio contains evidence of my improvement of the English language.
Comparing my first composition (email to teacher) and my last one (influence of psychologists…) I can see a great improvement on my writings. The vocabulary is more extended, I have more fluency, there is a better sentence structure and better command of the tenses,…and also, the content is more mature.
The main difference for me is the fluency, because I remember my rhythm while writing the first email and while writing the last composition, and I must say that for me it’s much easier to think in English and I write faster than before.

My English skills in 2009

This year we have had the opportunity to show our oral and written evidences to our class mates and teachers, but now it’s time to think about it.
For me, my best oral evidence was the oral presentation I did for my research project (I don’t have a video because I was a bit nervous and I rejected the option of having a camera in front of meJ ). I think that it was my best oral presentation of these two years. Of course I was nervous and I confused some words but in my opinion my vocabulary was mature and I did it quite fluent.
About my best oral evidence I would choose as the best one in which I’m speaking about “Rebecca”, the book I read for our oral reader exam. I wrote that composition really secure of what I was doing and the vocabulary and expressions I used are quite mature and not so “Catalan”. When I say: “not so Catalan”, I mean that in my first compositions the structure was so literal from Catalan and now, they seem more “English writing”.

COMPOSITION

2009-05-06T07:42:00.000-07:00

French writer Antonie de Saint-Exupéry said that “the best things people have made (the airplane, the telephone…) are things that bring people together”. Discuss the statement and say what are to your mind, the best things people have made. Would you say that the Internet makes our social life richer or poorer?

There are many things people have made that bring people together and in doing this are commendable inventions, but it does not necessary mean they are the best things. What about life changing inventions such as clean running water systems direct to our homes, electricity, X-ray machines and dialysis machines, etc…? Surely these are some of the “best things” people have made.
Concerning the Internet I believe that in many ways it has improved and expanded our social life because we have the ability to be in contact with friends and family all over the world easily and cheaply. However the Internet has also limited our social life in that we spend less time talking face to face with people.

COMPOSITION

2009-04-26T23:42:00.000-07:00

Write about the influence of psychologists on our society. Are they well considered? Could they be the answer to our psychological necessities?

To start I would like to say that, in my opinion, the figure of the psychologist is not seen by the society as it should be. When people think of psychology we all imagine the typical image of the psychoanalyst who is in a chair listening to your problems and taking notes, and psychology is not only that, there are lots of kinds of psychologists who are not known by the majority of people.

Personally I think that people abuses of the figure of the psychologist. Nowadays life is much easier than some years ago and when we have a problem: “Oh my God…my life is nothing…I should go to the psychologist…I’m not OK…”

There are a lot of people who think like this, and maybe, if they were a bit optimistic, they would be able to solve these problems on their own.

Of course, there are people who really need a psychologist to have more self-control, more self-esteem,… but it has to be something serious. Loads of people go to the psychologist because they don’t spend enough time to solve their problems or answer themselves some questions.

So, in conclusion, what I mean is that the figure of the psychologist is too much well considered because, of course they can solve our psychological necessities, but then, people don’t answer their problems on their own. Finally I want to say that I’m not including that ones who are really having a psychological trouble.

2009-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

(Catalonia Today)

The last Sunday a forty-six year-old man of Dutch nationality and long time resident in Catalonia told his wife he was going to do something "bad".

So, he done something bad. The man went with his year-old daughter to the Santuari del Far. They had their breakfast in a restaurant near the santuari and then they went to a cliffside lookout point with binoculars in hand. When they arrived there the man pushed his daughter over the 100 metre cliff and then jumped himself.

dialogue: Miriam&Marina

2009-04-24T04:08:00.002-07:00

Dialogue: Marina Sarquella and Miriam Falgàs

(Alarm clock)
Miriam: Oh… I’m so tired… 5 minutes more please. Well, come on, hurry up! Marina, wake up Marina!
Marina: hm..?
Miriam: Good morning darling, you should wake up, if not, we will be late.
Marina: Yes yes, I’m coming.
Miriam: Tell me, how was yesterday night with him?
Marina: Oh, very nice, he is a gentleman! He is so kina and friendly!
Miriam: Yes, I know him. I told you that you would have a great time.
Marina: And you? What did you yesterday? You told me that I shouldn’t worry for you, did you go out?
Miriam: Come on, let’s go and we’ll talk meanwhile, where do you prefer take breakfast?
Marina: Mmm… I prefer to the bar next to my faculty, is it OK?
Miriam: OK, no problem!
Marina: You didn’t told me.
Miriam: What?
Marina: You saw him yesterday!
Miriam: How do you know?
Marina: Because you are happy, you woke me up this morning.
Miriam: Well, yes, I was with him and we went dinner. He is so lovely…! I’m happy :)
Marina: Perfect! So, what are you gonna do today? I have to take an exam.
Miriam: Oh, good luck then! Today I have to study for tomorrow because I will take an exam next Friday. But this morning, nothing special, I mean, only normal class.
Marina: Would you spend the next week here, in the residence?
Miriam: It depends on you. If you stay I will stay here, but if you leave BCN, I will leave too.
Marina: Well, I think that this isn’t a problem, tonight in our room we would talk about it ok? And, moreover this afternoon we could go out together.
Miriam: OK! Where can we go?
Marina: We will see. Now, we should go, it’s late and in 5 minutes we should began classes.
Miriam: OK, see you this afternoon!
Marina: OK, have a nice day!

(ORAL)

No role model: Miss Universe pageant attacked over "malnourished" beauty queen

2009-04-24T04:08:00.001-07:00

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews

Stephany Naumoska was going to represent her country in the Miss Universe contest of 2009, but unfortunateley for her, she couldn’t win because health experts said that she was just “skin and bone” and had a situation of malnourishment.
She is just 19 years old and finally she was beaten by a 21 years old model, Rachel Finch.

poadcast

2009-03-08T12:33:00.000-07:00

...my poadcast doing the review of a new that affects the human rights is in the copmuter of the language room... :S

My last oral presentation

2009-03-05T07:10:00.000-08:00

Well, as I said in my oral presentation I wanted to talk about the Phantom of the Opera, but I forget the power point at home and I talked about my research project (The presence of English on TV advertising).
If you want to watch some of the advertisements I analized I've put a link in my portfolio to see the blog I created for my project.

BYEE**

FILM REVIEW

2009-03-04T12:27:00.000-08:00

The last film I’ve seen is “Twilight”. At first I thought it was the typic adventure film so I didn’t expect to see the film but as soon as it started I realised that it wouldn’t be the typic film of vampires.
The film is based on Stephanie Meyer’s novels, and “Twilight” is the first part of four exciting books.

The plot centres on a girl who leaves her home in Phoenix to go to Forks, a village in the state of Washington with her father. At first she doesn’t like the village but the thing changes when she meets an estrange and attractive student called Edward Cullen. Soon she realises that her friend is a vampire.

The acting is first-rate. I thing that the main characters are as similar as I imagined when I read the book. Robert Pattison is very convincing as the role of Edward, and Bella, Kristen Stewart is just brilliant. The especial effects in this film are very striking and I liked them.

I was amazed that I liked this film as much as I did. When I first saw the trailer of the film I thought it would be boring at some parts, but when I saw the film I was very excited. It’s just superb so I recommend this film to everybody!

YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR

2009-03-02T11:54:00.000-08:00

Usually, we percibe things simply as the appearence. We look at a tree and we can see its trunk, branches and leaves. Nowadays, you can see a lot of styles in the street: heavy, punk, hippie, gotic... Do you really think that the most important in a person is the appearence? In my opinion the most important thing is the personality. That’s very easy to say but I’m afraid that in the reality, it can’t be possible to concentrate on the interior of the person. It’s really difficult if you are talking with someone who has an enormous comb in the head. It couldn’t seem to me so friendly. Also you can be in a situation to go to speak with the director of a bank and meet him with broken jeans. It wouldn't have many confidence to me! On the other hand you could find him a weekend with the same broken jeans and in another situation, maybe could seem to me a very nice person.

(It is not a summary of a new, but I get my idea to write this while reading a report in Cosmopolitan magazine)

MONTSERRAT : fliying rocks

2009-03-01T12:01:00.000-08:00

As we know the Montserrat mountains have been a dangerous place the last months. I have a friend that loves the mountain and she loves to climb andthis weekend she explained me a really amuzing adventure:

It was one hot day of this last October. Claudia (my friend) went to climb with a partner of rope, Susana. They had not climbed together for a long time and they had many desires, so they took the bicycles and went to Montserrat. It took two hours going to the place, but when they arrived they were happy to be there.
The day was going very well, but as soon as they started climbing, they saw that there weren't so many good rocks to catch and they realized that it was a little bit dangerous route.
The problem happened at the moment that Claudia was going first and was climbing a few meters without insuring herself (she is a bit unconscious). Suddenly, she caught a stone... and it remained in her hand! She fell twenty meters, it's a luck that she was taking her hull because if not, she would have killed herself.
Luckly she didn't hurt herself, but she told me that as she was falling, all her life passed in front of her eyes.
While they were going back at home, they laughed a lot, but in the moment that the incident happened, she must be really scared!

HUMAN RIGHTS

2009-02-19T10:35:00.000-08:00

ART.5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Nowadays there are lots of violations of human rights, and one of these violations is the torture, the cruelty and some degrading treatments, such as sex violations.
Lots of sex violation take place every year, and normally is a violation of a man to a woman ( the other case it’s really strange ), and they are a violation of human rights because attempt into a degrading action for the affected.
The women’s who are violated feel very impotent and powerless, and their point of view of the cities, the streets, the people, the man’s in general change in a completely way.
They are afraid of the aggressor and sometimes they don’t do a denounce because the violator threat them.
We have seen cases in which the aggressor is not happy with only violating his victim, he hurts her in a really violent way and, sometimes, kills her... it’s really sad that people can do things like this...

ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF MY FRIENDS

2008-11-30T12:29:00.000-08:00

ORIOL OLIVA,Humour in Spanish TV:

humour in spanish tv. Examples: Cruz y raya and Los morancos. In TV3: Plats Bruts, Polonia, Crackovia, APM, Vinagre... In Telecinco: CQC, Aida, Escenas de Matrimonio... In Cuatro: Friends, Estas no son las noticias, El hormiguero... In La Sexta: Se lo que hicisteis, Buenafuente, Family Guy...

I liked his presentation because he talked about the sitcomes I use to see. in my opinion he was a bit nervous but he done it so good, he didn't red nothing and his pronunctiation is good.

CHAINEZ SELLOUM AND FIONA MATA, sitcomes:

They talked about what is a sitcome and gave us some examples.
Examples: Cosby Show(1984), The Twilight (1959-2003), Fresh Prince (1990-1996) with Will Smith, and American Dad, (2005), by Seth MacFarlane.

I really enjoyed their oral presentation becoause their english is really good and they both have a nice accent. The topic was interesting.
ARIADNA COMAS, Neoclassicism, Illustration, Romanticism, Naturalism and Realism:

She compared the evolution of women in a society in these stages with what Jane Austen reflected in the book with the characters. For example, in Illustration's stage women wanted to be a good wife and a good mother , or in Romanticism the feelings are more important than reason , or in Realism, when reality of people have been more reflected.

Her topic was a bit difficult but so interesting, she done a good presentation and a good research work to find out all the information.

Elisenda and Laia Salo, the realtionship between Darcy and Elisabeth:

They described Elisabeth and Darcy and they talked about their first meeting, the second meeting(when he helps her and touch her hand), third meeting(in the ball room), the fourth meeting(in Kent, he shows his feelings to Lizzy), the Fifth meeting(in Pemberley) and the Sexth meeting(in Longbourn).

The topic was quite nice, the developement of their love story. their power point was so nice and they done it so good.

Neus and Marina Julia, Types of love:

Arranged marriages(Mr Collins and Charlotte), love at first sight(Bingley and Jane) and hate becomes love (Darcy and Elisabeth). Actually, there is the platonic love. Also they talked about some love films like Definitely, maybe and Love Actually.

Their topic was so nice and romantic and I enjoyed their oral presentation.

Adrià Carmona, types of humour:
Verbal humour (comic adviser, blue humour, bull, epigram, irony)
Physical humour (slpastick, clowning)
And visual humour ( ho show us some funny pictures)

His oral presentation was so funny and he done it so good because he didn't use his notes.

Alejandro Peña, Buenafuente:
Tv channels where he has work: TV3, La cosa nostra; Antena 3, La Sexta. And he also worked in the radio(cope of Reus and Ser)
Buenafuente Shows start with a monologue and we can structure them on different sections.
His favourite section is "El Follnero" and "Bertovision".

He was a little bit nervous but I must say that he done it much better than last year because he didn't red from his notes.

Adrià Alfaro, The Simpsons:
It is a really famous satirical sitcome. Created by Matt Groening in 1989.
the main characters of the sitcome: Homer (stupid and alcoholic), March (the oppostie of Homer, clever), Bart (a great troublemaker), Liza (very intelligent) and Maggie (the baby).
Second characters: Abraham Simpson, Brandy, Lenny and Carl and Moe.
Sripingfield is based in Portland.

I liked his oral presentation because it was so funny and he talked about this sitcome like if it was something of his live, really natural.

Anna and Miriam, how to be a gentleman like Mr Darcy in our days:

They adapted the behaviour of Mr Darcy to nowadays. They talked about how a gentleman has to be in a dinner. And the politics of a romantic dinner of class. And also they put a video of the rules of dinner.

their oral presentation topic was so original and they done it really good. her pronuntiation was nice and they didn't read from notes.

Carles and Clàudia, weddings around the world:
They introduced us in the topic of the wedings and then they focused Indian weddings and arabian weddings.
Indian weddings: it beganing at night and finishes with a breakfast.
Arabian weddings: has a lot of partys...

They oral presentation was so good, tha topic was interesting and their pronuntiation so good.

Baldiri, Iñaki and Bernardo, life in 19th century and Pride and Prejudice:
They talked about the jobs, techonolgy, education, housing, food, clothing, society costums... They put a video of Family Guy to make the presentation funny.

I liked their presentation because it was all espontanious talking and their pronuntiation was so good.

COMPOSITION

2008-11-30T12:25:00.000-08:00

COMPUTERS HAVE MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

Nowadays computers are present everywhere, and it’s a great question if they have made our world a better place.
I have some arguments for and against computers.

A good point for the computers is that communication between people from all over the world is much simpler (family, friends, business…) in addition information can be easily stored, classified, accessed, transferred…Therefore business can complete contracts much easier without travelling.
What is more, large amounts of information can be stored in a small area, so it means less wasting paper.
Another reason is that school and work projects can be organised and presented clearly.
Additionally you have access to amounts of info and you can study for degrees or certificates on the internet (for example open university).
With the computers we are able to background knowledge on people, finding out if they are legitimate or not.
Finally, you can bank or shop on the internet making life much easier for everyone.

But not all is positive; there are some points against computers. For me the first point against computers is that children advance too quickly and this means a shorter childhood. They have access to information unnecessary and sometimes unsuitable.
Computers kills children imaginations (no more inventive games with cars, dolls…).
Moreover they make people lazy with the on-line shopping and banking.
Another point against computers is that internet is destroying the music and cinema industry because people download.
Another bad point of internet is that it has expanded the pornography industry.
With internet is easy to steal other people work and ideas.
A lot of false information is given and sometimes people do not learn to look up information in encyclopaedias, dictionaries, newspapers…
Finally, if you don’t save your work or information regularly if the computer crashes or there is a virus you lose everything.

MY ORAL PRESENTATION

2008-11-28T03:30:00.000-08:00

In this video you can see my first oral presentation of this year.
I must say that I was really nervous...but I don't know why!!

I talked about Pride&Prejudice themes: love, reputation and class.

COMPOSITION

2008-11-26T10:50:00.000-08:00

IS HUMOUR NECESSARY TO SURVIVE??

Nowadays humour is present everywhere you can imagine.
Laughing and having some fun has been always an important fact in human society.
But we must take into account that depending on the culture or the time period humour has been restricted.

I think that it’s really necessary for each person to have a little bit of sense of humour and enjoy the daily things. If something bad happens we must make it easy and don’t bother, we must search the funny part of bad things to cheer up!!
Of course, it doesn’t mean that we have to laugh everywhere and for all the things or sad events.

Humour makes our lives a little bit happier and agreeable: we laugh with friends, in some moments of a class, during a conversation with an unknown person, during a dinner, with family…and with the new medias we can laugh watching TV, listening to the radio, in front of the computer…nowadays it’s easy to have fun if you want.

But humour is good in moderation; I hate those programmes in which people laugh at disabled or physically handicapped persons, or those which incite and foment ignorance and vulgarity.

Some of my friends tell me that I’m a little bit strange because I don’t like Buenafuente, Vinagre, Polonia,…or some programmes like those, I think they are quite stupid, not funny.
But on the other hand, I love comedy sitcoms, programmes like El Hormiguero, Camerà Cafè…well, everyone has his own tastes for humour, or music, clothes…isn’t it?

So, in conclusion, for me humour is really important, maybe it’s not necessary to survive (for some people) but as I said, it makes our lives a little bit happier and agreeable.

DIALOGUE: problems with alcohol

2008-10-24T03:54:00.000-07:00

A known drunkards meeting, represented by:

Amy Winehouse (Marina Sarquella)
Barney Gumble (Alex)
John Hancock (Adrià Carmona)

NEWS: CATALAN POLICE STUDY PSYCHOLOGY

2008-10-17T04:03:00.000-07:00

Catalonia Today (Thursday, April17, 2008)

Mossos d'Esquadra can now add psychology to their repertorie of professional developement.
There is a new programme that wants to teach members of the catalan law agency how to act more efectivily when dailing with a mentally ill citizien or with the delicate task of giving the news that a loved one has died.

the course is organizad by the police union Sindicat de Policies de Catalunya (SPC). They will have colaboration from organizations like Associació de victimes de l'11M.

The class aims to make the best of the complicated psycology of police work.

SHORT JOKES

2008-10-15T10:25:00.000-07:00

The activity of the jokes at class was quite funy. There were some jokes that were quite funny.
My joke was:

A man goes to the doctor and says "Doctor ,doctor, I feel that when I speak no one listen to me"
and the doctor says "OK, next please!!"

I wanted to tell this joke:

A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts." The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!"

But someone told it before I could.

NEWS: HALF OF IMMIGRANTS UNDERSTAND BUT CANNOT SPEAK CATALAN

2008-09-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

(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!!!

2008-09-26T08:25:00.000-07:00

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

FINAL AUTOEVALUATION

2008-06-08T02:31:00.002-07:00

Observing your portfolio, can you see an improvement on your level of Enlish since September 2007? Where, for example?

Yes, of course! doing the blog you can imrove a lot your writting because you must think a topic and then a good way to explain what you want to say. I think that I have improved my english level because my writings are better, my oral presentations too, the book that I red was quite difficult but I learned a lot...

Which activity best shows your level of English?

I think that the oral presentations and the oral exams with Anikka are the best way to see our english level, but the writings are really important too.

Which activities were really useful for you to improve your English? Why?

In my opinion, the best activities to learn englis are the activities that we can do in the language room like watch a film in english or read a book. The films are really good because you can see your pronuntiation faults.

Which activities did you not find useful to learn English?

All the activities were good to learn, some of them were more funny .

Which activities did you enjoy doing and would like to do again next year?

The oral presentations, watch films, read more books, and....I think that the exam of the book it's better if it is oral than if mus must answer some questions in a paper.

IDEAS FOR THE NEXT YEAR:

I think that it could be fantastic if the next year we do a travel to England o Ireland for one week = ) We would learn a lot!!!

A good film: MILLION DOLLAR BABY

2008-06-08T02:30:00.001-07:00

Million dolar baby is a really good film, there are a lot of good actors such as Morgan Freeman and Hiary Swang. tha film is about a woman who love to practice boxing. She reallu trains a lot but she doesn't find a trainer who wants to introduce her to the competition world.
I mus say that the film is quite sad but I really enjoyed it, I felt exited meanwhile I was watching it.

It's a film that I recomend you if you havn't seen it.

OPINION ESSAY

2008-06-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

WE HAVE ALMOST LEARNT TO RSPECT OUR WORLD. DO YOU AGREE?

People today don’t respect the environment so much, but every day there’s more people taking conscience about the problem.

Nowadays we are just starting to see the bad consequences of all the pollution we have done during years and years, and, the high level of destruction of the nature we’ve done.
Every years we have less forests in our planet, less rivers without pollution, less wild animals…

Luckily, we are starting to take conscience about all this and we are starting to respect a little bit more our nice world.

Now, people recycle more and the governments are starting new projects to fight against the pollution.

So, we are starting to respect our world, it’s a difficult way to go…but we can do it!!

MARINA SARQUELLA GÁZQUEZ
1r BTX B

OPINION ESSAY

2008-06-05T12:36:00.001-07:00

TOO MUCH IMPORTACE IS GIVEN TO TAKING EXAMS AT SCHOOL. DO YOU AGREE??

In my opinion exams are really important, but maybe it’s true that we give them too much importance.
Maybe, the daily work and the homework that you can do with a support are more important than the exams. If you do your homework thinking about what you are doing, you learn more than if you only study for one exam and then you forget it.

I think that maybe it would be better to do a “big work” in every subject, of course not as big as our research work.

A pupils council would be a really good project to improve some things of the education, but their responsibility… maybe is too much responsibility for a young group of pupils.

We have to mention that every child is different and each pupil needs a different attention and have different ways to study.

For example, now we are doing an English exam and…yes, of course it’s important to know the passives, the present perfect and all the grammar...but I think that maybe we could learn more doing more readings, listenings, writings…
And, the activities of class are OK, but I would prefer to learn English watching more original versions of films, writing the lyrics of the songs, reading books…

With the other subjects, like catalan or economy, it’s the same, the work in class teachs you more than one exam.

But, of course, a lot of people disagree with me, so…maybe the exams are the easiest solution to evaluate the pupils.

DIALOGUE ( Marina & Carles)

2008-06-03T12:10:00.000-07:00

A young guy goes to a sailing school and he talks with a woman about the activities that he can do.
G = guy / W = woman

G: Hi!! Good morning!!
W: Good morning!
G: Is this a sailing school?
W: Yes, of course!! What do you need?
G: Oh, I would like to come with my friends and we want to do something funny.
W: Ok…well, we have some funny activities like windsurfing, kayak…and some kinds of different boats.
G: Ok, more or less we will be…eleven or twelve…
Which activity do you think that could be the best for us?
W: If you are eleven…maybe you would enjoy a windsurfing course.
G: That sounds good!! How much it costs?
W: It depends on the hours you want to spend.
G: We want to spend the whole afternoon here!
W: Ok! So , maybe it will be better if you go sailing.
G: What’s that?
W: Well…we give you a boat and an instructor and he will teach you to sail.
G: and…It’s possible to book it for tomorrow?
W: Yes, it’s ok. So…tomorrow we will talk about the prize.
G: Perfect! See you tomorrow!
W: Byee!!!

oral presentations

2008-06-02T23:30:00.001-07:00

Bernardo Santos and Iñaki Fernandez: they talked about the crimes in the United States of America.Facts that I have learnt: In Russia there are a lot of crimesmore than in USA.Black people do more crimes than white people.My general impression was good.

Chainez Selloum talked about the famineFacts that I have learnt: some desastrous famines like the famine of 1958 in China.The food and agriculture organitzation of USA is WFPShe has a really good pronunciation.I really liked her oral presentation.

Laia Saló and Elisenda Lladó talked about helpless dogs.Facts I have learnt:Each year occurs nearly to 200.000 animal abandonament.Nowadays there are some solutions for this problem like associations, law...Conseguences of the problem: traffic accidents, germs and diseases...I enjoyed their presentation, and the pictures in the power point were really nice.

Adrià Alfaro talked about the skinheads. Facts that I have learnt: Skinheads started in England and Jamaica- 1980 in England created a right ideologi. There are skinheads anti-racistes.There are other kind of skinheads like the rash. He wasn't nervous and he done it well.

Alejandro Peña and Adrià Carmona. They talked about the waste. Facts that I have learnt:there are tifferent kinds of materials (plastic bags, condoms, batteries, cigarettes, aluminium, cans...)All the different materials need a lot of time to be descomposed. Theyr presentation was really original.

Carles Torracabota and Claudia Rosillo talked about the drugs in our society. Some facts I have learnt: Cocaina costs 60€ each gram,Speed costs 26€ each gram, Heroine costs 65€ each gram.Theye idea of the dialogue was really original, I enjoyed the oral presentation, they done it so good.

Baldiri Gironella talked about the Hooliganism. Facts I have learn: "Green Street Hooligans"this film shows a story about an american boy whowants to be holligan. I enjoyed his oral presentation because I didn't know nothing about the hooligans. he talked calmy and he done it well.

Oriol Oliva done his oral presentation about the water. Some facts that I have learnt: Water is essencial for survive, the earth contains a 97% of salty water, there are some towns where are in state off emergency. He spoke calmly and his presentation was good.

Miriam and Anna Genís talked about poverty and podronage .Vicenç Ferrer ONG started 6 years ago. The topic was really interesting and they done it very good.

Ariadna Comas done her oral presentation about animals mistreatness. Some facts that I have learnt: every year thousand of animal are used and sacrified to experimental intentions.There are organisations to fight afains the animals mistritness like http://www.peta.org/ (it defensed the rist of animals; it was pet up in 1980). Her topic was interesting and she done it well, maybe he was a little bit nervous but she done it really good.

Neus pagès and Marina Julià talked about Diseases .some facts that I hve larnt: Bulimia, cancer, AIDS and anorexia, are really dangerous diseases. They show us the story of one bulimic girl: The story of Maria. I enjoyed theyr oral presentation and they done it really good, the idea of the story was really good.

ACROSTICS

2008-04-24T12:15:00.000-07:00

Red, pink
Orange or blue, you can chose their colour
Spring & Summer, the best seasons for them
Elegance, they are completely perfect.
Sweet-smelling, their best present for you!!

________________________________________

The best place in the world,
Highness of the nature,
Empty of water and animals,

Strange,
Enormous,
And perfect.

NEWS: Pregnant Man

2008-03-31T23:24:00.000-07:00

An Oregon man, named Thomas Beatie is the fitsr pregnant man in the world.
Mr. Beatie is a transgender person, born female, who had his outward features medically altered to achieve a more masculine appearance but kept his reproductive organs intact. He claims he became pregnant five months ago via artificial insemination.
it's too strange that a man becomes pregnant, but in four months we will know certain if he was pregnant or not.

FRANKENSTAIN: diferences between the film and the book

2008-03-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

IN THE BOOK

Victor and Henry Clerval have been friends since their childhood. Victor has got two little brothers.Elisabeth has got blond hair and blue eyes.The monster was 2’5m tall.Frankenstein, during his travel, saved the girl in the river and then the girl’s father shoots him. Henry, the best friend of Victor, dies.
Victor is accused about the deaths and he rests in the tribunals for a few hours.
The monster killed Elisabeth: he strangled her and, when Elisabeth dies, Victor wants to kill the monster.

IN THE FILM:

The first time they met, it was in the university. Victor has got only one little brother, William. Felix and Agatha are married.Elisabeth has got brown hair.
Henry doesn’t die.
Victor isn’t accused about the deaths.
The monster killed Elisabeth: he taked out the heart of the Elisabeth’s body.
When Elisabeth dies, Victor wants to kill the monster, and, after Elisabeth’s death, Victor reconstructs the body of the Elisabeth because she can revive.

THE HISTORY OF MY HOBBIE

2008-03-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

The "Moth" appeared in Europe in the 1930´s.
The French Federation called for an Architect's submission in 1963 to monotype the "Moth". Alois Roland from Belgium sent drawings of the modificated boat and won the submission. He called his boat the "EUROPE".Very soon the French and Belgian Federations recognized the monotype and Alois Roland started the construction.
The Belgian Europe Class is very active in the very first years and champions like Paul Maes, P. Van Genabeek, Van Godtsenhoeven, François de Harlez, J.P. Bernard for Belgium and Bartoli, M. Lambot, Stafler, Cospen Demoulin, Hervey and Devillers for France are the first ones to write their names in the Honour Role. Daniel Bertels starts to organize ladies' regattas, the first step for that Olympic Class for ladies. Alois Roland's company bankrupted and since M. Cristalli produces the wooden boats.
The International Europe Class Union was founded in 1963 to represent interests of Europe dinghy sailors worldwide.
In 1976 the ISAF granted the Europe dinghy International status.In 1988 the IECU applied to the ISAF for Olympic candidacy of the International Europe dinghy.
In 1989 the Europe dinghy was chosen as the single handed Olympic Class for ladies.The Europe dinghy is ideal for a large number of sailors, in our 2000 Class statistics we can read that the range of weight and height are the following for:WEIGHT HEIGHTMEN from 62 to 75 kg. (TOP TEN: 65 to 75 kg.) 1,68 to 1,85 m. (TOP TEN: 1,68 to 1,85 m.)WOMEN from 52 to 70 kg. (TOP TEN: 60 to 70 kg.) 1,56 to 1,78 m. (TOP TEN: 1,63 to 1,78 m.)Important features of the

International Europe Dinghy are the excellent trimming facilities which make it a practical possibility to adjust the boat to the sailor's height, weight and experience. The mast and the sail can be selected and adjusted to suit the sailor and enable fair competition and ease of handling without the use of harmful means of compensation such as weight jackets.
Young lady sailors enjoy the Europe dinghy because they can control and race the boat even in strong wind and waves.
The Europe dinghy is very easy to transport. The hull weights only 45 kg. and with a length under 3,4 m. permits to load the boat on the roof of a car.The Europe dinghy is built under ISAF Licence nevertheless sailors may build their own boats.In the last fourty years the Europe dinghy has increased in quality as a fast attractive racing dinghy. The Class is firmly determined to grow through further geographic expansion.

a nice film to see

2008-03-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold is a beautiful love story about a woman who lives in 2001 and a duke of the 1876. The film is a romantic comedy, I think it’s so funny.
The story happens in New York. Kate McKay is a modern executive, a young woman of the 21st century. She works a lot and her aspirations are high. Leopold is the Duke of Albany, he hasn’t wife but his uncle wanted marry him with a rich woman.
When they know each other better, they fell in love , but they have some arguments about the integrity of the people.
Finally Kate was promoted, but when she know that Leopold was in the 19th century she immediately runed to the Brooklyn Bridge and she stayed there with Leopold. They get married and Leopold was the inventor of the elevator.
The lovers can be together because Stuart and Charlie, the young brother of Kate, help them. They are two important characters in the film because Kate and Leopold met each other because of Stuart. And Charlie helped Leopold to conquest Kate.

composition

2008-03-25T07:58:00.001-07:00

What do you prefer: Friends or family?

This is a very good question. The answer for this is a very important decision. All teenagers who want to leave home have to do themselves this question, but most of them want to live with their friends. Who not? But lots of them aren’t consensus about the problems of share a flat.

If you are in a flat with your friends, you have to pay for everything: water, electricity, food… Also you have to share the housework and sometimes you argue with your friends for it. You haven’t got privacy as well. Although, friends can be interfering, jealous and competitive, and that’s a big problem.
But this problems can be solved by your friends too. A friend is someone who will always back you, he is someone you can depend on… In my opinion, share a flat is a true challenge, a challenge that can teach you an important lesson.
But if you want a easy life you must live with you parents. You won’t pay for anything, you only have to do some housework to become happy your parents. But you have to accept their rules, and you are not free. You also haven’t any privacy.

For me, I think that he best thing you can do, is share a flat with your friends while you are studying. Then, when you finish your studies and you are working, you can rent a flat until you can buy it. You can also share a flat with you girlfriend. In fact, you have to think about it, and choose the best option for your life.

JULIA's description

2008-03-24T04:04:00.000-07:00

Julia is one of my best friends. She is a girl from Cerdanyola that does sailing competition with me. She is 15 years old, but she looks older.

First, I'm gonna describe her phisicaly. Julia is a really pretty girl, she is tall and thin, like a model. I love her long, curly and blond hair. She has a small nose and big brown eyes.

she allways says that people see her like a girl, I think that's not true, and in my opinion, in one or two years she wil stop to think this.

She has a really special caracther, I think that she is a fantastic person and a really funny friend.

But I must say that sometimes she has really bad tempered.

We never argue because we know really good each other.

With her I've spended a lot of good days, for me she is the best.

COMMON MISTAKES (IN OUR BLOGS)

2008-03-06T08:37:00.000-08:00

Specialy, I remember the moments that I passes with my best friend, we met us...
Especially, I remember the moments that I spent with my best friend, we met...

I hope it will go so good like Adrian mole’s exam!
I hope it will go as well as Adrian's mole exam!

This week has been really bored.
This week has been really boring.

Today I had doing the english exam
Today I have done the English exam

There are some virus yet in my PC
There are stilly virus in my PC

X and I were in the “messenger” and we were really boring because anybody was there.
X and I were in the “messenger” and we were really bored beause nobody was there.

When I’m with he I often do stupid things.
When I’m with him I often do stupid things.

Everybody said me that’s a really nice city... I’m sure that it will be so nice.
Everybody said me that it is a really nice city... I’m sure that it will be so nice.

I met a very nice people.
I met lots of nice very people.

My favourite in this moment is Kyle XY, because Priston Bake don’t starts the new season yet.
My favourite TV programme in this moment is Kyle XY, because Priston Brake hasn’t started the new season yet.

Do you remember when we were a children?
Do you remember when we were children?

One day, when I was little I went with my mum to a shop for buy a radio and after we went to buy som cd’s.
One day, when I was little I went with my mum to a shop for a radio and after we went to buy some cd’s.

I like learn others lenguages.
I like learning other lenguages.

On christmas we’ll be together.( this mistake was in my blog)
At christmas we’ll be together.

Las summer no the other I was there.
Two summers ago I was there.

I can’t writte good, because my cat it’s on the keyboard.
I can’t writte good, because my cat is on the keyboard.

formal letter: by marina sarquella&adria carmona

2008-03-06T08:05:00.000-08:00

8, Migdia Street
Vilasacra
Girona
17485
17th April 2008

The Major´
Vilasacra
17485
Town Hall
28, Castelló Street

Dear madam,

We are writing to you because this is our 6th year in this village and we have some ideas to improve the welfare state of Vilasacra.
First of all we think that the public transport is not so good and it’s necessary to give a better service by increasing the number of buses.
Secondly, we have seen that in Summer there aren’t enough activities to do and a public swimming pool could be a perfect idea for children and adults.
In our opinion , the village is quite comfortable and well coming, but maybe it needs to be lively by organising some weekend activities.

Thank you for your attention , and we hope that you think about our ideas.

Yours faithtfully,

MARINA SARQUELLA & ADRIÀ CARMONA

FIRST COMPOSITION

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ME

The compositions about ourselves are the most difficult compositions, I never know how to start them because there are a lot of things to explain about us: character, our appearance…

I’m a normal teenager with a normal family. I live in St Pere Pescador with my parents and my young brother, he’s ten years old. I really enjoy to play with him, we are very different people but at the same time really similar. He always tell me that in summer I’m not the same person that in winter. This is really true.
This is because in summer I do what I want: I’m sailing all the day.
Sailing is my favourite hobby and my live, when you sail you forget all the stupid and superficial things, there’s you and your boat, nothing else.
I think that those are the best moments on your live.

I really love to do sport, and if I can do it with friends it’s much better. I met my best friends doing competition. I’m not so competitive, but I love to do races.
Sometimes I’m a really lazy person, but when I do something I like to do it.

At school I really like to stay with my friends in our free time, but this year will be very different because some of our friends have left the school.
I like to study but as I said I’m a little bit lazy, this year we have to study more than the last year and this it’s what I’d like to do: improve my marks and have fun with my friends.

In a future I would like to study INEFC in Barcelona or in Lleida, I don’t know yet. But I’m sure that I want to do it. It’s a real interesting career, you can do a lot of different jobs when you finish: a gym director, a teacher in a high school, you can be an specialist in some sports…
I’d like to have a sailing school or something like this…I really don’t know.

Well, I think that I’m a practical person, and sometimes so shy, a little bit absent-minded and forgetful.

This is more or less how I am.

MARINA SARQUELLA GÁZQUEZ

FIRST TERM ORAL PRESENTATIONS

2008-02-04T10:57:00.000-08:00

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Adrià Carmona: he talked about toys. He explained us his favourite ones and shown some pictures. For me it was a really good and funny presentation , the topic was really original. It wasn’t boring and he done it so good.

Chainez: she talked about a new type of dance in France that she think it’s really funny. I had never listen nothing about that so it was very interesting. I asked her if she know how to dance like that, because she shown a really good video. The presentation was good and she talks perfect.

Carles: he talked a little bit about his friends and things that he love and he explained us something new for me about motorbikes: enduro.
He shown us a video ao a fantastic jump of one of the best motorbikes of the world, Travis Pastrana.
It was interesting and he done it so good.

Miriam: she expained us that she is the “coach” of the little girls in volley esplais. She shown some pictures and explained what they do in each session of volley. I think that it was a nice presentation.

Alejandro: during his oral presentation I learned a lot of things about turtles. He asked an original topic, I think. He explained us the different types of turtles that exist in the world and he shown some strange pictures about turtles with two heads. I must say that he was really nervous but he done it very good.

Claudia: Claudia talked about her best friends; Anna, Gemma and MarinaGeli. She shown us some funny pictures and explained theyr funny summers. I think that she talk really good, but like all of us she was a bit nervous, not so much.

Anna: she talked about one of her best friends, Marina Geli. She explained us how they met when they where two little child and all the things that they have done together: ballet, volley, …it was a nice oral presentation.

Bernardo: For me it was one of the most interesting presentations because he talked about his year in Canada. He explained us some things of his school there, where he lived,and with who, places that he visited…he talked really good and it was so interesting.

Marc Barneda: he talked about his travels with his family to USA and a lot of nice palces. It was a really good presentation with a nice power point. He shown us a lot of beautiful places to visit there.

Adrià Alfaro: he talked about professional wrestling television programs like Smack Down…he talked and shown fhotos of the best fighters and talked about the titles that they have. I didn’t know people like: the undertaker, batista…
I think that it was a good an intresting presentation, and Adrià done it funny.

Baldiri: he talked about football, the team he play, his favourite team, his favourite player… he really love to play football. He shown some pictures of Ronaldinho, Puyol,…
It was a good presentation.

Iñaki: his presentation was scared! Yes, he talked about horror films: Saw I and Saw II. It was an interesting presentation and I decided not to see that films. He explained us the arguments of the films. It was a good presentation.

Laia Saló: her presentation was really nice, she talked about her travel to Disneyland Paris and Paris. Of course she enjoyed more the visit of the park. She went there with his family some Halloweens ago. She shown some pictures of her and her sister Eva. I really enjoyed her presentation.

Elisenda: she talked about music. She plays the violin in a band and they record some of the songs. He shown us some interesting fhotos of the places where they recorded the songs and where they play. She love to play the violin, but when she was younger she used to play the piano. It was an interesting presentation.

Neus: her topic was so nice, she talked about her famly. She shown some pictures with them: her sister, Montserrat, her mum and his dad. She done it so good and it was a funny and really nice presentation.

Marina Julià: she talked about different types of dances like funky,aerobic…She love to dance and when she was younger she used to go to classes and done competitions of funky. It’s a nice topic and I really didn’t know nothing about types of dances before that.

Oriol: he talked about football, his team, his favourite players… it was really funny because he shown us photos of the esplais when they were 10 years old. It was a nice topic to talk and he done it good.

Ariadna: her topic was interesting, she talked about basketball. Basketball is her favourite sport and she practice it three times a week since she was ten. She shown some original pictures of a man with 13 balls and people jumping really high. It was a good presentation.

WELCOME TO MY PORTFOLIO

2008-01-19T01:55:00.000-08:00

HI!!!

This is my english portfolio page, and here I'm going to post the work of all the course: compositons, oral presentations,...

The main objective of this blog is to show the level of english that the students have, in this case the student it's me :)