OPINION ESSAY

-HAVE WE ALMOUST LEARNT TO RESPECT OUR WORLD?-

I think it's clear that we won't learnt to respect our world. Maybe, every time we are respecting it a little less. This is easy to see with the climate change. After all, it is our fault.

Maybe, now, the governments and the politicians are working against climate change more than before. But a hundred years aog, people respected the world more than now.

Refering to the idea that we have learnt to respect the world, I don't agree with that; because, as I said before, climate problems are increasing because of the pollution that we produce. However, now, there are solutions and new alternative energies.

To sum up, in my opinion, we have to do something as soon as posible so as to solve these problems, because soon, we won't be able to find a solution; it will be too late.

A SONG!

HEY, SOUL SISTER - TRAIN

Lyrics:

Heeey heeeey heeeeey

Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
And so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moving
The smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided you're the one I have decided
Who's one of my kind

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight

Heeey heeeey heeeey

Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one track mind le me
You gave my life direction
A game show love connection, we can't deny
I'm so obsessed
My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you're Madonna
And I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight

Well you can cut a rug
Watching you is the only drug I need
So gangster, I'm so thug
You're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see I can be myself now finally
In fact there's nothing I cant be
I want the world to see you'll be with me

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight

Heeey heeeey heeeeey (tonight)

Heeey heeeey heeeeey (tonight)

VALORATION

I have chosen this song because it's very nice, I know it for a few days, and when I heard it I thought: what a beautiful song!
The music band that sings it, is called Train; and it's a rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1994.

This song talks about the soul sister, which is a person who is very similar to you.
In his song, the singer says that he have found his soul sister and he's in love with her, he says that he always dream on her, and that he only wants to be with her.

I think this is an original topic because most of the songs talk about the simple love between a boy and a girl, but I had never heard a song which talked about the soul sister.

ORAL PRESENTATION

-CHILD LABOUR-

TRANSCRIPTION

1. What’s it?

Child labour is a work done by a child.
This kind of work stops the child’s education and interrupts his develop. It’s a dangerous work for the well being of the children because they have to work in bad conditions, and sometimes they are like slaves. This is considered a human rights violation, but some countries tolerate it.
Child labour can have serious consequences like chronic diseases, wounds or chemical infections.
The children who work in these conditions are between five and fourteen years old, and as you know the legal age to start working is sixteen years old.


· Children who are victims of the traffic (of drugs and arms).
· Children who work as slaves.
· Children forced into prostitution.
· And children forced into illegal activities.


2. Some countries tolerate it

Unfortunately some countries tolerate it. The countries which are in red have a thirty per cent or more child labour, and these countries are specially situated in Africa. But in orange we have the countries that have between ten and twenty-nine per cent of child labour and there are some of them in America and in Asia.


3. Different types of child labour

In Africa the children have to work in diamond mines, they don’t wear any way of protection and they have to work with toxic products, they can’t stop of working for 20 hours and nobody pays them a salary. Also when a child is ill or hurt never receives help of a doctor, and because of it, their lives are very short.

Also, some children work on agriculture and start to work on it when they are five years old. Sometimes they have to go to distant farms and leave their families. They live in a dangerous and stressing way. In the farms, they live in bad conditions and if they try to runaway, they receive beatings. The most of the children work on agriculture.

In Africa, the child labour is based also on “Soldier children”: They have to work as cooks of the army, and they have to participate in wars too, at the age of seven. They are too young to support the violence that they support. The children who work in the wars don’t have education and they haven’t got another option apart of the war.

The domestic slavery: Some children have to work in their homes, but sometimes even thought their parents beat them. It makes that these children can’t go to the school. Some of them receive a good tract, but others become slaves of their families. The majority of the times, they are girls, and some of them are just six years old.


4. UNICEF

We think that is important to talk about a solution of this problem, so we are going to talk about an organization that is UNICEF.

We suppose that most of you had heard from it at least one time because it’s a very important organization and as you know, the football players from the FCB sponsor it.

UNICEF was created on 1996 by the general meeting of the United Nations.
The first objective was help the child from Europe, after the second world war.
Now the main objectives are:
- Prevent the prostitution on the poorest places on the world, specially in Africa.
- In the education’s field the objective is that most of the children will be able to go to school. Specially girls.
- And also guarantee a good health and that they live in good conditions of sanity.


5. CONCLUSION

Finally, we had made a little conclusion to summarize this question:

We think that all the governments should do something for help all the children that is forced to do this kind of work, and make it safe. And they have to solve the sanity problems or stop the dangerous child labour.
The governments have to be sure that the children are far from the wars, because it’s very violent and dangerous. The main objective is that they can have a happy childhood and also a good adolescence, like children who live in develop countries.

OBSERVATION

In the one hand, in our oral presentation we use a power point which was full of images and pictures related to the topic that we chose: the child labour.
I think that for this topic it is not necessary to put all the information that we found. We put a lot of images cause then people who is looking at you, is interested on the presentation because of this picture, which are very interesting.
Our time was short, but I think that we have time to explain all the important things that we wanted to explain; but it is true that maybe, we talked a little quickly.

When I have seen our video, I have seen that we looked quite at our audience, but specially me, sometimes, when I forgot something tat I had to say, I had a look at my notes, but not much times.
I think I did some gestures, but sometimes it is difficult to talk like when you’re talking with a friend, for example.

In our presentation we included enough information, and the most interesting information that we found, cause sometimes, when in an oral presentation you talk about too things, often the audience gets bored, and then, they don’t remember about nothing.

The vocabulary and the grammar that we used were simple, because all the information that we explained was made for us. Also it was correct and good pronounced, but I recognize that there’s always something that can be better.

Maybe, the worse thing that we did was talk too fast. But as we’ve seen in our video, we used a good intonation; we spoke fluidly and without interruptions.

VIDEO

Free writing 1

How I see me in the future?

I think that in two year's time, I will be studiing journalism in Barcelona -at least this is what I hope-. I know that for study this career I have to take very good marks of batxillerat and also of selectivitat, but this year and next year, I will work a lot.

To wander off the subject of my studies, I want to be very happy and make new friends at the university, but never forget my firends from here and continue seeing them.
In ten year's time, I hope I will be a journalist, or maybe I will work in a magazine, I don't know, but I want to get married with the person that I really love and travel around the world with him.

I'm going to be realist; maybe, the thing that I hope and I want, will never happen. I know that even though now, in batxillerat, I complain about the exams and the homework, in the future the work that I'll have to do, will be worse.

PODCAST

· The party's secret ·

(Sally and Kate are in a café)

Kate: Wow! The party was great.

Sally: Oh, yes, I think so! It was fantastic.

Kelly: Hi girls! What are you talking about?

Sally: About nothing, nothing...why?

Kelly: Because I thought you were talking about a party or something like that.

Kate: Really? I think you are wrong Kelly, we were talking about last weekend.

Kelly: I already know this because I've just seen some photos on Internet and you seem really happy.

Sally: You're right Kelly. We went to the party last weekend. But you weren't invite.

Kate: We don't want you to think that it's our fault because we went to talk with Jimmy.

Kelly: Who is Jimmy?

Sally: Jimmy is the boy who organized the party.

Kate: We tried to convince him but he didn't accept.

Kelly: You're making up excuses.

Sally: You have to belive us. He said that he didn't know you.

Kelly: OK girls, I think you're telling me the truth.

Kate: So, are we making up?

Kelly: Yes, we are.

Sally: Oh, look there. This is Jimmy.

Kate: Oh, oh, Kelly is going to break down.

Kelly: Girls I know Jimmy for years. I didn't realise that you were talking about this Jimmy. Let me speak with him a moment.

Sally: Look he's coming.

Jimmy: Hi girls!

Kelly, Sally and Kate: Get away!!!

THE INFORMAL LETTER

Street Sant Pere Pescador 4

Castelló d'Empúries

Spain
26th March 2010

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Dear Kieron,

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Thanks for yout letter. It's good to recieve news from you. When I read your letter I became happier!

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Well, I'm from Castelló d'Em´púries, a small village situated in the nort-est area of Spain.

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Now, I want to tell you about another village, called Portbou, which is near from Castelló. I spend a lot of time there and I know every place and every corner of this village.

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In my opinion it's a very pretty place with a very relaxed atmosphere. If you go there, sure you will know a lot of people from different countries, as France or Germany.

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There, you can go to different beaches, and if you like the mountain, you can go to France walking, because it's quite near.

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There are lots of small beaches where you can relax with the sun and with the noise of the waves.

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If you want to do sport, you can also play paddle or tennis, bacause there is a paddle camp in Colera, another place very near from Portbou.

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There aren't many places to go sightseeing, but if you want to relax, it's the perfect place!

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If you want to come, you have only to bring aummer clothes and swimsuit.

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Thanks, for read it!

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Helena xxx

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PS: I hope we will meet soon!

Free writing 4 - Sant Joan night

Sant Joan night!

Sant Joan night is a festival celebrated principally in Spain, in English this festival, or a festival that is similar, is called Midsummer. The day when this festival is celebrated is on the 23rd of June and the 24th.
This festival symbolizes the summer arrival, and the 23rd night is the shortest night of the year.
The most important thing in this Spanish -and principally Catalan- festival is to have dinner with the family, maybe in the beach and if possible ignite a bonfire; and also eat a kind of cake called Coca de Sant Joan, which is very typical of Catalonia.
This is a night related with the fire, and because of it, this festival is also called the fire’s night.

I celebrate this festival with my friends in the Empuriabrava’s beach, where there are a lot of people, and all of our friends go there on Sant Joan. Then, there are also fireworks, which are very amazing and completely fantastic.
I think that Empuriabrava is a very nice place to celebrate Sant Joan, because the beach, which is very big, it’s full of people that want to enjoy with the sea, and also swim on the sea. Last year, my friends and I swam, the water was too cold (it was three o’clock of the dawn) but we think that it wasn’t important and we entered in the water.
Last year it was very good, and I enjoyed a lot, I look forward the next Sant Joan night, and I hope that it’ll be as last year, or if possible, better!