A person description!

JAKE

I will describe one of my friends, Jake, because he has said that he describes me.

Jake’s a great friend of me that I’ve know this year because he studies with me in 1st BTX A.
He’s rather tall. He’s got short brown hair and he has got brown eyes.
Jake seems a bit shy when you first meet him, but once you know him he is rather extroverted. He loves the parties!
He is a person that he isn’t really two faced. He feels secure with himself and he never lies. And he is quite sympathetic with the other people.
He helps you always that you need.
He is the kind of person who always has a smile on his face.

These are the good qualities of my friend.

The 2nd Oral Presentation!

SCOTLAND


Hello!

We are going to talk about a nation of United Kingdom, Scotland. This nation is in the Great Britain. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, but the largest city is Glasgow.
The official language is English, but also speak Gaelic and Scots.
The history of Scotland started around ten thousand years, until at present.
The Government is constitutional monarchy.
The patron of Scotland is St. Andrew.
The money that they use is pound sterling.

Well… Now I will talk a little bit about culture.
There are an important artistic activity, both Musical and Literature, and sport also has a long tradition in Scotland.


First, The music:

The traditional Scottish instrument is the bagpipes, in particular the one from the Highlands. The Clarsach or Celt harp, violins and accordions are also Scottish instruments especially the last two which are part of the traditional Scottish Dances.


Second, the TV:

The national broadcaster is BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic), a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom.


Third, Literature:

Robert Burns is considerate the national poet, their much of his writing is also in English and in a "light" Scots dialect which is more accessible to a wider audience.
Another writer is James Matthew Barrie who is the author of Peter Pan.


Forth, Sports:

Sport also plays a big part in the Scottish culture as the country holds many sporting events. The Football and Ruby are the more important sports of Scotland.
Scotland has its own national governing bodies, such as the Scottish Football Association (the second oldest national football association in the world) and the Scottish Rugby Union.
Some varieties of football have been practiced in Scotland, for various centuries: the first dates from 1424. Associated football is the national sport in Scotland; in fact the Scottish Cup is the most ancient trophy in the world. The twice big teams in Scotland are Celtic of Glasgow and Rangers of Glasgow, that they are rivals of the same city, because Celtic are Catholics and Rangers are Protestants.
Another Sport is Golf; St. Andrews is the birthplace of golf and the oldest golf course in the world. Is almost a place of worship for golfers.

There are other elements of sport in the Highland Games like mountains games, and some Celt sports like curling or shinty. Cricket is also a popular sport in Scotland with the team having qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup on three occasions and having co-hosted the world cup in 1999.

And finally the most characteristic of Scotland is her dress: the traditional Scottish wear is the Kilt also called Scottish Skirt which offends the Scottish if you say it.

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Summaries of films!

CHICKEN RUN

This video tell a chicken’s story. The chickens want to escape their farm but the farmer doesn’t want to escape them.
One they, a cock arrive flying in the farm. And it teach to fly the hens.
But later, the hens discover that the cock doesn’t fly. And it leave the farm.
And the hens search an other system for escape of the farm and they invent a fly, and they went to a fantastic place.

ICE AGE 2

Sid, Manny and Diego are escaping now to the thaw that threat the world. In the track they find new companions, two "zarigüeyas" and one female mamut. And everybody do the travel and they find many adventures.

Summaries of news!

CATALONIA TODAY: Institut Ramon Llull launches annual magazine in English

The Institut Ramon Llull launch a yearly magazine in English.The magazine is called “Transfer” and it talks about contempory Catalan reflection.The central theme of the magazine is the relationship between globalisation and cultural identity.It will have a print run of 2000 copies and they will be distributed for free at international book fairs and similar events.The director of the IRL, Emili Manzano, said that the goal of the magazine is to give more visibility to the projects of the institution

MAGAZINE: My Opinion!

I think that they make a good choice because Catalonia is a beautiful country and Catalans are more friendly.In my opinion, I would sat them that they should stay in Catalonia for some years and later they could explore the world.

WEB NEWS: Barça overcome leaque leaders (26-24)

Barça beaten ASOBAL league leaders Ciudad Real 26-24. It defended and attacked well.The first haslf started well for Barça and it finished the half to wining for one goal, 9-8. At the begining of the second half, Ciudad Real scored three consecutive goals, but Barça reacted and it won the match for two goals, 26-24.The most important player was the Barça's goalkeeper, Kasper Hvidt, he stopped a lot of shots of Ciudad Real.

WEB NEWS: Announcement from the Band

“A few days ago I was watching that last gig in Argentina and saw how our fans down there just put their everything into it. I got knots in my stomach, suddenly I felt I was going to barf, it was that sensation, that nervousness you feel before you go on stage and you feel a special energy. Every single one of us was a single being, thousands of souls in perfect harmony, singing and dancing gritting their teeth.”

Pulpul

These are the words of the singer of Ska-p, Pulpul.This group was formed in 1994, and it has decided to stop in 2005.But now, in 2008, the group is gonna try. And if things work out, it'll pass the news on at the beginning of the new year. Sometime next year there might be a new record, but only if things work out.

WEB NEWS: One defeat ends run

The Copa del Rey has been cruel to Barça as the only defeat that the team tasted all season in the competition saw them eliminated having already beaten such luminaries as Sevilla and Villarreal.In the first match, Barça drew 1-1 in Camp Nou. But in the second match, in Valencia’s ground, Barça lost for one goal, 3-2. One of the stars of Barça's cup run this term has been Thierry Henry who was the top goalscorer in the competition with four.

CATALONIA TODAY: Mal Pelo at TNC

The company Mal Pelo returns to the TNC with Testimoni de llops. From May 18 to 28, the dance show, based on a work of the British writer John Berge, will reflect on human condition and dreams. Directed by Maria Muñoz and Pep Ramis, the show features Jordi Casanovas, Leo Castro and Nicole Balm, and othets.

The podcast!

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The Formal letter!

4 Plaça dels Homes
Castelló d’Empúries
17486
18th January 2008

The headmistress
IES Castelló d’Empúries
Carrer del Rentador, 6
Catselló d’Empúries


Dear Mis. Pintó

We are writing this letter to tell you about the good and bad things of the IES Castelló d’Empúries. On the one hand we want to tell you that we are very happy in this high school, but on the other hand you also know that there are bad things and we are writing this letter to help you to improve these little things.

We are so proud about the level of the high school; our centre is one of the best of the Alt Empordà because a lot of people pass the selectivity with good marks.

We think that the computers and Beemer in class is a great initiative, because we can learn by using technology, also we can show our work and oral presentations.

First, years ago we don’t need more space, but now the new part of the centre helps us to study more calmly. The aspect of the centre is cold, but it is a nice atmosphere for studying because there aren’t colors but there is a lot of light.

We prefer the new technique of English class, because we have learned more, and we can speak with freedom.

The centre in general is correct because there aren’t problematic people and the people try to learn. The atmosphere is good, and this is thanks to the work of the Headmistress and the rest of the teachers.

You and we know that nothing in the life is perfect, for this reason we are going to tell you about the bad things of the centre.
In our opinion there are a lot of good teachers, but also there are teachers that don’t explain naturally and we don’t understand anything and they don’t do anything to explain better.

Be careful with the problems of the space if you want the high to grow.

We are proud to study in this beautiful centre and we encourage to you go on in the same way.

Thanks for all tese years.
Yours faithfully

(Pep Esteve and Jordi Lleixà)