My English compentence in 2009

http://lleixa13portfolio.blogspot.com/2009/03/oral-presentation-londons-trip.html

In my opinion, this is my best oral presnetation.

I did it with a good english friend, and in a good english side: London!

Also, it's the last oral presentation that I have done and in these two years I improve my english.

The vocabulary, the expression, the accent and the fluency are better that the other presentations. And I didn't get worked up!

http://lleixa13portfolio.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-03-09T03%3A13%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=14

And this is my best written evidence.

If you compare it with my other compositions you will see a lot of difference: the vocabulary and the structure are better, the grammar has improved...

And it has an interesting subject.

I think that these links are my best presentation and composition.

They contains evidence of my learning because they are the last compositons.

My English 2007-2009

http://lleixa13portfolio.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-first-mail-to-teacher.html

In my opinion, this link contains evidence of my learning.
Is the first email I send to Sònia last year. It's a simple email where I talk about me, with good structure but the vocabulary is poor.
If you compare it with my last composition you will see a lot of difference: the vocabulary is better, the structure has improved ang grammar is the same.
I think that my english is better than before.

http://lleixa13portfolio.blogspot.com/2008/02/1st-oral-presentation.html
http://lleixa13portfolio.blogspot.com/2009/03/oral-presentation-londons-trip.html

There are my first and my last oral presentations.
I think I have improve my expression, my fluency, mt accent...
In general I improve my oral english.
At first, I needed a lot of time to prepare my orals and I got worked up.
But now I need a little time to prepare it and I don't get worked up!

Compositions: Improve your Style!

Toxic Friend

8th March 2008

c/Muralla, 6

17486

Castelló d'Empúries

Hello Jordi LLeixà,

We still know our problems and I want to propose you solutions.

At first, I'll bring your breakfast if you never fight with me in the class. I think that you are better me and I don't want problems.

Secondly, you can drive my car if you give me the keys of my house...

I only want to be your friend and I don't want to have more problems.

Thank you for read this post,

Isaac Serra

Farmer

The other day I visited my uncle Joan, on old farmer, because I didnt' see him since 2007.

We talk about his farme life and the changes that he had had.

- My farmer life has changed a lot! - he said.

· I think that it's possible with the new tecnologies... - I said

- Yes boy, before this tecnologic revolution, the farmers did our work with our hands, we didn't have these machines, we only had some animals and the traditional machines... - he said

· Uff, you had a lot of work in those years. But now, is it different? - I said.

- Yes, the time have changed and the machines help us a lot. We haven't done more work and life is better. - he said.

· Thank you ucle, see you on Sunday! - I said.

- Good Bye! - he said.

2 Video News:

'Misery breeds violence' in Haiti's seaside slum

Roudeline Lamy was 23 when she was shot in the stomach. The impact of the bullet sent the small baby she was holding tumbling to the ground.
Roudeline still suffers from stomach pains and her daughter, now three years old, is paralyzed from the waist down.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been in Haiti since 1994 and in Cité Soleil since 2003. Rob Drouen, head of the ICRC delegation, explains, "Haiti is a fragile state where armed gangs can be used to stir up trouble for political reasons and abject poverty fuels discontent."

U.N.: 360,000 escape war-torn Pakistani region



Civilians continued to flee Pakistan's northwest in droves Monday as government troops prepared to engage Taliban militants in the crisis-hit Swat Valley.

More than 360,000 Pakistanis have fled their homes since May 2, the United Nations has reported.

The military has been releasing regular reports saying it has killed Taliban militants in the region, but it has produced little evidence of the successes it claims. Journalists have not been permitted to observe the offensive and the army has not shown bodies of the militants it says it has killed.

2 Text News:

Barça a step closer to league title

The heroes of the Bernabeu and Stamford Bridge make a triumphant return to the Camp Nou tonight knowing that a win against Villarreal will mathematically clinch the league title for FC Barcelona.
Victory tonight would put the perfect finishing touch to what has been a fabulous week for all Barça fans. It started last Saturday with a 2-6 annihilation of Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu that all but ended any faint chance that the title could be torn away from Barça’s grasp. Four days later, Barça stormed through to the final of the Champions League thanks to Iniesta’s superb injury-time goal in the second leg in London.

Sri Lankan 'shelling kills 378'

At least 378 people have been killed by continuing shelling from the Sri Lankan army in the past 24 hours, a health official has told the BBC.
The doctor, working in the northern conflict zone, said 1,122 others had been injured - and more bodies were on beaches and by the sides of roads.
The army denies shelling the area, which the government has designated a "safe zone" for civilians.

The Film: The Lion King!

The king of all lions, Mufasa has a baby called Simba. This greatly angers Mufasa's brother Scar, who would have been next in line to the throne. Scar plots to kill Simba and Mufasa, and leads them to a gorge. There Mufasa is killed by a herd of Wildebeest, and Simba is led to believe by Scar that he is responsible for his death. Simba then runs away, and Scar becomes king of the pride lands. After several years, in which time Simba has grown up, he returns with the help of some new friends to the pride lands, where he has a final battle with Scar and wins back the pride lands.

Sarah's presentation!

Sarah is a Scottish girl that she lives in a small town with her small family and she's the only child.
The first time she came here, was because of she had studied one year in a foreign country, and 3 months in France. Now, she works in Murcia doing class, because she wants to improve her teach and to improve her Spanish. Later, she’ll finish her degree in her country.

Her hobbies are skiing, travelling and playing football.

She talked about the countries of Great Britain: England, Northern Ireland, Wales and especially SCOTLAND, because it is her country.

In Scotland there are 5.000.000 people. It's a small country but an important too. Shamrock is the nation embalmed of Ireland

There are a lot of famous people like Sean Connery, Alex Ferguson, and Andy Murray.

The most important language in Scotland is England, but there is other language: Gaelic.

The weather is too cold and the typical food there is “Haggis”.

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Oral presentation: The London's trip!

The Human Rights

On 10 December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act, the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."

In my opinion the most important human rights are:
- Racism: this is prejudice based on the actitude or belief that people of other races are inferior.

- Xenofobia: this is a hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture.

Article 2:
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

- Slavery: "relationship wereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty and furtune". Also "work done in harsh conditions for low pay"

Article 4:
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

- Genocide: this is the policy of deliberately destroying a nationality or ethnic group.

- Hostage: this is someone who held by person or organisation as segurity until something is done which will ensure their release.

But I think that all the human rights are importants and they should exist in a perfect world!

The New of Human Rights!

Bush brushes off shoe attack

Last 14th December George Bush, the president of the USA went to a Baghdad press conference where an Iraqi journalist threw him his shouted “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog”.
Bush shunned the shoes and was unhurt but after this incident the journalist, called Muntadar al-Zaidi, was arrested under the Iraq’s national security and he suffered a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding and after started a Judicial Council against him: “his sentence could be seven to 15 year in prison” said Mr Birqadr. The head of Iraq’s hournalists asked clemency towards al-Zaidi because he says that his action was “strange and unprofessional”.

In this new we can see differents human rights:
- conscientions objector
- genocide
- hostage
- Racism

podcast.wav

The Film: American Pie 3!

Jim proposes to Michelle and she accepts. Now their families are looking forward to it as is Jim's friends, Kevin and Finch. They do their best to keep Stifler from knowing but he does and all he sees is the bachelor party that goes with it. However Jim is more concerned about whether or not Michelle's parents will like him and he is also worried that he can learn how to dance before the wedding.

London Quiz

1. Find the Rosetta Stone. Why is it so important?
We find it in the British museum. It helps us to understand the Egyptians language.

2. What’s the most popular food in London?
The most popular London food is fish and chips.

3. What time do pubs close? What happens when the bell rings in a pub?
An old man told us that they close at 11 o’clock, but I don’t know if that is true or not. When the bell rings, it means that the pub is going to close.

4. What’s an ale?
It’s a strong beer.

5. Name six of the most common ingredients in a traditional English breakfast.
-Frankfurt, Sausages, Eggs, Boiled eggs, toasts, milk, coffee and juice.

6. THE GLOBE THEATRE: Is it the same theatre where Shakespeare used to perform his plays? What happened?
No it isn’t. The original one was burned because of the fire of a cannon.

7. What’s the real name of “China Town” street?
Gerard Street’s.

8. Why are there so many ravens kept in the Tower of London? What do they do to them so as they don’t escape?
Because it was a prison and lots of people died there. They cut their wings to prevent them to fly.

9. Have you seen any Beefeaters? What do they do? What’s their real name? Where does the name Beefeater originate from?
Yes, I have seen them in the Tower of London, they are the guardians of the tower. Their real name is Yeoman Warder. The name of beefeater came from an old legend who says that the queen pay them with the meat of the beef.

10. Can you buy a living animal in Harrods? Which one?
Yes, we can buy dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters and fishes.

11. What is one of Harrods most important customer?
Paris Hilton is one of the most important Harrods customers.

12. Establish the relationship between Diana and the owner of Harrods.
The son of the owner of Harrods was in love with Diana.

13. Where do Londoners celebrate the welcoming of the New Year?
They celebrate the New Year’s Eve in Trafalgar square or in Piccadilly Circus.

14. Who was Nelson? Where can you find his statue?
He was and admiral, his statue is in Trafalgar square.

15. Find a Greek God in Picadilly Circus. What’s his name?
He is Cupid.

16. Name at least four wax figures you can see in Madame Tussaud’s.
Indurain, Paris Hilton, David Beckam, Tom Cruise and Hitler.

17. What’s the other name given to the London underground?
The tube.

18. Where was Sherlock Holmes supposed to live?
It is said that he lived in Oxford street.

19. What are the London Dungeons? What did Londoners use them for?
They were a prison. Nowadays, the Londoners use them as a horror museum.

20. What is the newest bridge across the Thames called? Who designed it?
The newest London bridge is the bridge called Millennium. His designer was Norman Foster.

21. Where does the Big Ben take its name? What is it?
Its name came from the name of its bell because it is called Ben and it is very big. It is the famous clock of London.

22. Find all about the Union Jack.
It is the mixture of three different flags: The Irish, the Scottish and the England flags.

23. What does the Monument represent?
It represents the great fire of London.

24. Find the Serpentine in Hyde Park, what is it?
It is a recreational lake created in 1730.

25. Add three of your own discoveries.
– In London there aren’t any dogs.
– There aren’t enough litters.
– It is a great city.
– The police is really, really strict.
– In London we can find a large variety of different human races.
- You can't smoke in a lot of places.
- You need the 18 to entry a pub.
- English people are kind.

The News!

Barça back to their best (2-0)

Barca were back to their best tonight at the Nou Camp as they saw off Bilbao with first half goals from Sergio Busquets and Messi, before putting on a thrilling attacking second half performance.
Barca can take a host of positive conclusions from the game as they recovered their trademark attacking style, created endless chances, kept another clean sheet and with Madrid being held 1.1 by Atletico at the Santiago Bernabeu, they also stretched their lead at the top to six points. The only negative point for Barca was Puyol’s late injury which saw him carried off in some pain.

C.H. Esplais lost the derby

Yesterday, at 5.30 p.m., Esplais played a handball match with CH Montgrí in Castelló d’Empúries. Esplais did not begin the game well and fell behind early on to Montgrí despite of the good actuation of the goalkeeper Josep. In the first half thet losed for 4 goals.
Esplais began with a great form in the second half, bacause they have a good coach, Francisco Manzano. But the player Xexu of Montgrí created good opportunities.
In this match there was a bad referee and he stired the result when he sented Galí off the pitch.
In the end of the match, Esplais losed for two goals.

The asteroid DD45

A fifty meter wide asteroid passed close to the earth on Monday. The astronomer who spotted the asteroid said that there was nothing to worry about.
The asteroid called DD45 passed within twice the height of the satelites that gwe depend on for comunications. McNaught, who watches for asteroids with his telescope northwest of Sydney, Australia, discovered the approaching rock last week."It's not something to worry about, but something to be aware of," he said.
"If discovered in advance and with enough lead time, there is the possibility of pushing it off course, if you have decades of advance warning," McNaught said. "If you have only a few days, you can evacuate the area of impact, but there's not a great deal [else] you can do."
A global catastrophe was very unlikley he said, even thought hundreds of asteroids pass clode to the earth every year.
The 2009 DD45 asteroid circles the sun every 18 months, but its path will not threaten this planet at least for the next century, he said.

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