lunes, 28 de abril de 2008

Informal Letter **

33 baker Street.
London.
18th April, 2008.
Dear friend,

That's only a week ago that i'm leaving in this new country, but in this little period of time I have improved my English a lot. I remembered two first days that I spend here, that I felt so alone because nobody at the house where i'm living knows Spanish. In this house I have to look after two little children, one-year-old girl, and the boy's five years old, and in the same time I can have time for studying too.
I miss you a lot, and my country and languaje too, but I have to spend five months here. And, what about you? and your family? In here the people are very happy with me, and they care abput me a lot!
Well, I'll call you one day, cause I want to speak Spanish again with someone.
please answer back.

see you soon.

Claudia.

English Conversation ***

Hi everybody! Claudia here, welcoming to another episode of StarLife. Today, we have with us a young little star, Lori Spencer, who people don't know so much yet, but we hope that she will improve on her degree, and become one of the best cinema actress.

Claudia: Good night, Lori.

Lori: Hi, good night.

Claudia: well... tell us, when and why did you start acting for the cinema?

Lori: umm... I started in this world when I was nine years old. When I was a child my parents took care of me to do a theatre classes... They said that it would help me to lose my shyness, and to be sociable with other kids... In there I discovered that I have talent...

Claudia: and... and how old are you now?

Lori: 18.

Claudia: Ok.

Lori: ...I started to act n films when I was only 14 years old, but only did a few simply and short papers... and never appeared more than three or five minutes on scene.

Claudia: I see. And how do you feel now knowing that you will be the main character of a film for first time?

Lori: Do the main character of "Please, don't go!" is a thing that makes me so happy, and I enjoyed a lot making this film... because, uff, it's the first time that I appear at all film, with long sentenses... I'm someone important for the film this time! I don't know... it's a strange feeling...

Claudia: Yeah, I think that. Can you explain what the film is about?

Lori: yes, of course! Well... it's about one young girl, who fall in love of a boy 10 years older than her, but he, after special meetings with her, decided to split up with her, because he is married with another woman and he doesn't want problems. But he left her unknowing she was pregnant...

Claudia: uff... So is that a Drama?

Lori: yeah, ...well, it has a funny side too...

Claudia: I see... And what's the most difficult scene to film for you?

Lori: Well... in general it was easy... except the scenes of love, of course, because i'm 18 years old, and my mate, my lover in the film, is 33 years old... It was a little bit awkward... and my boyfriend didn't like it much.

Claudia: Yeah, I understand... well, Lori,that's all for today, thank you for stay with us tonight.

Lori: Ok. You're wellcome. Thank's for all too.

Claudia: well, for our next program we have an special surprise that consists of...

viernes, 18 de abril de 2008

Acrosstic for Saint George's day**




Red is the Dragon's blood
Or the rose colour?
S
he's wating for his lover.

E
special day. St George's day!

By Katy and Claudia


exercises: Letter **

36 Morpeth Way
Durham Du3 6YF

11th April 2008

Mr. Minister of the environment.
Roxy water agency
33 baker street
London NW10 3TC

Dear sir,

I am writing to you this letter because I want to explain you how water is being wasted in your country. I complain about the people use to waste the water for some unnessesary things like taking a shower more than twice a day, for their plants and gardens, or in summer to fill their private swimming pools, or in case of the children , play with the water on parks. And most of these people use to do that forgetting that we need this water to drink.

Some ideas to improve this situation could be taking more showers than a bath, but not more than twice a day, it it can be possible; in summer, going to beach or public swimmingpools, and in general, use the water only for necesary things.

If all people of the country do this measures, maybe we will not hare this kind of problems with the water, but unfortunately a little percentage of the people do not care about it.

But now, to help to solve this problem of waste, in here there is a new law that forbids us to use more water, so we have only the permission to waste some liters of water.

yours faithfully

Claudia Pairò






martes, 15 de abril de 2008

News from Catalonia Today**~

**Thuesday, 13 march, 2008.

"Contentious Laietana turns 100"

A century ago, city planners embarket on a plant to connect the port and the Eixample and displaced 10,000 residents.

The plan to connect the city's old port with the new district of the Eixample with a modern wide road was coloured with an urbanistic idealism. However, it also represented yet another point of friction between Barcelona's influential bourgeoisie and the woring class.
But this reform would ultimately mean the end of 2.000 homes for around 10,000 residents who would be send away with no form of compensation , be that money or new lodging.
Despite the adverse effects on large members of residents, the reform was neverthless an example of the long-term vision of barcelona's bussiness elite.
At finally, on hundred years on, the city maybe have moved elsewhere.


**Thursday, April 10, 2008.

"The depressing truth about Happy pills"

The researches behind the report, let by the english doctor Irving Kirsch, extensively reviewed studies comparing placebos with the new generation of anti-depressants, better known under names such as Prozac. These medicines were conceived on the hypnothesis that the cause of depression is due to an imbalance of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which plays a key role in stimulating feelings of happiness.
A few of the issues that people suffering from depression are: "What is the best way to overcome a break up?" "How are the people to deal with unemployment?", and some questions like these.
In conclusion, this pills like Prozac only can dominance our help system, and don't help us at all.

viernes, 11 de abril de 2008

Pixar ShOrtS**













(exercice from "onestepforwardbatxillerat.blogspot.com")


For the birds


A beautiful sunny day, one bird who was very tired decided to stop on wire. First bird: brrrr! (noise of liking)

Second bird: yaaaaawn!

First bird: What are you doing here?

Second bird: And you?

First bird: I came here first, this is my place.

First and second bird: stupid, silly, fool...

Second bird: Go to hell!

First bird: Ohh nooo another stupid bird!!

Third bird: Shut up!!Here there are places for everybody.

First bird: But I arrived first!!This is unfair!!

All the birds: Stupid, shut up, go away, silly, go to the hell...

Big bird: Helloooooo!!!

One small bird: What is that?

Big bird: Hiiii friends!!

One small bird: Look at me, I'm the stupid big bird!!

All the birds: jajajajajaja

Big bird: Yuujuuu!!What happens? Can I go with you?

First bird: come on friends...

All the birds: I don't want that this bird to come with us because he is very foolish, strange and big.

Big bird: Hellooo!I'm hereee!!

All the birds: Ohhh nooo, my god!!

Big bird: jijiji

All the birds: Go away, now we'll fall down!

Big bird: I know that you love me a lot!I love you too, my big friends!!

All the birds: What is that stupid bird saying? He doesn't understand us.

Big bird: I love you, I love you, I love youuuuuuu!!!Go to the partyyy yeeaaaahh!!!

First bird: ha! take that!

Big bird:Aaauuu!! What are you doing?

All the birds: That's good!!

First bird to second: We hit his crow's feet?

Second to first bird: Yees!! jajajajaj we can do that!

All the birds: Fall down! Fall down! Fall down! Fall down!!Faaaall dooown!!!

Big bird: More, more, more, more, more, mooreee!!

One small bird: Nooo!! stoooop!!

All the birds: Oh, Oh!! What can we do now?

Big bird: What is this? jajajajaja if it's my big friend jajajaja

Small bird: What?¿ Oh my god!! (he's crying)

The others bird fall down: Oh ohohohohohoho!!! We have to hide in somewhere!!

Big bird:jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaj.....

All the birds: Go to our house, come on!!





martes, 8 de abril de 2008

Resident ~ (april 2007)

Comarca Guide.

LA CERDANYA.

La Cerdanya is a Pyrenean comarca in northern Catalunya. The Landscape is typically pyrenean, with deep walleyscarved out by the area's many rivers, such as El Segre and La Llosa. An economy traditionally based on agriculture is now centred around tourism, particulary during the winter months.
Things to see:
The comarcal capital Puigcerdà; situated in the north , a cuple of kilometers from the French border. In here you can found l'Església de Sant Doménec.
What to do:
Go to the parc natural in the months of warm weather, and winter sports too.
What to eat:
The popular local plate is "trinxat", it's like "bubble and squeak".
Where you stay:
There you can find a camping too.

ReSiDenT ~ magazine ( february 2007)

A RIPE OLD AGE.

Catalans live longer than almost anybody else. What's their secret?

Throught human history, people have sought the secret to eternal life. They may not have come up with a solution in Catalunya just yet, but seems that plenty of people are making a pretty good attempt at it. A recent study shows that the region's average lifespan is 80.8 years, a figure surpassed only by Japan and Iceland.
The key to why people live to such a ripe old age is thanks a healthy diet, plesant climate and a lifestyle with the right balance between work and leisure. The our "mediterranean diet" is a diet rich in olive oil, fruit, vegetables, fish, and red wine.
The climate in catalonia are warm, the people waste their tim outdoors.
That's maybe some reasons that's the catalans life more.