Land of my childhood

In this second term, I’m going to do the first writing about this book. It didn’t wake me up lots of feelings, I don’t know why but I didn’t like it a lot.

It is composed by some South Asia stories. They are very short and summarized, and it could be the cause that I didn’t like.

I’m going to explain the summary of one of these stories, called “The Intelligence of Wild Things”. I think it’s the most interesting and that I learnt more. This story talks about a family living in Calcutta. The father had died and there was only the mother and her two children, a boy and a girl. This boy wasn’t like the others, because he liked staying at home, listening his mother’s stories and cooking in the kitchen. One day, when they grew up, the boy had received a letter from America saying that he had a place in one college there. He didn’t want to go there because he loved his mum, but she said that the bad situation in Calcutta would be worse day by day.

Some years later, they were separated. The mother was in Calcutta, the girl was in California with her husband and the boy was in the other side of USA. The girl went to visit her mum because she was getting older. The mother was very bad and sad because she hadn’t seen her child for years, and the only thing she wanted before she died, was seeing her children together in Calcutta.

Some words I have learnt in these stories are:

prawns
afford
muddy
sugar canes
shrugged
stepmother
narrow
bare
devil
spit
wild
whistle
mouthful
weak
kidneys

My presentation

MY LIFE!

In my presentation I used power point to explain “my life” with attractive photos and some keywords because I couldn’t remember. My oral presentation finished in 6 minutes and a half, approximately. I structured my work saying who am I, my present routines and my future resolutions.  I didn’t say a lot of discourse markers but I think it was quite clear.

I was a little bit nervous, but I’m happy because this was the first presentation I wasn’t really nervous like the other lasts years. I think because of the confidence I have with the students of this class. I tried to look everybody, that’s impossible because there’s always someone who are your reference, but I saw in the video that I was looking a lot all of you.

Something that is very difficult is the movement of your hands or some gestures to hold the students’ attention. In the video I didn’t do anything of gestures, but I was always moving my hands.

My presentation wasn’t very original because I explained my life and it’s easy to explain because you know that perfectly, and for the first presentation I wanted to be sure and secure of me and tried this topic. I didn’t introduce a lot of new things because a lot of people in the class know me, but some of them didn’t know so I hope they could learn a little bit of my life and my coexistence.

I think I said simple sentences but I also said a lot of complex sentences. Grammar itself wasn’t too difficult but I learnt some words and above, I learnt a lot of sentences connectors, because it’s a bit difficult to get a complex sentence perfectly, and you have to look for in a dictionary. The worst mistake I did in my presentation was that I was saying all the time: eem…eem… or doing pauses to remember what I had to say.

I presented that enough quickly and fluid continuum but I used a monotone tone, so it’s a fault because in English you have to speak in a tone voice.

LITERAL TRANSCRIPTION:

Hello, I’m Eva Saló and today I’m gonna talk about my life. I’m gonna introduce the structure of my power point: first I’m gonna say who am I?, my family, sports, pets hobbies, holidays, my lasts jobs, my worst day and my future resolutions.

First, Who am I?- I was born in 11^th of April, I’m spontaneous, happy and active girl. When I was nine years old my shame started and I get embarrassed when I have to speak in front of a lot of people. I get…I get angry very quickly, but I try to be happy very quickly too. I consider that I am very friendly. Now, I’m a good student and I try to make the most of my life, my self because I think that the time flies.

My family.- They are the reason I get up every day and they helps me in all the factors I need. She is Laia, she is my sister, she is 20 years old and she goes to Girona’s University. She lives there during the week, and at the weekend she comes home, at home. He is my father, he is 48 years old and he, he works very hard, and finally, she is my mother, she is 44 years old and I can talk her whatever I want.

Sports.- I love all the sports but my favorite sport is football. I play with a football team. It’s called Football Club Sant Pere Pescador. We seems a big family because in the trainings we laugh a lot and we sing and we do whatever. And we are from the same town. My number is 21. I don’t play a lot, but I try to win, too.

My pets.- I love all the animals even if my. Lassie she is my favorite dog. Sam, he is very nervous and he is around five years old. Tina, she is one years old, and she is the afraitest dog I ever seen. And Frida, she is my horse and she is very pretty and younger, too. She is around five years old.

Hobbies.- When…In my free time, I do whatever because I’m very nervous, but I usually sing music or listen to music because it calms me and relax me. I ride a horse with my horse…it’s…I spent a lot of adrenaline and I love it. I love bringing heels, and finally, I love dancing because I don’t think about any concerns.

Holidays.- My first trip by plane was when I went to Mallorca, in Spain. I was 4 years old. I also goes to France, went to France, UK, Holland, and I also went to German and Check Republic to sing with my choral and my friends from Sant Pere Pescador. I also went to Argentina and Brazil, to see the Iguaçu falls. And my last trip, was when I went to Italy last year.

Jobs.- I hasn’t…I haven’t worked in a job since this summer. I worked with Marina in a summer school. We were the monitors of young children, since three years old to five years old. I also worked in my father’s Paintball. There were the Paintball guns, and it touch you. And there were another company, called Battlefield, that is a laser gun and it don’t touch you.

My worst day.- My worst day was when I was hospitalized in the Hospital when I was three years old because I had got Salmonella, and, and I was there for five days.

And finally, my future resolutions.- I hope to reach a career, I don’t know which one, but I’m sure that I like biology, so I want to do something related of biology. I hope to lose my shame because I hate that. And finally, I hope to form a family, because I love children and to be from, from a family.

And that’s all. I hope you enjoyed it, so have you got any questions?

The bold words are the most important mistakes. I really saw in the video that I repeated these words: and, finally, eem…etc. I didn’t put in the transcription all the pause fillers because I said a lot. I didn’t have a redaction with all the presentation written, but I did a scheme and the keywords on the power point that guided me to explain the presentation.

I think I did a good presentation, not excellent, but I tried to do the maximum.

Thirteen & Adrian Mole

These stories are very similar but very different too. The similar things I saw between them are that they are adolescents gays and in this stage you do lots of crazy things, they want to get something; Adrian wants to be Pandora's boyfriend and Tracy wants to be popular like Evie. 

There's also a similar thing that I consider the most important one, because it's essential for your life and for your guidelines, the relationship with your parents. 

The differences between them are that Adrian doesn't need the drugs to reach Pandora, Tracy doesn't have her father next to her, Adrian doesn't hurt himself ... The difference that stands out most is that Adrian hasn't changed his attitude to get his objective, but Tracy radically changed to a rebel adolescent.

I haven't ever changed as Tracy and I don't think I won't ever do that, because I know that I want to be a part of a social group, because it's important for me and I hate feeling alone. But I don't want to get it this way because I will end up being alone. 

I never found myself in Adrian's situation, because fortunately my parents are together. But I am sure that my reaction would not be the same as Adrian, because he didn't care about his parents. I think I would be different, sadder, I would not like to do certain things...

After learning about these two stories, I think I'm glad of myself and my life , because fortunately, I don't lack anything, I have a good family, my friends are appropriate for me and for my behavior, and I don't think I'm going to be popular, but I feel very proud because my friends love me like I love them.

NUTELLA

I have chosen this kind of food to tell you that it’s an important thing in my life! Yes, it isn’t a person, a pet, a computer or something valuable, but now I’m going to tell you why.

For a lot of people it is only a thing you eat and then you feel better or even your stomach can be full. Some people don’t like chocolate, but all the others love it! I’m not a person who is addict to Nutella, but it’s the only chocolate I eat, and I think it’s the best. I like it because of the texture, the taste, the smell and the presentation, and because I feel better when I have eaten it. I think chocolate, in general, gives you energy and you are happier and relaxed, but it can also put you nervous, and that’s one of the reasons I eat it in winter, because I have a lot of exam stress and it cheers my self-esteem.  But there’s a problem with these types of food, it makes you fat and it brings a lot of calories, so I have to take care.

Now, I’m going to tell something about Nutella’s history.

Nutella is an Italian food created in 1951 by Pietro Ferrro. This product belongs to Ferrero Company. Nutella was the second product of this company and, before that product to acquire the present name, it was called “Supercrema gianduja”. This cream has been, for 40 years a success in the world, and now, it’s found in 75 countries.

This Company has got more products too. For exemple, in the gamma of chocolates there are Ferrero Rocher, Mon Chéri and Raffaello; in the gamma of the snakes they have got the brand Kinder; and TicTac is the brand of sweets. I didn’t know that these products belonged to the same Company, and when I read this information I was surprised.

I hope that you have learnt something about Nutella that you didn’t know before!

Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a hunting dog was with its owner, in Canterville. It was a brown dog with little white spots. It was called Sam and it was obedient and faithful to its owner. 

Every Sunday, they went hunting, but that 30 October, it was raining outside and they couldn't go. Sam was very sad and he started looking for something interesting in the garden to play. But the dog didn't find anything until he hindered an injured little bird. Normally, the hunting dogs would eat it, but it was worth to Sam and he took it to his kennel. Sam began as a purpuse to take care of the injured bird. The first weeks before the little bird could walk, Sam brought some bread, he wetted its peak, he licked its wounds, he heated it at nights...

Slowly, the little bird was holding forces, it opened and closed its wings correctly, and it was prepared to fly. Both were sad because they knew they had to be separeted soon. But the day arrived, and both understood one important thing: "your enemy can save your life, and you never know where the next miracle is going to came from". 

Teràpia de shock

This group is one of my favorite music group. I really like them because they sing in Catalan and their songs are very cool and amusing.

They are four boys. The singer is Ferran, the guitarist is Jaume, but the all most people call him “Suka”, the bass guitarist is Albert, and last, but not least, the drummer is Gerard. They always go together and they seem brothers.

Two of my friends, Marina and Joana, and me went to a concert of Teràpia de Shock  to see them. We really liked it! And last year, the group proposed that the people can do a video of their new song. We did that! At first, we didn’t know how can we do the video because the song was very strange. But after some meetings we met in Joana’s house and in four days, approximately, we filmed the three minutes of the song. We also met to do this project in movie maker. When we finished it, we send the video to the group. They said that the winner will go with them to the next concert on the stage. We were very nervous because of the result, but unfortunately we didn’t win. At first, we weren’t happy because we wanted to win, but after see our video, we thought that we did the best project for us, and the time we took laughing and discussing, we and anyone aren’t going to lose.

The Proposition

The Proposition is a film starring by Sandra Bullock. I think that she is the best actress. She is a very pretty and strong woman. I really like her because she has got a lot of experience, she introduces very well in her characters, and all her films are very exciting and amusing. When she moved to New York to start her acting career, she was working as a waitress to keep her, since she could find her firsts jobs of interpretation.  She have won a lot of awards and Oscars, and she became the highest paid actress in Hollywood, in 2010.

In “The preposition” Margaret (Sandra Bullock), is a powerful editor, who suddenly has to be deported to Canada, her origin country. To avoid this, she said to the police that she is committed with her assistant, Andrew, who she was torturing during years. He accepted because she said that he would be an editor, his wish. Because the police don’t suspect anything, they decided to go to Alaska, because was the birthday of his grandmother. There, they were knowing each other and she discovered that she loves him. She realized she was doing an evil doing, and she returned to United States without marriage. Andrew also discovered that he was in love of Sandra and he run there too. He declared her, and although it wasn’t easy, she accepted.

It’s a very interesting and amusing film, because you laugh a lot and you see the true love of two strangers’ adults who were known for years. 

Lack of outdoor play linked to short-sighted children

The time children spend outdoors could be linked to a reduced risk of being short-sighted, research suggests.


An analysis by University of Cambridge researchers found that for each additional hour spent outside per week, the risk of myopia reduced by 2%, that it's a common eye condition that causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly. 
Exposure to natural light and time spent looking at distant objects could be key factors.

Dr Sherwin said they would now need more precise data to try to understand which factors, such as increased use of distance vision, reduced use of near vision, natural ultraviolet light exposure or physical activity, are most important.


But there's also a risk to be always in the outdoors, for exemple skin cancer, cataracts and other cancers.
On the other hand, increasing outdoor physical activity could protect against diabetes and obesity, vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis.
"If a child is not born long-sighted enough, then they will overshoot and end up short-sighted. This tends to happen around puberty."


I feel alluded of the description of Dr. Sherwin, because I never had got short-sightedness, and when I entered puberty, I got. I also think, that it happened to me because I'm always on the computer or doing homework. I know that i have spent so many hours, but in the XXI century, we can't do anything without computers. My myopia has increased, and it'll continue to grow up.

Now, I'm adapting of this situation, but at first, I was very sad to see my life behind two glass.

Football!

Football is one of my favourites sports. I play with a team, in Sant Pere Pescador. We're 21 players and we make long journeys to play with the other teams from other places.


There's a good feeling between all the players and we seem like a big family. There are different ages in the team, since 14 years old to approximately 30 years old.
I play as a defender, on the left side. But because there are so many players, I can't play a lot and I'm in the dock, half of the match.


In the trainings, we laugh a lot and we do technical and physical exercices. At the end of the training, we play a little match between us, to improve for the real matches. My trainer is very good and I love his trainings.
Until now, we haven't lost any match and I think we're on track!

ARGENTINA

This 14th of December I'm going to Argentina!

I went there 3 years ago, because I've got family there. They are aproximatly 40 relatives! Firstly, my family from Spain and I didn't know their names and it had taken a lot to learn them.

In this trip, my parents, my sister and I are going to Buenos Aires, the capital city. There, we'll visit the city, the monuments, etc., but all of the trip, we're going to stay in Santa Fe. 

We wanted to go to Patagonia to see the whales and to celebrate New Year's eve and New Year's day, but a volcano has blown up recently, near Patagonia and we can't go there. I'm very sad because I was very enthusiastic to go there. But these lasts weeks, they are organizing a new excursion to visit little villages in Argentina.

I'm very nervous to go there and very happy, too!

Blackberrys haven't got services because of a global blackout!

Blackberry's founder Mike Lazaridis has said services are "fully restored" following a three-day global blackout.


Millions of customers worldwide are very angry, and they have post complains on their twiiter to express their anger.
In a press conference, Mr Lazaridis said the company would now begin a full investigation of what happened and why and why there was a core switch failure within RIM's UK data centre in Slough. 


The Blackberry phone is only able to send text messages and make calls, and some operators, like Telefonica, are thinking how they can compensate all the users of Blackberry. 
The company admitted that it was the largest crash it had ever experienced.


In my opinion I think that it has been a very big problem, because some businessmen can't work. Now, Blackberry phone is usual for a lot of people, because some companies work with its and now, they can't do much. There are another cases, like the normal people, that they use this phone to chat with Blackberry's mesenger.
It isn't my case, because I don't have it, but I also hope, that this problem could resolve very soon.

Interview!

E: Hello everybody and welcome to Salo’s radio again. Today we have got a special guest…she is the new singer of LODVG. Let’s start! Can you introduce yourself, please?

M: Yes, of course. My name is Marina, but my famous nickname is April.

E: Wow…April! That’s a cool name, isn’t it?

M: Yeah! It isn’t a common name, but I love it!

E: When did you start singing?

M: Well, I started when I was seven years old in a small choir, and after I took private classes with my music teacher for many years.

E: Oh…it’s good! A part from singing, did you take a degree?

M: Yes, yes of course! I studied art in Oxford University because if the singing world falls apart, I would have a different future.

E: When did you decide to be in LODVG group?

M: Well,…I didn’t search to take part of a musical group, but in this case, it came to me and I took it!

E: You’re a spontaneous girl!

M: Ajajajjajaj , yes I am!

E: Which is your best song?

M: Erm…That’s a difficult question. I’d say …Jueves.

E: Jueves? Oh… it’s my favourite song, too! And, a part of your group, what do you do in your free time?
M: Well,…I’ts difficult to have free time because of the concerts, practicings, etc, but I try to  be with my family and my friends.

E: So, this answer brings me to ask you a question. Are you going out with anybody at the moment?

M: Ajajajjaj, it’s a private question! I will only tell you that now I’m not alone.

E: mmm…so I hope you will tell us the answer of my question next program you will come. We will wait you! You know that you’re welcome here! Have a good future in the music world, and thank you for all!

M: Ohhh… thank you  for all. I will return very soon and I hope answer you the private question!

(M and E laughing together)

E: So here we finish Monday’s programme and I hope you will be here tomorrow with a special and famous guest…Mario Casas! We will ask him for the new season of Barco! Will you lost it ?

Bye-bye!

Eyelid marks warn of heart attack

Eyelid marks warn of heart attack

Researchers in Denmark say that yellow markings on the eyelids are a sign of increased risk of heart attack and other illness.

A study showed patients with xanthelasmata (which are mostly made up of cholesterol) were 48% more likely to have a heart attack.

For both men and women in several age groups, the data said there was one in five chance of developing heart disease in the next decade if the patient had xanthelasmata.

However they warned that today, most people with xanthelasmata are seen by dermatologists.

In my case, these yellow marks don’t affect me, as I don’t have any similar mark in my body. But I know some people have this one in their face, which is very strange, because I didn’t ever think that it can risk you of a heart attack.

However, I know people next to me that they have been some heart attacks, which they haven’t got these yellow marks. The nature is very strange and difficult to understand!

My sister, my best friend!

My sister’s name is Laia. She is 20 years old. She is four years older than me because she was born in 1991.

I can consider Laia like my best friend, because we are always talking about our experiences and lovers, and I can tell her things I have lived or concerns and problems I have. Although she is older, we are often together; on the parties, at home… and we never fight, only we sometimes discuss because we have got a hard character.

I know that she’ll never disappoint me because she is my sister, very mature certainly, and I can trust her. But she also knows that she can tell me whatever she wants as I can help her at all.

Together we are very spontaneous sisters; we sing, we laugh, we dance, we cry and our way of being is very similar, although our bodies aren’t identical.

SUMMER 2011!

The summer aren’t ever boring, especially because we don’t have to study and we can go to the beach, to the swimming pool and meet our friends, with the good weather join us.

My 2011’s summer was very busy. This was my first year I worked. I was working in Sant Pere Pescador doing monitor of young children. It was very fun because I love them and they are very nice and beautiful.

I was also working in my father’s business. I worked at the Paintball, called Far West. It was great because it’s a nice job and very entertaining.

Out off my work, I went to my friend’s house two weeks to disconnect of the routine and my day a day. We laughed a lot!

This summer I think that I came more mature because I lived a lot of things, experiences,…and some people had showed me how can I take my time.