My last summer vacation

As usually we do a oral presentation about our last summer. Here you have the video. The writing will be uploaded in a short period.

The last movie I've seen

The last movie I've seen is called Doctor Strangelove. It's one of the first films by Stanley Kubrik (the director of 2001: odyssey in space, the shinning and clockwork orange) and the movie was in black and white. In the cast there's the famous comedy actor Peter Sellers, who interprets three diferent characters. The movie is a critical view about the cold war. So I should tell you a bit about the plot: in the film, an American army general decides to order some planes to attack Russia with atomic bombs accusing comunists to have poisoned water. He also shuts down all comunications in the military base and tells his men to shoot anyone who comes closer than five miles to the base. The planes' radio system has a password (wich only the general knows) so nobody can contact them either. The president of the U.S.A, the ambassador of Russia, a German scientist called Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers) and other high rank officials will have to find a solution to a closer coming nuclear catastrophe.

New sequels this term!

This fall new sequels of great movies (and also new great movies) are awaiting here I'll show you some of my favourites:

Sin City: a dame to kill for

A return to the highly-stylised, hyper-violent world of Frank Miller's Sin City comics. A film that should be visually captivating, capturing the neo-noir aesthetic of the comics, but with very little heart.

Ender's Game

Based on a great science-ficition book. It is the story of a military school were kids play increasingly difficult war games. The kids are trained to be battle comanders in the battle  between earth and an alien enemy.One kid distinguishes himself from the others...

Catching fire

The second book of the hunger games series explains how Katniss Everdeen is forced back into the hunger game's arena. Meanwhile the rebellion begins in the districts and Katniss is it's simbol. But will she be able to survive the hunger games again?

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Many peoplefound that watching the first part of The Hobbit, filmed using ultra-fast 48 frames-per-second 3D technology, made them feel so nauseous that they wanted to vomit. If that was not the case for you, here is the second episode in Peter Jackson's trilogy about young Bilbo Baggins...and this time, there's a dragon!

Futuristic food

A Japanese restaurant in England wants to serve food on flying trays. Employees at the restaurant will guide the trays to tables using an iPad. The "iTrays" are made of carbon fibre and can fly 11 metres per second. If you don't blieve it watch the video online.

news.sky.com/story/1101379/take-off-for-sushi-restaurants-flying-tray

Global warming (TdS 2n d'ESO)

1. What is global warming?

The global warming is the rise of temperatures that is still continuing that started in the 20th century. The global warming is a normal event in our planet wich makes speicies' evolution possible, because life forms have to adapt at the new climate. But nowadays global warming is going to fast as an effect of all the pollution that humans create. If this happens too fast, we won't have time to adapt at the new climate.

2.What is the process involved in the greenhouse effect?

 Usually when the sun's radiation enters the earth it's reflected some of it is reflected back by the atmosphere. But now, because of the pollution, the heat that reaches earth is kept there by the greenhouse gases that crowd the atmosphere making the temperatures rise. So, if there is more pollution the temperature will rise higher causing catastrophic events in all live on earth.

 3. What signs warn us about global warmming?

- The rise of temperatures in the last decade.
- The melting of the glaciars is a clear evidence that the temperatures are rising
- Some sepicies are in peril of exticntion since they can't adapt to the new climate.

 4. Can you quote another term for global warming? Climate change

5. Watch the video and explain this idea: Global warming: panic or reality?

Many people belive that the global warming isn't real and that the scientists have no proof. Well, you just need to do a little research and you'll see that "the evidence is vast" and that the global warming is an important problem.

6. What can we do to stop global warming? Suggest five ideas.

1.We shuold stop using resources that are limited and pollute. For example: oil, wich is our basic source of energy nowadays.


2.We should use clean and renewable energies that can't harm our planet since they're natural and come from it and that are unlimited. Humanity could use the elements like heat, wind and water to create the energies they need. These are the main projects that I think that are the less ambiental- harming projectsthat create most energy, but remember that there are many other renewable energies apart from this ones.
 
 - Sun plant: We could use the light of the sun to warm these plants that you can see here that then transform the heat into electrical energy.
 

- Wind and sea turbines: This is one of the simplest renewable energies. Wind power turns the turbines around and creates enregy, the sea turbines work the same way but they use the force of the sea currents.

3. The main problem is transport,since cars and planes use oil. There's already many types of electrical cars and tecnology is already working on making them faster and better. But working on electrical planes is harder and will take much time, but we shouldn't worry, Nasa is already working on that. If people want a cleaner planet they should by electrical cars.

4.We shouldn't use our cars that much, we should travel by foot or bike when possible, or if not, use the public transport.

5.Last of all, we should stop making that much litter and we shouldn't throw it anywhere, destroying beautiful places and harming many animals.

VIDEO:

writing unit 9

Hi, My name is Enric To Gassiot and I live in South London in England. I like the city were I live, so I want to improve it. I think that there isn’t any place for young people to go there aren’t any facilities. As a result, young people spend all their free time hanging around on the street. There are sometimes problems with vandalism and graffiti. I think the council should fix this problem. I’m sure they have a small house or apartment, which young people could use for a youth café project. Enric To Gassiot

Writing unit 7

Tom Hawks Sport Club 23 fifth point road, Dublin, Ireland 10th of March Dear Mr or Miss, I am a professional cyclist, from the Tom Hawks Sport Club in Dublin. My name is Enric To Gassiot. I am writing to you because I am planning to participate in a big cycling competition next year and I am looking for sponsors. The tournament will take place in January. Thousands of fans and many celebrities from more than eight countries will be present in Dublin for this competition, and I think that it will be good publicity for your company. Contact me if you are interested in sponsoring me or if you need more information. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Enric To Gassiot Cyclist

Dialogue unit 9

Hey, guys. What's going on here?

We're trying to organize a barbacue. We want to make some money for the youth club.

Cool! Can I do anything?

Yes. There's a lot to do. We need some food and drink.

Yeah, my dad's helping with that.

And I think we should make some invitations.

I can do that, if you want.

Ok. Thanks, Callum.

Then we all need is some music.

You should phone Beth- she's in a band.

OK. Great.

Robber caught by chili sauce

After an atempt of robbery in a takeaway café in USA, a robber has been left red faced because one of the workers threw a very hot chili sauce in his face. The injuries won't be permanent, but the thief has been sent to the hospital. At least they caught the robber (and in a very special way)!

Wakeboarding in Australia

These two Australians are wakeboarding in a field! The boys decided  to have fun in the floods caused by the tropical cyclone Oswald. In some places, water was moving at 70 km/h. It was dangerous...but perfect for inventing a new water sports.

Dialouge Unit 8

Teacher-Leah, what's happened? Are you OK?

Leah-No, I've burnt my finger.

Teacher-How did that happen?

Leah-It was an accident. I put my hand on the cooker.

Teacher-Oh, right. Have you put something on it?

Leah-Yes, I have, but it hurts.

Teacher-Do you need help?

Leah-No, it isn't serious

Teacher-Mmm. Maybe you need to go to the chemist's

Clean nose

If you push this nose, shower gel will come out of nostril! The gel exists in many different colours, but we think green is the best one!

The Host

This is the film of a book by Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series. There are no vampires this time- Earth has been infiltrated by parasitic aliens called "souls", wich possess humans. There's a love story, of course, between a boy and a "soul". Twilight fans will be happy!

MUSE

MUSE is a new electro-rock band wich was inspired by Led Zepelin (both of them are british) that has been very popular in the past years. After touring the USA and Canada, the English rock group will arrive in May. They will play in big stadiums in England, France, Spain and Italy and then go to Japan and Brazil. After all that, Muse will need a holiday!

Boston killer found

As you may already know, there were two bombs in the Boston marathon. This event terrorized the american population. But finally the terror is over, you may already know also, that one of the terrorists was killed by the FBI, but the second was still at large. Finally, he was found and arrested in a small town near Boston. The suspects were young brothers from Kazakhstan who had hard times in the USA and couldn't stand living in the USA and american people

Dialogue unit 7

-Callum...Callum!
-Yes? Oh, hi, Gemma.
-Are you doing anything this evening?
-No, nothing special. Why?
-I'm going to a basketball match if you're interested.
-Yes, great. What time does it start?
-It's on at eight o'clock at the sports centre.
-OK. Shall I meet you outside at about seven thirty?
-Yeah, OK. I'll see you there.
-See you later, Gemma

Dialouge unit 6

Leah, can I ask you a question?I'm doing a survey.

 Yes, if you like.

 Right, the question is: What is your favourite type of music?

 Let me think... I like hip hop, it's really good. What about you?

 I don't like hip hop. I think pop music is better.

 OK. What's the next question?

 The next question is...

Biography: Albert Einstein (writing)

Albert Einstein was born to a German Jewish family in ULM, in 1879. He quitted High School at the age of fiftenn and moved to Zurich to attend the Federal Institute of Techonology (graduated in 1900) in Zurich where he find a job as a patent examiner. In 1905, within a few months, he wrote the “principle of “relativity” and another paper showing that mass and energy are two parts of the same thing (E=mc2). This two papers made him famous and get a job at the University of Zurich and after he moved to Berlin. In 1915 he completed his general theory of relativity and in 1921 he received the Noble Prize in Physics. In 1933 unwilling to live under the Nazi Government of Adolf Hitler (also because he was a jew) he decided to move from Germany to the United States of America. He joined the Faculty of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton were he lived for the rest of his life (1933-1995)

Jules Verne

He was born on the 8 of February of 1828 in the town of Nantes, France. In 1847 his father sent him to Paris to study law. In 1852 he wrote a book about how a man could cross the African continent in a hot air balloon. Later in 1857 he became a stockbroker and married Honorine. Finally, in 1873 he wrote “Around the World in Eighty Days”. Jules Verne died in 1905.

Biography: Albert Einstein

Albert einstein from casanostraschool

First conditional sentences

Conditional from casanostraschool

A survey about music

Pop music: 13

Hardcore: 1

Rock (hard rock, grunge, etc): 3

Regetón: 2

Dubstep: 2

Classic: 0

Most of the class listen to pop music, a couple listen “regetón” music, another couple listen dubstep and a few people listen rock music and one person listens hardcore

Pop music is the most expanded, fashionable and popular music that is the main reason why it’s the more liked music in our class. Nobody listens to classic because it’s too old and unfashionable. Also, hardcore isn’t also very popular. The rest of the class listens to various types of music like “regetón”, dubstep and rock.

Dialouge unit 5

How long will you be, Mateu? Can we go now?

Not yet. I'm looking for a DVD for my brother. He's into movies.

Can I see?

Yes. What do you think of this?

It's OK. Who's it by?

This one's by Hitchcock. It's called Vertigo.

That one's better

Do you think so?

Yes it's more interesting. The other one's a bit boring.

Yes, I think you're right. Thanks Shaun.

Dialoguge unit 4

That's amazing! Is that your photo Eva?

Yes, do you like it?

Yeah. How did you make the photo?

I was having a walk when these people started doing great magic tricks and then I made my photo.

Really? Why were they doing that?

It was a show.

Did you try it?

You're kidding! I can't do magic tricks.

Yeah, well it's a great photo. Well done

Rosa Parks: The woman who said no

Rosa Parks is a black women who just has a normal life. In the 1st of December of 1955. She's going back home on the bus. A white passenger enters the bus, and because she's black she has to give up her seat but she says "NO"

Immediatley Rosa is arrested and sent to prison. Black citizens were angry so they decided to protest. They wouldn't take the bus. 75% of bus passengers were black so, without them buses would lose money.

Finally, segregation on buses was abolished and for the first time, black and white people could sit together on a bus. This was a small victory but it sparked the civil rights movement that was soon to come with the civil rights legend, Martin Luther King Jr.

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is one of the most popular novels of all time. Now you can see the new musical film. An innocent man, Jean Valjean, escapes prison and wants to start a new life. But police inspector Javert is looking for him. Anne Hathaway also stars in the film as Fantime. And the best thing is that she's a fantastic singer!

Peeks of the future: Graphene

Graphene is the best material ever created, it's really bendable, but as hard as a diamond, it's one atom wide and it's transparent, it can change shape  and it's the best procesor ever found. Future phones, ipads and televisions will be made of graphene.

iRock

This rocking chair is called the iRock. The rocking movement generates electricity and it also has a pair of speakers. So now, you can relax and recharge your iPod at the same time.

Snake cake

English woman Francesca Pitcher made this cake for her daughter's birthday. She was inspired by real albino python that she had seen at London Zoo. The problem was that nobody at the birthday party wanted to eat it. It looked too much like a snake, and not enough like a cake!

Project 2: test

1.Where's English an official language?

In Guayana,USA, The UK, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and many Caribean islands

2.What currency would you use if you were living in London?

Pounds

3. Name three british dishes.

Fish and Chips, Roast Beef, English fry-up

4. Name two british celebrations.

Boxing day and St. Gorge's day

5. Complete

The UK is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ireland. Wales, Scotland and England, together form Great Britain. Therefore Northern Ireland and Great Britain form UK. England is a country in the UK. The British Isles are occupied by two nations: UK and Ireland.

                       

England flag: st. Gorge's cross capital: London flower: rose main city: Oxford
Scotland flag: st. Andrew's cross capital: Edinburgh flower: shamrock main city: Glasgow
Wales flag: red dragon capital: Cardiff flower: daffodil main city: Liverpool
Northern Ireland flag: cross with a hand capital: Bellfast flower: thistle main city:

London:

Population: about 7 millions
Famous monuments: The Big Ben, The London Eye, Buckingham palace, The national gallery and the British museum
River: Thames
Famous people: C.Chaplin, Adele, One direction

my summer

Hello my name is Enric and I'm going to talk to you about my Summer holidays.

First I’m going to tHello my name is Enric and I'm going to talk to you about my Summer holidays.

First I’m going to talk about the week that I spent in Paris. Since we are in crisis we went to Paris by car (that's 9 or 10 hours inside a car!). I went to Paris with my family and we rented an apartment.

In Paris we went to a lot of clothing shops and we got really tired for walking a lot but  the food in France is really good . We also went to the Fnac, which is a really big shopping center were they sell books, movies, computers and video games.

We had a great time in Paris and we saw the Mona Lisa visited the Louvre and went to the Sainte Chapelle, etc. And at the end of our trip we went to the Eiffel tower and we saw really impressive sights.

When we went back from Paris we went to our grandfathers' summerhouse in a lonely and calm village called Tortella during a week and it was really hot (but they have a very big town pool).

Some friends from other countries also came to visit us from Israel and Switzerland and stayed a few days. And the days I was in Banyoles I met my friends and went to the pool.

So I had a very good Summer!

My school

I go to a private school called “Escola Casa Nostra”. It’s really big, but just few students go there. There are about a hundred students in the school and 12 or 13 teachers.

There’s a big technology workshop a laboratory, an ITC room, an English room with many computers and a really small gymnasium.

My favorite lessons are PE, English project and technology class. We have gigantic playground, with a three football fields, two basketball fields, a mountain bike circuit and a rugby field. We even have a swimming pool, but we never use it!