UNIT 9: An accident

Something happened a couple of weeks ago which was real test of honestly. I was with a friend and we were shopping while we found and envelope with 1,000euros inside it.

'Someone lose this envelope with 1,000euros insite it!!!' said my friend.

'And what do we do now?' I asked to him.

'Remain to us' answered him.

'No. That's wrong. We have to bring to the police.

'Ok, ok... Let's go.' he said.

In the end, nothing happened about the envelope. The police was very good about it because we did the right thing. It was a pleasant experience and I felt that I'd done the right thing.

MY TRIP TO ITALY

My trip to Italy was amazing. We visited a lot of places and we had a lot of fun together.

09/03/2015

On the first day, I woke up at 4:30 am, because I had to be on the school at 5:30 am. We went to Aeroport del Prat in Barcelona by bus and we took a fly to Milà. When we arrived in Milà it was around 10:30 am. We took a little bus which took us to the Lago di Garda. We had lunch in a small restaurant next to the lake and after that, we went to Sirmione, a very little town. I liked the little shops. After that we took the bus again and we went to Verona. There we visited the Arena and we walked to the streets. We went to a chic restaurant and we ate macaroni. It was delicious! We return to the hotel and we went to bed early.

10/03/2015

On the second day, we had breakfast early because we had to stayed at 9:00am et the train station. We took a train to Venice. Went we arrived there everyone felt in love with that beautiful city. The people it moved to the town by boat. We went to the Piazza Sant Marco and the Sant Marco Cathedral. At midday, we had free time and all the class we had luch together in a small restaurant. On the afternoon we ate a sweety ice cream. After that we took a vaporeto. At about 6pm we took a train that it returns us to Verona. We had dinner at the same restaurant as the day before and after that we went shopping. We return to the hotel and we went to bed.

11/03/2015

On the third day, we prepared the luggage and we took a bus that it tooks us to Firnze. When we arrived there, we went directly to leave the luggage in the Hotel Eden. We had lunch in a restaurant near the hotel and then we went to the Piazza di la Signoria and the Ponte Vecio. We visited the different markets too. On the afternoon the teachers invited us an ice cream. We went to the shops and about 9pm we had dinner at the same restaurant. After dinner, we went to visit Firenze at nigth. We went to a funny carousel. We returned to the hotel and we went to sleep.

12/03/2015

On the fourth day we visited the Ufizzi Gallery at 9:45 am. It was nice but and interesting because there were a lot of paintings and works. After that we visited the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral inside and then we climbed up the 465 steps for saw the views on the top of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. When I saw Firenze from up there I loved it. We had lunch at the same restaurant as the day before. In the afternoon, the first thing we visited was the academy, where the David of Michael Angelo is located. When I came across with that sculpture I was amazed. It is enormous and it seems impossible to do that sculpting. After this visit, we had free time and we went shopping. We bought a lot of things: hoodies, necklaces, pasta, magnets... After that we had dinner and we went to the hotel. At night, Carlota and I we went to Albert's, David's and Marçal's bedroom and we play cards together. We spent a great time and at about 1 o'clock, the teacher said to us that it's time to go to sleep.

13/03/2015

 

The last day we had breakfast and we prepeared the luggage. We took a bus that we took us to Pisa. There we took a little train. This little train led us to Piazza del Miracolo” There we took a lot of photos, like the tipical one holding the tower. We visited the Duomo and the Baptistry, it was quite good and interesting. When we finished the visit, we went to have lunch in a restaurant. After that, we took a bus which took us to the airport of Pisa to wait our plane. When we arrived in Barcelona we took a bus too, and it brought us to our school. Anyone couldn’t believe that the trip to Italy ended.

I'll always remember this trip.
 

UNIT 8: A happy ending

This last year, thing weren't going too well for me. I'd arrived to Australia and the airport had lost my packs. I was very angry. Then I got my new residence near the beach. The residence was amazing but my room partner was really unsociable. I tried to speak to her but I couldn't. The next days I was very upset because I hadn't known anyone.

Everything changed for me the day I saw a tall boy with dark hair and green eyes. Fom that moment my world had changed, he was perfect. He walked next to me and he asked my name. His name's Nil and he's from Girona! Then I started meeting him on the café or on the big gardens of the campus. One day, I met him and he gave me flowers and then he asked me to be his girlfriend. I answered yes!

These months, I feel much happier. Being with him by my side had made me see that sometimes you are happier if you are positive. If I hadn't moved to Australia, I'd never met him.

UNIT 7: write an opinion essay

The government plans to introduce a new law which will mean that students would have to go to school on Saturday mornings. In my view, this would have some negative consequences.

First of all, I think that this plan would be bad accepted by the students because nowadays they go to school five days a week and do six hours of class ecery day. Although they are with their friends, at the end of the day it's really tiring. When they arrive home they can't do what they want because normally they have homework to do so they finally spend more than six hours studying. I also think that it would be unfair because young people use the weekends to do things they like and can't do them during the week because they don't have time. Introducing another day of class would mean that they have less time for themselves considering that they already spend five days of the week going to school.

If the aim of the government is trying to increase the level of students, I don't think they should do it that way. It seems to me that there's a better alternative: they could organize learning activities at the weekends encouraging students and making them have fun.

ANIMALS

Bee behaviour mapped by little tracker

A tiny new tracker designed to monitor bee behaviour is being tested by experts in London. It is made from left over pieces of tech and is based on tracking equipment used in warehouses. Making up the tracker is a specially designed computer chip and aerial - which has been created to be thinner and lighter than those used to track bigger insects. Around 50 have been made so far and the idea is to use them to track the bees as they move around in the wild. Experts are hoping that this new technology will allow scientists to have a better understanding on why the number of bees are declining.

NEWS

The remains of King Richard III have been buried at Leicester Cathedral

A special service took place during which actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who's a distant relation of the king, read a poem. The poem was specially written for the occasion by poet Carol Ann Duffy. Richard III died at Bosworth Field in 1485, at the end of the War of the Roses. His remains were found beneath a Leicester car park in 2012. Across three days this week, more than 20,000 people queued for hours to view the coffin in Leicester Cathedral. Today many people watched the service outside of the cathedral on a large screen.

Who was Richard III?

• The last Yorkist King of England, this means he was the last member of the House of York family to be made king.
• He had one of the shortest reigns in British history - just over 2 years, and he was the last English king to die in battle.
• He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, which led to the end of the War of the Roses. This was fighting between the houses of Lancaster and York that lasted 30 years.
• He has been painted as a villain. It's said he killed his two nephews.
  

  

Captain America

Captain America, created 1941

Real name: Steve Rogers.

Steve us a frail young man rejected by the US army during the Second World War. But then an army general asks Steve to participate in an experiment: a Super-Soldier serum and radiation treatment give him a perfect body. After intense physical preparation, his first mission is to stop Nazi agent. He receives a costume and a shield and becomes a symbol of liberty and justice -Captain America!

Superhuman powers: none, but he is one of the rare mortal beings who has been authorized to use Thor's hammer.

Strengh: Captain America's strengh, speed, endurance and agility are top level of human capacity. His immunity to disease is extraordinary.

Weakness: he is subject to all natural human vulnerabilities.

Joined the Avengers: 1964, in the fourth comic.

Cinema: Blackhat

Nicholas is a talented computer hacker but he is in prison for cyber-theft. When the world's financial markets are attacked by hackers, Nicholas is asked to help stop them. He negotiates a deal to be released from prison if he can catch the criminals...

The big movie preview: The Giver

Out: October 29

Director: Phillip Noyce

Stars: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites

The buzz: Based on another teenage dystopian novel, but one written 20 years before The Hunger Games and which is now required reading in many British and US schools. It concerns a future in which society is happy, but only because most people are kept in a state of ignorance. Jonas (Breton Thwaites) is one of a chosen few who guard the knowledge kept secret from others. It's not the most obviously filmable of novels, but with Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep on board it's got serious acting talent.

22 April: EARTH DAY

Earth Day celebrates its 45^th anniversary this year. It's an international event to protect the planet, but how can you help? Well, you can donate some money to an environmental project of decide to reduce your energy consumption. Or, simply plant a tree. In the past three years, more than 1.5million trees have been planted in 18 countries. Each small gesture counts!

Plans for a visit

Hi Enya,

I'm just writing to check that everything's OK for your visit.

I think you'll like Banyoles. On Saturday morning, we're doing a tour around city. I really want to show you the city! We'll be free in the afternoon, so we can do whatever you want. If you want we can meet some of my friends in the café or go to a museum. It's up to you.

On Sunday, we could get a bus to Girona. There are some shops, cinemas, restaurants and bowlings. There is much to do in it and it's cheap. I'll get some photos and you can have a look.

We're going to meet you at the ariport tomorrow, so can you remind me what time your fly gets in?

Looking forward to seeing you.

Laia.

A postcard

Hi Irma!

We're having a great holiday here in Llançà. We're staying in our apartament next to the beach. There weren't a lof of thing to do. The people are very cheerful and I have a lot of new friends.

Yesterday I went to the market with my mum. It was quite big and there were a lof of tourists. I bough two earrings.

Are you having a good holiday at Costa Rica?

See you soon,

Laia

An invitation to a party

Hi Xènia!

I'm having a birhday party next Saturday at my grandmother's house. Would you like to come? We are going to spend a great time! Lots of people from rowing and school are coming. Can you bring some sandwiches?

Hope you can come,

Laia

Letter to a new friend

Hi Susan,

My name’s Laia and I’m fifteen. I live in Banyoles, Catalunya. I live with my mum Teia, my dad Jordi and my brother Adrià. I’ve got a good relationship with my brother and I think that’s OK.

I love rowing and I practice it every day. I like photography, meeting my friends and going to the cinema too. I hate being bored!

I go to Escola Casa Nostra. The school is next to the lake so I go there by bike with my classmates. The teachers are very clever and strict. My favourite subjects are Science and Biology. Someday I’d be a great dentist.

See you soon,

Laia

Letter to your English auntie about your new friend

Hi auntie,

How are you? I hope your're well. I'm writing to tell you about my new friend.

His name is Nil and he's gorgeous! He's one year older than me and he's very handsome. He's got green eyes and short black hair. He's taller than me. He enjoys playing basketball and he plays really well. He hates Justin Bieber, but he has got a lovely dog called Cendra. I hope you'll meet him soon.

Lots of love,

Laia