My English competence in 2015

My best oral post is the joke: http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/joke.html?m=1

I've chosen it because I think that it is the better oral post that I have. I have few oral posts so it wasn't a difficult decision. I've chosen it because I was nervous but I liked the results. I think that I have to read faster and with more fluency, but, hoe I've said, I was nervous.

My best written post is: http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/fromal-letter-invented.html?m=1
I've chosen this post because I like it a lot. I had fun doing it. I think that it has a good structure with good connectors and suitable connectors.
I've liked it because I could use my imagination.

My English Progress from 2013 to 2015

My first post (http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/dogs.html) was about dogs and puppies. My last post was about the website "WordReference" (http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/word-reference.html). I think that I improved the topics discussed, and that I've learned some new vocabulary during these years. Moreover I think that I've improved the structure of my posts. In my opinion I've learned a lot of different connectors.
This is my first dialogue: http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/a-class-dialogue.html 
And this is my last, a joke: http://nooneonlyyou.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/joke.html?m=1
I think that I've improved a lot my pronunciation and my fluency, but it can be better.
At the beggining of this blog I've done posts only to have a good mark, but at the ending we can see that the posts are better because I've done it with effort.

Word Reference

During this year the Word Reference page has helped me a lot. I think it is a good tool to improve your English. It allows you to learn the meaning of new words and learn synonyms. I think that many people knows this web but many other doesn't knows it, so I want to show gratitude to this free website for making me learn English, advertising it.

Nomophobia

Last Tuesday, in the English exam, appeared he word "Nomophobia". At the beginning I didn't know what it was, but after thinking, and reading the exam, I remember it. I was a little bit afraid, because all what I've read was true, and in a little part it defines me. Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. Since this moment I've tried not to be so worried of my mobile phone, but I can't do it. The good part is that when I'm with someone else I'm not worried for the mobile phone. It's true that I'm worried about lose it, but I have it in my bag and I don't use it.

What to do on a Sunday?

Sometimes we don't know what to do on a Sunday and we want to do something to make the most of the day. Here we have some plans to do on a Sunday:

- Bowling, it's a good idea go to the bowling with friends. It is entertraining, ejoyable, especially when it rains.
- Paintball, it's funny. Is very enjoyable painting your friends with harmless guns, but you need a sunny day.
- Beach, if it's summer, you can go to the beach to sunbathe, or swim, with friends or alone.
- Cinema, if you don't know where to go, you can go to the cinema to see a good movie. It is a good idea if it rains, and you can go with friends or alone.
- Go for a walk, you can go for a walk, discovering new interesting places while you walk, you go in bicicle or anything else, with good music is a good plan.

Interestellar

Interestellar is a movie, by Cristopher Nolan, that have made me cry three times. It's a complicated story, convoluted. You can't understand the beggining without seeing the ending. I like it a lot. I don't want to tell the story I prefer to advise you to see it. I think that it's very beautiful story, about the future of the earth, and the relationship between father and daughter. The main character is a man that goes on the sapce searching a new habitable planet. I would like to see it again someday. 

Cambodia and Australia: Treating Refugees as Bargaining Chips

Forty Montagnard asylum seekers have been forced to leave Cambodia and Australia to go to Vietnam last month, without a hearing on their claims for protection. 
In addition, the government made half-hearted denials that it had sent them back, it nevertheless explained its rationale for violating the right not to be returned to face persecution, the most sacrosanct principle of international refugee law. Because Cambodia is “neutral” the spokesman for the Interior Ministry said, “taking refugees from any country…is against the Cambodian constitutional law.”

For more information: http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/03/05/cambodia-and-australia-treating-refugees-bargaining-chips

Fromal letter (invented)

NGO department

Sant Jaume I

Girona, Spain

17486

14th of April 2015

Mr. Obama, 
president of the United States of America 
White House, Washington DC
98724

Dear Mr. President,
We are writing this letter because we saw thousands of abused children in Ethiopia. They were very scared, because some soldiers of the troops of Africa were bitting them until their death. The soldiers used them as bargaining chips between villages, and then close them into a little cages.

We think that now is the moment to act. If you could send some troops in Ethiopia to save them from the death, of the arms of the harm troops of Africa, we will take in the children. 
We need your help in this misfortune, to save a civilisation of unfortunate children.

If you could be indulgent, we will bring up and educate this poor children. 
Please we need your help, do not turn a blind eye.

Thank you for your attention,

NGO Departament

Human Rights

1. What are human rights?

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings.

2. When and why were they created?

They were created in 1948, by the united nations.They were created after the second World War to avoid a third one.

3. How many human rights are there?

There are 30 human rights.

4. Which human right were you not familiar with?

I wasn't familiar with the right of rest and relaxation, I know that this is necessary but I didn't know that it was a human right.

Make a list of new words you hear, if any. Think of an example where this human right is respected and where it is violated.

LIST:

Entitled - Have rights
recogniton - identification
Law - rules
remedy - cure or solution

#18 Freedom of Thought

Everyone has the right of thought and speak one's mind. Everyone has the right to think, and say what they think. Everyone has the right to manifest their beliefs.
In few cases of manifestations people is pacific. In 2004, 11.400.000 people took to the streets of diferent cities of Spain after the worst attack of the history of Spain, the 11-M (a terrorist attack by ETA).
But in many cases the manifestations are repressed furiously.

http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/videos/born-free-and-equal.html

Abstract

I have done a research project about body language, and I have studied the non verbal language and after it I have done a research about the meaning of gestures. It allowed me to do an examination of some videos, and it allowed me to discover that some pliticians and celebrities used it to earn the public. Moreover I have done some surveys that helped me to learn that some people think to know what is body language but actually they did not know at all.

Self evaluation

"Body language"

Presentation: I think that my presentation was good and it has leasted long enough. So I think I have an 8/10.

Eye contact: I think that I was so nervous, really nervous, so I think I have a 7/10.

Structure: I think that the structure was pretty well and ordered. I think I have a 9/10.

Content: I think it was good, I've learned new vocabulary. I think I have 8/10.

Language: I think that my language was good, not perfect, but good. I think I have 8/10.

Pronunciation: I think that my pronuntiation is good, I can improve it. I think I have 7/10.

The final mark of my presentation is an 8.

Prenuptial agreements

Are prenuptial agreements good? Should a man and a woman reach an agreement about the rules they will follow in their relationship after getting married?

Some people think that the pernuptial agreements are necessary "just in case", because there are many people that marry another person just because her or his money, so with the pernuptial agreemens money and stuff is safe, it couldn't be stolen with the divorce.

Is it always so?

Some people say that the pernuptial agreements are dangerous too, specially for the persons who didn't work and stay home doing tasks and cleaning, because in many cases, there are a housewife that didn't do anything, and with the pernuptial agreements (in case of divorce) she lose everything, and no one appreciates her work. Moreover there are persons who said that they don't accept the pernuptial agreements in anyway, because they believe that their love will last forever.

In my opinion the two arguments are correct, so I'm for, because in theory it protects you (your money and your stuff), but I'm aigainst too, but only for few cases.

Music

Doing the last post I saw that old music make me happy for the memories that goes with them. Every song is a different memorie, and I love everyone of them because they are parts of my life. It seems like it was 300 years ago, but actually they are only few years, like five years. I had a different periods of music in my life, when I was a child I have listened songs like Asereje, or the "dance of gorilla". Then when I was ten approximately I have listened only radio, because I wasn't very attracted by music. I remember that some years I've done the playback actuation, and I don't know why but the only song I remember is one of "High school musical". When I was 15 years old I listened a little bit of everything as currently.

Memories

A few days ago I found an English work that I've done years ago. This has maked me think about I miss some moments and some people, because people goes away and time never stop. Few years ago my life was completely different, and I think it also was better, because I was a young girl who didn't care about anything, it was like I was free. Currently I'm free too, but it's a different kind of freedom. I miss some people. A long time ago I had many friends, I was always happy with them. Nowadays I have many friends too, but we're more matures, we don't do the same stupids things, well, it isn't true, because my friends are crazy, but most people isn't like they. What we said when we were kids still working currently "Today I like you, we will see tomorrow".

Finland: Elderly man defies age with downhill skiing

Nils-Olof Eklundh started skiing in 1937 and still hits the slopes at a centre near Helsinki for two hours every Saturday and Sunday. After descending the hill 10 times he stops for a coffee, then does it another 10 times. He used to ski competitively decades ago. Mr Eklundh says he doesn't have any secrets for being healthy in later life, he doesn't eat anything special, on the contrary, he eat greasy crap.



For more information: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31796701

Georgia: Town councillor gives free taxi rides

Zurab Sepiashvili is part of the council in the eastern town of Gurjaani. Every sunday he spends four ours ferrying people around in his car to show he is serving the public. He is footing the bill for fuel himself.
It's gone down well among Georgians commenting on social media, with many people praising Mr Sepiashvilli's actions, and it seems the idea is catching on.



For more information: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31814778

Spain: Rare Iberian lynx tracked in Madrid region

After 40 years the rare Iberian lynx has returned to Madrid, Spain. The male lynx, called Kentaro, was born in captivity and released with seven more lynx in Toledo in 2014. Kentaro has "packed his bags and set off on his travels", it's rare that a lynx goes so far away, they tend to stay close to where they were born. Kentaro wears a GPS collar which allows conservationists to track his whereabouts. 
The Iberian Lynx is the world's most endangered feline, and the only breeding populations are both in southern Spain.



http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31819357

Belarus: Man investigated over 'fence blog'

In the western city of Brest, Mikhail Lukashevich has been posting political statements on a fence. Many of the statements on the "fence blog" address the current political situation in Belarus, and now the authorities are investigating him for allegedly defaming President Alexander Lukashenko (the "Europe's last dicator), who has been in power since 1994.
The country has been critisiced by human rights groups for suppressing free speech.




"Those who tell lies live the best lives, but not for too long"

For more information: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31831552

Conference with Noa

The teachers of English of INS Castelló d'Empúries have prepared us a videoconference with Noa, an old student of the school. Currently she is in Sidney, Australia. With this videoconference we all could ask to her some questions to resolve our doubts, and moreover, this conference has opened us to other possibilities such as leaving the country to practice English as Noa.
We have been asking many questions, she seemed prepared for everything, she had an answer for everything. She seemed mature. And this has maked me think, because maybe I should do as she. Anyway, the conference with Noa has helped me, because it has maked me think a lot about my future.

Thank you teachers!

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