An event in the past

A MEMORABLE DAY I remember, my 12th -year-old birthday. It was a very memorable day.

 First, we finished the school at 5 o'clock and like some days, I went to Xènia's house. When I arrived to her home, there were my best friends at the door. I didn't expect it! They said “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”, I was very thrilled. Then, we made a big snack, with a chocolate cake, it was delicious! After that, we did our homework, and when we finished this, I went home.

 There were my best friends and our families. I remember the cat called Nino clearly because she was sleeping all the time. It was a really funny day and I felt very happy.

Halloween (The others)

THE OTHERS,  a terror fillm

2. Name the main characters in the film

  Grace            Mrs Mill
  Anne             Mrs Tuttle
  Nicholas        Víctor
  Lydia

3. VOCABULARY
Priest- capellà                      Breathing-respirar
Bless-beneïr                         Mad-loca
Buried-enterrat                     Grounded-castigada
Graveyard-cementiri             Hunted-caçat
Bleed-sagnar                        Elderly-envellit

4. 10 SENTENCES
-Grace, have two children called Anna and Nicholas, who are photosensitive
-The father came back from the war.
-They lived in and old house.
-Grace became mad, because she was alone with her children.
-The husband has left her.
-The children were killed.
-Grace suffocated her children, because she was mad.
-One day, the children got up and they saw the window without curtains, there was light!
-The fault was for the three servants, they wanted to kill the children
-They all were dead.

Crazy: Intelligent phone and optical illusion

INTELLIGENT PHONE:
No one uses phone boxes any more. In most countries they have become obsolete, but not in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here one hundred telephone boxes have been transformed into art. This one has a new life... as a giant brain!

OPTICAL ILLUSION
This girl, Lotte van der Acker, is crazy about photography. Her passion started at age ten when her mum bought her an old Pentax camera. Today Lotte has a tattoo of the camera on her arm. Now she will never forget her camera! Strange but true!

Music: Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke

Miley Cyrus started her career as Disney star Hannah Montana when she was 13 years old. But a lot has changed since then. Today, aged 20, Miley is more famous for her music than her acting. She has a new rock star image too. Her fourth album is out now. You're sure to love Miley's catchy single "We Can't Stop"!

Robin Thicke has written songs for many famous artists including Usher. Now he has his own hit album. It's called Blurred Lines, just like Robin's number-one single. Robin says that he wanted to enjoy himself and make fun album of pop songs. You can have fun too... dancing to the songs!

Bruno Mars

The new King of Pop
He's the talented showman who's had five Number Ones. Meet the new king!

for BIG SUCCESS
In just three years, Bruno Mars has become one of the biggest names in pop music. He has sold more than eight million albums around the world, and is now Hawaii's most popular export...

for ROCK, RAP, R&B, REGGAE
Bruno has many musical styles. There's work, rap, R&B and reggae. Hawaiians love reggae music, and many of Bruno's songs have reggae sound. Another influence on his music is "Doo-Wop", a type of rhythm and blues from the 1950s. It inspired the title of his first album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

for UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
That's the name of Bruno's second album. He wrote the songs, but he didn't have a clear plan for the album. "It turned into this soulful, experimental, electronic, hard-to-explain thing," he says.

for NICKNAME
Bruno's real name is Peter Gene Hernandez. "Bruno" is his nickname that his father gave him when he was two years old. Bruno chose the "Mars" part later. He thought it sounded exciting and energetic, and was sure that a cool name would help his music career.

for ORIGINS
Bruno has Puerto Rican, Jewish, Filipino and spanish origins. He says growing up in Hawaii made h im the man he is. "Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments," he says. By age four, he played in the family band. Soon he became known for this Elvis Presley impersonations.

My ideal home

Here we are in my ideal home. It's a modern flat in New York. It's quite big and it's got everything. It's got three bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, an office, and a living room. The living room has got a small balcony and you can see Central Park from it.

On an ideal noon we're all here. My mum and I are eating in the kitchen. My brother is playing computer games. He's in the office. My dad is in the living room. He's sitting in the sofa.

My favorite room is the office. It's got a wide long table, a big computer and a lot of shelves. I like this room because I can be quiet and I can study very well.

My internet profile

ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Claudia and I'm from Banyoles in Catalonia. I'm sociable and persuasive, but I'm quite shy. I've got brown eyes and brown hair.

LIKES AND DISLAKES

I'm really into languages. I like speaking, reading and writing all of the languages that I learn. I'm also a big fan of One Direction. I love their songs and the members of the band.

MY TIME AND MONEY

I spend a lot of time studying and doing homework, but on the mobile phone too, talking with my friends. I spend my money on books. I love reading.

REQUESTS

I really want to meet boys and girls from the age 13-16 years old. I don't mind their nationality, but I want to practise my English and I'm interested in learning French.

 

 

 

 

What do you know about Halloween?

When and where is it celebrated?
It's celebrated on October 31 and it has roots in the Celtic Festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints.

Why is it celebrated on the 31st October?
Because became associated with All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day, which eventually fell on November 1.

Is it a religious celebration?
Yes, because long ago it was absorbed into the festivals of the expanding Christian church, and became associated with All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day.

What does the word "Halloween" mean?
It means "The night of All Saints"

Name 2 typicial games.
-Eat an apple on a string.
-Bob for apples and other gifts in a basin of water, without using your hands.

When did it become a dangerous celebration? Why?
When contact became possible between the spirits and the physical world, and magical things were more likely to happen.It became a dangerous celebration because there was the idea of linking the living with the dead.

How do people celebrate it today?
People celebrate it doing activities like trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

My last summer

Hi! My name is Claudia and I'm 13. Today I'll talk about my last summer holidays. First I'm going to talk about L'Arcada, second about Pals, third about Carcassonne, fourth about Platja d'Aro and This is us.

L'ARCADA, AN ENGLISH CAMP
 On 23rd July, I went to L'Arcada's English camp. I learnt a lot of English because all the instructors were from USA and also there were some boys and girls from there. Everyday we woke up very early, then we had breakfast and after that in groups we did different activities depending on the day. There were different activities like: Archery, climbing, basketball, cycling... When we finished the activities, we had lunch and in the afternoon we did English class. Then, we went to the swimming pool if it was hot. After that we had dinner and we did some night activities. This camp lasted for one week from 23rd to 29th July. It was an unforgettable experience!

PALS
On 6th August, I went to an apartment in Pals with my uncle and my cousin Montse. There were more people but I didn't meet them. In the mornings we went to the beach and then we had lunch. After lunch we went to the swimming pool for one hour. Then we had dinner, sometimes in a restaurant. In the evenings we went to the forest with walkie-talkies. It was fantastic!

CARCASSONNE
On 26th August, I went four days to Carcassonne, France. I went with my parents, my brother and my cousin. In the mornings we went to visit the castle. Then we had lunch and we went again to the castle to visit all the mediaeval side. And in the evenings we went to visit all the town. One day, we went to Lac de la Cavayère, is an artificial lake near Carcassonne. It was a wonderful trip!

PLATJA D'ARO
 On 29th August, my mother and I went to Platja d'Aro, to Xènia's apartment. Everyday, we went to the beach and in the afternoon we went to the shops and for a walk in the streets. One day, we went with Maria Port, Maria Serra, Xènia Tubert, Clàudia Guilana and her friends, to see "This is us",
a film from ONE DIRECTION. The best film ever!


MY PRESENTATION:

My last summer from claudiavallmajo25

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MY CLASSMATES:
Xènia Tubert: She went to les fonts del Llobregat with her parents, and her dog. She did english lessons with John Duran.

Quim Tarradas: He went in a tennis campus with his brother. On September, he went to la Via humana in Girona. 

Cèlia Estudis: She went to an English camp in Banyoles, and she spent five days in Vall d'Aran.

Laura Trigueros. she was training everyday, and she went for one week in Italy, she visited a lot of places there!