diumenge, 1 de desembre del 2013

Teen who covered Katy Perry's 'Roar' dies

Olivia Wise was a teenager that died Monday because she didn't want that an inoperable brain tumor killed her spirit.
She became famous because, in September, she recorded a Katy Perry song and it became an online hit.

Her family said that she died peacefully in her home. When she knew that her tumor was inoperable, she said at her family that she didn't wanted that they were cry.

Katy Perry listened Olivia's version about her hit "Roar" and she said: "I was very moved and you sounded great," "I love you. A lot of people love you and that's why your video got to me. It moved everybody that saw it." Katy Perry concluded with: "Keep roaring!"

The Olivia's song drew the international attention and helped raise $77,000 for a fundation who was started in her name in support of brain tumor research.


Plastic Surgery



Presentation (10%)
Do you use any resources? Are the resources relevant and attractive and focused on the topic? Do they support your presentation? Is the timing 5-7 minutes?

Yes, we used a power-point. Yes, it helped me a lot. Yes.
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Body language and eye contact (10%)
Are you looking at your audience most of the time? Are you reading occasionally from your notes? Are you doing any gestures / movement to hold the attention of the audience?

I was very nervous but I think that I saw at the audience. Yes, I read a little bit.
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Structure (10%)
Do you organize your ideas in order of importance? Do you use discourse markers to make your ideas more clear?
Yes. Fist of all the introduccion, after the body structure and the last one, the conclusion and the video.

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Content (40%)
Do you introduce interesting, NEW information to your audience? Is your information detailed and clear? Do you give / show examples? Is your information copied from a source or is it original? Did you look up information/facts/ideas in the Internet/books…?
Yes, I think that it was very interesting and we explained a lot of examples. We searched information in Internet but we didn't copy.

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Language (20%)
Is your grammar correct, complex? Is your vocabulary rich and varied? Do you use sentence linkers? Do you use pause fillers?
Yes, we put technic words and a lot of synonyms.

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Pronunciation and intonation (10%)
Do you know how to pronounce all your words? Did you check the pronunciation with a dictionary, a classmate or the teacher? Do you change your tone of voice or use a monotone tone all the time? Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions?
There were a lot of words that I had to listened the pronuntation.


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PLASTIC SURGERY


Hello, as you know we are Xènia and Marina and we are going to explain you what is plastic surgery.

First of all we explain you What is plastic surgery.
Then, we explain you different types of plastic surgery.
And finally, the conclusion.




WHAT IS PLASTIC SURGERY?


Plastic Surgery is a surgical specialty that is dedicated to reconstruction of facial and body defects due to birth disorders, trauma, burns, and disease. Plastic surgery is also involved with the enhancement of the appearance of a person through cosmetic surgery.

Esthetic surgery is a plastic surgery subspecialty and it's exclusively performed to improve the outer appearance of healthy people.





TYPES OF PLASTIC SURGERY



Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) - the abdomen is reshaped and firmed.

During this surgical procedure excess skin and fact is removed from the middle and lower abdomen, with the aim of tightening the muscle and fascia of the abdominal wall. Tummy tucks are more popular among women after pregnancy and people who have lost a great deal of weight and do not like the sagging that sometimes results from this. Sometimes the sagging skin occurs for genetic reasons (the patient inherited the trait). This procedure may also improve the appearance of stretch marks, especially those located below the navel.
There are actually three different types of abdominoplasty:

- The first type is a mini tummy tuck which is done on people who only need a small amount of improvement, a small incision is made and the muscles are tightened and excess fat is removed.

- The full tummy tuck is the most common type in addition to what is done with a mini tummy tuck the skin is pulled up to tighten it and the skin from the belly button to the pubic area is removed.

- Tummy tuck is done mainly on people who have already had stomach stapling surgery since it uses the existing scars to pull the skin tight.



MAMMOPLASTY:


Mammoplasty, this may include:


- Breast enlargement:
This is one of the most common procedures in cosmetic surgery.
Breast implants may also be considered by patients who have had their breast removed, as may be the case with breast cancer. Breast implants come in many sizes, shapes and profiles.


- Breast reduction:
Skin and glandular tissue is removed to make the breasts smaller.
There is a study that it said that Breast reduction reduces breast cancer risk among high-risk women.


- Mastopexy:
As the skin loses its elasticity, gravity starts taking its toll, plus other factors such as weight loss, pregnancy or breastfeeding alter the shape and firmness of the breasts, some women want a breast lift. The breast lift raises the breasts, giving them a more youthful contour.




Lower-body lift - this may include:
1.1 Buttock augmentation - this procedure enhances the appearance of the buttocks by making them larger. The surgeon will either graft fat from another part of the patient's body, or use a silicone implant.
1.2 Buttock lift - this procedure lifts the buttocks so that they stick out more and have a tighter, more pert appearance. The surgeon does not always need to place implants. A scarless technique can be used for buttock lift.


May also include procedures to tighten loose, sagging skin in the backs of the thighs, hips, outer thighs, and the front of the thighs.





LIPOSUCTION

Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure which can be performed on different areas of the body although the majority of people most frequently decide for liposuction of abdomen and thighs.

The liposuction techniques are simple.

During the procedure patients are under general or local anesthesia depending on the amount of removed fat and the technique. In average, the procedure takes 1 to 3 hours depending of the size of treated area.




Facelift (rhytidectomy) - rhytidectomy means to remove wrinkles surgically.
The goal is to make the patient's face look younger. Excess facial skin is removed without tightening underlying tissue.
The most popular one is to make an incision in front of the ear which extends into the hairline and also curves around the bottom of the ear and then behind it.











RHINOPLASTY

Rhinoplasty is surgery to reshape the nose. It can make the nose larger or smaller; change the angle of the nose in relation to the upper lip; or other defects in the nose.
Rhinoplasty may be done using general or local anesthesia. It is usually done as an outpatient procedure but sometimes requires a 1-night stay in the hospital or surgery center.



VOCABULARY

Tummy tuck: abdominoplàstia
Sagging skins: pell caiguda
Navel: melic
Tighten: reforçat

Enhancement: Millora

Surgeon: Cirurgià

Fatty Layers:




CONCLUSION

Seeking information we found that many people are obsessed about getting plastic surgery.

We believe that many operations can be dangerous because there are many risks during the operation. Even, there is the risk of death.

During the search of information, we found a case of a man who underwent a lot of operations because he wanted to look like Ken doll.

Do you have any question?

Paul Walker was dead

Paul Walker, the actor of the famous films "Fast and Furious" died yesterday at the age of 40.

Paul Walker was working at the seventh film of Fast and Furious when the tragedy happened.

Companions of work, like Ludacris and Tyrese, wrote on twitter their sadness about the death. Also, another artists, like Lady Gaga and Alyssa Milano, had posted on twitter their disbelief.

Paul Walker became famous thanks the film "The Fast and The Furious" in 2001.  Before, he appeared in '90's hits like"She's All That" and "Varsity Blues". 

He died after a charity event for his organization, "Reach Out Worldwide" 

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/30/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/paul-walker-dead-tweets/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

Miley Cyrus scandal at the VMA.

Last 25th of August MTV showed the VMA. Miley Cyrus was the protagonist.

She sang her hit "We can't stop" dressed like a bear. Her show was amazing and comparate to the videoclip was moderate, but when Robin Thicke started to sang his hit "Blurred Lines" started the scandal.

Miley Cyrus stripped down her dress and she dressed with a fresh-colored latex bikini. She simulated sex with a foam finger and danced her dance "twerking" in the crotch of Robin Thicke.

Everybody was surprised and "the non-profit parents association" blamed MTV for allowing such an unacceptable and exploitative routine to air.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402415/Miley-Cyrus-VMAs-Parents-label-performance-sexual-exploitation-20-year-old-tried-shed-Disney-image.html

I agree with the show was too much but I don't think that it was a scandal because there are a lot of artists that do things more heavys than Miley Cyrus.

Dialogue

dijous, 28 de novembre del 2013

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars is one of my favourite TV programmes.

The television serie is about four girls who want to know the death of their "leader" Alison DiLaurentis.
The protagonists are Aria Montgomery, Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin and Emily Fields.

The serie started with a party in Spencer's house. The five friends spent a really good time and Alison wanted to frightened Toby Cavanaugh, the neighbour. But Alison's idea didn't worked and they burned a hut. Inside the hut stayed Jenna Marshall, Toby's stepsister.

In the incident, Jenna became blind and Toby saw that Alison was guilty, but he didn't say nothing because Alison knew all the secrets of people. At the same night Alison was disappeared and after one year, Alison's body appeared. She was dead, but the body was disappeared during the funeral and the four friends thought that she wasn't dead.

From that day, Hanna, Emily, Spencer and Aria received violent sms from "A", the Alison's murderer. They didn't know who is he/she, and throughout the chapters they will know who is "A" and if Alison is dead or not.



dimarts, 26 de novembre del 2013

Kate Moss recived the British Fashion Award

The last 29th of November Kate Moss recived a special recognition award at British Fashion Awards for her contributon to the fashion industry during her 25-year career.

She worked for the world's bigger brands like Chanel, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton and Alexander Mc Queen.

The most impact of her is her style insipated about rock which has become synonymous about British fashion. She designed a collection for Topshop in 2007 and she will design another next year.

The Supermodel collected the prize at the London Coliseum.


http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/11/27/kate-moss-british-fashion-awards---special-recognition

dilluns, 18 de novembre del 2013

SATURATED FAT HEART DISEASE "MYTH"

Saturated fat isn’t the only factor who cause heart disease; they are another factors, for example, sugar.

There are studies that they can demostrate that saturated fat (cholesterol) it’s healthy to eat. But if we consume food with a lot of cholesterol levels, we have got a lot of risks; heart attack is an example.

Cholesterol levels are influenced by different things: Diet, exercice and drugs (statins). 
Statins are a group of medicines that they can help lower levels of cholesterol in the blood. It also can be reduced by eating healthy food and doing physical activity.

MILEY'S RADICAL CHANGE

Miley Cyrus started singing like Hannah Montana when she was 11 years old.

At the age of 17 she decided to stop with Hannah Montana and she recorded her first solo album, Breakout.
Initially she was like Disney girl, she always looked pretty ans she was a good girl, like an angel.

When she was 19 she started to be more provocative because she didn't like that people saw her like Hannah Montana.

Nowdays, she has become more radical and provocative. She cuts her hair and she dyed her hair blonde. Her clothing also changed. She said that she is 20 years old and she does what she wants.

In my opinion Miley Cyrus is a very good singer and like a singer I like her a lot. I think that she is authentic and she doesn't care what others think about her.




diumenge, 10 de novembre del 2013

Last summer


Last summer was amazing! I was working in a work office in Castelló Nou. My companions from work were very friendly, they are the best!


After work, I used to go to the Almadrava beach with my friends because I wanted to be came taned. To stand up the heat, we wento to a beach bar to drank a fresh mojito.

During the nights, my friends and I went to parties and we spent a really good time!


The 16th of August, I went to a town near Girona because an actor's agency phoned me to took part in a film. I was very excited! The experience was incredible! There were famous actors, like Alex Monner, María León and Goya Toledo. They were very nice people!


Another thing that I think that it was a good summer is because I met new people and I could practise english and french with foreign people.



dimarts, 5 de novembre del 2013

Email to teacher

Hello Lourdes!

My name is Marina Bordas Martínez. I'm 18 years old and I live in Castelló d'Empúries with my family and my cat.

Now, I'm studying 2nd Batxillerat in IES Castelló d'Empúries. Next year, I would like to study psychology at Girona university. However, if I don't get the marks, I will study pedagogy or law. 


As a person, I'm sociable, happy and chatty. I love to go shopping with my friends and to go out with them. We always have a good time!

I don't like people who talk about things they don't know about or consider themselves better than others.

I hope you are well. See you in the next class!


Kisses,     
Marina      


         

Recession hits family spending on fresh food

Due to the economic crisis, many families have to cut back on consuming fresh fuits and vegetables to consume processed foods, because processed foods are cheaper.

The Institute of Fisical Studies said that pensioners, single parents and families are who have suffered the biggest decline in nutritional quality of their diets.

Products such as meat, fruit and diary products increased more than 50% of its price, while processed food only 28%.

In pensioners increased consumption of fatty foods, while in families with children increased consumption of sugary products. 

Linda Cregan, Children's Food Trust chief executive, said that having well-fed children is fundamental to the future of their health, and we look to consume foods with less saturated fat, salt and sugar.

The IFS did a long-term study (1980-2009) which showed that families consumed between 15% and 30% fewe calories but the average weight continued to rise. This was caused by the lack of sport in diets.














http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24773201

Joke

- Mum, mum, in school everybody tells me that I'm confused! 

- Hey, kid, this is not your house... you live opposite the street!

divendres, 5 d’abril del 2013

South Sudan: End Widespread Child Marriage

In South Sudan there was the costume to obligate girls to get marry with men. This costume violates the right of girls to marry only when they are able and willing to give their free consent and for that, the government of South Sudan is trying to help their. Human Rights Watch said it on the eve of International Womens' Day.
In South Sudan, the 48% of girls are married (girls between 15 and 19 years old).
In another report, journalists interviewed 87 girls that they were married and they said that they were obligated to get marry with an old man. The report recommends that the minimum of age to get marry is 18 years old.
Child marriages ends with the girls' education, increases their risk of abuse and their health.
According with the government of South Sudan, in 2011 only 39% of primary students and 30% of secundary students are girls.
Child marriages put girls at risks because if they are pregnant when they are young, they


http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/03/07/south-sudan-end-widespread-child-marriage

diumenge, 3 de març del 2013

New York baby delivered after car crash kills parents

Nachman and Raizy Glauber were travelling in a taxi in Brooklyn when it was involved in a collision with another car close to their home.
They were delivered dead in the hospital but their premature baby was delivered alive.
Police are seeking the driver of the other car, who fled the scene on foot.
The cause of the crash is under investigation and police are looking for the driver and a passenger in the other car, who fled the scene.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21650805

Harlem Shake On Plane Prompts Investigation

A group of students performed the "Harlem Shake"- the famous dance on a plane during their trip from Colorado Springs to San Diego. They made a video of the performance and uplaoded i¡t on to the internet. 
The video starts with one person dancing and then the video cuts to a large group of people dancing. The people dancing include a man dressed in a banana outfit and another wearing an Abraham Lincoln mask.. The other passengers are dancing too.
Now Federal Aviation Administration are investigating to find out on which plane the performance was done. Frontier Airlines said that the saety measures were followed and the seatbelt sign was off.

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=forhb020Ocw


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/harlem-shake-plane-prompts-investigation-051258553.html

Dog "saved life" of missing Polish girl

Julia, a Polish child, vanished on Friday and was found lying in marshes on Saturday with the dog by her side.
Now, she is in the hospital because those night there was temperatures under -5ºC. Firefighter Grzegorz Szymanski said that the dog kept the child warm enough to live.
More than 200 people had searched Julia during the night. They think that she was walked through the forest in the village of Pierzwin.
Finally, she was discovered by the firefighters.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21643100

Study of ADHD



Hello, as you know, my name is Marina Bordas and my research project is about the study of ADHD.
I decided to do my project about ADHD because I would like to study psychology at University, and it is a disorder that is increasingly diagnosed in children and some years ago it was diagnosed for my sister.
This disorder is quite complex, because many people think that it's invented.

Attention deficit – hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common source
neurobiological that begins in childhood between 7-9 years old, and is characterized by
presence of attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Impulsivity is characterized by a lack of self-control or inability to inhibit behavior.
Hyperactivity is characterized by frequent movement of hands and feet.

There is no definite cause for 100% ADHD. Not all children have the same symptoms and the symptoms can vary according to age, so may cause problems about diagnosis and treatment. The treatment of ADHD is multimodal, that is, involves more than one professional doctor,teachers, parents and the patient. And medicines are dangerous, as there are many side effects.

Doing the project I learnt that there are many people who don't know what ADHD is and I think that it should be reported because, as I mentioned before, there are more people with the disorder and, from the point of view of education, I think that teachers should adapt exams and follow the protocol that has been established so that students can continue in classes , with good conditions and they are more motivated to get better marks.

Júlia, my little sister










Júlia, my little sister, is 15. People say us that she looks like me but I don't think this. She has got brown eyes and short curly brown hair, while my eyes are clearer and my hair is golden.
She is quite tall and she has got a beautiful slim figure. She is more pretty and she likes to look beautiful every day.
Júlia, nowdays, is studying 3rd ESO in IES Castelló d'Empúries.
She loves go shopping, meet her friends and, in summer, she loves go to the beach.
Júlia is a very extroverted person and she always looks happy and nice with everybody but sometimes she is very edge.
She sings and acts very well but sometimes she is shy and just makes it in home.
I admire her because she always has a smile on her face and when she is sad too.


Queen in hospital with stomach bug


The Queen is in hospital because she has gastroenteritis, an infection that causes inflammation of the stomach lining and the intestines and the symptoms can include vomiting, fever and stomach ache.

She has to stay in hospital for two days under observation and this has caused the cancellation and postponing of all her official engagements for this week, including the Queen´s trip to Rome.
News of her illness emerged on Saturday, when she was forced to cancel a trip to Swansea.




divendres, 1 de març del 2013

Oscar Pistorius case: Top detective brought it

On St. Valentine's day, Mr. Pistorius (26) denied murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (29).
Ms. Steenkamp died after being shot three times at Mr. Pistorius' home.
Mr. Pistorius has a history of being violent. He is famous for his participation in the paraolympics the last year in London.
At the moment Mr. Pistorius is asking for bail but the prosecution do not want him to have bail just because he is famous. He is dangerous.

In my opinion I agree with the prosecution because if he killed someone he has to stay in the prision.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21536888


Lance Armstrong confesses that he's taken drugs

Lance Armstrong confessed an Oprah Winfrey's programme that he was taking drugs to be the best cyclist on lots of ocasions, for example, the Tour of France (He won this seven times).
Lance Armstrong told Oprah that he had blood transfusions just before a race, so that he had more oxygen in his body.
He said that he stopped taking drugs in 2005 Tour of France victory and he didn't use drugs when he won the third position in 2009.
He recognized that he created a mythic perfect story but it wasn't true. He said his amazing story of overcoming testicular cancer also was not true.

In my opinion I think that he was a fake, I think that it's terrible to take drugs to become the best athlete because it isn't right for the others because they have got a lot of preparation and they don't win.

CARNIVAL 2013

This year my friends and I dressed up as bees.


On Friday, February 8, we stayed at the home of Sara to dress up and prepare ourselves and when we finished we went to Roses. When we finished we were at the port where there were all the floats. Later Gianluca called me and I went with him to the pavilion where there was a mobile disco.

On Saturday, February 9 in the afternoon we went to Roses longer and we stayed there until the night, when we went to the pavilion mobile disco. We had a great time!
On Sunday 10 February, Sara, Odei, Elsa and I went to Roses in the morning. Once carnival finished we were dancing where there were all the floats. Once the floats left, we went to a cafe and then we went for dinner at Pans. When I finished I went for dinner with my sister and some friends and we went to the mobile disco in the pavilion.
On Friday 15 February the carnival began in Empuriabrava. My friends and I went to get ready in Sara's house and once we were ready we went to Empuriabrava. Once we had done the carnival route, we went to mobile disco that was in the Sala Polivalent in Castelló.
On Saturday 16 February carnival was in Castelló. Once carnival finished we went to the mobile disco in the Sala Polivalent and when it finished, the girls went to sleep at the home of Sara.
On Sunday February 17 we wanted to go to the last morning but we were tired and we didn't go to Empuriabrava.
This year has been the best Carnival and I want it to be Carnival 2014!


FACEBOOK GOSSIP PAGE

There are a lot of Gossip pages that only created to criticise people.
The idea was started in Universities. People that fell in love with somebody sent a message to the inbox on the gossip page and the person that created the page posted the message on the page. It was totally anonymous.
I think that this idea was good to meet new people and to get more friends. However, now there are a lot of gossip pages in towns, cities, etc. and a lot of people send messages to criticise somebody or to insult.
I think that facebook gossip pages have to close because they only produce problems with people. The original idea was innocent and helpful, today the gossip pages are cruel and make a lot of trouble.


NEW YEAR 2013

On the 31st of December people celebrate the end of a year and at 12 pm, celebrate the new year.
This year I had dinner in my house with my family, mi sister's best friend and with my boyfriend. After we had eaten the grapes, I went to get ready and after I went to Roses with my boyfriend to celebrate the New Year with my friends and his friends.
We went to Chic, a disco in Roses, and we had a really good time. There were a lot of people, but it was good.
At 7 o'clock I went with my boyfriend and his friends to St. Pau (a cafe in Roses) for breakfast and finally I went to my house to sleep. 
This was a perfect New Year!