My last summer

Hello, I'm Claudia and I'm twelve years old.

Today I'm going to talk about my last summer. First I'm going to talk about L'Arcada, second about Alacant and finally about Platja d'Aro.

L'ARCADA'S CAMPAMENT

On 14th July, I went to L'Arcada's campament. I had a lot of fun and I met a lot of friends. In the mornings we got up at nine o'clock and we played games together. Then, we had breakfast and after that, the teachers prepared a lot of activities to do. In the afternoons we did gymkhanas and other games and in the evenings we went to the forests with torches to discover the Indian culture. This camp lasted for one week to 14th to 20th of July. It's the second time that I go it because I love it!!

ALACANT

After that, on 6th August, I went to Alacant with my uncle and my cousin Montse. We stayed for one week from 6th to 12th August. We didn't go to the beach because it was far from the apartment. But we spent a lot of time in the pool. Everyday, my uncle made the lunch and meanwhile, my cousin and I swam in the pool because it was very funny. For dinner we went to a restaurants and one day, we went to Aqua Natura, an aquatic park in Valencia. It was very exciting!!

PLATJA D'ARO

In August, I went with my family to Platja d'Aro to Xenia's apartment. We stayed for three days and everyday we went to the beach, to sunbathing and enjoyed the beach with friends. There, we met Clàudia G and Maria S because they've got an apartment next to the beach.After that, we came back to Banyoles. I'd like to repeated. It was fantastic!!

My last summer (presentation) from claudiavallmajo25

My classmates:
Laia: She went to Croacia.
Elisenda: She travelled to pyrenees.
Celia: On september, she went to Empuriabrava.
Maria P: She went to Andorra with her family.
Xènia S: She went to a summer school.

 MY OBSERVATION:

1. PRESENTATION:
Did the powerpoint help your presentation? Yes, my powerpoint helps my presentation
Did you talk/show the photos to the audience? No, I didn't. But I tell all the presentation all the time without look at the powerpoint.

2. BODY LANGUAGE/EYE CONTACT
Did you look at the audience most of the time? Yes, but sometimes I look the oral
Did you stop to separate the different parts of your speech? Yes, I did
Did you smile and do gestures to hold the attention of the audience? No I didn't. I was nervious and I didn't any gesture.

3. STRUCTURE
Did you introduce yourself and the topic? Yes, I did
Did you organise your ideas before start? Yes, I did
Did you use discourse markers? (first, then, later) Yes, I did
Did you finish properly? Yes, I did

4. CONTENT
Was the information too long/short? I think that the information was normal.
Did you introduce interesting information for the audience? No, I didn't

5. LANGUAGE
Are there any important grammar mistakes? Which ones? Verbs? Vocabulary? No, there aren't
Did you use sentence linkers? (but, and...) Yes, I used
Did you use new vocabulary from the dictionary? Which words? Yes, I used new vocabulary. For example: Meanwhile- mentrestant
Did you use fillers? (Well, you know, for example...) Yes, I used

6. PRONOUNCIATION/INTONATION
Did you know how to pronounce all the words? Did you check the dictionary, a classemate or your teacher? I didn't check the dictionary because I knew how to pronounce all the words
Did you speak calm and slowly? I think too fast
Did you change our tone or you used the same monotone? I used the same monotone all the time but I try to improve this part.
Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? I speak in a fluid continuum

7. SELF-EVALUATION
You are your teacher! What mark did you get?
 I think that it's important to do a good oral presentation and I think that I do this in "My last summer" oral. I preparate them slowly and well, because it was the last oral of this year. My mark is 8.5

9. My expedition in a mountain

Sunday 19th July

I'm going to go an expedition next Sunday. We're going to stay on a mountain in Kilimanjaro. I must take my laptop so I can continue this blog there, and my camera, of course!

Sunday 26th July

Here I'm in my tent. It's cold and cloudy, and we're staying next to a volcano. I'm going to take loads of photos because the rift is wonderful. We're going to enjoy the spectacular landscape later.

Monday 27th July

This is me seated on the grass of that beautiful mountain. We had a fantastic time, but the weather was very boring. I went to this mojntain last Sunday so I will go again because I really like it! We're going to walk in the mountain tomorrow. I must take my waterproof clothes, a first-aid kit and of course, my compass!

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's personal pop songs are loved by millions of fans... but it's her positive attitude and generosity that make her a real star.

From the moment the 14-year old singer arrived in the city of Nasville, USA, it was clear she was destined for success. Taylor Swift moved to the American country music capital from her home in Pennsylvania for just one reason... she wanted to be a famous country singer. Her songs soon made an impression on music bosses... and her dream became a reality.

EARLY SUCCESS

In 2006, at age 16, Taylor released her first single "Tim McGraw" about one of her ex-boyfriends. Love has been a theme of her music ever since. Taylor's public appreciated her intimate, autobiographical songs and in 2008 she was nominated for her first Grammy award. Then at the 2010 Grammy awards, she became the youngest singer to win Album of the Year... at the age of 20.

INTERNATIONAL STAR

The talented singer now has an international reputation. Taylor's third album, Speak now, was Numer One in the USA, and Taylor has also toured North America, Europe and Australia. Taylor loves playing live shows and speaking with her fans. "Fans are my favourite thing in the world", she says. "I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show".

LOVE LIFE

Recently, Taylor has been the subject of speculation about her relationship with One Direction's Harry Styles. She says she is embarrassed that people talk about her love life. In the past, Taylor has had lots of famous boyfriends such as Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and Jake Gyllenhaal. So does she always go out with famous boys? "I really don't have any rules when it comes to height, age, career choice", she says.

POSITIVE INFLUENCE

Like other pop artists such as Shakira, Taylor Swift likes to help others. She gives money to schools and recorded the Hope for Haiti Now album for the victims of the disaster there. She also has a good influence on young people: Taylor avoids alcohol and cigarettes. "I don't dring to get drunk because that's just not cute... and I don't want to smoke anything because I sing", she says.

TAYLOR THE ACTRESS

Taylor Swift isn't just a country singer... she is an actress too! Taylor has had roles in Valentine's Day, The Lorax and the TV series CSI. She also played herself in the film Hannah Montana The Movie. With a successful music career and all her Grammy awards, perhaps the next step for Taylor Swift is to win an Oscar?

8.2 Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson's full name is Scarlett Ingrid Elena Johansson. She is and American actress, model and singer. She was born on 22nd November 1984 in New York. She's slim and she's got blonde curly hair and green-brown eyes.

Scarlett began acting when she was eight years old. She became famous with her role in the film The Horse Whisperer (1998) and Ghost World (2001). Scarlett, recorded two albums like Anywere I Lay My Head (2008) and Break up (2009)

She was nominated in Golden globe Award for her perfomancers in Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring in 2003. On 2nd May, Scarlett received her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

8.1 Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova's full name is Maria Yuryevna Sharapova. She was born on 19th April 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. She's 1 metre 88 centimetres tall.

Maria first played tennis, when she was four years old, and she became professional in 2001.

She won her first big trophy on Wimbledon championship in 2004.

7. History of London

London is a city in the south of England. Its name was Londinium in Roman times, and in those timeshere were 45,000 people lived there. The population is about 7.5 million now.

There are places in London with the names of important people or events in history like Victoria Street (Queen Victoria) and Trafalgar Square (Battle of Trafalgar).

The people of London are called Londoners, or "Cockneys". Famous Londoners include Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Conan Doyle. Charlie Chaplin was an actor and Arthur Conan Doyle was a writer of Sherlock Holmes stories.

Music

ALICIA KEYS

Alicia Keys is famous for her pop songs, but did you know she is also and excellent classical pianist? Her first album was a big success and made her the best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Her new album is doing well too. Alicia says she wants it to inspire her female fans. You might know the songs "Girl on Fire" and "Brand New Me". Do they inspire you?

BRUNO MARS

2012 was a busy year for Bruno Mars. The singer from Hawaii became an international star and played conerts around the world. Bruno released his first album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, in 2010. Bruno is a talented musician: he grew up in a musical family and plays drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano and harmonica. His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, is sure to be a hit!

                                      

PSY

A "GANGNAM STYLE" SINGER

People love to laugh at Psy's "Gangnam Style" video. But in his home country, South Korea, Psy is a national hero.

There is nobody like Psy

Psy's musical style is 100% original. It is  often called "K-pop", but his term is misleading as Psy mixes lots of styles. The video "Gangnam Style" mixes rap and martial arts with dance moves that look like Psy is on a horse.

From South Korea to the USA

Psy grew up in Gangnam District, a rich district in Seoul, South Korea. After leaving school he went to the USA to study bisiness administration. Psy's father is in charge of a big company and  Psy was going to take over one day.

Psy discovers his vocation

But Psy soon realized that he preferred the music world to the business world. He used the money for his business education to buy musical equipament and started studying music instead. With his experience of the USA and its music in his mind, he returned to South Korea with a clear idea: to become a famous singer.

A hero in Korea

Many people go on YouTube to watch Psy because they are curious: they want to understand why a crazy Korean star is getting so much attention. But in his country, Psy is a hero. The government has given him one of the country's highest honours for his exceptional services to the arts.

Can Psy continue?

Amazed by his success, Psy is not sure if he can make another song better than "Gangnam Style". But he shouldn't worry. Someone with the imagination to create pop songs inspired by horses is sure to have lots of other crazy musical ideas.

"GANGNAM STYLE CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE AND MY WHOLE PLAN.

  I DIDN'T EXPERT ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO WHAT CAN I SAY?"

6. About my school

Hello!

I'm very happy that you're coming next month. Here's some information about my timetable and my school.

School starts at 9.00 and there are six lessons every day. The lessons are sixty minutes. Our lessons are compulsory, like Maths, History, English, Catalan,... There are a lot of extra activities after school, for example cycling, riding a horse, dancing...

I sometimes have lunch in the canteen. There are vegetables, pasta, meat, fish, but there aren't fizzy drinks.

Bye for now

Clàudia

5.2. Dolphins

The animal in this photo is a dolphin. The adults have 20- 50 teeth in a jaw. They can swim very fast. It is the most intelligent species in the world. The origin of the dolphins are in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

Dolphins usually eat fish, prawns, crabs and octopuses. They live in lakes, rivers, on the  seas and measure between 2 - 9 meters long. Females have one cub in the year.

They are an extinguishing species but they are not danger. Pollution is a problem for them, especially oil. Humans hunt dolphins.

My daily routine

MY DAY:
I usually get up at half past seven, then I get dressed. I have breakfast at a quarter to eight, often I eat a cup of milk with cereals. After that, I go to school by bike with my friends at quarter past eight. The school starts at nine o'clock.
At half past one I have lunch at home. The school finishes at five o'clock and I go to my house and I have a shower, after that I do my homework. When I finish that I play the piano or the guitar and I go to my bed at ten o'clock.

MY WEEK:
On Monday and on Wednesday I've got the day off and on Tuesday and Thursday I go to the swimming pool.

MY WEEKEND:
On Saturday I get up early because it is my favourite day, and in the afternoon sometimes I go to the cinema with my best friends.
On Sunday I hardly ever get up late, because I have to do a lots of things. In the afternoon I go to my best friend house.

MY FAVOURITE DAY:
My favourite day is Saturday because it is a day for relax. I usually get up at 12 o'clock. In the morning I make breakfast, watch TV, play the piano and the guitar.
In the afternoon sometimes I go to the cinema with my friends. Then I watch a film.
I have dinner in a Chinese restaurant. I go home and chat on the internet. I always go to bed at one or two o'clock.

My daily routine from claudiavallmajo25

My classmakes:

Laia: She gets up at half past seven.
Cristina: In the morning he has a shower.
Xènia T: On Tuesday and on Thursday, she goes a dance clases.
Clàudia G: His favourite day is Friday.
Joan R: On Monday he goes in art classes.
Quim: In the weekend, he usually get up at nine o'clock.

MY OBSERVATION:

1. PRESENTATION:
Did the powerpoint help your presentation? Yes, my powepoint helps my presentation
Did you talk/show the photos to the audience? Yes, because the photos help me to tell the oral

2. BODY LANGUAGE/EYE CONTACT
Did you look at the audience most of the time? Yes, but I think that I looked the presentation all the times to tell them.
Did you stop to separate the different parts of our speech? Yes, but not too much
Did you smile and do gestures to hold the attention of the audience? I didn't smile because I was so nervious and I also didn't gestures.

3. STRUCTURE
Did you introduce yourself and the topic? Yes, but no so much
Did you organise your ideas before start? Yes, I did
Did you use discourse markers? Yes, I used. But I think not so much
Did you finish it properly? No, I didn't because I was very nervious

4. CONTENT
Was the information too long/short? I think that the information was too short
Did you introduce interesting information for the audience? No I didn't. The information of my oral was very bored.

5. LANGUAGE
Are there any important grammar mistakes? Which ones? Verbs? Vocabulary? No, there aren't, I think.
Did you use sentence linkers? (and, but...) Yes, I use
Did you use new vocabulary from the dictionary? Which words? No, this time I didn't use new vocabulary.
Did you use fillers? (Well, you know, for example...) No, I didn't

6. PRONOUNCIATION/INTONATION
Did you know how to pronounce all the words? Did you check the dictionary, a classmate or your teacher? Yes, but not so much. I didn't check words to the dictionary.
Did you speak calm and slowly? Yes, I did
Did you change your tone or you used the same monotone? I think that I used the same monotone all the time.
Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? I spoke with a lot of breaks and interruptions. I must to improve this point for the next oral presentation.

7. SELF-EVALUATION
You are your teacher! What mark did you get?
I think that this oral presentation was badly for me because I spoke with a lot of breaks and interruptions. I must improve this point, I must speak in a fluid continuum. So my mark is 6.5

My daily routine

MY DAY:
I usually get up at half past seven, then I get dressed. I have breakfast at a quarter to eight, often I eat a cup of milk with cereals. After that, I go to school by bike with my friends at quarter past eight. The school starts at nine o'clock.
At half past one I have lunch at home. The school finishes at five o'clock and I go to my house and I have a shower, after that I do my homework. When I finish that I play the piano or the guitar and I go to my bed at ten o'clock.

MY WEEK:
On Monday and on Wednesday I've got the day off and on Tuesday and Thursday I go to the swimming pool.

MY WEEKEND:
On Saturday I get up early because it is my favourite day, and in the afternoon sometimes I go to the cinema with my best friends.
On Sunday I hardly ever get up late, because I have to do a lots of things. In the afternoon I go to my best friend house.

MY FAVOURITE DAY:
My favourite day is Saturday because it is a day for relax. I usually get up at 12 o'clock. In the morning I make breakfast, watch TV, play the piano and the guitar.
In the afternoon sometimes I go to the cinema with my friends. Then I watch a film.
I have dinner in a Chinese restaurant. I go home and chat on the internet. I always go to bed at one or two o'clock.

Shake it up

Disney's new TV series

I love english interviewed Bella Thorne and Zendaya, two actors on Disney's TV series.

Shake It Up, Disney's new TV show for teenagers, beggan in the USA in 2010. The series is about two schoolfriends, CeCe and Rocky (played by Bella Thorne and Zendaya). In the series, the girls are chosen to dance on their favourite TV dance show. With its humour and cool dance scenes, the series is a big success in the USA.


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5.1 Polar bears

The animal in this photo is a polar bear. Adult polar bears are 750 kilos. They can swim more than 150 kilometres.

Polar bears usually eat seals. Polar bears live in the Artic, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. They live and hunt on the ice. Females have two cubs every four or five years.

The Artic ice is smaller because the climate is changing. Pollution is a problem, especially oil. Humans hunt polar bears in some areas.