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!

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.

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.

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.

2.About Banyoles

Banyoles is a town in the north east of Catalonia. It's got a population of about 19.159.
And there is a lot of tourism here.

I like Banyoles because it's a friendly town. My favourite places are the lake because it is very clean and it's quiet. For tourists there are some restaurants, but not a lots of places to go.

Banyoles is 5 kilometres from Girona. It's about 25 minutes by car.

About my brother

Nil is my little brother, he is 6 years old. He's from Banyoles (Catalonia).
He is a beautiful brother.

He's also into sport -he likes football and riding a bike. He's interested in computer games by Jclic, books about motos, cars..., and he likes watching TV especially the channel SUPER3. At home Nil plays with me and we are happy playing together.
He likes “Moto GP”, “Formula 1” and the Wii especially the game “New Mario Bros.” His favourite football team is “Futbol Club Barcelona”, and his favourite players are Messi and Puyol.

1. About me

Hi Álex, My name's Clàudia.
I'm twelve years old and I'm a student at Escola Casa Nostra. I've got one brother. His name's Nil. I like sport, especially swimming and dancing. my favourite group is One Direction, and my favourite book is "WONDER". I'm really into dancing, and skiing in winter. My other interests are meeting friends and reading a lots of books. I haven't got a pet. What about you? Have you got any hobbies? Bye for now Clàudia.