STORY (extra work)

The weather forecast said it was going to be a bright sunny day. My parents were happy because they wanted to go on a trip to the mountain.

They organized a trip in mountain with their friends. They had a picnic and they ate and drank. Afterwards, they continued to go for a long walk but suddenly there were clouds and it started to rain and they were very wet, luckily they found cover and they waited there.

After one hour it stopped raining and they continued to walk and they found a bear and they were very afraid and they started to run. They hid and they tried to phone the police but there wasn’t reception. However, a helicopter passed over, and the police saw them and they went to rescue them and the police took them to entrance of forest and they showed the sign that said that it was dangerous because there was a bear.

My town!!!

I was born in Castelló d’Empúries, a town in Alt Empordà. It is a big town, there are approximately 10.000 people. The basilica is very important in Castelló d'Empúries, it's very big and beautiful, it's Romanesque. There is a washing place, Flour factory "farinera", viewpoint "mirador"...

Now, the "farinera" is a very famous museum. When you go there, they explain the processes of making flour and they show you the machinery.

I have lived in Castelló d’Empúries my whole life. I like this town because I have made a lot of friends. My friends and I sometimes go to Figueres to buy clothes because there are only shops for old people in Castelló d'Empúries and we can use public transport to go to Figueres.

Castelló d’Empúries holds the Medieval festival every September and it’s wonderful!! because everybody wears medieval clothes and the people put on shows in the town. Everybody enjoys it a lot because they participate.

Description of friend!!

I write a description of Julia who is a good friend of mine. We met when we started highschool.

She is thin and she isn't tall, she is 1,62m. She has brown hair and she has small blue eyes. She has a small nose and the mouth too but her lips are very big. In her face cheeks stands out. She has a small face. She has a normal neck.

She has beautiful hands, her hands are very gentle. She has a small chest, but it's normal because her constitution is thin. She has a little tummy because she already has a baby paunch. She has a good bottom, it's very nice. She has normal legs and her feet are a little big however her big toe is very big.

Julia is a sensitive person, she isn't a moody person. She is honest you can trust with her because she is a confident person. She always worries about her friends and she tries helping you if you have a problem. She is friendly and very sympathetic. Julia is a person that never wants problems. She shares the things about others. She is very sociable; she knows a lot of people. She likes tennis a lot and she practices tennis in Figueres. Julia is very intelligent.

The podcast!*

Transcription of my oral presentation!!

My Oral Presentation of Canada
Where is English spoken?
Approximately 17 million speak of people English as their native language. Canadian English contains elements of British English in its vocabulary. Canadian English and American English are sometimes grouped together with North American English. Canadian English spelling is a blend of British and American conventions.

HISTORY
In 1497, John Cabot explored Canada's Atlantic coast for England and in 1534 Jacques Cartier for France . French explorer arrived in 1603 and established the first permanent European settlements at Port Royal and Quebec City. Canada was the main front in the War of 1812 between the United States and the British Empire. Canada entered World War I in 1914 with Britain's declaration of war, sending volunteers to the Western Front who later became part of the Canadian Corps . In 1931, the Statute of Westminster affirmed Canada's independence.

Food and drinks:
There are some dishes traditional or usual in Canada.
- Poutine (Quebec): is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds , covered with brown gravy and sometimes additional ingredients. Poutine is a fast food staple in Canada.
- Nanaimo Bars (British Columbia): is a dessert of Canadian origin popular across North America.
- Malpeque Oysters (Prince Edward Island)
- Rappie Pie ( Nova Scotia): This traditional Acadian dish made with raw grated potato and meat has been a staple of the region.
And there are two drinks very popular:
- Ginger Ale: Ginger beer , a strongly flavoured, fermented product, that appeared in the British Isles
- Maple Syrup: is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees. In Canada and the United States it is most often eaten with waffles and pancakes.

THINGS TO VISIT:

Banff: .It is located in the famous Banff National Park. Banff is a resort town and it is known for its mountainous and hot springs . In this destination you can do a lot of sport for example: biking , scrambling and skiing.

Vancouver: FALSE CREEK: is a science centre in Vancouver.

Gastown: is an area of Vancouver. It’s the general street where there are boutiques, restaurant,...and in this street there are The Gastown Steam Clock Gastown's most famous.

Totems en el Stanley Park: Situated in Vancouver. It’s a famous park.

If you like the science especially anthropology you can go to the museum of anthropology it’s very interesting.
Museum of anthropology: was established by the faculty of the Department of Anthropology to give opportunities to their students.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. The aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.

- Niagara Falls: it’s very famous and very important. The international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York . It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

CN TOWER: The CN Tower , located in Toronto, is a communications and observation tower standing 553.33 metres. The CN Tower remains a symbol of Canada very important.

QUEBEC: Quebec City is known for its Winter Carnival and for its Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations. Tourist attractions located near Quebec City include Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.
A picture of Quebec Winter Carnival.

MONTREAL: Place des Arts is a major performing arts centre in Montreal.

Conclusion: We think that, after doing this work of Canada that it's a new experience for the students because you have to look for information and you select these and at the same time you learn. Now we know a lot of things that before we didn’t know and it’s more important. We think that it’s good to do a work of a country which speaks English or other languages so you learn traditions or other custom. We liked doing this project a lot because you can share some opinions of another Country. We decided to do it about Canada because we think that it is very nice placePoutine is a fast food staple in Canada.

DISCUSSION ESSAY

In the past there was discipline in schools, teachers were stricter with their pupils and they taught education and respect the others …. .

If you didn’t behave well, they punish you. Sometimes the punishment that pupils got was very strict and violent. At the present, I think that if the teachers practised punishments. The pupils would complain to their parents and parents would old report the teachers. This is what happens now.

On the one hand, I believe that punishment is a good form to teach the pupils. However, I also think, that punishment needs to have a limit.
On the other hand, I think that before that the teacher punish they should speak with the pupil.

Some people would argue that teachers punish the pupils so they don’t behave badly the next time but others would say that teachers don’t punish the pupils but I think that it’s bad because then pupils could do the one.

My opinion is that teachers have to teach education to their pupils, respect to the others because their pupils have to learn to be a person. Sometimes they need a punishment. However, the punishment mustn’t be too violent. And I think that the teacher has to speak to the pupil before because they have to learn to speak.

DISCUSSION ESSAY

What about being a famous person?

There are always a lot of people who are famous people for a lot of reasons. For example: you can be a famous person if you are a good actress and you won the Oscar like Penelope Cruz or you can get married with a big businessman or you can be a good singer…

There are advantages and disadvantages about being a famous person.
On the one hand, it is advantageous to be a famous person because you earn a lot of money and you are rich and you can go to big party’s with other sand you can wear a beautiful dress and they don’t know that there's a crisis. They can have a luxurious house and car and they can enjoy what they want.

On the other hand, there are also disadvantages about being a famous person because if you want to continue being a famous person you will work and you will look after yourself and the image, it’s very important, because if you don’t control this (work and image) the journalists won’t be interested in you and you would lose fans and popularity. And you have to be always happy for the press.

Some people would like to be a famous person because they go on holiday every year and they have a lot of luxurious houses and finally they have a lot of money but others wouldn't want to be a famous person because famous people has a lot of money and sometimes it’s bad to have a lot of money because you start to buy and you can’t control this and finally this person takes the drugs and others things…

In reality, however everybody would want to be a famous person to enjoy the luxurious houses or cars or horses or everything that they have.

On the one hand, I believe that I want to be a famous person to have a lot of money so I could have a lot of horses and a luxurious house and I can enjoy my hobbies. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to be a famous person because you have a bodyguard everyday and I think that it’s exhausting to have a lot of journalists waiting outside your house or the place where you are. And basically you can’t have a private life.

DIFFERENCE OF THE BOOK VS THE FILM

The differences that I found between the book and film are The following ones:

In the book, Victor Frankenstein mother’s dies because she was ill and in the film she dies while giving birth to William.

In the book Justine's mother doesn't appear and in the film she appears.

Another difference is that in the book Victor has two brothers: William and Ernest and the film there is only one; William.

After Victor’s father gives a mother’s diary to Victor and in the book this doesn’t happen.

In the film, a farewall party is celebrated and not in the book.

In the film, Victor has a friend called Henry Clerval and they have known each other since they were small and in the book they meet at the scientific university.

In the film, Victor works in laboratory near the university and in the book he works on an island in a laboratory.

In the book, the experiment is a secret thing and in the film Henry knows about the experiment.

In the book, the teacher doesn’t die and he helps Victor and in the film the teacher dies.

In the film, the owner of Felix’s house asks for money to rent and in the book he doesn’t appear.

In the book, Justine doesn’t have a trial.

In the film, the first woman who starts to create is Justine so he doesn’t want to continue the experiment and in the book he doesn’t know the first woman who he starts to create.

In the film, Victor wants to give life to Elisabeth but not in the book.

In the film, the Monster Elisabeth dies being burn and in the book it doesn’t appear.

In the book, the monster kills himself, and in the film the monster dies burned next to Victor’s body.