THE UNFINISHED WALL

My grandmother always tells the same story about my father and my aunt. It happened nearl 35 years ago, when my father was a child and my aunt was a teenager.

My family lived in a very old house, there were only three bedroom and my father and his sister slept in the same bedroom. When my aunt was thirteen, my grandparents decided to separate them but there wasn't any other bedroom, because one of them was their grandfather's room and the other one was their parents'. So they agreed to build a wall in the middle of the room. It was a good solution but they had a little problem. It was very difficult to built the highest part of the wall due to an arcade, that's why the wall didn't reach the ceiling. That was really good fot them, because my father and my aunt couldn't see each other but they could talk for hours every night. They were never scared, and always had a good time together. They invented a lot of games. For example, my aunt ham a song and my father tried to guess which song it was. Or my father started telling a story and my aunt had to continue it. And so every day, for many years.

My grandmother always says that my father and my aunt have a very good relationship because of that magical unfinished wall.

THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE...

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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

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FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION

Nowadays, people don’t talk face-to-face with the others as they used to do then years ago. It’s because technology is better and it’s easier to communicate with e-mails, whatsapps, telephone calls or other social nets.

In our opinion, we think that face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication.

Firstly text messages can cause arguments because people can understand the messages wrong and get angry with their friends. If they meet, at the street without technologies, maybe it doesn’t success.

Secondly, people, specially teenagers, stay at home because they feel more communicate talking with a lot of friends on their phone than meeting their real friends on the street, face- to-face.

For this reason we think that if children didn’t have a mobile phone earlier like nowadays and their parents had been stricter with their children, this problem will be reduced a lot. Because we think that the root of the problem is that people has leave their mobile phones and talk face- to-face with their real friends.

To sum up, we agree with face-to-face communication because if people aren’t always watching their phones, they can live happier and they realize that in the world there are a lot of things better than staying at home with a PC or a mobile phone. 

DEFINITIONS

Ø  A boring friend is someone who never talks with you and who is always sad. A person who ignores your jokes and never laughs.  Someone who prefers to stay at home rather than hang out with friends.

Last weekend, I called Anna to ask her if she wanted to go with me to the cinema, but she said, he preferred to stay at home and watch a TV.

Ø  An annoying classmate is a person who doesn't stop talking and who doesn't let you pay attention in class. Someone who takes your things and always tries to bother you.
Quim sits next to me in class and he always brothers me. He doesn't stop until I get angry.

Ø  A worrying situation is an embarrassing situation which makes you feel unhappy and nervous. It's something that you can't stop thinking about.
One day I was walking in the street and suddenly, a man fell from the second floor. I was very scared and I didn't know what to do.

Ø  An Interesting film is a film which has a good plot. And if you go to the cinema with your family or your friends it's impossible to fall asleep.
Yesterday, I went to the cinema with my parents and we watched an interesting story about people from different countries and cultures. All the audience was completely silent and I couldn't listen anybody eating popcorn.

Ø  An exciting moment is when you feel a sensation that you think you won't feel anymore. It's a moment which is special and makes you feel very happy.
On my birthday my best friend rang the doorbell at 12 o'clock and gave me a candy cake and an album full of our photos, I was very surprised and excited.

• I feel relaxed when I'm lying on the sofa looking at the garden and listening to music with my headphones.
•  I feel really embarrassed when I have to play the piano or sing in public.
• I am shocked when I feel that I'm going to fail an exam and I have a good mark.
•  I get annoyed when somebody enters my room without asking me before and he begins to change all the things around.
• I'm interested in people who like music and dance, someone friendly and funny who want to go to a concert with me and share interesting moments, ideas or experiences.

ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS SUCH AS BANYOLES LAKE?

At the moment, most governments take care of their landscapes and green zones and try to protect natural areas although there are arguments both for and against this practice.

One of the arguments for protecting natural areas such as Banyoles lake is that the quality of the water becomes much better. In these areas ecologists often eliminate or reduce foreign animals and plants and protect native ones. This is a very good way to keep the water clean and transparent. In addition, protected areas are usually peaceful laces where you can relax and forget about problems, far from car noises.

On the other hand, there can be an economic problem because in protected areas it is not allowed to practice water-ski or any other motor sports. Nether you can go picnic with your family or your friends, only in authorized areas, so people may decide to choose another place to go. Moreover, swimming is only allowed in a few controlled areas and, in some of them, you have to pay.

To sum up, I’m in favour of protecting these natural areas, because it’s very important for us to have a clean environment. Health is more important than money. And a protected natural area is an excellent place where to enjoy a healthy way of life.

THE 80s

WE WANT TO SLEEP

WE WANT TO SLEEP

I'm writing because the bar next to my house is very noisy and on Fridays and on Saturdays night it's impossible to sleep. We (my neighbors and I) don't know what to do. The music is extremely loud and when the bar closes, the people stay there outside and laugh and shout until five or six o'clock in the morning, so we often have to call the police. This photo shows a lot of people dancing and shouting on the street.

I think there are two reasons for this. Firstly, the loudspeakers are too big and powerful, so perhaps they could replace them with smaller ones. Secondly, people aren't responsible enough, so I think the police could patrol the street every weekend.

We must do something about this situation. Maybe this problem doesn't affect all the town, but It's really a very serious problem for our neighbor, specially for young children and old people. We must definitely do something here if we want to have more silent and peaceful nights.

STEP UP REVOLUTION

STEP UP REVOLUTION

 

 

I’d like to recommend you a film which I watched last summer: “Step up Revolution”.

The film was released last year. The director of this film is Scott Speer. He was born in San Diego, California. The main actor is Ryan Guzman and the main actress is Kathryn McCormick. He is 26 years old and she is 23.

 

It is a romantic dance film. The setting is Miami. The film is about a boy, Sean, and a girl, Emily.

Sean dances in a dance competition group, “MOB”, and he’s a waiter of a hotel. Emily is the daughter of the director of the hotel where Seam works, and she dances too. She tries to enter in a very important academy. They met in the beach of the hotel and they live a romantic and complicated story.

 

The things I liked most about the film were the choreographers. I think they dance very well and the ideas for choreographie are spectacular.

My favourite character is Sean because he is a good friend and he always listens to the other people. He is also a determined person and he always gets what he wants.

The style is very simple and you can follow the film without any problems.

 

All in all, I really liked this film because I love dancing and romantic films. I wouldn’t change it, because I love happy endings.

I recommend this film to everyone who likes dancing and music or romantic films, but if you don’t like easy stories and dancing, this film is not for you.

Natàlia Menció Gratacós

MY BEST FRIEND

MY   BEST   FRIEND

Alba Mitjavila and I are friends. Alba Is my best friend. She lives in Cassà de la Selva, a little far from here. She lives with her parents and her sister. She hasn’t got any pets but she wants a tortoise. She lives in a beautiful big house. We can’t meet every day but we meet all weekends.

Alba is thirteen years old but her birthday is in November, so she is in 3^rd ESO too. She isn’t very tall and she’s got quite long fair hair and small brown eyes. The good thing about her is that she is friendly, cheerful, funny and a little crazy, although sometimes she can also be mean and quite stubborn.

Alba is happiest when she’s meeting friends. She’s very active. She likes jogging, cycling and playing basketball. We always ho to the cinema or to the park in front of Alba’s house. There we talk about our hobbies and our friends. She also likes swimming; in summer sometimes we go to the swimming pool and swim together.

Natàlia Menció Gratacós

3r ESO B

A CHILDHOOD MEMORY

A CHILDHOOD MEMORY

 

When our teacher asked us to write a composition about a childhood memory, I didn’t know what to write about. It’s a bit strange because I have a lot of childhood memories but I couldn’t choose anyone. I talked to my parents and they recommended me to write about our holidays in Tunis.

When I was six years old my parents and I travelled to Tunis. I remember that first day my parents thought it was a bad idea because it was a really hot. The guide always looked us but I think he thought we were crazy and it wasn’t a good idea to visit Africa in August with a child.

First day I was very tired and I didn’t feel very well but the other days I felt really well and I really enjoyed the travel. We visited a lot of typical villages and museums. Houses were white because of the high temperatures. But the best memory I have is the desert. It was incredibly beautiful. When I saw it for the first time I thought it was like a sea of sand that never ends. I also remember when we rode on a camel. I was terribly scared because the camel was very big and tall and it moved all the time.

It was a fantastic travel and I really liked the hotels because they were like palaces in beautiful oasis. I remember that we swam in a swimming pool near the desert and the water was very warm!

Unfortunately I haven’t got any photographs of that travel. Do you know why? Our camera felt in to a puddle.  In Tunis! In the desert! It sounds incredible but true!

 

 

Natàlia Menció Gratacós

3r ESO B