Here we are again! And, with us, here come the summer and the end of the school year. I hope you will enjoy our third issue: your schoolmates have prepared new things for you! So see you in September, and be sure that we will be working on our fourth issue. Have a great summer holiday! Esperança Guàrdia Alba Muntaner
From the editors art and poetry: calligrams, e.e. Cummings taylor swift MOVIE REVIEWS: GRAVITY, THE HUNGER GAMES ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES: IRELAND DIALOGUES WHAT'S THE WORD? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SUMMER? letters to the editors idioms happy holidays
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Assumpta Giralt, Soledad Gonzalo
In our English class, we read a poem about a key. Later, we did a visual poem. We drew a key, a gate, a cupboard... Finally we painted the drawing and wrote the poem in and around the picture. Paula Bruch, 1 ESO A
The poem was taken from an experience that was part of a project named BRITLIT, sponsored by the British Council. Assumpta Giralt, teacher
This is an example of a CALLIGRAM, the type of activity we carried out:
In this case the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may", by E.E. Cummings was chosen. We read it and learnt how to pronounce it.. We chose the most important verbs and objects related to the sea that can be found in the poem and their adjectives. We studied the position of the adjectives in relation to the nouns and everyone interpreted the poem in their own way. Finally, we animated and personalized it. Assumpta Giralt, teacher 1 ESO A
Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), known as E.E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He used to write without using capital letters and other unusual things.
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Taylor Swift
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Her real name is Taylor Alison Swift.
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She was born on December,13 1989 in Pennsylvania (USA) and now she is 24 years old. She is a singer, an actress and a composer, especially of country music, pop and pop-rock. Apart from making films, she acts in a TV series. Taylor has won 219 awards and she has got 282 nominations. She started writing songs when she was 14 and singing in karaoke competitions .
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The last film that I have seen is Gravity. It was written and directed by Alfonso Cuar贸n, and starred by Sandra Bullock (Ryan Stone) and George Clooney (Matt Kowalski). It's a very impressive space film. There are six astronauts on a mission, with a medical engineer (Ryan Stone) who has to solve a problem. While she is working, there is another satellite that is about to crash against them. They cannot take shelter anywhere and only the doctor and the captain (George Clooney) survive. The film continues explaining how the doctor survives alone when the captain dies, too. The film has got very good, realistic special effects. The plot of the film isn't very special but its realism is really impressive.
Anna Montenegro, 1D Batxillerat
The last film I've seen is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I watched it online at my friend's house. It was directed by Gary Ross, and its main characters are: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), among others. The Hunger Games:Catching Fire is an American science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins's novel. It's the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy. It's about the continuation of the first film and the main characters, after winning the 74th Hunger Games, have to visit the other districts that participated to praise the two tributes who died in the Games. But they have to return to the Games because it is a special year, it is the 75th celebration, and the winners of every district must take part in them. In my opinion, the best scene is when the main characters fall in love and kiss on the beach. To sum up, I really like this film and I am looking forward to watching the third film of the trilogy, which will be on our cinemas in November.
Gemma Matamala 1 Batx B
Ireland is a European country in the United Kingdom. Its capital city is Dublin where most of the country's population live. The official languages are Irish, English and some Celtic languages. It's an island that has a total surface of 70,000 km2 and a population of 4.5 million inhabitants. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and English seas. Ireland entered the European Union in 1973 and the euro has been the official currency since 1999. A minority of people live in small villages in the flat areas of the country. Other areas are occupied by lakes and forests. The highest mountain is the Carrantuohill, at the south of the country, which is 1,039 m. high. The weather is mild and variable all throughout the year. It's also wet and rainy. The most famous park is the Killarney National Park where you can see the main animals in the country: deer, rabbits and red foxes. The most important day is St. Patrick's Day, on March 17th. Saint Patrick was the man who introduced Christianity into the country. Everyone wears green on that day. Famous people from the cinema or music are Irish. Some of them are the actors Pierce Brosnan and Colin Farrell. Also the rock band U2. As for the food, the most typical dishes are the Irish Stew and the Boxty. And they are also very known for the Guinness black beer, whisky and the Irish cofee.
Carla GonzĂĄlez and Felipe AvendaĂąo, 1 Batx D
The cliffs of Moher
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Nadir El Ouahabi and Ramon Menac 1 Batx E
What is it used for?
It's for keeping information What's it made of? It's made of metal and glass How big is it? It's small What colour is it? It can be any colour Where did you get it? I got it in a shop What does it mean to you?
It means nothing How heavy is it? It's not really heavy I give up. What is it? A mobile phone! Laura Aguirre and Roser Juanola, 1 Batx A Nocturn
How big is it? It's medium-sized Where did you get it? I got it in a shop How much did it cost? It didn't cost a lot Whose is it? It belongs to our family
Why did you get it? I got it because we needed it What for? To know what day it is Is it made of paper? Yes, it is Is it a calendar? Yes, it is. Well done! Rosa Coizeau and Fatima Azougagh, 1 Batx A Nocturn
What colour is it? It's white How heavy is it? It's not heavy at all What is it used for? It's used for keeping me entertained What's it made of? It's made of flesh and bone Is it an animal? Yes, it is What is it? It's a rabbit!
Yousra Aouda and Luna Cheng , 1 Batx A Nocturn
What is it used for? It's used for keeping things What shape is it? It can be square, oblong, round... How big is it? It can be found in a lot of sizes How heavy is it? Its weight depends on the material it is made How old is it? It can be brand new, rather old, pretty new... Where did you get it? I got it in a shop, bookshop, supermarket... Did anyone give it to you? Who was it? I bought it myself How much did it cost? Its cost was low What does it mean to you? It doesn't mean anything What is it, then? It's a box!
Laura Rojas and Husnain Imtiaz, 1 Batx A Nocturn
I'm going to the beach and the swimming-pool, as I like swimming. This summer maybe I'll go to my father's village. My grandparents live there, so we'll go to their house and stay there. My cousins, my uncle and my aunt will come to my grandparents' house, too, and we'll have many parties all together.
When I return home, my brothers and I are going to play a lot of things until the summer is over.
Brian L贸pez, 1 Batx B Nocturn
This summer I'd like to go to London with my girlfriend. However, I can't go because I have to work all summer here . I'm going to get up at 5 o'clock every day to go to work for 6 months. I would also like to study to get my driving licence as it is necessary for my job. I'm going to do all this in the morning and in the afternoon I'd like to take boxing lessons. Zain Imtiaz, 1 Batx B Nocturn
I can do many things this summer, but I think I'm going to play football and go to the beach. I'd like to travel to London and meet English people. I have to work as a waiter for many hours a day but I like to work. I am also travelling to Almeria to visit my family. Carlos Mozo, 1 Batx B Nocturn
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