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What’s up.
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In and out.
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Meeting people.
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Having fun.
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Now, the bilingual because we think programme pro- that in the future our English level vides us a better will provide us the opportunity to find a better job. In our bilingual class there are students from different classes. This is also interesting since we can meet new level of English. people. To sum up, It’s true that we the bilingual sechave one extra tion is hard but English class a week and we also interesting. What learn Natural Sci- are you waiting for? ence in English, Ángel Vallina but we enjoy it
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“Ulaboringual” Our high school is bilingual, do you know what that means? In bilingual we have an extra hour of English a week, but this isn't the only difference. We also study science in English and we do a lot of interesting things in the English class such us this newspaper. We also watch shorts films and then we com“Aren’t you in the
ment them in class and we debate interesting topics. We give presentations on travels, experiences and biographies. Aren’t you in the bilingual? What are you waiting for? Irene Toledo S2C
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You can change your old books for new ones in the parentteacher association room. The AMPA gives you an opportunity of changing your old books for books from other students when you can't afford paying for new ones. You only need to go next to the caretaker's room and change your LABORAL
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books. The books are very expensive and some families don't have money for buying new ones. This opportunity is important for helping to recycle. Paula del Pozo and Arselina González S2D
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School of rock. On 25th March we celebrate the Music Day in the assembly room of the high school. Every year the music teachers prepare a show where the students can play instruments and sing for the rest of the high school. The show last the whole day and there are four parts, because there are too many students for being inside all
together in the assembly room. This is a very important day for the high school because the music is a very important part of our lives and we appreciate it so much. Alberto Cañada and Myriam Canal S2D
One book one friend. We celebrate the book day in our school the 23th of April The 23rd of April is the “book day” and we celebrate it in our high school. We do some special things in the assembly room. We prepare some funny and interesting things that in class. Last year we read pieces about books or sentences the students wrote and
some people performed a theatre play. You can do anything you want if it is related with books. This is a beautiful day because all groups go to the assembly room during all the morning and we have fun doing interesting things. Irene Toledo S2C
“In April we celebrate the book day and in March the Music day”
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Oxford Runaway! The students of the 2nd year are going to go to Oxford in Spring to live a fantastic experience. This year we are going to have a lot of school trips to other countries. One of them is the travel to Oxford.
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The students are going to stay at with an English family. It can be a marriage with or without children. We are going to be two students in the same house.
In the morning we are going to go to a high school and in the afternoon we are going to visit many interesting places. One day we are going to go to London. This travel is for one week. It is going to be perfect! Alicia Tuya S2C and Maite Alonso S2D
travelling? In ULaboral we give you the opportunity”
Bonjour France! High school students are going to France. The students of “Laboral” high school that have French as a second language have the opportunity to go to France in the third term to learn French. They are going to three different cities of France. The first is Toulouse, a beautiful place to live, the second is Biar-
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ritz, the smallest of the three and the last one is Marseille. We’ll be there for two weeks and then French students are coming to our homes. It’s an exchange. And you? Why don’t you learn French??? Álvaro Fernández-Escandón S2C
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Hallo Germany! We’re having a exchange to Germany don’t have German. Some German students are going to come to Spain and the Spanish students are going to go to Germany. Only students that attend to German class can go to Germany; but if you want to receive a student at home you can do it although you
It’ll be very interesting to see how they learn at school and also have them at home. Enzo Barbón and Carlota
Let’s go to Poland! In September 2014 1st and 2nd “Bachillerato” students are going to Poland. It’s an exchange trip, so some Polish students are going to come. The date isn’t decided yet. The Spanish students are going to Varsovia, the capital city, and they’re going to stay there for a week. In the morning they’re
going to a university and they’re going to speak English and German. Have fun! Alberto Cañada and Myriam Canal S2D
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Meeting Mikhail. LABORAL NEWS: Where were you born?
fer to work?
M: Probably in this school. MIKHAIL: I was born in I think that it’s a really nice school. The students St.Petersburg, Russia are nice and the teachers LN: Do you miss home? are great. M: Yeah, sometimes. LN: Are the teachers or LN: How old are you? students very different M: I'm 25. depending on the place or not? LN: Were you a good student when you were younger? Mikhail is our language assistant this year.
M: I think that I was a good student but if you ask my teachers they could tell you something else. LN: Do you like your work? M: Yes, I like my work a lot. LN: What’s the best part and the worst part of being far from home?
“I like my job a lot!”
M: The best part is meeting new people, finding new places, eating new food and the worst part is that you don’t see your family in a long time.
M: Yes, the students here don’t speak that much in class and they are more exited about things. LN: Do you like Spain? M: I love Spain, yeah. LN: Are you happy with Spanish food? M: Yeah, I like Spanish food a lot. My favourite Spanish food is probably “Fabada”. LN: What are the differences between Spanish food and Canadian food?
M: Yes, I worked in other high schools and when I was younger I worked as a chef.
M: Spanish food is more varied, there are many more different kinds of food but Canadian food is very similar to American food. In Canada you can find every kind of food of the world for example Spanish food, Italian food, etc. but Spanish food is more interesting, it’s got more different dishes.
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LN: Do you like music?
LN: Have you worked in another place?
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M: Yes, I love music, I listen to music a lot and I play music. LN: What musical instrument do you play? M: I play the guitar. LN: What kind of music do you like? M: I like rock n roll. I like also electronic music if I want to go to the disco with my friends but I prefer rock n roll. LN: What is your favourite band/singer? M: Mmm it’s a hard question...maybe “Queen”… “Queen” it’s my favourite band, yeah. LN: Do you like sports? M: Yeah, I like sports. LN: Do you like films? M: Yes. LN: What’s your favourite film? M: My favourite film... Mmm one of my favourite films is “Shawshank Redemption”. Pelayo Venta, Ángel Vallina and Juan Cañada S2C
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Don’t miss out... If you like having fun with your friends or alone this is your section.There are a lot of different activities for your free time. Read about them! Paula del Pozo and Arselina González S2D AFTER EARTH
“Don’t miss out anything interesting!”
The two main actors from this films are Will Smith and Jaden Smith. It’s an action film where humans go to the Earth years before it’s destroyed.
ZIPY AND ZAPE This film is a comedy based on the famous comics from "Zipy y Zape". It’s quite funny. Don't miss it out!
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Do you like reading? LAS LÁGRIMAS DE SHIVA This is a book by César Mallorquí. The book has the reward "Edebé" of youthful literature. Have you read the fa-
mous books from HARRY POTTER? These fantastic books by J.K. Rowling are great and easy to read. We recommend them to you.
Dani Martín. The 7th of December in the " Recinto Ferial Luis Adaro" we went to the concert of the Spanish singer Dani Martín. On the 7th December the Spanish singer Dani Martín came to Gijón. He performed live in the “Recinto Ferial Luis Adaro”. In the concert, that started at nine o’clock, there were 4.000 people and Dani sang the songs of his last album and some songs from ‘’El Canto del Loco’’. The concert was really good and funny, but the sound was
not very good. Dani started with his song “Caminar’’ and finished with his famous song “Cero’’. In the concert the people could buy t-shirts and other stuff from Dani Martín. We wonder why there are a lot of places for playing football or basketball and any place for listening live music in our city.
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Break Sports In ULaboral we move on at the break. Some students play pelota court in the break with a volleyball ball because they like this sport so much. Other students, most of them from second year of “bachillerato”, play basketball in the gym. Some students of third of ESO play with a football ball but they don’t play football! They try that the ball doesn't touch the floor. In some breaks there are tournaments and the people go to the gym to watch these matches. In the first term there were football and volleyball tournaments. In the second term there are a badminton and basketball tournaments. In the third term the people want a pelota court tournament. We’ll have to wait and see. Do you want to move on? Now, you don’t have excuses! “Do you like Sports? This is your section!”
Álvaro Fernández-Escandón and Jaime López
Volleyball Tournament 2nd D crushed 1st A in the final of volleyball Championship!! Some weeks ago in the gym, the students of 2nd D won against 1st A . 2nd D celebrated it full of joy. The final was very easy for 2nd D. They played very well. The players (Alberto, Daniel, Arselina, Paula, Myriam and Jaime) didn't pardon any points. The rest of the class were cheering them up. The next tournament of badminton, 2nd D are participate in groups of two people. Last year they lost the final against 1st C. Daniel Cueli and Estela Blanco S2D
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This is song from John Lennon. I like it because I think that the message that transmits is something that nobody tries to do. It’s called “Imagine”: Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brother hood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world.
Arselina González S2D
I like this song because it's the first song that I learned to play with the guitar and is also the song that I played in my first concert “The time of your life” by Greenday. I don't like so much the lyrics but the song is important for me: So take the photographs and still frames in your mind. hang it on a shelf of good health and good time. tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial. for what it's worth, it was worth all the while.
Irene Toledo S2C This song is called “Happy” and the singer is Pharrell Williams. I think this song is very positive and it says that we must be happy and smile. This is the best gift we can receive. Please, smile always because you have a very beautiful smile, don't let others wipe your smile off: Because I'm happy... Come along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I'm happy... Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I'm happy... Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I'm happy... Clap along if you feel like that's what you want to do
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I like the song “Love me again” by John Newman very much because when I hear it I am happier. It’s my favourite song and I recommend it to everybody: I need to know now, know now can you love me again I need to know now, know now can you love me again I need to know now, know now can you love me again
Pelayo Venta S2C
“Give me love” by Ed Sheeran is an important song for me. I love this song: Give me love like her, 'cause lately I've been waking up alone. Paint spotted tear drops on my shirt, Told you I'd let them go.
Juan Cañada S2C
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“Striking” Problems. This year the students are calling a lot of strikes. The first was on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of October and the next was on 20th November. There were a lot of students fighting against the new Education Law because the students need a future and they think that the government is cutting down money on education. First and second of ESO can't go on strikes although some students did. Some people think that strikes are good for us because we fight for our
education rights but other people think that they are bad because we skip classes. We think that strikes are good and bad, it depends on the situation. They are good because we fight for our future trying to make the government change their policies. But they are also bad because we don't go to school and we learn less. Jaime López Amado S2D and Álvaro Fernández-Escandón S2C.