3rd new (last term)

Gastronomy

Ham is the pig’s hind leg, treated and cured to achieve its characteristic aromas and flavours.
There are many kinds of ham, but the best one is the ham from Iberian pigs fed with acorn. The leg of this animal is cured for eighteen months in a very specific temperature and humidity levels.

Now, with more extensive international sales, the ham is more widely available than ever. However, Iberian ham’s quality and unmistakable flavour have made this product outside of Spain, one product very popular. So, it recommends to try it in his native land: Spain.
In addition, Iberian ham is ideal for snack and for health because helps to reduce levels of bad cholesterol (it was shown by scientific studies).

In the most zones of Spain serve the ham thin slices on a plate called “tapa” and with a good glass of wine.
This one is one of the most typical Spanish appetizers and it is perfect to whet the appetite.

Link: Bahia magazine, nº51, April 2008

I've learnt these words:

- unmistakable = inconfusible

- flavour = sabor

- acorn = gla

2nd New (last term)

Water is vital, but how much should you drink?

The water is a fluid very important in our life because without it we wouldn’t alive.
Our body is made up of a 60 percent of water. It seems that the water in our body is essential to permit our basic functions.
The water in our body not only moist the tissues like the mouth, eyes and nose; it also cushions our joins, regulates our body temperature, helps our body gets nutrients, and flushes out waste products.
Because our body can realize all these functions it’s very important to consume enough water each day. But how much water we should drink everyday?

The general guideline is:
- To pay attention to your thirst because if you drink according to your thirst, you will stay hydrated.
- As hotter your surroundings, more fluids you will needed to consume.
- Exercise, illness, pregnancy and breast feeding are also factors that increase our bodies' need for fluids.

There are other liquids which can substitute the water because they also towards hydration. Some examples of the other liquids are: tea, coffee, fruit juices, milk, soups and things like that.
These fluids can also be found in water rich food like fruits and vegetables, which are great for your body because they keep you healthy and hydrated.

Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/16/hfh.water.guidelines/index.html
Date: 17/05/08

I've learnt these words:

- Moist = humitejar
- Tissues = teixits
- Flushes = tirar
- Breast feeding = amamantar

1rst New (last term)

Life in Barcelona is as expensive as New York.

This year, the Catalan capital called Barcelona is the 20th city with the most expensive prices in the world (eight more positions than last year) and New York is 18th on the list.

North American cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and more have lost between 10 and 15 places on the ranking of the most expensive cities of 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The cause of this phenomenon has been the dollar’s developed with the Euro's entry. This new coin since 2000 has become the only currency in these last years, and now the live in Europe it’s very expensive. So, the first eleven most expensive cities are European.
Barcelona is in 24th position which is quite low in the ranking of 2005, in connection with buying property and prices and salaries.

I think the Euro, in general, hasn’t been a good change in Europe because this new coin is more expensive than the last (the “pesseta” in Spain) and it has been a problem to the society. Yes, because everything has risen in price and it has made life more expensive.
Well, the Euro can be an advantage and easier at the time to travel in Europe than before, but there is much difference between the Euros’ value and pesseta’s value.

We have to go careful and to pay attention when we go to shopping!!

- Link:

One magazine called Amigos - 03/2008

- I've learnt the word coin (moneda), dollar's devalued (la pèrdua de valor del dolar) and currency (the same that coin=moneda).

The Acrostic:

Well, next 23rd of April is Saint George's Day and like every year, in our high school, we celebrate it doing workshops for a few hours of this day.

Also, we can take part in one contest of Catalan, Spanish or English Lenguage and Dressing, if we give our work.

In English Lenguage we have to had done an acrostic. I've done this work with Elisenda and here you can see its:

Love is sunshine bright
Or also a feeling sad
View you far away,
Ever broke me inside.

And I would see you
Next to me so hight
Dreaming about what for live.

Remeber all too nice
Or take a pice of mine
Send you it throw'n e-mail
Escape of present now
See you always in my life.

3rd Term

Here, I start my work of 3td term ;)

Abandon of the pets

Each year a lot of pets are abandoned, especially in summer or when it begins the holidays. Theses animals abandoned use to be cats and dogs because they are the pets commonest.
This abandon of the animals by the families, sometimes are when the families go to trip because they can’t take its, or nobody can look after of them; and sometimes, the reason of the abandon is when the pets’ owner ill-treat them, then the animals fell ill, they go around the streets and nobody help them.
Now, there are some received homes (cases d’acollida) which take care theses abandoned animals.

Theses houses or dog’s home look after the abandoned animals, but theses Centres need financial help because there are a lot of expenses:
- The animals when they arrive are nervous, irritable, starved, scared and often very ill. So the animal Centre needs a veterinary.
- All organization dependant on their members and their helpers for they make it.
- The animals are fed and help in pens until they can find new owners for them. This is a very costly.
- The home has all the other normal costs, insurance, repairs, spare parts, electricity, telephone, petrol costs and the staff payments.

There are various ways of helping; a donation to help pay for new cages or adopt theses needed animals. With theses acts a lot of animals will have a better live.

Dialogue

Some months ago, in the Language room, Neus, Marina, Elisenda, Anna and me wrote a dialogue about Spice Girls.
The dialog is an interview to the Spice Girls but now they aren’t five girls because one of them died.

Our characters are:
INTERVIEWER: Neus Pagès
GERY: Laia Saló
EMMA: Elisenda Lladó
VICTORIA: Anna Genís
MERCI: Marina Julià
MELBY: : (

- Neus: Good evening, welcome to MTV, today we have four guests, they are “Spice Girls”, but they are only four because one of them has died.
A round of applause!

- Gery: Hello everybody!
- Emma: Hiya!
- Victoria: Hi guys!
- Mercy: Hello Snow (Neus xD)

- Neus: I’m sorry for your loss, she would be glad; you decided to get back together. And…

- Gery: Thank you for your support, since her dead we feel stronger and united on stage.
- Emma: It’s nice to be together again, but isn’t the same four than five, but will do that we can.
- Victoria: Yes it’s nice because I have less time to go shopping and stay with my husband and my sons.
- Melcy: Oh Victoria! You’re a posh! One of your best friends has died and you only think of going shopping…
- Victoria: I’m a posh because I can.
- Emma: Girls, girls, girls! PEACE AND LOVE please :)

- Neus: Thanks Emma, and now it’s the advertisement time.

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- Neus: We’re here again! And for finished the show girls are going to say some Goodbye song sentence in Melby’s memory.

- Gery: Goodbye, my friend…

- Emma: I know you're gone

- Victoria: You said you're gone
- Melcy: But I can still feel you here. It's not the end…
- Gery: I hope that you come in all our concerts! : )