POLAR BEAR

The polar bear is a mammal that lives in the arctic regions of the world. Its scientific name is Ursus maritimus. His natural habitat is ice and water areas.

He can move and hunt on the ice and he can swim, too.
We find him in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia.
It is the biggest land carnivorous animal that exists today. He eats fish, seaweed, walruses and seals. He usually hunts seals guided by its good smell.
There are only about 25,000 left of this type in the world, so experts say it will probably disappear at the beginning of XXI century.
He is endangered, and the reason why is that the Climate Change is affecting the polar regions. Forecasts indicate that in few years, the ice will melt, and then its habitat won’t exist, its food sources either, so the polar bear will become extinct because of the warming of the area.
A good solution would be carried out first by people and then by the government, and it consists in people using renewable energies, to not to pollute and therefore, avoiding melting of the icecaps.

To sum up, people are involved in this issue of endangered animals. If we work well together we can achieve them not to disappear.

FINAL REFLECTION

Hello, my name is Marta and I am going to explain my opinion about the work we have done for the comenius project.

Thinking about all the activities, the one that I liked most was recording the recipe because I like cooking and it was an opportunity to enjoy it with my friends and what's more, using English.
I also liked writing about my favourite song, because it was beautiful and in the end I liked what I wrote, and doing an oral presentation because I had to make my classmates understand me with the help of the powerpoint and of my friends.

I don't think there is an activity harder than another one, but maybe doing the recipe was the one in which we had to do much work. The easiest one for us was learning about others' experience because we only had to listen to them. The rest of the activities were normal because I enjoyed learning and using English as always.

All the extra activities in class are funnier than doing exercises, but I really liked listening to songs, watching films... Reading a book is good but I don't like reader exams.

I didn't do the oral presentation alone, I did it with Clara and Joana. We helped each other so it was easier to use recourses. I was a little nervous but what I had to explain was quite easy
The ideas were organized and there were some fillers. I don't think we used a very rich vocabulary because the first thing we expected was that our classmates kept interested in what we were telling and they understood us.
Surely we didn't pronounce all words well but we used the right tone in each moment.

As I have worked a lot, if I was my teacher I would have a very good mark.

I had never had a blog like this before, and I like it a lot. I think it is nice and well-presented and it has the whole content.

I think the best of all this work is that we have been able to use what we have been studying during years in our English classes.
I have learnt much English and how to use it a little bit more correctly.

See you soon!
Marta

Comenius project: A MAGAZINE

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Tríptic: festes catalanes

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MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

It is a little hard for me to talk about my past shortly because there are a lot of experiences I would want to explain.

Thinking about my daily life, the first thing I remember is that I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. My parents had to start work very early, so at night, or in the afternoon depending on each day, I always went to sleep at my grandparents’ house, one week to my paternal grandparents’ and the next week to my maternal ones.
There, we played board games, even we cooked desserts.

Thinking about parties, I especially remember we used to celebrate my brother’s birthday and mine together. All the family came home and we had supper. We had a very big cake and all our cousins blew the candles out. Now, I have a picture of that moment and I always smile when I see it.

The thing that has changed most is Christmas. When I was a child it was the best holiday of the year. All was wonderful. I believed in its magic in a different way from now, because the last times my little cousins are who give excitement to this festivity.

I am growing up and I miss that time, when we lived each day without problems. But we have to go on, always thinking positively and looking ahead, because there are many things waiting for us to live and new emotions to feel.



_Martaa.!

Broken Strings

The song I've chosen is "Broken Strings", by James Morrison. It isn't my favorite one in English, but I couldn't take only one, so I decided for it. Broken Strings is sung by him and Nelly Furtado. They are fantastic together.
James Morrison Catchpole was born in the UK, on August 13th 1984. The genres are pop, soft rock and soul. He sings and also writes the lyrics for himself. Even he can play the guitar well. Nowadays, Morrison hasn't entered fame yet, but he's known around the world, because he began in 2006.
This song has made him be at the top of lists, so I think it is the most popular, but there are more, too. The song is about lost love from two ex-lovers. There's one, who has been cheated and he tries to hold on but it hurts too much. Something disappointing happened, he tries to forgive but it's not enough to make it all okay... He wants to begin again but he can't because he can't feel anything that his heart doesn't want to feel. I think the title says everything.


I like this song because of the lyrics. Also, there is something in the music that makes the song come inside. I agree with the meaning, everybody can pass through deception and love is the big topic.
When I listen to Broken Strings, it is usually when I'm a little sad and where I can be alone. It gives strength and energy to me, sometimes needed.
I love the general message given by this song, even my mood changes. It makes me think positively about going on when something isn't alright.
On the other hand, I find it the typical commercial song, and I wouldn't like me to like this. But we can't avoid it, so I will continue listening to them. I like Broken Strings in this way, I wouldn't change anything.


The images are simple. They display us the simplicity and the power of music. The images help us to feel the notes. I like the moment when the intensity starts. It is well-connected to the lyrics, since the girl appears at the suitable moment, and she doesn't appear clearly but she is shown in a glass, half blurred. There is fire, too.


To sum up, I recommend listening to this song, to try to feel its magic. It is a song that encourages ourselves and tells truths. The boy and the girl make a good couple and they sing perfectly. Finally... enjoy the music!






_Marta!

WHAT WILL BE MY FUTURE LIKE IN 20 YEARS?

Nowadays, I’m fifteen years old. Can I imagine myself being thirty-five? I’ll try it.
I think I won’t be perfect and I won’t have all I’d want, but some say dreaming is free.

Thinking about my appearance… I’ll be tall, but not much more than now. I’ll have soft and dark hair, and brown eyes. I’ll be quite fit.
And thinking about my personality… I’ll be friendly, responsible, good-tempered and strong inside. I’ll be a true friend of my friends, and lovely and close to my family.

I’ll live in a village, near a city. It will be situated on the plain, in Catalonia.
My house will be quite big; it will have a garden with a little playground for my children. The house will have two or three floors, and the rooms will be wide.
We’ll live together, my family and I. My husband (because I want to get married someday) will love me and our children (because I want to be mum someday). Also, I’ll get in touch with my brother and cousins, etc. very often.

I hope I’ll have no routine, or a small one. I have no idea, but maybe I’ll work as a foreign language teacher, as a basketball player, as a doctor..
The hobbies I want now to be mine in this future are going out into nature, playing the piano, doing sports… I think I’ll spend my free time with my family and myself.
My lifestyle will be enjoying each moment, learning from each day, living well, being happy and making the others happy.


Martaa.

CHOCOLATE CAKE. COCA DE XOCOLATA. PASTEL DE CHOCOLATE

LEVEL: Easy
COOK TIME: 60 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
- 4 EGGS
- FLOUR
- SUGAR
- 1 YOGHURT
- OIL
- SOME BAKING POWDER
- MARGARINE
- CHOCOLATE
- LEMON SKIN
- SWEETS (LACASITOS)

METHOD:
1- Pour the yoghurt and the sugar into a bowl. Stir.
2- Then, add a half of the strained flour and two eggs. Stir again, and after that, add the other half and the other 2 eggs.
3- Stirring to mix well, pour the oil little by little, and add slowly the baking powder.
4- Grate a little lemon skin very fine and put it there.
5- Later, spread a mould with margarine and a little strained flour.
6- Switch on the oven; it has to be at 160 or 170 degrees.
7- While the cake is in the oven prepare the chocolate. To do it, first break a bar of chocolate into little pieces, put them into a container that it can be of glass.
8- In a saucepan apart, pour hot water, hit it and when it boils, put the chocolate container into the saucepan and wait for about 25 minutes approximately. When you see the chocolate is melted, remove it from the fire.
9- The cake is ready; let it rest for a while, until it is warm. Then spread the upper part with the chocolate you have prepared.
10- Finally, put some sweets (Lacasitos®) forming the Catalan flag.

Clara, Joana and Marta.