FINAL REFLECTION

1:11 | Posted by _

This is my last post in this english blog and I talk about my development. Batxillerat has been difficult and I consider that I have worked very hard. This blog is a good example of my effort. Even though if I had had more time would be better.

My english progress from 2008-2010:
My first e-mail: http://monicasporfolio.blogspot.com/2008/10/e-mail.html
My last composition: http://thenewform.blogspot.com/2010/05/hello-everybody-you-are-listening-to.htmltml

In those writings I can see my development during first and second Batxillerat. For example, the structure in my first e-mail is more simple and shorter than my last writting. Furthermore, the content is so different. In the first case the content is poor and in the second case is a little bit interesting although I did it in class and I didn't have any help.
About language there isn't nothing to say because these compositions are corrected by teachers and there aren't grammar mistakes. Moreover I think that my vocabulary increase in those years.

http://monicasporfolio.blogspot.com/2009/06/oral-presentation.html my first oral presentation, http://thenewform.blogspot.com/2010/03/oral-presentation.html my last presentation.

I think that my progress is more visible in the oral presentations. Firstly, the presentation of my firts oral presentation is not good because there are too much text in the power point. Instead the last presentation use only the necessary text.

Secondly, the content is interesant in both presentations, but in the second case I liked more the topic because it was my research project.

Finally, I think that my language has progress, especially in the pronunciation. Besides, we note that the text is more elaborate in the last one.

My English competence in 2010:

My favourite oral presentation is the first: http://thenewform.blogspot.com/2009/11/oral-presentation.html. I did this presentation with ariadna and I liked so much because the topic was really interesting and I could leant a lot with Ariadna. Also I think that all is so good, for example the power point or my pronuntiation.

And my best writting I think that is the human rights, I don't know, in my point of view, this compostion reflects my maturity.

But in general I'm so happy for all my post because are originals, and I put every effort that I could.

Bye!!

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DIALOGUE

13:14 | Posted by _

M-Hello everybody! You are listening to Monica’s program and today we talk with the last farmer from Catalonia.


M-Hi Joan! You’re in the program to talk about your job, a profession that is dying out. What do you think about that?

J-Hi Mònica, I think that to be a farmer is so easy but the reputation of this profession was fallen since 1960 when the Industrial Revolution began in Catalonia.

M-Oh, that’s a shame! Have you lived this change?

J- Yes, I was 13 years old and my father was a farmer.

M-Interesting… You can explain what was your way of life like before this change?

J-Yes, of course, life in these times was simpler. I remember that every day my father woke up when the birds sang, then he ate and all the day he worked with livestock. My father didn’t use machines because he thought that he didn’t need them.

M-Oh my god!! Without machines! And do you use the machines?

J-Of course, I love the machines because they make the work easier.

M-You weren't you bored all day in the field without cinema or shops?

J-No because I had to work all the time, and when the day is ended I was really tired!!

M-Well Joan, the time is over. I like so much talking with you about your profession.

J-Me too. Bye Mònica, it’s a pleasure talking with you.

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My life

12:54 | Posted by _

I was born in Sant Cugat, and when I was a child I live with my mother in Sabadell, because my parents separated when I was six months.

Until 7 years I went to the Carmelite religious school. In this school were very strict but I have a lot of friends. When my mother said that we were leaving I began to mourn. But when I moved I was very well because my mother could be with me.
The first years I went to el cor de Maria, in figueres. Then when I was 11 years I went in Castelló school and I liked so much!!
The last change that I have it was the pass to ESO. In first of Eso I was scared because I felt so small!!
Now I'm finishing Batxillerat and I will change again my life because I will move to Barcelona and I will start university studies.

These years of my life have been really special. I have formed as a person, I lived very intense moments, I fall in love and I have met many interesting people.

Now I'm going and I get a precious memory.

Thank you for those moments. All of yours are amazing!!
Mònica!:)

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3. NEWS Rats top invasive mammals table

9:55 | Posted by _

Brown rats are one of the most invasive mammals in Europe. Researchers have observed that these animals, along with sika deer and muskrats, were having the greatest ecological and economic impact. The scientists had developed a system for compared the impact of non-native species across the group of mammals.
I hate the rats, and when I saw this new I was horrorified because think that these rats may be all over the place!!!
Humans have caused major attacks against nature and this invasion of rats is an example. With our comunication we made that exotic animals invade other lands and extinction of native animals. We blame the rats, but the real culprit are us.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10100907.stm






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A perfect Day in Barcelona!

9:33 | Posted by _

For me a perfect day in Barcelona, start with a nice breakfast of free menu in a hotel, or in another place. Personally I prefer eat a sandwich, and then someone sweet and finish with a fruit. After breakfast I like walk for the ramblas and visit every shop until arrived to the plaça Catalunya. There, I enter ever in Sephora and Fnac to browse. Later, I go to the Tallers street for visit the music shops and play the guitars of the shop. After walking all morning, I go to eat in the Hard Rock Coffee and I eat a Cheese Burger with chips and pepsi. The hard rock’s hamburgers are the best of the world!!!
Leaving the hard rock and be awhile chatting with friends while we drink a coffee in the fargi, I walk for the rambla to the maremagnum. There I sit for see the ships, and then I go to the cinema.
Afterwards, I dinner in the Viena and then I go to a concert or to the thatre. Finally, after of a exhausting day, I take a bath with aromatics salts and I go to sleep.

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2nd NEWS

9:10 | Posted by _

Day 6th April 2010 in Linden, New Jersey, it was found a pair of trash bags containing the dismembered remains of two people. The police are investigating about the case. The remains are from adults, one male and one female


I choose this news because when I read it I was very surprised. It is hard to believe that a person is able to do something like this!!
These facts make me think that the society is worsening. What hapened in the mind of the murderer for kill this people? I don’t know but I think that nothing can justify this act.




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5 Place for visit before die.

10:10 | Posted by _

You know that I love travel and I think that I have to visit 5 places before I die.

One of these places is Norway a magic place for their greend forests and their long rivers between cliffs, for example the Geiranger. Is a perfect place for unwind and only in the land, because you can see the aurora borealis. I imagine surrounded by nature and calm. My parents were for a month and made them short of how wonderful it was.







United States is a one of the wonders of the World for their crowd of cities, all very differents from each and special, for high skyscrapers, their sights... For exemple, New york, Las vegas, Los angeles, etc… One holidays here would be unforgettable.





Scotlan, a historic land, for their green fields with their mediaval castles and their scenery. I like so much sleep in a castle located near a cliff. I would also like to see natives playing the bagpipes to kilts.






Chinese wall, because is impressive for their size and their history. And also I would like to go in the cities of China because are very differents and its culture are really interesting!! It must be very curious to see the geyser or eat on the flor.




Australia is another place that I want visit. It is a wonderful and very exotic country. I would like to see koalas and kangaroos and the big desert, where you must feel so small. One thing that I love to do in Autralia is diving in the largest barrier reef.



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Did you know that flowers are edible??

10:10 | Posted by _

Nowadays it has become fashionable that exquisite dishes are accompanied with flowers. Its medicinal properties and health benefits have kept them near the kitchen for thousands of years, in countries like: China, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, France, USA and Greece.

The flowers give in your plate joy, color and fragance. Also, they have a lot of vitamins as A, B, C, D, E , K, PP, B12... And what's more they contains special oils beneficial to the body and you don't need ingest a lot of quantities to notice all the benefits.

For example Begonia White Sugar is a edible flower that it offers a refreshing acid and are both sweet and nice, provides us with vitamins and proteins, either in salad or in combination with whipped cream, cream cheese, dipped in chocolate, crystallized ...




Truffle cake with honey and crystallized flowers


Ingredients:


For the dough:

-125 gr. flour

-Cold water


-75 oz. cold butter cut


-1 teaspoon powdered sugar


-Pinch of salt


For the filling:

-4 spoons of honey from flowers

-125 ml thick cream

-225 grs. cottage cheese


-1 whole egg


-120 grs. cream cheese


-2 egg yolks


-25grs. star violet or rose petal badior.


-25grs. crystallized violet or crystallized rose petals


-2 spoons superfine sugar


PREPARATION:


The first thing to do is grease a fluted pie pan with butter detachable base.

In a food processor is to sift the flour with salt, add butter and mix until it resembles breadcrumbs.

Add sugar and water needed to be thicker.

Spread the dough on a floured surface and form a circle larger than the mold. Put the dough into the pan pressing down firmly.

Pass the roller over the edge to remove excess dough. Put a piece of tracing paper on top and let cool for half an hour in the refrigerator.

Remove the base of the cake from refrigerator and cook for 10 minutes in the oven, preheated to 190 º C.

Remove the baking paper and bake 5 minutes more.

On the other hand be mixed with cream cheese curd and clotted cream. Chop a few petals of fresh rose or violet. Add the egg yolks, whole eggs, honey and sugar and stir.

Put the filling over the base and half hours baking the cake.

Remove and let cool 10 minutes in pan. Sprinkle with a little honey and garnish with rose petals violet or crystallized or crystallized.



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Scusa ma ti chiamo amore!

7:51 | Posted by _




This weekend I went to see "perdona si et dic amor" because my mother has read the books and she asked me to acompany.
This film is an adaptation from the book of the Italian Federico Moccia. In Italy it was opened in January of 2009.

Niki is a young woman who is in the last year of high school. Alessandro is a publisher of thirty-seven years-old who his gilfriend splited up with him.
One day Niki and Alessandro have and accident and he leaves her everymorning in the high school because her motorbyke is broken.
Alessandro and Niki fell madly in love and they live a passionate love story without thinking about all social conventions and prejudices.

In my opinion this film shows a real love story. My mother says that the book is better than the film because there are a lot of beautiful escenes that don't feature in the film. For example when is the Niki's birthday he pretends that he doesn't remember but actually has prepared a trip to Paris.

And as always my favourite scene is the end, because she goes with him to the lighthouse.

Therefore I recommend this movie for all those people who likes the love.


*By the way I loved the actor is very handsome!



Mònica :)


http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdona_si_te_llamo_amor





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MY FIRST DAY IN LONDON! :)

2:18 | Posted by _





Hello everybody!


Today I want to explain my first day in London. Firstly you can see my photos in the video and next you can read my expercience about this day.


As you can see at the pictures, we flew to London with a ryanair plane. When we arribed at the airport, we had to wait a long time because the poor Sergi has an Andorran nationality and in England they are very strict.


After travelling two hours by bus, we arrived at Royal National London hotel. We were very tired and we went to sleep.


The next day we woke up and we had breakfast at the hotel buffet. I didn't like breakfast because it was only bread with jam and butter.


Afterwards we walked to the British Museum. I liked so much the British Museum and with Rocio, Ariadna, Lauren, and Laura we took a lot of photos.


When we leave to de museum we went to coven garden and I ate McDonald's hamburgers with Lauren, Ariadna, Sergio, Rocio, Laura and Xavi in the street!! We ate in the street because it was so late and all the restaurants was fill. For this reason when we finish the hamburgers we went into Starbucks and we sit down in a comfortable sofa.

Then when we wanted to go with teachers we saw Jack Sparrow!!! and we took a photo with he.

After we visited the National Gallery museum but I was very tired and I didn't enjoy very much.

Finally we walked to picadilly circus and oxford street and we came into Hamleys, my favourite shop of toys.

Ariadna, Rocio, Lauren, Jake and me we returned to the hotel by taxi because we were weary. When we arrived at the hotel Rocio and I took pictures with a sweater that had bought us.

Afterwards we ate and we came to the bed waiting for the next day was just as well!


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