1. Can you see an improvement on your level of English in these last two years? 

Where, for example?

Yes, I can see an improvement in my English. But my level English continues is short. 
For example, before it was more difficult for me to write compositions, because I didn't know vocabulary. Now I know more words but I have difficulties in grammar.

2. Which activity best shows your level of English? 

I think writing and reading is my best activity because I learn more, I have time for think and look at the words.

3. Which activities were really USEFUL for you to improve your English? Why? 

Grammar was really useful for me, because if I known grammar, it is easier to construct a sentence.

4. Which activities did you not find useful to learn English? Why not? 

I didn't like at all the vocabulary dossier, because it was too advanced for me and I didn't understand anything.

 5. Which activities would like to do again next year to keep on improving your English? 

I would like to do again next year the blog, because I learn writing.

6. Open Comments (...More ideas, suggestions for activities, suggestion for new topics...)

I would like to find a way to learn vocabulary that is easier and more motivation.

Beating brain tumours with a scorpion sting paint

Right now the only way to remove a cancer is surgery. But it is very dificult. Dr Jim Olson, a paediatric oncologist and researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, discovered a revolutionary technique, thanks to the bite of a scorpion. Tumour Paint is a drug that attaches to cells, making them glow. So, for the surgeons it is easier to distinguish the tumor from healthy cells. 

In my opinion, scientific progress is very important to find solutions to serious diseases. 

NEWS

Robots: Can we trust them with our privacy?

Wright is a scientist who is preparing an experiment with a robot called Noa. They want to introduce this robot between ordinary people and other places to see how people react. Noa has a face recognition program that has information on many things.

This experiment is a project called Human And Robots in Public Spaces. Hollywood has always said that the danger of robots is their intelligence and strength. But scientists say the robots of the future will live peacefully with humans. The only bad thing would be our privacy.

In my opinion, I would not like robots to have information about us. But I find it interesting that experiments are being done, to see how people react.

NEWS

THIS SUMMER

Only missing two weeks of school. But this two weeks the high school are the worst of the course because we have exams every day, and we're a little stressed. I want to pass it as quickly as possible. This year has gone very quickly. The summer has finally arrived. This summer I will work as every year at my grandmother's bakery. I would also focus on research work. but above all, I want to take the maximum time. But especially I want to be with friends, going to the beach, by the pool ... 

I hope to spend a good summer.

LETTER

White House-243567VI              c/Sant Julià-1784

                                                  Castelló d'Empùries   27-3-2014

Dear Mr.Obama,

I'm writing to you to work as au pair in you house, like last year.

My plan, if you agree, is to teach your daughters another language, Spanish. I would stay in the U.S.A all July and the last fifteen days I will stay in your house.

This year I finished the Batchillerat and the next year, I'm going to start university in the U.S.A or Spain. If you would like to talk to me before I go there, we can have a video chat (InternationalSchoolIdioms@gmail.com).

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely.

Internation school/ Jana, Adriana and Mar.

OPINION: HAPPINESS = MORE MONEY?

A lot of people think that happines is buying with money, more money and think it is the same as happiness. In my opinion, we spend too much time shopping and spending money.
If people spent less time working and had more free time, they could spend time with their friends and family and be happy. 

Fistly, people would have less money to buy things they don't need.

Secondly, people have more free time to travel around the world, and we have the things we most like.

In conclusion, people would be happiner, if they worked less and enjoyed more the life.

SELF-EVALUATION: WATER

LANGUAGE    30%	15%	I learned many new words, but could be extended a little more language.
PRESENTATION    10%	8%	the Prezzi was fine, and we spend many hours doing it.
BODY LANGUAGE & EYE CONTACT    10%	4%	I was very nervous, and I did not have body language and eyes, because I looked a lot the paper.
STRUCTURE    10%	9%	The structure was well organized section to section.
PRONUNTATION    10%	5%	My pronunciation is not very good...
CONTENT    30%	25%	Content was very complete, with information from different sites.
TOTAL	6,6

PINEAPPLES

This summer season will be a new fashion, stamping pineapples. As for boy as for girl. It's a style very summery because it is colorful and fresh. I like this style and colors the color white with yellow and green to pineapple combine very well. It is very modern, youthful and different. It is a style of street and beach. I think it will have much success among young people.

NEWS: Google says it plans to build self-driving cars

Google will make a car without steering wheel. Since that It doesn't need because it drives alone. Google said that next year, 100 prototypes will are already on the roads. The maximum speed of this automobiles is 25 mph. No steering wheel, no brake and gas pedals. Instead, only there will a buttons for go and stop.

The law can be an obstacle, since the laws of the country right now are not adapted to this new way of driving. Still take a time go on sale, so there is still time to hone the rules.

In my opinion this car is a very good invention, but I see it as a car of the future.

NEWS

MILEY CYRUS

Miley Cyrus is a singer who began acting as a young star of the television series Hannah Montana on the children's channel Disney Channel. Now is a singer. She has made a radical change, it behaves so obscene, in fron of the press. She dresses so provocatively, smokes marijuana in the concerts... Everyone says that all this does it for fame.

I really like the new Miley is young and can live life as she wants. She does what you want at any time and does not care what people think of her. And I love his songs.

PHRASAL VERBS: STORY

Usually, we get up at 7 o'clock and we set off the jouney with a shower. We get to the station and we get on the bus. When we arrive in Castelló d'Empúries, we get off the bus. We come in the highschool and we take up the class. At eleven o'clock we brake down class and we off the playgraund for breakfast. After, carry on the class. At half past two we put on the jacket and come back at home.

PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS:

For 8 pancakes:
- 250g flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 liters of milk
- 50g butter
- 10g sugar
- a little salt
Put in a bowl the milk, sugar, salt, eggs and beat with a mixer. The dough should be no lumps. We expect the dough rest for 1 minute. Take a pan and we spread the butter and we put a spoonful the dough. Sprinkle the dough for all the pan, hope to cook and we turn. and this should repeat each pancake. We can be accompained with: honey, chocolate, sugar, jam, cheese, ham, frut ... With the what we want more taste.

TOMORROWLAND

Tomorrowland is the best festival in all the world. It is an electronic music festival held in Belgium, every spring or summer. This festival lasts about three days and  is attended by over 450,000 people every year. There are several stages with very spectacular decorations, bright, different colors, which are great shows. The best DJs in the world act. People are left to sleep there with tents and enjoy all the concerts.

I would really like to go once in my life to this festival with my friends. Because it is a spectacular festival. I love electronic music and all the DJs who act. I do not have the age to go there, but in a few years I want to go there. 

23 APRIL "SANT JORDI"

On 23 April in Catalonia celebrates the day of "Sant Jordi". This day men give red roses to women, and women give men books.

It is a very nice celebration, because all the streets of villages and cities are filled with stalls selling books, roses and also Catalan flags. And everyone goes out to enjoy the day. On day Sant Jordi in my high school prepare a lot of activities: as the solar car race, the 3rd of ESO mounting a still with books and roses to the town square, and a lot of activities more.

In my house, my father always gives a rose to me and my mother. And my mother gives him a book to him, one to my brother and one for me. This year gave me a book called "El joc dels miralls" (the game of mirrors).

NEIGHBORTS

The Neighbors is a new film starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. Mac Radner and his wife Kelly are a young couple with a daught, Stella. They live together in a peaceful neighborhood. Until one day move to the next house fretarnity the Beta. The freternity don't stop the parties in all day. The coupe are fed up of don't sleep the nights, and we have fear by his newborn daughter. they decided try to talk with the young and get along nice with them. But as it does not get, they planned a plan because them out of the neighborhood.

In my opinion this film is a typical American comedy, but I like and I laughed a lot at times.

DESCTRIPTION

This photo was made in the islands Fiji. Are beautiful and wonderful islands where the waters are crystal and very clear.

This photo is taken from the bottom the sea. On the right this photo you can also see a men equipped with a black diving equipment, with glasses of water and breathing air cylinder. The first you see in the picture eight stars the sea. The stars are very beutifuls amb specials. They have a lot colors and diferents forms. Are not like the typical starfish reds normal, but they are different.