Maybe that or that...

Hello teacher, You already know me but I think it's a good idea to begin the year if I introduce myself to you again. My name's Marta Moreno and I've been in this world1996. The date isn't important but I think probably for the all students in the class is important because the next year we are 18 years old. And we'll begin a new era. For me this new era begins today... This year is a year for new beginning, for study more and prepare my future. Now I don't know where the road is taking me but I will believe the road take me very far for example to... England? Maybe. I began to search different options to my future and to my degree. I will do a degree in Birkbeck University of London but I have a very big problem. Because I think my level of English isn't enough. I know the level of this university is for native people but I like do it my future in this city. Another problem is my mind. Sure you are questioner Why? The reason is very simple, the last year was a very complicated to me in the English subject not only in class of high school although also in the EOI. I don't know exactly the reason why successes this but had been a very difficult because when I needed talked or written in English my mind was blocked. Finally in the last part of the years I'm most relaxed and my mind began to returned to normality, and now I think it's normal and I like, other time, English. All these problems stop me to begin the new, new era; but if I apply a lot and I do all the works and homework I hope the road goes good, more than good I hope the road goes perfect. Thanks for all! I say it now because I know you do much thing for help students, and I know maybe I need you help a little. Thanks because probably is very complicate do all, explain and teach and help. Now it's time to say Good Bye. I hope my "business mail" is good because for me it's important to begin well. Good bye teacher and I will wish a good year.

The hunger games: CATCHING FIRE

Summary

I choose a video news. The news explains many things about the last adaptation of Suzzane Collins books- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. It talks about good and bad things, exactly it make a criticism.  

News words

• catching: cautivador
• rewiew: fer la crítica de...

My opinion

I went to watched the film last Friday and I enjoyed a lot.

I'm agree in many things with the video but I read the book last year, and I thinks the film focus with the first part of the story and not in the hunger games and I believe the best part is the last, went Katniss and the others characters stay in the sand. I think that because it's the part where success the spectacular things and it's interesting the clock of The Hunger Games. In spite of it I love the film and I think the director do good work.

I encourage you to go to visit. 

Trip of EOI

My trip

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Eva Longoria: Swarovski girl

Summary

This news talks about the cover of Elle Spain. In that cover appear Eva Longoria completely nude and her body is cover up with small Swarovski diamonds. The news presents her feelings and her opinion of that nude. Also it talk about the Eva love story.

News words

• issue: numero
• custom-tailored: manufacturat/dissenyat
• cuddling: abraçant-se

My opinion

I surprise a lot when I read the news because Eva talks about she feels quite embarrass because still she haves a good body she are very nervous since everybody look her. She talks about the strict diet and exercise she do it to have a good body.

I am surprised because sometimes the people think only the typical girls feel embarrass but with the news we can show the actresses, the singers also feel embarrass. I think this secret it's good because a lot of girls can see it not only they feel that.

An important day: 22 of November

Summary

This news explains some news from 1963, exactly the 22 of November. That day is one of the most popular and most relevant days in the new era because it's the day of J.F Kennedy's died.  But not only succeed that, the news presents the other important events succeed this 22 of November.

News words

• bullet: bala
• turmoil: confusió
• newsworthy: rellevant

My opinion

I love all around J.F. Kennedy but when I read the news I think many thing:

The news present other important deaths: the death of C.S. Lewis and the death of Aldous Huxley. Two of the most relevant authors of the last century but I think only many people know it because they died the same day of the BIG PRESIDENT and nobody pay attention to their deaths. And 50 years after continue because today it's the birthday of their deaths a nobody know. Always the people remember J.F. Kennedy assassinate but not the deaths of two important writers.

I speak out this problem because I think everybody needs recognition especially this two excellent authors. Please remember they. 

The Hunger Games couple

Summary

This news explains a tip of the life of the actress of The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence. It explains her lovely life. In the film she is involve in a love triangle but in her real life she only have eyes for her boyfriend another actor of The Hunger Games. The news talks about the problems and different things of the couple.

News words

• spotted: amb llunes/pics
• quietly: en silenci, tranquil·lament
• limo: limusina

My opinion

The news talk about the love life's couple of actors and present it is quite difficult because they have a very busy days  and don't have time to stay together. For that reason a lot of couple distancing.

I will present my opinion about the busy days, because I think it's one of the most important thing for the couples. Normally a couple is back up with the confidence, obviously, but also in the time because it's very important have time to speak, to laugh and to share all of our with the other person.

For that reason the couple of the news distance but I think also they don't love to much because, it's true, we need time; but if we don't have it we fight to continue our life accompany with our couple because the other person complement us.

Is humour necessary in our life?

Humour and smiling are instinctive behavior in life. The pretty person always wears a smile. So humour is really necessary to live. Personally I think humour is necessary because in life we have a lot of problems and for that reason smiling and feeling happy are good sensations the only way to do this is to tell jokes. All people in the world, I think, laugh with that and make them happier. Consequently, people are more polite and the relatioship works more frecuently and quite good. Apart from that another reason to keep humour in our life is very healthy.

Self evaluation about my presentation

Link: my video presentation

Presentation (10%): 1 point
Do you use any resources: powerpoint, video, images, sound, real material...?
Yes, I use a prezi it's a good idea if you will a dynamic presentation. I use photos, video and all of things to improve the presentation, not only text.

Are there just key words to explain your message?
Yes, there are. Only specific words. I write only the title of the section.

Body language & eye contact (10%): 1 point
Are you looking at your audience most of the time?
Yes almost always. First probably less than the finally because with the time a felt more sure an I had more confidence in myself.

Are you reading occasionally from your notes ?
Yes, I knew it in sometimes but more occasionally. Only for a technical terms.

Structure (10%): 1 point
Do you organize your ideas in order of importance (chronological order), with different parts?
Yes, I do. My presentation have a introduction for present the topic, beauty I do it with a video. Seconf have an argument when I explain all important things and a conclusion for collect all ideas with a simple quote.

Content (40%): 3 points
Do you introduce new information to your audience?
Yes, I do, chose this theme because I think it's very interesting for the audience because mini misses shows are not very comun here, in Spain, and I think there are interestinc topic. Finally I relate it with the big theme: beauty.

Is your information detailed and comprehensible?
Yes, but in sometimes when I saw the people I don't know because they do a very strange face.

Do you give/show examples?
If I gave some examples and I put a different images for reflex what I explain.

Language (20%): 1.3 points
Is your grammar correct, complex (verbs, word order, tenses learnt in class)?
I don't know but I believe this part it's possible to improve too much because when I spoke in public I'm very nervous and change the words.

Is your vocabulary rich, varied with linkers (and, but, also, although...)?
Yes, but it's possible improve, because now I know more vocabulary, but in general I put some new expressions and I'm happy of it.

Pronunciation & Intonation (10%): 0.5 points
Do you know how to pronounce all your words?
If I'm wrong but somewhere a bit in the pronunciation

Dou you speak in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions?
There was no interruption even though I was pretty nervous, I now in this moment I was hill and probably the fluency change it with the moment.

What have you done well? What do you need to improve?
For me this has been a very good presentation. And I think it went well. Because I had prepared. Although I think that would have to improve something like not get nervous or better pronunciation. But in general I liked the presentation.

My anecdote

This is the story of something that happened to me when I was about 8 years old.

At that time I was living in Empuriabrava and I was studying third of primary school. I used to play with my friends,  play the guitar and also I do gymnastics in my free time. I loved to play the guitar and nowadays I love it.

I remember my first day of guitar lessons, I had a very beautiful teacher, Ricard. I learnt a lot and so fast. One day this teacher disappeared and I met my new guitar teacher, she was bad for teaching me because I couldn't learn anything with her. I worked and I leant slower than with my first beautiful teacher. For that reason after a few months suffering with this woman I lost passion. I was angry and I argued with her. I loved to play the guitar but I hated her method.

She called my parents and they talked to me about my reasons, but I didn't come to any conclusion. So they forced me to continue doing guitar lessons with that stupid teacher. I was very sad.

Therefore finally I left the guitar lessons without the consent f my parents, nobody asked for me in the class and my teacher was happy because I, her troublemaker, gave the lessons up.

I never talked again with the teacher and I felt better. Basically since then I didnt' play the guitar again but now I propose to start playing again internet lessons. I know it's difficult but I can do it!

Requirements to be an Angel

Summary

This news talks about the process to chose the perfect model to walk in the Victoria's Secret Show. A lot of girls presenting to the casting but only one or two of this girls can be an Angel. And in this casting all of old Angel need past it. And it's very difficult past it for this the girls need to do a diet and exercise.

News words

• shape: figura
• strutting: "pavonearse"
• newcomer: recién llegado

My opinion

The news explain the strict system of the Angels.

I love the company, the show, and all of Victoria's Secret but I think the company need a new system because it's a very huge problem. They people how do it the casting only want a slim models and the girls who want be an Angel need to do very strict diet and exercise and before two days of the show they can't eat, they only drink and probably eat an apple in all the day. I think that is horrible and we need change it. We need speak out against. Beauty isn't only a slim bodies, it's more it's the sweat faces, the beautiful hair and we can't look only the bodies. We must finish with that all the girls are beautiful and I think all can walk in the Victoria's Secret Show. 

Also, young men have eating disorders

Summary

This news explains normally the eating disorders appear in young women but a new study presents nowadays this eating disorders appear also in the young men. A lot of teenager between 16 to 22 ages have this problem with eating but also with drugs and drink. 

News words

• enhance: millorar
• bringe drinking: veure compulsivament
• strive: esforçar-se

My opinion

The eating disorders a very important problems nowadays and it's important all the people know the problems not only affect to the women. I think a lot of men worry about their bodys and appearance. And they become more obsessed and finally they become with eating disorders. 

It's important all the society know about this problems and try to end with that. I think a lot of men have a low self-steem and because of that they final with problems and I believe we need to encourage these men to improve their self-steem. We can't watch to another part and forget this problems because if we do that we have the fault. 

The men are equal than women and they have the same problems. The problems don't differentiate for sex. These problems appear because of publicity and the preassure of society. 

An old friend...

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my old school friend appearing on TV. I was doing the ironing when I saw James. He appeared in the news because he won the Spanish Christmas' lotto and he explained what he would do with this money.

Immediatly I felt shocked because he looked very changed, more handsome than before. When we were young, he used to wear heavy clothes but in that moment he was wearing a suit he looked healthier.

Then I remember the school time. At the time met a lot of buddies but he didn't use to make friends becuase he was very embarrassed. He only stayed alone. We weren't friends but we had a classmate realtionship. 

First I felt very jealous but then I felt very delighted because his life became better. Eventually I tried to get in touch with him and began a friendship because I felt badly dor the old times.

Nowadays we are good friends.