domingo, 25 de octubre de 2009

Opinion of my country

I am both proud and ashamed to be a citizen of Spain.

On the one hand, I don´t like Spain because of the practice of bullfighting,that killing the bulls that some people call it a kind of art or culture.For instance, some people, the bullfighters, kill a bull because a lot of people pay for the attraction seeing how they kill a bull. I am also ashamed of my country because each time there is more corruption, particularly among politicians.
On the other hand, I like Spain because I think it is a country where you can enjoy a lot of sightseeing,and museums,you can admire history and art. There is also a great variety of hotels and restaurants where you can stay the night and eat very well. In Spain there are a lot of different traditional food.
Furthermore, the beaches of Spain, are one of the best in the world, especially the beaches of the Mediterranean sea, that are very warm.

In conclusion, Spain is not the best country of the world, as any other countruy can't be, because every country has got pros and cons, so I´m proud of being Spanish.

Julián

Hi,
I,m Julián, I am 16 years old. I live in a nice neighborhood called Lucero. I like this area because it is small. I like reggae music, for me the best singer is Bob Marley. My favourite sport is climbing, it is the best sport!
See you!

miércoles, 21 de octubre de 2009

Linlang / A Story between Ana and Juan.

A week later Ana walked into Juan's restaurant. Juan saw her. But Ana glared at him. Then Juan gave her a piece of paper. In the paper Juan wrote something to her, saying that the food was not healthy. It couldn't help people to become slim. 'You ought to make your food healthier'. Ana said, 'I won't believe you, you are a spy'.
After that, Ana went back to her home and she thought, 'I want to win, I ought to win customers back'. So she stayed at home a week and tried to make her food healthier and delicious. After a week, she returned to her restaurant and told someone about her food, that now it was healthier and delicious. In her restaurant she made her customers enjoyed her food. At last, she had won some customers back. She thought she had won. She saw Juan walk in and he told her 'Congratulations! I have been looking forward you have a holiday for some time'. Ana was very moved. She said 'I want to run the business'. In the end the business was a success.

domingo, 18 de octubre de 2009

Andrea../ "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"


Is one of the best romantic films of the year. You know Sang Woo plays the part of Song Joh, who went to the US with the promise that she will return.

The story takes place in South Korea in between late 2003 and 2004.The film is about two teenagers in love. They are both friends from chilhood and share a similar fate. The acting in general is excellent. Shin Hyun Joon is totally convincing as a romantic toward her and Jung Suh makes a brilliant part. Shin Hye is going abroad to study with her young lover. But their dream can't be carried out and they should stay in Korea and live a litte of hardship. The plot is easy to follow and the dialogue is brilliant.
Another thing that I enjoyed was the soundtrack which is really great. This film is amazing. It made me cry.

My recommendation is to go and see it now.

Hip-Hop? O.S.T.R.

Many people think hip-hop is listened only just by junkies gangsters, and for many people hip-hop is rubbishe.
In my country this type of music is unfortunatly not very well considered, but there is one person who proves to everyone that hip-hop is not dead. This person is Adam Ostrowski better known as O.S.T.R. He was born on 15th May 1980 is one of best rappers in Poland, famous especially for his free style rap skills.
Having graduated from music school and playing the violin, O.S.T.R. is one of the few Polish rappers who has got a basic musical education.
I think he's a good example that hip-hop isn't music only for "bad boys", because this rapper doesn't sing only about raves and joints but about current social problems and political matters too. His songs are about reality!
Certainly in your country you know a singer who fights against political lies, corruption, and social problems, using beats and voice. Listen to him, listen to your heart.
If you are really interested in O.S.T.R listen to his songs like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cSCpLVP_LQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad1p0YRm2hs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXPCLJbFKnY&feature=related

Or visite website http://www.ostr.net/
ENJOY!

Adrian

Hi!
I'm Adrian, I'm 16 years old and I'm from Madrid.
I am tall and I have got brown hair and my eyes are green
I haven´t got brothers or sisters
I like listening to music specially rock and rap music, my favourite gruops are Avenged Sevenfold, Muse, Red Hot Chilli Pepers, Metallica and Green Day. I like going out with my friends.

Bye

sábado, 17 de octubre de 2009

About me...

Hi!
I'm Alicia, I'm 16 years old and I'm living in Madrid.
I like almost all types of music, reading, and travelling a lot.
I must also say that, although I really like languages, English isn't the one I am the best at as I'm pretty bad.

Bye.

Erick

Hello !
My name is Erick, I am 16 years old, I am from Ecuador, and I live in Madrid.I like playing football and basketball with my friends. I love listening to music, it is like a hobby to me, I listen mostly reggaeton, pop .....

jueves, 15 de octubre de 2009

SPAIN

Spain is a small country but it is very important, it has very important cities, for example, Madrid, Barcelona... these cities have a lot of monuments and important buildings.
Another important thing is the Spanish language, spoken all over the world, but the most imortant of Spain is its climate and the beaches which makes a lot of people come to Spain. I do not like everything of it, but it is my country. I like the people of Spain, they are very friendly and nice, I like food, it is very good,
I love the mountain ranges of Spain, they are very beutiful, for example, Sierra de Guadarrama, in Madrid, Picos de Europa, in the North.
But I hate the 'fiesta' in Spain, for example, "San Fermin"
We should talk about pollution, and Madrid, althoug it is very beautiful and has got green areas, it is a city with a lot of pollution.

Linlang/ Film Review "The Night at the Musem"

First of all, I think that the movie THE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM should be considered a very successful film and television work, it is a science-fiction narrative genre, a combination of ancient and modern stories. Although the plot is not complicated, it includes a great amount of knowledge and philosophy.
Larry, who is the main character in this film, is a failure, he can't keep any job for long, he is divorced and has got a son, Nick. Larry fears that his son is getting close to his successful stepfather. After getting fired he takes the job at a museum as a guard. The museum has magical powers. Soon he finds out it comes alive at night. He takes his kid to work to show him that the wax statues come alive at night. At first, he thinks that his dad has completely lost him but soon he realizes that he is right about the museum. Together they fight the three evil former night guards and they both were also able to increase the number of people coming to visit the museum. Larry's boss fires him but he was rehired after the media coverage and increased tickets sales.
This movie was definitely a surprise with other actors making their appearance (i.e. Owen Wilson). Ben Stiller was hilarious and the movie above all is great all along with the special effects. Definitely a great movie that made my family laugh and totally enjoy every moment of this movie. This was one of those surprise movies that had great special effects and some great surprises and twists. The movie is definitely moving at a great speed, it is not boring at all. Robin Williams was great as President Teddy Roosevelt. For those who think this movie was not that great have no imagination, because each one of my friends ranging from an age between 14-21 loved it, and that fact speaks for itself. I promise that I would go to see it again.
The film is very interesting and wonderful, it won't disappoint you.

Noriega

Hello
how crazy the world is.
I`m Noriega

Hi! Kevin speaking!

Hello, im Kevin. Im 18 years old,from Perú and I have been living in Madrid for 11 years.
I love listening to music, alternative rock and Progressive rock like Arctic Monkeys, Pink Floyd and Mars Volta.
I like palying tennis and football. Soon I wil tell you more about my hobbies, so...

Bye (K)

United States vs Spain

I know that the United States seem the best country in the world, but Spain isn't less. Both countries have advantages and disadvantages that I'm going to explain now.
On the one hand, in the United States, for instance, you can see a lot of poverty and pollution and they don't distribute the money well. In the USA, there are good things, as this country is the land of opportunities, where all people have equal rights, particulary talking about music and cinema.
On the other hand, in my country, there are other negative aspects, for intance, the investigation is not so develloped, if we compare it to other European countries; at this moment, there is a lot of unemployment and the results referring to education are very low. But there are also good aspects, such as the National Health Service. There is a lot of cultivated people and last, not the least, Spain has got a varied gastronomy.
In conclusion, my opinion is that although the United States is the richest country in the world, Spain is better than the USA, because, according to statistics, Spanish people are nicer and happier.

An opinion essay

Spain is mostly surrounded by the sea

My country

My country isn´t a big country, but it has important things. On the one hand, it has a good climate all year around,with best beaches in most of the country. Spain has important cities, such as Madrid and Barcelona, and great monuments, for instance, the popular Retiro Park, in Madrid, and a famous cathedral built with popular contribution by Gaudi, in Barcelona.
The lenguage is one of the most important on the world and due to this fact, it has got a great tradition in Literature, and it has got a great culture. On the other hand, although my country is not big, it has a population of about forty two million people. People are polite with tourists. I also like its old streets and famous buildings.
In conclusion, my country is not perfect. However, in my opinion, ther are more things to be proud of, for example,Spain is reach in hospitality, kindness, common sense and friendship.
Daniel Gutiérrez

My opinion about Spain


I´m both proud and ashamed of being a citizen of Spain.
Firtsly, people walking out here are not very tidy, they don´t try to keep the streets clean. In addition, we produce a lot of waste, and rubbish, so we pollute the environment everyday. Moreover, our country is famous for the bullfighting. I think it is cruel to treat animals that way, and I don´t like it.
On the other hand, our country gives opportunities to everyone, as now we live in a multicultural society. Furthermore, Spain is hihgly developed in science and medicine.
Spain is not perfect, altough, in my opinion, there are more reasons to be proud than ashamed of.
Laura

Kiinee!

Hi!
My name is Kine, I live in Madrid, I´m 16 years old..!
I like athletics, music, and talking to people...!
Bye.

Hello


I'm Francisco. I'm 18 years old. I live in Madrid and I'm from Ecuador I am studying at the IES Larra 1º bach. I like almost all kind of music.

Mario

Hi, I m Mario, Iam 16 years old.
I live in Madrid, I like hip hop music, my favorite group is A3Bandas.
I like playing football and I play in a team, I also like riding on a bike and I like going out with my friends.
bye

Cristina

Hi!!!
I'm Cristina, I'm 21 years old and I'm from Madrid. I like going out with my friends, listening to music like pop, reggaeton, hip hop... I like sports too, like football, basketball, tennis..., actually I'm playing in a basketball team at the weakends! :)
I have a lot of fun in my class because my colleagues are a bit crazy!!
I love studying English, so I'll often try to write here.
Kisses from Spain!!
Cris

MY COUNTRY

I agree with peolple who says that Spanish people are lazy, but not everybody is lazy.
On the one hand, I´m ashamed of being Spanish, because a lot of people are impolite, however, people are changing a bit and the society is getting more tolerant.
On the other hand, I´m also ashamed because people haven´t got ecological conscience, but this aspect as well is changing. In addition, I´m ashamed of being Spanish and also human because of the terrorism. I don´t understand how people are so cruel.
On the contrary, I´m proud of being Spanish, because we have got a very important cultural heritage. We have got beautiful cities, because of the old part, and the new architecture, for example, in Valencia, Toledo, and Granada.
Also, the Spanish people are very kind and friendly. There are many sportmen and sportwomen and are the most famous in the world, for eample´, Nadal in tennis and F. Alonso in Formula 1.
In my opinion, Spain is a beautiful country and its people are a good example of kindness and hospitality to other countries.

Regards,
Juan Carlos del Olmo.

Daniel Ruiz: Other opinion of Spain

In my opinion, Spain is a great country. Gastronomy is better than in the USA. For instance, ham is a food that only Spanish people eat, paella, it is a famous food from Valencia, and it's tipycal for foreigners to eat it. Furthermore, the Olympic Spanish teams of football and basketball are the best teams in the world, Spain is a great country in sports.
Bullfigthing is also tipycal in this country, but there are some people who are ashamed of it. Although Spain has a lot of good things,it has so many bad things.
On the one hand, the country is a very rich in museums, important, famous palaces... We have also got National Health Service and education from the state, which is better than the private. On the other hand, music and cinema aren't so good, but the actors and singers are working hard to improve it.
In conclusion, I'm very proud of Spain because there are more good things than bad things, and it is cool.

Linlang/ An Opinion Essay

I am both pround and ashamed to be a citizen of Spain. On the one hand,in Spain, not only the economy is very developed, but also, the traffic is very convenient. But if the country has those virtues, it will have also an awful traffic and much pollution. I always image the country without noise and polluted air, and without traffic jams, and people more friendly. So in my opinion, Spain will be such a country in the future.
On the other hand, Spain is full of artistic painters, here there are many famous artist, for example,Goya. There are also many museums. Perhaps that explains why culture,especially theather and painting, is so successful. Furthermore, I am also pround of the good food in Spain.In Spanish we call it Jamón (ham) y 'paella', those are very famous in Spain and also in the world.
Living in Spain means that your life can be comfortable and exciting, because there are many big department stores, you will love shopping if you live here. If you want your children have high education, it´s appropiate to live in Spain.
In conclusion, Spain is not perfect. However, in my opinion, there are more things to be pround of than ashmed of.

miércoles, 14 de octubre de 2009

An opinion about Spain.

My country has bad and good things, but I believe it has more bad things than good, because I do not like the laws or politicians that rule Spain. The government spends much money to repair roads or places that are already in good condition and they do no rearrange what is really essential. At the moment, one of the worst things in Spain is the education system and on the other side the pollution of everyday in big towns.
My country also has some good things, like offering people many opportunities and also, apart of being one of the most developed countries it has inherited a great culture. Spain is also good at film production and music.
People forget to recycle waste and not to pollute the environment, they do not cooperate in it, besides, the politicians try to deceive us with very important issues on health such as sweine flue.
My country, in my opinion, is better than others but still it has got a lot of things to be improved.

lunes, 12 de octubre de 2009

Raul Mañas

Hi! my name is Raul and I'm sixteen years old. I live in Madrid, and my favourite sport is football. I love going out with friends, I like watching TV particularly at the weekends, I like listening to music...
Bye!

viernes, 9 de octubre de 2009

Dani Guti

Hello friends!
I am Daniel and I´m almost sixteen years old. I live in Aluche where I go out with my friends. I like listening to hip hop music. I like football and basketball and I think I play well...
Bye!

jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009

Dafne

Hi,
I'm Dafne I live in Madrid (Aluche), I'm quite tall, I have got brown hair and brown eyes and they say I'm nice. My favourite sport is volleyball and gymnastics. I haven't got any brothers or sisters. I haven't got any pets either, because I think pets shouldn't be in homes, but in the open.
I love travelling a lot but especially to the sea side. I usually go out with friends to the cinema or to a very popular park in the neighbourhood called "Las Cruces", where you can walk, do some sports or sing or dance.
I hope to get an answer from you soon.
A kiss and a hug to everyone.
Bye bye

DANIEL

Hi!
My name is Daniel. I'm sixteen years old. I live in Aluche, Madrid, Spain with my parents, my sister and I have got a dog. My favourite sport is cycling.

Me

Hi! My name is Bárbara and I'm 16. I love sleeping!!

Jose Manuel

Hi, I'm Jose Manuel, I'm 17 years old... and I like to train karate with my partners, I love music particulary heavy metal and hip hop.
good bye to you all
:D ^^!

I am Roberto

Hi I am Roberto, I live in Madrid, I´m a fan of 50 cent Snoop Doog, I like football and to go out with my friends.
Bye.

Introducing myself

Hi! I'm Borja, I'm 15 years old and I live in Madrid. I like playing the guitar and listening to my music and I love swimming too.

An introduction of Javier

Hi! I am Javier, one of the 34 students in my class. Next time I am writing longer about me

Diego

Helo my friends!!!

My name is Diego, I´m a student of the IES Mariano José de Larra, I´m 15 years old but on the 14th of november I will be 16.

I live in Madrid, my favourite sport is football, I practise it twice a week,and at the weekends I play a football match with other teams from Madrid

Alberto

Hi, my name is Alberto Pires I'm 17 years old.

Hi, I am Juan Carlos

Hello!
My name is Juan Carlos, Juancho for my friends. I am sixteen years old and I live in Madrid with my parents and my two brothers. I am studying at IES Mariano José de Larra.
My favourite sport is basketball, however, I play football more than basketball. I like listening to music of all kind. Also, I like watching TV.

Goodbye

Daniel

Hi!
My name is Daniel. I'm sixteen years old. I live in Aluche, Madrid, Spain with my parents, my sister and my dog. My favourite hobbies are football, to go out with my friends, to travell abroad or around the world. I'm studying "bachillerato" at Mariano José de Larra.

MIGUEL

Hi!! I´m Miguel and I´m 15. I like playing football and doing some sports. I like La Fuga, Green Day, Mägo de Oz, Guns and Roses and Aerosmith.You have to listen them.

Mark

Hi!!
I am Marcos. I am 16 years old. My favourite sport is basketball, I am a professional of this sport.
Bye to everybody...

LAURA

Hi, I am Laura. I live in Madrid, I´m 16 years old. I like Green Day, Hinder, 12 Stones, Pink...bye

lunes, 5 de octubre de 2009

Dream Holidays


Who said that to spend an unforgettable holiday you need a lot of money?

In the XXI century it is possible to travel lowcoast all around the world!

Fly from London to Cracow? 18,99

From Glasgow to Warsaw? 26,99

Every day many air companies offer different discount tickets for a few of destinations.

Today flying is fast cheap and is one of the safest kinds of travelling.

If you don't have enought money to sleep in a five-star-hotel, why don't you try to visit a campsite, bed&breakfast or a youth hostel?

More and more young people decide to hitchhiking on holiday.

Predominantly they set out in small groups because it is more safe.

A backpack, a sleeping bag, a tent, a guide book, a road map, a compass and walking boots is all they need to travel where they want.

Hitchhiking it's a great adventure for people who love walking a lot, they enjoy nature's beauty, meet new people, know different languages and cultures.

Sametimes lowcost holidays are more interesting than the expensive ones because "money doesn't bring happiness".

jueves, 1 de octubre de 2009

Hi There!

Hello, Whats Up?

To my point of view, I think that it would be better to take away all that we've done the prevoius year.