Final evaluation of First of Batxillerat

Well, today I will do a little reflection about the blog that I do since two last year’s… This afternoon, I have been looking entries that I do during this time, and I’m fascinated with the progress that I do.

When I started this blog, two years ago my posts were very different from now. I think my level of English has improved a lot, only in these two years. With this blog I learn a lot of things about English, especially vocabulary.

Do this blog hasn’t been easy, especially this year because I have a lot of work and for me has been difficult to find time to do this blog. But I’m sure that I learn a lot building this blog and I think it was worth it. 

Flying cars: Radical concept design aims high

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130523-radical-flying-car-model-unveiled

This piece of news talks about the design of a new future flying car called TF-X. The future TF-X will be the dream of many people, get fly with a simple car.

According to the TF-X design can take off and land like a helicopter, so it will be very handy. It is also very safe on security the safety issue, take several electric motors and fuel so in the case that one would not be a problem vary.

From my point of view, this is very interesting because I’m one of those guys who has always dreamed to fly with a simple car. I agree very well what the news says that the technology is already advanced enough to make this real. I hope that very soon, you can see cars flying!

ORAL PRESENTATION: School failure

Presentation (10%)

I used a power point presentation to help myself. In which he added some special feature slightly related to the topic that I think has made me gain points in my favor, why just not being a regular PowerPoint has caught the attention of people.

Body language and eye contact (10%)

I used correct language and quite simply, I think easily understood by most of my classmates. I think they at understood me because they paid attention.

I tried to look a little the faces of my companions and I think it has been useful as I have paid more attention. I looked at nothing in special just watched them all a little.

Structure (10%)

I think I structured my job well; I used basically three points very clear and easy to understand. I think the result of my idea to structure it was good because my classmates gave me the feeling of being understood.

Content (40%)

I think I chose the right content, talk a lot in general and thought it was more interesting to talk in general and doing some comparisons with other countries than only focus in our country.

Language (20%)

I use simple and clear language. Thanks to my colleagues that I got easily understood.

Pronunciation and intonation (10%)

Overall I looked good in the video. I didn’t make a lot of mistakes but if I've seen on more than one occasion I have mispronounced failure.

In conclusion, I am happy with my result. I think my work was successful because I worked a lot and practice it several days before.

Hand, foot and mouth disease: First vaccine

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22689593

It’s an illness that comes out in a form of hand blisters and very painful in extreme cases can give cerebral infections which are fatal.

But investigation groups in the Jangse and Beijind provinces have found a solution to this problem. This solution doesn’t cure the problem but thanks to this solution the ill people can avoid been taken to hospitals.

My opinion about this new is good news to see the evolution of medicine for everyone’s well being. 

Pirates of the caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is one of my favourite movies. I like movies with action and intrigue and this is it.

 This movie like the title says is about pirates, particularly the story of a pirate, Jack Sparrow. As long as the story is told Jack Sparrow build an army to go and find his ship, which had been stolen by Captain Barbosa. Barbosa not only stoles the boat, also kidnapped a girl (the daughter of the governor) who was kidnapped at the same time as the boat.

 This is why Jack Sparrow has the support of the entire Royal Family and because of this his ship gets back and the royal family get back their daughter Elizabeth. It’s because of this, that Jack Sparrow has the whole support of Elizabeth’s family. 

From my point of view, it’s an interesting film. As the story evolves around are fascinating scenes images ... This is an excellent film which I would recommend to everyone.

Podcast: informal dialogue

Audio and voice recording >>

(New York, Laia gets to his apartment after having been travelling to Spain for academic motives. She finds nothing like she expected to find and soon have a meeting with the owner of the flat).

Laia: Willy, what the hell have you been doing this morning? It's three o'clock and the flat it's a total disaster.

Willy: Quiet, quiet...It's early...The owners of the flat don't come until 6 o'clock. I have plenty of time...

Laia: What kind of shit are you saying? We don't have enough time, we are late.

Willy: Laia please, trust me! We have time... Besides the owners of the flat ever come early!

Laia: I'm very disappointed with you Willy, I hope you know what you are doing. If we lose the flat I will never want to be your roommate again.

Willy: Okey, okey...You should be more trust in me. At six is all neat and tidy, don't worry.

Laia: You have failed many times Willy...that comes naturally don't trust you.

Willy: Remember that I have never failed you in serious matters. Go to univerity if not you'll be late. Don't worry they won't kick us out of the flat.

Laia: Okey Willy...Please, don't fail me!

(William falls asleep as Laia goes out. They lost the flat as Laia expected. Now, LAia is in a flat with some friends of hers and Willy has to live alone because nobody wants to live with him.)

Some liver transplants 'avoidable'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22399717

This notice talks about, a discovery made by a doctor on how you can avoid a liver transplant because it has been discovered that some livers can recover on their own after a time.

This was discovered by Dr. Varuna Aluvihare in the Kings Collage Hospital, and accordint to her, one patient out of ten who are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, five can avoid the transplants because they can recover without the need of surgery.