OBSERVATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION:

PRESENTATION
Did you use any resources?Yes, I did because I've been in London sometimes and I remember of some things. 
Were the resources relevant and attractive? Well, I used some interesting resources. 
Did you look at your audience most of the time? I didn't look many times to the audience, so I think that's my problem. I sometimes watch the paper or at the camera. 
Did you read from your notes? Yes I did. But not to read the notes. I watched the notes to whatch something. 
STRUCTURE
Did you organize your ideas in order of importance? No, because the ideas were differnt. They didn't have any relation. 
Did you use discourse markers to make your ideas more clear?Yes, I did. 

CONTENT
Did you intrduce interesting, NEW information to your audience?Yes, I did. I said some interseting percentatges and I introduced a conclusion of a group of scientists. 
Did you look up information/facts/ideas in the Internet/books...?Yes, I did. I search in the internet all the things. 

Was your information more superficial or more detailed and original? The most part of the informtion was supericial because I didn't want to explain a lot. 

LANGUAGE
Did you use check your grammar? Before to start the oral presentation I check the grammar but when I was speaking I forget to be careful with it. 
Did you use rich vocabulary looking up the dictionary? No, I didn't. 
Did you use sentence linkers? No, I didn't. 
Did you use fillers? Yes, I did.

PRONUNCIATION AND ENTONATION 

Did you know how to pronounce all your words? Did you check the pronunciation with a dictionary, a classmate or a teacher? I knew the pronunciation of the words but I do some errors because I was a bit nervous.  
Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone tone all the time? Did you speed in fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? My voice was monotone the most part of the time. I wasn't thinking in that. I didn't do any interruption. 

SELF-EVALUATION
You are your teacher. What mark did you get? In general, I think that my oral presentation was good, but I was nervous and I look to the notes. I think that my mark is a 6'5. 

NOVEL:

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

Introduction:

During this term, in English, we are reading the novel "Four Weddings and a Funeral". We have also watched the film.

Film information:

What year was the film made? The film was made in 1994.
Who's the director? The director is Mike Newell.
What other famous films has he directed?copy names and pictures

The most famous films directed by Mike Newell are:

- The Awakening

- Bad Blood

- Dance with a stranger

- Harry Potter and the globet of fire

He have directed many other films, but I think that those films are the best.

Who are the main actors/actresses?names and pictures

1- Charles (Hugh Grant): An unmarried man who has had a lot of girlfriends. He really falls in love when he meets Carrie in a wedding. 

2- Carrie (Andie MacDowell): She's an American woman. First he gets married with Hamish, but they get divorced and at the end she gets married with Charles.

3- Gareth (Simon Callow): He's a Charle's friend and he lives with his boyfriend, Mathew. In the third wedding he dies suddenly of a heart attack.

4- Scarlett (Charlote Coleman): She shares a flat with flat but she isn't his girlfriend. He never finds the true love. 

5- Mathew (John Hannah): He's Gareth's partner and when Gareth dies he recites a poem on his honor.

6- Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas): Fiona is another friend of Charles who has always been in love with him. At the end she accepts that she will only be a friend of Charles.

7- Henrietta (Anna Chancellor): She is Charles' exgirlfriend and in the last wedding they are going to be married. Charles, but, says that he's in love with another person that isn't Hen. Everyone knows her as "Duckface".

8- Tom (James Fleet): Tom is Fiona's brother. He is always searching for love. 

9- David: Charles's younger brother. He's deaf and thanks to him Charles gets married with Carrie. 

What type of film is it? a comedy? a tragedy?

It's a romantic comedy because it's a funny film and it has got happy scenes. The only sad moment is Gareth's funeral.

The plot:

Write a summary (6 lines max.)

Charles is an English man. In a wedding, he meets Carrie, an American woman and he falls in love with her immediately. They go to the bed and they didn't see again until the second wedding, where Carrie presents Charles her promise. Later, Charles goes to Carrie's wedding. There, Gareth, a friend, have a heart attack and dies. Some months later, Charles gets married desperately with his exgirlfriend, Hen. Carrie goes to the wedding and tells him that she has divorced from her husband. When Charles is going to be married, David, his brother, says him that he can't get married if he loves Carrie. Charles, at the last moment, says that he not want to get married with Hen and he gets married definitely with Carrie.

What's your favorite scene/moment? Why?

My favorite scene is when the inexperienced priest have to marry Bernard and Lydia, because it's very funny and I think Rowan Atkinson is a good actor.

The characters:

Who's your favorite character? Why?

My favorite character is Charles, because Hugh Grant is one of my favourite actors and he makes the film more funny.

A dialogue roleplay:

Choose a scene/dialogue and write it in a post.
roleplay with a classmate.
Record it using audacity and upload it.

Charles: So, John, how's that lovely girlfriend of yours?
John: She's not my girlfriend now.
Charles: Oh dear - well, don't be sad! I heard that she was still seeing old Toby de Lisle! She needed two men, you know!
John: She's now my wife...
Charles: Excellent, excellent! May I congratulate you? And is there the sound of little feet yet? You know - babies, and all that? No? Oh well, plenty of time for that, isn't there?

Conclusion. Personal opinion

In general, I like this film. The actors and the argument are good. There are a lot of funny scenes. In conclusion, "Four weddings and a funeral" is a great film.

WRITING:

A description of a building

Torre Agbar:
La Torre Agbar is situated in Barcelona, between the Diagonal avenue and Badajoz street. It was designed by the architect Jean Nouvel and it was inaugurated on the 16th September of 2005.
The tower is made of concrete and is covered with a very thin sheet of glass. From the outside the tower is like a missile. Inside, it has got a lot of offices of important companies. The tower is illuminated using LETS.
I've never visited the tower, but I've seen it a lot of times. On 2006, La Torre Agbar was the stage of the end of the year in Catalunya.

WRITING:

My easter holiday

My easter holiday was great. On monday, I went with my friends to "Espai Gironès" and we went to the cinema. It was fantastic. On tuesday and wednesday I stay home and the other days I went to Alp, a village near La Molina, where I've got a house, There I went to sky every day and I met with some friends. The last day I went with my cousins to celebrate "La mona". 

In my opinion, I like easter holiday, but I think there aren't many days to relax. 

ORAL PRESENTATION:

This is the video of my oral presentation:






And this is the power point of my oral presentation:

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MAGAZINE:

CRAZY:

What is it?!
This bizarre creature is a "piglet squid"! He looks very happy, but his smile is permanent: it's cause by pigmentation. He is about the size of an orange and lives 100 metres under the sea.


Celebrity teeth
Did you know you can now have a tattoo on your teeth! A dentist in the USA is offering tattoos of celebrities like David Beckham and Amy Winehouse. They cost 100 dollars (about 80 euros). But don't worry, the tattoos are not permanent. They can be removed in five minutes by a dentist. Do you want one?!

WRITING:

Giving advice

Dear Pol
One of my friends has started acting quite strangely. She's always looking for money and she sometimes misses school. She's going out with a guy, Steve, who I don't know very well. Steve doesn't speak to me when the three of us are together and he looks at me very angrily.
I don't really know what's happening. What's your advice?
Clare


Dear Clare
You have got a serious problem. If I were you, I wouldn't be too worried about your problem but if this person is your friend you must help her.
Obviously, you should talk to her as immediately as possible to solve the problem together. First you must talk to Steve and tell him that you're worried about your friend. I think that Steve is a problem, so it's convenient that your friend try to take a distance from him and find new friends.
Well, this is my advice. I hope you can solve you're problem with your friend.
Good look!

Pol

SPEAKING:

Directions in a building

Pol: Excuse me. Do you work here?
Marc: Yes. How can I help you?
Pol: Can you tell me the way to the restaurant, please?
Marc: Yes, of course. Can you see the lift over there?
Pol: The lift in front of the supermarket?
Marc: Yes. Take the lift and go up to the fourth floor. Then walk through the cinema and you'll see it.
Pol: OK. Thanks very much.
Marc: You're welcome.

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SPEAKING:

Giving advice

Marc: Hi Pol. You look worried. What's the matter?
Pol: Er... It's nothing.
Marc: Is it the match tomorrow. You shouldn't worry. You'll win it.
Pol: I know.
Marc: Come on, tell me. What are you worried about?
Pol: OK... it's Kyle. Yesterday I saw him hit a boy that was younger than him. I was talking to him yesterday but he was very angrily.
Marc: That's serious. This is a big problem. What are you going to do?
Pol: I'm not sure. I should tell someone. What do you think I should do?
Marc: If I were you, I'd speak to his older brother. He' really friendly.
Pol: I've never met him. Can you come with me?
Marc: Yes, of course. Let's go and find him.

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END OF THE SECOND TERM

LEARNING REFLECTION:

I think that I've worked well in this second term. I've done all the writings, speakings and other things, so I've been working during the term. It's true that some days I was a bit relaxed because I didn't have much things to do, but in general I've done all the work.
In the next term I will try to work more and to follow the instructions.

WRITING:

Total T-shirt

38 Sam street

Banyoles

17820

21st February 2009

The manager

National Bank

10-12 High Street

Linton

Oxford OX4 3PW

Dear sir or madam,

I'm writing because I'd like to talk with you about my company. It's name it's Total T-shirt. I'd like to talk about finance.

Total T-shirt is a new busiiness which produces original t-shirts. At present we sell our products in the shops, but in the future we'd sell our t-shirts in the internet.

I'm available in the afternoons from two o'clock to seven o'clock from Tuesday to Saturday. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Clayton

ORAL PRESENTATION:

1- Introduction: 

In this project I'm talking about my favorite sport, basketball. I'm going to tell you something about this amazing sport and I'm going to talk about one of my favourite players: Allen Iverson.

2- A profile of the sport:

Basketball has existed since 1891 and it was created by James Naismith, a P.E teacher in Canada. It started in America and now there are basketball clubs everywhere. It's the most popular sport in the United States.

The most important basketball competition is the NBA (National Basketball Association), which started in 1946. It's considered the best basketball league in the world. Women have competed in another league (WNBA) since 1996. There are many other leagues like ACB in Spain and Lega Basket Serie A in Italy. The most important international competitions are FIBA and Eurobasket. 

3- Biography of a famous player:

Allen Iverson was born on 7th June 1975. He grew up in Virginia, USA. He started to play basketball on the institute and after that he went to the university. In 1996 he was selected on the first position of the Draft by Philadelphia Sixers. In his first year on the NBA he won a trophy for the rookie of the year. Actually he plays in Detroit Pistons. 

After that he won a lot of trophys and he held a lot of records. For exampe he's the 3th maximum scorer of the history of the NBA and he has been 9 times in the AllStar.

4- Interview a champion:

This month in our We are the champions section we interview Allen Iverson, a famous NBA player and a basketball star.

Welcome Allen. When did you start to play basketball?

Well, I stared to play basketball in the institute, where we won the championship and after that I went to the university where I continue playing basketball. In the university I learn a lot about basketball. 

How often do you practise basketball?

My team and I go to coach four or five times a week because we have two or three matches every week. Our trainer, Michael Curry, tell us the strategy to win our rival. 

Who is the best player you've ever played against?

We play every year with Boston Celtics. They have players like Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, so they're a difficult team to win. But I think that we will win if we work very hard.

What is the furthest distance you've ever travelled to play in a basketball match?

Two years ago we travelled to Barcelona to play a friendly match with Regal Barcelona. They are a good team and I think that they have good players. 

If you're interested in finding out more about the NBA or more basketball stars, check out the NBA website. Next week in We are the champions we will be talking to a tennis star, Rafa Nadal. 

5- Buying tickets by phone for a competition:

Man: Hello, Ticket Connect. How can I help you?

Pol: Oh, hi. I'm phoning about tickets for the NBA match between Detroit Pistons and Lakers.

Man: Yes, can you tell me the date and place?

Pol: Yes, the match is on the 9th of March and it's in Detroit.

Man: OK, let me check. Yes, we've got tickets for that.

Pol: Perfect, how much are they?

Man: How many tickets do you want?

Pol: Two tickets, please.

Man: OK, they're all 150 pounds. Oh, I'll need your name, adress, a phone number and a credit card number please.

Pol: OK, my name is...

6- Describing an event:

Pol: Have you ever been to the All Star, Michael?

Michael: No, what's that all about?

Pol: Well, it's a basketball match between the two conferences of the NBA: west and east. There are the best basketball payers of the NBA. They do it every year.

Michael: So they do a basketball match. What else happens?

Pol: Well, before this match there's a dunk competition and a score competition. There's also a match between rookies and sophomores. Do you fancy going?

Michael: When it's on?

Pol: It's on this Saturday and Sunday at 8'00 o'clock. Do you fancy going?

Michael: OK, that sounds good. Where's the best place to watch it?

Pol: In front of the couch. Let's meet at my house at 5'00 PM. Bye. 

7- Ask for permission to go to the event:

Pol: Dad, can I go to the All Star. Michael is also going to be there.

Dad: Well, OK. When is it?

Pol: It's on this Saturday. After the All Star can I go to Michael's house.

Dad: No, you can't.

Pol: Why not?

Dad: Because the next week you've got a Math's exam and you've to study a lot. 

Pol: Ok, and one more thing. Can you give me some money?

Dad: Well, I'll lend you 60 pounds. But I'll only lend you the money if you promise to tidy your bedroom. Here, you are. 

Pol: Thank you, dad.

8- My opinion:

Basketball is my favourite sport. I started to practise it when I was 9 years old with C.B Banyoles but now I don't play basketball because I want to have more free time.

WRITING:

Pol's basketball page

Basketball has existed since 1891 and it was created by James Naismith, a P.E teacher in Canada. It started in America and now there are basketball clubs everywhere. It's the most popular sport in the United States.

The most important basketball competition is the NBA (National Basketball Association), which started in 1946. It's considered the best basketball league in the world. Women have compited in another league (WNBA) since 1996. There are many other leagues like ACB in Spain and Lega Basket Serie A in Italy. The most important international competitions are FIBA and Eurobasket.

One of my favorite basketball players is Allen Iverson. He's a NBA player and he has won a lot of trophies and has held a lot of records. For example, he's the 3rd maximum scorer in the history of the NBA and he has won a MVP.

THE FUGITIVE:

The film

What year was the film made? The film was made in 1993
Who are the main actors and actresses?
Harrison Ford as Dr.Kimble
Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard

What type of film is it? A comedy? A tragedy? It's a drama.

Discuss

Who are the main characters?

Harrison Ford as Dr.Kimble

Tommy Lee Jones as detective Samuel Gerard

Andreas Katsulas as Frederick Sykes

Jeroen Krabbe as Dr. Charles Nichols

Sela Ward as Helen Kimble

Julianne More as Dr.Anne Eastman

Where did Gerard first see Kimble? At the Tenesse river.

Wich people help Kimble in the book?

The waitress of the café – she takes Kimble to Chicago.

Charlie Nichols – He gives some money and a coat to Kimble.

Kath Wahlund – she helps him to discover information about de RDU-90.

How many people work for Devlin-McGregor? Who are they and what do they do?

Alex Lentz - He made the RDU-90 and the tests for Devlin McGregor.

Charles Nichols - After Lentz died, he was the only who had access at Devlin McGregor.

Frederick Sykes - He was a guard at Devlin McGregor and he killed Helen.

Who killed Kimble’s wife? Why?

Frederick Sykes because Kimble knew that RDU-90 was dangerous and Charles Nichols paid Sykes to do it.

Plot

Richard Kimble is a doctor at Chicago hospital. One day his wife, Helen, is murdered. When Kimble arrived at home he found a man with an artificial arm. They fight but the man escape. The police thank that Kimble is the murder. In the way to prison by bus, the other prisoners provoke and accident and Kimble can escape. From this moment Kimble will try to escape and find Helen’s killer at the same time, but Gerard, the inspector, will do the possible to catch him. At the end Kimble discovers that Nichols paid Sykes to kill him because he knows that the RDU-90 was dangerous but when Sykes went to Kimble's home there was only his wife.

What’s your favorite scene? Why?

My favorite scene is when Kimble fall down the Tenesse river because it’s very exciting and dangerous.

Dialogue

Kimble: I did not kill my wife!
Gerard: That's not my problem. Now give me...
Poole: Sir!Sir!. Are you there?
Kimble: I want to live. But I want to find Helen's killer, too. He turned buck to the river below, ready, to jump.
Gerard: Kimble, no! You'll kill yourself! Stop!! Kimble!

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SLEEPY HOLLOW:

In 1779 a detective called Ichabod Crane goes to the small village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of crimes. The mayor tell him that they found three bodies decapitated and the heads were not found. He meets Katrina, the daughter of the mayor, and he likes her. During his investigations he knows a story about a mercenary who was famous for cutting heads. He tried to escape, but a girl informed the soldiers that the murder was there and they decapitated him. When Ichabod discovers that the stepmother of Katrina, Lady Van Tassel, decides who will the horseman kill, she orders to him to kill Katrina. He saw that Van Tassel had the skull of the horseman and he takes and gives it back to the horseman. When he has got a head again, he can see Van Tassel and takes her with him.

WRITING:

A brochure for a sports and health club:

The City Centre Club:

Welcome to City Centre Club. Here, in Banyoles, you can relax or practice differents sports. Our club is the best because the people who work here are friendly, kind and polite. Barack Obama and his wife are often guests here.

At the City Centre Club we have a spa and massage specialists, so if you want to relax, this is the perfect place. If you want to practice sport, you can play football, basketball, tennis and volleyball. We've got a swimming pool, too. Finally, we've got three gyms and you can have aerobic classes, here too.

We also have some shops and a restaurant. After two or three days at the club, people say that this is the perfect day and they're very relaxed.

So call us today!

WRITING:

A survivor's story

Last month I was going to New York with my father on his car. One day we were visiting a museum when the weather became windy. There were a lot of people in the museum and we were all relaxed. Suddenly, I saw a big tornado. I didn't know what to do. When the tornado hit the museum a lot of things began to break. The next moment there was a lot of noise. People were crying and mobile phones didn't work. Afterwards I was OK, but I was very frightened. It was a terrible experience, and when we arrived home the next day I felt lucky to be alive.

WRITING:

Describing a life picture

POL

In my picture the colours are red and green because they're exciting. I also think that I'm a relaxed person. I'm usually friendly, open and cheerful.

There's a photo of me in the centre of the picture. In the photo I'm playing computer games. It's my favourite activity because it's really exciting and it's also relaxing for me. I also like playing tennis and basketball.

There are other places and objects in my picture. You can see that I'm interested in computers and technology and I like people who are happy and cheerful.

WRITING:

My summer 2008

In the first week of June I went to a cruise with my cousins. Later, in the second week of July I went with some friends to a basketball camp. Finally, I stayed all August in Alp, in a small village in "La Molina".

The rest of the summer I met my friends and we went swimming.

SPEAKING:

Buying by phone

Pol: Hello, ticket connect. How can I help you?
Marc: Oh, hi. I'm phoning about tickets for the Barça-Chelsea match.
Pol: Yes, can you tell me the date and place?
Marc: Yes, are there any tickets for the football match in Barcelona on the 10th of January?
Pol: Yes, we've got tickets for that.
Marc: Great, how much are they?
Pol: They're 200€.
Marc: Can I have two tickets, please?
Pol: Yes, of course. I'll need your name, adress and a credit number please.
Marc: Oh, right. Just a moment... Dad!

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SPEAKING:

Choosing from a menu

Pol: So what are you going to have, Marc?
Marc: I'm not sure. The calzone looks good.
Pol: What's that?
Marc: That's a folded pizza.
Pol: Mmm... That sounds tasty. Well, I'm going to have fish and chips.
Waiter: Hi, are you ready to order?
Pol: Erm, yes. Can we have a calzone and fish and chips, please?
Waiter: One calzone and one fish and chips. Thanks very much.

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SPEAKING:

Asking for information

Marc: Excuse me. Can you help me? I'm looking for the airport.
Pol: Ah, yes, the airport is at "Girona". Do you know the city?
Marc: Not really, no.
Pol: Let me show you on the map. It's here, look.
Marc: Ok, great. Where is the best place to play golf?
Pol: Torremirona. It's a good place here, in Figueres.
Marc: Is that far from here?
Pol: No, it's about 30 minutes by car.
Marc: Ok, great. Thanks very much.

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