MARTIN LUTHER KING

 MARTHIN LUTHER KING JR.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929– April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.

A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career.He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and stopping the Vietnam War.

King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986.

Heal the world

VIDEO AND LYRICS

There's A Place In Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could Be Much Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need To 

Cry
In This Place You'll Feel There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways To Get ThereIf You Care Enough For The Living
Make A Little Space Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying 

If You Care Enough For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

If You Want To Know Why
There's A Love That Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong
It Only Cares For Joyful Giving
If We Try We Shall See
In This Bliss We Cannot Feel
Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And Start Living

Then It Feels That Always
Love's Enough For Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

And The Dream We Were Conceived In
Will Reveal A Joyful Face
And The World We Once Believed In
Will Shine Again In Grace
Then Why Do We Keep Strangling Life
Wound This Earth Crucify Its Soul
Though It's Plain To See
This World Is Heavenly
Be God's Glow

We Could Fly So High

Let Our Spirits Never Die In My Heart
I Feel You Are All My Brothers

Create A World With No Fear
Together We'll Cry Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn
Their Swords Into Plowshares

We Could Really Get There 

If You Cared Enough For The Living

Make A Little Space To Make A Better Place...

Heal The World

Make It A Better Place

For You And For Me

And The Entire Human Race

There Are People Dying

If You Care Enough For The Living

Make A Better Place

For You And For Me (x3)

 VOCABULARI

Brighter- més brillant
Hurt- ferir
Sorrow- pena
Heal- curar
Joyful- alegre
Bliss- felicitat
Dread- terror
Grace- gràcia
Heavenly- celestial
Glow- brillantor
Tears- llàgrimes

MPs call on the UK to commit more cash to Global Fund

MPs are urging the UK to give more money to the Global Fund which fights AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.

The International Development Committee has expressed concern that extra funding - pledged by ministers over a year ago - has not yet materialised.
The Fund has faced allegations of fraud, a shortfall from donors and a change of leadership.
Ministers say they will increase donations once they are convinced by the Fund's reform programme.
The MPs' report describes how the Global Fund has approved grants worth £14.1bn in 150 countries since it began work a decade ago.
It currently provides about 65% of all international financing to combat TB and malaria - and 21% of the money used against AIDS.

Difficult year

But the committee points out that the Global Fund has had a difficult year. It had to cancel its latest round of new grants.

The UK government's current pledge is to give the Fund £384m up to 2015.
Ministers have said they will increase the commitment - but the MPs are concerned that this money has not yet been delivered, nor the amount of the increase confirmed.
The committee chair, the Liberal Democrat MP Malcolm Bruce, said: "The UK has been a reliable partner to the Global Fund but we are concerned at the continued delay in providing additional funds.
"We strongly urge the Department for International Development to do all possible to commit funds earlier than 2013.
"A significant increase by the UK could help to catalyse contributions from other donors."
The MPs suggest the G20 meeting in Mexico next month could provide a good opportunity for the UK to make such an announcement - if ministers can be reassured that taxpayers' money is adequately safeguarded.
The committee heard evidence from the Global Fund's new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo.
He recently announced new funds worth £630m. Japan has made its largest contribution to date.

Value for money for taxpayers The international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, said: "The committee is right to recognise the lifesaving impact the Global Fund can have.
"The past two years have been difficult for the Fund but I am encouraged that strong leadership is now in place.
"The UK is prepared to agree a significant increase in our contribution to the Global Fund - but it must show that the reform programme remains on track and is having an impact.
"We will need to be absolutely clear that British taxpayers are getting value for money for their support to the Fund."
Oxfam's head of development finance, Anna Marriott, said: "We urge the UK government to listen to the findings of this report and commit to doubling the amount of money they give to the Global Fund.
"The Global Fund is a crucial lifeline, providing treatment for millions of TB cases, distributing millions of mosquito nets to help prevent malaria and giving millions of people access to life-prolonging HIV medicines."

Launch success for SpaceX mission

SpaceX mission control celebrates a successful ascent to orbit for Falcon and Dragon

California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company.

The firm's Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight capsule, lifted clear of its Florida pad at 03:44 EDT (07:44 GMT; 08:44 BST).
The initial climb to an altitude some 340km above the Earth lasted a little under 10 minutes.
Within moments of being ejected, Dragon opened its solar panels.
It will take a couple of days to reach the station. The plan currently is for the vessel to demonstrate its guidance, control and communications systems on Thursday, at a distance of 2.5km from the International Space Station (ISS).
If those practice proximity manoeuvres go well, Dragon will be allowed to drive to within 10m of the station on Friday. Astronauts inside the platform will then grab the ship with a robotic arm and berth it to the 400km-high structure.
They will empty Dragon of its 500kg of food, water and equipment, before releasing it for a return to Earth at the end of the month.
The mission has major significance because it marks a big change in the way the US wants to conduct its space operations.
Nasa is attempting to offload routine human spaceflight operations in low-Earth orbit to commercial industry in a way similar to how some large organisations contract out their IT or payroll.
The carriage of freight will be the first service to be bought in from external suppliers; the transport of astronauts to and from the station will be the second, later this decade.
The US agency hopes these changes will save it money that can then be invested in exploration missions far beyond Earth, at destinations such as asteroids and Mars.
SpaceX has many new systems it has to demonstrate in the coming days, and has tried to lower expectations ahead of the mission.
Nasa has set the California company a series of development milestones. Only when those have been met fully will a $1.6bn ISS re-supply contract kick in.
The agency is also looking to engage a second cargo partner. Orbital Sciences Corporation of Virginia is slightly behind SpaceX in its development schedule, although it started work on its Antares rocket and Cygnus capsule system later. Orbital expects to fly a first mission to the vicinity of the ISS later this year or early in 2013.

How to: express doubt and persuade

Adam: Hey, Francesc, what on earth is that?

Francesc: Oh, I got it this evening. What do you think? Do you like it?

Adam: Mmm... I'm not convinced.

Francesc: Don't you think it's interesting?

Adam: Er, sort of, but I?m not sure about the face, it'sa bit mad.

Francesc: Oh, come on! It isn't that bad. It's really colorful. It's good to have a new picture, anyway.

Adam: I suppose so.

Francesc: Don't worry, it'll be fine. It'll grow on you.

Adam: Ok. We'll see

How to: recommend and express preferences

Adam: Hey, Francesc, have you read any good books recently?
Francesc: Yes, one or two. Have you?
Adam: No. What about this one? Is it any good?
Francesc: I'd only recommend that if you like really the horror
Adam: No, I don't fancy that
Francesc: Here you are. You might prefer this
Adam: What's that? The Invisible Man? No, I'm not a big fan of science fiction. I'd prefer a really funny plot. I think you'll like it.
Francesc: A comedy...er...OK, well, try this one. It's got a really funny plot. I think you'll like it.
Adam: OK. I'll trust you. Thanks, Caitlin.
Francesc: No problem.

How to: talk about plans and arrangements

Francesc: Hi, Mr Adam. Have you got a minute?
Mr Adam: Hello, Francesc. What can I do for you?
Francesc: I'm doing a ten-kilometre swim for charity next week, and I'm looking for sponsors
Mr Adam: That's very good, Francesc. What's it for?
Francesc: I'ts for a poor charity
Mr Adam: And when are you swimming?
Francesc: I'm swimming next Saturday. I'm hoping to rais about 200€. Will you sponsor me?
Mr Adam: Yes, OK. It sounds like a good cause. I hope you finish it!
Francesc: I'm going to try! Some friends are going to do it too.
Mr Adam: Good luck, Francesc.
Francesc: Thanks

How to: Write a review of a book or film

I'd like to recommend a book wich I read last summer, called Land of Dragons. The autors are Guillem Bou and Carme Trinidad. Land of Dragons is a saga of 3 books, but in this case I would only talk about the first one.

The fury of the demon 

The authors, William and Carmen Trinidad, go into this fantasy world, Land of Dragons, in the hands of Xiribelles, the protagonist of this story, a demon that, incomprehensibly, becoming human. When Xiribelles before outsmart the demon world, returns to his home after a hellish assignment of five hundred years, he is all upside: the forest where he lived is populated by fierce dragons, men have a fortress city and thousands of demons have become army. The goblins and other fantastical creatures they do not know anything... and, even worse, it seems that it will not exist anymore its estimated hell
The things I liked most about the book were the characters and the relation between them. Also, I liked this book because it's about the fantasy, the mitology and also there are a lot of adventures in it. Probably it's a bit long, but if you begin reading you couldn't stop as you finished it. It begins with strong and ends with a lot of mistery. This is the fact that made me read the novels that follow this.

American Pie Reunion

Thirteen years after graduating high school, Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs), Chris "Oz" Ostreicher (Chris Klein), Kevin Myers (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Paul Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), and Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott) have moved on with adult life and responsibilities. Jim is married to Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) and they have a two-year-old son. Oz is an NFL sportscaster living in Los Angeles with his supermodel girlfriend Mia (Katrina Bowden). Kevin is married to Ellie and works from home as an architect. Finch has supposedly gone missing, and Stifler works as a temp at an investment firm.

They decide to do a reunion with the "class of 1999" to talk about their lifes, have some fun and be together. During the film a lot of things pass...
I think it's a fantastic film and it's the American Pie film that I liked most. I say that because the past weekend I went with my friends to the cinema and enjoyed this amazing comedy film

Ancient virus DNA thrives in us

A history of exposure to infection has marked our genomes

Traces of ancient viruses which infected our ancestors millions of years ago are more widespread in us than previously thought. A study shows how extensively viruses from as far back as the dinosaur era still thrive in our genetic material. It sheds light on the origins of a big proportion of our genetic material, much of which is still not understood. The scientists investigated the genomes of 38 mammals including humans, mice, rats, elephants and dolphins. The research was carried out at Oxford University, the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre in New York and the Rega Institute in Belgium. One of the viruses was found to have invaded the genome of a common ancestor around 100 million years ago with its remnants discovered in almost every mammal in the study. Another infected an early primate with the result that it was found in apes, humans and other primates as well. The work established that many of these viruses lost the ability to transfer from one cell to another. Instead they evolved to stay within their host cell where they have profilerated very effectively - spending their entire life cycle within the cell
  
Forced choice The researchers found evidence of the viruses multiplying so extensively within mammals' genomes that they have been compared to an outbreak of disease. The senior author of the study, Dr Robert Belshaw from Oxford University's Zoology Department, said: "This is the story of an epidemic within every animal's genome, a story which has been going on for 100 million years and which continues today. "We suspect that these viruses are forced to make a choice: either to keep their 'viral' essence and spread between animals and species. Or to commit to one genome and then spread massively within it." The study shows that the viruses involved have lost a gene called envwhich is responsible for transmission between cells. Known as endogenous retroviruses, these micro-organisms have gone on to become 30 times more abundant in their host cells. The study is one of many attempting to understand the full complexity of the human genome. Astonishingly, only 1.5% of the genetic material in our cells codes for human life. Half of the rest is sometimes described as "junk DNA" with no known function, and the other half consist of genes introduced by viruses and other parasites.  

Positive services According to the lead author, Dr Gkikas Magiorkinis, "much of the dark matter in our genome plays by its own rules, in the same way as an epidemic of an infectious disease but operating over millions of years. "Learning the rules of this ancient game will help us understand their role in health and disease." This raises the extraordinary scenario of our DNA serving as an environment in which viruses can evolve - a micro-ecology within the double-helix of our genetic material. There is evidence that they can provide positive services. For example the protein syncytin - derived from a virus - helps develop the placenta. Dr Belshaw says that endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are not known to have any obvious or direct health effects. "But there could be effects we're not picking up on or things we could even take advantage of if we detect ERVs moving around or expressing proteins as a result of cancer or infection." The study was supported by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society.

In my opinion I think this notice is very interesting. I belive to play with the science and the DNA could be dangerous in the future. In my opinion we must take a lot of care doing that, because it can cause a lot of problems.
I liked a lot reading this post because I like a lot the science.

Comfort food

This sleeping bag is ideal for hamburguer fans. The bag, wich was designed by American artist, Brook Abboud, comes with five toppings that can be detached and used as cushinons. There's broccoli, olives, mushrooms, pepperoni and sausage. It's perfect for a delicious night's sleep.

Film of the month

The Pirates! 3D
Band of misfits

Forget Jack Sparrow, this is Pirate Captain, a plasticina pirate from British film studios Aardman. But to do this, he must defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz, who also want the Award. Thye adventure takes the Captain and his crew from Blood Island to the streets of London, where they fight Queen Victoria.

This is the trailer:

A biography of a celebrity

EUGENE LEVY

Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies, and television movies. He is the only actor to have appeared in all eight of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein.
Levy was born to a Jewish family in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was a foreman in an automobile plant. He went to Westdale Secondary School, and attended McMaster University. He was vice-president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group where he met moviemaker Ivan Reitman.
He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Second City Television. An alumn of both Second City Toronto and the sketch comedy series SCTV, Levy often plays unusual supporting characters with nerdish streaks. Perhaps his best known role on SCTV was as the dimwitted Earl Camembert.
He is the co-writer and frequent cast member of Christopher Guest’s mockumentary features, particularly A Mighty Wind, where his sympathetic performance as brain-damaged folksinger Mitch Cohen won kudos; his accolades included a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Musical or Comedy and the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in Splash, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Club Paradise, Stay Tuned, Multiplicity, and other comedies. Levy was the creator of Maniac Mansion, a television sitcom based on the LucasArts video game of the same name. He was also seriously considered for the role of Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role that went to actor Richard Schiff.

American Pie series
Levy's career received a tremendous boost in 1999, when he was cast as the clueless but loving dad in the sleeper blockbuster American Pie. Reprising the role in two film sequels and starring in four straight-to-video sequels made him something of a cult hero. In 2002, following the success of the American Pie film series, Levy signed a contract to make an additional three American Pie movies for a combined ten thousand dollars, forgoing an originally large, six figures salary. Levy has been quoted as saying the American Pie series was particular turning point in his career, affording him "a new perspective on his career at the time". Since working on the first two American Pie movies, Levy has worked with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in Bringing Down the House, and most recently appeared with Martin in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Shakespeare

SHAKESPEARE TIMES

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :
1. Who were the Shakespeares and the Ardens, and what was each family's place in local society? His father was John Shakespeare, made and sold gloves, and was an important person in Stratford. His mather was Mary Arden, came from quite a rich family. Jhon and Mary had eight children. So the Shakespeares are the family of the William's father, and the Ardens the family of the mother.

2. When do historians think that Shakespeare arrived in London? What is the reason he may have had to leave Stratford?

The historians say that Shakespeare arrived in London in 1592 and works as a playwrigth and actor. One of the reasons to went to London could be the death of his son.

3. What was the population of London during Shakespeare's time? Can you briefly describe what the city was like at the time? How did it smell like?

In the 16th century William Shakespeare and his contemporaries lived in London at a time of hostility to the development of the theatre. By the end of the Tudor period in 1603, London was still very compact. There was an assassination attempt on James I in Westminster, through the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605.London was plagued by disease in the early 17th/ref century,culminating in the Great Plague of 1665–1666, which killed up to 100,000 people, or a fifth of the population

4. Who was the ruler when Shakespeare first came to London? Who were her parents? Was she a good queen? Why?

The queen of England was Queen Elisabeth I. Her parents were King Henry VIII but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate.

5. What was the established religion in England during Shakespeare times? Who was Henry VIII? How did he and his daughter influence religion in England?

6. Who was Cristopher Marlowe? Which kind of relationship did he have with Shakespeare? How did he die? What might have been suspicious circumstances surrounding his death?

7. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? Who is believed to be the "Dark Lady" of the sonnets? Who else, other than Shakespeare, is believed to have written his plays?

8. Who were the Puritans? What were some of their beliefs? What did they think of the theatre and the actors in Shakespeare's time?

9. What were the main theatres in Shakespeare's times? Where did Shakespeare use to act? What are the names of the acting companies with which Shakespeare was associated?

How to: ask for and give advice

Francesc: You look upset, Adam. What's the matter?
Adam: Nothing. I don't want to talk about it.
Francesc: Come on. What's up?
Adam: Well, I've just got this amazing text message from a girl in my class. What should I do, Lucy?
Francesc: Well, watever you do, reply. That's for sure
Adam: Right.
Francesc: And I think you shouldn't show to anyone
Adam: Yes, of course.
Francesc: Yes, definitely. Be happy, I'm sure you will begin a relationship.
Adam: Yes, you're right. Thanks, Lucy.

The Holiday

IRIS PERSPECTIVE

My name is Iris and I live in London. I was at the work when I gave a present to a boy who I liked called Jasper, but he married another girl! I were very sad so after that I thought I needed a holiday. I went to the computer looking for the best place. As by chance I found a very good offer from a girl called Amanda and we decided to exchange our houses.
When I arrived there I I thought it was a very good place. The house was enormous and luxurios, so I decided to enjoy my holidays.
I was having a good and quiet holidays until someone knocked on the door. It was Miles, a person who works with Amanda in a film. When I saw him I fell in love inmediately, but he had a girlfriend. One day later he returned to my home and asked me if I want to have a date with him. Of course I said yes. We went to rent a film to watch together, but Miles saw Maggie outside with another boy. I was very surprised. Maggie said sorry to Miles, but Miles didn't listen to her. I fact I was happy tht Miles didn't have a firlfirend again.
Finally I invited Miles if he wanted to come with me. He said ok and we spent a happy evening in my old home with Amanda and Graham
Probably it was the best holidays I've ever had.

Jack and Jill

This comic film is sure to make you laugh Adam Sandler plays Jack Sadelstein AND his twin sister, Jill. Jack is a successful executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife (Katie Holmes) and kids. His sister Jill visits every year for Thanksgiving... and always causes stress for Jack!

Trailer

How to talk about your news

Adam: Hi, Francesc! I haven't seen you for a while.
Francesc: Hi, Adam.
Adam: You look very happy.
Francesc: Oh, yes, I've just go to a party.
Adam: Really? Tell me about It. What happened?
Francesc: Well, it was really good. There were ten or twelve other people there, but I think that they liked me best.
Adam: That's not bad news. I'm glad to hear it. I hope it works out well for you.
Francesc: We'll see. What about you? How have you been?
Adam: OK. No news, really. So, maybe see you soon on the radio.
Francesc: Yes, maybe! See you around.
Adam: Bye bye, Francesc. Good luck

How to: apoligize and explain

Francesc Adam! What's going on?
Adam What's the matter? What have I done?
Francesc Look at the time. Have you been up all night?
Adam Sorry, Francesc. I didn't mean to I didn't realize that it was morning
Francesc Adam you know it's bad to spend so much time at the laptop
Adam Will, it hasn't happened before.
Francesc Adam! It's the second time that you've spent up all night
Adam OK. Listen, I'm really sorry. Don't worry. It won't happen again, I promise
Francesc I hope you're right. We'll see.

The Holiday

Amanda's perspective

My name is Amanda and I live in the USA. One day I splited up with my boyfriend and I was very sad. After that I thought I needed a holiday, so I went to the computer looking for the best place. As by chance I found a very good offer from a girl called Iris and we decided to exchange our houses.
when I arrived here I thought it was a bad place, but there weren't any boys.
I was having a good and quiet holidays since someone knocked on the door. It was Iris' brother, his name was Graham. When I saw him I fell in love inmediately and he too, so he invited me to his home. In his home, he presented me his two little daughters. I asked him if she was married and he said he mas a widower.
The next day he told me he was in love with me and I was very surprised.
Finally I had to return home at New Year's Eve, but when I was outside I dicided to turn back to invite Graham if I wanted to go with me. He said ok and we spent a happy evening. Probably it was the best holidays I've ever had.

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Videogames 2012 and tomorrow

1)Augmented Reality
The real world will become part of the game. Point your iPhone at another object and watch them interact.

2)3D and virtual reality
The Microsoft Xbox 720 could be out in 2014. It is a secret, but the nwe console could produce graphics similar to the film Avatar.

3)Motion-Control
The popularity of the Wii will continue in 2012 with the WiiU, a Wii controller with a screen. Move your arms and legs, but be careful not to hurt yourself when you play.

4)Artificial Intelligence
New consoles like the PlayStation 4 will include computer characters with greater intelligence. Speak to them and you'll see that they have their own personalities.

5)Brain Games
In 2005, Sony devolped the technology to porject video games into your brain. Players will taste and feel the video game experience for real. Super Mario fans are excited at the idea of tasting the mushrooms. Mmm!

For exemle one of the most popular games is Call of Duty

Call of Duty MW3

ORAL American Pie

Transcription

Together: Hi everybody, we're Adam and Francesc and today we're going to explain the oral presentation about American Pie series.
First we're going to do a little introduction. Then we're going to explain the plot of the films 1, 2 and 3 and present the characters of this films. After that we're going to explain the plot of the fimls 5, 6 and 7 and present the characters and finally we're going to explain the 4th film.
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series. The film was a box-office hit and spawned two direct sequels: American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
The film concentrates on four boys who make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation.
Since the conclusion of the American Pie trilogy, featuring the courtship and marriage of the characters Jim Levenstein and Michelle Flaherty, the American Pie name has gone on to be used as an entity similar to the National Lampoon film series. American Pie has spawned four direct-to-DVD spin-off films bearing the title American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), The Naked Mile (2006), Beta House (2007) and The Book of Love (December 2009).
Another theatrical release, the fourth in the series and tentatively entitled American Reunion, was recently announced as being in pre-production for a 2012 release.

Plot film 1
Four friends from west Michigan, high school seniors, Kevin Myers, a confident student with a girlfriend named Vicky, "Oz", a member of the high school lacrosse team; Jim Levenstein , an awkward and sexually naïve character whose dad attempts to offer sexual advice including purchasing and giving him pornography; and Paul Finch, a cappuccino-drinking sophisticate, make a pact, at Kevin's initiation, to lose their virginity before their high school graduation.

Plot film 2
Jim, Kevin, Oz, and Finch return to their home town in East Great Falls, Michigan for the summer break after their first year of college. They attend a party hosted by Stifler, the oversexed.
But not only does their new status as college students not give them any success with local girls.
This group of friends organize a big party in the beach with the objective to flirt with girls. At the begin this party is a disaster, but finally becomes a very good and funny party.

Plot film 3
This American Pie film is called the Wedding. Jim and Michelle are having a dinner in a luxurious restaurant when Jim asks to Michelle if she wants to marry with him.
This film is about organizing the wedding and the problems who the main characters has to organizate it.
Now we're going to watch in our opinion the 2 best scencesc of the third film
In the first scences the main characters are looking for Leslie Summers, the person who is going to make a dress for Michelle. But they commit a mistake and they enter to a gay bar and they ask to Leslie in the bar but anyone answers this question, so Stiffler is going to dance to win the gays confidence
In the next sentence Stiffler losts the ring that will be used to marry Jim and Michelle because a dog eats eat, so Stiffler is going to expect the dogs shit. Now we're going to see what happens after

Plot film 4
This film is an adventure of Matt Stifler (the cousin of Steve Stifler) in a Band of Camp that Sherman or Sherminator (the head of school) decides punish him. There Matt and install an occult cameras in the bathroom of the girls for make a film. Finally, Matt falls in love of a girl that she meet there and he must change his attitude.

Plot film 5
This in our opinion is the second best flim of American Pie. This film is called the Naked Mile (it means (milla despullada). Before this film there is a change of actors, so do not be surprised if you hear different names. Erik Stifler the main character has “sexual problems” his girlfriend doesn't want to fuck and he is disappointed so during the film his friends are going to help them to find a best girl.

Plot film 6
This in our opinion is the best American Pie film. This film is called the beta house. In this film Erik Stifler and his friend Gus, go to the university. This film is about about the rivalry between the Beta fraternity and the geeks fraternity. In the film make a championship game played by the Greeks to the place of best fraternity

Plot film 7
The story takes place at East Great Falls High, 11 years after the events of American Pie. The new protagonists of this film are three brand new hapless virgins: Rob, Nathan and Lube . One night Rob accidentally sets fire to the school library, and finds "the Bible" (or Book of Love), the creation of Mr. Levenstein. Unfortunately for them, the book is ruined. Finally, they pledge to restore the book, and to do this, they must find Levenstein and all the other people who wrote in the book, and start the restoration.

Plot film 8
In this new release we see that the teenagers have grown and married, Jim and Michelle, while Kevin and Vicky were separated. Oz and Heather also distanced, but Finch is recalling Stifler's mother. In American Pie Reunion the protagonists return to East Great Falls to attend a school reunion. These great friends back home as adults, ready to remember and be inspired by the outrageous comedy teenagers who threw a legendary

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Sleepy hollow

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Summary

Icharbalot is dispached in Sleepy hollow to investigated a serie of slayings. In wich the victims have been found decapited.
Where the arrived in the city, he started the investigation with the orphanated young Masbeth, whose father was a víctim of the Horseman.

Icharbalot and Young Masbeth after alot of days to investigated they arribed a conclusion.
They conclued that: one person told a Horseman who had to kill. And also they descobered that: If they return the skull to kinght, they stop to kill.
Buth the slayings contiued until they discobered

New vocabulary
FRESH. carn
STEED. corcel
EVIDENCE. proves
GRAVE. tomba
TOOLS. instruments
HEADLESS. sense cap
ORPHANED. orfe.
SKULL. crani
KNIGHT. cavaller
MUKY. tèrbol
DISPACHED. enviat
SLAYINGS. assasinats
STEPMOTHER. madrastre

The characters.

Icharbalot crane
Dr lancaster
Reverend
Magistrate philips
Notary
Mr. Van Tassel
Katrina
Vand Ganeth
Windowr wirship

How to : offer and ask for help

Francesc: A party was a great idea, Adam
Adam: Yes thanks. I'm looking forward to it.
Francesc: Have we got everything?
Adam: Well, we've got enough food, but ther aren't many hamburguers.
Francesc: Shall I get some hamburguers or something? There's a shop near here.
Adam: Would you mind?
Francesc: No, that's fine
Adam: Thanks, Francesc. Could you get a something to drink too? And we need a bag for the rubbish
Francesc: OK. NO problem. I'll see what they've got!

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Halloween history

HALLOWEEN HISTORY


Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints.

Originally Halloween was a pagan festival, around the idea of linking the living with the dead, when contact became possible between the spirits and the physical world, and magical things were more likely to happen. Like most pagan festivals, long ago it was absorbed into the festivals of the expanding Christian church, and became associated with All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day, which eventually fell on November 1.
The celebration of Halloween survived most strongly in Ireland. It was an end of summer festival, and was often celebrated in each community with a bonfire to ward off the evil spirits. Children would go from door to door in disguise as creatures from the underworld to collect treats, mainly fruit, nuts and the like for the festivities. These were used for playing traditional games like eating an apple on a string or bobbing for apples and other gifts in a basin of water, without using your hands. Salt might be sprinkled on the visiting children to ward off evil spirits. Carving turnips as ghoulish faces to hold candles became a popular part of the festival, which has been adapted to carving pumpkins in America.

The day is often associated with the colours black and orange, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Halloween history





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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HALLOWEEN?

When and where is it celebrated?
It's celebrated in 31th of October in the U.S.A. and in the U.K.

Is it a religious celebration?
No, it isn't.

What does the word 'Halloween' mean?

The name Halloween is a contraction of All Hallows Even, meaning the day before All Hallows Day, a Catholic holiday commemorating Christian saints.

Name 2 typical games:
-Trick-or-treating
Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats.
-Apple bobbing:
Apple bobbing which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. A variant of dunking involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple.

When did it become a dangerous celebration?Why?
The celebration of Halloween survived most strongly in Ireland. It was an end of summer festival, and was often celebrated in each community with a bonfire to ward off the evil spirits.

How do people celebrate it today?

The children wear costumes and go out asking for treats such as candy or sweets, using the question, "trick or treat?" .

How to: Write about TV highlights

The highlight of this week's TV was definitely the comedy and cartoon show Jokebox in the 3xl channel. That is a program about the everyday life, but this program describes it as a funny parody. An I like it so much because the characters are made by clay, and they are very original and each one is different.

Channel 3's gags and comedy sereis "Plats Bruts": The name of this chapter was "I thirst for revenge". In this episode, the main character Joel Joan, made a joke to the chambrer Stasky. Stasky is so angry and he wants a revenge.

Finally, something wich also caught my eye was a story on yesterday's news. The death of Gadaffi in Libia. He was killed by ordinary people in the middle of the street.
This was amazing incredibly and terrorific history.

How to talk about TV programmes

Francesc- Hi Adam. Did you go out last night?
Adam: No,I stayed in and watched TV
Francesc: Oh, what was on?
Adam: The Barça football match
Francesc: Oh really? Was it any good?
Adam: Yes it was fantastic. Did you saw it?
Francesc: No I missed it.
Adam You should try to watch it next time. It was amazing...
Francesc Ok, then I will

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My classmates observation

Gemma Quintana

She went to Poole (England) an about 3 weeks with a lovelly family.
She stayed in St.Antoni with Clàudia an about 1 week.

She did good and the grammar was correct

Albert Roca

First, he went to English holidays in Britain. Then, he went about your family holidays in different regions from Africa. He did a safari.

He didn't have a powerpoint and he didn't prepare a lot.

Adam Porxas

-This summer, he went to a footboll campus in July.
-The 29th of July he and your friends went to La Cúpula de les Arenes.

-In August he and your family and a friends of your parents went to Andorra.
-In August she and my family and a friends of my parents went to Andorra.

Clàudia

She stayed in a beautiful country of the U.K: Poole. There she spent three weeks she went to Platja d’aro by the boat of Elisabet and her family. She stayed four days in St.Antoni de Calonge with Gemma and her family. She stayed in Roses two weeks with my father. The days that she stayed in banyoles.
She did good and the powerpoint was good.

Carla Tortós

First she went to Dover, second she went to Marrakesh with Júlia and finally she stayed in San Sebastià.

Pau Solà

He went to Bourmooth with Albert Roca, then he went to Port Aventura with his friends they spent one day there. At finally he went to Platja d'Aro. He did good, but the powerpoint didn't work.

Clara

She went to Llençà and in a english camp in l'Escala. Then she went to Cap Norfeu with her family and in Port de la Selva. She did normal.

Cristina Ros

On the 12th of July her brother borned. Then she went to St Antoni, Llençà and finally she celebrated her sister birthday. She did to short and the grammar wasn't very good.

Albert Quintanas

The first days of my summer holiday he went to Campus Berni Alvarez in Camprodon. He stayed seven days and every day she played basketball. I got up at seven o’clock and at eight o'clock I went to run into the forest. Then I had breakfast and after that I went for training. At one o'clock the train finished and I went for lunch and then I went for training again. At nine o'clock I went for dinner and at ten o'clock I went to a pavilion to do competitions of three vs three .

Júlia Masó

She stayed in England as Cristina, then she went to St Antoni with one of her friends, and at finally she went to Marrackesh. She did good and she prepared a lot.

Music

LMFAO

If you like the Black Eyed Peas and Michael Jackson,or Beatles and Led Zeppelin, you might like LMFAO. The group say thay have been influenced by many different styles of music,from rap and hip hop to rock. The result is a new style of music: ''party rock''. The album Sorry Fot Party Rocking, with the single " Party Rock Anthem", is a big hit and now LMFAO are working on a Party Rock clothing* line. Do you like Party Rock?

Film of the month

The Three Musketeers

If you were sad that Orlando Bloom was not in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, you can see him i The Three Musketeers. This time Bloom plays a villain. He fights the legendary three musketeers, who want to save the French king and stop war in Europe. Adventure, romance and great sword fights... all in 3D.

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How to: write a description of a friend

My best friend

Ferran Veciana and I are friends. Ferran lives near me here in Banyoles. He lives next to the school of "La Barca". We go to the same school, so ew see each other every day.

Ferran is thirteen years old. He's quite short and he's got a bit long grey hair. The good thing about him is that he's very friendly and mice, although he can also be unadventurous sometimes, and he is always very mean!

Ferran is happiest when he's at school with me and my other friends Jordi and Adam. He likes staying at home sleeping and playing videogames. He also ests a lot of food, and his favourite is the meat.

I don't have only one friend. I also have two othe friends, their names are Jordi, and Adam. Jordi is the computer expert and he's very prankster and Adam is the football player and also very friendly
And this group of friend :we are the F2am

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My summer holidays

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Transcription

Hi, my name is Francesc and today I'm going to talk about my summer holidays. First I'm going to talk about the Gamelab, then I'm going to talk about my holidays in Denmark with my family, and finaly I'm going to talk about Billund and the park of Legoland.

In Copenhage we stayed 3 days in a hotel called “The Hotel Tivoli” wich is near of the park Tivoli,
When we were here, we did a lot of things. I think the first day we visited the park of Tivoli. The park of Tivoli is very famous in Copenhage, because it has a lot of big and beautiful gardens. Also there are some attractions like roller coasters around the park.

Then the other days we visited the important monuments in the city. We visited the Little Mermaid, the palace of Amalienborg wich is the private residence of Marguerite II and also we saw the road of Nyhavn and the Opera of Copenhague. And also, one day we visited the city of Odense.
After that we rent a car and we went to the Park of Legoland in Billund.
In Billund we stayed 3 days and the most of the time we stayed in the park wich has more than 55 milion of LEGO pieces. Also one day we visited the The Lego System S.A wich is the place where they desings the Legos.

After this amazing holidays I returned to my home to do the homework and pass a lot of time with my friends.

Thank you for listening to me,

Bye Bye

How to identify and find out about people

Adam- Who are you looking at, Francesc?
Francesc- Oh, hi Adam. Who's that girl over there?
Adam- The girl with a blue eyes?
Francesc- No, the girl with a green eyes and the long blonde hair.
Adam- Oh yes, What about her?
Francesc- Does she go to our class?
Adam- Yes she's Maria and she is 14 years old. Why?
Francesc- She looks really handsome. She's got a pretty face
Adam: She's OK, but you aren't her type, Francesc
Francesc- OH, that's a pity. Never mind.

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