IT IS NOT EASY TO DRAW A PORTRAIT BUT STUDENTS FROM 4TH ESO ARE DOING IT AMAZINGLY WELL.
HERE IS ONE OF A FAMOUS ACTOR THAT I LOVE, DESIGNED BY DANIELA VILLANUEVA FROM 4TH B.
CAN YOU GUESS WHO HE IS ????
What needs to BE changed in the Spanish education system today?( BY ISABEL G.)
I am going to write about the topic of the change in the education system. The Spanish education system should have changed long ago. What are the main shortcomings of the educational system? Regarding some of these shortcomings are: school failure rates and youth unemployment, functional illiteracy figures, and an inability to keep students excited about their own learning.
Therefore, to change the Spanish educational system by involving parents more in teaching and reinforcing teachers by giving them more autonomy. Also committing to creativity and meaningful learning, reducing student-teacher ratios instead of increasing them and giving a boost to education focused on individual needs. Especially in Spain, memorization is prioritized over understanding and reasoning.
In spite of this, we should try to promote better education. Student´s have to go to school to learn, not to waste time. Parents must collaborate in teaching their children. Teachers must not forget their obligations. The government should not leave education behind and try to promote high quality for it. In conclusion, we are all important to improve the education of children and adolescents in our country. Don´t forget that if we do not advance, those who lose are the students.
Leisure time nowadays. How much has it changed? Covid 19 has transformed everything.
I'm writing about leisure time and hobbies. It's a very important topic because these activities are essential to disconnect from work. In addition, it has changed in recent months for the global pandemic.
Firstly , we need to write about the most famous hobbies in our country. Culturally, we´ve always liked travelling around the world, eating out in restaurants and gastropubs, going to the cinemas and theatres, dancing in nightclubs and pubs, doing outdoor sports... Secondly, I want to add something about the special situation we're living in now. It's better but we don´t travel and restaurants and nightclubs are closed. On the one hand, there exist these restrictions and a lot of unemployment. BESIDES, on the other hand, many people are discovering other types of leisure at home, slow activities: watching series and movies, seeing friends and family through video callS, playing video games, reading a lot of interesting books and magazines and cooking delicious recipes at home.
In my opinion, we must mix both types because all the activities bring us something POSITIVE.. Experts say that it is necessary to disconnect.
LIFE IN 2050 (BY FERNANDO GARCIA)
As far as we can see these days, the world has had lots of advances as compared to 30 years earlier. Moreover, thanks to computers and other electronic equipment, this development is taking place even more and more quickly.
In my opinion, in 30 years’ time there will be quite a more population than there is nowadays. However, a higher number of wealthy countries will exist over the planet and therefore, people who will live in them will be healthier. Petrol vehicles will completely have disappeared and so making way for cleaner electric vehicles. As a result, there will be a little bit less pollution on Earth, but unfortunately, there will be an important climate change because it won’t stop increasing from today. Computers and all tech devices will be even smaller and faster and it won’t be necessary to use cables to connect them, so all connections will be made by air.
All in all, in general life in 2050 will be better than now, although the weather will become more extreme and damaging with more intense storms, colder, hotter and BRINGING more natural disasters.
(BY Eugenia G.)
Although we could think that it is from the future (in fact, we have seen it in a lot of science-fiction films), it is a reality now. Smart houses existed for some years ago and they will be existing, more evolved, in the future. But, what is, really, a smart house and in which way it could improve our quality of life?
In the first way, a smart house is a house managed by a home automation, that is to say, a system capable of automating a house or building of any type and which provides energy management, security, welfare and communication services. It could be defined as the integration of technology into the intelligent design of a building. If we think ABOUT that meaning, we could say that a smart house could solve our domestic problems, like how to regulate the temperature or how to avoid a robbery when we’re not home. However, by now, smart houses can’t make more than this. In 20 years, maybe, they will have evolved to make the shopping when the fridge is empty or to call a technician when the tv doesn’t work.
In my opinion, smart houses can help us in our daily lives, so we don’t have to think about certain details. However, I am still afraid of having to rely so heavily on technologies.
CHILDREN NEED YOUR HELP (by M. Chueca)
In my opinión, the world is increasingly uneven and we all have to help each other. There are a lot of NGOs that and fight for different causes. In Aragon there is an association called ASPANOA.
ASPANOA was founded in 1988 and cares for children with cancer in Aragon, supports their families and promotes research against childhood cancer in Aragon. At the Miguel Servetr Hospital the children have a lot of services and activities such as musician therapy, physiotherapy, two games rooms, free televisión and play stations, among others. Therefore, all weeks, volunteers go to the hospital and play with the children. ASPANOA organizes different fundraising events like “Let's score a goal for caáncer” where it collects 20% of its income.
I recommend that we show solidarity with the cause because the children need our help and they deserve to be happy and have a long life to enjoy. A little help from us can make a big difference for them.
Family life in the 70s was different. The main reason is that women didn´t work OUT OF home, so they took care of children and in a lot of cases, to theirparents or their parents in law, and their homes, of course.
On the other hand, children played in the street, parks… with their friends or their neighboUrs. Now, it has changed, because -- women start workING in thecompanies or their OWN business, and they haven´t so much time like before to take care of the family.BESIDES, In the Summer, families went to the village with the grandparents and the holidays was vastly different. Now, people look for exotic places , orthe holidays are in the Winter and the families go skiing.
MOREOVER, The technology advance is influential in changing life, too. Actually, few people still haven´t got a mobile, it means that we are CONSTANTLY connected and located. So,people have less need to meet with some persons.
In general, you can say that there WAS more family life home fifty years ago than now, because there WAS more time and economical level life was less demanding and with one salary was enough. In 2020, IT is necessary that the family has two salaries SO THAT THEY can pay FOR all costs.
(by M. Nafria )
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR NEW BOOK SIGNED?
It is often argued that people are changing their reading habits nowadays and this is as a result of technology which sometimes makes our life better. Thousands of readers enjoy reading books about different genres, such as horror stories, sci-fi-novel, essays, short stories...However, it’s difficult to decide between e-books and printed books. There are a lot of pros and cons on both sides.
One point of view in favour of an e-reader is that it is very lightweight. On the one hand, if you are going on a trip and don’t want to carry a lot of books in your luggage, it’s more convenient than paper books because you can download them on your kindler and therefore, it takes up less space. On the other hand, although most of the time, you can read it any position, for some people, still like holding a book in their hands and the smell of the paper is a beautiful feeling. Moreover, books are more interesting when they have pictures, especially for the kids. Nevertheless, it’s a shame that some people are against those new devices because they think that it isn’t easy to use them.
Finally, personally I think that if you want my advice, in the future, when I’m very old. I would like to own an e-book and so I’ll make the text as big as I need it AS WELL AS having my book signed by my favorite author.
That shock reveals the divine status that the soccer stars had in his home country, where his supporters nicknamed him "D10S" after the famous number on his jersey.
Gone are the many controversies that Maradona aroused throughout his life, from his friendship with questioned leaders such as Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro and Cuban Fidel Castro (who coincidentally died the same day, in 2016), to his excesses with food, drugs, alcohol and women.
This Wednesday, most Argentines seem to have erased, at least momentarily, the memory of that controversial Maradona of recent years and, instead of that, what is experienced is a kind of national catharsis around the figure of the "Ten". (BY MAIDER LALAGUNA- ADM 3)
VOLUNTEERS ARE TRYING THE VACCINE IN THE USA
(BY IRENE CALVO FROM ADM3)
Miquel Fernández, a Catalan resident of the Oklahoma city
of Norman, is among 43,000 volunteers who have tried the
Pfizer vaccine.
Clinical trial advances in the United States, as the rest of
the world considers how to store the vaccine and keep it in
the ultra-cold temperature conditions it requires. Its creator,
Ugur Sahin, anticipates that the return to normal will come
"by the middle of the year". But how will our body react
when we receive the vaccine?
Fernandez explains that the day after the vaccine was given
, "she had symptoms as if she had the flu. Fever,
widespread discomfort and tiredness, as he stated in an
interview with Rac1, "lasted about five hours."
THE RESULTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE CORRIDOR ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
VILLAGE OR CITY ?? (BY RAQUEL G.)
I'm writing about WHETHER if it's better to live in a small village or in a big city. Most people live in a big city, nowadays, depopulation is a problem today in our country that the governments are trying to fix with differents actions.
I am going to give my point of view telling you advantages and disadvantages. Firstly, in the village you live less stress and more calm however, you have less basicbasics services like doctors, police, supermarkets, shoppings… for example. On the one hand, in the village all the people know each other, there is more familiarity so that children can go by the Street alone without danger but on the other hand, if you don't like the loneliness in the city it's easier to meet with friends and family that almost all of them are living there. Living in the village you have more freedom of space and movement, you can enjoy nature like mountains, rivers, natural pools, animals… although in the city you can do cultural tourism and visit museums, monuments, cathedrals… Moreover, you have other types of leisure such as: goING to the cinema, theaters, restaurants, concerts…
In conclusion, in my case, I prefer livINGe in the city because I have all that I need and there IS are more leisure but I Iike GOING very much to go TO THE at village A LOT TO for disconnect , in fact, I think there is A better quality of life. (BY
E.T. “THE ALIEN”
I like GOING to go to the cinema but I don't usually watch a lot of movies because I prefer to go out with friends or family. Anyway there is a movie that I always remember and it is “E.T. The Alien”. It's my favourite childhood movie.
When I was a child I watched this movie and I loved it fromsince that moment. I had it on VHS and I watched it two or three times a week. At first I watched it with my mother or my father because I was scared but then I got to see it alone. I loved it because the film deals with themes such as friendship and solidarity. Further, E. T. I seemed very strange but at the same time very kind.
In conclusión, I recommend watching the film for both adults and children because it talks about values like respect, friendship and solidarity between different. people.
NEXT THURSDAY 26TH OF OVEWMBER, AS EVERY YEAR, 'THANKSGIVING DAY' IS CELEBRATED IN THE USA.
ALL THE FAMILIES HAVE MEALS TOGETHER IN ORDINARY TIMES, NOT PROBABLY WITH THE COVID SITUATION, WHEN THEY WILL HAVE TO DO IT IN SMALL GROUPS.
TURKEY AND PUMPKIN PIE ARE TYPICAL DISHES AND YOU CAN SEE OLD VIDEOS OF THE BIG PARADE IN NEW YORK.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A NATIONAL CELEBRATION BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1621.
Spain prepares support package to aid bars and restaurants hit by coronavirus crisis
(BY PILAR ARIZA- ADM 3)
The plan has become increasingly urgent as Spain’s regions introduce new restrictions to contain the second wave of the pandemic – many of which affect the sector.
In Asturias, Castilla y León, Navarre, Murcia, Galicia and Catalonia, the entire hostelry industry has been shut down, while in Andalusia, bars and restaurants must end table service by 6pm; in Aragon, they close at 8pm
Other measures, such as the nighttime curfew, have also hurt businesses in the hostelry industry.
Spain will set up emergency camps for up to 7,000 migrants as part of a plan to tackle the huge influx of arrivals in the Canary Islands, the government said Friday.
The plan also involves reinforcing Salvamento Maritimo's coastguard rescue teams in the area, alongside a diplomatic offensive as part of a concerted push to address the crisis in the holiday islands where more than 12,000 people have landed since September.
Migration Minister Jose Luis Escriva unveiled the details at a news conference in Gran Canaria after talks with regional officials who want urgent government action given the saturation of the islands' migrant services
The ETA member Natividad Jáuregui , whom the Spanish Justice claims for the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Ramón Romeo Rotaeche in 1981 , has been extradited to Spain by Belgium this Sunday, sources close to the investigation reported. The ETA militant was arrested this Friday in the Belgian city of Ghent , where she was under house arrest, to proceed with her extradition to Spain. (BY PAOLA SANCHO - ADM 3 - 1ST PRIZE)
WE MISS THE ERASMUS+ MOBILITIES THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT....
THE BEST SUMMER I’VE EVER HAD (by Patricia A.)
My grandmother, my reference person. (by P.N.)
What could be more wonderful than having a reference person in your life?
My grandmother was born in 1944, she got married and
had three sons and three daughters. As she lived under laws
of Francisco Franco, her behaviour in all aspects of her life has been very
influenced by the closed mentality of dictatorship. She always says to me
that creating a family was all that her relatives expected from her. Despite of
that fact, she always imagines how different her life would have been if she
had lived her youth nowadays: she could have had an independent life, have worn
clothes she liked, have travelled to many places and have said what she thought
without fear of reprisals; in short, she would like to be the only owner
of her own life. She admires the role of women in the world today and she
learns and opens her mind each day. Nevertheless, she´s very
grateful for having had love and health throughout her whole life and
she feels happy to see us grow up as healthy, strong and good people. She's the
most comprehensive, empathetic, close and friendly person I know.
In conclusion, I adore my grandmother, it is said that all depends on perspective:
the glasses with which we see reality and she has several spare glasses in
order to put herself in each other's shoes and help them. She’s a wonderful woman.
GENETIC ENGINEERING ( BY C. BAREA)
Although I’m not a scientist, I think that genetic engineering, like many other things that affect people and their improvement and well-being, has pros and cons.
On the one hand, by modifying the genes, crops -corn or tomatoes for example- are actually more productive and resistant to disease, but on the other hand, vegetables, and animals as well, seem tothat have less nutritional value than unmodified natural products. Furthermore, this kind of food can help to reduce hunger in the world, but, at the same time they can make certain viruses and bacteria stronger and more dangerous for people.
BESIDES, These products have arrived into our lives to stay with us. However, in my opinion, when engineering genetic concerns the human being, whether with the development of drugs or clinical therapies, very important ethical aspects rise. So, some people even believe that these advances are like playing.No one should decide how smart a child should be or not even his eyes colour. It’s very difficult to put limits on what we can do or not do, and, even more, when private industries could use it to increase their profits instead of improving people’s health.
In conclusion, genetic engineering obviously has advantages and benefits, but also big risks if we don’t use it ethically.
DARK FUTURE IN 2050, IF HUMANITY DOESN’T LEARN
TO RESPECT
To begin, I think we would be in time to change this dark future if people were able to understand the importance of climate change in our lives. In addition, we have to sum up this challenge, the pandemic and the economic crisis that we are suffering and that will stand with us for a lot of years.
First of all, a very important point, is we need to learn to live with nature without destroying it. Our planet is our home, and we are filling our home with rubbish. For human beings, money is more important than nature, for this reason, leaders of many parts of the world, don’t doubt if they have to destroy priceless environments like Amazonas or if they have to waste Africa's material resources. For all this uncontrolled development we are ending with irreplaceable natural resources such as petroleum. Secondly, if people don’t learn to respect the norms, we will spend much more time and economic resources, even more lives in the fight against COVID and the recuperation will be more difficult.
In conclusion, I think the keyword for a better future is respect: respect the environment, respect other forms of life, respect our planet and the norms. IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD RESPECT THE RULES.
(BY LUISA M.A.)
( BY CRISTINA RIVAS FROM 2 CIE)
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GIRL
WHO HAD VISIONS. At first, she didn’t tell anyone but as time went by, she
began to see horrible things, and moreover, she was starting to be afraid since
all her visions came true.
Everything startedone Winter
night when the 14 year-old girl was walking her dog near her house. She Heard
sounds coming from the cemetery and as she liked to investigate she went there.
The interesting thing was when she entered the cemetery, she saw headstones
from graves open. At that very momento, she wanted to run away from that place
but something didn’t let her do it. She was missing for three years, and when
they finally found her, she could see what was going to happen to other people,
through her inner visions. Of course, they were always scary things, she could
see ghosts, souls and some voices telling her things inside her brain.
In the end, as timmed passed,she
realized that visions only came true if she told them. Therefore, she couldn’t
spend any longer with the visions kicking in her head and unfortunately, she
decided to commit suicide.
Difficult choice (By R.F. )
There are many important inventions and discoveries throughout history.
However, it is hard to choose which is the best one.
One of the first discoveries was the fire 1,6 million years ago. It was very
useful due to the fact that primitive humans achieved to cook the food
and to protect from cold and wild animals. In my opinion, it was a great step
for Humanity. Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928 and so,
millions of lives were saved. Nowadays, this one is still used. Besides,
there are many inventions that have helped to improve people's lives
such as, the Wheel in 3500 a.c., the light bulb by Thomas Edison in 1987,
the phone by Antonio Meucci in 1854, the automobile by Carl Benz in 1886,
the mop by Manuel Jalon Corominas in 1964 and many more.
In short, every country should support research to improve people's lives.
Currently, everyone is waiting for the discovery of an effective vaccine
against coronavirus, so we could have a life like before. Therefore,
in my point of view, it is the best discovery.
NIGHT HORRORS
Last week I was talking to my father about dreams and nightmares. He often has insomnia. It's very difficult for him to fall asleep at night. Let me tell you about a terrible dream he had last night.
In father's dream, he was growing vegetables in his garden when suddenly, appeared a lot of snakes across his property. He was so scared that he started running away from one place to another. Moreover, he couldn't see anything. In fact, it was very dark so he was walking along the road into a strange house...when he began hearing some horrible laughs and whispers. He couldn't breathe very well...It was that place a hospital? Until he woke up screaming!
Many people think it's a good idea to sleep for a short time in the afternoon. However, I think that if my father didn't take a nap, he'd feel sleepy and he could sleep better, Maybe he shouldn't be watching the news about “Coronavirus” and staying up late!
ONE OF OUR 2 ERASMUS+ PROJECTS IS RELATED TO HISTORY. THE LEADER IS GERMANY.
THE MEANING OF OUR MONUMENTS IS SHIFTING.
COLOMBUS MAYBE IS NOT CONSIDERED A HERO FROM OUR PRESENT POINT OF VIEW.
ALL THE MONUMENTS RELATED TO SLAVERY IN USA ARE BEING TOPPLED.
SOME OF THE THINGS BUILT BY THE DICTATOR AFTER THE CIVIL WAR MIGHT NOT BE WORTH KEEPING.
THEREFORE, THINGS CHANGE FROM ONE AGE TO THW OTHER AND WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THEIR MEANING IN CONTEXT.
I LOVE MY CITY
I think i must talk about my city, Zaragoza as Its the best city for me because its the fifth longest city in Spain.
In Zaragoza you can go sightseeing around the city. Firstly, you must visit “El Pilar” which is in the centre. Near “El Pilar” you can visit a beautiful cathedral, “Seo”. Moreover, we have a big park called “Jose Antonio Labordeta” wHich has nice views at night if you look from above. I think it's really beautiful, but this isn’t all because if you like to eat you have to go to “El tubo”. El tubo has many bars where you can taste a great variety of food such as tapes, crumbs, meat or fish and you can also eat with a good wine or beer, whatever you like the most.
Front my pont of view, it's a very good place to go on holiday because you can do sightseeing, taste traditional food or go to party but the main advantage is that everything is in the city centre so you needn’t walk too much to enjoy the city.
Alejandro Valero Labarquilla
COVID SITUATION
Firstly, I think COVID has brought a big global problem for humanity.
Countries have to choose between economy and health, because it is very difficult
to find a balance between them.
On the one hand, hospitals are collapsed by COVID patients and people with
other diseases must wait to be operated on. Health personnel feel tired and
distressed because the work is very hard everyday. On the other hand, many people
can’t work due to restrictions and they see their savings reduce fastly. In my opinion,
it is very sad that old people feel alone, because their loved beings can’t visit them
for fear of infecting them. Also, Christmas is going to be very hard, because we will
NOT BE ABLE TO can’t celebrate this with all our family.
In conclusion, I hope that in the near future, COVID has gone and all the people
can recover their lives and that we can kiss and hug our family soon. (L.ADAN)
MY BEST TRIP
My best trip was in the summer of 2018 when I traveled to the Asian continent for the first time. I went with my boyfriend to Thailand. We chose this destination because we were interested in its culture, traditions, people and foods.
Firstly, we visited Bangkok for 3 days. This great and chaotic city impacted us because you have a lot of contrast. For example, you can visit a beautiful historical monument in a very poOr area. Secondly, we visited Chiang Mai which is the north of Thailand. The best memory I have is that we spent a journey with the elephants, taking care of them. Although I´m afraid of animals, I enjoyed them and it was a great experience.And finally, we went to the island called Koh Samui. We were staying in a resort hotel and we took the opportunity to disconnect and relax.
In conclusion, Thailand holds a special place in my heart. People are so generous and helpful that you are at peace with yourself. (SARA S.)
ALTHOUGH, NOW WE CAN'T TRAVEL BECAUSE OF COVID 19, I HOPE WE CAN GET OVER THIS CRISIS SOON.
THE BEST CITY IN SPAIN
Córdoba is one of the best places to visit in Andalucía. If you WANT to enjoy a wonderful trip, go ahead!!
Córdoba belongED to the arabic kingdom many years ago, so that explains that it's enriched with amazing culture. I´m sure his history brings up your attention while seeing for example the mosque of Córdoba, the palace of Viana, or the Alcazar of the Cristian kings among others. Besides, the happiness, the sympathy and the way of being of the south people is another thing that I liked when I visited the place, in addition to his fair and his flemish.Moreover, Córdoba has a special meaning to me because one of my best friends that I met during the university lives there, so when I have free time I try to visit her.
Summing up, from my point of view, YOU SHOULD GO AND VISIT, WHENEVER YOU CAN. It´s a town that you won't forget!!
Belén A.D.
