We need more bike lanes!

I'm writing because I was cycling around the city with some friends last week and we couldn't go safe because cars didn't repect us. This photo shows the street which needs a bike lane in one of the sides.

I think there are one or two reasons for this. Firstly, there are too many blue zone (parkings) on the sides of the street, so perhaps we need to reduce this and increase the bike lanes. Secondly, there are too many people who go by car instead of bikes, so there are more cars than bikes in the streets.

We must do something about this situation. Maybe there isn't much money to pay this or there isn't enough space. I don't know but we must definitely do something here if we don't want more accidents about bikes, and have a better city, but above all, people has to be safe.

Clàudia Vallmajó

TV highlights

The highlight of this week's TV was definitely the reality show "How do I look?". The women who participated were people who didn't have style: they dressed very badly. So, their family brought them to this programme because they needed a change. After a few days, their look was perfect!

FOX's drama series Castle (7th season) was also worth watching. In the last episode of the 6th season, Castle was going to his wedding but one car was following him. After that, we could see Castle's car on fire without Richard inside. On the first episode of the 7th season, Beckett was investigating this case about his wonderful "husband".

Finally, something which also caught my eye was a documentary called "Shark attacks" in Discovery Max. People who was attacked and was near dead because of sharks, explained their stories. There was a woman who was surfing in a beach of California and suddenly a white shark came behind her and pulled out her arm. It was horrible because I watched a lot of blood in the ocean, it was a bad story.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

"NO ONE NEED TO EVER DIE"

"I WILL STOP THIS"

"YOU CAN'T CHEAT DEATH"

"WE WON'T KNOW UNLESS WE TRY"

"DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTION?"

These were the words pronounced by Victor Frankenstein at the beggining of the film. Victor is a cientific who wanna stop the death. He wants to create live, so he finally creats a monster called "Frankenstein" a creature who will make him an imposible life.

Introduction of the film: "The dawn of the nineteenth century. A world on the brunk of revolution change. Alongside political and social apheaval, scientific advances that would profoundly change the lives of all. The lust for knowledge had never been greater".

VOCABULARY FROM THE FILM:

Ahead: endavant

Pride: orgull

Deeds: fets

Foolish: ximple

Motto: tema

Pox: verola

Raw: cru

Pitiful: lamentable

Shelter: alberg

Tiny: petita

Soul: ànima

Comprised: compost

Evil: mal

Scarcely: tot just

Rage: ràbia

Indulge: gaudri

Vow: jurar

Deny: negar

Soak: amarar

Bother: molestar

Raving: delirant

Phantom: fantasma

Melt: fusió

Weep: mala herba

Wisdom: saviesa

Folly: bogeria

Grief: dolor

Crazy!

LOTS OF BALLS
This swimming pool in a hotel in Shanghai, China, was filled with one million pink and green plastic balls to set a new world record for the "Largest Ball Pit". It was the first time that people at the hotel had so much fun!

KUNG FU IN THE AIR
Flight attendants in China are learning how to calm passengers: with kung fu! 20,000 new students are discovering how to use the ancient martial art to control difficult travellers. They are learning special techniquers that can be used on aeroplanes.

SWEET SHOES
No, you can't eat these shoes! Chris campbell, an American fashion designer, made them. They are decorated with synthetic cookies, ice-cream sudaes and chocolate cakes. Clients can customize their shoes, but they are expensive -these shoes cost 250 dollars!

Nintendo and the Mario phenomenon

This year Nintendo is 125 years old. For the last 30 years Nintendo and its most famous character, Mario, have dominated the video game industry. Here is their story...

MARIO, THE STARn
Mario is the most famous video game character in the world. He has appeared in more than 200 different video games. He is so popular that a survey found that American children recognized Mario more than Mickey Mouse.

DONKEY KONG and the creation of Mario (1981)
Mario first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong, but he was called Jumpman. And he wasn't a plumber, he was a carpenter! It was a fun game where a man with a moustache had to jump over obstacles to save a princess. The game was Nintendo's first big video game success.

THE NINTENDO REVOLUTION (1985)
In 1985, the New Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) revolutionized video games. The console had new games like Super Mario Bros., where Mario had to run and jump through  a mushroom kingdom. Players could now control how high Mario jumped and how fast he ran. And there were different levels, so they could play the game for longer. It was voted the most important game in video game history.

GAME BOY AND THE DS (Game Boy - 1990; DS - 2000)
In the 1990s, Nintendo created a new concept, the Game Boy. Kids everywhere wanted to have one. This portable console was the first to have cartridges, so it could play many games, including Mario, Pokemon and Tetris, an addictive puzzle game. Then in the 2000s, a better version of the Game Boy was invented: the DS. It was the first portable console with dual screens.

THE FUTURE IS MARIO (2015)
Nintendo has big plans for Mario. Next year he will appear Mario Maker, a new game where players can customize elements and create their own levels. But why do we love Mario so much? Well, Mario games are fun and never violent. And after 30 years, he is still original. A fat little Italian-American plumber everybody knows and loves.

THE WII (2006)
In 2006, the Wii changed the video game experience. For the first time, the whole family could play together and have fun controlling the game with physical gestures. Sometimes people have accidents and break furniture when playing the game! The most popular Wii games are Wii Sports, l ike table tennis, canoeing, golf and bowling. This summer Mario Kart 8 was a best-selling game for Wii U.