A cool hat for a hot day

This hat won't melt in the sun! The artist Maor Zabar, who designed it, was ill and had to follow a special diet. He couldn't eat many of his favourite foods -including Ice Cream- so he transformed them into fell hats. Today, Maor is cured but he continues to create his food hats!

Cheerleaders

With their pom-poms, dance routines and big smiles, cheerleaders bring glamour to American football matches!

PROFESSIONAL CHEERLEADERS

These girls are cheerleaders for the National Football League. Professional cheerleaders make 500 to 750 dollars per season... that's not a lot of money. And they have to buy their own uniform -that costs 650 dollars! So that's why most cheerleaders have a second full-time job.

GLAMOUR

Girls all over the USA, dream of being a cheerleader. It is glamorous and fun, but it can also dangerous. The world of cheerleading is very competitive so girls have to be determined and succeed. It's a good thing to have on your CV!

HARD WORK

A cheerleading routine lasts one to three minutes, but cheerleaders practice up to six hours several nights per week.

THE AGE LIMIT

Cheerleaders for the National Football League can be from 18 to 42 years old. The average age is 25.

Migrant boats coming to Europe

Italy's coast guard says it rescued 2,452 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. The rescues were conducted through 11 operations that were coordinated by a central office in Rome, the coast guard said Friday via Twitter.

Italy has been coping with a wave of desperate migrants from Africa and the Middle East. There has been an upsurge in migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach the country, and a corresponding increase in rescues performed by the Italian Coast Guard. 

Some 34,570 migrants arrived in Italy between January 1 and May 7, according to the International Organization for Migration. The same group says 1,780 migrants died while trying to reach Italian shores. Symbol of hope for chance at new life Symbol of hope for chance at new life  

On Wednesday, the European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, outlined a series of new proposals on migration policy, including quotas on the number of migrants EU countries must accept. Approval is not a given, however. 

Immigration is a contentious issue in many of the 28 member nations. 

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is from Italy, presented the proposals. "With this bold agenda, the European Union has proven itself ready to address the plight of those escaping from wars, persecution and poverty," she said Wednesday. "Migration is a shared responsibility of all member states and all member states are called now to contribute to tackling this historical challenge." 

Mogherini said that foreign and defense ministers from EU nations are due to meet as soon as Monday to make some decisions on which measures will be initially approved.

MY OPINION: 

I don't know if this is a good idea for Europe but for the immigrants, yes. I mean, they don't have a good life, they don't have normal conditions to live so they have an obligation: leave.

They think that here, in Europe, will find a place to work and a place to live in a better way. But it isn't for all the migrants, not all can reach the country. As the new above says, 1,780 migrants died while trying to reach Italian shores, that is a symbol of hope for chance at new life. Unfortunately, a lot of pregnant women and babies died during this trip before reaching the country and that is a big problem. Also, most of them have no idea to swim so if the boat go down most of the people drown and die.

"Running away, the only option for some European migrants".

Adam Levine hit with "sugar bomb" in Los Angeles

In his band's hit song "Sugar," Adam Levine sings about needing a little sweetness in his life. Probably not the kind he got Wednesday night.

A "sugar bomb" hurled at the Maroon 5 frontman left him coated in white, said Sgt. Robert Payan of the Los Angeles Police Department. The singer was not hurt.

Levine and fellow band members were signing autographs after leaving "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" studios when a heaping of powdered sugar wafted toward him, said Laura Tijerina, who was in the crowd.

Sugar spread all over him, including inside his ear, she said.

MY OPINION:

Well, if I was Adam, I wouldn't be so angry but I'd say to the person who threw that bomb of sugar that we should be more quiet and keep calm of her/his actions. Although, he has to understand it, he is a member of a very famous band (Maroon 5) and is very normal to have crazy fans who do things like that. 
The person who did it, thought that it would be a great idea to throw a bomb of sugar to the singer who sings the famous song called "Sugar". I mean, she wanted to be funny but probably that turn into a bad joke to Levine.

 

Fast & Furious 7

I'd like to recommend a fil which I watched recently, called Fast & Furious 7. The director of the film is James Wan and the writer is Chris Morgan.

It's an action film and the setting is in different places like Rio, California, Abu Dhabi and others. The main characters are Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker). It talks about a family formed by Dom, Brian, Mia, Letty, Roman and Tej, who fight with a man who killed Han, an ex-member of the family. 

In this film, there are car's drifting and a lot of action during the two hours. One of the main characters, Paul Walker, died on 30th November of 2013 in a car's crash and he couldn't finish the film, but his brothers: Cody and Caleb Walker, did it.

The things I liked most about the film were the characters and the romance between two of them: Brian and Mia (Dominic's sister) who has a son called Jack. Every scene is memorable because they're the last to watch Paul alive. I think it's the best film of the saga because it's dedicated to Paul and makes you get sad about it. However, there's gonna be another one: Fast & Furious 8 where Walker's brothers will replace him. Wiz Khalifa has made a song called See You Again which is dedicated to Paul. It's very beautiful. The film finishes when Dom and Brian are driving to different ways: Dom to his family home and Paul to heaven.

All in all, I really loved the film, the action, the scenes, all characters and overall my idol Paul Walker.

"I DON'T HAVE FRIENDS, I HAVE A FAMILY"

MY PRESENTATION:






MY VIDEO:

A formal letter

STUDENTS AGAINST DESTROYERS

21A Baker Street

Westminster

6th April 2015

The Times office
Piccadilly Circus
Soho

Dear Sir or Madam,

I represent a group called "Students Against Destroyers". I am writing to you because we are concerned about plans to build a motorway. There are a lot of children in our area and this would be dangerous for them.

In our opinion, motorways are very dangerous because a lot of cars go fast through it and could hurt somebody. Therefore, the residents in our area might be in danger. If we have a motorway near our town, it will break a lot of children's hearts because they won't have any fun area to go to. The park is a local area where a lot of children go every day to have fun and stay with friends, so it would be a good idea to protest about this problem. 

We have therefore decided to take action, and we are going to organize a march to protest about this. For this reason, we are sending you a letter which it would be great if you put it on the tomorrow's newspaper. We hope that you will support us and help to publicize this event.

Yours faithfully,

Clàudia Vallmajó

Group Coordinator

Students Against Destroyers

Romeo and Juliet activities

THE CAPULETS AND THE MONTAGUES

When the story begins we see both families fighting in the streets...

1.1. Who wanted peace and who wanted to fight?

The Prince of Verona wanted peace in his city but there were some people who didn't: Montagues' servants and Tybalt.

1.2. What was considered to be a great insult at that time?

A great insult was "fool".

1.3. When the Prince arrived, what did he decide ?

He decided to make peace and stop the fight between the Capulets and the Montagues. He said that if the two families fight again, they will both die. 

2. What was happening to Romeo at the beginning of the play?

How did he feel? Why?

Romeo was in love with Rosaline, so he was very upset because she didn't love him. 

They discovered that the Capulets were going to celebrate a party.

3.1. How did Romeo find out about it ?

He finds it because one servant met him and Benvolio in the street and he didn't know that they were Montagues.

3.2. Why did he want to go there?

Because he thought that Rosaline would be at the party.

3.3. Why did they decide to wear masks?

They had to wear masks because they didn't want to be recognize as Montagues.

4. At the Capulets' house, Lady Capulet was talking to her daughter. What did she tell her?

Lady Capulet was telling her that Juliet should marry with a man called Paris.

THE GARDEN OF THE CAPULETS  


1. What happened when Romeo saw Juliet for the first time ?
He fell in love with that woman, so he forgot Rosaline.

2. Did anyone recognise Romeo at the party?
Yes, Tybalt recognize Romeo and he wanted to kill him.

3. Did he fight against him? Why?
No, he didn't. Because Lord Capulet didn't want trouble in his house and Tybalt had to do what Lord Capulet said. 

4. What did Romeo and Juliet find out about each other ?
They discovered that they loved so much each other. 

5. After the party, where did Romeo go ?
Romeo went to visit Juliet who was at the balcony of the Garden of the Capulets.

6. What was Juliet doing there?
Juliet was speaking to the night, she was talking about the love she had to Romeo. 

7. What did they decide to do ?
They decided to marry the following day. 

Topic: cinema

Hi I'm Claudia and today I'm going to talk about a famous topic called cinema.

Do you like going to the cinema or you prefer watching films at home?

Well, I prefer going to the cinema because you can watch premiere films with a very big screen are a very good sound, although is very expensive.

What kind of movies do you prefer?

Romantic movies are my favourite. As someone know, I hate terror films 'cause they make suffer you a lot and I don't like it. I think romantic films are more interesting because they're very quiet and don't make you sweat.

What are your favourite movies?

As you see in the PowerPoint, The Lucky One and The Last Song are my favourite movies. Why? I love the first because there is my favourite actor, Zac Efron. And I like The Last Song because I think the romantic story which Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have it's very beautiful.

The Lucky One talks about a U.S Marine called Logan returns from the third tour of duty in Iraq with the thing he kept him alive – a photograph of a woman who doesn't know. He finds her in Louisiana and it developes a romance between them.

In the Last Song, Ronnie (Miley Cyrus), during her holidays of summer in her father's house at the beach, she meets a handsome boy called Will (Liam Hemsworth) and grows a romance story between them.

Do you like this actor? What is your favourite actor/actress?

As you see here, my favourite actor is Zac Efron. Here are some of the films he has done: Charlie St. Cloud, That Awkward moment,High School Musical 1,2 and 3... Why? Because he's very handsome, he has a very beautiful body and he usually does romantic films.

If we return to talk about cinema, is it expensive?

As I said before, cinema is expensive. The price depends on the film but it is usually high. Luckily, there's always “The day of the viewer” or in Catalan “El dia de l'espectador” which depends on the cinema but this day the price is lower than always. For example, in Girona, Odeón Cinemas it's on Thursday where the price is 6,40. The same in Albeniz Cinemas, on the Day of the Viewer, the price is lower, 4,50€.

Well, this has been my oral presentation, thanks for your attention!

MY PRESENTATION:

MY CLASSMATES:

Laia: "Lucy" was her last film she saw. She thinks going to the cinema is very expensive.
Nicolai: He thinks that drinking is worst than mobile addiction. Mobile addiction is very frequent in teenagers.
Núria Fusellas: The most visited places are USA, Europe and Asia. She wants to go to Canada and Australia because there are a lot of kangaroos and koalas.
Quim: McDonald's started in Los Angeles. There are 35.000 locals of McDonald's.
Xènia Salellas: 66% of people think that fashion is important, 34% of people thinks is not important to be fashionable. It has bad things too: we can confuse the people, you have to spend a lot of money for buy the clothes.

Josh Hutcherson

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson also known by Josh Hutcherson was born in Union, Kentucky in 1992. He's been involved in acting since he was ten years old, when he landed his first acting role in an episode of House Blend playing Nicky Harper. At the age of eight, he appeared in Journey to the Center of Earth with Vanessa Hudgens.

His big break came in 2011, when he landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games, which has released two more films during this years (Catching Fire and Mockinjay). In the years that followed, he has d one The Hunger Games' sequels, so in 2015, it will be Mockinjay Part 2, which a lot of people is very interested to see it.

Since then, Hutcherson has been a very successful actor. there are a lot of fans behind him who support him. His last film since The Hunger Games has been Escobar: Paradise Lost, a French Spanish Romantic thriller film which was released in January 16, 2015. He also served as an executive producer for a film and he said that it won't be the last time to do it and if there is the opportunity he'll do it again.

A postcard from California

Hi Candice!

We're having a wonderful holiday here in San Francisco. We're in a hotel which is in front of the beach so we can go there everyday. It's got a big swimming pool and a gym so we can get in shape when we want and then go to the swimming pool. San Francisco is a great place to spend your holidays, there are a lot of things to do! People are very friendly and there are some interesting boys surfing at the beach...

I think it was three days ago, that we went to visit the Golden Gate Bridge, I took a lot of photos there because the sights were beautiful. After that, I was interested in visiting the Alcatraz Prison so we got a car and we were there in a moment. California's very beautiful, there are a lot of beaches you can enjoy swimming and the weather's pleasant.

Are you enjoying your holidays in Sydney?

Love you,

Clàudia :)

Birthday party

To: allmyfriends@webmail.com
Subject: Birthday party!

Hi people,
I'm having a party next Saturday. It will be at 18.00h. Lots of people you know are coming like Austin. Can you bring some popcorn and fizzy drinks? We'll watch an amazing film!

My house is behind Alice's house so you'll find it easily.

Hope you can come,

Clàudia :)