Books and lovers unite

In this time of the year, there is, in Catalonia, Sant Jordi. The boys buy a rose for a girl, and the girl buy a book fora boy. It's the time of the books and the love.It's one day, the 23th April.
People always enjoying this day. But apart from the books and the roses, Barcelona(because only Catalonia celebrate this holiday) offers a variety of activities to complement the literary and floral festival. There you can find a best sellers like a books from Alessandro Baricco, classic like a book from Mercè Rodoreda etc.
Also coincide with the Comic Book Fair, in Gràcia there is the Trobada dels il·lustrats. With this holiday we promote the reading between the young people.
This day symbolizes the love.
In conlcusion, I can only say that I really enjoy this day, I don't know why, but in Catalonia this day it's really important in a couple, because they can show thier love each other.

Theatre without words

From October 22-26, Reus becomes the capital of mime and gesture theatre, because on 11th of 2008 was the Festival Internacional de mim i teatre gestual. It had 22 companies and 24 shows.
The Catalan actor Albert Vidal was the top of the bill, presenting one of the most shows Joan de l'Ós at Teatre Fortuny. It was a homage to traditional Catalan culture and specially to Joan Amades volume of rondalles. The objective was to show the beauty of Catalan language through gestures.
Other highlights include the presence of the Polish Teatre Wegejty and the French Le Lutin Théâtre d'Images. But a 60% of the companies were Catalan with highlights Iu&Sophie, students from Institut L'Abric and Rasatabula.
I think it was really interesting because the Catalan culture its really extensive, and this it's a good way to show it. I think it's fantastic, I would like to go there.

A joke !

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A joke! :
an Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman are driving through the desert when the car breaks down. So they have got to get out.
The Englishman takes a bottle of wind, the Scotsman takes an umbrella and the Irishman takes a car door. On the way they meet a man. He says to the Englishman:"I konw why you take a bottle of wind, you can drink if you're thirsty", and he says to the Scotsman:"I know why you take and umbrella, to keep the sun off you", but he says to the Irishman:"but I don't know why you take a car door", and the Irishman replies:"if I'm hot I can wind the window down".

Dialogue - At the party

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Michelle: And where is the party?
Jane: I think it's in Figueres, but I don't know at which time it start.
Anne: Yes, it's at one a.m.
(At the party...)
Jane: It's a nice party, there are a lot of nice boys.
Michelle: Yes, I've seen one for you, and th music is pretty cool.
Jane: I've find the perfect one for you and an other one for Anne.
Michelle: And... where is Anne?
Jane: I don't have any idea, let's take a round.
Michelle: Don't worry. I think that she's with a boy.
Jane: No, I don't think so, because she would senf us an sms.
Michelle: Than let's go for some drink, maybe she's there.
(After...)
Jane: Look at her, she's there!
Michelle: Yes, but what she's doing?
Anne:(singing)Scuby doby dooo .... where are you?
Jane: Anne...?
Anne: so..... who are you?
Michelle: Anne please!!
Anne: ¡Ah! Hey girls! how you are? Where were you?
Scuby doby dooo.... na na na na !!!
Jane: Where you was?
Michelle: We were looking for you !
Anne: Slow down! I was at the bar, with my friend, the beer. Do you want to know him?
Michelle:No! I don't like it!
Jane: Me neither.
Anne: Ohhhh!... Come on!
Michelle: Noo!
Jane: And we go home! You are drunked!
Anne: No! I don't! And I don't want to go home, I want to stay here and... stay with you! I am happy and I want for more party! Come on girls! The music is good and the people are nice here!
( ... )
mmm.....huum....ok, I go to say goodbbye to the beer!
Jane: No!
Michelle: Come on, let's home!



THE END

Catalonia Today, Barcelona's new signing

Barcelona's new signing

This is an interview to Andre Barret. He arrives from US. and he decided to play in Europe, in Barcelona. He says that Europe is an excellent opportunity for him. Also he says that Barça it's a really strong team and it has a very important tradition.
It's true that the competion it's a little different, but at the end of the day it's just basketball.
Barret says that all the players feel the pressure in the changing room, but when they step the floor of the sports hall the pressure desappear.
He says that he only makes baskets if the team need it. He likes to do the work of the basis: do a lot of assistances, good steps etc.
He only thinks what's the better for the team, and play really hard in all the trainings and all the matches. But we will see what happens. Also he thinks about win matches, go the Final Four, win the ACB. He knows that get all these things will be really difficult, but he'll play really hard.
And he loves Barcelona, he says it's a really nice city.

My description!

Hi Lourdes!!

This year I started to train basketball at the end of July. Now I'm playing in Roses and in Castelló, yeah, with two teams. I train five days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and two on Friday. At the weekend I play two matches, one with Roses and one with Esplais, Castelló. This Saturday I play with Rosas vs. Salt, and on Sunday I play in Lloret de Mar with Esplais. I'm sure that on Sunday's night I will be really tired!!! But, I love this game, this sport excites me ... jajaj

I know that I'm studying 2ond of "batxillerat", even so I will study very hard. I'm studying Greek and Latin, and Catalan literature etc... I like what I'm studying and I know that it's difficult, so I study really hard, and next year go to university. I don't know what I'll do next year yet. But I have time to decide it. Maybe I'll study History, or classical philology, I don't know. jaja

I'm happy to start the school, because I see all my friends again, after the summer. I didn't work this summer, but I do my "treball de recerca". My "tdr" is about the Jewish culture in Castelló d'Empúries. I decided for this subject because my house's a synagogue. It's true!!! My grandfather found a tile with a date of 1361..I don't remeber exactly the date, but mor or lees... from XIV century. I love the History. :):)



Kisses**
Ariadna Comas

Finally

Observing your portfolio, can you see an improvement on your level of English since September 2007? Where, for example?
I think yes. Maybe in my pronuntaion and my writing, because I had learnt a lot of new words.

Which activity best shows your level of English?
I think that the orals presentations. It shows very good my level of English.

Which activities were USEFUL for you to improve your English? Why?
I think the blog and the dialogues.

Which activities did you not find useful to learn English? Why not?
I think the portfolio, because there we put all the work we have done in class...and if we do in class, why we have to put it in the portfolio again?

Which activities did you enjoy doing and would like to do again next year?
I think the orals presentations and the dialogues, there are so funny and really good for our learning, in my opinion.