British and an American English

The American and the British English accent is very different, in spite both countries have English as a first language. Even exists differences in the writing. We can recognize when there are two persons speaking British and American English.

I think this is a very interesting topic because you can see a lot of manners of speak English. I found interesting the video because I observed the differences. 

http://newsineasyenglish.com/2014/12/30/british-and-american-english-can-you-tell-the-difference/

MY PET

I love my dog!

My friends say that I am crazy because I don't let her alone anytime. For me my dog is more than a dog. She is the first that I see when I wake up. She is my little baby. She is a Caniche. I spend my leisure time with her. We play together all day. I just love her because she's crazy and I love that!

I want to be with her for a lot of time.

My next holidays

Next holidays I will be going to Berlin with my friend. We are going before we finish working for the summer. So, in September we will take a plane to Germany. I have never been there before. I am so excited because we will visit the concentration camp. I like visit this place because I are very interested in the story of what happened in the years 1939-1945 for the second world war. We will discover first-hand what happended.

I hope the time passed so fast!

My last birthday

In my last birthday I had to study for the exam but I can say that my last birthday has been one of the best because all my family and my friends made a lot of special things for me.My parents gave me a lot of money and they invited me to eat at a restaurant. My sister gave me shoes and two t-shirts, all of the presents were very nice. My brother came to the room where I study with his son and sang happy birthday with a bouquet of flowers that he gave me. And finally my friends gave me a lot of clothes and shoes.

So, It was an unforgettable day.

Derreck Kayongo

Derreck Kayongo is a man who helps needed people just only manufacturing recycled soap, because after surviving in a civil war in Uganda and staying some years in a refugee camp in Kenyahe, he had an experience in a hotel in EEUU that opened his eyes and he funded global soap project.

I think that in this society people are very superficial and there are many people who are selfish persons, because when we have everything we want more and we do not think about the other people who have nothing.

http://newsineasyenglish.com/2014/02/05/derreck-kayongo-hope-through-a-bar-of-soap-esl-listening/ 

LONDON

London is without any doubt one of the cites that appears in movies, appears in books, appears in songs… because is a nice city. For this reason a person who comes to visit London must be a few days to know the city and the beautiful places.

In my opinion, I think that I will have to visit this city because I have never been in this town.

http://newsineasyenglish.com/2014/11/24/london-what-to-do-in-the-british-capital-city/

OPINION ESSAY

Is it necessary to use the mobile phone every day? To the point of?

Nowadays, lots of people use a phone for business purposes but, what about teenagers?

Children ask their family for a mobile phone before being 12 years old and she/he has not even left the toys.

These days it's ok to use the mobile phone to work and use it to you talk to friends promtly but not right use it every day and isolated life.

So, I think that society is becoming a consumer society and teenagers grow so fast.

FORMAL LETTER

17A, Ettenheim

Castelló d'Empúries

Girona (Spain)

13th April, 2015

MR Mariano Rajoy

Complejo de la Moncloa

Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n

26071 Madrid

 Mr Mariano Rajoy

I write this formal letter because I would like to express my discomfort with the way this country is ruled.

A few days ago I saw a piece of news about education. Mr Mariano Rajoy, the education above all, because if it wasn't for the education this country will not progress. Now, I'll ask a question; why...? why make responsible a Jose Ignacio Wert? Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not the education. As said the giant Nelson Mandela "education is the most powerful weapon wich you can use the change the world".

So Mr president, I would like you think a little in this point and make a change.

Sincerely,

Alexandra Puentedura

News - human right

Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the museum attack in Tunisia that killed 21, most of whom were tourists. Armed with Kalashnikovs and grenades, the terrorists sprayed gunfire at tourists getting off buses outside the museum and then charged inside.

The slaughter was also seen as a deliberate attempt to destabilize Tunisia, which was the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Some of the attackers are believed to still be at large.

I think that the problems that have the countries must be resolved among them and no attack against the tourists because they are persons and have a rights.

words:

aligned - alïenat

bloodstains - taques de sang

blaming - culpant

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31978874 

Sandwiches

In the British culture an interesting thing is the obsession for  sandwiches. In London you find sandwiches everywhere, for example in Starbucks including in the pharmacy.

I think that the people of the British culture have a big problem, because is probably the cause of the children obesity.

http://newsineasyenglish.com/2014/12/08/england-and-the-sandwich-obsession/ 

DANCING MAN

This man was in a party and he was dancing a free style. meanwhile other guys were taking photos about him and their laughed at him. These guys published the photos in the social media and the reaction wasn't the one they wanted. People supported him and now he is famous and he is in twitter and everywhere.

VOCABULARY:

Defeated - derrotat

Link: http://news.sky.com/story/1440218/mocked-dancing-man-set-for-epic-la-party

NOA

Last month we connected by skype with Noa, a girl who is doing a gap year in Australia. She told us how is the experience in another country. In one hand, if I could travel to another town for a year I think I would like the experience but in the other hand, I think I would miss so much my family and my dog. But a good point would be that I would improve my English like Noa. Although she was better than me in the English language before she went to Australia, because she said she had advantage because she is German and she has more facilities.

CHIHUAHUA

This news is about a woman who wanted to take his dog in her luggage meanwhile she traveled on the plane. The security men checked all luggages and detected a dog in one of those. They tried to contact with the owner and she said that she didn’t know the dog was there.

VOCABULARY:

Stowed away - posar

Suitcase - Motxilla

Mischievous - Entremaliat 

Link: http://news.sky.com/story/1440290/stowaway-chihuahua-found-in-check-in-luggage

LUKE

Luke is a kid who said that he was reincarnated by an Afro-American woman. Their parents didn't trust him when he said it. But, at the end, they searched some information about that disaster and they saw that it was true. Nowadays, this kids is so popular in the social red.

Vocabulary:
Initially - inicialment
Far-fetched - improbable
Renowned - reconegut

Link:http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/luke-ruehlman-two-i-was-a-woman-called-pam-in-a-past-life/story-fniym3t1-1227224291085

MY ORAL PRESENTATION

In my presentation I explained my future and I structured it in four parts:

1- My decision
2- The job
3- What do you need to enter the police department
4- Conclusion

I think that my presentation was good. But the information wasn't enough. The pronunciation wasn't bad, but maybe I would had to practice it more to feel sure about what I was explaining. In my opinion I have to travel to England to improve my English level.

Another point to comment is that I am always nervous when I have to do an oral presentation. So I have to take calm and shake the stress out.

BARCELONA

The following weekend me and Aida are going to Barcelona. Aida goes to Barcelona because her friends live there, on a flat and she always  wants to go there. I want to go because these days Hádassa will come to Barcelona.

We are going to Barcelona by train we will try to study a bit but the first thought is having fun with the others.

When I asked Aida to come to Barcelona she began to scream and redden, she is crazy!

MY FRIEND IS IN MADRID

Monday 2 of March Hádassa, my friend, went to Madrid. She went to Madrid for a television program where she has to compete with other people.

The competitions consist of dancing or singing and doing things like that.

I wish the TV program takes Hádassa because the dance is the thing which she likes the most and for Hádassa is more than dancing and when she dances she feels good.

THESE BOY

This year, I have a lot of new people in my class, well I am the new.

One of the persons of this year who I like is Marcel a boy who sits in front of me or by my side.

With him the classes aren't boring because he always has something to show or tell me and he always he is smiling or laughing and he makes me laugh too.

I think he is different, I don't know why but compared to the other girls and boys of the class he has that thing the others have not.

LAST WISHES

There is a company called Stichting Ambulance Wens (Amasterdam Wish Foundation) that helps people that are ill. The company says that it has helped nearly 6.000 people since it was foundated in 2007.
A woman with terminal cancer and two other people has and opportunity to see the Rembrandt exhibition before they died, because they wished it. 

Link of the news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newbeat/31744564