PauCatalan’s Blog

In California the boy studied and went to university and at the weekends he went with his father to sell things in the market. One day his father met general Taheri from Kabul and he introduced him to his son. Later the boy met the general’s daughter and fell in love with her. His father becane ill and the son told him he wanted to marry the general’s daughter. The father spoke to the general and he agreed. They got married quickly beacouse his father was ill and dying. A few days later, after the wedding, his father died. A friend of his father phoned him and told him to go back to Kabul beacouse he wanted to speak to him. When he arrived the friend told him that his childhood friend had been killed by the russians. He told him that his childhood friend wasn’t only his friend but he was his brother, and that he had a son and this son was his nephew and he had to go for him at the orphanage.

- I have been to  Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam :   The historic urban ensemble of the canal district of Amsterdam was a project for a new ‘port city’. This was a long-term programme that involved extending the city by draining the swampland, using a system of canals in concentric arcs and filling in the intermediate spaces.  Is a cultural site and the year of inscription is in the 2010. - I haven't been to  Lena Pillars Nature Park in Russia : Lena Pillars Nature Park is marked by spectacular rock pillars that reach a height of approximately 100 m along the banks of the Lena River in the central part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Is a natural site and the year of inscription is in the 2012.

Experiences done: 1- I have visited Amsterdam That was my Christmas parent's present this year. I went with all the family. We visited some museums, the ice rink, shops and some beautiful villages near Amsterdam like Volendam and Zaandam. We went by plane and we stayed five days in Amsterdam. 2- I have visited San Sebastián I went to San Sebastián when I was twelve years old. I went with my parents and friends. We went by car and we stayed there five days. We visited La Concha beach and the city of Pamplona too. It was beautiful! 3-I have flown in the skydive When my father was forty eight I give to him a flight in the skydive Empuriabrava but he didn’t like  the present much so he said to me that I could fly for him and this is what I did. It was a nice experience! Not done: 1- I have never travelled to the USA I'd love to go to somewhere in America beacouse I like the language and I want to learn to speak English better and visit New York or Los Ángeles. 2...

Audio file Where are you from? We are from the Netherlands. Is it the first time that you are in Spain? No. How did you come here? By plane, ship or train? By plane. Why are you in Girona? Hollidays. How long are you going to stay here? One week . Are you travelling with family or friends? Just two of us. What have you visited up to now? Only Girona. What do you like the most? - Have you bought any presents? No.                                                                     Do you know any words in Catalan or Spanish? Yes "cervesa". Have you tried any typical Spanish or Catalan food? Tapas bar. Do you think Girona/Catalo...

This photo was taken in Venice. I took it in the afternoon while I was waiting with my friends before we met the teachers to go for dinner. It is one of the most famous and widest canals in Venice, called the big canal. In the photo you can see a gondola and on the left there is a typical venecian building. It is not a very nice day and there are some clouds.

“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” ―  François de La Rochefoucauld

This year I have read the book "Caçador d'Estels" written by Khaled Hosseini. This book is about two boys who live in Kabul. Once a year there is a festival when the children fly kites. There is a fight when the children cuts the cords of the kites and the last one who flies his kite is the winner. The two friends win but first they have to find the last kite that they have cut. One of the two friends goes to look for it and when he finds it there arev three boys who were waiting for himto hit him. They tried to take the kite and they couldn't get it, one of the boys raped him. The other friend saw this and he couldn't help him beacouse he was afraid. He felt guilty and he decided they couldn't live together anymore. A few months later the russians invaded in this country and the boy and his father left the country and they went to live in California, in the USA.

This is my presentation that I made in class about the photographer Dorothea Lange and her famous picture called Migrant Mother made in 1939.

Martin Luther King was a famous activist who organised this meeting to reivindicate about the treatment of black people. This speech is known as “I have a dream” he made the speech at the end of the march in Washington, the 20th August 1963. The object of this speech was to complain about the abuse of afroamericans and to demand justice and freedom of the rights of the citizens. It is a profound and hopeful speech. I have chosen this photo because it was a very important moment for the afroamericans in the USA to get rid of racism.

Aerial shot:  In this photo  the  person who takes this  picture wants to show the  view and the form of the canoes from the  sky. Eye level shot: The photograph wants to express the proximity of the two little girls. Wide shot: I think that in this photo the person who takes the picture wanted to show the beauty of the views. Low angle: In this picture the photographer decided to make it in this angle because this way the girl looks strong and powerful. High angle:  This photo   is made high to show the form of the staircase

This film beggins when the main character was a little boy and he saw his father pointing a gun at his mother and he took the gun from his father and threathened him. It was from that moment that he decides he didn’t want to use weapons. Later, he went into the army beacouse he wanted to help people and be a doctor. When he was in the army they compelled him to use weapons but he refused. A few months later he went to war but they were losing so they retreated, but when all the soldiers had gone he stayed to help the injured soldiers. Finally he saved eighteen soldiers without using a weapon. They return to attack againg and they won.

New 1:  https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/reindeer-in-finland-level-3/  Summary: This news goes about the danger of the reindeers in the roads, every year 4000 reindeers die. Lapland's Centre developed a app to decreace the accidents. This app consists of making the drivers use their smartphone screens when they find a reindeer and then other drivers receive a warning. Opinion: I think that this app is very interesting to save the live of  animals and decrease the accidents. Words learned: roam, spot, reduction. New 2: https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/fire-kills-teen-footballers-level-3/ Summary: This news happens in a Rio de Janeiro football field. A couple of friends stay sleep in the field while a short circuit caused the fire. Ten teenagers got burned and they died Opinion: In my opinion I think thay these boys can't do anything to save their lives. Words learned: facilities, injured, short circuit. New 3:  https://www.newsinlevels.com/p...

My house isn't very big, it is yellow and has one floor. In the entrance was a little corridor, at the end of the corridor, at the left was my sister's room. It is medium size and it is white. In front of my sister's room there is the kitchen. The kitchen is little, with a lot of cupboards, the fridge and the freezer. In the kitchen there isn't a dishwasher. Not far from the kitchen there is there is the livingroom, with a table where we eat and on the other side there are two sofas and the TV. Then there is my parents' room, with a big bed and a big mirror. My room is little, with a big wardrobe a desk and the bed. Next to my room ther is the bathroom and finally there is a door that goes to the garden with a garage too. The first floor is my grandmother's house, but now she doesn't live here

On the first of January I went to Amsterdam with my family, we left Barcelona airport at ten o’ clock in the morning and we arrived at half past twelve. First we went to the hotel by bus and left the lugagge. We had lunch and then, in the afternoon, we went for a walk in the center. To get to the center to the hotel we used the public transport. The second day we visited Anna Frank’s house and the Rijksmuseum too.  The third day we visited a village near Amsterdam called Zaande Shans, in this village there were the windmills. The last day we visited other village called Volendam, near the sea. One thing that surprised me was that in Holland almost everybody travels by bike. We arrived late at home because the plane was delayed.

                              This year I have resolutions to fulfill: - Move more.   - Be healthy with the food.                                                  - Travel. - Have best marks. - Get more organised. - Be more independent. - Spend less time on social media. - Start remebering important dates.

THE GOTHIC NOVEL 1- Who invented the G.N? What was the title of the first G.N? When was it first published? The novel usually regarded as the first Gothic novel is The Castle of Otranto by English author  Horace Walpole , which was first published in 1764. 2- Which basic elements of horror do you remember from the introductory lesson? Darkness, pumpkin, knives, silence, night, steps, stairs, laughts, scream, goblin. 3- Choose one of the topics on discovering literature and write a post. Mary Shelley, Frankenstein and the Villa Diodati. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR STORY Who is Edgar Allan Poe? When and where was he born? What was he famous for? Did he get married?  How did he die? Name some of his most famous works Edgar Allan Poe   was an American writer, editor, and  literary critic .  He was born in  January 19 in  Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.  Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly h...

Now it's December and it's starting to get cold and in some places it has started to snow. Last year I went sking and I suppose that this year I will go again. When Christmas starts my cousins from Cartagena come and I spend all my holidays with them. I usually spend Christmas with all my family, my parents, my grandparents, my uncles and my cousins. We have a lot of family parties together with lots of different food. On 24th December we have dinner with my father's family and we give presents to the invisible friend. On Christmas day we have lunch in a restaurant with my mother's family. The rest of the presents we give on the day of the three kings. In conclusion we always have a very good Christmas.

One day, a boy find a haunted place, that it makes dread. He explain that site to their friends, and days later they enter into the place, it was a dark night. In this place there are a dangerous stairs. When they go down the stairs, they see a dead man in the ground. They run for scape, but they realize that one of the friends aren't with they. They returned in the place, and they see a two mans dead now, one is their friend.

My favourite horror movie is Leatherface.  The film starts is a highway, a couple watch a rare boy in the middle of the road. The girl follow him in a house, were she fall in a hole with sharpener sticks, she dies.  His father, a police, inquire about the case. And he averiguates that the family of the boy is mentally ill.  When the boy grow, goes to a mentally ill center. Were he meet a beautiful doctor and falls in love with her. This girl helps him to scape, and all the mentally ill of the center escape. Finally, the police, kill all the mentally ill, but he does not. His family find the boy and they carry it in a house, with the doctor too. The doctor try to scape beacouse his familly is very ill, but the boy stopped her and he kills her. I like this film beacouse it is rare and this do a lot of fear, also, it have an unexpected end. Official trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2620590/videoplayer/vi3156588825?ref_=tt_ov_vi

Today I am going to explain a route that I go by bike. This route begins in Vilanova de la Muga, then goes to Peralada on sandy roats going by the dump. Then, when you get to Peralada, you have to go towards Mollet de Peralada. To get to Mollet, you have to ride along stony paths. Next, when you arrive in Mollet, you have to go to Masarac, going along a road with very few cars. A little later, when you arrive in Masarac, you have to go to Torre d’Altrera, a little mountain. When you pass the mountain, you arrive in a very little village, called Vilarnadal. Then, you have to go in cabanes, it doesn’t take long to get there. Next you regret in Peralada and finaly you have go to Vilanova. This route is thirty kilometers long, and normaly takes three hours.