dijous, 29 de novembre del 2012

THE SIMS 

Life in a video game.

150 million people around the world have a version of The Sims video game. Will it be top of your Christmas list this year? 

*The father of the SIMS...is a man called Will Wright. In 1989, he created a game called SimCity. In the game, players could buid and control an entire city. Two years later, he had another idea. This time, his game was about people. This "simulation" of life was called The Sims.  

*A SIMple idea
Will Wright's inspiration for the Sims came when a fire destroyed his home in 1991. He had to start his life again with no possessions. "What do you buy first?" Will says. "You get a toothbrush and underwear, then a place to stay, later a new car...
In Wright's new game, The Sims, it was possible for players to make their own houses and fill them with cool possessions like televisions and swimming pools. Wright called it his digital "dollhouse".

*What is the SIMS' secret? 
When The Sims first came out in 2000, it sold then million copies in its first week! Today it is sold in 60 countries and in 22 languages. 
The Sims' secret ingredient is that it is based on reality. Players control their Sims and make them do all the things that we do: eat, drink, go to the toilet, sleep, get jobs and have families. 

*Making the SIMS game
 To make the game, developers take videos of actors and animate them in a computer. So everything you see in the game comes from human! Developers also use artificial intelligence to make the Sims unpredictable...so Sims can make independent decisions. Players also see that when their Sims make more friends, they are happier. But like in real life, there are disputes too! 

*Personalize your SIM
There are six different age groups for Sims, including baby, teenager and adult. Players can choose their Sim's hairstyle, colour and clothes...and the results can be very funny!



divendres, 23 de novembre del 2012


WRITE AN ESSAY:

WHAT ARE MY DREAMS? (Present Simple, Present Continuos, Past Simple and Past Continuos)

I have three dreams: Moved to l'Estartit and got up every day watching the sea
go to the Riding Olympics games and being a good lawyer.

Three years ago I was riding in the hipica of l'Estartit and I stin do it. I love l'Estartit, it's my favourite place. When I go to l'Estartit, I love walking to the beach, riding my horse, etc. I have a lot of friends there, and I talk to them every day. Everyone goes to Sant Gabriel School and when I go there I will go.

It's very difficult to go to Olympic games but I can do it. I must have a good horse ready to go and then I must train a lot, a lot of hours with this horse, going to compete in a many differents places because the people know who you are and then, after many years, maybe we can do it.

Since I was little, I wanted be a famous lawyer. My plan is to go to a good University to study, then go to America or somewhere where they speak English for practise. After having many clients so they can talk about my services. And slowly, everyone will know who I am.



SPEAKING 3:

Elena: A barbacue was a great idea, Laia.

Laia: Yes, thanks. I'm looking forward to it.

Elena: Have we got everything?

Laia: Well, we've got enough food, but there isn't much to drink.

Elena: Shall I get a few cartons of juice or something? There's a shop near here.

Laia: Would you mind?

Elena: No, that's fine.

Laia: Thanks, Elena. Could you get a bag of ice too? And we need a bag for the rubbish.

Elena: OK, no problem. I'll see what they've got.
SPEAKING 2:

Laia: Hi, Elena. Did you go out last night?

Elena: No, I stayed in and watched TV.

Laia: Oh? What was on?

Elena: That new talent show on Channel 5.

Laia: Oh, yes? Was it any good?

Elena: Yes, it was brilliant. There was an amazing singer on it. Didn't you see it?

Laia: No, I missed it. I was playing football.

Elena: You hsould try to watch it next time. It's really good.

Laia: OK then, I will. 

divendres, 26 d’octubre del 2012

WRITING: MY BEST FRIEND

Judith Soler and I are friends. Judith lives in Bellcaire, 35-40 minutes from me. She lives in a beautiful house. We don't go to the same school. But we sometimes visit her aunt's house.

Judith is 14 years old, the same age as me. She's quite tall, like me and she's got long blond hair. The good thing about her is that she's really really funny, friendly and lovely, although, she can also be boast sometimes, and she isn't always very serious.

Judith is happiest when she's with his horses in the house of her aunt and when she's with me. She likes riding a horse, she has got 2 horses. In my hipica sometimes she comes and stays with me.



divendres, 28 de setembre del 2012

SPEAKING 1:

Elena: Who are you looking  at, Laia?

Laia: Oh, hi, Laia. Who's the boy over there?

Elena: The boy with the brown hair?

Laia: No, the boy  with the blue jeans. He's talking on the phone.

Elena: Oh, yes. What about him?

Laia: Does he go to our school?

Elena: Yes, that's Martí Jons. He's in Year 11. Why?

Laia: He looks nice. He's got a friendly face.

Elena: He's OK, but you aren't his type, Laia. He likes girls with the blond hair.

Laia: Oh, that's a pity. Never mind.




MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

ORAL PRESENTATION.



WRITING:


Hy, my name's Laia and know I'm going to talk about my summer holidays. First I'm going to talk about my summer camp in my hipica with a little boys. Second I'm going to talk about my stage in CAVA (Sant Martí Vell). And finally I'm going to talk about 5 days in Santa Cristina with my family and my friends.
I'm going to start.

I stayed in l'Estartit all the time. The first 2 weeks we did a summer camp for a childrens because I did the practices for the titol of premonitor. T
he first week was horrible because it was a lot of children and they knew nothing about horses. We did games with and without horses, the summercamp was only in the morining. At about 9 o'clock we did classes and prepared horses and after that we did games. And this for two weeks.

When the summercamp was finished my friends: Marina, Judith and me prepared the stage in CAVA (Sant Martí Vell), we brought the horses there for one week and in the end of this week we did a night competition. My friends and me stayed in my grandparent's house because they lived in Juia and Juia was next to Sant Marti Vell. We did a special summercamp with an other persons, we did 2 classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We did a 1 the oretical class and in the noon we lunch, we went to the swimming pool and went we came back we ate something and went to did a class. In the end of the week we did a competition in the night, came my pathers, my grandparents, my friends of l'Estartit...and the familys of my friends.

And finally went we came back of l'Estartit, we (my family and I) spent 5 days in Santa Crsitina with my friends. My friends have a 2 childrens, the boy was the same age of my sister and the girl was the same age of me. In the morning sometimes we did a little excursion in the mountain. We have lunch in his house and in the afternoon sometimes went to Palamós, Palafurgell...

Any question?

Thanks for your attention:) 


OBSERVATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION: 

Presentation: Did you use any resources? Yes, I used some resources. 
                       Where the resources relevant and attractive? Yes, someone.
                       Did you show/talk about the photos to the audience? I showed the photos but 
                       I didn't talk much about them.
                       
Body language and eye contact: Did you look at your audience most of the time? Yes, I did.
                                                        Did you read from your notes? Yes, I did a little. 
                                                        Did you do any gestures/movement to hold the attention of
                                                        your audience?  Yes, with my hands. 
                                                        
Structure: Did you organize your ideas in order of important? No much. 
                 Did you use the discourse markers to make your ideas more clean?  Yes, I did.
                Wich ones? First, second, finally...

Content: Did you introduce interessting information to your audience? Not much. 
               Did you look up information/facts/ideas in the internet/books...? No, I did not. I did 
               all I remember about that.      
               Was your information more superficial or more detailed and original? It was quite 
               detailet and original.

Language: Did you check your grammar? Yes I did, but sometimes I did not remember how to 
                   say it. 
                   Did you use rich/new vocabulary looking up the dictionary? Yes I did. Wich 
                   ones?  Theorical, brought, "the same age"....
                   Did you use sentences linkers? Yes, I did. 
                   Did you use fillers? Yes, I did. 

Pronunciation & Information: Did you know how to pronunce all your words? Yes but I some-
                                                 times not. 
                                                 Did you check the pronounciation with a dictionary, a classmate
                                                 or the teacher? No, I did everything myself.
                                                 Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone all the 
                                                 time? Yes, I did. 
                                                 Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interrup-
                                                 tions? I speed in a fluid continuum but in two time with a littles
                                                 interruptions. 

Self-Avaluation: You are your teacher! What mark did you get?;)     7


MY CLASSMATES: 

Marta Oliver: First she went to Poole, second she went to Italy (Roma) for 4 days and finally 
                        she went to Tossa with Paula in Laura's house.

Blanca Lleal: First she went to Camp Nashoba North, second she went to Perú and finally 
                        she went to Pals. 

Mireia Feliu: First she went to l'Albera for one week, second she went to l'Estartit for 3 
                       weeks and finally she came back to Banyoles for prepared to school. 

Jordi Brunsó: First he went to England, second he went to Hamburg and finally he came 
                        back to Banyoles for prepared to shool.

Bernat Díaz: First he went to Can Toni summer camp, second he went to England (Princess 
                       Helena College, he went to Platja d'Aro and finally he came bag to Banyoles. 

Mònica Nogué: First she went to Bournemouth, second she went to stage in camp and 
                            finally she came bag to Banyoles.  

Marta Teixidor: First she went to Valencia, second she went to Platja d'Aro and finally she 
                           came bag to Banyoles.

Núria Ros: First she went to Poole, second she went to Pamplona, she went to Vituria and 
                    finally she went to Zaragoza.

Mireia Noguer: First she went to Bournemouth, second she went to Platja d'Aro and finally sh
                           came bag to Banyoles-Mieres. 

Pau Guilana: First he went to Plymouth, second she went to Platja d'Aro and finally he started 
                        the Football season (GIRONA).

Enric Planas: First he went to Sitges second he went to Eslovènia for a 1 month.

Elena Moncayola: First she went to Poole, second she went with a Cruise and finally she 
                                 came bag to Banyoles.  

Carlota Pérez: First she went to Turquia (was the best part of the summer), second she went to 
                          Cadaqués and finally she did a conclusion (party in her house).

Esther Sabé: First she went in a Camping, second she went to l'Albera and finally she went to 
                       Granada.