Tres sombreros de copa

This trimester in Spanish class I read the book Tres sombreros de copa has written by Miguel Mihura. Miguel was written in 1932 but wasn’t published until 1952, 20 years later. The genre of this book is comic.The story is very interesting, but also are a criticism of the contemporary society. Mainly are two protagonists, Dionisio and Paula. And a very curious this is that the story during one night. Dionisio should marry with her girlfriend, but in the hotel her meet one beautiful young girl. The entire story is centered on the question that has the protagonist. Until the last moment he didn’t know whether to go on with your life or escape with Paula.  

Joke

Question: Why are blonde jokes so short?

Answer: So men can remember them. 

Podcast

Parasitic worm 'increases women's fertility'

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34857022

The scientists say that one infection of one parasitic worm increases the woman fertility. The women in Bolivia use this parasitic worm for increase her fertility. This woman uses that worm because in his country the average family size is the nine children. This parasitic worm also affect to the treatments and the vaccines and makes less effective. Many doctors affirmed that parasitic worm is fascinated for her attribute. Also, most scientific used this parasitic worm for new fertility enhancing drugs. 

In my opinion, this finding is very important because with natural parasitic worms can make scientific breakthroughs. We can learn many things from ancient traditions and remedies. 

Vocabulary: 

• roundworm
• hookworms
• intriguing

Brazil links Zika fever to birth defects

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34956646

The Brazilian health ministry confirmed that was one relation between mosquito-borne virus and the high incidence of birth defects. The cause of the fever is the cases of micro-encephalitis. This disease stopped the growth of the head of the fetus. Also, this disease kill adults and this is the first time in the world. In the Brazil are the different cases of micro-encephalitis. The virus was detected firstly in Brazil and immediately has spread to 18 states. The minister of Brazil proposed one emergency programmer to control the mosquito that provokes this disease. 

In my opinion the reaction of the minister is very good because in front this fact has actuated with rapidly. This disease is very dangerous because is mortal and also affect a fetus. 

Vocabulary: 

• stunt
• harmless
• spread

Why your older sibling is smarter than you

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34700739

In a new study from the University of Leipzig demonstrated that the sister or brother much old is more intelligent or have a better personality is true. The bigger brothers are most intelligent and the youngest are healthier and more by likely by gay. The older brothers also understand most fast the abstract ideas. But younger brother has fewer possibilities for developing diabetes. In this study also are given many scientific justifications. 

In my opinion this study is very important because we helps us know the things of life. This study has merit because it isn’t easy to prove these facts scientifically. 

Vocabulary: 

• sibling
• statements 
• womb
• subsequent

Crimea hit by power blackout and Ukraine trade boycott

 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34899491

One big a power blackout in Crimea paralyzed the place. Only the essential services and the government work in Crimea after two key electricity pylons are derived in Ukraine. This fact has an important economic impact because most two million of people in Crimea affected this and also have problems with water. The relation between Crimea and Ukraine isn’t good after that Crimea annexed by Russia. The blackout is produced for shelling or the use of explosive devices. The blackouts also affect to the commercial and the border acts.Finally, Russia has started laying undersea cables to connect Crimea to its power grid.

In my opinion the action of Ukraine is very egoist because didn’t think in the citizen of Crimea. But also think in the territorial problems. During the time that this territorial problem during the citizen are the victims.

Vocabulary: 

• plunge
• outraged
• grid

Divorce rate at lowest level in 40 years after cohabitation revolution

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12011714/Divorce-rate-at-lowest-level-in-40-years-after-cohabitation-revolution.html

The divorce rate fell to 9.8 the lowest level since 1975. In the previous years the number the relationships live together increase and this fact help to didn’t divorced, because after the marriage live and we can see if we can have a good coexistence. Most of the adolescents didn’t want marriage because have a bad experience with her parents. This is one important problem because the children that pass in this situation have this fear and didn’t want marriage. The number of divorces also lowest because a lot of women and businessmen decide didn’t marry and this fact also this makes lower the divorced rate.

In my opinion nowadays the people postpone the marriage because didn’t one priority in hers lives. The priorities are the studies and the good employer. Also, I that couples live together without getting married isn’t a bad thing.

Vocabulary:

• strikingly
• hugely
• spliting

Elite Daily

http://elitedaily.com/life/dark-chocolate-health/1263579/

National Chocolate Day: 5 surprising health benefits of dark chocolate.

All the people like chocolate and this delicacy have a lot of benefits, for example: is nutritive and have the best of the antioxidants on the planet. 

The first benefit is the benefits that have in the brain. One study by Loma Linda University conclude that when one person eats dark chocolate the cocoa flavanols collects in the brain. The cocoa helps the memory and the blood flow to the brain. The second benefit is the efficient form to maintain the weight down. Also the dark chocolate helps to didn’t eat junk food. The third benefit is the cocoa help to reduce the risk of heart issues. When combine the dark chocolate with fruits like pomegranates the effects of dark chocolate is better. The fourth benefit is the dark chocolate help fight diabetes. And the final benefit is the cocoa reduces stress. Consumption of a small portion of dark chocolate reduces the hormones that lead to stress. 

In my opinion the content of this news is very important because most people think that the chocolate didn’t have benefits but this news tell the opposite.  

Vocabulary: 

• deny
• craving

Oral presentation self-evaluation

Name: Alexandra Elena Lungu 

Topic: eating desorders. 

•  Presentation (10%): in my presentation uses various resources, for example the Prezi with good images and one video. In someone’s commentaries to the evaluation does for my classmates, his writing that my presentation is good photos. The resources can be focused on my topic and also are very clear and realistic. I’m talking during approximately 5 minutes, but my big problem is that depend very much on the paper. In a lot of commentary to the evaluation my classmates wrote that I’m reading. 
• Body language and eye contact (10%): body language and eye contact is one that my biggest problems in the oral presentations. I have this problem because I’m very insecure and constantly I have looked in the paper. I’m preparing the oral presentation, but when go in front the class I’m getting really nervous and constantly look the paper. 
• Structure (10%): I think that my oral presentation has a good structure because I can explain what are the eating disorders, after I explain the differences and most common types of eating disorders. In second place I explain the causes of eating disorders and the treatment and also my oral presentation have a good conclusion. Finally, I show a video. In my opinion all the parts of my oral presentation are important. 
• Content (40%): the content of my oral presentation is good because I explain the more important facts of eating disorders. In some commentaries of my classmate I can read that my topic in good and original because in the class nobody talk about this topic.
• Language (20%): the last year I improve, but in this oral presentation haven’t continued to improve. Because of nerves, I have made mistakes in the pronunciation and the some structures of the sentences. I think that my vocabulary is rich because I can search in the dictionary works. But my problem is that I do too much long sentences and I didn’t memorize these.
• Pronunciation and intonation (10%): I have mistakes, for example: culture, treated, medical care and more.

What have you done well? What do you need to improve?

I need to improve more thinks my oral presentation. I do a good Prezi and a good structure, but I improve the content, body language and eye contact and the pronunciation. I need to make a short sentence for memorizing the contents and present without seeing the paper. In the second trimester, I have improved and I need more preparation. Also, I need control my insecurity and my nerves. 

https://prezi.com/espdtjrq_1pi/eating-disorder/

Migrant crisis

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34535933 

Angela Merkel said that all the countries be prepared to send security of the extreme borders. She was told this thing in the EU leaders in Brussels. This meeting has one objective and this objective does one plan to halt the flow refugees. This year, nearly the 600.000 migrants have reached the EU. This meeting also has tackled the migration crisis and protecting the EU’s borders. The different counties think that one country would have to different measures. But finally the countries for the EU are hoping that the turkey government sing an action plan. 

In my opinion, this act is very bad for the all the words, but firstly for the refugees. Because they endure extreme situations and leave everything and go into an uncertain future. These persons should be helped and they should not be treated as animals of terrorists.

Vocabulary: 

• Unfair
• Halt
• Summit
• Within
• Rougher
• Joint
• Sovereignty
• Rewards

The picture of Dorian Gray

This trimester in the English class I read the book Dorian Gray has written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1890. The genre of this book is philosophical fiction. The story is very interesting, but as you read also reflected in a lot of things. The argument of this book is very good, and as you read get addicted because the story is very interesting. The story is based in one boy that his name is Dorian Gray and he wants to be young all the life and for getting this think do anything. This book also reflected the arrogance, the avarice and the superficiality that has the protagonist. 

Gender violence in Spain

During the last weeks in the TV I can watch much of the cases when the men will hers wife or girlfriend. All the times in the news I can see the big number of cases when pas this incident. I didn’t know because that happens, but this isn’t incomprehensible. I think that problem could be solved in different ways. First that problem could be solved with a better educated, it is, they should educate from equality. The women aren’t lowering the men. This thought is sexist, archaic and irrational. In the second place the government can be made easier that the woman that is battered can inform against this husband. Finally the juridical process should be faster because the husband at the time that during the juridical process kill her wife.   

Is most important the life of european that a syrian person?

During the last weeks in the TV I can what the terrorist attempts in Paris. I can understand that in Paris the attack it was unexpected. But I think that in Syria all the time there are attack. Most of the people are surprised and alarm for the terrorist attempts in Paris. The European Union and all the other countries help and sponsor France. But why opposite others terrorist attempts in Syria the world didn’t react with this sponsor. Because the world didn’t react the same way? In my opinion before the terrorist attempts the government should have taken securities measures and prevent this acts.

Black Friday in Spain

This year in the advertisements on the TV and in the magazines is a big number of sales. The Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. In Spain I think that until now hasn’t been given importance, but now for stimulating the Spanish economy the financiers and business use this method to increase those sales. As I said before this year the Black Friday is much muted. This fact is very good for the employer and the economy for the country. But this fact also increases the bat economic system that our economy. Our system economy is based on one consumer system that is based on shopping and shopping. 

Makeup or natural beauty?

Nowadays the most of the girls and the famous show a perfect skin, perfect and thickness lips and big eyes with long eyelash. But what we see is real? The image that we see isn’t real because behind this photos are the most products and Photoshop. In this trimester I can see the topic of beauty and I can see that currently the people are obsessed for beauty and youth. However, I can think that we love ourselves with our virtues and defects. We must be ourselves and didn’t try to be as the other girls. To feel secure didn’t go with a tonne of makeup because beauty is in the eye that watches.