Review

THE TEARS OF SHIVA 

The Tears of Shiva, written by César Mallorquí in 2005. Is a novel of mystery and intrigue that tells the story of jewel ( the tears of Shiva).

The protagonist is Javier that during the summer has to go live with his uncle because his father became ill, he had tuberculosis. 

Weeks after his arrival the boy think that life in her uncle's house is pretty boring they haven't television and that they always do is reading. but all changed when one night he falls  asleep note as if someone was watching  and after explained to violet what happened in the last night and violet tells him the story of her  ancestor Beatriz , that left his boyfriend with the jewel that his boyfriend who give a gift. And since then the families hated, but Javier and Violet they investigated the mystery and finally they found the jewel and they returned to family.

The story is full of mystery because you get easily to the plot. I really recommend this story for people who likes intrigue  fiction story.

News 6

Homosexual acts' in Morocco man Ray Cole charges dropped

A British man was jailed for "homosexual acts" in Morocco,

The 70 year old was freed after 20 days in a jail he described as being like a "concentration camp". Mr Cole traveled to Morocco for visit her friend Jamal Jam Wald Nass, a friend he met him online. He told the BBC he was aware homosexuality was a crime in Morocco but believed authorities turned a blind eye of relationships were not flaunted. His detention triggered an online campaign for this release.

Although I against homosexuality, self as a habitant of Morocco my native country I don't like this law , that homosexuals detained them. I think there are other ways to ban this, prison is not an appropriate solution, more this  man wouldn't  have be arrested because he is just a tourist and they  would have to respect.

News-link: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-30100912

Vocabulary:

1. Jailed: empresonat

2.flaunted:ostentat

3. triggered: desencadenada

News 5

SYRIAN WIDOWS GROW AS REBELS ARE KILLED OFF

The syrian's civil war is destroying all the country, the people stay without their families one lose her husband , another her son , another her parents.

Ahlam is one of  those that lost her husband in the war. According to Ahlam at first she was hesitant to accept his proposal because he was a rebel fighter. But as they talked and spent time together, she grew fond of him and they were married last summer. Each time he went to the front lines, Ahlam  would call frequently to make sure he was OK until one day in March that he called  him and he told  him" take care of yourself and forgive me if something happens" here was the last time listened  her  voice.

Now Ahlam vows not to remarry until the fighting ends for fear of being widowed again. She is like other young widows, many with pregnant bellies, who bitterly shrug off the suggestion of remarriage with a bleak.

I think these women have the reason for not remarry until the fighting ends , nobody will like  to marry six months and after cry.

Vocabulary:

1. Hesitant: Vacil·lant
2: Vows: Jurament
3. Bellies: Ventres

News link: http://www.latimes.com/world/great-reads/la-fg-c1-syria-war-widows-20140528-story.html#page=1

News 4

Bangladesh textile workers' deaths 'avoidable'

Bangladesh lives one of his worst moments because of  the manufacture of clothing to Western consumers, for cheap human factor that  has.

A building that housed suppliers of clothes to European and American retailers collapsed on Wednesday. According  to campaigners say could have been avoided .the workers days later saw the cracks in the wall they communicate it to their boss, but workers had been told to ignore the cracks in the walls and continue with work as normal because the building is resilient. but this wasn't  so because a few days after the building collapsed while workers worked, that basically were women ( 16- 37 years) they worked more than 8 hours for finish the orders of Western  supplier.

To tell the truth, I think that we aren't  a good consumers, only we  think buy, buy ,, but we have never stopped to think where they come these products that we buy nor  how much the companies pay the  workers. Only we interest by our interests . I think is the moment that in both consumers and businesses should be aware of what they do because the person  life isn't a game.

Vocabulary:

1. Suppliers: Proveïdor
2. Craks; Esquerdes
3. Collapsed: Esfondrar 


News links :http://www.bbc.com/news/business-22296645

News 3

The AFE TOWER DEMOLISHED IN SECONDS

3rd February of 2014 the AFE  Tower in Frankfurt  came down in seconds in the largest controlled building demolition ever in Europe. 250m exclusion zone was set up around the tower before the esplosion , and people were banned from enter the surrounding streets from midnight

The detectors of this case was confirmed that it wasn't accident , but is ton of explosives were used to bring down the 42 year-old skyscraper and this is the cause of the demolition. As soon as the demolition site is cleaned up two new office towers will be built on the site.

In conclusion I think that will should limit as these largely demolition I know which cannot be controlled but at least can prevent the damage that cause. 

News -link-----http://www.thelocal.de/20140203/video-frankfurt-tower-demolished-in-explosion

Vocabulary: 

1. Banned: prohibició, expulsió.

2. skyscraper: gratacels

3. surrounding: envoltant

News 2

Ebola death toll has now topped 5,000

The vast majority in the West African countries of Liberia,Guinea and Sierra de Leone with more than 14.000 people sick and more than 5000 people died in the Ebola outbreak.

Worryingly, the virus has continued to pop up in other places, both within the most affected countries and outside their borders, as the case of Bamako at least 75 patients. 

A nurse and more people because of their close contact with patients ,often without the proper protection have become infected in large numbers in this outbreak.

This disease killed many people in Africa this is due to the fact that they are developing countries with limited resources, I think would make other countries to step in and lend a hand for them because all we are one humanity , today the  disease is in  africa maybe tomorrow will be in Europe , America...etc

Vocabulary: 

1. outbreak: brot
2. worryingly: preocupantment 
3. borders: frontera

News-link: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-outbreak-world-health-organization-says-death-toll-has-now-topped-5000/

News 1

SYRIAN BABY PULLED ALIVE FROM RUBBLE

Last Tuesday 23th  February , following bombing from government forces on the town in Damascus (Syria) a girl of three years was rescued by rebel activists after spending several minutes buried. This fact gave more conscience of Syrian people what is happening in their country, when we saved  the girl in good condition  and all believed that this was a miracle of God 

I think that these children haven't  blame for this fact that was proceeding  in her country and in reality that are happen the most horrible moments some there are stay orphans other are die  a painful way.

Vocabulary:

1. Saveral:diversos
2. blame: fer la culpa a algú 
3. buried: enterrar 

News- LINK: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/miracle-syrian-baby-pulled-alive-rubble-video-article-1.1591092

YOUR-SAY

The final decision

In this moment  I need to take one of the most difficult  decisions about my career . I need to decide which type of degree I will do because I don't know what I will do, all things I like it isn't In UDG. It is one of the most important decision because it marks a very important part of my  life because I  are going to decide what thing  I want to do in the future.

With this decision all of us are thinking in our perfect job. Probably a lot of people think it is an easier decision but is not because we have a lot of options and nobody knows what is the best and we don't know if really we will like you.

YOUR-SAY

University entrance exams

Selectivitat, selectivitat, selectivitat!!!!

I am very afraid of this word all teachers talk about this: study hard girls because nothing is missing for university entrance exam...etc I am very nervous.

This exam is a part that write our destiny, depends her we  undergraduate in career or other career. But it not only depends these exams but that also our effort and your interest that we  put  in these two years of "bachillerat " for earn good grades, and the grade of the famous research work  there are careers that only for a  decimal not accept you.

YOUR-SAY

Does the  people need humour in their life ?

In my opinion ,humour is very  necessary  in  their life.

First of all,  the people need humour in their life ,because when they are happy,they are positive. Besides the people are optimistic when they feel happy.

Secondly, humour in youthful  is  necessary in their  lives for example I'm a young women I need humour when I feel sad besides those people who love to laugh  I are  always laughing and joking with my friends, and but

this  they say that I'm totally crazy  but I don't care what others say. Though i  feel sad  I always try to come out of that state, because it's very boring to be thinking of something that makes you sad or be crying in your  bed, ufff!! I don't like these life

SELF-EVALUATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION

Presentation (10%):  I think in my opinion our mark is 5 % because the presentation have a good presentation with  jokes, videos..

Body language & eye contact(10%):  I think that my mark is 5% because I don't do a lot of gestures and movement around the class. 

Structure(10%): The structure our presentation I think that our mark is 5%.

Content (40%): The continent I think that the mark are 18 % because in the presentation is not all the information maybe.

Language(20%): Respect to my language, I think that my mark is 10% because during the presentation I forgot some words.

Pronunciation & Intonation(10%): My pronunciation is not perfect and with all the nervous the pronunciation are converted to a bat pronunciation. And I didn't have a Intonation for capt the attention of the class. My mark is 5,9%

Self-Evaluation: What have I done well ? What do I need to improve?

I think that we little  done well the presentation. And I need to improve more what I say.

Final mark: 4,89