THE LEGEND OF SAINT GEORGE

Once upon a time there was a small village with a big castle. The village was quiet. It was in the mountains.

The castle was big. In the castle lived the king and a princess. The princess was pretty.

 A dragon arrived at the village. The dragon had big eyes, big nose and big mouth. The dragon was very strong and bad. It had long tail and big ears.

The dragon was dangerous and he was hungry. He wanted to eat the princess. The princess was scared.

Saint George arrived at the village. He was brave, he was a knight, he came to kill the dragon.

Saint George fought the dragon. He killed the dragon. From the dragon’s blood grow a red rose.

Saint George gave the red rose to the princess.

Els alumnes de 5è ens conviden a reciclar i mantenir el nostre planeta net.

Els nens i nenes de 4t han fet la descripció de la seva ciutat.

This is my town, El Prat de Llobregat, in Barcelona, in Spain. There’s a train station, a cinema and a town hall. There are some supermarkets, some bakers’, some greengrocers’, soem toyshops, some pet shops, some newsagents’, some schools and some libraries. The cinema is in front of the library and next to the baker’.
                                                      Mireia, Zamira and Karen.

In my town there’s a town hall,. There are some supermarkets, some newsagents, some pet shops, some butchers’, some toy shops, some greengrocers’, some bakers’, some sweet shops, some libraries, some parks and some schools. The cinema is in front of the library.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Marta.

In my town, there’s a library and a sweet shop. Thers are some supermarkets and some parks. The cinema is in front of the library.
                                                                                                              Ione.

This is my town, El Prat de Llobregat, in Spain. There’s a cinema, a library, a butcher’s and a newsagent’s. There are some supermarkets, some shools, some parks and some baker’s in El Prat de Llobregat.
                                                                                                         Gabriela.

In my town, there’s a cinema and a town hall. There are some spermarkets, parks, libraries and a train station. There are some bakers’ and some toy shops next to my house.

                                                                                                                Ivan.

In my town there’s a cinema. There’s a town hall and a train station. There are some supermarkets, some shools, some libraries, some parks, soem pet shops, some butchers’, some greengrocers’, some toy shops, some sweet shops, some newsagents’ and  some bakers’. The shool is next to the park.

                                                                                                            Ruben.

In my town, there’s a library in front of the cinema, a train station and a town hall. There are some supermarkets and  bakers’. The school is next to the park.

                                                                                                              Nadia.

This is my town. There’s a cinema and a town hall. There are some supermarkets, some parks and some schools. The cinema is in front of the library.
                                                                                                             Aleix.

In my town, there’s a library. There are some schools and there are some parks. The cinema is in front of the library.

                                                                                                           Tamara.

There’s one cinema and one town hall. There are some parks, some libraries, some schools, some sweet shops, some greengrocers’ and some newsagents’. The cinema is next to the supermarket.

                                                                                                           Mariam.

In my town, tehre’s a cinema and a town hall. There’s a library and there are some parks. The park is next to the school.

                                                                                                           Claudia.

In my town, there are some supermarkets. There are some parks and one cinema. There is a train satation. There are some greengrocers’. There is a pet shop.

                                                                                                                Adil.

In my town, there are some supermarkets. There’s a cinema. The library is in front of the cinema.

                                                                                                            Irene.

STAR

This is Star, my monster.

It is tall and thin.

It has got long red hair.

It has got three eyes on the forehead.

It has got one nose.

It has got one smily mouth.

It has got short arms with three fingers on its right hand and four fingers on its left hand.

It has got an orange, long and thin body.

It has got two long legs with five otes on its right foot and six toes on its left foot. The feet are human’s feet.

It has got a short tail.

Nerea.

FUNGUS

This is Fungus, my monster.

It has got long and green hair.

It has got a round head, with two pointed horns.

It has got four eyes on the forehead, one nose and one smily mouth.

It has got short arms, with two fingers on its left hand and four fingers on its right hand.

It has got a blue and fat body.

It has got short legs with five toes on its feet.

It has got a long hait.

This is a very nice monster.

This is my great monster!

Fiorella.

STINGI

This is my monster Stigi.

It is long and thin.

It has got short, fair hair and three brown horns.

It has got three eyes on the forehead, one nose and a sad mouth.

It has got long arms with six fingers on its right hand and four fingers on its left hand.

It has got a red and blue T-shirt and a thin body.

It has got five legs with nine toes. The feet are elephant’s feet.

It has got a very long tail.

Irene.

 TWETY

This is my monster Twety.

She had got horns.

She has got two eyes.

She has got one mouth.

She has got two ears.

She has got a T-shirt.

She has got shorts.

She has got sandals.

She has got two hands.

She has got one nose.

Ainhoa.

DONG

This Dong, my monster.

It is short and fat.

It has got short, pink hair and two hands.

It has got two big, round eyes and one green nose.

It has got long teeth.

It has got a blue body.

Sunil.

 ARALE

This is Arale,  my little monster.

She has got one big eye.

Her bright hair is long.

She has got two little horns.

She has got one green body.

She has got two small arms.

She has got two long legs.

She has got, in each hand, four fingers and in each foot, it has got four toes.

She has got a great smile.

She always has got a flower in her hand.

Scarlett.

SUNNY

Hi, this is Sunny, my monster.

She has got one head.

She has got three eyes on the forehead.

She has got two yellow hands, three fingers on the right hand and four dingers on the left hand.

She has got a blue body.

She has got three pink legs.

She has got three feet.

She has got a long green tail.

She likes pizza, orabges, chips and apples but she doesn’t like fish, meat, soup or ice-cream.

She likes football but she doesn’t like basketball.

She has got long hair.

She has got a nose and one smily mouth.

Mireia.

MIMI 

This is Mimi, my monster.

Irt is short and fat.

It has got one eye.

It has got a blue body.

It has got two arms and three fingers.

It has got two short legs with two toes.

It has got a long tail.

It has got a pink tail.

It has got a long brown hair.

It is a beautiful monster.

Alicia.

AQUOS

This is Aquos, my monster.

It is a tall and thin.

It has got long, dark hair with two pointed horns.

It has got two eyes on the forehead. It hasn’t got a nose.

it has got a smily mouth.

It has got a blue bdy.

It has got two long, green wings.

It has got a star on the forehead. It is yellow.

It has got two short legs.

It has got a long dragon tail.

Aquos is a beautiful monster.

Andrea.

SHOKLY

This Shokly, my mosnter.

It has got a purple, long and thin body.

It has got long, red hair and one horn.

It has got three eyes on the forehead, no nose and one smily mouth.

It has got a long, sky blue arms with wings of a butterfly.

It has got a body of a horse with six fingers in each hand.

It has got two legs of duck.

It has got one orange tail of rabbit.

It has got a tennis ball.

It has got a blue tail of a peacock.

Laia.

POEMS

In a big, big universe

there’s a big, big planet.

And in the big, big planet

there’s a big, big city.

And in the big, big city

there’s a big, big house.

And in the big, big house

there’s … my BROTHER!

Fermí.

In a big, big Milky Way,

there’s a big, big Earth.

And in the big, big Earth

there’s a big, big ocean.

And in the big, big ocean

there’s a big, big sea.

And in the big, big sea

there’s … a DOLPHIN!

Miquel.

In the big, big world

there’s a big, big house.

And in the big, big house

there’s a big, big room.

And in the big, big  room

there’s a big, big bed.

And in the big, big bed

there’s … a DOG!

Irina.

In a big, big city

there’s a big, big house.

And in the big, big house

there’s a big, big living room.

And in the big, big living room

there’s a big, big cupboard.

And in the big big cupboard

there’s … a TV!

Yousra.

In the bog, big city

there’s a big, big zoo.

And in the big, big zoo

there’s a big big building.

And in the big, big building

there’s a big , bgi cave.

And in the big, big cave

there’s… a SNAKE!

Fatima.

In a small, small town

there’s a small, small school.

And in the small, small school

there’s a small, small school bag.

And in the small, small school bag

there’s a small pencil case.

And in the small school pencil case

there’s … a PENCIL SHARPENER!

Carla.

In a small, small house

there’sa small, small living room.

An din the small, small living room

there’s a small, small table.

And in the small, small table

there’s … an APPLE!

Yasmin.

In the clean, clean city

there’s a clean, clean house.

And in the clean, clean house

there’s a clean, clean bedroom.

And in the clean, clean bedroom

there’s a clean, clean bed.

And in the clean, clean bed

there’s … a POLAR BEAR!

Julia.

In a dark, dark school

there’s a dark, dark classroom.

And in the dark, dark classroom

there’s a dark, dark table.

And in the dark, dark table

there’s … a MATHS BOOK!

Matias.

In a big, big city

there’s a big, big house.

And in the big, big house

there’s a big, big living room.

And in the big, big living room

there’s a big, big sofa.

And in hte big, big sofa

there’s … a PILLOW!

Elisabeth.

In a small, small forest

there’s a small, small park.

And in the small, small park

there’s a small , small tree.

And in the small, small tree

there’s a small, small flower.

And in the small, small flower

there’s … a BEE!

Jessica.

Teachers from Reading visit EL PRAT.

La setmana del 15 fins el 19 de febrer, hi haurà al Prat de Llobregat la visita d’una delegació del sistema educatiu britànic.
El grup el formen directors, leaders i coordinadors d’Educació de la zona de Reading, prop de Londres, i l’objectiu de la visita és la comparació entre els sistemes català i britànic i el desplegament curricular de l’àrea d’artística: art, plàstica, musica, teatre, etc.
El programa s’inicia dilluns al matí amb la benvinguda a la ciutat per part de la regidora d’educació de l’Ajuntament del Prat, Sra Margarita García, el director de la zona educativa, Sr. Josep Gómez i dels representants dels Serveis Educatius i Serveis Territorials en nom del Departament d’Educació.
Es visitaran les escoles Jaume Balmes, Parc, Charles Darwin, Sant Jaume, Mare de Déu del Carme, i els instituts Salvador Dalí, Estany de la Ricarda, Baldiri Guilera i Ribera Baixa per afavorir l’intercanvi de projectes , recursos i estratègies entre el professorat.
La cloenda tindrà lloc el divendres 19 de febrer amb activitats d’avaluació i propostes de possibles col•laboracions futures entre El Prat i Reading.
De nou, El Prat demostra la seva aposta per treballar per a l’excel•lència en l’educació i es mostra com una ciutat oberta a l’exterior i interessada en la innovació, en la millora i en el suport als agents implicats en el procés educatiu.

Have a nice week and let’s learn together!

Més informació a: http://www.elprat.tv/?lnkVid=1104

Informació sobre l’oferta de colònies en anglès i cursos de formació per alumnat de primària i secundària

Convocatòria de Colònies de vacances en anglès per l’alumnat de 5è i 6è Primària i 1r ESO a l’estat espanyol (sol•licituds fins 18 de març)

http://www.educacion.es/horizontales/servicios/becas-ayudas-subvenciones/para-estudiar/idiomas/beca-colonias-verano.html

Colonias de vacaciones en inglésAcceso al servicio online
Datos generales:
Destinatarios:
Alumnos de 5º y 6º de Educación Primaria y 1º de ESO matriculados en centros educativos españoles sostenidos con fondos públicos.

Plazo de presentación:
Desde: 26 de febrero de 2010
Hasta: 18 de marzo de 2010
Plazo de presentación abierto

¿Cómo realizarlo?
Instrucciones para solicitar la beca
Más información:
Contacto Ministerio de Educación/ Subdirección General de Alumnos, Participación e Igualdad:

Atención telefónica: 913778343
Atención electrónica: subdireccion.alumnos@educacion.es
Convocatoria:
Texto convocatoria: Documento de convocatoria oficial.
Fecha de publicación: 25 de febrero de 2010

Estades d’immersió lingüística per alumnat de Primària

http://www.xanascat.cat/shownode.tjc?id=742641

CALENDARI
Dies per la preinscripció
Des del dimarts 23 febrer (a partir de les 12h) al dimarts 16 de març (fins a les 12h) durant les 24h del dia.

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Dia del sorteig
Dijous 18 de març. Es farà davant notari.

Publicació dels resultats
Divendres 19 de març. Es podrà consultar al web www.xanascat.cat

Assignació de places
A partir del divendres 19 de març.

On puc consultar els torns disponibles?
Pot consultar els diferents torns de l’Estiu és Teu en aquest enllaç.

Estades d’Idiomes L’anglès, francès o alemany serà la llengua vehicular d’aquestes estades. Aprendre i reforçar l’idioma triat serà l’objectiu de les activitats que es portaran a terme, tant a classe com en el lleure, desenvolupades per professors/es i monitors/es que parlaran aquesta llengua tot el dia per fomentar el procés d’immersió.

Es busca fomentar l’aprenentatge de la llengua estrangera, així com propiciar que els participants gaudeixin amb la llengua escollida de la mateixa manera que ho farien amb la seva pròpia.

El dia d’arribada, es realitzarà una prova de nivell per dividir els participants en classes, les quals es desenvoluparan en forma de tallers pràctics i sempre de forma dinàmica i lúdica.

Activitats de Lleure
Totes aquelles activitats que es realitzaran després de les classes d’idioma, durant la tarda i abans d’anar a dormir. Des de manualitats fins a teatre, passant per cançons i danses o grans jocs. Totes elles dirigides a cohesionar el grup i passar una estona divertida mentre aprenem els valors de la convivència.

Iniciació a l’anglès – De 5 a 7 anys
Les classes es dividiran per edats sense prèvia prova d’aptitud, llevat de casos especials i seran impartides per professors especialitzats en nens i nenes de 5 a 7 anys.

Les classes i les activitats es realitzen en anglès, llengua utilitzada pel professorat i els monitors durant l’estada.

MY DAY

Els nens i nenes de 5è ens diuen què fan durant un dia qualsevol.
Endavant!!

MARC

I get up at a quarter paste eight
I go to school with my mother at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch spaghetti and hamburger.
I go home at a quarter past six.
I play computer games.
I have dinner fish and chips and a banana.
I do homework and study.
I go to bed a half past ten.

ELISABETH

Hi! I’m Elisabeth, I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolgirl.
I get up at half past seven. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine. I have four classes in the morning.
At one o’clock I have lunch in the school canteen.
Afternoon classes finish at five o’clock and I go home.
Then I make my homeworks.
I have dinner at eight o’clock.
After dinner I watch TV.
I go to bed at ten.

SUKAINA

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and cereals in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot a quarter to nine.
I have lunch hamburger and bananas in the school canteen at half past one.
I go home on foot with my dad.
I do homework and study.
I have dinner soup, fish and an apple in the kitchen at nine o’clock.
I watch TV.
I go to be dat ten o’clock.

IVAN

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and biscuits in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch spaghetti, soup and a yogur at home at a quarter past one.
I go home on foot with m brother and my mother at five o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I play with my computer.
I have dinner hamburger, dhips and an apple in the living room at nine o’clock.
I go to bed at half past nine.

MIQUEL

Hi! I’m Miquel. I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolboy.
I get up at seven o’clock. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine. I have four classes in the morning.
At one I have lunch in the school canteen.
Afternoon classes finish at five o’clock and I go home.
Then I go to music classes on Tuesdays an Thursdays.
I have dinner at half past eight.
After dinner I watch TV.
I go to bed at half past nine.

ALBERTO

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and cookies in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch spaghetti, fish and an apple at home at two o’clock.
I go home with my mother and grandma
I do homewok and watch TV.
I have dinner soup, hamburger and an apple in the living room at nine o’clock.
I go to bed at a quarter to eleven.

MATIAS

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and biscuits in the bedroom at eight o’clock.
I go to school on foot at ten to nine.
I have lunch sausages, potatoes and fruit at home at a quarter past one.
I go home on foot with my little sister at five o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I have dinner pizza and water in the living room at half past nine.
I watch TV.
I go to bed at half past ten.

IRINA

Hi! I’m Irina. I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolgirl.
I get up at eight o’clock. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine. I have four classes in the morning.
At a quarter past one I have lunch in the school canteen.
Afternoon classes finish at five o’clock and I go home.
Then I help mum and dad at home.
I have dinner at nine.
After dinner I go to bed.

ALBERT

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and cereals.
I go to school on foot.
I have lunch vegetables, hamburger and yogur.
I go home on foot.
I play with the playstation and watch TV.
I have dinner spaghetti and sausages.
I do homework and study.
I go to bed at a quarter past nine.

SHEILA

Hi! I’m Sheila. I’m eleven years old. I’m a schoolgirl.
I get up at eight o’clock. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine o’clock. I have four classes in the morning.
At one o’clock I have lunch in the school canteen.
In the afternoon I have two classes.
At five o’clock I go back home.
Then I help my mum at home.
I have dinner with my mum and brother.
After dinner I read and watch TV.
I go to bed at half past ten.

FERRAN

I get up at a quarter past eight.
I have breakfast milk and cereals in the living room at half past eight.
I go to school on foot at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch vegetables,hamburger and yogur at home at half past one.
I go home on foot with my dad at five o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I have dinner soup, fish and an apple in teh living room at eight o’clock.
I play with my play station 3.
I go to bed at half past ten.

FATIMA

I get up at half past seven.
I have breakfast milk and cereals in the kitchen at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot or by bus at half past eight.
I have lunch spaghetti, hamburger and yogur in the school canteen at half past one.
I go home on foot with my sister at a quarter past six.
I watch TV at seven o’clock.
I have dinner soup, fish and an apple in the kitchen at nine o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I go to bed at a quarter to ten.

ISABEL

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and cereals in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot with my mother at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch vegetables, hamburger and yogur at home at half past one.
I go home on foot with my mother at five o’clock.
I play with playstation.
I have dinner soup, fish and an apple in the living room at nine o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I go to bed at eleven o’clock.

AYOUB

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and cocoa in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch yogur and banana at home at two o’clock.
I go home on foot at five o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I have dinner chips and banana in the living room at twenty to nine.
I play with the computer and watch TV.
I go to bed at ten o’clock.

FERMI

Hi! I’m Fermi. I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolboy.
I get up at eight o’clock. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine o’clock. I have four classes in the morning.
At one o’clock I have lunch in teh school canteen.
Afternoon classes finish at five o’clock. I go home.
I pkay with PS3 and I have dinner at nine o’clock.
I go to bed at half past ten.

YASMIN

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk and biscuits in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot at a quarter to nine.
I have lunch spaghetti, vegetables and yogur at home at half past one.
I go home on foot with my mother at five o’clock.
I do homework and study.
I have dinner soup, fish and an apple in the living room at nine o’clock.
I watch TV.
I go to bed at ten o’clock.

JULIA

Hello, my name is Julia. I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolgirl.
I get up at a quarter to eight, but before I read a book.
Yhen I have breakfast.
I dress up and go to school on foot.
At school , I have two classes, and then it’s time for a break. I have two classes and I go yo the school canteen. At one o’clock it’s time for lunch.
After lunch, I study. Two classes.
I go home at five o’clock.
On Mondays and Wednesdays I go to the swimming-pool. On Tuesdays I go to drawing classes. On Thursdays I go to my grandpa’s home and I paly. On Fridays I go to the park with my friends.
At half past eight I have dinner.
Then I read a book and I go to bed at half past nine.

CARLA

Hi! I’m Carla. I’m ten years old. I’m a schoolgirl.
I get up at eight o’clock. Then I have breakfast.
I go to school on foot.
Classes begin at nine. I have four classes in the morning.
At one, I habe lunch in the school canteen.
Afternoon classes finish at five o’clock. I go home.
Then I play football in the park.
I have dinner at nine.
After dinner I watch TV.
I go to bed at ten o’clock.

CRISTHIAN

I get up at eight o’clock.
I have breakfast milk in the living room at a quarter past eight.
I go to school on foot.
I have lunch sausages, potatoes and an apple.
I go home on foot.
I play football.
I have dinner pizza in the kitchen at half past nine.
I do homework and study.
I go to bed at half past ten.

Els nens i nenes de 6è han investigat sobre “Nessie. The Loch Ness Monster”.

* EL LLAC NESS *
-El mostré del Llac Ness, es conegut com Nessie, es el nom de l’ una criatura legendaria que suposa que viu en el llac Ness, profunt d’ aigua dolça, a prop de la ciutat d’Inverses. La versió tradicional del monstre , abans que fossin conegudes les restes de fòssils , de grans rèptils era de fet d’un cavall. Es un mite, que mai a pogut ser demostrat de la seva assistència igual que el Ieti.
Judith Blach Estradera .

El Monstre del Llac Ness

El monstre del llac Ness, conegut familiarment com a Nessie, és el nom d’una criatura llegendària que suposadament viu al llac Ness,(un llac d’aigua dolça que es situa a Escòcia)
Nessie és possiblement el misteri més difós de la criptozoologia.
La majoria de científics i altres experts afirmen que les proves que donen suport a l’existència de Nessie no són convincents, i consideren que aquests informes són fraus o identificacions errònies de criatures reals. Si existeix, és possible que fos un rèptil marí, tot i que ja es podria haver extingit.

Aquesta imatge pot ser falsa:

A aquestes fotografies es veu que són un montatge:

Aparició de Nessie:1933
Añs 50: Nessie, ¿acussat de asessinat?
Añs 60: El submari groc busca a Nessie.
Añs 70: Fotografies falses
Añs 80: Ni rastre de Nessie
Añs 90: Cau el Mit.

Amanda.

LOCH NESS

MONSTER

Loch Ness monster en un monstre mari que viu al Loch Ness. El llac Ness esta situat a Escòcia a prop de la ciutat de Inverness.

El llac es d’aigua dolça . Hi han científics que diuen que pot existir el monstre en el llac Ness. Algunes persones pensen que es un drago o que es un peix i altres un rèptil marí . Loch Ness monter també el nombren Nessie , es un fet misteriós des de el seu descobriment ,han fet trobat fotografies que mai han sabut si són certes o no per què estaven fetes de lluny com aquesta:

Fet per : Kaoutar el Araibi Aouaj 6è

The Loch Ness Monster:
El monstre del Llac Ness, habitualment conegut com a Nessie és una criatura legendaria que es diu que habíta al Llac Ness(Escocia,Regne Unit).
Aquesta criatura es diu que és un Plesiosauri, un tipus de rèptil que ja es debia haver exingut.
A Estats Units com al Regne Unit aquesta criatura legendaria ja es una mena de cultura pero també es un dels misteris més llargs que encara no s’ha descobert.
The Monster of Loch Ness is a myth,which dominates almost all of the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Loch Ness located in Scotland has a great history because it has created more than 1,500 years.Many scientists say that the between sound false or are not enough credible as to approve the existence of Nessie.
Here i leave some images of the recreation of this ancient myth:

One of the most famous which have been published in this creature is this mich sees the alleged top of the animal.
After having analyzed has confirmed that there was no real because it was joke of several people.
One of the great hunters,had been convinced falsely to searchmfor a monster imaginary in the surrounding area which proved to be joke of children.
This photo was that it had results er one of the more convincing evidence that Nessie

Mireia

el monste del llac ness

El monstre del llac Ness, familiarment anomenat Nessie, és el nom d’una criatura llegendària que es diu viu al llac Ness, un profund llac d’aigua dolça (conegut a Escòcia com Loch Ness) prop de la ciutat de Inverness. Juntament amb Big Foot i el Yeti, Nessie és potser el “misteri” més difós de la criptozoologia.

La majoria dels científics i altres experts afirmen que les proves que recolzen l’existència d’Nessie no són convincents, i consideren aquests informes fraus o identificacions errònies de criatures reals.

Origen
La majoria de les descripcions modernes sobre l’aspecte del monstre, indiquen que hi hauria una criatura que s’assemblaria als extints plesiosaures, unes criatures aquàtiques prehistòriques. Així, la descripció moderna que se li dóna normalment són com una que presenten els fòssils de plesiosaures pertanyents a l’era mesozoica, que indiquen que aquest animal prehistòric va haver de ser un animal físicament enorme, amb un coll allargat, un cap petit i dos parells d’aletes de propulsió sota l’aigua. La debatuda hipòtesi de la connexió de plesiosaure amb el monstre del Llac Ness, va fer que es convertís en un assumpte popular en l’inici del camp de la criptozoologia.

No obstant això, els científics, i fins i tot actualment també la gran majoria dels criptozoòlegs, suggereixen que la hipòtesi que el monstre del Llac Ness sigui un romanent de l’espècie plesiosaure, és una cosa que es presenta altament inversemblant. Entre les raons donades destaquen:

Es necessitaria tenir una colònia de criança d’aquestes criatures perquè poguessin experimentar una supervivència a llarg termini, i juntament amb el fet que els plesiosauros necessitaven emergir a la superfície per respirar, això donaria lloc a observacions més freqüents dels que s’han divulgat en l’actualitat.
Molts biòlegs també assenyalen que el llac Ness no és prou gran o productiu per tenir una biomassa que pugui mantenir fins i tot a una família petita d’aquestes criatures.
D’altra banda, el llac va ser originat com el resultat d’una glaciació geològica recent i va estar en estat sòlid i congelat durant l’era del gel.
Malgrat tot això, molts criptozoòlegs argumenten que el Llac Ness és un llac amb sortida al mar durant certa època de l’any i que potser la criatura no sigui nativa del llac mateix.

La fotografia obtinguda per Wetherell

Juan Manuel Avilés

*EL MONSTRE DEL LLAC NESS*

El monstre del llac Ness, conegut familiarment com a Nessie, és el nom d’una criatura llegendària que suposadament viu al llac Ness, un profund llac d’aigua dolça conegut a Escòcia com a Loch Ness.La majoria de científics i altres experts afirmen que les proves que donen suport a l’existència de Nessie no són convincents, i consideren que aquests informes són fraus o identificacions errònies de criatures reals. Si existeix, és possible que fos un rèptil marí , tot i que ja es podria haver extingit.
Molts habitants locals argumenten a favor de la seva existència, però alguns escèptics suggereixen que aquests rumors de Nessie existeixen en la seva gran majoria per afavorir la indústria del turisme. L’història dels presumptes observacions i la creació del mite del Monstre del llac Ness, seria la següent:
Sant Columba hauria salvat a algú que suposadament estava sent atacat per un monstre al riu Ness. No obstant això, molts crítics han qüestionat la credibilitat d’aquesta història,
La primera descripció moderna va succeir el 1868. Un article publicat aquest any en el Inverness Courier, és el primer a referir-se sobre rumors sobre l’existència d’un “peix enorme o una altra criatura” a la profunditat de les aigües. Després de passar molts anys, en 1930, el diari El Northern Chronicle, va publicar una notícia titulada “Una estranya experiència en el llac
El 1932, K. MacDonald va afirmar que havia vist una criatura semblant a un cocodril remuntant el riu Ness.
La preocupació per la criatura, ja coneguda com un monstre prehistòric del Llac Ness, va ser despertada per la fotografia per la criatura, ja coneguda com un monstre prehistòric del Llac Ness, va ser despertada per la fotografia més tard, el 12 de març de 1994, Marmaduke Wetherell va afirmar haver falsificat la fotografia indicant també que Wilson no hauria pres la foto, i que el seu nom va ser utilitzat només per donar-li més credibilitat a la mateixa. No obstant això i malgrat la confessió, aquesta foto ja havia estat difosa per tot el món com una “evidència absoluta”, la qual cosa va posar definitivament en la cultura popular, la llegenda del Monstre del llac Ness d’Escòcia.

Aquesta fotografia va ser la més famosa de “Nessie” , que va ser demostrada falsa, en realitat un muntatge d’argila enganxada a un submarí de joguina.
Scarlett Jara

THE LONCH NESS MONSTER
El monstre del Llac Ness, li diuen Nessie, aquest monstre viu en el llac Ness que es un profund llac de aigua dolça (conegut com el Loch Ness).
Alguna gent diu que no es veritat la existencia de Nessie, però altres si ho creu-ne i li diuen que tenen molta imaginació.

El fotògraf Wetherell va fer una foto com que ecística el monstre del llac Ness. Però uns van pensar que era un submarí de joguina que uns nens volien fer una broma.
Llavors Wetherell va fer una escultura para dir que era de veritat i va passar el mateix.
Diuen que algunes persones encara creuen que existeix.

This is a Loch Ness Monster (Aquest és Nessie)

The Monster of Loch Ness, it his name is Nessie, this monster live in Loch Ness Monster what is a profound loch of water freshwater (Known with the Loch Ness).
Some people said what don’t is true the resistor of Nessie, but other if believe and said what have very imaginations.
The photographer Wether did a photo with what site the monster of a loch Ness, But a thought with are a submarine of toy what a boys wanted have a joke.
Then Wetherell did a sculpture by said what are of true and happened the same.
Said what some people yet relieve what avoids.
Nerea Carrón

Loch ness monsterPeople say that a monster lives in Loch Ness.
Loch Ness Monster is in Scotland. The monster have two names one is well known is Loch Ness Monster and the other is Nessie.
Can be a big fish,or a dinosaur,or a dragon.
Some people saw the Nessie has got long neck and small head.Not eat a persons eat lots of fish and ships.
The Legend
Many people think that the first time the Loch Ness monster appeared was around 1930 but this is not accurate.  By the time the Picts lived on the Highlands, there were many stories about the monster.
Residents around the loch used to tell their children stories of a monster to keep them away from the dark dangerous waters of the loch. In the story, the monster lived in the loch and when hungry, it would leave the loch transforming itself into a beautiful horse which waited for unlucky people to climb on its back; then, it would gallop straight into the waters and feed on its victim. This story certainly kept the children away from the loch but the locals never stopped fishing its salmon.
The very first sight of Nessie dates back to 565 when St. Columba, an Irish Priest who was travelling through the Highlands teaching Christianity to the Picts, saw the creature. St. Columba met some local people who were burying one of their friends who, in an attempt to retrieve the boat that had come loose, was attacked by a great beast.
St. Columba asked one of his followers to swim into the loch and bring the boat to the shore and, when he did, the beast came out of it in order to attack the man. On seeing this, St. Columba held up his cross and shouted “Stop and do not touch the man”. The beast went into the loch.
During the 18th and 19th centuries there were other testimonies of strange things seen in the loch. 1933 was the year which heralded The Loch Ness Monster as we know it nowadays.

First photo of Nessie.
1933

Second photo of Nessie.
1934
Alicia

Shrove Tuesday 2010 (Pancake Day)

Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Day (Christian)
Christian carnival day on the eve of Ash Wednesday, which begins Lent, a time of fasting and devotions. Pancakes are often served. The day concludes the season of Epiphany.

In the UK, Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day (or Pancake Tuesday to some people) because it is the one day of the year when almost everyone eats a pancake.

In 2010 Pancake Day is on Tuesday 16 February.

Pancake Recipe

Ingredients
For the pancake mixture:
220g/8oz plain flour, sifted
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 pint of milk
50g/2oz butter

Method for making the batter
1. Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl with a sieve held high above the bowl so the flour gets a airing.
2. Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.
3. Whisk the eggs making sure any bits of flour from around the edge of the bowl are mixed in with the egg.

4. Gradually add small quantities of the milk, still whisking
5. Continue whisking until the batter is smooth, with the consistency of thin cream.
6. Melt the 50g/2oz of butter in a non-stick frying pan.
7. Spoon 2 tbsp of the melted butter into the batter and whisk it in.
8. Let the pancake mix stand for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
9. Pour any left over butter into a dish. This will be used later to grease the frying pan after each pancake has been made.

10. Make sure the non-stick frying pan is really hot before adding about 2 tbsp of the batter mixture.
11. As soon as the batter hits the hot pan, tip the pan around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter.
12. Carefully lift the edge of the cooked pancake with a palette knife to see if it’s tinged gold as it should be.
13. Flip the pancake over with a pan slice or palette knife to cook the other side

14. Slide it out of the pan onto a plate.
15. Stack the pancakes as you make them between sheets of greaseproof paper on a plate.

To serve
Sprinkle each pancake caster sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice.


Roll them up.