Arxiu mensual: novembre 2013

TRIP

 

On Wednesday, 30th of October, the pupils of 1rst and 2nd of a-grades went to Barcelona to participate in the tv program “Divendres” of TV3, directed by Xavi Coral, who presents the program from the studio, and by Espartac Peran, who visits every week one diferent village.

They went with the Spanish and literature teachers Ana Borbón and Pilar Ezpeleta. The aim of this trip was to be in one filming and learn about the media. The pupils who went told us it was a great experiencie, nice and funny. They learned a lot of things of the world of television. Some of them said that they thought that the recording plateau would be bigger than it actually is. Everything was controlled by a councilor who was telling the audience when to  applaude, and controlled the time they devoted to each part of the program. The sound of the audience is controlled by a cabin that is hidden. Inside there the sound was soundless.

The program who they witnessed was about current affairs, general interest and politics.

ESPARTAC DE TV3

The pupils of 1st of ESO visited the “L’Observatori del Delta de l’Ebre”.

The aym was to learn new things and know the facilities of the Observatory. They visited a room where the teachers taught them how to measure an earthquake. They also showed the telescopes, and how all the information is retired to meteorology.

They went on 21st October and there were 49 pupils of 1st of ESO

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Castanyada and Hallowee

In Catalonia we celebrate La Castanyada which consists of a meal of chestnuts, panellets sweet potato and preserved fruits, typically with moscatell  to drink. Around the time of this celebration, it is common to sell hot toasted chestnuts wrapped in a newspaper. In many places people often organise raffles of chestnuts and preserved fruit.

It seems that the tradition of eating this food comes from the fact that during All Saints night, the night before All Souls Day in the Christian tradition.Bell ringers would ring bells in commemoration of the dead into the early morning.

In Castanyada we go to the  sport center and eat chesnuts and panellet.

 

The word Halloween refers to the inherited traditional festival celebrated by Celtic, which has spread rapidly around the world, especially in  the anglosaxon countries.

Many centuries ago in Britain, Scotland and Ireland on 31st October celebrated the festival of Samhain, which coincided with the last day of the year according to the ancient Celtic and Anglo-Saxon calendars. Samhain was the god of the dead. Some sources indicate that the Gaelic word “Samhain” literally means “end of summer”. That day was celebrated Samhain, so was New Year’s Eve. At that time, large bonfires were lit on the mountains to chase away evil spirits. It was also believed that the souls of the dead visit their former homes to try to find a body they inhabit, and were accompanied by witches and spirits. So it lit no light in the houses, and people dressed as witches or demons so that no soul would inhabit their body.The symbol of Halloween is the pumpkin.In halloween we go from house to trick or trich. Then we give sweets or money, and we share the sweets and money. We disguise aswitches, skeltons…

 

The Nobel Awards

The Nobel Awards are celebrated one a year to “reward the greatest benefit to the humanity”.

Since 1901, they give those awards to people who have made a great discovery (like in physics), for who have written the best book…

The prize consists of a gold medal, a diplom and a cash prize, which depends on the earnings of the Nobel Institute. Five of the six prizes are celebrated in Stockholm (Sweden). There’s only one exception: the Peace award, which is celebrated in Oslo (Norway).

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Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish engineer. He invented the dinamite and in his testament he established that every year there would be prizes to people who made the greatest benefit to the humanity. Many people think that Alfred did this because the dinamite was used for the war and he made all his fortune thanks to it.

 

Categories of Nobel awards and winners in 2013:

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–Economy Nobel award: Eugene F. Fama and Lars Peter Hansen
–Chemistry Nobel award: Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
–Physics Nobel award: Peter Higgs and François Englert
–Peace Nobel award: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
–Literature Nobel award: Alice Munro
–Medicine Nobel award: James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof

Gerard Labernia Biography

Biography

Gerard Labernia

1)   Were you born? In Tortosa.

2)   Where do you live?  In Deltebre.

3)   Are you married? Do you have any children? No.

4)   When did you start working? In 1998.

5)   Have you always wanted to be a teacher? Yes.

6)   Before begin a teacher did you work in something else? Yes.

7)   What are you hobbies? Ride a bike.

8)   What do on the weekends? Go to the gym.

 

Gerard Labernia was born in Tortosa and he lives in Deltebre. He is single. He began to work in 1998 as an engineer and after he became a teacher, because he always wanted to be a teacher. He likes riding a bike and going the gym every day.

Tongue twisters, idioms…

TONGUE TWISTERS

·I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.

·Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

·A snake sneaks to seek a snack.

·How can a calm cram in a clean cream can?

·Selly Sally Shouldnort shaved sheep she should show soon

So selling sheep shaved showed she shouldn’t show shaved sheep so soon.

·Luke Luck likes lakes

Luke’s duck likes lakes

Luke Luck licks lakes

Luke’s duck licks lakes

Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck liken

Luke Luck takes in lakes duck likes

·Which Witch snitched the Snitch Witch?

Or did the Snitch Witch snick the Witch?

If the snitch Witch snitched the Witch

Then which Witch did the Snitch Witch snitch.

·I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream!

·She sells seashells on the sea shore

The seashells she sells are seashells she is sure.

·Gobbling gargoyles gobbled gobbling goblins.

 

IDIOMS

  • Curiosity killed the cat (“La curiositat va matar el gat”)
  • Like a cat on hot bricks (significa estar molt nerviós)
  • Have a cat nap (fer una migdiada molt curta)
  • It’s raining cats and dogs (plou molt)
  • Hunt with cats and you catch only rats (significa que tens que triar els teus aliats amb saviesa)
  • To sweat like a pig. (Sua molt)
  • Love me, love my dog. (“Si m’estimes, estima el meu gos”)
  • To go banana (enfadar-se molt)
  • ·Face the music (accepta les conseqüències)

CROSSWORD

ACROSS:

1. Any of various games that can be played by using an electronic control to move points of light or graphical símbols on the screen of a visual display unit.

2. A remark, criticisme, or observation.

3. Image.

4. A book in electronic form.

5. A membre of the legal profession.

6. A person skilled in mechanical or industrial techniques or in a particular field.

7. Is a person who investigates.

8. A person who studies or practises any of the sciences.

DOWN:

9. A person licensed to practise medicine.

10. A person who practises or is skiller in an art, esp painting, drawing or sculpture.

11. A person whose ocupation is journalism.

12. A person who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc.

13. A person who carries an delibers mail as a profession.

14. An electrical device for transmitting a speech, consistint og a microphone and receiver mounted on a handset

What is happenning this month in our villages?

L’aldea

On Saturday 19th of October the People from L’Aldea celebrated the inauguration of the new road which is now called Cataluña Avenue. Before it was the national road which went through the whole town. Now this road surrounds the town. During this day People gathered together in the new avenue where there were lots of activities: a popular meal, football matches… That day the People were very funny and from that Sunday L’Aldea is a different town.

INTERVIEW TO ANTONIO BORRAS

Interview

1.-What’s your name?

My name is Antonio Borras

2.-Have you got sons or daughters?

I don’t have sons

3.-Where are you from?

I’m from Vilafranca

4.-What’s your job?

I’m the priest from Vilafranca and Teacher of IES Camarles.

5.-Why did you choose this job?

In first of bachillerat and then I did the degree to be a priest.

6.-Are you married?

No, I’m not married

7.-Have you got any hobbies?

Read and write, organize activities and excursions

8.-Do you like this school?

Yes it is a modern center

9.-Have you ever worked in another place?

Yes in ies tortosa, l’ies ebre, ies terraalta and now as a priest and professor of religion at IES Camarles.

10.-Would you like to work in a different job? Which one?

No, I am so happy with the work I am doing now

11.- Are you happy with this profession?

Yes, I am

12.-Do you like playing with the Play Station and video games?

I only bought informational videos / documentary.

BIOGRAPHY OF OLGA BERTOMEU

Her name is Olga Bertomeu. She was born in Reus, on 25th October in  1975, now she’s 38 years old.

When she finished her degree she was twenty- two years old she studied English philoghy in Tarragona, when she was younger she wanted to be a journalist. Now she is a teacher of English at the High School in Camarles.

She hasn’t always lived in the same place, before she lived in Reus and since she got married and now she lives in Deltebre, and she and his husband have got two sons.

She agrees with the independence for Catalonia, and she thinks about the cutout of money for education, it’s very unfair that things such as education and health services are affected by the economic crisis while politicians are becoming richer and richer.TPhoto_00002