Reflection

I think that since the beginning of the course until now. I have improved a lot. Before I couldn't write a sentence but now I have more ability to write. If compare the entries from before and now, there is a big diference, and improvement the on subjects of the entries because there is more content. I didn't give my opinionabout the news items during the first term but in the last term I did this. Also there is a difference between the first entries and the las ones. The fist ones were simpler and easier, and now for example, I did one about my future.

The activity that I think that I helped me to improve my level of English was the blog. At first, I thought that it would be very difficult to do the blog but after a time it became easier and now I even like it.
You can see an improvement from the first entries to the most recent entries.
I also think that the oral presentations, have helped me even tought I didn't like this activity because I am very shy.

My level English and my improvement you can see by the videos the oral prseentations at first I thought that I could never do well but I have got better.
In the language classroom have improved, too, because of the podcast because it has helped to improve my pronunciation which I need to improve a lot.

The activity that has helped me to learn and improve my English I has been most of all the language room as I think that it was useful to advance work. For example, when I saw a film I don't learn a lot of words.

Finally, the activity that I liked most and the one that I have made effort to pass was the blog. In this activity I have learnt ghat I mustn't leave everything until the last moment but to do the activities during the term.

My oral presentation

Valoration

I think that my oral presentation has better than previous ones. I think that the power point was the part that I have improved, because the other power points had a lot of words and not many images but this time there were enough images and not too many words so it was better.

I have not found any changes from the other presentations. When I practice in my house I do it very well but when I arrived in class I was very nervious and I looked at the page and I read.

This presentation has been the most difficult to prepare and express because it is the social topic and the words are very difficult and complicated.
The information and structure was very good, because we explained all the different parts of violence against women and it was well ordered.

I did the other presentations alone and I think that I was very nervious, but this presentation I was with somebody. However it is better to do it alone, because in my case I have has a lower mark and maybe if I had done it alone, I would have passed the oral presentation.
In my opinion, I think that I deserve to pass, at least a 5 because I worked very hard.


Transcription

Definition: Sometimes, the different denominations of abuse leads to confusion: Gender Violence, Domestic Violence, couples, towards women, male or sexist ... Domestic violence refers to that which occurs within the home, both the husband to his wife, and mother to their children, the grandson to the grandfather, etc. Excludes those relationships in which there is no coexistence.

Types of Violence

Physics: Physical violence is one that can be objectively perceived by others, usually leaves most external traces. It refers to pushing, biting, kicking, punching, etc, caused by hand or any object or weapon.

Psychological: The psychological violence inevitably arises whenever there is another kind of violence. It involves threats, insults, humiliation, contempt for the woman herself, devaluing their work, their views

economic: In which the perpetrator does everything possible to control the victim's access to money

social : In which the aggressor limited social contacts and family of your partner, isolation from their environment and thereby limiting important social support in these cases.

Sexual: Is exercised through physical or psychological pressures that seek to impose an unwanted sexual coercion, intimidation or helplessness.

Impact on society

The World Health Organization reports that violence against women puts an undue burden on health care services with women who have suffered violence being more likely to need health services and at higher cost, compared to women who have not suffered violence. Several studies have shown a link between poor treatment of women and international violence.

Women are at risk when:

-He only talks about his ideals, your aren't important.
-He forbids you or doesn't like you to make up.
-He tells you to shut up and not to say stupid things.
-He compares you with other girls.
-He frequently lets you down.

Conclusion

If a girl finds her self in this situation, there are solutions; the first is to ask for help from the family, friends or go to a help center.
Even though he threatens you about going to the police, you have to go and you mustn't be afraid.
If he has hit you, you sould go straight to a doctor and take photos so that you have proof.
We think that this problem has increased over the years because women have more freedom.

Travel to Italy

The notebook

Allie Hamilton spends the summer in Seabrook city. She meets a boy, called Noah Calhon at the city fair Noah and Allie fall in love at first sight, but she comes from a rich family and he is the opposite. During the summer they fall deeply in love, but there is a problem, Allie's parents don't want Noah and finally after summer she goes to study in another city. Noah sends her a letter every day of the year, but he doesn't get any answer.

Later, Allie goes to Seabrook city, but she is married to Lon. After many years and every day you see a man telling this story to a women she listens to the story she is able to remember that the two young people in the story are themselves.

MY OPINION

I like romantic films, and it is my favourite film, because it is very real. There are people can't be together because of the distance and because their family stops them.

I think that when two people love each other nobody should stop them from being together.

Flowers in plate

You can eat many flowers. Brocoli, cauliflower and artichoke are a few of them.
In the Middle East, rose buds are delicacies and can be in the form of liquor or crystallized. The ancient Romans enjoyed the fragrant flowers, too.
However, we can't eat all flowers, and the experienced gardener or gourmet knows which flowers to use.
My favourite flowers a mong those that can be eaten: they taste lovely, and they are really beautiful. "Banksiae Lutea", for example, has no thorns but it is covered in pretty yellow buds. Those buds can be used to for cocktails.
Modern species may blossom all year, but for your own garden you should always use the most fragrant.

OPINION
I think that flowers are very nice on a plate because they are very elegant.
There are people who like them very much and I think that this idea is very original. Personally, I will like red roses.

"The kiss"

Today I'm going to talk about this photo, it's very famous, this photo was taken in París by Robert Doisneau.

I like very much this photo because it transmitts a lot of love, the typic couple in love kissing. This photo shows city a very beautiful city which is perfect for the couple, but maybe it isn't real.

This photo was taken in front of the "Hotel de Ville" and the town hall in París. It was prepared, even though is looks natural. The photographer was in cofé and asked the couple if, they wanted to take this photo and they accepted people were fascinated because everyboody thought that this photo was spontanious.

This photo was sold for 155.000 the person who bought it is anonimous. the majority of the photos by Robert Doisneau are similar to this are because everything is in black and white, and the efect is very old.

The magic midsummer night of St. Joan

Bahia news

Midsummer's eve, or the Nit de Sant Joan (St John's Eve), as the night of 23 June is called in Catalonia, is a magic night of old traditions. It is celebrated everywhere in Girona.

Fire and music are the most important. These traditional festivities go on in the streets of the towns and cities, people eat the tradicitional st.John coca (a sponge cake made with custard and crystallised fruit) and they dance all night until the early hours of the morning. They also let off fireworks.
In Catalonia you can spend midsummer eve in any town or village in the various counties of Girona province, from the costa Brava to the Pyrenees.

In my opinion I think that it is very amusing. When it is St.John I always go to Empuriabrava to the beach with my friends. At the beach there is a party with fireworks.
Everyboody is very happy and people swim in the sea. Fireworks are quite dangerous, but when it is the festival it is very beautiful.