MY WORLD

This weekend our basketball team, Esplais, ended up the league. I think that we did a great start but the last few matches weren't so good, except today's one. Our last match together.

This year we had some problems and arguments because we weren't feeling comfortable with one of our coaches and we said that we didn't want her anymore. This happened while we were at middle of the season and after that all went pretty bad. As I said before, we did a great start but after all the drama we lose most of the matches left except today's. 

Today we played our last match that was versus Sarrià de Ter. I think that we were really motivated because it was the last match of the season and we played one of our bestest. We won 90-45 and we were really happy and sad at the same moment. Happy because we ended up the season winning but sad because we won't be playing together anymore.

MY WORLD

Summer is coming! In less than three weeks we will finish the school year and we'll enjoy our holidays. 

I have some plans to do this summer and also before it. The June 20th I will go to the Holi Festival in Girona with some friends and we're really really excited. I will spent the night of Sant Joan with my friends and we'll be sleeping in a camping all together. 

In July I will go to Ireland for three weeks with Paula Caball and Mar Oliva. We aren't going there for holidays, we are going there to learn English and each one of us we'll be staying with one irish family.

And because we'll be in Ireland all July, in August we will be enjoying the beach, our friends and family and have a lot of fun!

ROMEO AND JULIET

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE :

Question 1. 
The classical play takes place in the 16th century in Verona, Italy . The new version takes place in the 21st century in Verona Beach, USA.

Question 2..
All of these things are opposites, like Romeo and Juliet. 
I think that the water represents the love, because of the scene that they are at the party the first time they met. The fire represents the hate between their families, like in the first scene where there is a fight between the Montagues and the Capulets.


Question 3.
In the book all the characters speak in verse because the book was wrote in the 16th century. But in the movie most of the characters speak in prose except Romeo and Juliet when they quote Shakespearse's words.
In the book the narrator is an omniscient narrator because it isn't any of the story's characters but in the movie the  narrator is the news reporter.
Question 4. 
I think that the costumes reflects how everyone is. Juliet is an angel because she's sweet, innocent and kind. Romeo is dressed like a knight because he's brave, gentle and protective.

Question 5. 
Many things have changed because the movie has more actual things like guns, the style of clothes and music, the furniture, the houses...And also the technological stuff like the television or the radio.

Question 6. 
I think that the most important difference it's the period time. Because in the book they were always talking in verse, wearing classical dresses, fighting with swords... And in the movie they were in the actual time, fighting in the street...

DESCRIBING A PHOTO

This picture was taken by Larry Towell in New York in 2001.  
In the background on the left you can see a building but you can't barely see anything because there are clouds of smoke. On the right you can see another building that its windows are illuminated by the sun.
In the foreground there are more buildings and you can see any detail of them. On the left you can see a building that has some stairs in the outside. On the right you can see a similar building but this is illuminated by the sun like the one that is behind it. In front of it there's a smaller building with simetrical windows. Also, if you look close, in the bottom part you can see some streetlights.
I have chosen this photo because I like black and white photos so much. I also like the contrasts between the lights and the shadows that the photographer has captured and the beautiful buildings.
This picture makes me feel frustrated and sad, mainly because of the colours but also for the smoke cloud.

INTERVIEWS

On April 16th we went to Barcelona and we did some interviews to the tourists.


MAR: Where are you from?
GIRLS: Belgium
MAR: Ok, is the first time that you are here in Spain?
GIRLS: Yes, yes. Well, me the second time.
MAR: And how did you come here, by plane, ship...?
GIRLS: Plane, plane.
MAR: How long are you going to stay here?
GIRLS: We leave tomorrow. We stayed three days here.
MAR: Are you travelling with family or friends?
GIRLS: Friends, yeah.
MAR: What have you visited up to now?
GIRLS: The Parc Güell and... the Stadium
MAR: Yes, Camp Nou
GIRLS: Yeah, yeah
PAULA V.: What do you liked the most in Barcelona?
GIRLS: Shopping
PAULA V.: Is there anything that you didn't like?
GIRLS: Emm... the people in the shops are not that friendly
PAULA V.: Do you know any words in Catalan or Spanish?
GIRLS: Yeah, ''hola'', and ''buenos días'' and '' buenas noches''
PAULA V.: And, do you think Barcelona is expensive?
GIRLS: No, not much.
PAULA V.: Okay, thank you!