The stroy

 Hi!

In this evaluation, we are going to make a different project, a movie project. But a movi project with photographs. For this, we have written a story. Here you have: 

It was 12:30pm when George was preparing the suitcase to go the train station to go to Dublin like in other cases. His job forced him to travel a lot. Phisically he was very tall and strong. He was kind-hearted and generous. He was a very good lawyer. One day he was working in his office and one handsome boy came asking for help.

He said that he had recently separated from his wife and he wanted to get the house. They started working in the case and meeting very frequently. Barnie realized that he liked his lawyer and not his wife. The lawyer began to suspect about Barnie's sexual orientation. Barnie was a very handsome man so, George began to feel something inside him.

After a lot of work, they won the trial and to celebrate this they went to eat to a restaurant. When they were eating the second plate, they started speaking together and they didn't understand anything of what the other wanted to say. So Barnie left him speaking, George also wanted to say that to Barnie but he said it before. So George started saying that he loved him and Barnie said the same.

Finally, they started a relationship together and since Barnie won the trial they went to live to the house together.

FAIRY TALE

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Here you have the fairy tale that I want you to read.

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New York

Hi friends!

Would you like to travel but you don't know where? Here you have a solution! New York City. It is the most populated city of the United States of America and it is the centre of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world. 

It has been one of the centres of the world in commerce and finances for over a century. It is considered as a global city, because of the level of the media, politics, education, entertainment and fashion. The artistic and cultural influence of the city is the most important of the whole country. In addition, we can find the headquarters of the Organization of the United Nations there, which is an important point in international affairs. New York has five different boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and State Island. It has 830 square kilometres and 8,4 million people live in there.

Do you know that New York has a lot of places to visit? For example, the Empire State is the highest building of New York.. It has a height of 443, 2 metres. It was built in 1931 and it was designed by William F. Lamb. Before, the Twin Towers were the highest ones but since the terrorist attack, the Empire State became the highest one

The metropolitan Museum of Art is another very famous place of this fantastic city. It is one of the most visited art museums of the world. It is located in Manhattan and it was opened in 1872. There, we can find classic art like paintings and sculptures of many important European and American artists. For instance, Rafael, Tiziano, El Greco, Rembrandt, Velazquez or Picasso.

Central Park is another famous place of NY. It has 3, 41 km2 and it is located in Manhattan. Central Park is the most visited park of the United States. 25 million tourists visited the park one year. It also appears in a lot of films and TV programs and because of that, it became one of the most famous parks in the world. The park is managed by a company called Central Park Conservancy.

To finish, the Statue of Liberty is a very beautiful place. It weights 225 tons and its height is 92,99 metres. 4-5 millions tourists visit it yearly and it was a present of France because of the independence of America. It is the symbol of the United States and it represents the freedom and emancipation.

In conclusion, I think that New York is a good place both to visit and to stay for a long time. New York, not only has places like those to visit. Going to a match of the New York Knicks for example is also very interesting. Although I have never been to New York, I recommend going there!

I hope you like it!
byebye!

New York

Hi friends!

Would you like to travel but you don't know where? Here you have a solution! New York City. It is the most populated city of the United States of America and it is the centre of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world.

It has been one of the centres of the world in commerce and finances for over a century. It is considered as a global city, because of the level of the media, politics, education, entertainment and fashion. The artistic and cultural influence of the city is the most important of the whole country. In addition, we can find the headquarters of the Organization of the United Nations there, which is an important point in international affairs. New York has five different boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and State Island. It has 830 square kilometres and 8,4 million people live in there.

Do you know that New York has a lot of places to visit? For example, the Empire State is the highest building of New York.. It has a height of 443, 2 metres. It was built in 1931 and it was designed by William F. Lamb. Before, the Twin Towers were the highest ones but since the terrorist attack, the Empire State became the highest one




The metropolitan Museum of Art is another very famous place of this fantastic city. It is one of the most visited art museums of the world. It is located in Manhattan and it was opened in 1872. There, we can find classic art like paintings and sculptures of many important European and American artists. For instance, Rafael, Tiziano, El Greco, Rembrandt, Velazquez or Picasso.




Central Park is another famous place of NY. It has 3, 41 km2 and it is located in Manhattan. Central Park is the most visited park of the United States. 25 million tourists visited the park one year. It also appears in a lot of films and TV programs and because of that, it became one of the most famous parks in the world. The park is managed by a company called Central Park Conservancy.





To finish, the Statue of Liberty is a very beautiful place. It weights 225 tons and its height is 92,99 metres. 4-5 millions tourists visit it yearly and it was a present of France because of the independence of America. It is the symbol of the United States and it represents the freedom and emancipation.




In conclusion, I think that New York is a good place both to visit and to stay for a long time. New York, not only has places like those to visit. Going to a match of the New York Knicks for example is also very interesting. Although I have never been to New York, I recommend going there!

I hope you like it!
byebye!

BYEBYE Larraitz!

This person that is call Larraitz, it's one of the best teacher that we have got it ever. Because she helps to everyone and it's a very nice teacher and we learnt a lot of things about English and we improved a lot in English and we have all improved as a person because of you. Besides, you give us a fantastic time we never forget you. Thanks for all you done this days with us and we promise that we're going to be good as students with the next teacher and We'd love to come and give us a visit.

COME WALK WHERE THE PRE-HISTORIC MAN WALKED!

So, planning a trip to the Basque Country?
In the Basque Country there are a lot of important places, like Igeldo,kursal... and also a lot of important museums, like Chillida leku or the world famous Guggenheim... but did you know that in the Basque country you can also visit some pre-historic sights? The cave of Santamamiñe is located in Bizkaia and it is considered a culture icon. It is included in the list of World Heritage of UNESCO since July 2008. It is situated in the Basondo neighbourhood, at the foot of mount Erezoñar. Near this cave, we can find the Oma forest, which is an art work designed by Agustin Ibarrola, a Basque painter and squlptor. In Oma all the trunks of the pines are painted in bright colours creating different shapes.


The Santimamiñe caves, were found in 1916 by some kids who were playing around the cave. They went up into the cave and they found the room with the paintings. They immediately warned their teacher and the authorities. After the discovery there some studies were made and abundant material was found. That is when they starded to study the cave paintings. In the las two decades of the 20th century, they made some studies to determine the damage that the paintings had suffered. These studies, determined that the visists to the cave had to be limited so that environmental conditions would not destroy the drawings. In conclusion, they limited the entry to 75 people.


Santamamiñe cave is very beatiful, it is 365 metre long and, inside the cave, there are a lot of stalactites and stalagmites forming weird figures. Unfortunately it can no longer be visited
because they closed it in 2006. However, if you are planning a visit to our country you could always take a walk in the area and visit Ibarrola's Oma forest.
BYEBYE!

ONE CHRISTMAS, MANY TRADITIONS

Hi!
Chrismas is drawing near!
Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal, Happy Christmas, Hauskaa Joulua, Bo Nadal, Sheng Tan Kuai Loh, Gëzuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri!, Fröhliche Weihnachten, Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand, Bones Navidaes & Gayoleru anu nuevu!, Zalige Kertfeest, Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo, Tchestita Koleda, Sretan Bozic, Glaedelig Jul, Srecen Bozic, Gajan Kristnaskon & Bonan Novjaron... These are only a few of the many different ways people use to wish each other Merry Chrismas around the world. Similarly people celebrate Christmas in many different ways around the world.

I think that everybody knows how Christmas is celebrated here, in the Basque Country. The Olentzero is the most outstanding figure among Basque children. This mythological character is very similar to Father Christmas or Santa Claus; but he has some special traits. He comes on Christmas Eve and he leaves a lot of presents for everyone, especially children who have been 'good' through the year; but if their behavior has been bad, he only leaves them some coal. The Olentzero has his face smeared with coal, wears a beret and basque traditional garb smokes a pipe and carries a gix bag. In the Basque Country some people also celebrete Christmas on  the 5 of January. That's when the Three Magi arrive. 

In Argentina, on Christmas eve,   families and friends meet and when the clock strikes 12, they throw rockets and fireworks. They usually   decorate the tree after that  and then they open the presents. During all the weekends of December, they make farewell parties with friends and coworkers at home or at restaurants. For their family dinners it is common for all the members to bring something to eat.

In the United Kingdom,   the mistletoe is very traditional  because people think it keeps them from  demons and also it brings them good luck in the house. Also, people say that kissing  a boy under the mistletoe brings good luck. So, if  you are ever  under a mistletoe and you see a boy kiss him under it! In Great Britain Christmas would not be the same without the "crackers", a type of firecracker. This type of firecracker contains a cap, a suprise present and a gum.

In Italy, during the "notte di Capodanno", I mean, the last day of the year, it is typical to eat a plate of lentils and the to go out to the disco. Women normaly receive red lingerie as a present because they believe this will bring them good luck during the year. And in Rome and Naples, they throw old junk to start the new year properly. To make a fresh start!

In Australia, Christmas are celebrated in summer, because Australia is located in the other hemisphere so while we are freezing cold here Australians are enjoying summer. So there they celebrate Christmas at the beach and with Father Christmas in shorts and flip-flops. In my opinion, it would be fantastic to celebrate Christmas there, because it is hot and I would be able to go to the sunbathe!

These are some of the many places were Christmas is celebrated. As we can see, depending on the country Christmas is celebrated differently!

No matter where you live I WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you like it!

BYEBYE!

Do you know what the inventions that have contributed most to our lives are?

Hi!

In this article I'm going to write about two important inventions that have contributed most to our lives. There have been a lot of important inventions through the history, but from my point of view, the most important inventions are the light bulb and the car. I think, that everybody knows what the wheel and the alphabet are.

The alphabet

From my point of view,the alphabet is one of the most important inventions in history . It seems like a bullshit, as nowadays everybody knows what the alphabet and the components of the alphabet are, but if we start thinking, a long time ago, very few people could write, and if nobody had invented the alphabet, nobody would know how to write. Also, thanks to the alphabet we can do different things such as write books, magazines, articles... People say that the alphabet was invented in Syria and Palestine in 1700 before Christ, so it seems difficult to believe how it has been transmitted from generation to generation.

First, a long time ago, when people started writing, they wrote on top of stones. Then, some years later, the Egyptians invented the "papyrus", then it came the "parchment" and then the printing that was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450, the paper has been evolving during lots of years, until nowadays. The history of paper is related with the alphabet because, without the alphabet, we couldn't write, and if we couldn't write, we wouldn't need any paper.

The wheel

In my opinion, another important invention in history is the wheel. The wheel is a very important thing for me because nowadays, everybody uses it, for cars, or bicycles or also some people use it for swings. The most important use of the wheel is to use it in cars, because without the wheel, the car wouldn't go, so we couldn't move to other places.

The wheel was invented in the bronze Age by the neolithic people. The first function of the will was "the potter wheel". Then, they invented the cart and they used it there. Like in the cart, they used it in cars, bicycles...

The first wheel was a simple wood wheel, but then they invented a wheel with some radios, and because of that they could invent faster vehicles. After this type of wheel, they invented a wheel with a stronger wood and with some brass rings until the wheel that we have nowadays. Thanks to the wheel, people could carry a lots of things, so then the work was much easier. Nowadays, thanks to the wheel, we can move very easily through our city or through one country.

As a conclusion, for me these are the most important inventions in history, because without these inventions, we couldn't move or we couldn't write. Also, there are a lot of more interesting and important inventions,such as Internet, television, music... but if I have chosen these two is because they are more useful than those other inventions. What is your opinion about it? Leave a comment.

I hope that you like it!

BYE BYE!

The description about my friend.

Hi!

In this article, I am going to write about one friend of my class. I.I. is 15 years old and he lives in Tolosa. As you can imagine, he goes to the same school that I go, to Laskorain Ikastola. He is a good student, but he says that he doesn’t like studying and reading. But my question is who likes studying? Nobody. But his favorite subjetc is physical education, a subject where you don't have to study. He likes playing football, he plays in Tolosa’s football Team. Apart from football, he also likes to do other sports, like running or climbing. His other hobby is to go to the mountain. He prefers going to the mountain to going to the beach. Apart from sports, he plays an instrument, the trumpet.





Concerning his favorite things, his favourite colour is red and he hasn't got any favorite number. His favorite drink is water, and he doesn't like drinking alcoholic drinks, so he has never got drunk. His favorite TV program is "el conquistador"and he hasn't got any favorite food, he eats everything. Regarding his friends, as I see, he has a lot of friends, he communicates very well with everybody, whether girls or boys. He doesn't have a best friend and he doesn't have a girl friend. Finally, he likes travelling and he will travel to the Alpes.

I hope that you like it!

BYEBYE!

Do you know what happened on September 11th?

Hi!
If I talked to you about September 11th, what would you think about?  I suppose, that the first think that you have thought of is the famous September 11th, when the two twin towers were knocked down. That is true, the most important event was probably that, but also in other years, other interesting things happened .

On September 11th 2001, the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City were attacked in a terrorist attack. They say that the attack was carried out by Al-queda, and around 3000 people died in this horrible attack.When this happened, I was 7 years old, so I don't remember what my reaction was. But I asked my mother, and she told me that when she arrived home, my brother told her what happened, and she felt very amazed.

As I have mentioned earlier, other interesting events happened around the history of september 11th. To start with, I found two important events that happened in the Basque Country. The first happened in 1974 when ETA killed the civil guard Marti Durán Grande in Nafarroa. Martin was chasing one terrorist, and suddenly, the terrorist shot him. The second happened in 2007, 2 years ago, when the National High Court sentenced Juan Mari Olano to prison. They sent him accused of integrating a criminal band and of inciting to street terrorism.

But the Basque Country is not the only place where September 11th is an important date. To start with, not a long time ago, in 2004 a helicopter crashed in the Aegean Sea. About 20 people were killed: Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and some journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria were in the helicopter, and they died. Another interesting event happened in 1997 when NASA's Mars Global surveyor reached Mars. The following photograps are some photos of the Mars Global surveyor and of Mars:

The third important event happened in 1992, when the hurricane Iniki devastated Hawaii, especially the islands of Kauai and Oahu. They say that it was the most damaging hurricane in the United States. It was a category 4 hurricane and it caused 6 deaths in total.

Continuing with the hurricanes, in 1961 another hurricane took place, it was called Hurricane Carla. It struck the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane and it caused 43 deaths. It was the strongest storm ever to Texas. This is one photo of Texas after the Hurricane Carla.

                                                                                                                          


Those are some events that happened on the famous date, September 11th. Of course there are other events, although I have selected the ones I found most interesting.  I hope that you will like it!

BYEBYE!