MY ENGLISH COMPETENCE

BEST WRITTEN EVIDENCE

I have chosen this task for some reasons. First of all, I want to emphasize the massage that I tried to transmit to the readers; it is sometimes difficult to talk about important things and give your sincere opinion in tasks, because we are obligated to do them and sometimes we don’t put our maximum effort to make them. I consider that I was inspired doing this post and I put big effort in it; in my opinion, the result was that I could transmit the message even though there are probably a lot of people who don’t agree with me.

After that, talking about English in concrete, I think that I used properly the connectors, the grammar and the vocabulary. The vocabulary was not complex but it was used adequately. These are the main reasons why I have chosen this post and not another one.

BEST ORAL EVIDENCE

I have chosen this presentation, which it was the last one, because I consider that my speaking was quite clear and fluent. Of course, it may be normal because as far as it was the last one, it must be the best one.

I like this oral work also because it was about the research project. The research project is individual and very personal, so I consider that this presentation can show properly the real level of someone doing presentations.

On the other hand, I have to say that my oral work is much worse than my grammar and I must improve a lot. I have to improve the way to transmit the message and to make the presentation interesting. I need to improve the pronunciation and the nerves too. For these reasons, I would like to go to England for practising my speaking.

MY ENGLISH PROGRESS

FIRST POST
LAST POST

It is easy to see my English progress looking at these two compositions. The most visual difference is that my vocabulary nowadays is richer than the one that I had two years ago. You can also see that the sentences in my last composition are more difficult that they were in my first one, as far as I use more alternatives ways to write the sentences; for example, I use sometimes the passive and sometimes complex sentences (although these ones are not frequent and current in English).

If I have to remark what is my best improvement, I consider that is the way to use the connectors. They are useful and we all have worked with it to use them properly.

When we talk about the oral presentations, I have eliminated a lot my nerves. Of course, I also have improved the pronunciation, the grammar and the content of the presentations. However, if I would have to choose my best improvement when I talk in public is the fluency and the nerves.

As far as it is the thing I have improved the most, I know that I still have a long way to improve when we talk about oral presentations.

All in all, I have to accept, even though I am quite lazy, that the blog has been useful for me and now I can make richer writings and compositions more fluently than two years ago. The same with oral presentations, it was difficult for me to prepare them but they have been very useful for my English. 

LAST POST

Finishing the blog is not easy for me; it always takes me much time to do the last posts because I have no ideas of topics. In this occasion, I have let it for the last day and it was a bad decision. Yesterday I went to a party and today I had a little bit of hangover; moreover, today I also had a football match and Barça played after my match, so I had not very much time to do the last four posts that I had to do. The result is that I am doing this post half of an hour later than Sunday

This is the last post of this blog but maybe is not my last post in a blog about my opinions. The truth is that sometimes is relaxing and satisfying to give an opinion and arguments about something important or about news, no matter if it is not important for anyone.

I finish this blog with a recommendation for the following students that will have to do the blog: do the posts calmly and with your real feelings and opinions, this will turn boring writings in relaxing moments that will help you to keep your mind and ideas clear. 

AC Milan: Bananas thrown at players by Atalanta fans

Some bananas were thrown at the A.C.Milan black skin players by the Atlanta fans. Milan players have clapped their hands ironically at the public and the match has been near to its suspension.

The global initiative against the racism that Dani Alves started eating a banana and Neymar followed hours later by the hash tag in twitter “#weareallmonkeys” last week has had big repercussion; not only against the racism, this news show us that the racist ones have also showed their ideologies. It can seem sad but the truth is that is better for me. What I mean is that keeping these ideologies inside of everyone is worse than showing it. In social terms, we know who are these people and where are them; we have the possibility to punish them and control them. And what is more important, we discover the problem, we locate it and we can try to eliminate it with education.

CULPRIT   EQUALISE   CLINCH 

OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS

I saw “Ocho apellidos vascos” last Friday in the computer and the film didn’t disappoint me. I had big expectations caused by the good reviews it received and the truth is that I had a great time. The plot is not exceptional; in fact, it is quite typical. But the best of the film is the topics of Vasc and Adalusian cultures and the funny situations.

I have been at the Basque country and this makes the film far funnier because it is easier to understand the topics.

The film, at the first moment, teaches us that love is stronger than countries, cultures and races. However, in my opinion, what the film really teaches us is that all of us have to laugh at ourselves because this is a good medicine for arrogance, prejudices, etc.

I want to recommend the film to everybody. It is a good option to be relaxed during one or two hours and have a very big fun.

BRAVE NEW WORLD

As we did last year, we had to choose an English book for the third term. Last year, I chose “The curious accident of the dog at the night time” and it was a great option; I enjoyed a lot reading the book.

This year I chose “Brave new world” for two reasons: first of all, I wanted to read an interesting book that I would like to read even if I was not obligated by the subject. The second reason was that I tried to use the reading for increase my philosophy mark. I can’t say that I regret of my choice; however, I confess that this book is very difficult to read at the same time that it is interesting. As a result, I haven’t finished the book yet and I have only few days to finish it. In addition to that, when I finish every chapter, I read a little summary to put keep my ideas in order and to be able to follow the plot of the book.

By the moment, although the book is difficult, I am enjoying reading it and I am sure I won’t regret my risky choice.

REAL MADRID 1-1 VALLADOLID

Real Madrid and Valladolid had a 1-1 draw yesterday. Barça players and fans had burned their hopes to win the Spanish league last Saturday when they got a draw too against Getafe. However, last two Real Madrid matches had put Barça in the fight for the league. In fact, at the moment, Barça depends on itself at winning the title.

We tend to think that justice is the only solution in all places in life; there is no one that can be against this at the first moment. The thing is that we don’t consider that there is an exception:  when we talk about games, sports or other competitions there are two parts. The first one is justice, what we think is normal and what makes the difference between a simple gamble game and a competition. The second one is luck, surprises, what is not expected; this is what makes football and competitions in general fantastic. Yesterday, Barça was over; today, Madrid is over; and tomorrow, no one knows what is going to happen, which is wonderful.

DRAW   LACK   CLASH

'Marijuana refugees' give cannabis to epileptic children

Some parents from UK are giving a medicine produced with Cannabis to their epileptic sons. By the moment, it has not been scientifically discovered what cause the improvements that have the children who are treated with this medicine but it is thought that the component THC is the responsible of this.

 

I am not going to talk about this news in particular. I want to talk about weed and its punishment in most of the countries. It is true that cannabis is a drug and, in general, its effects are more negative than positive (excluding therapeutic cases), but punishment is not the solution. First of all, because weed exists and anyone can eliminate it; if you want to get weed, you can easily do it. Secondly, considering what I have said, we could eliminate most of the drug dealing only by regulating Cannabis sale through the government, like we already do with the tobacco. However, I am sure that all of this will be a reality in some years and Cannabis will be regulated and legal in most of the modern countries. 

SEIZURES  FEATURES  SHIFT

INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MALCOLM

John Malcolm was born in Derbyshire Liverpool in 1975. He studied in the Oxford University. He got a degree in Physics and now has become an expert in “Nanoscience and Nanotecnology”. He is here to answer me some questions that I have about the degree and about the profession that I could have in the future if I study Nanoscience.

What is “Nanoscience and Nanotecnology”?

Nanocience and Nanotecnology is the study of the science and its application but at a microscopic level. Even more little than microscopic level.

Why did not you do this degree and you choose physics?

When I was a student, this degree didn’t exist. It is quite new. But I have to say that physics is required in Nanocience.

What professions could I do after finishing the degree?

Well, as far as I have said that it is a new degree, it is difficult to say which career you could have in the future. However, the degree is a mix of a lot of topics like chemistry, physics, biology, etc. So, when you finish the degree, you can specialize, if you want, in a lot of masters.

What did you find interesting in this topic?

I find this part of the science interesting for two reasons: the first one is that, as I have said before, it is a mix and for me it is good to get knowledge about topics which are related but different too. The second reason is that it is an emergent science and it is the future, so it is interesting to do something new and to collaborate with the progress.

Why it is said that “Nanoscience and Nanotecnology” is the future?

Well, on one hand, this degree works a lot on improve and maximize the power with the objective to reduce expenses. On the other hand, it also works to improve renewable power, which is something that all countries want to dominate.

Nigeria abducted schoolgirls: Police reward offered

A few more than threeweeks ago, more than 200 girls who were studying for the final exams werekidnapped by the radical Islamic group called Boko Haram. Now, Nigerian policehave offered a reward of 300.000$ with the objective that these people who knowor discover something about the 200 abducted teenager girls call the police.

 

We talked recently in class about Human Rights and this is a fair example that human rights are very far from reality in a lot of places. This is an example too that there are people who still have thoughts and opinions from the past. Religions are the cause of that in a lot of cases; most of the religions are irrational so it is normal that most of them disappear in some years. Unluckily, they still exist and, what is even worse, there are groups like Boko Haram that take its most cruel ideas to the extreme. In my opinion, this problem will finish when all the people have quality education.

ABDUCTED     KIDNAPPED    GALVANISE