SPANISH TEAM

ACTIVITIES

1ST TERM

YEAR 2010-11

CAP WITH THE PROJECT LOGO AND THE SCHOOL LOGO

STUDENTS’ INTRODUCTION POWERPOINTS

STUDENTS’ WRITINGS IN THE SCHOOL PROJECT BLOG: http://comeniuspasico.blogspot.com/

WRITING FOR THE AUDIO BOOK

ARTICLES FOR A DIGITAL NEWSPAPER

POSTERS ABOUT A FAMOUS SPANISH WRITER

OUR CAP

TOPICS OF THE BLOG WRITINGS:

* MULTICULTURALISM AND COMENIUS PROJECT.

* ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VIDEOGAMES AND COMPUTER ACTION GAMES.

* ENDANGERED ANIMALS.

* A TERRIFYING STORY

MULTICULTURALISM AND COMENIUS

PROJECT.

For my the Comenius project that organizes the EU (European Union) along with all member countries, and in which participate students of 2nd cycle of secondary Education, is a great occasion to practice the English language that is its greatassignment, but it is also a form that gives us the occasion of knowing other countries’ life, gastronomy, traditions… And wealso have the chance to introduce our country, SPAIN. There, we must live with other families to whom we must thank for opening us the doors of their houses and we must also give thanks to the school that receive us in their classrooms for some days. For all this I am delighted for being one of the selected ones for this trip to ITALY ¨THANKS¨

Marina Garre García, 4th A ESO

At present the society of all the countries is very diverse culturally, that is to say that, in the same country there are people of different origins, with different ways of seeing the world, with different religions, different ways of thinking, of speaking, with different customs … This cultural diversity is fantastic for people because this way we know other forms of living the life and it helps us to open our mind to other perspectives, to improve as a person. The students' exchanges are a way of stimulating a more multicultural society because we, the students, see these cultural differences that we differ to people ofdifferent areas. Another advantage of the cultural exchanges is that it helps us to speak English better because if we want to communicate we have to use this language because it is the common language of the world. The students' exchanges make us more independent, that we are able of taking decisions assuming the responsibility; therefore this helps us to mature, to be more responsible, independent, self-confident… Besides all the advantages that have the exchanges it is an only and unforgettable experience for the student because I will meet new people, and I will change the daily routine to travel to a country to live for one week in the house of someone unknown to me, and I have to speak to this unknown person in English to be able to communicate with him or her, therefore it is something unusual in anyone’s life.From this trip to Italy I expect it to be unforgettable; I hope to make many friends. I expect to learn diverse customs and waysof seeing the life different from mine that help me to mature and to enrich my knowledge about people. I expect to enjoy the trip very much, to laugh, to see spectacular things (as the most emblematic monuments of Italy …). I would also like this trip not to finish here but I would like to continue in touch with all the students that I will meet in the trip.I am very satisfied to have been chosen to form a part of this project and sincerely I am going to try to enjoy it to the maximum so that the memories of my experience as an exchange student are unforgettable in all of my life.

Inma Ros Madrid, 4th B ESO

In our school there is multiculturalism. In classes students from all countries come together and we exchange many things, they give us many things from their countries to learn. Now I’ve been selected for a project called Comenius; it’s aboutmulticulturalism.We are going to Italy, Naples, and we are staying at someone’s home with their family and what they do everyday. We willtake their habits and we will eat with them too. Their families will teach us new manners, for example: going to thebathroom, sleeping and typical things from their country.I think that we will learn a lot and the most important thing is that we’ll practice our English. In my village there are Moroccans, Indians, Ecuadorians, etc. And there is a huge exchange of cultures. There are some thattake it bad and say that there are many foreigners, but I like multiculturalism because we learn more about other cultures and other countries.

Francisco Madrid Martínez, 4th B ESO

Comenius is a cultural project in which the 14 -17 year-old pupils do exchanges with other countries of the European Union. This project is done every two years and it is about a topic, this year is about the use of the T.I.C. to promote reading and writing. With this project teachers want to promote the use of the international language, English, because of it to any country where students go away for an exchange they have to communicate by means of this one.From this exchange, I expect an unforgettable experience, which makes me see world and be able to learn from thisexperience, to be able to meet people from other countries, coexist with them, with their customs, their families … well, tolearn from them and that they could learn from me and of my culture.Also I want to take advantage of this opportunity that they give me, to be able to practice my English since it is a veryimportant language because with it, you can go everywhere, so much cultural as to work. And I would even like to be able tolearn a bit of their mother language since I’m interested in learning other languages.

Beatriz Calín García, 4th B ESO

A new way to exchange customs, hobbies, ways is THE cultural exchanges. These are essential for human beings as theyshare new experiences such as how to dress and eat. We must learn or know a few languages in our life and these trips thatare made to learn how to develop the language, not only written but also oral understanding with others. In this trip we willlearn to live with people of other traditions with whom we share their way of living day to day and spend most of the time and for sure we will make a variety of friends. We will go to different places and visit a school. In it we will learn to live withothers, i.e. within the same space we will exchange different cultures, such as Spanish, English, Italian... In summary, we will not only establish a relationship with others, but we will also start a comprehensive tour, which is more than images, stories, signs, information, customs...

By: MIGUEL TORRICO BERNAL, 4th B ESO

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

VIDEOGAMES AND COMPUTER ACTION GAMES.

Computer action games have more disadvantages than advantages. The only advantage of action games isthat they are entertaining. Currently, they are trendy.

Part of the crowd that plays computer action games is children and they do everything that they can see.

Computer action games are a bad example for children. In addition another disadvantage is that thesescomputer action games are very addictive and many children much time playing these games and thechildren break the habit of playing educational games.

I believe that children now do not have the same education as previously because now children playcomputer action games and before they played educational games.

Tatiana Robles Manrique, 2nd Bachillerato

Play station and video games are trendy. It is a new fashion to meet friends at home to play video games.However it is not good at all.

On the one hand, playing video games or computer action games makes yourself be entertained and if youplay with a friend or with your family you will have more emotion than if you play alone.

On the other hand, playing video games in the computer or in the play station could be a very bad influenceon people. When you are playing video games you are inside, you do not have social relationships and itcould produce a very bad influence in your mind. For example, a few years ago I saw on the news that aboy, about 17 years old had killed his family with a sword because of the video games. That boy spent histime playing action video games which showed a man killing people. Then, the boy went crazy and killedhis family.

In short, sometimes a pastime could be a very bad influence on people and it could cause a disaster, but,normally it is a pastime that you can use with friends.

Miriam Martínez Castejón, 2nd Bachillerato

ENDANGERED ANIMALS.

An Endangered Animal: The blue whale

The blue whale is one of the most endangered animals in the world. These animals are the biggest of theanimals, because it is 30 meters long. Today there are only between 5 thousand and 12 thousand specimensof this animal.

Why is the blue whale endangered? The blue whale lives in the ocean. Years before, the hunting of whaleswas excessive, because people make use of all parts of the whale. The blubber is used for making oil, thebones and the meat are used for eating. Also the blue whales suffer impacts with the ships in the high seasand they can stay caught in the networks of fishing. In addition, the increase of the noise produced by thehuman in the ocean (for example the sound) impedes the communication of the whales. The blue whales aremigratory and they spend the summer in high latitudes, where they feed in waters in abundance of krill. Inwinter they move to hotter latitudes, where they form a pair and give birth. Their migration is based on thetemperature of the ocean, a change would alter everything. The change of the temperature of the oceanwould also concern their supply of food, since it would provoke a change in situation and abundance of thekrill.

How can people help the Blue Whale survive? In 1967 the hunting of the Blue whale was prohibited for aninternational agreement. It is necessary to reduce the poaching with more vigilance in the sea. It isnecessary to try to do that to sound damages less to the whales, controlling where they move to, that peopledon’t catch them with the networks of fishing, and to try that the global warming doesn’t increase more.

To sum up, together with the associations of protection of animals in danger of extinction, with morevigilance in the sea and avoiding increase the global warming, the number of whales will increase.

Endangered Animals

The main reasons there are so manyendangered species in the wild now aredue to:

Habit Destruction-When changes occurin a fast time individual animals don’thave time to adjust to those changes.Human activity usually causes habitdestruction (pollution, hunting…) Soilsin forests are lacking nutrition’s thatgrow plants and therefore many animalsdie from hunger.

Introduction of exotic species-Thesespecies are introduced into newenvironments because of human activity,either intentionally or accidentally.Introducing exotic species put nativespecies in jeopardy by preying on them.

Overexploitation- There is a strongmarket for such things like: rhino horns,zebra skin, tiger bones …etc .Some ofthese things make traditional medicinesand are on constant demand.

Diseases and Pollution- If plants don’tgrow and animals go hungry theirimmune systems break down as well,letting certain diseases take disastrousaffects on animals.

ZEBRA

The most common zebras (found in Africa) are theBurchell’s zebra. They are closely related tohorses and donkeys however have white andblack stripes and are unique to each individual.The black and white stripes on the bodycamouflages them and their legs are great forrunning away from or injuring anything thatmight threaten them. There diet consists of grass,herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Zebras are anendangered species because hunters hunt them fortheir skin and lions kill them to eat. They are alsoendangered animals due to climate change andcontamination.

Wolves

There are many reasons why wolves areendangered animals. Many people were afraid ofwolves and annoyed that they ate people’s cattleand sheep, therefore, received money for huntingthem. This was called “Bounty Hunting”. Somepeople still receive money for bounty huntingthese days. They also used to poison wolves,which is one of the main reasons there are so fewleft. There are great debates over wolves. Whilesome people think that they should be hunted tothe point of extinction, others thing it should beforbidden. Though many people don’t realise,wolves help little animal by keeping theirpredator in check and by letting eat the wolvesleftovers.

A TERRIFYING NIGHT It was a dark night and it was raining heavily. The wind was blowingloudly. My friends and I were in a camp in Granada, in a beautiful valleythat by night turns into a gloomy and terrifying place. We couldn’t sleepand it was very cold, our group leaders had decided to get into the forest forfirewood to set fire to a bonfire and to try to relax a little until we were verytired and we were sleepy. We managed to rise to the high of the trees to beprotected from what it could happen. Meanwhile, we were speaking aboutdiverse topics, but we were bored very much, therefore we decided to tellterror stories. My friend Fran started telling a really terrifying story, theenvironment of the night helped him to increase the fear in all of us, whilehe was telling the most terrifying part of the story we heard a noise close toour tents, we were very frightened, some of them got into the tents andothers climbed to the high of the trees to protect ourselves from what couldhappen. Suddenly the group leaders appeared, they were the cause of thatnoise, and they told us that zone was monitored every day and that wedidn’t have to worry about anything. Later we lit the bonfire and we playedto very entertaining games, ultimately the night was unforgettable foreverybody.

Inma Ros Madrid, 4th B ESO

WRITING FOR THE AUDIO BOOKMULTICULTURALISM AND STUDENTS' EXCHANGES

At present the society of all the countries is very diverse culturally, that is to say that, in the samecountry there are people of different origins, with different ways of seeing the world, with differentreligions, different ways of thinking, of speaking, with different customs … This cultural diversity isfantastic for people because this way we know other forms of living the life and it helps us to open ourmind to other perspectives, to improve as a person. The students' exchanges are a way of stimulating amore multicultural society because we, the students, see these cultural differences that we differ topeople of different areas. Another advantage of the cultural exchanges is that it helps us to speakEnglish better because if we want to communicate we have to use this language because it is thecommon language of the world. The students' exchanges make us more independent, that we are ableof taking decisions assuming the responsibility; therefore this helps us to mature, to be moreresponsible, independent, self-confident… Besides all the advantages that have the exchanges it is anonly and unforgettable experience for the student because I will meet new people, and I will changethe daily routine to travel to a country to live for one week in the house of someone unknown to me,and I have to speak to this unknown person in English to be able to communicate with him or her,therefore it is something unusual in anyone’s life.

From this trip to Italy I expect it to be unforgettable; I hope to make many friends. I expect to learndiverse customs and ways of seeing the life different from mine that help me to mature and to enrichmy knowledge about people. I expect to enjoy the trip very much, to laugh, to see spectacular things(as the most emblematic monuments of Italy …). I would also like this trip not to finish here but Iwould like to continue in touch with all the students that I will meet in the trip.

I am very satisfied to have been chosen to form a part of this project and sincerely I am going to try toenjoy it to the maximum so that the memories of my experience as an exchange student areunforgettable in all of my life.

Inma Ros Madrid

SIN FAMOSEO – NO TYPICAL

Torre-pacheco hace un video para proporcionar el municipio.

Este video habla sobre torre-pacheco hablando sobre que no quieren famosos en el pueblo. En el video

participan ciudadanos del municipio (padres ,niños, personas mayores, etc.…). Los ciudadanos se volcaron

con el video para proporcionar el municipio. En este video aparecen los lugares más emblemáticos del

pueblo como: La biblioteca municipal, el parque del ayuntamiento, la iglesia del Pasico, y los molinos. Este

video está siendo muy visto en internet, ha recibido en menos de un mes más de 1300 visitas.

ARTICLES FOR A DIGITAL NEWSPAPER

LA ODISEA

El ministerio chileno rescata de una forma impresionante a los 33 mineros de la mina en la quetrabajaban “Mina San José”.

Los mineros que permanecieron durante 70 días atrapados a 700 metros de profundidad en la minaSan José, en el norte de Chile, afirmaron que el pasado 5 de agosto avisaron del peligro tres horas antesdel derrumbe que los sepultó y los ejecutivos de la empresa no les dejaron salir de profundidad en lamina San José.

La mina se vino abajo y los mineros quedaron atrapados, por surte ninguno quedo mal herido ya que serefugiaron en una galería que había en la mina en caso de derrumbe.

EL ALCOHOL Y LOS JOVENES.

(la edad media de inicio de consumo se sitúa en los 14.9 años)

Que el abuso del alcohol es totalmente contraproducente para nuestra salud, no es ninguna novedad, sinembargo siempre es bueno recordar que puede hacer este mal hábito en ti.

En realidad, se sabe que el abuso del alcohol puede provocar hasta 60 diferentes enfermedades,comprometiendo principalmente a los sistemas cardiovascular y respiratorio, y pudiendo incidir de formanegativa sobre la salud no sólo física sino también mental.

El alcohol en Europa: una perspectiva de salud pública, es un estudio que fue elaborado por el Institutopara el Estudio del Alcohol, del Reino Unido y que advierte, en especial, sobre estos riesgos que no sonpara nada insignificantes. Además de poder afectar al corazón, pulmón, el aparato gastrointestinal, o inclusoaumentar el riesgo de desarrollar cáncer, también puede elevar, en el caso de mujeres embarazadas, elriesgo de daño prenatal y de parto prematuro.

La accesibilidad de los jóvenes a las bebidas alcohólicas es cada vez mayor, a pesar de las prohibicionesimpuestas de su venta a menores. La edad media de inicio en el consumo de alcohol entre los escolares,según los datos de la Encuesta sobre Drogas a la Población Escolar 1998 (Delegación del Gobierno para elPlan Nacional sobre Drogas), es de 13.6 años, y la edad media de inicio de consumo semanal se sitúa en los14.9 años, según esta fuente las chicas registran mayor prevalencia de consumo de alcohol, aunque encantidades menores.

En España hay muchos centros de desintoxicación del alcohol y uno de ellos es CITA (Centro deinvestigación y tratamiento de adicciones)

En CITA mantenemos un protocolo de desintoxicación alcohólica de gran eficacia y confort. Entendemosque, aunque el alcohol es una droga legal, su síndrome de abstinencia requiere la presencia de personalaltamente cualificado.

Por ultimo lo más importante de todo es el autocontrol personal. Eso es más importante que luego tener quecurar esa adicción.

Consumo de alcohol

ROSALIA DE CASTRO