What’s up at INS Thalassa? English magazine

Magazine written by the 3rd of ESO students at INS Thalassa (Montgat)

June 2015. Num. 3

CONTENTS Trip to Italy (4th ESO)

Trip to Italy……………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 3

Trip to London (3rd ESO English Dep.)

1st day by Ainara Berbel…………………………………………..………………………………………….. 14

2nd day by Axel Villar………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17

3rd day by Laia Alargé……………………………………………………………………………….…….….. 24

4th day by Laura Morales ……………………………………………………………………………….…… 29

Host families by Júlia Ruiz……………………………………………………………………………………. 38

Trip to Port Aventura (3rd ESO and 1st ESO A tutors)

Port Aventura by Gabriel Pérez………………………………………………………..…....…………… 45

Etwinning project: Time Capsule 2014-2114 (3rd ES English Department)

Time Capsule by Xènia and Saida Payan, Marta Costa and Laia Rosa….……………..…… 50

XVI Exporeerca Jove (2nd ESO. Technology Department)

INS Thalassa at Exporecerca Jove by Anna Delmàs……………………………………….………. 53

Outing to the Masnou Port( 3rd ESO. Physical Education Department)

El Port de Masnou by Maria Martí…………………….………………………………………..……….. 57

After school courses (all sudents organized by the AMPA)

Public Presentation Course by Marcos Garcia…………………………………...………………..... 60

Outing to Mines in Gavà (1st ESO History and Geography Department)

The Mines in Gavà by Sara Montalban………..……………………………………………………….. 64

Ruscultura: A project on Bees (1st ESO. All departments)

Ruscultura by Aina Lobera……………………………………………………………….………………….. 67

“Thalassa Suma” Projects (All students)

Posem-li pebrots al càncer by Anna Martin……………………….………………….……………….. 71

Sports with Thalassa Suma by Daniel Davila………………………………………………..………… 73

Battery Collecting Contest by Lidia Toledo ………………………………………………..…………. 76

Outing to the Leche Pascual premises (3rd ESO History and Geography Department)

leche Pascual by Victor Gonzalez………………………………………………..………….............….. 81

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The students of 4th of ESO went to Italy for 5 days for their end of school-year trip. They visited Rome, Florence and Tuscany.

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The first day they took the plane to Bologna. They visited the city of Pisa and its cathedral.

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The second day they went to Florence. They visited the city and the Academy museum.

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The third day they went to Siena. They visited the city and went to the cathedral. Then they went to San Gimignano where they visited the city.

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The fourth day they went to Rome where they visited the city, the Coliseum and more things. 8

The fifth day they took a ferry to go back to Barcelona

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• Did you like the trip to Italy? Yes, I loved it.

• What was the experience of going by plane like? It was a really funny experience to see how everything becomes so small.

• What was the experience of travelling on a ship like? I really liked it. The sea was very quiet and I saw many fish.

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• What is the place that you have liked most? I like Florence a lot. The cathedral we visited is amazing.

• Would you prefer to live in Spain or Italy? In Spain because all my friends and my family are here.

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Trip to England 2015

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●The students of 3rd of ESO went on a trip to London last April to visit the city and meet their penpals at Calthorpe Park school.

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1st Day in London By Ainara Berbel

●We went to the airport at 6 am. So we all were a little bit tired.

On the plane, some people (like me) were sleeping, another

people were talking or singing.

●When we arrived at the London Gatwick airport, a coach was

waiting for us. Then the driver took us on a guided tour around

all London. On the bus, we saw the Big Ben and the tower of

London.

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● When time for lunch was approaching we got off the bus near

Trafalgar square. First of all, we went to eat something at

McDonalds.

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After that, we went to Trafalgar square and we visited the National Gallery.

Later we walked to Convent Garden and we visited this nice

area.

Finally, at 5:30 we got on the coach

again and headed for Wallington

where our host families picked us

up at 7pm.

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By Àxel Villar Pérez

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The students of 3rd of ESO continued their tour in London.

First they visited St’ Paul’s Cathedral.

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Then, they went to Shakespeare's Globe. On the way they crossed the Millennium Bridge, the bridge that appeared in the last of Harry Potter’s films.

In the Globe they had a guided visit. The saw the costumes among other things from Shakespeare’s time, and of course the theatre, too.

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After that, they walked along the Thames River and saw the London

Eye and the Big Ben. They took a lot of photographs.

For lunch they went to Green Park. In the park there were a lot of

ducks.

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In the afternoon, they went to The British Museum. On the way,

they passed the Buckingham Palace. The Queen was inside because

on the top of the palace we could see the Union Flag.

To get to the British Museum we took the underground.

The British Museum is enormous. The students had to fill in a file

with questions about the museum. Inside there were pieces from

Egypt, Japan like samurai armour, from Greece, from African, and

from many more countries.

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This is an interview to a Spanish student that went to London, Pol Arancón Ortiga.

I: Did you enjoy the Big Ben?

He: Yes, I did. I was stunned to see it

I: What do you like about London?

He: The streets. What most caught my attention were the artist in street performances.

I: Did you enjoy the Big Ben?

He: Yes, I did. I was stunned to see it

I: What do you like about London?

He: The streets. What most caught my attention were the artist in street performances.

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I: What do you like about The British Museum?

He: I really liked the section of Egyptian mythology,

especially the sculptures dedicated to the gods

I: Did you like the Shakespeare's Globe?

He: Not much. I thought we could see a play by

Shakespeare.

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Third day in

London Laia Alargé

3 ESO

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In the morning, when we got off the train and the underground, we went to the

Natural History Museum. We saw a lot of things like huge dinosaur skeletons,

dissected animals, minerals, plants, areas of human biology, an earthquake

simulator, an earth lab…

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We stayed there for about 2 or 3 hours. When we left, we went to eat at Hyde

Park. We ate and then we went for a little walk through the park. We saw a lake

with ducks and swans and a squirrel.

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Then we took the underground and we went to Camden Town. There, they let us

about 2 hours to buy or stroll along the market. There were many stalls of

clothing items, souvenirs, handmade things, accessories, food sites…

At about 6 o’clock we took the underground and the train again and we went

home to pack because the next day we were going home.

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INTERVIEW to Anna Delmás 3 ESO A

What did you like the most, the museum or Camden Town? Why?

- I liked the most Camden Town because there were many interesting shops

and I really like clothes and shopping.

What did you buy at Camden Town?

- I bought a sweatshirt, a T-shirt, magnets for my parents and family and a

cup for my sister.

What part did you like the most at the museum. Why?

- The dinosaur part because there was a lot of different things and the

earthquake simulator ,too but I thought it would be more exciting, but it was

ok.

Did you like Hyde Park?

- Yes because it was a very clean and relaxing park and

a good place to have fun with your friends

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TRIP TO THE ENGLAND

THE HOST FAMILIES

By Júlia Ruiz 3r ESO

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In our trip to London we stayed with different families in groups of three or four people. In the morning they took us to the meeting point at 8:00 am and prepare our packed lunch.

In the afternoon they we had to pick us up at 7:00 pm every day and together we went to their house for dinner. We had a shower and we explained everything that had happened to us during the day.

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INTERVIEW TO LAURA MORALES

What do you think about your host family?

-The family is kind, but they don’t speak a lot to us.

Do you liked the food?

-The food is okay but the quantity was very little because in London they don’t eat much and it’s different.

Is the house comfortable?

-The house is comfortable and welcoming but it’s small, the shower doesn’t work well because the water is cold.

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OPEN HOUSE AT INS

THALASSA 2015

Showing the school to the families

By Helena Oset

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Wednesday 25th February 2015 was open house

at INS Thalassa. Many students offered themselves

as volunteers to show the centre and its facilities to

the families and new students.

The students of 4th ESO set up

a table to sell drinks and cakes

to raise money for their end-of-

year trip.

Inside the classrooms, students

also showed the works they

have made in the different

subjects.

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Interview to Carla López, a 4th ESO

student

Was it the first time you participated asa volunteer?

No, I do this every year.

And why do you like it?

Because I like talking to people and it’s a good experience to communicate with people and show them our high school.

Did you raise much money?

Yes! More than other days.

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HOW DID WE ARRIVE THERE? WE WENT BY COACH, WE ARRIVED THERE AT 9.30 A.M. IT

WAS AMAZING, THERE WERE A LOT OF RIDES.

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WHAT WE DID WE DO THERE? • WHEN WE ARRIVED AT 9:30 A.M, THE TEACHERS LET US

GO ALONE AROUND ALL THE PARK UNTIL 2:00 P.M.

• AT 2:00 P.M. WE HAD LUNCH IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.

• THEN AT 3:00 P.M. WE WENT ON THE RIDES AGAIN.

• AT 4.30 P.M. WE RETURNED TO THE COACH TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.

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HOW DID WE RETURN TO THE SCHOOL?

• AT 5: P.M. WE STARTED TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL.

• WE WERE VERY TIRED, HOWEVER WE SANG VERY HARD

IN THE COACH DURING THE FIRST MINUTES. BUT THEN

ALL THE PEOPLE FELL ASLEEP OR WERE IN SILENCE.

• AT 7.00 P.M. WE ARRIVED AT SCHOOL AND WE WERE

ABLE TO REST AFTER THE INTENSE HOURS WE HAD

SPENT.

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INTERVIEW TO POL ARANCÓN • GABRIEL: WHAT WAS THE WEATHER LIKE?

• POL: IT WAS A SUNNY DAY.

• GABRIEL: DID YOU LIKE THE DAY?

• POL: YES, IT WAS AMAZING.

• GABRIEL: WHAT DID YOU EAT?

• POL: I ATE A CHEESE HAMBURGER AND A REFRESHMENT.

• GABRIEL: WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPEAT THIS OUTING?

• POL: YES, IT WAS A PERFECT DAY WITH MY FRIENDS.

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eTwinning project

Time Capsule

by Xènia, Laia, Saida and Marta

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What is eTwinning? Etwinning is a community where teachers and students of schools all over Europe exchange opinions, give ideas and carry out projects.

What did the students of 3rd of ESO group 2 did?

The project that we have carried out is called “The time capsule” and it consists of deciding what objects of our century we must put in a box and bury so that the people of the next century can know how we live now.

First we have writtenletters about ourselves, then we have exchanged ideas with all the members of “the time capsule” project from the other countries. Also we have made Christmas cards and we have given our ideas about what we can put in the capsule time through the etwinning twinspace. Then we have taking some photos.

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Interview: (Saida Payan)

• Did you like this experience?

Yes, I think this project is interesting. I’d like to know how people lived in the past.

• What do you like put in the capsule of time?

I would like to put one CD that collects the best singles of the moment.

• Did you like exchange opinions whit different people of Europe?

Yes, because it’s a way of knowing about the cultures of the other countries in the world.

• Would you like to repeat this project?

Yes, but I’ll prefer to carry out another project.

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XVI ‘‘EXPORECERCA

JOVE’’ Anna Delmás Bonet

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‘‘EXPORECERCA JOVE’’

• From the 26th to 28th March the the sixteenth edition of the Young Exporesearch (Exporecerca Jove) was held in the URL-La Sallecampus. The INS Thalassa took part in it for the first time with three projects, with students of 1st and 2nd ESO.

• Ona Aldea, Álvaro Ares, Paula Hernández and Júlia Martín from 2nd ESO won the award of "Science in Society": consisting of a set of books. They made a 3D book thinking of diversity. The name of their project was “design and creation of a book for 3D primary and/or visually impaired”.

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INTERVIEW TO ONA ALDEA, ONE OF THE WINNERS OF

THE SCIENCE AND SOCIETY AWARD. • What’s the '‘Exporecerca Jove''?

• It’s an international competition. First of all, apart from doing experimental work, you have to present a report to be accepted in the contest. If so, there are three days when you go to La Salle University, where it takes place. There each group has its stall where the project is exhibited. During the three days people come and ask you about your project, but also the judges come to assess your work.

• How did you have the idea of a digital book?

• My technology teacher, instead of following the normal syllabus of the book, decided that we could make a three-dimensional book for of 5th and 6th primary pupils. Each group had to find the information they believe was necessary to put it in the book. As we had to put some material in relief, we thought that the book could also be aimed at people that are visually impaired.

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• How does it feel knowing that you’re helping people and you have won an award for that?

• I feel very good knowing that I have been able to help many people who needed some help, and above all it was a surprise to have won. The whole group did an excellent work.

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EL PORT DE MASNOU

By: María Martí Rodríguez

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ACTIVITIES THEY DID

• This week the students of 4th of ESO went sailing in Masnou. They went and returned by bike along the beach.

• The first activity they carried out was in groups of three or four.

• They listened to the monitor’s explanations, and then they tried to do it.

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INTERVIEW to Nicole Torrent

• Maria: Did you enjoy yourself?

• Nicole: Yes, I did! It was awesome.

• Maria: Did you stay all day there?

• Nicole: No, we stayed there from 11:30 till 2:30 more or less

• Maria: Would you like to repeat it?

• Nicole: Yes, I would.

• Maria: Was the water cold?

• Nicole: Yes, it was very cold.

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The course

0 Two months ago Thalassa’s AMPA organised a public presentation course for students that are shy or want to enhance their public presentations. The course lasted six hours.

0 The teacher, Marta, gave the students many tips not to get nervous or not to be without words. She explained us how to control the voice level and speed, too.

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Interview to Marc Ramos 0 Interviewer : Why did you enrol the course?

0 Marc: because I wanted to improve my speaking skills when talking on my you tube channel and for our presentations at school, too.

0 Interviewer: Which was the trick that helps you more?

0 Marc: The trick that helps me more was the trick 4 . It says that when you get without words, you can ask to the listeners to give you time to remember. That was a good trick!

0 Interviewer: Do you think that the teacher explains well and make the classes funny and short?

0 Marc: I think that Marta is nice and explains very well, we do a lot of practices and oral exercises, so the classes seem shorter . I really enjoy them.

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0 Interviewer: Was the course helpful to you?

0 Marc: Yes, now when I’m making a video I remember all the tricks and I speak more fluently and I am less ashamed when I have to speak.

0 Interviewer: Do you recommend it?

0 Marc RM: Yes, especially to shy people or people that have stage fright.

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B Y : S A R A M O N T A L B Á N

THE MINES IN GAVÀ

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INTRODUCTION

• On the 4th of May the students of first of ESO of INS

Thalassa went to “Les mines de Gavà”, the Gavà

mines.

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INTERVIEW TO: CARLOTA ROIGET

• Where did you go?

o We went to “Les mines de Gavà”.

• When did you go there?

o We went there on the 4th of May.

• Who did you go with?

o We went only 1st of ESO.

• What did you do there?

o We visited the mines, they told us how they lived, how to distinguish a man from a woman, how they hunted…

• What was the best part of the day?

o The best part of the day was when we started to do the activities, that consisted on saying whether the skull was of a man or of a woman.

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RUSCULTURA by Aina Lobera

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1st ESO students and teachers have participated in the project: Open systems. Experimental artistic and scientific creativity

of MAGBA.

They've done a project on bees, and they've called it “Ruscultura”. The students have made a honeycomb and they've drawn a giant bee, they didn't have much budget, so they've done everything

with cardboard and wood brought from home. But the honeycomb looks very well!

It's a very good project because it's a multidisciplinary work. In technology they've made the drawing of the honeycomb, in art they've learned how to do a hexagon, in mathematics

they've worked with bubbles, in music they've done percussion With hexagonal instruments, etc... They also have spoken with a specialist about the bee venom and he has explained them

many interesting things, and the 25th of march they made the presentation and a excursion to MAGBA .

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Photograpy of the excursion to MAGBA

Photograpy of one of the honeycombs

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INTERVIEW TO JUDIT PADRÓS (student of 1st ESO)

- What is the thing you've liked most of the project about the bees? The most I've liked of the project is working in team and working with my friends.

- Do you think this project is useful for you?

Yes, because I've learned a lot of new things like to organize myself.

- What did you learn while you were doing this project? I've learned the bees are very important for our life, and we are destroying

them.

- What is the thing you like most of the excursion to the MAGBA? I didn't go to the MAGBA, but the person who went told me that it was great!

- Did you like the project? Do you recommend it to other courses?

Of course! It was very funny. I recommend it to the other courses, because thus they know what is happening in the world and they collaborate in a cause (taking care

of the bees).

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“POSEM-LI PEBROTS AL

CÀNCER”

BY ANNA MARTÍN

• Last February, Thalassa SUMA collaborated in a campaign to

raise money for the fight against cancer.

• Their work consisting on selling peppers in bags

• that cost 1.50€ each. This campaign took

• place in every Condis supermarket in Montgat.

• There were 12 Thalassa Suma volunteers who

• sold them in pairs in shifts.

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Interview to Xènia Payan

• How much money did you collect?

• I think that more than a thousand euros,

• but I don’t know exactly

• Which organisation was the money for?

• Oncolliga

• Did you sell all the peppers?

• Yes, we did.

• Was it the first time you take part in a Thalassa SUMA project?

• No, I have taken part in more projects like the “cavalcada” (Three Wise Men parade).

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Sports Thalassa Suma

Daniel Dávila 73

• Thalassa Suma helps many associations and in this case it helped the sport in the BH 2015 Montgat race. It is not the first time they help this race. It helped to control the road, to check the clocks and that no racer was thirsty.

• This race took place on March 29th and there were two different distances: the first one that consisted of 5km and the second one 10km. The person who organized the race this year was Sergio del Rio.

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Interview to Sergio del Rio

• What was the experience of being the coach of this race like?

So great!! I’m proud to be one of them, an opportunity that I like sharing with the people from Montgat. This race is not for us but for the people who need it so the slogan of this race is "if you run, they win “. • What did the Thalassa Suma volunteers had

to do to help you? They had to control the road, check that the clocks didn’t stop, or that no one remained dehydrated. • Are you proud of this race? Honestly, this is one of the many races that I organize and I'm very happy to do what I do and how I do it for those who need it.

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By Lidia Toledo

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Thalassa Suma has participated in a battery collection competition where students, teachers and families had to try to take as many batteries as possible to the institute.

The contest lasted a month and involved all the high schools in Catalonia.

The school that collected more batteries earned money for the centre.

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Lidia: Have you brought any batteries? and if you have, how many?

Laura: Yes, yes I have brought fifteen batteries.

Lidia: Why did you decide to bring batteries? Laura: Because it was a great way to recycle

and also to help the school to get money. Lidia: Do you know people who have brought

more batteries for the contest? Laura: Yes, many of my friends have brought

batteries.

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By Víctor González Jiménez

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*On the 24th of February, the

students of 3r ESO went to visit the

Leche Pascual company.

*When we arrived there. one woman

take all the class to a room and

explained us how the milk was made

and the history of the company. After

that, they let us try their products

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**What did you find the most interesting

about the trip?

*The thing that I like the most was the

machines that prepared the milk.

*What did you find the most boring

thing about the trip?

*The explanation about how the milk is

made and the history of the company.

*Do you think the trip was worth?

*Yes, because I learn a lot.

*Do you like the batch of products they

offered us?

*Yes, the things that they gave us were

delicious, they were really tasteful so I

ate half the batch in one day.

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What’s up at INS Thalassa? Did you like it?

Yes? Well, very soon you’ll have our next issue.

Have a nice summer 2016!

Magazine written by the 3rd of ESO students at INS Thalassa (Montgat)

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