Córdoba, my new home

Hi friends! How are you? I'm so happy here. I thought this change was going to be difficult and tough, but now (2 months later) I must say that the change is ok for me. But also a little difficult. New home and new things inside it, new neighbors, new classmates, new friends in an academy, etc. A lot of things in a short time so it can't be easy. 

Entrance of the urbanization

I live now outside Córdoba. In a big urbanization near the city. My home is like a dream for me. I have a communal pool, a long garden and the most important thing: I can relax. In Montoro, the people always shout in the street and I heard them all the time and in Córdoba too. Live in a urbanization is better than in a city if we value the noises. But I like Montoro too. I also live there. Normally, at the weekends my family and me back to our town and have a good days.
I'm studing in 'IES López Neyra'. It's in Figueroa's neighborhood. I think that there are a lot of students. And the high school is smaller than Santos Isasa and its ''break time's place''. One curiosity about this school is the classes. We can't stay in the same classroom to all the subjetcs. For example, when I study maths, I go to one of the 5 classes of maths lessons. We are 4º ESO D, and we're 25 students. But I go to 'Lopez Neyra' only twice a week. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, I study in the music school. It's in the other part of Córdoba, but I prefer it. It's near my home and also, there are only the musicians students (so there are not so people).
This summer was also incredible for me! I was all the day in the swimming pool with my new neighbors. And now, I play football! Jajaja (It isn't usually in me). 
I know you are going to have a B1 this year, and I go to a bilingual high school but if I am in the musician's part, I can't be a bilingual student, so I go to the Britanic Academy next to Carrefour. We learn there with native teachers. I think that I will have a good english level at the end of the year.
Now, I'm going to work with you. In this blog! Maybe in several weeks I can post an entry about last year. And also, I want to post the obligatories entries and comment in your texts. It's like if I am in 4º ESO B with you :)
And how was your summer? And the classes after it? Is there a new girl? Please, say everything to me :D

Music School

                      THE THANKGIVINGS DAY

The other day en class, I showed you a presentation of one of my favourites day, that it is THANKSGIVING, and I was talking about the day, the food and their tradition, but now I'm going to tell you more about his history.

Is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the UNITED STATES and on the second Monday of October IN CANADA. Although it is celebrated in many countries more. 

But there are a lot os different stories about their origins depending of the country, but finally all the stories are for the same reason. In Spain, this day it's called "Dia de Accion de Gracias".

The people normally meet together to dinner and have fun all the family or friends, the usually eat a large roasted turkey or baked which is tradionally accompanied with cornbread and served with jelly sauce. 

CORNBREAD 



                       JELLY SAUCE






Besides vegetable dishes are usually served like green beans, sweet potato and mashed potatoes with gravy; also usually served a variety of desserts, pie being the most popular pumpkin. 

 PUMPKIN

                 SWEET   POTATOE




HERE there is a video very  funny that explains you also the thanksgiving and it's important that you see it to answer the questions and learn more about this day.

QUESTIONS:

1) Do you celebrated this day of thanksgiving? Why?
2) Do you ever tried some of the food showed before?
3) Which sport usually people see while their prepare the thaksgiving? (Video)
4) What do you think about this day?
5) Which president stablished this day? (Video)

Thank you and sorry for be late to post.

And you, what is your favourite football team?

As my favourite football team is the Real Madrid, I'm going to tell you some things about it.

Real Madrid is a professional football club based in Madrid,Spain.

Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the team has traditionally worn a white home kit since.

It is one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight of Spanish football, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona is known as 'The Classic' (El Clásico).

The club's nearest neighbour is Atlético Madrid, a rivalry being shared between fans of both football teams.

On 24 May 2014, Real Madrid defeated city rivals Atlético Madrid in the Champions League Final winning their first European title since 2002, in which it's known by Real Madrid fans as La Décima. The final was played on 24 May 2014 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.

The stadium of Real Madrid is the Santiago Bernabeu, renamed in honour of their former chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, is one of the world's most famous and prestigious football venues.

As you know, the Real Madrid has won ''La Decima'' and they made a new anthem called ''Hala Madrid''. Here you can listen it, for me, it's incredible.

QUESTIONS

1. And you, what is your favourite football team?

2. Have you ever been in a football stadium? In wich one?

3. Have you ever been in a football match of your favourite team?

4. If you have enough money to go to a football match, to wich one you would go?

IDEAL HOLIDAYS

Everybody pass all the year wanting that the holidays comes really fast,above all the teenagers because we spend a lot of time study,doing homework or learning things in the high schools.

But finally,anyone  know what activities do during the summer. 

I think we need do something to enjoy and forget the time and I am going to show you some examples of good things to do.

Usually and in Spain most of the people go to the beach to disconnect ,to sunbathe and to swim in the sea . If you like this , we are lucky because in our country we have a lot of good beaches to have fun and forget the problems .

This photo is Cabo de Gata in Almeria ( Andalucia) . A lot of people travel to this place to enjoy the views and the sea. It is one of the few unspoilt beaches 

of Spain . 

In Cádiz there are also incredible sandy beaches where the blue of the sea is involved with the blue of the sky . These are good options to have a great holidays and where you can play a lot of sports and discover wonderfull places .

Other side if you prefer do rural or cultural tourism you can go to other cities or countries to discover other types of cultures or ancient historic period through monuments or different places .

This is one of the most incredible cities of Spain . The picture show us 
the Segovia ´s Acueduct . The cities contain a lot of places to visit and a high amount of ancient monuments but like this there are many cities in Spain for example Salamanca, Oviedo, Barcelona , Santiago de Compostela ,Granada,etc..  

But each person is different some of them prefer go to a cruise along the Mediterranean sea or travel along the Pacific ocean like you can see in the photos below the text . Also some people decide go to the mountains to practise different sports like ski or climb and to feel the adrenalin in their bodies .

  

  

In conclusion it isn´t possible to pass the holidays in your house and doing nothing because if you want to enjoy the summer and have fun with your family, your friends or anyone you can do it but remember: you must tell us all the details of the travel . 

Here you have some questions to ask and tell us something about your holidays: 
 1. When was last time did you travel to other country?
 2. Do you usually go to the beach in summer?
 3. When you travel to enjoy the holidays who are your companions?
 4. What do you want to do during this holidays?
 5. In the future , if you have money and the possibility to travel , where will you go?

Thanks you very much for your attention and your comments. See you soon in the school.  

CONGRATULATIONS?

  What is more important for people?

  Yesterday, was the Champion's final and the Real Madrid won, they were the Champion's winners. People think that this was an historic act which everybody have to remember but.. Is it really important?

                                  

  Everyday hundred of people died because of diseases like cancer or other types of illness, and the govern spent our money in tings like this. The Real Madrid has private buses and flies too, meanwhile the scientists don't have money to do investigations about diseases so, they can't progress with any cure. However, people never think about it and they prefer say nothing and go on although the problems be there, just by their side.

Today, 25th May are the elections of the European Congress but people give more importance to football matches than the elections. It seems that football is who give money to people and not govern, today many people haven't gone to vote because of the success of yesterday and I ask this people..
                                        Are they who give you money for live?

YOU HAVE THE ANSWER TO THE COUNTRY. YOU COUNT.

TOMORROWLAND

Tomorrowland is a large electronic music festival held in Belgium. It used to be organized as a joint venture by he original founders together with ID&T. The festival takes place in the town of Boom, Belgium and has been organized since 2005. It has since become one of the most notable global music festivals.
                                                                                                                                                                   

The first edition of the festival took place on August 14th, 2005. The second festival, on July 30, 2006. The third year, the festival lasted two days for the first time in its history, taking place on July 28 and 29, 2007.   

Tomorrowland was completely sold out and had over 180,000 visitors. David Guetta, Nervo, Swedish, House Mafia, Avicii, Tiësto, 2ManyDJ's, Brodinski, and dozens of others performed. It was voted the best festival of its kind in the world at the International Dance Music Awards in 2012.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   TIËSTO

           DAVID GUETTA                                                        

   

Now, we can see a few of the festival of Tomorrowland:

Questions:

1.- Would you like to go to Tomorrowland? Why?

2.- Which of the dj's do you like more?

3.- Where is Tomorrowland celebrated?

4.- What do you think about Tomorrowland?

5.- Did you like it? Why?

TATOOS

  

 Hello! Today I will talk about something

 that I really like, tattoos. Tattoos serve to

 express more than a drawing, represent

 what we like or remember facts of our life

 that we never forget and mark them on our skin.

People who are dedicated to making tattoos are artists because they draw great and they have a lot of imagination to make a picture can mean so much to someone.

My favorite tattoo artist is called Teresa, she was the winner of "Best Ink" in the second season, she earned $ 100,000, she does great tattoos, as you can see in the picture, it's the tattoo that she made to her boyfriend.

Before read my text, answer the questions:

1.- Do you like tatoos? Why?

2.- Would you like to have a tattoo? Why?

3.- Do you know some tattoo artist?

4.- Do you know someone that have a tattoo?