WHAT IS HALLOWEEN?

Watch this video lesson by Teacher Ronnie from Engvid.com to learn about Halloween tradition:

FLORA A GRACE

BY FÁTIMA GONZÁLEZ-ALLER, BTO2A

"Flora and Grace" is a book written by Maureen Lee, a British novelist. "Flora and Grace" is set in the summer of 1944 in Switzerland. Flora finds herself holding a baby in a train station after his mother gave him to her before she was taken to a concentration camp. This book is an amazing representaion of how complex our lives can be, and how we do not live separate lives; we interact with each other. This book clearly represents how our lives can be affected by such drastic and unexpected factors, just like what happened to Flora. It also teaches us about the beauty of motherhood; this love is taught through the way Flora loves the boy as if she was her actual mother. Also, this connection between a mother and her son is best shown through the sacrifice Grace (the baby's mother) made by saving her son's life, no matter how hard it was for her.

THE HOST, BY STEPHANIE MYERS

BY BEATRIZ BOLADO, BTO2A

“The Host” by Stephenie Meyer: My review.

The Host is a science-fiction and romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. The idea of this book is alien souls who travel from planet to planet, taking the inhabitant species and learning about their ways of life.

In my opinion, Stephenie Meyer did a good job with this book because it's something different from "Twilight" Saga. The characters have very special personalities, and Melanie, the human whose body is being handled by Wanderer, the host, was very interesting to read. The ending of this book was very touching, probably the best part of the whole book.

However, the book takes much too long to get interesting. The first pages were so boring to read because they repeated the same things again and again.

In general, this book is a good read if you have nothing else to do. The beginning is so frustrating, but the novel has some plot twists that make it a good story to read.

TWITTER

BY JAIME SANTIAGO, 2BTO-D

Twitter is a type of social network in which users submit "little messages" (140 characters or less), called tweets, in which users write all kinds of things, such as news, videos, photos or simply "rubbish". These messages are public and any user could read it, but you can also privatize the acCount and your tweets will not be public, that is, only the users you want will be able to read your tweets. To read other user´s tweets, you click on "follow" and you becOme his follower, so you can read all his tweets without having to go into his profile. In my opinion, Twitter is a very useful information tool if used effeciently, but most users don't use it THAT WAY.

RIHANA

Reading, Listening, Grammar and Vocabulary activity about the famous singer Rihana:
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MOBILES & COMPUTERS: GOOD OR BAD THINGS?

BY CLAUDIA SALAGRE, 2BTO-B

Computer and mobile phone are new technologies. Many people say that they are some of the best invention of the century, but for me, they can be antisocial and addictive things.

Last summer I had my new mobile phone with Android. It was fantastic, because I could chat with my friends when I wanted and I could surf on the Internet.

At first, all was fantastic but then, I couldn´t stop using the mobile phone and I didn't do other important things, like studying or speaking with the people that ARE near me, because I was always chatting.

In conclusion, mobile phone and computer are very useful and good things if you know when you have to stop using them and you are responsible. For me, one of my intentions is to be responsible and not use the mobile phone from Monday to Friday, only AT indispensable moments.

MESSI AND THE GOLDEN BALL

BY ANA FERNÁNDEZ, 2BTO-B

Many people believe that the Golden Ball which was given by FIFA to Lionel Messi is totally fair, but is the real truth or the opinion of a few people? In my opinion, it is an opinion of small groups of people.

It is true that Lione Messi is a player who has much technique, but that doesn´t make him the best football player. People think IT DOES, because they are of Barcelona and others because of a theory.

Other people don´t say that, they think that nominees like Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta or others are chosen before the selection. They believe that some of them score more goals or win more competitions.

As a conclusion, only a few of people vote for this selection. To my mind, Iker Casillas is the best football player of the world and he deserved it.