LUXURY HOTELS FOR PETS

BY BLANCA BESTEIRO, BTO2A

Nowadays, a relevant topic in our sociecity is the excessive care and attention to pets. In a lot of cases, this fact is taken to the extreme: elegant pet clothes, caviar for dogs,etc. But the most astonishing example TO me is the "pet palace".

The pet palace is a pet hotel which is considerably better than a basic kennel, which is generally composed of several cages and a large stock of tinned food. The hotel pet takes animal accomodation to a completely new level. This type of hotel is very famous in Japan.

People choose this option when they travel and they don´t know where to leave their pets.This is due to the fact that they know their pets will be living in luxury at a five stars hotel. The hotel consists of 170 rooms for up to 250 animals, varying from a relatively standard cage at the modest rate of 28$ a night, to an incredible 1000$ luxury suite. This is just about twice the price of a room at a mind-range hotel for humans. If you combine this with the facilities offered, such as veterinary care, hairdressing services, exercise field, pet gym, the owners will be able to relax on the beach , comforted by the hotel´s slogan: "Enjoy your travel overseas knowing that your pet is in good hands".

In my opinion,pets are having much more than their owners!

I would like to say that this type of place is an absolutely nonsense, because nowadays there are a lot of people which die due to hunger while a lot of animals are eating caviar and going to the hairdresser.Nowadays people waste their money without control, not thinking about the others.

SAFAHAIKUS II

BY CAROLINA CHEN @CarelessCarolyn, #BTO2A

I
When there's no longer
Heros, damsels nor castles
That's what we call life.

II 
In the middle of
Powder hidden young facets,
Your clean face I spot.

III
Hundred years I change
For this chance to be the wind
That caress your face.

IV
Wanted summer gift
Green dress over sweet red flesh
Watermelon is.

V
Slender blue figure,
waltzing miles above the ground.
Sir, coffee or tea?

VI
With you, feeling alone.
What use of me is your being,
when your heart's long gone?

VII
Looking at the moon
No longer longing for joy.
Dreams broken too soon.

VIII
Naive little angels
Tearing away butterfly's wings,
Innocent, yet cruel.

IX
Nights with the lights up
endless work just to witness
Your approving nod.

X
Morning: eyes dropping.
Afternoon: minutes counting.
Night: sloth long time gone!

XI
It's time to hand in
Homework of Maths'n' History.
You got to help me!

XII
Tic, toc! Look! The time!
Hours facing this white paper
Thinking of a rhyme.

THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLS

BY JÉSSICA FERNÁNDEZ, BTO2A

Many people believe that in the future schools won't have books and teachers, but is this really true? In my opinion, schools are always changing because of technology.

In the future, Internet connections will be the biggest protagonists, though they will have taken all necessary steps so that teenagers surf without any danger. Books and tests will disappear because students will no longer need them as they will find everything they need in computers.

What's more, I think that there will be activities in which the students will work with other schools in a cooperative way although they don't know each other. Absent students will be able to follow the class on-line, and in addition, the guardianship can be on-line too.

In conclusion, I think that education of now and future will not be the same as the traditional one, because technology has acquired more importance than usual.

ATHLETICS

BY NURIA DÍAZ, BTO2C (@2Cenfurecidos)

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS

WERE ARE OFF!
DISCONNECTED DURING EASTER HOLIDAYS :)

CLOTHING

#miniTest CLOTHING:
http://t.co/KmltNk4rpH
#vocabulary by @bbcle

BEAT THE KEEPER

Idioms vocabulary game http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/2009/09/090911_btk_teacher.shtml by @bbcle

BLOWN AWAY

Have you ever felt BLOWN AWAY?
Discover the meaning here: It
http://www.englishbaby.com/mobile/lesson?id=6577 #vocabulary by EnglishBaby.com

SHAPES

#vocabulary #miniQuiz SHAPES (pentagon, circle...) http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1522_shapes by @bbcle

#TINYSTORY1 BY BTO2C

Micro-stories written and posted on Twitter by BTO2C students:
www.twitter.com/#TinyStory1

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: PROS & CONS

Listen to Rafael & Lili talking about Pros & Cons of PUBLIC TRANSPORT http://www.englishbaby.com/mobile/lesson?id=6571#home #listening by EnglishBaby.com

GOOGLE GLASS

BY INMA MOLINERO, ESO4C

Google Glass is a wearable device in the shape of glasses with a small screen and a camera at the right top of it developed by Google. The good thing about it is that you can communicate with the internet, take pictures, record videos, and do many other functions via voice commands. From my point of view, it's fascinating, as I see it as a huge step for technology. It can be interesting to do everything you can do with a smartphone hands-free.

On the other hand, there's always the price issue. It is said that the price won't go below $500 in 2014 - which is far from what most people can afford - and won't be worth it because of the lack of apps at the beggining.

In any case, I'm quite convinced it will be very successful by the year 2016 - if there aren't loads of competitors by then.

HOW TO DO WRITING EXAMS BETTER

#Writing exams? 4 tips to do it better by BBCLE http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page11.shtml

HOW TO JUGGLE

BY DAVID MONSALVE, ESO4D

5 UNCOMMOM ADJECTIVES TO SOUND NATIVE

DO PARENTS AND CHILDREN AGREE WITH BILINGUAL SCHOOLS?

BY LOURDES REINA, ESO4D

Today, education is so important, and almost all shools want to improve their students marks, and with them children can learn a lot of English.

In my opinion, bilingual schools are not bad although my friends and more people think so. In these schools, you don't learn only your language, but you can learn two languages at the same time. You'll learn a lot of grammar, vocabulary, expreSSions, and even you can travel to foreign places in which you can understand everything.

So finally, I advise you a bilingual school for your children and their great education.

SHOT ME DOWN, BY DAVID GUETTA

Enjoy this great music with lyrics by David Guetta and Skylar Grey:

LYRICS:

I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play

Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down

Music played and people sang
Just for me the church bells rang

Now he's gone I don't know why
Until this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

REVISION OF TENSES & VERBS

#miniQuiz REVISION OF TENSES & VERBS http://t.co/gu39UOmHFh by @bbcle

WHAT IS SAINT PATRICK DAY?

SAY NO TO JUNK FOOD

BY BLANCA BESTEIRO, BTO2A

I think people´s health all over the world is getting worse, because everybody is eating more and more junk food. A lot of people eat at work, and this is not comfortable, and people decide to eat something quickly, normally fast food. But the junk food could have some advantages, for example its taste. It is cheap and easy to buy.

On the other hand, it´s true that most of the aspects related to fast food are negative.

Advertising is responsible for the increasing of junk food.

Finally, as a conclusion, i think that it is convenient to invest in sports and in a good nutrition to have a healthy country. You will also feel good and pleased with yourself.

According to experts, one TIP for everybody is walking everyday and doing many other activities such as using stairs instead of lifts, walking to work or school, drinking a litre of water every day, and deciding what type of food we want to eat carefully.