The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

Hey bloggers!

Today I’m going to talk about The Vampire Diaries.

The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.

The series is set in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town with supernatural history since the 19th century.

It follows the life of Elena Gilbert, a teenage girl who has just lost her parents in a car accident. She falls in love with a 165 years old vampire named Stefan Salvatore. Their relationship becomes complicated when Stefan’s older brother Damon Salvatore returns with a plan to bring back their past love Katherine Pierce, a vampire who looks exactly like Elena.

Firstly, Damon is the villain and goes against his brother to force him to become a vampire, but later they reconcile and Damon falls in love with Elena.

As the series goes on, both brothers protect Elena as they face various vampire villains like Katherine and threats to their own town.

The brothers’ history is revealed through flashbacks while the series drama happens.

The main characters are:

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce

Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore

Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore

Steven McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert

Candice King as Caroline Forbes

Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennet

Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan

Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

 Laura S. A.

4th ESO B

Operación Triunfo

“Operación Triunfo” better known as OT, is a Spanish television contest with the objective of finding new fingers. The directors of this program prepare castings all around Spain. At the end, they select 18 contestants who have to sing at the “Gala 0” because they only can be 16 and the jury has to select the 16 participants. This contest is very repetitive, every week they give a song to the contestants, and they have to prepare it for the “Gala”. They have different lessons throughout the day for example they do fitness, yoga, dance… but they also have singing lessons or interpretation lessons. The “galas” are broadcasted live on Mondays. There is an APP so you can vote for your favourite and you can save the nominated. You can also see the news of the day.

At the “galas” they sing and and at the end of the “gala” the presenter says who is the favourite and the favourite can’t be nominated. Also the judge has to nominate 4 contestants. The teachers have to save one of the nominates and the other contestants have to save another. At the end, there will be 2 nominates and throughout the week the public can save one through the APP or calling. The winner of that contest will win 100.00 euros and the possibility to go to Eurovision. But all the contestants will record CDs of OT.

Raquel M. C.

4th ESO A

                                                           

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is an American singer who was born the 8 August 1998 in Pickering, Canada.

He began to gain popularity in the 2013, when he began to publish covers songs in Vine interpreted by him. The following year, he caught the attention of A&R of Island Records that led him to fame.

On June 26 of 2014 he published his first song, "Life of the Party" that after 24 hours, reached the 100,000 units sold. On April 14 of 2015, Shawn published his first album Handwritten, which sold more than 370 000 units in the United States.

He appeared as one of the twenty-five most influential teenagers of 2014 and 2015 in Time Magazine.

In 2016, he made his first appearance in the "30 Under 30” like the most successful young musician.

In 2016, Shawn published "Treat You Better”, the simple of his second album became his second theme between the top ten on the list Billboard Hot 100.

Nowadays, he is performing the last album Tours around the world.

In conclusion, Shawn is a young singer who has got a lot in a short time and all his fans, me too, hope more of him.

Emma P. Ll.

4th ESO A

Instagram

Instagram is a social network created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010. It is used to share images and videos and to talk with friends, with family, etc. The application allows users to take pictures, apply filters and frames if you want, and finally show them to their friends or followers. It also allows to send it to other applications like Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Instagram was originally designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod with a download from the APP Store and from its website. At the beginning of April 2012, a version was published for Android and, currently, is also download from Google Play. Since its creation, Instagram has been very popular. In November 2011, it had 12 million followers and, currently, the application has more than 100 million of active users, and it has become one of the most used apps (between the 10 most used).

The insta stories is a new option that Instagram has incorporated relatively recently and has become a great and famous success. They allow you to upload pictures or videos for 24 hours. In addition, it also presents the possibility of being able to write about the videos or photographs you made, to add emoticons or to make drawings, always facilitating the user the task. Users can carry out informal publications that will last only 24 hours and focus on presenting the rest of their followers what they are doing.

I think that Instagram is a good network to talk and inform you about the things that happen. But all with good use because it can end up being addictive and even a way to have fights. But I think it is a very good way to expose, in a careful way, your life to the world.

Laura P. H.

3rd ESO B

RCD Espanyol

It was officially founded as a football club on October 28, 1900 by a group of local students of the University of Barcelona under the name of Spanish Foot-ball Society.

It is a sports limited company based in Barcelona, Spain whose first team plays at the RCDE Stadium located between the towns of Cornellá de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat. It is owned by the Chinese company Rastar Group dedicated to the manufacture of electronic toys and online video games.

Ivan L. V.

3rd ESO B

4th ESO Project: TV news

Hi bloggers!

Breaking news!!!! A cold wave in Barcelona!!!

Travelling

In my opinion travelling is the only thing in which you spend money and at the same time you get richer. Why? Because when you travel around the world, you spend money to buy the plane tickets, the hotel... But as you visit other countries and learn new cultures, ways of life..., you enrich yourself.

When you travel, you know what happens in the world, because you see with your eyes and not through the news. Also, after visiting many countries and learning many cultures, you open your mind and you can give your opinion about your favourite way of life, so you can visit this place more times. Sometimes travelling is cheap, because have an offer o also you can save money for a time. Depending on the place that you go, it is easier and faster to go, for example going around Europe is easier and faster that going to New Zealand. In conclusion, traveling is amazing and it is the best way to meet yourself. 

Àngel V. A.

4th ESO B

Eating Fruit and Vegetables

Do you know that we have to eat five pieces of vegetables and fruits every day? Do you eat them?

The real thing is that I don't do it but it's a good habit that I should have, and you too! For this reason I was searching two easy milkshakes, one made with fruits and another one with vegetables. If you prepare these milkshakes, it will be a different and maybe more comfortable way to eat fruits and vegetables.

Orange, strawberry and banana milkshake:

INGREDIENTS

A cup of strawberries (75 g) 

1 banana 

1 cup oat milk (250 ml)

1 orange juice

3 ice cubes

PREPARATION 

Wash the strawberries and cut in half.

Peel the banana and cut into slices. 

Blend all together with oat milk.

Squeeze the orange and add it to the ice. 

Blend all very well and drink.

Spinach with kiwi and sesame milkshake

INGREDIENTS

50 gr. Fresh Spinach 

1 kiwi ripe 

1 teaspoon with ground sesame 

 Mineral water

PREPARATION 

Wash the spinach leaves and leave it in a sieve. Wash the kiwi by rubbing the surface and cut it into pieces. 

Puts the spinach and kiwi leaves in the glass whisk. Irrigate with a half glass of mineral water and grind to a fine smoothie.

Cristina M. D.

4th ESO A

Julian Savea, a Rugby Player

Hi bloggers!

Julian Savea was born in Wellington in 1990 on August 7. He is a rugby player who plays as a wing". He plays for the All Blacks.

In April 2013 he was arrested for domestic violence, from that moment he campaigned against violence.In 2008 he was accepted into the secondary school team. 

Savea was rewarded for his excellent form in the youth championship in 2010. He made his first class debut in July 2010.

Jeyson A. V.

3rd ESO B

Green Day

Hi bloggers!!!

Today I want to talk about a music band that I like. Their name is Green Day.

Green Day is an American band of pop punk and punk rock.

The group is formed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.

Billie Joe is the guitarist and singer, Mike Dirnt is the bass player and the choir singer and Tré Cool is the drummer and the choir singer.

They started in 1986 and they still continue.

They have released many albums but the most famous ones are these: Dookie (1994), Nimrod (1997), Revolution radio (2016), Insomniac (1995), American idiot (2004), Kerplunk (1991), Warning (2000) and ¡Uno,Dos, Tré! (2012)

My opinion:

I love this group and their music.

My favourite song is "Boulevard of broken dreams"

Bye!!!

Celia S. M.

3rd ESO A

Schools Song Contest, The Band

Hi bloggers!

We are preparing our participation in the Schools Song Contest!!! As you know, the song that we have chosen this year is "Mamma" (William Singe").

After watching all the posters and videos of the bands, the winners are.....

Congratulations to all of them!!! Well done!!!

Do you want to see their faces????? CLICK HERE!!!

My Magical Moment

A magical moment of my life happened at the beginning of May, 2010. It was the first time I travelled abroad. We went to Disneyland Paris, an amazing and magical world. It has been one of my best travels because it is the most beautiful site in my childhood where I saw my favourite animated characters.

Every day in the theme park, we went to the rides and we did several different activities all the day. One of them, which I loved to do, was to get signatures of all the animated characters that we found. I bought a notebook to have the signatures of all the characters. We also went to the parade that you can see in “Main Street” every day.  There it appeared all the Disney characters, for example: the princesses like Cinderella the monsters SA, Ratatouille, and more varied activities.

I spent four days there and one day in Paris. We went to Paris because he impressed me a lot since I read a book of Tea Stilton that was located in Paris the city of Love.

In Paris we visited different monuments, the most relevant like for example: Eiffel Tower, The cathedral of Notre dame. We went for a walk along the Siena River. I would have liked to be more days in Paris because I would have liked to visit more monuments and places there.

The real thing is that I do not remember everything but I would like to return to relive all those moments because I had the best sensations.

Xènia V. P.

4th ESO B

In Ten Years

In 10 years, I will have finished my studies of computer science. After finishing my degree, I will go to London to improve my English. Then, I will look for a job to save money, so I will be able to set up my computer company.

Years later, I will do a marketing course to know how to organize my company, so I can make it grow nationally. Then, I will go to other countries to make it bigger and compete with the current big brands.

Moreover, I will continue with my company until I will retire. My children will continue with the company. Once retired, I will go with my wife to travel around the world and enjoy. Once in a while, I will go to see my former workers.

Carlos H. L.

4th ESO A

Stranger Things

Stranger things is a TV series, which explains the story of a boy, Will, who got lost in the forest. When that happens, their friends go to find where he is, but without the help of any adult. The adults are also trying to find him, but not together.

Then something that anybody can explain happens. First one girl, that has mental powers, appears. Second, one person that is looking for this girl, appears killing many people. Third, the Will’s mom gets crazy because her boy does not appear. However, not only this, many amazing things are going to happen in this TV series.

All the people who like fantasy have to see it, because, this TV series is amazing, and now it just has two seasons.

From my point of view, this TV series for is amazing and incredible. I do not know why but, I like it a lot, and I cannot wait to see everything. I love this TV series, and definitely, it is my favourite TV series, for now.

 Ainara J. P.

3rd ESO B

Boxing

Boxing is one Olympic sport, in which two people usually wear protective gloves. To prepare you for boxing, you have to run for the endurance and you have to hit the sack.  You need to have many reflexes for the combats.

It consisted in 12 rounds of three minutes each. One combat can last 36 minutes one combat, and who gets the most points wins. If one boxer falls on the floor, the assault is finished. You can be disqualified for breaking a rule. For girls, the assaults are 2 minutes and between the assaults is 1 minute.

 The most famous boxers are: Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis , Mike Tyson, Julio César Chávez, These people won many assaults.

Judith I. G.

3rd ESO B

"La que se avecina", the TV series

Hi bloggers!
“La que avecina” is my favourite TV series. I see it in FDF channel at lunchtime every day. I really like it. 
It is about a community of neighbours, which is funny. There is no a clear protagonist, but some characters are more important than others. For me, the two most important and at the same time funniest characters are Antonio and Amador. 

On the ground floor, Maite lives with her four children. Right now, she has a lot of money, but she had even lived in a garage. Maite is a famous writer and he pays Amador a salary, so he will not ask her for a divorce. In front of her, it lives a rich politician who has had three women. On the first floor, there is an old woman who only annoys the neighbours. Antonio is also a little bit crazy. He has a fish shop, and his wife is a housewife. A young couple lives on the attic; he is a computer technician and she is an actress. They have a daughter. Finally, there is a young girl who lives with Enrique’s daughter, and she is a psychologist. It is a very funny TV series that I recommend you.  

Paul R. R.

3rd ESO A

E3

It is called Electronic Entertainment Expo and this is the reason why it has this name, because of the three E.

E3 2017 is the most important video game fair of the year. Large companies such as Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and publishers such as Activision, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Bandai Namco or Square-Enix show their strongest titles for the following year.

There is a great variety of games and several companies that collaborate in the event.

Joel C. F.

4th ESO B

It, the movie

This movie explains the story of seven children in Derry. One of the child's brother is missing. He thinks he fell down the sewer so he goes with his friends to find him. A clown appears to each one of them, scaring them with their biggest fears. All of them together go to the sewer to fight the clown (also named "it") and they are able to find his brother. Lastly, they defeat the clown, they get out of the sewer and continue with their lives.

 Paula G. M.

4th ESO A

Cameron Boyce

Cameron Boyce is a very famous actor and dancer and with only 18 years!

When he was seven years old, he started as a model in the Disney store catalogues. As he likes dancing, he left models’ world later on.

When he was eight years old, he was admitted into an actors' agency and he made many ads. Later he took part in a video clip as a dancer and actor and he participated as an unimportant actor in short films.

One important moment in his life was when Disney called him as a guest in one of his television shows. Disney discovered the talent of the boy and when Disney created the new TV series they gave him a very important role.

Now he is very famous and many teenagers have a crush on him.

Alba F. P.

3rd ESO B

The History of Football

Football was created in England in 1983. At first, football matches were of poor quality but over time they have been improving.

In football there are many types of competitions, the most important is the Champions. There are the clubs and the national teams.
There are different leagues in each country but the most important ones are the English league, the Spanish league and the German league.

Iker G. C.

3rd ESO B

OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric illness that can affect people of all ages, and it is based in obsessions. These obsessions are annoying thoughts that cause unpleasant emotions like fear, then the person does compulsions to decrease his/her distress.

Although OCD can occur at any age, there are generally two age ranges when OCD tends to appear first: - Between the ages 8 and 12.    – Between the late teen years and early adulthood.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health of the United Estates, actually about 1 in 100 adults currently have OCD. There is also at least 1 in 200 kids and teens that has OCD.

Today, we still do not know the exact cause of OCD, but some research suggests that OCD involves problems in communication between the front part of the brain and deeper structures of the brain. These brain structures use a neurotransmitter called serotonin. Some studies say that in some people, the brain circuits involved in OCD become more normal with medications that affect serotonin levels.

The most effective treatments for OCD are Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and medication. More specifically, the most effective treatments are a type of CBT called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which has a class of medications called serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRI).

Finally, there are many types of OCD and it is probable that you will have one.

Sergio L. S.

4th ESO A