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WHOSE BIOGRAPHY WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ABOUT?

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Hello everybody and welcome to the blog!  This week we’ll talk about biographies, how are they made and we’ll also see some important people's biographies. In the first place, a biography must start with an opening, where we get to know about person’s life, birth place, childhood and adulthood, age, etc. Then we talk about important facts and relevant discoveries and events. Finally we can add an ending where we make a general conclusion of the facts we've talked about. I really think that biographies are essential to learn about our history and recognise the people who’ve changed the world.  Personally, I would like to read about the Wright brothers, who invented the plane, Nikola Tesla, with the Three-phase engine, Edison, with the light bulb, the cinema, the phonograph… and plenty of other inventions that created today's world. Let me know what biography would you like to read about in the comments! See you next week!

EUROPASS

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Hello students, welcome to my blog. This week I want to tell you something you might find very interesting. Let me introduce you to Europass. Europass is a program designed by the European Commission. The objective is to encourage European citizens, investing in education, in order to improve and develop his skills. Europass also wants to give publicity to students and show them to different international enterprises, willing to give you the best future possible. How to participate? You must make a video divided in two parts. In the first part, you have to show your abilities in a concrete field. Secondly, you must apply those abilities in your Europass account. The video mustn't last more than 30 seconds and you can do it in English or Spanish, that’s up to you. The deadline is on 13th March, so what are you waiting for? Send your video and wait for a reply, you have nothing to lose and everything to win.

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

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  Hello everybody and welcome again!  This week we’ll discuss a really relevant topic in my opinion. Is the educational system well organized? Nowadays, people must study until 16, after completing secondary school, then they choose their own way, or that's what it is supposed to be. In reality, if you want to go to university, you must get through baccalaureate, where you will compete against other students in order to get a place in your career. The problem comes when you’ve to spend plenty of time on subjects that you’re not really interested in and are useless for your career. It’s very simple, there are lots of people that could be magnificent medics, engineers or politicians, but because of the time they’re wasting on these subjects, they can not focus on the ones that are essential for their future.  They are also suffering from work exploitation, let me explain. Most of the students wake up at 6.30, they go to school from 8.15 to 14.45, then they come home, have a...

GLOBAL WARMING AND POLLUTION

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  Hello everybody and welcome again! Today I’m introducing a new section, it’s called “World problems”. In this section we will talk about many actual problems, analyzing them and proposing possible solutions. First of all, we will talk about Global warming and Pollution. These two problems go together, light, water and air pollution affect global warming as a result of a change in atmosphere’s behavior. Global warming is probably the most dangerous problem and if it keeps going like that the heat will start melting the ice caps, raising the sea levels and flooding many continents. We must do something to stop this and we must do it now! If we think we can find plenty of solutions, for example recycling, using green transport and work with green energy in order to avoid the pollution and global warming levels. It is a community task, little movements can make a big change. I hope you join the cause. We must save our planet, if we don't, where will we leave?

DISCUSSION

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Hi everybody and welcome again! Today I’ll show you how to organise and plan a debate, sharing with you many useful tips that you can use in your discussions. First of all, you must search for information that will reinforce your arguments but you shouldn’t only search for your topic information, let me explain. If you also explore the opposite part in order to know about your rival arguments you will have weapons against them. During the discussion you must respect the turn. If you don’t do it, you’ll be kicked out of the debate. You should also use a formal register and respect your opponent. Finally, I really recommend you to structure your ideas from least to most important. In this way your last word will be your heaviest argument and will let them thinking. Let me know if you found these tips helpful! See you next week!

HOW TO MAKE A NARRATION

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Hello everybody and welcome again! This week I’ll show you how to make a narrative, his structure and many tips that you might find helpful. Let’s start with the structure. In a narrative we can find three different parts: Introduction, Heart and Ending. In the introduction we present the characters, the place and the time where the act takes part. It is also important to introduce the plot soon and make it as interesting and mysterious as you can in order to create expectation. The heart is the part where you must develop the plot, creating thrilling situations. Here you should also develop the characters changing their way of thinking and behaviour while the plot progresses. Finally, in the ending you must solve the plot and choose between an open ending, if you want to continue the story in a following chapter, or a close ending, to completely close the plot. I hope you found this post helpful. See you next week!

RECOMMENDATIONS

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H ey, whats on? I’m thankful to you for all the support you’re giving to the blog and I hope that we can keep growing and creating such a great community. In relation to last week’s post, today I’ll make some recommendations of films and TV series that you can watch in order to improve your English comprehension and speaking. First of all, we’ll talk about Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad talks about an unhappy man with an unhappy life. But his life radically changed when he noticed that he had cancer. He doesn’t want to spend all of his money on the treatment, because he has a family and he can’t leave them without nothing, so he starts making drugs, getting involved in tons of problems, making an incredibly exciting series that will leave you astonished more than once. Peaky Blinders Peaky Blinders is one of my favorite series. It's based on the first half of the 20th century in the old Birmingham, England, a city without law where corruption is a habit. Thomas Shelby, our main charact...

MY ENGLISH PLAN

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  Hi everybody and welcome again! Today I'll show you my English student plan in order to share many useful tips that may help you with the subject. To start with, I actually think that the most important parts of the subject are writing and speaking because those two are the ones that you will actually use in life. Personally, last year I had some issues with writing. That made me realize that I must focus and look for ways to improve it. One of the things I've learnt is that you mustn't forget to study vocabulary. It is essential if you want to have a filled essay and don't have any missing words. Moreover, watching series and films in English is probably the best way to practice listening, increase your vocabulary and learn helpful expressions that you can use in your conversations. In conclusion, if you want to have a deep english knowledge you must emphasize in writing, listening and speaking. I hope you found this post helpful. See you next week!