More compositions from 2nd ESO students

My youngest students are working really hard so here I am again introducing you some of their compositions. This time, they had to write about "A Brave Rescue" so they let their imagination fly. This is the result:

A Brave Rescue

by Anaís González García (Group B)

He was skiing at Mongdo's Park. I was walking around with my friends when I saw him. Well, first I saw a blood puddle near a stone...Then I saw him. 

First, I thought that he was dead or something like that. I decided to phone the 911 but obviously there wasn't any service over there, so I decided to shout saying "HELP!!". Someone heard me and she called a doctor. 

Five minutes later I heard a helicopter. The situation was dangerous because it was near the top. 

At the end, the helicopter saw us and they landed near there so they could take him to a hospital. Now, he is OK. 

A Brave Rescue 

by Paula Vilariño Fernández (Group B)

The rescue happened while I was doing snowboarding in Montreal last week. 

I was with my friends and we were in a ski slope. We were skiing in the ski slope when I saw a man on the mountain. The man was asking for help. The snow was coming from the mountain behind him. 

A climber was watching the problem and he called the ambulance to help him. The ambulance went to the mountain and rescued the man. 

He was brave because in the mountain it was very cold and it was dangerous. 

In the snow

by Lucía Bernárdez Romasanta (Group A)

The rescue happened while we were on holiday in Sierra Nevada (Granada) last December. It was really exciting and I took many photos of this landscape.  

I was with my friends and we were on a sledge. We were exploring the mountain when we met four people lying on the floor. There were three girls and one boy and they were unconcious. 

An avalanche was coming from the mountain behind them. On having seen the situation, we started making a bobsled with sticks and blankets to rescue them.

The avalanche progressively was nearer us but finally we could rescue them. The helicopter of emergency took them and it could save them. 

We were very brave because we could have stumbled over the snow when we were rescuing them and all died. 

A Brave Rescue

by Juan Blanco Martín (Group A)

One day I was in the Alps with my friend. We were in a secret mission to eliminate the enemy. We climbed and we got to the top while the enemies were planning their plan. We could see them and they were building a bomb.

We climbed down while they shot us but they failed. We hid but they found us. I could shoot the bomb's computer and I didn't fail. The computer activated a countdown and we escaped very quickly. We escaped while an enemy shot my friend and he hurt him. 

I phoned the rescuers and when they came they had a storm while they were flying, but they could come at the end. 

Now he is well and we saved the world!!

A Memorable Day (compositions from 2nd ESO students)

A Party
by Icía Gómez

I remember a party in a beautiful house with a big swimming pool next to the beach last summer.

My friends and I were celebrating the end of high school. Our parents prepared a delicious dinner. After that, we danced, listened to music and swam in the swimming pool. 

My best friend, María, and her brother were dancing and she fell down into the water. Everybody tried to help María but she nearly died. Finally, her parents decided to call an ambulance. I was really scared and worried about her.

Fortunately, María was OK and we continued the party the following day. 

A Memorable Day

by Juan Blanco

I remember when I won my first tournament. It was a memorable day!

The tournament was in Tui. I went with my new team "A.D. Bosco" and in the sport centre there were the teams of "Estudiantes Pontevedra", "Maristas Vigo" and "C.B. Tui". 

Our first match was versus "Maristas" and we won it easily. Next we went to have lunch in front of a church. 

The next match was the final and it was versus a team which is in the Galician League, "Estudiantes Pontevedra". The match was difficult but at the end of the match we could win. We were the champions of the tournament. We were very excited!!

Then we came to Ourense in the bus and it was very boring because all of us were a little tired and asleep. The day was very exciting and funny. 

 

The importance of education

Dear students,

I've told you many times how important is that you realize you should start making your own decisions and therefore, taking responsibility on what you do. You won't always have someone telling you what to do and how to do things so it's good that you should make your own mistakes and learn from them. 

This is what this video is about. I encourage all of you to watch it attentively, it's very interesting what Michelle Obama tells us about trying to "be the best we can be" and fighting to get a good education to control our own destinies. 

Pay attention and enjoy it...

Happy first week after Christmas!!!

Towards the new year...

Talking about the past (4th ESO compositions)

The 70s 
by Daniel Villar Cid 4th ESO Group A

The seventies was a decade with more differences between people's ideas. Also there were bad times because the Cold War took place and there were conflicts between Arabia and Israel and conflicts in Africa and Eastern Europe too.

In the 70s several styles were worn at once. On the one hand the hippy clothes, on the other side they created the psychedelic look with disco fashion, platforms, bell bottoms and people got long hair and also wore punk style.

In the world of music the early 1970s saw the rise of many diverse forms of popular and rock styles. Hard rock and heavy metal became popular with artists as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Queen or others such as AC/DC or Kiss. 

In the world of films, the top ten films of the decade were "Star Wars", "Jaws", "Grease", "The Exorcist", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Superman", "The Godfather", "Saturday Night Fever", "Rocky" and "Jaws 2".

As the 70s started, the United States of America had made two successful manned moon landings. 

The role of women in society was deeply altered with growing feminism. The 1970s was an era of fue price increases, rising insurance rates, safety concerns and emission controls. The 1973 oil crisis caused a move towards smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles. By the end of the decade, Stephen Hawking developed his theories about the Black Holes. Also, in that decade the e-mail was created and the first scientific hand-held calculator was introduced in the society. 

Decade of 2000-2010
by Andrea Portabales 4th ESO Group A

It was a good decade with many interesting people. There were many interesting events and difficult times with the wars. Some events were the festivals held in some countries about many things, like cars, music, films. There also were tragic events like the earthquake of Haiti and the wars between the cities in the north of Africa.

In the world of music, there were a lot of artists like Eminem or Rihanna. It was the decade of the rap and the hip hop. In cinemas, there were many famous actors and good films. Some famous actors were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and films like "Inception" or "Harry Potter". Fashions were interesting. It was the era of T-shirts and long hair. 

By the end of the decade, the world was different. Inventions such as the smartphones changed a lot. The IPhone was very popular and changed technology. 

One of the most memorable events in the decade of 2000-2010 took place in 2010 when Spain won the Football Worldcup. Millions of people were watching it when it happened in July. It was an important event for Spanish people. 

The decade of 2000-2010
by Paula Vázquez

The decade of 2000-2010 was a decade which people remember for many reasons. There were good times and happy events such as music festivals like Tomorrowland. There were also difficult times, for instance the attack to the Twin Towers.

In the world of music, there were a lot of pop and rock artists in the charts, for example Beyoncé and Avenged Sevenfold.

IN cinemas "Ju-On 1" and "Twilight" were big hits. "Ju-on 1" was the film of the year 2000 and "Twilight" was a film of the year 2008. 

Fashions were casual and urban. It was the era of Converse, long hair for girls or women  and short hair for boys or men. Clothes were simple and smooth in colours. 

By the end of the decade, the world was a different place. Inventions such as the sophisticated mobile phones and the laptops changed people's lives. One of the most memorable events of the decade 2000-2010. Specifically in the year 2008 was when a black person became president of the USA, the first in history. His name is Barack Obama. 

Theatre play in English: "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Yesterday, 4th ESO students attended a theatre play in English as part of the additional activities programmed by the local council. It was an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". 

Children enjoyed the play and we had the opportunity to meet some old students and acquaintances from school. 

The Picture of Dorian Gray (or the pact of the eternal youth)

The plot tells us about the story of a young man called Dorian Gray whose portrait is painted by the artist Basil Hallward. Dorian causes an enormous impression on Basil who starts obsessing himself with Dorian's beauty and believing that this beauty is the only responsible of his art. 

Dorian meets Lord Henry, one of Basil's friends, and becomes fascinated with his hedonist view of the world (Lord Henry thinks only beauty, youth and selfish pursue of pleasure are worthy in this life).

When Dorian realises one day his beauty will vanish he begs to be the same age as in his portrait forever. His wish comes true but it takes him to the evil part of himself. The portrait is a reminder of his evil acts, with each sin it becomes older and distorted.