domingo, 7 de junio de 2015

Review: The hobbit: the battle of the five armies




This film is the third part of the trilogy of The Hobbit. It's important that you saw the others films, because if you didn't see the others, you don't know the beginning and the story.
The story continue with the dwarfs in Erebor. They are preparing for a battle against an army of elves led by King Thranduil, which seeks part of the treasure of dwarfs. But they are only thirteen dwarfs against thousands of soldiers. Meanwhile Bardo is defending the human village against Smaug (the dragon). After killing the dragon, the village was burned, people had to take refuge in Erebor. Bardo also wanted to claim part of the treasure of dwarfs, because part of this is pertinent of they. When the battle was to begin the army of dwarves appears. But soon after, a large army of orcs appears to kill all of them, for this reason humans, elves and dwarves join their forces to fight the orcs. When the orcs were ready to win the giant eagles appears, but meanwhile Azog and Thorin are fighting but finally kill each other. Finally the battle is won and orcs are annihilated, Bilbo says goodbye and returns to his home.
I expected much this film, because I keen on the two previous films. But I was disappointed because it has too many failures in the argument. For example, few animals appears for help the dwarfs, but during the film haven't said anything about them. Another example when Bilbo kills orcs only with stones in the head, and a few other things that suggest that the film was made quickly.






sábado, 6 de junio de 2015

We have made the world a better place. Do you agree?

The world is not a good place for everybody. In my opinion, if we can make it a good place for everybody, the people will change.
First, only few countries have the 80% of the resources of the world, like USA or Eurepoean countries. And other hundreds and hundreds countries only have the 20% of the resouces. This makles a big unequality betwen countries and people.
Second, the mosts powerful enterprises in the world have become richers and riches by the work of the poor people of the underdeveloped countries.
Third, and the most important, the people don't have knowledge about the dangerous of this capitalism society. Because the people consume amnd consume and don't stop. And one day the resources will be finished.
In conclusion, we haven't made the world a better place yet.

domingo, 31 de mayo de 2015

Gender violence



Presentation
        10%
Do you use any resources: powerpoint, video, images, sound, real material...?
Are the resources focused on the topic?
Do the resources support your oral explanation?
Is the timing 5- 10 minutes?
8%
Body language & eye contact
       10%
Are  you looking at your audience most of the time?
Are you reading occasionally from your notes ?
Are you doing any gestures/movement to hold the attention of your audience?
6%
Structure
         10%
Do you organize your ideas in order of importance?
Do you use discourse markers to make your ideas more clear? (First, then, secondly, on the one hand, on the other, finally…)
7%
Content
        40%
Do you introduce new information to your audience?
Is your information  detailed, clear and...?
Do you give/show examples?
30%
Language
       20%
Is your grammar correct, complex? (verbs, word order, tenses learnt in class)
Is your vocabulary rich, varied (synonyms, idioms, expressions, phasal verbs, topic-related)
Do you use sentence linkers? (and, but, moreover, also, furthermore, although, however…)
Do you use fillers? (well, you know, for example, one second, repeating a word…)
14%
Pronunciation & Intonation
        10%
Do you know how to pronounce all your words? Did you check the pronunciation?
Do you change your tone of voice or use a monotone tone all the time? Do you speak in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions?
6%
Self-Evaluation
You are your teacher! :-)                                 FINAL MARK:
7,1

domingo, 17 de mayo de 2015

Stare to Unlock: This Phone Scans Your Iris

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Are you sick of that unblock the mobile with difficult passwords or digital fingerprint that be difficult to detect. Well, Fujitsu has created a prototype of a phone that is unlocked with your iris, thanks to a infrared cameras.
According to the creators, although the demo can not do it, in the final product, the software can recognize your eyes, even if you use contact lenses or glasses. The iris scan authentication provides a method much better and more faster than the reading of fingerprint or facial recognition.
Currently there is no model of phone that have this camera, but it is expected that in recent years these can appear.

This can be very useful, because now the modes of unlock mobile aren't very secure. For example if you use digits can be discovered and fingerprints aren't useful because if the button is a little dirty be difficult to detect.

domingo, 3 de mayo de 2015

PET: Part 2- Question 6/ Part 3- Question 8

Question 6

Hi Rosie.


I send this email to invite you to come to my town, because a new shopping center has opened. Although it isn't very big, because only contain shops of: supermarket, electronics, clothing, jewelry, restaurants and no more. If you want, we will lunch there and then in the evening, stroll there for see different shops and stores.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Question 8

It was the day before the birthday of Henry.Quickly I had to go to the store to buy a present. henry is one of my best friends, for this reason I can't buy any gift. In the end I bought the videogame that he told me heliked.
I woke up and I was nervous to go to the party. When I went to the livingroom I didn't saw the present, but I didn't careabout this. One hour before the party I started to prepare to go there. I wanted the gift but I didn'tfind it this anywhere. I asked my mother if she saw this, but she said that she didn't saw it today. Fiveteen minutesbefore to left, I was so nervous and I decided to caress my dog. In the doghouse I saw something strange on the floor. Surprisingly, it was the present for Henry. Unfortunately, was a little bit bitten.

domingo, 26 de abril de 2015

Shrimp shells could provide biodegradable plastic alternative

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For many people "plastic" it means pollution, because it's a material created from oil and take much time to degrade.
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have introduced a new bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells. It’s made from chitosan, a form of chitin. This material is cheap and easy to manufacture for a new method that retains strong mechanical properties of chitosan. The researchers say can be used to make large objects with complex shapes. Once unusable this breaks down into weeks and even can be useful for plants.

I think that if this is done can bring something very good and very bad. The first is that pollution produced from plastics will be reduced, also the oil consumption, as well as this material "favour the plants" according to the researchers say. But the downside is that this will mean a massive fishing of this animal, which result in a progressive extinction of this, and depending how fished this, imply a destruction of ecosystems in which it is located.