Final evaluation!!!

We have already finished the course. It is the first year that in English class we have done a blog with all our work and it is a good way to keep all in order. Now I can compare my first works with the last ones and I realize that I have improved a little bit, especially summarising (before my summaries were longer than now); also I have a more rich vocabulary and I correct some mistakes (like ‘actually’ for ‘nowadays’). With the observations of my oral presentation I can see that in my last presentation I made fewer mistakes.
The activities, which best show my improvement, are writings because we have done a lots and for this it is easier to improve. But also I think that the most useful has been the oral presentations because it is a project of research, organize and stdying. On the other hand, I think that the least useful (but important as well) were the three newsm summaries; in my opinion they are too much and we have to do other writings and summaries.
Finally I have to say that of all these activities I enjoy more doing the podcasts; speaking with some classmates and the films as well; it is a way to work but in an enjoyable way.

We have almost learnt to respect our world, what do You think?

I agree with this idea- we have improved in respecting our world. Years ago we did not know enough about the effects the pollution we produce would have on our environment. But, I still think we have a lot to learn.

We have improved because we recycle more, we use public transport more, chemicals are more controlled, we are learning about different and natural ways to obtain energy etc. Scientists are studying every day what is bad for the environment; the consequences of what we do everyday on our environment. Thanks to them and their work we can improve and look for better energy resources. This is a huge improvement.

However, the majority of us still do not respect our world sufficiently. If science and technology are making big steps towards a solution, ours are still small. We need to recycle more and recycling needs to be made easier and more important (in the UK each house is given a different bin for different waste and if you do not follow the procedure there is a financial punishment); we need to use systems like “car sharing” (one parent takes 3 children to school in one car); we need to use biological detergents and cleaners and so much more.

To sum up- we are making advances in respecting our world but we have a long way to go. The problem is huge and we are not ready to be inconvenienced. If we don’t do more and soon, maybe we will be too late!

~TRANSCRIPTION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION~

Climate change

Hello geys. Today Clàudia, Júlia and I will introduce you the topic of climatic change.

Climate change is any long-term significant change in the expected model of the medium weather of a specific region over an appropriately significant period of time. These changes affected to different time labels and of different climatic terms like temperature, rains, cloudy, etc. and is produced by nature changes or some human actions.
Now Júlia is will… will told you about the principal factors of the climate change

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Well, greenhouse effect is one of the most important and necessary phenomenon for which the Earth keep warm and it produce the global warming of our planet. But, if it is necessary and important, why it is now a problem?
Well, first of all we have to understand that our atmosphere is made up of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, with other gases and water and less than 1% of greenhouse gases like methane, carbon dioxide, dioxide of nitrogen. Scientifics now realise that the proportion has increased significantly over the few last hundred years. This increase began around the time of the Industrial Revolution when we began to burn some fossil fuels.
What happens with these greenhouse gases? The solar radiation passes throught the atmosphere and then the net incoming solar radiation. Some solar radiation are reflected by the atmosphere and the earth’s surface. Also some of this solar energy is absorbed by the earth’s surface and warms it and it produced the global warming and then this radiation is back to the atmosphere. Some of the infrared radiation is absorbed and re-emitted by the greenhouse molecules. And it produces the warming. And finally some of this infrared radiation passes again through the atmosphere and is lost in the space.

The result of the greenhouse effect is the increase of the global temperatures and it is the first causer of the climate changes.

And now Clàudia will talk you about some consequences of the climatic changes.

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geys: guys (I'm sorry :S)
the medium weather: of mediu weather (without 'the')
affected: affect
of: to
is produced: IT is produced...
Is will told you: She will tell you....
Scientifics: scientists
and then this radiation is : (without this phrase)
Will talk you: will tell you




(Gemma I have some problems to include my video..:S)