Saturday 15 June 2019

THE END


Exactly 987 days have passed since a 12-year-old child in the second year of high-school wrote this:


Today 987 days later and after 67 entries, is his last entry.
When I started this blog, I was nervous because I didn´t know how I would do it, but now I know I did it the best I could
Friends and teachers have helped me to make this blog the best I could.
Vocabulary, projects, self-assessments ... etc are the memory of my time in this High-school, and are here, in this video, with all my entries :



It's hard to finish this blog, after all this time, but it's time to say goodbye.

THE END




Friday 14 June 2019

LAST SELF-ASSESSMENT (3rd Term Self-Assessment)


Hi, this is my last self-assessment so I will do it by answering to the next questions:

WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW? 

Now I can speak English properly, speak English in different verb tenses and and understand the English pronunciation

YOUR BLOG-PORTFOLIO

It has been a great time and a completely new experience, at first it seemed boring to have to write and update the blog continuously, but every time I wrote a new entry I liked more, now I feel sorry that this is over.

YOUR SKILLS: READING, WRITING, LISTENING, SPEAKING, PROJECTS, ACHIEVEMENTS...

Since I entered this High-School I have been progressing in English, now my English skills are much better than when I arrived here.
I have improved my reading skill thanks to the reading books (All about the USA, Madame Doubtfire …)
The writing, listening and speaking have been improved thanks to the amazing projects done during these four years






Thursday 13 June 2019

3rd TERM VOCABULARY


UNIT 5

Appreciation: gratitude
Consideration: of an idea
Diplomacy: skilful management of people
Etiquette: social conventions
Netiquette: social conventions at the internet
Rudeness: lack of politeness



UNIT 6

Pointed out: indicated
Mentioned: speak of
Admitted: confess

UNIT 7

Rush Hour: peak traffic times
Pedestrians: person walking
Double-Decker: bus with two levels
Commuting: travel to and from work



Phrasal Verbs

Come across: encounter
Get away: escape
Get on: boar
Get off: alight
See off: dismiss
Set off: begin a journey
Speed up: go faster
Stop over: stay overnight on a journey
Take off: Remove
Turn Back: retrace one's route



Wednesday 12 June 2019

READING BOOK VOCABULARY CHAPTER 7-12


Chapter 7

Tried: tested
Collided: Hit each other
Stalls: Stable
Scapegoat: blamed for others

Chapter 8

Grabbed: take hold of
Bounced: jump up and down
Couldn´t bear: Could not

Chapter 9

Took a Bow: bow for applause
Witnesses: observer

Chapter 10

In turmoil: In agitation
Hesitated: pause

Chapter 11

On behalf of: in place of
Out of reach: beyond arm's length

Chapter 12

Wandered around: stroll aimlessly
Path: trail



Thursday 6 June 2019

MARVEL PROJECT

Here is our ICT app, based on the searching of new houses

(click image to see the project)

Made by:
Jesús Gómez Blanco
Juan Calles Rivas
4ºA

Tuesday 14 May 2019

Calculation of Calories and Macronutrients of the Personal Diet



1.-Calculate with the tables and formulas of OMS the calories you need in a day based on your basal metabolism, age and amount of physical activity performed

Calories necessary according to OMS:

-Formula: GETD = TMB x EAF

We calculate the TMB, choosing the right formula for us:


Formula Man (10-18 years): TMB = 17.5 x P + 651 TMB = 1561 (P = 52)

We consider the energy expenditure by physical activity (EAF):



EAF = 1.55

We calculate the caloric need =

GETD = TMB x EAF GETD = 1561x1.55 GETD = 2419.55

* The caloric need is 2419.55



2.- Choose any day of the week, write down the food and quantities of the same consumed, and estimate the calories and amounts of macronutrients in your diet that day, taking as reference the table of calories from food.

Food consumed in one day:

 Breakfast:
Glass of Milk (approximately 400 ml)

Lunch:
Cheese Portion

Food:
Plate of white rice accompanied by bread

Snack:
Two apples

Dinner:
3 eggs omelet with tenderloin steaks accompanied by fried legs

We developed the table of calories and macronutrients:


Total daily calories: 2619.2


3.- Taking as a reference the calories you need to consume daily calculated, and the amount of macronutrients and calories you consume any day in your diet: Adjust and modify your diet

Calories needed: 2419.5 kcal

Calories of carbohydrates needed (50%)=1209.7 kcal
Calories of proteins needed (30%) =725.8 kcal
Calories of fats needed (20%) =484 kcal

Personalized diet :

Breakfast:
Glass of skim milk with sweetened cornflakes

Lunch:
Piece of fruits and Portion of ricotta cheese

Food:
Pastron meat with Swiss chard and bread
Piece of fruit

Snack:
Two apples

Dinner:
Squids and piece of fruit




4.- Write a comment explaining what changes you have done to make your diet healthier

The changes made in the new diet to make it healthier have been to replace the excesses of meat with other foods that provide a greater balance to the macronutrients. Adding more pieces of fruit as they favour the calories of the HC. Eliminate excessive fats and provide a better balance to the diet. Increasing the variety of foods as it makes the diet healthier. Another fact was proper proportion of each food. Reduce and eliminate snacks that decompensate the diet and reduce the number of calories per day


Friday 15 March 2019

SECOND TERM SELF ASSESMENT


What can I do that I couldn't do before?
Now I can write conditional sentences properly
What did I like most?
The most I liked this term has been the presentation about witches
What did I do well?
This term I used properly the tenses
What did I do in English outside the class?
This term I have listened to videos and watched films in English outside the class
What do I need to improve?
I need to improve my vocabulary skill
What did I learn about culture?
History of witchcraft, witches, their symbols and their trials




READING PROJECT : PURITANS


Here is the project I made with Juan Calles about "Puritans"




ENGLISH VOCABULARY U4


Chill Out: rest, avoid work and stress
Face up to: confront
Calm Down: become calmer
Cut Down: reduce consumption
Slow Down: reduce one's speed
Stress Out: be tense and anxious
Work Out: exercise
Open up: share one's feelings



Wednesday 27 February 2019

HOMEWORK ABOUT ENERGY METABOLISM


Explain in detail the aerobic and anaerobic metabolism and comment on the differences between them:


Every sporting gesture or muscular contraction needs an energy that it obtains by the degradation of nutrients, this degradation is known as metabolism.
The degradation of these nutrients will give us a quantity of what we know as ATP, which will provide us with the energy necessary to perform physical exercise.
There are 2 ways to get this energy:
Aerobic metabolism: Uses oxygen to produce energy in the form of ATP. There are three ways (they work simultaneously):
  • Glycolysis: Oxidates the glucose and releases energy (ATP molecules)
  • Krebs Cycle: Oxidates a molecule (Acetil-CoA) and releases energy (ATP molecules)
  • Electron transport chain: Different molecules are oxidated and releases energy (ATP molecules)

These processes can produce a lot of energy (32 ATP molecules) releasing CO2 y H2O

The anaerobic metabolism : uses nutrients due to the absence of oxygen.
Unable to oxidize it, it uses another process, instead of the oxidation it uses the fermentation, which doesn´t oxidize, it reduces the nutrients for oxidate them later
This process produces a smaller number of molecules compared to the aerobic metabolism. 
The anaerobic metabolism produces 2 molecules of ATP

Differences:
  • The main difference is that the aerobic metabolism needs oxygen to produce ATP, while the anaerobic doesn´t need any oxygen
  • The anaerobic metabolism is usually carried out at the beginning of the exercise, it´s generally used to do short but intense exercises. The aerobic metabolism occurs when physical activity is prolonged and the organism needs more energy


Tuesday 26 February 2019

READING BOOK VOCABULARY

Chapter 1
Fits : Shakings
Helplessy: Without strength
Fascinated: Interesting
Sew Stitches: Wound

Chapter 2
Pretending: Acting
Spoilt: Indulge
Bonfire: Campfire for cooking
Approached: Move closer

Chapter 3
Pendant : Jewellery
Shine: Be bright
Nodded: Head  motion
Blame: Hold responsible

Chapter 4
Beggar-woman: Panhandler
Wringing: Twisting

Chapter 5
Gallows: Execution device

Chapter 6
Flirting: Try to seduce
Hay:Dried grass



UNIT 3 VOCABULARY

Innovative: Original
Wireless: Not using wires
Alternative: Optional
Adaptable: Versatile
Mechanical: With moving parts
Energy-saving: Conserving energy
High-tech: Technologically advanced
Computer generated: Created with computers
Absorb: Take in
Crash: Collide
Burn: Use energy
Release: Liberate
Boost: Power up