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I am writing about Madrid. I went to Madrid one year ago. I remember that it was fantastic, it was unforgettable!

In the morning, everybody woke up quickly from the bed and we had a shower, and together had breakfast, it was a different routine. Usually, at ten o'clock, we took the bus to visit museums. I remember that the guides were the teachers. We enjoyed a lot our free time.

We never had problems, everybody was friendly. Together, we took the underground for going to El Retiro Park. It's a very nice place, there is a lake where there are boats and it costs two euros per person, it is very cheap. We had always relaxing time on the grass.

At night, we joined the teachers for dinner, we usually went to "Fresco". After that, teachers let us going out until two o'clock.

It was nice experience.

Mary Curie was born as Manya Sklodowska in Warsaw, in Poland in 1867. In 1886 she worked as a governess in the rural town of Szczuki, Poland. In 1891 she enrolled in the University of Paris as Mademoiselle Marie Sklodowska. Three years later she recived her licence "és sciences phsiques", the French equivalent of a master's degree in physics. In 1894, Mary Curie, was in the French Society for the Encouragement of Nacional Industry to study the magnetism of steels where she studyed a degree in mathematics. Then, she met Pierre Curie, and in 1895 they got married. In 1897, Marie began her investigation of "Becquerel rays" as her doctoral thesis when fer husband joined in her work. One yerar later, she arrounced with her husband the discovered of polonium and radium, so she began her four-year effort to prepare a pure sample of radium. In 1903 is when Mary recived her doctorate in physics from the University of Pans. In addition, Marie and PierreCurie and Henri Becquerel shore the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of radioactivity. Three year later Pierre was killed when a horse-drawn wagon ran over him in a busy Paris street. Because of Pierre's death the Universty of Paris selected Marie Curie to succeed her husband as professor of physics, so she became the university's first female professor. Although in 1911 the France Academy refused to grant Curie membership because she was a wamon, also a Nobel Prize in Chemestry for the discovery of radium and polonim. When the World War began, in 1914, Curie began setting up a network of portable and hospital-based x-ray machines to treat wounded soldiers. In 1918 World War ended and Curie officially opened the Radium Institute of the Unversity of Paris. Three years later, in 1021, she visited for first time the United States to raise money for the Radium Institute. In 1934 Curie died of leukemia caused by radiation poisoning.

6. Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten.

In my opinion, it is very interesting that the foreign language instruction begins in kindergarten.

Children are very fast in learning a new language, their mind is more developed than adults. Although sometimes they confuse some words, it's normal, because they are learning their own language at the same time.

Nowadays, English is the most important language around the world. Moreover, they will be more prepared for that so they will have a better future.

But studying a second language is not easier for students with academic problems, they can get collapsed.

Tosum up, the best way of learning a new language is being a child, because you are like a sponge.

1 .Look at the front cover and observe it. How do you relate the title to the picture?

The history of two young lovers, that for some reason there are not together.

2. Most of the story takes place in Tredonald, Wales. Find information about this coal mining village.
With the Industrial Revolution ( 17th and 18th c ) , coal mining, a tiny industry in the 15th century, became a national and international industry. Thus, the 19th century was a century of massive expansion for the coal industry in Wales. But the end of the 20th century brought almost universe closure. Find information about 1984 miners' strike

3. Chapter 1: Two young lives

-" Life was not easy for the Thomas family." Why? (3 lines) Because they have an alcoholic father and her mother was died when Huw was born. They are low class family, mine workers in the village.

- Richard Thomas had been killed while fighting in North Africa in 1943. Which war was it? Richard Thomas had been killed in the Morroco war.

- In chapter 1 we know that Megan and Huw are good friends. Describe the moment. Megan and Huw are friends because Megan helps him. Megan and Huw be in the shop Mr. Jenkins, the father Megan, when she was putting a few potatoes in your bag for Huw. She knows your economy and he haven't a lot of money for buy eat for three.

4. Chapter 2 : The friendship continues

-In this chapter Megan and Huw take a decision about their relationship. Explain it. Why do they take it? They decided have relationship in secret. Mr Jenkins doesn’t like Huw, because he is poor and he works in the mine of village.

5. Chapter 3: Romance grows

-"This Saturday was going to be a night to remember." Why? Because Huw and Megan were first day that went far to village and they don't know anything to hide. They could take a hand and make a kiss. But to night don't good finished, because it finished in a big explosion in the mine of the village

6. Chapter 4: Death at the mine / Leaving Tredonald

-After the first four chapters, how would you define the relationship between Huw and his brother? Huw and Gareth are close brothers, have a good relationship. Gareth always has look after your brother, Huw, desde that was a young. He was more old that Huw.

7. Chapter 6: A surprise find

-Megan finds the letters Huw had sent her 50 years before, in 1946 and 1947. Imagine Meg's father was still alive and that you are Meg. What would you tell him? I tell the trust history between Huw and me, my unknown history 50 years before.

In the first letter Meg asks Huw: " Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was to late?". What dou you think? I don’t think, I think that Megan wanted receive the letters of Huw. But your father hides the letters Huw and for this reason Megan discovers the letters 50 years before for coincidence.

8. Chapter 7: Time to decide

-Before leaving Tredonald, Huw told Megan: "in a year ...I'll come back here and we'll get married..." (pag.23); but things turned out to be completely different. Why? Because Megan don't received the letter of Huw for blame of father. And Huw thought that Megan don't love to him and they wasn't return see

9. Chapter 8: Telling Beth

-Find some information about Cardiff (3 lines) and post a picture. Cardiff is the capital and the city more important of Galius. It is the centre of business, sport, tourist, culture...

Is situated in South Glamorgan, bring of the frontier as Inglaterra. The century XIX grow the city for mine industry and the trade of them port. The population of Cardiff was the 317.500 inhabitants

10. Chapter 10: Writing back

-Meg is about to get married. In spite of that, she lets Huw visit her and her daughter. Why does she act that way? Do you think she does it for Beth or for herself?

11. Chapter 11 : A new star

-What's Meg's present job?

-Why does Huw tell her " you always were a fighter, weren't you?" ? ( pag.48 )

-Do you think two people can still be in love after 50 years without seeing each other? I think that love don’t limited but too I think people changed the long years, but we never forgotten.

12. Chapter 17 : Time to go

-Imagie the conversation between Paul and Megan the moment she tells him that she is still in love with Huw. Write it down. Finally Megan realizes that she loves Huw, he is the boy of her life and they decided to get marry.

13. Did you like the book? Why? What did you learn by reading it? I like the book, is a wonderful history.

[Mireia]
- Good night! It’s eight o’clock as everyday. We are going to talk about celebrities. I’m going to anticipate that after the publicity,we have a famous actress, Julia Roberts. don’t change the channel!

- Here we are (again)! As I said before Julia Roberts is coming. It seems that Julia is here. Please give her a lovely welcome. Good Night Julia!

[Lídia]
- Good night!

[Mireia]
- Thanks for stay here! Today, it’s your torn in the sofa!

[Lídia]
- (jaja) It’s a pleasure.

[Mireia]
- How old are you?

[Lídia]
- Well, I’m forty years old but I look like younger (jaja). I know it. And you too!

[Mireia]
- Of course, thanks. If I’m not wrong, you are married with Daniel Moder. How did you meet him?

[Lídia]
- Oh! He was one of the camara in one of my films. It was strange, just looking at him I got nervous like a teenager.

[Mireia]
- And you have had three sons…

[Lídia]
- Yes, It’s fantastic to share my life with them and with Dani. They are the best in my life. I enjoy playing with them, we also like going to beach with the family.

[Mireia]
- Lisa and his brother are twins, is it difficult their relationship?

[Lídia]
- Mmmm… It depends of the day. Well, all three are angels, they are so tender !

[Mireia]
- Talking about brothers. What about your relation with your brothers?

[Lídia]
- Oh… I would prefer another question. I don’t like talking about them. I can’t understand their bad mood. We’re angry.

[Mireia]
- Oh sorry… and the next question it’s shocking, is it tru that you leave your engaged at the last moment? Is it something related to the film “novia a la fuga”?

[Lídia]
- Yes, it was a guess of live. When I did the film I never had thougt that it could happen to me. In my last engaged my husband was very nervious! (jajaj)

[Mireia]
- It’s a pity that the three times that you have been nominated for an oscar, you only has won one, with the film Erin Brockowitch. I think that you should win more.

[Lídia]
- Thank you, but I think that I had to compete with other great actresses. It’s very difficult win an oscar because the level is a very high.

[Mireia]
- I’m fan of you. I have enjoyed your interview a lot. Can I kiss you?

[Lídia]
- Yes, of course

[Mireia]
- Julia thank your very much for coming.

[Lídia]
- Oh, it's a pleasure! See you soon! This is a great program!

The first was the Banyoles feasts from seventeen October to twenty. There was, as always, a funfair named barrakes. The concert zone is my favourite place because I meet with my friends. This year was the freest time that it wasn’t rainy, but the concerts weren’t special.

One week later was the Girona feasts. There was funfair and barrakes, too. There were a lot of people, but it was rainy colder than in Banyoles. I looked forward for “the Pets” concert, but it was cancelled.

The last event was a birthday. My friend Laura celebrated her seventeen years old. We had diner in a pizzeria of Girona and then together we had fun.

Serrallonga is a legend in the catalan folklore. He lived in the 16thc, he was a revel highwayman. In the history of the English folklore there was also another similar character named Robin Hood, he lived in the 14thc. They have lots of smiliarities. They were hide in te forest, robbed the rich to help the poorest.

Both are considered heroes, outsiders, adventurous and active, but as a defence they used different arms, Serralonga used a gun and Robin Hood used a sword and an arch.

The catalan heroe was brutaly killed, but as the history writes Robin Hood had a better death.

Thisi article tells the life of a catalan bandoleers named Serrallonga. This legendary character was so imporant that TV3 decided to make a TV-movie about him. It's a very ambitious produciton: in budget, 4.2 milion, 150 technicians and actors, 400 costumes and 80 weapons!

I think this TV-movie will be succesful.