DOES HUMOR PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN LIFE?

Humor can change your feelings, your emotions and it can be a medicine for your lives. It's good that humor is part of your life. Laughter is the better than crying. And laughing with people is better than laughing alone.
If you feel sad, alone or stressed, you can see a funny video, picture or film to relax. When you laugh your body feels better animically. 
Another big truth is that if you have funny moments and laugh with your friends or your family, your relationship becomes and stronger. Humor is very important to spend great moments with the persons that you love, because humor joins people.
And you can have a full life with an expensive house and car, a healthy body and a lot of money but be sad because you don't have funny moments. Sometimes humor is better than money or material thgings. Humor can make you happier than a car, a house or a lot of money.
In conclusion, humor plays an important role in your life, because it is the base of happines.

SELE WRITING 1

There are two friends talking by phone about what they want to do this afternon.

ANTHONY: Hello Jimmy, how are you? Are you ready for a shopping day?

JIMMY: Hello Anthony, I'm ok. I'm ready for a shopping day, but no today, sorry. My mother isn't at home, and I need her for the money.

ANTHONY: No problem, it's better because if we go tomorrow we take advantage of all the bargains! Tomorrow is Black Friday! And I'm so happy for it, because on this day I can buy expensive clothes or new games for the PS4 more economic than the rest of days.

JIMMY: Black Friday? This is the biggest fraud of the world! The companies sell their products with an attractive price for the consumers, but you are paying for the product with a higher price than it's real cost. A lot of people are exploites in Asian countries to sell you shoes with less price. This day only promotes the consumerism.

ANTHONY: But you have to understand me, I'm not rich. This day I can buy with a cheap price.

JIMMY: You aren't rich, but you don't have to live like a millionaire. You need a new pair of shoes? You have four pairs! If we go shooping, it's because I need a shirt, and you need a pair of jeans, no just to buy and buy. This is consumerism!

ANTHONY: Ok Jimmy! If you don't want to go shopping on Black Friday, we can go next week.

JIMMY: See you next week!

WILLIAN KAMKWAMBA

In 2006 a newspaper wrote a story about Willian Kamkwamba, he was 20 years old at this moment, and he was living in a village with 60 families. In his family they are 20 and they’re from Malawi. He left the school because his parents couldn’t pay his school fees (80$). At 14 he read a book about windmill, and he decided built one for make electricity or pump water. In 2 months he build his first windmill. He help a lot of people in his village. After his efforts, in 2007 he was invited on the United States. His dream is finish studies and built his company about the windwills.

THE COMPANIES MAKING BYCICLES FROM WOOD

This new talk about bycicles made of wood. This was invented in 1817, and it had no chain and was powered by the rider pushing his feet along the ground in a walking or running motion. Jump forward to 2017, and a lot of bike makers is turning back the clock and taking this idea. And they have attracted a small base of enthusiastic cyclists, willing to pay high prices for wood bikes. The new talk about different fabrics who make these bikes. Normally they have wooden frames; the other parts, such as the gears and wheels, are made from steel, carbon or rubber. Only one, Splinterbike in the UK, sells 100% wooden models with its bikes featuring wooden gears, chains and wheels. Prices range from $3,500 (£2,600) to $11,000 and sales grow but some cyclists think that wooden bikes be unsafe. 

I think that's a good idea, because there are original and especial bikes, but it's a problem, because they cut a lot of trees for make his bikes. I'm cyclist and I think that a wood bike is unsafe, because it's easy to break.

walnut
craftsmanship
bumpy

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41412627

MY FUTURE JOB

In a future I want to be a policeman, concretely a Mosso d'Esquadra, but first I want to study law in the UB, because I thing that have a degree is very important for my future. If one day I change my opinion about my future job, I need to have studies because if I have to do another job, I need a formation.

Two years ago I wanted to be a fireman, but I changed my mind because the fireman access proves was so hard, and de police job was more attractive for me. I have a lot of friends that they’re Mossos, and they told me a lot of adventures and anecdotes, and I feel in love with this job. I know that it’s difficult and hard, but at the moment I only will be this, Mosso d’Esquadra.

When I finish law in UB, I will train and study a lot for be a Mosso, and I’ll do everything that I can for do it.

OBAMA SPEECH REDACTION

Hello, my name is Joel Bosch, I’m 16 years old and I’m in the social branch of 2^nd Batx. This is my last year in high school, and I’m a little worried about this school year. This is the most difficult school year, because we have a lot of exams in  much less time than last year, because of selectivitat. In 1^st Batx I was so relaxed, and that’s the reason why my marks are worse than my possibilities. This year I have to improve my marks, and study so much more than last year. Next year I want to study law in the UB.

My short-term goals are studying a lot and better than the last years, and get better marks, because it’s so important to have a good average mark for accessing the degree that I would like to study. I want to work every day with constancy, and study before the last day. I want to improve my language levels, especially my English level and my math level. My long-term goals are studying law in the UB, and having an average of 8 in the Batx. I would like to have a good English, because I want to talk it with fluidity. I have challenges for this year too, like getting a 10 in Spanish history and having minimum a 7 in geography. One of my challenges is to pass all the philosophy exams. For obtaining this challenge I will revise the things that I do in class every day, and study three or four days before the exam in Spanish History and geography, and minimum one or two weeks before in philosophy. The person who can help me to stay on track is my mum, she always remembers me that I have to study and do my homework, because my education can help me in the future.

One of the sentences that I liked in the Obama’s speech was: “the responsibility each of you has for your education”. This is a big truth, because your parents can struggle for helping you to stay on track, your teachers can teach a lot of important and interesting things, but if you don’t pay attention and work hard to learn, it’s useless. This is the most important thing in education, the responsibility of the students in their education.

Best wishes,

Joel.

FINAL REFLECTION

1.  Can you see an improvement on your level of English in the past year/s?  Where, for example?

Yes, I have seen an improement on my english level. Last year I had a very bad english, but this year I improve my vocabulary. Now I talk a little bit better.   

2. Which activity best shows your level of English?

My best activitis in the blog are your-says. I think that in your-says I show my best english, and my qualities.

3. Which activities were really USEFUL for you to improve your English? Why?

The best for me are your-says, because with this activitie I learn so much, and I can explain my thoughts in english.

4. Which activities did you NOT find useful to learn English? Why not?

No one. I thimk that all activities help me to learn english.

5. Which activities would like to do again next year to keep on improving your English?

Oral book exams, your-says, oral presentations, news,...

FORMAL LETTER

8 Albera
Sant Pere Pesacdor, Girona
Catalonia
3 of June 2017

ABSA Cape Epic       
Cape Town

South Africa

Dear Mr. Vermaak,

My name is Joel Bosch Cabot, and this year I will participate in the race, but I need some information about the residence in the city for before and after the race. 

I want to ask you for a hotel in Cape Town, because I want to stay in the city one week before the race, and three days after the race. I need a hotel when I can clean my bike and a place where I can save my bike safe. I want a hotel with pool or jacuzzi and a room with a double bed. I would like to be able a special menu to the cook.

If you know a hotel with this characteristics, give some information please.

Sincerely,
Joel.

MY GAP YEAR

If I did a gap year, I would dedicate every day to ride a bike. My intention would be participate in bike races arround the world. 

In this gap year I would travel to a lot of countries. In june I would participate in the first races, like Orbea Cadí Challenge, Quebrantahuesos, Irati Xtrem and Transpyr, in Spain, and the Sportful Dolomiti Race in Italy. In july I would participate only in two races, Terra de Comptes, and La Ruta Minera, in Spain. In August I would participate in La Purito Andorra, in Andorra, and travel to Itali and Switzerlad to do an stage in the Alps. In September I would train a lot, and travel arround Spain, for climb the most important mountains, like Teide, El Muro de Aia or Turó de l'home. I would participate in the Catalunya Bike Race too. In October I would participate in Épica Atcama, in Chile. This is a MTB race, and is one week long. In November I would train and travel to France, for repeat 5 stages of Le Tour de France. In the same month, I would make an Everesting Challenge, it consist in climb in one day +8000m of difference.  In december, I would travel to Cuba, for participate in the Titan Tropic. After this race, I would make a break. In january, I would began again and prepare february races. In february I would participate in Andalucía Bike Race, Costa Blanca Bike Race and Gironès MTB challenge, in Spain, and in The Pioneer in New Zeland. In March I would participate in Cape

Epic in South Africa. This is one of the hardest MTB races of the world. After Cape Epic, I would make a little break. In April, I would participate in the Tour of Flandes, in Belgium, and in the Volcat, and Girona MTB Challenge, in Catalonia. In May I would participate in the Titan Desert in Morocco, and in Orbea Monegros, Terra de l'Aigua, Terra de Remences, La Rioja Bike Race and Cerdenya MTB Challenge in Spain. 

I don't think that make a gap year is positive, because you disconect a lot of the studies, and you lose the habit of study. But if I have to make a gap yer, I want that this has been a cyclist year. This gap year can make me so happy. 

LEGENDARY NAZI TRAIN

In 1945 the Nazis filled a train with up to 300 tons of gold, jewels, and masterpieces and then drove it into secret tunnels in an area of Germany which is now part of Poland. There is no evidence that the train or any trains ever existed and searches have been fruitless.

A group of Polish enthusiasts decided to build a full-size replica of this famous train. The group has built an armoured wagon, which is over 12 metres long. Next, the enthusiasts will build three armoured freight cars and an armoured locomotive.

They will rearrange everything and connect it to a tunnel, which will give the impression that the train has arrived to be loaded. The group hopes that it will become a tourist attraction which will revive the area’s popularity.

I think that's a good idea buil a train replica for become a tourist attraction.

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/legendary-nazi-train-level-3/

LUIS ENRIQUE: NOT SAD TO GO

Luis Enrique insists he is feeling "no sorrow" as he departs Barcelona after leading them to more silverware. 

Barcelona won the Copa del Rey against Alaves in the final game with Luis Enrique on the bench, to ease the disappointment of the second position in La Liga and going out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals.

But Luis Enrique says he is departing with his head held high.

"If someone had told me when I got here that I would have the chance to help the team and be a part of nine titles out of 13 that we have played... well the figures are really good." Add Luis Enrique.

As has haappened often throughout Enrique's reign, Barcelona were boosted by a brilliant display from Lionel Messi.

The outgoing manager said the player was "from outer space" after the Argentina forward set Barcelona on their way with his 54th goal of the season, before superbly setting up Alcacer for the third.

In my oppinion, Luis Enrique has been a good manager for Barcelona, and cules have been unfair with him. He did a good job in Barcelona's bench and he conquer a lot of titles,.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10895928/luis-enrique-not-sad-to-leave-barcelona-after-copa-del-rey-triumph

STRONG WINDS IN CAPE TOWN

Organisers of the Cape Town Cycle Tour shortened the race after sections of the route were damaged, because of the strong winds. Winds of up to 100 km/h made impossible the practice of the cyclism, because the conditions are so dangerous, and it's so difficult ride a bike with strong winds. Some embraced the extreme conditions and even enjoyed it, while others were cautious.

I practice cycling, and I know the difficults to ride a bike with wind, and I think that's a good idea shorten the race, because it's difficult and dangerous. The wind can throw to the ground the cyclists, and they can be injured.

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/strong-winds-in-cape-town-level-3/

OBJECTIVE QUEBRANTAHUESOS 2019

In 2009 I went with my father, my mother and my brother to Sabiñanigo (Zaragoza), because my father participated in the Quebrantahuesos, a road bike race with 200km. I felt in love with this race, and I promised myself that when I was 18, I would participate in this race. And this is the reason because I'm a cyclist, because I want to participate in QH.

Now I'm 16 yers old, and I want to participate in Quebrantahuesos with my father in 2019. I'm going to train very hard for do it. I know that is a very hard prove, but with a lot of train I can do it.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A 1,5M

It's easy, only 1,5m separates life and death. I'm 16 years old, and I love cycling. I have friends who play football, basket or tennis, and when they go to play their favourite sport, they don't fear for their lifes. Unfortunately, I can't say the same when I go to practice cycling. Every training some cars pass very close of us, and sometimes they almost hit us. I can't understand why some people prefers kill a person than wait a moment and pass with 1,5m of distance. The cyclists are persons too, and we have the same right than cars to go on the road.

I request people to be patient with cyclists, arrive 5 minutes later is better than kill a person. 

NARCOS

Usually I don't see a lot of series, but now I feel in love with Narcos, an American crime Netflix series. The Netflix serie have 2 seasons with 10 chapters for each one. Now it's recording the third season. This serie talk about Pablo's Escobar life, and is narrated by agent Murphy, an agent of the DEA, who helped to kill Pablo. Pablo was a terrorist drug dealer in Colombia. The serie explain how Pablo begin with the traffic and end with his dead. 

My favourite character is Javier Peña. Peña is Murphy's partner, and is an important piece for catch Pablo. He is a good polician, but he do things that aren't correct for catch Pablo. He agree with Cali Carter, a drug dealer grup who want to kill Pablo. But he is a good person who want the best for Colombia.

TERRA DE REMENCES 2017: RESULTS & FEELINGS

Last sunday 14 May of 2017 I participated in a ciclyng race on Sant Esteve d'en Bas. This race was Terra de Remences, and this was my first road bike race. The proof had 95km and +1300m of difference.  I did it in 2:54h and I was the 185 of 1691 participants.

I participated with my father and Francesc. The first thing that I thank when I finished  the race was: 'I want to go to the bed', but a few moments later, I felt so happy. The race was very hard and I arrived very tired. But I made a very good race! In the first mountain, Capsacosta, I advanced a lot of people, and I did a very good climb. In Coll de Cannes I climbed better than in Capsacosta. Finally we arrive 30 minutes latewr than the first classificated, and I felt very happy.

GLOBAL ISSUE NOTICE

Iraq, torn by war and strife, is slowly drawing the notice of investors

Iraq have the distinction of being one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Iraq is expected to grow by a sizzling 7,2% this year. Investors say Iraq can become a magnet for investor capital. The country remains in war against ISIS extremists. However, analysts says that the country have structural factors bolstering the battered OPEC nation's recovery. Iraq is about to get oil prices better than others in the region, even as it recently obtained a $5.4 billion International Monetary Fund for recover the stability. Some investors say, tath come a time when the country's fundamentals are showing resilience. Exotix has been advising clients to buy Iraq's bonds, which have been rallying for much of the year to levels not seen in more than a year, when oil was priced above $65 per barrel. In addition, Iraq's debt is likely to fall below 79 percent of gross domestic product this year, according to Exotix, while payment delays to international oil companies have been shortened from 220 days to 120 — and may fall further. 

Still a way s off: Iraq should be ripe for investment and development but the realization of this remains a ways off. Iraq is an opportunity, analysts say, but for the moment investors are still scared off by headlines about bombs, ISIS and bloodshed. 

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/25/iraq-torn-by-war-and-strife-is-slowly-drawing-the-notice-of-investors.html

TOUR DE FRANCE 2017 ROUTE SUITS FROOME

In the Tour de France 2017 presentation, race director Christian Prudhomme says that he want to have the control in the tour and finish with the Team Sky reign. But the route for the Tour de France 2017 edition is still ideal for Chris Froome. The 2017 Tour de France will contain fewer but steeper climbs. In 2017 there will be only 23 mountains, 6 less than 2016, for be much difficult the superiority in mountains by Team Sky. The idea is that the teams who are in better way can eliminate Froome's gregarious. But if you remember La Vuelta a España 2016, you can see that in mountain, Froome only have one gregarius, and he finished second because of a bad day. This bad day was in a short stage, where Alberto Contador attacks, and Froome lose 2 minutes. For this reason the Tour included a short stage. But Froome stills the favourite. This is not to say the likes of Quintana, Porte and Contador should be dispirited by the Tour route. But Froome remains the stand-out favourite and it will take an almighty performance to deny him a fourth yellow jersey.

In my opinion Froome is the best rider in this moment, and is difficult to win he iun a mountain stage. For eliminat Froome, the organization would have do is eliminate mountains, and that is impossible.

http://www.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/10623336/tour-de-france-2017-route-suits-chris-froome-despite-steep-climbs

ROBOTIC ANIMALS

In The Horniman Museum in London, have created robotic animals for show children how the natural world works. An example is platypus, has large flashing red lights on its bill which represent the animal’s electroreceptors, which pick up electrical pulses given off by anything alive. People who went to see the exposition can use a bat sonar and see animals who normally are only on books. The exposition use velcro to show how the houseflys can stay on the wall or eat his food.

I think it's a good idea, especially for children, because they can see animals that they can't normally see, or understand how is the animal world.

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/robotic-animals-level-3/

IF I WERE RICH, WHAT I WOULD DO?

This is a question that I have asked myself anytimes. What I would do if I were rich? Of course if I were rich, I make things by myself, like buy a Ferrari, have an enormous house, buy the best bikes and buy expensive clothe. But I think that be rich isn't only this. If you have a lot of money, the only objective in your life it should not be yourself, because with money you can help other people.

If I were rich, I would have a company were my workers have the best conditions for work. They would have a good salary. I would travel to poor countries to help poor people. I would build help centers for the poor people, were they would can eat, sleep, get a shower or find a work. I would collaborate with ONG's and organizations for find medicines for help sick people.Definitely, I would help people who needs.

WHAT IS CYCLING FOR ME?

People don't understand me, they don't understand how can I like cyacling. A lot of people say me that is bored and stupid, because pedal and pedal, do a lot of kilometers and climb mountains isn't funny. My answer is: You've tried it? 

It's true that see cycling on the TV is very bored, the truth is that I only see Le Tour de Fance for sleeping. But pedal is different, it's addictive. If I'm on a weekend without pedaling, I feel bad about myself. I need suffer for climb de mountain or follow the group who are cycling at 40km/h. I need get home very tired, because I just did 100km. I feewl good when I arrive at the end of the mountain and I make my personal record, or when I win my father end his group of friends. I have come to cry because I can't pedal anymore of tiredness, but it makes me happy because I always reach the end. I love to look my odometer and see that I'm at 195ppm. Cycling makes me feel unestoppable.

This is cycling for me, my happiness!

BARCELONA CELEBRATIONS CAUSED AN EARTHQUAKE

Last Wednesday, March 15 FC Barcelona win in the Camp Nou against PSG in a historic comeback. Barcelona's team fightback a 4-0 in Paris winning 6-1 in Barcelona. With this result Barça pass at quarter finals in Champion League. The celebration was epic and unforgettable. In the las goal fans and players jump and shout a lot and the celebration produced a trembling underground. The Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, recorded the "the biggest vibration of this type registred until now"

I think it's amazing that a celebration can produce an earthquake in a city. Can you imagine football power? One goal can create a tembling underground, inasmuch as all Barça fans jump and jump for celebrate Sergi Roberto's goal.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3054335/barcelona-celebrations-nou-camp-victory-psg-earthquake/

TERRA DE REMENCES 2017

Terra de Remences is a road bike race in Sant Esteve d'en Bas. The race will be held on 14 May, and has a tour of 175km with 4 mountains (Capsacosta, Coll de Canes, Coll de Bracons and Cantanigrós). Is organizated by Club Ciclista Bas and the race is 20 years old.

This year I'm going to participate in the race. I will not make 175km, because I'm going to participate in the short race, with 95km and 2 mountains (Capsacosta and Coll de Canes). I'm very illusionated because this will be my first race in road bike. My objective is finish the race in less than 4 hours. I'm going to participate with my father and a friend of my father. I'm training a lot to do the best I can. 

DESCRIPTION OF MY DAD

My dad's name is Joan Bosch. He's born in Barcelona, he's 56 years old and lives in Sant Pere Pescador with my mum and I. But when he was little, he lived in Barcelona with his fathers, his brother and his granfather. He's self employed and he loves riding a bike and going to the mountain with me. 

My dad is averge height, he's 1'83cm tall. He's a thin and strong man.  His hair is black and his eyes are brown like my eyes. He normally dresses with blue trousers and a shirt. He wears glasses and always wears a watch on his left wrist. 

My father is a good person. He's a generous, kind and politic person. When somebody need he, he always helps. He isn't very affective, but he loves me a lot.

We have a perfect relationship, because we talk so much and we do a lot of things together. For me my dad is a hero.

GLOBAL ISSUE

FORGET SHOPPING. SOON YOU'LL DOWNLOAD YOUR NEW CLOTHES.

This video talk about a new tipe of clothes. 

Danit Peleg, an Israeli designer, try to convince a group of young people to make his clothes. Peleg created a clothing collection with a 3D printer. 

I think that's a good idea, because people would not have to buy in the multinational enterprises. They can mede his clothes and they can decide how are their closet. And you could avoid problems like discrimination for not wearing branded clothing.  The problem is that a lot of people can't pay a 3D printer.

https://www.ted.com/talks/danit_peleg_forget_shopping_soon_you_ll_download_your_new_clothes

FASHION TEST

This is a test for womans, and I'm a man. For this reason I choose the options that I like in a woman. I can't say that I agree with the results, because I like a more informal and sport look in womans and in the pictures I see very formal and modern womans.

PERSONALITY TEST

I think that I'm an extrovertit person who are shamelessly, but the test say that I'm introverted. With the rest I agree, because I do a lot of things with the feelings, without thinking it.