PROM TRIP: MERIDA-by Marta Azcoitia

Prom trip: Merida

This year with the school we went one week before Easter to a trip in which we visited different Spanish and Portuguese cities.

Merida is one of the cities we visited. Located in Badajoz, it is very famous for the ancient roman ruins that have been found on it, this is because it was an important roman city named Augusta.

Augusta Emerita was founded in 25 a.c. for the veterans soldiers of V Alaudae and X Gemina by Octavio Augusto. It became one of the most important cities of Hispania as it had lots of commodities and it was the capital of Lusitania.

Merida’s theater and amphitheater are the most famous monuments of the city. We had the chance to visit these spectacular ruins and learn about them. What makes them very special is that they are almost perfectly conserved although lot of people and years have passed over them.

WHO IS EMINEM?-by Natalia Borrueco

WHO IS EMINEM?

Eminem is the stage name of Marshall Bruce Mathers whose professions are rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor.

He was born on October 17th of 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri; unfortunately, he had a really bad childhood, mostly because of his parents and his economic situation. He grew up in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Michigan without his father who doesn’t give a damn about him so his mother and his grandmother raised him. However, the person who truly acted as a mother was his grandmother, Betty Kresin, because Deborah Mathers-Briggs had too many problems with drugs. Eminem declares these arguments about his mother in consequence of what she told him; she blamed Eminem of the suicide of his uncle who had tendency to commit suicide even when the uncle and Eminem were best friends because they were the same age (his grandmother was pregnant at the same time his mother was). After this horrible event, Eminem lost contact with his mother and never ever saw her again.

The times when he was just a teenager were very hard but his ‘’bad luck’’ doesn’t end here.

If we talk about his sentimental life we could say that he had a girlfriend since he was 14 years old while the girl was only 12 years old. This relationship was full of fights but also with flashy reconciliations. They were married from 1999 to 2000, at that moment Eminem requested the divorce though they were together again at the end of the same year that they had broken up. On the other hand, Kim was the one who requested the divorce for second time in 2001. For Eminem this relationship was terrible but the only thing he doesn’t regret about it is his daughter Hailey Jade Mathers who was born in 1996. She is the main reason of his happiness so that’s why he fought for her safekeeping until he achieved it.

All of these experiences that Eminem had to face helped him to create the most incredible songs I’ve ever heard so I’m happy about his debut being the needle in a haystack because when he started, the world of rap was only for blacks so when a white man broke the rules everybody had his eyes on him just to see him fail, something that never happened, though. His career has had a lot of highs but less lows, some of them are:

®  The slim shady EP: This was his first album released with the company Aftermath and where he collaborated for the first time with Dr. Dre, a successful rapper by then. It’s also an album where he criticizes the album industry and develops his more personal style ; signed as a number one spot because of his talent and the suit by his mother who accused him of causing her emotional disorders.

®  The Marshall Mathers LP: this is an album number at one spot too when he hit, with a weapon, a men who was disturbing his wife (when he still had a relationship with Kim). He was convicted to have a strict control of drug use and the assistance of a psychologist as a prisoner for 2 years under parole.

®  8 Mile: this is a movie about Eminem’s biography where he acts too. Another fact is that the name of the film was selected because the street that separates the rich suburbs from the poor ones is called ‘’8 Mile’’, where he used to live.

TRAILER OF 8 MILE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axGVrfwm9L4

PERSONAL OPINION

From my point of view, I see Eminem as the best rapper that has ever existed because the lyrics of his songs are very well made and he is the typical rapper who can rap at the speed of light. If you don’t believe me, don’t worry I have proofs showed in one of his official music videos. But something that is very important for me is the expression of the feelings and thoughts, something that Eminem does in ever single word that comes out of his mouth when he does what he likes, to rap.

PROOF (crucial moment when we can appreciate his skills: 4:26): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGs_qK2PQA

MY PROM TRIP-by ManuFP

MY PROM TRIP-By: ManuFP

Hello! Today I am going to make a summary about the Prom Trip. The Prom Trip is the experience that all secondary students of Jesús María wait for. The last 23rd of April we started the Trip with the tutors and co-tutors of 4º ESO: Beatriz, Maite, Aurelio and Manuel. It was the best trip I have ever done because we visited many amazing places with my classmates. Now I am going to explain the different towns that we have visited:

GUADALUPE: The first stop was Guadalupe that is a town located in the Province of Cáceres. It wasn´t the first time that I visited Guadalupe, when I was 9 years old I went with my family to Valdecaballeros which is near there. But this time I could visit the Monastery of Santa María Guadalupe which is one of the most important ones in the country for its architecture and Greco´s artwork. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNECO in 1993. Then we had lunch and celebrated Felipe´s birthday.

TRUJILLO: At 18.30 we stopped in Trujillo, an amazing place erected on a big granite rock, where we did a guided tour. We walked through the streets in the historic quarter and we saw the statue and Francisco Pizarro´s house too who is one of the most important conquerors of Amercia in the fifteenth century. It was pouring so we finished the tour very quickly.

CÁCERES: We arrived in Cáceres and left our luggage at, in my opinion, the best Hotel of the trip, Barceló V Centenario, then we had for dinner pasta, burgers and fries. The next day we had breakfast at 9:00: scrambled eggs, bacon, coffee…

Then we visited Cáceres, which is a very beautiful town full of history and ancient monuments like Palacio de Carvajal o the Santa Marías Concathedral, for this reason the walled city has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I could never imagine that Caceres was so amazing.

 Once finished the tour, we went to have lunch and then, watching the TV news, we found out about the horrible plane crash in France with several Spanish passengers. After it, we travelled to Coimbra, Portugal, we crossed the border so we couldn’t use our mobile phones for whatsapp, facebook or sending email. After arriving to our travel destination the bus broke down and Javi, the other bus driver helped us to fix it.

COIMBRA: At 19:15 we stopped in Coimbra and visited the old town but this time without a tour (great!), My friends and I (Felipe, Gon, Ina and Juan) went to the top of the city to visit the most amazing places in that City like Coimbra´s university or the typical buildings. At 20:30 we came back to the Emidio Navarro Square where we meet an alcoholic person who disturbed us. We came back to the bus and then we went to the hotel. There we unpacked, had dinner and had free time. I sat on a bench overlooking the whole city at night. At 8:00 we had breakfast and took the bus to travel to our destination, Lisbon

LISBON: Finally we arrived in our destination. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, it is one of the most amazing cities I have ever visited. There we made a guided tour but inside the bus with a lovely girl, she showed us the most extraordinary places of Lisbon like Torre de Belem which is by the Tajo river, where the river becomes wider and finishes in the Atlantic Ocean. We also visited the Plaza del Comercio and the25^th of may bridge which connected Lisbon with Almada. When the guided tour finished I bought some souvenirs for my Family like a cup, the Flag of Portugal, and 4 Pasteles de Belem boxes, that is the best cake I have ever eaten. We had lunch and went to Mérida

MÉRIDA: We arrived at 21:00 to Mérida and we had free time. At 8:30 we had breakfast and visited the Roman Theater and Amphitheater. This time the tour guide was Manuel, that in my opinion was the clearest in his explanation. When the tour was done we went to the bus and we returned to Madrid… (nooooo…..)

MADRID: It turned out, in my opinion, the most awaited moment for the teachers but the saddest time for the students, the return to Madrid… In this time I was with Beatriz and Maite and we talked about the school my sisters and a lot of different topics like the my opinion of the prom trip. We also talked with Lucia and Belen. Then we arrived in Madrid and picked up my luggage. After saying goodbye I came back home very quickly to explain to my parents the amazing prom trip that we had done.

CONCLUSSION: The prom trip has been my best high school experience. I recommend for future students to make the same journey! I have learnt that the most important thing is not where you go it is just who you go with…! I would also like to apologize to the teachers for our behavior.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND SEE YOU SOON!

THIS YEAR & PRESENT-by Ana Villajos

This year

In this Blog I am going to talk about this year in 3ºESO A. I need to say that this was the most difficult year in ESO, since this year I have studied more because I learnt more things but I haven´t learnt only about subjects. I have learnt how to be a better person, for example: to behave better in my class, to respect  my teachers and my partners more...I want to say thank you to my teachers because they taught me a lot of different things that before I didn´t now and thanks to them because they had me in class. I have liked this year a lot. 

present

Yesterday in Eurovisión, the winner was Sweden. Spain remained in the 21st position. Spain participated with singer Edurne, she shone in the competition with a song which name is “Amanecer”.

Pilar Rubio is pregnant of her 2nd son! She is the wife of Sergio Ramos and she has a son who is one year and now she is pregnant with her 2nd son.

Pastora Soler, the singer, is awaiting her son with a lot of enthusiasm.

I am going to continue with the pregnancies; Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are awaiting their first soon.

Paris  Jackson, the daughter of Michel Jackson, entered the hospital because she attempted suicide. Now, she is very happy because she has a new boyfriend; his name is Chester, she is 17 years old but they are organizing their wedding.

THE PROM TRIP-by Catalina Goirena

THE PROM TRIP

Months ago we went on our Prom Trip as every year the students of 4th ESO do. This year we insisted that the trip would be out of Spain. We finally got to go to Portugal , specifically to Coimbra and Lisbon.

But the trip this year was a little different, not only because we left Spain, because we made a path that began in Guadalupe and ended in Merida. On the first day we went to Guadalupe, Trujillo and Caceres. The second day we visited Caceres and went to Coimbra. The third day we went way to Lisbon, visited Lisbon and then went to Merida . The fourth day we visited Merida and went to Oropesa and from there returned to Madrid.

For me these four days out of school with all my course were awesome, but the best part of the trip was the bus as it was where we spent more time together, listening to music, talking, playing ...

On this trip I was able to improve the relationship with some of my colleagues but also meet others that I had not been involved with before.

In my opinion this type of trips should continue to be made , because they are a fantastic experience because while you get to see different places, you meet people and have a great time.

Catalina

MY SUMMER-by Rita Villalba

MY SUMMER:

In June I will go to the christening of my cousin and the confirmation of Mercedes. In this month I could go to class of hip hop with my sister.

Later, in July, I am targeted to a camp in a little village of Extremadura in that I have been in three times. Here we do a lot of sports and fun activities like riding a horse, going to the river..

And finally in August I will go to Viveiro like every year. Here I will stay with all my family and my friends who I told you about in another writing, I have many things to look forward to this summer because I know that it is go to be amazing.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BLOG-by Laura Rodriguez

       My experience with the blog

This course, our English teacher proposed us to do a blog in which we could speak about whichever topic we wanted. I liked the idea because last year we were doing many writings and they were about things in the book. Nevertheless doing the blog we have spoken about recipes,teams of sports, Nigeria,the prom trip at the end of the course etc,but we could have learned more writing and surfing the Internet,instead of using so much the book.

Thanks to the blog I could raise the grade in English,it has helped me very much.For next year the blog should continue  because it is very interesting and entertaining!