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Personally I think that people in general are more interested  in the personal lives of famous people because their lives are less interesting (WW).

If you are watching TV and appears Jennifer López that she has broken with her boyfriend (WO), you can immediately comment it on facebook, twitter or with your friends. That (WW) is better, for many, than talk about our lives because it's more interesting; you always can (WO) say that their lives are more difficult or stupid than yours. What's more, everybody knows that the famous people have more money than the rest of the people and many people hate them for that.
Nevertheless, the famous are a model for young people and all the magazines know that and show celebrities and many young people buy.

Finally, I think than even though we don't want to continue buying all the magazines or watching TV, we will do it.

YAIZA ALONSO BELTRÁN 2BTX B

Do you think Shopping is an addiction? Do people always need the things they buy when they go shopping? What about you?

In the last few years, experts have discovered a new type of addiction which has been called “fashion victim”. This term is used when we refer to someone who is always changing his dressing style, and consequently buying a lot. This might be surprising for most of the people, but not for me. Some months ago I realized that I was a “fashion victim”, since that moment I started going to the psychologist. Currently I can control myself and I’m going to give you some advices/ advice.

First of all, you should make a list with / of the things you’ve planned to buy so as not to start catching a lot of things. If you want to buy a little whim, there’s no problem.Secondly, try not to go mad due to the sales. Pay attention very carefully to the prices and the offers and don’t be swindled. Do not buy unnecesary things, overcome the temptations! You must learn to avoid  the stupid fashion.
In conclusion, I think people must regulate their feelings and be prudent.

 (Marcial Moya)

Do you think unemployment is the worst worrying problem in Spain today? (corrected)

Unemployment is a reality in Spain. Since a couple of years unemployment figures started to increase and, nowadays, they continue increasing exponentially. Last month the number of unemployed people was nearly five million. In my opinion, unemployment is the worst worrying problem in Spain.

Firstly, it’s a fact that the actual policies aren’t helping unemployment figures to stop increasing, actually, they’re making dismissals cheaper and easier. Secondly, I think that unemployment affects all of us: it has created a lost generation of teenagers, they don’t have any objectives because they can’t find a job; and there’s also people in their fifties that are being dismissed and, because of their age, won’t be contracted again because businessmen prefer younger people.
Some people would say that these policies aren’t bad, because it makes it  easier for businessmen  to have their business and make them grow putting an end to the crisis that is desolating Spain. But, the truth is that these policies are doing nothing more than sinking the country more and more.

In conclusion, I think that we have to change radically the policies in order not to lose the welfare state and put an end to this crisis.

Leo

Body image

Nowadays what appears on TV has a big influence in our lives. For example, the media shows us an image of the body that makes us think we should be like what they show. In my view, we should try to overlook all this, and maybe this way we would be a bit happier with ourselves.

Firstly, in most advertisements we see gorgeous girls, who usually don’t wear many clothes, so we can see their perfect bodies that make us wish we could be like them. Secondly, in my opinion, supermodels are really skinny, and this fact is the cause of many anorexia cases in young girls. Even though we normally believe these things only affect girls, we are clearly wrong: men who spend all day at the gym and eat products to be stronger are an evidence of this.

To sum up, I believe we should start doing something about it, like teaching our children not to pay attention to what they see in magazines, newspapers, on TV, etc. because as far as this topic is concerned, they don’t show things as they actually are.  

Patricia Marra-López 2A

(FINAL VERSION) Do you think shopping is an addiction? Do people always need the thing they buy when they go shopping? What abou you?

Nowadays people have a huge shopping addiction which sometimes is a problem as a consequence of advertisements and the created body image.

Firstly, I think that shopping is an addiction which is most common among teenagers. It seems to me that advertisements are the ones to blame. They create an obsession to buy new clothes every week with good offers and change clothes frequently. So, every time you go to a shop, you can see new and different things. I believe that this is what creates this shopping addiction. In addition, it is clear that advertisements often create  a perfect body image with the new clothes which everybody want to copy. Furthermore, this addiction makes you buy  clothes and waste a lot of money. However, as I see it, most people buy lots of different clothes which they don't really need. So, they keep them in their wardrobes for ever, without using them, consequently they waste their money.
In my case, I'm not a shopping addict. I only buy what I need when I need it. I don't like to spend money on things that I won't use later. What's more, I cannot afford to buy things I don't really need.

To conclude, I would say that everybody has to be conscious when they buy things, clothes or whatever. Also, they don't really know the economic situation in our country: there are lots of people who can't pay for food or clothes while some people are buying clothes that they will never use , which they could give to poor people.


                                                                                               Rosa Monjo   2n Batxillerat B

WE SHOULD ALL TRY TO BE GREENER

Nowadays people aren’t concerned about global warming. People aren’t recycling at all. We should try to be environmentally friendly. In my opinion it is easy... reduce our carbon footprint.

Firstly, we could produce less emissions taking the bus more often. Our cars are one of the most harmful things to the earth and the ozone layer. Another option is ... buy a bike! In addition, you’ll be fitter and healthier without emitting anything harmful. In my opinion, this would be perfect. The way I see it, we are destroying our house and the house of the future generations.

Secondly, I think that we are buying things with a lot of packages which are not biodegradable instead of buying organic food in a local market. However we want to pay cheaper things in the big supermarket.

To sum up, I want you to think more of the Earth problems before doing something harmful for everyone because this issue affects everybody.

MEDIA 

Famous people have more and more attention in society. It can be a problem because all media want to have the best news about those people and sometimes it can produces that other celebrities, for example writers have less attention.

Firstly, a lot of media pay money to have good news about the personal life of any famous person because it produces much attention to the society. Although people like so much to know about the lives of the famous I think that it isn’t important and the media could talk about other news which are more important to the world.

Because of the society are more interested to know things about the famous; magazines, television and other media pay to have information about this and they don’t worry to have other important issues that same times are more important to the society for example the economic problems, the weather…that can effect all the people.

In conclusion, it is clear that the media pay more money for news about famous people but they don’t pay so much to writers and soon because the general publics aren’t so interested in them.

Aina Isbert

Some people believe that the Earth is damage by human activity

What has human activity done to the Earth? Are there any problems or is the situation acceptable? How can we let it?

On the one hand, some people believe that the Earth is being damaged by human activity, due to they don’t think plant life or animal life, because these don’t give money. So it isn’t important to them. Consequently, they don’t control the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere; they dump waste at sea, etc. And this causes the death of many animals and plants.

On the other hand, some people feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. Because, it’s considered that the technology has let us to go forward and the possibility to change our society, and to be bigger.

In my opinion, both arguments are correct. But it’s true that the Earth is being damaged by us. It’s possible to build a better place for all, while we are able to solve the Earth. 

PERSONAL LIVES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE

Nowadays, television, newspapers, magazines anb other media are very important in our lives. However, this form inform us about what happens around the world, but shouldn't pay so much attention to the personal lives of famous people, such as public figures and celebrities. In my opinion, this is not good because people spend a lot of time their personal lives and not with important things.

Fistly, I think that the critical situation in the world is more important than the personal lives of famous people. Also, for the television and other media explain personal lives of famous people is not tell the true anb explain another thing that other people think that it is very important to know the personal lives of famous perople because they think that this is a way of finding out about world.

In conclusion, I think that they are things that are more important than the personal lives of famous people and that is good to know about their lives but not in excess.

Technology

The governments spend a lot of money on developing or buying computer technology and now we are in crisis and we need to spend the money on other things that are more important than technology. 

Firstly, nowadays technology has become an essential thing, but at the same time it isn't so necessary because without technology we'll not die, yet we can't work with computer, etc. In my opinion, to have a house for sleep, a job to have money and have a clean city is more important. Furthermore, now spain is in crisis and for that reason the government should spend money to save the country and not to buy digital whiteboards or computers for all students at school, because this thing isn't necessary to live. 

To conclude, the governments have the priority to give to the people a place to have a job and a good city to live and then, if the people have this basic things, the government could spend the money on developing or buyying technology.

Miriam Romero Lladó

Make the world greener

Nowadays, pollution is one of the bigest problems for the earth that the humans cause. In my opinion, this situation is also bad for us, and to stop using things that pollute will be a very good initiative for us and for our planet.

Firstly, the worst cause of pollution is transport, like cars, airplanes and motorbikes, I think that we have to stop using this type of transport, and start to use public transport, like buses, or try to walk a bit more. Secondly, to use plastic bags is another way to destroy our planet because they don't desintegrate, they will be with us for a long time, Consequently, I think that we must use fabric bags to reduce the number of plastic bags. Finally, to recycle could be a good way to reduce pollution.

In conclusio, I think that we should all try to be greener, because it will be good for ud and for our planet.

Alejandro Tudurí Sintes

Some people believe that the Earth is being damaged by human activity, but others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live.

Things like the environment are one of the problems of the Earth, others are the humans, but are humans destroying the Earth?

On the one hand, I think that humans damage the Earth, for example, the environment, the temperature of the Earth is growing up because of the greenhouse effect, we're cutting down the forests and some animals have become extinct because the don't have place to live, and they haven't got food to eat, we're kill our world.
But, on the other hand, I agree that humans make the Earth a good place to live, there's lot of technology, we've just improved a lot. So, what can we do?

We can reduce the carbon dioxide emissions, we can reduce our footprint, we can use renewable energy instead of using fossil fuel energy, this produces a lot of dioxide carbon, we can stop cutting down trees, and let animals live, we can do so many things to save the Earth, and keep living in a good place. Now, we only have to do it.

OPINION ESSAY'S EXAM

Nowadays we can be informed all day about famous people's lives, which are the job of lots of journalists. I don't mind, however, there are lot of people interested about it.

First of all, I think this type of journalism is a waste of time. There are journalists who run after a famous person all day only to know about their personal lives. In addition, then they explain it in a TV programm, radio or magazine. But it's their job. Furthermore, I believe that famous must hate them and they would pay to live without them. Secondly, in my opinion, this type of journalism shouldn't exist because it doesn't respect some people's personal lives. Nevertheless, I feel that it is good hearing different news for curiosity but not too many, which could hurt people's sensitivity. In addition, I can't believe people who go to a TV programm or give an interview explaining things that aren't true, only to earn a bit of money. Moreover, I can't understand people who discus famous people's personal lives in TV programms.

To conclude, in my view, there are more important topics to explain or to discuss in TVs, newspapers or magazines, such as, the economic crisis or poor people.

Rosa Monjo, 2n Batxillerat B

Composition english exam.

These years our planet has changed and it’s our work to know how we can help it. Some people think that the greenhouse effect it’s the problem, others feel that it isn’t.

Firstly, I think that this planet change because it is a cycle, history has shown us that the planet has suffered a lot of climate changes and we didn’t emit pollution to the atmosphere. It happened because of natural disasters. Nevertheless, these days human activity is accelerating this climate change. Furthermore our greenhouse footprint is increasing, human activity is being more harmful. We need more petrol and its prize is increasing because of it is running out.

To sum up, human activity has to use more renewable energy and do other activities in favor of the environment. The planet needs our help and it’s our work to look after it.

Teacher evaluation.

Nowadays, children can go to a good school because the schools are better than years ago. Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers and teachers could know if their students like them or not like.

First of all, I think that evaluate teachers is a good way to know if the teachers are good at teaching their students or not. On the one hand, it seems to me that if the students are allowed to do that, teachers will have in mind their opinions and maybe that will change their teaching method. On the other hand, I don't believe that teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn, because each teacher is different and makes their classes in different ways.

Moreover, if the teacher is good but students don't pass their subjects, sometimes it is due to the fact that students don't listen to their teachers.

To sum up, in my opinion to evaluate teachers is a good idea but not to pay them more or less depending on their students results.

Núria Riudavets. 2n B