Monday, 16 November 2015

Attacks in Paris




This cartoon is by Chapatte from NZZ am Sonntag, Zurich. It shows the Eifel Tower, Paris most important symbol, being destroyed with a bomb explosion. Today the world is in commotion after the terrorists attacks in Paris as you probably have seen on the television or in the news. 

Read and listen to the news report on this tragic event below.

Across Central Paris, at least 120 people died in gun and bomb attacks. The attacks started at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night.
People heard explosions at a stadium in the north of the city. An hour later, shootings at a bar and a restaurant happened around 5 miles from the stadium. Fourteen people died in those two incidents.
The deadliest attack took place at a concert hall around 11 p.m. A concert was taking place when four gunmen entered the hall and started shooting into the crowd. More than 80 people died.
These are the deadliest attacks in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombing. 

Difficult words: incident (a situation when something very good or very bad happens), crowd (a lot of people).





If you feel self-confident enough, try watching the complete piece of news.



Now, browse the Internet for some news and  write a post with a short summary in 80 words. Include at least 4 news words with the Catalan translation and a link to a dictionary. Add the source and a photo too.
To illustrate your summary create a word cloud or Wordle. Use significant words from the summary in your Wordle. To create it click here and follow the instructions. You can also use ImageChef.



ImageChef Word Mosaic - ImageChef.com

Thursday, 5 November 2015

BONFIRE NIGHT




Remember, remember the 5th of November,
gunpowder, treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.

Find out why British people burn bonfires on the 5th November. Check out the video below.


Who was Guy Fawkes? What happened on 5th November? When did the event happen?