The other face of having a "friend"

I used to have a friend who was called Malena. Now I wonder, was she a true friend?

There are some people that always say that true friends are the ones who are by your side at the good and bad moments and I think that you realize who they truly are when bad things happen, because they are the ones that are supposed to stand by your side.

She was a very good friend, sensitive, gracious, polite... but we lost touch when we finished primary school. I used to think that we would get in touch again but when I tried, another friend told me that she went to live to Spain and she was never getting back here again. Even though she was going to live far away, I was upset because she hadn't told me.

In my opinion we have to be very careful when we call someone a friend, sometimes they are just partners, co-workers or maybe sometimes they are just interested in meeting you and nothing else. Since that day, for me a friend is so much more than a “friend”. A true friend is the person who stands by your side every single day, that supports you when something happens, a person that is unconditional.

What we did in class - 3th December

Phrasal verbs-5th year

1)      Mary thought …………………..a great idea for Laura’s surprise party.

2)      I’ll……………………….down for some minutes before going to work. I’m so tired!

3)      We’re going………………….a bad patch this year with my boyfriend. I think we’re going to break ……….soon.

4)      There is a puddle on the floor,…………………….   ………………………….!

5)      This motorbike runs too fast so hold. ……………. ……………… me!

6)      I think I left my jacket………………..Wait a minute, I’ll go and pick it.

7)      I’m in a meeting wouldn’t you …………..me back in 30 minutes?

8)      My brother crashed………………..a parked car yesterday. He’s fine luckily.

9)      It’s been a while since  I last saw you. Let’s ……. ………………on all our news.

10)   I have never……… …………………..with an interesting idea in Science classes.

11)   I’m taking ……………a new course about Chinese Art. What about you? Do you carry………………. Studying Japanese?

12)   We walked for 40 minutes and eventually we ………….. …………….in the right path. But it was a nightmare!

13)   My cousin is really good at chatting ………….girls at nightclubs.

14)   The old lady was almost ……………  …………..by the van. It’s a miracle she’s fine.

15)   I’m eating …………with Karl tonight. He’s …………..me………….in 30 minutes to go to the restaurant.

16)   Lara is always ………..Jack………….because he really misbehaves in class. He needs to calm ……………..actually.

17)   It was a funny movie so I burst……… …………..on several occasions.

18)   We are…… ……….in the morning. Paris is our first destination.

19)   I won’t give……………football training. It’s my passion!

20)   There used to be a restaurant in my street but it was…………. ……………last year and they’re building up a supermarket there. 

Lola's speech by Antonella

Lola explained us what women's life was like in the 50's. She told us that women had almost no rights, and that they could only go to school to learn how to be housewives. Quite the opposite, nowadays women go to college, get a degree, and get married later. About the way she talked, I think she is very fluent and clear when talking, so it's enjoyable to listen to her. Also she was confident about her point of view (she was assertive), which is great to take her idea in better and more easily.

Juanma´s speech by Thomas

I think that Juan had a great idea to make his oral speech. We had to talk about the situation of women in the fifties and compare it with our reality. He thought of talking about a commercial of an important company of cleaning articles that only shows  a woman doing the housework and it never shows a man doing it. So modern commercial of our days show the social thinking that we had: The woman is cleaning in the house and the man is going to work. We have to change it and Juan showed us that problem.

Thomas

Lola's speech by Aldana

Lola talked about the education in the 50's. She said that girls went to school with girls only, and that for women having a degree wasn't important, they only wanted to get married, and they were expected to do the housework. Also she said things changed, and I agree with that. For example, nowadays schools are for girls and boys, and women want to have a degree too, they don't do the housework only.

Antonella's speech by Belén

Antonella's speech was very well argumented. The commercial she chose to explain the way women used to be like years ago was perfect to help her to explain her points and gave her a good argument (her ideas were well supported). Also, she didn´t hesitated when she had to speak (she was assertive), she spoke calmly and clearly so it was easy to follow her ideas.

 Belén

Clung to thoughts

Mona Lisa is an American film directed by Mike Newell. This movie takes place in 1953, a period of time when women had a "default role" in society and that thought was very strict and fixed. Can you imagine that?

Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts) moved from California to Wellesley University to teach Art History. This free-thinking professor teaches conservative Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles, because she wanted these girls to continue studying at university and graduate before getting married, having family and giving up on their studies or dreams.

I think that this movie is very interesting because it shows the thinking of that time and you can compare it to current days. I really recommend this movie to teenagers and adults because it is very interesting and catchy.

Lucila