Mountains Offer No Solace in this Dying Soviet Mining Town

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Mountains Offer No Solace in this Dying Soviet Mining Town

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This is a city  where the people live basically of the mines of manganese. The mines are in the mountain and for getting in there the miners catch a system of rusty cable cars. There's a corrupt city and the miners charge very little, the people are poor and old the family works in the mines. The houses are old and are broken for the explosions of the mine, many do not electricity.

Add 3 new words you have learnt

nestled: enclavar-se
landmark: marca
thriving business: bon negoci


Why is it relevant to you?

Because there are a lot of people on this word so still living in this conditions, and this is unthinkable in 2018, the corruption is bad and I hate this situations.

How is this connected with other news that have an impact on our world?

Yes, there are a lot of news that explain the situacion of the people who live, for example, in house of mud or in the street, and don't have food for his childrens.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Vocabulary

1. Fair: beautiful

2. Approached: came near

3. Jewel: a diamond, for example.

4. Trouble: problems

5. Cheeky: rude, not polite

6, Weeping: crying

7. Argue: disagree

8. Trust: believe in

9. Tunes: music

Summary

Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles was found dead on the grounds of his Devonshire estate, Baskerville Hall, and Mortimer now fears for Sir Charles's nephew and sole heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, who is the new master of Baskerville Hall. The death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer is suspicious, because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed "the footprints of a gigantic hound" nearby. The Baskerville family has supposedly been under a curse since the era of the English Civil War when ancestor Hugo Baskerville allegedly offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reportedly killed by a giant spectral hound. Sir Charles believed in the curse and was apparently fleeing from something in fright when he died.
Intrigued, Holmes meets with Sir Henry, newly arrived from Canada. Sir Henry has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him away from the Baskerville moors, and one of his new boots is inexplicably missing from his London hotel room. The Baskerville family is discussed: Sir Charles was the eldest of three brothers; the youngest, black sheep Rodger, is believed to have died childless in South America, while Sir Henry is the only child of the middle brother. Sir Henry plans to move into Baskerville Hall, despite the ominous warning message. Holmes and Dr Watson follow him from Holmes's Baker Street apartment back to his hotel and notice a bearded man following him in a cab; they pursue the man, but he escapes. Mortimer tells them that Mr Barrymore, the butler at Baskerville Hall, has a beard like the one on the stranger. Sir Henry's boot reappears, but an older one vanishes.
Holmes sends for the cab driver who shuttled the bearded man after Sir Henry and is both astounded and amused to learn that the stranger had made a point of giving his name as 'Sherlock Holmes' to the cabbie. Holmes, now even more interested in the Baskerville affair but held up with other cases, dispatches Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall with instructions to send him frequent reports about the house, grounds, and neighbours. Upon arrival at the grand but austere Baskerville estate, Watson and Sir Henry learn that an escaped murderer named Selden is believed to be in the area.
Barrymore and his wife, who also works at Baskerville Hall, wish to leave the estate soon. Watson hears a woman crying in the night; it is obvious to him that it was Mrs Barrymore, but her husband denies it. Watson has no proof that Barrymore was in Devon on the day of the chase in London. He meets a brother and sister who live nearby: Mr Stapleton, a naturalist, and the beautiful Miss Stapleton. When an animalistic sound is heard, Stapleton is quick to dismiss it as unrelated to the legendary hound. When her brother is out of earshot, Mrs Stapleton mistakes Watson for Sir Henry and warns him to leave. She and Sir Henry later meet and quickly fall in love, arousing Stapleton's anger; he later apologises and invites Sir Henry to dine with him a few days later.
Barrymore arouses further suspicion when Watson and Sir Henry catch him at night with a candle in an empty room. Barrymore refuses to answer their questions, but Mrs. Barrymore confesses that Selden is her brother, and her husband is signalling that they have left supplies for him. Watson and Sir Henry pursue Selden on the moor, but he eludes them, while Watson notices another man on a nearby tor. After an agreement is reached to allow Selden to flee the country, Barrymore reveals the contents of an incompletely burnt letter asking Sir Charles to be at the gate at the time of his death. It was signed with the initials L.L.; on Mortimer's advice, Watson questions a Laura Lyons, who admits to writing the letter in hopes that Sir Charles would help finance her divorce, but says she did not keep the appointment. Watson tracks the second man he saw in the area and discovers it to be Holmes, investigating independently in hopes of a faster resolution. Holmes reveals further information: Stapleton is actually married to the supposed Miss Stapleton, and he promised marriage to Laura Lyons to get her cooperation.
They hear a scream and discover the body of Selden, dead from a fall. They initially mistake him for Sir Henry, whose old clothes he was wearing.
At Baskerville Hall, Holmes notices a resemblance between Stapleton and a portrait of Hugo Baskerville. He realises that Stapleton could be an unknown Baskerville family member, seeking to claim the Baskerville wealth by eliminating his relatives. Accompanied by Inspector Lestrade, whom Holmes has summoned, Holmes and Watson travel to the Stapleton home, where Sir Henry is dining. They rescue him from a hound that Stapleton releases while Sir Henry is walking home across the moor. Shooting the animal dead in the struggle, Sherlock reveals that it was a perfectly mortal dog - a mix of bloodhound and mastiff, painted with phosphorus to give it a hellish appearance. They find Miss Stapleton bound and gagged inside the house, while Stapleton apparently dies in an attempt to reach his hideout in a nearby mine. They also find Sir Henry's boot, which was used to give the hound Sir Henry's scent.
Weeks later, Holmes provides Watson with additional details about the case. Stapleton was, in fact, Rodger Baskerville's son, also named Rodger. His now-widow is a South American woman, the former Beryl Garcia. He supported himself through crime for many years, before learning that he could inherit a fortune by murdering his uncle and cousin. Stapleton had taken Sir Henry's old boot because the new, unworn boot lacked his scent. The hound had pursued Selden to his death because of the scent on Sir Henry's old clothes. Mrs Stapleton had disavowed her husband's plot, so he had imprisoned her to prevent her from interfering.

The story ends with Holmes and Watson leaving to see the opera Les Huguenots starring Jean de Reszke.

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Writings

Writing Unit 7

Dear Editor,

I'm writing in response to an article in yesterday issue of your newspaper which was about train companies introduciong free Wi-fi on all trains. I completely agree with the article and I would like to point out why free Wi-fi should be introduced on all trains.

Firstly, free wi-fi would be useful if you want to work with the laptop, for example more commuters will catch the train if the companies introduce free WiFi.

Secondly, people who don't have enough money to pay phone rate can communicate with their families and spend a good time playing "Clash Royal" or othe rvideo games

Kind regards,

Marc Teixidor

Documentaries are good entertainment

Documentaries are a good way of entertainment and learning on TV nowadays. There are a lot of different types of documentaries such as the jungle, in the sea...

Firstly, I think that there is a lot of variety in documentaries programs. Some people like documentaries of animals and other history, for example in addition, documental are a great was to learning a lot of things.

On the other hand, there are too many boring teenagers, and the prefer reality shows... Also there it is too difficult to record animals for example in the jungle.

To sum up, I think documentaries are interesting but too many boring. There is lots of variety but too many people watch this.

My favourite day

Hello Sabrina

Thanks for you letter and it was a great to hear from you. My favourite day is Saturday.

On reason I like Saturdays is because there isn't school. I like meeting my friends and I also like playing football. Also I play computer games and it's funny.

Other reason that in Saturdays I go to sleep bed later. I don't do homework because it's on Sundays. Definitely, my favourite day is this because I don't go to school.

Tell me about you favourite day in you next letter.

Love, Marc

The best holidays I have ever been on

My best holidays I have ever been on was when I went to Italy with my parents. We stayed there 5 days and we went to Florence, Rome and Genova.

We went by car and we returned by Ferri “Grimaldi Lines”. In my opinion the Ferri isn't very good but one positive thing is that there isn't cheaper. In the cities, we visited a lot of places, for example the pantheon or the Coliseum. The city that is the most beautiful for me, is Rome, and the more ugly Genova.

This holidays was the best because the hotel that staid was the best of Italy and also I did a lot of culture activities. The trip was very good and I would repeat there.

The surprise

It was a normal day of school. I went by bicycle there with my friend Sergi. I was exited because it was the last day of school and it was the winter holidays.

It was 10 a.m. And we were in front of the lake. There were too much people running and walking around. Suddenly, one person who went by bicycle drunk drop in the lake. Then all people who were around it went to help. It was really cold and the people gave her coats.

One people offered to carry her to her house. Finally me and Segi arrived late to school but it was for a good reason.

My favourite relative

In my house , there are four people: my mum, my brother, my father and me. I have a good relationship with them, but with my mum its different.

My mum is an active person and she likes sports like me. Also she lets me to meet people in the niht and go to discos. But not all is positive, because she makes me study and go to bed earlier the days of school.

In conclusion, I like my family a lot of, with their advantatges and disadvantages.

Writing competència bàsiques 2011-2012

Hi Peter/ Susan,

My name is Marc and I will be your partner in the interchange. I'm 15 years old, I like football, going to gym, meeting friends and playing computer games. I don't like studying maths and playing basketball. My school is very old. It on Porqueras. We don't do a lot of activities. My favorite subject is Economy.

Last year, my friend Sam went to Africa, in the Sahara Desert. He went y plane with her father, Mather and brother. He told me that the weather was well, but there it was very hot. In there he did a lot of activities, for example he went to an oasis or ride camels. Also, he told me what he liked the most rode was the hotel, because it's was in the desert. He didn't like the food

Fat diet

Week 1:

I've taken up fat diet! I can't belive it, but I decided to start that because I think I'm really slim. My parents there weren't agree with me but I started equally.

Week 2:

I start to eat a lot of fat food: hamburguer, ships, meat... and I've got 3 kilos. In this week I recruit a professional abaut fat food an he help me. For me, there is a good experience because I like MC Donalds and the fat food. I think that a few people do this diet.

Week 3:

I fatted 20 kilos and I'm tyred to eat fat food, I don't like myself. I start to do a real diet because I'm really fat, I'm 100 kilos. The experience has made me think that this diet is really bad.

The use of electric bicycles

and mopes

In this world there is too much pollution. For reducing I there are some ways for example the electric bicycles and mopeds but there are arguments for and against this idea.

There are some advantages, for example the energy is renewable, also you do sport when you go by bicycle. Furthermore, if you are lazy you can go by moped, because it's more comfortable and easier than going by bicycle.

There are also arguments against the idea. For instance it's more uncomfortable to go by moped than by car. Moreover there isn't any place to charge mopeds.

On balance, I think this new way of reducing the pollution is great but we need a lot of time to use this kind of energy

Writing 2: An formal email

Dear Sir

I am writing to you to talk about the last concert of Daddy Yankee. It was horrible, the ticket was very expensive, I waited a lot of time and the concert was too short

Firstly, the tickets cost 200 €, and the concert lasted 1 hour. Also I waited a lot of time in the entrance, 2 hours approximated

When the concert finished I waited a lot of time, as well Daddy Yankee had taken drugs, before the concert and the unthinkable thing was that auto tunel went wrong!

Finally, I decided that I won't report you if you give me back the money of the concert. If not you will get in trouble

Your faith ful

Marc Teixidor

Writing 1: An informal email

Hi Roberto!

How are you? Did you have a good summer? Me to, I did a lot of things, today I'm write to talk about my new subject: Economy

I started Economy this year. My school Casa Nostra is the firths in Catalonia to do it in ESO 4. You can choose Science or Economy and I choose economy because I want to study business management.

My other news is that I went to a concert of DJ Cactus. It was very funny because a lot of people were wearing pyjams. There were approximate 2500 in pyjams! They played electronic music. The tickets cost 100 € but was worth it

Anyway, how are thins with you? Thanks for reading and see you soon!

Bye Roberto!