It was a summer day, the hottest day and that was why I couldn't sleep more.I got up and I sat in my bed, I closed my eyes to think what I was going to do, the clock showed me it was 6 o' clock in the morning, so I got dressed and I came out from home. At the beginning, the only I did was going round and round the little village I was on vacation, but lately something appeared in my mind, the sunrise was starting. Run, that's what I did, ran to the harbour, to sit in the biggest stone to have the best sight of this magical landscape. When I arrived nobody was there, the loneliness was involving my body, so I looked around to take the best place, I sat down in a stone that was huge and the sunrise kept all my attention.
When the sunrise was finished I closed my eyes, there were no sounds, it was full of peace and I felt that I was better than never before. But suddenly something made me feel fear, a hand was on my shoulder, I turned my head slowly and a smile appeared in my face.

Alba Alegret 2nd Batxillerat

Once upon a time a frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandpa's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and his wife became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about grandpa!," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor!". So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandpa ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the family table. Since grandpa had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandpa's direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening before dinner, the father noticed his son playing with the tools and some wood on the floor. He asked the child, "What are you making?" And the boy answered, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mum to eat your food from when you become old people." The chils smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandpa's hand and gently led him back to the family table.

For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

Quim Portet. 1st Batxillerat

Reading is, from my point of view, a really complete activity, and also an important way to learn. It’s really important for the people in our society to read, if you read you’ll be near of your success.

First of all reading is an amazing way to study a language. By reading you’ll learn a lot about the language. Spelling, grammar, vocabulary, writing… all these aspects will improve if you read a lot. If a child reads a lot since he’s really young, he’ll be able to talk and write better in the future.

In addition, reading is amazing. When you read you can imagine your stories as you want. It’s an extra intellectual effort, but it’s at long recompensed. Because reading develops your imagination in a society where everything is straight and that don’t help people develop their imaginative profile. And above all, reading is amusing. An amusing way to learn. If you think a little about that, you’ll realize that there aren’t a lot of activities with them you learn and you have fun.

Finally, reading you grow up as a person. Books are full of important lessons for your life. Books teach you about friendship, love, honor, working… These bonds that aren’t really supported in the modern society, will make you more sociable and good person.

In short, reading is, from all views, a good habit.

Quim Portet, 1st Batxillerat

Wir warteneuch! Das ist das Logo aus die Reise durch Frankreich. Alle waren sehr amüsant und lustig, trotzdem am Anfang mögen wir nach Pobla züruck kommen. Alle waren nervös am ersten Tag, aber im Laufe der Zeit mögen wir in “Saint Girons“ wohnen. Wir haben eine Papierfabrik, eine Ziegenkäsefabrik, ein Spiritusbrenner, und viele Dorfe besichtigen, wir haben viele Landschaft gesehen und viele Berge gestiegen.
Wir haben Käse, Gänseleberpastete und Praline gekauft. Wir haben viele amüsante Sachen und viele Freunde gemacht.

Und am kommenden Jahre, fahren wir nach Deutschland!!!!!!

Am 13. Dezember waren wir in das TV3Fernsehstudio, in Lleida. Das war sehr interessant!!! Wir gehen auch zum Theater. Wenn wir kommen zu das Fernsehstudio an, ersten, wir sehen die Arbeitszimmer, die Garage und das Set. In das Set, wir gravieren mehrere Nachricht ein jeder, und ein andere Schüler spreche mit der Tontechniker an. Wir wende die Telepromter an, und es zieht wir der Text er. Alle sind sehr beruflich und amüsant.
In der Bild mann kann der Telepromter und die Kamera sehen.

Gerard Alonso 4rt ESO A

It was a dark night, with a lot of dark clouds, but it didn’t rain. I was with my family in the living room, watching the TV and suddenly a lightning fell off and touched the TV aerial. Sheet! The TV broke up! We’d have to choose a different way of amusement.

We decided to play cards. We were playing bridge, and I was wining when an other lightning fell off and touched the aerial too, but this time, it repaired itself, and the image returned.

We where talking about finishing the game when the TV fell of the little table and started to jump very high. It started to run and it hided behind the sofa. I and my little brother caught the TV. It started to do loud noises, but we caught it more. Then, a big mouth with sharpened teeth appeared on the monitor. It started trying to bite us so we loosened the TV. It ran away.

It went upstairs where the desk is placed. It started to crush all the papers on the table. It destroyed too my English homework, so, I had to remake it the next day. It destroyed a dictionary and the book that my mother was reading. Luckily, the library had got doors and they weren’t broken. It went to the stair and it went downstairs. It moved for all the flat, it went to the kitchen, to the rooms. It broke the sheets, the wardrobe... And it went to the window. It jumped and it broken up. The next day the electric employee took it to the factory and they repaired it.

So, I give you a piece of advice, if there is a storm, turn off the TV!

Quim Portet

I think that in the present educational system, only is based in the study, only to learn exact things, and the people don't have their ideals.
The texts of some subjects, (like History, Catalan, Spanish, Economics ...), explain the lesson, but the teenagers can't have a discussion about wherever that teacher has explained. Lessons explain the world but don't criticize it, and it doesn't give us options to discuss about the world. Then, when the people need to create their ideals, they can't, because they have not discussed during their young age.

Joan Macaya.

A new school year has already began. For some of you it is your first time among us, for others it will be your last one. I hope that everybody will have been able to fulfill all their expectations and dreams when it finishes. In the meanwhile, we have a long period of time together during which we'll set up new projects and face new challenges. I really expect your collaboration in all the tasks we have ahead, being the first one to write on this magazine, which is yours. You can write in any of the foreign languages you study: English, French or German. You can also leave an oral message using the podcast. Feel free about the topics to write about, but be careful with your spelling and grammar.

A. Sanz

Am 23 April feiert man in Catalonia Sant Jordi. Das ist ein typisches Fest.
Die Männer schenken Rosen zu den Frauen, und sie schenken zu die Mannen Bücher.
Im Gymnasium IES La Pobla de Segur am Morgen organiziert man ein Sprachenfest. Es gibt viele Aktivitäten und Spielen. Am Mittag gibt es das Essen im Schulhof. Am Nachmittag gibt es eine Preisverleihung von die Literarischwettbewerb und ein Konzert.
Den langen Tag verkaufen die Klasse von 3ESO Rosen und Bücher fur die Endeskursreise.

Gerard Alonso 3. ESO

Opinion Personnelle :

Je crois que ce livre est intéressant, mais possiblement le niveau est un peu supérieur à ce que je peux arriver à comprendre. J’ai mis beaucoup de temps à le lire, et j’ai eu de relire quelques chapitres. J’ai eu plusieurs problèmes pour comprendre la réflexion philosophique qu’on trouve dans le livre. Au début je n’ai que trouvé que Martin et Pangloss sont philosophes, mais après de le relire j’ai mieux compris le sens total du livre : ses réflexions philosophiques, ses discussions sur l’art, la vie, ou le bonheur. Cépendant, les critiques les plus dures sont dirigées à l’Église et aux nobles, c’est-à-dire, les deux bras forts de la société de cet époque-là.

Après avoir lu ce livre, j’ai fait une petite réflexion sur les vies possibles que Voltaire y expose. D’après lui, les échantillons de bonheur qu’il expose sont principalement trois : La vie au château de Thunder-ten-tronck, la vie à Eldorado et la vie en cultivant le jardin. Le premier représente le bonheur et l’stabilité, le deuxième la vie luxueuse mais sans la personne aimée et la troisième la vie simple avec toutes les personnes aimées, en travaillant pour l’obtention d’un projet commun.
Sans doute je préferirai le troisième, parce que le premier est un monde où Candide vive trompé et au deuxième il est seulement accompagné par Cocombo.

Lire ce livre à été une bonne manière d’entraîner mon français et aussi de me culturaliser.

Quim Portet Bastida

Wen Bau
Je m’appelle Weng-Bau et je suis née à China. Je vais raconter mon histoire, une histoire d’amour terrible, impossible…
Tout commençait l’été dernier quand je me trouvais au jardin de la grande muraille chinoise avec mon oncle. Il prenait des fleurs aromatiques pour faire après des eaux de fleurs. Je lui aidais en prenant des fleurs aromatiques quand le vent s’emporta mon chapeau. Celui-ci allait à parer aux pieds d’un homme. Il était un homme riche, je déduis, parce qu’il s’habillait avec des vêtements très chères. Ses chaussures étaient complètement nettes. Comme qu’il fait froid, cet homme portait un manteau.
Alors, il prenait mon chapeau et il me le donnait lentement. Je notais ses mains froides comme l’hiver, j’étais nerveuse mais j’étais capable de lui remercier.
Mon oncle crié mon nom est j’allais à côte d’il mais je n’arrêtais pas penser en l’homme que j’avait vu au jardin de la grand muraille.
Le lendemain j’allais au marché et je no croyait pas ce que mes yeux vouaient, était il. L’homme venait vers moi et m’invitait à faire une promenade avec il. J’acceptais parce que ma tête dit non mais mon cœur dit oui. Si j’avais dit non, je n’aurais pas eu des cauchemars dans ma vie.
Nous passions tout le soir un à côté de l’autre. Pour premier foi dans ma vie, je notais « des papillons dans mon ventre «, définitivement j’étais énamouré de Will, l’homme des jardins.
Nous étions unis pendant trois mois mais Will dit moi qu’il devait tourner à son pays parce qu’il avait beaucoup de travail.
Mon rêve était ouvrir un étalement de plantes aromatiques per prendre en infusion. Je n’avais rien d’argent et Will décidait de m’aider économiquement. Étant donné qu’il m’avait aidé, je décidais que tous deux étions associés de manière que les bénéfices de l’activité étaient d’un 50 % pour chacun.
Notre relation allait à la perfection, nous nous voisons une fois pour mois…
Mais malheureusement ça durait peu parce que la mère de Will s’enterait de notre relation et elle et Will discutaient pour moi. Sa mère dit qu’une simple chinoise ne pouvait pas être la fiancée de son fil parce que sa famille (la famille de Will) était une famille riche, avec classe et très important dans sa région. La mère de Will décidait d’interdire nos trouvées et Will ne pouvait pas venir voir moi.
J’étais désolée, je ne savais pas quoi faire … c’est en ce moment que je décidais d’aller chercher Will. Je pris un avion et je me présentais chez Will. Will était très content de me voire mais sa mère commençait à crier : prostituée, prostituée chinoise, chinoise de merde va-t-on de cette pays et tourne dans ton pays.
Je ne croyais pas ce que mes yeux regardaient, Will était indigné et il commençait à discuter avec sa mère.
Pendant la nuit Will me visitait dans ma chambre et il me racontait que notre situation était compliquée mais qu’il ne voulait pas me perdre. Je suis désolée d’avait allée chez Will et alors je décidais retourner à China.
Le temps passé et je pensais que la meilleur solution était que je ne pensais plus en Will.
Quand Will me téléphonait, je ne répondais pas.
Finalement la mère de Will décidait de le marier avec une femme américaine riche, Will accepté parce qu’il n’avait parlé rien avec moi pendant deux ans.

Les ans passèrent et je connaissais un garçon, il s’appelait Xu-lin. Je commençais une relation avec il mais je ne pouvais pas oublier Will. Comme nous étions associés, il venait à China. Quand il arrivait à China nous parlions. Il me dit qu’il ne fait autre chose que penser à moi ( je pensais le même mais je croyais qu’il serait meilleur ne le dire pas). Nous accordions que nous laisserions d’être associés de manière que nous ne devrions pas nos voire. J’achetais sa part de l’étalement.

Aujourd’hui je pense que peut-être si je l’avais dit que j’étais enamouré d’il le jour qu’il venait à China, nous serions mariées aujourd’hui.
Lamentablement ne toutes les histoires d’amour ont un final parfaite, c’est mon cas. C’est la vie des fois on gagne et des fois on perd ….

Eric Hernàndez Arancón

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps so, ANZAC Day, is an Australian and New Zealand celebration. It is not their national day, but it is even more important than that: on 25th April Australians and New Zealanders celebrate their first baptism of fire in the battlefields of Gallipoli, Turkey.

It was the year 1915. The First World War had broken out a year ago and Australia and New Zealand, which were British Dominions, were eager to show their loyalty to the Allied Goverments of Britain, France, Italy and Japan that fought against Germany, Austria, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. In the words of Andrew Fisher, the Australian spokesman, they were determined to support Britain to "our last man and our last shilling". This is why they decided to organise a volunteer army for overseas service. The response in both countries exceeded all expectations and in three months they had enlisted and trained 20,000 men in Australia who joined the two brigades formed in New Zealand. On 1st November the combined contingent known as ANZAC sailed from Albany to Egypt, via Suez, to meet the rest of the allied expedition.
The plan was to capture the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the Allied Navies so as to conquer Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany. On 25th April they landed at Gallipoli where they met fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders. It was a day of chaotic, heroic and bloody fighting in which the ANZAC lost 1,000 men. The campaign lasted for eight months and in December evacuation of the peninsula was ordered. The result of this futile holocaust after eight months was 42,000 deaths out of which 8,587 were Anzacs not to mention the 19,367 wounded in action.

The news of the landing at Gallipoli made a profound impact on Australians and New Zealanders at home and 25th April quickly became the day on which they remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war.

A. Sanz

April 23rd is England’s national day. St. George’s Day is also celebrated here. So, let’s go to know something about it!
St. George is the patron saint of England. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England, and part of the British flag. St George’s emblem was adopted by Richard ‘The Lion Heart’ and brought to England in the 12th century. The king’s soldiers wore it on their tunics to avoid confusion in battle.
The real St George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Romans’ torture of Christians and died for his beliefs. The popularity of St George in England stems from the time of the early Crusades when it is said that the Normans saw him in a vision and were victorious.
One of the best-known stories about Saint George is his fight with a dragon. But it is highly unlikely that he ever fought a dragon, and even more unlikely that he ever actually visited England. Despite this, St George is known throughout the world as the dragon-slaying patron saint of England. In addition, Saint George is always depicted as a knight carrying a shield with a red cross, generally sitting upon a horse.
To end, I also want to explain you how they celebrate this day. By tradition, April 23rd is the day for a red rose (the English national flower) in the button hole. However, unlike other countries, England doesn’t celebrate it like Americans celebrate 4 July with fireworks. In fact, you are more likely to see big St Patrick parades in England celebrating Ireland’s National Day, more than you would see any sign of St Georges Day being celebrated. This was certainly true in Manchester in 2003, when St George’s Day was virtually ignore soon after the biggest St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the city’s history. As I read in an article, in England for average people St George’s Day is just another ordinary day. Maybe that’s why they don’t have the same tradition as Catalans, where we give a rose or a book to our couple.

Rosa Monguet. 2nd Batxillerat

Die junge von 3ESO machen am Donnerstag und am Samstag sports fur Kinder. Wir machen eine gutte Nachmittagsmahlzeit. Wir kaufen Schokolade und Kuchen ver am Nachmittag. Die Kinder spielen Fussball und Basketball, und die mehr kleine spielen mit die Mädchen und Junge von 3 ESO. Sie verdienen Geld und die Mutter sind sehr zufrieden.

Gerard Alonso Rubiño

Das Theater von 4.ESO ist sehr lustig. Die Schülern von dieser Klasse arbeiten viel und haben eine tolle Vorstellung gemacht.
Es gibt ein Mädchen und einen Junge, und sie sich verheiraten. Aber er arbeit für eine Firma und sein Chef ist sehr schwindler. Er will den Jungen nach Schweden zu reisen. Und der Chef schreibt einen Brief, und er sagt in den Brief, dass der Junge mit einer Frau verheiratet ist, und er hat Kinder. Und die Schwester von dem Mädchen schreibt einen anderen Brief mit dasselbe. Nachher, der Junge verheiratet mit der Shwester. Aber am Ende, Alle ist richtig, und alle sind verheiratet mit seinem wirklichen Partner.
Die Modenschau ist wunderbar; sie sind sehr professionell und sie ist nicht langweilig.

Und das ist alles, von Gerard Alonso Rubiño.

Last Tuesday, a lot of Catalans students and some students from La Pobla went to Manresa.
There, we celebrated the Sports Day.
We practised football 4x4, basketball 4x4, Shoot ball 8x8, Korfbal 4x4 and Volleyball.

● Korfbal 4x4:
In this game, there is a very high basket. When the player has the ball, can't move, he only can throw the ball or give it to other player.

● Shoot ball 8x8:
In this game, there are two zones. In one zone there is one group in the other zone the other group.
You play it with two balls, and the players have to touch the rival with a ball.

We could do other things of sport.
● We could go to the Playful zone. There were some ingenious and ludic games. They were made with recycled material .
●We could go to the sports centre, and watched some demonstrations of hip-hop, pop, rap, funky, aerobic, etc.

It was e very sportive and funny day.

Julia Cardona, 3rd of ESO

I will talk about and interesting thing that occurred one month ago in our country and now it’s very talked other time.
The company Dolce&Gabbana published an advertisement that brought a lot of problems because many women in Spain thought that it was a fact of male chauvinism, for this reason the “Instituto de la mujer” forbade the advertisement in Spain.
At first the company was very infuriated with Spain and they said that Spain wan an old country, but one week later this advertisement was forbidding in our countries so the company decided to retire it from around the world.
But now this thing is more talked in Spain because the company Dolce&Gabbana has retired all his advertisements in Spain, it seems like the company wants to punish the Spanish government so they retire all his advertisements.
The president of the association of users of the communication in Spain said that forbidding the advertisement was too much extreme but the decision has already been taken and now we have to accept the consequences.
I think the best thing to know if the advertisement is good or bad is to question people what they think so I propose you to say your opinion about this topic because I think it’s very interesting.
The photo above is one of the forbidden ones.

Xavi Llimiñana. 2nd Batxillerat

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17 to honor Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. Almost 1500 years ago the patron saint and national hero of Ireland was born to a Gaelic family who had migrated to Britain. For 16 years, Patrick lived a normal life as the son of a prosperous landowner and magistrate until he was captured and forced into slavery. Patrick spent 6 years herding sheep. He escaped and returned to Ireland to do missionary work.

What's good luck on Saint Patrick's Day?
- Finding a four-leaf clover (that's double the good luck it usually is).
- Wearing green.
- Kissing the blarney stone.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day !!!!!!ª! If you want to have fun, have a look at the following sites:
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/st-patricks-day/games/shamrock-streamer.html
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/st-patricks-day/games/wallop.html
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/st-patricks-day/games/game_st_patricks_day_coloring_pages.html
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/st-patricks-day/quiz/index.html

 Last Saturday, many people from Lleida came to La Pobla de Segur to celebrate the 25th birthday of that important date.

On Saturday 10th March, many people from Lleida and other towns came to La Pobla de Segur to celebrate the famous Flamisell Olympics. This important event started on 1982.

People can participate chosen the prove that they like: athletics, jumping ...A part of participating, you can make new friends, or walk and look the other proves. All that and much more is the Olympic program.
This year, there has been people from Lleida, Balaguer, France, Tremp, Isona, and many villages and schools or athletics clubs.

The objective of the Olympics I that your school win a lot of medals. All the winners give their points to their school.

The first prize was for Santa Anna School, the second for IES La Pobla de Segur and the third prize was for the Mater School.

I think that the really spirit of the Olympics is to have a very good experience. The most important thing is to participate!!

Olympics are good for many things, the first is: do sports. Because to do sport isn’t bad, it is very healthy. In other towns, there are other Olympics, but Flamisell Olympic is wonderful and fantastic.

I like it because it is a special celebration and after the competition there is a big party for all the participants.

Laia Escudé, 2nd ESO

What is going on this weekend in La Pobla???????
http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3174039

By Nasi Portet, 4th ESO

This is the recipe of the week: "Crepes"

To find out more about the process visit: http://picasaweb.google.es/mercegarc/Recipe

By Barbara Chalamanch, Laia Escudé and Teresa Fornons, 2nd of ESO

Last Saturday, we made a theatre play called “No tot són flors entre Roses i Clavells”.

We made it to get money for our final course travel. And we got a lot of money.

It was a “bodeville” and a humorous play too, people laughed a lot. It was about two sisters that stole the boyfriend to each other.

It took us a lot of time to prepare it; we have rehearsed it since the last course with the help of the manager, our Catalan teacher Agustí.

But the actors and the actresses aren’t only who have worked in this play, because all the other people in our course have helped us.

It was very successful; many people came to see us.
We are very happy because the people who came told us that it was amusing.

We were very happy too because it was our first experience and it was great!!!!

Nasi Portet, 4th ESO

On Carnival Day part of the students of 2nd of ESO made a party.
The party was in the garage of one of the student’s house. We ate pizza, chips, cheese, bread with tomato…, and we listened to music and danced.
It was very funny, 5 girls wore a black dress and painted their faces on white, 4 or 5 boys wore a mask or other things and the rest didn’t disguised.
After dinner, we went to a square and met with other people, angels, devils, cows…Everybody was wearing a fancy dress.
After an hour people returned to their houses but some others went to the disco.

If you want to see us go to the following site http://picasaweb.google.es/mercegarc/Carnival

Mariona Canal - 2nd of ESO

St David's Day is celebrated in Wales on 1 March, in honour of St David (Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales. He was a Celtic monk, abbot and bishop, who lived in the sixth century. He spread the word of Christianity across Wales.

The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him.
St David's Day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems.

On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress. The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown.

Karneval ist ein typisches Fest. Alle Schulen feiern es in Catalunya besonders in der Grundschule. Im Kindergarten zB verkleiden die Kinder als Sonne, Pflanze, Sterne .... . Im Hauptschule oder Gymnasiums gehen die Mädchen und Jungen mit Kostümen und Masken auf der Strasse lieber. Zur Zeit ist Karneval ein Fest herausgehen mit den Freunden. Aber das beste für mich ist verkleiden von fremde Sache.
Es gibt Karneval in viele Länder aus der Welt. Ein sehr bekant is in Venedig, Italien. In Catalunya der Karneval von Sitges ist sehr berühmt auch.

Von Gerard Alonso Rubiño aus 3. ESO

Am 2. und am 9. Februar, IES La Pobla de Segur ist nach Espot gegangen um Schi fahren. Wir wachen sehr baldig auf, weil wir in den Pisten um zehn Uhr sein müssen. Alle Schüler und Schülerinen müssen einen Schikurs machen. Wir amüsieren sehr. Am ersten Tag gab es nicht viel Schnee, und ausserdem war er harsch, aber am 9. gab es Neuschnee, der in der früheren Nacht gafallen ist. Immerhin Niemand macht Schmerz. Nur ein Mädchen am ersten Tag brach einen Arm. Wir haben viel Spass gehabt, und sind sehr müde, aber sehr froh auch nach Pobla züruckgekommen .

Von Gerard Alonso und Úrsula Bertran

21st REASONS WHY I LOVE YOU

1. I can be myself when I am with you.
2. Your idea of romance is dim lights, soft music, and just the two of us.
3. Because you make me feel like I have never felt before.
4. I can tell you anything, and you won't be shocked.
5.Your undying faith is what keeps the flame out of love alive.
6. You and me together, we can make magic.
7. We're a perfect match.
8. Thinking of you, fills me with a wonderful feeling.
9. Your love gives me the feeling, that the best is still ahead.
10. You never give up on me, and that's what keeps me going.
11. You are simply irresistible.
12. I love you because you bring the best out of me.
13. Your terrific sense of humor.
14. Every time I look at you, my heart misses a beat.
15. You're the one who holds the key to my heart.
16. You always say what I need to hear (You are perfect).
17. You have taught me the true meaning of love.
18. Love is, what you mean to me - and you mean everything.
19. You are my theme for a dream.
20. I have had the time of my life and I owe it all to you.
21. And, of course, your intelligence, 'cause you were smart enough to fall in love with me

This school year our class of 2nd Batxillerat is working on a project that refers to our past, to the period between the last years of our Civil War 1938 and the arrival of the democracy in 1978. We have had the back of the Generalitat de Catalunya and of our Town Hall. The whole experience has been wisely guided and assessed by Manel Dalmau (a documentarist) and our teacher of History Ramon Jordana. We have divided the class in six groups and each group did a documentary about a different story. First, with the History teacher, we carried out a research to know what life was like in those far away years. Afterwards we learnt how to make a film with Manel. He taught us how to handle a professional camera, how to set a film, how to write a script, etc. We saw and analyse many films too, to know the different things we could do. We had a limit of only 10 minutes for each story, and the six stories will make a film of one hour. The stories are: The Last Photography, Café Afternoons , The Missing People’s Labyrinth, Sex in Difficult Times, Sixteen and Already a Soldier, and Imperfect Triangle. We are going to present it in March in the cinema of our town, and then in Salamanca, Madrid, Valencia, and there is the possibility of showing it in Colombia. We have worked a lot during the first and part of the second term, but we have learnt and enjoyed it a lot, and now we are very proud of our work and we hope the people in our town will enjoy it too.

Below you can listen to a song that represented a whole generation of Catalans that lived throughout that time.

Welcome to the first post of Pallarsworld Magazine. This is a magazine created by students and teachers of the foreign languages department at IES La Pobla de Segur.

It tends to be an open window to share the work done in our department by our students.