At Newton South High School cell phones are not allowed to be used in school. What is your opinion about the use of cell phones in the classroom or in school?

                                                                                                                                                                               My      school is Newton South High School; the school is in Newton, MA. In this school you cannot use cell phones in school or in the classroom. In my opinion I think that using the phone in the middle of the class to send a message or to talk with someone is wrong.  I think, however that sing all cell phones have internet access that this is a good thing because you could find information that you don’t understand.

            People often abuse the used of their phones and it is not good. For example I had a male classmate in my ELL class that could not stop touching or using his Iphone I think he was consumed by the technology. The teacher used to very angry with him because his focus was on the cell phone and not in the subject. Every day, my teacher takes his phone more than once in the same day.

            For me my phone is very important because I have a lot of dictionaries on it and it is very helpful when I have problem with the language. One problem is with these dictionaries however is that i need it to be connected to the internet and in my school the Wi-Fi or 3G is blocked and I cannot use them.

            There is a thing that I do not understand why cannot we use the phone between classes or in the lunch time? For example for me this free time is very important because I can speak with my Spanish friend. I cannot talk with them in the afternoon because is six hours more than here.

Everybody use his phone in class and I think that now none can stop that. When I came to the US the thing that impressed me was that all the people in the street or at work were using their cell phones. I did not understand at that time but now I understand why. You can have unlimited messages or calls. This is awesome. In Spain to send a message cost 15 cents which is very expensive.

            Cell phones are a good invention and even better with internet access but sometimes you have to know where and when you can use them. For example in school is not good to use them in the middle of the class. Using them in class is disrespectful to your teachers and classmates because you are not focused in what is happening in class. I think using them at lunch time or between classes is ok.

Tell about a time when you were treated unfairly.

            I were treated unfairly when I was 16, the last years, I was in my school in Spain. I was trying to study hard to pass the final test. I was the only person in my class that I had to take the test early because my family and I were moving to US. Imagine what it would be like to take all of the final exams in three days. I was feeling a lot of pressure; under these circumstances I had at least 8 exams. One day I came to the school and like I had been doing. I studied in my classes to prepare for the final exams that I had not taken yet. This particular morning was good but in the afternoon the day became worse. I had to do the history test and I hated history, it was a subject that I simply did not understand. My next class was English and I was planning to study for my history final during this time because I had already taken the English final and this was my last chance to review for history. My English teacher was absent and instead we had a substitute. When I was in the 8^th grade, this substitute teacher used to look me up and down. She seemed to me to not approve of me. One time, insure when it was 40 degrees she told me to put a jacket on.

I did not have good memories of her when I met her again in my English class this day. This day she put on the blackboard the things to do in English but I had already taken the English final and, I did not have to do it. She took my history book and said to me “this is English class not history “I then told her the story that I was leaving but she did not want to understand so I did the work in English. She gave me the book and told me “I am so happy that you are leaving I don’t have to see you again, good luck” I felt stupid, She trampled in me. In this moment the  thing that I wanted to do was cry but not cry because she told me that but I did not cry. I was very angry and filled couth. When my classmate heard what she said all the people in my class started to scream at the teacher and she left the class crying. I think some people in this world are just mean to other people for no reason. I do not want to remember this moment again it was horrible. Finally I passed the entire final exams.

Describe a famous park or recreation area in your home country.

                                                                                                          

             I was born in Spain. I lived in Madrid, there are a lot of recreation and park area but the most famous and beautiful park in my country is “El Retiro”. I passed a lot of time in the park and you can do a lot of things like go in duck boat, you can read, you can take a nap, you can walk, in general you can do wherever you want.

            “El Retiro” is situation in the middle of the city, you can get there by bus, cars because there are a sub terrain parking, train or metro or by bicycle. This park is very especial because is in the middle of the it is huge and around it there are a lot of apartment that is very expensive to live there is like “central park” but “El Retiro” does not have a zoo. In the middle of park there is a super big lake with boats like ducks.

            In the park you can do a lot of things. I like the most go with my friends and stay in the grass talking, playing cards, dancing, meeting people and having a drive in boat and the most important having lunch. When I came to the park the next day I do not feel my legs because we always walk a lot.

            In the pass this park was very safety and you can do wherever you want. Now, especially in the night is very dangerous because there are thief, bad people, all the people go to do ”Botellon”.”Botellon” is when you are younger than 18 years old and you came to a park to drink alcohol. Whereby the people are drunk and the next day the park are very dirty. In the night is better but it is very dangerous sometimes and more for the immigrants.

            I love all parts of Madrid but the most is “El Retiro” I passed so good moments in this park and I never going to forget it. If you have the chance to go I recommend you to go and you will pass a very good day and fun.

           

What would you do if your car got a flat tire on the freeway?

                                                                       Lucía Llorente Ruiz

What would you do if your car got a flat tire on the freeway?

           If my car got a flat tire on the freeway I would ask for help. First at all I would put my car and myself safe on the right lateral side of the road where no one could run over me. Secondly I would call my dad came to pick me up and  i would also called my car insurance to take the car. Finally I would wait inside the car to my father pick me up.

           It has never happened to me because I only have my permit and I cannot drive without an adult with license next to me. however my mom had this problem when I was 15. I was waiting at the bus station at 9 pm because I had swimming practice  My mother was going to pick me up there, after waiting for 5 minutes and I called her and she told me that she was on the roadthat had a flat tire. She was on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck. I  started  walking  home. i walked for 1 hour. I was so afraid because no one was around. When I came home my mom wasn’t there  I called her again and she told me that she was still waiting for the tow tuck. My mom came at home at 12, it was a crazy  night.

           When you get a flat tire on the freeway the most important thing that you can do is to be safe and very patient and call your car insurance to pick your car and call some person who can pick you up.

What would you do if you got lost in an unfamiliar city?

Lucía Llorente ruiz

What would you do if you got lost in an unfamiliar city?

If I got lost in an unfamiliar city the first thing I would do to ask a person if she knew where the place i was looking for was, then i would  take my phone and try to research online the way of the place  i was going to. If I was in a forest or location didn’t have 3G access or people i would had to do  first thing have to do calm down. i would try to find way out quickly.

When I was 14 years old, I was in Dublin with my school on a field trip. We lived in different houses. My house was very far from  the school that I went to. I had to walk a lot. One day, I hung out with a friend and when I returned home I took a different street and I got lost. In this street no one was there so I couldn’t  ask for directions and I didn’t have a phone with 3G either, so i was not able to use the GPS. First I called my father, my dad started to laugh a lot, that wasn’t very helpful, I was so nervous so I called my tutor but my tutor didn’t know how to help me neither. I called my “mom” and I didn’t know English so I don’t know how she understood me but she found me but she was still able to find me.

When you are in a difficult situation you can at first feel very bad and be very nervous. As  time passes you will eventually see this situation to be very funny. The most important thing to do when you get lost is to not to be over react, calm down and always try to find different ways.

What would you do if someone accused you of a crime you didn't commit?

                                                                                          Lucía Llorente

                                                 What would you do if someone accused you of a crime you didn't commit?

If someone accused me of a crime I didn’t commit I would be so nervous and I would try to present my innocence, when the problem was done I would do the life impossible to the person who accused me. Once this happened to me with my brother but it was not  a crime. My brother and I had a really bad relationship. One day my brother needed money and I really told to him that I would not give him any money then he stole from my mother. My mother was going to buy food and she noticed that she didn’t have the 20 dollars. My mom called me to ask me if I took the money and I didn’t know what she is talking about. When I returning house my mom was so angry with me and I didn’t know why, I talked with her and she told me that she didn’t like the people who lied. I said I didn’t lied to her at that moment I remembered that my brother asked for money that morning. Finally I talked with my mom and my brother had to tell the truth. I was so mad at him, I decided I never give him anything or buy anything. At first I felt nervous but in the end I felt very good when I was able to prove that i didn’t commit the crime but instead i was able to figure out who committed the crime as well as to help the person that committed the crime to come toward. My experiences was awful because in this moment i didn’t know how to act.

What would you do if you were late for an important appointment?

                                                    Lucia Llorente Ruiz
What would you do if you were late for an important appointment?
           If I was late for an appointment, the first thing that I would do is to make a call to the person or company that was waiting for me. Second I would find an alternative to came on time. Finally I would apologize for the problem. I usually am on time but when I am late I get so nervous and very angry with myself. This is not typicalbecause I came in time. One time in Spain I hung out with a friend at 6. I was ready at 5:30 but my mom was not, I told my mom that we were late but she didn’t believe me as a result the time passed very quickly. I called my friend and she was waiting. on  my way to get my friend what happen, my mom and i were on the car and in the road when we saw an accident. i called my friend again and she was so angry with me. Finally I came to the place where my friend was and she was so mad at me I apology and she accepted my apologize but the day was awful because all the things that we had planned to do we didn’t do it. I really hate being late to places. i prefer to wait for people rather than them waiting for me.