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OUR CITY

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The Best Rock Band Ever, pp. 4

Agony, p. 5

Adulthood, pp. 6-7

Spanish Footballers in the UK, pp. 8-9

My Experience in England, pp. 1 0-11

An Interview with our Language Assistant, p. 1 2

Bioshock, p. 1 3

Riddles, pp. 1 4-1 5

Call igrams, p. 1 6

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The Best Rock Band EverThe Beatles was a rock band in the decade of the 1960s. It was formed inLiverpool by John Lennon, Paul Mcartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.The band played Rock and Roll, but later they worked with other kinds ofmusic like pop ballads. In 1962 they started working with the manager GeorgeMartin and published their first single: 'Love Me Do'. From then on, theyacquired international popularity and in the following years they did tours until1966. In this year they stopped performing live to record their music only instudios, until they split up in 1970. After that, each one continued in the worldof music on his own. Lennon was shot dead in NewYork in 1980, and Harrison died ofcancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr arestill alive. Some of their most famoussingles are:

• Love Me Do – 1962• From Me to You – 1963• She Loves You – 1963• A Hard Day´s Night – 1964• Help! - 1965• Yellow Submarine – 1966• All you Need is Love – 1967• Hey Jude – 1968• Get Back – 1969• Let it Be – 1970

This it is a small part of their history. I like to know more about them andlisten to their music. For me, it is my favorite music band. I like

the majority of their songs, but if I had tochoose my favorite I would choose"Here Comes the Sun", from the albumAbbey Road (1969). The sound is verynice and I´m in love with the lyrics.Another favourite is "Penny Lane", fromthe album Magical Mystery Tour (1967).It has a funny rhythm.

I'm sure that the Beatles will never die.

Almudena Burgos

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AAGGOONNYYA Song

If I tell you what I want, I have to say a million thingsBut all these won’t make me rich in my life

If you ask me for a wish I will ask for a genieAnd he’ll make for the wishes that I need.

‘Cause in life there are some little things that are really importantAnd all these can’t be bought with money

You have to look for the new moon and remember these beautifulwords 'Cause in life it's like I show you

You see a guitar on TV, you want the sound of this thing,I don’t care about the prize, it doesn’t matter

You want to go to a concert, there is the star of the InternetI don’t care about the prize, but it doesn’t matter

'Cause in life there are some little things that are really importantAnd all these can’t be bought with money

You have to look for the new moon and remember these beautifulwords 'Cause in life it's like I show you

Now be more generous for everybody, and now swallow your agony...

If I tell you what I want, I have to say a million thingsBut all these won’t make me rich in my life

If you ask me for a wish I will ask for a genieAnd he’ll make for the wishes that I need

You want to go to a concert, there is the star of the InternetI don’t care about the prize, but it doesn’t matter (x3)

Music & Lyrics by Ana Lázaro

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AADDUULLTTHHOOOODDA Drawing

Probably one of the most simple compositions I've made for adrawing. With just a few elements, it comes together as a piece thatrepresents the childish mentality of each and every adult on this planet.Adult, being represented as the censorship band on the eyes of themask, is nothing but a simple word that blocks the complete freedomof ideas. Having to struggle with difficulties such as war, the simple yetbeautiful things become an escape from a sad world to the lovelyhappiness of a child. We reach so much for outer space while beingearthbound to our homelands, since we always come back. Therefore,the word adult becomes just a name people like to call themselves, aname that just hides the child inside that craves for peace and fun.

About the ArtistI'm far from considering myself a 'pro' at art, since I am self-taught andprobably make a lot of mistakes while drawing. It's something I love,though, so I don't really care. Plus, it's probably the only thing I'm sortof good at.

I started drawing in seventh grade (1º ESO, that is), not even knowinghow to draw a decent straight line. I wasn't a big fan of it until I sawthat I was improving quite a lot day after day (or class after class, Ishould say, since I used to only draw during lessons at school). Then, Istarted researching on the Internet about art and trying new ways ofdrawing and painting.

Nowadays, drawing is my biggest passion and stress-relief, so I'mthankful I didn't stop drawing after the first failure.

Art and words by Darya Fedenko

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Toni Montoya

David Panizo

Álvaro Negredo

Alvaro Negredo Sánchez was born on the 20th August 1 985. He is a Spanish

professional footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League as

a striker. Nicknamed La Fiera de Vallecas (The beast of Vallecas), his early

career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its

first-team setup, going on to represent other clubs in his country, namely Sevilla. Over

the course of six seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 209 games and 1 02 goals. A

Spanish international since 2009, Negredo was part of the team that won Euro 201 2.

Born in Madrid, Negredo started his career at local Rayo Vallecano, making his professionaldebuts in early 2005 with the team in Segunda División B. He switched during that summerto another side in the country's capital, ending his formation in Real Madrid affiliate Castilla.In July 2007 Negredo was sold to La Liga newcomers UD Almería, with Real Madrid havingan option to rebuy. Real Madrid exercised their buyback option of a reported €5 million onNegredo during the summer of 2009, and the player returned to training with the club on10 July.

Negredo had been tipped to join Real Zaragoza or Hull City, but finally decided to sign areported five-year deal with Sevilla for €15 million, with Real Madrid having an option torebuy the player in the first two years.

On 19 July 2013, Manchester City announced the signing of Negredo on a four-year dealfor a fee reported to be £16.4 million, with add-ons. He moved to the Premier League clubshortly after teammate Jesús Navas.

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Spanish Footballers in the U.K.

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José Antonio Rodríguez

Roberto Soldado

Roberto Soldado Rillo (Born 27 May 1 985) is a Spanish professional footballer

who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League as a striker. After

emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27

official games for the first team (four goals). Over the course of nine La Liga seasons

he amassed totals of 207 matches and 1 01 goals, representing also Osasuna, Getafe

and Valencia.

Born in Valencia, Soldado joined Real Madrid at the age of 15 from local small club CFDon Bosco. In late July 2008 Soldado was sold to Getafe CF for €4 million, signing a four-year deal with the side from the Madrid outskirts, like former Real midfielder EstebanGranero the previous week. He was very famous in Valencia but in early June 2010, after asuccessful year at Getafe – 16 league goals, and the club qualified for the UEFA EuropaLeague – Soldado returned to his hometown and signed for Valencia for €10 million,replacing FC Barcelona-bound David Villa. After that, Valencia agreed a deal withTottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Soldado on 1 August 2013, for a club-record fee of£26 million. The transfer was completed four days later after a successful medical, and itbroke the English side's previous record of £17 million paid for Paulinho earlier in thesummer.

Soldado represented Spain at all its youth levels, scoring a total of 26 goals. ManagerVicente del Bosque selected Soldado to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad. Hescored in the opener on 16 June, helping to a 2–1 win against Uruguay.

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Spanish Footballers in the U.K.

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Celia Peralta

My Experience in EnglandLast year our teacher proposed England as a destination to improve our Englishand put into practice what we had learned during the lessons. This was thesecond time I travelled to the UK for the same purpose.

The teacher contacted with a language school - World School - responsible forreceiving Spanish students and assigning them into English families. The schoolwas in Peterborough, a large population located 118 km from London. Therewe were also going to live with our families.

In the host family we had to live with another partner, because it was toodangerous to go alone, since homes were located in the outskirts of the city,and we had to travel by bus every morning to go to school.

We travelled with young guys of other courses and a few ones of our age. Iremember the night before the trip as if it were today; basically I can say, Icouldn’t sleep, thinking that I would live new adventures in those two weeks inthat country. I wondered if this trip would exceed that of last year.

The flight seemed to me quite fast, something logical, because a greatexcitement was showing on all our faces, laughing and taking pictures. Oncethere, the families came to pick us up from school, my family was a very nicemarried couple, with a very comfortable house that we shared with a Frenchstudent of our age.

Almost every day we had excursions and trips outside Peterborough to visitsome of the most important cities around. Most of them were known for itsuniversities, like Cambridge, Oxford and Stanford. But the best trip, of course,was London.

Those two weeks, as you can imagine, passed at the speed of light. It alwayshappens when you're having a good time. Now I think it's time to answer myrhetorical question that I formulated to myself the night before the travel: HaveI enjoyed this trip to England? Without any kind of doubt I can say yes, it hasbeen one of the best experiences in my life.

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Rodrigo Díaz

Andrés Vail lo

An Interview with our Language AssistantSebastian Hemingway is the new language assistant of ourschool. He is from Blackburn, England. Sebastian, or Seb forshort, is twenty years old and is going to help in the bilingualgroups with his native level of English. And now we aregoing to ask him some questions.

- Well Sebastian, welcome to Spain. What are your firstimpressions of Spain?- Very good, I real ly l ike the weather, because theclimate is warm, the people are friendly.

- Do you like the typical Spanish food? Tapas, ham,paella. . . . .- Yeah, I real ly l ike the sea food, paella, black rice. . .

- How long are you going to stay in Spain?- Unti l May, after the schooltrip.

- What do you do in your free time?- I Play rugby in Almería. I train three times per weekand at weekends I play matches.

- So, you study at university. What degree are youstudying? Is it difficult?- Spanish and Economy, and yes, its so difficult.

- Do you plan to study another degree?- I don't know yet.

- Do you practise any sports in England?- I play Rugby in a university team in Liverpool.

- Do you like any football teams? Which Spanish team do yousupport? Who is your favourite player?- I l ike Real Madrid, because we have a player, Michel Salgado, who plays in Blackburn, and Il ike Xabi Alonso.

- What type of music do you like? And what is your favourite band?- Indie Rock, House music, and also some Rock music. I real ly l ike Arctic Monkeys

- Do you often travel? Where do you like to travel?- Yeah, I l ike to travel to the important cities of the world.

Thanks for answering our questions, Sebastian. We really enjoyed the interview, we hope thatyou liked it.

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Rodrigo Díaz

The story begins with a plane crash in theAtlantic. From there you will reach a lighthousethat is a conduit to Rapture in which wediscover breathtaking scenes set in the 1960s,very nasty enemies and the popular Big Daddy,a symbol of this saga. But no problem, you canhandle them with weapons of the time orplasmids, some great powers find you alongyour adventure.

"It's a great game, which has gradually

become an almost legendary game,

praised by critics and the websites

devoted to video games. It's an adventure

that no gamer should miss."

Bioshock is a prestigious FPS (First Person Shooter) which is known worldwidefor its latest installment, but... What about its ancestors? How did it start?

It tells the story of Jack. The story is based on Rapture, an underwater cityfounded by Andrew Ryan. Ryan is a millionaire who wanted to found a newsociety, where there is no religion and no politics, where citizens can finally livein peace, without any concern, where there are no social classes. But the citythat Andrew wanted was impossible, over time the gap between the rich and thepoor is more accentuated, popping a rebellion against Andrew. The rebellionwas led by Frank Fountain, a businessman and gangster.

Big Daddy with a Little Sister

What goes rou

nd

the house, com

es

in the house, b

ut

never touches

the

house?

What is it that youcan keep aftergiving it tosomeoneelse?There are four brothers in

this world that were allborn together. The firstruns and never wearies.The second eats and isnever ful l . The thirddrinks and is alwaysthirsty. The fourth sings asong that is never good.

I t's been

around for

mil l ions of

years, but it's

no morethan a m

onth

old. What is it?

Whatcomesonce

inaminute,twicein

amoment,but

neverinathousand

years?

I t belongs toyou, butothersuse itmore thanyou do.

When one does notknow what it is, then itis something; but whenone knows whatit is, then it isnothing.

You wil l brea

k it even

when you nam

e it.

Acloudwasmymother,

thewindismyfather,my

sonisthestream,andmy

daughteristhefruitofthe

land.Arainbowismybed,

theearth

myfinalresting

place,andI'm

thetorment

ofman.

RRIIDDDDLLEESS

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RRIIDDDDLLEESS

What is it that youcan keep aftergiving it tosomeoneelse?

Famous riddles

The following is believed to be Theo-doreRoosevelt’s favorite riddle:

The answer to the above riddle is “anactor”.

A popular riddle of Greek Mythologyrefers to the Sphinx who sat outsideThebes asking passers-by the riddle:

The one who failed to answer would meetwith death. When Oedipus solves theriddle, the sphinx destroys itself. TheAncient Greeks used the riddles to markthe intelligence and creativity of a person.

One of the instances used in the Bible is ariddle which Samson used to over-powerthe Philistines. Samson’s riddle was:

Well, the mystery of the riddle was thatSamson could lay hands on sweet honeythat had for its hive, the carcass of a man-eater lion.

Riddles were used in an interesting andentertaining way since ancient times. TheMiddle Ages show instances where streetentertainers often made a living byentertaining travelers with interest-ingriddles. In Fiji, for example, riddletournaments were a common practicewith the champions treated to a grandfeast to honour their intelligence.

In recent times, riddles are used more as aform of competitive games, and it is nolonger associated with life and death asprevalent in ancient Greece. Today, manyof us love to spend our leisure timesolving riddles, puzzles and other such fungames.

Adapted from http://www.innovateus.net/innopedia/

“I talk, but I do not speak mymind. I hear words, but I do notlisten to thoughts. When I wake, allsee me. When I sleep, all hear me.Many heads are on my shoulders.Many hands are at my feet. Thestrongest steel cannot break myvisage. But the softest whisper candestroy me”.

“What goes on four legs in the mor-ning, on two legs at noon, and onthree legs in the evening?”

“Out of the eater came something toeat, and out of the strong came so-mething sweet”

Original New Yorker cartoon by J. B. Handelsman.

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What are calligrams?

Calligrams are poems, phrases, or words in which the typeface, calligraphy orhandwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image. The image created bythe words expresses visually what the word, or words, say. In a poem, it manifests

visually the theme presented by the text of the poem.

Calligrams are often associated with concrete poems. Concrete poetry, also called shapepoetry, is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important inconveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaningof words, rhythm, rhyme and so on. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term thathas evolved to have a distinct meaning of its own, but which shares the distinction of beingpoetry in which the visual elements are as important as the text.

Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/

Here are some examples of calligrams and concrete poems:

CCAALLLLIIGGRRAAMMSS

Ora

nge,

fluttery as fall, still as a

stone

Havethe

wishIwishtonight. Starlight,star bright. First star I see

toni

ght. I

wishI m

ay,IwishImigh

t.

Of allthe things I've ever said, of

all the tears I've ever shed, of all thethings I did to you, I want you to know that

I still love you. Of all the days we foughtand cried, of all the days I wished

I'd died, of all the things youdid to pull me through, I

don't believe it, but Istill love you. I

love you.I <3 U

<3

Red

, swee

t as honey, bitter as blood

Yello

w, loud as a trumpet, soft as a

petalGre

en, r

ough as a pinecone, smooth as alakeB

lue,

my colour, just like theskyP

urpl

e,weak as a flower, strong as courage

The sea, the sea! Calling out to you and meWaves rush in to caress the sandOnly to roll out again

Sabinar Speaks es una revista digital en inglés elaborada por los alum-nos de Proyecto Integrado de 4º ESO.

Equipo de diseño

José Antonio Rodríguez Rodriguez

Sara Martín Herrera

Andy Ceballos Benavides

Equipo de redacción

Almudena Burgos Ferrer

Rodrigo Díaz Navarro

Antonio Montoya Maldonado

David Panizo Fernández

Celia Peralta Aranda

Laura Rosales Delgado

Equipo de reporteros intrépidos

Claudia Martínez Martínez

Amelia Moreno Fernández

Sergio Ruiz Fernández

Andrés Vail lo Casado

Coordinador

Daniel Prados