The Courage of Zach. By Abril Tzab Cuevas.

The courage of Zack

There was a little child, named Zack. He lived in the subway on the fourth

floor of a block of flats. Zack was unable to walk, but he had learned to  keep a positive attitude

 through his disability.

He wanted to attend school, but there was a problem to deal with!

 In his school there was NO                   

ramps for wheelchairs, so his parents had no

intention to send him to school.

Zack completely disagreed with them, he didn’t feel

this was a disadvantage so he decided to sign up to

online courses and showed his parents that he could

finish college and become a great psychologist.

He knew that he couldn’t walk again or his disability

would never disappear, but he didn’t feel

uncomfortable about it.

When he finally finished his career, it was unbelievable for his parents.

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!! By Maricarmen Ramos García

 Dear Students: 

In this space, you will be publishing best-written texts. Remember that to get your work published, you must turn in a rough draft in your notebook first. 

Turn in your work on a Word document, using Arial size 12.  Try to find a picture that illustrates your text, and always sign your name at the bottom.  Don´t forget to give an appropriate title to your text, and participate in this blog by commenting on your classmates' posts.

If you are still developing your writing skills in the English Language, you can get sample language and content from the internet, as long as you copy it first by hand in your notebook, and mention the source where you got the information. By doing this, you will be reading and writing in English, acquiring the language that in the future you will be using actively.

Keep in mind that writing is not only an important section of your Cambridge exam but also an important skill you should develop to communicate properly in written form.

I´ll be helping you to get the right words or anything you need to get published!

I´m looking forward to reading your next blog entry!

Your teacher,

Maricarmen

Who is Jonnie Peacock? By Abril Tzab Cuevas

 Jonnie peacock

Jonnie Peacock is a British Paralympic athlete who has made significant contributions to the sport of athletics. Born on May 28, 1993, in Cambridge, England, Peacock was just five years old when he contracted meningitis, which led to the amputation of his lower right leg. Despite the challenges he faced, Peacock developed a remarkable talent and passion for athletics.

Peacock began training at a young age, and his hard work paid off when he won his first gold medal in the 100m T44 at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He broke a world record with a time of 10.90 seconds in the process. Since then, he has won several more medals, including gold in the 100m T44 at the 2017 World Championships and bronze in the same event at the 2019 World Championships.

Apart from his success on the track, Peacock has also been a prominent advocate for disability rights.

Jessica Ennis. By Abril Tzab Cuevas

 Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis is a name that is synonymous with athletic excellence, determination, and

spirit. The British heptathlete burst into the sporting scene with an impressive performance at the

2009 World Championships, where she won gold in the 100m

hurdles, high jump, and 200m events. From there, Ennis continued to dominate the sport and become 

one of the most successful heptathletes in history.

Born in Sheffield, England in 1986, Ennis was introduced to athletics at a young age. She

quickly showed her talent in multiple events, winning her first national title in the high jump

and pentathlon at the age of 14. 

As she continued to develop her skills, Ennis soon became a well-rounded athlete and began to focus 

on the heptathlon.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Ennis made her  Olympic debut. However, she was forced to

withdraw due to injury, which was a devastating blow for the young athlete.

The original Inca trail marathon! By Abril Tzab Cuevas.

 The original Inca trail marathon!

In Peru, there is a 26.2-mile Inca Trail marathon.

You can explore the ancient archeological sites of Cusco and the Sacred

Valley!

Enjoy exploring the wonders of Machu Picchu!

The marathon begins in Cusco, the archeological capital of the Americas, at

an altitude of 11,150 feet. People will be able to see massive

walls, cobblestone streets, and remnants of the Inca empire and

the Spanish colonial period!

It begins on the ancient Inca trail that leads to the legendary lost

City of Machu Picchu -an extraordinary adventure into the history if

the grand Inca civilization.

Along the way, people explore intriguing ruins of the Inca

fortresses and enjoy the expansive views from the high passes.

After 2 days of exploring people take a train back to Cusco!

Irish Singers. James Vincent McMorrow. By Abril Tzab Cuevas

 James Vicent McMorrow

James Vicent McMorrow is a forty-year-old billion-streaming, platinum-selling singer-songwriter

from Dublin Ireland. 

A fact about him is that he was born in 1983 and his music is “Indie folk”!

He began his musical life when he was a teen! Initially a drummer, he was drawn to the harsh

sounds of Glassjaw. He mellowed some while he was at school, where he discovered the more

acoustic-oriented sounds of Sufjan Stevens. Then, he picked up the guitar at 19 and began

writing songs.

He decided to record an album, moving into a small house on

Ireland’s coastline and holding up his guitar, a keyboard, a microphone, a computer, and several other 

instruments. This become his first album “Early in the Morning” which was greeted

with very favorable reviews, a top chart sport, a Choice Music nomination, platinum sales, and 

appearances at Royal Festival Hall!

I admire him because of his successful musical life and his great

songs!

Who is Jonathan Peacock? By Regina Campos García

 JONATHAN PEACOCK 

He was born on 28th/ may /1993 in Cambridge. When he was 5 he contracted meningitis, and after an exhausting battle, his right leg was amputated below the knee.

He has won Paralympic, world, and European sprint titles between 2012 and 2014 and safely retained his Paralympic crown at Rio 2016.

He was first inspired when he watched the Beijing Paralympics Association talent identification programme and in no time he was competing in major events.

When he was 19 years old he became the world’s fastest amputee sprinter when he won the US trial with 10.85. His time was .06 seconds faster than the previous T44 record set in 2007.

He has inspired so many people, whether they have a disability or not, showing the world that having a disability or a condition does not make you useless or incapacitated.

The Boston Marathon- By Luisa Blandón Díaz.

 Marathons

There are many well-known marathons around the world, and the Boston Marathon is one of the most important and recognized of them all.

It is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and the only one held on a Monday. Due to its historic importance, not everyone can sign up. The participant would have to have run a Boston qualifying time at least a year prior. Or they would have to be running for a fundraiser. Due to the marathon’s course, it doesn’t qualify for beating a world record. However, in 2011 Geoffrey Mutai won with a time of two hours, three minutes, and two seconds. Which was the fastest time then, but it did not qualify for a world record precisely because of said reason.

In conclusion, the Boston Marathon is very significant and recognized worldwide. Many people all around the world get together to either watch it or participate in it. It is definitely one you should not miss.

My Survival Story. By Luisa Blandón Díaz.

 Survival Story

Have you ever had a survival story? To be fair, I’ve always been one to explore the places I go to and interact with nature. Every time I’m at a beach, a forest, or even a farm, I’m always looking at animals and the different features that each place has. By this time, you would expect that I have a crazy survival story about a wild animal attack that I miraculously got out of. However, I unfortunately don’t have one; or at least not exactly. The closest anecdote I have of a life-threatening animal situation was on my grandparent’s farm. 

It was a sunny day back in 2014 (approximately), we went to my grandparent’s farm and my grandad had said that we could ride one of his horses for the day. So obviously, I was the first one to want to ride it. It was a beautiful brown Peruvian horse called “Doña Ileana” if I remember correctly. I got on it and was led by Mr. Freddy, who was the one responsible for taking care of the horses and getting them in and out of the stables. It was all going very normal until suddenly out of the blue, a lizard went racing by below Doña Ileana. The horse jumped onto its two feet, and since the saddle was placed too loose, I ended up flying off into the ground just below the horse's hooves. I remember seeing the huge horse above me, and realizing that if it went down again, I could be crushed.

Thankfully, my parents got me out immediately and I was safe and sound, though terribly scared and in shock. It was a very scary situation, and I was very lucky that the horse stayed up for such a long time. 

Irish Singers- Nial James Horan. By Luisa Blandón Díaz

  Irish Singers

I’m sure you’ve all once heard of the world-famous former boyband “One Direction”, and about one of its recognized members, now a celebrated superstar. Nial James Horan is an Irish singer and songwriter. He was born on September 13, 1993, to parents Maura Gallagher and Bobby Horan in Mullingar, Ireland. 

At the age of 16, he auditioned for the television show The X Factor and was accepted into the following rounds. He entered the finals as a group with fellow singers Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne; who were the original members to form One Direction in later years, after winning third place in the show. Their first album, “Up All Night”, became a bestseller in the UK (2011) and the USA (2012). Their albums Take me home, Midnight Memories, and Four debuted atop the Billboard 200 charts.

Not long after releasing Made in the AM; in November of 2015, Horan, Payne, Styles, and Tomlinson split from the band indefinitely. Though this was not the end of Niall’s career. As he proceeded to pursue a soloist practice. Releasing his albums Flicker, Heartbreak Weather, and The Show. It is safe to say that Horan’s years in the industry are far from over, as he continues to succeed; and is loved and admired worldwide.

The Russian Sleep Experiment. A Halloween Story By Leonardo Arceo Peñalosa

 The Russian Sleep Experiment

The year was 1942, and the Soviets were conducting experiments with Nazi war

prisoners testing their new weapons. A Russian researcher just created a gas-based

stimulant that kept soldiers from the need to sleep. So the Soviets built an isolated

chamber monitored by cameras and microphones, the chamber was stocked with

books, beds, water, toilets, and enough food for at least 30 days. So this researcher's

goal was to prove that this new gas could keep soldiers fully awake for a month.

So the test began, and the prisoners hardly complained about the conditions of the

experiment since they were promised freedom if they could pass the entire 30 days

awake. Everything was fine for the first five days, their conversations kept getting

darker and darker, talking about the traumatic experiences of the war.

After 5 days they started demonstrating symptoms of severe paranoia, and they stopped

talking to each other and started whispering to the microphones.

After the ninth-day screams could be heard for hours until suddenly no sound from

the chamber could be heard. The researchers postulated that they had physically

torn their vocal cords

Three more days of complete silence went through and so the researchers started

checking hourly the microphones to make sure they were alive although there was no noise

was ever heard.

The next morning the researchers checked the oxygen levels and they were

surprised to see one subject wasn't breathing, so they decided to open the chamber

with the help of a military team.

They announced: “We are opening the chamber to test the microphones; step away

from the door or you will be shot. Compliance will earn you immediate freedom.

To everyone’s surprise, a really soft voice could be heard saying: “We no longer

want to be freed”

The chamber stopped pumping gas and immediately voices could be heard begging

for the gas to get back on, there was a terrible smell and the subjects could

immediately be heard screaming, and so were the soldiers when they saw what was

inside. Four subjects were still alive, although no one could rightly call them “alive”

The food rations were barely touched and there were chunks of meat from a test

subject blocking the drain of the chamber, allowing 50 centimeters of water to

accumulate. The subjects were missing parts of muscle and skin exposing their

bones that way, these wounds were most likely self-inflicted, and all the abdominal

organs of the subjects were missing. When the soldiers tried removing the subjects

from the chamber their throats were brutally ripped off. Shots were fired instantly and

they killed every test subject except one, the one that remained silent the entire time.

The researcher quickly grabbed a gun and pointed at him asking: “What are you?”

The subject smiled

“I am the madness that haunts you all, we are what you hide from every night, what

you sedate when you go to the nocturnal haven” The researcher fired at him and he

flatlined. The subject choking on his own blood said: “Finally… free…”

Super Foods . By Abril Tzab Cuevas.

 Superfoods

Every day, humans need to eat 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), but… do we

know what are we eating? Is it balanced? Is it healthy for our bodies? Well, in this essay,

I’m going to talk about one of my favorite dishes.

I’m going to talk about a food that I eat at lunch, this dish has meat, pasta, and

asparagus. I consider this a “superfood” because these 3 elements are in each

section from “The eat well plate”, except in the fruits section, but

you can also eat one after!

Now, I’m going to tell you why is healthy! The asparagus prevents

heart disease, helps the view, and… rejuvenating properties! The

meat is a protein source and gives you a lot of energy. And the

pasta has a lot of carbohydrates and proteins.

My conclusion is that “superfoods” are very healthy for our bodies

and also delicious. Humans need to eat all types of food to stay

healthy. We can also eat some “junk food” or some candy but not

in excess.

Humans need to eat healthily, exercise and have fun to have

a happy and healthy life!

Henry Ford. By Abril Tzab Cuevas

 Henry Ford

Henry Ford was a man who was born on July 30th, 1830 in Wayne County,

Michigan, US.

He got his first job at age 15, and he could disassemble and reassemble a watch,

giving him the opportunity to be a watch repairman.

His family worked on a farm, and he actually worked for a while there, but he

didn’t like the farm at all.

Henry invented a few machines that factories use nowadays, but the most

important invention was the Model T assembly line.

Ford lived the World War 1 and 2; he was a peaceful man so he didn’t like when America 

got involved in those wars.

Famous Places Around the World. By Abril Tzab

 Hampton court palace

Schedule: 10:00 to 17:30.

Address: Hampton Ct Way, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9AU, United Kingdom.

People can go to the maze, which has been immortalized in popular fiction from the

The Victorian novel “Three Men in a Boat”, by Jerome K. Jerome!

By the 1530s, Henry VIII’s Hampton Court was a palace, a hotel, a theatre, and a vast

leisure complex. The King used it to demonstrate magnificence and power in

every possible way, through lavish banquets, extravagant court life, and fabulously

expensive art!

The reason this place is famous is that when Henry VIII finished his building

program in around 1540, Hampton Court was the most modern, sophisticated, and 

magnificent palace in England. 

At some point during Henry VIII’s reign, all six of Henry’s wives visited Hampton Court and

most had new and lavish lodgings.

The Maze

The Hampton Court Palace Maze is the UK's oldest surviving hedge

maze. Commissioned around 1700 by William III, it covers a third of an

acre and is known for confusing and intriguing visitors with its many

twists, turns, and dead ends. On average, it takes 20 minutes to reach

the centre.

The Maze was designed by George London and Henry Wise and is

trapezoid in shape. Originally planted using hornbeam, it was later

replanted using yew. It is referred to as a multicursal or puzzle maze. 

Before the creation of the Hampton Court Maze, unicursal or single-path 

mazes were the most popular form of maze in the UK. 

Unlike the puzzle maze, the single-path maze has one path, usually in a spiral

shape, winding to a centre point.

My Survival Story. By Jacobo Campos García

Jacobo Campos García 3ºB 14/6/2023

When I was 5 years old I cracked my arm: on that day I played sports, and we had to play tag with

a good ball.

They explained the rules of the game and we went out to a parking lot where cars were passing by

to pick us up when classes finished, the school started the game and I hadn't had to run the one

I was chasing my friend, I wasn't running in a straight line so he wouldn't catch me and

I just turned to see if he was behind me and he wasn't there.

I turned around again and hit my arm with a tree, the teacher grabbed my arm and took

me to the infirmary to have it checked and the nurse said that my arm would crack.

My mom came for me quickly and we didn't go to the hospital, they put it on me and

I spent a long time without moving it.

Michael Jackson´s Brief Facts. By Lupita Paredes Escalante

 Michael Jackson's brief facts

Michael Jackson was an ordinary boy until he started to sing with his

brothers, making him famous all around the world. There was much social

criticism about him during his adult age. People said that changing his skin color

was considered racism, among other bad things I don’t want to mention.

But like everyone, he has good and interesting facts. I don’t know if it’s true,

but he was vegetarian for a time. He was likable, polite, caring, kind, and

sensible with the people, he helped them in many ways and created very

incredible songs.

An Interview Report- By Lupita Paredes Escalante

I interviewed two classmates, their names are Julia and

Amber, they talked about sports.

Julia told me that she attended many sports

competitions, she won a prize, and she felt very excited.

She enjoys reading so much. And finally, she explained that,

sadly, she doesn’t have any favorite sport.

Amber told me that she doesn’t practice any sport, but she

would like to. She won a prize in a spelling bee and felt very

excited. Also told me she met a football player that went to our

school. She likes listening to music, it feels relaxing for her.

Finally, she told she used to practice taekwondo.

The Adolescent Period. By Lupita Paredes Escalante

 The adolescence period

I totally agree that adolescence is a period where the brain starts to

develop and hormonal changes occur.

Among the factors are social pressure and the feeling of acceptance of it that

they do these acts.

The adolescent brain is definitely not “mature” to consume these substances.

It can affect the development of vital organs such as the brain. Beginning to

drink before 16 can increase the risk of heart disease and psychological

problems such as aggressiveness, unstable mood, and memory problems.

Making Sense out of a List of Words. By Zamia Guerrero.

I know I am not in the position of making any sort of criticism towards this infamous individual. Still, given the circumstances and comments that had been previously made, I don’t think I can prolong any more silence. 

This man is popularly known for being sympathetic in needed occasions that only assets his figure. But when it comes to women's rights he has a lack of sensitivity. 

Are we supposed to pretend egotism and sexism are typical behavior in a public figure like him that is supposed to influence the good? 

We don't need their pity for an act of kindness. We only ask for politeness.

The Sahara Marathon. By Amber Bertens

 The Sahara Marathon

I really like the Sahara Marathon because I find it very amazing since it’s an ultramarathon

that is about 250 km, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. This

marathon is held every year in Southern Morocco, in the Sahara Desert as the Marathon’s

name says. It was first established in 1986, which was 37 years ago. It surprises me how

many people can run this marathon since over 1,024 runners assist. The weather in the

Sahara Desert is extremely hot and people still manage to do the marathon, I think that is

very amazing. People even say it’s the toughest footrace on earth because it’s extremely

difficult to finish, but in 2019, 96% of the 783 runners completed the event.

The event is open to runners and walkers, with several stages, free style, and with food-self-

sufficiency. Experts recommend preparing yourself at least six months before the event

starts. You should aim to run 150 to 190 miles a week, increasing the distance as time goes

on!