Which kind of role model do you want to follow?

Constantly, famous peple become instant stars for doing nothing! Do you want to follow that kind of role models?

On the one hand, it´s eassier to consider a famous person than a person who is not. Why? Because he or she is always in the spotlight, (most of times because of outrageous behaviors), appears on TV, gala parties His/hers stereotype and figure are like a magnet for you, for instance, girls are always gorgeous.

On the other hand, there also peple who are famous for doing good things and worthy for society like Steve Jobs. Here is a serious problem: are we concerned about what happens whit that kind of people? Although they can be instant stars, of course, after a year pass everybody has forgotten him.

To sump up, take your time and make a reflection of the role model you have now to follow. Think if he or she is the correct one, and if it is necessary, make any changes, it will be good for you.

Describe the picture:

This is a photo of a group of friends dancing and having a celebration. It is a very colorful and happy scene because of the fireworks and people´s faces, as you can see, almost all of them are smiling.

It´s outdoors. It´s seems to be summer because girls are wearing sundresses. One the one hand, one women is wearing a blue dress and the other a flowery black and white one.
On the other hand, men are wearing light trausers and shirts.

I imagine that peple can be next to the sea. In the background there isn´t anything except the fireworks.

They might won a sports competition or something like that and this is why they have gone wild.

World hunger overestimated

I´ve taken news from a webpage useful for learning english: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

It´s useful because of many reasons: you can listen to what you read, learn vocabulary, do quizzes, listen to the radio, watch tv...

Here is a report about famine, I have choosen this report because I believe it´s something that affects to the whole society.

At he end of the post is the link that allows you to hear the report.

Summary

11 October 2012

The United Nations has conceded that it has overestimated the number of people suffering from hunger around the world. But a new study has shown that about 870 million people are still chronically undernourished, a figure described as 'unacceptable'.

Report

A few years ago the United Nations announced that the number of hungry people around the world had gone through the one billionmark. But the UN agencies now say that at the time their datatended to exaggerate the problem. They say progress in the fight against hunger has actually been better than was thought.

But all the same, new and more accurate figures show that just under 870 million people are malnourished today. That's more than 12% of the global population. And in Africa the battle is being lost. More and more people there are hungry. One of the UN agency chiefs said that in this advanced age it was "entirely unacceptable" that 100 million children don't get enough to eat.

The report talked of the need for economic growth that might provide vulnerable communities with greater income-earning opportunities. But, as it looked for long-term solutions, the UN also spoke of the importance of good governance, political stability and the rule of law. The creation of conditions in which economies, and education and health services, might develop in the poorest parts of the world.

Vocabulary

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mark

stage, boundary, line

data

information

exaggerate

overstate, make something seem greater

accurate

exact, true

malnourished

without enough food

unacceptable

not satisfactory

economic growth

increase in trade and profit

vulnerable

capable of being hurt or coming to harm

income-earning opportunities

chances to earn money

governance

government control

Celebrity couples – a marriage that survived

       Unfortunately, in Hollywood, lasting relationships are rare. A show-business career is highly predictable and if both partners are well-known film stars constantly in the public eye, it is hard to maintain any kind of stability in a marriage.

      Problems can come to a marriage because of many reasons such us: the inheritance, disgraceful gossips, outrageous behaviors, scandals, negative publicity of lavish events…

      However, one delightful film-star couple, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, who first met each other is 1952, have managed to survive their glamorous movie lifestyle and all the difficulties that go with it. Woodward, though, has confessed that in their early years she was for a long time extremely uncomfortable with her husband´s rising fame and popularity.  She also thought that, in terms of their personal relationship, the press were unacceptable intrusive. Despite the sacrifices the couple have made, their partnership has endured.