Scottish independece referendum

Hi everyone!

Scotland voted!

I was reading an article the other day in the online edition of the "OÖ Nachrichten" and it talks about the Scottish independence referendum.

I thought you might be interested because it is an actual topic which concerns the whole United Kingdom. Besides there are many other regions which want to become an independent country, for example Catalonia and the Basque region.

What surprised me most was that Scotland voted against independence.

It's very interesting what will happen now in Scotland because many people voted for independence and are now certainly disappointed.

If I were Scottish, I would have voted for independence. Scotland would have its own laws, its own president, its own parliament and the taxes would also stay in its country.

What do you think about their decision?

#JR6

Our new english-assistent!

Hi everyone!

We got a new english-assistent. Joane is her name. Joane is a 20-years old student from Troon. Troon is a small city with 10 000 inhabitants on the west coast of Scotland.
Now Joane is studying at Aberdeen University. She can speak English, and learns Spanish and German.

Here are some facts about Scotland:
Population:5 million
National Food: Haggis
Weather: almos always bad
Highest mountain: Ben Nervis
Garlic: 1 % of them speak garlic

Joane shows us a lot of interesting pictures of Scotland's sights and places.
Some sights are Edinburgh Castle, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness, Old Man of Ho, Five Sisters.

Joane is very friendly and I am absolutey sure that we will have a lot of fun with her in our English lessons.

#JR6

Dress codes & Fashion Competition

Hi everybody!

I have heard a lot about dress codes and fashion competition recently and I would like to give you my opinion on that.

There are a lot of different types of dress codes. For example casual wear, streetwear, sport clothes, business clothes and school uniforms.

Here is my opinion about school uniforms:
In my opinion dress codes should be very strict. I think it's not ok if people wear jogging trousers, headscarfs or dog collars in school.
In my school we don't have a school uniform and I am really happy about it. Of course there are some advantages for school uniforms. For example they reduce stress in school and they help students to save money.
But dress codes help stop students spending too much on fashion and they ban an important means of expressing yourself. Besides you cannot show you personality and I think that it is not good if everybody look equal.

In my school there is no fashion competition. It means that the people who don't wear the latest fashion or the most expensive clothes are not bullying.

What is your opinion?


#JR6

My most visited supermarket!

Hi everybody ;)

In our last English lesson we wre talking about our local supermarkets and today I will describe my favourite supermarket.
The supermarket is placed in Schwertberg and is a chainstore of Billa. My mum mostly does the shopping in Schwertberg because it is very close to our house and Billa's employees are very friendly and helpful.
In front of the supermarket there are a lot of trolleys but also baskets. When you enter the store first there is the fruit and vegetable section. The fruits always look very fresh and natural. Then there is the bakery and the deli section. In the middle of the supermarket you find the sweets, bread, polishing and the drinks. At the end there are the frozen foods in a very big fridge. At the cash desk you can find newspeapers, flowers, chewing gums and sweets.


#JR6

My favourite movie

Hi everybody! ;)

Today I want to write about my favourite movie. It is called "Limitless", "Ohne Limit".

I have watched the film many times so far because I really like it.
"Limitless" was made in 2011 and it is set in New York City.
The star in the movie is Bradley Cooper (Eddie Morra).
Some ohter famous actors playing in the film are
Robert De Niro (Carl Van Loon) and Abbie Cornish (Lindy)

It is about Eddie Morra, a lazy and unsuccessful writer, who meets a drug dealer on the street.
The dealer persuades Eddie to take "NZT-48". It's a drug which increases the user's concentration, productivity and perception.

Eddie gets successful in writing, learns some foreign languages in very short time, becomes  manager and earns a lot of money.

During the film there emerge a lot of problems with a man of the russian drug mafia and another drug addicted.

In the end Eddie solves his problems, gets his lost girlfriend back but stays addicted to NZT-48.

The critics said it was good.

#JR6

Thanksgiving & Black Friday

Hi everybody! ;)
Today I will tell you something about Thanksgiving and Black Friday!

I was reading an article the other day in "Wikipedia" and it talks about Thanksgiving.
I thought you might be interested because Thanksgiving is a festival that also Austrian people celebrate. In Austria it is called harvest festival.
Basically what it says is that Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States and in Canada.
It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. On this day the people thank for what they have.

What interested me most was that it is traditional that families and friends get together and have a great meal, mostly with a big turkey and potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie.
Many people have a four-day weekend so they often visit their families and friends. Most companies and schools are closed on Thanksgiving.






I was watching a video on "YouTube" and it talks about Black Friday.
I thought you might be interested because all the shops have big discounts.
Black Friday is the friday after Thanksgiving.
Basically it says that the day is often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
It also says that everyone want to buy something on this day.
What shocked me most was that the shops open at four or five o'clock and the people even wait during the night to be the first in the shop.

#JR6

November 5th - Guy Fawkes DAY

Hi everybody!

On Wednesday there was a special day, the Guy Fawkes Day.

English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day at November 5th.

But who was Guy Fawkes? Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics. He was born in Stonegate, York on April 13th, 1570.

Guy Fawkes is famous because he wanted to bust the Palace of Westminster. He tried to kill King James, his family, all the parliament members and the bishops in the country.
He planned an aussault because King James pursued some catholic people. He wanted to restore a Catholic monarch to the throne.

One night Guy Fawkes and the plotters put barrels with a lot of gunpowder in the cellar of the government building.
But there were some friends of the plotters in the government, so they warned them with a letter. But Lord Monteagle obtained the letter.
Fawkes killed himself before his execution.

That's why the English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day every year on the 5th of November.

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...