In 1799, New York City police constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is facing imprisonment for going against traditional methods and favoring forensic investigation techniques, such as autopsies, considered unorthodox and unimportant at the time. Ichabod submits to deployment with his bag of tools to the Westchester County of Sleepy Hollow, New York, which has been plagued by a series of brutal slayings in which the victims have been found decapitated: Peter Van Garrett , wealthy farmer and landowner; his son Dirk; and the widow Emily Winship. Arriving in Sleepy Hollow, Crane is informed by the town's elders that the killer is not of flesh and blood, but rather an undead headlessmercenary from the American Revolutionary War who rides at night on a massive black steed in search of his missing head.
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CHARACTERS' DESCRIPTION (list of adjectives):
Ichabod Crane: loyal friend, duty-driven man, loves his wife and son.
Katrina Van Tassel: feminine, kind, smart, loving, ...
How
are you? What have you been doing since I saw you last? You won't
believe it, but I got to visit the US this summer!
I
used to be very scared about traveling without my parents, but I
decided to go anyways. What could happen? Well, I'm glad I did
because it made a real impression on me! I stayed with an American
family and we did lots of different sorts of stuff. I surfed, went
shopping, did some tourism around... It was a great time, so I'm
really pleased. Basically, It was a very good way to learn English
and have a lot of fun at the same time.
Has
that ever happened to you? I mean, have you had an opinion about
doing something but then you've done it and changed your mind?
Anyway,
I've got to go now, otherwise I'll be late for my piano lesson. Keep
in touch!
A
good friend is honest and supportive when you feel down. A friend
loves at all times, is only ever cruel to be kind, is outgoing and
loves hanging out with you. A good friend is all these things, but
most of all, a good friend is dedicated to your friendship.
Describe
a time when you made a new friend. What were you doing when you met
him/her? What was your new friend like? Use exercise 7 as a model.
Two summers ago I went to
a Christian meeting here in Banyoles with my friends. I was listening
to a woman talking about her daughters' story when Laura, a girl I
didn't know at all asked me for a tissue paper. I gave one to her and
we started to talk. We soon became friends she was really nice and
friendly and she gave me her number so that we could keep in touch.
Almost two years after that we are still very good friends!
Hi,
today I'm going to talk about my summer holidays. First of all, I'm
going to talk about my exchange experience in the States. After that,
about the week I spent in Cadaqués with my family and my days in
Catalunya. And finally, about my trip to Belgium.
This
summer I left my country to be able to live probably the best
experience of my life: a month away from home. I went to America with
the YoungLife USA camp program. On July the 1st we took a plane to
London (a 3 hours flight) and after that we took another plane to San
Diego. We spent the whole day flying and going from airport to
airport. After a really long day, we got there and I met my American
family: the Martinez family. They were a lovely Mexican couple and
they had a daughter called Emily and an 18 year old son called Eddie.
During my experience there I got to meet a really huge and nice
family and I had a lot of fun with all of them. I went hiking and I
also did some tourism around: we visited Downtown San Diego, la Jolla
beach, Oceanside, etc. On the second week everyone that came with me
from Catalunya and Andorra and some of the American kids went on a
road trip. We went to LA, Hollywood, Universal Studios, Santa
Monica,... We had a great time together. After visiting all these
places we took a bus with boys and girls from Escondido to go to
Woodleaf, which was a typical American summer camp. Woodleaf is
incredibly big and I didn't expect it to be as much fun as it was. We
did a lot of activities every day like the swing, the tower, the
slides, we went to the game room, to the club, etc and I met a lot of
new friends. Also, western night was a dream. On the last week of the
exchange program I hanged around with my friends and also did a
Service Project and went surfing. Although surfing was fun it was
really frustrating because I think I am the only one that couldn't
stand up on a surfboard. But at least I tried :') During the month in
California I didn't feel homesick at all and I'm looking forward to
go back.
After
a few days at home I went to Cadaqués with my family to spend the
week at the beach. It was great to relax and go paddle surfing for
the first time. I also stayed at home some days and went canoeing,
met my friends again,... I went on a hike with my brother, my aunt
and my uncle too. The view up there was stunning. On September I
helped at the kindergarten next to my house and also went on a trip
to Belgium. I went there with my canoeing friends to take part of the
Sobeka Flanders Cup. We did k1, k2 and k4 and even though it rained a
lot on the last day I really enjoyed that trip.
In
conclusion I had the best summer of my life and I feel blessed and
thankful that I got to meet so many great new friends.
Living on the edge! (La Jolla, San Diego)
My American parents
Craziest ones out there!
Surf day
Blackberries in Cadaqués
Cadaqués
Cap de Creus
Downtown San Diego with this one!
Downtown San Diego
Potato chip hike
LA - the view
Walk of fame
Corn dogs are sooooo good
Surf day
Western night
Baseball game
Me and a cow. Cuz why not.
Vall de Núria
Candy shop in Belgium
Photo booth with Emily
Fun times in Banyoles
Joan R: He went to Lourdes to help sick people and did a service project. He also spent two days in Barcelona.
Joan C: He went to Hawaii. He stayed in Kaneohe. He visited a lot of places in the island.
Nur: She went to Euskadi with her family. August was a new experience's month because she went to an aquatic park for the first time.
Laia: She spent the afternoons watching drama series. In September she went to El Pantà de Sau to row.
Elisabet: She slept a lot during summer. She went to Andorra to celebrate her birthday.
Maria S: She went to Port de la selva with her friend, Ariadna. She took part of the Sobeka Flanders Cup in Belgium.
Núria F: She visited different European countries with her family.
Nico: He went to a rowing camp in Eton with Laura. He also spent a month in Menorca.
OBSERVATION OF MY ORAL PRESENTATION
Body language and eye contact:
- Did you look at your audience most of the time? I look at the paper ocasionally because my oral was "quite" long but not really often.
- Did you read from your notes? As I said before, I did many times.
- Did you do any gesture/movement to hold the attention of your audience? I kind of did.
Structure:
- Did you organize your ideas in order of importance? I organized my ideas chronologically.
- Did you use discourse markers to make your ideas more clear? (First, then, after, ...) Yes
Content:
-Did you introduce interesting NEW information to your audience? I think so.
-Did you look up information/facts/ideas in the internet/books? No, because I didn't have to. I thought I wasn't going to find any information about myself on the internet or books! was your information more superficial or more detailed, and original? I tried to include funny or interesting info.
Language:
-Did you check your grammar? yes I did.
-Did you use rich vocabulary looking up the dictionary? I tried to.
-Did you use sentence linkers? yes
-Did you use fillers? yes, ocasionally.
Pronunciation and intonation:
-Did you know how to pronounce all your words? yes
-Did you check the pronunciation with a dictionary, a classmate or the teacher? no, I didn't.
-Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone tone all the time? I changed it to say certain things but not much.
-Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? Most of the time, I didn't do breaks while I was talking. I may have stopped once or twice.
Self-evaluation: I think I should get an 8 or a 9. I think I've improved.
