Hi! Today
Monday, at first, Paqui has asked what day the people preferred to do the
make-up exam. They have decided to do this exam on Friday the 26th.
Godoy |
Then, Paqui
has asked about the Aranjuez Mutiny’s consequences. And these were that,
Charles IV abdicated on his son, who became Ferdinand VII, to save Godoy’s life
and Godoy was fired. Godoy and Charles IV were good friends and Godoy was the
lover of Charles IV’s wife. So the people have started asking Paqui that if
they were friends why this happened. She has explained that on this period the
marriages weren’t by love they were marriages of convenience. And it was normal
that both had lovers, and that they knew that. She has also said that we have the
idea of cinema, we believe in fidelity and real love and it wasn’t like this.
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Paqui has
explained what happened after this and this was that Charles IV regretted his
decision and sent a letter to Napoleon asking for his help to get the crown
back. And she has asked us what we think that Napoleon did with this situation,
and of course the answer has been that he thought: What are these stupid
people doing? And he took advantage of this to take the control of Spain and
called Charles and Ferdinand to Bayonne, but also other people went to Bayonne, like other members of the royal family, servants...
The Executions of the Third of May, 1808 - Goya |
So, as this
happened, Paqui has said that the people in Madrid thought that the monarchs
were being abducted by the French soldiers and they attacked the French. This
was on the 2nd of May 1808, and it was the beginning of the Spanish
Peninsular War, because the revolt was strongly repressed and protests extended
to all the country. We have seen on the presentation some Francisco
de Goya’s paintings. He was a witness of the events in Madrid and he reflected
them on his paintings.
Joseph I |
Paqui has tried to do a small theatre with Fernando, Juan, Ángel, Javi and Enrique to explain us the Abdications of Bayonne. In Bayonne Napoleon obliged Ferdinand VII to give the crown of Spain back to his father Charles IV. Charles IV gave it to Napoleon and Napoleon gave the crown to his elder brother, Joseph, who became Joseph I. And I say try, because, during this theatre, people have started talking a lot. And Paqui has said that this is a chaos because we talk while she’s explaining. And it’s true; I think that some people have to improve their behavior in class.
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And that’s all; I have said
all what I remember. For homework we have to do exercises 16 and 17 on page 22.
Don’t forget!
And to
finish, these are the words I have added to my glossary:
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To regret – Lamentar
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To take advantage of – Aprovechar
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To escort – Escoltar
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To abduct – Secuestrar
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To kidnap – Secuestrar (but when
the people who take someone ask for an arson)
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Arson –
Rescate
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Hostage –
Rehén
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To threaten – Amenazar
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Coward –
Cobarde
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Francophiles
/ Frenchified – Afrancesados
So
tell me, what do you think about my journal? Do you think I have to add
something important? Do I have a lot of mistakes?
Bye
guys! :D
4 comments:
Hello Cris! I have read your journal and I like it! :) But I have found some mistakes:
-The people preferred.
-Decided to do this exam
- It is FIRED not faired.
- marriageS weren’t / marriageS of convenience.
- They knew that.
- I think it is response instead of respond.
-Bayonne.
- To escort
I think you have included all the information !
Hello Cristina !!
I think is a very good initiative to put some questions about asking about our opinion about your journal.
I think is very good, I haven't found any new mistakes, only the mistakes that Roxana has found. And, you have done a very complete journal.
Bye, bye :)
Hello girls,
Roxana´s corrections are OK. These are the mistakes she didn´t find:
- Charles IV¨wife: take the "the" out.
- She has also said. You can´t start a sentence with "also"
- ...the answer, not the "response"
-... he took advantage
-... other people went to Bayonne/there, like other members of the royal family, servants
- ...as this happened
- on the presentation
- ... he witnessed or he was a witness
- The painting you´ve chosen to introduce Joseph I doesn´t correspond to Napoleon´s brother. The one you´ve chosen is Emperor Joseph I of Austria, who lived in the 17th century, not Joseph Bonaparte.
- ... people have started talking a lot
- hostage
That´s all. You´ve done a good work. I agree with you: people talk too much and some (many) don´t have any interest in learning. They only want to pass exams and that´s very sad for me.
See you tomorrow!
Hello girls! I have just corrected all my mistakes.
How happy I am that you like my journal :)
Bye, see you!
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