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1. Topics for EBAU-2017

2. CRIME AND VIOLENCE.

3. BRAINSTORMING:
Is crime a big problem in your city/country?. What do you think the most
common crime in your country is?
Have you ever been a victim of crime? What would you do if you noticed
a crime being committed?
How is the law enforcement in your city/country? Should police in your
country be stricter or less strict?
Do you think criminals can change?
Is shoplifting common in your country? What kind of people shoplift and
what kinds of things do they steal?
Do you consider graffiti a crime or an art? Should it be punished?
What is the best way for police to keep neighborhoods safe?
Can you tell if a kid will grow up to be a criminal? Is his or her education
relevant or not?

4. FACTS:
• What does the FBI stand for?
The FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• Number of types of crime the FBI investigates
250 different types.
• Number of crimes in USA
Reported murder in 2015: 15.696
New crime in 21st century

5. Vocabulary
• Types of crime.
• abduction/ kidnapping: taking a person to a secret location using force
• armed robbery: using a weapon to steal
• Arson: setting fire to a place on purpose
• Assault: hurting another person physically
• attempted murder: trying to kill someone (but failing)
• Burglary, breaking and entering: going into another person's home or business with force
• child abuse: injuring a child on purpose
• domestic violence: physical assault that occur within the home
• drug trafficking: trading illegal drugs
• drunk driving: driving after having too much alcohol
• Fraud: lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes
• Hijacking: holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane)
• murder/ homicide: taking someone's life through violence
• Shoplifting: stealing merchandise from a store
• Smuggling: bringing products into a country secretly and illegally

6. Speeding: driving beyond the speed limit
Terrorism: acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country
Theft:stealing
Torture: extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)
Vandalism: damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)
white collar crime: breaking the law in business
Types of punishment
traffic ticket (speeding, parking)leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine
license suspension (drunk driving)driving rights are removed for a certain period of
timefine (hunting out of season)pay money as punishment for minor/petty
crimehouse arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court)remain in one's
home for a certain period of time
community service (a youth that steals a car for the first time)do volunteer work such
as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage
jail time (man who assaults his wife)spend a certain amount of months or years
locked away from society
life in prison (a woman who commits homicide)spend the rest of one's life in prison
with no chance of going back into society

7. AARÓN VELÁZQUEZ MIGUEL 2ºBCI
CARS AND DRIVING

8. • Main means of transport in Europe.
• 80% people use them daily: to go to work,
take their children to school….
• It is an important progress at industry
FIRST IDEAS

9. • People can move long distance allowing the
development to transport mechandise.
• Security, car is one of the safest vehicles to
move from one place to another.
• Comfort, better than airplanes or buses.
ADVANTAGES

10. Accidents, why is the number of accidents so
high:
 Shortage of experience, young drivers
are more likely to cause an accident.
Distraction when driving, mobile phones
and other devices are distractors.
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs
DISADVANTAGES

11. The car is one of the most important invention
in the world but it is the cause of millions
people´s deaths all over the world.
CONCLUSION

12. Marina Casado Gay
BEAUTY

13. • TOPIC: Beauty Through History
• How has beauty evolved through the last century?
– Divide it by decades/25 year periods.
– Parragraph 1: introduce the topic.
– Parragraph 2 and 3: talk about the main trends.
– Parragraph 4: conclusion (you can even give your opinion on which
trends you like the most).
NARRATIVE ESSAY

14. • Beauty Viral Challenges: (eg.) The Kylie Jenner
Lip Challenge.
• Was it healthy? Would you try it? Did you like the
results?
• P1: what was the challenge? How did it go viral?
• P2: give your opinion on the dramatic results or the
proccess.
• P3: end up with a sum up of the trend and say wether
you would try it or not.
OPINION ESSAYS

15. • Beauty Vloggers and the relationship between
media and the beauty industry.
• What are beauty vloggers? Are they a more
reliable source of information than traditional
magazines? Would you like to work as one?
– P1: introduce the main topic.
– P2: give and support your opinion on their job/how
much they are paid/whether they are reliable or not.
– P3: conclude with a summary of your opinion and if
you’d like to work in the industry.
OPINION ESSAYS

16. • Beauty standards and photoshop.
• Are beauty standards fair? How are people trying
to defy them? Is Photoshop fair advertising?
What is the impact on ordinary people?
– P1: introduction – the use of photoshop and the
current beauty standards.
– P2: give your honest opinion and support it with facts.
– P4: conclusion – what can we do to change the
current situation?
OPINION ESSAYS

17. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
• PRINCIPAL FACTS:
-There are massive influx of natural
disasters
- Warming and cooling periods
-Different types of weather patters
-We need to be aware of that

18. PROBLEMS
 Pollution: of air caused by gases and toxins
from factories
 Overpopulation: is one of the most crucial.
There are shortage of resources
 Climate change: rise in global warming which
occurs due to an increase in temperature of
atmosphere

19. PROBLEMS
 Loss of Biodiversity; human activity is leading
to the extintion of species and habitats
 Ozone layer: toxic gases reach the
atmosphere and cause a big hole. The most
known is in the Antartic
 Genetic Engineering: genetical modifications
increased toxics and diseases in organisms

20. WHAT CAN WE DO TO SOLVE THEM?
o Drive less, go more by walking, cycling or
public transport
o Green energy
o Install solar or wind panels
o Use washable towels
o Taking shorter showers
o Reusing and recycling

21. CONCLUSION
Solving these issues requires the cooperation of
all sectors, because all of them affect every
individual, organization, community and
country.

22. DRUGS, ALCOHOL ANG SMOKING
• Most people start using drugs, drinking
alcohol or smoking in their teenage years.

23. CAUSES
• Young people start using drugs, drinking
alcohol or smoking due to:
-They are introduced to do that by friends.
-They want to do this on their own because:
-They could have problems.
-They become more important and to
stand out among their friends.

24. CONSEQUENCES
• Variety of illnesses, among which stand out:
– Liver and kidney diseases.
– Cerebral hurts.
– Cancer
• Harm relationship with their family and their
friends.
• Deaths for the cancer.

25. CONCLUSION
• Smokig has been banned in all public places.
• Drugs are prohibited.

26. EDUCATION AND STUDIES

27. DIFFERENT MODELS OF EDUCATION
• Compare the different models of education
(similarities and differences)
• Opinion about wich model of education is the
best for you

28. PUBLIC EDUCATION
• Your opinion about what you think of the cuts
in public education
• Advantages and disvantages of public
education

29. STUDIES
• What studies do you want to do? Why?
• What are the university studies with the
greatest job output?

30. EDUCATION AND STUDIES

31. DIFFERENT MODELS OF EDUCATION
• Compare the different models of education
(similarities and differences)
• Opinion about wich model of education is the
best for you

32. PUBLIC EDUCATION
• Your opinion about what you think of the cuts
in public education
• Advantages and disvantages of public
education

33. STUDIES
• What studies do you want to do? Why?
• What are the university studies with the
greatest job output?

34. FILMS
BY Eva Cortijo

35. What do you think about the cinema
manage a lot of money?
• The most popular film is Titanic that raises
$600,779,824
• The best full actor is DWAYNE JOHNSON WITH 57,12 MILLIONS
• The most spensive film of the world is spider man 3

36. What it’s your favourite film?
Why?
• “Malditos bastardos” of tarantino

37. What do you think about illegal
downloads?

38. What kind of cinema do you like most?
Why?
• Science fiction
• Romantic
• Action
• Comedy
• Terror
• Children

40. What are the five most spoken
languages ​​in the world?
• How many languages ​​do you think there
are in the world? 1000? 3000? 5371?
You are approaching.
.
According to the 2009
Ethnologue catalog, there
are over 6900 different
languages ​​in the world.

41. 5. ARABIC
• Although recent statistics
have established that about
250 millions of people
speak Arabic, there are so
many dialects that it is
almost impossible to trust
numbers.
•It is the official language of all
North Africa and the Middle
East, and is the second
language in many African and
Asian countries.

42. 4. Hindi
• Hindi is spoken mainly in
India and Nepal, and is
part of the Hindi language
family; More than 100
million people speak a
language related to Hindi.

43. 3.ENGLISH
• In the world there are
360 ​​million people who
speak English as their
native language and
another 500 million who
speak it as a second
language.
• This proves its success
as an official language in
the world of business,
travel and international
relations.
• Is it because, compared to
Chinese, it is relatively easy to
learn?

44. 2. SPANISH
• Spanish is spoken
by 400 million
people on the
planet and across
5 continents.
• I am not talking only
about Spain and most of
the countries of Latin
America, but also of
many areas of EE. UU.
•The silver medal is for the
Spanish and the thirty countries
in which it is spoken. ¡OLÉ!

45. 1. CHINESE (Mandarin)
• And we have a winner!
Mandarin is part of the Chinese language
family and is spoken by a large number of
people, mainly in China, Taiwan and
Singapore
• Would you like to learn a language
spoken by 1 in 6 people in the
world? Well, then Chinese is your
language. Of course, you are
warned, it will not be a bed of
roses...

46. -QUESTIONS-
• WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEARN
LANGUAGES?
• Why should we preserve languages?
• Would you like to learn more languages?
• Is it important to teach children a language since they are
babies?
• Would the solution be a language for all?
• Which language is the most important?
• Why are languages ​​important for businesses?

48. • The Internet has enabled new forms of social
interaction, activities, and social associations.
• One of the main advantages is the speed
with which the information or any other
service is obtained.
• The Internet carries many network services,
overcoat mobile apps , electronic
mail, multiplayer online games, Internet
telephony, and file sharing services.

49. • THEY ARE…
1. ways of social interaction
2. the biggest source of content
3. visual and audio-visual
4. interactive and participative

50. • Social connections: keeping in touch with friends
and family members is one of the greatest benefits
of social networking.
– Facebook, Twitter, MySpace..
• Multimedia sharing: social networking makes it
easy to share videos and photography content
online.
– Youtube, Instagram..
• Professional : Professional social networks are
designed to provide opportunities of work.
– LinkedIn, Classroom2.0

51. • Which social network do you usually use? Why?
• Why do you think Internet is important in our lives?
• Which are the advantages and disadvantages of
the social networks?
• Why do you think Internet or social media have
developed so much in the last years?
• How has Internet evolved from his beginnings?

52. MUSIC
SILVIA HERNANSANZ SANZ BHC2

53. 1. WAYS TO LISTEN TO MUSIC
NOWADAYS
There are many different ways to listen to music:
→ Internet:
→ Live concert
 In what way do you usually listen to
music? And Why?

54. 2. DIFFERENCES OF THE MUSIC
BETWEEN NOW AND 50’ AGO
• Music has changed in many ways, for
example it is more manipulated.
• And now, there are others kind of music.
 What is your opinion about the changes
that music has suffered over the years?

55. 3. INCREASE OF MUSIC PROGRAMS
ON TV
 What is your opinión about the popularity of
this kind of programs?

56. 4. THE USE OF PLAYBACK IN
THE XXI CENTURY
Playback is a huge problem in the music now
 What is your opinión about the artists doing
playback?

57. Teenagers wishes/problems
Laura Esteban Capellán BHC2

58. Wishes
• What teenagers wish they could say to their
parents.
• A crushed future

59. PROBLEMS
• Alcohol consumption: Usually more than 60%
of young people from 14 to 20 years.
• Initiation into drugs
• Unwanted pregnancies: As pregnant at age 16.
• Bullying

60. PROBLEMS
• Disorders of the image and the feeding: like
anorexia or bulimia.
• Bad treatments
• Problems derived from the misuse of the
internet: as in social networks
• Sects and socialadicctions

61. PROBLEMS
• Depression and emotional disturbances
• Traffic accidents: The majority from alcohol
and drugs

62. POSSIBLE TOPICS
• What do you think about suicides of
teenagers?
• We have to let our parents decide our future?
• Is easy to be a teenager?
• Why teenagers use alcohol and drugs?

63. FOOD: Junk food
By Celia Merino

64. Interesting data
• In UK, there are a biggest percentage of
obeses in Europ, with a 26% of de population
• In 2010, a 17% of children were considerated
obeses.
• Junk food has a big guilt, because it is quite
easy to get it.
• Uk has opened 1241 Mcdonald’s, a gigantic
number of these restaurants.

65. Key words
• Put on weight: engordar
• Childhood obesity: obesidad infantil
• Fast food restaurants: restaurantes de comida
rápida
• Very high fat meal: comida muy alta en grasa.

66. Topics
• Do you agree that there are so many
fast food restaurants?
• Do you think the number of fast food
restaurants and obesity in a country are
related?
• Why do you think that childhood
obesity has increased over the years?

67. Sports
Alberto García 2BCI

68. What are sports? When were sports born?
• It is a physical and
competitive activity with
rules
• Chinese people have
practised sports since 4.000
B.C.
• Greece created the Olympic
games in 776 B.C.

69. What is the most famous sport?
• Football has become the most famous sport
• This sport influences a lot of people and moves a lot
of money
• Other famous sports exist around the world such as:
Basketball, Rugby and Athletics. But this depends
where you are
Famous sports around the world

70. Football
• Football sometimes eclipses others sports.
• It is the most famous sport in Europe, Asia,
South America and Africa.
• 32 national football teams play the most
important competition which is the world cup.

71. Basketball
• It is more famous in North America than any
other part of the world.
• North America has the most important league
which is NBA
• Every basket player dreams to play and gets
its ring

72. Rugby
• Oceania is the place where this sport is
renowned
• The main tournaments are Six Nations and the
World Cup
• New Zeland and Australia have won more
frequenly

73. Athletics
• African are the people who more practise this
sport
• These people win almost all the competitions.

74. SERGIO CORRAL MOLINA
BHC2

75. • The medical controls advise that if people don´t practise sport, they can have a
serious problems as :
1. Obesity.
2. Heart problems( elargement, chest tonsils…)
3. Arterioesclerosis.
4. Incresae risk of suffering diabetes and cholesterol.
5. Increase the blood pressure
- The solution to this problem is running, swiming,walking… every day at least 30
minutes. Also, we will improve the psychological situation.

76. USUAL SPORTS
• These sports are practised and known by all person.
• Also, someone that have never played it at least he has seen a competition of the
television.
• These sports are tennis, football, basketball, handball…etc

77. ULTIMATE
• It is a competitive sport which its objective is that frsbee is capturated in marked
zone(similarly that the american sport)
• Its principal courage is the game spirit.
• Its components are five or seven depend on modality.
• The measurements of the soccer field are
• In these sports exists the woman category and man category.

78. RECREATIONAL SPORTS
• The objective in these sports is have fun .
• These sports are practiced in free time so these have to llike .
• Some examples are Zumba ,aerobic….etc

79. TRADITIONAL GAMES
• Traditional games are those which have existed for a long time.
• It is practiced fundamentally by older person.
• Some examples ere boules, frog game …etc

80. INNOVATIVE SPORTS
• Innovative sports are those in which we can create its roules for have fun.

81. TOPICS
• Advantages and disadvantages of doing sports?
• Would you prefer playing a competitive sport or a recreational sport?
• Would you rather playing a traditional sport or one that you invented?
• Advantages and disadvantages of doing exercise in the gym instead of doing it
playing sports?
• Would you like playing on the football team, Why?

82. NATURAL DISASTERS
Ricardo Alonso Fernández 2ºBCI

83. • Floods
• Tornadoes
• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
• Hurricanes
• Avalanches and landslides
• Wildfires
• Solar flare
• Limnic eruptions
• Sinkholes
Examples:

84. Tornadoes
In case of tornado
•Shut yourself in a basement, and close windows and doors.
•If you are outdoor, you should lie down on the ground and wait. You shouldn´t stay
in a car .

85. Volcanic eruption
In case of volcanic eruption:
• Run very fast and run very far.

86. Limnic eruption
In case of limnic eruption:
•Get away from the area

87. Solar flare
In case of solar flare:
•We can’t do anything. If nowadays a solar flare occurs and it hits the
Earth, all our electronic devices will be damaged

88. Sinkhole
In case of sinkhole:
•Sinkhole suddenly appears, for this reason you can’t do anything.