Stay alert for a cyber-attack; that's what you must to avoid it

FBI, the north-american agency of inteligence, has recommend  to restart routers of all around the world because of the risk of a cyber-attack and to change the access password. This warning has been explicated this morning by a radio program called "El món a RAC1" and the same information has been also shared by the local police, els Mossos d'Esquadra, on Twitter.

The origin of this problem is the "infection" that a cybercriminals had thrown out to more than 500,000 devices in 54 countries. "With this action you will avoid to be a victimi of a cyber-attack", add the catalan police.

FBI believes that this attack could come from Russia and the responsibles of it aimed to compile users' information and to destroy devices, a part from use them as an antenna to amplify the attack. A threat that may finish with the connection of a zone or run all the routers againt a specific objective. Although FBI hasn't set which may be the motivations of the hackers, several media claim that their intention was to take profit of the Champions final to make a global cyber-attack.

WORDS I'VE LEARNT:

Restart- reiniciar aparell electrònic
Throw out- lanzar
Devices- dispositius
Antenna- antena
Run- dirigir
Aim- tenir com a objectiu alguna cosa
Compile- recopilar

This girl changes her "look" and demostrates an awkward truth

Unfortuantely, our society is still plenty of stereotypes and labels. Nowadays, most of the people remain judging people by their gender, physique or simply by their look.

To demostrate that, a girl whose Twitter account was @Pilkunnussita, decided to get her hair cut off because otherwise it was so uncomfortable and she wanted also to know the reaction of others. According to what she said on social medias days ago, what more impacted her, was that after her radical change any boy moved closer to her. "This made me wonder if I became in someone less sexy and interesting, for the simple fact of shaving my hair" she wrote on Twitter.

Moreover, @Pilkunnussita alsa had to put up with all types of comments."You looked better before" or "you seem a lesbian now" were some examples. Not only that, at work people threatened her to get her hair long again because otherwise they would fire her. "All these comments only because I wanted to have less hair. I left my hair short as many men, but the difference is that with them there was any repercussion...", concludes the girl. All in all, we have to improve many aspects as a society.

WORDS I'VE LEARNT:

Remain- continuar
Físic- pysique
Get your hair cut off/ Shave your hair- repar-se
Put up with- aguantar, suportar
Threaten- amenaçar

This curious sign of a public WC is going around the world

Public toilets sometimes aren't hygienic. And it's not because they aren't cleaned, but it's because the people who use them don't take care of them. There are persons who throw papers in the ground, don't pull the chain,... among other uncivilised manners.

That's why some companies decide to put signs reminding to users which attitudes they should avoid when they're in a public WC. Although logical warnings- throw out the residues in the garbage or to not draw the doors of the toilet- there are some of them that stand out.

One of them was found by @seculito, who wanted to share it on Twitter. In the sign, as you can see, points out that it's forbidden to peeing backwards and trying to do a good shot inside of the toilet. To be honest, it's a little bit weird, but if they decided to put this warning is for some good reason...

WORDS I'VE LEARNT:

Pull the chain- tirar la cadena del lavabo
Manner- comportament
Sign- cartell
Stand out- cridar l'atenció
Point out- indicar

This is what makes men more attractive, according to the science

A study done by the Cambridge University and published this month in the scientific website of the Royal Society Open Science claims that the men's attractive is found in their limbs. In particular, researchers claim that boys with proportioned legs - the ones that measure a little bit more than the half of the boy's heigh- turn out to be more attractive.

According to the autor of the study, Thomas Versluys, society prefers men with proportioned limbs for a traditional question. Scientifics say that slim and long legs are associated in a good shape and in a good healthy state, two characteristics that which we all always have in mind when it comes to fall in love with someone.

Having said that, it's necessary to highlight that the investigation is only focused on the physical appearance and it doesn't include other relevant features. When you want to find someone the pysichal attraction is important, but it's not as outstanding as getting along with your partner or trusting in each other.


WORDS I'VE LEARNT:

Claim- assegurar
Limbs- extremitats humanes
Researcher- investigador
Highlight- destacar
Physical appearance- aspecte físic
Outstanding- important
Having said that- ara bé

MY FUTURE

What will you do when grow older? What will be your job? Which are your future plans?

These are the typical questions the adults make us. Since we can speak, our parents, our family, our friends, have asked what we're gonna do when we become older. In my opinion, that's an unnecessary thing to ask now that we're young, because we're constantly learning new things everyday and we're changing our minds too. We are going through an unstable period of time where nothing is sure. Anything can change our lives forever from now on. We're not the same person as the one we were five years ago. It's our way of being.

In the last years I wanted to be the head of the Catalonia's government, but I hate politics. Now I would like to be an astronomer or a psychologist. Maybe in two years I will want to become a teacher! Who knows?!

This year I'm taking ESO, my final struggle to finish it, and probably next year I'm gonna do a scientific batxillerat in Carles Rahola's high school.  I'm going to study chemistry, biology, geology,... and so on. But, the only thing I have for sure in my future is that I'll live the happiest I can and I'll do my best in everthing!

Serious humour activity

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Tell 2 jokes in English

A conversation about humour

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Do you think humour is necessary?

Have you ever wondered why the scientists tell us to smile every day? It's a simple action to do but, which are the benefits and which scientific explication do they have?

We all know that in our daily lives we laugh, at least once, and we also know that not alway our smiles are true. Sometimes we force a smile, as we can see at the DNI photo, maybe  we fake a smile in front of people who we don't really get along with, or a knowing smile when you and your friend understand each other without even talk.

But, what we don't know is that every time we laugh or smile, even if it's fake, our brains emit and order to produce special substances known as endorphins, related to morphine, that apart from relieve the pain, they protect our body from virus and bacterias, among other benefits.

Firstly, laughter can provide us with mental healthy benefits. It makes us more positive, optimistic and it helps us to find new ways of meaning and hope when we are depressed. Laughter increases our energy and allows us to see difficult situations in a more realistic view. These are the main reasons why the "therapeutic laughter therapy" has became this popular. This therapy involves grup or individual sessions that use shows, movies or stories to stimulate laughter and makes us happier.

Secondly, it can be used to treat heat conditions and high blood pressure and increases the number of antibody producing cells. Adding to that, laughter can strenghten immune system and it diminishes pain.

Thirdly, it improves social health benefits. It brings people together and strenghtens relationship. Why? Because laughter allows us to be more spontaneos, let go of defensiveness and express our true feelings. Moreover, humour is a key to success at work. If you ara a manager or an employee, you'll enjoy more your job: people will have a good time working with you, it helps creative thinking and build trust, it boosts morale plus allows your company to stand out.

"A day without laughter is a day wasted"

VOCABULARY

Endorphin- endorfina
Relieve- aliviar
Clinician- metge
Trigger- desencadenar
Postulate- proposar
Nurture- promoure
Ease- facilitat
Shift- moure, desplaçar
Boost morale- aixecar la moral
Approachable- amigable
Stand out- destacar