Magazine 2014 le by Colegio SJP

Our Homework! Magazine no. 11

2014

Editorial

Collaborators

Yes, we are back!

1 º ESO:

A- Alejandro Ayuso. Juan del Mazo. Mar Jarillo. Silvia López. Ilyan Lozano. Pablo Molina. Ana Torrente. B- Diego Casado. Blanca Cantarero Francisco Cerezo. Mireya Puell. Lucía Somalo. D- Yolanda Gaudó. Jaime Huertas. Laura Puerta. Pelayo Rodríguez. Elena Sierra.

For the eleventh time since our beginning, we are here again. And Our Homework! Magazine is here to show you a few things: First of all, the editors would like to state that you, students at San José del Parque, are very generous at sharing your time and your writings with all of us so that everybody can see the progress you have made through the year. You know perfectly well - your teachers insist all the time - that practice makes you perfect. And that is exactly what you are showing in this magazine: your uncorrected practice. Your writings might not be perfect, but they are the best possible way to perfection. Learn from your mistakes - in English as well as in life!

2 º ESO:

A- Carlota Carrasco. Paula Melgarejo. B- Macarena Márquez. CManuel Álvarez. Miguel Caballero. Elisa Caballero. María García. Teresa Hyam. Patricia Martín. Cristina Mateos. Celia Otero. Eduardo Pérez. Lorena Samper. Blanca Torroja DGuillermo Aos. Paula Campayo. Ignacio Divasson. Alejandra Fernández-Checa. Gustavo Fontecha. Beltrán García. Jaime García. Cristina Gómez. Alejandra Gutiérrez. Inés Muñoz. Lucas Piqueras. Laura Ruiz. Laura Tosat

To all those of you who think you will never write well in English, let us tell you something: have a look at the writings in Bachillerato. Don’t you think they are great? That’s because of all the effort made since the beginning by the students who sent them. Remember that a language - any language - is not something immediate or easy; it takes time and effort, but the results are always visible and, in due time, also spectacular.

3 º ESO:

A- Berta Astasio. Judit Bonet. Miriam Campoy. Inés de Chiclana. Rubén Domínguez. Miguel Elías. Isabel Enseñat. María Hergueta. Antonio Hernández-Ros. Fernando García. Ignacio Muñoz. Silvia Pascual. Daniel Pérez. Héctor Ponce. Cristina Sánchez. Celia Serrano. Javier Zaldívar. B- Pablo Álvarez. Andrea Arias. Ángela Blanco. Eduardo Díaz. Gonzalo Docio. Rafael Ibañez. Beatriz Lozano. Patricia Rucio. Natalia Segovia.

There are only two words that we can say to the people who have taken the time and made this huge effort: THANK YOU!

4 º ESO:

A- Clara Álvaro. Cristina Blanco. Javier Cantarero. Alonso de Íñigpo. María de la Torre. Ana Fernández. Alejandra López. Clara López. Marta San José. Miguel Torroja. Marina Valdés. C- Rafael Alonso. Civadonga Garrido. Pablo González. Carlota Lago. Carmen Martín. Carlota Moreno. Daniela Peiró. José A. Pujana. Ana Salazar. Antonio Sánchez. Jaime Sánchez-Blanco. Javier Sevillano.

The editors 1 º Bachillerato:

B- Inés Aguilera. Clara Alonso. Marta Álvarez. Cristina Ayuela. Jaime García. Belén López. Alejandra Pérez. Ignacio Pinilla. Mónica Rubio. Ignacio Vasserot. An anonymous writer. C- Luis Serrano.

2 º Bachillerato: B- Raquel de la Sota.

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Edited & designed by: The Foregin Languages Department

Issue no. 11 MANUAL DE MARCA

CONTENTS

Writings 1º ESO 4 My Club 6 E-mailing 7 My ideal... 8 Invitations 9 Do you want...? 10 This... & That 12 Biographies Writings 2º ESO 14 E-pal e-mails 19 Letters 22 Invented Stories 24 Bedford School 26 Films 28 My Biography 30 Bio 32 Books and... Books 34 Holidays 36 Recipes 37 People 38 Jobs and Education Writings 3º ESO 40 E-mail 44 Postcards 48 Letters 52 Invented Stories 54 Anything 55 Interview 56 Film Review 60 Computers Writings 4º ESO 62 Informal E-mails 64 Opinion Essay 66 My hero 68 Formal Letters 69 Complaints 72 Healthy Habits 74 Review 76 Tourism 82 Teenagers

MUSIC LOVERS

Come and join our after-school club.

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22 LITTLE PINK RIDING HOOD

Writings 1º Bachillerato 86 Stories 88 Driving a car 90 Films 94 For & against 96 A Little bit of this... 100 The best place to live 102 Complaints 104 Fashion Writings 2º Bachillerato 108 Informal e-mails 109 More stories

108 Our Homework!

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MUSIC LOVERS Come and join our after-school club.

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Club CONFECTIONERY CLUB Do you want to do extraordinary muffins? Or do you want to do a fun cake for your parents? If the answer is yes,come and see our confectionery club! In this club,you can say want do you want to do, and then we prepare the ingredients to do our dessert. If you want to bring to your house,we can cover it with chocolate or wherever you want! You can call to us to the 913245613, or go to our website to see the inscription. Don´t wait! Call us and prepare your meals! You can also breing your plates and bring to us. By Blanca Cantarero 1º B Do you like basketball? If the answer is yes, Álvaro’s basketball club is the place for you. We usually meet on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 PM. The idea is to start a basketball match and play basketball every day. Call Álvaro on 324 577 678 and the e-mail is alvarobasketballclub@gmail.com.uk Don´t sit there!! Call him now!! By Juan del Mazo 1º A The new tennis club is a very good club with teachers who retired a few years ago. It only costs 29 euros and in the class are four or five children. Children may be five to sixty-four years, and intensive tennis summer camps with two hours of English and other two of swimming. The club is in st. header 21. For more information call to 678 964 502 and and ask for Fernando. If you want to register in to the summer camp, consultation our web www. Thefields.es By Alejandro Ayuso 1º A

By Lucía Somalo 1º B

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Do you like films? Now you can be the actor! We invent or copy films. We meet once a week, on Saturday morning at 11:30, in the school’s sport centre. For more information call to the director on 601234578 or visit our new website www. filmclub.com . Let’s be an actor! Call to the director now! We started this same Saturday. By Diego Casado 1º B

MY FAVOURITE BAND My favourite band is Maroon 5. There are four members in the group, Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden, James Valentine and Matt Flynn. They are from United States, California. Their type of music is pop rock, I love it. The singer is Adam Levine, the guitarists are Jesse Carmichael, James Valentine and the singer too. The drummer is Matt Flynn and Mickey Madden is the bassist. They are a group since 1994. They have a lots of albums, one of they, is Overexposed, it is great. This album is the last one, it include One More Night, Payphone and Moves Live Jagger. These three songs are the most famous. I didn´t go to any of their performs, have their signature or saw them in person, but I have their songs in my MP3 player and I listening them and also I sometimes see their videoclips in youtube. I think Maroon 5 it´s a great group, I know that there are people that don’t like this group but in my opinion , it isn´t very bad, it´s fine. I recommend that another people listening to them. There are slow songs but there are also another type of melodies. By Ana Torrente 1º A

What´s your hobbie ? If your hobbie , If your hobbie is cooking you just have to read these but if you are lazy for cooking please try and see that it isn´t difficult and you will taste the best flavours and plates. Our classes are on Thursday at 18:00 hours. You have to bring your food from your house but you can usually pay and we give you the food. You will learn abaut cooking new and delicious things. For more information call Peter on 0235647-586 or Mary on 5556895-0238. You can also see our web side that is www.cookingnewthings.com , and you will have many information and some videos of our class. WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU !!!!!!!!

By Silvia López 1º A

At the weekend and

WIND SURF CLUB IN SPAIN!

On Saturday I went to a basketball match in Madrid with my team. And we lost. Then we stayed at home and I did my homework and we watched T.V .

Are you well at wind surf? If your answer is yes, Wind Surf Club is the place for you. If your answer is no, it´s a good time to start!! We usually meet on Tuesdays at 4 pm in La Manga Beach. Bring your windsurfing board or rent one and you can surf there. We finish around 6 pm. We will have a great time!! So, why not be a professional at Wind Surf? Call me (Pablo) at 0650 983 596 Or you can send me an email to: 000wf@ theperfectclub.com We are here waiting for you!!!

On Sunday I went to the birthday of Ana in a place that it called Beauty and Dance it has lots of dresses, skirts, makes - up… We had a very good time. Then I went to a restaurant of fish with my family and with my friends and later they went to my home and we played a lot.

By Pablo Molina 1º A

By Luisa Sánchez 1º A

Our Homework!

E-mailing

Hi! I´m Francisco and my sister Marina is 9 years old, my father is Francisco and my mother is María. We live in Madrid. I have blue eyes, blond straight hair. I´m short and thin. I´m twelve years old. I like my friends, the break and some of my teachers but I dislike the food and the desks of my class because they are old. I get up at seven o´clock, I have breakfast, I get dressed and I go to school, I arrive at twenty past eight. When I finish school I go home and I have a snack then I do homework. Later I have a shower before I have dinner. I watch TV and I go to sleep. Kisses By Francisco Cerezo 1º B Hy! My name is Pelayo Rodríguez . I´m from China. I´ve got one sister. We live in Madrid. I´ve got brown eyes and brown hair. My hair is long. I´m thin and medium size. I go to a big public school called Saint Jose del Parque. My favourite subjects are ICT and Social science. I don´t like Spanish or French. I have ICT on Tuedays, Wednesdays and Fridays. And I have Spanish every day. I get up at half past seven on school days. I go by car. After school I do my homework, I have dinner with my parents at half past nine. Write back soon. Best Wishes. Pelayo By Pelayo Rodríguez 1º D

I›m Ilyan. I write this email to invite you to our football club “San José del Parque”. In this club we train two days a week, we play a match every saturday and we have a great time, also our coach is very good. We are waiting for you!!!!!!! Greetings. Signed. Ilyan Lozano

By Ilyan Lozano 1º A

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Hi!

My name´s Laura. I´m from Spain. I´ve got two brothers and we live in Madrid. I´ve got brown eyes and brown, long and straight hair. I´m medium sice and thin. I go to a very good and public school, called San José del Parque. My favourite subjects are Art and English. I don´t like Lenguage and Science. I get up at eight o´clock, I get dressed, then I have breakfast, when I finish, I wash my face, teeth and hands. I take my bag and walk to school alone, beacuse I live near school like five minutes on walking. I start the subjects and when al five o´clock I finish school I go home and do my homework. Then I have a shower, I have dinner and I go to bed. That is my routine every day. Kisses By Laura Puerta 1º D

Writting an e-mail Hi : My name is Silvia , I live in Madrid. I´m going to tell you abaut me, my family, my routines, the things I like and I don´t like doing. My family isn´t very big I just have one sister. Her name is Belen She is 16, she is nice I always have fun with her . my mum is called Susana she has brown and curly hair, she is a lawyer, my dads name is Arturo he always helps my sister and me with maths , he is a good teacher but he isn´t a teacher he does bussines . My name is Silvia I have long blond hair, I have brown eyes I´m not very tall but I´m thin. All the people says that I have to eat more. My fauvourite subjects are language, English. I don´t like French because I prefer other languages but I don´t care because I have to study. I don´t like maths because I´m not good at it, that´s why my father helps me . I do the same things on Monday, Tuesday and all the week except on Saturday and on Sunday. First, I wake up the I have breakfast , I go to English classes at quarter past eight, I have 1 hour of classes and then al half past nine I have classes. I finish school at five o´clock and I go to my house. When I finish my homework, I have a shower and I preper the things for the next day. If I finish I can watch television or call to a frien. Lot´s of kisses Write back Silvia By Silvia López 1º A

ideal... My ideal bedroom

My ideal bedroom is going to change to spaces that I will like, for example, a ski resort. For my friends, it’s going to be like a disco with a lot of colourful lights and lamps. And a place to play computer games, and four comfortable sofas. Later, it’s going to appear a robot, to do our homework when we aren’t interested in they. Then, I will like a bow and some arrows for hunting, my mother needs help on the field, and I will like hunt some rabbits, and cook them for my grandmother, she will like a roast rabbit for lunch! My bed it’s going to be a water bed, but is not going to be on the floor, it’s going to be afloat above other things around me (except me when I’m going to lie down on it). That’s my ideal bedroom, thank you for read my description! By Blanca Cantarero 1º B

My ideal home My ideal home it´s in Washington, America. My ideal home it´s an enormous garden flat. It has got lots of windows and lamps. In the kitchen, there are new electrical items and a big fridge with my favorites dishes in it. There is a dining room with a very large table and my pictures on the wall. In the living room, there is a very comfortable sofa and in front of, a TV. In the living room, there are 4 windows with spectacular views. There is also a table with flowers on. In my house there are 6 bathrooms and 8 bedrooms. In my bedroom, there is a table used for study and a sofa. There is also a big bed with stuffed animals on. Next to the bed, there is a nightstand with a small lamp. There are on the wall 7 or 8 book shelves, with my favorites books. There is also my very enormous wardrobe. There is in the house a games room. In the games room the is an exercise machine, a computer, a TV, a CD player a DVD player and a games console with lots o games! There is also in the games room a Jacuzzi where I can relax after school. There is a garage too where y keep my bike, parent´s car and some old games and furniture. In the outside, there is a very big indoor swimming pool with music and sun beds. In the garden there are also tennis courts and a basketball courts. By Ana Torrente 1º A

Our Homework!

Invitations INVITATION

Dear Juan, My birthday is the next Monday and I am writing letters to my friends. Can you come? It is going to be at the cinema, at eight o´clock, and we are going to watch “The thunder games, on fire”. Then, we are going to have the dinner at Mcdonals, and later, the party is going to finish with some candy and chocolate. Don´t be late! Hope you can come Blanca By Blanca Cantarero 1º B

HI ALICE! The next week, it´s my birthday, but there are some people that are not going to be in Madrid, so I’m going to celebrate my birthday´s party on Saturday afternoon from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. Would you like to come? We are meeting in the school, and then we are going to go to the Madrid theme park, and finally, we´re coming back house. Please come! Let me know by Friday, don´t forget it! Don´t be late! All the best, Ana T. P.D.: You have to bring your swimsuit and a towel, but don´t bring any food or drink, we are going to have lunch in a restaurant of the theme park, and dinner too. By Ana Torrente 1º A

To: maria2002@gmail.com Subjet: Marta´s party Hi María: How are you doing? Remember I told you that Lucía´s having a party on Saturday afternoon? Well, you don’t belive it but my mum has told me that the same day it´s the birthday of my cousin. I don´t know to what I will go… But I prefer Marta´s party, because my cousin is three years old… I need advice please! Thank you… Mª del Mar Jarillo By Mª del Mar Jarillo 1º A

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DIEGO’S BIRTHDAY Hi Jack, I’m Diego your Spanish friend. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I want to invite you to my party. Can you come? It’s this Saturday (20th) after swimming competition (at 12 o’clock) in my beach house, the street is called ‘beach street of the sea’, we are going to play, swim, eat, fish... You can bring what you want like a ball, food, CDs…..and don’t forget your swimsuit or your present ;-)! The party is going to finish at 21:30 of the same day. Please tell me if you come before this Thursday, because we’ve got to organize the party and buy the rods. I hope you can come. Goodbye! DIEGO By Diego Casado 1º B

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DO YOU WANT TO ADOPT DO YOU WANT TO ADOPT A PUPPY OR A KITTY? A PUPPY OR A KITTY?

El Refugio A place for abandoned animals If you are planning to take

You can also help giving

home an animal like a dog or

them a donation so they can

a cat, it is better to adopt an

buy food and medicine to the

abandoned one than to buy

animals.

it. Not only because it is cheaper but also because you will be helping to save a dog or cat life.

This family is adopting Celine, a dog

with a broken leg.

If you don’t want to adopt El Refugio takes care of abandoned animals like

cats and dogs that wait for a family who adopts

Pun and his brothers Pin and Pan

them or takes them for a walk in the forest.

where found in the ruins of a town. Luckily, they are now in El Refugio and only Pun is waiting for a family

Where can you adopt an

you can also can help taking

animal? You can go with

the dogs out for a walk in the

your parents to

in El Espinar, Segovia, that is

forest, which is very fun and it is like having an own dog.

If you are interested to know more information, call the phone number visit

or .

very near to Madrid, only one hour travel. El Refugio is a non-‐‑profit organization who takes in lost animals or abandoned animals and takes care of them until a family adopts them. In this place no animal is sacrificed except if the animal

very

ill

humanitarian reasons.

for

Hurón and Tejón are taking a walk

with two San José del Parque pupils

The dogs are very nice and kind with people and they are really willing to play with children.

Rory is an adorable kitty that only

wants to be happy with a family who loves her and takes care of her forever. The friendliness and sweetness will captivate you.

By Mireya Puell 1º B

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This... & Dear diary:

How are you? I’m very good. Today I woke up at seven o’clock, yes at seven o’clock, because I had a basketball match in Barcelona. We didn’t win, but I stayed there all the day. I had lunch with all my team and our coach. I ate a hamburger with chips, a cola for drink and a chocolate ice-cream with a brownie. Then I went home at 7:00 p.m by train. There I met a girl called Rose. She was very funny. I had dinner with my parents, my grandparents and my sister. Then I went to bed. Now I’m in my bed, and I’m going to sleep right now. All the kisses: XXX Mªdel Mar By Mª del Mar Jarillo 1º A

POSTCARD Hi Dana! We are having a brilliant time here, in Paris. Now, we are resting at a cafeteria, next to the Eiffel Tower, drinking a French coffee and having a croissant. Yesterday, we did some shopping in the centre (I bought you a little present) and then we went to a famous restaurant. In the afternoon, we visited the Notre Dame cathedral and we did a boat trip along the river Senna, it was really fine! This morning, we got up early, we did some sightsee around Paris in a bus and then we went on the top of Eiffel Tower, it has got fantastic views. Now, we are going to sunbathe to the sea! Wish you were here! See you soon Ana By Ana Torrente 1º A

My opinión of the editorial… In the snow Two years ago, a little girl was skiing in the mountain. She started ski at half-past five but she never come back. She was crying and she had got an injury. She wasn’t walking because she can ´t. Her parents were crying because they never found their daughter. The next morning the little girl was sleeping in their door. Her parents got up and found their daughter. Nobody knows what’s happed but it ´s a fantastic story and so surprising but also a girl saves her life. By Yolanda Gaudó 1º D

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I´m writing this document when I see the newspaper I´m agree completely with what you say in the newspaper. I think teenagers play a lot of time computer games , play station… And I think this is bad! I try to do a expirement , I want to do that some teenagers do a simple day , stay old the afternoon playing computer games. Then I want to do some test. And the results are incredible! I verified that if you stay a lot of time playing computer games they destroy your brain! They make problems for seeing for communicate to other people. Play computer games that dosen´t make more intelligent. I want to teach this results to the world. Thanks you for your time! Answer me rapid! kissess By Elena Sierra 1º D

That

My ideal restaurant

MY FAMILY JOBS

It ´s called Zoorest and it ´s a very special restaurant because you can see animals when you are eating .It ´s like a zoo.

I´m going to talk about my family jobs. My father is a dentist and my mother too. My uncle is a dental prosthetic. My other uncle is a banker and my aunt is an organizing marketing magazine. My grandparents are retirees but before that one of them was a dental prosthetic, other one was farmer, his wife was like him and my other grandmother was a housewife. My other aunt is a housewife like my grandmother and my uncle is an administrative. My cousin is studying teaching and my other cousin too. I don´t know what do I´m going to be higher, but my sister wants to be a pediatrician and my brother wants to be a tennis player. My cousin wants to be a veterinary and my other cousins want to be football players.

This restaurant is divided into three zones. In one zone there are aquatic animals. In the other zone there are air animals and in the last one there are lands animals. In the first one you can swim with dolphins and whales. In the second one you can fly in a special plane, see birds and in the last one you can walk with a giraffe. The waitress and waiters are animals. It ´s my ideal restaurant because I love animals! By Yolanda Gaudó 1º D.

By Diego Casado 1º B

PHONE DIALOGUE: Emma: Hello! Emma talking. Luke: Hi! I´m Luke. Is Richard there? Emma: No, sorry, he isn´t here, he is in his French class. Can I take a message? Luke: Yes, please. Can you has him, if he want to meet some friends tomorrow? He should ring me to arrange the place, time etc. Emma: OK. What’s your phone number? Luke: It´s 67818811771. Tell him that try to phone me before 10 o´clock. Emma: Yes, of course Luke: Oh, and if he comes tell him that bring the camera and the skate, please. Emma: Fine, anything else? Luke: No, thanks that´s it. Emma: OK, great. Bye! Luke: Bye, bye! By Ana Torrente 1º A hello i want to talk abot my favourite sport: i love tennis i usually play tennis whith my father and his friends i olso like football but no very much because i lose every weekend but i like because i stay whith my frieds. By Ilyan Lozano 1º A

My favourite shop My favourite shop is a sport shop called “sport lovers”, which is near my house. It is very expensive. I usually go there twice a month, when I´ve got some pocket money. I really like this shop because shop assistants are really friendly. It´s amazing, I recommend you to go there. If you go this weekend I would be glad to go with you. Don´t forget I´ve got the discount card. Let me know as soon as possible. Bye, bye. XOXO Diego By Diego Casado 1º B

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Biography of Shakira Shakira was born on 5 april 1989 in Colombia. Her mother was a famous singer and his father was a teacher. She didn’t have any brothers or sisters. She began to sing at the age of eleven. She sang for her family every. She decided to be a start. In 1997 she began make songs. Their first songs were: “La pared” and “6 de Enero”. In 2005 she made a songs for the world cup: España-Brazil (waka-waka) this songs is very famous in all the world. In 2012 she married Pique ( football player of Barça ) and in 2013 she had a baby called “Milan” Shakira at the moment she doesn´t sing. She is more time with her family. By Elena Sierra 1º D

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART He was born on the 27th of January 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. He was an Austrian composer. At the age of three, he started playing the piano and two years later he started composing for his father. He wrote his first symphony when he was only nine, he was considered as a genius of the music. In 1764 Mozart published his first work in Paris . His most famous operas were The marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute. He became ill while composing his Requiem, and then he died on the 5th of December 1791 in Vienna, Austria because of a fever. By Ana Torrente 1º A

THE BEATLES BIOGRAPHY The Beatles were an English rock band of Liverpool. The group was formed by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Star and George Harrison. They contributed to music, film, art and made a new lifestyle of several generations. The letters of their songs were about peace, love, help etc. At the beginning of their career, the Beatles included popular songs from the 40 s and 50 s. They were interested in the music of Elvis Presley. All four members had a big talent so they created over 240 songs but the one I like more is “YESTERDAY”By Jaime Huertas 1º

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CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo is the youngest of four children born to Maria Dolores dos Santos and Jose Dinis Aveiro. Ronaldo showed his football talent since childhood, he was better than his friends, he loved football. After playing with Nacional da Liha da Madeira he signed with Sporting Portugal in 2001. At the age of 16, Ronaldo joined to Manchester United after playing against them where he did a fantastic match. He was playing with “red devils” during 6 years winning many different trophies like the English premier league and UEFA Champions League!! In 2009 he signed with Real Madrid, his actual club where he has won several cups (Copa del Rey, la Liga and Spain Super cup). Recently, he has renewed for 6 more years.

Alice Keys

By Jaime Huertas 1º D

Alice Keys was born on 4 July 1980 in America. Her mother was a waitress and her father was a farmer. Alice Key is a singer but she also plays the piano. When she was five she played the piano very well. At the age of 20, Alice sang her first song. She is American but she also speaks Spanish. She sang with Spanish singers like Alejandro Sanz. The song called “Looking for a Paradise “ Now, she is a very famous singer and she is a musician. She is the best singer in the world. The most important songs are “New York” and “This girl is on fire” By Yolanda Gaudó 1º D

MESUT ÖZIL BIOGRAPHY Mesut Özil was born on October 15, 1988, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The grandson of a Turkish immigrant, he developed his soccer skills with friends in the “Monkey Cage”. After show his football talent in a young tournament he joined to F.C Shackle’s quarry in 2005. In 2006 Özil became a member of the Shackle senior team and the German junior national team but despite his amazing football talent was transferred to SV Werder Bremen in 2008. Mesut Özil played very well with his new club during many years helping Werder Bremen to win different trophies like DFB Cup and DFL Super cup in 2009. After playing very well in South Africa world cup in 2010 joined to Real Madrid C.F. in which was playing during the following 3 years and won 3 titles Copa del Rey, Liga and Supercopa de España. Now he is playing with Arsenal in Barclays Premier League. In my opinion he is one of the best football player in the world. By Jaime Huertas 1º D

Our Homework!

E-pal

2 E S O

Hi! I´m Elisa I´m 13 years old, I’m from Madrid, Spain. I live in Alcala de Henares with my father, Javier; my mother, Amelia and my brother Javier. My brother is 16 years old. My mother my brother and I are going to the same school because my mom works there. I like animals, running, painting, the photography, cooking… My favorite subjects is or P.E or music, because there are the most “relaxing”. Answer me soon Best wishes. Elisa By Elisa Caballero 2º C

Hi Bob! First of all I wanted to thank you for being my e-pal! I’m really excited about it. In this email I’ll send you some information about me. My name is María and I live with my parents and my brother in a flat in Madrid. I also have a dog. Its name is Lackie. I go to a school called San José del Parque. It’s big and I really like it. My favourite subjects at school are maths and music. I found both of them very intresting but if I had to choose one of them, I think I would preffer music. I found it relaxing and my music teacher is pretty kind. In my free time, I usually listen to music or go out with my friends. I actually like horse-riding and playing with my dog. When I’m on holidays I like traveling, specialy by plane. Never mind where or when. At the weekends I hardly ever travel but when I’m on a long holiday, I often do. What about you? Do you like traveling? Have you got any pets? Please write me back soon. I really hope to hear from you! María By MARÍA GARCÍA 2º C Hi Alanna!

I am Alejandra. I’m from Madrid in Spain. I want to tell you about myself. I’m from a small family. I’ve got one sister, she is younger than me. My father works in a company and my mother too. My mum has two shops in Madrid. I like it because I have a lot of clothes from her shop. I love listening to music. I don’t have a favourite singer, but I love Miley Cyrus and Melendi, I love their songs.

P.E and French are my favourite subjets at school. This year I’m doing extra classes of English in my house. My dream is travelling to New York. I love whatching TV and I don’t do sport because I’m so lazy. Two years ago I played tennis in school, but I don’t like it so much. My favourite football team is Atlético de Madrid, I love it. I think is the best football team in the world. Anyway, that’s all for now. Write back soon if you’d like to be my e-pal. Best wishes.

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By Alejandra Fdez-Checa 2º D

E-mails Hi! I´m Celia, I´m 13. I´m from Madrid, Spain. I live in Madrid. I live with my parents and my brother. Let me tell you about myself. I have a brother, his name is Javier Angel and he´s 17. He studies at the same school as me, San Jose del Parque. My father´s name is Herminio, and he is a writer and my mother is a teacher and her name is Mercedes. In my free time I go to riding horses, go to the cinema, and stay with my friends… I like reading books at night. In summer I always go to a village in Leon, Secos del Porma. When I was little I like went to Secos but now no, it´s so boring. Sometimes I go to Burgos in winter, because may grandparents live at Burgos, but I prefer Leon, and in Leon I have friend and I stay with them. Best wishes. Celia By Celia Otero 2º C Hi, Emily. I´m Paula, I´m from Spain and I live in Madrid. Let me tell you about myself. I´m from a little family. I´ve got one sister, her name is Cristina. She is sixteen and is the best sister in the world. I always speak with her about my problems and she always listens to me. My mother, Silvia, is a doctor and she is so good at her job. My father, Manuel, is engineer and he works and travels a lot. I´ve got one pet, it´s a little rabbit. Its name is Nesquik. It´s so cute! I love listening to music. In my free time I play basketball with my friends in the school and it´s so funny. Music and art are my favourite subjects at school. This year I’m going to start guitar classes in an academy. I´m so excited. This summer I travelled to Canada and I stayed in a camp. I want to travel again to there because I miss the people and the place so much. Anyway, that´s all for now. Write back soon if you´d like to be my e-pal. Best wishes. Paula ;) By Paula Campayo 2º D Hi Fergie! I’m Laura . I am from Madrid in Spain and I am 13 years old. I’m very tall, thin and I have brown, curly and long hair. I also have some blond highlights because of the sun, I’ve got green eyes. Now I’m gonna tell you a little about myself. I am form a family with 4 members. I have got only one 18 years old sister called Raquel, she is tall and thin too! She has brown, long and wavy hair. We have a pet, its name is Nube and she is 4 years old, it is white, grey and it is very cute! My sister and I use to laugh, sing, dance and go shopping together. My dad is Javier, he is the second boss in his office and my mother is Almudena, she works in a bank. My hobbies are singing, meet my friends and listening to music. My favourite singers are Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry. I love them because of their voice, not for their fame. I like most of their songs and I love singing them with my friends, but not only of them, also of Bridgit Medler, Miley Cyrus… I go to San Jose del Parque since I was 2 or 3 years old. My favourite subject is science because I love animals and history. I will write more about myself next month, I have to study for exams this week. Cheers, Laura Tosat By Laura Tosat 2º D

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Hi George. I,m Luis. I,m from Madrid (Spain). I,ve got two brothers olders than me. My brother Guillermo and i are almost the same age and we do the same sports. My mum is working on a bank called bbva. My dad works in a factory. I love listening music. My favourite group of music is Love of lesbian. My favourite subject at school is mathematics. This year i,m doing extra classes of english, music and tennis. Write back soon . Best wishes. Luis.

By MANUEL ALVAREZ 2º C

Hi everyone! My name is Blanca. My friend just told me about this website, and I really like it, so I decided to create a profile. I am writing because I am looking for an e-pal between eleven and fifteen, to correspond in English, because I love learning languages. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am thirteen and I live in Madrid. I have a fifteen-years-old brother, and a ten-years-old sister. We usually spend a lot of time together, because we share friends and we have so much fun together. I love doing sports, specially basketball and surfing. My sister and I practise it every summer. Oh, I almost forget! I also love taking pictures, so I will probably send a lot of them to my e-pal. Write back soon if you want to correspond with me. Cheers Blanca By Blanca Torroja 2º C Hi Mery! I´m Cristina Gómez, I´m 13 years old. My birthday is on 6th of February. I´m from Galicia, but I live in Madrid since I have 2 years old. I´m gonna tell you a little about myself. I´m from a small family, we are three. My sister is older than me, she is 17 years old, she is so kind and beautifull, i like to stay with her because she is very funny too. Her name is Marta. My sister is a student, like me. We go to the same school, and sometimes we meet in the playgrounds. My father is 50 years old, his name is Francisco but all his friends and my family call to him Paco. My father works in a bank. We get very funny when we are together ;-) I love music, I listen to it every day because it makes me feel so happy. My favourite kind of music is pop, but I like every kind. I don´t have a favourite singer but I listen so much the songs of Dani Martín, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry… When I listen to music I put it very loud and my father gets ungry with me :-) I go to the school “San José del Parque”. I think is a really good school because it has a swimming pool, so many playgrounds and things that other schools don´t have. My favourite subjet is Music or P.E., I´m not so good running but, it doesn´t matter :-) That´s all. If you can, write me soon :-) Best wishes. Cris.

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By Cristina Gómez 2º D

E-mails Hi Guillermo! I’m Jaime. I’m from Madrid, in Spain. Let me tell you about myself. I have two brothers and one sister, I’m the second, my older brother is 19.I like playing football on Saturdays and watching TV, I also like meeting my friends and listening to music. I have lots of friends here at school and out the school, I usually meet them at the weekends to play a football match. My favorite subject at school is P.E, I love doing sport and I usually get good marks. I also like playing videogames in the computer. What about you? Jaime By JAIME GARCÍA SANCHEZ 2º D Hi Roberto: I´m Laura. I´m from Madrid in Spain. Please tell me something about you.   I´m from a big family. I only have one brother, it´s nice and really fun. Sometimes I was flying free because my father was pilot, the problem is that he wasn´t always in house. My mother is mathematic and informatic, she works in house on Tuesdays and Thursdays.    I  love swimming and listening to all types of music, the best type (in my opinión) is pop-rock, I want to become once a week. Do you like sports? And the music?     I don´t have a favourite subject. But I love languages, I love speaking and if I can speak in other language, is better, I want to speak six languages.   Okey, that´s all for today. Write back son if you´d like to be my e-pal.   Best wishes, XXX LAURA :) By Laura Ruiz de Conejo 2º D Hi I´m Eduardo. I´m thirteen years old and my birthday is the 16th of March. I live in Madrid. At home we live my parents, my brother and me. My four grandparents are alive, I have one uncle, one aunt and I have also two cousins. In my free time I love dping sports; football, tennis, swim, ski…I play videogames and Obviously watch TV, specially my team´s football matches. But I don´t like so much reading and sleep in weekends. My favourite subject at school are French and English with an excellent teacher like Alfredo, so I supposed I´m good at learning languages. I like Physical Education and swim, too, because I have good marks. By Eduardo Pérez 2º C Hi! I’m Cristina and I’m 13 years old. I’m from Spain. Let me tell you about myself. I live in Madrid with my parents and with my older brother Miguel. He is 17 years old and he is studying at university. My parents are economists, so they work together. They work in the same bank, I think it’s really good because they go to work together. I love playing basketball, because I like team sports. I like listening to musc too, but I haven’t any favourite music band. My favourite subject is Science, I would like to be a neurologist. I also like P.E , I sometimes run with my father in the park. That’’s all. Write back soon. Cheers Cristina By Cristina Mateos 2º C

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E-mails I was going to a friend’s house accompanied by my cousin Luis on Saturday night, when suddenly appeared and without realizing an armed robber to ask for money. I told him to leave me alone, but he grabbed me and pulled out a knife, we were very scared us so we started screaming like crazy. We were able to escape and got to run for a long time, we met an old man. We made a call to the police, they took the thief arrested then me and my cousin Luis went to my house with my parents, because we were very frightened by what had happened. I was up all night thinking about what could have happened if I did not get to be the older man. By Guillermo Aós 2º D Hi Jack ! I’m Gustavo. I’m from Madrid, España. I’ll say now things about me. I’ve got two sisters called Cristina and Carmen. Cristina is 12 years old and Carmen is 7 years old. My fathers are engineers and works in a family company called INTRA. I play rugby and I do judo. I play rugby in other school near my school called the liceo francés, we are the best team in Madrid and the second team in Spain. In judo, I do competitions of Madrid: Before I don’t do any sport, I always listen to music. I speak Spanish and a little of English. I want to go to England one year to speak English very well. I prefer listening to music that reading. Write back soon If you’d like to be my e-pal Best wishes Gustavo By Gustavo Fontecha 2º D

hi mike. thaks for your letter. I thought about you yesterday. Yesterday i went to the cinema with James and in the door of the cinema we found a boys’ school bag. I think we didn’t know what to do with it. We decide after the cinema bring it to the police because we thought that the police could find the owner of the bag. 1 hour later we bought the bag the owner went to the comisary and he took his school bag he said thanks to the police and to me and James. Write back soon and tell me all your news. cheers. lucas piqueras.

By Lucas Piqueras 2º D

Hi! My name is Jaime and I am 12 years old. I live in Madrid with my family, I like playing football, computer games and drawing. I am medium size, thin and strong. My hair is straight, blond and short with brown eyes. I usually wear black jeans, black trainers, a black T-shirt and a black jacket. My bests friends are Curro, Diego and Pablo. They like playing football, videogames and drawing. I usually meet them at the weekends. What about you? Jaime By Jaime García 2º D

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Letters

4900, Ancient Road Madrid, Spain

19 Rob Law st, 35 28029 Madrid 21th October 2013

21st. October 2013 Hi Peter! Thanks for your letter. I trought about you yesterday. Do you remember when you last your dog? Well, yesterday I was walking home from my friends’ house with a friend when we found a dog in the street, it was alone. It looked like a baby. At first we didn’t know what to do. Our first idea was to take it home and put papers in the street. But then, we took it to the police. Then we leaved there the dog. We told the history to the police and he said to us, that one hour ago a girls came there to look for her dog. He called the girl and she came and took the dog to her house. Write back soon and tell me all your news! Love, best wishes Alejandra X By Alejandra Fernández-Checa 2º D

Hi Carla, I thought about last week. Do you remember when I stayed in my village? Well, I was walking with my family on the streets on my village when suddenly a dog appeared in front on us. It looked good, clean and funny. At first we thought that the dog was walking with its owner, but five minutes ago we didn´t see him and the do was running behind us all the time. So we thought that the dog run away from its house. Then we came home with the dog and we decided to call the police. The police tried to find the owner around the zone. Finally, the owner appeared in my house and he brought his dog but the dog didn´t want to came back to its home. It was so funny. We looked after the dog so good. Oh! I forgot, the name of the dog is Cacho. Write back soon and tell me all your news! Best wishes, Paula J By Paula Campayo 2º D

Hi Daniel,

Hi María:

Thank you for your last letter. I´m writing to you to tell you about what I found last week on the beach. I thought about you. Well, I was in my house in front of the beach and suddenly a dog like yours appeared. He was scared. At first, we thought he was a street dog, but then, we saw his necklace. My mum picked him up and started walking around the village. After 15 minutes we didn´t find the owner, but then, we saw a family that looked very worried. We went to ask them if the dog belonged to them. When the dog saw them he started moving and jumped from my mum´s arms to the floor and went running to receive his family. Then, all the family members thanked my mum and I and we all came back home. I was very surprised because, trust me, it looked like your dog. Write back soon and tell me how are you in your new school!

I´m Beltrán I´m from Spain . I tell you about myself. My family is very big,I have 8 cousins from the part of my father and 12 from the part of my mother I have 1 brother but any sisters my brother is older than me. He has 16 years old. My mother works in a bank and my father works in ___________________. I love ski is my favorite sport and I like listening music I don´t like all the types of music, but others like rap , pop… Science is my favorite subject because I like all the thing about: animal, contamination, radioactive products…now in class I study the types of animals. That’s all written me this week. Bye bye

Best wishes,

Inés By Inés Muñoz 2º D

By Beltrán García 2º D hello mum, today in football training my friend paul broke his leg at school. the football trainer told me if I can take to the st. Andrews hospital for make a revision of his leg and if is totally break plaster his leg. I think at 9 o clock I will be home when I come back I promise you I will arrange the room. I love you so much, Lucas. By Lucas Piqueras Martínez 2ºD

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20 newspapers square 19283 number 56

Street. Third Avenue of trees Number 24545

January 22, 2014 Dear Mr. Smith: Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an article about airports which appeared in your newspaper last Wednesday. Firstly, I do not agree with your opinion. From my point of view, having an airport is good because it could supose a tourism increase and it will contribute financially in a positive way. Next, I think that it has got some disadvantages but like almost everything. In my opinion having an airport has more advantages than disadvantages. Finally, as far as I concerned the airport will give job to a lot of people. Furthermore, the pollution should not be a disadvantage because in the future they will invent a plane which does not pollute. I will be interested in hearing other readers’ opinions on this question. Yours faithfully Cristina Mateos

I am writing in response of your article, “the humans aren’t responsible for the climate change, it is a natural process”, I am disagree with your idea, and I think a lot of people think the same. Firstly, the planet is changing because the humans are doing bad things, they are produce a lot of pollution, and the climate in response is changed. We are very responsible for our actions, but we aren’t aware, furthermore we produce a lot of pollution, and the humans are the responsible for it. Next, your idea that the planet is changing it is true, however the planet isn’t changing to worse, we are the humans who are making that it change to worse, the planet change but don’t blame the wrong change to the planet. Finally, so we can do that it get to better, it is in our hands, and only we have to produce a bit of pollution and we can save the planet, however everyone have their own ideas. Yours faithfully Elisa Caballero

By Cristina Mateos 2º C

By Elisa Caballero 2º C

Dear editor, I am writing in response to an article about airports which appeared in your newspaper last Wednesday. Firstly, I agree with you because the environment is suffering all time because of our new constructions, but I know some of them are very important. Next, I know people need to travel for job the most of the times and we need to resolve this problem quick as posible. Finally, I have some ideas, one is create the airport outside the city to have less problems about having a lot of pollution in the same place. I know is also bad for it but it´s better. I will be interested in hearing other readers´opinions on this question, to have a better city for all. Your faithfully, John Smith By Eduardo Pérez 2º C

Charles Muggy, 26 Madrid María Carrasco

Street Major, England Charlie Mcdonall´s

3er March 2014

For Charlie Mcdonall´s: Good morning, Mister Mcdonall´s, I´m writing this letter, because I want to apply for the journalist job. I want this job because I like it so much, and I think that I´m really good for it. When I was child, I played to be a journalist, it´s my dream. I studied at the university and I can speak Spanish, English and French. The last year I did a practice in the channel number 3 when I had finished the university. I am responsible (because I work a lot), a good person, sociable (I have a lot of friends), hard-working and creative. Thanks for your patienty, María By Carlota Carrasco 2º A

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LETTER TO MOM: MY PARTNER IS ILL NB! I wanted to tell you that I take my chocolate cake because I am going to give it to a friend , he has been ill for two days. I’m also going to see how is he and what did he do until now… simply curiosity ;) My teacher choose me to give him all the homework we have done and the dates of the new exams. I also want to tell him a lot of news that happend at school this last week, he will laugh a lot with them! The funniest moment was when Norah, my friend, fell infront of the boy she likes! He was very kind and helped her to got up… both got red at the moment ;) Well… I have to go now mom… I will come asap! (And I will make another cake) Cheers! Laura Tosat J By Laura Tosat 3º A Hi Mike, The other day my father and my mother took me to a pet shop because we wanted to have a new pet. The dog that we took was chosen by my, its name is Happy. Until now the dog has been cared by my. MYy parents do something to care it, but they haven´t walked it never. So in my opinion i could say that it´s mine. You asked me in the other e-mail if finally i had bought a cat.When we were in the shop, there isn´t any cat. All of them had been bought, so we bought the dog. If i have more dog´s news i will tell you, and my mother said me how your parents were. I hope to see you soon Elisa.

TELEVISION PROGRAMMES Hi Marina, I think your programme is so good. But personally, I think that “Castle” is better. Is a drama series that it’s on channel “cuatro”, “divinity” and sometimes in “FDF”. Most of the times, it starts at five o’clock pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. This programme , as I said before, is about drama. Castle, the main carácter, is a famous writter who loves Becket, so he helps her to find the murder who kills someone… He does it for his books, but he also does it to be with her. In my opinión it’s very funny and it has so much mistery, that it’s whay I like it so much. One, and very important thing, is that the people killed it’s too real. They are maked up very good… It is amazing… Fort o rare that could be the reason of the death, they do it as perfect as they can and as real as possible. Also, the reasons of the death, are very recherche and very impressive. I love this series as you can see J Well, I have to go. I promise I will write you again… Oh! And don’t forget to see Castle ;) Bye! Laura Tosat

By Laura Tosat 2º D

By Elisa Caballero 2º C Hi Paul, you asked me to tell you about TV here in Spain. Well, there a lots of reality shows and lots of chats shows talking about famous people like el hormigero. Comedy are popular in Spain but specially 2: la que se avecina and aida are spanish comedies. And also we have a lot of cartoons and drama from the American TV. Personally, my favourite programme is a sport programme called “TIKI TAKA” in spanish. It´s on energy every day at 10 oćlock. The programme starts at 10 oćlock and finishes at 12 oćlock. In my opinion this programme is cool because it speak of football and I love football also it speak about all the match real madrid play each weekend, it put all the goals and actions say abot controversie. It´s more interensting than the other football programmes because the presenters have funny comments to make abot the matches and they always find surprising things to show. best wishes, Lucas By Lucas Piqueras Martínez 2ºD

Hi How’s it going ? How goes your life ? I’ ve been thinking of you since you sent me the email but i couldn’t write to you because i’ m so busy . I’ve been studying in the British Council from July to June. But anyway I’ ve been thinking about the blog . You know i’m not an artist but i was thinking of doing it about films for now it’ s the best topic that i have thought of. Perhaps you might sell the films on the internet. If you want a printer you could buy in a shop on Martinez Campos . I meet the boss of the shop. He will give a good prize. Please write back soon. Manuel Alvarez By Manuel Álvarez 2º C

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Invented Stories Once upon a time there was a little girl called Caperucita, who’s mum asked to bring some food and medicines to her grandmother, because she was sick. Before she started walking her mother told her not to go away from the route. When she was walking she found a wolve who was asking for help to disinter a treasure. Pink Caperucita helped him and she kept 1.000.000 euros. Finally her grandmother died because Caperucita didn’t brought her the medicine and she became rich for the rest of her live. THE END By Macarena Marquez 2º B

LITTLE PINK RIDING HOOD Two years ago i found a cat in the street, we, my cousin and me , called the cat luna. It was very small, its eyes were blue and it was of three colour. The firts day we decided that: I toke the cat and i went to my houes for fed the cat. At the first luna didn’t eat but at the second try luna drank some milk. It was all the time, all meowing. It was more or less three weeks, it was very bad and dirty. The second day i went to the cinema and the cat remained with my grand mother, she hates the milk and she doesn’t like cats but she toke the cat and gave it milk, the cat didn’t pop, so the third day we carried luna to the veterinarian. When we staid there the veterinarian said me that the cat was very bad and perhaps she had to sacrificate, i was very sad but i said the girls that if the cat put good if it could staid there. She said me: yes, we have more cats, and most os people adopted them. When i went to my house i was a little sad because luna didn’t stay now with me but perhaps now one people adoptem it or perhaps luna have died long ago

Siblichy was a village remoted the people and the city. There had been a girl that they love reading, one day she decided to walked and saw all thinks like a book. In the first place she saw a couple, and she imagined a romance book, with imposible loves. She decided to continues walking, and when she walked just two steps she saw a little dog like a wolf and she imagined a fairy tail like red riding hood. When she thought it was the time to went home she had lost, so she took her mobile and telephoned her mom. In that moment she thinks it was a thriller book, it was lost and the call wasn´t be answered. She called her father and he said her that she have to walk in north and she would scape the forest. When she was in her home she remember all her adventure and imagine it was a biography. Sarah continues doing this now, she loves reading. By Elisa Caballero 2º C

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By Elisa Caballero 2º C

Sports & places Rugby Rugby is a ball sport. 2 teams of 15 players play against each other. The ball used is oval shape. The field is a rectangle shape. It is 100 meters long and 70 meters wide. At the ends of the field are two H shaped goal-posts. The game is played for 80 minutes in two 40-minute halves. There is a 10-minute break at half-time. It is named after a school in England called Rugby School. It is a contact sport, which the aim is to score a try, which is worth for 5 points, the player has top ut the ball inside the try área. When the player has scored a try, he has a chance to score 2 extra points if he kicks the ball and it goes between the 2 posts. This is known as conversation. Another way to get points is through penalties, it happends when a team breaks the rules, and the same as the conversation, but this time it is worth 3 points.

About Basketball:

Basketball is probably the most popular sport in Spain after Football. The 2013-2014 Spanish Basketball league is composed by 13 teams. The first day was on the 12th October and it will end in May 2014. Real Madrid won the last League. It is more than 20 years since they have not won 2 following leagues. The shortest player in Real Madrid is Dontaye Draper (who is 1,81 m) and the tallest is Salah Mejri (who is 2,17), almost 40 centimetres of difference. The youngest is Nikola Mirotic (22 years old) and the eldest is Felipe Reyes (33 years old). The active sport life in first levels of main Basketball Leagues is short. The other most important team is F.C. Barcelona. One general opinion is that there are not young talents in the Spanish teams, as it happened ten years ago. This is may be the reason why many of the players are not Spanish but foreigners. By MIGUEL CABALLERO 2º C

The main rules are: a) You can´t pass backwards b) You can´t tackle anyone abobe the shoulder c) You can kick the ball fowards

By Ignacio Divasson 2º D

About living in the city and living in the country I live in Madrid, a big city, but during some days a year, in summer, I live in the country. Some people like to live in the cities and some other like to live in the country. There are some positive things of living in a city: more people to contact, more shops, more technology, more museums, and more cinemas, better doctors … But in the other side, in the cities, there is more noise, more pollution, it is more expensive, and there is more crime … Life in the country is more relaxing than in the city. The cities are more stress. If you observe the city, many people are running from one place to another one. Life in the country is more relax but it can be boring. In the country there are more natural products to eat. In the city there are fast food restaurants, as Mc Donalds. Maybe the best is to live in a small city, with nature around, so we can enjoy the positive sides of both (the cities and the country). By MIGUEL CABALLERO 2º C

Cities of the Future Cities of the future will be full of technology. This will make the quality of like better, because technology will help us in many tasks. It will solve us any problem, but, have you ever wondered about how the people will depend on them? Not too long from now inventors will discover how to improve things of the daily life, for example, students will use computers instead of books or people will buy robots which will clean their houses. In addiction medicine advances will increase people´s expectancy of life. The increase o removable energy will reduce the emissions of contaminants gases. Can you imagine how people´s lifestyle will be? Nevertheless there will be some similarities with our current life. Teenagers will continue studying, even though their means will be better, because like us the will want a good future. Adults will look for a better job to earn money to ensure the upbringing of their children. Furthermore poverty will be similar, rich people will continue being rich and keeping a good part of the world´s money and poor people will carry on living with low incomes. To summarize, the life quality will be better in cities of the future because of technological advances if your situation allow you to enjoy them. By Paula Melgarejo 2º A

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Bedford School Bedford School is a school that has 2 differents schools: Bedford Shool and Bedford girls school.

Sports

Bedford School makes his students do a lot of sport for example: all mondays we have to do the sport of the term: it can be: rugby; hockey or cricket. On Wednesdays we had to go to the fields ald do what ever sport we liked for 2 hours.

Academic

Bedford School is very differnt form here in Madrid, the type of exams are very different. In Bedford we just did 3 exams in the whole year fr each subject, each one in each term and in the final term we had the global exam which where 2/4 were the things seen in the last term.

Houses

In Bedford School there are 4 houses, their names are: Howard, Harpur, Whitbread and Bunyan and each one compete for the house cup every year, this final year the results were this: Harpur, Whitbread, Howard and Bunyan. Each house has a colour, they are Harpur: red; Howard: blue; Whitbread: green and Bunyan: yellow. I was from whitbread. Throughout the year there are several competitions, but the most important one is the House Singing which is the competition that gives more points to each house.

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This is Cricket

History

Bedford School has a lot of history, the school started in 1552, quite a long ago and there was a fire that burned up the Main Building of the school. Bedford School has a lot of gold medalists of the Olympics. But it also has a new building that was built in 2008 called the music building. it was obviously built for the music school.

Library By Ignacio Divasson 2º D

Bedford School has a library that let you laptops, ebooks, Ipods and, of course, books. It is a place where you can study at any time of the day.

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Films THIS FILM IS SIMILAR TO… I think the story of the butterflies, it’s very romantic and, it is too similar to the film Romeo and Julieta beacuse at the end of the story both of them die. I love the film La vida es bella. It’s similar too but it is about a man called Wido, who fell in love with a girl ”to many times”. That’s beacuse they always see each other without being prepared. After, when the girl is going to marry another man beacuse of her mother, she was obligated, Wido appears on a white horse and asked her if she wanted to go with him and she, without thinking, took Wido’s hand and went together somewhere. Later they have a son called Josué, but there was a problem, Wido’s father was jew, so Wido and Josué were jew too. That was a very bad time to be jew beacuse the soldiers try to catch all the people like them. When soldiers caught them, the women didn’t want to left them so, she went to that “prisión” too. Once there, soldiers killed children in a toxic shower, and make adults work too hard. But Josué, didn’t want to go to the shower without knowing it was toxic. Wido acept and hide Josué. Meanwhile, his mother has to work hard washing clothes but, one day, a friend of Wido tell him that that day, soldiers drive a car with 20 women inside and the car never came again with the woman. So Wido act like a female to confirm that her wife wasn’t inside that car but, soldiers caught and kill him. Next day, the “nightmare” finish and when Josué and the woman where okay, Wido didn’t appear. By Laura Tosat 2º D

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27 (SUMMARY) REMEMBER ME: Introduction: The film that I´m going to talk about is Remember me, this is the best film I watch at the moment, I watched it last summer. Set in the summer of 2001, REMEMBER ME is an unforgettable story that brings over the power of love, the force of the family and the importance of living passionately and of being able to estimate every moment of your life. Argument: In the romantic drama REMEMBER ME, Robert Pattinson interpret Tyler, a rebellious young person of New York who had a tense relation with his father since a tragedy separated his family. Tyler did not believe that anybody could understand really what was happening, until the day he met Ally. Ally and Tyler had problems and they decided to finished their relationship, when Tyler realize that he really needed his family to not be alone, four this reason he decided to visited his father to reconciled their relation. Tyler went to visit his father at the twin towers on 11th September of 2001. The towers were the place where his father worked but he was not there at that moment. In the office Tyler could see that his father had in his desk the photos of his sister and he, when he was seeing the photos he realized that his father still loved him. At the moment that the plane crossed the towers, Tyler died at this moment. Tyler died knowing that his father still love him, and that was the best way of dying. Conclusion: I really like this film because it was based on a true story and also because it is a story of an impossible love, the story of the main character isn´t perfect compared to the other characters of other movies because his life was hard. By Alejandra Gutierrez 2º D

MY FAVOURITE FILM: My favourite film is THE HORSE WISHERER, is about two girls that are riding horses and a train run over their, so one girl die and the other survive, but without a leg. She wants to ride horse another time but she can´t ride her. Her mum and she go to a village with a man that cures horses. By Celia Otero 2º C

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My biography

My biography My name is Paula Campayo and I’m 13 years old. I´m Spanish and my mother-tongue is Spanish. I can speak English and a little bit of French. I started learning English when I was 3 years in the school before primary, San José del Parque. Primary school was where we did funny exercises in pairs, sang songs in English and had fun with the teacher and the classmates. We didn´t study a lot of grammar but we learnt a lot of vocabulary in English. Last year I started to study French, we learnt a lot of vocabulary and the simple things in French for a conversation. At the moment, I’m studying English and French at secondary school. We study a lot of grammar, vocabulary and we speak so much in English. We do exams where we practice our grammar, vocabulary, listening and writing with difficult exercises and in the lessons we do exercises in the books and we speak a lot our opinions. In French, we check the vocabulary of last year and we study a lot of new verbs. Outside school, I don’t really speak much English. For homework, we do exercises in the books. I sometimes read something in English: a little book, an e-mail, an article of a magazine… I often watch TV in English and I can understand so well. I always listening music in English, I love it. Sometimes I speak in Skype with my Canadian friends and it´s so funny and I love to travel to another countries or continents to speak in English with the people. I´d like to go to England, to London for example. I love learning English by doing speaking with another person. When I have a conversation In English I usually make mistakes, but when I write I hardly ever make mistakes. When I make mistakes I always check it a lot of times for correct it. By Paula Campayo 2º D

My name´s Eduardo. Pérez and I´m 13 years old, my first language is Spanish so I´m from Spain. I can speak also English and a little French. I will want to speak perfectly this two languages. I started learning English at nursery school, I can´t remember well my classes but I think that I hadn´t got so much problems to learn it, as French. I have studying English since 2005 still now but I have a few problems to remember when I need to use de tenses like the Past Perfect but I supposed along the years I will correctly. I´m having extra classes apart from the school´s, the same as French. I think I need to improve my listening and if I can I would have the proffesionsy. By Eduardo Pérez 2º C

Who I am: My name is Lorena Samper and i am thirteen years old. My birth is the fifth of April. I live with my parents, my older brother Daniel and my sister Sandra. My brother is sixteen years old and my sister is fourteen. I have dark and long hair, Brown eyes and I am a medium height. I love the vast majority of sports but my favorite is dance. Dance is my life. I had been practing dance since I was five years old, but I stopped dancing because I need to have more time to study Nevertheless, although I have very bad moments. I am still a hardworking and sociable student. I am also supportive. I would want to help poor people I love music as almost everybody does. My type is pop and disco music, listening to Dimitri, Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Avicci… and I hope I will travel to tomorrowland, the best music experience ever. By Lorena Samper 2º C

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29 Biography My name is Beltran Garcia and I´m 13 years old .I´m Spanish in the street Analía Sexta all my family is from Spain except my aunt Teresa and my uncle Victor, They lives in Brussels. My mother’s family are from Extremadura and my father’s family are from Madrid. I´m from the school SAN JOSE DEL PARQUE is best school there are a lot of people like 2000 Childs. I can speak English and French, because in the school I study those languages. In summer I ´went to Somo , is a village of Santander and in winter I went in candanchu. By Beltrán García 2º D

My biography My name is Alejandra and I’m 13 years old. I am Spanish and my mother-tongue is Spanish too. Apart from Spanish I can speack a little bit of French and English. I started learning English when I was at primary school. I was six years old. In primary school we listened to music, we sang and we also played games and read stories. We didn’t study a lot of grammar, but we learnt a lot of vocabulary and we practiced speaking so much. Now, I’m studyng English at secondary school. We study a lot of grammar and vocabulary. We practice speacking and listening too. From time to time we do general test of all of this types of things. We don’t do many translations in lessons, but we do lots of grammar exercices. Outside school I don’t really speack much English. I have English lessons from 17:30 to 18:30 twice a week in my house with a particular teacher. I listen a lot of Engish music in my free time. And outside school I only do English homework apart from that. When I was ten I went to Miami and Orlando with my family for a holiday. When I was there I spoke some English. I like to do English activities in pairs or speack English with friends, I like listening to music in English too. I make a few mistakes when I speack or write in English, but I check them and I do them well the most of times. By Alejandra Fdez-Checa 2º D

My languaje biography: My name´s Eduardo. Pérez. Arévalo and I´m thirteen years old. My first languaje is Spanish so I´m from Spain. I can speak also English and a little French. I will want to speak this two languajes quite perfectly in the future. I started learning English at nursery school. I can´t remeber weel my classes but I think I hadn´t so much problems to learn it, as French.I have studying English since 2004, aproximately, till now but I have a few problems to remember when I have to used some tenses like Past Perfect but I supossed along of the years I will correctly. I´m having extra classes all morning´s days apart from school´s, the same as french which I have classes last two summers. I think I have to improve m writing and be calm talking to English people. If I can I´m sure I will try to have the profisionsy. By Eduardo Pérez 2º C

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BIO Sir John Bowring (1792- 1872) If you speak one language, you’re a normal person. If you speak two, you’re bilingual. If you speak three, you’re trilingual- four and you’re quadrilingual. A polyglot is someone who speaks more than 6 languages and a hyper-polyglot is used to describe someone who speaks over 12. The greatest number of languages said to be spoken by a person is more than 100. The name of this person is Sir John Bowring, the 4th governor of Hong Kong. It is said that he could understand 200 languages and to speak in 100 of them. He lived in many countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. He translated many books. By MIGUEL CABALLERO 2º C

My name is Lucas Piqueras and I´m 13 yeras old. I´m spanish and my mother tongue is spanish. apart from spanish I can speak english and a little beat of french. I started learninig english when I go to primary school. I was 6 years old. Primary school was where we do short writtings an we learn the basic things for speak english and also we sang a lot of songs in english. We also played games and read some story of the pupils book. We didn´t study a lot of grammar in primary but we learn a lot of vocabulary and we practised speaking with the teacher in conversation class and also in the class. At the moment I´m studying english at secundaryschool. We study a lot of grammar and vocabulary like the parts of the body, the nacionalities, the tv world... and we speaking a lot with the teacher in english in class. from time to time we never do vocabulary test but in the exam the teacher put a lot of vocabulary. Somentimes we do descriptions of pictures in the book. Outside school I don´t speak much english. For homework I always do all the activities that the teacher send, and in my free time I like to play football, meet with and friends and listen to american music. By Lucas Piqueras Martínez 2ºD

My favourite music group: One direction: My favourite music group is One Direction. They started because they participated separately in a music programme called The x Factor they were eliminate individually in the last round of auditions and the jury decided to join them to created a musical group called One direction. The members of this group are: Harry Styles: He was born in 1994 the first of February. He is from Cheshire, UK. Niall Horan: He was born in 1993 the 13 of September. He is from Mullingar, Ireland. Louis Tomlinson: He was born in 1991 the 24 of December. He is from Doncaster, UK. Zayn Malik: He was born in 1993 the 12 of January. He is from Bradford, UK. Liam Payne: He was born in 1993 the 29 of August. He is from Wolverhampton, UK. They have three disc: Up all night, Take me home and Midnight Memories. They are famous in all the countries and they do many concerts in all concert for millions people. They are a example of overcoming, fellowship and effort. By Patricia Martín 2º C

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31 MICHAEL JACKSON Michael Jackson was a very famous singer and dancer. He was born in Indiana,USA. He died when he was 50. He had a very hard life, because his parents were very strict with him. He had five brothers and three sisters. One of his brothers died a few minutes after he was borned. He made up a group with his siblings, The Jackson 5. Michael sang pop music, that is why his nickname was `The King of Pop´. But he also sang disco,dance and jack swing.The first song that he recorded was `Got to be there´ when he was 14. Its most famous songs are `Billie Jean´ and `Thriller´. His most representative song is `Black or White´ because he changed his skin color from black to white.

MY FAVOURITE CELEBRITY Hi! Today I thought I could tell you a bit about my favourite celebrity. Her name is Alecia Beth Moore, but everybody knows her as Pink, she´s a singer. She was born in Pennsylvania, USA, 8th September 1979. She started singing at the age of 7, when her parents first found out her talent. She won a Grammy with her first CD, “Can’t take me home”. Since then she has made five more albums, and she has been in the top 10 of Billaboard more than 20 times. My favourite P¡nk songs are Perfect and True Love, from the album of The Truth about Love. By Blanca Torroja 2º C

The most important song `Black or White´ is a song about the skin color.He recorded this song because he wanted to show to the world, that the skin color is not important.All his life he wanted to be white, because he thought that being black means having less rights than being white. He composed this song, after he had changed his skin color. Michael founded a charitable organization, its name is `We are the world´,and he did many charitable things for the poor children and for the people who are ill. After his death, he had a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize 2010, but he died and they decided not to give it to his family. Michael Jackson was one of my favourite singers. I liked him a lot, because he sang very good and he danced like nobody. Other reason is because he did a lot of charitable things. I think he wasn´t very old to die. My favourite Michael´s song is Hold my hand , because when I listen to it I imagine that all the people are holding their hands in a circle around the world. When Michael Jackson died his daughter said on TV, that his father was recording a new song and she was going to finish that song, it was very moving. By Cristina Mateos 2º C

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Casino Royale

The book is the inspiration for the famous film Casino Royale. It is about that James Bond must fight a guy called Le Chiffre , the treasurer of SMERSH company . Bond should go to Royale in France to know his plans. M Assigned a fellow called Vesper . France and E.E.U.U. send their respective agents Royale. James Bond loses the first round , so the American secret agent gives him an envelope with thirty- two million francs to continue playing against Le Chiffre . After Bond gets money from SMERSH . Le Chiffre gets desperate to get his money back and Vesper is kidnaped so that Bond and Le Chiffre says that he´ll kill them if they don´t give him the money, but before he murderers them an SMERSH agent comes in and kills Le Chiffre , But he doesn´t kill Bond because it is not his mission. After being kidnapped and tortured Bond goes to hospital to get better and Vesper goes with him. When Bond will have improved both went to a hotel on the edge of the beach, but Vesper says there’s a man who is spying them . The next morning Bond realizes that Vesper committed suicide because she was a double agent and she told things SMERSH . By Ignacio Divassón 2º D

Love story There is a girl that the first time that she saw a boy, she liked him and she fell in love with the pass of the years. Like two years later, the boy liked her but there was a problem, the best friend of the girl fell in love with him too and she tried to have a relationship with the boy all the time, she didn't know about the felling of her friend to this boy. In this case the love is not right for her. The boy wanted to have a relationship with the first girl, and they had it but in secrect because their friend love him so much and they didn't wanted to lose their friendship. Obviously, finally she discovered the big secrect and she was so angry with them at first, but few weeks ago she understund all this love story and she needed to acept it because they are her best friends. By Paula Campayo 2° D

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Books Thriller novel the house of my grandparents always seemed very strange to me, it has high windows and ceilings in forms of hexagons. One day when we spent a summer there we heard noises that came from the kitchen, all my cousins and I took a candle and we went to see what has produced the noise we found everything on the floor and we knew not what to did. We went to the attic and we found a human body and when we wanted to discovered what was it the light turned off and we didin´t see nothing. By Elisa Caballero 2º C

BOOKS I started reading a book the day before yesterday. It´s very interesting and all nights I read on it. I read it out after turn of the lights. When I saw it at the bookshop I flicked through it, and I liked it. It´s about a man who is reading up on crimes and murders. Is a mix between comedy and mystery, because the main character is so funny. He is a very clever man who notes down all the clues that he found out. I can´t sum up because I haven´t finish it. I´ll tell you latter guys! By Carlota Carrasco 2º A

and... Books MY FAVOURITE BOOK Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my favourite book. Its title is “The fault in our stars”. The story is about a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she meets and falls in love with an ex-basketball player, Augustus Waters, who had overcome cancer by amputating his leg. The get on really well with each other because of they are so similar, they are more mature than a normal adolescent so they understand the other one perfectly. They spend together long hours reading the girl’s favourite book, An Imperial Affliction, written by a Dutch man, Peter Van Houten. The story is about Anna, who also has cancer. Hazel and Augustus have a lot of things in common. They both belong to an association that give one wish to every cancer patient. Hazel used her wish when every doctor predicted that she would die very soon, so she went to Paris with her parents; but Augustus (Gus, as Hazel calls him) hasn’t use his wish yet, so he decides to waste it by going to Holland with her girlfriend and Hazel’s mom to talk to Peter Van Houten. The trip is amazing, and all of them have a lot of fun, but in the return, very bad news is waiting. By Blanca Torroja 2º C

About Harry Potter: I want to write about the fantasy movie series of Harry Potter. There are 8 movies related to Harry Potter. All of them are based on the seven novels written by J.K. Rowling. When the author had finished her first novel she was poor and now she has got a lot of money because of the big success of the novels and of the movies. The first movie was “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, produced in 2001, and the last one is the Deathly Hallows (second part 2 of the last novel), produced in 2011. During these ten years four different directors have produced the eight films (Steven Spielberg rejected to produce the movies). The main characters are Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermion Granger. In the series Harry tries to defeat his main enemy Lord Voldemor, who represents the “Darkness”. Rowling put a condition to produce the movies: she said that the main actors should be British, except if the novel said that they were from another country. The descriptions of Rowling and some places, as the Hall of Christ Church in Oxford, England, inspired the studio film to set The Great Hall of Hogwarts, the castle where most of the movies takes place. By MIGUEL CABALLERO 2º C

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Holi EASTER HOLIDAYS 2014 Today it’s Sunday 29th March, 12 days left until Easter Holidays. This year, I would like to go to Asturias, as every year. Maybe you are thinking that at this time the weather there is very cold and rainy, and it actually is, but I really don´t care. For me, it’s the best place in the world. Every morning I get up very early and I have a walk in the beach. Watching the sunrise on the beach is the most beautiful and relaxing feeling you could ever live. After that my family and I have breakfast together and my sister and I go surfing with some friends, while my brother goes running with his friends. After that, we have a shower and we have lunch. In the evening we usually meet some friends, have a walk, eat ice cream or we go on excursion to visit new places. Finally we have dinner all together, we watch TV and I play chess with my brother. I hope this year we go there again, because I love being in Asturias.

Christmas 2013 Christmas are the best holidays for a child because we are with our family, we have fun, we don´t have to go to school, we receive presents and you eat delicious foods like marzipans, nougat candies… We normally prepare Christmas in advance so, we put a nativity scene with figures, and we put a big tree with Christmas balls. On Christmas Eve we prepared a special dinner with turkey, thistle and some many good things with our family because the next day Jesus is going to born. Have small brothers and cousins is very excited because they created a funny ambience. We sing carol songs for the New Year to ask for the tip. Spanish Christmas are different from other countries because we have three magic kings who give presents to the children the 6 of January. By Carlota Carrasco 2º A

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This winter: This winter I went to candanchu is in Prineos near Formigal and Astún. In candanchu I played whiz the snow and I did ski on Friday I played ski all the day But on Saturday I only played ski in the morning because in the afternoon was very foggy and snowing too. On Sunday morning after breakfast we packed and we try to put in the car but as it were the buried car and had to remove snow and gets the car out of the snow pushing. By Beltrán García 2º D

EASTER Soon comes the Easter, but now we are celebratingAdvent. In Advent cannot eat meat on Fridays, this does not mean that literally cannot eat meat, but everyone has to make an effort to do costing. Holy Week is a very important time for Christians, as it represents Jesus’ death at the hands of the Romans. Here we are closer to God and family, and we went out to see the processions are representing Jesus in antiquity. It is a very important time and I hope you lucky. By Carlota Carrasco 2º A

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SUMMER IN ENGLAND This summer I will finally go to England, and I say “finally” because my mum didn´t let me go until go. I will go to an English school that looks like a castle in the middle of the forest. It´s not going to be the typical school for Spanish people to learn English, I will go with English people to learn English. I will go with English people 3 weeks to a camp where we are going to practice sports, trips to London and make new friendship. I hope to have a nice summer and practice a lot of English. By Carlota Carrasco 2º A

days My last summer Last summer I had so much fun! In June 15th I celebrated a birthday party at my house with all my friends, but we made to much noise, so my neighbours came to complain. But it doesn´t really matter, because we had a lot of fun. The first week of July we were in the pool with our friends, but it actually was a sad week, because I said goodbye to my best friend, because she moved to Germany. The next three weeks we went to the beach in Asturias, were I almost forget about the farewell. I was with my friends, we did surfing every day, we ate the best food, we went to beach, we swam, etc… In short, we had a great time there. In August 4th we came back to Madrid, and the 7th I hurt my knee, so I couldn´t play or run for the rest of the summer, but august was great. We even went to El Escorial for a week! In September my main activities were cover the school books and get very nervous. But it was amazing too, because my neighbours came from the beach and we had fun all together! I am wishing that the following summer comes as soon as possible! By Blanca Torroja 2º C

Summer 2014 I am looking forward to the summer, because I love being in the pool or in the beach all day. This summer I am going to meet a lot of new people from different places and countries, I am going to Ireland for learning English and for knowing a new culture, in my opinion it is very important and very good for someone. I am going to a basketball camp in Granada too, It is the ‘’Estudiantes’’ camp. I think I am going to enjoy it a lot and I will learn more basketball because I love playing basketball. After that, in August I will go with my family to the beach in Cadiz and probably then I will go to Granada to visit my uncle and aunt. They are my favourite uncle and aunt, I have a lot of fun with them, we usually make a bowling competition and last year I won. When we are in Granada, my brother and I usually go to play tennis and go running and after that we go to the pool for having a relaxing time. I am looking forward to the summer. By Cristina Mateos 2º C

My summer 2013 Let me tell you about my incredible summer. It´s started on the 15 of June at five o´clock pm. It was so funny and interesting summer but it was so fast, the three months passed like one week. On June I stayed on the beach in Vera (Almeria) from four days because my mother did a diving course. Then we came from Madrid and I met my friends all the days in the cinema, swimming pool, parks… On the 8 of July I travelled to Canada from one month for stayed in a camp with one of my best friends of Madrid. The name of the camp is Kanawana and it has this name because it was next to a lake that its name is Kanawana. It was an incredible experience. I missed all of the camp and all the people that I met there. They are so awesome and they treated me so well. The best part of this experience apart the people was that I learned and practiced a lot of English. I came back to Spain again on the 5 of august, this day I was funny and sad at the same time. On august I met my friends until the 16. On 16 of august I travelled to the same beach again and I stayed in an apartment with my sister my mother and my father. It was so funny because we went to different beaches of Almeria. Then on September we stayed in my village with my cousins and grandparents and we met with other friends there from one week. After begin the school I was in Madrid meeting my friend. This was my incredible and funny summer. By Paula Camapayo 2º D

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Recipes

CHRISTMAS COOKIES Ingredients: · 1 cup butter · 2 1/4 cups sifted flour · 1 cup sugar · 1 egg · 1/2 teaspoon salt · 2 teaspoons vanilla

FRUIT CAKE This recipe has been passed from generation to generation. It is from my great grandmother Lillian. Ingredients: - 150gr butter.

Process:

- 150gr sugar.

1. Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl for five minutes, until it becomes fluffy.

- 4 eggs.

2. Add the egg, the salt and the vanilla. Mix again. 3. Add the flour and mix again

- 200gr flour. - Pinch of cinnamon. - Pinch of salt.

4. Put the dough in the fridge for two hours. 5. Cut into different shapes using cookie cutters. 6. Put the cookies in the oven, usually fifteen minutes. 7. Wait until they are cold,, you can decorate them. And you have your cookies ready to eat By Elisa Caballero 2º C

- 150gr sultanas. - 150gr glace cherries. - 150gr currants. - 75gr ground almonds. - Rinds of 1 lemon and 1 orange. - 1 soup spoon of milk. - 1 soup spoon of any wine or brandy.

Preparation: 1. Mix all the ingredients in that order. 2. Line a tin with greaseproof paper and pour the mixture. 3. Pre-heat oven at 150º and leave mixture for 1 hour in centre of oven, then reduce heat to 110º and leave for about 2 hours more. 4. Test with knife sticking in the cake. If cake is getting rather brown on top, cover loosely with greaseproof paper. By Teresa Hyam 2º C

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People

FAMOUS RELATIONSHIPS Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Miley and Liam fell in love in a film called The Last Song. They start dating each other but a little later, they split up. Later, Miley tought she was pregnant so she told the news to her ex, Liam. He was to happy but not too sure of starting another relation beacuse for both, finish the relation ship, was too hard. Later, they decided to start again, form the begining but a few weeks later, Miley went to the gynaecologist to make sures he was pregnant but… she wasn’t. They decided to broke up again and be friends. But, after the new film The Hunger Games (Liam is one of the main characters) she thought she start feelling something with Jennifer Lawrence so she got a little jealous. By Laura Tosat 2º D

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MY BEST FRIEND hi mike, how are you? I tell you who is my best friend beause the other day you asked me it: I met my best friend seven years ago, when my family and I were in Germany, when i was there i always was in the swimming pool it was enormous, there was a girl, i supposed that she was 7 years more or less, and when the days passed, i decided spoke with her. She told me that she was Luan, and she has been there before i arrived. We got on well at first, we liked the same things and as it was the only girl in the hotel, I liked to see her and to play with her. When i had to return i was very sad, and we decided to phone the other all weeks. All weeks Luan come here or i go there, tomorrow i going to go to Germany and i going to pass a week there.

My favourite actress is Clara Lago. She was born and raised in Madrid, and she is 24. She started her career when she was 10 years old, in a TV program called “Manos a la obra” and in the film “Tercera vida”. Ever since then, she has made 16 movies, and 8 series. Her latest success is “Ocho apellidos vascos”, directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro. This comedy is about a guy from Sevilla and a girl from Euskadi that meet and doesn’t get on very well with each other at first, but they keep seeing each other and the thing changes… This film and Tengo ganas de tí are Clara’s most successful movies; she plays the main roll in both of them. She has also made a video clip for the band El sueño de Morfeo, a Seat Ibiza Spotify announcement and a theatre play; “La venus de las pieles”. The reason why I like her so much is because she is so spontaneous; she is very pretty and funny. I also love her fashion style. By Blanca Torroja 2º C

By Elisa Caballero 2º C

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Jobs

Mr. Gary Daly 37 Wavertree Road Southport L76 3FP

22 Sombrete St Madrid 28232

17th February 2014

Dear Mr. Daly, I am waritting in response to your advertisement in the Mersey Mirror. I would like to apply for the job wich you advertised in this newspaper on 1 March 2014. I enclose a CV with information about myself, including education and work experience. As you can see I have experience in collecting clients cash and washing the dishes and glasses at the kitchen. I also worked as a chef in a four stars restaurant… But I didn’t like that “chore” too much. I look forward to hearing from you Yours sincerely,

In the survey I did on magazines and newspapers in relation to people, appeared that most people do not read magazines and those who read it is to pass the time or only to know about football. Most people read on the weekend because is when they have time to do it.They spend approximately 4 euros a month on them. Women tend to read magazines about gossip and celebrities, such as “Hello” or “Cuore”. In the case of mens most of them read about sports as “Marca” or “As” and in the other case read magazines about cars or science to hang only. Five people, only two read magazines every week, approximately 2 a week, the rest do not read any magazine or newspaper. This proved that all prefer to read online rather than paper, since it seems more comfortable, cheap and effective. By Alejandra Fernández-Checa 2º D

LAURA TOSAT CURIICULUM VITAE General information - Name: Laura Tosat Fernández - Date of birth: 1/12/3000 - Nationality: Spanish - Permanent adress: 22 Sombrete St, Madrid, 28232 - Telephone (home): 01 242 06 55 - Telephone (mobile): 83 257 62 45 - Email: limbat@gmail.com Education and qualifications

San José del Parque, Madrid Levels in English (Grade A) and Science (Grade B) Work experience April 2010 – February 2013 Ø Part-time teaching English at University Ø Taking care of babies at a daycare center November 2013 – August 2014 Ø Working in labs Ø Working as a chef in a four stars restaurant Ø Teaching Science one hour a day at a girls school Interests Cook at bakerys, take care of animals, love children, law… By Laura Tosat 2º D

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When I grow up Lately I’ve been imagining what I want to do when I grow up. At the age of five I wanted to be a teacher. When I was eight, I thought I was going to be Spain’s next president. Three years after that, I wanted to be a pop star. The other day our basketball coach asked us the same question. “What do you want to do when you grow up?” It seemed like everybody in my team has it pretty clear, except from me, of course. In my opinion the age of thirteen it’s too soon to make stupid decisions if you are not very sure. For now, we should just think about having good marks and having fun, not worrying about our future. At least for now. By Blanca Torroja 2º C

Education Normally history seems like a really boring subject, doesn´t it? But believe or not, is mas favorite subject. I´m not saying history is always interesting, but I like it too much. I have a talented teacher who knows a lot about history. What makes the lessons enjoyable is that the teacher makes us travelling to the past, like f we were in a time machine. This allows me not studying too hard. Even though my teacher is sometimes bipolar, she punishes as very quick but suddenly is the happiest person in the world. We often have the history lesson at the end of the day, what makes them really long I think I will be able to use what I have learnt in the future as a teacher. By Paula Melgarejo 2º A

PHRASES USING THESE VERBS - I love watching films at the weekend. - I want to see my team in champions´final. - I don´t like going to school walking. - I want to buy a new boat, but it costs to much. - It´s important to do sport for fat people. - But listening to music to load is quite dangerous. - Living in a detached house has to many advantages. - I sometimes stayed at home to read. - It´s good to read to be better at writing. I don´t go shopping because I´m quite lazy. By Eduardo Pérez 2º C

LAS MENINAS My favorite work of art is called “Las Meninas” It is a portrait which you can see the royal family in the palace. The portrait was created by Velazquez, one of the most fabulous painters from Madrid. The portrait consists of eight people one dog and the painter himself. It was painted the 17th century, it was his most important portrait. The portrait was finished in the year 1656. “Las Meninas” is in baroque style and it is an oil painting. I really like “Las Meninas” because is a realistic portrait and I think that it is a good place to do a painting because I like the environment is has, I like too the facial expressions because they look real and at finally I like the colors that Diego Velazquez used to do this fantastic portrait. By Alejandra Gutiérrez 2º D

My daily routine Every school morning I wake up at 8.30. I get dressed and I have breakfast, usually consisted in milk and some cereals. After that I brush my teeth as fast as I can, because I am usually late for school. After the lessons, I go home, except from Tuesdays and Thursdays, when I play basketball with the school team. These days I go home at 7 pm. At home I have a sandwich or something and then I do my homework and study. When I finish its usually very late, so I have a shower, and if I have enough time, I check my messages and read while I listen to my favourite music. I have dinner at 10 pm, so I go to sleep at 11 pm. At these hours I am very tired. By Blanca Torroja 2º C

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E-mail: my new neighbours

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TO: Sam FROM: Berta SUBJECT: My new neighbours!!!

To: Kate From: Cristina Subject: My new neighbours!

Hi Sam! How are you and your sister on Hawaii? I miss you L. And I´m very sad, my old neighbours have gone out the city, so yesterday it was the last day that I saw them. But I have good news! I´ve got new neighbours, they look nice and friendly. They´re four members: the mum called Mary, she´s secretary; the dad Peter, he´s businessman; the daughter, Sophie, she´s only child but she´s got a dog called Wiki, it looks a good pet, cheerful and polite. But now, the best of all!! Sophie’s 14 years old, like me and she´s going to study in my school. It´s fantastic. And if you want, you can come to meet Shopie, she´s really pretty. So it´s all, but now tell me, what about you and your sister? What about your odd neighbours? See you soon, my best wishes. XoXo By Berta Astasio 3º A

To: Tommy Anderson From: Ruben Dominguez Subject: My new neighbours Hi, How are things? Well, Im writing you to say you that Ive new neighbours! The family who had a small girl are moving to Miami. Im really happy because Ive met the new neighbours and they are very sociable. Last Monday, there was a football match so my parents invited them to watch it with us. There are a family which have a teenager that likes football like me. The parents were talkative and thin. The boy was well-built and funny. So Im glad of my new neighbours! :D Anyway, how are you? I would like to hear about you! Did you finally win the league with your football team? I wish you did it! ;) Write back soon, Ruben. By Rubén Domínguez 3º A

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Hi there! How do you do? I have to tell you something. Do you remember my grumpy next door neighbours who are always complaining about everything and everyone in this world? Well they’re moving! I couldn’t believe it when my mum told me. Even better news! Our new neighbours look very nice. It’s a family with six children! Six! Isn’t it incredible? There are two boys and four girls. The boys are twins and they are absolutely identical and really good-looking too. The girls are slim and all of them except one are older than us. The smallest one is about ten years old, the same as my little sister so maybe they will become friends soon. What about your neighbours? Is there any boy your age? That’s all for now. Write me ASAP please. Love Cristina. By Cristina Sánchez 3º A To: María From: Celia Subject: My new neighbours!! Hi there! How are things going? Have you bought the jeans you wanted or not? Today I’m very happy :). This morning something fantastic has happened to us!! Do you remember the little kids who lived the next door? Yes? NOW THEY DON´T!!! I ´m so happy… Last week I saw a girl very tall and thin with the family and I thought they were friends. But his morning the family come to our house and told us that they ´ve got bigger new house and they `re going to sell this one to that girl. IT´S A FANTASTIC NEWS! Of that girl I only know a few things. Her name’s Lucía and she’s 19 years old. I think she could be the perfect neighbour for me!! And…best of all, now I ´ll can sleep without noise!! The tow kids were so nosily…I was very tired every day because of them. If someone tell me something else I promise tell you as soon I can!! What do you think about that? Do you think she would be nice? Best wishes :) Xxx By Celia Serrano 3º A

To: María From: Isabel Subject: My new neighbours!

To: Manolo From: Antonio Subject: My new neighbours!!!

Hi there! How are you? I have great news! You know our horrible neighbours who are always making noise? Well, they’ve moved to another city! I’m really happy. I have been forward to this moment. Better news! Now we’ve got new neighbours! It’s a small family. They’re two parents (obviously!) and two children. One of them is about our age, between 13-15 and the girl is about 8. All of them look nice and they look as if they’re from other country. I haven’t talked with them yet, but I think they’re from Germany. They’ve light white skin and their eyes are blue. This is enough evidence to think they’re from other country, don’t you think? Anyway, tomorrow I’ll go to their house, I want to know them and specially know the boy. I think we’re going to be good friends. That’s all for now. I’ll tell you everything in the next email. Love Isabel By Isabel Enseñat 3º A

Hi Manolo! Do you remember my neighbours, that used to hit me, and throw stones to our house? Now they’re far, ‘cause they moved yesterday!! I’m very happy. There is a great improvement. The new neighbours are very rich, and have a weird pet. It’s a tiger! They’ve four kids. The first it’s a football player, he plays in the Real Madrid Castilla team! The second is a pretty girl. She’s a model! The third is an overweight child with only three teeth, and finally, the fourth is a baby. In my opinion, the first one is the most interesting, ‘cause I like football and he’s very cheerful and clever. He’s very perfect. Do you want to came to my house to know my neighbours? Well, I’m going to play football with my new neighbour. Write me about your neighbours!!! That’s all for today. Write back soon Manolo! Your friend, Antonio

By Antonio Hernández-Ros 3º A

To: Peter

From: James Subject: My new neighbours!! Hi Peter!

Great news! You know something? I’ve got new neighbours and I think they’re going to be nicer than the others, I wish it came a boy my age so that we could be close friends.

To: Claudia From: Judit Subject: New neighbours!! Hi Claudia! I´ve good news! My old neighbours left their home last week and yesterday arrived the new ones! I´m so happy and I´m impatient to meet them. The new neighbors look friendly and funny. In the family there are two boys, I think one is 12 and the other is 15, they look really good. They have a dog too, it´s brown and white and it looks great. The boy of 15 is called Antón and he´s really handsome and well-built. He has dark brown hair and big green eyes. I think he is a skater because he always wears skaters clothes. I don´t want to learn it because I´m not good at doing sports but if he asks me to learn, I will agree for sure! That´s all!

These are even better news! Yesterday I was looking out of the window and I could see a big car from where people were getting out. When all of them finished getting out they walked to the front door of my building and ones in the garden I realized that there was a boy my height. In that moment I thought they were my new neighbours. I was looking forward to meeting him and talking to him. When I bump into my new neighbor in the lift, we great and when we started taking, you know, he tall me he was from London. Good luck! So this winter I can practice as much as I can my favourite foreign language. That’s all for now. Let me know about you as soon as you can. All the best. James.

Xxx Judit. By Judit Bonet 3º A

By Daniel Pérez 3º A

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To: Maria

From: Fernando Subject: My new neighbours!

DEAR MARIA. You now our bad, unfriendly and lazy neighbours? They´re moving! They are going to go for a year to China! I´m so happy and very nervous. Even better news! Our new neighbours look very friendly and nice. It´s a family with 3 kids. One of them is a girl and the others two are well-built boys. They love swimming and going to the gym. The girl is 15, like us, and the boys 18. I think that all the family is very pretty, but I think the most one is Alicia. She is beautiful, blonde and medium-height. I think she is the most interesting because she talks to me and she invites me to her house once a month. That´s all for now. See you soon!!! Love,Fernando. By Fernando García 3º A

TO: Ángela FROM: María SUBJECT: my new neighbours! Hey there! I´m really excited! Do you remember the neighbours that I had? The ones that made a lot of noise? Well now they´re moving! The new neighbours are really polite and friendly. First there are two girls, one about my age and the other one is aproximately 6 years old and we have a boy at last. I think he is 10 years old. All of them have fat cheeks and dark curly hai. But the best part it´s when the youngest girl wears highheels. It´s really funny. I always have a good time with them. I have another neighbou. But he is completely the opposite of the new ones. He´s really unfriendly. He´s an old man and he always looks very serious with us. What about you? Answer me ASAP. Xxxxxxxx María By María Hergueta 3º A To: Eduardo From: Javier My new neighbours are very good family . The first day , they came to my house , they gave me a box with a lot of cookies . They are from India, but are very occidental family .They are very big family, the parents have five children and their grand mother libes in the house all the summer and christmas. This family is very funny and the mother is a great chef. But i talk a lot of with the oldest brother, he is 20 years old and studies in the Carlos III university, he told me that he wanted live in India because he has a lot of friends and the rest of his family lives in Nueva Dheli.

To: Elena From: Miriam Subject: My new neighbours!!

Kisses Javier

Hi there! How are things going? Bad and good news! Do you remember Marta, my fantastic neighbour? Well, she´s living :( she´s moving to a house that´s quite away from here, but the good ones are that are new neighbours look extremely kind and talkative. It is a family with three kinds and they all look sweet. Best of all!! There´s an absolutely funny girl of my age but is rather spoilt.As soon as they arrived she went to my house and introduced herself as we knew each other before. Once it was time to dinner, they invited us to a barbecue and afterwards we slept together. We really had an awesome night! We should go the three of us out one day!! When could it be? Best wishes xxx MIRIAM

By Javier Zaldívar 3º A

From: Miguel To: Eduardo New neighbours!! Hi! I have great news! My old neighbours, the ones who were living in the 3ºB, have moved to another city. My parents are sad because they’re really good friends but I hated them cause they played the piano too loud so I couldn’t study! Better news! My new neighbours are really nice. There’s an only child, Tom and he’s great! He‘s tall, intelligent and funny. He plays tennis and football, just like me! He also likes computer games and rugby. We’re becoming great friends! His parents are Amanda and James, they’re coming from Florida. They’re really nice and they don’t make noise. We’re going to have dinner with them tomorrow. It will be great!! Tell me about your summer a.s.a.p., CU!!

P.D : As you can see the barbecue looks delicious, the meat was so tender and tasty... I´m looking forwards to the next one haha. By Miriam Campoy 3º A

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Best wishes!! Miguel By Miguel Elías 3º A

From: Inés To: Cristina Subject: my new neighbors

Hi mum!

Hi Cris, How are you?? I´m writing this e-mail to talk you about my new neighbors. Well, first I’m going to talk about my old ones they were really weird. Do you remember them? Their dog was always barking!!! It was insupportable. The new neighbors seem to be kind and fortunately they don´t have a dog… There are three children and they go at the same school as me. There are two twins, a boy and a girl called Maria an Andres and the youngest, Manuel, goes to my class and sits next to me I’m always talking with him. He is very funny and he is always joking. I think I’m falling in love, but DON’T TELL ANYBODY!!! Write me ASAP and tell me something interesting, as the last e-mail I could stay laughing for an hour. XD Kisses Ines ;) By Inés de Chiclana 3º A

I finally arrived in this incredible city yesterday afternoon. I was so excited! You won´t believe what happened to me. I got my ticket for an Easyjet flight and when showed it to an airport manager, he told me that my flight was delayed by two hours, so I had to stay in Liverpool until the plain got in. I was very tired so I slept during the whole journey, that lasted five around five hours. What a long trip! Even with all that I love Krakow, it has an amazing main market square which is always very busy and there are clubs, restaurants and bars everywhere, such fun city! There are lots of young Polish people and they all speak English. Summarizing, I´m having a wonderful time! See you soon Love Sonia By Cristina Sánchez 3º A

Form: Inés To: Liam Subject: my home town. Hello Ana I send you a photo with a few friends of Murcia and I. I am going to describe them for you. The girl at the right is called Emma but we call her Kuky. She is from Murcia. Kuky has got blue eyes and blond and wavy hair. She is very thin and she has a lovely personality. Emma is cheerful and nice, she is a very talkative person and impatient even though she is very funny. The girl at the left is Paula. She has got brown and wavy hair, her eyes are between brown and green. They are very nice, she is very friendly and cheerfull. Paula is a very talkative and patient girl, she is lovely. Hope to see you soon Love,

kisses

ANDREA By Andrea Arias 3º B

Dear Liam, Thanks for your last letter, it was very interesting. It was good to hear some news about your hometown, now I really want to go there and visit you. Anyway, you ask me to write a letter about my hometown, Paris. It has a lot of monuments which makes it being really interesting. But what a like most is the museum of the Louvre, when I was 4 and 5 years I came there every months and I enjoyed it a lot. And it has a lot of shopping centers and when I meet my friends, we always go to the new one. It is enormous but also packed because a lot of people come from the outskirts to visit it! Do you know the Eiffel Tower? I´m sure everybody knows it. I can see it through my window!! Because they have just pulled down the building that was in front of the park. It was really awful. And now I’m glad. However, write me ASAP and tell me about any subject you want. All the best. Inés J PD: You have to visit Paris. I will learn you everything about it. By Inés de Chiclana 3º A

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Hi Louis: In your last email you asked me to send you a photo of my friends. So, here it is! Can you guess who the different people are? The guy between the two girls is my friend John, he looks like as if he’s funny, but he’s really boring, he’s also very annoying sometimes. He has short dark hair, blue eyes and he’s very tall. The girl on the left is Suzanne, she’s very friendly and funny. She’s looks as if she’s bossy, but she isn’t. She has long dark hair, brown eyes and she’s very tall. The girl on the right is Trisha, she’s really pretty and she’s also very cheerful. She has long dark hair, green eyes and she’s medium-hight. They are in the British College with me during the summer and we always have a good time. Well, I need to go ready for my maths class now. When you send your next email, don’t forget to send me a picture of you and your friends. Best wishes, Rafael. By Rafael Luis Ibáñez 3º B

Hi Mum! We´ve just arrived yesterday afternoon, it was so excited!! Bad news are that the Easyjet flight delayed two hours in Liverpool .The whole journey took five hours. What a long trip!! I thought it would never end up! :( Today we went to the main market square to do some shopping and a lot of people were hanging out because there are lots of clubs, restaurants and bars. It was very busy! We had such fun!! It was so big and with such lots of things to do and awesome shops that we spent all the day there. :) I feel really confident because young Polish people all speak Spanish and they are so friendly that it is such as if you know them from befote. What nice people!! See you soon xxx Love Sonia By Miriam Campoy 3º A

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Hi Pepe!! I don’t believe it! I’m writing you from Rome, in Italy!! What a beautiful day! The place it’s such cool, but the travel was so long for me. When we arrive Italy, what a fantastic welcome of my italian’s uncles! There was a music band and fireworks (because we arrive on the night) Well, the weather is such nice here, except today. What a horrible storm! The things ever have an end, we come back tomorrow. We do have the tickets. Oh! I have one thing to do. Why? Yes, we do have time to go shopping. Well, I don’t have time for continue. See you soon, Best wishes, Antonio.

Pepito Pérez 6 Hobson Road, Wythan United Kingdom

By Antonio Hernández-Ros 3º A

Hi there! It was great to hear from you. I thought you were abroad in a boarding school in England but now I can see you are really happy. Good luck! I wasn’t as lucky as you, because I had to study hard to pass my exams. Do you know what is to be studying as if I were in jail during all of the summer holidays ? Sure it won´t happen it to me again. Good Lord I passed all of my examinations. Not only I passed my exams as good things but also I met a girlfriend who is really beautiful and very clever. She is a French girl and I can practice this language as you do with the English. I think I´m luckier than you because you met boy and I´m getting in love, I believe. That´s all for now! As I have to go out with Betty. (Sorry I forgot to tell you my friend´s name). My best wishes. By Daniel Pérez 3º A

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46 Dear Christine. Yesterday afternoon we arrived to Krakow, it was a trip very comfortable. We had been stopped in Liverpool for five hours, we did a lot of things for example: visited the Shambles’s square, there are a lot of shops of differents types, we didn’t have time to see all the things that we wanted because we were very busy. There are a lot of bars, clubs and restaurants in the streets next to the square, we stopped in this clubs to met people, we met a lot of younger polish people, all of them talked English. It was very funny ¡¡ With love Sonia. Xxx . By Héctor Ponce 3º A Hi Mum! Laura and I finally arrived yesterday afternoon in Krakow. We are so excited. As you can remember, one of our bigest whises was to travel to Krakow alone. It was an Easyjet flight and the sits were very confortable but the plane delayed two hours in Liverpool. We spent five hours to finish the trip so we lost a whole journey. It was a very long trip! We couldn’t visit any monument yet, but tomorrow we are going to go to the main marquet square. Yesterday night we went to dinner to a restaurant and we could see that the streets were with lots of clubs, restaurants and bars. It wasn´t very busy because you could choice between lots of places. The restaurant where we were having dinner had a karaoke so we decided to sing and dance and if we did it bad nobody laught. It was such fun! There were also many young Polish people. We met a group of friends, with the same age than us, that were very friendly and they spoke to us in a fluent English. We are going to meet them tonight in the same restaurant. See you soon Love Sonia By Silvia Pascual 3º A

Hi Joe, In your last email you asked me to send you a photo of me and my friends. So, here it is! Here we are in an English summer camp in Cadiz. Do you know who is who? Yes the friendly girl on the right is me :) The girl in the middle is my friend Blanca. She´s got long dark hair and sunglasses. The girl with stripes on her t-shirt is Lucy, she is extremely nice but she looks as if she can be shy sometimes. Marina is the girl on the left, in this photo she looks like she is happy, but that day was a bit sad because it was her mother´s birthday and she wasn´t with her. And finally, there´s my friend Ana, she´s quite crazy ;) Certainly, the two boys at the back are the camp´s monitors, they are totally awful. I´ll wait for your answer. Kisses: Bea By Beatriz Lozano 3º B

describing a photo Hi Cami, In your last e-mail you asked me to send you a photo of when I was child and… Here it is! In this photo there are my siblings too. My brother called Pedro, now he is 22 years and my sister Monica is 18. She is going to stars classes at university this week but it isn´t a problem for her because she is clever and sociable. She is pretty, thin, reliable, sometimes shy and very happy. Her eyes are brown and her hair is long, straight and dark. Pedro is tall, very clever, thin, strong and attractive. His eyes are brown too and his hair short and dark, and you know how I am so… I´m going to study because I have exams soon. I look forward to wait your answer, don´t forget your photo. Love. Natalia.

By Natalia Segovia 3º B

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47 Av. Champganat, 2. Madrid. October 28th, 2013

Dear Ana, It was great to hear from you! How are things? I’m looking forward to seeing you one day. I really miss you. Well, in your last letter you asked me to describe you my hometown. Madrid is a great city, it’s the capital of Spain. Everybody knows the Street Gran Vía, which is in the city centre. People who live in this area usually have a lot of money because there are stunning houses there. My school is located in other area that it’s considerated one of the richest neighbourhoods in Madrid. What an amazing area! There are a lot of houses: terraced houses, semi-detached houses… All of them are enormous and very beautiful. Anyway, they’re building a huge shopping centre next to my house. They’ve been building it since last year and it’s still unfinished. I don’t know how it’s going to be called, the only thing I know is that it’s going to be one of the biggest shopping centres of Europe! That’s all for now, write back soon and describe me your hometown. Love, Isabel. Bt Isabel Enseñat 3º A

MY HOLIDAY Hi Sara! I´m in New York! I´m staying in a hotel near the main Street. Today I went shopping all day with my friend Ana, we ate in a very good restaurant and there we meet a boy. He is very friendly and handsome, we talked a lot with him and he told us that he only works in holidays at his mother´s restaurant. Then we returned to the hotel, it is very big and beautiful. My bedroom has a bed, a table, a mirrow, and a big photo of NY, it is so beautiful, isn´t it? This week we are going to do excursions around the city. And what about you? See you son. Lots of kisses. ANDREA By Andrea Arias 3º B

MY HOUSE Calle San Cristóbal, Madrid 4thNovember 2013 Hi! I´m Berta a follower of your furniture´s programme. So I tell you about my fantastic, perfect and comfortable house. My house´s like a semi-detached, it only has a stair with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a big living room with a dining room and a small terrace; it´s really beautiful. Ah! I forgot it my house´s got a garden, and in summer we put a swimming pool. Anyway, it´s in the outskirts in an area with a lot of trees near the Barajas´s airport, so I go to the school by bus, but it has good things too, like: that I can go to the shopping centre or the health centre walk, I´ve got two big parks and the public transport next to my house it´s very comfortable. It´s everything, so I would that you like it! XX. Berta. By Berta Astasio 3º A

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Av. Champagnat 4 Madrid, Spain

19th of December 2013

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in response to the advertisement about your scholarship, I saw it in my school and I think that it is a good opportunity to improve my English level. I would like to be one of the students who attending to this course, especially because in it, I could study British Art and Architecture, and visit museums and galleries and they are my favourite activities. Furthermore, thought experience I could get the FCE, this is my dream; I would be really happy if I were selected. The reason why I would like to be chosen as a candidate is because I could find there perfect things for me. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully. Berta. By Berta Astasio 3º A

University, City of London

I am writing to suggest Marie for the Student of the year award. I think that she could be the best student to receive this prize and I think that because there are a lot of reasons; she is a responsible girl, Marie always has her homework done, her coursework is excellent and her personality is amazing, she always helps you when you need, she can explain you something when you do not understand what the teacher says or whatever; Marie is an excellent person while a perfect student, so I would be grateful if she being the winner. I look forward to receiving your reply. Yours faithfullly. Berta Astasio. By Berta Astasio 3º A

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Thursday 12th December 2013.

Dear Sir Admisión Tutor, I am writing to apply for the British Art and Architecture summer course class that I saw advertised. I believe I would be perfect for this course, because I´m a good student in general and I have a good Art level. My first language is Spanish, but I can speak and write in English and also in French. I want to learn more about the classes of Art and Architecture, because I love drawing. I would like to become an architect or an Art teacher because, has always been my dream since I was a child. My family and friends would be very grateful if you consider the possibility of my attendance to the course. I look forward to receiving your reply. Yours sincerely, Silvia.

Dear Sir or Madam,

C/ Yakamina Mimoto, 55 28931 Madrid-Spain.

By Silvia Pascual 3º A

Dear Editor, I´m writing in response to an article about airports, which appeared in your newspaper last Wednesday. Firstly, I want to say that I agree, furthermore I think that an airport will cause different types of problems and pollution. I think it will be a good idea to ask the citizens what they think about building a new airport. However the government is the one that has to give the permission. Finally, I also have another point of view; the airport can also bring money and tourists apart of pollution and noise. I will be interested in hearing other reader´s opinion on this question. Yours faithfully, Ángela Blanco By Ángela Blanco 3º B

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With reference to the advertisement, i enclose details of my qualifications to apply for your scholarship. I would be grateful to receive the chance to study in your university for the following reasons. First of all, my grades are very good and surround 90%. Secondly, in my humble opinion i am pretty sociable and i establish new friendships easily. In the end, i have A-levels in English, French and German; so i have no problem to study in your universities located in some other countries. Furthermore, i am really into basketball, music and drama; so that your facilities come to me really usable. What is more, for the career i am applying for needs people with business skills and that is what my personality offers. I look forward to hearing from you and i am wondering if i could visit the campus in case i was admitted. Yours faithfully, MIRIAM CAMPOY By Miriam Campoy 3º A

Dear sir or madem: I am writting to apply for the St.George´s Society Scholarship which I saw adversity o0n yhe university website. Firstly, my best subjects al school are English, Language, History and Music. The last year I went to study French to France, I know French but not a lot. Also in the future I went to study in the United States to meet its traditions and way of life. Also I like sports like tennis, swimming and running and I play basketball too. I am one of the basketball player of my team and I enjoy playing basketball. The quee, sport that I don´t like it is hockey. I would be very grateful and happy to receive the combined English Scholarship and I wait that I am one of the students that take this opportunity. I look forward to receiving your reply. Yours faithfully. Patricia Rucio By Patricia Rucio Gallego 3º B

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Dear Jake, How are you? I hope you are well. I thought I´d tell you a bit about my best friend, Alfie. I met him three years ago, at a party. He was a friend of one of my friends, so we start chatting but we had never spoken. When we started school, I discovered that he goes to our school. In the end we have become best friends. We both like the same sports; we are not very tall and we have long dark hair. Alfie is very funny, interesting and he never gets angry with me. I hope you can soon meet him. Write back Angela By Ángela Blanco 3º B

Hi Max! This is incredible. I arrive in London yesterday and I was slepping all the afternoon. This morning my father bought me the typical breakfast. I ate an omelette with sausage and chips. Later I went to a shopping centre in the middle of the city. Now I´m having lunch and in the afternoon I am going to go to the London Eye. I like it a lot! Finally tomorrow we´re going to make a tour through all the city of London. Now it´s time to eat! I see you in a few days. I miss you – hope you are well. See you soon, best wishes from London.

Hi, Silvia, How is everything going? It’s been a long time since we don’t talk. We have to meet asap. Yesterday I watched my favorite program. It is a soap called “Who owns my heart”. It is about a girl with no parents. She lives alone in a small village. In every chapter she has a new adventure. In my opinion, this is the best soap because every time a chapter finishes you are more interested in what is going to happen next. “Who owns my heart” starts at 7 pm and ends at 9 pm. I can’t watch it every day because sometimes I’ve got too much homework but I try to do them quickly so I can watch it. Please write me back. Love, Angela

Patricia By Patricia Rucio 3º B

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More Informal Dear John: Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear from you. It was interesting learning about your city, your family and you hobbys. I´m looking forward to meeting them one week. Madrid is the capital of Spain. It is very big and also very nice. Some of the important monuments are: “Plaza Mayor”, is a square in the centre of the city. Also it´s the “Puerta de Alcala” that is my favourite monument of Madrid. The typical food is the “paella”, “cocido” and the “seefood”.

Dear Ellie, Last Friday I was walking through the street when something really unusual happened to me. I saw a baby-cat behind a tree. It was hungry so I took it and run to my house. When I arrived home my mum couldn´t believe that I have brought a cat to our house. I explained her that it was hungry and scared. Finally we gave him food and took it to the veterinarian. I was very sad but I knew we couldn’t have it at home because my sister is really allergic to them. Write back soon, Love, Angela By Ángela Blanco 3º B

Well, my football team is the “Real Madrid” and my favourite football player is Casillas. As you know I play basketball and I like the “Real Madrid” team and my favourite player is Sergio Lull. Write me back and tell me about your hometown. See you in a moth. Best wishes from Madrid. Patricia. By Patricia Rucio 3º B

Hi Andrea, How are you? I hope everything is going fine. I am writing to you because last week I met a girl. First of all, her name is Emma. She’s 13 years old, she has long brown hair, she is tall and she is always very smart. I met her last summer at the beach. We started playing together and knowing each other and now we are friends. She likes sports, music and she hates painting. She is very funny and she never gets angry. Write back and let me know who your best friend is. Lots of love, Angela By Ángela Blanco 3º B

Informal letter. Hi Jenna, How are you? It was good to hear from you. I’m going to go to a party this Friday and I can take someone along, so would you like to come with me? It’s my cousins’ party and a surprised so I need your help. The party is in the shopping centre that we usually visit. Let me know as soon as possible. Love, Silvia. By Silvia Pascual 3º A

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Invented One day like a spy:

THE RIVER´S MONSTER

It has started like a normal day. I woke up and I went to school. But, when I was going to school, I got kidnapped by a man. He said that there was an assassin in the school, and he was camouflaged like a boy of my age. He gave me an important message, and a very important mission. He told me that I had to go to his barracks next to the river to took weapons. There, I was attacked by three men, probably from the assassin`s side. They were planning to put a bomb in the school! Then, I remembered that I had a little knife, and I could scaped without being seen. I took the men`s motorbike, and I drove to school as fast as I could. I didn`t know who and where the assassin was, but I had heard shots in the library. I run, and there, I saw the mysterious man unconscious. I could have stopped them, but he told me that there was a bomb camouflaged! He heel met the waitress in there, and all exploded because she was the bomb. Inmediately, I woke up. All was only a dream.

He got the message from his friend, when he was walking with his sister around the park of the village. The day was cold and dark, so they were coming to their house, when suddenly a big bough fell in front of them. The river that was next to the tree sounded really heavy because the storm was really near, Tom and her sister, Marie were scared so they began to run as fast as they could for their house. When somebody called them, the voice came from the river. The guys were turning their heads, when an enormous monster appeared in front of them. The strange monster started to chose them, five minutes later the supposed monster said “Tom, Marie is a joke”. He was the waitress who had met in library last month and she was the friend who had sent the message before, it all was a joke! By Berta Astasio de la Iglesia 3º A

By Antonio Hernández-Ros 3º A

MET BY ACCIDENT He got the message from his mother while we were walking back from school. The message said: “ Jack, let´s meet after school in Starbucks; i need to talk you about something xx” Jack got worried and confused at the same time, it wasn´t usual from his mum to do something like that; something must have happened.

THEIR WORST DAY.

Each other got on their way.By the time i arrived to the café, my mum was already there. She was calm and serious. I sat on the chair located in front of her wondering what was going wrong.

That was the first day of my summer holidays. He got a message from his parents.. The message said that he was going to spend his holidays with his friends at the beach. He thought that it was a good idea to stay in Mallorca with his three friends after he had ended the school.

We stayed quite for a while when my mum started to explain me what had happened choosing really carefully each word. When she finally finished i got that frightened that i dropped the coffe on my legs. My father had just had an accident while he was canoeing. He fell off and hit his head.

They were at the airport when they announced that my flight to Mallorca was cancelled. Suddenly, they got out very sad and they went next to a river to have some much food.. Finally, they caught a boat in Valencia but they didn´t have any money because they had spent it in the plane.

I was in the middle of my thoughts, when the waitress came to see if i was okey; but i was that shocked that i couldn´t answer. My mum and i quickly went out and drove to the hospital where my dad was being operated. After that, i went to the library to study for my tomorrow´s exam and as i was going out from there, i met the waitress and that´s how i met her ...

They won a lot of money and finally they arrived to Mallorca in a boat next to a river but the worst of all was that he had forgotten his new mobile phone in the airport. Next, they saw a waitrees that she had helped them and she lent her mobile phone to call his parents. She was a good person. Finally, he finished in the library with her.

By MIRIAM CAMPOY 3º A

By Ignacio Muñoz 3º A

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stories If I´d know it was going to be such a bad day, I probabbly would have stayed in bed. Firstly yesterday I got up al 10:00 am and I stayed all day studing for the exams of this week. First al 10:30 started studing science and biology at the same time that I had breakfast. Then I went 20 minutes to the shopping centre to buy a par of jeans. After, when I was back home I were studing from 11 to one o´clock. At one o´clock Carla come to my house to eat. Then from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Carla and I had maths class in my house. Finally al 8:00 pm I stuyed again at 10:00 I had dinner and later al 11:30 Iwent to bed. By Patricia Rucio 3º B

ROBOTS, ARE THEY GOOD OR BAD? Fifty years ago the robots was not exist but nowadays they are useful for our lives, but the question is: The live is better

with robots or not? The robots are a good invent. Firstly they give us a comfortable live, for example the microwave oven, with it we get the food cooked in a short period of time. However, if somebody has a physical disadvantage, they can use the automatic vacuum cleaner to keep his house clean. But not all are advantages, there are some disadvantages too. If we abuse of this machines it maybe make our a dependence of it. Furthermore, the robots can make troubles because the technologic is not perfect and cause some accidents. Summarizing, the robots have good things but in the other hand they could be make problems. In my view, I think that are more advantages about the use of the robots, principally, they can be a help for our live, but ever with care; almost nowadays the scientists are investigating to improve the robot´s mechanism, even they made a model of a robot similar to a person. By Berta Astasio 3º A

BACK HOME If I´d known it was going to be such a bad day, I would probably have stayed in bed. It was Sunday, my friends and I had decided to go to the Theme Park today. It was summer and it was really hot outside. I woke up at 8am because we wanted to go early so there were not too many queues. Firstly, I got dressed and I made some sandwiches for lunch. I called my friends to know if they were ready to go. They were ready so we ordered a taxi and we went to the theme park. When we arrived everything was too quiet. We got out of the taxi and I fell on the ground. I hurt myself and my knee was bleeding. We went to the main entrance of the park to search for someone that could help us and also to ask why there was nobody there. Suddenly, we saw a man who was cleaning; he told us that on Sundays the theme park is closed. We were really disappointed. Finally, we went back to our homes. I was very sad because I had injured myself and we hadn´t enjoyed this day as we thought we were going to. By Ángela Blanco 3º B

THE MYSTERIOUS NOISE Last summer my brother and I were alone watching TV in my house. Suddenly we heard a strange sound. It sounded like if someone had opened the front door of the house. I ran to the door but there wasn´t anyone there. Now a days I still don´t know what happened that day. By Ángela Blanco 3º B

More than a message He got the message, so I was really nervous. It was the last day of class and a friend and I had decided to tell to one girl that I like her. My friend has put the message in her desk and now she was reading it. I thought she would say me something after reading it, but she didn´t tell me anything. I was confused because before that I thought she liked me, but know that not, because if she didn´t speak to me after reading it, she might not like me. The school finished, so my friends and I were going next to the river to have a party. Suddenly, she called me because she wanted to talk to me. I went there and she told me that I was handsome and a good person but she had a boyfriend so she couldn´t go out with me. Nevertheless, we continued having fun in the party. In that moment I was disappointed, but in a few days I didn´t mind it because I had met a waitress in the library and I had fallen in love with her. By Rubén Domínguez 3º A

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Anything I HAVE NEVER MET SOMEONE LAZIER When i was just twelve, i went with my great aunts on holiday and it was a really weird experience. Let´s start from the beginning... My great aunts were three sisters that really got on well and that were really crazy. Once, i was on vacations because the term had already finished but my parents were still working, so i had nothing to do. They proposed me to go with them to the beach house and spend a week with them until my parents got on vacations too. I accepted and here the story starts. The day after leaving they remained me that they were coming to pick me up at 7am, next day i woke up early to prepare everything for the journey. As soon as i had finished i went out of the house and waited for them sitting on the porch. I sighted the car once they had turned the corner and something surprised me. They were carrying the wardrobe above the car i couldn´t believe it. When they stopped i asked them for the reasons and their answer was just : “ this way we do not have to be inserting and removing the clothes we just take it all “. I started laughing and thinking they just went crazy, but this is just one of the things they did... By MIRIAM CAMPOY 3º A

My Favourite Place My favourite place is Fiyi. Fiyi is an island in the Pacific Ocean, It is quite small but with a lot of things to do in it. I have never been there but I would love to go. Since I am little child I’ve been telling my parents I want to go. Last week my parents told me that for my birthday present we were going to go to Fiyi. I got really excited because my childhood dream had become true. In Fiyi, you can do many things like go surfing or just relax in a five stars hotel with your family and friends but if I have to choose my favourite thing about Fiyi, it would be the weather. The weather is awesome, it is not cold or warm, it is the perfect climate. By Eduardo Díaz 3º A

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Information Sheet about our Chess Club If your and intelligent person, if you think you can beat everyone with just your brain, if you think being clever it´s more important than being strong, then, you should join our chess club¡ We have been the champions of London since 1992 every year. Many talented players came out and won a lot of money. Sir Philip, English number one chess player, was a great pupil of our club. You can come if you are between 7 to 100 years old. We meet up every Wednesday of the year, even at Christmas. First year it´s free and if you like it, you just need to pay 12$ a month. If you want to take part in the competitions every Sunday, you could win some money. This is an excellent chance to meet new people and to develop your mind. By Eduardo Díaz 3º A

Enrol in the best magazine: “Day a Day”. If you are good student do it! It´s going to be funny and interesting. Try! Do an article and give it us. If you want to be like a journalist give us an article about something that you like. If it is good, you can participate in our magazine. The date is from 14th May to 2nd June. So please, don´t forget it! “Day a Day” starts on 7th June, so hurry, enroll! For more information you can call to 123456789 the “Day a Day” director is going to answer all of your questions. By Berta Astasio 3º A

MY WEEKEND This weekend I am in Sierra Nevada snowing, this is one of my favorite activities but do not have much time to practice. Today I have been doing it all day and also I met with a friend from school at noon and I have been with him the whole afternoon having a great time . I cant wait to tomorrow to return to the snow. I hope to enjoy tomorrow like today because that it has been one of the best days of my life. I will try to take advantage of the weekend to the whole weekend because surely i cant have snow again until next year. Pablo Álvarez Mohedano 3ºB

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view WILL SMITH INTERVIEW.

He got the message that he needed to access to the interview when he was having lunch with me. If he’d known what it was going to entail, he would have never agreed. In the message, his boss had written that the interview was going to take place in the house of the famous that he was going to audience. He was so excited and nervous because it was the meeting that he wanted since he was young. He was going to interview his favourite actor, Will Smith. The problem was that a part of the talk was taking place next to a river and he was scared of it, but it wasn’t a problem at first. The interview was going good and he felt comfortable and at the end nothing bad happened. He went to a library to document himself to know some information and rewrite the meeting. When he was doing it, he met the waitress in the library of the competition. He went away one minute and then returned to his sit, his work had disappeared. By Silvia Pascual 3º A

My Role Model In my opinion Cristiano Ronaldo would be an execellent role model for young people. You might think he is quite cocky but from my point of view this is because he tries to get the best from himself and when he achieves it, it makes him really happy. He also has a really healthy lifestyle and he trains every day really hard. When he sets himselve something to do, he does his best. My favourite thing about Cristiano Ronaldo is that he always helps people with difficulties or money to NGO´s. On the other hand, I don’t like the way that Ronaldihno acts. He is a very good football player but he is always drinking in parties. He also spends money for his own benefit. By Eduardo Díaz 3º B

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Film

Review

COACH CARTER “Coach Carter” is a North American film directed by Thomas Carter in 2005. This film is base on a story that happened in real life. It’s about the Richmond High School basketball team and its coach, Ken Carter. The plot is interesting and at the same time really exciting. Ken Carter becomes the new coach of Richmond’s basketball team. This team isn’t very good, they lose all the matches. But since coach Carter arrives at the team, they start training harder and winning matches. However, there is one thing coach Carter wants for his players, they have to get good marks if they want to continue playing basketball. At the beginning, the players don’t agree but Carter doesn’t give up, and finally the players accept. So they start studying and getting good marks. Coach Carter reaches his objective: having a great team of good students. I liked the film, not only because of its actors but also because I play in a basketball team and I really like watching this kind of films. The thing I liked the most is that it’s a true story and it makes the film more emotional. By Isabel Enseñat 3º A

We can, with effort. “COACH CARTER” “Coach Carter” is a film that was released in the USA nine years ago. It’s about a basketball coach (Samuel L. Jackson) that trains a group of players in his old school. The plot is amazing. Coach Carter is going to coach the Richmond High team. The players aren’t good at all and they aren’t very polite. However, Carter wants to change it because he wants to win the matches. Hence, they need to have good marks if they want to play football. Because of that, the players parents and fans, want the Coach Carter to leave the boys play. In the end, the basketball players, got good results on the exams and went to the most important match that had been ever. In my opinion, it’s interesting film. The main character was brilliant in his role. The music and the special effects aren’t showy because it isn’t an action film but the relationships are great. Finally, I think that is an exciting film for those that like basketball. If you are not much into basketball, it could be boring for you when they are playing. But I recommend you to watch it because you will find the message. By Silvia Pascual 3º A

By Berta Astasio de la Iglesia (Spain). This review is from: Coach Carter (2005) (DVD). This film, Coach Carter, is an American drama about a basketball team in a High School. It was directed by the director Thomas Carter and the star Samuel L. Jackson. Coach Carter´s plot is amazing. Carter is the new coach of the Richmond High School, that basketball team isn´t good and they have a lot of personal problems; so Carter helps them with a lot of effort despite that fans or family of team opinions. The coach does everything that he can to get his objective, that his team wins matches, but with the condition in which they have to get good marks. Finally, they get the cup of the basketball competition and the players obtain good marks. It is a happy and beautiful ending. In my opinion this film is amazing, it could be for people who love basketball or for people who like beautiful movies, especially I think that, maybe, this film is perfect for young people, because it´s a good example to watch that if you want something you can get it. The characters of the film are excellent their work in this film is impeccable. To summarize, in my view Coach Carter is a film in which you can feel emotion, happiness and the most important, you feel the intention to get better person. So I recommend it because the movie is really interesting and special because the story is real. By Berta Astasio 3º A

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JUST THINK YOU CAN “ Coach Carter” it is a drama that came out in 2005. The director Thomas CArter took up the story of a basketball team and their distinguished and peculiar trainer at an American High School. The plot is really exciting. Ken Carter, the coach of Richmond´s basketball team is taking over the last coach. His methods of teaching those young boys are odd and strict, so that, everyone is against them. He just locks out the gym and don´t let the students play until they reach their 2.3 grade they signed up in their contract.This is refused by the organisation but followed by the players, who finally went to college. Coach Carter provides an education not just based on basketball skill, but also in academic skills. They deserved to win the tournament and they didn´t reach their goal, but they achieved something better. The role of Ken Carter is brilliantly played by Samuel L. jackson and it isn´t the typical storyending, it is just unexpected and unbelivable. The soundtrack is emotional and motivated, it makes you feel the stress and strong feelings that the actors express extremely good. Although, the screenplay is nothing special, it fits perfectly with the atmosphere they are in. If you asked me, i would recommend you this film. I think you ´ll enjoy it although you aren´t really into basketball. There are no boring scenes at all and you have to consider that it´s also based on a real story. By MIRIAM CAMPOY 3º A

Review: Coach Carter is a drama film about basketball with Samuel L. Jackson as the main character. It shows the life of a basketball team at school. The plot is that a new basketball coach (Coach Carter) arrived to Richmond`s school. He tries to discipline the player imposing hard rules. The most important is having good marks at school. If they don`t obey the rules, they don´t play basketball. Once, he stops the team because of the team´s marks. It has a happy ending, they don´t win the cup, but they have goods marks and all go to college. Samuel L. Jackson performed very good the role of a hard basketball coach. The film shows perfect the life of an American student and player with the scenes and with the soundtrack. It shows very well the teenager´s life. But it isn´t a good film if you don´t like basketball. I don´t like basketball, and the film was quite boring for me. I recommend the film to people interested in basketball. If you don´t like basketball, you´ll find it boring and stupid, and you´ll waste your time,but the message of the film isn´t related with basketball, it has an inspiring message about the coursework and about the people. By Antonio Hernández-Ros 3º A

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My favourite film The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. The plot of this film is really interesting. It is about a girl called Katniss Everdeen who is the main character of the film. She is 16 years old and she has a sister called Prim. Her father died in the mines when Katniss was young. Now she lives with her mother and her sister in the 12th district of Panem in North America. Every year the Capitol, a very developed city of Panem that controls over the rest of the districts, chooses 2 tributes from each district to compete in The Hunger Games. They will have to fight in an arena until there is just one survivor. This year Prim is chosen to go and Katniss goes instead of her sister because she knows how to hunt and live in the forest. She will have to leave behind her family and her best friend Gale. She has been with him since they were born and they are almost like brother and sister. The other tribute from district 12 is Peetta a boy of her same age. They will go together to the Capitol and they will fight against the rest of the tributes. I really enjoyed watching this film. It was very good and you didn´t know what was going to happen until the end of the film. Peetta and Katniss create a special relationship between them that makes the story even more interesting. You will love the film because it has a little bit of everything: fights, war, adventures, poverty, friendships and love. In my opinion I recommend to read first the books which are really well written and then watch the film which is very inspiring. By Ángela Blanco 3º B

Kun Fu Panda is an American animated film that has two parts but today I am going to talk about the first part. It was released in 2009. The main character is a Panda who lives in an imaginary world where animals act like people. The plot is really funny but a bit silly. So, a panda who is called Boo has been dreaming all his life about being a dark kung fu belt. One day he joins in a kung fu academy. As the film goes through, Boo gets better and better at kung fu. When the film is reaching the end, Boo and his academy friends have to fight against the baddies. As always, there is a happy ending. This film is also inspiring because it sows you to not to give in on anything. In my opinion, this film should be watch by any ages but specially for little kids. The first time I saw it I was a child and every time I watch that film I still love it. By Eduardo Díaz 3º B

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Recipe: Spanish Omelette

Ingredients: -

1 big onion

3 potatoes

3 eggs

A small glass of olive oil

Salt

How to cook a Spanish omelette: -

Peel the onion and cut it into thin slices

Put the onion in a crystal bowl, add a small glass of oil and cook it in the microwave for 5 minutes

Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them as the onion into thin slices.

After the onion has been cooking for 5 minutes in the microwave, add the potatoes and stir everything. Then cook them for 7 more minutes.

Stir and salt

Cook again for 10 more minutes

Beat 3 eggs and add some salt

Add the cooked potatoes and onion to them and stir.

Prepare a pan and put some oil on it.

Heat in and when it is ready, add all the mix to it.

After 2 or 3 minutes take a big plate, put it above the pan, put your hand above the plate and flip it.

Put the uncooked side of the mix in the pan and wait 2 or 3 more minutes.

Finally put it on a plate and eat it.

Choices between courses Tom, I have been doing some research on the courses. In my opinion they are pretty good. The Computer Centre course has a big range of possibilities. You can have short and long courses and they would be with professionals. To be honest, I think and individual tuition would be the best for you. On the other hand “It Training Centre” course it’s my favourite option for you. This is mainly because you can learn what you want to learn very fast. It also has a discount, which means it would be cheaper than the other one. You would take your classes in big group, as you said you wanted to. This course encloses beginners to advanced users, which is very important, because you would always be in group for your level. So, definitely, I would choose “It Training Centre” course because it adapts better to your preferences. By Eduardo Díaz 3º B

By Ángela Blanco 3º B

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Computers A few years ago, people didn’t use to have computers at home. But nowadays, it is strange the fact of not having one. It involve that children spend around four hours a day with their computers. Is this a good or a bad thing? Internet can be useful in many ways. Firstly, it allows us to find almost every thing and communicate. This can be very useful if the person wit you want to talk is in other part of the world. Furthermore, they make patient people life easier if they can’t go out of their houses. In this way, they can be informed about everything. Finally, they are useful for other things, not just for searching for information. For instead, we can use them to play computer games, make presentations and watch films. However, internet has disadvantages too. People use it a lot to look up for information instead of researching it on books. What’s more, it can be dangerous if you don’t use it carefully, for example when you are chatting with someone and you don’t know exactly who is. In addition, there are hundreds of hackers that can enter your computer and your computer can get a virus. To sum up, internet has advantages but, on the other hand, it can create serious problems. In my view, life could be worse if we don’t have it. Otherwise, it’s good if you are responsible. By Silvia Pascual 3º A

The computer Some people think that the computer is one of the most important invention ever. As far as I´m concerned there are some other inventions which are also very useful like the car or the mobile phone. Now a days almost everyone has a computer at home and it will be difficult to imagine our day a day without them. Firstly, I would like to talk about some advantages of the computer; it is a small object that can do lots of things, for example: you can search information in the Internet instead of going to a library and wasting time, you can download music, films and other different files. As well you are able to have different accounts and you can also create and save lots of documents. However, computers have some disadvantages too. They produce addiction in some people who are always using them. Furthermore, they are really expensive and sometimes they don´t last too much. To sum up, computers have good and bad points, but personally, I think that they help us to do lots of things faster that some years ago were impossible to do. By Ángela Blanco 3º B

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Computers were invented about forty years ago. Since then, computers have improved a lot. Internet was invented by the US army and it has made computers much more useful. So, the question is if computers are the best invention ever. Firstly, since computers were invented they have made our lives easier in many different ways. With computers you can talk with anyone from another part of the world. You can listen to music, you can play games. You can also surf on the internet, which is the mainly use for computers. With Internet you can watch videos on You Tube, or do some research on information. On the internet you can learn about everything. On the other hand, computers can be also use in some ways that aren’t that productive. Some people are becoming addicted to computers and they spend too much time on the internet. Internet can be use for learning how to create a bomb or other bad things. To sum up, for me computers have been the best invention ever. This is because is almost used for everything combine with Internet. By Eduardo Díaz 3º B

CHILDREN SPEND TOO LONG HOURS ON INTERNET Few years ago, people didn’t use to have their own computer at home, but nowadays it is unthinkable not having one. It brings out that children spend too long hours using the internet. Is it a problema or an advantage? Using the internet can be very useful for children for some reasons. Firstly, there are many educational games that could be entertaining for them. Secondly, internet keeps the contact between people that live in different countries, for example. Finally, it is not only for looking information, as many people think, but also it gives you the possibility of downloading music or watching films, some activities that children usually like. However, it has some disadvantages too. Children spend too much time on the internet instead of studying. What’s more, looking at the computer screen many hours can damage their eyes. In addition, many children don’t realize that they are being cheated by adults who want steal them their money or worse things. In conclusion, using internet could be a good thing for children. However, parents should control the time they use it. By Isabel Enseñat 3º A

61 CHILDREN SPEND TOO LONG HOURS ON INTERNET Just few years ago internet wasn´t available and nowadays people think it could be the best thing that has ever happened. However, children tend to spend too long hours on internet. But is it that good? Internet can be useful for a number of reasons. First of all, everyone can afford to have it on their computers, on their mobile phones or whatever; so it allows you to be online anywhere. Furthermore, it makes it easy for people to search information instead of using an encyclopedia.In addition, it improves creativity and provides an easy learning like online courses do. Finally, they are useful for other things, not just for looking up information. For instance, we can get informed of the events on the world by reading the newspaper. In contrast, people become addicted to it and make you waste a lot of time. What´s more, there are some unsuitable blogs for children which are a bad influence. In fact, their use can be dangerous because children do not socialize anymore; they just make new friends by chats. Another lower reason is that it can damage your eyes. Finally, people download things illegally, such as ; music, films and so on. To sum up, you can take advantage of the internet but, on the other hand, it can make you get addicted. In my hamble opinion, it could be a good thing but you have to put your limits as well as yo have to be aware of the appropiate use you must do with it. By MIRIAM CAMPOY 3º A

WRITING: FOR AND AGAINST In the early 1960 it´s when the society knew the first description of the Internet concept, but in a different way from the current one as meant an improved technology compared with the telephone. In 1980 it´s when the actual concept of Internet appears, experts start talking about this technology and set the rules for its use. IN 2000 most of the offices and business have Internet in their facilities and all the employers use it very often. Nowadays, not just business but every house have it. Internet can be useful in many ways. Firstly, you can watch different programs that you can´t see on the television. Secondly, you find information very quickly and you can also play videogames. And finally, you can get in contact with friends and family using e-mails and other social networks; like Facebook, Twitter… However, Internet has disadvantages too. Internet stops people reading, listening to music, talking…. In addition children start using Internet at a very early age and this means they spend a lot of time sit in front of the computer, as a result of it children between ten and eighteen years old suffer from obesity, one of the main health problems. Furthermore, we get lots of information from Internet many times too much, in most of the cases the users believe all the information that they read without knowing that more than 30% is false, and this brings dangerous consequences as it is very difficult to control. For example, recent studies have confirmed that one of every five Internet offers have been reported to the police. In conclusion, Internet is not necessarily a bad thing but parents should be careful about how much their children use it. In my opinion, if you make a good use of the Internet, it can be great but, on the other hand, if you make a bad use and you are for the whole day in front of the computer it´s obviously a bad use of the Internet. In my case, my use of the Internet during the week is just for coursework and for using whatsup throws my mobile as I have access to Internet and it is cheaper than the SMS, so it is my normal way to keep in contact with all my friends. By Beatriz Lozano 3º B

FOR AND AGAINST The iPad is a famous tablet designed by Apple in 2011. This useful machine is smaller than a laptop and results to be more confortable. iPads can be useful for a number of reasons. Firtly, iPads help the environment because they help to avoid the massive deforestation. Furthermore, this device influences nowadays in children´s education owing to there are schools,which took decision to take remove textbooks into tablets. Also the businessmen prefer to work in an easier and comfortable way, and that is what the tablets do.

What´s more, entertainment is another topic which iPads allow us to have. iPads have an application that lets you download thousands of applications. On the Internet. On one hand, they might be as useful as we think , on the other hand ,we don´t realise that the manufactured requires special componets. Another disadvantage is the battery, some iPads have been made badly, people don´t like wasting their money in a defective object. In contrast, over the years the battery will be unavailable To sum up, iPads have advantages and disadvantages, personally I think it is worth buying an iPad if you need it for your job. By Gonzalo Docio 3º B

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From: jackparker@hotmail.com To: paulrobinson@hotmail.com Topic: RE: Gap Year

From: cordonat@hotmail.com To: paul98@hotmail.com Subject: Gap Year

Hi Paul!

Thanks for your last e-mail! It was great to hear from you that you did your exams OK, I hope you´ve passed all of them bro! I have been doing my final exams too, but my exams are really easy, you know my school is easier than yours, don’t you?

I´m really happy to hear from you! I hope you have passed all your exams. I have just started the course and I`m having my first exams. How are you? I think that having a gap year is a great idea, you will have a lot of fun and you also will learn many things. When are you coming to Spain? If you don`t know already, the best time of the year is summer because the weather is perfect and we have great beaches! Do you like going to the beach? If you want to learn Spanish talking with the people is the best way. I love England! I would be very happy to go there! We can visit London and go shopping. Anyway we can plan this when you come here. I hope to see you soon! Write back please Best wishes, Covadonga.

I think you had an awesome idea! If you are going to come here, you must come in summer, so you can start learning Spanish until your vacations ends, and then you´ll know enough Spanish to work in something easy. What would you like to work in here? I´m really sorry but after you come I´ll go to study my career abroad in Germany. I´ll stay in a hall of residence but I don´t know if it will be better to rent an apartment and live with my friend Eduardo that is going to Germany too. What shall I do? Write back soon and take care. Jack By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º A

To: Leo From: Marta Subject: Uni Hi Leo!! Here everything is fine. Thank you very much for worrying about us. We´re very busy now, so it was difficult to write you back, sorry! I think choosing the right university it´s very important so take your time to think about it. From my point of view i prefer to study abroad than study in my home town. But this decision has advantages and disadvantages. Studying in Australia it´s a good idea because you can learn about other cultures and socialize with very interesting people. Even though it´s sounds very interesting, I wouldn’t go to study there, sorry. In the other hand if you study in your home town would make things easier for you and you will notice in your final grades. If you decide to come here, I’m sure that you won’t regret it, we would have such a good time here in Spain, I promise!! In order to choose university we go to different lectures. Write me back when you have your decision made, please! XOXO Your friend Marta By Marta San José 4º A

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E-mails From: Carlota (hjlk3344@sanjosedelparque.es) To: pauleb@britishschool.uk Subject: Gap year! Dear Paul, Don´t worry! It was great to hear from you. Well, i have been on holiday until the second week of september. And now i´m starting the school. How are you? You are on holidays at the moment, aren´t you? The best time of the year to visit my country is in summer. Because you can go to the beah, and because temperatures are better than in other season. And what about your country? Maybe the best way to learn spanish is going to the university and study there. There must be other ways to learn Spanish, but i think, my suggestion is the best. It would be great to visit you and your family in England. Anyway, i´m going to do a trip to Chicago. That´s all for now. All the best, Carlota. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

To: Leo From: Alejandra Subject: Hi

From: dpll1998@sanjosedelparque.es To: Paulis@englishschool.uk Subject: Gap year Hi Paul! Don´t worry, I´ve also been studying for my final exams! I´m a little bit stressed with the exams so yesterday I decided to go shopping with my mum. We had a great time! I´ve been thinking about having a gap year too. The thing is that I´ve not planned anything at all so for now I´m staying at home. Anyway, I really believe it´s a fantastic idea that you come and vist me and my beautiful country. There´s no doubt in my mind that the best time of year to visit my country is in Christmas. About learning my language I´m convinced that the best way of learning a language is communicating with the locals after having some individual classes with a teacher. If finally I´m not having a gap year, why not coming back with you and visiting your family in England. I don´t know your country so I´d like to do sightseeing! Write back soon, Daniela. By Daniela Peiró 4º C

Hi Leo! Sorry it´s taken me a while to reply, but I’ve just started to work! Everything is fine here in Madrid. Everyone in my family is okay and we spent together a week in a kind of family trip in Toledo. I hope you and your family are doing well either. I have also been thinking about universities. My main options are Madrid or, guess what? Australia too! An older friend of mine went to study there for a semester and he said it was a total blast, not only the huge variety of extracurricular activities, but also the classes, courses, tutors and so on. He said everything was absolutely good and recommended it to me a few times. I think studying in Madrid is much easier. I know the unis here and most of my friends will be studying here, but the fact that we’ve both thought about Australia makes me think it´s destiny to study together! As I told you I found a job in my friend´s parents´chemist´s to get used to work in one. I love the way they count on me, ask me questions and make me practice for the future. That´s gonna be my training until I start university. Anyway write back soon about the Australian unis and your fashion studio. All best wishes, Alejandra. By Alejandra López 4º A

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Opinion essay OPINION ESSAY Some people believe that all young people should work for at least two years before they go to university, despite others think just the opposite. Personally I think you need to study as much as you can so you can get a good job, so I do not agree, not only because if you do not go to the university, you will not be ready to get a good job. But also you will waste your time those years because you could take advantage of them studying as I will explain now. The first point to make is the big question we all have. However, you should have a degree working in a good job, but it is true that working in a simple job can be a good experience that helps you know how to work but for that is better to work in summer. Another thing to bear in mind is that when we are young, our mind is more open to learn new things easily than when we are older. So I consider we need to go to university as soon as possible, so that could be easier. To sum up, I believe that young people should not work for at least two years before they go to university. What´s more you would not work in a good job and the fact that it is easier to study if you are younger.

´All young people should work for at least two years before they go to university´ In my opinion, this is not a good idea. They will probably decide to continue working instead of studying, because they already have a job so they may think that they do not need to study. The first point to make is that when you have a job, you are not going to start studying, because they are earning money. However, if they go to university, they will not earn money, and they need it in order to become independent. Another thing to bear in mind is that it is not easy to have a job if you did not study. Furthermore, if all the students that finished school each year would apply for a job, only some of them would get the job, the rest are going to be unemployed. To sum up, this is not a good idea, because not all the students get a job, and if they get a job, they are not going to start the university when these two years finished. By Pablo González 4º C

By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º C

CHILDREN SHOULD NOT WORK. Personally I think that children should not work the two last years of university. In my opinion, I think that it´s a really bad idea. I´m desagree with this because I do not think that children are ready to work before starting uni and starting to be a Brown up. Secondly, I do not think that anybody will accept that a child working on their own companies, restaurants, shops or whatever. On the other hand, I believe that if children or teenagers wants to work with someone of his / her family its a good idea to earn some money to go out with friends and have dinner or to buy something that they want and the conditions would be much better and teenagers would not have to work extra hours and so on. The reason why I´m disagree too is that there´is just a teenhod, in this casr, and you have to enjoy it as much as you can having fun with friends, studyng, playing and not working. To sum up I think that Goberment would never accept that a teenager should never work the least two years before they go to uni because they know that it is a crazy idea. By Rafael Alonso 4º C

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WORK FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS BEFORE GOING TO UNIVERSITY Some people say the best option is to work for at least to years before going to unuversity but I think that is not true at all. Personally, I think it is better to work when you finish the career. To beginwith , a lot of people work when they are undergraduates or when they finish school, but on the one hand, I think if you do not have university studies, your salary ir going to be worse than if you are graduate. On the other hand, working when you are undergraduate means easy money and sometimes helps to the students to be more independent. To sum up, I belive that is better working whn you are graduate because you will have already got a degree and you will get paid very well. Furthermore, you are going to have more money to buy a house or to set up your own bissines. By Jose A. Pujana 4º C

65 “All young people should work for at least two years before they go to university” Some people say that young people should work for at least two years before they go to university. In my opinion, this is not a good idea because they tend to forget topics already studied and when you start university, it will be harder to start studying again. The first point to make is the long time between finishing school and starting university two years later because you forget topics already studied. Although it is true that you become more responsible with a work, it is more difficult to start university some years after you finish school rather than immediately afterwards. However, some people say that work experience can help to make them more responsible and independent. I agree up to a point because they can gain that experience when they become graduate. In conclusion, I strongly believe that is better not starting working immediately after school or university because it will be harder for students to get better marks. Furthermore, you should not forget so many topics as you would if you worked for two years before starting university. By Covadonga Garrido 4º C

WORKING TWO YEARS BEFORE GOING TO UNIVERSITY Here in Spain I think it is quite unusual for young people to work before they go to university. Personally, I think it could be a great idea to work for at least two years before going to university not only because you become an experienced student but also because you stop studying during at least two years. Moreover you become endependent and you know how to get around without your parents. The first point to make is that when you are a student, you have been studying all your life so for me it is important to relax and stop studying during a short period before going to university. It is worthy to be an undergraduated for one more year. Another thing to consider is that you are going to have work experiece when in the future, you will start working with other people. Furthermore, you will become independent and learn to live without your parents. What is more, you will be able to buy your clothes and your food with your own money. In short, I strongly believe that working when you are undergraduated is very important for all the things that I have written above, firstly because you relax after many years studyingb and also you become independent. By Daniela Peiro 4º C

`All Young people should work for at least two years before they go to university´ Some people believe that all young people should work for at least two years before they go to university whereas others think the opposite. As I see it all young people should do whatever they want, not only because they are responsible now, but also because they prefer starting the university and finishing as soon as possible. The first point to make is that due to their 18 years old, we should consider that they are independent and responsible to do what they want. Another thing to bear in mind is that some students start university just after they finish school. The reason is that they want to finish the university soon. Furthermore, if you are in this years of the life, you should think about what you want to do. In conclusion I am going to start the university as fast as I can, because I would like to finish it as soon as possible. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

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My hero Cara Steve A DESCRIPTION: MY HERO

In conclusion, Cara Delevingne is role model not only for me but also for the rest of women. What I like most about her is that she enjoys her job a lot.

In my childhood I used to play football outside with my friends all the time, so my hero was any football player. Whereas now I´m more into technology and I love anything connected with it. My hero is Steve Jobs. As everyone knows, Jobs is the creator of the Apple Company. He was the first man who invented a computer and also, the first making a tactile phone, the iPhone. Unfortunately he is death now, but when he was alive, he was very clever, tall, thin and white American man. He looks like if he didn’t have cancer, but he had it. Steve was famous because he also founded the Microsoft Company, then he did the first movie in 3-D called “Toy story” and finally, when he was dissmised of Microsoft he founded Apple. He also created the first that tactile tablet. Those things are the main reasons why he is my hero. All in all, the only problem with Steve Jobs is that he is not alive to see the new phones, tablets, computers, a more stuff that he’s company Apple is making now. But the good news is that not only if he would be alive, he would be happy with the new products his company is creating nowadays, but also he would be proud because of the lots of people around the world that loves him.

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My hero Do you know who is Cara Delevingne? Well, she is my hero. I adore her. Most of the girls of my age are agree with my in that topic. We like Cara, she is extremely perfect. As everyone knows, Cara Delevingne is a model. She is 21 years old approximately. She has blod and long hair, she has really beautiful eyes, I don´t know the color, but in my opinion I think that they are between Green and blue. Personally, I think that she has a pretty face and a pretty body. Her legs are super skinny. I really love them, and every girl are jealous of that. In addition she usually works for Victoria Secret. She takes part in the events of that company. She is very stylish. Girls are jealous of her not only because they want to have the same legs but also because she is always trendily dressed.

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Michael I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

My hero My hero is a retired basketball player called Michael Jordan. He is about 45 years old, and he´s famous because he was absolutely fantastic playing basketball. People tend to think that he was gifted, but that is not true, he practiced and worked really hard. He seems to be not only cheerful, friendly and outgoing but also patient, polite and hardworking. He got short black hair, and he is really tall and big, because he plays basketball. I think he may be talented and self-confident, but he seems to be mature and clever, because he always speaks in a formal and cultural way. He is also an affectionate person, because when he won the NBA, he was crying, because his father had died few weeks earlier and he had to continue playing. To sum up, the main reason why Jordan is a hero of mine is that he is not only an amazing basketball player but also he is a fantastic person, and he´s always helping, giving money and playing friendly matches for charity.

I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt. Cara Delevingne

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me... Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful... that’s what matters to me. Steve Jobs

By Pablo González 4º C

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26 Orange Street Spencerport Tommy Mels 49 Orange Street

Calle Triffin 119 1ºC, 28043, Madrid

11th December 2013

Monday 16th December 2013 Calle Arenal nº 43

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about your services and meals in the restaurant Tommy Mels, where I was one week ago. The first time I came to your restaurant it was really good. And this was a key factor in deciding to have dinner there. But when I arrived, nobody served me an so I had to wait 20 minutes until a waitress came and asked me what I wished for dinner. To make matters worse, when they served me a hamburger, it had a bug. I informed to a waiter and I told him I wanted my money, back but he replied me that he was not allowed to give back money, so they had to retain. I am very disappointed with the treatment that they gave me and also with the meal of the restaurant. I demand you apologize me and pay me back. If I do not hear from you in the next week I shall inform to a Costumer Advice Center. Yours faithfully, Antonio Sanchez By Antonio Sánchez 4º C 76 Fernandauto Lane Madrid 11 December

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I am writting to complain about a problem that I had widht a jacket that I bought last week in your shop. When the shop assistant showed me the stylish and soft jacket, I thought that was so expensive!, it cost 60€, but also was perfect for my style and then I tried it on. Finally I bought it, and returned to my home. But when I opened my suitcases and take out my new jacket I saw that there was a hole in the middle. I have tried to contact widht yur department store, becouse I live too faraway and I can´t go back, and a girl told me that they couldn´t do anything becouse she thought that the hole could have been creted by an object of my luggage. I am very dissapointed with the treatment I have recived from your store. I demand that you send me a new jacket , if this is not possible, I expect go to return my money back. By Carmen Martín 4º C

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Dear Sir or Madam I am writing to complain about an incident that took place last week at your vending machine at a train station, specificly in Mar de Cristal underground’s station. It has been really unpleasant to me because I have paid with a debit card and I have not obtained either my book or my card. It happened last Saturday 14th, when I wanted to visit my grandparents. So I wanted to keep a book to read on the underground. I found your vending machine and I spent around 50 euros of my debit card to buy a book, specifically the Hunger Games. The book was moving when suddenly the machine stopped. I cancelled my operation but it was too late. It had already swallowed my card. I contacted with an employee in charge of these machines (who was from your company), and said if he could do something. He insulted me and said that could not do anything. I am very disappointed with the treatment I have received from this man and your company. I have argued with my parents about losing my card, and my bank has said me that they are not allowed to give me another one without talking to you. I demand an apology or I shall be forced to talk with a police officer. Yours faithfully Alonso de Íñigo Mesa By Alonso de Íñigo Mesa 4º A

Complaints 4, Abelias-Ballydowd Grove Madrid 11th December The North Face PO BOX 14140 Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing to complain about an item of clothing that I bought from your shop in Oxford Street yesterday. When I bought the coat that cost me 380 euros, I returned home and when I took it out from the box I found a hole i it. I have not worn the coat yet and I cannot go back to the shop because I live too far away and now I am working abroad so thats the reason why I send you this note. The solution that I demand is the following: I will send you the coat and you reply to my note saying what can you do with the coat and how much time is it going to get for fixing it or exchanging it by another coat. The thing that I would like to do if you could not fix the coat is that I could choose another one from your online shop and you can exchange the coat that I bought with the HOLA by the one that I chose in the online shop.

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CROVE MANCHESTER 12th DECEMBER TOMY HILFIGUER PO BOX14140 OXFORD STREET Dear sir or madam: I am writing to complain about a jumper that I bought last week in your shop wich is damaged and my ticket number is 532698578p you can prove if you are not sure. When I asked for the jumper they showed me one, but they said me that tis was for the window and they would bring me another from the warehouse, yesterday when I saw that it was damaged and the assistant had told me nothing , of course I have not worm it yet. I was in London last week but I am from Manchester so I wished I could go but unfortunetly is impossible. The only thing I can do is sending it by post but is very bad conditions.

I am very disappointed with the treatment that I have received from your shop. I demand you send me the new coat or the other fixed as soon as possible. If this is not possible, I expect you to refund me the full cost of the coat immediately.

When, yesterday I saw the jumper I felt very disappointed because it had been really expensive and now I am not sure about your quality so I demand my money back and an apology and everything will be right, if not I shall be forced to take part for a legal advice and I am convinced that that is worse for both parts. I look forward to hearing from you soon

Yours faithfully

YOURS FAITHFULLY

Rafa Alonso

By Rafael Alonso 4º C

JAVIER SEVILLANO PEREZ By Javier Sevillano 4º C

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Mooooore 19 Pintor Ramonales

14 Orange Tree Grove Ireland

16th December

Plaza Kingston, 25

Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing to complain about an incident at a train station with a machine selling books. The problem was that the machine did not return either me the book or the money. This morning of Monday 16th December, I inserted my money into the machine to buy a book. I selected a scientist and medicine book that cost 12€, and I want you to return this amount of money. I tried to cancel the machine process but the machine kept the money. I called the reception station that afternoon and they informed me that this machine was difficult to open but they would try me. In twenty minutes the person that help me, took out me the money. I am very appointed with the treatment, and i am very grateful for the fast solution that I got. I look forward for hearing from you very soon. Yours faithfully. Cristina Blanco. By Cristina Blanco 4º A

6th February Oxford Street London Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about an item of clothing that I bought in your shop in Oxford Street three weeks ago. I live too far away and when I returned home, I discovered a hole in the item. I travelled to London three weeks ago, and I was in Oxford Street when I went to your shop. I saw an item of clothing that it was so nice, so I decided to buy it. I had not tried the item yet when your shop assistant cashed me. One I got back home, I noticed a hole in the item. When I saw the hole I tried to contact with your shop but they did not answer the phone. And that is what i am sendind a letter to your shop (Oxford Street). I am very dissapointed with your company, about all with your Oxford Street´s shop. I demand that you send me another item as exactly as the one I bought in your shop. If this is not posible, I expect you to refund me the full cost of clothes. If I do not hear from you in the next two weeks I will not buy anymore in your shops. Yours sincerely Carlota Moreno. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

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Complaints Champlings Ave 28092, Madrid, Spain 11th December 2013 Oxford Street, nº 85, GAP shop London, UK I am writing to complain about an incident that took place last week at your GAP shop on Oxford Street. The incident was that the shop assistant gave me a broken jacket. It was very expensive and I would not like to waste my money, so I want to return this and also I would like to get all my money back. Last holiday, I travelled to visit London because I love it. Last Sunday the 9th I went to your shop to buy a very expensive jacket I had wanted for a long time. I told the shop assistant that I wanted to buy that jacket but in my size. She found it in the warehouse and put it inside a bag, so I could not see if it was in well conditions. When I came back to Spain, I wanted to unpack that jacket, but I realize that it had an enormous hole on it, just in the middle of the jacket. I got really angry because I could not go back to London to return it, so I tried to return it on a GAP shop here in Spain but I was not allowed to do it. I am very disappointed with the treatment I received from your shop. I am sending you the jacket and I want my money back or another jacket that is no broken. If it is not possible to return the item I will never buy anything more at any of your stores. I look forward from hearing from you very soon. Yours faithfully Jaime S-B By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º C

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about an incident that took place last week at your vending machine in the train station. The incident had left me with not sufficient cash and has caused me a great deal of inconvenience. In the morning of Monday 10 December I inserted a 100$ note on the vending machine to buy a book, but the machine retained all my money and did not give me any book. I tried to cancel the transaction but the machine had already swallowed my cash. I contacted the train staff asking for help, but they told me they had no relation with the machine´s company, and that I should talk to the company´s department. I am really disappointed with the lack of responsibility of your company for not having any professional working at the vending points. I now cannot afford the plans I had arranged for the week through no fault of my own. I demand a sincere apology and I expect you to give me my money back with some interests for the inconvenient caused. If I do not hear from you soon I shall be forced to talk to the consumer advice. I look forward to hearing from you very soon. Yours sincerely Marina Valdés. By Marina Valdés 4º C London Street 27 Train Station Oxford Street 14

6th December 2013

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about an incident that took place on the train station located on Oxford Street 14. The incident has left me without my book the vending book was supposed to give me, and also the change. On the evening 6th December, I was waiting at the train station because I needed to catch a train. I saw a vending machine that sold books. I wanted to buy one so I paid for it; but when the book was supposed to be delivered it didn’t, and also the change. I went to the information desk. There, they told me they could not withdraw my money because they had not seen me buying it. The person at the information desk was too rude so I decided to complain. I am very disappointed with the treatment I have received from your employees at the information desk and also I would like to get my money back, if you can before 9th December. I look forward to hearing from you very soon. Yours faithfully By Ana Fernández 4º A

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Healthy

In life, being happy is much more important than been healthy´.

Nowadays, more and more people lend to believe that it is more important being happy than (been) healthy. The problem is that this is incorrect. It is more important been healthy than being happy? On one hand, our health is so important. Firstly, health gives us everything, it gives us our life. I believe that being healthy is the first most important thing in life. And if we are healthy people, it will lead us to be happy. On the other hand, being healthy can change in one second. I consider that being happy is related with health and if you are healthy you will be happy. Our health is undervaluable. To sum up, in my view, being healthy it is so important but it is certainly that not the only important thing. Being happy it is important too. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

Nowadays more and more people think that in life is much more important being happy than being healthy. The problem is that the people think in very different ways and not everybody agrees what is true. So, what should we do?

In life being happy is More important than being healthy

To sum up, I believe that no one is much more important than the other. Personally, I think that both are very important and if you want to be happy you´ll need to be healthy and anyone can be happy with healthy problems.

It is not too strange, that people have been making comparaisions, about what is more important in life, to be happy or healthy, the big majority tend to lbelieve is to be happy but how far do you agree with that? On one hand , by being happy all day is what everyones whised, and you can get that happiness by doing you hobbies or practicing what you enujoy doing, also that happiness make you be healthier. What is more, if you are not happy , you would not want to live. On the other hand, if you are not healthy you will probably live worse, for example a concern’s patient who is going to die in two weeks. he couldn’t be so happy because he will probably be thinking all the day about his/her illness. To sum up, what I believe is that may bge a balanced point between happiness and health, beacause if you don’t have one of them, you can’t live as a well as you have to.

By Rafael Alonso 4º C

By Javier Sevillano 4º C

On one hand, I think that a person that its not happy and have a lot of problems like economical problems he/she would not be healthy, that`s why I think that being happy is very important for a person. A person that is always happy will be a person that is going to be healthy as well. On the other hand, if the person that is always happy is always smoking and eating junk food will have a lot of healthy problems that could make a person unhappy.

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Habits

Being happy and healthy

Nowadays people think in life being happy is much more important than being healthy, is this true? On one hand, being happy is really important, if you are not happy, life has no sense. Also if you are happy, you enjoy much more your life. Scientists say that people who are happy live longer. On the other hand if you are healthy, you live better and you feel good, what makes you happy. If you are healthy you can live longer, and also in better conditions. Being healthy is important to be happy. All in all, I think being happy is the most important thing in life, but also you need to be healthy to be happy. In my opinion a happy person needs to be happy. By Covadonga Garrido 4º C

IN LIFE, BEING HAPPY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING HEALTHY Nowadays, people think that if you are halthy, you must be happy, like the models, everybody says that they want to be like them, but not only because they are in shape, but also because they think they are very happy. But, however is this true? On one hand, some say that being happy, is more important that being healthy, because if you have a good personality and you feel good with you, the apperance isn´t important. What is more, scientists say that if you are happy, your body feels happy too. On the other hand, scientists say that feelings aren´t the most important thing, if you want to be happy. Furthermore, most of peolpe think that our appearance is the most important thing to being happy. All in all, I think that people should feel good with them, and theirs bodies. In my opinion, it´s more important your feelings than your appearance. By Carmen Martín 4º C

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Review

A REVIEW

The Simpsons film is a hilarious film by Matt Groening. It is like a large episode of the series but very complete with a lot of action, tension and overcoat laughs. It was shot in 2009 but people still watch it as it´s an amusing movie. The plot of the story is absolutely awesome because it tells like a end of their city and they need to save it. The main characters, the Simpson´s family are the ones that damage the city and also at the end they save it. In the film they escape from the people, they almost die and there is an spectacular end of the story. There is a funny scene where Homer has a pig and starts to sing the song of “Spiderman” with that pig saying: SPIDER PIG, almost everyone that watched that film loved that lively scene. In my view, it is a fascinating movie because, it does not only make you laugh as all the episodes, but it also has a fast-moving plot where it is all the time happening things of action, drama, funny and soon. It is also scary when the family is almost going to die and it is incredible when the save the city. It is very well-produced despite being an animated film and it is lively like a real movie. All things considered, if you like The Simpsons and you want to have an awesome time with your friends and family, then watch this brilliant film where you can have a wonderful time. By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º C

REVIEW Torrente 4 is an incredible Spanish film. It is a comedy about the moment wich is happening in spain .it was shot around two years ago, but now the team is recording a new film which esxperts say will be hilarious. The plot of the film is stupid, that´s what makes the film brilliant. The main character is 40-50 years old Spanish man who is a kain of policeman with a stupid team. The story had started in an expensive house with a weading and jose luis the main character is the security boss, once that he had taken some hot pictures of the wife he had destroyed the weading, that´s why the dad´s wife had wanted to kill him. From my point of view this film is awesome because it is realy lively and it is a mysterious one, you never know what torrente is going to do. Torrente is a brilliant actor but a stupid character he is always making mistakes . All things considered, if you are a fan of comedies you will be interested .the only thing to understand the film is that you must be Spanish. By Javier Sevillano 4º C

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The Wall Street Wolf is a really amusing film by Leonardo Di Caprio. It´s a very spectacular film in New York, and there are elements of action and romance. It was filmed in 2014, and now it´s a Blockbuster in Spain and also in other countries. The plot of the film is very good because you´re never really sure what is going to happen next. The main character is a man called Jonathan Beldford, who lives in New York with his girlfriend. One day he started to work in a job vacancies. He started to make his own Business with some friends about holidays because he wanted to get Rich. He started started to get drugs and earn a lot of money. He just makes people buy actions that were very bad by a lot of money and when and when he gots rich he losed the controll of everything and the police cought him. In my opinion , the film is really good because it makes you being surprised and amazed about the things that happened in every single scene. I recommend this film because it is very amusing but in my point of view it´s very long. By Rafael Alonso 4º C

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Tourism...

Is the tourism destructive?

It is said that tourism destroys lots of places like forests, coasts whereas governments insist that it is one of the most important industries of a country. Should we stop tourism? Firstly I must recognise that some tourisms are really destructive, but it is also one of the most valued activities of the world. It helps to increase our knowledge of other cultures and countries. It helps other countries to watch their past and to know what surrounds them. Furthermore, tourism is good for socialising with other people or to practice their language. Another thing to bear in mind is that tourism is the most important industry of countries like Spain because our museums, food, culture, landscapes and so on. Spain has a lot of variety between their provinces, for example between Basque Country and Andalusia. What is more, Spain is cheap and its tourism not only consists on beaches, but also on companies, for example olive oil companies. Summarizing, although tourism could be destructive, if a country is rich and clever enough it could make tourism one of his most estimated aids for their economy, protecting their landscapes and promoting their country. By Alonso de Íñigo 4º A

Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop it growth immediately. Nowadays tourism is one of he most important industries in the world although sometimes has disadvantages for the environment. As I consider, we should take care of it to avoid this problem and to make our planet better. Firstly, I would like to explain that in my view tourism is necessary for the people to have more culture. However, it is true that some tourists don’t take care of the consequences of what they do. This is because they don’t see it, but our future generations will. That’s the reason why we must take care of it. On the other hand, we must consider that some areas are being destroyed because of the massive groups of people that go to visit them without any care. That means that these areas will lose their beauty or even disappear. All things considered, I think we must take care with the environment even when we aren’t in our country. Tourism means culture and we need to keep it. Taking care of it we save the world and our future generations will appreciate that.

Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world Tourism is a good way to earn money, but sometimes destroy industries in our world. In my opinion, we should always want to have tourism to help the economy in our country. It makes more money and you can have a more comfortable life. The first point to make is that tourism is really important to know about other countries, their cultures and languages. Furthermore, you can learn more and practice a language if you want to speak better in these countries. However, not all countries are good for learning languages, because they don´t have a good pronunciation and you can get confused. Another thing to bear in mind is that if there are more people in your country and you have a shop or something like that, you can earn more money. Although if you don´t have these things, you can´t be very comfortable in this places, because there would be so many people. But if you don´t have tourists in your country, you don´t get more money. In conclusion, I believe that we should think that tourism is good for your country, your economy and you. We must help to invest more money in industries because is the best way to earn money. By Carlota Lago 4º C

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By Clara Álvaro 4º A

Tourism, we should stop it? Some countries or cities survive only for the money they earn from tourist. Although earning these benefits they have to spend lots of money to build and keep the monuments and streets in good condition, to attract tourist. Consequently this can increase pollution and can have other side effects. The first point to make is that I consider that tourism is very important for many countries, because generally they earn money from tourists to cover their basic needs. Without tourism lots of countries would lose a big part of their benefits and this could lead to big crisis. Another thing to bear in mind is that in lots of countries the big industry of tourism could increase bad effects in the environment like pollution, loss natural habits, deforestation and other effects. However in my point of view tourism could contribute to protect and value natural areas. In conclusion, in my view tourism is a very important industry for all the countries that we cannot stop, because it help our economy and I love doing tourism so it would be a big mistake to stop it. So do not stop tourism. By Marta San José 4º A

77 Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop its growth immediately. Nowadays, everybody can go to visit other countries, and this makes a very high number of tourists that visit our country and pay for hotels and for see monuments and museums, such as “El museo del prado”. In my opinion tourism is one of the best industries in our world, and specially in our country, but not everybody think the same. The first point to make is that Spain is visited a lot by tourist, and it is one of our best industries, because a lot of people from other countries come here to spend money. However, tourism could be bad for a country, because there are countries that have such a high level of tourism, and that makes a mix of cultures, and destroys the culture of that country, because the tourist want to see this country, but they also want to life as if they were at home, so those countries make different buildings and services for the tourist, and this can completely destroy the culture of our country. Another thing to bear in mind is that tourists come here to spend money, since they have to pay to see museums and monuments, although it is not much money for a person, it is for thousands of people, and this moves the economy, and makes a country richer. In conclusion, I think tourism is good if we know how to stop its growth at the right moment, but al, in all, tourism makes a country richer so it’s good for it. By Javier Cantarero 4º A

Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop it´s grouth onmediately. Tourism is really important in our lives, not only because it´s a strong base in our economy, but also it lets us increase our knowledge about other cultures. It´s true that tourism produces a lot of destruction and contamination in the nature, but there are many ways of tourism that are respectful with the enviroment. Firstly, tourism attracts a lot of people so it makes us keep our country clean so that visitors enjoy it. Tourism is very important in our lives because it lets us know a lot of different cultures, and it also makes a lot of money, which is necessary for our country. In my opinión we should develop the most ecological ways of tourism so that people can enjoy visiting other places but they don´t destroy natural areas. We don´t necessary have to contaminate everything we touch if we take care of leaving everything clean. It´s true that many ways of tourism produce a lot of contamination and destroy many forests and natural areas by constructing hotels and shopping centres. In my opinión, we should care more about the impact that our actions are causing to the enviroment, and construct in a more sensible way. I believe that launching campaigns which encourage people to care about our planet would help a lot, because people are easily influenced by everything that appears on TV, and every small action counts. By Marina Valdés 4º A

NOT EVERYTHING IS GOOD AT TOURISM Tourism is nowadays a really popular activity in our society. It seems that everybody likes visiting far countries and exotic places around the world. It is also commented the imminent special tourism! But there are things in this “healthy” activity that are not healthy at all for our planet. The evidence I want to mention is that hotels and buildings with touristical purposes are being built in natural habitats like forests, beaches or natural parks. It has caused an enormous loss of animals added to the unfertility of those floors. To sum up, tourism is a great life style but we must be much more careful with the things we do. Humans are destroying the environment just because of the tourism. I believe that it is a great way to spend holidays or free time. Although we heve to keep our planet safe and healthy. By Miguel Toroja 4º A

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Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop its growth immediately.

Sometimes industries are the responsible for the destruction in our world. In my opinion it is true, but also there are industries that have positive impacts, like tourism.

The first point to make is that the plain truth is that tourism is destroying our world, for example, it increases pollution, (it increases) pressure on endangered species too, all these things happened because of machines installed in many natural areas around the world. Another thing to bear in mind is that tourism worsens the effects of natural disasters, and in my opinion most important thing is the lose of the natural habitat. Although it is important to have in mind that tourism can have a positive impact, for example natural areas are protected and valued because they attract tourist, tourist learn about environments, and so on. In conclusion, tourism is the biggest risk of forest fire while tourist contribute to local economies so environmental protection can be funded. Tourism have negative impacts but also can have positive impact too. We should not stop it’s growth. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

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Currently, a lot of people relieve tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our World, whereas other people think tourism is the most important factor in our world. In my opinión we finally should not stop tourism´s growth since if we do, some countries´s ecconomy will not improve ever.

The first point to make is that as far as I am concerned there are a lot of countries, for example in Africa that the only way of getting money is thanks to the tourism, so if this industry disappeared many countries would become poorer than they are. How ever, we sould also say that there are many historical countries with a lot of monuments and historical values that becouse of tourism, they are getting damaged little by little. Another thing to bear in mind is that there are many touristic cities and countries that all the people want to visit and what is more doing tourism is the best way to know other coultures and ways of live, so why should we stop this industry? In conclusión, I believe that we should preserve all the monuents and historical things so that our descendants could visit them. We must visit the world to see how local people live. I consider that tourism is the best thing in life. By Daniela Peiró 4o C

Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in the World. We should stop it´s growth inmediatly. Tourism is sometimes a very destructive industry because there are a lot of different places where the people can go in all the different stations because not in all the countries the weather is the same. In my opinion, tourism is the most destructive industry and I think that we should change in some ways when we go abroad. It doesn´t matter if the country is our neighbour or is on the other side of the world. The first point to make is that I consider that tourism is the most destructive industry because when we go to another country that is diferent from our´s, we do the same things and those things could be bad in the other country. As far as I´m concerned, we almost never respect in the same way a foreing country than ours. One example is dropping litter in the correct place. This is why I personally think that tourism can be very destructive. Another thing to bear in mind is that in foreing countries, we waste to much money than in ours, like buying souvenirs and all that stuff. However it is true that with that money we can help the country too but it´s not a good way to stop the inmediatly growth. In conclusión, I think that to stop this growth we must help also more people and respect the countries habits. By Rafael Alonso 4º C

“Tourism is one or the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop its growth immediately”

Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop its growth immediately.

The globalization is making the tourism more and more popular. People can travel to the other side of the world faster and easily, so it makes a lot of tourism, especially on holidays. In my point of view it is very good, not only the number of tourists because they can visit the place, but also for the country or place visited, because they earn a lot of money. One thing to bear in mind is the point of view of the tourist. People nowadays find it very easy to travel around the world, so people while they travel, they increase them culture. I believe the best way to use the tourism is if we use it to learn. However, not everybody travel for that reason, some people, for example, travel when there is an important event (like a football match) and isn´t as good as they think because I consider they are wasting a lot of money if they just don´t visit the country they are travelling to. The second point to make is to see the tourism by the point of view of the place or country visited. In my point of view, tourism means money for the country, so I am completely for tourism. Although as I said before, when there is a special event that attracts a lot of tourists it is the best way for the country to earn some money if they need it. In conclusion, I think that we should do everything we can to increase the tourism, not only to visit and learn things, but also to improve the economy of the place visited.

As far as I’m concerned, tourism is not destructive; it is a way of having fun. We do not really want to use tourism as a way of destructing the environment, is use to relax.

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The first point to make is that, as I see it, tourism is the way people can relax, and disconnect from their job and family. Furthermore, we can also benefit from tourism; we can get money from it, and also we can hire people to sell journeys, voyages, travels…Although, it is true that using natural places, such as forests or jungles, like if the people who visit them are not going to make any damage to it, is totally incredible. People damage the environment, and that’s the reason why people want to exact rules to tourists. Consequently, I think that trying to stop it is useless cause we get a lot of benefits from it, and it does not cause too much damages to the environment; totally the opposite, it makes people will live happier, and a consequence of it would be that they work in a better way and the economy will progress.

By Ana Fernández 4º A

By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º C

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80 Is tourism one of the most destructive industries? Many people think that tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world and we should stop its growth immediately. In my opinion, we should stop its growth because some countries are getting very destroyed, although other countries get a lot of benefits from tourism. The first point to make is that I consider that there are a lot of different types of tourism and not all of them destroy the country. In Africa there are a lot of tourists that go there for hunting elephants or other animals, which really destroys its wildlife. Instead of hunting animals, people could go to Africa and look to all its wildlife in safari that don´t hurt any animal and it’s an extraordinary experience. Another thing to bear in mind is all the rubbish that people leave when they go abroad. There are a lot of incredible photographs from natural places like beaches, forests or lakes that are completely full of rubbish. The fact of dropping litter destroys the natural landscape and kills the wild animals that live there. Furthermore, when people go to sunny and hot places they can start easily a fire and destroy kilometers of trees. In conclusion, I think that we should be more careful when we go on holyday and stop the growth of tourism in some places because they are getting really destroyed and maybe start another way of tourism that doesn´t hurt the wildlife of the country. By Covadonga Garrido 4º C

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Some people think that tourism is the best way to get a better economy for a country. In my opinion, we dhould always do what we can to attract tourist to come to our contry. It makes us know more things about other side of the world. The first point to make is that I consider that my country is one of the most visited place in the world because you can find beache, mountains or countryside. However, not all is good. Sometimes places could be overcrowed and it can be a little bit uncomfortable. What is more, some tourists came to Spain and they stay there for years. Another thing to bear in mind is that tourists spend a lot of money in our shops, hotels and that makes our economy improve. Although they may be sending their money to their families, for example, if they are working in Sapin and send a part of their salary to help them. Furthermore, if we spend money in other countries and tourist spend money in our country, the economy of the world also gets better. In conclusion, I think that we should do everything w can to help our economy, and may be the tourism is the best way to do it. I believe that this helps to make the globalitation better. We must help any country ever though it is other economy. By Carmen Martín 4º C

81 Opinion essay Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world. We should stop its grown immediately. In my opinion we should try to change the way that we visit foreign countries, and try to practice more ecological tourist instead, which will not destroy the environment as we are doing now. The first point to make is that tourism is one of the most important benefits our country has nowadays. We are constantly building hotels, shopping centers and lots of facilities to satisfied tourist´s necessaries , which give high quantities of money. However , those works just contribute to pollute the environment and making it less healthy for living. Another thing to bear in mind is that tourism make us waste too much money in trips by expensive transports like planes or giant ships which although they are so fast, they are changing the way of living of many animals. Furthermore , it also makes us more interested in other places, that we don´t appreciate the place we are living in, and we rather visit far away countries. In conclusion I consider that we should try to research different ways to know places, which doesn´t hurt a lot the environment as they does now in develop countries like ours. I believe that tourism is very important, because everyone should have the opportunity, to visit other countries but in a moderate way. Bu María de la Torre 4º A

Opinion Essay Tourism is one of the most destructive industries in our world; we should stop its growth immediately Sometimes tourism cause destruction in our world but there are also other habits that can cause destruction in our world. In my opinion, tourism is one of the most destructive industries, and in summer many people expend the free time travelling abroad. The first point to make is that I consider that nowadays tourism is so important and more if it is summer and you have holidays, but tourism its growing more and more and it’s destructive for our world. However, not all the things about tourism are positive. Many people damage the typical monuments of the places they visit. What is more, it’s not the fair repairing the monuments because of the people that caused damages. Another thing to bear in my mind is that in countries like ours people waste too much money in parties or going wild. Isn’t it better to expend it in other things that don’t cause damage for our world? Although they may be in the situation of the destruction they cause. Furthermore, one day they will consider all the damage they caused before but it will be late. In conclusion, I think that we should helps the world and do better things in order not to destroy it. We can help it. I believe that these consequences will change in the next years, even though we can do it better right now. By Ana Salazar 4º C

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Teenagers

Teenagers on the media – what do they think?

When you turn on the TV or you watch the news, do you listen to news about teens? And, have you ever heard anything positive of them? Anything good about them? Or is it always related with vandalism, alcohol, smoking or crime? Well, that is the topic we are going to talk now. When you are a teenager, there could be two points of view, extremely optimistic or extremely pessimistic. Firsts are funny, maybe hilarious. They laugh of all, that’s why elderly call them irresponsible. It is true that some of them enjoy breaking things, joking, smoking or drinking, but it does not mean that all of them are criminals. On the other hand, we have pessimistic teens. There is a Spanish idiom that says that a pessimistic is an optimistic well informed. Lots of them are too worried about their future, their career or their job. Adults prefer them because they do not argue, because they are not shelf-confident enough! They don´t want to go out however they could be good friends. To sum up, we are complicated and I understand it, but it shouldn´t mean that on the news, films and series teenagers should be presented as rebels. We are growing up and TV doesn´t help. Two stupid teens making noise are more famous than a studious one. In my opinion, teenagers must make their parents know what they feel, and media won´t be so aggressive with us, I hope. By Alonso de Íñigo 4º A

The teenagers fells: What do people think about teenagers? Do you think that people have a bad idea from teenagers? Lets imagine that there would not be teenagers for one day in our society, do you think people could live better? Nowadays, teenagers have changed a lot in our society. In the past tenagers didn´t use to have anything than we have today. Nowadays, teenagers have all they want and they don´t need to go out with friends to have fun. Now teenagers have videogames, TV´s and Computers and that´s why I think that teenagers feel that old people hate them for any reason because when teenagers do something bad like disturbing, vandalism or whatever the old people always tend to say the same thing. In my point of view, adults should start thinking we´re essential for them in the future because teenagers would help them when they´re old. I think that old people would live better without teenagers because they would live in a more relaxing way. All in all, I´m sure teenagers are essential in our society, but some of the consequences of this would be positive and negative. What is more, as far as I´m concerned, it would be difficult to live whithout teenagers. By Rafael Alonso 4º C

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The other teenager’s face:

Teenagers are always accused of being bad influences and criminals. The media shows the worst part of our future generation and that’s the main reason why people think that nowadays teenagers don’t work. Whether if we like it or not, we would all probably have to admit that newspapers usually talk about the juvenile delinquency and they don’t show the good job that they do. It’s true that there is a group of teenagers who don’t work or even study, but that’s not common. In my opinion, most of teenagers study and there is a small group of them that work because of their family situations. However, there is always a bad part, and in this case is that some teenagers commit crimes. These are the things that are front-page news and not the good ones. As a result, people think that that’s normal, even when it’s not. All in all, I think that these news make people believe that all teenagers are criminals. The only way to make them change their minds is to show them the other face of teenagers. By Clara Álvaro 4º A

The first opportunity to one adolescents. How it feels to be a teenager today? Do you know that feeling? Let´s imagine for a second how I feel everyday. And imagine what are the perception by others of us. Could you survive? Firstly, I am an adolescent and if I like or not, I admit that we are not similar those teenagers from 19th Century. Personally, I think that we are more rebel than they used to be. But old people talk about us as we are criminals. And you know who do we feel? No, of course not. As far as I am concerned I feel like if I was the worst person in the world. They didn’t give us an opportunity to give our points of view. Secondly, I am going to talk about how teenagers are perceived by others. It is true that we are not so good as (in other period) teenagers were, but now this is the reason why everything, and they use this excuse for all. For example when something happened and it appeared in the tv, elderly people tend to blame teenagers for that. All in all, I am sure that when we will be old, we must have the same perception of the future teenagers that old people have about us now. By Carlota Moreno 4º C

83 Teenagers against the world Nowadays, everybody thinks that teenagers are irresponsible and that they just want to have a good life without working, but. It is true? Do they only want to go with friends and have fun? Nobody cares about teenagers’ opinion, so. How teenagers feel really? Teenagers are in an age that they feel like different and they think that nobody cares about them, that nobody understands them, but I don’t feel like them, I think age is a very nice time; I can go out with my friends, I can go alone wherever I want and I have more responsibility that I used to be. However being a teenager is not all good, I have to work harder because my future is near and I have to make one, make a good one, so I have to work hard. My parents are paying more attention to me because I do different things and they are not all good, I have more responsibilities. To sum up, I think we are not like people think, they only seer our bad things and the good things invisible for them, but if they weren’t too narrow-minded, I am sure that they would see as better than they think we are. All in all, I think that being a teenager is a nice experience. By Javier Cantarero 4º A

TEEN’S FEELINGS Do actually teenagers nowadays have the opportunity to give their opinion and show how they feel? Do you imagine a world where teenagers would have the control of your society? Or do you think teens would destroy it because of their behavior?

Firstly, I think teenagers do not have the opportunity to show their opinion or their ideas because there are people who think they will not give any good idea to march on. I agree up to the point that all teenagers will give wrong and bad ideas, not all are the same, there are some who do not get interested on the progress of society so they do not give any good idea, but there are others who want the best for the world. So, I think that teens can do such good things for us; they have our future on their hands, and they need people supporting them. Summarizing, I believe that teens need to have the opportunity to explain their selves, and then trust on their ideas, so they will do the world better than now it is. They want people to listen them and taking their ideas like important ones, so they feel prepare to take part on the society. By Ana Fernández 4º A

Real view of teenagers Sometimes when old people, listen the Word “teenager” they feel “sick”, because they associate this word with bad boys and girls that are always doing wrong things. Why do so many old people think like this? In my opinion, this situation it is not fair. Because I recognize that there are some teenagers very impolite and others that do bad things or they tend to have very bad ideas. However old people cannot judge all teenagers like me and think that we are bad people for a new crazy teens with a bad behavior. Although if all teenagers judge old people for only see bad people older than us, we would see everybody from a bad point of view. I don’t like people judging me only for being a teenager. I recognize that sometimes we do things wrongly or maybe we speak louder or we are more active and crazy than old people, but I think it is normal of our age. This does not mean that we are bad people or criminals. In conclusion, I am not happy with the image that people have of teenagers. They have to accept us and do not judge. Because some years ago they were our age and maybe they made mistakes. By Marta San José 4º A

ARE ALL TEENAGERS VANDALIST? When you take the newspaper and read any news about teenagers, is it always bad? Are all teenagers as bad as people think? Let’s imagine you were a teenager, what would you do? Being a teen nowadays isn´t as easy as people think: lots of stress, lots of homework and lots of your parent’s pressure. Personally, I think it is hard, not only because all the things we have to do, but also because we are changing from stop being kids, and start being adult, which makes us sometimes do stupid things like vandalism. Every teenager wants to be popular, and with the new technologies some teenagers take bad image of the celebrities as role models. However, adults think all the teenagers are criminals and vandalisms, but it isn´t true. Well, it is true that almost every news they read in the newspaper about teens, are about illegal things they´ve done, but in my opinion that doesn´t mean that everything that a teenager do is bad, it means that when an average teenager doesn´t do anything wrong doesn’t appear on TV or on the newspaper, and the news just report the bad things teens do. People need to change their point of view. All in all, some teenagers are vandalism and they like getting in trouble to be more popular, but those teenagers are a small percentage. What is more, as far as I concerned, teens could be better, as they are not trying their best to be good persons. By Jaime Sánchez-Blanco 4º C

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84 WRONG SOCIAL OPINION ABOUT TEENAGERS When you listen about teenagers in the media, what kind of things do you tend to listen to? Do those news give you a positive or a negative point of view? Probably, media makes you have a terrible perception about young people, but is it true? Nowadays, media tends to show “the dark side” of the society, whether we like it or not. We´re always hearing about crimes committed by young people, lazy students that never work hard, rude teenagers and so on. However, where is the positive point of teens? Media never shows it! In my view, being a teenager has great things and also negative ones, not only horrible as media suggests. Those great things are that you are supposed to be responsible, so you can become independent and study to have a nice future. On the other hand, there are teens that think they are adults and do things they shouldn´t. They are the “criminal teens” that TV shows. But this “criminals” are a tiny part of all the teens in the world, so media is so obsessed with bad teens. The “perfect teen” is who gets great marks at school, who helps poor people, who works hard in the live. Fortunately, we can find lots of those great people. Teenagers are feeling sad because of media opinion about them, they do not think that they are as bad people as teens on TV. All in all, I am convinced that media must change their opinion about us. They can show “criminals” but they may show “great teens” also. This would be terrific for the society because people could see the real way of life of young people. By Miguel Toroja 4º A

the undervalue opinion of a teenager: Everybody thinks that teenagers cause too many problems to our society, becouse the seem to be lazy,they don´t want to hear their parents or sometimes, they have crazy ideas.they don´t usually understand what adults advise them. But, has anyone let them express their point of view about those topics? wether we like or not, we are understimated by the society, becouse we can´t intend to be as mature as adults are, but this is something that we couldn´t change. It´s true that some teenagers tend to have inconsistent behaviours, don´t want to study or arque with adults becouse of silly things , but the society do not have to make a general opinion about these behabour, becouse teenagers have too many good ideas that could help adults to make better decisions. in the other hand, teenagers should have opportunities to express their point of view about society problems in magazines or newspapers, to demostrate how valuable they could be if someone relies on them. Personally , I think that it could change adults mind about us and the will probably refuse to criticize us as much as they sometimes do. In conclusion, we have to be realistic about teenagers behavour and try to value their opinion in a more positive way, becouse they can contribute to society with their new ideas that in a near future, could renovate our country and in general , the future societies. By María de la Torre 4º A

The behaviour and life of teenagers How would you feel if you were a teenager? How teenagers are perceived by others? Let´s imagine for a second that you are a teenager. How do you mean? Whether we like it or not, we would all probably think how it feels to be a teenager. Personally, I am a teenager and I know how it feels. Nevertheless, there are a lot of people that there aren´t teenagers and they think that they are always watching TV, playing computer games and listening to music. Furthermore, these people think that teenagers do more bad things that good ones. They think that they usually do graffitis, they smoke, they have drugs problems and things like that. In my opinion, there are many teenagers that do not do these things and are a very good people. All in all, I am sure that a lot of people don´t know the real life of teenagers and their behaviour. They usually think that they do bad things and they are bad people. As far as I´m concerned, teenagers can always change and you no always have to think that they are bad. By Carlota Lago 4º C

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85 If you are an adolescent, how do you feel? Have you ever thought about how are we perceived by adults? Do you relieve people´s perception of teenagers has changed during the years or maybe you think it needs changing? Nowadays, in our society people tend to have a bad image of teenagers, specially elderly people. In our society I think being a teenager could be sometimos a little bit irritable since adults and old people have a bad image of us. They do not usually us or have a wrong perception of us as they think we are very often influenced by others, such as friends to do bad things because we wanta to be popular and we tend to think that doing these things make us cooler in our school. Despite all these things I think we are not all that bad. The only thing is that we arre not all polite that we used to be or we are not so respectful with older people. I would like elderly people to change their perception but we need to make some effort to change our attittude with adults. We could try to talk to them with more respectfully. All in all, I am sure that our image of teenagers could improve despite the fact that currently there are a lot of news about bad behaviour in adolescents. I believe we would get it with a little bit of effort.

DOES SOCIETY FOCUS ON THE BAD SIDE OF THE TEENHOOD? Nowadays, talking about teenagers is more or less the same as talking about idleness, rebelliousness, bad life habits, and so on. So it has a negative meaning. Bur, are we all like that? And, what is more important, can we do anything to change that way of thinking? On the one hand, adults should know that we are not all that bad, and that press takes part on this negative idea they have about the people of my age. We are constantly hearing news or reading articles that criticize teenagers and show the bad side of that group of people. On the other hand, teenagers take the other part of the blame. We know that elder people have that negative view about us and there´s nothing we do about that. In my opinion, we should encourage the society to see the good things we make and don´t let them focus on the bad news and criticism. All in all, we should start to society the good things we make and don´t let them focus on the bad side that press offers because, if we don´t do it, no-one will. By Clara López 4º A.

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TEENAGERS NOWADAYS Teenagers nowadays Do you know how it feels a teenager nowadays? Why does the society have that image of teenagers? Does people perception of teenagers need to change? Whether older people like it or not, teenagers are part of our society and they have to live together. Personally I don´t think the bad image that people have of teenagers is true. Being a teenager nowadays is not very easy, you aren´t a child but you can´t do what adults do. You can´t drink or smoke, so you go to special places to do it and sometimes they are dangerous. Also, by doing that you have to lie to your parents and that creates a bad relationship. However, not all the teenagers break into cars, start a fight in a mall or shoot someone like people think. This image needs changing because being a teenager is hard enough to have to listen people talking about your behavior when maybe you are a really good teen. All in all, I am sure not everybody has a bad image about us, only older people. They have a close mind and think that people with 16 years nowadays are criminals or alcoholics. By Covadonga Garrido 4º C

Have you ever thought if nowadays you are a teenager? Do you like the stress life that teenagers bear because the exams or the school life in general? Or do you prefer the life of the adolescents that don´t have to workand have a lot of time to be with friends? On one hand, I understand people that think teenagers life is so difficult, firstly because I am an adolescent and I know how is this life, but seconly people taht think so, in my opinion are wrong. The teens life it is so difucult not only for the exams aor the school but also because they are depeloping like an adult and they have to choose for a lot of answers for a lot of questions that they are coming up with. On the other hand, I totally understand people that say teens life is the best period of ours lives because there are a long ages that you are living and experiencing good things. People that think so say too that teenagers work can´t be compared with a lot of hardwork of an adult. All in all, I am sure that teenagers lifeis a good life and I think all the adolescent must take advantage of their life because theese good times won´t come back. By José A. Pujana 4º C

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Stories

THE BIGGEST SURPRISE EVER

Pacific Ocean

Summer time was coming in Chicago, just one day left. Marc and his wife were planning their vacations all around the world, starting in Spain and finishing in Australia. “This summer will be the Best summer ever!” He exclaimed. So he phoned all the hotels they wanted to go to, reserved all the guided tours, spas…just one thing left, the airline tickets! Without them, obviously, they couldn´t fly! So finally he went to the airport and bought them. Everything was ready for the fantastic trip! He was walking alone in the dark, when he found a little puppy in a backstreet way home. The puppy was really small and thin, and he was eating leftover chicken from the trash. “Poor puppy!”-Marc thought-“Come with me, you seem really really hungry and thirsty” –Marc said to the puppy. So he picked it up to his home. Already in his home, Marc gave to the puppy a bog bowl of water and another with dog food. The puppy was really happy; he had saved its life! “You don´t have a dog collar or anything that can help us find your owners. What can we do?”-He exclaimed worried- “Wait! I know! Let’s go to the vet and ask the vets if they can read you microchip!-The wife replied. The puppy barked happily. So they drove to the closest vet and when they arrived, they found the solution to this big deal; the vets would read the microchip and would guess whose the puppy was. But the problem was that the couple had to stay in Chicago for a minimum of 1 week to wait for the result and in 1 week, their vacations would have gone, but they didn’t care, they stayed. 1 week later, a person phoned Marc. “Hi?”-Marc said-“Hi! Am I talking with Marc Jones?”.”Yes you are sir”-he replied. I´ve heard that 1 week ago, you found a little puppy in the street and someone wants to thank you”.”Oh! yes I did, who wants to talk with me?”. “Hi Marc, I´m Rihanna…” And it had been the most surprising thing that had ever happened to them, and probably would.

It was a cold foggy and rainy night in February, when Geoffrey and Patrick decided to take a boat and take some photos of the wonderful views of the Pacific Ocean in 1997. Patrick and Geoffrey were two well-known photographers in London and a magazine hired them to capture the beauty of San Francisco. When they arrived at the pier, they met the owner of the boat that they were going to rent. “Hey! My name is will, short for William Geal Johnson, I m the captain of this boat”, he said excitedly “I’m Patrick, nice to meet you, captain will”, said Patrick “les´t go! We only have 3 hours because we´ll be back around 11 at the latest” Will added. As time passed, they started taking really nice pictures and they lost track of time “what time is it, guys?” captain asked. “ohh my god! It´s too late!” said Geoffrey “oh my goodness! Let´s go home now!” Will said nervously, so his voice was shaking. Suddenly, when they were turning the boat they realize that they didn’t have any more gasoline and they were in the middle of the ocean. The captain started to panic and, later on, he passed out. Patrick tried to take control of the situation, but it was too late. The waves were huge and the boat too small. “What are we going to do now? I don’t want to die, I’m young! It´s all your fault !” Geoffrey whimpered “shut up, Geoffrey. I’m getting nervous too” he replied. Two days after the accident, the realized that the tide had carried them to an island and they were safe after this entire problem. It had been the most surprising thing that had ever happened to them, and probably ever would.

By Alejandra Pérez 1º B

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Surfing with my big friend It had been raining all week, and Pablo was very disappointed due to the horrible summer he was spending in Cantabria. After having spent one week lying on bed in his hotel room, his mum implored him to get out of bed instead of spending the whole day regretting how much he missed his house and his friends. Pablo was not very keen on obeying his mum; however, he made an effort and decided to take a walk to make her happy. When he was walking absently, he spotted a cool poster in a wall, “Surf Lessons” it said. He had always wanted to surf and that could be his opportunity, he took his mobile phone out of his pocket, dialed the phone number and a friendly voice picked up the phone: “Hi! My name is Ruben from Oyambre Surf”, said the friendly voice. Pablo signed up in the lessons and he was very excited about it. When he got to the beach, he met Ruben; he seemed as friendly as his voice. Ruben explained Pablo some basic surf tips and finally, the moment which Pablo had been expecting arrived; they entered the icy water and Pablo started to feel the strength of the waves on his body, covered by a thick wetsuit, realizing that surf was not as easy as ABC. At the end of Pablo´s first lesson, Ruben asked him if he wanted to surf in a deeper area to catch bigger waves; in spite of his fears, Pablo agreed to Ruben’s offer and he would never regret about it. When they were paddling with their hands, they suddenly saw a big water jet; it was the spiracle of an enormous whale. Pablo and Ruben were amazed about the giant size of the whale compared with them and their surfboards. It had been the most surprising thing that had ever happened to them, and probably ever would. By Inés Aguilera 1º B

When they arrived for the first time, Paul knew immediately that it would be a much better experience tan he had already imagined. Although the atmosphere wasn´t the most appropriate, Paul had a feeling. It was one of those cloudy days in which you don´t want to do anything. The weather changed outside but in the hospital, everything was always the same: the constant cold atmosphere, people who only felt sadness, and white walls everywhere. Paul and his family had been waiting for that day for almost a whole year, that is to say, since doctors diagnosed Paul with a problem related with his lungs and the essential need of nonstop breathing, which included the high risk operation that he would have to undergo. When the operating room was ready, doctors called Paul, who was holding hands with his mother, and instantly all his family caught their breath and sighed. That room was, surprisingly, really warm and decorated with bright colours on the walls. It was totally different from the rest of the hospital. The operation started and in the waiting room, it was too difficult for his family to hide their worries. Suddenly the doctor left the operating room to tell them it was more difficult than they had expected to and the child wasn´t safe yet. They couldn´t avoid expecting the worse even Paul´s young age, meanwhile the nurse was trying to make them keep the calm. An hour later, the operation finished and luckily, everything was all right. When Paul woke up from his long dream, he couldn´t hide his happiness. His family proved that it was being like if their biggest dream came true. It had been the most surprising thing that had ever happened to them, and probably would. By Marta Álvarez 1º B

THE SANDSTORM In 1990 my parents married. It was a wedding that nobody could ever forget. There was dancing, dinner and also cocktail. After that unsurpassable day, they went to Egypt for 2 weeks to have their honey moon. The first trip they did was to see the Great Pyramid of Gizeh. The next day, they went to a desert to have the tour to ride a camel. There were 8 tourists with them. They were taking pictures while the guide was explaining the main characteristics of the desert. When suddenly, a big sandstorm covered them. Nobody could see anything because the sand was too thick and they only saw brownish figures. “Help!” the tourist shrieked. But nobody could help them.

They had to walk for around 3 hours when they found a shelter. My parents entered first and they saw stranger drawings on the wall. The guide examined them and he trough that they could tell a new story about the Egyptian culture in the past. Finally, when the sandstorm had finished, they went out and they found that the shelter was a pyramid that had been discovered by them. Nowadays, it is an important museum that everybody visits. It had been the most surprising thing that had ever happened to them, and probably ever would. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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Driving

Lowering the driving age:

Should the legal age of driving be lowered from 18 to 16? There is a big difference between the legal requirements in different countries and a lot of disagreement about what the best age to learn to drive is. I am convinced that maturity plays a major role in driving as age does, and I will discuss the reasons why in this essay. Firstly, to my mind, there is no question that statistics show that young drivers are involved in thousands of fatal accidents each year, being a principal cause of death amongst teenagers. It has been proven that skills are more developed at a higher age, and lowering the age of driving from 18 to 16 could have dreadful consequences. Furthermore, if teenagers who sometimes are not mature enough to drive, try to show off to impress their friends, will increase possibilities of having an accident. As far as I’m concerned, driving is a hard activity and requires preparation to develop certain skills; this means driving lessons to help young drivers to gain confidence and experience. Some people claim that driving at an early age will help young drivers improve their skills. However, I believe that your skills just depend on your time of preparation, and awareness is essential to drive properly too. In conclusion, driving is a dangerous activity which requires preparation, concentration, and responsibility. As it is a principal cause of death in our society, lowering the legal age of driving to 16 is a non-direct way of killing young people. By Inés Aguilera 1º B

OPINION ESSAY

⇾Lowering the driving age

Over the years, there has been much debate about what is the best age to learn how to drive. This may seem like a simple question but there is a huge contradiction between people who defend sixteen years old as the perfect age whereas there are other people who are convinced that eighteen years old is enough. I certainly believe that a sixteen-year-old teenager cannot drive a car on their own not only because of the lack of safety and responsibility but also because two years actually make a big difference. First and foremost, to my mind there is no question that fatal accidents are normally a native of roads. It has been proven that an eighteen-year-old driver will be safer than a new sixteen-year-old driver. In other words, younger drivers are proner to have accidents than other ones, as a matter of not having so many years of experience. In addition, teenagers are usually reckless having impulsive behavior, even more when they are with friends, it would be very likely just trying to show off on the road. Whilst it is true that falling off the driving age will make easier going wherever you want being a teenager and not bothering parents, a determining factor might be the huge growth both in accidents and traffic jams. It is widely accepted that waiting for the legal age is the best to prevent road catastrophes. In conclusion, it is often said that keeping the limit in eighteen years old is such a good idea for our social safety. As far as I am concerned, waiting for two more years would not mean a difference in their lives. Gaining confidence and maturity is the key for becoming a serious driver. By Marta Álvarez 1º B

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... A Car Opinion essay

Driving age from 18 to 16? Nowadays, in Spain, the driving age has been imposed in 18 years, but many people think that 18 is a very high age for driving and teenagers need to learn how to drive earlier. The question is whether the driving age should stay 18 or whether it should decrease. It is true in my view that the government shouldn´t decrease the driving age. First of all, teenagers who are 14 or 16 aren´t as mature as people who are 18. However, there are specific cases, the majority of them. They have more experience and they know more about life and traffic than 16 teenagers. So if the age decreases, traffic accidents will increase, because 16 teenagers are very immature and they just want to get crazy without looking for others. Secondly, if the age decreases, the use of the bicycle, the underground, the bus and even walking, will decrease with it, because 16 teenagers will get use to using the car everywhere they go and we will pollute our country more than it is. In conclusion, the government shouldn´t decrease the driving age in Spain. To my mind, we are very immature for that huge responsibility, the responsibility of driving a car, because we are not just driving, we are playing with our lives.

Lowering the driving age from 18 to 16

Over the years, the driving age has generated discussion between people who are for and against. As far as I am concerned, the best age to start driving is 18. Not only you are older, but also you think your behavior better. First are foremost, many accidents are caused by people who are 18, because they want to look the best or they drink alcohol and then, they take the car. If the age was reduced, I believe that there would be more accidents. Furthermore, a person who are less than 18 are irresponsibility until he becomes an adult, so he isn´t to be blamed for damaging passengers. Some people claim that it should be lowered because when you are 16, you are not allowed to drink alcohol. And also, parents are more comfortable if their children have their own car. To sum up, the driving age is good right now, not only for drivers and passengers, but also for pedestrians. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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Films A REVIEW (FILM)

Continuing the success of cartoons films, the latest worldwide box-office smash is Monsters University. This far-fetched movie was the most watched during the summer, not only in Europe but also in the USA, where it has been performed for the first time with Walt Disney Pictures as the main distributor, Monsters University combines different film genres such as comedy, fantasy, animation and adventures. The film deals with a pretty good example of personal overcoming which hits the big screen. The film is costarred by Mike Wazowski and James P.Sullivan as the main characters, Mike is a young monster who dreams of becoming a scarer since ever. As the film progresses, it can be seen the difficult relationship between both of them; firstly they were adversaries and finally, they became being inseparable friends in just two hours of film. By reaching Mike´s goal, the audience could appreciate the hidden courage of perseverance. In addition, it also shows the memorable thing of giving someone a chance for both changing and improving theirselves. It is often said that cartoon films are only designed for young children. However, the average age of the audience was around mid-age adults and teenagers. Perhaps it is not the most unpredictable film I have ever seen but I really found it light-hearted and inspiring. Whether you watch the 2D or 3D version it is shown that many scenes are actually wellproduced. As for the acting and dubbing, watching it in English could make a great difference on account of original versions are better, not only because of the script but also because of the voices. If you do not like films that are certainly predictable, this movie is definitely not for you. On the other hand, if you are looking for a film that can keep you laughing and entertained, you owe it to yourself to see Monster University. As far as I am concerned, it is an animated classic film made for everyone. By Marta Álvarez 1º B

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Mamma Mia! One of the best films I´ve ever seen is Mamma Mia, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, written by Catherine Johnson and starring Amanda Selyfried, Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosman. Amanda´s performance as Sophie is frighteningly realistic and cleverly illustrates how crazy and dreamer Sophie´s behavior is. Meryl displays some excellent acting skills as Donna, Sophie´s mum and the alleged couple of Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosman), Henry Bright (Colin Firth) and Bill (Stellan Skarsgard). Mamma Mia is about the history of Donna and her daughter, Sophie, who owns a small hotel on a Geek island, and wants to get married Sky. For the weeding, Donna has invited her 2 best friends and Sophie her 2 best friends to and has secretly invited three guests of her own, her supposed fathers. Throughout history, Sophie will try to find her real father and finally her freedom to live with Sky. The film was recorded in the blue beaches of Greece, which has some amazing landscapes and the interesting location shows us the real beauty of the country, with its transparent ocean water, the incredible mountains and volcanoes and the variety of wild plants and animals. Last but not least, there is a tremendous soundtrack with a wide range of 80´s music, because it´s based in ABBA´s records that will have you dancing in your seat. I thoroughly recommend this film to you, if you like musicals, because if you don´t, maybe you won´t like it, because they are always dancing and singing. Mamma Mia is definitely my best film. By Alejandra Pérez 1º B

91 The Butler Have you ever studied the recent History of the world’s most powerful nation? I certainly have, but definitely I did not understand it right until I watched “The Butler”. In this film, you are shown the lives and periods of government of the USA Presidents from Eisenhower to Reagan and also Obama. The whole story is explained by a black man who is taught to be a butler, while being a child who works as a slave in a cotton farm. Since then, he starts a lifelong journey which takes him to the White House, where he meets its residents, which change from time to time. The natural and realistic role that Forest Whitaker plays is to be admired, as well as a marvellous acting from the famous TV presenter Oprah Winfrey, which could well be worth an Oscar. The risqué topic treated all throughout the movie, involving racism, democracy and freedom, makes it a masterpiece, drawing a meticulous portrayal of the American situation in the second half of the last century. Nevertheless, this gripping but not fast-moving film develops with the seriousness and slowness required by the plot. The Butler has been a massive blockbuster, due to its well-based structure. It is a definite must-see for any one interested in History or just curious. The film is a fantastic, mind-blowing and thought-provoking production. By Ignacio Vasserot Tolmos 1ºB

BILLY ELLIOT “Billy Elliot” is an extremely good British film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring the brilliant actor and dancer Jamie Bell. The film come out in 2000 and it is a dramatic masterpiece set in the UK miner´s strike of 1984-1985. “Billy Elliot” is the moving and mind-blowing story about Billy, an eleven years old child, whose dad and brother are miners. His life radically changes when, instead of going to his weekly boxing lesson, he decides to try ballet lessons surreptitiously. Suddenly, Billy discovers his dancing skills and his ballet teacher helps him to work out because he was pretty talented. However, his family don´t support him; ballet is thought to be an activity for girls, and his father and brother don´t want him to do it. Nevertheless, Billy keeps dancing and training to achieve his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer. The film is completely inspiring; it encourages viewers to follow their dreams. I believe the plot is very gripping and light-hearted. As for de acting, Jamie Bell was an upand-coming actor when he was only a child, due to his convincing performance; and this film set the foundation for his acting and dancing career. If you need strength to follow your dreams, this film is definitely for you. “Billy Elliot” is simply inspiring and thought-provoking, with a mesmerizing plot. I highly recommend it to everyone. By Inés Aguilera 1º B

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92 MANUAL DE MARCA

The motorcycle diary The Last film I saw was “the motorcycle diary”. The film came out in 2004 direct by Brazilian director Walter Salles .This stunning film was adapted from the travels notes of Ernesto “Che” Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition and tells the story of an 8,000 mile trip by motorcycle, raft, truck and foot, from Argentina to Peru, by Ernesto Guevara de la Serna and his friend Alberto Granado, since they left their live woudl change forever. What I like most about this amazing film are the different cultures and people that they meet during all their trip, which are going to change their way of thinking. And the well-produced plod that totally catches you during all the film. All things considered, if you are a fan of adventure films you will enjoy this incredible story that has a really important massage: “let the world change you, and you will change the world”.

Review

By Anonymous 1º B

A walk to remember is a stunning film by Adam Shankman which is set a high school of North California, USA. It talks about how a relationship can turn into a romance. The plot of the film is very shocking and it teaches you how life is, but it is also realistic. The film is divided into two parts. The first one explains how the main characters are and how they meet. The second part is about the ability of overcoming big problems. Many scenes are very gripping because they are fast moving and light hearted, and also the twists and turns of a plot. Furthermore, the main characters were up-and-coming with this film. The way I interpreted the film, in my opinion, it tries to make you think about how the same things always affect the same people. Furthermore, the actors are very good because they manage to make you feel like you are inside the film. One of the things I liked the most is the soundtrack, because they used well-known songs such as “Dancing in the moonlight”. I would definitely recommend this film to people who like romantic films because this particular film teaches you about love and how it can beat anything. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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93 ACRAM ED LAUNAM

GRAND PIANO This is the last Spanish thriller, plenty of classical music and intrigue. The last film of Eugenio Mirá hit the big screen last twenty five October, with a fast moving plot, full of twists and turns that makes this film as an extraordinary masterpiece. Elijah Wood is Tom Selznick, a successful pianist who left the sceneries five years ago, when he made a mistake playing an impossible piece, The Cinquette. Now, he has returned to the music but, before starting the show, he finds in his own sheet music the following message: “if you miss any note, you wild die”. Tom has to discover who is the strange and what his purposes are. The fight against the mysterious sniper will make Tom faces his fears, and try again to success playing the impossible Cinquette. Grand Piano’s script is very exciting, and all the characters are well-built. When you watch the trailer, you sure think: “Wow, it seems to be a very good movie”, and when you come to the cinema, you will find that the film doesn’t disappoint you. The plot catches you, becoming more and more intriguing. It is true that there are some far-fetched scenes, but the film is really worthwhile. If you like fast-moving films, with a plot plenty of twists and turns and a lot of intrigue, this film is for you. Grand piano will satisfy all the spectators thirsty of suspense and action. By Luis Serrano 1º C

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Writing a for and against essay

For and against essay

Scientists being able to manipulate the weather is a controversial issue in nowaday´s society. Generally speaking, more and more people are supporting the huge change that could mean the discovery as a beneficial thing for the planet. However, there are some others who completely disagree not only because of the worrying consequences that could result, but also because the weather in that way is fine. On the one hand, some scientists claim that manipulating the weather has exactly the same qualities as natural weather but will be beneficial for the planet since our natural plant and animal resources are on the verge of suffering a constant wear because of both climate change and other environmental problems. In other words, experts blame for the future catastrophe. In addition, being in charge of the control of the weather is priceless, not only because it will vary between the needs of the environment but also because this means another way of holding the planet according to the weather manipulation. On the other hand, there are people who argue that we still cannot know the side-effects of manipulating the weather. Despite the fact that some scientists maintain that controlling it could only mean positive consequences, the full repercussions may not become apparent for centuries. A further common criticism of manipulating the weather is that if humans are not able to reduce the climate change by their own, the solution cannot be solving it on account of artificial ways. Last but not least, many fear that it could bring many more problems than we already have as if today because of the wide variety between people´s weather preferences. To sum up, this is a complex issue, but one that we cannot simply ignore. As far as I am concerned, manipulating the weather can be highly dangerous until we know the full consequences of what we could do. Weather is perfectly fine as it is, and trying to modify it could suppose positive results or catastrophic ones. Therefore, sometimes the best choice is leaving things as the naturally are, if they are not causing any problems.

Latest science improvements allow scientist to manipulate the weather, and it has been the outset of a debate between those who think it could be beneficial for the planet, the environment and society; and those who think that the drawbacks could be massively worrying. Some scientists claim that it would be beneficial for the planet to control the weather. It could provide rain when there are big droughts, or it could cool some areas when it is very hot in there. Manipulating the weather could improve agriculture, farming and economy. However, there are people who argue that nature is very wise and we cannot change it. The weather is sick because human impact is affecting the atmosphere. The side-effects of manipulating the weather may not become apparent for years; whereas, it could have dreadful consequences. All in all, this is a complex issue, but one that we cannot simply ignore. As far as I’m concerned, it can be extremely dangerous to play with nature before studying every side-effect of what we are doing. Every country should ask for permission before manipulating the weather and a big assembly should decide what to do reaching an agreement.

By Marta Álvarez 1º B

By Inés Aguilera 1º B

MANIPULATE THE WEATHER Having scientists manipulating the weather could be a very important fact in human history. Some people think that it could be a benefit and others think that it wouldn`t; without doubt it would have some both positive and negative consequences in the planet and nature. There are people who argue that manipulating the weather would be beneficial for everyone. If any place is suffering droughts, scientists would send the rain to solve the problem, which would mean for example, that citizens of a place in Africa would have crops, then food, so less hunger. Moreover, it could be manipulate the excess of cold or hot, the amount of disasters, such as storms, tornadoes or hurricanes. As a result the planet weather would be in a perfect condition for everyone in everyplace. On the other hand, we do not know exactly what may happen if we change the weather. It could also have serious consequences in the habitat where plants and animals are adapted to live. Not only we don´t know the possible sideeffects, but also the controversy that scientists opinions could generate of what the best weather should be, would increase the risk of manipulation. In conclusion, as far as I’m concerned, the weather is part of nature, something that humans didn´t create and we shouldn´t try to modify it, nature should be the only one with power to control it. By Clara Alonso 1º B

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Against MANIPULATE THE WEATHER Having scientists manipulating the weather could be a very important fact in human history. Some people think that it could be a benefit and others think that it wouldn`t; without doubt it would have some both positive and negative consequences in the planet and nature. There are people who argue that manipulating the weather would be beneficial for everyone. If any place is suffering droughts, scientists would send the rain to solve the problem, which would mean for example, that citizens of a place in Africa would have crops, then food, so less hunger. Moreover, it could be manipulate the excess of cold or hot, the amount of disasters, such as storms, tornadoes or hurricanes. As a result the planet weather would be in a perfect condition for everyone in everyplace. On the other hand, we do not know exactly what may happen if we change the weather. It could also have serious consequences in the habitat where plants and animals are adapted to live. Not only we don´t know the possible sideeffects, but also the controversy that scientists opinions could generate of what the best weather should be, would increase the risk of manipulation. In conclusion, as far as I’m concerned, the weather is part of nature, something that humans didn´t create and we shouldn´t try to modify it, nature should be the only one with power to control it. By Clara Alonso 1º B

Scientist could manipulate the weather soon; this brings up a debate between those who agree and think that it could be beneficial, and those who believe that it could be detrimental. On the one hand, some people think that manipulate the weather is positive, because we could avoid disasters like hurricanes, twisters, droughts and floods, which could save lives. Furthermore, it could improve agriculture by avoiding bad crops and reducing hunger. On the other hand, some people claim that we do not have the necessary knowledge to control the impact of changing the natural process of the weather. It could have bad consequences in the wildlife. In my opinion we should not manipulate the weather because we do not know exactly what could happen if we did it, maybe we will know in the future but not right now.

Can we play with the weather? Nowadays more and more people want the perfect weather because they need it for different types of activities. The fact is that not everybody agrees with this decision. On the one hand, manipulating the weather could be beneficial for people who want to spend their time in sports such as skiing, which needs good weather, and also snow. Another benefit could be having the perfect weather for holidays, because everybody wants sun when they are on the beach. Furthermore, one of the most important benefits is getting water for some places where there is water shortage. On the other hand, you should not play with the weather because you never know the consequences that it could have. What is more, it is difficult for everyone to have the same opinion about this complicated topic, because people have different likes about the weather. To sum up, the weather mustn´t be changed unless you can prevent a tsunami or an earthquake; it could save thousands of lives. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

By Mónica Rubio 1º B

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ESSAY: “The problem of paying too much to sportspeople and too little to a normal worker”

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WHAT MAKES A WORD LIKEABLE OR DISLIKEABLE

The topic of sportspeople´s earnings is one which often causes a great deal of discussion, especially in newspapers and on the television. The differences between the salary of a sportsman or woman and the salary of a normal employee, for example, a pilot or a doctor, are really high. Many people have strong feelings and complain on the subject, and so I do. On the one hand, playing sport for a living is not essential to society (you don´t need a football player to survive). Doctors do an essential job but they earn very little compared to many sportspeople. Also, a basketball player, for example, will only be playing for a few hours a day while a doctor could work to twelve hours a day. On the other hand, it is important to say that a sportsperson´s career does not last very long and they will only earn a high salary for a limited period of time, so they need to be paid more than a normal worker. It is also the case that injury can stop a career. Therefore is reasonable that they receive higher than normal salaries. In conclusion, I agree that sometimes sportspeople are paid too much. However, perhaps the problem is really that people in more important jobs are paid too little.

English is one of the languages with more speakers all over the world. Why do you learn English? Do you do it because it is fashionable or to communicate with other English speakers? Imagine having a conversation with a native speaker without misunderstandings and how great would it be. English words have an appealing sound and spelling for foreign speakers; and here are two of my favourites, and one word which does not make my heart sing. The sound of the word “awesome” makes me really happy, as it does its meaning. I have heard this word from Australian, Irish, American and British speakers, and I love how it sounds in all those different accents. Another word that I like is “cheeky”, it sometimes can be misconstructed and it can be kind of sexual, but I do not like that part of the meaning. This word is very used in England, and I learned it not too long ago when I first watched a video on YouTube from Jack and Finn, two twins from London who run a channel and create amazing content. My least favourite word in English is grief, despite its sad meaning; the spelling and the sound are gloomy too. I am sure there are many other words I will adore, and some others that I will loathe; I just have to learn them, and this opportunity of learning English in such an amazing place as New Zealand is the perfect one for me.

By Alejandra Pérez 1º B

By Inés Aguilera 1º B

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Some people claim that your school years are the best of your life. Others disagree and say that life is much better after school.

Campsite job -instructor -in the countryside -salary: 500$ and free accommodation -work with children

Nowadays, more and more people claim that the school years are the best of their lives. However, others believe that the best life is after school. But, is it related the best years of the life with age? On the one hand, people believe that the school years are the best one. Not only because it includes the childhood where you can do wherever you want because you haven´t got any responsibility and you don´t do exams. It´s also the teenage where you are becoming an adult and that is why you have more freedom and simultaneously more responsibilities. On the other hand, if you are in the college, you are of age so you can hang out more and decide for yourself. Whilst it is true that you can ask your parents advise to some points. Nevertheless, you are at the stake of your future and you have to study more. As a conclusion, I think that on the school and after school are interesting because in both you have some advantages and disadvantages. You only have to enjoy because that stages’ life are not going to repeat again.

Hi Alex, It was great heard from you. I received your e-mail last week, but I haven´t had much time to answer it. I´m very happy that you have found these interesting jobs to have another kind of holiday and also to improve our English in different situations. Both jobs are nice!! The restaurant job is better than the campsite job, because in our free time we could go to the centre of London while the second one is in the countryside. However, the campsite job could be more relaxing than the restaurant job. Furthermore, the money that we earn and the free accommodation could be better in the campsite job. To sum up, I think that both jobs are excellent and interesting. And, I´d like to do the two jobs, but I know that it´s impossible because we haven´t got enough time. Anyway, if I had to choose a job, I´d decided the restaurant job, maybe because I love Italian food, but also we can meet more people of different ages. I love the idea of working in the restaurant job and would go out with people that we meet. You know that I like the countryside, but not for a long holiday. Living in London for a whole month is probably very expensive but you are working in a school every Friday and you should have some money. Thanks for your last e-mail and I’m looking forward to your reply. Best wishes!! Cristina

By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT, ONE MUST UNDERSTAND THE PAST Nowadays, we have a lot of such amazing idols of music, cinema, etc. However, in less than ten years, most of them will have disappear, and nobody will remember them. But, one moment! Imagine that, in one hundred years, somebody opens a time capsule, plenty of our current culture. What do you think there could be into that capsule? First of all, let’s talk about music. There is a song that has changed the musical world, and that is the reason why I think it should be inside the time capsule. It is Gangman Style, by PSY. This song is very original, raucous, amusing and popular, very famous in the entire world. People from the future would be very surprised to hear this song, because, to be honest, it is a bit extravagant. Now, it is the turn of cinema. Personally, I think that one of the most popular recent films is UNTOCHABLE. It is the story of a paraplegic man, and his unusual steward. During the film, both of them will learn to solve their own problems and be happy. This is a grand comedy, with a pretty message. Finally, we should choose a book. The Harry Potter saga has triumphed as a bestseller in over thirty countries. Many people have enjoyed reading those books, and there was a lot of expectation when the author published the last one. Quite frankly, it has been one of the most successful sagas of the entire century. All these exceptional figures in music, cinema or literature can describe, with their work, our present. Maybe in the future no one will remember them, but, if we want, we can make eternal their names, and also their works. By Luis Serrano 1º C

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The director of the place where you study English wants to set up a new common room for students to use when they are not in class. You have been asked to write a report saying which room in the school should be chosen for the common room, and making suggestions for how it could be made comfortable and attractive. NEW COMMON ROOM IN THE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS: The aims of this report are to choose the room that best fit with this activity in the school as well as deciding its location and finding the best schedules and how to prepare it in order to make the most of it. Having analysed the school map, we think best place to locate the common room is the old library, just in front of the garden. It may not be the biggest room available in the school but the area is full of quietness and peaceful, which make study a little bit easier. Putting some banks at the garden leads a chance for those who decide to take a break or just study there for a while. Besides, this is an area that hasn´t been used for the past 5 years which is a real shame. Taking about the furniture, it should consist on big and long tables with chairs. Also, if economically possible, we could put some internet connexion and some computers and a printer. Another good point about putting this common room in the old library room are the wide windows it has, that will give to the room natural light so that we could avoid artificial lighting. Decoration should be simple and not really overloaded, in order to help students focus on their tasks. Another good idea is to put a coffee and snack vending machine, something that students will definitely be happy with. Finally, it could exist an option of renting books of any subject to help student with their exam and projects. To sum up, we believe this could be a really good project for the school, which will bring good feedbacks from parents, a good reputation for the school and last but not least, it will be a great incentive for students to work hard and get the best marks. By Belén López 1º B

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MUSIC THAT MAKES YOU FEEL.

Have you ever listened to a song that reflects your feelings exactly? Or even more challenging, have you ever listened to a whole album that reflects your feelings exactly? Frankly, once it happens to you, you can´t live without that sensation, a sensation which I felt the first time I heard one of Jorge Drexler´s songs. Now you might be wondering who this man is, and where he comes from. Well, I´m going to start from the beginning: how he came into my life, and of course, into my IPod. It all began one of those mind-numbing Sunday afternoons when you find everything considerably more interesting than staring at your biology book. What would a responsible person have done? Well, I suppose I should have tried to continue reading a never-ending chapter about the Earth, but I opened Spotify instead. Lucky me! I came across a song by this artist, and I stopped to listen to its lyrics. After that, I can´t say he´s my idol, because I can´t see the point of reducing the list of people I admire to just one person, but I can say he´s one of those people who I´d like to meet someday. About his music? It seems as if he was able to notice things that we sometimes play down. How does he do that? He says it´s the inborn melancholy from Uruguay…but the way that he can express feelings and get into people´s heads is more than just melancholy…it´s art! By Aleandra Pérez 1º B

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The Madrid a wonderful city to live

Madrid is one of those cities where something is happening almost every hour of the day. There are a few cities in the world that can compete with this diversity of cultures, carefully preserved history and tremendous nightlife. Thanks to the influence of the numerous students who life here, at night the streets are bustling with life and you´re spoilt for choice for places to eat and drink. The city is home to people of many different nationalities from all corners of the world, is a lively social hub of activity, with a lot of park, squares, monuments, sports, restaurants… to with we can add year round music and art festivals. It´s fairly unlikely you´ll run out of things to do in Madrid. Aside from the enjoyment and adventure, Madrid is an expert in serving all types of cuisine and also it´s a well-connected city. In just haft an hour, you can go to the countryside and you could enjoy a walk in the mountains. Quite frankly, the capital of Spain should be on any list of the world´s most liveable cities for its unique beauty and character. By Anonymous 1º B

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Best The best place to live

Sick of living in a city with the same day-a-day? Tired that everyone knows you? Annoyed because you don´t find job in your city? Now imagine starting a new life with all kinds of opportunities. Then why not try to live in a big city like Madrid… This city can be the perfect one to live in, not only because you have an atmospheric area in the centre every night, but also is a bustling and well-off city to start working. Furthermore, you can walk in one of the most well-known parks in Europe such as Retiro. This is a quaint place where you can relax or do some others activities, for instance, jogging. In addition, the weather in Madrid is almost perfect all over the year, with sun and high temperatures only in summer. But to be honest, I would rather have this temperature than the UK weather. All in all, I am sure Madrid is a good and easily-adapted city to live in. Although, the most important of this city aren´t the parties, the jobs, the parks or the weather. I think that the best thing of my city is the people who live in it. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

SHIPSHEWANA, A PLACE TO VISIT AND TO STAY FOR EVER. Close your eyes; imagine yourself sitting on a cloud, a soft wind refreshing your face, your fingers playing unconsciously with the grass, the sky blue, the most beautiful blue you´ve ever seen. The water running in a little river and the birds singing are the only sounds for kilometers, and they seem to be giving a message to your ears. It´s like you were the last person in the world and you absolutely love it. If you are really looking for the perfect place to live in, doesn´t Shipshewana seem to be the perfect choice? That´s how I feel in Shipshewana, a small American town in Indiana. Is the best place in the world and the best place to live in. I visited it last summer when I was doing an English course. It wasn´t an easy summer, a lot of trouble with friends, family and boys surrounded me, but whenever I felt near to exploding, I went there, and all my troubles disappeared. I used to say that Christian heaven was like a Turkish jail in comparison with that town, and it was true. I don´t remember Shipshewana because of the people I met there, the experiences I lived or the dreams I made come true in that small paradise, I remember it because of the characteristics of the place, and how I felt there. It is very quaint, but that´s the reason why I love it, you can forget everything about other lives and restart a new one, because here, it´s possible. Shipshewana is the perfect place to live, because of all this feelings that everybody could experiment and that´s the reason why it should be nominated. I know the world is hell, with pollution, disasters, troubles and bad people everywhere, but places like that, there´s still a reason to live. By Alejandra Pérez 1º B

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“Looking for one of the best cities to live in? Here you have the city that never sleeps”. Think for a second about a vibrant and renowned city in nowadays society. Do you know which city I´m thinking about? Well, my sprawling place is, without doubt, Madrid, not only because it is the place where I was born and have lived during all my life but also because of the huge variety that it includes in all the areas you could wonder. First of all, Madrid, the capital of Spain, clearly has something special. To my mind, the most important feature to describe its is the large amount of people who are along the streets; whenever you go outside you can appreciate from current people focused on their ways or chatting to odd ones who really show their preferences and also foreign people discovering every particular secret including our gastronomy, historical wealth and great meteorology. Related to that, Madrid is an extremely touristy city with a major source of incomes from people from other parts of the world. Quite normally, people get astounded with monuments, the important squares, Retiro´s Park, the City Council and its surroundings and Gran Via´s street in addition to our day-today habits outlining our famous aperitif and nap both before and after lunch respectively. Before you start thinking, the city is peculiarly nice at night. The streets are bustling with life and you are spoilt for choice for places to eat and drink. If shopping is more your scene, you are undoubtedly in the right direction. That is to say, you will find shops of every taste wherever you go, from the latest fashions to the more ancient ones and of course, ranging from the low-cost items to the most luxurious labels. Another thing to bear in mind is that Madrid is well-connected not only for travelling small distances but also for big ones, like travelling to another city. The public transport network works wonderfully and not having a car is not a problem. What´s more, it is a real advantage when it comes to reducing pollution and not dealing with the parking. Quite frankly, Madrid should be on any list of the world´s most liveable cities for its unique beauty and character. But don´t just take my word for it. Come and see for yourself. You won´t regret and you might end up staying forever. By Marta Álvarez 1º B

If you’re looking for the perfect city… find it here! Imagine a city where you can be quiet and at the same time ready for the spree. Imagine a city for young and old people. Yes, there’s a city that can be bot. It’s Madrid, capital of Spain. Madrid is a city with many contrasts. The center is vibrant, atmospheric, bustling and crowed, whereas the suburbs are quiet. There are neighborhoods of different centuries, where you can see the art and architecture of that time. This makes Madrid a historic city, like its monuments and museums, where is a collection of the magnificent Spanish art. Anyway, Madrid is not only a touristy city. If you are a fashion lover, you will find neighborhoods full of shops. Another advantage of living in Madrid is that there are many leisure activities, overall those relevant to sport. There are a municipal cycling loop walking Madrid, football stadiums, and the famous bullring. So, if you like sports, this is your city. Madrid is a diverse and beautiful city. It is a great place to live where you have everything you want. If you don’t believe me, come and see. By Mónica Rubio 1º B

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Complaints

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to protest about an unpleasant experience at the North Woods Multiplex Cinema last Saturday. My friends and I went to that cinema to watch a film. When the film finished, we decided to stay in the lobby to wait someone to pick up us. Immediately the manager appeared to say that we could not wait there. I believe that he did not have any reason to chase us out because we did not make any noise or interfere with people who were waiting in the queues. The manager told us that we had to wait outdoors. Anyway, we did not matter if it was a sunny day; nevertheless it was not only really cold but also pouring down with rain that day. Furthermore, the manager said that she had seen us in the lobby on many previous occasions what is impossible because it was the first time that we had ever been to that cinema since we live on the other side of the town and we wanted to try this new cinema. What interests me is if you have done the same if we had been twenties. Because I am sure that you have a different behavior depended on the age. In conclusion, you should have other alternatives for people that are waiting several minutes. One option would be if you do not want that people wait there, you should build a room outside where people can be but also do not be an unfamiliar area with cold and rain. Yours faithfully, Cristina Ayuela By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

A FORMAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about the unjustified treat to Michelle Richards and her friends last Saturday twenty five of February at your cinema. That day, when the film finished, we decided to wait Michelle’s mother to pick up us up in the cinema’s lobby. After a few minutes, the manager came and asked us if we had tickets. Michelle answered that we were about to leave, but he demanded us to go out from the cinema. The fact is that we did not make any noise or interfere with people waiting in the queues. Not only had not we done that, but also, it was a cold a cold and rainy day, and there was no problem to stay there for a couple of minutes. Furthermore, he added he had seen us in the lobby on numerous occasions, but what amazes me is that it was the first time we had come to that cinema, because all of us live in the other side of the other side of the town. What’s more, I do not believe that he would have done the same if we were older. In conclusion, personally, I think that we did not do anything bad, and the manager came to quarrel us without having a good reason. If he continues shouting and dealing badly young people, not only us, but also a large amount of teenagers of the area will stop going to your cinema. Maybe you can think in changing this manager to another one more patient, or simply firing him. Yours faithfully Luis Serrano. By Luis Serrano 1º C

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Complaints FORMAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to complain about the teen discrimination at the North Woods Multiplex Cinema. I believe that discriminating teenagers in public areas will, not only be unjustified but will also have a terrible impact on the incomes and image of the cinema. Although I agree that there are a number of young people who cause trouble at the lobby of the local cinema, the vast majority of young people behave properly in public places. I am writing on behalf of my friends who were in the cinema with me the day of the incident; when the film we paid to see finished, we waited our parents to come at the cinema lobby without making any noise or interfering with people in the queues. After some minutes, the manager of the cinema came and threatened to call the police if we did not leave immediately, and we had to wait outdoors exposed to cold and rain, in an unfamiliar area to us. To make matters worse, I believe that the reasons the manager gave, explaining why we had to leave the cinema, were highly unjustified. We had never been to this cinema before, moreover, we do not plan going again after the incident. Last but not least, what surprises me is if the cinema staff would have treated us in the same way if we were ten years older. The problem is that by treating all teenagers as bad human beings, the cinema will merely encourage a growing number of young people to behave badly since this seems to be what is expected of them. In conclusion, I would like to state clearly that numerous teenagers go to the cinema, and this treatment towards them will not be positive for the incomes and feedbacks of the cinema. Yours faithfully, Inés Aguilera

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my disappointment with aspects of my recent holiday in one of your best hotels in Malta. On Christmas I booked a room, but when I arrived there one week ago, they told me that they haven´t received my reservation. However I had paid with my credit card. When I explained it, they didn´t believe me so only when I entered on my bank account on my phone to show them did they think I told the truth. A further problem was that the room that I had paid for wasn´t the same as the room I had. It was small, in poor condition, gloomy and inconveniently located near the airport and a motorway, and it wasn´t close to the beach such as the website said. To make matter worse, the hotel was on a night club where you could hear everything and you can´t sleep until the 4 a.m, but it wasn´t only the music, it was the problem outside the hotel that there were many fights. I am very disappointed with the manner I have received of your hotel, because the personnel were rude with the problem of my reservation. I demand you to have accurate information on your website and close the night club and open a restaurant. If I do not hear from you promptly, I shall take my complaint to a Hotel Advice Centre. Yours faithfully, Cristina Ayuela By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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Report on the teenage fashion in our country

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to give a detail description of how fashion affects, impacts and influences teenagers and to make recommendations for future improvements to the fashion industry.

The aim of this report is to outline styles or items of clothing that are in fashion at the moment in my country, and explain how important fashion is amongst teenagers. I will also suggest ways of improving the fashion industry.

Most famous teenage styles at the moment

The importance of fashion for teenagers

The most currently in men and women is the “hipster”. Hipsters are often seen wearing vintage cloths and thick rimmed glasses. Vintage is a fashion style that imitates trends of a previous era. Bikers and skaters are also popular nowadays, wearing sport cloths. The classics ones; like emo, gothic, grunge, hippie…should not be forgotten.

Fashion is very important for teenagers; they are obsessed with their appearance and with wearing trendy clothes. The clothes they wear are a way of showing their statu quo, extremely related with their leadership and popularity. In my country, fashion is as important as in many other developed countries; the fashion industry focuses on teenagers to sell their products since they are vulnerable and capricious.

Importance of fashion in teenagers Teenagers believe that fashion is not only clothes people wear. They consider fashion a way of expression and showing people who you are. Furthermore, fashion is a way of classifying people, especially in economic positions and lifestyles. Recommendations for the fashion industry The major problem of present fashion industry is the lack of variety in cloths. If a new style becomes a trend, every fashion shop changes their cloths into others that belong to the trend. As a result, people have to follow the trend, although they do not like it. Taking this into consideration, I recommend brands to create a web site where people could express their opinions and suggest ideas to new seasons. By Mónica Rubio 1º B

In fashion items and styles Trends in fashion change very fast, every season, and designers create new collections based on the likes and on the demand created by customers. Singers, models and “it girls” with their blogs set the trends, and young people wear the same as them and what magazines say. Casual and sporty chic clothes are very fashionable today; what is cheap one day, the next day is expensive because a celebrity has worn it. Recommendations for improvements to the fashion industry To improve the fashion industry, I strongly recommend that advertisers should allow normal teenagers to participate and collaborate on designing new clothes, to adapt them to their likes. This would help teenagers to enter the world of fashion and to find clothes they fancy. By Inés Aguilera 1º B

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105 REPORT ON THE CLOTHING STYLE OF TEENAGERS IN OUR CONTRY Introduction: The main purpose of this report is to describe the dressing style of teenagers and how important fashion is for them. I will also recommend some improvements to the fashion industry refered to prices, products, etc. What is cool and what not? Nowadays, Spanish teenagers do not wear very smart or sophisticated clothes, they prefer a more casual look, and always trendy. Those who are more preppy prefer thight trousers and shirts, and trendy shoes, as Vans or New Balance. The others prefer another type of look, more carefree - but never scruffy – with very loose clothes. You are what you wear Despite the fact that girls are more likely to go shopping and enjoy buying clothes, it is true that both males and females are very concerned of what they wear. All of them want to be well dressed, so they try to follow the coolest brands. In that sense, fashion is very important in their lives. Tune in the most popular fashion design! All in all, fashion and teenagers are two very closely items. Finally, I would recommend to the fashion industry to do some researches continuously; in that case, they could know what type of clothing is popular in any particular time, or what is expected to be in fashion the following season, for instance. As the information increases, the money and the benefits of the company will do. By Luis Serrano 1º C

Report on the teenage fashion in our country INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to outline the teenage styles and items of clothing that are in fashion in my country nowadays. I will also speak about the positive and negative aspects of the teenage fashion. In the end, I will give some recommendations to the clothing companies that could help them improve the quality of the clothes and increase the sales at the same time and I also have some recommendations for the teenagers as well. WHAT TEENAGERS ARE WEARING At the moment, in Spain most of the teenagers try to dress casual smart clothes. There are some companies that stand out for their teenage casual smart clothes such as Hollister or Abercrombie. These companies are selling lots of items just because of the style of their clothes (colourful t-shirts with different graphics, comfortable jeans, etc.) Nevertheless, there are some teenagers that don´t follow the new fashion trends and wear the clothes that they feel comfortable with. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE CURRENT TEENAGE FASHION I personally see some advantages in the new teenage fashion style due to the fact that the clothes the teenagers are currently wearing are more ellegant than the casual or urban styles the teenagers used to wear in the past. There are some disadvantages though: some products are much too expensive so not all the teenagers can afford to buy them and sometimes, these items are made with low quality material so they don´t last too long. RECOMMENDATIONS In conclusion, I strongly recommend the fashion companies to decrease the prices of their products in order to make them more affordable and to use better quality material so that the items can last longer. I also suggest the teenagers to follow their own styles and not necessarily copy the styles imposed by the fashion. By Ignacio Pinilla 1º B

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106 Teenage fashion in Spain. Introduction. The purpose of this report is to outline styles or items of clothing that are in Spanish fashion at the moment, explain how important fashion is for teenagers and recommend any improvements to the fashion industry. Popular items of clothing. Nowadays, in Spain, you get used to seeing many kinds of clothing styles in the street, from punky people, to poshy people. However, the way of combining clothes that stands out against any other one is the “casual”. “Casual” combines, a pair of converse, or any type of comfortable shoes, jeans or leggings, and a loose t-shirt or a t-shirt suspenders with a jacket. Everything should match, for example, black and white go well with any color. Importance of fashion in teenagers. For each person in the world, the word “fashion” has a different meaning. This is because everybody has different tastes for clothes and styles, and everybody can decide whatever they want to wear. So, for me, fashion must be determined by each person, it cannot have a global significance, because, as a result of that, the bulling and the harassment exist. Recommendations to the fashion industry. All in all, fashion in Spain is really subjective. It is true that casual is the main style, but we have a really big range of styles and people wearing what they want to. I really like Spanish fashion. Having taken everything into consideration, as everybody can wear whatever they want to, prices for dresses, t-shirt, skirts, coats, sweatshirts and jeans, should change, because in many shops they are really expensive, and if they are expensive, not everybody will by them and they will lose money. I strongly recommend that. By Alejandra Pérez 1º B

Report on teenage fashion in my country Introduction The purpose of this report is to outline the current importance of fashion trends among teenagers, to talk about the most fashionable items to date and finally, recommend any improvements which could appeal to the fashion industry from my point of view. Fashion hits that are succeeding on the catwalk Nowadays fashion has became both an assessed and important aspect to consider; we dress according to the way we feel or how we could want to feel. In these latest years, it’s true that styles are mainly split up into two sections: the most smart one, everything related to suits, ties and stylish shoes, and on the other hand, the more informal way of dressing, known as wearing jeans, patterned T-shirts and comfortable shoes. As far as I am concerned, the most important fashion accesories are, in women, adding a bar to their outfit, and in men, both classy and informal style, wearing a shirt, no matter polka dot shirt, striped shirt, silk shirt or any other pattern. Clothes reveal people’s personalities Some people believe that the clothes someone wears can reveal a lot of things about his personality. In other words, there are a “mirror” of each people’s soul and they give a lot of information about his character. Between teenagers, it’s commonly said that only by looking the way someone is dressed, we can understand a load of things of their own. I al referring to supposing the way they are but basing on no evidence, considering that clothes and accesories are not real proof. Recommendations Having taken everything into consideration, I strongly recommend that fashion industry should wager new things, not only clothes but also accessories for instance to combine with; for instance, placing hats into our day-to-day outfit would modernize us at all. I also suggest promoting low-cost shops that offer the latest hits in the most economic prices, aimed at a wide range of ages. All in all, we are judged by our clothing and appearance on an everyday basis, therefore we should take care of our image and also of our savings. By Marta Álvarez 1º B__________________

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107 REPORT ON THE TEENAGER FASHION IN OUR COUNTRY INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to outline the different items or styles of clothing that are in fashion at the moment in our country, Spain, and write about them. SOME KIND OF STYLES IN SPAIN In our country, like in others, everyone has their own style because each person has different likes for clothes, but sometimes appear people with the same likes, so then they dress similar clothes. Some examples are rappers or gothics. The first ones usually wear large clothes and track-suits. The second ones are known to dress black and dark colors HOW IMPORTANT IS FASSHION FOR TEENAGERS People often think that fashion is silly but, for a teenager, dressing in a way or another could make the difference between having friends or being considered weird. A teenager should dress current clothes but without letting themselves carried away, they must be themselves. SOME RECOMMENDATIONS INDUSTRY

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Report about teenage fashion in our country INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to explain what the fashion is in our country and what it represents for teenagers. STYLES OR ITEMS OF CLOTHING THAT ARE FASHION There are a lot of different styles in each place, but in our country there could be around for most important: posh, chavs, nerds and a new tendency called “hipster”. Each group not only have their items that you could distinguish; also their behavior. IS IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR TEENAGERS? Nowadays, appearance is too important to have a good reputation. The way of dressing or behaving can affect your popularity. In addition, in the world that we live, we pay attention more to appearance than personality. RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY In conclusion, although fashion is not the most important thing to keep in mind, the industry has to reduce their prices because teenagers don´t work and I suggest that they should make products that they can sell. By Cristina Ayuela 1º B

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Hi Marta How are things in China? Are people nice there? I hope so. You won´t believe what happenned to me last summer. I had recently heard of a webpage in which you could find most of the castings in your country in a very clear way. I had already applied for ten at least when a writer, who aimed to make a movie out of one of his books, called me and told me that I had been chosen to participate in it! He sent me a short dialogue I had to memorize, so I did it and the following week, performed the secene. I was a girl who abused another one called Lara psicologically. She had eating disorders and even attemped to suicide. But the point is that Lara and I were actually the same person, but she didn´t know it, neither the viewer. I was the reflect she expected to be one day. So once I had performed my role around twelve times with there different Laras, the writer told me that I had done it pretty well and that he would call me within the next two weeks. Unfortunately, that call din´t bring good news. I hand´t been chosen because the shooting dates coincided with our global aexams at school, so it vas basically imposible for me to go. But he promised me that I would be the cover of a magazine that appeared in another scene. Anyways, when you come back from China we´ll both try to be at least extras in a movie! Can´t wait to see you, Love, Raquel.

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AN UNEXPECTED CONCERT Hi guys! For those of you who have never visited this blog before, my name is Raquel, I´m 17, I´m from Madrid and I´ve created this webpage for people to convince whoever is planning a quick getaway to go to their countries by posting pictures, videos... but mainly by sharing details that do not appear on tourist guides, like concerts, parties, cultural events... So today I´ve decided to tell you about one short trip I made. It was because of it that I made the blog. In 2007 my dad gifted me a weekend in London for my 11th birthday. It was just the two of us and we were really excited as it was the first time I travelled abroad. I had never taken a plane before neither had to communicate in English if I wanted to have lunch at a restaurant, so it was also a challenge to me. The second day I remember we were somewhere close to Hyde Park when I heard a very loud noise over the traffic and the crowd. It sounded like a million girls yelling at the same time. So I grabbed my dad´s arm and we followed the noise until suddenly, a huge stage appeared right in front of us. You won´t believe who was playing there, Simple Plan! I had been listening to their music for three years then and had become a huge fan. That´s why I ran towards the people and, for the 20 minutes the concert lasted, I forgot that I was 11 and alone because I had got lost, that my dad was looking for me and that it was getting late. I simply sang, jumped and had a blast. Although my parents´row was tremendous, the fact that I would have missed the show if I hadn´t heard the crowd made me think that it would be fantastic planning a getaway knowing the events that will be taking place wherever you´re going! So thank you for supporting this idea and keeping the blog uploaded! Bye! By Raquel de la Sota 2º B

& More Stories DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE IS A CRIME The act of discrimination is generally rejected by society. Only people who carry it out seem to accept it. Nevertheless, this behaviour against those who are different from us brings up a debate when it comes to classifying it as a crime or not. As I see it, discrimination due to sex, skin color, at work or even to people with illnesses like AIDS are all very serious, although the level of gravity depends on the way each one is developed. Personally, I believe that calling an isolated act of disregard against someone a crime might be a little exaggerated. I´d define it as a minor offece that should be inmediately corrected by whoever sees it. But it is true that measures taken to punish a continuous sign of discrimination ought to be stricter and the law must take part in this. Being constantly excluded, insulted and even abused by your couple, your collegues at work or simply by a gang you have bumped into in the street and has decided to attack you because you are black must be really frustating and can easily lead to psychological problems. I strongly believe that these kind of issues can be as painful as physical damage and so, considered crimes. People who discriminate others need to understand that having a different appearance or lower capacities does not make anyone worse, that a female surgeon can save their life one day if they have an accident or that maybe a handicapped man can´t run a marathon but is brilliant as an engineer. In conclusion, discrimination is an archaic behaviour taken by people who have no knowledge and lack of empathy that must be eradicated. As it can include violence and psychological problems, people for whom discrimination against others is part of their lives should be treated as criminals.

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GENETIC TESTING Medical issues related to new breakthroughs and the procedures that come along with them usually create a lot of controversy. For example, genetic testing brings up a debate between those who consider its benefits more relevant than the possible “side effects” of knowing how your health will turn out to be, and those who oppose to it. The are several arguments against genetic screening. Firstly, if this technique is carried out on an unborn baby, their parents may decide to end the pregnancy if they find out their baby has o will have some sort of illness, which absolutely contradicts what Catholic religion preaches. Moreover, if it is true that our abilities reside in our genes, the results could be used for the benefit of companies, leading to discrimination towards those who don´t have the “suitable” genes to develop a job and be the best at it. Besides this, being concious of the conditions you may suffer, mainly if they are painful or incurable, can make you feel afraid of them and depressed constantly. But that depends on each one´s personality of course. On the other hand, genetic testing can help to prevent illnesses, get ready to fight off them when they start progressing or delay their apperance. For example, someone who knows he´s likely to have cancer would regulary get checkups and the moment it is detected, it would be healed before it reaches furthers stages. In addition, an undesirable outcome can become a motivation to live to the fullest instead of depressing you. On balance, as far as I´m concerned, genetic testing has more advantages than cons, but only if we make a rational use of it, if it only pursues medical uses and there is a solid Privacy Politic that avoids companies taking advantage of it. By Raquel de la Sota 2º B

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