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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DOSSIER Writing Dossier th 4 ESO C Name and surnames: Josep García Fernandez Group: 4th ESO C Teacher’s name: Jesús Cerdà Deadline: Monday, 14th November 2011
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INDEX OF CONTENTS Page Writing 1: Wherever you will go …........................... 2 Writing 2: My picture …............................................ 3 Writing 3: A news story …......................................... 4 Writing 4: 1st to 4th ESO …......................................... 5 Writing 5: My life story …......................................... 6 Writing 6: 10 Things I wanna do before I am 20....... 8 … and so on (only include versions checked and revised by the teacher)
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Writing: “Wherever you will go” diary of the girl Dear diary I... I don't know how explain all that happened today here. I suppose that I must explain the things by the start. Today it was going to be a delightful day for me, I was going to have a tattoo with my boyfriend's name, Jack, to give him a surprise. I was very happy in the morning but, the tattoo was truly painful. When the man started to draw me the tattoo another was entering the shop, he was so handsome and we crossed our eyes. It was awesome! At least my tattoo was finished and I ran to meet Jack at home and show him the surprise. All it was superb when I arrived home but, I still can't tell what happened, I could see him with another girl. I... I felt betrayed and so sore, I started to brake some things from our home, and our couple photo of the living room. I couldn’t stop crying, I couldn't believe that Jake was unfaithful to me. I felt so stupid for all that I've done today... Now I'm extremely sad, of course, I've finished with Jack. I don't know why he has done it to me but, feeling sore is the worst thing that I can do. I'm going to sleep now, I'll try to relax just for some time. Good night diary.
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Writing: Describing a picture The photography is an art that you can use to make nice photos, to remember your holidays or the two things at the same time. When I see this picture I remember my holidays in Jaen, just 1 year ago. I took this photo when my family and I were walking through an olive-wood in the summer. It was one of the best photos that I took with my new reflex camera in Jaen, it was very exciting! In the image you can see two olives in a branch of an olive-tree in the sunset. I believe that this photo is very peaceful and natural because the light is very soft and regular in the picture. As you can see the shadows are so marked in the picture and it makes the photo more natural. When you take pictures at sunset you can get this effect of peace and good feeling that I try to transmit in the photo. A good photo is a picture that can make you remember your memories and can transmit to you some feelings, for these things I chose to describe this photo of my holidays.
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Practice 1: Writing Unit 1 Airplane crash in Russia! This was the dramatic experience of more than one hundred passengers yesterday in Volgograd, a southern city of Russia. Around eighty-five people lost their lives in a plane accident in the outskirts of this town. The incident began when the flight RA-9098 sent to the control tower of the Volgograd International Airport signals of some problems in the second engine. The tower control started to lose the communications with the plane around the 9:00 pm, while they were trying to help the drivers. A half an hour later they received some news about the fly RA-9098. It crashed on a forest in the East of Volgograd. As soon as the tower control knew the notice they called the especial rescue services. At first the helicopters of the rescue services tried to extinguish the fire with some water, but the flames were so threatening, they couldn't do anything. Some firemen of the rescue services were trying to help someone but, ten minutes later the plane broke in flames. The firemen could only help fifteen people, including 4 children, who were very injured after the crash. After a few hours we could talk with one of the survivors of the incident. He was very confused but he said, “It was frightening we were very nervous when the plane started to fall and we couldn't do anything to avoid our destiny�. Now we know that this fifteen passengers are recovering very nice and they will return to their origin countries soon.
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Practice 2.1 Writing: How have you changed since 1st of ESO? I started the High School in 2008, when I was only twelve years old. When I was twelve I was a very shy and insecure boy. I was always quiet and silent; making friends was a hard task for me. I was also a very nervous and emotive boy and when the teachers or my classmates said to me something bad I felt very insecure and sad. In my first day in SES Pla Marcell I was very nervous and preoccupied because I didn’t know some people in my class. The first weeks were very hard for me because my classmates didn’t talk to me and I started to feel a bit sad. With the time I started to meet people and make more friends in the school. At the end of 1st of ESO I knew a lot of people and I was happier and more active. Now, I’m in 4th of ESO and I believe that I’ve changed a lot since I was a twelve years old boy in a new school. I’ve changed some things in my appearance and my look. I’ve become taller and stronger since I was twelve. My look also has become a bit different since I was in 1st of ESO, my clothes have become darker and discrete. Although I believe that my personality and life way have changed a lot. I’ve become chattier and a more secure boy with my friends, classmates and my teachers. I’ve started to accept the criticism of the people and I’ve started to learn about my mistakes. I’ve also become a more social person with the unknown people. Another thing that I’ve learnt in the last years is that I must be consequent with my actions and understand the opinion of the others like mine.
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Practice 2.2 Writing: A life story I was born in Granollers’ Hospital in 1996. When I was a baby my family and I lived in a different house in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, a town situated in Vallès Oriental. When I was 3 we have moved to a different town, Cànoves i Samalús. We’ve been here for twelve years now. My parents bought our actual house in 1997 but the works weren’t finished until this year. We waited for two years and, finally, the workers finished the works. In the same year, 1999, I started the school. My earlier memory isn’t very clear, but I remember some situations in my kindergarten and in my babysitter’s house. One of my clearest memories happened in my kindergarten. I was playing with a friend when we saw an enormous beetle in the wall. We were staring at the insect for a long time. We tried to catch it, but our teacher told us that we had to free the beetle in a tree. I remember another situation in my grandparents’ home, when I was three. I was playing with Salem, my aunt’s cat, in the living room when my mom entered in the house. When my mother saw that I was playing with the cat she started to laugh, because Salem was trying to take off a thread of my shirt. I also remember my first day at my primary school. I can remember that the other children were very sad and a lot and they couldn’t stop crying, but I was very happy and excited. During the first day I made a lot of friends who started to play with me. Today, some old friends are studying at SES Pla Marcell! My teacher’s name was Mercè and she was a very cheerful teacher, she was always playing with us and teaching us a lot of things. I’ve been at SES Pla Marcell for 3 years. I’ve changed a lot since I was a kid in primary school. I think that I’ve become more mature and serious since I was in the school. When I finish secondary school and bachillerato, I’ll go to study airplane engineering at the university. I’d like to study in Germany or in the U.S.A because there are the best universities and airplanes corporations of the world. When I finish my studies I’ll go to Germany and work in an important corporation, like Airbus. Before I’m old I really want to travel around the world and see all the wonders of all countries.
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Ten things I want to do before I am twenty 1. I really want to get all “World of Warcraft� achievements because it's my favourite MMORPG computer game and it's one of the most important games in history. 2. I really like the idea of travelling around the world by boat with my family. I believe that it should be a fantastic experience for me and my family. 3. I've always wanted to drive a competition kart with Fernando Alonso or another famous competition driver. 4. I really want to see a Messerschmitt Bf-109 flying in France, because it's my favourite German plane and it was a legend during the II World War. 5. I've always wanted to shoot something with a Barrett M82 because it's considered one of the best rifles in the world. 6. I really want to buy a gamer computer with a 3d full High Definition screen, a Nvidia 550GTX GPU and an Intel i7 chip. I believe that playing with this kind of computers should be amazing. 7. I've always wanted to attend the Blizzcon show with a self-made costume and win the first costume prize. 8. I really want to win the lottery and buy a lot of things with the money. I believe that, if I win the lottery, I'll buy an enormous house for my parents and me, an amazing airsoft battlefield, a boat, a Ferrari and I'll travel around the world with my friends!. 9. I really like the idea of flying a plane or attending an international plane competition in the U.S.A. or Australia. 10. I would really like to see the polar lights and take them a nice photo with my Nikon D3000 reflex camera. Never: I've never wanted to hunt animals because I believe that killing animals for fun is not an interesting or a productive activity.
Josep García Fernandez
4t ESO C
30/11/2011
Writing 3.1: I promised myself book I red a book last week. It was about a love story between a boy called Mike and his girlfriend, Mary. The story started when Mike remembered how he met Mary and his romantic experiences with her during the last months. At first he remembered when he invited Mary to a street car race while she was with her friends in the gym. Mary accepted the invitations and she attended to the race at night. At the start of the race Mary approached to Mike's car and she kissed him. Then the race started and Mike began to lose against his rival but, at the end, Mike could won the race. Mike also remembered their holidays in the snow. After the race Mike started to go out with Mary and they decided to travel around their country. They stayed in a little house in the Pyrenees with some friends for one week. During the week they were skiing and snowboarding together. After their fantastic holidays they decided to live together at Mike's apartment. When they were at Mike's apartment they argued a lot but, at the end, they always knew how to make peace between them. During their happy times they used to go to some disco's and parties with their friends. Mike was in total love with Marie and he often wrote her some poems and songs. One day he wrote a nice poem titled “Between the flowers” for Marie. When she heard the poem she kissed Mike and she told him “we'll be in love forever”. With the time Mike tried to marry Mary but she left him for another boy. When Marie left him he started to do strange things and to lose weight, all was dark for him. A month later the hospital called Mike to report on Marie had an accident. He took a taxi to go to the hospital to visit her. When he arrived to the hospital he could see Mary's new boyfriend and he ran away. At the end Mike felt very sad and betrayed but, with time, he could forget her and start a new life. In my opinion this is a nice romantic book for read in the free time. The argument is solid but the story is a bit slowly for young readers. In fact it's not a book for people who wants an action story or have fun with a book.
Diagnostic test: writing 1 Hello Ian! As I told you in class I’m going to celebrate my 17 th anniversary next Saturday, and I want to invite you and some friends to my party. The party is going to start at seven o’clock at the Ramassar Nord Bowling center. When we finish our Bowling game, at half past eight approximately, I’ll invite you to a dinner in a fast food restaurant. I have chosen the McDonald’s restaurant but, if we want, we can have dinner in a Chinese food Wok. You don’t need to bring anything special to the party, but you’ll need a warm coat! I’m waiting for your confirmation! Your friend, Josep
Writing 2: A brochure about Cànoves and Samalús If you’re visiting Vallès Oriental and you want to have a nice time in the nature, you must stay in Cànoves and Samalús. Cànoves is situated near the Montseny Natural Park, which makes the town a wonderful place for a long field-trip around the mountains. The town, with only 2000 inhabitants, is a quiet place for a long relax holidays. In Cànoves you have a lot of places to visit. The Can Cuch chestnut tree, for example, is one of the biggest trees in Spain. You can also visit the Ermita of Sant Elies or Vallforners dam. If you want to stay for a long time in Cànoves you should have a place to sleep. In Cànoves you can stay in Can Cuch Hotel, a five-star hotel with the best rooms in Vallès Oriental.
Writing 3: School Magazine That was a fantastic surprise when I heard that an important TV programme decided to film a documentary in our high school. All started when Dani and Albert, two students of 4 th of ESO, saw an advertisement on Discovery Channel. The producers of this channel were looking for a high school in Barcelona where the students had to use computers every day. When Albert and Dani heard this, they sent a letter to the Discovery Channel’s central in Madrid and proposed SES Pla Marcell for the contest. Two weeks ago, during the holidays, our school received the reply of the producers and the first prize of the contest. Five days later Discovery Channel’s production team called the SES Pla Marcell principal, Antoni Giner, to decide a date to record the documentary. Finally, the date that they chose was the second week of January. The cameras started to record the schoolyard, later they filmed the teacher’s room and the rest of the high school. During this time some curious people went to our school to see what they were doing. The cameras worked very hard to finish their documentary in less time and with the best quality possible but we couldn’t see their results. The documentary will be available in about three weeks, and we will watch it in the school library.
Writing 4: E-Mail Dear Mum and Dad, As you know my friends and I have been travelling arounf Europe for two weeks. During this time we've been to France, Germany and England. In all these countries we've discovered new cultures, new people and new friends. For example, in France, we met a young couple who were travelling from Russia to visit the Eiffel Tower. Now we're visitting from Germany's capital city, Berlin. In my opinion Berlin is the most impressive city in Europe, because there are a lot of historical buildings and museums in every street. I reckon that my favourite building is the Germany Parliament, the Reichstag. I'm waiting to show you my photos! See you soon, Josep
Writing 5: My favourite sport Dear Ian, In your last email you talked to me about your favourite hobbies and sports. Now, I’m going to explain you which is my favourite sport and why Ii practise it with my friends. My favourite sport is a war game called Airsoft. Airsoft is sport practiced since the 1970’s and it consists in two teams with some players who must “kill” the other team. Every player is equipped with a BB gun, protective glasses and military clothes. The BB guns which we use in Airsoft are a kind of gun replicas which shot 6mm plastic balls, for this reason we must wear protective glasses to protect our eyes. I practise it every weekend with my friends Arnau and Pol. We have an Airsoft team called Combat Canoves, and we usually fight versus other teams from other towns. I practise this sport with my friends because I love the military strategy and run around the forests. Your penpal, Josep.
Writing 6: Music Magazine In this article of Music Maniacs we're going to get some information about The Beatles, one of the best bands ever. The Beatles was a famous rock band during the 60's and one of the most famous bands of the world. The Beatles started to play their music in Liverpool, England, in 1962. Their members were four young boys: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. With the time they became more and more famous and started to play they own music around the world. During their career as a band they won 7 Grammy awards, 6 Diamond records and some Platinum records for their music albums. Finally, in the 70's, the band split up and their members started solo music careers. For example, Paul McCartney became a famous guitarist after The Beatles.
Writing 7: A recommended book Dear Anthony, A few days ago I finished reading my new adventure book, and it’s the best book I’ve ever read. My book is titled World of Warcraft: The Shattering and its author is Christie Golden, from the USA. As you imagine this book is about the World of Warcraft fantasy universe and its history. The plot of the novel is situated after the fall of the Lich King, the ruler of the undead, and the cataclysm of Deathwing, the Black Dragon. After this chaos the principal characters: Thrall (Warchief of the Horde), Varian Wrynn (King of Stormwind kingdom), Baine (chief of the Tauren) and Anduin Wrynn (Prince of Stormwind) should find their own way in their live. I would recommend this book because it's a very nice novel about the fantasy universe of World of Warcraft and it reflects very well its history and characters. Your friend, Josep.
Writing 8: Spanish diet People around the world eat a lot of different kind of food and drinks, like Hot-dogs in the USA or Yak milk in Tibet but, what Spanish people eat? Is it a healthy diet? The Spanish diet change depending on the part of the country which we visit. For example, in the south, people used to consume pig meat and fruits, whereas in the north food like fish and milk are much more popular. Moreover Spanish climate allows that people eat a lot of different kinds of meat, fish, fruits and vegetables. To sum up, Spanish people have a varied and healthy Mediterranean diet but, if they don’t control their meals, they will have very serious health troubles in the future.
Writing 9: Tourism in Vallès Oriental If you're an intrepid adventurer or you prefer a relaxing hobby, the different towns of Vallès Oriental can offer you a lot of different activities to do. The area of Vallès Oriental is famous for its sport facilities. For example, in Montmeló, (near Granollers) you can find the Montmeló Speedway. Inside the speedway you can rent a race car and have an exciting time with your friends or your partner. However, if you prefer field sports, you can visit the different Granollers’ sports stadiums. These stadiums can offer you a lot of different sports to practice like: Football, Athletics, Basketball, Archery, etc. Nevertheless, if you prefer cinemas or shopping, in Vallès Orinetal you can find a lot of commercial streets and different leisure areas. One of the most famous shopping centers is La Roca Village, where you can buy all kind of clothes and accessories. Furthermore, in Granollers outskirts, you can visit Ramassar Nord leisure area. In Ramassar Nord area you can have a fun time with your friends in the cinema or in the bowling center.