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Hello.

My name's Elisenda and I live in south London. I like the area where I live, so I want to improve it.

In my opinion there isn't anywhere for young people to go and there aren't any facilities for them. They spend all their time hanging around on the street. As a result, there is some vandalism and graffiti.

I think the council should do something about this. I'm sure they have a place that young people can use as a youth café.

Thank you.

Elisenda Veciana.

My trip to Madrid

On Tuesday the 8^th of April we went by bus to the Girona's train station. There, we took the AVE to Madrid, the capital city of Spain. While waiting, we did a luggage race.

The first place we visited was the “Congreso de los Diputados”. We had lunch at “El museo del jamón” in the city center. After that, we visited the Prado Museum and relaxed walking around the Retiro park. Finally we saw the “Puerta de Alcalá”. At the end of the day, we returned to the hostel and unpacked the luggage.

On the second day we had breakfast and then we visited a lot of places: la plaza del Sol, la plaza Mayor, el Palacio Real, la Almudena cathedral, the Xi'an army... and also la plaza Neptuno, Cibeles and the Madrid Council. We wanted to eat something local, so we went to have dinner at la Plaza Mayor and had a “bocata calamares”.

On the last day we saw the Gran Vía's shops and flats. We visited la plaza España and el Templo de Debod too. We ended the trip seeing the Madrid's senado. We returned to Girona by AVE. There we took a bus, again, to Banyoles.

We had a lot of fun during this trip and interviewing the local people. We also had some free time to enjoy ourselves and buy souvenirs. We learnt a lot of new things in three days.

About Jennifer Lawrence

Writing:

Hi, my name is Elisenda and today I'm going to talk about Jennifer Lawrence. First I'm talking about her early life, then about her career. After that I'm explaining about the awards she has won. And finally about funny facts.

Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress. She was born in Louiseville, Kentucky in 1990. Her career started when she was only 14. She moved to LA and participated in many small movies like The Pocker House.

Her big break came when she played Ree in Winter's Bone, wich landed her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. Her most famous role is as Katniss Everdeen, in The Hunger Games.

Jennifer has won a lot of awards. In 2013 she won the Best Actress Oscar. And she’s also won two Golden Globes.

As a funny fact I’ll say that when Jennifer was collecting her Oscar award, she fell on the steps and said: “You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell”.

Thank you for your attention.

Presentation

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My classmates


Maria Pl (Will Smith): He has been nominated for four Golden Globes. He has three children.
Xènia S (Miguel Ángel Silvestre): He won an Onda in 2008. He plays a character named Alberto in Galerias Velvet.
Elisabet (Taylor Swift): She is an American singer and songwriter. She's won a lot of awards.
Mariona (Natalie Portman): She's from Jerusalem. She studied at Harvard.
Laura (Anna Kendrick): Her most known film is Pitch Perfect. She won an MTV award and a Teen Choice Award.
Adrià (Luís Suárez): He's 27 years old. He's a Liverpool football player. Some European teams are interested in buying him.
Joan S (José Rodrígez); He was born in Las Palmas (Spain). Now he's a Real Madrid football player.
Núria F (Emma Watson): She's an English actress. Her most known character is Hermione (Harry Potter's films). She's won 15 awards.
Clàudia G (Liam Payne): He's a member of One Direction, a boy band.
Maria S (Niall Horan): He's a member of One Direction, a boy band. He's Irish. He's a singer, a composer and a guitarist.
Nicolai (Andrew Garfield): When he was 10 his family moved to USA. He participated in many TV shows.

Dialogue

Isa          Mary! Mary! Can you hear me? I need some help!
Mary      Isa? Where are you? What's happened?
Isa          I'm around here. I was sailing near the rocks and some of them sank.
Mary      Are you OK? Can you come back here?
Isa          No, I think I've injured my arm. I can't move it and it really hurts. What am I going to do?
Mary      Don't panic! Let's phone the coastguard.
Isa          OK, but hurry up! My arm is bleeding!
Mary      OK, OK, hang on! I'm sure that someone will come soon.
Isa          Mary!
Mary      Now what's happening?
Isa          I really need some help, I'm starting to feel dizzy...

A formal letter

Dear Sir or Madam

I am a professional cyclist from London, UK. The name of my cycling club is London Wheelers. I am writing to you because I am going to participate in a big cycling competition and I am looking for sponsors.

The competition will take place in May. Teams from 23 different countries and 20,000 spectators are going to be in London for this event, and I think that it will be good publicity for your company.

Please contact me if you are interested in sponsoring me or if you need any more information. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

Elie Woods

Elie Woods
Cyclist

A survey about the future

The topic of the survey was "The next millennium". A group of ten people did the survey and in general they were positive about the future. Theses are the results.

Everybody thinks that humans will exist in a millennium time, and more than half of the group think that the world will be a better place in the future. Some people think that the world will be better because we will learn to be cleaner and protect the planet. They think that we will be more intelligent in the future.

Most people think space travel will be normal in the next hundred years, and about half of the poeple think that humans won't live on other planets in the future. Nobody says that they will travel into space if they have the chance. Too scary!

A brave rescue

The rescue happened when we were on holiday in the Alps last January. It was really amazing and I was lucky to get a photo of it.

It was with my friends and we were climbing up a mountain. We were talking about the trip when we saw three people near us that stopped climbing. There were two men and a young girl and they were shouting. Two big rocks were falling off the mountain and they were going to hurt the climbers. One of my friends went to the people running immediately.

He knew a cave near there so the four climbers had enough time to escape from the rocks. They waited and we called a helicopter to help them. I think my friend was very brave because the rocks could have crushed him.

About Joaquín Cortés

Joaquín Cortés is a Spanish dancer. He was born in Córdoba in 1989. He moved to Madrid in 1981 and then to New York in 1999.

Joaquín Cortés studied dance when he was twelve years old. After that, at the age of fifteen, he studied at the Spanish National Ballet.

Three of his most famous shows are Pasión Gitana, Soul and Live. He is also famous because of his explosive, original and athletic dance.

A memorable day

I remember my last birthday nine months ago. It was a very memorable day.

First, some of my friends came to my house. I baked muffins and a cake in the morning and we ate them while we were watching a film. We talked and laughed. They gave me some presents, even when I had told them not to buy anything for me. I was very happy anyway.

There were about eight girls at my birthday party. My best friend was there too. I remember her clearly because she was as funny as usually and made me laugh all the time. It was a really nice day and I felt thankful for everything.

My internet profile

About me:

Hi, I'm Elie and I'm from Banyoles in Catalonia. I'm independent, quite funny and sentimental. I've got blue eyes and brown hair.

Likes and dislikes:

I'm really into music. My favourite singer is Taylor Swift. I also love dancing with my friends. I go to dance classes three times a week. What do you like?

My time and money:

I spend a lot of time reading and listening to music. I spend my money on clothes and books.

Requests:

I really want to meet boys and girls from 13-15 years old. I would like to meet American people, because I want to practise my English. I'm also interested in learning French

About my ideal home

Here we are in my ideal home. It’s a modern and cute house near a mall, a lake and a forest. It’s quite small but it’s got everything. It’s got two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a garden with some beautiful flowers. I can see the lake from my bedroom.

On an ideal afternoon in my ideal home I’m with my best friend and my cat. We’re watching a nice film in the living room. My cat is with us and she looks adorable. After this we go shopping at the mall.

My favourite room is my bedroom. It’s got two big windows and a big and comfortable bed. It’s got a big wardrobe with nice clothes in it too. In my bedroom there’s also a laptop and a TV. I like this room because I can relax and read a good book, watch a DVD and go to the computer.

About my last summer

Hello, my name is Elisenda and now I'm going to talk about my last summer.

First, I'm telling about my time in l'Arcada. Second, I'm explaining about the trip with my parents to London. And, finally, I'm talking about the days I spent in Palamós and the Catalan National Day.

I spent 1 week in an English Camp, l'Arcada. There were American people, and I met a lot of new friends. I still talk with two Floridian people and one Californian girl.

Then, I went to London for one week with my parents. I visited the Big Ben, the London Eye, the Madame Tussauds' wax figures, the Hyde Park, and lots of other things. I really enjoyed visiting the Sherlock Holmes' museum, at 221B Baker Street. And I also loved to shop at Harrods.

I also spent three days at Palamós. I went to the beach with my family and there weren't too much people. The water was great and I had a lot of fun with my old brother. In September I went to the Catalan Way with my family and friends.

So, basically, I had a great summer.

Thanks for your aTtention.