A DIARY ENTRY

I’m in a difficult situation at the moment because I’ve lied to my parents and to the police because I said that Alex was at my house when the CD was stolen. Now they’ve discovered that Alex was the thief and that I lied because they’ve found a security video which shows Alex while he’s stealing.

My parents are very angry with me: I can’t use my mobile phone or computer during one month and I’m grounded for 2 months. Now it’s normal that they are angry, because I shouldn’t have lied, but I wanted to protect Alex. I know that Alex wasn’t right stealing at the shop, I hope he never do it again. Maybe if I was in his situation, I would also have lied to the police. Now I know that if I ever have a similar problem, I’m never going to lie again to the police, because now I’ve such a big problem!

I’m not sure what will happen now, but I hope it all ends fine, I don’t want more problems with my parents and I hope I won’t lose my friend.

A DISCUSSION ESSAY

The Internet has become very important since the end of the XX century. Before the Internet was invented people communicated with letters and they used books to look for information. Now people can communicate faster, share opinions, share and find information in an easy way and it's also used for entertainment.

Books, on the other hand, are useful because the information doesn't disappear and you don't need an internet connection or electricity. However, it's much more difficult to find the information; they are more expensive and more impractical. The Internet, however, is very useful because it has much more possibilities than books, it's faster and easier to find information and you can also communicate very fast with people all over the world. However, you always need electricity and an Internet connection; it's also possible that some information is wrong or disappears.

All in all, I think that Internet is better because it's more practical, cheaper, more useful, faster and easier.

REPORTING AN INTERVIEW

An interview with Joke by Inés Beekers

Joke said that she wasn’t feeling very well today, because she was really tired. She’s happiest when she’s painting, and she said she couldn’t live without coffee and sleep. If she could chose to be anywhere in the world now, she would like to be in Holland.
Joke said she hasn’t got a really good memory about the past. She also remembers that the first day she went to school she was really nervous. She has been to a lot of different countries, but the best holiday she has ever had was to Sweden a long time ago. She didn’t do anything special on her last birthday, she celebrated it with her family.
She recognized that she isn’t really positive about the future, but she thinks that the planet will be more or less the same in a hundred years. She would like to ban wars and misery. When she’s older, she would love to live in Holland. She promised that she was going to paint until she dies.

A LETTER: explaining a problem

I've had a problem recently because my parents think I’m not old and responsible enough to go out late with my friends. They say I have to be home before 12 o'clock. All of my friends go out until 3 o'clock and I would like to stay with them all night. I've talked with my parents and we've argued a lot, but they haven't changed their opinion.

I think my parents are too strict because I think I'm old enough to go out until later. I know it will be difficult to reach an agreement, but I would be very happy.

I'd really like some advice because my friends and I don't know what to do or what to say to my parents anymore.

A FORMAL LETTER

______________________________________Can Sargantana 25
______________________________________17833 Ollers Girona
______________________________________15th December 2007
The Community Fund
16 Suffolk Street
Lodon
SW1Y4NL

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to enquire about lottery funds for a project in our town.
Ollers is a very small village from the community of Vilademuls in Girona, Spain. It’s a very nice place and it is very peaceful. But there aren’t any possibilities of transport for young people to go to the town or the city. So the parents have to drive a lot. It is a reason for a lot of people with young children to leave the countryside, and move to the town. With the money from the lottery fund we could provide transport to the town, and more people will stay at the countryside.
I would be grateful if you could send some information. If you have any questions about my idea, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,
Inés Beekers

PROFILE OF A BAND

Krezip was formed in 1997 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The members are Jacqueline (singer), Anne Govaert (guitar), Joost van Haaren (bass), Annelies Kuijsters (keys), Bram van den Berg (drums) and Jan Peter Hoekstra (guitar). Jacqueline writes the most of the songs.
Krezip's first album was released in 2000 by the record company Warner Music, the name of the single was Run Around. Their second single was Nothing Less, this was one was more famous as the first one. It became a first hit in Belguim and in the Netherlands. They sold 250.000 copies of this album.
Krezip plays pop music. Now a days, the most famous album is What Are You Waiting For?, to produce this album they were helped by an American producing couple and the wrote and recorded it in Los Angeles. The most famous songs are Out Of My Bed, I Would Stay, Don't Crush Me and I Apologize.

READ THE TASK

Read the task then complete the email using these words:Build the website, class website, good idea, photos and information.You want to build a website for your English class. Write an email (35-45 words) to a friend in the class telling him/her about you idea. In your email, you should- Explain what you would put on the website- Ask him/her to help you- Say when you are going to start.

Dear Andrew
I’m going to build a class website. I’m going to put photos and information on it. Do you think it’s a good idea? Would you like to help me with the website? I’m going to start on Saturday morning at the internet café.

Yours,
Bruce




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CONTINUE THE TEXT

On our first date, it was a very warm evening. So we walked down to the river, where it was cooler... The river was so beautiful. We could see our faces in it. We found a stone and we sat down. I was looking at Tim’s eyes. They were so blue and very expressive. Tim put his arm on my shoulders. We sat like this for a long time. Suddenly somebody threw a stone into the water. We stood up to look who was there. First we saw nobody, but then Tim saw two girls on the other side of the river. They were two of my friends. They had been watching us all time.

A NEWS STORY

This was the dramatic scene yesterday in Barcelona at the Circumval·lació street. A car was driving on the street when it fell down because of the construction of a new metro-line.
The incident began at half past 4, when the driver was going to pick up her 3 children at school.
At first the people of the street were in panic, because they were afraid more parts of the street would fall down. As soon as the police and the ambulance arrived, people became calmer. While the police was organizing, the driver was rescued.
After a few hours, people said it’s very irresponsible to build a metro-line without first checking the possibility of accidents.

A FILM

Dear Sofia,

Two weeks ago I saw a film, the Lord of the Rings. I loved the film because there's action but it's funny too. It's about some boys who arrive on an inhabited tropical island. They haven't got any tools to survive.

The main characters are Jack and Ralph. They are the two oldest boys. They have a lot of problems living on the island. The group of boys separate and Jack and his boys become hunters. Ralph and his friends are trying to be recued.

Best whishes,

Inés -xxx-

A LIFE STORY

I was born in Hillegom, a town in the centre of the Netherlands, in 1992. When I was 9, me and my family moved to Spain, to a house in the countryside. I’ve lived here for 6 years now.
My earliest memory isn’t very clear, but I can remember when I had appendicitis when I was 6 years old. I also remember that at the hospital I had to take some medication I didn’t like. I can remember my primary school. I remember my friends and a lot of activities we did at school. I also can remember most of my teachers.
I’ve been at Casa Nostra School for 3 years now. I don’t think I’ve changed much since I was young. But now I’ve sot much longer hair. I don’t already know what to study when I leave secondary school. Before I’m old I would like to travel to China.