Let's talk about poverty...

Just answer me this:

would you be able to live like this?

Aren't I a lucky teacher? =))) This is a text by Teresa Castro, 11º CT4

One day at school, your teacher comes into the classroom places a box on the floor, and leaves the room. Suddenly the box begins to move. Write a story about what happens next.

When I saw the box moving I froze. All the classroom stopped. We were wondering what was going on.

Suddenly, Rita that was very curious got up and went to see what was in the box.

When she opened the box , a monster jumped out. All girls screamed at the same time and the boys didn´t react.

The monster was big, green, with four eyes and two mouths.

I was terrified, I had never seen something like that. We were wondering what the monster wanted.

So, Roberto and Irina had na idea. They decided to talk to him, to try to understand what the monster wanted.

In the beginning the monster didn´t answer but some minutes later he talked. He said that he wanted to eat all of us, starting with all boys with a beard. I never saw Zé and Bessa so worried.

The monster was almost catching Zé when teacher Carla, comes into the classroom and killed the monster with a paperclip.

Now that the danger is gone, I realize that maybe teacher Carla wanted to teach us a lesson, and probably the lesson is " be careful with your choises". Well if that was the intention, the lesson is learnt

The best mini holidays ever, by Irina Torres, 11º CT4 =)

This summer, I went to London with my best friend. We weren’t planning to go, but our families surprised us. We were there for three days, and let me tell you, those were the most incredible three days I’ve ever had.

We saw so many things, so many different people, from different cultures and countries. I couldn’t believe when we got there.

We stayed for 1 nights and 3 days. Sofia’s cousin rented a flat in Canary Wharf. Our neighbours were from every culture you can imagine. There were Indian people with their colourful clothes and muslin people always entering the building.

We were out of the city, so we had to catch the subway to get to London everyday.

On the first day we walked around the city. We saw everything we could. We saw many things like Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, a real famous statue whose name I can’t remember. It was about soldiers, I guess. We went to Piccadilly Circus. I never saw a square with so many people. We couldn’t walk with so many people around you, literally! We saw a crew performing and we ate a traditional cake, that was just amazing: it tasted of cinnamon and it was like a roll ( that cake we eat at Christmas). It was really tasty.

After that we went home because it was late. Our flat had an incredible view. I could see the London Eye and The Shard.

The next day we went to one of the scariest and most fantastic places in the world: London Dungeon. I had so much fun. I screamed a lot, I admit, I was terrified at first. The way they talk and act and the scenery… It’s really scary but really good fun too.

We went to M&M’s world store. That was a lot of M&M’s. If you want something by M&M’s, that’s the right place to look for it.

After we had lunch at one of the greatest and most famous restaurants in the world: Hard Rock Cafe. That place is awesome and the Hard Rock museum is so cool. They have Madonna’s credit card! It’s unbelievable.

That day, I think we didn’t visit anything else.

My mini-vacations in London were almost over. I felt so goos tgere. It was like a dream come true. I can see myself living there, and having a job there and who knows a family.

My last day in London was amazing. It was Sofia’s birthday, and we visited what we really wanted to see. We visited Madame Tussauds. We were very lucky because we bought our tickets a day earlier, so we didn’t have to wait in line to buy them. It took us an hour to get into the museum.

The wax figures are so realistic. There are so many wax figures that I didn’t know where to start. There were figures that I didn’t know who they were.

My favourites were, obviously, One Direction wax figures. The wax figures are just like them. It was like being with them. We were lucky because we saw them in the last days because they were going to New York.

I loved it. Really loved it.

After that we went to Tower Bridge. It has an incredible view.

Then we went to the airport. It was the end of our trip.

I loved every single moment of our days there. I can’t wait to go there again. I want to live there, have my life there. It’s going to be hard but I think it will be worth it. It’s my dream: to live and study music there.

London is one of the most amazing cities in the world. I already imagine myself there! I think it’s going to be a great experience.

I’m really grateful that I had the opportunity to visit the country and see how everything is there. I will never forget this trip. I will always remember the good time I had there.

This was the best Summer I’ve ever had.

TWENTY-NINE LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE... =)

Choose one and post a comment as homework!

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. 
3. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them. 
4. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. 
5. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. 
6. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10. Out of my 11. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again? mind. Back in five minutes.
16. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18. Procrastinate Now!
19. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
22. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23. They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.
25. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
26. Ham and eggs... A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. (how true)
27. The trouble with life is there's no background music. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Humanity is this...

Hello y'all... this is the task for those who want to fight for a higher grade: 

write a text commenting on this video, in which you express your feelings and opinions and show a bit of research on the subject of humanity, generosity and kindness ...

How much English do YOU know? Do the Cambridge University test!

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/pt/test-your-english/for-schools/?page=survey&pagenum=1

Summer course!

Ok guys and galls...

I've prepared a plan for the summer. It's divided into sections, so you can do it all or parts. This is for that student who is NOT happy with his/her accomplishments at English this year and WANTS more!
OK, to have more, you have to give it that extra! Nothing comes cheap or easy in life and although Englsih IS easy, you in particular may have to work a bit more to reach that grade you want!

So, enjoy! ;)