WRITING – MADRID I am going to talk about Madrid where lived for four months because I worked in a schoool covering a vacancy for maternity. Madrid is the capital of Spain and, that is why it is extremely populated city. It is a big sprawling city. It seems to go on for miles and miles. The first thing that I would like to say is that it is a well-run city because you can move anywhere by public transport which runs very smoothly. Despite/ In spite of this it is a highly polluted and extremely congested due to high number of people decide to go to work by car every day. The thing that really frustrated me was the fact that it is an absolutely chaotic city at rush hour to move to work. It was terribly stressful getting to work on the underground which was incredibly crowded. I wish I had rented a flat near my work. On the other hand, Madrid has many other positive things. What I liked most was that there are many museums, theatres, shopping centers, in short, many places to visit and where to spend your free time. Besides, Madrid’s nightlife is really vibrant, which lots of great bars and nightclubs. If you live there, you have the advantage of being able to travel easily and cheaply because Madrid has a great airport where many flights depart every day. That in Cordoba is impossible because the closest would be Seville or Malaga and the price of the trip is already increasing. In conclusion, from my point of view, Madrid is a completely amazing city but I wouldn’t like to live there. I ventured beyond my confort zone to work there, but, what I would really like would be to end up working in my peaceful city.

FRIENDS OR FAMILY Part 1: Which is more important – Friends or family? Notes. Write about: 1. Who you can enjoy yourself with 2. Who will help you when you have problems 3. Who I prefer. FRIENDS OR FAMILY Nowadays, it seems that a lot of people put friendships above their families. But, the comparison between the two would be quite inappropiate, because they are both very important parts of our lives. To start with, youngsters often believe that it’s imposible to have fun with family apart from friends. On the one hand, you can chat, travel with your relatives and feel more at ease than when you are surrounded by Friends. On the other hand, it way dependo n how open-minded is your family. Our life path isn’t always clear, thus we ought to ensure ourselves some reliable figures to learn on in case we need help. In fact, rhe more the person is intimate with you, the better it is. No one can be purely and quickly available to you except your mother who gave birth to you. Personally, I think that the key is balancing the various relatioships we have depending on our priorities and giving our affection to people who truly deserve it, whoever it is, a friend or a parent.

Deforestation Many forests around the world are being destroyed for agricultural, comercial, or housing use without allowing time for the forests to regenerate themselves. What can be done to improve the situation? Notes. Write about: 1. What contributes to the greenhouse effect 2. Floods 3. Forest fires DEFORESTATION Nowadays many forests around the world are being destroyed for agricultural, comercial or housing use without allowing time for the forests to regenerate themselves. We need to think solutions about this serious problem. Earth’s forests, it turns out, play a dominant role in absorbing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, acting like a giant sponge and soaking up on average about 9 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year. A problem caused by deforestation is the impact on the global carbon cycle. If greenhouse gases are in large enough quantity, they can force climate change. Forests the world over, have long been associated with helping to reduce flooding. Most flooding disasters have been partly blamed on the effects of deforestation. Another example would be forest blazes. Hundreds of trees are lost each year due to forest fires in various portions of the world. This happens due to extreme warm summer and milder winters. Fires, whether causes by man or nature results in huge loss of forest cover. From my point of view, the best solution is to curb the felling of trees, by employing a series of rules and laws to govern it.

Foreign language Learning a foreign language helps students develop a set of important skills. Why should foreign languages be taught in schools? Notes. Write about: 1. New cultures 2. Employment 3. Travelling FOREIGN LANGUAGE Nowadays, knowing foreign languages it is very important for everybody, so, it seems to me that they should be taught in schools from early on childhood. Learning a foreign language helps student to develop a set of skills. New cultures Maybe you are interested in the literature, poetry, films, TV programs, music or some other aspect of the culture of people who speak a particular language and want to learn it in order to gain a better understanding of a particular culture. It is often said that the process of learning another language involves entering another culture as well. Employment Being able to speak a second language means that you will have more work opportunities when compared to a monolingual candidate; it is for that reason that learning a second language can benefit your career. Travelling When you travel abroad you need to communicate with other people and we can’t wait that they are able to speak our language. Currently, the most common foreign language is English and I think that everybody should learn it. From my point of view, we must begin to learn foreign language since the school due to when we are children we are like sponges because we acquire all information quickly.

Where do you live in abroad to study? When students go abroad to study, they have to decide where to live. They can choose to stay with a host family or to rent a room in residential accommodation. Both of these options have advantages and disadvantages. Living with a host family is the best way for you because you improve your language skills due to you are immersed in English language everyday. Also, you can learn about British culture and traditions. Students who decide to stay in a residential accommodation, rarely speak English outside the classroom. However, a disadvantage of living with a family is that you have less freedom because if you want to stay up late, listen loud music or invite friends to visit, the family can't allowed it. In my opinion, the decision depends how you are. If you are independent person, you like having privacy and eating food which you like, I think you should decide to go to residential accommodation. If you want to hace a family away from home, learn about culture and improve your English I recommend you a host family. In conclusion, I think both options can be a positive experience.

Animals in danger of extinction Nowadays more and more animals are becoming extint around the world. I really believe that we should analyse why it happens and resolve those problems for protecting them. Pollution is the reason for global warming, which causes the destruction of many animals' habitat. The blame it falls on the humans, who are polluting constantly. As a result of this the icy parts in the North and South are melting, so penguins and polar bears are losing their home. We should throw out less gasses to the atmosphere and start recycling more. These days, many wild animals are being hunted due to people like their fur for making clothes, specially coats. Furthermore, there are poeple who collect stuffed animals' heads. I think it shouldn't be allowed to use clothes with that fur. Also, our planet si suffering from cutting down the trees and the resultant destruction of forest for creating more places for construction. So, animals are losing their habitat again. From my point of view all these problems have solutions and we have to find out it for protecting endangered animals due to all animals are really important in the alimentary chain.

A leisure-time activity you really enjoy. How did you get started? Why do you enjoy it so much? DANCING SAVED MY LIFE When I was fifteen my father died. I was depressed and I didn't want to go out of home. I suffered anxiety attacks and only went out for going to the gym, where a woman started to give latin rhythms lessons. First of all, I hadn't a clue about those dances. I had curiosity so I took up to attend lessons. I learnt about latin rhythms such as what they are and how they dance... Surprisingly, I found out that I danced amazing! Although my sadness didn't disappear, little by little, I improved thanks to I was distracted with an activity that I enjoyed doing it. I began to go out at the weekend with my gym's partners and dance. I enjoyed due to I love the music and I amused a lot dancing. I think it helped to get ahead. I finished being a dance's teacher in an academy. I touch to dance to other people during four years. Nowadays, I go on dancing as a hobby and I feel excited whenever I dance.

How can we solve the problem of pollution in city centres? THE POLLUTION The pollution of our planet is constantly increasing. We can describe the pollution as adding dirt to our nature, destroying the flora and fauna, as well as the fresh air and the water. As a result, there are a lot of millions of vehicles, road transport is one of the biggest source for the pollution in the world. We should take up to do something such as using the public transport to avoid to send much emissions of carbon to the atmosphere. On the one hand, in the rivers and seas there are many kind of pollution such as oil, chemical, rubbish and sewages from our factories. I think that we should recycle and not pour toxic liquids. On the other hand, our planet is also suffering from cutting down the trees, which do that the carbon dioxide can now easily warm up due to we haven't got protection. In my view, the pollution is a problem, which becomes really serious. It would be a wonderful idea to introduce strict law to protect our planet.