Homework: A description of my bedroom Although I am a fairly organized person, my bedroom can be a very messy place where lots of useless things seem to have been carelessly stored. You may wonder why. It's because I share the room with my two sisters, Florencia and Valeria, who make it imposible to keep the room tidy. First of all, the three of us are students, so there are plenty of boxes overflowing with books of all kinds, sheets of paper and half-empty notebooks everywhere. We don't have a desk, so everything is just left there on whatever available surface we may find. Since Valeria is an aspiring fashion designer, her things are the most space-cosuming. She owns two tailor busts and two sewing machines which weigh a ton, and she also has an ever-growing collection of fabric rolls and clothes patterns. Valeria has quite a voluminous assortment of clothes of her own, too, as you can imagine of someone who is so into fashion design. However, the three of us are equally guilty in that respect. We all have so many clothes that we no longer have space available in our wardrobes, and so there are clothes scattered in every corner. The bunk beds are permanently covered with a layer of clothes both clean and dirty, and dozens of bags hang from the headboards' edges. Shoes are a community of their own: there are flip-flops, slippers, sneakers, high heels, sandals, flats and boots spread as far as the eye can see. And let's not forget about our impressive collection of scarves and belts. Fortunately, make-up and skin care products are safely stored in another room, or at least most of them are, so they don't take precious space from our bedroom. If all these things weren't enough to make a room look like a bomb has just been dropped, my sisters and I have a thing for stuffed animals, so we have a lot of them. And I mean a lot. Needless to say, we actually make use of less than 3% of all the things I've mentioned so far (including our university textbooks, probably). I wish we had the willingness to throw away all the stuff we don't need!

Review: "Face" by Benjamin Zephaniah Hi! Next Wednesday I have an oral test in which I'll be asked to talk about some novels which we were supposed to have read through last year. As I hadn't read them, I've been trying to read them all last week (shame on me), and here I am to make a review of one of them to make sure I can remember some of the things I've read. The novel was 'Face', by Benjamin Zephaniah. The novel is about a good-looking, 16-year-old guy who gets involved in a car crash along with some other friends. He survives the crash, but as he is still unconscious, trapped inside the car, it catches fire and Martin (that's the guy), gets burnt. Fortunately, his body in general gets no more than a few scratches, but his face gets severely burnt to an irreversible point. He is taken to the hospital, where his injuries are taken care of, and after some time he even undergoes plastic surgery to improve the aspect of his face, but it never goes back to what it used to be. The novel then goes about how the relationship between Martin and his friends, girlfriend and family changes after the accident. I liked the novel, although I think it could've been better. The descrption of the burnts was really well-written, I could almost see myself touching Martin's face. I give it some points for that. However, most characters lacked depth. I know they were teenagers, but still. No need to make them so stereotyped. I didn't conect with them. I hope this wasn't boring!

A formal letter Hi, there! My sister works for a company that is welcoming an executive staff member from the US next month, and she is in charge of writing a note that he is supposed to find attached to a bag at his hotel room. She asked me if I could correct her work, and I did my best but I'm still not sure if I should change anything else: "Dear [name], The [company name] welcomes you to our country. It is a pleasure to have you as an evaluator for the [company name] team. Inside this bag, you will find some gifts that we hope prove useful to you: a notebook, a pen, a USB flash drive, a Buenos Aires City map, a map with walking directions from the hotel to our offices, and finally a card with the [company name] and [hotel name] contact details. If necessary, please do not hesitate to contact us. The hall 50 has been booked for conducting the evaluation team meetings. You will be given the per diem for your daily living expenses on Tuesday at our offices. We wish you a pleasant stay at Buenos Aires. Best regards" It's meant to be a formal letter. Is it alright? Thanks a lot!

Un petit texte sur ma mère Ma mère aime beaucoup des oiseaux. Elle a une paire de jumelles, et la porte toujours pour voir mieux des oiseaux. Pour apprendre tous les espèces d'oiseaux de l'Argentine, elle s'a inscrit à un cours dans le Centre d'Oiseaux Argentins. Quelquefois, ma mére et ses camarades vont à la Réserve Écologique pour voir et photographier des oiseaux. L'hirondelle est l'oiseau qu'elle préfère. J'ai le demandè pour quoi elle aime l'hirondelle, et elle a dit: "parce que j'aime sa façon de voler". Je ne comprends pas son amour pour des oiseaux, et je ne comprends pas pour quoi elle aime spécialement l'hirondelle. Pour moi, tous les oiseaux volent plus ou moins également. Mais j'aime que les personnes aient une grande passion, et je trouve interéssant que tout le monde aime choses différentes. Grâce à ma mère, j'ai appris à distinguer les chants des oiseaux dans mon quartier! J'aime le chant du zorzal.