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- Two short stories (Fiction, only practice) Simon opened the door and knew immediately he had made a mistake. This wasn’t the kind of job he hoped. Since he finished studies a year ago he had been looking for a job without success. The small village where he lived offered few opportunities. For this reason he moved to the city and took some courses at university again. He was feeding up with his student life when, suddenly one of the thousand offers he had applied for phoned him. ‘May I talk to Mr. Philips? I am talking because of your apply for a job in Chemical Brothers Company. Are you still available for the job?’ He couldn’t believe he was hearing. He asked for an interview but his interlocutor said it needn’t do it and made and appointment for his first day at the company for the next day. That day he was very nervous. He started work at 9 a.m. but he woke up at 6 a.m. He walked out his home with his best clothes and well combed and arrived to the factory at 8.30 a.m. He was still a little worried about the no-interview thing, but he thought ‘Don’t be worried, it’s nothing’. Eventually when the attendant said him where he was going to work he realize it was been all a mistake. He wanted him to work as a factory operator. She told him she knew he had a degree but the offer was about this job and she thought he really needed to work. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// It was the five o’clock in the morning when there was a knock at the door. I jumped off the bed and opened the door. It was my sister. She was crying and crying and she didn’t tell me what was happening. We walked into the kitchen and I offered her a cup of tea. When she drunk it, finally she started telling me the story. She had been arguing with his boyfriend all night because he had been cheating on her with her best friend. `It couldn’t be possible! I shouted. I couldn’t believe I was hearing. His boyfriend always had seemed warm and a good person. I remember the summer that my grandmother died. He had been so thoughtful with all my family… But some people are not really like we want to see them. At sunset my sister was more relaxed and I suggest her to sleep and my bed. Next day I had to collect all their things to his boyfriend house. Now she has another boyfriend and she’s happier than then.March 27, 201430
- Casa de porras. Granada Casa de Porras is a cultural centre for young people located in the area of Albaicín. It belongs to University of Granada and offers some cultural activities like workshops, exhibitions, conferences… If you want to join some workshops you need to pay a fee of 52€ each term. It includes all the activities offered. I knew this centre three years ago and since that I have been attending workshops and exhibitions very often. I joined a dancing a course and a yoga course and I enjoyed them very much. I still remember a brilliant exhibition from local painters I attended two years ago. There are also a computer room, a meeting room which students can use booking in advance and WiFi connection, so Internet is available free for students. Despite the wonderful activities and other services the centre offers, I would like to advice them to restore the place. I have recently known the centre was a Muslim palace, and it currently appears an old building without cares.March 27, 201400
- Free car city centre Different opinions come around the idea of a free car city centre. Traffic jams are very common and it annoys tourists. Tourism is an excellent income for a big city but tourists often complain about the traffic which difficult their visits. Nevertheless, they are not the only people whose we need to worry about. People’s opinions whose live and work there are more important. With a free car city centre they would have to leave their cars very far of their homes or enterprises every day. It could be more annoying that a few days visiting a city as it happens when you are only a tourist. By other hand, if an emergent happens we need prepared roads for the police cars and ambulances, and if these roads not are used very often it could not be ready for the traffic. In my opinion the best solution is city centre is used by resident. Accordingly will be less traffic and people really need to drive into the city centre will be able to do it.February 23, 201420
- A report of an English course PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE LANGUAGE ENGLISH COURSE INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to give my views of the English Language Course of San Antonio School. I attended this course to pass a B2 English test. POSSITIVE OPINIONS Firstly, I would like congratulate the school for the good organization. Each lesson was attended by 5 or 8 student, not crowded class like in other schools. The teachers were kind, patient and I learnt very much from them. NEGATIVE OPINIONS Nonetheless, there are some issues I did not like. We studied much grammar but a little speaking. I think speaking is very important because is the most useful skill in real life. Moreover, it is a 40-hours course to take place in 6 month and some people need an intensive course but the school does not offer other courses. CONCLUSION To conclude, I learn very much with this course and I recommend it. I would suggest next year speaking should be more important and the school could offer different length courses.February 12, 201450
- top 100 film Many films deserve to be remembered as great films. Most people would say good films are `the serious films´ but I am disagree. I would like a funny film were included in the Top 100 next week. And my chosen film is ICE AGE 4. Some of yours are thinking ‘a film for children?’ Well I don’t think it is only for children. The story tells us how a group of dinosaurs manage to save themselves from tectonic moves. There are many funny characters that make you laugh a lot. I don’t lie you when I say all the cinema room was laughing, parents included and some couples without children that pay for a ‘film for children`. Moreover, this story teaches our children principles, a lack in our society. This film deserves to be included in this list in order to give a different kind of film to this list. Fresh air is needed to this magazine where only serious film seems to be the right to be considered good ones.January 15, 201410
- STATE SCHOOLS OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS? The kind of school where study has always been discussed by citizens. State schools are supposed for poor people and private school for rich people. So are private schools better than state schools? Each one has advantages and disadvantages that I will state in this essay. Studying in a good private school has some advantages like fewer students per class, motivated teachers, better facilities… But not all private schools are alike. Some cheaper private schools are very similar to state school. So if you can’t afford a very expensive good school, what is the point in pay more for the same services than a state school? Apart from this, in state school there are many different kinds of children who belong from different cultures. This fact could enrich our culture in a young age and give us the opportunity of learn how to behave with different kind of people. Nonetheless, good private schools provide us good education, discipline and possible good connections in the future. To my mind, if you can pay for a very good private school, do it. But if not, you should not spend your money in a less enrich school.January 14, 201410
- Answer a letter 2. You are going to write a letter expressing your own opinions in reply to this letter written to a newspaper one week ago: In these days of equality between the sexes, it seems to me perfectly reasonable that, in wartime, women soldiers should be expected to fight alongside their male counterparts on the front line. Unlike your reporter (Ref Why we should continue to protect our women, The Evening Times, Friday 13 April) I firmly believe that, given the right training and experience, women are as physically and mentally tough as men. In my view, those who claim that women are not capable of fighting effectively because of their emotional make-up are guilty of simple, old-fashioned sexism. Jenny Lavender (Manchester) Dear Jenny Lavender, I am writing you in order to express my agreement with you. I read your letter in the newspaper one week ago and I search in a rush the reporter you talked about. That reporter was degrading. As far as I am concerned, women soldiers pass psychological and physical tests to demonstrate they are able to do their jobs. After that, they are capable to do the same jobs than the other soldiers do. Another thing I get me angry was when the journalist says ‘women are not capable of fighting effectively because of their emotional make-up’. He suppose all woman have the same emotional characteristic, or they don’t have to pass the same psychological tests than the men soldiers. In my opinion this kind of traditional thoughts injured the impression of our soldiers that work hard for our security. I hope all our letters help to change the mind of some sexist men like this. It was a pleasure read your letter. Yours faithfully, TeresaDecember 21, 201330
- Opinion article 1. You have read the headline below and feel strongly about it. Write a letter to the newspaper expressing your views. CONGESTION CHARGES WILL EASE TRAFFIC CHAOS The government is planning to put an end to IDs as a way of identification because the system is expensive to run, difficult to organise and easy to forge. From next year onwards, it will be enough for Spanish citizens to show bills and banks statements as a proof of identity. Write a post for the andnowtheywanttogetridofIDs forum expressing your views on this matter. Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my disapproval of the new system of the government. I read the headline in this newspaper and I felt very angry. I need to express my opinion in this deal. I think the new system will not better than the old one. Showing our IDs is an easy way to prove our identity and I don’t believe forge IDs is an easy task as they said. Another thing I don’t like of this new system is we need to carry a bill or a statement bank. How many people have always those things? We are always carrying our IDs but not bills! I hope government will think about these questions and change it mind. I want to thanks the newspaper the opportunity of publish my opinion. Yours faithfully, TeresaDecember 21, 201320
- Reading is not a waste of time Can you imagine a way of learn about other cultures, ages, and people without leaving your sofa? If I tell you can do this while enjoying? That's for me reading. I've always loved reading. When I was a child I used to read novels. Most of them are destinated for adults because of their difficulty. I've read many kind of novels: romantic, historical, etc. Thanks to this I leant more tan other children on my age about the world. I think this was possible because I liked reading. In my opinion this way of learn is more effective if people like reading. For this reason I think school should encourage young people to read. To sum up, I love reading and I don't think it's a waste of time like some people. It's a great way of spend your free time and learn.December 20, 201340
Un ensayo sobre la familia real de Espana, parte uno
La Monarquía reffered como (también conocida como; también llamada) La Corona tambien es un parte (una parte) importante de la cultura de La España. La Corona ha tenido una historía (historia) interesante. Sin embargo La Monarquía es no (no es) parte el pasado sólo. No todo el mundo gustan (no a todo el mundo le gusta) La Corona. En esto papel (en este artículo; en este ensayo) yo describo La hisotría de la familia real(,) sus influencia hoy (actualmente?) y personas quienes son crítico de la familia(personas que son críticas con la Familia Real; personas críticas con la Familia Real; personas que critican a la Familia Real).
El reino(Reino) de España comenzó con reinos de visigodos. En siglo octavo el visigodos cristianos combatí el musulumánes Umayyades (los visigodos cristianos combatieron contra el musulmán Umayyades). Lucharon por la peninsula ibérica. En siglo octavo el musulumanes occupado (los musulmanes ocupaban) la mayor parte de la ibérica peninsula (península ibérica). En 1492 Colombus navegó el mar azul pero España se convertió uno país cristiano tambien (?¿?). En (En el) siglo 16 España fue muy potente en Europa. Españoles dicen este tiempo el siglo de oro(Los españoles llaman a esta época el Siglo de Oro). Felipe V fue la primera (el primer) Rey de Borbón en 1714. Los Borbónes son la familia en el tron (trono) hoy. Porque (?¿?) de la guerra napoleónica La Monarqía cambié a una monarqía parlamentarias cuando Fernando VII fue abdicar. Durante siglo 20 muchos gente no se gusta la monarqía, en las ciudades especialmente. Este fue un razón para la guerra civil española. La nacionalista Francisco Franco quienes apoyé la corona ganado la guerra. Pero el rey quedó en el exilio y apenas Franco muerte el rey Juan Carlos reclamó el tron. Rey Juan Carlos es el rey hoy. (Problems with history. I think you haven't understand la Guerra Civil española).
La familia real hoy es el Rey Juan Carlos, la reina Sofia, Pricipe Felipe y su familia, Infanta Leonor y su familia y Infanta Sofia y su familia. (La Familia Real está compuesta actualmente por el Rey Juan Carlos I, su esposa la Reina Sofia, el heredero al trono el Principe Felipe, su esposa la Princesa Letizia y sus dos hijas las infantas Leonor y Sofía). Rey Juan Carlos se gusta deportes (Al Rey Juan Carlos le gustan los deportes). Juan Carlos se (le) gusta navegar en el verano (en verano) y esquí en el invierno( y esquiar en invierno). Cuando era más joven que él era bueno (él era bueno) en tenis y karate tambien. (El) Rey Juan Carlos disfruta de la caza y ambientalistas (a ecologistas) no se la gustan( no le gustan). Por otro lado la Reina no se gusta abrigos de piel o toreo( no le gustan los abrigos de piel). (A La Reina Sofia se(le) gusta navegar tambien. La familia todo se gusta tambien por lo visto. Ella es intelligente, sabe mucha idiomas y algunos gente creen que ella motivo el rey ser político (?¿?). Sofia es más religioso que el otro (es mas religiosa que otros) miembros de la familia. Infanta leonor es el niño mayor. Ella tiene dos hijos, ellos son Felipe Juan nací 1998 y Victoria Federica nací 2000(NOOOOOO. La Infanta Elena es la hija mayor del rey, ella tiene dos hijos Felipe Juan Froilán (conocido en España como Froilan) y Victoria Federica). El hijo del medio de Juan Carlos es Infanta Cristina (La hija mediana del rey es la Infanta Cristina). Ella tiene cuatro hijos. La hijo menor de Juan Carlos es Principe Felipe. Ello es heredero al tron. (El hijo menor del rey es el Principe Felipe. Él es el heredero al trono).0 votedDecember 4, 20131
