Mika a Talented Mix

You probably know Mika as a singer and judge on the TV show The voice, but there's a lot more to this charming international star... What exactly makes Mika so unique?

An International Star:

Mika was born in Lebanon. At the age of 4 hemoved to France and lived in Paris until he was 9 years old. Then he moved to London where his family finally settled down. Thanks to all these cultural identities, Mika's music is a mix of many styles: opera, pop, rock, country and disco. The versatile artist is a star across Europe and all the way to Asia. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian! Mika's cheerful pop music crosses borders easily and he now plans to develop his career in America.

You Should Never Eat Fast Food

You Should Never Eat Fast Food

In recent years, the obesity has increased. Some people prefer eating fast food because it's tastier or easier to get it. You simply have to pick up it and it's got a low prize.

Eating fast food could have one advantatge. You can save up a lot of time because you don't have to prepare the food. And perhaps it could seem tastier than the healthy food such as vegetables.

However, its got a lot of disadvantatges. You get obese if you eat fast food every day. And also, you can get sick. And it has nothing of nutrients, a lot of fat and a horrible oil for frying.

To conclude, you shouldn't eat fast food. It's very bad for your health. It's important to have a healthy diet and keep your fit.

Competències Bàsiques Writing 1 and 2

Writing 1:

My name is Marc Caro and I'm 15. I'm a high school student and I love computer games, meeting my friends and travelling. I think that I'm an honest person, so I hate dishonest people who never tell the truth, The name of my school is "Casa Nostra" and my favourite subjects are Maths and English.

Writing 2:

Last year my friend Pedro went to Tahiland with his girlfriend. He told me that the weather was perfect and that the beach was like a paradise. I'm sure that he loved the beach. He also told me that he and his girlfriend made a trip through Thailand with the motorbike, he says that he loved the trip because he was able to see many places, but that he hated having to stop every 80km to refuel the motorbike.

Describing a Photo

In this photo I can see a man inside his house. This photo is a close up shot. The man is in the middle of the photo. He is in a dark room and behind him there is a window. He is wearing a shirt. He doesn’t have hair because he have cancer. He seems worried, probably about his life. He looks like he is making a video. In my opinion he seems a strong person. He is probably making funny photos of himself.

MY FAVOURITE RELATIVE

My favourite relative is my dad because he is a very funny and generous person. He is very special to me because he always helps me, and in the future I hope to be like my dad. What I like about him is that he is very intelligent and always finsih what he starts. We get on well with each other because we are very similar and we like and dislike the same things. Also we have an anecdote together: We went to the mountain to walk, but suddenly the sky got dark and we weren't able to find the way back home. While I was scared, he stayed calm and an hour later he found the way to get back.

Competències bàsiques

Hi Peter,

Mi name is Pat

I'm a 15 years old student. I don't have any likes in particular but I dislike a lot the eggs, I hate them! My favorite sport is golf. My school is a very boring and old school near the river where we just do maths, it's called ''Jhon Cenna High School''. The teachers are awful. My favorite subj etc is English.

Last year, my friend Sam went to Nigeria with her family, Nigeria is a country in Africa where the weather is very hot, and almost all the year the temperature is over 30 degrees. Nigeria have a lot of deserts and Sam could ride a camel, that is what he enjoyed most. What he didn't like there was the food, because he said that in the hotel they had a poor quantity of food so he was hungry all the holiday.

My trip to Italy

The first day we went to Sirmione a small city near the alps, there we ate pizza and visited the lake in the afternoon. After visiting the lake we took a bus and after a long way we arrived to Verona where we slept, the second day we visited the Verona colisseum and the Julietta house. The next day we went to Venice were we all enjoyed an ice cream while visiting the canals. Then we returned to the hotel to sleep after a long day. The forth day we got a train and we moved to Florence where we arrived in the afternoon. We left everything in the hotel ,we visited the cathedral and walked in the streets. Finally the last day we went to Pisa to see that strange tower and in the afternoon we took a plane back home.

See you,

Marc

DISCUSSION ESSAYS

Example Task: Should university education be free? Discuss.

Plan: Organize your ideas into a clear paragraph structure.

Paragraph 1: Introduce the topic and say what the current situation is.

Paragraph 2: Describe your arguments for the topic

Paragraph 3: Describe your arguments againsit the topic

Paragraph 4: Write a conclusion and give your awn opinion. You could also include suggestions or recommendations.

Useful language:

Introducing the topic: Many people thing However, others It is thought

Adding ideas: Furthermore Morevoer In addition to this

Giving reasons and results: One result Because of Conswquently

Contrasting ideas: On the one hand One advantatge of However

Giving examples: For example An example of this

Making suggestions: Should Would be a better solution

Weighing up the arguments: On balance All in all Overall

Expressing you own opinion: Personally In my opinion

Writing:

It is clear that society needs doctors, teachers and other people with university degrees. Nevertheless, higher education is expensive and some people believe tha government should pay for it. There are arguments fo and againist this idea.

One of the arguments for free university education is that university courses can be very expensive. For instance, training as a doctor can cost thousands of pounds. Unless students come from wealthy families, they may not be able to afford it. Furthermore, it is claimed that if local universities cost too much, students will go abroad to study and might not return. Consequently, the country will lose valuable skills and the economy will suffer.

There are also arguments againist the idea. For example, some people in society are very wealthy and they can easily afford fees. People also say there are too many unemployed graduates and that government should encourage more young people to consider vocational careers.

On balance, I do not think university should be free for everyone because other in society need the money more. However , the government should support poorer students so everyone has acces to education.

FORMAL LETTERS

Example Task: You see an advertisement for care assistants to work at a local animal rescue centre on Saturdays. Write a letter of application

Plan:

Paragraph 1: Explain why you are writing

Paragraph 2: Give more details about your reason for writing

Paragraph 3: Give information about another aspect of your reason for writing

Paragraph 4: Give any additional information

Useful language:

Greetings: If you know their name( Dear, yours sincerely) If you don't know their name(Dear Sir, Your faithfully) Other(Best wishes, kind regards)

Giving a reason for writing I am writing to complain, I am writing in response to

Giving your opinion Furthermore Moreover In addition to Nevertheless

Including other documents Please find

Next steps I would be grateful if you

Writing:

Dear Ms Matthews,

I am writing in response to the advert for part-time Saturday animal care assistants which appeared in the Nottinghamshire Echo on 10th November. I would be very grateful if you would consider my application and I enclose my CV.

I have considerable experience of looking after animals. In addition to having two dogs, I have spent summers working on my uncle's farm in Devon. I also did work experience at a veterinary clinic for a week in April, which was an invaluable opportunity to learn more about small animals.

I believe I have the right personal qualities for this position. I would describe myself as hard-working and dependable, and I am passionate about animals and it would be highly satisfying to help injured and abandoned animals. As I want to study veterinary science at university, I hope to gain experience at the same time.

I am available immediately and would be happy to attend an interview. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Your sincerely,

Jhon Cena

AN INFORMAL EMAIL

Example Task: Write an email to a friend to give them some exciting news

Plan:

Paragraph 1: Ask your friend questions about him or her and tell them how you've been.

Paragraph 2: Give some news or explain your first reason for writing.

Paragraph 3: Give another piece of news or explain your second raeson for writing.

Paragraph 4: Finish the email and say why you have to stop writing.

Useful language:

Greetings: Hi, Hi there, Hiya, Dear...

Responding to a message: Thanks fior your email. It's great to hear from you. Sorry it's taken me so long to reply

Asking about your reader: How are you? How's it going? What's up? How are things with you? How have you been? What's new? What have you been doing since...?

Talking about you: I've been (really busy) Guess what!, i've got some great/amazing/terrible time, I'm having the time of my life!

Talking about experiences: I decided to go along to...., so i'm rally pleased. It's never happened to me before, but...

Endings: I'd better go now. Anyway, I've got to go now. I'll be in touch again soon,

Sign-offs: Bye for now, Write soon!, See you soon!, Take care, Lots of love, Love from,

Writing:

Hiya,

How are you? How was the concert? Thanks for your email. Sorry it's taken to me so long to reply. I've been really busy with exams and band practice.

Guess what! I've got some great news! My parents have agreed to let me go to the Reading Festival next summer! They're going to give me half of the money for the ticket for my birthday. To earn the other half, I have to help out with odd jobs at home tyding up the garage, looking after my little sister, that kind of stuff. Have you spoken to your parents about it yet? Why don't you suggest doing the same thing?

My other news is that my band is playing at the end-of-therm party! We're only going to be on stage for ten minutes or so, but I think it i'll be awesome. It's also a good way to promote our music, so we're really pleased.

Anyway, how are things with you? What have you been doing since you finished your exams? I'd Better go now- I've got to sutdy!

Bye for now,

Chris

THE BEST HOLIDAYS I HAVE EVER BEEN ON

The best holidays I have ever been on where in Senegal last year. I went there with my family.

There we visited the Nile river, and there we saw a crocodile! Also, the next day we made a trip to the desert in camel. The food there was delicious, there was kebab, durum, falafel,... The problem was that all was very spicy!

The reason why this holidays are the best is becauase the last day we go lost, and we saw a lion!!!

To sum up, I enjoyed a lot that holiday, and I learned a lot about Africa.

Writing Unit 3

Train companies to introduce free Wi-fi on all trains

Dear Editor,

I'm writing in response to an article from the newspaper about free Wi-fi on all trains. I completely agree with the article and I would like to talk why that's a great idea.

Firstly, free Wi-fi is very usefull for people who travel a lot, because while they are traveling , that is a great amount of time, they can be working. Also, becuase young people don't get bored while traveling, and they can play and talk online.

Secondly, Wi-fi is very cheap and easy to mantain so it isn't to expensive.

Kind regards,

Marc

THE KINECTIC ENERGY, THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE?

It's well-known that the kinetic energy is one of the most effective sustainable source of energy. It is generated just by movement! It could supply all the energy of a city with a little space, also it is unlimited!

How about using kinetic energy at school? They could provide energy to all the lights and computer for free!!! As a result the schools would be cheaper and more accessible to people.

However, it is known that kinetic energy don't last for long because the batteries and other parts get very worn easily so it could be a bit expensive for a school and it won't be very suitable, but it's a way to not pollute our planet because we only have one!

To sum up, although kinetic energy have some problems, I think that it would be a good thing for a school because even that it may be expensive to install I think it could be good for our environment. Schools would stop using no sustainable energy and it will help a lot our planet. In my opinion schools must install it in the future because actually it's quite hard for a school to save that amount of money, but it will be a very good way to reduce pollution.  

WRITING UNIT 2

Dear Sir / Madam

I am writing to complain about the last pop concert of the Pop star Abraham Matheo, because I spent 20$ to see him playing or at least listen to him but I was really wrong.

In the first place, there were too many people and you weren’t able to see the stage, but the worst thing is that you weren’t even able to listen!!! Because the speakers were too low and it was absolutely disappointing.

In the second place, Abraham Matheo wasn’t able to come and another group played for him. The music was awful! This means that I wasted my money on a mediocre group. That’s totally inappropriate when you have spend 20$ to see the star!!!

It wasn’t what I went to see so I want a refund or at least a free concert because that was totally frustrating! And I want it very soon! I hope that no one comes again to your concert next time and you end up poor with no money!

Your faithfully,

Marc Caro

WRITING UNIT 1

Hi John Cenna,

How are you? How was the film? Thanks for your e-mail. Sorry for my delay to reply, because I have been very stressed with the homework and my rowing trainings.

I've got some amazing news, we have adopted a dog! It's called Chaka and it's a doge, it's white and very cute. At the moment I can't take the dog for a walk because he is very little, it's only 3 months, and i won't be able to take the dog for a walk until it's 5 months old. He lives in our garden in a cool little dog house. Have you spoken to your parents about it yet? Why don't you buy the same type of dog?

My other great new is that I joined a proffessiona chess e-sport club called FaZe Clan. And we are going to play a match this weekend at the town hall. I think it's going to be insane! It's a good way to promote chess and make people play this game.

Anyway, how are things with you? What have you been doing these days? I'd better go to a row training or I'm going to be late!

Bye for now,

Marc