Halloween

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain an the Christian holy day of All Saints.

The celebration of Halloween survived most strongly in Ireland. It was an end of summer festival. Children would go from door to door in disguise as creatures from the underworld to collect treats, mainly fruit, nuts and the like for the festivities. These were used for playing traditional games like eating an apple on a string or bobbling for apples and other gifts in a basin of water, without using your hand.

Writing 3: Write a discussion essay

At the moment, scientists use animals for research a cure for different types of illness. If they couldn't do it, a lot of medicines may be wouldn't exist. Although some people don't agree with this idea, because animals suffer a lot for own benefit.

On the one hand, using this kind of living creatures, as I said; is a profit for all the humanity, because if scientists don't experiment, we will never be able to find cures. In addition, in the future we will be able to save patients with difficult illness, I hope, especially cancer.

On the other hand, there is a moral problem, the fact that the life of animals is in danger, the way in which living creatures suffer without nature. Also, some people say that we shouldn't allow to do that, but the person who is against, is because he or she hasn't ever thought about it; the real reasons for doing it. All the modern medicines from the experiments with animals..

Writing 2: ask for advice about a relationship

Hi Marta.

We've been on holiday here in Illes Canaries for a week now and I've just met this guy, Mark. He's absolutely gorgeous, but I'm not sure how I feel about him. I need your advice.

I met him on the beach yesterday and he invited me to play volleyball. Both of us were having a real laugh and then Mark invited me to a cocacola with his friends. When we were there, he basically ingored me and started flirting with a Spanish girl. But when I sad goodbye, he walked to the bus stop with me and neither of us could stop talking.

I've been thinking about things a lot since then. I'll probably se him later, but I'm not sure what to do if he asks me out. He seems very different when he's with his friends. What do you reckon?

Writing 1: An Account of a decade

The 2000's was a decade wich people will remember for many reasons. Specially for the new music, a lot of good things happened in football, and unfortunately, for many important disasters, too.

In the world of music, there were a lot of pop artists in the charts, for exemple Michael Jackson, Shakira, Beyoncé and others. About the sport there were a lot of important wins. For example FC Barcelona won six titles in the same season, including his firs Intercontinental Cup. The three most popular films in the decade of 2000 were: The Lord of the Kings, Gladiator and The Dark Knight.

On fashion women prefer fresh fashon but with a modern twist, little make up, natural hair but combining structured hairstyles fashon little 1960 and the men more adventurous and fun.

Finally, a lot of disasters happened. In 2003 eartjquake in Iran, in 2005 attack on the London underground, in 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocena, in 2006 the war crisis between Israel and Lebanon.

Oral presentation

Writing:

Introduction:

Hi, my name is Alba and today I'm going to talk about my last summer. First, I'm going to talk about Sevilla, second, I'm going to talk about Eivissa and finally, I'm going to talk about Banyoles.

Let's start.

Sevilla:

In July, I went to Sevilla in a Spain Championships.

On Wednesday 2^nd of July we arrived in Sevilla and we were training until Friday. On Friday the Championships started and on Sunday it finished .

I competed on my own, individually

On Friday I got up at half past seven and I went to train, at half past eight I went to have breakfast and the rest of the morning I was resting. In the afternoon we made the eliminating part.

On Saturday I got up at half past seven and I went to train, at half past eight I went to have breakfast and the rest of the morning I was resting. In the afternoon we made the semi-final.

And finally on Sunday I got up at half past seven and I went to train, at half past eight I went to have breakfast and the rest of the morning there was the final.

Eivissa:

In September I went for one week to Eivissa with my parents and my brother. In the morning I went to the beach, the swimming pool or a kayaking in the sea and in the afternoons I went to the swimming pool, on the beach or visiting the different cities.

Banyoles:

The rest of July and August I stayed in Banyoles with my friends.

In the morning I got up at half past eight. At nine o'clock I had breakfast and at ten o'clock I went to train.

In the afternoons, I met my friends and I went to the lake.

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