Write an Email Hello Alex! I'm really suprised about your e-mail, just a few days ago this idea crossed my mind. I'll be definitely there! Don't worry about that, I'll send you some videos from YouTube for you to get to know them better. I've always loved rock music, but they made me realize how much I need it in my life. They're awesome musicians and really funny guys! You will set your heart on them! I would rather be stood up in the front row than sat on the grandstand. It's really exciting to share the experience with the rest of the crowd! I'll be pleased to spend the next day with your parents we could have lunch together and then go for a walk. I know how they love long walks. All the best, Helena

Memories Once upon a time there was a little girl who always liked to ride her bike really fast, even though her dad always told her to be careful and to ride slower. That little girl was me. At the time I didn’t really care about my body safety. I now realize how naïve and dumb I was. I clearly remember the day when I was in the top of the hill and my dad said “girls, be careful! There’s a lot of gravel in the street” My cousin and I looked to each other and laughed. “I’ll go first” – I said. I started to go down the hill, fast. I still remember the wild wind on my face. Then there was the gravel. One of the wheels started to move out of control and my right feet got stuck. The wheel begun to burn my skin and I fall to the ground. I woke up in the hospital. My dad was holding my hand waiting for me to open my eyes. He could say “I told you so”, but he didn’t. He just smiled. That is something I would always remember.

"Write your first letter to a Penfriend" Dear Michael, You are my first penfriend in a long time so forgive me if I don’t remember how to do this correctly. My name is Helena and I was born in Galicia. I’m 23, I’m not very tall and I have green eyes. My hair is dark blonde and most of times it is really messy. I’m learning English because I think is a really unique way to be able to embrace many languages and cultures. Where are you from? I’m an Optometrist and I have been working in an Optical shop for almost two years now. What are your plans for the future? I like all kind of animals. Except for insects… I have a pet and I really love “him”. My dog is called ‘Son’, which means Sound in Galician (you see? My family and I are really into music). He is a Spanish Mastiff and he is really big! Do you have any pets? I really hope you liked my letter, as I said before, I’m not used to write them anymore. I’ll be waiting for your answer. Yours sincerely, Helena

An empty house I pushed open the door. The house was empty but I could see that someone had been there and had just left. It was Peter’s birthday, and my friend Mary told me there was a surprise party coming up. “Don’t tell him” - I nodded and went back home. I worked on my collage essay for two hours and got tired. ‘I need to get ready’ – I thought. I took a shower and got all dressed up. Half an hour later I was done. ‘I think I’m going to tell him about my feelings today’. But even I was trying to convince myself about telling him, some voice on my inside was screaming: ‘he is going to reject you’. I arrived to Peter’s house at 8, as Mary told me to. That’s when I pushed open the door and felt something was wrong. There was nobody but me, and it was obvious that somebody had been there and just left. I gave three steps back and then saw him. He was as handsome as I remembered. “There is no party, I made it up… But this could be our first date”

A great way to spend your free time How faster do we get older? Is everybody aging as fast as I am? Sometimes I think about things like that. Am I older than I look? Am I older on the inside? I think it could become almost paranoid. Do people notice? I think it all started when I felt less apasionate about having parties and going out. Is it wrong that I am 23 and don’t like getting drunk? I don’t know… Maybe it’s because I like to knit… I like having free time. I really appreciate it a lot since I started working and having lees free time than I had when I was a student. Don’t get me wrong, I rather be working than stucked at home. But it’s also hard for me now to find the time to do all the things that I used to. I love music, books and cinema. I love my friends. I love having some time to spend with my family too. Even though sometimes you want to run away from everything. As I said before, I like to spend some time knitting. It is awesome for me to be able to buy a ball of woolen yarn and turn it into a beautiful scarf or maybe a woolen hat. Is knitting making me feel like an old lady? Do you think I am an old lady because of that? Do this text have any sense?

Help! I'm practicing English with myself :/ International travel is becoming easier, faster and cheaper for many people. Is this good? On the one hand, I think traveling is a unique experience. It is a fact that there are tons of people who love to travel and spend most of the year saving money to catch a flight or go somewhere on their vacations. There is something that made traveling easier: Internet. This is an enormous source of information where you can just make a “click” and be online searching for flights and hotels all around the globe. It makes you easier to get to know places you never dared to dream before. It is easy to search and buy, but the most important thing: to get to know different cultures and languages. Making traveling cheaper and faster is a fantastic way to improve people to live their dreams and fantasies. Twenty years ago, traveling was something that just a few people with a high purchasing power were able to do. Nowdays, tourism has been increase wich is a huge benefit to some Countries economy. On the other hand, the amount of vehicle we use, airplanes, trains, cars and motorcycles also make an incredible damage to environment. To make people’s life easier, we are coming to pollute so much, our own world is falling apart to a million little pieces. Is it worth it? Do we really want to hurt our planet that much? Should we be worried? I think we should.