[In your English class you have been talking about language learning. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay for homework.
Writer your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.]
Learning a foreign language is very useful for young people today.
Notes: travel, work and studies, (your own idea).
Answer:
In today’s world it’s very important to know and to be able to speak a language that is not the native language that you used to learn in your native country.
Especially for young people that could be really useful for their future future job and to wide their culture; nowadays I think that industries tried to hire people that widely manage foreign languages. Knowing other languages could be useful also for travelling: you can meet new people and have deeper friendships all around the world if you know the language of the place that you are visiting and it can also helps you to better understand the culture of the country where you travel to.
I think it’s important to learn foreign languages while you are young because you have more time to improve it and because when you are a child you can easily learn new words and grammar. So, don't waste your time and start to study!
Task: write about the clothes that you love wearing. Where did you get them? When do you wear them and why are they so special for you?
Answer:
I don’t wear a lot of types of clothes; I prefer wearing not colourful clothes because of my personality; I really think that the things that you wear say a lot of you, and I personally don’t love to be in the centre of attention so, I normally wear quite normal clothes.
I often wear jeans, long sleeved shirts, and in winter sweatshirts; while in summer I normally wear lighter things such as T-shirts, short trousers and the pair of trainers.
I don’t find it too hard to buy those things in normal shops all around my house or in the shopping malls during sales. Except for shoes: I buy them online because I can choose from a bigger variety of models and sizes.
I think that I couldn’t go out with the clothes that someone else would choose for me, I'll find myself absolutely uncomfortable and that’s why I always choose the clothes that I’m going to wear.
Setting a good example. We're looking for articles about people who are great examples to young people. It could be someone famous, or someone you know personally. Write us an article telling us who the person is, the kind of things they have done, and why you think this person is a good example to young people. We'll publish the best article next month.
Answer:
I really think my grandmother is a great example for me, and in a more general way I can say that grandparents could be great examples for teenagers and younger people. They have more experience than us, and they can easily help us to find a better solution to our problems because they can maybe have lived that situation before us.
I can definitely say that my grandmother is one of the best person I’ve ever met, she taught me a lot of things, helping me to see the different situations from more points of view. I think that, like her, in general, grandparents are great for their grandchildren and they can actually teach us a lot of things that we didn’t know before.
To conclude, I can definitely say that older people are the people from whom we have to take examples, and even if they, in some cases, seem to be against us, they are doing those things only to help us in our future lifes.
You see this announcement in an English language magazine for young people: "Some TV programmes aim to inform rather than just to entertain. Write a review of a TV documentary you have watched recently. Why did you decide to watch it? Would you recommend it to your friends or not? Why?"
Write your review.
Answer:
I have recently watched a very interesting TV documentary, its name is "Frozen Planet" and is pronounced by the BBC.
It is composed by four episodes and it talks about the succession of seasons at the north pole and in Antarctica.
I was always interested in watching documentary on nature, especially if they talk about winter, "cold", and all the things related to those topics, such as glaciers icebergs and much more.
Every episode you will see how the beautiful landscape of those remote parts of the world changes, which kind of animals you can find in the various seasons and, for me one of the best things, how icebergs are modelled by the rays of the sun creating amazing sculptures.
I definitely recommend it to everyone because apart from talking about animals and nature it talks about the climate changes and how we have changed the balance of nature, a problem that we have to solve as soon as possible.
You have seen this announcement on an English-language website for ypung people.
"We are looking for stories for our website. Your story must being with this sentence: 'Laura realised the girl's bag was still on the café chair'.
Your story must include: a bus, a surprise.
Answer:
Title: A "new" person in the neighbourhood.
Laura realised the girl's bag was still on the café chair, immediately she started looking where this mysterious woman was gone, but nothing, no clues!
After few seconds thinking she decided to pick the bag up and go to the barman asking for some information.
Fortunately he saw the girl while she was going out and pointed her out to Laura. She started to run to catch the girl and everything was going in the best way until the girl stopped near a bus stop waiting for it that was some meters away. In less than a second the bus arrived and the girl took it.
Laura was speechless but she had a new idea: look in the bag and see if in any document there was the girl address. Fortunately she found her ID and, what a surprise, the girl lived in the building just across her street!
You have seen this announcement on an English-language website for ypung people.
"We are looking for stories for our website. Your story must being with this sentence: 'Laura realised the girl's bag was still on the café chair'.
Your story must include: a bus, a surprise.
Answer:
Title: A "new" person in the neighbourhood.
Laura realised the girl's bag was still on the café chair, immediately she started looking where this mysterious woman was gone, but nothing, no clues!
After few seconds thinking she decided to pick the bag up and go to the barman asking for some information.
Fortunately he saw the girl while she was going out and pointed her out to Laura. She started to run to catch the girl and everything was going in the best way until the girl stopped near a bus stop waiting for it that was some meters away. In less than a second the bus arrived and the girl took it.
Laura was speechless but she had a new idea: look in the bag and see if in any document there was the girl address. Fortunately she found her ID and, what a surprise, the girl lived in the building just across her street!
Task:
Do you have a favourite website that helps you learn? It could be a site that you use for school work, or to find out more about subjecs that you're really interested in. Send us a review of the website, telling us how you found out about it, what you use it for, anything that isn't so good about it, and whether you'd recommend it to other people of your age.
Answer:
In my opinion, one of the most intersting websites that you can find on the net is "Flightradar24".
It's not a common site, and obviously not everyone can appreciate it like I do! That is a very complex site and you will love it for sure if you are aviation enthusiasts; it contains everything linked to aviation: airplanes, airport's maps, weather conditions, airlines and all the things connected to those topics.
I found out about it thanks to a video that I've seen on a YouTube channel of aviation and from the time I've opened it I started to find tons of information about things I didn't know.
One thing that could be improved is the index. That is a bit messy and sometimes you can not find all the information immediately.
Overall, I strongly recommend this website at all the people of all ages that are interested in aviation's topics.
Task:
Do you have a favourite website that helps you learn? It could be a site that you use for school work, or to find out more about subjecs that you're really interested in. Send us a review of the website, telling us how you found out about it, what you use it for, anything that isn't so good about it, and whether you'd recommend it to other people of your age.
Answer:
In my opinion, one of the most intersting websites that you can find on the net is "Flightradar24".
It's not a common site, and obviously not everyone can appreciate it like I do! That is a very complex site and you will love it for sure if you are aviation enthusiasts; it contains everything linked to aviation: airplanes, airport's maps, weather conditions, airlines and all the things connected to those topics.
I found out about it thanks to a video that I've seen on a YouTube channel of aviation and from the time I've opened it I started to find tons of information about things I didn't know.
One thing that could be improved is the index. That is a bit messy and sometimes you can not find all the information immediately.
Overall, I strongly recommend this website at all the people of all ages that are interested in aviation's topics.
Task: Who is the most important person of your life and why is that person so special for you.
Answer:
I met the most important person of my life a lot of years ago; we were just kids when our mums let us play in the park near our school before going home. Her name is Francesca and we know each other thanks to our mums; my mum met her mum in the parking area of our elementary school when we were about six years old.
At that time I never thought she would be my best friend but today I can say it with no doubts. Over years we starded to build our friendship; the hikes in the mountains, the sailing course we did last summer and the holidays we spent with our families are now part of our story, and nothing could makes us forget those amazing moments.
For all the time we spent together in happy atmospheres, for the problem we solved and for the moments we supported each other, I can definitely say that she is my "special person".
(Another question, intended only for the ones who knows, do you think that my text could be good enough for the FCE exam?)
Thank you for you corrections!
Hello Maria, I'm very happy to receive something from you, it's a long time since we last met each other. How are you?
I don't see a real problem in your situation, in my opinion you can, and have, to ask her if you can borrow some of her clothes only for this night that you have to enjoy as much as possible.
If she starts to have a strange reaction at your request you have only to say to her that you always give the permission to borrow your things so if she let you borrow her clothes for once nothing really happen.
In addiction you can always say that if you can't borrow her things, maybe in the future, she won't be able to borrow yours.
I hope my advice can be helpful to solve your situation.
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Have a nice day,
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