Report The best tool for a charity: PUBLIC FIGURES. Introduction The aim of this report is to show charities the possibility for using public figures to raise awareness for their cause. Public figures Nowadays, if you want to get free publicity for a charity without a doubt you need to find a famous person who wants to collaborate with your cause. It is a big showcase to publish what a charity is and how we might join forces to help homeless people without resources. Volunteer work with public figures Thus, they can participate in different ways. For instance, they can carry out some charity events like a game of football, dinners, concerts or he/she could simply visit a marginal zone and so they might show the world, through a graphic report, how much help they need. Suggestion and advantages If you do not have anybody in mind perhaps I could suggest you to Shakira. I know she is always ready to collaborate with this type of cause. Moreover, she is a world-class singer, therefore, your charity would have advantages like being known in all over the world and in this way you could get to raise awareness in much people.

Report: living standards Introduction Nowadays, there are different living standards to measure our lifestyle, so it is important to know the city which meet the best living standards to live. Like this, there are some magazines which publish different surveys about these cities and their living standards. How living standards surveys are measured There are three surveys, which measured different living standards to get the best city to live. The first survey compares 221 cities based on 39 criteria, for example, education, health care, environment, political-economic stability… and specially Europe is at the top of the list. Vienna is the best city to live. However, in the second and third survey the top of the list is Vancouver, although these surveys have different criteria to measure their lifestyle. On the one hand, the second survey measure their effective infrastructures, lower threat of terrorism… and the other hand in the third survey they measure quality or architecture, business conditions, urban design,… Opinion about criteria used for measuring living standards in relation to the place where I live In my view, all criteria are important to measure our lifestyle and to know if our city is livable. But in my case it is different because I live in a small town and for me the most interesting living standard relation to measure our lifestyle would be same that the first survey, because I consider them basic criteria. Conclusion I think that the surveys should have levels to measure the living standards from a city because in my opinion there are criteria more important than other.

Task: report Nowadays, if you want to get free publicising about a charity and you want to raise awareness for their cause, without a doubt you need find a famous person who want to collaborate with their cause. It is a big showcase to publish what is a charity and how we might join forces to help to the homeless people or when they don’t have food. Thus, they can participate of different ways. For instance, they can carry out some charity events like a match of football, dinners, concerts or simply he/she could visit a marginal zone and so they might show the world, through of graphic report, how much help they need. If you do not have anybody in your mind perhaps I could suggest any singer, football player or even a politician. More specifically, I think you could ask to help Shakira. I know she always is ready to collaborate with this type of causes. Moreover, she is a big singer world-class, therefore, your charity would be knew in all over the world and like this you could get to raise awareness in much more people.

diary entry (exercise) "famous sportswoman for just one day" Dear Diary, Today, I woke up early and I thought would be a good day, but I was wrong. First thing in the morning was to have breakfast with my manager, today I had match against my opponent number one, Jane White. The tennis final was being today and I was so nervous than I could not eat but I tried it. When I finished eating my manager and me went to tennis court to train before starting the most important match in my life, at least for moment. When I began the game I felt calm, I was playing great but a minutes later I felt a big pain in my side and I fell on the ground, it was confuse for me and I lost my conscious… two hours later I woke up in the hospital. My manager told me that a one person jumped on tennis court and attacks me. I was fighting for my life for two hours, without a doubt, my match most important. Now, at night, I think that be a famous sportswoman has an enormous advantages like to be recognize in the entire world for my job and effort but also, it has disadvantages like it happened today. It is the price of fame.

NAZCA LINES: ARE THEY A MYSTERY? This article talks about the Nazca Lines. These one are a series of ancient geogliphs, that is, some drawings on the ground made by moving stones, which are located in the Peruvian desert, in an area of 500 square kilometres. In this area, we can find many figures in the shape of animals and plants, for example, a monkey, spider, cactus and many more. Nowadays, there are many theories about their purpose. On the one hand, some people believe they are astronomical calendars or they have a religious significance, or even, that the lines are landing strips for alien aircraft. On the other hand, there are different opinions about how they were made. From air hot balloons to aliens, although the most possible is that people used to tools and other ways to design straight lines and shapes. In my opinion, it is very difficult to know how this phenomenon happened in Peru. However, I think the answer is easy but we have not found the solution yet. From my point of view, the explanation more real for me is that the ancient Nazca celebrated religious meetings or rituals for their gods. Because of this, they design big shapes to show their gods. Nevertheless, the theory about landing strips for alien aircraft, currently, it is the single theory which is able to explain all about this phenomenon. Without a doubt, today, the Nazca Lines are unsolved mysteries.

Story Once upon a time a young woman who did not use to believe in miracles. Year ago, a beautiful woman, named Sofía, was happy with her job, friends, family… until she felt a strong pain in her stomach and she fainted. When she woke up, she was in the hospital. Her doctor talked her about a rare illness and she had between three and six months of live. Then, Sofía felt panic and she only wanted to think that it was a dream, a terrible dream from which she did not want to wake up. However, days later, she remembered an old nun she known one year before who had talked about a miracle happened in his city with a sick man. At that time, Sofía did not use to believe in the miracles because she always thought it was completely false. But… suddenly, she decided to call to this nun to know more about that miracle. So, days later, they were talking about this one and the nun advises to her to have faith in God and perhaps he might hear you. It was said and done! Sofía believed with all her strength in the God’s power. Definitely, ten month later, doctors did not found trail about her illness. This one was in remission. From that day, Sofía believes in miracles.

formal letter Dear Mr Gascun I am emailing in reference to my deep concerned about the large amount of waste paper and rubbish that is produced in your School. First of all, I think it is very important to take care of the environment. For this reason, when I come to work and I see rubbish or paper waste I am really feel concerned. On the one hand, I think the large amount trees cut and their effects as deforestation and therefore, warming global. On the other hand, there are many children who have nothing to write whereas in your School everybody paper waste. If you will allow me, I suggest you could focus on put recycle containers out, at the principal door of the School, and recycle bins inside too. But, the first task should be to teach yours employees and students what is the importance of their mistakes and long-term environmental effects. I would really appreciate if you could consider these solutions or other proposals to help maintain a safe public environment that we can all share. Yours sincerely

task: email Hi Marta, How are you? My sister told me you’re ok with your live in our town. Really I’m happy for you. However, I’m really writing to tell you how my live has changed since the last time we spoke. Then, I’ll explain you. First of all, the last summer I received a work proposal about teaching Spanish language in an English School, or in other words, the job of my dreams. For this reason, I decided pack my suitcase and travel to London. The school year began the last 4th September, so I’ve been living here in London since September in a small and lovely flat close to city center. As far as I’m concerned, I think this work is much better than my last one, nevertheless, I’m sometimes feeling sad. The reason is obvious; I miss my family and friends. Moreover, I broke up with my boyfriend because we never were together. On the one hand, I feel happy because I'm working on what I like, but... on the other hand I need my family, friends, my Spanish food, sunny weather, etc. So many things... In spite of this, I have met new friends and workmates too, who make me I feel good. They are special for me. Finally, I think the life here is very different in comparison with my life in Spain but in the future I hope come back to there. I look forward to see soon. María P.d. Write and tell me all your news.

EXCURSION TO GRANADA (report) Goal of trip: First of all, I am going to explain that during the past month of October, in our class, we studied in history “The Catholic Kings”, for this reason I decided to organize o day trip to Granada. So, the mail goal was to learn about this subject while we visited different places. For instance, “The Alhambra” or “Royal Chapel of Granada Cathedral”, in which the Catholic Kings are buried. What we did: In the first place, we travel o bus until Granada. When we arrived there, we began a sightseeing tour in “The Alhambra” with a guide, who explains us all about this amazing monument. Later we ate and rested for an hour. When we finished, in the afternoon, we walked until “Granada Cathedral”, in which we could look different personal belongings of Catholic Kings and their tombs too. Remarks: The one-day excursion was a successful because my students showed more interest than in my regular classes and consequently they learnt a lot about Spanish history. Therefore, I think it is very important motivate to our students with this kind of activities.