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Cars should be banned of centres of all major cities.Do you agree with this idea?
Discussions about transportation have been even more frequent, especially when involves big cities and problems caused by them. Different types of transports can be found nowadays, buses,trains,boats,bicycles, motorcycles and cars. Because we have a variety of options,it can be a problem when all of them are together on the street. Besides the other kinds of transportations mentioned above,cars have become really popular.If you make research most of the people have a car and they wouldn't change the comfort of driving their car to get a bus. It might be interesting to understand the ways cars can be useful or one more problem for the center's cities.
Observing the streets, everyday we can see the number of cars increasing.In addition, we can notice problems caused by the big amount of cars outside. This vehicle was definitely a good invention,but at the same time can be a headache during the rush hours on the streets.Cars can cause more pollution in the air, prejudicating the climate change and the atmosphere. Apart from this, a great number of cars at the same time in the same place can provide big traffic jam, for long hours. Additionally, requesting new roads to be constructed in order to help difficulties faced with big quantity of cars.
However, as mentioned before, cars were a blessing for humans, becoming another option . Using cars crowded public transportation can be avoided,such as buses and trains. Secondly,if people stop driving their cars,the other options of transports might not be enough, or instead of problems with cars we could have problems with motorcycles.Also, cars are a useful way if you are going to a far place, or if you work far from home. Different from taking more than one transport and spending more money, one is enough and faster.
With this discussion in mind, I believe that cars should not be banned from major cities. Checking the positive and the negatives points about having a car on the street, the positive points with an adjustment on the negatives ones would be helpful. Contrary to banned vehicles we should find ways to improve their use. In summary,I disagree with the statement. Cars are beneficial and can be used for the best. Same as other inventions, a balance is necessary and likely to help the improvement of the ones who use them.
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A review of a local festival in their country
Brazil is a huge country and at the same time is rich in cultural diversity. Each state has its own story and sometimes different festivals happening during the year. The differences make Brazil rich, interesting, and beautiful.
Between other festivals, I chose to talk about "Festas Juninas".This is a big event and it happens all around the country every year. It's cultural and also has a religious significance for the Catholics.This event can take place in your state on different days and months, basically, it should be between June and August. According to the month, you choose the event to be hosted the event's name suffers a little change. For example, if you make the party in July the name changes to "Festa Julina" instead of Junina.
Besides, we have a few details that make this event even more special and unique. This party happens during the winter time in Brazil, and in these months is also celebrated different Saint's days, that's what makes this party special for religious people. Also, to celebrate this party you don't need to be a local or especially Brazilian, it's open and for free. In the north of Brazil, this event is bigger than where I live in Rio de Janeiro. For this reason, we usually say that this party belongs to the north and they were responsible for spreading this cultural event around the world. It's traditional and to participate it's interesting to have your costume on. Nothing expensive, you can make it at home. People usually wear farmer's clothes mixed with cowboy's hat and boots (girls with colorful dresses and boots and boys with pants, a shirt, a hat, and boots ), adding a makeup for girls. The festas Juninas are special because we eat special dishes that we only eat at that time of the year, also people dance country music around the big bonfire. The bonfire is an important symbol of this party and dancing around it it's part of the tradition.
Our winter season in Brazil is marked by this party and everybody knows or have participated in this event,at least once. Some people wait anxiously for this time to celebrate, gather together, dance, and play. This is definitely a good time of the year and a tradition in Brazil to be celebrated with family, friends and shared with foreign people.
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Report for my FCE prepatory
The aim of this report is to advise the organizing committee about 3 best places for young people to have fun here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Arts: If they are looking for artistic places to enjoy during the day, I would recommend the Boulevard Olimpico, a big square located in Rio downtown, with beautiful artistic walls painted by different artists. Nearly this square they can also find 2 museums, “ Tomorrow’s museum and MAR. And still in Rio downtown they can visit the glamorous Municipal Theater, there they may find different attractions, like music and dance show. As all these places are closer, in one day it’s possible to visit all of them, enjoying the Rio downtown and so many more.
Night out: If they are the kind of young people who like to spend a night out dancing, drinking or just hanging out with a friend. I strongly recommend Lapa pubs and dance clubs, or Comuna, a pub in Botafogo with cool food and live music. Besides, there is a pub called Canastra in Ipanema, we usually say that it’s the gringos’s place, because you can always find a foreigner there. Basically, in every part of Rio, you can find a pub or a dance club to enjoy your night, drink and dance.
Adventures and chilling: learn and dance is awesome, but enjoy Rio de Janeiro’s nature and mountains are even better. So, if they ’re an adventurous person, Rio has a forest inside the city so, easily they can find a nice hike to do - sugar loaf, Christ the Redeemer, Pedra Bonita, and others. In addition, they can arrange a piquenique at Parque do Flamengo or Parque Lage, then rest on the beach to enjoy the sunset in Pedra do Arpoador in Ipanema. The city has plenty of amazing things to do outdoors.
To conclude and offer them the best 3 months here the organization committee should arrange a weekend camping in the Wild beaches( Barra de Guaratiba) ,and as a gift give them free tickets to travel to Arraial do Cabo and Búzios for 2 days. Rio is amazing and has a lot to offer, I believe that with these tips of things to do, they will have a lot of fun and surely they will count the months to come back to Brazil.
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Almost time to say goodbye 2018
Well,the year is almost over,and thinking I am happy and a bit sad.Happy cause my favorite time, Christmas is coming and a bit down cause it's already the end of more one year.So many things passed, happened and so on.How do you usually feel in this time of the year?
I am ready to celebrate Christmas,but at the same time a bit worried about the next year,we never know, it's a totally new year.
I don't have much to write here,I just remembered this place to write, and as the end of this year is close, I decided to come and enjoy the last weeks of 2018.
Let's celebrate Christmas, exchange gifts, postcards and love everybody around.
Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New year!
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Back to the past
In my English class today we just talked about some ways of communication. We discussed about email, postcards, calls, and blogs. Besides talking about the advantages and disadvantages of these tools, my teacher just told us how happy she was in the past even without the internet. She told us that she collecting postcards from places all around the world. Also, different from our reality nowadays she told us she used to send so many letters to her bother who still lives in the USA. While she was telling us her experiences I was thinking that with our facilities to communicate with each other through the internet we no longer care about letters or postcards. Surely we are grateful for this technology advantage, but I'd like to try this experience with letters. She talked passionately about it, saying that even though the long time is taken to get the letters and also the replies, the feeling of sending and receiving a letter or a postcard were unique and so good. Nowadays we just say and write things instantly, at the same time you take writing something you take deleting it. Truly, letters are more than a memory, they are a gift from a person you will never forget.
I just decided to start writing letters to some of my friends and maybe start a new hobby collecting postcard from different places.I am really excited for this.I like old habits,especially when they are markable.I wanna be able to maybe show my grandsons my letters and tell them i have sent and received some letters, at the same way my teacher just did.
Let's see how it's gonna be!
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Back here
Hey guys!
I was just thinking this week, and i just decided to come back writing things here, every day or maybe once a week. It helped me a lot last year, and I wanna keep improving my writing skills.
So guys, if you as a native English speaker has any suggestion of good topics for me to write about, or maybe just questions about Brazil or Rio de Janeiro, leave a comment below here.
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Hey,I am back!
Hello Partners, I'm back here, almost ready to start this New Year.
In Brazil the Carnival is over,so right now we can say that the year will really begins.Now it's time to prepare ourselves for what the year has to us.
I honestly can say that I'm a bit afraid, because 2018 promises among of new things,new challenges.
This is my last week totally free of activities, so let's wait for what's going on in the next weeks.
See you!
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It's vacation time
Well,finally my last semester of 2017 finished and now I got my vacations.I start my vacation with the best parties of the year - Christmas and New Year,and also Summer time. I'm planning so many things that's why ,is difficult to decide what I wanna do first. At the same time, I like staying at home watching a tv show, sleeping or reading, I also think that I could enjoy better my time outside, visiting somewhere or even hanging out with friends. That's the doubt, what should I do?
As I've been doing this year,I made a list of things I'd to do during my vacation including meeting some friends I haven't seen for a while. I hope I end up my vacation concluding most everything I wanted to do.
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New year is coming!
Hey people!
I am just thinking that now after Christmas New Year is just coming.2018 is already on our door, ready to start.Since last year I started to make a list before the year begins with my future goals and desires. Unfortunately, I didn't find the list I made at the end of 2016 just to check how many things I got this year. Right now I am working on the new list,and I hope the best things for the next year.
How about you, what do you usually do at the end of the year? Any tradition?
Well, it's not a tradition, I only started to do it by myself, wishing to reach my goals and target's years.
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Yeah,It's finally Christmas!
Hey partners,I'm here today to wish you all ,language partners around the world Merry Christmas!
I love this time with all of my heart,It's without a doubt the best time of the whole year.So guys , just enjoy this night with your family and people who loves you!
Merry Christmas Italki Society, a magic night!
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