Unit 8: A happy ending

All started a few months ago, in winter. I met with my best friend Clàudia for go to walk arround the lake. Before that, I bought four chocolate donuts, so I gave two to Clàudia. When we were very full up, we started to talk about everything and we had a lot of fun. All the way arround the lake we were laughing for stupid things.

Everything changed for us when we saw a dog in a half way arround.

Clàudia said to me: “Don't say nothing to this big dog, please!”

But what I did was the opposite, I shouted it's name.

Suddently, the dog started walking to us. Then, Clàudia quickly went behind me because she was frightened.

I stroked the dog and it resoulted to be a girl. She was very friendly and sweet, but she has got lost.

What I did was made a leash with a reed. We called the dog “Cari” and we decided to bring her to the vet. There, we explained all the story to the doctor and then he said that Cari was a young breed dog.

After that, he looked if Cari had a “xip” and she had one in her neck!

Finally, the vet did a phone call to the kennel because in there they could contact with the owners of lost dogs. So the doctor said to us that in a few hours Cari would be with her family again.

This is the happy ending about our honesty with a dog.

Unit 7: Write an opinion essay

The government plans to introduce a new law which will mean that all the children and teenagers go to the school on Saturday mornings. Only our government is going to do that in order to improve the level of education. In my point of view, this would have positive and negative consequences.

The point is that school is too boring for us, teenagers, every day of the five days that we have to go there, so, we won't be agree with this new law. This is the negative consequence because students who are a bit older than the others will organize protests and all which will be possible for that new law won't be approved. So if this law is introduced, I've no doubt that it will be unfair for the students because when you are young, what you are thinking along the week, is on Friday, the last day of the week for finish the school.

A positive consequence is that the education is going to improve above all the country, Catalonia.

I believe that a method to achieve the government's aims is that teachers prepare better the students in class, but I don't think that if the country is not good with education it means a problem caused by the students. This probably be fault of the government .

It seems to me that there's a better alternative: if government not spent more time thinking another way to improve education, teenagers and a lot of people won't be agree with school on Saturday.

Unit 6: Write about yourself and your view of the world

My name is Elisabet Planas and I'm 15. I'm a student in Casa Nostra School in Banyoles, Girona. The most important for me in my life is the music and skiing. I've been practising both hobbies since I was three or four years old and I love it! Some of my friends are interested in music too, but they play different instruments than mine, the piano. The thing which I like best is going to sleepover at friends house or meet with my best friends.

People don' think that the world is a bad place, although we have to take care of it. We don't have to waste water, we have to be careful with the enviroment for the global warming, so we must recycle all always we can. The things that annoy me are the stubborn people, when my brother makes me angry with his jokes and I don't like that people make another face that they are.

In this moment I'm worried about a lot of things and happenings that will happen in the future, like cancer. I hope and I wish that one day can be a illness which will have cure.

I find a bit frightening that problems don't be solved. Really, I don't see myself with clarity in the future, because I don't know what I will do or work with. But I'm sure that the job which I'll chose, will be something which I will help people. Also, I see myself travelling and doing things everywhere.

Unit 5: The story of converse

When Marquis Mills Converse started his shoe manufacturing business called the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in 1908, little did he know that the company would see such astounding success. Continuing success over the decades since the company was formed has catapulted Converse Shoes into a major brand in the footwear industry. Thanks to its endorsement by to basketball players in the country, they have become synonymous with this sport.

But Converse Shoes' road to accomplishment has hardly been easy. Situated in Malden, Massachusetts, the Converse Rubber Shoe Company was doing lukewarm business till basketball player Chuck Taylor came along. The NBA star Chuck Taylor often complained of pain in his feet while playing basketball. Converse Rubber Shoe Company, in the year 1917, introduced its most famous brand, the Converse All Star Basketball Shoe. This footwear invention became a rage in the world, and it continues to be one of the most sought-after sports shoes in the world even today.

During the 1980s, the company Converse Rubber Shoe Company was bought by Nike, but the brand Converse All Star continued to live.

In the present times, Converse shoes are worn not just by sports persons, but are also a huge favorite of the common man. Kids often wear them to school. While these shoes were available only in black and white color initially, but later the color swatch of Converse All Star Shoes was expanded to include seven additional colors.

Unit 4: Best Friends

Last year at the first day of school I was surprised to see a new girl downstairs from a class less than me. I though that it will be a good idea to talk with her. So after lunch, I were with her and we started to speak. Since this day, we have been very friends. Clàudia is tall, blond-haired and she has a beautiful brown eyes. We got on well together and soon became best friends.

One day in the summer, when we were in England we went to buy some chocolate cookies a few kilometers than our homes there. We were talking and laughing all the way to the supermarket, so when we had to turn back, we didn't know how was the way to return. Clàudia and I become very nervous but we continued by asking the people.

When we went walking, we though that everytime we were more farder than we were before. Another problem was that it was getting dark!

Finally we could recognize an other way to arrive at the village of our houses. We started to laugh for the bad experience and now, we always explain this surprising story.

Unit 7: Console and encourage

Berta: Hey Elisabet! You look a bit down. What's the matter?


Elisabet: Oh, I've just heard that my sister has got a job in Manchester and she's moving away.


Berta: Oh, right... Sorry to hear that. It isn't the end of the world though.


Elisabet: I know, but I'm really going to miss her.


Berta: Don't take it too badly, at least she won't be very far away and you can visit her. Manchester's a really cool city.


Elisabet: That's true, I suppose.


Berta: Look at it this way, if she hadn't got that job, she'd have been really disappointed.


Elisabet: Yeah, maybe you're right.


Berta: Cheer up! Come on! Let's go to a café or something.


Elisabet: Ok. Thanks, Berta. I feel a bit better now. 

Unit 6: Apologize for a misunderstanding

Berta: Excuse me. Can I have a word with you?

Elisabet: ...Yes, Is there a problem?

Berta: I'm afraid so. Did you know that this is private property?

Elisabet: No, I didn't.

Berta: Didn't you see the sign?

Elisabet: I'm afraid not.

Berta: Have you been here before to play football?

Elisabet: No, I live out of town.

Berta: Well, if I were you, I'd look for a different place.

Elisabet: OK. Sorry about that. I didn't realize.

Berta: That's OK. Remember for next time.