MARADONA

 For some Maradona is considered the best player in history. In Argentina he is considered a God, he has his own church. For me, Maradona is the best retired player in history, because he signed for Napoli, which at that time was a mid-table team and he only managed to win two Scudettos and make Napoli great. In Argentina his greatest achievement was winning the 1986 World Cup and in the quarterfinals of that World Cup he scored the two most famous goals in history.

Just saying that as a person he haven´t exactly been an example but he will always be remembered.

RESTRICTIONS

 Since November we have had restrictions in the towns, we can´t go to other towns. This is sad for me because every Saturday I went to my grandparent´s house but it has been more than three weeks since I can´t visit them, they are sad and little depressed about this situation. I think this is an effort that we have to make so that we have to make so that they don´t get sick, but it is difficult for everyone.

But everything isn´t bad, we have face-to-face classes, for me they are very important because it is the best way to learm and it is the only way to interact with my classmates.

I hope these restrictions will be over soon because we are all a little sad, depressed and tired.

VACCINE

 These last few weeks I have heard that the COVID vaccine is close. This is race of who is going to come to market soon their vaccine first. But is it safe? I have heard that Pfizer´s vaccine is 90% effective while Moderna´s is 95% effective, but according to some experts who have made the news, these vaccines would be effective for mild to moderate cases.

So I think there is still a long time to  find a vaccine that is effective for severe cases and prevents mortality from the disease.  

THE FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT IN THE MOON

NASA is preparing a spacecraft with a female astronaut to reach the Moon in 2025. She would be the first female astronaut to reach the Moon since 1972 and the first woman in history. It is quite surprising that the human didn´t go to the Moon in the 21st century, despite all the technological advances that have ocurred in this century. That 28 billion dollars will be spent on the rocket doesn´t seem exaggerated to me because the materials, the human equipment and the tests that have to be carried out cost more than 48 years ago.

I like the space, I think that at some point we will be able to live on other planets.

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GARRINCHA

Manuel Francisco dos Santos better known as Garrincha was a Brazilian soccer player.

He was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 28th October, 1933.

He was a footballer who first played in Botafogo where he spent much of his career. After that he signed for several Brazilian teams, a Colombian and Frech team.

Then he became famous for being one of the most outstanding players in two world cups won by Brazil.

He was married several times and had fourteen children.

Finally he died on 20th January, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, as a result of his addiction to tobacco and alcohol.

WRITING 06

 DIALOGUE

MIKE: Can yo recommend a film for me to see?

ANA: Of course, what type of film would you like to see?

MIKE: I only like science fiction films.

ANA: Me too, you should watch Star Wars, but I think the first triology is good enough.

MIKE: What is about?

ANA: It is about the fight of a small group of people fighting the Empire to restore order.

MIKE: Who are the main characters?

ANA: The main characters are Luke, Leia, Han Solo and Darth Vader, all the characters are so insteresting that you want to know more about them.

MIKE: This weekend I will try to see the films. Thanks.

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 SPANISH SATELLITE DISAPPEARS

On Tuesday, 17th November, the Vega VV 17 rocket was launched, which was to put the Spanish Ingenio satellite into orbit. The rocket was lost due to human error. Apparently the failure was caused by two crosed cables during the manufacture of the launcher. This project has lasted 13 years and at a cost of 200 million euros, all that work has been destroyed. Eva Vega the director of the project said: " What a disgust! Horrible".

WRITING 03

 DIALOGUE

A: Do you want  to learn to ride a horse?

B: No, I´m afraid of falling.

A: What´s your favourite activity?

B: I love playing football.

A: Do you prefer learning Chinese or Italian?

B: I like Italian more because it is more similar to Spanish and Chinese seems to me the most difficult language to learn.

A: What do you think of math classes?

B: The classes are good fun, but I don´t understand them very well and that´s why I hate math.

A: Do you like playing an instrument?

B: No, I don´t.

JOE BIDEN

 Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Although it may seem incredible eleven days have passed since the elections in the Unites States and a winner has not been officially proclaimed.

I think Donald Trump is not behaving well. During these four years his policy has been the worst thing that has happened to the United States, for me perhaps the worst thing I have seen has been the treatment of the children of illegal inmigrants who came to the United States.

The only two good things have been being the first president of the Unites States since 1980 not to declare a war and being the first to meet the dictator of North Korea.

I want Joe Biden to be the new president in January 2021.

THE DOGS AND THE COVID-19

 When I read the news that dogs can smell people who have COVID-19, I thought it was fake news. But after seeing several news related to the same topic.

The first country to start using dogs was Finland and they were used at an airport to identify passengers with COVID-19. According to some scientists, they can identify the virus days before symptoms are noticed, and with 100% effectiveness.

Here in Spain dogs are trained to this function. But their trainig can take five months, all this they can do thanks to their sense of smell that is millons of times superior to that of people,

I think it will be an avance, but I think we don´t have that much time because we are close to another house lockdown.

SEAN CONNERY

 Sean Connery has been a great actor. I have not seen any of his fimls but my mother always says that he was the best James Bond she has ever seen.

He won an Orcar for the film "The Untouchables" and it was the only one he received in his entire career. For my father the best film by this actor is "The Hunt for Red October". In which his role is to be the captian of a Soviet Union submarine that wants to reach the United States and change sides.

A legend of the movie world has died.

WRITING 02

 A PHOTO DESCRIPTION

This photo was taken at the 2019 Basketball World Cup. In it we can see players from the Spanish and Serbian national team.

You can see that the player who has the ball is Ricky Rubio and is close to getting points. The other player from Spain is called Claver and is blocking Serbia´s number seven player from cutting the pitch. The player to Claver´s left is close to taking the ball from Ricky Rubio.

Finally you can see how Sebia´s 13th player tries to block Ricky Rubio´s shot.

NADAL VS DJOKOVIC

I saw an incredible tennis match yesterday. Despite not being my favourite sport, it seemed like a great game and it was very exciting. The rivalry between Nadal and Djokovic goes a long way. They have met fifty-six times, of which twenty-nine have been victories for Djokovic and twenty-seven for Nadal.

The first and second sets were very easy for Nadal, the third set was the most disputed of the match and it was nobody knew who was going to win.

For me Rafael Nadal is the best Spanish athlete in history. Also as a person , he is humble, hardworking and professional. It will be a long time before another athlete like him is found.

WRITING 01

 DESCRIPTION OF FAMOUS PEOPLE

JOAQUÍN

Joaquín is a footballer who plays for Real Betis.

He is athletic, fast and tall. His hair is brown sometimes he dyes it blonde. His eyes are green and his nose isn´t big. He is young, but an old person for football.

He is a funny person who likes making jokes. He is a generous, honest and hard working person.

JULIO MALDONADO

Julio Maldonado, better known as Maldini is a sports journalist. He is short, strong, medium height. He is bald and has small brown eyes.

He is very clever at his job and very proffesional. Although he is a shy person, he is very honest in his proffesion.

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                                                     GRIZZLY BEAR





The Grizzly bear is one of the biggest bears on the planet. This bear lives in Noth America. These bears are brown and weight from 130 to 360 kg. The Grizzly bear can live between 15 and 20 years. This species of bear has longer claws than other species.

It is a very aggresive and territorial mammal. It climbs trees more easily than other bear species to get food. This bear is on omnivorous animal. They like eating grass, salmon, the bark of the trees...

The Grizzly bear is bigger than the parakeet. The Grizzly bear is the most dangerous of all the animals in the forest. The parakeet is as pretty as the Grizzly bear.

JULIUS ERVING

Julius Erving is the fifth highest scorer in basketball history and was one of the pioneers of basketball dunk. He played in the ABA and in the NBA. There were differences between the two. The show in the ABA was more exciting than in the NBA. There were slower plays in the NBA than in the ABA. In the ABA it was easier to win than in the NBA because there was the shot of three points.

I didn´t know this player, but he´s almost as good as Michael Jordan.

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Tourist: Excuse me, do you know where the castle of Salobreña is?

Village person: Yes, it´s on Andrés Segovia Street.

Tourist: How do I get to Andrés Segovia Street?

Village person: Well, this the town hall square. You have to go up the church Street that is to the right of the church.

Tourist: Ok. Then what?

Village person: You must turn right into the tower Street. You have to walk about twenty meters and on the left you should see some stairs. At the end of these stairs is the castle.

Tourist: Thank you, you are very friendly.

Village person: You are welcome.

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                                                         FOOTBALL



Football is my favourite sport.

Football is a team sport, twenty-two players must play, eleven on each team. You need a ball and two goals.

To win you should put the ball in the opposite goal. You score a goal every time the ball completely crosses the opponent´s goal line.

You shouldn´t do fouls because in this game there are yellow and red cards. If the referee shows you a red card, you must leave the field.

The coach can change a player who has been injured. He can make up to three changes during the match.

Currently football and all sports are suspended because of the coronavirus.
I hope that soon we will be watching a lot of football.

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                                                          TAKING THE BUS



Ticket seller: Good morning, how can I help you?

Passenger: I want a ticket to Sierra Nevada.

Ticket seller: Bus 45 is the one that goes to Sierra Nevada, what time is good for you?

Passenger: I would like to go early, the first one to go.

Ticket seller: The firts bus is at eight in the morning.

Passenger: How much does a ticket cost?.

Ticket seller: It is € 10.

Passenger: Here you have the money.

Ticket seller: Take your ticket, have a good trip. Thanks.

Passenger: Thanks, bye.

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                                            MY HOLIDAYS IN BENALMÁDENA

This photo is in Benalmádena, Málaga. My family and I went there this summer on holiday.

In the photo I can see myseelf going down on a slide. This slide is the one that I liked the most because it had many bends. My brother Hugo liked ones going on the most dangerous.

This photo was taken by my mother, she is very afraid of slides and doesn´t like nothing.

It was good fun, I would like to come back.

JOHN McENROE

John McEnroe has been one of the best tennis player. He is remembered for being a great tennis player but also for his strong personality in which he faces umpires and referees. In 1980 he played the Wimblendon  final against Björn Borg, for a long time it was considered the best final and he lost almost after four hours of play. In 1986 he left profesional tennis and is currently a commentator on the Eurosport channel.

NEYMAR

During the World Cup in Russia everyone talked about the falls of Neymar. Some said the defenders tackled him really hard and others that he was exaggerating. My father and I thought he was exaggerating because his falls were not credible.

Once the World Cup was over he admited in an interview that he had exaggerated. The most exaggerated foul was in the roud of 16 against Mexico, and the opponent moved gently  to take the ball and Neymar falls to the ground, he starts screaming and gestures of pain.

Since leaving FC Barcelona I don´t like him, I think the team is better without him.

KIRK DOUGLAS

Issur Danielovitch Demsky is the real name of Kirk Douglas. He received an honorary Oscar in 1996 and he is the father of the actor Michael Douglas.
He is my grandfather´s favourite actor. My grandfather told me that his most famous movie was Spartacus an that he always saw it during the Holy Week.
He died on 5th February,2020 and the other day I read a piece of news that said he had left all his money to charity. I think it´s a nice action. Good for him.

WHAT I NEED TO PASS ENGLISH?

English is my favourite subject. What I usually do to pass English is: do my homework, do the writing exercises, pay attention in  class, take notes, review the previous exams, I tidy my folder and pass the exams. Also at weekeneds I comment on Alberto´s blog, I correct them and put them on my blog.

MARADONA GOAL

For me the best goal in history was Maradona´s goal. This happened in the 1986 Wold Cup in Mexico. Argentine was in the quarterfinals when they faced England, it was more than a match as they were at war for the Maldives. The best Maradona in history was seen in this World Cup. His goal was incredible, he dribbles to almost the entire team and beats the goalkeeper. With that goal they went into the semifinals. Argentine won this World Cup, which is the only one that Maradona has.

RAFA NADAL

Rafael Nadal, I think he is an example for all younth. From a young age he knows what he has to work hard to get what he wants. His knees are his weak point, he has had twenty four injuries in sixteen years. But definitely his most important injury was in 2012, for which he could not be in the Olympic Games or play seven major tournaments. He was seven months off.

But despite all the dificultes, he trusted himself, worked very hard to come back to be number one in the world. So it seems to me that he is the best example of a person with resilience. 

XAVI

Xavi Hernández is one of my favourite players. He is the best Spanish playerand the best middle center in history. He trained in the lower categories of FC Barcelona, better known as La Masia. He debuted in 1998 in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Mallorca and also scored his first goal.

He has forty titles in his medal list, among which four Champions League, one World Cup and two European Cups.

He has been a game distributor player and always with the ball on his feet. I think it will take me a long time to see another player like him.

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                                                                   GETTING INFORMATION


John: Hello.
Peter: Hi, my name is Peter. I´d like some information about swimming lessons.
John: How old are you?
Peter: I´m 12.
John: Do you want private lessons or join a class?
Peter: Yes, I want private lessons. I would like to know if you teach all the syles of swimming.
John: Yes, we teach all style.
Peter: How often is the class?
John: Lessons for your age are four days a week, each they a different style. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7.00 p.m.
Peter: How much does it cost?
John: The class is €80 a month.
Peter: Thanks, I will talk to my parents.

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                                                                  E-MAIL


Hi,
My name is Alejandro Venegas. I´m 12 years old and I´m from Salobreña. I have one brother called Hugo. My school is near my house and is a state school. I get up at 7.30 in the morning. Then I go to school at 8.00 in the morning. I study from 8.15 to 2.45, from Monday to Friday. I do homework, I revise the subjects that I have that day and I watch the Ipad. Sometimes I read adventure books and I play ball with my brother. This year, I also plan to take swimming lessons four days a week. Do you like swimming?


Your new friend,
Alejandro

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Alexander the Great was born in Pella (Macedonia) in 356 B.C. He has been considered the greatest strategist of all time. In just eleven years he defeated the Persian Empire and conquered an immense territory that spanned from Greece to India. He created a single currency, imposed Greek as a common language, opened trade, roads and irrigation Canals were built.

He became a myth after dying at the age of 33 in Babylon in 323 B.C.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

This competition began in 1956 and was called European Cup. Since then there have been twenty-two champions from ten different countries. The player who has scored the most goals in the competition is Cristiano Ronaldo with a total of 129 goals. Real Madrid is the team that has played the final most times, winning thirteen occasions. The stadium where the final has been played most times is in Wembley with a total of seven times.

The last Champions League champion is Liverpool. It was fourteen years ago when they  last won their last Champions League. They have a total of six trophies.

I wish that FC Barcelona will played this year´s final, which will be played in Istanbul.

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                                                        GOING SHOPPING





Peter: Hello!

Shop Assistant: Hi! how can l help you?

Peter: I´m looking for a green t-shirt.

Shop Assistant: Yes, there are t -shirts on that shelf. Come with me!

Peter: They are very pretty, I want to try on those two.

Shop Assistant: Go to the fitting rooms, please.

Peter: Ok

Peter: I like this one, how much is it?

Shop Assistant: It´s €30.

Peter: Ok,  I take it.

Shop Assisatnt: Have a nice day, thanks for you purchase.

Peter: Thanks, bye.





       

Milan

Milan in the early 80s was a team in decline until Silvio Berlusconi bought it in 1986. They bought some great Dutch players such as: Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten. During the 90s they won three Champions League. In 1994 they played the final against Barcelona in Athens and won by 4-0; goals from Massaro, Savicevic and Desailly.Milan is currently a team which tries to be where it was.