Formal letter (exam)

C/Nàpols

Santa Coloma de Gramenet

08921

LIDL

C/Doctor Pagès

08922

20th April 2016

Dear Manuela Díaz,

I am writing to complain about the amount of food that you throw away instead of giving it to charities.

While I was in the establishment I heard some customers talking about how much food you throw away every day and I needed to check it. For that reason, I waited until you closed the supermarket and I was appalled by the amount of unsold food that you could donate to charities. 

If I had known that fact, I wouldn't have bought here and I can assure you that more customers share my feeling.

I would be very grateful if you could help those people such as homeless people giving them your unsold food and if you need workers, you could hire some of them and help them with a salary.

I look forward hearing from you in a very near future.

Yours faithfully,

Maria.

Writing U4

Who do I admire?

The world of the cinema has never attracted me. Actually, when someone asks me about who is my favourite actor or actress I never know what to say. Despite of this, there is a man who really surprised me and he still does.

Jackie Chan is a martial artist, comedian, singer, actor, acrobat, stuntman (and coordinator), director, scriptwriter and Chinese filmmaker. He is 61 years old and he comes from Hong Kong.

This actor has short black hair and slanted eyes. His skin is a little bit tanned and it started to have some wrinkles. 

He is lifelong obsessed with fitness (as we can see in his photos and films). One of his reasons is because he does his own action sequences and he has to be in shape for doing them (he has suffered some serious accidents doing these scenes). That is something that I admire about him. 

Another point that caught me about him was how involved is he on his charity works. He takes a work as Ambassador of UNICEF, and he has his own charity organization.

Finally, I would like to mention a quote by Jackie Chan: "Anyone better than me, for me is a role model".

Extra writing

A good person is...

From the social point of view:

      - Is someone who is helpful and cares about other people.

    - A person who is honest, simpathetic, kind and

understanding.

From the personal point of view:

    - Being a good person is obey the law, don't hurt people or not commiting crimes.

Writing U3

Mobile phones - a blessing or a curse?

Nowadays, mobile phones are our tool for work, our notebook and also our entertainment. We use them most part of our day and for everything but, is it a blessing or a curse?

Mobile phones make our lifes easier. They are a useful tool, for example to call your parents or to meet with friends. Moreover, with them we organise our day and, for instance at the school, we use them to search information.

Despite of all these facts, mobile phones have some disadvantages. Because of using them to communicate with people, we are not so close to our relationships. Also, they change our way of meeting because when we are face to face we are using it. Furthermore, working at the school or in an office with them make us less responsible and as a result this affects to our working capacities.

To sum up, I will say that mobile phones have changed our lives completely. Despite of helping us in our everyday life, the also affect to our relationships with people. So, from my point of view mobile phones are not a blessing in our lifes.

3 sentences are true, one is false

I've travelled abroad three times
I've never eaten vegetables
I've touched a snake
I've never ridden a motorcycle

Writing U2 Núria and Maria

Bullfights should be punished

Nowadays there is a battle in our society to punish bullfights. This consists in killing a bull after making it run around a square crowded of people. Catalonia has achieved this goal, but the rest of Spain continues fighting yet, even though a lot of people have done it so, should it be punished?

When you see someone suffering, you try to change this situation. Illogically, when this happens with bulls people see on this a show and it is considered an art.

In spite of this, some people claim that bulls are born only for this, but in fact we can breed them to eat after. This decision is only do it by humans. Another reason why people are against this topic is that it is considered a tradition for some people, for instance the old generations.

To sum up, we think that although some people is fighting for the rights of the animals, we should make society aware that bullfights are unfair and morally wrong. A lot of traditions have changed during the years, so why not punish that?

San Sebastián - Paula and Maria

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Hi, we are Maria and Paula and we are gonna do a presentation about San Sebastian, a city in the north of Spain. San Sebastian is coastal city and located in the Basque Autonomous Community, so it’s closed to France. It’s famous because of the beach of La Concha and its gastronomy.

BEACH OF LA CONCHA

It’s the most classic, the most photographed and the most visited San Sebastian places. The beach of la concha is a beach in the Bay of la Concha and it’s considered one of the most famous urban beaches in Europe and one of the best city beaches in the world. People often recommend walking by its 1, 5 kilometres in autumn because they say that in this season you can actually enjoy the true charm of the beach.

PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN

This is the center of the old town of San Sebastián. The main building of the square was the town hall until de 40s. It is a beautiful place where you can take a coffee and spend the day with your family and friends.

SANTA CLARA ISLAND

Not many cities have an island in the centre of their bays and San Sebastian is one of them. Santa Clara Island was declared a Historical National Interest Site 40 years ago. A boat service runs to the island, and there you can stroll to the singular lighthouse building or enjoy a coffee sitting in the sun outside a bar. Also there are some restaurants where you can eat, but if you prefer nature, there are some beautiful picnic areas.

VICTORIA EUGENIA'S THEATRE

This theatre dates back to 1912 and it has been the building where has took place the International Festival of Cinema for years.

TOWN HALL

Until 1924 it was the Big Casino of San Sebastián. Here you could see politics and other famous people that went there to spent time and money.
Nowadays it is the town hall of the city and the gardens around him makes this building a beautiful touristic place.

PEINDE DEL VIENTO (WIND COMB)

It’s a sculpture created by two men of San Sebastian. It’s a perfect example of the fusion between art and landscape. Every piece weights 10 tonne.  When there’s rough sea the view becomes amazing. Unfortunately is temporally closed.

ARTIKUTZA

It’s a nature park. However, you cannot go there whenever you want. You have to ask local government for permission and only 60 people can visit it in one day. Just in San Agustin festivity it’s opened to the public. It’s a fantastic place for hiking lovers due to there are so many routes. As you can see, the landscape is amazing.

TAMBORRADA
It is a typical festival that they celebrate the 20th of January. It starts at La Plaza de la Constitución at 12 a.m, when they raise up the flag of the town and then they start to play the typical melodies during all the day, until 12 a.m of the next day.