Justine (13) - English

Hello, my name is Justine. I'm 13 years old. I play football, I'm a goalkeeper in my team. My favourite hobby is phoning friends ;-) I learn English here. We have a dog, she is 9 years old and she loves playing with the ball. My sister is 16 years old, she learns Spanish, English and French. I like singing and dancing. We always have a lot of fun with SINGSTAR at parties. :-)

I hope I get many comments. Thank you.

Mi pueblo - por Annika

En mi pueblo hay gente simpática. Es un pueblo tranquilo. Tiene dos restaurantes, un café y un bar. Hay muchas fiestas tradicionales. El pueblo no es grande, pero hay todo lo que se necesita para vivir, por ejemplo un médico, una farmacia, un banco, una tienda, una iglesia y mucho más.
Annika

Alaska - by Patrick

The next chapter in Patrick's English book deals with Alaska. Before starting on it, he had to write down a few facts about Alaska. Here's what he found out:

Alaska is on the North American continent, and it is a part of the USA, its capital is Juneau. The Eskimos live there. Most of Alaska is wilderness, there are only a few cities. The highest mountain is Mount Mc Kinley (6.194 m). Only the Bering Strait is between Alaska and Russia.
My family would like to travel to Alaska, but it seems to be a dream because it is a long way from here to Alaska.

Alexander (12) - English and French

Hello, my name is Alexander. I'm twelve years old. I learn the languages French and English. French is a very important language because it is spoken in many parts of the world.

My hobbies are playing handball, meeting with friends, riding my bike, swimming. I haven't got any pets. I look forward to your comments.

My autumn vacation - by Daniel

In my autumn vacation I was in Malta for two weeks to attend a language course. The first week I was with a 25-year-old student from Spain in my class. He left in the second week and a girl from Russia, one from Italy and a Chinese girl joined the class. The main topic in class was conversation. We discussed different issues like "children who killed" or "the media". The lessons started at 9 a.m. and ended at 1 p.m. For the rest of the day you could take part in the school program or you could discover Malta on your own.

The first four days there was only rain and thunderstorms, but the rest of the vacation there was a sunny and warm weather and atmosphere. If you want to visit Malta you should go there in the spring or in the summer because at that time the weather is much better than in autumn.

Live Earth - by Laura

On July 7 this year, Live Earth presented for 24 hours concerts around the world: in Washington, New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney. The reason for the event, organized by Al Gore, ex US vice-president and recent winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was to rescue the Earth's climate. The idea behind Live Earth is to make a lot of people think about the climate and the consequences for the world and what they can do to help.
But I don't believe that these concerts can really help Thirld World countries. Surely, the money from Live Earth will go into a lot of social projects.
But I think most of the stars came to perform for a good cause and to present their interests. A lot of them have private airplanes and they often use them. In addition, many people drive big gas-guzzling SUVs and I don't believe that most of them are thinking enough about saving energy. Maybe they come to these concerts to enjoy the fantastic atmosphere and to relieve their conscience.