Writing Part 2, Page 123 Mark

Dear Valerie

I'm happy to hear from you and it makes me proud that you would like to visit my country! I'm sure you would enjoy a lot of different sceneries here in Switzerland. I advise you to go to the city of Lucerne! It's in the middle of Switzerland and you have a lot of opportunities to see the wildlife and beautiful sceneries around Lucerne. Around 5 kilometers from Lucerne away is also the biggest nationalpark in Switzerland. It includes a lot of animals like wolves, squirrels and bears. But don't be scared, you only see them in the distance. Let me know when exactly you would like to come because I could take some days off and I would show you these places by car, so you don't need to rent a car or something like that.

Best wishes

Mark

The best place to see films. Zaira.

Most of people remember their first film in the cinema, it's something you can not forget. Cinema has always been something special, it has always been surrounded of a mistery atmosphere. Also in this place a lot of different stories have happened. It is not only a place to see films is the place where people have been in love ever, where couples have broken down, a meeting point for friends etc.
For all these reasons the cinema is for me the best place to see films. Specially old cinemas, where you can feel the place's history mixed with the smell of the popcorn.
However, going to the cinema is getting expensive, even though you have a student card or another kind of discount.
On the other hand, in these times you can find on TV many chanels which broadcast very good films for everyone. It depends on the occasion you could prefer stay home. Maybe you want to be quiet, relaxed and alone and don't go to a ,sometimes crowded, cinema. Despite the cost and the other little details ,for me there is no doubt, the cinema is the best place ever to see films.

The best place for watching films, Mark

The best place for watching films

I like to watch films in any different ways. When I was a child I only had the opportunity to watch the films at home on television. I got older and so I began to go to the cinema with my friends. There is a big difference between watching the film at home or in the cinema and because of that you see cinemas with full of excited people.

Going to the cinema is something special because you can feel your emotions and the thrilling moments during the film, but the best thing is that you can share all these feelings with your friends. After the film you can talk about it and enjoy the rest of the evening with or without people.

On the other hand it's more expensive to go to the cinema than staying at home. When you are tired, you prefer to stay at home, for example to see the film with your family and sometimes it is much more comfortable. I prefer the cinema because I had so many great nights there.

hyeryun - A story

I will always remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life. When I was junior in university, I had just transfered my university. And then I met someone who has playful face at the first day in my second university. We were from very near region and used same dialect. When we talked, we could understand each other easily. During 1 session, we were keeping in touch with each other and then getting fallen in love with each other.

From 25th of July,2008, We have been going out together. That was my first time to fall in love with someone who also fall in love with me. I was really happy and couln't feel lonely anymore. He have been my reliable boyfriend as a tutor in life,a supporter, always being on my side and also a teacher because our major was same.

Sometimes I get soaked in that day, it seems to be very old story.

Sun A story

I will always remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life. When I was a freshman, I got into orchestra club in University. When I was young, one of my dreams was to be a member of orchestra in University. So as soon as I went to University, I went straight ahead to a building where there are many clubs. I looked for orchestra club's room and I entered and asked to them could I join in. Students who want to be a member of orchestra had to take an audition in auditorium. I played the violin and fortunately I passed it. I met various students from different majors  there and everyday we practiced toghter even on a vacation. I can't believe how I had passion about it. On september in that year we performed in front of many people in auditorium. I invited my family and my best freinds to there. We played Beethoven - Symphony No7. It was fantastic and after  the performance finished we cried together because we knew that how we practiced alot and how we improved alot. we made it. It was so touching moment. I couldn't forget that day and I'll never forget it. .

A story. Zaira.

I will always remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life. I was in a small village in Cameroon doing a research in a health centre. There was a pregnant girl about to give birth, who had visited the centre every day during the last week, but nothing had happened. One day, I can remember it was Sunday, a nurse and I, we were arriving to the village after spending a weekend vacation, and, suddenly one man ran to us and told us that the pregnant girl was going to give birth.
The nurse asked me for help and, of course I went with her. It was the most exciting moment in my live. It was the first time I saw a birth! I couldn't stop shaking. Everything was ok and the mother asked me for a name for her son. His name is Manel!

Writing Part 2 A Story, Mark

I will always remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life. It was on my second day in San Francisco, when my host father made a sightseeing tour with me through San Francisco with his car. I will never forget the moment when I saw the Golden Gate Bridge for my first time. I imagined how does it would look like but the reality was completely different. I have never seen a bridge in this dimension. I also enjoyed other landmarks like the coit tower, the fisherman's wharf, downtown etc. It was quite warm and during the day you could not see any clouds in the sky. I had a wonderful day and for this reason I took a lot of pictures so I will never forget this moment.

Writing part 2, a story Melanie

I will always remember that day as one of the happiest days of my life. I had been studying very hard for my second apprenticeship last year. It was quite difficult for me because I did this apprenticeship in two years instead of three years. After I had known that I had passed the examen we had a graduation ceremony. The day before I felt so nervous and I could not wait to get my certificate. On the gratuation ceremony I was so proud of me, when I had picked up the certificate in front of an audience I was just so lucky. My father looked at me and I could feel how proud he was of me. After the ceremony I ate with my family and my company dinner. I could not stop smiling during the whole evening I was just so happy. It was also my Birthday, so for me the day was just perfect. I will keep this day always in my memory.

The Big Giants Parade

Giants fans at 9 am

Giants fans at 11 am ;)

Peter with his lovely daughter :)

hyeryun halloween

when i saw the clown studying hard, it was so funny!!

On sunday in the castro I saw a dog wearing a hotdog costume, it was so funny!!haha

 and also I found a cute baby wearing a penguin costume!!

These are our classmates and my teacher, Peter!!

I really like my class, we are together for 11weeks!!

I am gonna feel our class like family haha

On Friday night I went to a party kaplan be held

that was so crowded actually i wasn't satisfied with there

but I paid money for entrance so I had to enjoy!! 

I wore rabit ears and fur jaket and red dress haha

Sun

I don't know who he is. He worn screem cosuime. I could see blood in his mask! Suddenly he came out in front of me so I said took a picture together. Then suddenly he motioned that tried to kilingl me.I was so surprised. But it was so fun. I want to know who he is.

This picture is my favorite. He is Kazu, Japanese who is wearing a pierrot costume! He made up something on his face so he really looks like pierrot. When we took a picture I grabbed pierrot's nose. I didn't know that but as soon as I grabbed it, it sounded. It was so fun.

Melanie

Happy Halloween

 My host sister and me were carving my pumpkin on Friday evening.
It was quiet difficult.

On Saturday I made the decoration at the front garden with my host mother. Here you see a ghost at the front door, who is helding eye balls in his hands.

This is also the decoration I did. Spiderwebs are covering the plants. It has spiders in the spiderwebs too.

My host sister, her friend and me. My host sister was a bug. 

In this picture, you can see Omar and me with our costumes. I am dressed hippie (or something like that) and Omar is dressed something between Mexican  and Saudi Arabia with dentures

This is our class. We are in the school, some with costume and not others, hehe. But the most importantly, I think we deserved to win the first prize for the Halloween pumpkins.

report hyeryun

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to suggest a number of some adventure sports which young people would be interested in and to outline the benefits of this sports.


which soprts?

our local sports club is located between mountain and lake and sea. So you can enjoy a lot of adventure sports anytime any season. For example, in summer you can enjoy surfing, swimming, windsurfing in the ocean and also wakeboarding, wakeskiing and canoing in the mountain. In winter, you can sking, snowboarding.

benefits to youngsters

while you are enjoying your sports, you can be stronger than before through these adventure sports. And also, you can make new and lots of friends who come from any other parts through these sports.
conclusion

I strongly recommend you that you are going to join our club with above. Doing adventure sports bring lots of advantages to you unless you have serious problem. During living, you will not be able to forget attractive these sports

Writing part2 A report Sun

 Report on adventure sports activities for young people

Introduction

The aim of this report is to suggest a number of adventure sports to encourage young people to join the club and explain how they would benefit from doing these sports.
this is okay, but too brief and simply repeats the writing task.

Which sports?

Our town is situated near the mountains so the place is in a really good location to do adventure sports activities. In my opinion, I suggest organizing rafting, climbing and skiing.

Benefits to youngsters

These activities will be very helpful to young people. First of all, they can breathe fresh air in the mountains. Also, they can relieve stress from studying and homework from school. Nowdays young people study really hard so they don’t have time to play so that they are very stressed and even weak.(run-on sentence) By doing these activities they can enjoy their extra time and make friends.

Conclusion

 These activities can be done in all four seasons. Rafting can be done part of the year and skiing the other part. Climbing could be done anytime. It will be also very interesting for young people beacause they like to go on adventures. 

 Generally well answered Sun. However, there are many small errors that bring down the overall level of this report. For example, 'stress out' has the opposite meaning that you intended. 

Writing Part 2, a report Melanie

Report on adventure sports for young people

Introduction
The aim of this report is to suggest a number of adventure sports which young people would be interested in and how they would benefit from doing these sports.
Good intro

Which sports?
The sport club is situated in a small village with a lot of nature all around. It is the perfect place for adventure sports in the mountains such as river rafting, climbing or parachuting especially in Summer. In Winter, the sport club could offer ski tours with different levels.

Benefits to young people
Offering these kinds of activities would benefit young people to share the same interests with other people of the same age, make new friends and learn to do something as a team.

Conclusion
I recommend organising these activities at the sport club. Young people would love to do adventure sports which are not so common and they would have a lot of fun. Your sport club could be famous for all these extraordinary adventure sports.

The shape of your report is good for the most part with 4 distinct sections. I would suggest writing more than one sentence per section however. Be careful of plural nouns, these continue to be a problem.

Report on sport activities for young people. Zaira

Introduction
The purpose of this report is to mention several sports, that in my opinion the town council should encourage, and to explain how young people can take advantage of these activities.

About the sports
Gijón is located by the sea and at the same time it takes little time to get the mountains. Unfortunately, the weather is not very good and the Cantábrico sea is too cold, but we could do water sports like surfing when the climate conditions were favorable. On the other hand, we could encourage free-time sports like hiking or climbing if we consider that we have wonderful mountains near the city.

How youngsters can get benefit from these activities
We all need do more exercise to feel better. Doing sport keeps us fit and it helps us to develop our skills. It would be also useful in real life. We could learn how to keep the focus on what we are doing is normally very difficult for young people.

Conclusion
It would be a good idea for the council to encourage these kinds of activities because the town is big enough to benefit from it if we really want to enjoy it. Doing sports like surfing or hiking, we would increase our social skills and at the same time it would be healthy for all of us.

The content and construction of your writing is very strong here Zaira, good job. This is one of your best pieces yet. A couple of things you need to work on include: punctuation (commas mostly), spelling and occasionally using expressions that are directly translated from Spanish. 

Writing Part 2 p 76, Mark

Report on sports activities for young people

Introduction


The aim of this report is to suggest a number of sports activities which young people would like to do.


What kind of sport?


Menziken isn't located on a lake, but we have a lot of other opportunities to build some sport facilities. Most of the people I asked would prefer a soccer pitch, a tennis court or a basketball court. The young people would like to go out in a park playing soccer, tennis and basketball.


What's the benefit for the young people?


Investing in sport facilities would change the health of the young people and they would also have much more fun. I'm sure they would become fitter and much happier, because we need more sport opportunities.


Conclusion


I recommend these sport facilities in our town! We need a change to give the young people a better chance to do some sport activities.

p58 hyeryun The environment we live in will change dramatically in the next 50 years.

Many environmental experts are stressing big problems about the condition of the earth. The more our lives improve, the more our environment is destroyed. Hence, we can't continue watching this situation and should do something to solve this problem. Because of this I want to suggest some ideas to protect our environment.

There are various ways to preserve our soil. First of all,  we have to pick up trash on the road at least, and remember to throw away trash in trash containers. Secondly, if we try to recycle lots of trash, we can reduce our waste and avoid soil contamination. That's better not only for the soil, but for the sea.

For the air, we have to use public transportation or ride bicycles instead of cars to reduce air pollution.

The ways I suggest are much easier to do than any other ways. If we do so, we can make a better environment for our descendants to live in.

Writing Part 2 an essay, Melanie

The environment we live in will change dramatically in the next 50 years
We destroy our planet more and  more every year. We are experiencing climate change and many other natural catastrophes all over the world. So we already know that the environment will change dramatically in the coming years.

As a result of laziness, a lot of people use cars instead of using public transportation. Because of this, we will produce more air pollution every year . It will continue to get warmer each year, so the sea level will rise very fast and a lot of people will have to leave their home. In addition glaciers will disappear and a lot of animals will become extinct. We will have more forest fires because of the heat and I also think that we will have more hurricanes.
So everything will change very fast, it has already started.
It will be like a perpetual cycle of destruction. So we have to do something now to stop this catostrophe or at least to slow it down.

Unit 6 p 59 Environment, Mark

The environment we live will change dramatically in the next 50 years.

The environment is one of our biggest problems and therefore we need an immediate change! If we don't stop pollution, we have no chance to save our earth. It depends on us to change something.

Firstly, the people have to pay more attention to our environment because it is a problem for everyone of us. Secondly, we have to improve our environment now. I'm sure that soon it will be too late.

We can see more and more environmental disasters on our televisions each day. It is because we have not paid enough attention to our environment. If we do not change our strategy for the future, we won't have a solution to solve these problems anymore. I think there are a lot of ways to improve our environment, for example picking up rubbish, using public transport etc.

I believe in people, and because of that I am sure that we will save the world.

Unit 6 p 59 environment Sun

The environment we live in will change dramatically in the next 50 years.

The environment is changing so fast that we can't stop it. For many years we have known about how we are destroying nature but many  people don't take it seriously. If nature is destroyed once, it will never recover.
For example, a few months ago there was a huge oil explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and an oil tanker expoded on the sea in Korea. Besides these events, every month there are so many accidents which can destroy nature.
What is more,  the Amazon is becoming dramatically smaller than before. This is beacuse human have abused nature whenever they want without thinking.
Finally, we can't help destroying nature, but we can do it slower though if we try harder and do things like recycling, planting trees and using bicycles.  This is the minimum we can do. At the very least, these are things that we can do.

The environment we live in will change dramatically in the next 50 years. Zaira.

Scientific research has proved that climate change is not only a theory, but is a reality, our reality. Humans have only lived here for a few years in comparision with the life of the earth. So, what planet do we want to leave to our children?
Firstly, climate change is caused by carbon emissions among other things, and at the same time it is the main cause of a lot of natural disasters like sunamis, cyclones, droughts etc.
On the other hand, there are many theories which claim that climate change is not as dramatic as it seems. They say that there has always been climate change, such as during the ice age, and the earth always survived.
In my opinion the general alarm about climate change is not so bad if it help us to change our behaviour.

Writing Part 1, Mark

Hello Caroline,

Thank you so much for your email. Of course I'm very interested in coming. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun! Do you know what dates are available?
Well, I would prefer studying English, because I like the language and I need an exam to apply for a job in Switzerland.
May you give me more detailed informations about the costs? Do you know an exact price?
I would like to go to the Great Barrier Reef because I've never been there and I heard this place is famous for the beautiful seaworld! Do you share the same meaning with me or would you prefer to visit the Australian desert?
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Mark

Writing part 1 Sun

Hello Caroline!

I'm glad to read your E-mail. Actually, I really want to travel there so it could be a great time for me. Thank you for recommending summer camp in Australia. Can I ask you about it? When will the course start? and which subjects are offered? I want to take a scuba diving course because after learn how to scuba dive , I want to try it in The Great Barrier Reef! I heard it is famous for coral reefs. I really want to see it.  Let me know if you are familiar with it. And could you tell me how much it is? If I can, I’ll earn some money before I go.

I hope I can go and I really looking forward to meeting you Caroline.

It's been a long time since we've seen each other. I’ll wait for your reply.

Sincerely,
Sun

Writing part 1. Zaira

Hi Caroline,
I'd really like to go with you to educational summer camp! Thank you for the invitation. I'd like to know what dates the camp is because I have to tell my parents. They are planning the family holidays.
I'd want to practice different sports and study English but I wonder if you know what kind of subjects I can choose.
Could you tell me how much money the summer camp costs? I need to know because of course I'd like to travel with you when the camp finishes. I'd preffer to go to The Great Barrier Reef bacause I really love diving and I think It'd be a good opportunity to have a special experience.
I hope to hear from you soon!
Best wishes,
Zaira

Hi Caroline - hyeryun

Hi Caroline, how are you doing?

Since I got your mail, I’ve been interested in educational summer camp.

It is needless to say that I would like to go there. Could you tell me what date summer camp starts? After I get an exact date, I will be able to decide to whether I can go or not.

If I go, I really want to learn media engineering, since I have knack for working with machines. Also, I would like to learn surfing. In Korea, it’s very uncommon to learn surfing, there are very few people who surf.

And do you know how much it is? I prefer to visit the Great Barrier Reef because I can’t put up with hot weather and also your photos you sent to me are helpful references for me to decide to where we will go.

I hope see you soon.

Sincerely

Hyeryun

Writing Part 1, Melanie

Dear Caroline,

Thanks for your letter asking me if I like to come with you to the summer camp in Australia. Of course I would like to come to the camp with you. Can you tell me on which date it will be? I would like to have the subject English, if this is a subject at the camp. I really like to improve my English, so it would be a good chance for me. You told me that the camp isn't so expensive. How much do I have to calculate for it? And is it in Australien dollars or in American dollars? For the trip afterward, I would prefer the Great Barrier Reef because I would really like to go snorkling and see all the different kind of fish and of course the reef. I heard it is amazing.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you again.

Best wishes,
Melanie

Correction code update

Because it is very hard to see the yellow type print, I will no longer use it for grammar errors. Instead I will use this color orange. If I don't understand what you have written, the new code color is pink. Thanks, and I hope this helps your self correction.

Peter

My favourite restaurant in sfo - Florence

My favourite restaurant in town calls Yoshis. They serve japanese food. I've been there just one but I was really satisfied with everything. It is located on the fillmorestreet. They have also a jazzclub there. After a nice dinner you can have a drink at the bar or see a concert. I highly recommend the cocktails.

I like the whole atmosphere at Yoshis. The interiour is quite tastful, modern and colourful. They offer you a wide range of different japanese dishes. The last time we tried starters, main dishes and desserts. It was delicious. The ingredients had a high quality. And I have to add the sevice is really professional and friendly.

The prices are a little bit higher. But it is totally appropriate. Because the products are fresh and the presentation of the dishes are creative. I would recommen this restaurant to everyone who set story by fresh products, healthy dishes, comfortable ambiance and friendly service.

review restaurant- hyeryun

The name of the restaurant I really love is the meeting place which is named after agitpunkt in Russian and this is a kind of pub we can drink alcohol with dishes that go well with it. The restaurant is located near my university and the food is delicious, so I have been there many times.

Each time I go there, I always order the same dish and soju cocktail . Since it was fantastic, for a while I was addicted to that flavor and I can’t forget it every night. _____ Atmosphere was comfortable and _____ waiter didn’t pay attention to us generally, so it was nice for me and my friend to focus on our talking. The seats were separated to keep privacy, so I really love __ there due to lots of reason.

Also, another reason was the price. I could full in my stomach with nice food by cheap price.

In Korea, agitpunkt’s meaning was changed to place people can share secrets between friends or people gather naturally without contacting each other. Therefore if you want to talk with your friends comfortably and secretly, the meeting place could be great place for you.

Review about my favourite restaurant, Melanie

One of the best traditional Swiss restaurant

If you like Swiss food as much as I do, you should definitely try the Restaurant Bahnhof. It is a Swiss tavern which is located at the train station in my village Sachseln. It is one of my favourite restaurants because the prices are affordable and of course the food is very tasty.
It is a typical Swiss restaurant made out of wood, so it is very cosy and traditional. The food is delicious and it has a lot of typical swiss food to order. In Summer, you can eat outside under trees on wooden tables and when it gets dark it has a lot of lanterns. It is very romantic and comfortable even if you eat outside. The waiters are very friendly and sometimes they sit next to the customers and talk to them. To eat in this restaurant is like eating with your family. And the price is very reasonable for that kind of fresh food.
So I would highly recommend this restaurant. In Summer it is also a fantastic place to eat an ice cream.

Review about my favourite restaurant, Mark

Ristorante Ippodromo, San Siro Milano

I went to the restaurant Ippodromo for the first time 4 years ago when I was watching an AC Milan game in the San Siro Stadium next to this restaurant. The restaurant is located in the city of Milan, in the San Siro district. The location is wonderful because it's in a race track stadium and you have the best view to the race track. If you like a cosy and airy atmosphere, I promise that this restaurant is the right choice.
The food is very delicious and you have a wide choice, from Spagetthi to Pizza, there are a lot of typical Italian dishes and it's not expensive, so I would suggest this restaurant to anyone.
The waiters are charming (typical Italian) and if you have any questions, they do their best to help you. If you want to have fun after you have enjoyed your meal, you can watch a horse race or a soccer game in the San Siro Stadium. It's your choice!

Review about my favourite restaurant. Zaira

" Alta Taberna Paco Meralgo"


"Alta Taberna Paco Meralgo" is a tapas bar that is located in Barcelona not too far from --downtown. Its friendly and cozy atmosphere makes this restaurant a place you always want to return.
Thanks to the "tapas" (portions not too big) and "montaditos" you can sample and enjoy several different dishes at the same night. They offer you typical Catalan "tapas" all made with fresh and quality ingredients. They have dishes with vegetables and Mediterranean fish and you can eat them for not too much money.
It has a minimalist decoration ,with high tables and stools, that give that restaurant a warm atmosphere.
I think everyone would enjoy this restaurant because it's a wonderful place, with excelent dishes and it's not very expensive, so I recommend it to anybody who wants to have a good time in good company!

It was a trip I'll never forget, Mark

It was a trip I'll never forget. Me and my best friend went to Paris to see the city. We've enjoyed it a lot and the wheather was absolutely great. It was on the last new years day and because of that I thought we could enjoy the fireworks at the famous Champs-Elysees Street. But the reality was a different way. When we were there we couldn't see some fireworks or something like that, even when we are with around 200'000 other people! I couldn't believe it, because I expected big fireworks in all the streets, but there was absolutely nothing. I was disappointed about that, but it was also fun to hang around with the other people in the streets.
After the party at the Champs-Elysees we changed to a club and it was awesome there. I loved the club because it was in the centre of Paris close to the Arc de Triomphe and the people were so nice.

Anyway, my favourite place in Paris is Montmarte. I enjoyed the cute buildings, restaurants, bars and also the famous church Sacre Coeur. From there you have a wonderful view to the city! Close to the church _____ is also a small place with many painters, who can paint a portrait of you and it looks really good.
So I would always go back to Paris because it's lovely there.

Home work, P. 15 Writing Part 1 - Florence

Hi Anne

Thank you for your email. It's nice to hearing from you. What a pleasure that you will visit Switzerland with your friends. It was a long time ago since we have met. I would love to show you my country and guide you arround.

The best time to visit Switzerland is definately during the summer. At this time we have nice and sunny weather but it isn't too hot for doing sightseeing. And the landscape is beautiful and Switzerland has a lot of outdoor activitys to offer. I would suggest that you are stay in a youth hostel. It's a perfect opportunity to meet young people from all over the world.

And you should  bring mostly light clothes. But please take a pair of long pants, a sweater and a jacket. Because it could be possible that it will be raining.

I would love to joing you and your friends on the trip. Let me know when exactly you are going to travel.

Best wishes

Florence

A trip I will never forget - Florence

It was a trip I'll never forget. A friend of mine comes from Germany - Mannheim. She has still family there and visit them occasionally. Her hometown celebrates every year in Octobre a special winecelebration. There are different tents with delicious food, wine and music. It is similar to the oktoberfest in Munich.

Our friend invited us to visit her grandmother for a weekend an go to the winecelebration. We went with the car to Germany. We sang a lot of typically german songs in the car and we were all really exited about the trip.

On Saturdaynight the party was already on a good level. We've tasted different wines while the party tens were crowded and everyone was standing on the tables. We were a group of four girls and we all love to dance and to sing. It was a must for us to dance on the tables like everyone else. We had enjoyed the music and suddendly the table broke down. We all landed on the floor. It was hillarious and we couldn't stop to laugh.

We went back to Switzerland on Sundaynight. And everyone was tired and exhausted. But we decided that we will go the next year again.

It was a trip I'll never forget - hyeryun

It was a trip I’ll never forget.

The most impressive trip I have ever taken in my life was an island trip.

For me, I had always lived in the city, therefore it was a very strange and interesting experience.

The reason that we decided to go there is that our friend lived there. Before we left, we rented a 12 person van. When we got there, there wasn’t any accommodation because the town was too remote.

So 4 women stayed at my friend’s home and 8 men stayed in ship containers without a  restroom so they had to take a shower in a stream and they went to the grass instead of going to the restroom.

That was so funny and we spent lots of time on the beach playing various games and we helped our friend’s parents collect stones. I felt very satisfied and they offered us very delicious foods and fruits. At night, we enjoyed drinking lots of soju and playing games.

We stayed for 3 days and after that we went back to Seoul.

Every summer reminds me of that time.

It was a trip I'll never forget / Melanie

One year ago I was with my friends in a cottage in the alps. The cottage belongs to my father and his siblings. We were there for the weekend to celebrate my twentieth birthday. I arrived earlier with my boyfriend to prepare the food. When my friends arrived we made a barbecue, drank beer and wine and had a lot of fun during the whole evening. Most of my friends slept in the cottage. The day after we had a second barbecue, but it wasn't as big as the first one. While we were eating, we decided to go to the toboggan run. Though the weather looked so bad, we decided to sled. While we were on the lift, it began to rain. The lift stopped immediately and we had to walk back. You should know, that when it is raining or even when the trail is wet, they stop it. The brakes don't work when the trail is wet, so sledding is very dangerous.

We all got a coupon to come back another time, so we all look forward to our next trip.

It was a trip I'll never forget. Zaira.

My friends and I were spending the summer in the UK when we were fourteen years old. We were doing an English course for a month and we traveled a lot with the school.

On one of these trips we decided to escape. We were in another place not very far from our village but  we were very excited because we didn't speak almost a word of English and we didn't know how we could get back to the residence. I really don't know why we did it.

Anyway, we took a train and we didn't know where it was going. We didn't have tickets so we were very nervous and afraid of someone asking us for them.

I don't know how we arrived at the residence but we did it. Of course our teachers were very angry with us, but it was a small trip I'll never forget because we had a good time on that train.

My favourite free time activity. Zaira.

When I was a 4 years old I started to go to dance classes. I did this activity until I was 18 years old, so I enjoyed it a lot.
At the beginning I used to go only a few days a week but as I grew older I had to go more and more days a week. It was a lot of exercise because I got to train 6 days a week, 3 hours a day.
I enjoyed __it_ a lot because it was a way you can express your feelings and do exercise at the same time.
Unfortunately when I was18 years old, I had to decide If I wanted to be a dancer or to be another profession because It was takes too much time, so I chose to studied another profession with a better future.
I would like coming back to dance classes, maybe more relaxing classes, because I still like dancing but
I am untrained now.

My favourite free time activity - Florence

My favourite free time activity

I have started to dance streetdance two years ago. My friend told about this dancing company in Zurich. They offer different dancing classes. You can do courses for ballet steetdance, salsa, hip hop and many more. I was curious about it so one day I went to a training class for beginners. I really liked it and I signed up for an one year membership.

Usually I go there twice a week.

I love dancing. When I hear a good song, I cannot standing still. The great thing on a dancing class is that you can share your passion with other people. You learn a choreography together and everyone puts a lot of effort in it that we are able to dance the whole choregraphy almost perfect at the end of the course. When I am dancing I can forget everything and just enjoy the music. You can express your emotions. After the dancing class everyone looks like a tomato but we are really happy and satisfied.

Writing Part 2 / Melanie

Be a member of a carnivalgroup

I've been in a carnival group for six years. It is very common in Switzerland, besides we have got a lot of carnival groups in our canton. I've been enjoying carnival as long as I can think.
When I was about sixteen, I decided to become a member of a carnival group, so that I could share my pleasure with others. I had already known  which carnival group I wanted to play the trombone , because I had a lot of friends in one group. Meanwhile I still play in the same group and I enjoy it mostly. I play the trombone and I can say, that I am now one of the best players in my group.
Although you need a lot of time to play all the songs by heart, it is a lot of fun. The whole group likes carnival so much and it is also a good place to meet new people, like I did.
If you like the carnival as I do, please write me. We always need new members.

My favourite free time activity, Mark

American Football – I learned to love a new sport

First of all I was a soccer player, but as I wrote in the title I learned to love American Football. I watched always the Super Bowl on TV but I never used to play Football. In San Francisco I'm more and more fascinated by this sport. I bought a football, went to the park and I began to play American Football. After a while, I started playing much better. The people from San Francisco told me, that I’m very talented by it. I think it’s because of my fascination by this sport.

I enjoy American Football, because it’s an exciting sport with a lot of strategic plans and it’s full of action, but I know when you’re playing for a team against an other one it’s much harder than playing the ball to your friend and back. Maybe when I go back to Switzerland, I’ll check out if there are some American Football teams to play for there.

It would be a nice experience for me.

hyeryun free time

When I was 6 years old, my mom brought me to a music school.

In Korea, it’s common for many young people to learn how to play piano before  elementary school.

But one big difference between young people who learn to play the piano is how long they spend learning it. I have learned it for 10 years and during that time, I learned to read sheet music which is helpful for me to sing lots of songs and to learn another instrument.

When I participated in a piano concert, I couldn’t play it very well because of my fear of the stage. When I was young, I wanted to be a pianist. But I decided to enjoy it as just a hobby. When I felt blue or had to clear my mind, I would play the piano. When I played music I had never played before very well, I felt elated.

Sun writhing 2

When I was a middle school student, I went to the musical theater to watch “ The phantom of the opera” with my family. It was my first time to watch the musical. As soon as it started, I fell in love with all of thing like their acting, singing, music and musical stage. After that I started to interest in musicals.

I really like watching musicals because I can see their real acting and singing in real ______ not like TV, or movie. It is so lively and I can hear fantastic song in musicals. Those thrilled me. Also, I forget about everything and just focus to the musical. It is like _______ in another new world. Usually I buy the original sound tracks after I watched ____ musicals. It is helpful to remind it and I can recommend it to my friends.

I’d recommend as a hobby because for me. Those make me happy, adjust balance of my life and my life more richness.

Hello Florence!!!

Hello Florence,

It's been a few days now and I'm still waiting to see your Writing Part 1 task. Can you please make sure to post it ASAP?

Thanks!

Peter

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Summary of the various parts of the FCE exam from week one of class

Reading:
1. Long text with 8 sequential questions. Mult. choice (A-D)
2. Insert 7 sentences into a text to flair appropriate spot. One sentence is not used.
3. Match 15 statements with 5 different short texts. 2-4 statements per text

Writing:
1. Response to a letter or e-mail 120-150 words. Address 4 main points. You must write about the topic
      given.
2.   Answer 1 question from a choice of 4 questions.
      Letter, report, short story, review, article.
      120-180 Words, 40min

Use of English:
1. 12 answers, multiple choice in a short text. Words are not always complex, but they will test your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in English.
2. fill in the 12 gap with the correct 'grammer'words.e.g. articles, prepositions, auxverbs, pronounc etc, 12 blanks to fill in, words are not given.
3. You have ten gaps. You must write the correct form of the word given in capitals. (prefixes/ suffixes)
4. Rephrase 8 sentences with between 2-5 words. Keep the same meaning as the first phrase using the word given in bold. Don't change!


Listening:
1. 8 multiple choice questions (A-C) referring to 8 short monologues. You'll hear it twice.
2. Complete 10 sentences, need between 1-3 words. Use words you hear.
3. 5 speakers talk about a related topic. Match 1 statement to each speaker. An extra statement is given.
     You'll hear it twice.
4. 7 questions
long dialog
choose one answer from three possible options (Mult. Choice A-C)
answer in order
You will hear it twiceSpeaking:
1. You'll be asked questions about your work, life, family, hobbies, likes/dislikes, future. Individually 
      answered. About 3 minutes
2. student A has to compare two photographs and answer a question connected with both and speak on their own for a minute. student B answers a short question and A.B switch
3. give you a page with 6 pictures
discuss each of the pictures with your partner&reach a decision. 3min
4. A continuation of the previous speaking task. You will be asked further questions  based on the previous topic and will need to discuss it with your partner and the interlocutor.

Hello Anne(hyeryun)

Thank you for sending this e-mail to me.
I'm really good to hear you're coming to korea.
I think the best time in korea is spring since the weather of spring in korea is not too cold and not too hot
but very appropriate weather to look around.
If you make friends your age, I want to recommend spending time at college or going out.
The weather in spring in korea is the change of season, so you have to bring your light clothes and overcoat which you can put on in the evening.
If you decide to exact date you are coming, contact me again.

See ya~

Hyeryun

Nice writing to start out Hyeryun. One thing you need to work on is punctuation. Please go back and put periods at the end of all sentences. Also, the length of this is a bit short. Please do a word count and ensure that your writing falls into the range that is required (120-150 words for Writing Part 1 eg)

Homework writing part1 p15 Sun

Hi Anne
I'm really glad to hear that you're coming to Korea.
I suggest you that Autum is the best time to visit korea  because it'll not be so
I suggest to you that autumn is the best time to visit to Korea beacuse it'll not be too
hot or cold and you can see  maples (maple trees) everywhere! Red and yellow. It is so beautiful. Red and yellow colors. Those are so beautiful.

If you want to meet young people I recommend you to go (going) to high school festivals. Every autum there are high school festivals and many high school students enjoy that time while visit another high school fsetivals. If you go there, you can make many friends there. There are many concerts like music, dance and magic. Those are organized by themselves. It'll be fun :)

In the autum the weather is not so cold and hot so you just bring T-shirts with cardigans and jeans.
During the daytime it'll be cool and during the night it'll be a little cold.

Thanks for inviting korea and let me know when you're coming. If I can , I want to guid for you !
Best wishes,

Sun

The content and focus on answering the question are good. However, there are many various errors that I think can be avoided if you do a revision of your writing after you do an inital rough draft.

Homework Unit 1, Page 15, Ex. 6 Mark

Hi Anne

Thanks for your email. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. I advise you to go to San Francisco during the summertime. From august to october you can enjoy the hottest days in the year! But you have to take your jacket with you, because the weather can change immediately here in San Francisco! But I think that's not a big deal for you! But normally it's very warm in the afternoon.
The best opportunity to meet other people at your age is in school. If you want, I can arrange that you can go to my friend's school.
And thank you so much for your invitation! I really appreciate that. I can show you some nice places in the city, and there are a lot of them.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely,

Mark

Nice length and well answered in general Mark. Please pay attention to overuse of exclamation points and avoid emoticons at all times.
While it's okay to start a sentence with 'But' and 'And' occasionally, in general they should be used as conjunctions within a sentence.

Homework.6 page 15. ZAIRA.

Hi Anne!
I'm very happy to hear you and to know that you are coming to visit my country!
In my opinion the best time for knowing my country is the Autumn because there aren't a lot of  tourists
I think that a way you can make friends is in hostels. In hostels there are a lot of  young people who like meeting people.
In Autumn the weather is a little bit cold so I suggest bringing jackets and a coat. You won't be cold
Thank you very much for your invitation, I would love go with you, but I cannot. I have to work. Maybe I can  pick you up at the airport. Tell me when you arrive.
Anyway I hope that you have a good time in Spain.
Kisses!
Zaira.

Very nicely written overall Zaira. There are many spelling errors however, please use a spell checker and dictionary.

Homework Nr. 6 page 15 / Melanie

Hi Anne

First of all, thank you so much for your email. I am glad to hear from you and that you are coming to Switzerland. The best time to visit my country is the spring. Despite the fact that the weather is nice at this season, you should bring a jacket for the evening.
To meet people in your age you just have to go out in the evening. We don't have clubs, instead we have a lot of pubs. I am sure you will like it.
Thank you for your invitation to join your group. It would be a lot of fun and I can show you the local courts  in my town. Let me know what time you will arrive at the airport so I will pick you and your friends up.

Have a good journey

Regards,

Melanie

Very nicely written overall Melanie. There are a couple of various things to work on but mostly fine.