My favourite sport.

I´m not a person interested in many sports, but there is one that I particularly like watching, and it is football. When I was a child, my grandfather and my father, were keen of football and they strongly supported  Real Madrid so when I grew more and got conscious of what does football mean and what it consists of I started to like it too. Afterwards, my mother also started to watch it and now she is the most fanatic of us. We really like watching almost matches together and we have had very good moments thanks to football. The two best memories I have from football are the moments when Spain won the World Cup for the first time and when finally, after 12 years, Real Madrid won the 10th Champions League. However, the experience I will never forget, is the day that my brother took me to Madrid for my birthday and as a surprise we saw Real Madrid playing in its Stadium. Moreover, we were in the first row and I could perfectly saw my favourite player, Cristiano Ronaldo, making an amazing match.


 

The Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty was a conjunct effort between France and the United States, intended to commemorate the centennial of American Declaration of Independence and  the lasting friendship between the peoples of the two nations. The French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi created the statue itself out of sheets of hammered copper, while Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower, designed the statue’s steel framework. The Statue of Liberty was then given to the United States and erected on top of an American-designed pedestal on a small island in Upper New York Bay, now known as Liberty Island. Statue´s significance grew as an inspiration to immigrants who sailed passed her on their way to America. Today, the Statue of Liberty remains an enduring symbol of freedom and democracy, as well as one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks.

My favourite actor: Will Smith

Will Smith is an actor, rapper and film and television producer who was born on September 25, 1968 in Wynnefield, Pennsylvania a middle-class suburb in West Philadelphia. He was the oldest son and one of four children of Willard (a refrigeration company owner) and Caroline (a school board employee). He studied in a Catholic school, as a teen he attended Overbrook High, where his teachers nicknamed him as “the Prince”. After highschool he was accepted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineering program due to his good grades. When he was a teenager, he met DJ Jeff Townes at a party; after that they became friends and a rap duo called DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. Their success on rapping made some Hollywood executives awared of Will´s ability to charm the audience so that Benny Medina offered him the opportunity to star in a new show called “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”. Smith played the role of Will, a Philadelphia teen sent to live with his wealthy and refined aunt and uncle in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. While still making The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Smith began a crossover into movies. He played small roles in the drama Where The Day Takes You (1992) and the comedy Made In America (1993). His real success on this field started with the film Bad Boys (1995). After it, he appeared in Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997) and many other blockbusters, such as "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "The Pursuit of Happiness", a film I really like because it is a beautiful film inspired in a real life experience and it has made me appreciate the small beautiful things in life.

Advantages and disadvantages of winning the lottery.

Although there are many opportunities for a jackpot winner such as sorting out your or your familiy's debts, travelling, launching a business, spending money on some whims or donating money to charity, I would like to make you conscious of the main risks that a sudden win could have from my point of view. The main drawbacks are the possibility of squandering money on luxuries or things you don't really need and be influenced by selfish people who are inevitably attracted by the winner's instant success and his or her new-found status. In addition, people who win the lottery become suspicious of everyone, they think everybody wants to steal from them and they are unable to rely on someone, even their family or closer friends.

PUNCTUATION.

1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene) deserve awards.

2. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.

3. ‘Only one course was open to us: surrender,’ said the ex-major, ‘and we did.’

4. Judge Carswell - later to be nominated for the Supreme Court - had ruled against civil rights.

5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favourite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article ‘How Not to Go Camping’.

6. ‘Yes,’ Jim said, ‘I'll be home by ten.’

7. There was only one thing to do - study till dawn.

8. Montaigne wrote the following: ‘A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.’

9. The following are the primary colours: red, blue, and yellow.

10. Arriving on the 8:10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her husband; and Tim, their son.

11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn replied: ‘All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?’

12. He used the phrase ‘you know’ so often that I finally said: ‘No, I don't know.’

13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.

14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came instead on the 10:36 flight.

15. ‘Whoever thought,’ said Helen, ‘that Jack would be elected class president?’

16. In baseball, a ‘show boat’ is a man who shows off.

17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5:21 in last Sunday's sermon.

18. There was a very interesting article entitled ‘The New Rage for Folk Singing’ in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.

19. ‘Whoever is elected secretary of the club - Ashley, or Chandra, or Aisha -must be prepared to do a great deal of work,’ said Jumita, the previous secretary.

20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy when it appeared.

21. We had a great time in France – the kids really enjoyed it.

22. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.

23. What are you doing next weekend?

24. Mother had to go into hospital: she had heart problems.

25. Did you understand why I was upset?

26. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work.

27. We will be arriving on Monday morning – at least I think so.

28. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class.

29. The girl’s father sat in a corner.

30. In the words of Murphy’s Law: ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’

My brother: a half of me.

Last week, it was my brother's birthday. He has just turned 31 but he still feeling and looking like a teenager.

My brother is the most important person for me, since our eldest sisters moved house and become independent from our parents early, so we have been together since I was born. Despite the age difference (he is 13 years older than me) and our different genders my brother is everything for me. Everybody says that a fraternal relationship is stronger when both people have the same gender, but this is completely false; I would never change my brother for a million of sisters.

My brother's character and mine are very different since we only share our love for all kind of animals and our nobleness, but we perfectly complement each other.

If I were the jackpot winner....

If I won a lot of money in the lottery I would really be in sock, I have to admit that at first I would start spending my money in whims as clothes, shoes and cars but after that, when I´d be awared of the big responsability that winning the jackpot prize carries, I´d get a better organization to spend my money, I would donate some of the money to charity and people who really need it and I would pay off all my parent´s debts. Furthermore, I would destine another part of the money to investments or I´d try to establish a business to gain more money and live without any worry, but that wouldn´t be the most important part of my expense.
Personally speaking, I think travelling is the best way of spending money. I see travelling as an only opportunity of increasing my culture and my life experiences, so I would love to spend my money on travelling all around the world, visiting all the places that I wanted and knowing the culture of each place. And finally, the part of the money that I don´t spend on travelling, I would save it.