Vivo em Portugal há tempo suficiente para saber que é um país maravilhoso: rico em história, em monumentos e em comida tradicional.

     Temos praias excelentes como as do Algarve e as da Costa de Lisboa: estes são dois dos muitos sítios onde podem passar um verão inesquecível.

     Em relação à comida, coisa que eu adoro, temos óptimos azeitonas, figos, sardinhas, entre outras maravilhas comestíveis.

   Escolhi numa cidade, um monumento histórico para vos apresentar em breve.

Nadja S 6B

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Portuguese Football

      I live in Portugal and I absolutely loooooooove football. I don’t know why I am so passionate about football, I think it’s because I feel it in my blood! Most Portuguese people are crazy about football too! My dad always goes shopping when a football game is on. He says it’s great because there are no queues and the shopping centre is nearly empty!

     I usually play football at school or in my garden, but when I play in the garden, my grandma always complains, saying that we break her plants and flowers – actually, she goes mad, but then we blame my little brother and then she doesn’t tell him off! Can you believe it? Grandmas!

      My favourite team in the whole wide world is the Portuguese team Benfica. I went to see them play this summer. It was my first game of the season and my first live game. It was fantastic!!! My dad took me. It was his first live game as well. Benfica were playing against Porto. My Pupoh (that means dad’s sister) Monica and Uncle Ricardo also came with us. We had a little problem though. Uncle Ricardo is a Porto fan and our tickets were for the Benfica area. It was really funny, because when Porto scored or nearly scored, he lifted his arms to start cheering and my Pupoh had to grab him to stop him (then he had to pretend he was cursing! It was so funny), otherwise he would have been beaten up by the Benfica fans that were surrounding us!!! I went to support Benfica of course!

     The game was really interesting. Right at the beginning, the fans were throwing fire torches on to the field and many of the fans were swearing too much and my father decided, he was never going to go to another game again. He took me to the game to show me how much he loves me (he hates football), so did Pupoh! Dad said, next time I have to choose something else for him to do, for him to prove his love for me. I LOVE YOU ABU. YOU’RE THE BEST (Abu means dad, by the way).

     Oh, the best bit was when this man dressed as a devil ran onto the pitch and started to choke the referee! It was unbelievable! The next day, photos of the devil strangling the referee were in all the papers. I was so excited! I loved the game.

     At the end of the game, the Benfica fans had to leave the stadium first (that was us), so we went to a café, so that we could stay away from any trouble. My dad was really worried about me. There was a lot of fighting when the Porto fans finally came out.

     My favourite players are Cristiano Ronaldo, Scholes and Roberto Carlos.

     I love football, but I don’t like the violence or all the swearing, I don’t think there is any need for it.

     Do you like football??

Nadja S 6B

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     Once upon a time, there was a boy called Tomas. Tomas was new in the neighbourhood. Every year, on Halloween, the children would go and ask for “trick or treat”, but there was one house that nobody dared to go to. Tomas was curious about the dark, dark house, but he did not know who lived there.

     That house was a legend. It had a reputation of being a dark, dark haunted house. Tomas did not know the reputation of the house. So, on the night of Tomas’ first Halloween, in that town – or as it was known in the old days “All Hallows Eve”  - the night when all the lost souls ran freely in the world –  all the children got together and stood right in front of the dark, dark house. Every single child began to say:

     – We dare you, to go and ask for “trick or treat”.

     But one boy, called Zaki, felt sorry for Tomas and tried to warn him that the house was haunted. Unfortunately, there was too much noise, so Tomas did not hear Zaki trying to warn him and began to walk up the dark, dark path that led to the dark, dark house, with his heart hammering in his chest and his legs turn to jelly. Tomas saw a cat run by and even it was scared!

     Every step Tomas took towards the dark, dark house, filled him with more fear, but he had even more fear of failing. When Tomas got right in front of the BIG, dark, dark door, of the dark, dark house, he knocked and shouted, “Trick or Treat!!!!” Suddenly, the door opened with a creepy, creaky noise. Tomas got scared, really, really scared. All the other children were shouting, “Go in! Go in! Go in!”

     Even though he was scared, Tomas was influenced by the children’s words, so he went in. Inside the dark, dark house, there was a wide dark, dark corridor. After the wide dark, dark corridor, there was a narrow dark, dark passage. Beyond the narrow dark, dark passage, there was a dark, dark room. In the dark, dark room, there was a dark, dark rocking chair. On the dark, dark rocking chair, there was an old, old man.

     Tomas screamed, “Aaaaahhhhh” and then the old, old man screamed, “Arrrrgggghhhh”, then Tomas screamed again, “Aaaahhhhh” and all of a sudden, the old, old man said, “Treat?” The old, old man had a big packet full of sweets which he put into Tomas’ little bag, held in his shaking hands. Then, they smiled at each other.

     When Tomas finally came out from the haunted, dark, dark house, he had a huge smile on his face. The other children thought that Tomas was cursed, and screamed, “Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!” Tomas had to calm them down and explain, but then, all the children ran into the dark, dark house. They ran along the wide, dark, dark corridor. Then they squeezed into the narrow dark, dark passage. Then they passed into the dark, dark room and in the dark, dark room, they saw the dark, dark rocking chair and in the dark, dark rocking chair, they saw the old, old man waving his big bag of sweets!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Nadja S 6b

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     My family are the most influential and important people in my life.

     My parents are old ecologists  - personally, I would have preferred them to be old hippies, we might have got away with a lot more!!! –  so we are not allowed to watch T.V. during the week, only a bit on Friday night with our Grand-ma and a little on Saturday – usually a film, sometimes with mum, but often, just the three of us kids. Best of all is when our Grand-dad takes us to the cinema on a Sunday afternoon! Unfortunately, not every week! My grandparents live with us. Some people think this is weird, but we are really happy, because they spoil us when our parents are not around!!!

     My parents are very conscious of the environment and waste and so we practice recycling in our house. We are often encouraged to try and see things from the view of someone who is less privileged than we are so that we can appreciate the life we have. It’s ok, but sometimes, when I visit some of my mothers’ projects – I cry because it makes me so sad. At home, we usually play games together and whenever mum and dad can, they play with us as well. We talk A LOT as a family. My mum thinks it’s really important for us to talk as she believes that many problems in families happen because there is not enough communication – I’m not so sure, sometimes I get ear-ache!

     Best of all, my parents and my grandparents are always giving us lots and lots of hugs and kisses and are always telling us how much they love us – I love the hugs and kisses, they make me feel special and protected!

     I also have an older sister and a younger brother. They are really cool too. My sister is always the “rock” and my brother is so cheeky! I don’t know what I would do without them! My sister and I went to London without my brother for two weeks this summer and I missed him so much. Then my sister went to Paris for five days with my parents and I missed her a lot too. My sister and I share the same bedroom and I really missed talking to her in the dark! We do that most nights.

     Having a family like mine is great, you always have someone to turn to and you never feel alone.

     I would die for my family.

     So as they say in England, “Big-up for my homies!” (I learnt this slang last summer! I love English slang!)

Spots, The Teenagers Plague

     Why do spots have to exist? They are one of those really, annoying things that you can never predict and you never know where they are ready to make their dreaded appearance!

     Yeh, yeh, I’ve heard all the reasons for the spots – “Drink more water, dear”, “don’t worry, it’s only your hormones, things will calm down,” “Have you washed your face today?” “Have you exfoliated this week?” “Have you eaten a lot of chocolate this week?” “How much juice are you drinking” “What is your sugar intake”…The comments from my parents and grandmother and other family members (especially the females!) go on and on and on…

     Spots are not only annoying, but they are soooooo embarrassing. They somehow, always know when you have to make an appearance somewhere, especially a big party or weddings. Why, oh why, can you tell me, is it that, every time I have to go to a wedding, you can guarantee that I have a massive “white head”, just waiting to burst, on my cheek, or on the end of my nose, or in the middle of my forehead. The problem is, as if that is not bad enough, I have my mum and dad chasing me to see who can “pop” it first!

     Gross, humiliating and embarrassing! My parents say they love having teenagers! I call it torture myself!

     Do your parents chase you around for your spots?

Nadja S 6B

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I Love Fast Cars!

This summer, I travelled to London to attend a wedding and I was lucky to get a ride in my uncle’s cars! He changes his cars as often as his underpants! He also has a collection of really cool cars. My sister and I got to go in his Bentley, Ferrari and his Rolls Royce. My mother couldn’t understand why we loved it so much. My sister reminded her that we are only kids and we’re meant to love every thing that is mechanical and looks dangerous – my mother just shook her head, frowning at us and “scowling” (I like this word) at my uncle.

My mother gave my uncle (who is her youngest brother!) a really big lecture for teaching us (my sister and I) the wrong life lessons! She does not want us to grow up being too attached to material things, or being impressed by people who show they have a lot of money – she is always telling us to look on the inside and not at the wrapping! She is always telling us that, “actions speak louder than words.” I do agree with her, but my sister and I also like to “wind her up” to get a reaction from her, because she is always soooo calm!

She’s always telling my uncle off for one thing or another and always “scolding” (I like that word!!) him for giving us expensive things and letting us do things that she does not agree with…..She’s not bad really, just very spiritual and not materialistic at all! She even goes as far as driving the oldest car she could find and then insists on bashing the back bumper against a stone wall, EVERY TIME she comes to get us from school! Not sure what she is trying to teach us with that one!

By the way, my favourite car is the Lamborghini! Although, I have to admit, anything fast, shiny and new gets my attention!!

What’s your favourite car???

     A best friend is someone I love talking to about things that happen to me. Friendship is something that a human being cannot live without.

     My best friend is Natasha. She is twelve years old. She is of medium height and she has a slim frame. She is very, very pretty – but she does not think so – . She has beautiful, long, straisght brown hair that goes on and on down past her bottom. She has big, brown, almond shaped eyes and everyone always says she looks very “exotic”! She is extremely talkative, friendly and very intelligent.

     Natasha is my best friend because she is a wonderful person. She is beautiful on the outside and the inside! Natasha is always there for everyone, she really is fantastic! Unfortunately, some people in our school do not take the time or the effort to appreciate what a shining star she is on the inside!

     She is caring and loving. She has been helping me with my revision, by making time for me and teaching me different techniques to remember things I have problems with and this has helped me in improving my grades. When I am sad, she puts her arms around me and tells me that everything will be O.K. This always makes me feel better.

     There is an old English saying, which says the following, “You can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends!” I am so glad that Natasha is part of my family – she is my sister- and I can honestly say, that I’m very grateful that she is one of my best friends!

Nadja S 6B

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  Swimming is something that I am forced to  do twice a week.  I would prefer to be playing football five times a week instead, but my mum says that swimming is very important for my back, because it strengthens the muscles that keep my spine straight.  I still hate swimming, but I know that one day, when I am older, I will be  very grateful.

     Swimming is actually a very good sport because it is one of the few sports that works the whole body.  I suppose that I am happy that I know how to swim because I have learned a skill that could save my life and also help someone if they are drowning.

     I don’t like swimming because I just don’t have the patience to be getting undressed and dressed again.  Also the sport itself is a bit boring because there is not much action!

     What do you think about swimming?  Are you forced to do it as well?

Nadja S 6b

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Hi!My name is Nadja I am slim,tall, Ihave long,black hair.

I like to play football, I also play piano.

I am English and I love my class and my school.

Nadja  S 6b

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