Wednesday June 1st

Choose one topic. Write about either 1 or 2. Minimum length: 100 words.
[0-4 points]

1. ‘The government should make unhealthy food, cigarettes, and alcohol illegal.’ Are you for or against this proposal?

2. Imagine it’s January 1st. Write a letter to a friend telling him or her about your New Year’s resolutions to eat more healthily, exercise more, and give up unhealthy habits.

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St George Anastasiya

Part 1

1)c
2)d
3)b
4)a
5)d
6)c
7)b/d
8)d

Part 2
2)

67 Oxford street
London
2A 54 B
UK minister for culture
10 waterside
Manchester 68A 43c

8th May 2011


Dear sir or madam,

I am writing because of my signing the petition for ST. George's day. I would like to tell you my point of view to this celebration.

I'm absolutely consider that the England has not enough national festivals to celebrate. Meanwhile the St. George's is definitely english celebration. Our children do not know about national traditions and our culture. I am petitioning the government to make the festival a public holiday, because in my opinion this is the chance to connect the generations and to make our nation more relied.

I would be very grateful if you solved my opinion.Thank you in advance.
Yours faithfully,

NAME Surname
NAME Surname

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Teenage Carers Anastasiya

READING COMPREHENSION
1) c
2) d
3) b
4) a
5) b
6) d
7) c
8) a

Writing

A local newspaper wants to publish stories by teenage carers. Imagine you are a teenage carer. Write to the editor with your story. Tell him or her about what you live is like and how you feel about the situation.

It was 2 years ago when my mum has got a terrible car accident. Since then my life has definitely changed.

There are 4 of us in our family. My mum, two younger brothers and I. After the accident my mum is confined to a wheelchair.  I'm a teenager and I used to have normal, regular life, but now I'm looking after the whole family. Also  my younger brothers helps me, but they are only 11 years old. They are need a help too. I do all the housework, take care of  the brothers and facilitate ordinary life of my mother, such as dressing.

At the morning, when we go to the school, we are regular teenagers. But after the school we have another problems and worries. Sometimes I consider that I can be like any teenager and don't take care of whole family. I would worry only about dating and school problems.

After all, I can call myself as happy person. When I see my mum and my brothers smiling I understand that I have the best family in the world. In spite of all facilities that has ordinary teenager life, I would never change mine. Because I really love my family.

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Ksenia Avetisyan
2n de Btx
English
 “TEENAGE CARERS”
PAU prova
READING COMPREHENSION 8/8
1) c
2) d
3) b
4) a
5) b
6) d
7) c
8) a
WRITING: “WE SHOULD HELP TEENAGE CARERS”
Option 2
There are a lot of adults who help different people, but I have never heard about a phenomenon of teenage carers. When I imagine these teenagers that dedicate their own time to spend with helpless people, it causes me astonishment and admiration at the same time. Personally, I think that we have to do everything possible in our hands to make their life happier.
Firstly, as we can guess, it is not easy to be a care-giver, a fortiori? when you are young. Nowadays, the teenagers prefer to think of whom to go out with or how to pass the exams, which is very comprehensible and respectable. However, some of them choose another life, sacrificing all the pleasures they could have.
 Secondly, everybody has right to decide what to do. No one is obliged to look after of anyone, even of the relatives. We should have in mind the fact of helping poor people without asking anything in return. We must be grateful to these teenagers for doing such a big favour for to everybody, especially, for to people who suffer.
To sum up, I think the government should help teenager carers and give them the opportunity to study like everyone else sending live-in nurses. It will be inhumane on our part if we do not try to aid them.

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Telma Laborda

Reading 8/8


1.    c
2.    d
3.    b
4.    a
5.    b
6.    d
7.    c
8.    a


Writing

A local newspaper wants to publish stories by teenage carers. Imagine you are a teenage carer. Write to the editor with your story. Tell him or her about what you live is like and how you feel about the situation.



It was a year ago when my mother had a horrible accident. Since then she has always stayed in a wheelchair, so I have to take care of her.

As I am a teenager, I go to school during the day. But when I am at home it is also me who looks after the family, my mother. I do all the housework because she can't move. Moreover, she needs my attention to do many much ordinary stuff, such as dressing up or taking the lift.

I usually feel so unhappy and unfortunate because of the way we live. If only this situation never happened. Sometimes I think I can't be like any teenager and have the same worries they usually have. But then I regret of thinking about it, because my mother feels so bad about me and herself. She would never ask me to do any favour, she encourages me to go out more and tries to cheer me up.

Sometimes I wish this was a dream. But I think it could have been much worse, and I totally appreciate my mother, her constant smile and her hope.

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Paula Barceló

READING 8/8
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. d
7. c
8. a

WRITING
What problems do teenage carers have? How should the government help them?

In our society, there is a considerable percentage of young people who become carers during the adolescence. They must look after a relative with a mental or a physical disease or with some kind of addiction. In this way, in order to deal with this complicated situation, these younger carers must face a lot of problems every day.
Firstly, the routine of a teenager carer is stressful and exhausting. Apart from being at the disposal of a special person, which must be really sad and hard, they also have to deal with their own studies, and sometimes do the housework. As a result, they neither have almost time neither to rest nor for some time-off and also feel quite lonely.
Secondly, many young carers do not receive any support from the government, who should finance all the required help. It is obvious that a teenage cannot afford the same as an adult and they really need counselling and, of course, professional adults who assist them at home.
All in all, teenage carers deal a really difficult life at a too young age. To facilitate them things, they should get governmental economic help to become freer and get over the trauma they live. 

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Carlos Barceló Castell
READING 7/8
1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5- b, 6-d, 7-c, 8-c a
WRITING
TEENAGE CARERS
Nowadays, there are many teenage carers who aren`t able to support their current situation. As time goes by, their mood gets lower owing to the loneliness they feel every day. The responsibility that * taking care of a family member carries* is excessive for a so such a young person.
It’s worrying* the fact that these people will find a lot of difficulties for avoiding to avoid bad psychological troubles during all their life *. Furthermore, a lack of affection and concern coming from that family member can lead them to get depressed. Nevertheless, it’s important that people who notice teenagers with that problem warn charities like Caring for Carers.
The Government ought to give them some aid, providing them of with economical help, guarantying some special services as well. Moreover, teenage carers should be able to do the same as their partners, so they shouldn’t be forced to have more obligations than most teenagers.   
To sum up, it would be considerable that anyone who believes s/he needs this type of aid doesn’t try to afford the entire situation by himself. It would be grateful that other people who could realize of that in any of the teenagers that surrounds them notified it to any charity.

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TEENAGE CARERS: -ÁLVARO GÓMEZ TOMÁS

Part 1: Reading comprehension 8/8

1.- c)
2.- d)
3.- b)
4.- a)
5.- b)
6.- d)
7.- c)
8.- a)

Part 2: Writing
2.- What problems do teenage carers have? How should the government help them?

It is well known that teenagehood can often be a hard time in someone’s life; you develop your own personality as you mature and your emotional balance is often disrupted. Now imagine having to take care of an ill relative on a daily basis with little or no help… that’s exactly how teenage carers feel. Personally, I support the idea of the government helping these teenagers.
Firstly, having to take care after someone is sometimes a very difficult task that requires a lot of time and skill, which are not common in teenagers. Consequently professionals should do part of this task.
Secondly, it is very difficult to combine schoolwork with full-time caring. This results in poor marks at school and not giving all the attention or cares that the ill person really needs.
To sum up, as far as I am concerned there are not many activities in which the government investments are more justified than in helping exhausted teenagers who take care of ill relatives. I just hope that teenage carers will improve their situation with the help of qualified professionals.

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Susanna Fatsini Teenage Carers writing

Nowadays there are many teenagers who have to care for their parents. Many of these teenagers are unaware that they can get help and they can ask people who are specialize in this. Many younger carers have many problems in their normal day and the governments usually do not give  much help.
Firstly, carers have many teenagers embarrassment of having to care for their parents and sometimes feel guilty for it. I must also say that many of these young carers feel isolated and can fall into depression.
Secondly, friends of these teenagers carers only have to go to school and have fun in their free time, which the carers cannot. Many young carers say that their friends do not understand that they do not have enough time to meet with them.
To sum up, I think that the government should help these families because teenagers are underage and they haven’t got education and cannot work and earn a salary. If these young carers do not have money, they find it very difficult to care for their families.

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Alex Perez Selectivitat exercise


READING geisha 8/8
1.  A
2.  C
3.  B
4.  A
5.  D
6.  C
7.  B
8.  A

LISTENING meeting old friend 8/8

1.  B
2.  D
3.  C
4.  A
5.  B
6.  C
7.  B
8.  D

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Some people think that all humans have a right to privacy. Personally, I think celebrities sell their life to the press. Because celebrities need publicity to remain in the public eye, they should accept that losing their privacy is the price they pay for fame.
Firstly, celebrities like to be the center of the world and they receive money in exchange of their life in the TV. For that reason raison, the life of celebrities is a public life. For example if a couple separates, heart programs pay one of them to sell the exclusive.
Secondly, people get a lot of enjoyment from reading about their favorite celebrities. Therefore, the press published photographs and information about the lives of celebrities to boost ratings and make more money.
To sum up, I am convinced that press has a right to publish information about the private life of celebrities. From my point of view I think that this is the price that celebrities pay for their fame.

NIL JOVÉ

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Nowadays, celebrities have to be careful of their actions thanks to the yellow press. They publish photographs of celebrities in an embarrassing moment. Furthermore, the celebrities seldom can they complain. Personally, I think that without permission of the protagonist of the photograph, this type of publications should be forbidden.
Firstly, it is well known that paparazzi go to great lengths to take a picture of a famous. They smoothly capture these pictures. Nevertheless, they rarely request permission, because they well know that the celebrity would frown on the publication of a photo in that situation.
Secondly, some photographers caught famous people in an awkward situation. For example, when they are in the beach doing topless or in a date. What is more, yellow press sometimes distort the images.
To sum up, I think that with a correct form and authorization, the publications may come out in the yellow press.

CHRISTIAN LOPEZ

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“The press has a right to publish photographs and information about the private life of celebrities”

In our country there is are a lot of famous persons people. The press usually makes takes photos to them and writes about they them many lies. I agree that this is their work job but I understand that often it is exhausting too. Personally, I would not like those journalists were persecuting me all the day.
Firstly, famous people would have to be able to have her own private life. Many journalists investigated about this people and they don’t understand that they only want to have a normal life. Besides, some journalists can to get to tire to them be tired of them.
Secondly, some journalists make an effort for can to arrive where they want. Many journalists live for off their own work and they spend more time in it. I am convinced that many famous persons people are disagreeable rude and, sometimes, don’t respect to work that are doing many journalist.
It is clear to me that journalist is doing own work, but sometimes must leave to do to the famous people own private life.

AINA MARTORELL


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Nowadays, the press is allowed to invade celebrities’ privacy and to publish almost any photo they take. Shouldn’t this situation be changed? At least, I believe it should.
First of all, it is difficult for me to understand that the government doesn`t forbid this although it doesn’t fulfils people rights. What is more, publishing certain photos can provoke not only discontent in celebrities, but also sadness or depression. Companies who are responsible for these affairs must be hardly penalized.
As far as I am concerned, people should consider celebrities’ feelings instead of being so selfish. The fact is that this condition has got worse over the last years owing to the pleasure that people find in gossiping. However, paparazzi and reporters should be more affective. So they ought to admit that it’s their fault rather than trying to justify their acts accusing people desires.  
To sum up, it seems to me that invading celebrities’ privacy should be utterly forbidden. They should be able to do whatever they want without being worried about cameras.
CARLOS BARCELÓ

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TELMA LABORDA

Topic essay

“The press has a right to publish photographs and information about the private life of celebrities”

It is well known that celebrities are a source of news nowadays. People enjoy finding more and more about them and believe there is no limit in celebrities' privacy as they chose their profession. I personally do not agree with that.

First of all, no one needs to be informed of what anyone in this world is doing with his personal life. In my view, the press should not care about the private affairs of anyone. I am convinced that celebrities gain fame with this publicity, so I would stop making them this favor.

The second reason is the privacy of this people itself. Being any professional should not justify why are people pursued by anyone and taken photographs without permission. Any passer-by would get angry if someone took a photograph of him and run away.

In conclusion, everybody should have the right to privacy and, above all, people should not care that much about being or not being famous. People should be recognized just for their job and their achievements.



Telma Laborda

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Topic essay

“The press has a right to publish photographs and information about the private life of celebrities”

Sometimes, famous people complain about some delicate photographs or articles that are published, citing that their own privacy is never respected. Although some people state that fame entails press pressure unavoidably, personally, I argue with celebrities.

Firstly, sometimes press calls the attraction of the audience by publishing distorted information. Moreover, this is usually caused by ordinary people who spread false gossips to live at the expense of famous people. As I see it, the media should not take part in all these untrue matters that can cause quite pain.

Secondly, the family, the friends and other kind of relations of celebrities get usually involved in certain publications. As a result, they usually get also in trouble unfairly and feel offended constantly by comments. In my point of view, all these people deserve a lot of respect.

In conclusion, I think that press should not always have the right to publish whatever they like. I feel that famous people, as every human, must be respected and have their own private moments.

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Topic Essay

THE PRESS HAS A RIGHT TO PUBLISH PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIFE OF CELEBRITIES

The paparazzo industry has experienced a noticeable boom in the last decades: everybody is anxious to know the latest scandal of that drunken celebrity or about the secret lover of that multimillionaire football player. Nevertheless, it is often discussed whether the press has the right to publish details of such compromising affairs. Personally, I do not support the idea of invading someone’s privacy in exchange for money.

Firstly, everyone has the right or should have the right to decide what aspects of their lives they want to portray to the public eye. In other words, your private life must remain private and if someone violates that privacy, the law must compensate you.

Secondly, we must remember that celebrities are humans too and they suffer in their daily lives. If we focus all the mass media attention on them while they are going through hard times we risk putting their mental health in a fragile state.

To sum up, I do not consider it ethical to constantly chase and annoy celebrities just for the sake of enjoying gossip. In my opinion, this is just the result of pure envy and wannabe desires.

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ESSAY

THE PRESS HAS A RIGHT TO PUBLISH PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIFE OF CELEBRITIES

Getting in the world of fame implies that many aspects and conditions may change someone’s private life. The press is the first to claim the right to publish any photograph and information about the celebrities’ own life, causing that the audience becomes foolish and starts gossiping about it. Nevertheless, I personally don’t agree with the existing limitless freedom that everybody takes in front of a celebrity.

First of all, we should never forget that all human beings have a right to privacy. For that reason, celebrities have the same opportunities as other people to enjoy their private lives quietly without constant invasions from the press. However, if some day a celebrity decides to make pieces of his confidential life public, the information would be absolutely impressive and shocking for the audience.

What is more, the mental health of a celebrity can be affected by the constant attention from the press. Lots of famous people don’t do what they want with their own lives due to the pursuits that some paparazzi carry through in order to surprise them in interesting or compromising situations. Besides, famous people get obsessed with the way they act, the way they dress up or their eating habits, in order to always be at their best condition just in case paparazzi take pictures from hidden places, so they won't be able to criticize the way they are.

In conclusion, it seems to me that everybody would like to have a little privacy even if they become famous. As I see it, the press should respect the private life of celebrities because, despite the fame and the wealth, they also are, above all, human beings.

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Topic Essay

“The press has a right to publish photographs and information about the private life of celebrities”

Nowadays, we know almost everything about our favourite celebrities. In the last decades, the press has found out more ways to discover celebrities’ secrets or confidences and yellow press journalists have taken advantage of new technologies and sources of information. Some celebrities complain about their lack of privacy, but I think they should not do it.

First of all, celebrities are public figures. Therefore, they need publicity to stay in the public eye. What is more, when a people achieve fame and success they must know that, as modern celebrities, losing their privacy is part of the price they have to pay for being what they are.

Secondly, the public has the right to know any kind of news. As a result, celebrities must know that the more famous they are, the more criticised they will be. Besides, they must accept their role in this game and they have to try to give an attractive image to the public.

In conclusion, I am convinced that the press can publish any kind of information about the private life of public figures. As far as I am concerned, lots of celebrities base their life in their image and they have to accept its consequences.

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A topic essay

A topic essay: "The press has a right to publish photographs or information about the private life of celebrities"

Everybody talks about famous people. There is no person who could refuse to read fresh gossip in yellow press. Although there will always be someone against it, justifying with that all human beings have a right to privacy. Personally, I do not agree with this statement, because we all have a right to know any news.

Firstly, it is not a secret that celebrities need publicity to remain in the public eye. The press is making a great favour to them publishing photos or information about their lives. After all, if the celebrities want to be famous, sooner or later they will have to lose their privacy.

Secondly, for us, “mere mortals”, it is an authentic enjoyment reading about our favourite celebrities. The more we read about them, the more intriguing it becomes when we find out more.

In conclusion, is it not interesting to know what happens in the world of famous people? As far as I am concerned, the press has to continue publishing information about the privacy of celebrities, because the public wants it.

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