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Best Times 18 Magazine of Learner Writing This Summer issue incorporates writings as well as audio files from your fellow schoolmates. In Memories you find some touching reflections of special places and events. The Leisure time and Reviews sections provide some thoughtful and enthusiastic opinions about televi- sion, cinema and art. As in previous issues both humorous and informative descriptions of significant others are found in Profiles. Some strongly held views on recent event such as the nuclear crisis and the Middle East protests are expressed in Current Affairs. For the first time ever you will be able to hear your schoolmates in Exams & Learning Tips, which has an example of the Trinity 7 interactive task and comprehension questions for you. Our younger learners have prepared some entertaining stories and artwork in the Kid’s Corner . Enjoy! Melissa Wing, [email protected] From the Editor Memories 2-3 Leisure time 4 Reviews 5&10 Profiles 6-7 Current Affairs 8 Exams & Learning Tips 8 The Kid’s Cor- ner 10-12 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Participate in the British School writing competition! This Summer we are challenging you to a writing competi- tion. The theme is, ―Summer and language learning— suggestions and experiences.‖ Your writings can be of any registerinformal to formal, any tone - humorous to serious and in any format - an email, a story, an article, a dialogue, a comic, an essay, a review or a report. All writings must have a title, an illus- tration, and a maximum of 50 words for Young Learners (YL), 100 words for A1 and A2, 120 words for B1, 180 words for B2, 250 words C1 and 350 words for C2. All submissions will be published in the Autumn issue of 2011. The submissions will be judged by levelYL, and A1 to C2. The winner of each level will receive a reader, a grammar or a dictionary. The deadline is September 17th, the last day to send your writing to me at the addressMelissa.Wing@British- fvg.net . Melissa Wing Show us your writing 18 18

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Best Times

18 Magaz ine o f

Learner Writ ing

This Summer issue incorporates writings as well as audio files from your fellow schoolmates.

In Memories you find some touching reflections of special places and events. The Leisure time and Reviews sections provide some thoughtful and enthusiastic opinions about televi-

sion, cinema and art. As in previous issues both humorous and informative descriptions of

significant others are found in Profiles. Some strongly held views on recent event such as the nuclear crisis and the Middle East protests are expressed in Current Affairs. For the first

time ever you will be able to hear your schoolmates in Exams & Learning Tips,

which has an example of the Trinity 7 interactive task and comprehension questions for you. Our younger learners have prepared some entertaining stories and artwork

in the Kid’s Corner . Enjoy! Melissa Wing, [email protected]

From the Editor

Memories 2-3

Leisure time 4

Reviews 5&10

Profiles 6-7

Current Affairs 8

Exams & Learning Tips

8

The Kid’s Cor-

ner 10-12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Participate in the British School writing competition!

This Summer we are challenging you to a writing competi-

tion. The theme is, ―Summer and language learning—suggestions and experiences.‖

Your writings can be of any register—informal to formal,

any tone - humorous to serious and in any format - an

email, a story, an article, a dialogue, a comic, an essay, a review or a report. All writings must have a title, an illus-

tration, and a maximum of 50 words for Young Learners

(YL), 100 words for A1 and A2, 120 words for B1, 180

words for B2, 250 words C1 and 350 words for C2.

All submissions will be published in the Autumn issue of

2011. The submissions will be judged by level—YL, and A1

to C2. The winner of each level will receive a reader, a

grammar or a dictionary.

The deadline is September 17th, the last day to send your writing to me at the address—Melissa.Wing@British-

fvg.net.

Melissa Wing

Show us your writing

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Memories A marvelous holiday

and the sea life. Never had I seen anything so fasci-

nating! Not until I’d seen it

could I realize what an in-credible explosion of col-

our it was.

Snorkeling soon became

my favourite past time.

Water, water and only wa-ter. Fish, fish and only

fish.

One day while I was ad-

miring those sinuous movements of fins, a dif-

ferent sort of fish suddenly

started swimming around

me. Different, different because it was gray, only

gray. Only after a bit did I

realize it was a small

In 2003

I spent a marvel-

ous holiday with my par-

ents in Sharm el Sheik.

We had decided to go there for a week during

the Christmas holiday, in

order to experience some-thing different from the

typical freezing mountain

stay, relaxing on a beach.

At that time rarely did we go on holiday, so I was

absolutely delighted about

it. Feeling completely joy-ful we arrived at the ―coral

Bay‖ holiday resort. I re-

member it was breath-

taking, especially the sea

shark.

But who cares whether it was small or large?! A

shark is a shark, for good-

ness sake!

The only thing I could

think was to swim away as fast as possible. I was

lucky because the swim-

ming raft was close by and the shark wasn’t so hun-

gry (in my humble opin-

ion).

In the end it was still a

thrilling experience with a good ending. Just the

same never again would I

like to experience it!

Martina Barbotti, C2.1

It happened years ago We had a football match.

It all started when I passed the ball to

my team mate. He dribbled past players from the other team and in very little

time he kicked the ball towards the op-

posite pitch. In that moment my legs started moving and as I was faster than

the other players when the ball fell I

caught it. I was in front of the goal keeper, who came out of the goal to

stop me, when I kicked the ball and

made a fantastic

shot. The ball struck the net and I scored

the goal.

Alessandro Tinta,

B1.2

It happened on January 27,, 2006 in the

Burlo Children’s Hospital of Trieste.

The day when my mother felt it was

time to give birth, my younger sister

and I went to our grandmother’s home.

All day we thought about how my mother was, and our new sister too! In

the evening while we were watching a

TV programme, my father called to say that Elena was born. I was very happy

and excited! So far it

has been the best

moment in my life.

Stefania Samore,

B1.2

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A soulfully peaceful place ums and appreciate famous works of art, we stopped

there to spend the last days

of the holiday in a calm and stress-free place. Unfortu-

nately, now I’m too old for

this kind of vacation and

everyone in my family prefers to spend his or her holiday in different places, so I

have not been there in a long time.

Broad green fields where cows graze,

cold and rushing torrents and ever-blue skies – these are my memories of this

wonderful place I hope to return to

someday soon.

Marco Lattanzio,C2.1

I have visited many beautiful

places in my life but only one of them was able to calm my spirit

and take away the everyday wor-

ries. This place is a little village, made up of just three or four

houses, an old church and a hotel,

in the heart of the Austrian Alps, but full of quiet and natural wonders.

Every summer during my childhood I

went to this little paradise with my par-

ents and a lot of our friends, with whom

I rode my bicycle, walked in the moun-tains and played exciting football

matches. After having travelled around

Italy or Europe to visit important muse-

I will al-

ways re-member

that day as

one of the happiest

days of my life. It was fours ago

when I had to take my middle school exam.

I spent all morning studying and

thinking, going to school only in

the afternoon. I was very nerv-

ous because I was the first to be examined. The exam lasted half

an hour and after it was all fin-

ished. I couldn’t believe that I was finally free. I had spent the

entire past school year worrying

about that exam, and in only 30

minutes, I had resolved all my problems.

I spent all afternoon listening to

my friends’ exams, obviously

without any concerns. I was sat-isfied with what I had done.

Stefano Zarattini, B2.1

I will always remember that day as one of the

happiest days of my life. It was the May 26, a special day because it’s my birthday.

I had been at school all day when I went with my

mother to buy a cake for after dinner. I chose a

cake with lots of chocolate because I love choco-late! While we were on the bus returning home

my mother’s phone rang. She answered but she

talked very quietly and it seemed like she had to hide something. I ignored this fact and continued

listening to the music on my MP3 player. When I

arrived home, I helped my mother with the cake

and opened the door.

What a shock I had when I heard all my friends

yelling, ―Surprise! Happy Birthday, Soraya!‖ I

can’t describe how I felt at that moment. I

wanted to cry with happiness. Then I understood that the call to my mother had been from Giulia,

my best friend. They had made me a cake and a

banner with ―For our Soraya ―Happy

Birthday‖ we love you!‖ written on it. We enjoyed the evening together

talking and watching a film.

It was the most special birthday I

ever had.

Soraya Trebian, B2.1

The happiest day

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Leisure Time

Living with TV Its attraction

Television is the most-

followed form of mass media these days. I think people like it because it isn’t tiring like a book or a film because you don’t have to concen-trate to watch it.

Although TV could be very

useful and funny, it’ is dan-gerous if abused. A lot of people spend too much time watching it. What’s more it isn’t very good for your brain. You loose the capacity

of thinking about issues, thanks to the nature of the programs which need little concentration to follow.

Its development

This mass media form be-came available in the 30’s. In the beginning it was just in black and white and then Technicolor. Now there are TVs in 3D and with an in-

credible viewing

quality. In addition they don’t cost a lot and so are

affordable by all. As a result

everyone has a TV.

Its environmental impact

TVs cause ecological prob-lems. The new LCD screens, which are becoming very dif-fuse, contain dangerous heavy metals like mercury in

their lamps. For this reason there are growing concerns about pollution from elec-tronic wastes like discarded TVs and electronics, in gen-eral.

Nicolò Frezza , B2.1

I like watching television but unfortunately I haven’t got time for it because I’m very busy with school and

sport. Usually I watch tele-vision when I return home from school and in the eve-nings, when I haven’t got volleyball practice, before I go to sleep.

I usually watch TV serials or comedies one or two hours every day. ―Merlin‖ is one of my favorites because it’s

shown at the time when I return home and so I can relax on the sofa. This pro-

gram talks about a

young wizard, Merlin, who lives in the

middle Ages and is the

king’s advisor. The fact that he is a wizard is a big se-cret and so every day he has a new adventure.

I often watch DVD’s espe-

cially when I’m with my two best friends, Jennifer and Ivana. We usually have a pajamas party and watch funny and romantic films all

night long. We always cry or laugh. I hate horror films as well as police shows, so I don’t watch NCIS or CSI.

I also like going to the cin-

ema but I prefer to stay at home with a bowl of pop-corn surrounded by cush-ions and my friends.

Anna Paoli , B2.1

Television is a telecommuni-cations medium for trans-mitting and receiving mov-ing images and sound. It was invented in 1926 and

has been available in Italy since 1934. Nowadays al-most every family in the in-dustrialized world has one.

Television

broadcasting and viewing has grown more and more. First it

was without sound and colour (black and white). Now there is high-definition and 3D televi-sions. In Italy we have had an important change recent by moving from analogue to

digital broadcasting. With a decoder one can watch digi-tally transmitted programs, which are international in nature as well as far more abundant than previously

available..

In my house there are 2 TVs – one in the kitchen and a much bigger on in the living

room. I don’t watch TV much because I have little free time. I like a few types of programs like films, foot-ball matches and cartoons, especially ―The Simpsons‖. I

watch TV while I am eating lunch and sometimes during or after dinner. For me the most important function of the TV is the transmission of the Champions League and Series A matches.

Marco Persoglia, B2.1

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Reviews

Green street hooligans

nymph. The god falls

deeply in love with her

because Eros, the god of

love, hits Apollo with a

golden arrow. Instead

Dafne is hit with a lead

arrow, which means that

she cannot reciprocate

Apollo’s feelings, and for

this reason she tries to

run away from him.

The scene that Bernini

captures

is the

moment

when

Apollo

has

reached

the

nymph

and she is turning into a

laurel, which is a gift of

(Continued on page 12)

One of the most beautiful

works of art, in my opin-

ion, is ―Apollo and Dafne‖

by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

It is a marble sculpture

from the 17th century that

represents the story of

Apollo and Dafne, written

by Ovid.

Apollo is the god of the

sun, while Dafne is a

A work of art

Before going to Paris, I had never

heard of the

Orangerie mu-seum, located just

in front of the Place

de la Concorde. So

when I read in my guide-book that special rooms

inside the art gallery had

been specifically chosen and designed by Monet to

exhibit his last and most magnificent work, ―Water

lilies‖, I decided it was a

must to go there and see it with my own eyes.

The gallery is setup like a

sanctuary; before enter-

ing the rooms dedicated

to Monet, there is a big notice to keep silent and a

simple white separating (Continued on page 12)

A few weeks ago I

went to Paris hop-ing to see some in-

teresting works of

art, in particular, paintings by Im-

pressionists. Im-

pressionism is absolutely my favorite artistic move-

ment and I know it had

its birth in France, thanks

to Jean Claude Monet.

The Orangerie

With incredible pace, the plot unravels between fight

and acts of deep and sin-

cere friendship. It tells the story of an American boy,

Matt (Elijah Wood), who is

unjustly expelled from Har-

vard for alleged possession of cocaine, which was

found in his roommates

shoes. He decides to move to London, where his sis-

ter, Shan-non (Claire Forlani), lives

with her English husband,

Steve (Marc Warren), and their baby. Steve’s brother,

Pete (Charlie Hunnam), is

a braggart and the leader

of the West Ham football ―firm‖ or gang of hooligans,

the so-called Green Street

Elite (GSE). Pete intro-(Continued on page 9)

―Green Street Hooli-

gans‖ (2005) is a film by the well-known director

Lexi Alexander, who be-

came famous thanks to this cult film. Set in Lon-

don, ―Hooligans‖ is a story

of loyalty and violence which aims to show the

double face of the most no-

torious English football

supporters.

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Intercultural Studies ian lessons for students and adults and promote cultural mediation in order to

assist the new pupils during their initial

period in the institution.

My city

I live in Trieste that is a nice small town

on the northeast coast of the Adriatic sea. For centuries it has been a meeting

point of Latin-, Slavic- and German-

speaking Europeans; a border area with

This past March I joined a European

training program in Berlin for a workshop titled, ―Intercultural Dialogue,‖ and the

German organization asked me to intro-

duce myself, my school and my city to the other participants in the form of a

poster, which you can see here.

My Schools

The institution, I.C. San Giovanni, where

I work is in the centre of Trieste and

made up of 8 different

schools – 3

nursery schools, 3 ele-

mentary

schools, 1 mid-dle school and

1 adult educa-

tion school,

with a lot of foreign stu-

dents from dif-

ferent coun-tries.

Intercultural

education is a

very important

aspect of our curriculum. We

do this by pro-

moting a criti-cal comparison

of all our cul-

tures through narration by

students and

through reflec-

tions on hu-man rights and

economic dis-

parities around the world. We

organize Ital-

Profiles

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Sissi The family member who has influenced

our domestic life most over the last years is Sissi; she was born in 2000, but

ten years have been enough for her to

completely change our habits.

As far as I am concerned, I cannot sleep comfortably anymore unless Sissi is lying

as she likes on my bed with me staying

in the corner of the bed being careful not to wake her up. She is quite small, so I

could simply push her off, but then I

would feel guilty and would sleep even

worse.

Moreover, my parents can no longer pre-

pare dinner when they prefer, but only

after Sissi has eaten; otherwise she

would keep barking and annoying the neighborhood. Unfortunately, this is

made more problematic, because she is

on a diet and the only foods she can eat

are brown rice, duck, rabbit and some types of fish, which all take some time to

cook.

However, the person whose life has

changed most is my brother. It has be-come impossible for him to talk to my

mother or even sit next to her as Sissi is

so jealous that she’ll bite

him. As if this were not enough, he is also forbid-

den to get angry with her,

since, faced with a bloody hand, my mother always

says things like, ―don’t

shout at my little princess!‖

Before getting Sissi, we had dreamt of a peaceful,

loveable dog; one that would be silent,

sweet and friendly with children and

strangers. In fact at the pet shop they had ensured us that a Cavalier King

Charles Spaniel would be perfect for us.

Now, after ten years of doubts and re-flections, we are absolutely sure to have

been cheated. In spite of this, in some

unknown ways, Sissi has been able to make us never regret our choice.

Matteo Natali,C2.1

many historic and ethnic influences, where different communities and relig-

ions have lived together.

Me

I have been a primary school teacher

since 1990 and a teacher of Italian for

adults since 1994. In 2007 I became the vice-principal of I.C. San Giovanni. I am

a graduate in Intercultural Studies with

concentrations in the languages and lit-erature of Mediterranean countries. I

studied Arabic but alas now have almost

forgot it! I like travelling and discovering other cultures around the world as well

as reading, most of all detective stories.

Francesca Genuzio, IND-C1

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Current Affairs

new nuclear plants has dramatically re-

duced the amount needed for energy production, uranium will run out as will

oil. Finally it is said that the risk of a nuclear accident is less than or equal to that of

other fuel production proc-esses. Nonetheless the nu-clear accidents so far have caused many people to fear nuclear power. While the par-tial meltdown at Three Mile

Island in 1979 was con-tained, the devastating Cher-nobyl explosion in 1986 re-sulted in contaminating over 750,000 square miles of the surrounding land and this year the earthquake in Japan seriously damaged four reac-tors causing not-yet-quantified contamination of the surrounding land and sea . The fact that these inci-dents were most likely caused in part by poor proce-dures and poor plant design, they highlight the role that human error plays in the dangers from nuclear power production.

In conclusion my opinion is

that given the economic phi-losophy we follow, where the finances of a company are more important than people’s health, it is too risky to build new nuclear plants. We

should make changes to our lifestyle so as to save energy and refuse consumerism. This it is not only to save us but the next generation too.

Pietro Cristaudo, INFN-B2.2

Nuclear energy be-came popular when

western countries un-derstood that the generation of electric-ity didn’t have to de-pend on oil alone. Nuclear energy is derived from the splitting of atoms (fission). In order for fission to occur, a small uncharged particle (neutron) must collide with a large, unstable atom, such as uranium. The atom will then break apart, releasing heat

energy and additional neu-trons. The neutrons go on to split other atoms, while the heat is used to heat water up until it produces steam. The steam power is used to turn turbines that power a gen-

erator, which produces elec-tricity.

The two main benefits of atomic fission are that it doesn’t emit greenhouse gases and it can be used to

produce a great amount of energy compared to that produced by burning coal or oil.

There are also some disad-vantages when using nuclear

power. First, the mining and processing of uranium is ex-pensive as is the building and closure of the power plants. Second, though nuclear fis-sion does not release harmful gases, it does produce harm-ful waste products. This ra-dioactive waste must be stored for as many as a thousand years before it is safe. Third, uranium itself is a non-renewable resource. Though the technology of

Nuclear Energy

The song, ―#Jan25 Egyp-tian,‖ is a pro-

test song that tries to show everybody how much strength and de-votion the Egyptian people have to help their country. It's a rap song that talks

about the situation in Egypt and asks for people’s rights. It's full of hope and that, in my opinion, is what makes this song different from oth-ers. In fact it shows us the

importance that freedom and equality have all over the world. People are ready to fight for the things they consider important. In my opinion the song conveys

people’s thoughts about these serious matters very well. The point that captured my attention was the quote by Ghandi at the beginning of

the song: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,

then they fight you, then you win.".

These words are symbolic

and timely as well as emo-tional and powerful because it finishes with "then you win" which is for me full of hope. Initially I didn't understand

the song very well because rap is very fast, but thanks to the lyrics I had, I was able to appreciate the meaning of this wonderful

song.

Clara Demarchi, B2.1

#Jan25 Egypt

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Exams & Learning Tips

Improving my English

and asking him/her for some conversation lessons

once or twice a week. For

instance, there is a young English woman, who married an Italian, has just

moved into my neighborhood. She looks

nice so I could ask her for some help.

Perhaps first I will try to watch the news in English on TV, in order to improve my

capacity to understand a native speaker.

As a second step, I will ask for speaking lessons from my neighbor.

With these clearer objectives I hope to

make more progress in the next few

month.

Claudio Strizzolo, B2.2-INFN

I have pondered some ways to improve

my English in my free time. I should concentrate on improving my listening

and speaking capabilities.

I am considering listening to some radio

programs. As there are a huge number of them available through the web, so

finding them should not be an issue. I

guess listening to the news might be a start. As an alternative, I could consider

watching some TV programs in English.

Images may help a lot in understanding

what the speakers are saying.

The above would not help improve my

speaking though. I guess the only solu-

tion is finding a native English speaker

Giorgia, candidate role . As you listen answer the fol-

lowing questions (answers are on page 11): 1. What does Clara want to

know? 2. What is Giorgia’s overall

opinion about Trieste? 3. What advice does Giorgia

give her? 4. Which office does she

refer Clara to? 5. Where can Clara go walk-

ing? 6. What danger does Gior-

gia warn Clara of? 7. Which seasons are best

for visiting? 8. What does Giorgia say

about the tram? 9. What other activity does

Giorgia recommend?

Clara Demarchi & Giorgia Nadizar, B2.1

In the Trinity College General English Speaking Exam, for

which the British School is a testing centre and our stu-dents are prepared, there is a part of the intermediate and advanced levels called the ―Interactive Task‖. It provides the opportunity for candidates to demonstrate their ability to maintain a conversation by using ques-tioning techniques and lan-guage functions associated with requesting information,

seeking clarification and en-couraging further detail. Moreover it offers an authen-tic exchange of information and opinions. Click on the icon to hear an

example TY7 task between Clara, ex-aminer role, and

Trinity interactive task duces Matt to the group, de-

spite the fact that he’s a ―yankee‖, and after some

initial suspicion, everyone

accepts him.

Visually the film is very ef-

fective. The hooligans world is represented with a wealth

of details, not only the set,

but the costumes as well. The acting is of a high qual-

ity and the main characters,

especially Wood, play their

roles very well. There are no negative aspects in this film.

The plot is fluid, the ending

is dramatic and the film’s climax is reached after a

gradual succession of crucial

moments.

To sum up, ―Green Street Hooligans‖ is a great but un-

derestimated film.

Lorenzo Natural, C2.1

Green Street Hooligans (Continued from page 5)

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My dream pet’s name is

Darkray. It is black and very tall. It has got two

electric tails and two

pencils. It is ugly but very good. It can fly but it can’t run.

Pietro Davia, A1

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ids

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Fruits and vegetables…YUMMY!

They are purple. We eat them in jam and in cakes.

I eat them in the autumn.

I like grapes.

Pineapples

They are fruits.

They are yellow.

We eat them in ice

cream and cakes. I like pineapples.

Lemons

They are fruits.

They are yellow.

We eat them in ice cream. I don’t like lemons.

Oranges

They are fruits.

They are orange.

We eat them in ice cream and in cakes. I eat

Broccoli

It is a vegetable.

It is green. It is

a flower. I eat it in pasta

and soup. I like broccoli.

Carrots

It is a vegetable. It

is orange. It is ?. You

can buy it at the

greengrocer’s. I eat car-rots in soup and in salad.

I like carrots.

Strawberries

They are fruits.

They are red. We eat them in milk-

shakes and cakes. I like

strawberries.

Grapes

They are fruits.

them here as a snack and I drink orange juice. I like

oranges

Apples

They are fruits.

They are green, red or yellow. We

eat them in cakes and

snacks. I sometimes eat them during break at

school. I like apples.

Cherries

They are fruits.

They are red. We eat them in ice

cream and cakes. They

are good. I eat cherries in the summer. I like cher-

ries.

YP32-7B Class, A1

My dream pet’s name is Fido. He’s

got a dolphin’s head and body. He’s got

a polar bear’s tail.

He’s got an ele-phant’s legs and a

butterfly’s wings.

Bruna Fasanaro, A1 Fid

o

Darkray

My dream pet’s name

is Dinho. He’s got big wings and he can fly to Venus. He’s got a long tail and he

can jump to the sun. He’s got small feet

and he can run and swim. He’s got big hands and he can climb trees.

Gian Paolo Chini , A1

Dinho

My dream pet’s name is Toby. It’s a big

animal. It’s face is long. It’ is white, black, yellow, violet and

brown. It’s hair and tail

are short. It has big wings. It has long legs.

Flora Sancin, A1

Toby

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Silly stories On Satur-

day Ciccia Palla and

Fibri Fabri

went to their school. Ciccia Palla

wore black shorts and a

green jumper. Fibri Fabri wore blue jeans and a

grey t-shirt. They ate

some chocolate and pasta

with tomatoes.

He said, ― Have you got a

skeleton?‖

His friend answer, ―Yes, I

have!‖

At the end they met their

teacher and they had some ice cream.

Raffaele Capizzi, A1.2

Ciccio Bamba was an intelli-gent boy. He had purple hair, blue eyes and he loved swimming and insects. On

Monday he and his friend, Bingo Tree, went to a fly boxing match. Ciccio Bamba wore pink trousers and a violet jumper. Bingo Tree wore a grey jacket and yel-

low boots. At the fly sta-dium they saw their cousin, Ciccio Bambone.

He said, ―Do you want a

hotdog?‖

They accepted and when the match was finished they went together to a restau-

rant called, ―Dead Pig‖. At the end they went home.

Matteo Esposito, A1.2

If you have a toothache, you

should clean

your teeth and see a dentist.

If you have a

cold, you should

stay at home and

drink some herbal tea.

Class YK21F-6,A2

If you have a

temperature, stay home.

If you have a

cough, you

should take some medicine.

If you have a

headache,

don’t watch

television.

Advice when you’re ill

Teachers

mustn’t

be late,

Shout,

make children

angry,

give lots of

homework for

the holiday or

give bad

marks.

Teachers must

be sweet,

be clever,

pay attention to their pu-

pils and

wear Batman clothes .

Adults must

be kind to children,

teach children good

things,

spend more time with

their sons and daughters,

listen to their children,

help their children do

their homework,

respect the traffic lights,

pick up dog pooh and

be quiet.

Adults mustn’t

Quarrel,

scold children or

chop trees.

Class YP42-8A, A1

Musts &

mustn’ts

Love me

Eat Me

Or put me in tea

Before bedtime

Or in the afternoon.

Drink me slowly!

Caterina Barbi, A2 A lem

on

Answers—Trinity interactive task 1) About where to explore in area & the best mode of

travel; 2) It’s a great place to visit with little pollution &

high quality of life especially for 30-40 year olds due to

good public transport & many facilities; 3) To visit

Miramare Castle & Piazza Unita; 4) The tourist information

office; 5) In the carso; 6) Little beasts - ticks; 7) Autumn

& Spring; 8) It’s typical & there’s a song about it; 9)

Shopping in Corsa Italia street or the Torri shopping mall.

Page 12: BEST TIMES

THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF FRIULI -

VENEZIA GIULIA

A TORREBIANCA, 18

TRIESTE

Trieste Phone: 040-369-369

Fax: 040-76-000-75

Email: [email protected]

Monfalcone

16, Via Duca d'Aosta

Phone: 0481-411-868

Fax: 0481-41-22-28

Email: [email protected]

Udine

4, Vicolo Pulesi

Phone: 0432-50-71-71

Fax: 0432-50-75-46

Email: [email protected]

Gorizia

17, Corsa Italia

Phone: 0481-33-300

Fax: 0481-53-15-18

Email: [email protected]

Ti porta nel mondo che conta

wall. Behind that white

wall you discover an oval room with four gigantic

paintings mounted around

its perimeter. They all de-

pict the famous ―water lil-ies‖, showing hundreds of

hues of colours. The space

allows you to admire the wonderful flowers under

varying hue of sun rays at

different times of day; in

the morning greens and blues dominate while at

sunset reds and yellows

do. It’s impressive how Monet is able to depict a

landscape, using vivid col-

ors and only a few big brushes, and make you

feel part of those peaceful

surroundings.

A visit to the Orangerie is

something everyone should do to experience

for him/herself how a work

of art can come alive.

Elisa Ruttar,C2.1

The Orangerie (Continued from page 5)

Gea, the goddess of the

Earth, allowing Dafne to

escape from Apollo.

What strikes the viewer

are the details— Dafne is

still a woman but some

plant features are start-

ing to grow from her

body. Her feet and legs

are covered with some

bark and twigs with

leaves are sprouting from

her fingers and hair.

Dafne seems very wor-

ried, while Apollo looks

like he is enchanted by

her beauty and is holding

her hip with one arm.

It is amazing how the

ability of a man can cre-

ate from a block of cold

marble a sculpture ex-

pressing and provoking

such feelings. I have only

seen this work in photos,

but it will surely be part

of my next trip to Rome.

Francesca Mittoni, C2.1

A work of art (Continued from page 5)

You should mistake the

hot iron for

the tele-phone, so

when you answer the ring,

you’ll say ―Bye, bye!‖ to

your ear.

You should

watch TV

when you

are cooking.

When you leave the hospi-tal you should do all these

things

again.

B1

You should go

down the stairs with

your eyes

closed so you fall.

You should

cross the

street when the pedes-

trian light is

red, and with eyes closed

if you like.

If you are

driving at

night, you

should not put the headlights on.

This is Kobe Bryant. He is my

favourite basketball player. He was born on August 23, 1978 in

Philadelphia. He is 1,98 metres

tall.

He plays in the in the NBA on the Los Angeles Lakers team. He is

one of the best basketball play-

ers in the world and has won many NBA championships. His

best score is 81 points in one

game!! He’s a myth.

Samuel Angeli, A1.2