Yearbook 2013

PRIMARY YEARBOOK 2013 1

Yearbook2013

Welcome Note

Contents

From everyone at

the Teaching Centre,

have a great summer

and we’ll see you

next year!

MiddleHome Life 28, 29, 40, 41, 48, 49My Super Hero 30, 31What an Adventure! 32, 33, 60, 61How Honest Are You? 34A Day in the Life of a Star 35We Love the Cinema 36, 37Photos 38Aliens 39, 62, 63Scary Stories 42, 64, 65Unforgettable Experiences 43, 52, 53

PrimaryMy Dream 3, 8, 9, 14, 20, 24, 25Photos 4, 10, 15, 16, 21Class Rules 5My Favourite Animal 6, 7, 22, 23Scary Monsters 11, 18, 19, 26, 27The Caterpillar 12, 13Winter Crossword 17

SeniorPresents 72, 73, 80They Changed the World 74, 75The Worst Day of my Life 76, 77, 84, 88, 89I Wish I Could Visit 78, 89Job Interviews 81My Favourite TV Programme 82, 83The Best Day of my Life 85Extreme Sports 85Banksy Rules 86, 87Graffiti Walls 90, 91

A Place I'd Love to Visit 44, 45Travel Adventures 46, 47My Dream House 50, 51What Do They Do? 54, 55An Unforgettable Trip 56, 57A Person I Admire 58, 59Graffiti Walls 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71

I hope you’ll all agree that this has been a wonderfully productive year and what a talented bunch you are!

I’d like to thank all of our students and teachers for their efforts on what is a fine showcase of work – great writing and fantastic artwork! I’m sure our devoted editor, Litsa, is as proud of the Yearbook as I am.

I wish you all a fantastic summer and hope to see you again in September. I’m excited to let you know we’ll have some big surprises in store for the new academic year!

Jamie MannHead of Teaching Centre


My Dream

It's Friday evening. I'm playing basketball with my friends. I'm running quickly and I'm stealing the ball from John and spiking the ball in the basket. I can hear someone clapping. Diamantidis, my favourite player, is shouting 'Bravo!' to me.

Jim Stamatopoulos, PR3

It's Sunday morning. I'm playing football with my brothers. I've got the ball but I hear a voice: 'Hey, I'm Bill Torosidis! You are fantastic! Do you want to play football with me?' Yes, I do, and I'm playing football with my hero!

Savvas Chaviaris, PR3

Natalia Harera, PR3

It's Sunday morning. I'm sleeping and I'm having a dream. I'm singing and I'm the best pop star! Miley Cyrus is singing with me!

Very Young Learners


PR3 Class

Class Rules

My Favourite AnimalElizabeth Kaladimou, PR2Orestis Maniotis, PR2

Mariliza Stasinopoulou, PR2Antonis Vasileou, PR2

My pet is a rabbit. It is white and fat. It has got black eyes and big ears. It has got small feet and a big mouth. It’s got a big nose. It eats carrots and I like to play with it.

My favourite animal has got pink feathers, a long neck and long legs. It has got a black beak. It’s very friendly and happy. It lives in Africa near lakes. It’s called a flamingo.

My pet is a canary. Its colours are yellow and grey. Its name is “Little Yellow “. My canary likes to eat apples, eggs and lots of seeds and it sings all day. I look after my bird and I clean the cage everyday. I love Little Yellow.

My cat is Milou. Milou is like a tiger and she’s brown and black. She is thirteen years old. Milou is very old. She had got big green eyes. She has got a small nose and she hasn’t got any teeth. She’s got strong legs. Every night she sleeps on top of my head. She loves my hair.


Stefanos Vagratzis, PR2

Athina Rentifi, PR2Rallou Vassou, PR2

My pet is a dog. Her name is Bella. She is small and pretty. She has got small eyes and big teeth. She is yellow and brown. Bella has got a little dog. She is a mum.

My pet is a turtle. Its name is Jason. It’s green and small. It’s got brown spots. It’s got short legs and a small head. It’s got blue eyes. Its favourite food is shrimps. It lives in a small aquarium. I LOVE IT VERY MUCH.

My favourite animal is the cat. I have got a cat. His name is Milly. He is old. He is fat and brown. He has got brown eyes and short ears. He has got long hair and short legs. He likes balls and food.

I have a small, sweet, brown and white dog. His name is “Dak”. He has got a small nose and tail, big eyes and ears. He is my friend. He keeps me company.

Dimitris Papagiannopoulos, PR2

My DreamChris Chontis, PR3

Nestor Kollas, PR3

Elli Peleki, PR3

It’s Tuesday morning. I’m walking in the park. I can see a dog. It’s brown and white. Its eyes are black. The dog is jumping and it is moving its tail. I am taking the dog to my home. Its name is Ben.

In my dream, I’m in New York city with my best friends and family. We are going shopping for clothes and sweets. We are going back to the hotel and we are eating sweets on our beds. After that, we tell ghost stories and we get scared.

It’s Saturday morning. I’m playing basketball with my friends at Near East Stadium. My team wins the game. We are very happy.


Rafaella Zartaloudi, PR3

Dimitris Tselentis, PR3

It’s Sunday morning, I’m in a beautiful village with my parents and a friend of mine. I’m playing volleyball with my friend. We are very happy and we are laughing!

It’s Sunday night. I’m playing football with my friend I a football field. I see a player coming. Wow! He is Christiano Ronaldo. We play with him and we win. I’m very happy!

Avra Papadopoulou, PR3

It's Sunday morning. I'm in the park with my friend. We're playing tennis and volleyball. I can see my favourite actress. She is playing with us!

Break Time

Food for Strays


Scary Monsters

This is Marilena. She’s pretty and thin. She’s got a small head, one blue eye and a small pink mouth. She hasn’t got a nose or teeth. She’s got purple hair, a pink body, wings and four feet.

Anna Maria Katsanaki Mavrokefalou, PR2Angeliki Otemperi, PR2

I’m Crazy- Hands! I’ve got two small antenna and very big ears. I’m very tall and funny. I’ve got spikes and dirty teeth and ears. I’ve got windows. I haven’t got legs. I haven’t got a neck or eyes.

Jerry Zapantis, PR2

My favourite monster has got six eyes and twelve mouths. It hasn’t got a small face but it hasa big face. It hasn’t got any hair. It hasn’t got two ears. It has got three ears. It has gotone nose. The eyes are green and the ears are blue. Its face is red.

Vasiliki Souvli, PR2

He is a scary monster. He has got two big blue eyes and a big mouth with black and white teeth. He has snakes in his hair. He has got an ugly nose. Also, he has got one big ear with an earring and a small hairy ear. Finally he has got terrible black glasses.

The Caterpillar

Fedra Spyridopoulou, PR1 Areti Chlouveraki-Pappas, PR1

Kostas Kazazis, PR1Kostas Tsipolitis, PR1

The caterpillar is in the bag.

The caterpillar is in the bag.The caterpillar is on the board.

Constantinos Gemos, PR1

The caterpillar is under the shoe.

The caterpillar is in the glass.

Fotini Kastrinaki, PR1

The caterpillar is on the computer.


Theodore Lignos, PR1

The caterpillar is in the apple.

Dafni Bakopoulou, PR1

Lily Xanthopoulou, PR1

Ismini Venediki, PR1

Yannis Kopanitsanos, PR1

The caterpillar is on the floor. The caterpillar is on the table.

The caterpillar is on the grass.

The caterpillar is in the fridge.

Marios Mandas, PR1

The caterpillar is on the orange.

My DreamAchilleas Makropoulos, PR3

It’s Sunday morning. I’m playing tennis with my cousins at the park. I’m holding the racket and I’m hitting the ball. I’m very happy! We’re running and jumping. My cousins are happy because I’m playing very well.

Irene Gounari, PR3

Sotiris Malakos, PR3

It’s Sunday night. I’m flying in my room. I’m opening my window and now I’m flying outside! I’m so happy!

It’s Sunday night. I’m playing football with Messi at the Camp Nou. I’m kicking the ball. I’m a very good football player. I’m playing in the best team in the world. I’ve scored five goals. I’m a hero of Barcelona!


Very Young Learners

Christmas


PR3 Class

Winter Crossword

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Scary Monsters

Markos Balodimos, PR2

Myrto Kosti, PR2

I’ve got three arms, two eyes, six teeth and three toes. I haven’t got hair.

My monster is a happy monster. He has got a very big head, two small legs and two small hands. His face is purple. He has got

Irene Kyriakou, PR2

He has got 7 blue eyes, 2 small green ears and a green face. It has got a big red mouth.It hasn’t got a nose or a body. It is a happy monster.

It’s a green monster. He’s got one eye. He’s got a big mouth. He has got small fingers. It’s a big monster. He hasn’t got ears and he hasn’t got a nose. He’s got long legs. It is happy.

Emma Konstantinidi, PR2

A monster has got to be ugly and bad. It’s a monster that has got six legs and four hands. Its head has many colours. The monster has got three eyes, two noses and two mouths. It has big blue ears, a pink face and he hasn’t got feet.

Hara Papadimitriou, PR2

one big eye, a big mouth and six teeth. His hands are green and he’s got six fingers. His legs are blue and my monster has got six toes. He eats only meat. I love my monster.

George Kalliakmanis, PR2

I have got a big yellow head with big red ears. My eyes are grey, my nose is small and my teeth are big and white. I’m not tall. I have got two hands and six legs. I’m not pretty. I’m a scary monster.


Ariadne Kakara, PR2

Danai Gkogkolaki, PR2

Hermes Spyropoulos, PR2

Kleopatra Papacharalampous, PR2

My monster is big. It’s got a green body and a red head. Its wings are blue. It’s got yellow teeth and small black eyes. It’s got two black horns and six blue tentacles. It’s very scary.

My monster is blue. He’s got pink spiky hair. He’s got small purple eyes. His mouth is big and red. He’s got small teeth, big hands, short legs and big feet.

She’s got a big head. She’s got small fingers. She’s got big eyes. She’s got a small body.

He has got three small eyes and a big head. He has got a small body and big teeth. He has got a small nose and big ears.

Achilleas Patsis, PR2

My monster has got one eye, two red mouths and one small green nose. It’s got a yellow face. The monster hasn’t got ears. The monster has got one hand and one foot.

Alex Xenoulis, PR2

This is my monster. It has got a big face, 9 eyes, 3 mouths, 2 noses, 4 ears, black hair and 3 horns. It has got a green body, 4 arms, 12 fingers, 6 legs and 4 feet. It hasn’t got toes.

My DreamMary-Nefeli Nasopoulou, PR3

It's Monday morning. I'm playing and singing with my friends at school during the break. And then...I hear a voice. 'Selena, Selena, Selena!' Wow! It's Selena Gomez! She's singing, too. It's fantastic! I'm singing with my hero!

Lydia Mouratidou, PR3

In my dream, I am going to the moon! It is night and I’m going to the moon - I’m happy! I’m jumping and flying!

Harry Polynakis, PR3

It’s Monday noon and I’m on the beach. I’m with my father and I’m digging deep holes in the sand. I’m building a castle and walls with sand and pebbles. The sea is blue and there are seagulls everywhere!


Fancy Dress

Eleni Pachni, PR2

Ilias-Achilleas Antoniou, PR2

Ellie Michalopoulou, PR2

Ioanna Tsoni, PR2

My favourite animal is the bear. This bear is brown and fat. It lives in the forest. It is short. A bear can walk but it can’t slide. It eats fish. It is not a pet. Bears move with their four legs. They sleep all winter. They love honey. Bears don’t have a tail. They have a good smell. I love bears very much!

My favourite animal is the eagle. This eagle is pink. It lives in the sky. It’s big. It has got legs and wings. It can walk. It is a long animal.

My favourite animal is the canary. It is yellow. It lives in a cage. It’s got wings. It eats seeds. We have got a pet canary. It’s beautiful. I love the canary!

The chameleon is a beautiful animal. The chameleon lives in the jungle and it has got lots of colours. This chameleon is green. I love chameleons!

My Favourite Animal

Katerina Stavridaki, PR2

My favourite animal is the dog. This dog is white. It is a pet. It eats meat.


Nikolaos Spyratos, PR2 Michalis Varkarakis, PR2

My favourite animal is the monkey. It can climb trees. It can jump. It can’t fly. It can’t swim. It can walk. It can run. It can dance. It’s brown. It eats bananas.

My favourite animal is the cat. This cat is brown. It lives at home. It’s got a long tail. It hasn’t got arms. It’s small. It eats mice.

Konstantinos Kanellakis, PR2 Electra Pastelakou, PR2

My favourite animal is the lizard. It’s green and blue. It eats insects. It’s small and it lives in the tropical forest.

My favourite animal is the giraffe. Its legs are long and its neck is very long, too. It can’t climb but it can swim. It lives in the jungle. It’s pretty!

My Dream

John Karampetsos, PR3

Jim Zafeiropoulos, PR3

Vlassia Vorria, PR3

It’s Sunday. I’m at ‘Karaiskaki’. I’m playing football with my heroes, the Olympiakos players. My friends, my dad and my brother are singing ‘You are Number One!’. I’m kicking the ball and it’s a goal!

It’s Saturday noon. I’m swimming with my friends at the swimming pool. I’m finishing first. Everyone is cheering ‘You are Number One! The Gold Medal is yours!’ And who is gining me the medal? Phelps!

It’s Saturday morning and I’m having a party. My friends and I are dancing, playing and listening to music. I can hear a voice. Wow! It is Sakis Rouvas! My friends are very happy. Now the party starts!


Emmeleia Nella, PR3

Lisa Korsakova, PR3

My dream is to be a mermaid because I like swimming. I really want to breathe under the water, like a mermaid!

My family and I are going to an amusement park. We are riding the train, we are racing with electric cars. We are taking pictures and we are eating popcorn.

Theodora Charitou, PR3

I'm teaching in a classroom. I'm speaking about history. All the students are listening. It's very quiet in the classroom. It's fantastic! I'm a teacher!

Scary Monsters

George Despotopoulos, PR2 Nefeli Tsoukatou, PR2

I’ve got big teeth, I’ve got three eyes and a black tongue.

I’ve got a long face and four ears. I’ve got one eye and one mouth with three teeth. I’ve got a body, two arms and one leg.

I’ve got one eye, 20 teeth, 6 arms, 2 legs and 12 toes. I haven’t got a nose, I haven’t got ears, I haven’t got hair and I haven’t got two eyes.

Nicholas Tzivras, PR2

This is a monster. It’s got three eyes and a blue body. Its name is Gohn.

George Katsolis, PR2 Andrew Tzivras, PR2

John Kechrologos, PR2

This monster is very big. He has got angry eyes and short hair. He has got a big head. He has got black shoes.

I’ve got big ears. I’ve got short hair. I’ve got four eyes. I’ve got a big mouth. I’ve got long hands. I haven’t got a nose.


I have purple and brown hair. I have red and purple eyes. I have a yellow face. I have a green mouth. I have a blue nose. I have big orange ears.

Dafni Manolaki, PR2

Amalia Serafetinidou, PR2 Sotiris Kechrologos, PR2

Sophia Glava, PR2

I’m a scary monster. I’ve got a big head and a yellow face. I’ve got two brown ears and an orange nose. I’ve got green eyes. I haven’t got hair. I’ve got a big mouth with yellow teeth.

Iokasti Daskalaki, PR2

This is a monster. She has got a big green eye and 6 small eyes. She hasn’t got a nose. She’s got a beautiful red mouth, 4 orange arms and 2 feet. She is silver and she’s got 2 golden antennas. She hasn’t got ears but she hears very well. Her name is Cherry Lips!

This is a scary monster. It is green. It has got an ugly face. The monster is fat. It has got two legs, a big mouth, big teeth and big arms.

I have got one green eye and five yellow teeth. I have got purple hair. I haven’t got ears or a nose.

The monster has got one eye and red arms. It has got strong arms. It has got a very angry face and four yellow legs. It has got a blue face. It has got two orange teeth.

Odyseas Kazantzoglou, PR2

Home Life

Loris Moraiti, MI4

Aris Flegas, MI4

Evantini Stamou, MI4

During the week, my day starts at about 7:30. My mum prepares the breakfast. My parents always have coffee and cake. I have cereal or toast and my sister always has cereal and orange juice. My mum and dad always leave the house at 8:30. My sister gets the school bus at 7:50. I go to school on foot or by bike. Lessons start at 8:15. My favourite subjects are maths, history and biology. At the weekend we go to the cinema or cycling in the park. Sometimes my sister invites some friends to our house. In the evening, I go out

During the week the day starts at about 6:40. My parents usually have coffee for breakfast. I have milk and cereal for breakfast. My dad leaves the flat at 9 and my mum at 8:30. They go to work by car. I always go to school by bus and I always walk to the bus stop because it’s opposite my home! The roads aren’t often busy early in the mornings because Greek people don’t usually get up early! At the weekend my dad and I go cycling. My mum drinks coffee with her friends and she goes to the supermarket. I often go to the cinema with my friends, too! We don;t usually have dinner together because we get hungry at different hours. My mum often goes to yoga and pilates lessons. My dad reads the newspaper and I spend a lot of hours with my dog.

Every morning my mum and dad get up at 5. For breakfast, they usually have toast and coffee and sometimes cake, and then they put on their clothes. My dad goes to work at 6. At 6:30, my mum wakes me up. I always have milk and toast for breakfast and then I put on my clothes and I go to the bus station. When the school bus takes me, my mum goes to work. At school, I do a lot of things. One of them is P.E. I love it! I play volleyball and I'm the fastest in my class. I don't like Grammar so much. I think it's boring. At 2 I eat lunch at home. I do my homework, I check the homework with my mum and then I go to the swimming lessons with my mum. After the swimming lesson, my dad takes me and my mum in his car and we go to our house. At 8 I have dinner with my mum and my dad and then we watch a film on TV. Then I go to bed.

with my friends. We usually have lunch at home but sometimes my mother is working and we can’t eat all together. We eat lunch at about 3:00. Then my sister and I do our homework. When we finish, we watch TV. Sometimes I play computer games in the evening. We have dinner at nine o’clock. After that, we go to sleep.

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Victoria Toumanidi, MI4

Melina Kaminari, MI4

During the week, my day starts at 6:30. We have breakfast in the kitchen. If everyone is in a hurry, we don’t have time to sit down. Dad and mum leave the flat at about 8:30. I get the school bus to school. A lot of Greek people travel to work by car. The roads are often very busy, especially during the ‘rush hour’. We always have dinner together. After that, dad goes to the computer, my mum watches TV, my brother and my sister do their homework and I watch TV with mum. I go to bed at about half past ten. At the weekend my brother and my dad go to a football match, and dad always reads the newspaper. My sister goes to The Mall with her friends. I usually go to my friend’s house. Dad likes ‘Football Sunday’ on TV and my mum likes walking at the weekend. My brother goes out with his friends. My sister, some friends and I go to the park.

The day in my family starts at seven o’clock. We have breakfast in the living room. My parents have toast and orange juice for breakfast. My sister and I have some milk and biscuits. Then we go to school by car. At eight o’clock my mother and my father go to their offices until 16:00. Greek people go to work by car or metro, because in the centre of Athens there is often a traffic jam. When I return home, I have lunch with my grandma and my sister. When we finish, we usually do our hobbies such as

Labros Kortessis, MI4

There are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my brother and me. Everyone has a different programme. My father and I wake up at 7 o'clock and we find my mother cooking in the kitchen. For breakfast, we have milk, bread, cheese and ham. My mother only has milk and cereal. At 7:30 we leave home. My mother goes to school on foot. She is the Headmistress of a Senior High School and she comes back at 3 o'clock. I go to school with my father because the school is a long way away. Then my father goes to work. He is a teacher. I come back at 2 o'clock. In the evening I have private lessons or basketball. My brother wakes up at 8 o'clock and goes to University. He comes back at 6 or 7 o'clock. My parents work in the evening. We are all home at 9 o'clock and we have dinner together.

gymnastics, volleyball and Kung Fu or we go to English, German and French lessons. At the weekend my family has a rest, except sometimes when I meet my friends. I have a lovely time with my family!

Elena Skartadou, MI1

Anastasia Michioti, MI1Jordan Athanasoglou, MI1

Her name is Super Girl. She wears a short T-shirt and short jeans. She can fly and she can run fast. She is from Germany.

My superhero is the Super Chicken. Its name is Kevin. It wears a blue T-shirt and red trousers. It’s very strong, it can fly and it helps people.

My superhero is Superman. He is very strong and he can fly. He throws laser from his eyes. He helps people and he is a very good man.

My Super Hero

Christos Parthenios, MI1

My superhero is Electric Man. His clothes are blue. He can fly, he can run very fast and he is electric! He is very strong. He is from the U.S.A.

Jim Peristerakis, MI1

My superhero is Electric Man. He throws electric energy. He can fly but he can't jump very high. He's great!


John Vasileiou, MI1

Nick Michiotis, MI1Nefeli Biza, MI1

Jacob Kamchis, MI1

My superhero’s name is Spiderman. His clothes are red and blue. He can run, jump and climb like a spider. He fights bad people and helps the good. I love him very much!

My superhero is ‘Lucky Woman’. She’s Swedish and she lives in Sweden. She wears purple tights, a T-shirt, ballerina shoes and a purple mask. She wakes up every morning and helps other people. If somebody needs help, she’ll be there to help him or her.

My favourite superhero is Superman. His clothes are blue and red. He is very strong, he always tried to help people and he fights the bad guys. He’s American.

My superhero is Wolverine. He wears a yellow and blue costume. His special power is that he has superhuman senses, strength, longevity and good reflexes.

What an Adventure!

Mary Kontothanasi, MI4

Apostolia-Galateia Tsakiri, MI4Help! I was a pilot and now I am a castaway! It all started two days ago. My crew and I were travelling to the island Mauritius. Suddenly, we heard a noise. After three minutes, we heard the noise again and the plane began to fall! I fainted. When I opened my eyes, I found myself on a desert beach!When I felt better, I opened my bag. I saw my phone, a photo of my family, two books, a compass, a pen, my notebook and two bottles – one with water and the

One day last summer, I was on a plane to the USA. I was going there in order to visit my best friend Nina. I was alone. I was scared, because it was my first flight. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise. The wing of the plane was on fire and the plane was falling! I was very frightened. The plane landed on a small island and I was the only survivor from the accident. I tried to find ways to survive. I picked some pieces of wood. I searched through the plane ruins and I found

other empty. I cut a page out of my notebook and I began writing a letter, to send in the empty bottle. Now I feel so scared and alone! I don’t know where I am. Behind me there are trees, so I can’t see far away. I’m scared of the waves that hit the rocks, I hear the sound of the birds and I am so afraid! I need to go to the forest, find or build a shelter before nightfall. Now I must stop writing. I think, if I remember well, that I am near Hawaii. I can survive only for one week. Please help me, I have a family. Please help me, I am a castaway. I am scared and alone!

some useful things that were still in good condition. In the evening, I lit a fire and I slept. When I woke up, the island was on fire, from the small fire I had lit the evening before. Then I saw a boat coming towards me (perhaps they had seen the fire) and they took me from the island.

Electra Komchitsa-Malikiosi, MI4

A year ago I had an adventure with my family. We decided to go for our summer holidays to Sifnos. After an hour on the boat, a woman who worked on the boat told us that the boat had a very serious problem. Everyone started to panic, and the boat stopped. We got into some other, small boats, after my family and I took some important things, like money. We stopped at a small island and we bought tickets to go back to Athens. That day was the worst day of my life!


Yakinthi Papadaki-Metzikof, MI4

9:00 pm - I am going to write for the next few days. Why? Because when I come back from Madagascar, I’m going to print this in a book and I’m going to be famous! Yes, I can imagine it. Jackie Metzikof’s Adventures. Anyway, my plan is to travel by myself on a plane to Madagascar.11:00 pm – I’ve just got into the plane. I’m checking to see if everything is OK – and everything is fine. I’m waiting for the signal. Oh, I forgot to say: today is 5th February 2972. It’s important and I have to remember it.

Anastasia Giannota, MI4I will never forget the 23 of June 2012. It was in the afternoon and I was on a bus with my best friend Athena. We had been to the cinema and we were returning to our houses. The bus was nearly empty. Suddenly, an accident happened. The driver had a heart attack and the bus crashed into a car. I felt scared – I had a broken leg and my friend had a cut on her head. Fortunately, I had my mobile phone in my pocket so I called our parents. They came quickly and they took us to the hospital. The doctor said, ‘Your leg will be fine in a month.

11:05 pm – I’m flying right now. It’s so nice! I love it! But something strange is happening. I can smell something burning. Oh, I’ve got a bad feeling about this...11:10 pm – Oh, my! I’m falling! The plane’s left wing is on fire! I won’t write for a bit. I’ve got a big problem...11:20 pm – The plane fell...and I was on it! I guess that the book, my book, won’t be famous! Anyway, now I’m in a very strange place. I can’t see very well. OK, I have to go now, to meet the others! Meet my grandma, my grandpa and my old friends. Didn’t I tell you? I became a ghost after the plane crashed. Can anyone stay alive after that? Boo!

But your friend unfortunately needs stitches on her head.’ I was very anxious about Athena, and I felt pain in my leg for a month. But now, my friend and I are all right!

Anna Prapa, MI4Yesterday, my family and I travelled by boat to see my grandmother in Patras. On the boat, there were a lot of young passengers. The weather was very good, so all the young passengers were looking at the sea. Suddenly, the boat hit something and broke into two pieces...a shark ate one of them and the other one sank! The passengers tried not to panic. Fortunately, there were life boats. And then...I heard my mother's voice...it was all a dream!

How Honest Are You?

1. You get a very low mark in a test. What do you say to your parents?a. You tell the truth.b. You say that you don’t know because the teacher hasn’t corrected the test.c. You say that you got a higher mark than you did.

2. Someone asks you to dance, but you don’t like him/her.. What do you say?a. No, I don’t really want to.b. No, I’m tired.c. OK.

3. A big accident happened and you know who caused it. What do you do?a. Go to the head teacher and tell him/her.b. Tell a friend.c. Not tell anyone and let the head teacher search.

4. You find out something about a friend that you shouldn’t have learned. What do you do?a. You tell your friend and try to help him.b. You tell your friend, but you say that someone else told you.c. You tell al your friends, and lie to your friend about who said it.

MI5 Class

5. You have eaten all the cupcakes that your mum made. What do you say?a. ‘I’m sorry I ate them.’b. You don’t say anything.c. ‘I didn’t eat them, the dog did!’

6. You have hit a classmate at school, and he tells the teacher. What do you say to the teacher?a. ‘Yes, I did it.’b. ‘Yes, I did it, but he hit me first.’c. ‘No, I didn’t do it.’

7. Your friends tell you to play a game, but you don't know how to play it. What do you say?a. You tell them that you don't know how to play.b. 'I'll play, but I'm not very good at it...'c. You tell them a lie so you can leave.

8. A friend asks you if you like their T-shirt. You don't like it. What do you say?a. The truth – you're not going to lie!b. 'I'm not sure...'c. 'It's super! I love it!'

9. You have copied the right answers from a friend in an exam and the teacher asks you if you did it. What do you say?a. 'Yes, I did it. I'm sorry.'b. 'Yes, but only two.'c. 'No, I didn't! He copied from me!'

10. Your aunt gives you an awful sweater for your birthday. What do you say?a. 'Err, thanks, but it's not really my style.'b. You don't say anything.c. You say 'It's lovely', but the next day you go to the shop to change it.

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John Vasileiou, MI1

Anastasia Michioti, MI1

Sila is an actress. She lives in a hotel. She gets up at 9 every morning. She washes her face and then she gets dressed. She has breakfast at 10 am at the hotel restaurant. She usually drinks coffee or juice

A Day in the Life of a Star

Sean Connery gets up at seven o'clock. He eats breakfast at eight o'clock. He goes to the studio at twelve o'clock. Then he goes for a drink, He likes vodka and Martini, stirred, not shaken. He has got a motorcycle. He cleans it every Monday.

Jacob Kamchis, MI1Jack Sparrow wakes up at 7 o'clock in his boat. He goes fishing at 7:45. After that, he cleans his boat until 10:00. When the boat is clean, he prepares his sword for battle. He fights bad pirates for two hours. Then, at

and eats a croissant and cookies. After breakfast, she goes to the studio, where she rehearses for the performance from 1 to 3 pm. In the afternoon, she meets her friends or goes to the theatre. She has dinner with some friends. Late at night, she goes to sleep in her hotel suite.

13:30, he eats his fish. He takes a nap from 14:00 to 16:30. He fixes his boat until 20:00 and then he eats dinner at 20:30. He goes to bed at 22:00.

Sakis Rouvas is a singer. He gets up at 9 o’clock in the morning. Then he gets washed and dressed. He has breakfast in his room. He usually has eggs with broccoli. After breakfast, he goes to the studio and rehearses for his show. After the studio, he plays tennis and goes horse-riding. At night, Sakis Rouvas sings. After the show, he eats some snacks and goes to sleep in his luxurious room.

Nick Michiotis, MI1

We Love the Cinema

Athina Mazi, MI3 Kalliopi Giampoura, MI3

Maria Papagianni, MI3

The last time I went to the cinema it was in January. I saw the movie ‘’Hotel Transylvania’’. I went with my best friend. It’s about a hotel with monsters that are very nice and kind. This hotel is for the I went to the cinema two months ago with my

best friend and her mum. We saw ‘Twilight Breaking Down Part 2’. It was an adventure. All the people in the cinema were screaming when Taylor Laughter came out. We loved it! After the film I went to my friend’s house and I slept there. We slept at 4 o’ clock. We had a great time!

The last time I went to the cinema was in January. I saw the movie ‘’Scream 4’’. I went with my mum and we enjoyed it very much. The movie is a thriller. It’s about a girl who kills all of those people who do not love her. She killed all her family except her mother because she was hiding...and she killed the girl...We had a great time watching this film….

monsters’ protection, because people are scared of them and kill them. No one can go in it but the monsters can… The owner of the hotel was a vampire and it was his daughter’s birthday. But that day a boy went into the hotel… We laughed a lot watching this film - you have to see it!

I went to the cinema two weeks ago with my best friend and my parents. We saw ‘The life of Pi’. It was an adventure. There was an Indian man Pi. He and his father were going to Canada, but some big waves hit the ship and Pi stayed in a boat with a tiger. At first it was difficult, but in the end the tiger was more friendly. After the film we went to my house and my friend stayed for the night. We talked about the film and we slept at 2 o’clock! We had a great time!

Demetra Psillou, MI3


The last time that I went to the cinema was last summer. I went with my friend. We saw Fast & Furious

The last time that I went to the cinema was on 12th of January. I was in a party of my friend and we saw the Life of Pi. There was a Indian family that had a zoo. One day they went to Canada in a ship with their animals. But one night there was a storm and the ship sank. The only survivors were a zebra, a chimp, a tiger, a hyena and Pi in a life boat. The hyena ate the zebra and the chimp and the tiger ate the hyena. Pi left with the tiger peacefully. One day the life boat went to Mexico and the people there took him to the hospital. My friends loved the movie. The main actor was Suraj Shama.

Elijah Ranwalage, MI3

Antony Manolakis, MI3

We went to the cinema three months ago with our friends .We saw the new James Bond film: Skyfall . We enjoyed it and our friends did too, because the film was fantastic. It had many missions like when James Bond was trying to find the bad guy of this case and we like that film because it had many famous actors in it. When the film ended we all went home. Something that we all like is the song: Skyfall by Adele and the actor who played James Bond, Daniel Craig.

George Kozamanis , Mariza Charera,

Eleftheria Vorria, MI3

Test AnswersMore A answers: You’re really honest and you don’t lie at all. You make your life more difficult, just to be honest with everyone. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter if you tell a little, innocent lie!

More B answers: You don’t lie all the time, but you don’t tell the truth very often, either. Sometimes you tell lies to save yourself...you should try harder!

More C answers: You lie all the time and you have to fix that! You should really try harder to tell the truth! In the end, yo will be alone. You must change!

5. There were many people in Rio De Janeiro and stole cars and did drag racing. My friends loved it.

Fancy Dress

End of Year Events


My name is Alex and I’m from planet Mars. I’ve got 4 legs, 6 arms and 4 eyes. I came to Greece on holiday because I want to see the Acropolis and I want to taste Greek food, like moussaka and Greek salad. I haven’t got a family because I’m very young. I’m just 2 hundred years old. I would like to tour the entire world and then go back to my planet.

Aliens

This is an alien. His name is Zarzak. He is 100 years old. He comes from the planet Lem. There are so many aliens there, but he is the only alien with eleven eyes on his planet. He has many colours, like green, yellow, blue, red, purple and orange. You can see in this picture that he is in his house. He has a sofa with big eyes and a shark’s teeth, a mat with clothes of man and doors with eyes. The alien has two arms.

My monster is very stupid and funny. It has three hands and one leg. It shouts SOS, its eyes are oranges and it has springs!

Despina Pourika, MI2 Konstantinos Stathopoulos, MI2

Perikles Christopoulos, MI2 Anna Perera Ranwalage, MI2

Hi! My name is Mitongas and I’m from planet Azacabama. I have 4 hands and arms, 12 fingers, a gigantic nose, 3 big eyes and a gigantic blue mouth. I’m wearing a colourful T-shirt and

green pants. I don’t have ears but I can hear with my gigantic nose. In my free time I like playing football and eating bananas.

Bill Doumenis, MI4

Elena Kaiafa, MI4

During the week, the day starts at about 7:30. We have our breakfast in the kitchen. My sister Tina always has toast and milk. My mum and my dad have tea and fruit. I always have milk and cereal. My sister and I leave the house at 8 o’clock. My mum and dad go to work at 9 o’clock. We always have lunch together. After doing my homework, I play with my sister. In the evening, all my family watches TV.

to school. I have dinner with my parents and my brother, Eugene, at 8 o’clock. After that, I watch TV or play games with my family. I go to bed at around 10:30. At the weekend I usually play tennis or visit my grandparents. In my free time, I like to explore the Internet using my iPad and find information about pets. I really like dogs and I wish my mum would get me one!

Home Life

My name is Caterina. I’m eleven years old and I have a sister and a brother. We live in an area south of Athens. During the week, the days starts at half past seven. We have breakfast in the kitchen. My sister, my brother and I always have cereal with orange juice. I usually make a sandwich for me and for the others to take to school. My mum leaves home at about eight o’clock. She goes to work by metro. My sister, my brother and I go to school on foot. We must cross some roads to get to school, and in the morning there is a lot of traffic and they are dangerous. People go to work at eight o’clock in the morning and they go home in the evening. We rarely have lunch all together because my mum works. We eat after school at three o’clock and my mum eats at eight o’clock. After lunch, we do our homework and my dad helps us. We go to bed at ten o’clock. My dad likes to cook for us, and at the moment he is making a special pizza. My mum likes cycling very much and sometimes goes cycling at the weekend. I like to spend a lot of time with my friends and my cousins, but my mum argues with me because I don’t help her to do the housework.

Caterina Tzima, MI4

During the week, my day starts at 7 o’clock. For breakfast I usually have milk and bread. I leave the flat at 7:50 and go


Antonis Kyriakopoulos, MI4

If you stay with a Greek family, what will life be like? I don;t know if the Papadatos are a typical Greek family, but I will tell you about my life in our flat in the centre of Athens. During the week, the day starts at about 7:30. We have our breakfast in the kitchen. Mum and dad always have espresso but a lot of Greek people prefer Greek coffee. My brother and I have orange juice and cereal. After that, I leave for school. My mum and dad leave the flat a t about 9. They go to work. I usually walk to school because it’s only ten minutes on foot. A lot of Greek people travel to work by car. The roads are often very busy, especially during ‘the rush hour’, the time when people got to work in the morning and go home at the end of the day. We usually have dinner together. We eat at 9:30. After that, my dad reads the newspaper, my mum surfs the net, my brother watches television and I talk to my friend on the phone. We go to bed at about 11. At the weekend, my dad always washes the car, my mum does the housework and goes shopping at the supermarket near the apartment. Sometimes we go to the cinema, we go for a walk by the sea, or we go out with friends for a meal. Finally, we are a normal Greek family!

Hi! My name is Antonis and I live in Holargos. Holargos is a suburb of Athens, the capital city of Greece. My birthday is on 14th October and my favourite team is Olympiakos. My father’s name is Costas and my mum’s name is Cecilia. I have two grandmothers and two grandfathers. My grandmothers’ names are Aspasia and Christa and my grandfathers’ names are Antonis and Costas. I have two aunts called Aphroditi and Caterina and I have an uncle called Bill. Unfortunately, I haven’t got any brothers or sisters but I am not the only child in my family. I have a little cousin called Christa. She is very shy. I go to the German School of Athens in Maroussi. It isn’t a very tall building, but it is very comfortable. My best friend is called Dimitris and he lives in Voula. His father and his mother are both doctors in a hospital. We go shopping together or we go to the cinema or the theatre. We also play football, basketball and sometimes table tennis together. We have a great time together. Unfortunately, I haven’t got a pet but soon I will buy one. Sometimes after school I go to a swimming pool to play polo for two hours. Once a week, after school, I stay there and play football with Dimitris for 45 minutes. After that, I play table tennis with Dimitris. My life is super!

Stefania Papadatou, MI4

Scary Stories

It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees. I was at home alone and I was watching TV. I heard a voice. Suddenly, I saw the shadow of a ghost!!! It had red eyes. It shouted: ‘Where is my baby?’ Then it walked through the wall and left. I was very scared…

It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees. Then I saw something moving behind the trees it was big , cruel and it had got two red eyes. I ran fast as a jaguar but it wasn’t

It was midnight the wind was whistling through the trees. I was in an old hospital and I saw a shadow. I was a bit terrified but I thought it may be my friend. It was a vampire! It had sharp teeth, a black coat and really red eyes. I was so scared I stared running. The vampire was behind me and he –or she- wanted to kill me! I saw a litter bin, so I jumped in. The vampire didn’t stop running. I jumped out and I started running...I was alive.

It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees. I was in my bedroom and outside it was raining. It was impossible to sleep. I heard a laugh. It wasn’t my mummy. I decided to try to think about something sweet to sleep. A shadow was emerging next to

Eleni - Joanna Zouganeli, MI3 Anna Thalassinou, MI3

Bill Pistikopoulos, MI3 George Giokas, MI3

following me. Then I stopped and I saw the moon. It was full moon I looked behind me and I saw that the big monster was a little mouse with his shadow!

the window. I started screaming. It was scary. Then, my window frame broke. I ran fast to my mum’s room. I didn’t say anything, I just cried. Then the police came. They told me that it was a thief. He had robbed a bank. ‘Don’t worry’. I didn’t understand him, but I was happy to be safe! P.S. When I was writing this story, I remembered my mum and I want to dedicate it to her but not to scare her! With love, Anna


I’ll never forget the day I went on a trip to Scotland. My family and I stayed in a very famous hotel that claimed to be haunted by a headless man. In the beginning I believed that this story sounded ridiculous and that it wasn’t possible that the hotel was haunted, but one night I saw a headless man walking and passing thorough the walls I couldn’t believe it. Was that possible? Had I really seen a ghost? I tried to shout but I couldn’t utter a sound.

Five years ago I went on a trip with my family and my friend’s family. One morning my dad, my friend’s dad and my brother went to buy some food and drink. My mother, my friend’s mother, my friend and I went for a walk. Suddenly it started raining. Luckily my mother had an umbrella and protected me from the downpour. But I started running because I thought I saw my brother. A few hours later I realised that I had lost the others and that I was alone. That guy who

An experience I’ll never forget is when I went to Parnitha with my classmates. We went there for a party that my best friend Avra had organised. We would all sleep there for one night and pass the next half day at Parnitha Mountain. The first night we all had a rest in our room, tidied our things, and went down to make our own pizza. While the pizza was getting baked, we went hiking in the night. It was fantastic! When we arrived at the shelter we ate our pizza and put on music to dance to. When we were tired we went to our bedroom

Konstantina Katsa, MI5

Unforgettable Experiences

Marianna Parginou, MI5

Chloe Katrouglou, MI5

I thought was my brother was just a man who was going to work. I was wet and I was walking alone trying to find someone to take me back to my family but nobody was there. Now I was in a big street with a lot of cars. I was so afraid I was pretty much sure that the rest of my life had gone. Suddenly a car stopped in front of me. My heart was going so fast that I felt sick. The window opened and I saw my friend’s dad. He called my parents and told them that he had found me. He put me into his car and took me back to my family. That was an experience that I will never forget!

and told spooky stories. The next day we woke up, ate our breakfast and want hiking. When we returned, we ate lunch, played for one hour, packed our things and took the coach to Athens.

A Place I’d Love to Visit

Lydia Kosti, MI4

Loris Moraitis, MI4

Victoria Toumanidi, MI4

Margaret Sakellariou, MI4

I want to visit the USA because it has a lot of interesting sights. For example, the Museum of Natural History in New York City. I want to go to New York because it is one of the most popular fashionable cities in the world. I also want to go to Hollywood because maybe I will meet many famous people. I want to go to the War Figure museum. A very famous place in Disneyland is Anaheim, California.

I really want to visit Prague because it is a dream for anyone who likes history. I want to look around Prague Castle which is one

A country I want to visit is France because I have heard that in France there are a lot of interesting museums and exciting monuments

A country I want to visit is Brazil. I want to visit it because it’s a very exotic place. It’s got beautiful beaches, it’s got very good weather. The best of all is Rio de Janeiro’s carnival. It’s so beautiful. I’d like to be there one time. I love Brazil and I hope to go there some day.

such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum. I would also like to visit Disneyland and the Seine River. I think that France is beautiful and a very interesting country.

of the most famous sights there. I think that I will love walking along the roads of the city that remind you of a fairytale. It is a fact that Prague is becoming a popular place for tourists of all ages and I want to be one of them.


George Tsiodras, MI4

Evantini Stamou, MI4Konstantina Terzoglou, MI4

A place I want to visit is Canada because it has a lot of adventure parks with beautiful mountains and rivers that you can explore. I also want to go there because there are a lot of interesting museums and historical places that you can visit. That is the reason why I want to go to Canada. I wish one day to go there.

A country I want to visit is Germany. I want to visit Germany because I study at the German School and I like this language so much. I want to see Neuschwanstein castle in the Bavarian Alps. It is the most famous and magical German castle. I also want to see the Museum Island. On it there are Berlin’s historic building all built by different Prussian kings. Germany is proud of its 36 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Their cultural and natural heritage has an ‘outstanding universal value’.

I want to go to Russia because there are a lot of beautiful places such as the Big Theatre (It is the biggest theatre in Russia), the Cathedral church of Demetrius, the Kremlin, the church with the twenty domes and without one nail from Nestor and the tomb of Lenin. I think that Russia is a very beautiful country.

- What do you call an alligator in a vest?- An Investigator!

Joke

Travel AdventuresPetros Reie, MI4

Venetia-Irini Poulaki, MI4

Dimitris Romessis, MI4

had a map. Suddenly we heard a noise. We were so scared that we left the map and we started to run. As we were running, the noise was getting louder and it seemed to be following us. We were lost. We were very scared, but finally the noise stopped. We tried to find a way to get out of the wood. Finally, we found our way, but nobody knows, even now, what it was following us...

suddenly the crew made an announcement that we had to leave the plane because there was a bomb on board. All the passengers thought that it was a terrorist action and they were scared. After a few minutes, the plane was empty and the security guards searched for the bomb very carefully. They didn’t find anything, so the crew got us on board again. Then, they made another announcement that everything was OK and it was just a joke. The plane took off, and our trip was amazing!

This story happened last year. My family went on a trip into the mountains. While we were driving, a wild deer went onto the road. Then, I saw my whole life flashing past my eyes, from my childhood until now – after this, we crashed into a tree. My mum was yelling, but my father told us in a very serious voice to calm down and find a way to leave the car in safety. After about two minutes, an idea came into my head that we should get out of the car and get to the trees, so we could hold on to them. After this, we had to think about what to do next, because we were in the middle of nowhere and our phones didn’t have a signal. So, we started thinking and thinking until I realised that my phone battery had enough energy for one last call, so I called 100 and I told them to come and help us. When they finally came, they asked us what had happened and we explained to them that while we were driving up the mountain, a wild deer ran into us and we lost control of the car. The police went to find the deer to see if it needed medical help. When they found it, they realised that the deer was bleeding and that we needed to get it to the hospital immediately, but sadly we we couldn’t make it to the hospital and it died on the way there.

Last summer, my family and I were going on holiday to Kuwait by aeroplane. After boarding,

One day last summer my friends and I decided to go to the woods to see it and to explore it. We were alone, but we


Christina Konstantoulaki, MI4

Dimitris Gouras, MI4

Today was a strange day for me...In the morning, the teachers at school said, ‘We’re going on a school trip to the forest.’ Quickly, I started to get ready for the trip. When we arrived

Three years ago, my family and I went for our summer holidays to Chalkidiki, to see my grandparents. After 2 weeks, we went to the resort ‘Porto Karas’. We used to go there to swim and play on the beach. We were having a good time, when suddenly everything

Foivos Climis, MI4

Last summer, my family and I visited the island of Santorini. It is a very beautiful island in the Aegean Sea,

Andreas Donos, MI4

My name is Andrew and I was a sailor in the fastest and most luxurious ship in the world. Its name was the Titanic. When I began to work on

at the thick forest, we started to walk. Suddenly, I lost my group...and I started to search for it, but nothing! Then, I heard a frightening voice. I turned back and I saw...an old, toothless woman! I was very scared. Later, I heard another voice: ‘Get up Christina, it’s 7 o’clock!’ It was my mother’s voice. Finally, it was all a dream – the most adventurous dream of my life!

changed. A wild storm came over the sea. My parents shouted to me to get out of the water. I started to swim very fast and finally I got out of the sea. Everything was in the air: our things, the umbrellas and the plates. We ran to our room and we stayed there until the wild storm stopped. I was really frightened, but after an hour, I was happy again!

famous because it has a volcano. One day, we decided to drive to the highest mountain. The temperature was 41o C. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon we reached the village near the famous volcano of Thira. Suddenly, there was a terrible noise and...the volcano erupted! Red hot lava flowed down the mountain. I didn’t feel frightened, and I took a fantastic photo – it was an amazing sight! The next moment, we decided to leave the island. While we were having lunch in a restaurant in Athens, we watched the breaking news on TV. I will never forget this experience!

this amazing ship, I was 18 years old. It was April. Many days after we began to sail, I heard another sailor shout ‘An iceberg!’ I tried to tell the captain to change direction, but we were sailing fast...and we hit the iceberg. A big hole opened and then I felt scared. I shouted to people to get into the lifeboats because the water began to get into the ship. Many people survived, but a lot died and now the Titanic is at the bottom of the sea.

Home LifeDanil Manusevich, MI4Mina Karampela, MI4

My day starts at about 7:30. First I have breakfast. Then I put on my school uniform and I go to school in my mum’s car. My lessons start at 8:10. In the breaks, I play hide-and-seek with my friends. I finish school at 2:15. I come back home with my cousin Panos. When I arrive home, I wash my hands and I have lunch with my brother. My mum comes home in the afternoon. When I finish lunch, I do my homework. Then I play with my brother. At the weekend, my family and I like going on trips. We have a great time! On Sundays, we make sweets and pizzas. Dad isn’t very interested in cooking, but he likes helping us. When I finish my homework, I have tennis lessons, or Artistic Gymnastics. At 7 o’clock I get home and I play with my brother Kyriakos and with my cousins Panos and Melina. Then I watch TV. After that, I have dinner with my brother and my mum. Later I have a bath and I go to bed.

I usually wake up at 7:15 a.m., when my parents and sister have already got up. I make my bed, brush my teeth, wash my face and get dressed, After breakfast my sister and I go to school and my father goes to the

Eleni Sipsi, MI4

Every day I wake up at 7. Then I have breakfast, I take a shower and I get ready for school. My mum takes me to school in her car. At 8:15

office. After school I play with my friends in the park. After lunch, I play computer games. Then my sister and I do our homework and read interesting books. When my father returns home, we have dinner and then watch TV and play. At 10 o’clock I go to bed. Goodnight!

a.m. the lesson starts and I go into the class, sit and listen carefully. At school, we have 5 breaks. At 2:15 p.m. school is over and my mum takes me home. I have lunch and then I do my homework, I watch TV and finally, at 11 o'clock I go to bed. That's my day!


Alberto Lomadilla, MI4Joanna Pachni, MI4

During the week, the day starts at about 7 o’clock. We have our breakfast in the kitchen. My sister and I always have bread with honey and a glass of milk for breakfast, but most Greek children have cereal. My mum and dad prefer tea with toast for breakfast, but a lot of Greek people prefer coffee. I always make a sandwich to take to school. I go to school with my dad every morning and I am usually late for school. After 8 o’clock, the roads are very, very busy. Most children at my school come by school bus. Many people go to work in their car or on the metro. Sometimes, but especially when it rains, you can’t move on the roads! They are very, very busy. After school, a lot of children have activities. I have dance and swimming lessons twice a week. After that, I do my homework. Many children play computer games after they finish their homework. At dinner time, dad isn’t at home, so I have dinner with my mum and my sister. Then I have a bath. I go to bed at about 9 o’clock. At the weekends, when the weather is good, my family and I go on excursions. We like sports and activities. Sometimes we meet our friends and we have a great time! My mum likes baking cakes. At the weekends, we like to watch films on TV and eat our cakes. I like the weekends – they are special family times.

Hi! My name is Alberto Lomadilla. I live in Athens, Greece and I’m 11 years old. My parents are from the Philippines but I was born in Greece. I go to the sixth grade of Primary School. I start my day at 7:30 a.m. I get up, I get dressed, I have

My day starts at 7 a.m. My parents go to work when I get up. My sister and I have milk for breakfast. I go to school with my grandfather, my sister and my

Christos Ntalas, MI4

breakfast, I prepare my bag and I go to school. School starts at 8:15 a.m. and finishes at 2:00 p.m. When I finish school, I go home and I have lunch. I do my homework, sometimes together with my friends. When I finish my homework, I usually watch TV or I play computer games.

cousins. Most children at my school take the school bus. I have lunch with my sister and my grandparents, because my mother and my father are at work. In the afternoon, I go to tae-kwon-do or I have a guitar lesson. On Saturdays I have an English lesson and then I sing in a choir but on Sundays I always play football with my cousin. My father often goes to the gym and my sister plays computer games with my other cousin.

My Dream Home

Vasilis Samakovlis, MI2

Anna Rentifi, MI2

My dream house is a huge house in the Caribbean. It’s a house with 3 floors, a garden and a big swimming pool. There are 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a big dining room, a kitchen, a hall and a huge living room. In the sitting room there is an enormous TV and a fireplace. In the garden there are fountains, a bowling alley, a football field and a huge zoo with elephants, tigers, lions, monkeys, dolphins, bears and some peacocks. My dream house is fantastic!

My dream house is a palace near a river in Hawaii. There is a big garden with flowers, trees and small animals. There are 95 rooms. Downstairs, there is a huge kitchen and a very big living room with two chandeliers. Upstairs, there are 4 home cinemas, 3 bowling alleys and some theatres. In my garden there are 20 peacocks and some pine trees. On the top, there’s a huge telescope so that I can see the stars. My dream house is very luxurious, comfortable and brilliant.

Aphroditi Terxopoulou, MI2

My dream house is a place in Sweden. There are 15 bathrooms. My house has 3 floors. I like to stay on the third floor. My palace is on a small island. There’s a garden in front of my house and a lake with swans. In my comfortable living room, I’ve got a television and a large fireplace. In the hall, there’s an expensive chandelier and under the chandelier there’s a fantastic fountain of chocolate. In front of the fountain, there’s a luxurious home cinema. My house gives me protection from rain and heat.

Spyros Malfas, MI2

My dream house is a castle in Los Angeles (LA). There are ten bedrooms, three bathrooms, there is a living room, a big hall, a dining room and a big kitchen downstairs. There is a basement. All the rooms are luxurious and comfortable and my room is big and it's got a fireplace. There are chandeliers in all the rooms. There is a big garden and there are five peacocks. There is a big swimming pool, a home cinema, a bowling alley and a fountain.


George Protopappas, MI2

Nick Palamiotis, MI2

Bill Palamiotis, MI2

My dream house is a very big house in Argentina. There are twenty rooms and a golf course opposite my house. There is a huge swimming pool by the sea. There is a fantastic fountain in my house. In the living room, there is a big fireplace. In the dining room there is a chandelier. Upstairs, there are four bathrooms with fireplaces inside. Upstairs there is also a bedroom with a luxurious bed. My house is a fantastic house with two floors.

My dream house is a very modern house in Beverly Hills LA. It is a three-floor house located very near the Beverly Park Golf Club. On the ground floor, there is a living room, a kitchen, a dining room and a huge indoor swimming pool. There are 5 luxurious bedrooms, 2 warm bathrooms, and in the middle there is a fountain. There is a recreation room with a home cinema and a gym with a sauna. There is a three-hole golf course with a lake in the middle.

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My dream house is a luxury villa in Hollywood, on the beach. There are 270 rooms, 3 big gardens, an ‘Arctic Park’ and a zoo. There is a swimming pool in the front garden, with an underwater bar. In the villa there are 80 bathrooms, 50 bedrooms, 8 kitchens, a disco, a gym, 5 living rooms, 2 pet rooms, a cinema, a theatre, 5 games halls, 2 water slides, a wardrobe room, a telescope room, a library, an art room and a garage. In the secret garden, there is a chocolate fountain!

My dream house is very big, expensive, luxurious and huge. It is on the Moon and it has got 1,000 floors! All the floors have got a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom, a living room, two fireplaces and a computer room. In the garden there are twenty fountains and a lot of crops, for example: artichokes, potatoes, strawberries and more. But it also has flowers, for example dandelions, lavender and more. Oh, I wish I could live in this house for only one day...

Last summer I went with my family to Rhodes. We had a wonderful time. One day we went to the ‘old city’. In the castle there was a traditional celebration with some knights who were riding black and white horses. They held swords and their leader had a huge helmet. Suddenly they started running around and I was frightened. Be careful’ my mum said. ‘The horse may hit you. Then I climbed on a wall and from there I could see the knights fighting each other. Hundreds of people stood watching the view. After an hour the celebration ended and we returned to the hotel. I’ll never forget that fantastic experience.

One thing I’ll never forget is the last windsurfing competition on the island of Paros. Last summer, while I was on vacation I decided to take part in the windsurfing competition. When the competition began, I was really nervous, but when I saw that I was near the end, I began sailing really fast. When I was at the finish I jumped and realised I was third. It was the best day of my life.

I think that my best experience was when I went to Kefallonia. Kefallonia is an island in the Ionian sea. It has very beautiful beaches like Mirtos and very good hotels. It all started one Friday. The school had finished and my family and I wanted to go somewhere for our holidays. My dad suggested going to Kefallonia. At first we weren’t sure, but we agreed. On Sunday we caught a plane and flew there. When we arrived there we went to a hotel. It was big with a sports centre. I made some new friends there, Steve and George. We played football for hours. After that we

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Unforgettable Experiences

went to the beach and swam. The water was cold but we enjoyed it. Kefallonia was great. But we had to return which was difficult. We said goodbye to our friends and returned home. For sure it was an experience I will never forget.

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Arietta Tsolou, MI5An experience I’ll never forget is my first day at my school. Two years ago, my family decided to move so I had to change schools. I wasn’t so excited about that. I had been at school in Nea Smyrni for years. I had made a lot of friends and I wouldn’t like to lose them. We spent a lot of time together which I’ll never forget. We were together until the fifth class of primary school. Before we moved, I was so anxious and sad. I didn’t want to go to the new school, but I couldn’t do anything about it. When I went there, I thought that I would not make new friends, I would not be a good student but I made a mistake. A lot of children came up

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When I was two years old I went with my parents to a playground! I was playing but suddenly I fell down and hurt my head! When my parents saw me, they took me to hospital. The doctor said that I was OK but I had to have a stitch on my head. Now the scar is very small. This is one of the first experiences I remember!

Last summer my family and I went to Crete for seven days. We stayed two days in our house in Rethymnon and then we left Rethymnon and went to our house in a little village on a hill. We met our cousins there. My cousin and I played ball and we really had fun with some board games. We also played with our dog, Rosa. We went out with her, we washed her and gave her food and water. It was really fun. On the sixth day my cousins and I said that we’re going to the little lake up the hill. We started preparing all that we needed. That night no one slept very well. The next day we left. We had Rosa with us. After walking for

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an hour,we arrived at the lake. We sat next to the lake and had a picnic. Suddenly Rosa started barking because she had seen a bird. The bird flew above the lake and Rosa jumped and tried to catch it. My cousin Michalis stood up and caught her but he was at the edge of the water. Suddenly they slipped; my other cousin and I stood up quickly and caught him and Rosa when they fell. It was an adventure I’ll never forget.

to me and talked about the school and the teachers. In a while I was just like all the others.

What do they Do?

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John Vasileiou, MI1

Chris Parthenios, MI1

Anastasia Michioti, MI1

This person wears a uniform, uses a computer and works outside and works at night. This person sends people to prison. What is this person’s job?

He doesn’t wear a uniform and he doesn’t use a computer. He works at night. He sometimes works outside. You can see this person in films. What does he do?

He doesn’t wear a uniform, he doesn’t work at night and he doesn’t work outside. He uses a computer, answers the telephone and writes letters on the computer. What is his job?

This person doesn’t wear a uniform, doesn’t work outside and doesn’t work at night. This person uses a computer, writes on the board and loves children. What is this person’s job?


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Jim Peristerakis, MI1

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Thomas Kritikos, MI1

This person wears a uniform and works outside. This person doesn’t use a computer and doesn’t work at night. This person has got animals. What does this person do?

This person wears a uniform, works outside and sometimes works at night. This person doesn’t use a computer. This person drives all day. What is this person’s job?

This person sometimes uses a computer. This person doesn’t work at night, doesn’t wear a uniform and doesn’t work outside. This person cuts your hair. What does this person do?

This person wears a uniform. He doesn’t use a computer, he doesn’t work outside and he doesn’t work at night. He fixes cars and motorbikes. What is his job?

He doesn’t wear a uniform and he doesn’t work at night. He uses a computer. You see this person when you go into a shop. What is his job?

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An Unforgettable Trip

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Last summer I went to Berlin. It was a fantastic trip! When I was there I stayed in a hotel. We went to the Berlin zoo. It is the biggest zoo in Europe. I saw more than 100 different animals. Also Germany has very good food. That’s why I like Germany!!

A year ago I visited Holland on a school exchange programme. I stayed with a family whose son Kenn was my host. I had the chance to visit Amsterdam, Edam and Hipolitishoof, all of which are very beautiful. I was mostly impressed by the museums in Amsterdam and how the traditional wooden clogs are made.

Last year my family and I went to the capital of Italy for Christmas. We stayed in one of the most popular hotels called ‘Via Veronica’ in the centre of Rome. We spent five days there and we had the chance to visit museums, ancient monuments, the Coliseum, the Vatican and the church of St. Peter. It was the best holiday we have ever had!

Last year I visited France. France is a big country near Spain. I went with my family. First we visited the Louvre museum. After that we went to a restaurant. The food was fantastic! In the evening we went to the hotel. One day we saw the Eiffel tower and Disneyland. In France we ate fantastic croissants and chocolates. I really liked it. I want to visit France again.


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One year ago I visited England. England is a very beautiful and amazing country. I like it there because they have great museums, archaeological sites and history. They have Big Ben. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the palace of Westminster in London. My favourite place in London is Madame Tussaud’s because there are many famous people as dolls and that was very interesting. I’m sure that very soon I’ll visit England again.

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Last year I went with my family to Spain by plane. Spain is a big country near France. We went because my dad had work there. We stayed about seven days. First of all, we visited Valencia. Valencia is a big tourism town. We went to the Aquarium, a building by Calatrava. It was fantastic. We saw a lot of animals: kinds of dolphins such as the polic dolphin, two metres long, all kinds of sharks, kinds of fish such as the water snake. One day we saw a show of dolphins. It was amazing.

- What do you call a bee that lives in America?- A USB!

JokeA Native American grand-father was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, ‘I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, vio-lent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one.’ The grandson asked him, ‘Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?’ The grandfather answered: ‘The one I feed.’

Story

A Person I Admire

The person I admire is Selena Marie Gomez. She was born in America in 1992. She is a very talented person. She sings very well and she also stars in a lot of films. She is very popular and loved by many teenagers. She is pretty, kind and generous. She’s funny too. Selena is my favourite star.

The person I admire is Julia Child. Julia Child was an American chef and she cooked French food. She wanted to write a book about French cuisine for the Americans. It was called “ Mastering the Art of French cooking”. I admire her because I love cooking and I want to become a chef too!

AJ Rafael is a song writer and an organ player. He comes from the Philippines. His songs are love songs. One of his famous songs is “Without You”. He wrote the song for people who died from cancer. The money that he raised went to people with cancer. I admire him because he sings and writes songs.

The person who I admire is Adele. Adele is a professional singer. She comes from England. She was born on 5th May 1988. Apart from being a singer she is also a lyricist and a very good composer. She has won 9 Grammy awards. The song ‘Someone Like You,” written about a lost love is at the top of the charts. I admire her because she has got a very good voice and she sings wonderful songs.

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from America. He was born on 15th January 1981. His kind of music is hip-hop. In 2002 he made an album with the title, ‘Kings of Crunk’. In 2009 he wrote the song, ‘I know you want me’. Pitbull loves West coast rap and the East coast rap and I also love this music.

The person that I admire is Ken Block. He is the best American driver and drifter. He is 45 years old

The person I admire is Alki Zei. She comes from Athens and she grew up on Samos, a Greek island. Alki Zei is a famous writer, she has written many books. I haven’t read all of them but I like her books very much. She also likes theatre and she has written many good plays. I admire her because I want to be a writer too one day and become good at writing like her. She always has good ideas to write in her books. I hope one day that I will be like her.

My favourite band is System of a Down. It’s an American/Armenian metal/hard rock band. The members are Serj Tankian (vocals), Daron Melakian (electric guitar), Shavo Odjavich (bass guitar), John Objanich (drums). They have four discs, ‘Toxicity’, ‘System of a Down’, ‘Lost in Hollywood’ and ‘Forest’. In 2006 they won the Grammy award for the best hard rock/metal disc. In 2007 they made another disc and they went on a big tour and then they broke up. In 2011 they got together again to do a tour. They went to twenty countries. I admire them because they play good music.

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The person who I admire is Pitbull. His name is Armando Christian Peres. He is

and he was born in Long beach, California (America). He has won about 40 awards and trophies. He has got a black and green Ford Fiesta and a Subaru Crosworth in the same colours. He is quite tall with brown hair. He is ugly but he’s a great driver. I admire Ken Block because he has dedicated all his life to cars.

What an Adventure!

Hi! I’m Leonard and I have to tell you a story. Last year, my family and I were on our Christmas holiday. While the plane was flying, the weather was really bad...boom...boom...storms everywhere! I was really scared. I thought playing a game would help me feel better, so I turned on my PSP. Suddenly, the pilot of the plane had a heart attack and died! No-one knew how to control the plane, so we crashed. When I woke up, I saw the plane on fire. I looked around to find my family. I started crying, I didn’t know what to do! And then...ding, ding! I woke up. It was my alarm and it was a scary dream!

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Last summer I was in my home village near Thessaloniki. One day, I was walking along the pavement with my little cousin Dimitris. I was holding him by the hand and we were going to the park. We wanted to play football. Suddenly, he let go of my hand and he ran to the street. Just then, I saw a car, and it was coming fast. I shouted to Dimitris, but he didn’t hear me. I was so scared! I ran very quickly and I pulled him from the street. At first I felt scared, but then I felt happy because he was well. After that scary incident, I argued with him and I

One day last summer, I was travelling to Spain with my parents, by ship, for our holidays. We were having a good time on the ship. It was big and fast. But one day, something terrible happened. We were sitting on our seats, and suddenly we heard the ship’s alarm. Everyone got frightened! The ship was sinking! We had ten minutes to leave the ship. My father told me to run. The other side of the ship, where there were lifeboats, was not near us. Suddenly, someone pushed me and I fell down – and I lost my parents! Seven minutes passed, and then I saw my mother! I ran to her. When we were all together, we got into a boat. Then, we sailed in the sea until somebody found us...

I asked him why he had let go of my hand. He started crying and finally he promised that he wouldn’t do that again!


- Did you hear John got hit on the head by a can of cola? - Yes! He was lucky it was a soft drink!

Three years ago, I went to Buenos Aires with my best friend and our families. The trip was going well until...another plane crashed into our plane! At that time, I was playing Monopoly with my sister. When we heard the noise, we went to the pilot. He told us, ‘The plane is not OK.’ I didn’t know what to do and I ran to my mum. The pilot gave all the people life jackets and he opened the door. Everyone fell out of the plane, and I was the last. We were in Zimbabwe. We didn’t know the language, but they knew English. We told them what had happened and they took us to the airport. We then took a plane to Buenos Aires. When we got to Buenos Aires, I felt good because I thought I might see Messi! My family and I didn’t see Messi, but our holidays were the best ever!

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Jokes

A cruise ship is on her maiden voyage, when something amazing happens. The ship crashes into a small desert island. There is a hole in the engine room. The ship is on fire! It’s sinking! Only twenty peopel from one thousand manage to get into a small boat, In the boat, the children are crying. Everybody’s wet but not me...because I’m a ghost that predicts the future! After days of travelling, they arrive in Spain. They are very poor but they can manage, and they are going to tell the story to their children...

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- Why did the student eat his homework? - Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake!

- How do football players stay cool? - They sit next to their fans!

Aliens

My alien is called Zog and it’s from planet Zag. Zog’s favourite TV programme is ‘Monsters”. In his free time he does skateboarding or he eats apples.

This is Teratochello. He is 25 years old and he has three eyes, one nose, one mouth, 4 arms, seven legs and nine teeth. He drinks only fruit punch and he eat s only crepes. Teratochello is from the planet Chello.

My monster has got a square head, 2 big ears and no hair. He has got 3 black eyes, no nose and no mouth. He eats with his ears. He has got 4 arms, no fingers, 6 legs and no toes. He lives on the moon. He eats sharks and drinks wine.

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I’m Pispipapa Bib, a kind little monster, 6 years old. I’m from another planet called Groober. I’ve got a very big family. Here on earth I like pizza and lemonade but on my planet my favourite meal is fresh sludge. I like playing basketball with my best friend Gibly. Also we both like catching butterflies. My favourite TV programme is ‘Addle Egg”. My body is yellow. I’ve got two wings, red legs and yellow and red arms. I’ve got two very big black eyes, a very big nose and red big ears. My face is always happy. My hair is green and red.

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My name is Babaloo and I am 1018 years old. I’ve got big teeth, two big eyes and a small nose. I’ve got 999 brothers and 1000 sisters. My favourite TV programme is ‘Tom and Jerry’ and my favourite food is bananas and apples. My hobby is playing the piano and I like drawing insects. I am from planet Kronos and my girlfriend is called Baballoona.

My name is Loli. I’m from the planet Sack. I’ve got four legs, one big nose, six hands, a mouth and three eyes. In my free time I eat sweets and I drink lemonade. My favourite food is ice cream.

Hello! My name is Booly. I live on the planet Fire with my family. I’m 100years old. I’m funny but people are scared of me. I have got 3 red eyes, one big head, one pink nose, 2 long ears, 4 red teeth and very small hands. My favourite things to eat are planets, sheep, cows, birds and finally televisions. I drink soda very much. I’m interested in dancing with rats. Rats are my best friends. My favourite film is ratatouille. I like playing space computer. I go to school for aliens and I learn about UFOs. In my free time I often visit another planet to meet my friend Doll.

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My name is Astra, I am from Mars. I like French fries. I came here to be a clown. I am wearing a sweater, blue jeans and brown shoes. I have got ten arms, six fingers and three legs.

Samir Huseynli, MI2

Scary Stories

It was midnight, I walked into the graveyard. I was looking for my uncle’s grave when I saw a ghost. It was big and scary, with the sharpest teeth. I looked at his head and I saw a crown. It was the king of the ghosts. I was scared and I started to run. But the ghost

It was midnight in Los Angeles and the wind was whistling through the trees….Suddenly a strange man with black clothes was walking in the park. Then he started to scream. Many people went out of their houses to see what was going on. A branch fell on the man’s head

I woke up... It was almost midnight and something very dirty was under my head. But why? I opened my eyes and I saw a strange big rock. On this rock there was something written, I think. But I couldn’t see very well. But three minutes later I could see everything: R.I.P. was written on the rock! I started screaming, but nobody could see me or hear me. I stood up and started walking. But the only thing I was thinking was: ‘Why am I here?’ Then I saw a strange big house. Maybe someone lived there. But when I knocked on the door, nobody answered. I knocked 3 more times, and then somebody opened the door. I couldn’t see who it was and I was scared. When I went inside the house, the door closed. I tried to open it but the door was locked. I couldn’t do anything. I started walking and then a strange light appeared through a wall. ‘It is a ghost!!’, I whispered to myself. I started running because the ghost was chasing me. Then the ghost disappeared! Wait a second…it disappeared? But there was still something under my head. It was my pillow!!! I woke up and started screaming in my house and then I heard someone screaming...Oh, it was my brother who was trying to scare me!

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and he shouted for HELP. A zombie came and ATE HIS HEAD!!! All the people who were around them started to scream. The man turned into a zombie. Now every night the man-zombie without his head walks and screams in the park…

was faster than me, and then it caught me. I was scared for my life. Then a strange black person came to the ghost and with his knife he killed it. It was my dead uncle! When I went home shouted ‘I’ll never go again to the graveyard.’


It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees outside the old hospital. That night I was exploring. I got in. It was dark and the floor was creaking. As I was walking I heard a noise! It was coming from an old skull. I heard it talking. It was saying: ‘There was a big fire in this hospital years ago. All the people ran out but no-one helped me to get out, so I died in the fire.’ Many years before the fire, a man came, who was very ill and he couldn’t get well. Before he died, he said “If that hospital gets destroyed, all the spirits of the dead people will be revived” . Then I heard someone scream. It was the old man’s ghost . I was scared and I ran out. “That explains many things”, I thought.

It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees. I was alone and I was returning from the cinema. I was walking along a small path between some bushes. I wasn’t running but I was walking fast. Suddenly, the lights went out. I couldn’t see very well because the only light I had was from the half moon and the stars. I heard a noise behind me but I didn’t know what it was. I turned and I didn’t see anything I started walking again and I heard chains and then I saw a ghost in front of me. It was white with two red eyes. It wasn’t walking but it was floating. I started running and I didn’t feel safe until I opened my door and entered my house.

It was midnight and the wind was whistling through the trees. There was a full moon . Some children were camping in the forest. They heard strange noises. One of the children told a story

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about this place. The noises went on and on. The children couldn’t stay any more because they were scared so they tried to leave. Suddenly one of them saw a man turn into a wolf. The boy had a tennis ball in his pocket and he threw it to the wolf man. The wolf man wasn’t dangerous. He was like a little puppy and ran after the ball. The boy finally reached his friends and left this place.

Presents

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Vassiliki Zafeiropoulou, SC2

People often give each other presents for lots of different reasons. Nowadays people have forgotten the real meaning of why they are doing this and they have ended up getting typical unimportant presents for the people close to them. They tend to buy presents because of social and commercial pressures. The great number of commercials shown on television influence people and make them buy presents that do not have any sentimental value. In addition there are social pressures like the fact that for events like birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations everyone should get a present. This makes people buy presents reluctantly without their volition and they end up hating the whole procedure. Of course there are a small number of people that actually buy presents in order to show to other people how important they are to them and how much they care about them unconditionally. They buy presents because they really want to do, without social or commercial pressures.

Whenever it’s Christmas, Easter, birthdays, you name it we always give and receive presents. Ask a young child what he likes best about Christmas: he’ll probably say ‘gifts’. But why do we give gifts? There are some who believe that this is a result of social pressure or because of commercials. Others like myself, think this is simply due to our desire to give them. As an ancient Greek philosopher, whose name I can’t remember, once said, we are social beings. We need to accept and be accepted. Many today have wrongly associated that craving with present-giving. In other words gifts are a way for us to socialize. But I think it’s more than that. The joy we see in someone’s face once they hold the package; the surprise pictured on their faces when they open it and see the useless stuff we have bought them; their unsuccessful attempts to hide their disappointment and irritation….priceless! But think of it this way; a present is like chocolate. It’s something you get without realising that you do so as a reward to yourself. That’s indeed the case with gifts; you give them as if to say: “Thank you for being an awesome father, mother, sister, and friend.” Now, what makes a present special? I personally believe that it’s when a gift comes from the heart that it turns into something exceptional. Money means nothing, besides showing you are wealthy. If for example you give a friend a handmade dream

catcher instead of a high quality TV, you have already won a place in her heart. So, next time you go shopping, don’t choose to buy from an expensive mega store: visit the corner shops that are never seen.

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that really the case? In a society where people are growing apart despite the progress in communication, do we give presents because we actually want to or because of social pressure on us? On the one hand, there are those people that if asked will answer that giving gifts is a truly heartfelt act. This is what they have in mind when shopping for their loved ones for their birthday or during Christmas. These people know very well that a good present is not an extravagant one, but one the other person is sure to fancy and appreciate. All that matters after all is the thought of purchasing something and not the gift itself. The time you spent in the shops trying to decide shows how much you care, even if you end up buying something cheap. On the other hand there are those people who believe buying presents is just a tradition, a way of being polite and even more, a rule you need to follow so that you are not judged as cold and ignorant. To them, presents are shallow and ingenuine and only serve image enhancement. They believe the more expensive and posh the gift is, the better and richer they appear. To conclude, buying presents can be either wholehearted and sincere or meaningless. The way I see it, people shouldn’t buy and give gifts if they don’t really feel like doing so.

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Nowadays, people give and receive presents all the time. On holidays, birthdays, celebrations, or simple visits. But is any one of them a gift from the heart? Christmas, for example, is interwoven with presents. Every year, we all rush to the shops to buy gifts for our friends and family. The exact same thing happens when we are invited to someone’s house or party. As we see, the whole ‘present issue’ has become a yearly routine we do mechanically and most importantly, there is no true thoughtfulness or emotion behind it whatsoever. It’s mostly something modern societies force us to do, something like ‘savoir vivre’, and we just give in to these commercial and social pressures. As a result, we end up giving gifts that end up in attics, or given back to the shops. The ugly truth is that a good present is very rare in our time, and by good, we don’t necessarily mean an expensive one, but a gift from the heart. What makes it worthy is the love that led you to buy it, the effort you make to choose it, the anxiety to see if your friend likes it, your smile when you imagine his reaction. When he realises how carefully you picked his present, he will cherish it for ever, just because it symbolises how much you care about him. To sum up, buying presents isn’t always heartfelt. However we should choose them carefully, so that it won’t end up being a worthless habit.

Giving presents has always been an act of gratitude and love towards the people we most care about. However nowadays is

They Changed the World

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Mariliana Zakkas, SC2

In his early years, his family moved to New Jersey, where he started selling newspapers on trains. He later became a telegraph operator and it was at that time he started inventing. Amongst his greatest inventions are the microphone, the photograph and almost 10000 other patents that contributed to communication. In spite of public opinion, Edison is not the inventor of the electric light bulb, nor is he of course the inventor of electricity as that always existed in nature. What we owe him though is the creation of an electricity distribution system which was essential in order to benefit from the invention of the light bulb. It is this system that has allowed the evolution of our modern technology. It was first used in his power station in Pearl Street, Manhattan New York. In my opinion ,Thomas Edison was a person who changed the world, as well as an example of a hard worker and he should always be remembered as such. He breathed his last on the 18th of October 1931 at his house in Ohio.

Many innovations have changed the world, transforming it into what it is today. However, very few have actually changed the way people act, think and spend their free time. Humanity had reached a point where everyone thought the progress in communications had reached its climax, but just about that time, a student from the University of Harvard was about to change our every day life for ever. His name was Mat Zuckerburg. Mark Eliot Zuckerburg was born in New York on May 14th 1984. He was always interested in computer programming, as he took up writing software as a hobby during middle school. A few years later, the

18 year old Mark was accepted at Harvard, where he studied computer science and psychology. In his sophomore year, Zuckerburg wrote a programme called “Facemask”, as a ‘fun’ project, letting student so in the College network vote on other students’ photo attractiveness. His network quickly evolved into face book. It spread really fast and was widely used at national level, but later on it became known in every part of the planet. Face book has made a huge impact on our lives whether good or bad. First of all, it offers us the opportunity to keep up with our friends’ news and …the Joneses. On the other hand ‘Fb’ is not that beneficial for people unaware of the dangers it hides. Generally the specific social network is a smart and useful tool in our hands, which has really affected our everyday routine, despite its downsides. After Zuckerburg, who else do we have to wait for?

Electricity is without a doubt, the foundation of our modern technology and culture. Take a brief moment to look around you. At least one of the things you see is an electrical device or uses electricity in some way. Without it we couldn’t have computers, fridges, microwaves, modern means of transport, lights and all those things that make our lives much easier, But what of the man behind it? Thomas Edison was born on the 11th of February of 1847, in Milan, Ohio and was the seventh and last kid of his family. Despite being very smart and ingenious, he only attended 3 months of school and teachers reported that his mind often wandered. After dropping out of school, he was taught by his mother at home.


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from British domination. The British, not knowing what to do, were forever imprisoning him, but the people always held mass demonstrations, forcing them to let him free. His chief political enemy in Britain, Winston Churchill, ridiculed him as a “half naked fakir”. However he was dedicated to his people, and his beliefs. He saw the villages as the core of the true India and promoted self sufficiency; he did not support the industrialization programmes of his disciple Jawaharlal Nehru. He was a dedicated vegetarian, and undertook long fasts as a means both of self purification and political mobilization. Also Gandhi worked to stop the carnage between Muslims on the one hand and Hindus and Sikhs that raged in the border area between India and Pakistan. Alas, he didn’t have time to complete his work. He was assassinated in January 1948 by a Hindu nationalist who thought Gandhi was too sympathetic to India’s Muslims. Today, 30th January is observed as Martyrs ‘Day in India. People call him “Mahatma” (Great Soul) as well as ‘Bapu’ ( Father) and his is considered to be the Father of the Nation. Inevitably, his birthday, 2nd October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday and world wide as the International Day of Non Violence.

Should you ever go to India, it is absolutely sure you will hear, not once but many times the name “Mahatma Gandhi” .Surley it will not be the first time you have ever heard of the name, but the questions is, do you know who he was? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, which is his full name, was the leader of Indian nationalism at a time when India was ruled by the British. However it is not the fact that he managed to lead India to independence that made him beloved and popular, but the methods he used, which were solely peaceful, yet uncooperative ones. It is because of the means he used that so many civil rights, freedom and non-violent movements were created all over the world. He was born on 2nd October 1869 and was raised in a Hindu Bain community on coastal Gujarat. Being the son of a senior government official, he soon succeded in becoming a lawyer. He was trained in England and after his studies went to South Africa. There he started fighting for the rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians and started becoming well known all over the world. After some years, he returned to India and continued his struggle but soon realized that if he wanted to persuade the Indians to rise, he had to become one of them. He was nothing more than a stranger to their culture, since he had been away from his country for so many years. He tried and succeeded in following their traditions, for example wearing the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven with yarn he had spun on a charka or living modestly in a self sufficient residential community. Not long after that he started organizing peasants to protest against excessive land taxes, managing to reach out to all religious groups. He was turned into a leader of the Indian Congress in 1921 and led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expanding women’s rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending

untouchability (belonging to or connected with the Hindu social class or caste that was considered by other classes to be the lowest), increasing economic self reliance, and above all for achieving the independence of India

The Worst Day of My LifeTeresa Peleki, SF6

Violet looked at the clock. “I have to run, otherwise I’ll be very late for my interview” she said.She ran into her room and quickly got ready. She grabbed her mobile, bag, keys and coat and raced to the door.-“Don’t forget to take an umbrella!” her brother said.- “I won’t need one” she replied.When she got to the bus station, the bus had just left. Disappointed, anxious and worried, Violet sat and waited for the next bus. The bus was crowded and Violet at last got near the door to get off at the next stop. But while she was getting off, a lady dropped her coffee. Violet slipped on it, but luckily she wasn’t hurt. Her clothes were a mess. She got up angrily and started running to the interview appointment. The sky grew darker, clouds full of rain gathered. After a few minutes, it was raining cats and dogs. Finally Violet, wet, dirty, late and anxious arrived at the office.-“I’m sorry you missed your turn” said the secretary.-“It was a really bad day. Please let me try” said Violet.-“I’m sorry. I could set you up for the next week” the secretary proposed.-“All right” Violet replied disappointed.

It all started, when I had a test in history. Everything was going well and I’d gone to school sure that I was going to write well in the test. I was so confident and so sure that I hadn’t done any last minute revision the day before. I thought I had studied enough. I was waiting calmly and with no stress unitl it was time to go and write the test. When it was time to start I looked at the questions and I realized that I didn’t know the answers because I hadn’t studied one unit of the book. Suddenly everything changed inside me and I felt so disappointed because I had spent time preparing for this test and I was thinking how to tell that to my parents. Then also while I was walking back home after school I fell on the street and broke my wrist. On the same day I had failed a test and I also had a broken wrist. I was feeling like I was the most unlucky person in the world after all that had happened. That was definitely the worst day of my life.

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“Write a story about the worst day of your life... Oh, no! I won’t make it by tomorrow. I won’t have my story ready thought Violet.-“Will you have breakfast?” asked her brother when he came into the kitchen. -“I don’t know… What time is it?” - “8:45” he answered.

Late at night, when she got home starved, cold and angry at what had happened, she looked at her papers. She had forgotten something: “My story! I forgot it.” But Violet didn’t go to college next morning. She was in bed with a cold. At least now she knew which worst day she was going to write about in her story.


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at 9 o’clock which lasts four hours and then at 3 o’ clock I have an English class until 6 o’clock. Last Saturday though was very special because my school had organized a dancing party and I was hoping to dance with a boy called Mark who I had fancied for ages and I was very excited. But when I returned from my English class and I wanted to start getting ready, my mother told me that I could not go because we had invited my dad’s boss to dinner at an Italian restaurant and he wanted to meet the whole family. As it was so important for my dad I knew that I had no choice I cried in my room for half an hour. Fortunately though, my mum allowed me to take one of my friends with me so that I wouldn’t get bored so I ran to the telephone to call a friend of mine, Sara. She told me that she could come so I stopped crying. In the afternoon, my mum made me wear a horrible dress with flowers on it, and then... Sara phoned to tell me that she couldn’t come because she had broken her leg and could barely walk. I told her that It was OK, even though my eyes were full of tears. When my dad got home, he got dressed and we went to the restaurant. I was really bored. They were talking only about work and no one cared about me. Fortunately, by midnight my dad’s boss had left and we returned home. I was happy because I would have time to see a very nice film that was on TV that night. I switched it on but before I could push the button to tune into the right channel the power went off. I

The worst day of my life was my birthday about six months ago! In the morning of that day I was very happy because I was planning to have a party at my home. After I had invited all my friends to come to my house that afternoon I went to buy a cake for my birthday with

Generally, I don’t really like Saturdays because I must get up early for my French class

stormed into my bedroom and went to bed crying about my unbelievably bad luck until I fell asleep. The next day my friends from school called and said they had had a great time at the party. I explained what had happened and while I was talking I burst into tears again. That Saturday was definitely the worst Saturday of my life!

my mum. While were walking in the street we passed under a tree where a lot of birds were sitting and suddenly a bird dropping fell on my head. At the beginning, I felt very angry but when I thought that this day was important for me, I cooled off. After that, we took the cake, we went home and I had a bath. Later I put on my favourite dress and I helped my mum with the food and with the decoration of the house. After a long time waiting for my friends to come to my house they phoned me and they said that they couldn’t come because they had to go to another party. That was an awful day!

I Wish I Could Visit...Artemis Iosif, SF4 Nick Lagouros, SF4

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A country I’d love to visit is England, which I have heard so much about and I love. I’d love to see Big-Ben, the

I’d love to visit Italy because I’m half Italian and I want to see my second home. I also want to go there because

My names Nick Lagouros and I’m from Greece. I want to travel to France. I’d like to visit the Louvre

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I’d like to visit France because there are so many sights to see, especially in Paris. I would like to see the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre Museum, Notre Dame and the river Seine. I would also like to walk around the city and see the famous Champs Elysses and

London Eye, The Tate Modern and Tate Britain, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Kensington Palace, London Zoo and of course I’d love to see the London Aquarium and Madame Tussauds. I’d also like to visit England at Christmas because there are a lot of shops to buy Christmas gifts among other things, and the Christmas spirit is unique in London. A lot of people go to study at an English University and they learn such useful things. In the future I’d love to be one of these people.

the big department stores. I want to go to Euro Disney which is close to Paris. Finally I would like to visit Asterix’s Park which a lot of people say is more interesting than Euro Disney.

museum which houses many different works of art, e.g. the Mona Lisa ( La Gioconda). After that, I’d like to play many extreme games in Disneyland. Afterwards I want to take photos of my Disney heroes e.g. Peter Pan, Snow White, Mickey and Minnie Mouse etc… I’d like to taste French cuisine in a French restaurant, with many cheeses, with a steak and a tomato salad. Finally, a walk next to the river Seine is not a bad idea for my brother and I. France is a fantastic country which I desperately want to travel to.

I’ve heard that it is a beautiful country. I want to see the Coliseum and all the ancient things from Greece and Rome. But I most want to go there because I want to learn all about horses, how they are trained, how they feed them etc…In Italy they are experts on horses. The last reason I want to go there is just to have fun! I want to take my best friend and go to explore Italy!


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A country I’d like to visit is probably Italy. I’d love to visit the Colosseum and all the ancient ruins and temples, so that I could see the engineering and craftsmanship behind Rome and its architects. Who would not like to taste a real Italian pizza or carbonara? Perhaps one could taste some life sweetening tiramisu. I’d like to sing the Duda song in a cathedral and listen to my words echo. I’d like to skydive and land on the Pisa Tower (because taking the stairs would take ages) and then sing the Duda song there, too! I’d like to stay in the most expensive hotel I can find, and make my mum pay for it!

Nefeli Papageorgiou, SF4My favourite country is China and I'd love to visit it. In my opinion, China is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It has got very attractive cities such as Beijing, the Great Wall of China, which a lot of tourists visit every year. Hong Kong with the famous Nan Lian Garden and Shanghai with beautiful gardens which a lot of people also visit every year. China is also very popular for its culture, the differents roofs and the very beautiful and original design of the homes. Finally, they have a lot of different dishes which I would like to try!

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In Russia there are so many programmes and very many channels. For example, STS specializes in Russian series and films. DTV does detective series and detective films. We have a lot of sports channels and reality shows too. Personally, I haven’t got a favourite programme. If I want to watch something, I can go to You Tube and watch it there. That’s the reason why I haven’t got a timetable of when and what to see. I’ve got a lot of free time, I can watch whenever I want and that’s great! I think it is cool to live like that. I’vegot a lot of choice, I can watch my favourite cybersport matches with many different presenters. As far as I’m concerned, it’s much more interesting than watching a match that is presented by just one person because maybe you don’t like that presenter but you have to watch him because the match is interesting. You Tube hasn’t got that problem and that’s fantastic.

Presents

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This article is about present giving, an activity which takes place in our every day life and gives us a feeling of satisfaction. No matter how expensive or big they are, presents are a pleasant surprise for every body. As we said, present giving takes place in our every day life which means that presents are not only given at celebrations such as birthdays or Christmas. Instead, they can be given by parents, friends, relatives and others whenever they want to express their love, support, greetings or gratitude to someone without buying something big or expensive. Therefore, presents which are given as a surprise and not because we are obliged to do so, are signs of true love and altruism. Moving on, I’d like to say that buying a present is not as easy as it seems. In fact it can sometimes be really hard because finding something useful can take lots of time and thought. As a result, I believe that the perfect present would include three things. Firstly, its value, which includes all the effort we have put into finding it. Secondly it is really important how useful it is, as it can create a great impression depending how much it is needed. Finally, the way we use it is what makes a good present stand out, due to the variety of uses a present with a helpful and creative design can offer. Concluding, I would like to mention that even though we are sometimes forced to buy a present, giving it is always an action of true solidarity.

I’ve heard a friend once say: ‘I’ll only throw a party, so people will bring me presents.’Presents were first given to Kings and Queens, hosts and hostesses as a ‘thank you’ for being accepted in their kingdoms, palaces and houses. As time went by, presents were given to friends to say ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Congratulations’, ‘I’m sorry’, ‘I love you’ in a timeless way and just in words. Young people nowadays give presents to each other because of more social and peer pressure and they have become accustomed to following their parents’ habits and less of whether they actually want to. But what makes the right present? It is very important to be aware of the occasion you are going to give something as a present. For example, you are not supposed to give a book to a newly wedded couple nor a pancake maker to a sweet sixteen birthday girl. In my opinion, the perfect present isn’t the one you buy just to say ‘Hey! I bought you something’. It is the one you buy, make or both that you know it will mean something to the other person. This category of presents though, is better for friends and family. If it’s someone you barely know, you should probably buy something with an exchange card.


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Nowadays to find a job that you will follow for the rest of your life is really difficult and needs planning but why not improve the way of doing it by simply following these tips.AppearanceRemember that the way we dress is personal and wearing clothes you feel comfortable with will help you stop worrying about how you look. Also pick something stylish, giving the impression that you take care of yourself. However, pay attention, because overdressing might lead to an unimpressive and confusing appearance.MannerThis is the part which gives you the opportunity to express yourself and stand out from the crowd. This way you can show that you can be serious and responsible but at the same time friendly and communicative. Apart from that, you must be clear and confident with your answers, so listen carefully, think a bit before you answer and always try to be polite.BehaviourBe cheerful. Showing a friendly and happy attitude can help you create friendly vibes and also show that you will enjoy doing this job.

Generally you will always feel a bit nervous, but if you manage to organise your thoughts and relax, you will succeed.

Job Interviews

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Nowadays we tend to spend quite a lot of money buying presents for people we like and don’t really like. Whatever the occasion is we buy something for others. But I can’t help but wonder: Why do we givepresents? We give presents to express out love, for example at Christmas, our blessing, birthdays, name days, to say congratulations, baby showers, weddings. But we are missing the point. We worry too much about the type of present and we forget that we will be there for their big moment. How did things turn out this way? We have become so greedy that all we care about what others will think about us. The present giving isn’t from our hearts any more, but it’s a social obligation that we are required to do every time we are invited somewhere. Even though we give presents, some people aren’t as thoughtful as us. We give, give and give and we get nothing in return from them. Another thing is what makes a good present. What would others appreciate? Basically the appreciation is what concerns us the most. Therefore we spend hours and hours finding something that others would like. In my opinion the sentimental presents, the ones that come from the bottom of our hearts are the best, and just the thought is enough. To sum up, we have underestimated the value of gifts. We have taken them for granted. Consequently, we have to see them as actions and words that can’t be said, not just as materials.

On Greek television, there are lots of chat shows and soaps. We have American series and a lot of cartoons. Personally, my favourite programme is a reality show called “Wipe Out” in English. It’s on “Ant1” channel on Mondays. The programme starts at 9pm and finishes at 10pm. I think this programme is very funny and makes people laugh. In my opinion, the best thing about it is that famous people and ordinary people both do many difficult things to win $100,000 - that’s why it’s my favourite programme.

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My Favourite TV Programme

My favourite TV programme is “Friends” and it’s on Star channel at half past three every weekend. The show is a comedy and the theme is a gang of friends that do funny stuff and get into trouble. I like it because it always makes me laugh.

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My favourite programme is “The Simpson”. It’s an animation series about a family of yellow people in a world of yellow people and apparently, only three black men. It’s on “Fox”, though I’m not sure about the time or if it’s even daily. It is, in my

My favourite TV programme is The Vampire Diaries series because I like the subject! The Vampire Diaries is on the “CW” channel and it is on TV every Thursday

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at 8 p.m. I think it’s really cool and it keeps you in suspense. Also, I think it’s better than the other programmes because it has very good special effects and also perfect actors play in it.

opinion, a very funny show because…because it’s comedy animation! It never seems to follow a certain theme or follow a certain timeline.

Alexander Korsakov, SF4In Russia there are so many programmes and very many channels. For example, STS specializes in Russian series and films. DTV does detective series and detective films. Personally I haven’t got afavourite programme. If I want to watch something, I can go to You Tube and watch it there. I can watch whenever I want and that’s great! I think it is cool to live like that!


Mikes Magkoulios, SF4

On Greek TV, there are too many chat shows, some reality shows, some game shows and a few

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My favourite TV programme is called “Kapse to Scenario”. It’s on Mega channel on

Here in Greece we have all types of programmes on TV. Personally, my favourite programme is an American series that is called “The Vampire Diaries”. It’s in English with Greek subtitles. It’s on Star channel on Fridays. It starts at 8.00pm and finishes at

My favourite programme is called “Happy Together” and it’s on Mega channel. This programme is about a family

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documentaries. Also there’s a channel called Nickleodeon, which presents cartoons most of the day. Personally, my favourite programme is like a comedy. It’s called “Big Time Rush”. It’s on Nickeloneon channel every evening. The programme starts at7.50pm and finishes at 8.25pm. I think this programme is interesting because I find it exciting and gripping. There are four children who do idiotic things or something appears to compete with them. In my opinion the best thing about the programme is the fascinating way they try to solve their problems.

Thursdays and it starts at 23:00 and ends at 0:10. In my opinion, this programme is really cool because it gives viewers a lot of fun. There are three actors, one actress and the director. They haven’t got any script so they have to improvise. The programme has lots of acting games, which they invent as they play them. Sometimes they do silly things and they make a lot of mistakes. That’s why I like the programme.

12.00pm. In my opinion, this series is really cool because it has a lot of supernatural creatures, the story is interesting and moves really quickly, so you never get bored. Sometimes it’s funny, other times it is dramatic and it is always scary! The greatest thing about it is that as the story continues you can love and hate the same character many times. For me it is the greatest thing on TV!

with 5 children and a “crazy” grandmother. Two of the children are really stepbrother and stepsister because their parents got divorced and now they’ve found a new wife / husband. The family has some difficult decisions to make because of the love between the two stepchildren. I think this programme is a lot of fun and when you watch it, you understand how Greek families are. As far as I’m concerned, it’s much more interesting than other programmes.

It was Easter and I had to visit my grandmother who lived in the town of Corfu. So, when I arrived at the airport, I took a bus to go there.

It was a boring Wednesday like all the others: getting up early, school, home, homework, bed; I mean my daily routine. So, I decided to skip school with my friends and go with them to The Mall. We arranged to meet at the basketball court near our school at 8 o’clock and get to The Mall by metro together. When we arrived there, a friend of mine called me and warned me about one of our classmates who had seen us and told the teacher about it. We started worrying, so we all returned home, where we found out that the school had phoned our parents and we were in a lot of trouble. Fortunately, my mum was aware of it, because I had informed her and got her permission, but she had made me promise not to be discovered. So I was grounded for two weeks and the school suspended my friends and me for five days. To be honest, I don’t know if that was the worst day of my whole life, because at first it was a bit exciting, but I’m quite sure that the days that followed were less entertaining and the most boring days of my 14 years of existence. If I had known what was going to happen, I would be a lot more mindful or even better I wouldn’t have skipped school that day!

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The Worst Day of My Life

I wish I had checked which bus I took! After an hour of patience, I was sure that something was going wrong. The bus didn’t stop a single time, only when it arrived at Salanti, the only village in the North of Corfu! After thirty minutes in the sun, another bus passed and I hoped it would take me to the city centre. When I arrived, I took a taxi and read the address to the driver. As soon as I got out of the car, I knew I wasn’t in the town. I looked again at the address and realized it was a doctor’s who lived in the suburbs! Exhausted, with no money left, hungry and tired I waited for any ideas to come outside a small mini market, with the evening sun burning my hands and back. I overheard the shopkeeper saying that he would go to the town for supplies. It was my only chance. I asked him to take me with him and he agreed. I got into the van, read the address three times to make sure it was correct and after thirty minutes he left me exactly where I wanted. So, instead of arriving at two o’clock I arrived at eight, I felt as if I hadn’t eaten for ages and I was ready to sleep. Every time I visit Corfu, I pay great attention to the buses to make sure they’re the right ones. And when I see a bus passing by, I remember the worst day of my life!


I really love extreme sports and I admire a great number of people who do them. I am attracted to many extreme sports but there are couple of them I definitely have to try. One day I really hope to be able to try skydiving. For those who don’t know what it is about, skydiving is a sport where you exit an aircraft and you return to earth using a parachute to slow down during the final part of the descent. I’ve heard that when you skydive, you feel free for 45 to 60 seconds there is nothing but the air and you. If you enjoy speed, danger and heights skydiving is the best sport for you. Not all types of personalities are attracted to extreme sports. In my opinion, in order to be stimulated by an extreme sport, you should be the kind of person who likes taking

The best day of my life begins on a beautiful sunny Monday. That day I was heading to my school to sit an exam in the last and one of the most important subjects of the stream I had chosen back in the 2nd grade of my High school. I had to try to get a very good mark in order to get into the school of engineers for combat aircraft as I had dreamed about it from when I was 10 years old. But that day I thought I had no chance of achieving the mark I needed, because in my class most of my classmates had been studying hard to get into schools requiring as high marks as mine, which was something I hadn’t done. When I finished writing I was stunningly impressed by the ease of the exercises and of course with myself. I couldn’t believe that there was a possibility of me passing the exam with a 20 out of 20 mark, so I looked fast at the book and I realized that I answered all the questions right ! At that point I started jumping in the middle of the street and screaming. I ran to my house to tell my parents the good news. When I went there I hugged them and cried as the dream of my life came true. I promised to myself that I will never forget that day!

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The Best Day of My Life

Extreme Sports

risks. In addition, you should like trying new things and you should get excited by speed and danger. If you are a shy personality afraid of heights and speed you shouldn’t even entertain the thought of trying extreme sports. I have to say that I’m really waiting for the day I will skydive. I hope you try an extreme sport during your life because you have to know that life is no fun without a little danger.

Children aren’t obliged to feel like soldiers. They are free to live in their peaceful world. Hope and love, pure qualities which only pure young children can understand, cannot be affected by bombs and assault rifles. On the other hand, the picture may show the peace, which finally always comes and rises above the ruins of war.

Flowers as a weapon. This image represents a ‘peaceful way’ between citizens full of rage and love but the dictatorship steps on their hearts. Revolution is the way to rebuild the lost freedom of people.

This person fights for his rights and his freedom. Also he suggests to people to demonstrate peacefully and not by throwing bombs and chemical products.

This picture shows a young man throwing a bouquet of flowers. As we can see from his face we can understand that he is in a rage. He is a young man who wants to express his feelings. Maybe he disagrees with the political system of his country and he wants a revolution so that he can win his rights. Instead of demonstrating by throwing bombs or by burning cars and trees he prefers to demonstrate in a peaceful way, by throwing flowers. With this attitude, he shows his rage and his anger, peacefully without any damage. He is wearing a cover around his mouth so that it is like he is throwing a bomb.

Banksy Rules

To reach and obtain what you want, you don’t have to use violence, there’s another option….think about it….

A sign of peace

Peace, anarchy, change, anger.

Love Overcomes War

This picture shows that through war, destruction and death children can still have dreams of freedom and love. It also shows that soldiers fight for the future of children.

All you need is love, love is all you need. Love beats War. Love is on top of everything.

Only love and purity can defeat war. This picture wants to show us that children don’t deserve to live the tragedy of war but they want to live in a peaceful world.

War can be beaten by true friendship with compassion and loyalty.

War, compassion, love, new generation, change, peace loyalty.


This picture shows us that the poor man and generally all the people don’t want to live in a world which contains people who are very rich and people who are very poor but in a world where all will be the same.

To me, this person wants things to change not only promises that never come true. Often the politicians promise things that they never make reality, so people often get angry because they may want things to change. He doesn’t wish to have a better life only for him; he wants a better world for everyone. He just wants to see a change in the world.

Eyes down, lips curled, not breathing in case I smell. They come closer, but without taking a look at me, afraid that I might injure their petty fantasies. I hear their coins promising some water or even bread-but still- I don’t really care. I watch their smiles return again in the thought of having helped another man. But no, no! They’ve got is all wrong! It’s not their sympathy I’m asking for. I’ll call it into question and shout right at their face; I need you to empathise and feel the way I felt. When coins was not what I had asked for, but the only thing that got.

The poor man doesn’t want money; he wants to see a change in the poor world he lives in. He’s fed up with the whole situation and he’s not begging for coins but for hope. He represents us, he shows a message we all want to shout, he says he‘s not poor because of money, but because of the exhausted world we live in.

Forget money, change the world. It shows that people can survive without money and all they could possibly want is for things to change.

Nowadays people only care about food, money and their own satisfaction and they don’t know what to believe in.

Money can’t change the world, neither you. Money ain’t got no soul.

The specific photo refers to capitalism and generally the fact that the new generation nowadays show too much respect to big industries and they sometimes overestimate them. They are not innovative and usually go with the flow and they do not try to be different and inspirational. That’s why they fell into the trap of capitalism and over consumption.

Unfortunately money controls everything. Many crimes are committed every day by people who want to get money. Even the kids have on top of everything money and they pray to have more because they believe money can bring happiness.

I think it’s about capitalism. Children are obliged to show respect to the brands and the companies which shall provide them everything they need. They can’t do without them.

It makes me feel sad because the future of the children depends on the companies.

There is a phrase saying that the dog is man’s best friend. Everyone has heard of it but some of us experience the sense of this phrase everyday. Well, I belong to this group of people as I own a dog that I can’t do without. My pet’s dog name is Duffy and she’s a joyful, lively puppy. Every morning she jumps on my bed and she licks my face until she makes sure that I’ve woken up. Surprisingly, one Saturday morning she didn’t come to wake me up. My first thought was that she might have wanted to have some more sleep. Then, I went to see whether she was still sleeping and I found her lying

It was Monday morning and I knew it was time to get up. When I saw the clock, it was 8.05 a.m.! I only had 10 minutes before the school bell would ring. I got dressed, and I ran fast to the door. I took the bike to arrive sooner. However, while I was riding the bike, the front tyre blew up and I fell onto the road. I really wished to be at school on time, but that was impossible. But I got up, I took the bike and I started to walk quickly to school. Finally, I was late for school and the teacher told me off for not being there on time. In the third hour we

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on her pillow shaking. She was staring at me as if she was begging for help. I wrapped her in a blanket as fast as I could and carefully held her in my arms. Suddenly, I realized that I was home alone and the rest of my family was out as every Saturday morning. I panicked at first but a few moments later I got dressed and carried her to the nearest pet hospital which was luckily only 10 minutes away. Everyone was surprised to see a 13 year old girl rushing into the clinic with a puppy in her arms and they all helped me with no delay. Fortunately, the vet found that Duffy had got nothing serious but a common cold. Despite my dog’s non serious illness and quick recovery, that morning I had so many mixed emotions such as surprise, disappointment, sadness, anger, anxiety, frustration because of not knowing what to do and how to deal with urgent situations like that one. I knew that I would feel really awful if I hadn’t managed to help her at all. Justifiably, that was the worst day of my life and I hope that nothing like this will happen again!

had a maths test! That’s bad luck! I wasn’t prepared very well, so I didn’t pass the test, and I only got 66 %. After school, at 4.30 pm, I had basketball training so I went home, I changed, and then I took the bus to the basketball court. But on the way to the court it was raining very hard, and I received a text message on my cell phone from the coach to say that the training was cancelled. That was very bad news, because there wasn’t anyone to give me a lift home, in that rain. So I went home on foot. I became soaked through, and I think I got a cold too. That was the worst day of my life. But as I say, tomorrow, is a new day, isn’t it?


I remember that day very clearly. It was a hot day in Porto Rafti. I was with my parents on vacation. We had just finished swimming at the local beach. So we went home as usual and ate our lunch. Then my friend Pavlos called and suggested we went for a ride on our bikes. So I accepted the invitation. We arranged to meet outside my house at six o’clock! Everything was fine we were having fun but then there was a downhill road and my friend insisted on going down but I did not want to because I am afraid of heights but in the end I stupidly agreed. As we crossed it, a car came out of nowhere and crashed into my bike! I fell down and the driver of the car came out screaming and asking if I was okay and apologizing . Everything was white for a little while and I could not see what was happening around me. Then my friend called my parents and they came and took me to the hospital. I had stitches on my eyebrow and bruises all over my body and after that I went back home. It was the worst day of my life.

It was another boring day at school, although there was a little bit of sunshine during the day because it was the end of the week. Everything was normal, the first lesson started, the hours passed and it was time for my art lesson. We had to make dresses out of recycled

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items and I decided to make a dress out of plastic bags and paper. I had to cut a plastic bag so I took a pair of scissors and started cutting it. As I was finishing the cutting, I suddenly felt a weird cold pain in one of the fingers of my left hand! I threw down the scissors and the bag from the shock! I had cut a part of my finger! Without screaming or crying I went to the teacher and when she saw it she panicked. The first aid box at my school was empty and someone had to go to the chemist’s while I was waiting with my finger bleeding continuously. After they helped me with the bleeding I had to go to my piano lesson but I couldn’t play because it was really hurting. So I went home. The most annoying result of that accident was that a long time afterwards whenever I wanted to use scissors everybody would watch me with anxiety!

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