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Amazing new story on our wiki: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

http://markaki-reading.wikispaces.com/The+Selfish+Giant 

Feliz Navidad!

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Extra Christmas Activities for the best bloggers in the world!

http://markaki-students.blogspot.gr/2013/12/christmas-activities-for-all-age-groups.html 

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A Christmas Carol (simplified) from Maria Markaki School of Foreign Languages

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The Ozone Hole

The problem: 

The ozone hole is one of the biggest problems in the world and if we don't protect the environment the hole will become bigger and bigger and the temperature of our planet will increase!

The cause:

In my opinion, the cause of the Ozone Hole is the CFCs because they contain a chemical which called chlorine and this chemical can destroy the ozone!The CFCs are contained in the air conditioners,the spray cans the fridges and generally other things which can pollute the environment.

The solution:

I argue that people today are irresponsible and they don't care about the environment..Maybe they don't know how important it is to be clean..Environment is important for all of us and we must protect it from some people who don't respect it! This is the solution: we must stop using products with CFCs in them.If we do that, everybody will be rewarded because we'll live in a safe and clean place!

       Sofia Androulaki D'class 

'1984'

Once you click here http://english4y.ru/_ld/0/26_1984.pdf, look at the top left-hand corner of your screen and select file-> save as -> (choose a computer location you want to save the PDF file)  

Personal speaking questions

1. What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing acting or restful?

In my free time I like to relax in my house, but sometimes I meet my friends and we go to play football  or we go to the cinema.

2. Do you enjoy listening to music?  What kinds of music do you like?

I like listening to music because it helps me relax. I don't prefer a special kind of music , I listen to different kinds.

3. Tell us about your English teacher?

Our English teacher is a very good teacher and friendly with the children. Also she has a great sense of humor and she tells us jokes all the time to reduce boredom and have fun.

4. Do you enjoy studying English?

I like to study English, but sometimes we have a lot of homework so I don't enjoy it very much. Generally, I prefer to study English than my school subjects.

5. Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?

I think that English is the most important language from all the other languages and it is very useful for a child's future. That is, because English is the global language, so if you travel to other countries you can communicate with local people better. Also, if you want to find a job in the future, English is one of the most important qualifications.

Personal Speaking Questions

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or restful?

In my free time I like to do many things. Firstly, if I am tired I like doing something restful like listening to music which is very relaxing for me, or playing with my dog. But quite often I like doing active things. I like playing football and volleyball with my friends. Futhermore, I like cycling. Also, I like going out with my friends and having a great time with them.

 

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

 

I really enjoy listening to music. If I am tired I relax by listening to slow music. But my favourite type is pop music. Pop music makes me dance.

 

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

My English teacher is called Christina. She is very beautiful and a good teacher. She teaches us a lot of new things which are very important for our lives and she always hopes the best for us!

 

13) Do you enjoy studying English?

 

I enjoy studying English because I obtain valuable knowledge. Also, I learn new things that will be useful for me in the future. However, sometimes I am bored with all the excercises that we have to do.

 

14) Do you thing English will be useful for you in the future?

 

I think English will be very useful for me in the future. English is a global language so it's very important for me to know this language. Also, if I know English I can travel anywhere I want. Moreover, I can use this language after I set up my own business and then, if I communicate with local and foreign customers, I will be a successful person.

 

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or restful?

     To be honest, I don't have much free time, but in my free time (but when I do) I usually do something restful. I am keen on reading books and watching movies (especially crime movies with adventure and mystery). I also enjoy listening to music and sketching. However, I like doing active things too. I love hanging out with my friends and going to the cinema. I also like dancing and I have dance lessons five times a week.

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

     I love listening to music, because it makes me happy and helps me when I need to relax. My favourite kind of music is Rock. I listen to music everyday, when I study, when I go and when I return from school and even when I am trying to sleep. Music is a very important part of my life and I couldn't live without listening to music.

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

     Our English teacher is called Miss Christina and she is a very innovative and creative teacher. She helps us learn English in many different ways like playing games, using the computer and reading world-famous English books. She is very funny and friendly with everyone and we have a great time in class. However, she is strict when it is necessary and in my opinion that is a very good ability too. To sum up, Miss Christina is one of the best teachers I've ever had.

13) Do you enjoy studying English? 

    I enjoy studying English, because - except from the fact that I like all the foreign laguages - I believe English is the most important language and it will be very useful for me in the future because I want to travel and live abroad.

14) Do you think English will be useful for you in the future? 

    There are many reasons I believe English will be useful for me in the future. Firstly, because English is our global language and if you know English you can communicate easily with everyone. Moreover, an English certificate is an essential qualfication for almost every kind of occupation. Also, by learning English we broaden our knowledge and it give us some further education.  In addition, English will be very useful for me because I want to travel and live abroad. 

Review of Hotel Transylvania

If I was a monster, I would not go to Hotel Transylvania because the staff, the food and accommodation are awful and they wouldn't help me with my problems there.

  First, the staff: The housekeepers are, witches who are bored to clean the hotel and they don't care about hotel and their job.

  They are very lazy  and as a result, they set the hotel on fire. The door knockers are key rings who shout 'do not disturb' when a person comes into room, so they wake up the customers. The fitness coordinator is a fly who is bored with his job. The security in the hotel run up and down in the hotel and, as a result, they make noise!

  Then, the food. They serve you with  lizard fingers and a cheese which screams and shouts which is called scream cheese. The food is awful and they serve you the food without dish!

  The entertainment" Skeletons are the hotel's singers who sing Spanish songs. The activities director is very old and she entertains the costumers with bingo! The entertainment is very boring!

1984 by George Orwell: Some quick notes

Personal Speaking Questions Stage 1

10) What do you like doing in your free time? Do prefer doing something active or restful?

  I like doing plenty of things in my free time, both active and restful. First and foremost, I enjoy hanging out with my friends. When we meet we usually go downtown at a cafe, or we go to the cinema. We sometimes organize parties on Saturdays. Another active thing I love doing is playing volleyball. I'm a player in a team and I practice twice a week. In addition to that, I'm keen on reading books with adventure or fiction and especially English. Also, I really like listening to music.

11) Do you enjoy listening to music? What kinds of music do you like?

  I really enjoy listening to music, because it gives me energy, it makes me cheerful and sometimes I need it to relax. My favourite sorts are trance, elecrto and generally dance. I listen to music when I am in my bedroom by my computer, or when I walk down the street from my phone. I often listen to music when I study. 

12) Tell us about your English teacher.

  Miss Christina is a young brilliant teacher with many abilities. She is also creative and that's because she doesn't want us to learn something only in an ordinary way, but she teaches with alternative ones (for instance by using a computer and the Internet), which turn out to be really useful. However, she is strict whenever it's necessary. Apart from that, Miss Christina is friendly with all of her students and she encourages them for the best.

13) Do you enjoy studying English? 

  I enjoy studying English, because it's a further useful education, which affects positively the way I think and behave. I'm incredibly proud of the fact that I'm studying it with success. 

14) Do you think English will be useful for you in the future? 

  Of course I believe English will be useful for me in the future; firstly in travelling, because it's an important qualification,  as it is the universal language. It's also a means of communication that helps us to speak with people from foreign countries and learn different things about their culture. That means that by learning English our mind's cultivation is extended.Then, English helps me obtain knowledge that will be an inevitable part of my life, because I want to study and live abroad. 

                         

CRIME

It    was   Friday  evening. My dad and  I were  in the supermarket  next to  our house. A robber appeared  in the supermarket and he  told us to fall on the ground.The robber had probably escaped  from jail because he  was wearing old clothes. One  of  the customers called the police and they came as soon as possible. Finally,  the policemen caught the robber and everyone was safe and sound. We  were  really lucky because if this man had not caught  in supermarket, we wouldn't have been safe.  

Personal Speaking Questions 3

What do you like doing in your free time ? Do you prefer doing acting or restful ?

In my free time I really enjoy hanging out with my friends, playing computer games and listening to music . I find  very boring doing restful things very boring so I prefer doing active things like playing football, going to the cinema, going cycling and going to the town centre with my friends .

Do you enjoy listening to music ? What kinds of music do you like ?

As I said, I thing music is a very important part of my life. Always when I come back from school I always am going go to my room and I am listening listen to music for thirty minutes to relax from school. That helps me to do my homework happily and easily. There are many kinds of music that I like but I think rap and pop are the most amazing! One of my favourite group is Mellises. Every day I listen to almost five of their songs.

Tell us about your Englisch teacher.

My teacher is fantastic. She always has a big smile on her face. She wants us to improve and learn the English language in the best way. I think that sometimes she is very strict with us but this can't stop us from loving her. Also she is very beautiful, clever and very creative.

Do you enjoy studing English?

Yes, I really enjoy studing English. I believe that it is very interesting and exciting. Also by learning English you can see the culture and the attractions of England.

Do you thing English will be useful  for you in the future?

Yes, of cousrse. English is the global language and almost all the world  can speak it .So when you want to communicate with people from the other side of world, it is easy to have a good conversation with them if you speak English fluently.

Personal Speaking Questions 3

                       

                              PET PERSONAL SPEAKING QUESTIONS STAGE 1 

11. What do you like doing in your free time? Do you prefer doing something active or something  restful ? 
     In my free time I like playing with my friends, playing computer games or reading books.      Usually I prefer something active like playing volleyball or cycling.

12.Do you enjoy listening to music? What kind of music do you like?
      I really enjoy listening to music. I think it is an incredibly relaxing way. I like jazz music, rock     and pop.

13. Tell us about your English teacher.
      My English teacher is very beautiful !!! She has black long hair. She is polite, clever and very     creative!!! Also she is a very good teacher.

14.Do you enjoy studying English? 
     To say the truth I didn't like learning English, but since I started using it more often, I am having fun and I really enjoy it.

14.Do you think English will be useful for you in the future? 
     English is one of the most popular and most spoken languages in the world.You are able to communicate with everyone around you.Also English is a very important qualification.