Read about England and do the online activities

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/england

I haven't tried it yet

"I haven't tried it yet"

   I've always enjoyed sport and done lots of different activities either at school or at the sports centre. I've played volleyball, basketball and football since primary school and I have been in a volleyball team for two years.

  I haven't liked every sport that I have tried. One sport that I hate is table tennis because is so hard. Last year, I was in a trip with my school and we played table tennis. As soon as we started playing, the ball fell out from table - It was annoying-. I don't want to play again except when I'm playing with friends for fun.

  Some people don't like doing sport, but they enjoy watching it. There are lots of exciting sports programmes on TV. My friends and I like watching extreme sports, like kickboxing or skydiving. I haven't tried an extreme sport yet but if I had the chance, maybe I could do it.

To my Japanese friends: what I did last summer

I had a great time last summer. I went to Amutharas river.I swam in the river with my family.I played with my sister and my cousin and we tied SAB. Do you know whar sport this is? We ate toasts and we drank juice.At  noon we went to a restaurant and we ate lunch.When we ate all our food,we went to the beach and we made castles.

What about you? What do you usually do in the summer in Japan?

To my Japanese friends

Dear Maria

How are you ? I am writing to tell you that I can't wait for your visit to Heraklion. I look forward to seeing you!! In Heraklion you can do many things and eat our tratitional food.
And I want to give  gifts to my friends in Japan. By the way I want to learn Japanese.

love NIKOLETTA

A film about me

Hello, I am Dimitris Matamis I am 13,5 years old and I live in Heraklion on Crete in Greece.

My family: We are all keen on playing musical instruments and we are exteremely good at it.So a part of the film can be music played by my family and me!

My town: Heraklion is a historical place, just because as you can see in the picture there are ancient walls around it.Those exist because they were made by us to protect our town by the enemies.

To my japanese friends

HI, my name is THALIA.

I suggest you  come to Heraklion. I am inviting you to the beautiful city of Heraklion and you will discover plenty of things to do.

The city is very big and it is not noisy I am wating for you to come

to my japanese friend

Hi  guys

I am Maria, how are you? I believe fine . I  want you to  write  about you. I am waiting for you to arrive in Heraklion. I believe you want to visit Crete because it is perfect. I am waiting.



                                                                                                                 many kisses Maria

Crazy and unusual sports

In the very disturbing game of toe wrestling , two people lock feet and battle with their toes, attempting to pin each other's foot down. Do you like this crazy sport?

Read about the UK

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/england

Get ready to write a super scary story!

Read the news online!

CNN articles on current affairs with a number of words explained for you. Choose the level of reading difficulty and the topic you prefer, then you are ready to start winning points!

https://en.news/lesson-browser/lesson-store

City or country life?

                                         

  Some people say city life is bad for young people.However, I come from a city and I disagree with the statement.
  The main reason I prefer the city is because it is bigger than the countryside, so it has more schools as well as cafés, young people and teenangers can make more friends. Personally, it is important for me to be near shops and cafés, because I am interested in going for a walk with my friends on Saturday.
   The only downside at the city is the noise.The cars, the people, the motorbikes and the buses make a lot of noise. Also, it is a bit annoying, but if you are used to living with noise, it is not a big problem.
    On balance, I disagree that city life is bad for young people, as I think city lifestyle is more exciting than life in the countryside. In spite of that, some teenangers could not cope with life in the city, so it comes down to personal opinion.                                                                                                                                                                   

Robots in the home

  Have you ever thought about life with without any house work at all? Here is the solution! In 2035, most people say, that there will be robots that will do all the jobs in the house for you!
  Imagine that you're going home and you are too tired to clean the dishes or make food. No problem! The house robot will do all these jobs for you! Isn't it perfect? 
 But watch out, because (like all the machines) robots have bad things, too. They can break something, they can lose something, they can go crazy ( if you make them do something that they can't).
 By the way, house robots will be one of the most ingenious inventions of all the time. We don't know for sure when they're going to be in Greece, but in some countries they're already invented.
 My opinion is that house robots will be very useful and I can't wait for their invention!

Description of ''The curious case of Benjamin Button''

 The story of Benjamin Button is very weird. It all started from his birth. He was born an old man! I mean when he was 18 he looked like 42. Anyways, at first his didn't like him, but when the years passed and he was 12 they were good friends. When people saw them in the street they thought that they were brothers. Because when Benjamin was 12 he looked like 50. When Benjamin was 18 and he wanted to go at the Yale College, like his father, the proffesor of his class thought he that he was a crazy man who didn't know who he was and all the children were laughing at him. 

When Benjamin was 20 he had his 1st love in the Shevlin's Country House. He had his 1st dance with her and she told him that she liked men at his age, because she thought he was 50. But Benjamin didn't tell her anything about his real age. And they quickly fell in love. When they got married everyone was making silly stories about Benjamin, but Hildegarde, his wife, didn't believe them, even the true one. She said that she would be married with Benjamin and nothing could change her mind.

In 1880 and 1895 everything went very well mostly with Benjamin's job. He was making a lot of money, because of his ideas. Even Hildegarde's dad was very proud of his daughters husband. As time passed Benjamin was liked by everyone he met and he was more energetic as he grew. But Hildegarde was getting more and more serious. Before fifteen years she wanted to go out all the time. 

Soon, Benjamin and Hildegarde were like two strangers in the same house. Benjamin was invited to every party. He was dancing with the prettiest women and talking to the smartest girls. As Benjamin grew, he was getting younger. In 1904 Hildegarde was living in Italy and Benjamin was living somewhere else with his son, Roscoe, and his other wife. In 1920 Benjamin was in kindergarden and he was able to play with Roscoes' child. He was a baby now, and his life ended happily like a baby!

Vourvourou: the most beautiful village in Chalkidiki

   Do you want to live the best vacations ever? Visit Vourvourou, a very beautiful place in Chalkidiki.

    Vourvourou is a village, near Agios Nickolaos, in Chalkidiki and it's located in the northwest of the peninsula Sithonia.  It's very beautiful because of  its beaches, its hotels and restaurants. It's not very famous, I think, but if you visit it you won't be disappointed.

     About its history: in the 10th sentury the area was known as ''the land of Vourvourou'', which hasn't changed a lot. During an excavation in 1974, ruins of  the monastery Leromnimon were discovered close to St. Mary's chapel.   

    One of its most beautiful and quiet beaches is in Diaporos.  An island of Vourvourou and you can travel and go fishing with Captain Pantelis' boat over the turquoise water. If you want to find him don't forget to go for a walk, there where boaters land their boats. You can also go on picnics with your family and friends.

    If you want a great hotel to relax and live the best vacations in Vourvourou go to Ekies All Senses Resort.  A  4,5  hotel in Vourvourou or you can rent an appartment.

   Finally I hope you liked this description and don't forget to visit Vourvourou!