Do you think that school holidays are too long?

Nowadays, in Catalonia school holidays last forthree months. Possibly some people think that it is too long, and other people think that it isn’t long enough, but, in my opinion, the course is very hard and it’s necessary to have long holidays. When we were younger than now, we went to “esplais” and “casals”, very educational sites and very important for our relations with other people. If the holidays had been shorter, people wouldn’t have done their hobbies in these “esplais”. I wish I could return to those times, it was brilliant.

Now, holidays are a good time to revise some things from the last course, to read a book or to improve the contents of the next course. Also, young people can search employment at this time. A lot of teenagers use it to work in some shop or company. It’s fantastic to earn your own money. You can use it to buy clothes, to go to the disco or to donate money to charity.

If people want to work in summer, they can do a lot of other activities; never activities of vandalism of course.

Furthermore, if we are relaxed on holidays, next we will work better at school, with more motivation.

To sum up, we need the holidays for to rest and enjoy, or to do other activities that we don't do at school like working.

They can change the duration of summer holidays as long as the winter holidays last more time. Unless they change it, it’s irrational that summer holidays last less that now.

Description of my house

My home is in the neighborhood of Montigalà. The area is modern and lively. My street is very cramped and peaceful; almost there isn’t traffic or fuss. Also, the street is very convenient for the kids; they play every afternoon without worries.

The house is big and cozy. The living room is comfortable and the kitchen is spacious. There are two bathrooms. My room is the place where I spend more time. In my bedroom I have my computer, my books and my PlayStation. It feels very calm there. In addition, I have an amazing garden. It is the funniest place of the home. There are a table of tennis, a basket and a reveille. There was a table football three years ago, but unfortunately it broke. The garden is perfect for warm summer days. There is light at night too. It is so high that I have played basketball matches with my friends.

However, I don’t like spending much time at home, I like going out and relaxing with my friends. In conclusion, it isn’t a mansion, but it is perfect for me.

A nightmare in the train

It was a Saturday evening. I was going to Barcelona because I needed to buy some clothes for the winter.
I used the train to go. When I entered in the train, I sat near the window. At the second stop, I fell asleep because I was very tired.

I was still sleeping when the train passed for Barcelona. I wake up very far. I wasn't recognizing anything out of the window. The man who was in front of me there was looking at me. I asked him where we were. He answered: "We have already passed Barcelona, we are at Valencia".

I got off the train at the next stop. I hadn't been there never. There was nobody at the station. I was very nervous, I was lost.
Suddenly I wake ip and I was in my bed. I was sweating but I could breathe calmly, I was safe.

My best friend

My friend Victor is in the same class as me at school. He's sixteen years old, and he's tall for his age. He's thin, and he has got fair skin, green eyes and short red hair.

Victor is very cheerful, he's never angry. Also, he's very generous and polite with all people. We never fall out. I count on him a lot because he's very sensible.
He's good at sports. He used to play basketball two years ago. He played brilliantly!

Although Victor and I are very different, our friendship is very strong!

What I like doing in my free time

One of my main interests is skateboarding. Every day I go to skate to the skateplace of Los Planos. I have a lot of friends in the park. At nights I watch videos of my friends or professionals riders. At the weekend I go to Barcelona to practise, I like the places there. Once a month I compete in contests with other people of other cities: last year I finished third of Cataluña.

My other interest is playing football. I love playing football with my team, the CE Sant Gabriel. Sometimes I go to stadium to play matches versus other teams. I like it because is a collective sport.

I love the two sports, but I love more skateboarding, because it is more freedom; I skate when I want, and not when the trainer wants. In addition, with skateboarding I travel to other cities and countries!