Myself

I’m Francesca. One of my main characteristics is shyness. It is my weakness. I don’t want to be the centre, the point of attention. Sometimes, during lessons, I want intervene but my shyness stops me because I’m afraid to making mistakes. I’m not very self-confident because I don’t believe much in my abilities. I’m not sure of myself. Although I am shy, I’m a joyful girl and I like to have fun with my friends. I believe a lot in friendship. I’m modest and I’m generous. I always help others. I rarely tell lies because I always try to behave honestly.

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1-      When I go on holiday, I don’t have to pack heavy books.

2-      I like the feel of a real book in my hands.

3-      I work with computer screens all day. I don’t want to read books on a screen too.

4-      Books are so expensive. E-books are cheaper.

5-      E- books can make your eyes worse.

6-      E- books are portable and less bulky.

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1-      Joe Jacobson was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

2-      He was lying on a beach when he finished his book. Unfortunately, he didn’t have another book with him and he imagined an eletronic book that he could download any time he wanted and read in direct sunlight. This was a “Eureka” moment because this vision became e-link technology and developed the e-readers that we have today!

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1-      In 1997 Joe Jacobson was working as a researcher for MIT.

2-      He was lying on a beach when he finished his book.

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It was a terrible stormy night six months after my father’s death. My mother was sitting alone by the fire, waiting for her baby to arrive. She felt sad and ill. Suddenly she heard a noise outside. ‘There is someone at the door, Peggotty’, my mother called. ’Who is it? ’ Peggotty was her servant and her only real friend. ‘I’ll go and see’ Peggotty replayed. She went and opened the door.

 As a carriage moved quickly along the rough dry road, Jonathan Harkerwas looking out at the changing view. Behind him was a land of small green hills and colorful fields of fruit trees. Now he was driving into the Transylvanian mountains through a thick forest. It got dark and the other people in the carriage was quied and afraid. A woman opposite him was reaching towards him and putting something in his hand . It was a small silver cross. ‘ Wear ita round your neck’, she said. ‘ You ‘ll be safe’.

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I want to continue reading the first story (David Copperfield) because I want to know what will happen. I have read other books from Charles Dickens. They are nice to read, so I think this book can be nice too.

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1-      My parents were studying when they met. T

2-      My computer crashed when I was doing my homework last night.

3-      I was watching TV when my mum got home yesterday.

4-      It was raining when I got up this morning. T

5-      I burnst myself when I was making breakfast.

6-      A friend was texting me when I was walking to school. T

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1-      Did your computer crush when were you doing your homework last night? No, it didn’t.

2-      Were you watchin TV when your mother got home? No, I weren’t.

3-      Was raning when you got woke up tihs morning? Yes, It was.

4-      Did you burn yourself when you were making breakfast? No, I didn’t.

5-      Was a friend texting you when you were walking to school? Yes, he was.

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A-     Chemistry

B-      Archeology

C-      Ecology

D-     Geology

E-      Marine biology

F-      Physics

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1-      Photo C

2-      Photo D

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1-      A chemist finds ways to make chemicals useful to society.

2-      An ecologist studies ways of protecting the enviroment.

3-      A geologist studies rocks and the history of the hearth.

4-      An archaelogist studies people who lived thousands of years ago.

5-      A physicist asks “big” questions about the laws of nature.

6-      A marine biologist studies, observes and protects marine life.

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1-      1/B discover new things that help people.

2-      2/F find solution to nature’s problems.

3-      3/E study the evolution of our planet.

4-      4/D study our prehistoric ancestors.

5-      5/C explore oceans and preserve the ocean environment.

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1-      5: Who wants to collect evidence about global warming?

2-      1: Who wants to make new discoveres and find new coures?

3-      3: Who loves doing experiments and analysing data?

4-      4: Who (spent) hours in the Egyptian room in the Louvre?

5-      2: Who is doing research into climate change?

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1-      Archeology – archeologist

2-      Biology – biologist

3-      Chemistry – chemist

4-      Ecology- ecologist

5-      Geology – geologist

6-      Mathematics – mathematication

7-      Phisics – physicist

8-      Science – scientist

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1-      Discovery – discover

2-      Evolution – evolve

3-      Exploration – explore

4-      Imagination – imagine

5-      Observation – observe

6-      Preservation – preserve

7-      Protection – protect

8-      Solution - solve