Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova full name is Maria Yuryevna Sharapova. She was born on 19th of April 1987 in Nyagnan, Russia. She's 1 metre 88 centemetres tall. She's slim amd she's got long fair hair and blue eyes.

Maria first played tennis when she was three years old, and she became a professional in 2001.

Maria won her first big trophy in Wimbledon in 2004.

ABOUT ONE TOWN

CANTONIGRÓS

Cantonigrós is a small city in Osona, Catalonia.

In this town you can visit La Foradada, a very beautiful waterfall. There is not much to see, but you can have many excurcions. The best places to go are the different woods and the La Foradada.

I would go there again because I had a very good time.

About me

Hi Alex!

My name is Laia. I'm twelve years old and I'm a student at Escola Casa Nostra in Banyoles.

I like sport, especially rowing and riding a horse.

My other interests are music, chatting on the internet and meeting frends. My favourite singer is Britney Spears.

My hobbie is photography and shopping.

What about you? Have you got any hobbies or interests? Please write, and send the photo if you've got one.

Bye for now.

Laia.

THE "TIÓ"

Every year there's a very important celebration in Banyoles. It's called "Cagar el Tió".
This celebration is on 25th of December and it's a celebration in winter.
On the day of celebration I get up early becose I am very nervous. Me and my family get dressed for the party. After that we meet all family and "caguem el Tió" together.
I like "cagar el Tió" becose of all the gifts I have and that we can meet all the family. We also sing songs and dance.

POLAR BEARS

The animal in this photo is a polar bear.

Polar bears live in Artic, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. They live and hunt on the ice. Polar bears usually eat seals. Femeles have two cubs every four or five years. Adult polar bears are 750 kilos. They can swim more than 150 kilometres.

The Artic ice is smaller because the climate is changing. Pollution is a problem, specially oil. Humans hunt polar bears in some areas.

Write an email about my school

Hi Cleo!

I’m very happy that you’re coming to stay with us next Thursday. Here’s some information about my timetable and my school.

School starts at 9 and there are six lessons every day. The lessons are 60 minutes. All subjects are compulsory. There are clubs after school, for example music, English lessons and sports.

People usually eat at school and eat the menu of school.

By for now.

Laia

About my best friend

MY BEST FRIEND

Xènia Àvila is my best friend from kindergarten. Xènia's from Banyoles, a small village in Catalonia. She's got one sister – her name's Aina.

She's mad about animals and she's got one rabbit. Her name's Floreta.

She's also into sport and she likes horse-riding and gymnastics, but she's not interested in art.

At home, Xenia likes chatting to people in the internet or watching films – her favourite actors are Robert Pattinson, Mario Casas and Maria Valverde.

She likes going to restaurants and usually eat pasta.

Nationality and countries report

NATIONALITY AND LANGUAGE REPORT

Hello, I'm Laia and I from Catalonia. I go to Escola Casa Nostra in Banyoles. In my

class there are twenty-seven students from four different countries. There are people from Spain, Marocco, Romania and Onduras.

Are school we have English classes three times a week, Catalan classes three times week and Spanish classes three times week. People in this classes speaks Catalan.

My level English it's good, my average is notable. My vocabulary, listening and speaking is quite good. I think it's good idea to read books or comics in English and go to a language school.

About Banyoles

BANYOLES

Banyoles is a town in the north of Catalonia. It’s got a population of about 17.000, and there is a lot of tourism here.

I like Banyoles because it’s a nice and friendly town. For tourists there are many places to visit: the lake, museums, squares,... My favourite place is the lake because you can do many things: rowing, running, swimming,...

Banyoles is 20 kilometres from Girona and 120 kilometres from Barcelona. 

About me

Hi, I'm Laia and I'm twelve years old. I go to Casa Nostra School. My favourite subject is Scinece.
I love meeting friends, singing and dancing. My hobby is photography.