Jamaica Inn

One day Mary met her uncle’s younger brother, Jem. Jem was young and good-looking but he was a horse stealer. He is not a villain, but a good man. After some period of time Mary realizes that her Uncle Joss is a leader of the band of ship wreckers. She even overhears a talk when Joss orders to murder someone. One day Jem and Mary went to town and Jem sold a horse, that he had stolen. When the time comes to go back to the Jamaica Inn Jem disappears and Mary takes a coach back home. The coach driver is killed by the band of Mary’s uncle. Mary is forced to observe how her uncle wrecks the ship. All the goods from the ship are later hidden in the locked room. Afterwards Mary finds her aunt and uncle killed. The local man offers Mary to sleep at his place but later Mary realizes that he is the member of the wrecker band. This man tries to take Mary as a hostage, but Jem rescues her. Later on Jem offers Mary to go and live with him.

Life of my grandparents.

My grandparents used to live in the countryside. They were living at the time of Second World War.


It was very hard to survive because all the food must have been given to the army. Hunger was everywhere. People had to eat potato peels. There was no clean water to drink so people had to use dirty rain water instead. All the men were taking part in the war. Women and kids were left on their own. Mothers and grandmothers used to do all the hard work and children used to help them about the house. They brought water from the well, chopped wood, helped their mothers in the kitchen.


At that time technology only used to develop so people used to do all the hard work themselves and used to spend their spare time reading books and telling stories instead of using the computer and the internet.

My favourite music.

My favourite band at tghe moment is the American rock band, Linkin Park. There are six members in the band: Bourdon, Brad Delson, David "Phoenix" Farrell, Joe Hahn and Shinoda. Chester Bennington is the lead singer. He also writes songs for the band. Their first album in 2000 was called Hybrid Theory. The album was a huge succsess, selling over 10 million albums in the United States. Their latest album, Minutes to Midnight, has some really good tracks on it. My favourite is Bleed It Out. The band is working on new songs and they announced that their next album will be released in 2010. The band is also producing a game named "8-bit Rebellion". It will be released very soon for iPhones.

Formal letter.

Dear Mr. Handley,

I would like to join Stunt Artists' Course at the Australian Action Academy. I am interested in this course because I heard a lot about it and I think it is very interesting. I live in Estonia and study in 8th grade. My home town is Tallinn. I am studying English in school so I will not have any problems with it. I like all kinds of extreme sports. This profession suites me perfectly. I would like to finish this school year in Tallinn. Then I can come to Australia and continue my education there. I can come to Australia in August. Could you please provide me with further information about the university and the course? You can contact me on this phone number: 52369856.

Yours sincerely
Anton Shambalov.

Tessa's weekend.

Tessa had a great time last weekend. She went to a music festival where they played rock, pop and jazz music. They hadn't taken any food because there were many places where they could buy some food and Tessa bought turkey. There were people from age of 18 till 30 and there were quite a lot of them. There were enough tents but unfortunately not enough toilets. Because of that there were long queues. The cost of the tickets was 70 pounds. It is quite expensive for young people.

What is a good friend?

A good friend is a person, who is very close to me. A good friend must understand me and we must have something in common, for example we could share some interests. A good friend is the one whom I can trust. It is very important. I must be sure, that my friend never betrays me. It is very nice to have a good friend!

Letter.

28 Claredon Road
Penzance,
Cornwall
15th February 2010

The Editor,
The Times Magazine,
High Street,
Cornwall

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction about the way hens are treated in many parts of Europe.

They are kept in terrible conditions. Farmers keep them in small cages called "batteries", and it is horrible. Five or six hens are put in one cage. They cannot flap their wings or turn around in the cage. They are not given any sunshine or fresh air and it is very unnatural because hens must live outside and get enough oxygen and sunlight. Those hens cannot live full life and lay healthy eggs. I my opinion “free range” farm system is much better. It enables hens to live in healthier conditions. As a result eggs that are laid by healthy hens are of better quality.
In my opinion, I think we should all try to buy free-range eggs, not eggs from battery hens.

Yours faithfully,

Anton Shambalov

If I were the Minister of Transport.

Transport is a very important part of our life. We use transport every day. Cars, busses, trolleys, trams - these kinds of transport are most popular. I think that transport is very important and it helps people to move from one point to another faster.

If I were a Minister of Transport I would make metropolitan in our town. It would be very comfortable for lots of people to travel in it. Underground train would help peolple to travel faster. It is much more ecological. If I were the Minister of Transport I would make busses, trams and trolleys travel not so often. Then people would use metropolitan and air would become clearer.

I think that Transport Minister's job is very responsible. That's why i would like to be the Minister of Transport.

If I were a superman.

If I were a superman, it would be awesome! If I could fly, I would be able to save hundreds of people. I would be able to rescue people from fire and explosions. If I had a super strength to heal myself, I would be indestructible and would be able to survive in al kinds of conditions. It would be amazing, if I were a superman!

Report

The aim of my report is to speak about our favorite TV programmes. Several grown-ups and children were questioned about their favorite TV shows.

Grown-ups.
Most of the grown up people like such TV programmes as news and drama films. Some adults like talk shows, like Oprah Winfrey Show or other similar shows or russian television.

Children.
Young children mostly like cartoons, for example Cartoon Network channel or Nickedeon. Older children prefer youth comedies and serials, or even musical channels.

To sum up, adult's and children's interests are not same. Thats why in families that have children it is difficult to find a TV channel that will be liked by both grown-ups and kids.

Letter

Dear Jerry!
I have just found out that the Metallica are giving a concert at Saku Suurhall on 18th April. I have just read that in a magazine. 18th April is Saturday and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Would you like to came along? I can get us 2 tickets for this concert. They cost 18 pounds or 15 pounds. I can also find out some other details about the event if you'd like. There will be no problems with accomodation - you can stay at my house. I hope, that you will be able to come. The Metallica is one of my favourite bands and I would like to visit their concert very much. I have never heard them live, so I expect it will be fun. I'am looking forward to your answer.
Best wishes,
Anton!

Reasons of bullying.

1. some people bully because they think that it is the way of being popular;
2. others do it to get people's attention;
3. some bullies do that to make people afraid of them;
4. most of bullies have poor social skills and don't know how to communicate with others;
5. some people do that to express their negative feelings;
6. or because of being bullied themselves.