"NO SMOKING : DRIVE ME HOME , DADDY! "

COMMENT 2

Today, many people are smokers and even 16 or 17- year- old children smoke . Tabacco is a very bad substance for our health because it contains nicotine , which is addictive . For that reason when a person smokes , he or she doen´t stop and they need it to feel good .

In the United Kingdom there is a new law which bans smoking in cars when there are children passengers. The new rules apply to any driver in any enclosed car when a child under the age of 18 is on board. If the driver smokes in the car , he has to pay a fine of 50 pounds .

You know that tabacco smoke can stay in the air for more than two hours ? Even with a window open . Smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals and it can produce many different illnesses like cancer , bronchitis.

I think that today people shouldn´t smoke because they know the risks perfectly and I can´t understand why the markets sell this .

DIRECT SPEECH	REPORTED SPEECH	DIRECT SPEECH	REPORTED SPEECH
Now	Then	Three days ago	Three days before
This	That	Next Friday	The next Friday
These	Those	Tonight	That night
Here	There	Last week	The previous week, the week before
Yesterday	The day before, the previous day	tomorrow	The next day, the day after
Today	That day

 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. We use more.... for adverbs that end in -ly: more slowly, more quietly
2. You can use -er or more... with some two-syllable adjectives, especially: quiet, clever, narrow, shallow, simple
3. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES:  good/well  >  better, bad/badly > worse, far > further/farther
4. FURTHER & FURTHEST meaning 'more' or 'additional': Let me know if you hear any further news
5. Before comparatives you can use QUANTIFIERS such as: much, a lot, far, a bit, a little, slightly (He's much / slightly taller than his sister).
6. You can use any, no + adjective in the comparative form. Ex. I'm not waiting any longer.
7. Two comparatives of superiority connected by and meaning 'CADA VEZ MÁS'. Ex. The situation is becoming harder and harder.
8. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY: so, as....as....    Fernando Alsonso is as fast as the wind.
9. COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY: less....than...    My cousin is less intelligent than my sister.
10. Difference between LESS & FEWER.   Examples: I've got less money than you. A bicycle has got fewer wheels than a bus.
11. Some interesting collocations: the same as, different from, similar to   
12. After superlatives we use in with places (the longest river in the world) and of for a period of time (the happiest day of my life)
13. ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE meaning 'very'. The book you lent me was most interesting.

EXCLAMATIVE SENTENCES + SO / SUCH

• WHAT is used in exclamative sentences when it is followed by a NOUN or a NOUN PHRASE. It works exactly the same as SUCH.

Examples: What a (big) house he has bought!     >>>   He has bought such a (big) house.

                    What an (easy) exam we had at the Official Language School in Motril!   >>>  We had such an (easy) exam....

                    What (good) basketball players we have in Spain!    >>>   We have such (good) basketball players in Spain.

                    What (good) wine they make in Itrabo!    >>>  They make such (good) wine in Itrabo.

• HOW is used in exclamative sentences when it is followed by an ADJECTIVE or an ADVERB. It works exactly the same as SO.

Examples: How expensive it is the car you bought!    >>>  The car you bought is so expensive.

                    How carefully Fernando Alonso drives when it rains!    >>>>   Fernando Alonso drives so carefully when it rains.

• Remember you can also use SO with NOUNS when talking about quantity. In that case you will need MUCH & MANY depending on the noun.

LISTEN TO NATURE !

COMMENT 1

We live in a world where we don´t give any importance to things that really have it and we don´t appreciate what surrounds us . We´ve never been so disconnected from nature as we are right now .

Nature has been alive for thousands of years and it has evolved thanks to humans and the human action. Nature evolve with humans but it doesn´t need us , we need it to survive . We have to think that what we do, influences what we have , so ,if you do something bad , if your action is wrong , this is going to affect you and the rest of the people because nature belongs to everyone.

Sometimes we even spend our time on things that are not important instead of going to outdoor places and enjoy those moments with our family , friends or even alone . There are a lot of different beautiful places where you can go or just to breathe the fresh air .

In my opinion ,we must take care of nature because without it we are nobody , without it we could die.

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS HERE ! I start 1ºbachillerato .

WHO ARE HEALTHIER , ADULTS OR TEENAGERS ?

FIFTH QUALITY COMMENT

Is doing sport for adults ? or also for young people ? . The answer is so simple : Both adults and children should do exercise or practise some sport . This is so important especially among young people .

More children under the age of ten do sport less than ten minutes a month , and it is for that reason that the health of these children is affected by obesity . But not only obesity is a health problem in children who do not practise exercise , there are more illnesses like cardiovascular or heart related problems .

There are also benefits of doing sport . The people aged 60 and 70 who do exercise , have fewer risks of having alzheimer . Children have a good and long life if they practise sport since they are young . 

From my point of view , doing sport is so important both for adults and children to be healthy and to take a long and peaceful life .

BILINGUALISM

FOURTH QUALITY COMMENT

Nowadays , most people in the world speak more than one language and there are many schools which are bilingual . It is so important to speak several languages ? , this means that the human brain has evolved greatly?

Around the world , more than half of the people speak at least two languages and many countries have more than one official national language . For example , South Africa has 11 . So , people have to learn all these languages at school . Moreover , multilingualism has been shown to have many social , psychological and lifestyle advantages and experts have found health benefits too .

In Spain , most schools have English as a second language but some schools also have French or German . Have you thought what would happen if people spoke in only one language ? . There would probably be little communication between us and we couldn´t travel to other places . 

I think languages are so important to have a good future and also to interact with other people .

POLITE OFFERS AND REQUESTS

WR 17

* Hello Adan , how are you ?
- Hello Martha , I´m fine , thank you .
* Well , I´m thinking about doing a party for my mum´s birthday . Would you go to the supermarket for me ?
- Ok , no problem . What do you need ?
* I need to buy some pizzas , bottles of water , crips ... But I don´t have money  now , could you go to the bank ? There is one near my house .
- Of course . Shall I help you in anything else ?
* Yes , Will you cook a cake for me ? I´m sorry but I can´t cook .
- Ok . I will be there as soon as possible .
* Thank you so much . See you soon .

DESCRIBING A CELEBRATION

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There´s a festival in my village every 23rd June in Salobreña and it´s called " San Juan ". Lots of people come to the beach where there is a big bonfire and it´s impressive and crowded when the fireworks start .

At night , people start to go to the beach and they dress up for the ocasion . Some people like wearing formal clothes to go for a walk with friends and other people like wearing beach informal clothes to stay on the sand around the bonfire .

The beach is full od people and it´s really atmospheric . On this celebration some people have a habit of making a picnic on the sand of the beach and lighting their own fires , eating and having a good time with friends and family .

When the clock shows 12 o´clock , the big bonfire is switched on and lots od people stay around it to see it . It´s typical that people throw notes with their wishes .  Later on , it´s time to set off fireworks , the sky is so beautiful and bright . The party is great and exiting .

BUYING A GADGET

WR 15

* Hello , good morning . I´m looking for a tablet .
- Hello. Yes of course , here are all the tablets we have.
* Thank you . Can you tell me about this one ?
- Yes  . What would you like to know ?
* Well , is it a good tablet ? How much memory has it got ?
- It´s 16 GB od memory .
* Has it got a front-facing camera ?
- Yes , It´s 7 megapixels camera .
* And what about the sound ?
- Oh , this tablet has an excellent sound and wi-fi .
*Is it aesy to use ?
- Yes , very easy and it´s quiet and fast too .
* Do you have it only in this colour ?
- No . It´s available in black , white and grey .
* And what about the cost ?
- It´s not too expensive . It costs about 150 $ .
* Perfect . I´II take it . Thank you !

DIGITAL ADDICTION

THIRD QUALITY COMMENT

Tell me how many times you have got on a bus and you haven´t seen people looking at a digital screen . Surely never . Is technology an addiction ? Should we worry about ?

Of course , technology is nowadays everything that surrounds us , mobiles , televisions … On the one hand there are positive things about using technologies , and it is so important that children use them to adapt to our society today . If children didn´t use them , they probably wouldn´t have a good future bacause technologies are today our work . 

On the other hand if these technologies are not used correctly , they can cause a big problem of addiction specially in children who use them a lot . In America mobiles are given by parents at the age of only ten years ! That is too soon . And for that reason children spend a lot of time in front of a digital screen instead of being concerned about their studies .

But not only children have an addiction to this , also parents and young people who are in front of a screen as their children . 

From my point of view , technologies are necessary but always we have to be careful not only how long we use them but also how we use them .