157. YOU ARE IN A PLACE. DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU. by G.P.C. (E.SO 3)

SONG:  Santo California - Torneró

It’s warm and sunny. There aren’t any clouds in the sky.

I’m surrounded by vegetation. There are tall trees of different varieties and flowers of all shapes and colours on the grass.

There are also some animals: red restless squirrels jumping from tree to tree and looking for food; all kinds of insects buzzing among the flowers; birds singing on the trees… It is a bright chaos of colours, trills and smells.

There are paths with benches and fountains in the vegetation and there is an area with swings and slides for children.

The park is full of people.

There are kids everywhere: swinging, playing hide and seek, playing football, queueing to buy an ice cream…

Their mothers and fathers are looking after them, sitting in the benches with all their bags and sandwiches, talking to one another without losing sight of their children.  

There are also groups of teenagers sitting on the grass or taking photos with their mobile phones.

Some people are doing sport: there are runners warming up everywhere and people riding a bike or skating.

There are also some parents teaching their children how to ride a bike and other parents walking their babies in their buggies.

Other people are relaxing: they are laying on the grass with their eyes closed or reading a book under a tree.

Some families are having a picnic on the grass and there are elderly men and women sitting on the benches and talking.

In short, it’s a nice afternoon to be in the park.  

156. WRITE AN E-MAIL TO A FRIEND DESCRIBING THE FIRST TIME YOU TRAVELLED BY AIRPLANE, M.G. D (E.SO 3)

SONG:  Ryan Star - Losing Your Memory

Dear Shawn:

Hi guy! I am writing you because I arrive now from my holidays.

Two weeks ago I travelled to Finland with my mother, my father and my brother. We drove to the airport in my aunt's car, and then, she went back to her car.

We arrived at the airport three hours before our plane took off as the stewardesses had to check our passports and other documents and that takes time.

While we waited to board the plane, we went to a coffee shop. My mother and my father had a "Martini", my brother a glass of Coke and I drank a coconut and pineapple smoothie.

Later, we went for a walk and to see some of the shops that were inside the airport.

One hour before boarding the plane, I was very nervous because I had never been on a plane, and I thought that during the flight there was going to be an accident or something like that, but that didn't happen, as my family and I landed in Helsinki.