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The best way of travelling without spending too much money is to read because when you are reading a book you are "transporting" the book to your imagination. You can go to places like Italy, Paris or even the Maldives, you can skydiving, skiing,  or even snowboarding. And it only costs from 1 to 30 € approximately.

It also has the same psychological result, a sense of relaxation and a feeling that you don't need to think about your problems for a second. It's a great feeling.

So if you don't want to spend a lot of money on travelling, just buy a book then!

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Couch Surfing is a “cheap way of travelling”. I don’t think I would try it, maybe when I’m older. According to every site or text that I have read, “Couch Surfing” is very safe. I just don’t like the idea of having a stranger sleeping on my couch for example! However there are advantages, I think it would be funny to get to know other cultures! So I’m “kinda” between trying it and not!

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Sarah Moyd tells Rachel about Couch Surfing. I would like to do it because it seems to be really fun. We can make new friends and learn more things about other cultures. It would be really cool though now it couldn’t happen because of the virus.
In my opinion Couch Surfing is kind of underrated. I mean, I only got to know what it is now because I’ve never heard about it before, but I know there are people who used to do it and still use on a daily basis.

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Sarah Moyd tells Rachel about a cheap way of traveling named "Couch Surfing". It consists in going to a country and staying at a stranger's house for free. I would try that because I've always loved meeting new people.
The advantages of Couch Surfing are:
- not spending any money and hanging out with your new friends.
The disadvantages of Couch Surfing are:
- people may not be that friendly and then you can't make new friends.

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In my opinion friendship is very importante in our lives, because without friends we are lonely and sad, specially when we are teens, because sometimes speaking with family isn’t the thing that we strive for, and I think the same way about reading. It is a fun, relaxing and important thing to do, as an activity, and it gives us information, vocabulary or something to do in our free time, etc…

I do think this book has a great plot, because I can understand the point of the main character, and in a certain extent relate to him. The plot story is very good in my opinion because this coming of age book shows a side of adolescence that most stories with the same “ goal “ don’t show, letting the plot and the problems that are very common in the teenagers' lives in this generation take over and effortlessly relate to us, making the reading experience more enjoyable (in my opinion).

Charlie makes friendships as the story goes, friendships that help him get out of the mind space that he is in, making him grow and learn how to be happy. These friends that the main character makes are the whole main focus of the story (in my point of view, not every reading experience is the same, reading can “get to us" in many different ways making our opinions about the book different). It really shows that we all go through things but the friends are always there to remind us that we are never alone, what takes me to my first point, that explains how and why friendships are so important in our lives.

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In the text "Shakira - a loud voice for girls' education in India", for Shakira the girls' education is very important. I agree with that because I'm a student and I'm grateful for going to school and not get married early, like Meena.
I read many books and I have many favourite books. One that I feel grateful for knowing to read and write was "The Echo come home", because it's about a story of a disabled boy and a dog that makes him happy.

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"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is a good excerpt and it has a really good and interesting plot.
The excerpt talks a little bit about friendship.
Friendship is an important theme. Friendship has a really good impact in our lives. Having one or more friends is really good and makes us happy in a certain way. Reading is always part of my life and I think that it really comforts me and makes me feel great. Reading is very important in my life, but I think friendship is more important because we need people to talk and support us.

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"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" has a great plot because it talks about friendship. Friendship is very important in our lives because if we don't have friends we will be lonely. I think reading is important but not as much as friendship.

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In my opinion I really liked reading the excerpt "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", I honestly think it has a great plot, because it was very interesting and easy to read. I think friendship is very important in our lives, because it helps us build trust with other people and socialize more. Reading has also the same importance, because we learn new vocabulary and make less grammar mistakes, we also gain more knowledge and become more cultured, more literate, and overall this is what I think about the importance of reading.

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In my opinion, I think the excerpt has a good plot, because the story is very interesting and it really makes a difference in my point of life. I think friendships are very important in our lives because without our friends and family we were not capable of doing many things. It's good to know there are always people who love you. I don't think reading is that important because it's a thing that you can stop whenever you want and I think it's a little bit boring, but for other people it might be interesting.

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According to Shakira, education is very important and is something that everyone should have access to.
I totally agree with her. Education is a right and to me is very sad to see that so many children and especially so many girls cannot go to school and learn.
Every book I’ve read until today made me feel grateful for knowing to read and write. I think that “A Lua de Joana” was the one that made me feel like that. It is such a great book and I’ve learnt many things about how a person can feel bad without telling anyone, and how that’s so bad. It also made me feel thankful for all my friends and family.

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Education is very important to Shakira because she saw this story about a little girl being harassed by boys when going to school. I agree with her because it's very sad that a lot of the children population (in India) don't have education. So, like Shakira, we should all support and create funds for the children in India.
From all the books I've read until now, I have to choose "The Diary Of Anne Frank" to be the one that I feel grateful for knowing to read and write. I really liked it because it tells everything as clear as day that happened to them and I think that's a great book that we should all appreciate and acknowledge.

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Education is really important according to Shakira.
I completely agree with her because with education a door is open to equality between women and men.
From all the books I’ve read the one that made me feel grateful for knowing to read and write was “The history of Malala”, because I understood that if I lived in the same country of her I would probably have to give up on school in order not be shot like she was.

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According to the text “Shakira - a loud voice for girls' education in India”, education is not very present in those girls' lives and in the text it is shown to us that this needs to be changed and I agree with that. Girls deserve to have the same rights as the boys.
From all the books I've read until now, the one that makes me feel more grateful for knowing how to read and write is “Sherlock Holmes”, because I liked to try to solve the mysteries and to connect all the clues but I’m not an bookworm so I took some time to read that book.

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According to Shakira, education is one of the most important things for a country, like India, to evolve. In India, girls’ education is not considered as important as boys’ education and this is really bad. Shakira is trying to change this so that every child between the ages of 6-14 can learn and change their country. I agree with her because everyone needs to have equal rights, especially in education.
From all the books I've read, the one that made me feel grateful for knowing how to read and write was “Call me by your name”, because its story is very touching and talks about reality, which I consider important.

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A good plot has to have good twists and characters' relationships. The best of these four books is: "Thirteen reasons why", because I really like the character development and it has a great plot. Reading is very important, in my opinion, because it makes people use their imagination.

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I think that a plot needs to have a smart guy, a funny one, and two girls that are always needing someone to protect them. I like that type of story because it is the plot that is in a famous Portuguese book called "Uma Aventura".
If I need to choose a book to read I would choose "The Thirteen Reasons Why". It is important to read because you learn the feelings of a person that is in the terminal part of his/her life or the feelings of a person that wants to commit suicide.

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In my opinion a good plot must have an interesting story. It needs to be something that makes me never want to stop reading, to be a real page turner because I don’t like reading that much so it really needs to be a great book.

I would prefer to read “City of Bones” because I've always loved a good mystery, and I would really like to know how the three boys and the body disappeared.

I think reading is important for people to learn new things, and also to escape from  reality sometimes, because when you read a book you can imagine the whole story based on what you’re reading.

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In my opinion, a good plot needs to have a love story, like an impossible love and the two people fight to be together. The book I would choose is “The Fault is in our Stars”, because two teenagers with no hope and a lot of fear of problems have tried to live a normal life as a couple. They had a great time until he dies, which was very sad, in my opinion. Reading is important because sometimes books show to the readers what the movies don’t, and have many more details and a bigger and good story.

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“My experience

Two years ago I was an exchange student in the United Kingdom. That was the best experience in my life!

I stayed at my host family’s home and they were really kind to me. They were five: mum, dad, Stef (she’s my age), Tom (the middle brother and John (the young brother). I stayed at Stef’s school, so most of my friends were her friends, too. We went to a lot of parties and after school we went to our friends’ houses, we had a lot of fun.

The worst thing that happened to me was: at the first, I arrived late to every place, because they are always on time. But then I got used to.

That was really amazing and I will remember the people that I knew there for all my life.”

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“Summer camps
In my opinion, the main advantages of summer camps are the new opportunities you have, such as touring new places and learning new sports, you also have a chance to meet new people from different places and learn about their culture and life style. You also become more dependent since you don’t have your family around. Another big advantage is that you are never bored, cause there’s always something to do and we can entertain ourselves without our phone, which is a huge positive point.

My overall opinion on summer camps is that it’s an event that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.”

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“Exchange programme
Hi, today I'm going to describe my experience as an exchange student.
So two years ago I studied in London. It was super scary the first couple days but then I met that amazing host family! They said to me that they had been doing this for five years now and they love it! Anyway, my one year there was surprising and awesome. I've always wanted to participate in a programme like this but the life-changing experience was wonderful and super useful.
In my opinion everyone should take that programme because it really helps us in the future.”

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"Summer camps
In my opinion the main advantage of summer camps is the fact that you can meet other people from different countries, experience things that you might never experience again if you don’t go there and for last I think it’s always good when you spend some weeks of the summer with someone but your

parents. However at the same time I know that summer camps are expensive so you might need to save some money which is good because in that way you learn how to manage your own money. So I totally think it’s a good idea.”

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“Summer camps                                                                                                          In my opinion, the main advantages of summer camps are that you can meet new people and learn new things like, for example, how to speak a foreign language or, if you already know it, improve your knowledge. Another great thing is that you can stay active thanks to all the activities presented there and you can feel more empowered over yourself, physically and mentally.

In my opinion, summer camps are also a great way to be more independent because you learn to do a lot by yourself, with neither the help of parents nor the help of friends.”

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"Exchange programme                                                                                            Two years ago, I studied in the United Kingdom as an exchange student. It was an amazing experience, I learned how to talk fluently in English, I visited all the famous monuments, like London Eye and Big Ben..., I tasted the famous fish and chips, and that food is really so good! But what I really think that was great were people. In my school everyone was really nice to me, they helped me while I was there, they took me to meet the city, when I was in London, and with them I learned some things about the British culture. My host family was amazing too. They were my family while I was in London and they will always be in my heart, I am very thankful for everything that they did to me. The time that I stayed in London made me see that it was a big opportunity and I will never forget this amazing experience."

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“Summer camps                                                                                                          In my opinion the main advantages of summer camps are the socialisation of the kids and the activities. Kids can do various summer activities, like hiking, canoeing and playing volleyball and they practise these activities in the summer. The other advantage of a summer camp I think is the socialisation that kids do with other kids. The relationship of kids is very important for having a happy and cool environment. The children make new friendships that last for their life.”

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“A fun study trip

Last year I went to France to study, I really loved it!

I stayed with my host parents and they were so nice to me! French people are a little rude in the beginning but then they come out so sweet. I was there studying fashion, and I was able to visit the Eiffel Tower and be there on the fashion week. It was insane!!!

At school I made a lot of friends and I’m sure they will stay with me for a long time. Leaving was the hardest thing because I met a lot of nice and sweet people.

And that was my fun trip to France.”

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“Summer camps

Hi! I will give my opinion about summer camps.

So, I think that summer camps are an incredible experience, but nothing is perfect, Am I wrong? I will start with the advantages. Summer camps are a good opportunity to make some new friends, learn more about everything connected to Nature. You can learn a new language or even a new sport. Now let's talk about the disadvantages. You can't sleep as long as you want and you don't have a full permission to use your phone. So, what do you think about Summer camps? It's great, isn't it?”

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“Summer camps                                                                                                Summer camps are usually known for being very funny and cool and I agree with that because there are lots of activities we can do there! I think that you can get the opportunity to meet new people which is pretty cool too. But I also think that there are some negative points about the summer camps, for exemple the fact that you're going to stay the whole summer in there. And I think that if it were me I would get a little bored. I also don't like the fact that there are a lot of people that will become my friends and some of them I would probably never see again! But that's only my opinion about summer camps. “

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“Summer camps                                                                                                   Nowadays, many people spend their summer in summer camps. But is it good or bad? For me it depends.

Firstly, if you want to do some activities in summer like swimming, playing games, doing sport activities, etc. going to a summer camp is an advantage. There you can do all these things. on the other hand, if you are lazy it is a disadvantage to you!

Secondly, one big advantage of a summer camp is that you can meet people there and make some friends.

However, in a summer camp you don't have the food you wish, you have to eat the food that exists there. I think this is a big disadvantage.

To conclude, I would say that a summer camp is a good place to spend our summer.”

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“Being an exchange student                                                                                   Last year, I went to the United Kingdom as an exchange student, and I can only describe with 3 words, it was amazing. When I arrived I didn't have much motivation, but when I went to the first class my whole life changed. The teachers were super nice and whenever I had doubts they would explain so quick and simple that I could understand everything. Not only that was incredible but also I met extraordinary people who I became friends right away. To put it simple I loved the experience and got to visit the Stonehenge and many museums in my free time. I would definitely recommend to anyone who could go there because it changed my life for the better. If I were to repeat the experience it would be either Germany or Italy.”

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"Studying abroad                                                                                                             Two years ago, I studied abroad in the UK and it was cool, not beautiful, just cool. I got there by plane, I went to a host family that I already had chosen previously, they were nice, I gave them 5 stars.

I got to see a lot of cool sights, visited the Big Ben, I also got to study in the school I wanted and made new friends.

Well, that's basically it, as I said before, it was cool, not beautiful, just cool.”

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"Studying in London

Two years ago I went to London, in the United Kingdom, as an exchange student to have classes in another place, to explore London and to improve my english.

I stayed with an awesome host family that was composed of 3 people Ted, Joe's father, Joe, their son that was my age and Karen, Joe's mother and Ted's wife.

I learned a lot, made new friends and explored London with my host family.We went to museums, exhibitions and monuments. My favourite was Big Ben.

I miss them and my British friends but I am still in contact with most of them, maybe I can visit London again this summer.”

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“Studying abroad
In my opinion, studying abroad on summer camps has many advantages, being some of them: getting to know other places and cultures, meeting new people and learning a foreign language.

It's pretty interesting to learn about different places and cultures around the world.

Personally, I think that meeting other people ir really important, especially if you are out of the country.

Learning a foreign language is something that allows you to communicate with more people and it's actually really fun to do it.

Besides all of these advantages, you can still have a lot of fun with the activities that the summer camps give you.”

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“The Best Summer Holiday

My best holiday until now was this last summer because i went to Algarve, Alentejo and Gerês and I did many awesome things. It was a bit boring to have to wear a mask but it was worth it. I went to some beaches and I have tried to surf. I also visited some natural parks to see some waterfalls in Gerês. And of course I went to eat in a restaurant and a café but I didn't go to one so often. I went to a shopping centre in the middle of the road trip but it was just to have lunch.

However I can say that it was one of the best holidays ever because I spent it with the people that I love the most.”

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“My Best Holiday

In 2016, I went to the North of Portugal to spend my summer holiday.

It was very early in the morning when my family and I went straight to Bragança and we arrived at the country hotel. There was a very large pool, a football pitch, basketball hoops, jacuzzi and sauna. We stayed there for one night and it was amazing.

The next day we went to Oporto. The hotel was in a very tall building. The room was very cozy and also very big. The hotel had an interior pool and a jacuzzi. That night I went to Matosinhos and had dinner at a fancy restaurant named “O Alves”. My family and I, we all had “Francesinhas”.

That was the best holiday of my life!”

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“California girl

I love to travel and I’ve already traveled a lot ! My favourite travel was to California and I’m 100% sure of that because people in California are so nice, and there they have hot, big and soft pretzels, honestly that was one of the best parts ! I visited a park called Universal Studios and it was full of roller coasters ,so, that was definitely the best part LOL ! I danced a lot there because at the restaurants there were dancers ( at that time I wasn’t ashamed of nothing) so I just danced with them in front of everybody! That was so funny! I want to go back ! Bye !”

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“2018’s Christmas

My favourite holiday was and still is Christmas. I’ve always loved Christmas because in Christmas I can spend time with my whole family and that’s amazing. I never visit any public facilities. I usually go to my cousin’s house.

For me, my favourite Christmas was two years ago because it was so fun and everyone was so happy. Also two years ago we all visited a restaurant near my cousin’s house. We had lunch at that restaurant, which I don’t remember its name, and then we had dinner at my cousin’s house.

I loved that year’s Christmas.”

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"The music and me...

Between listening to music and watching television, I think that I prefer listening to music.

I always had a big passion for music and I knew a lot of songs and I was always singing.

When I was young, I used to make little shows for my parents and for my brother. Honestly I´ve never sung very well, but I had a lot of fun doing it. So my parents just used to say that I was really good at it and to keep going on, so I used to do it, every night, before we went to bed, I used to make my little show.

Today, I don't do it anymore but I still love listening to music because it brings to me very good memories and it is really good for me to remember those days.

The music is something very nostalgic to me and I love it!”