The memory I have is of a trip to Rio de Janeiro. It was me, my father, my mother who was 3 months pregnant with my brother and my grandmother. 

We spent 20 days in Rio de Janeiro and we enjoyed a lot. We visited several beaches like: Arraial do Cabo, Copacabana, Barra beach and we also went to the Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer and we took a boat ride in Angra dos Reis. 

It was the best trip until today, but unfortunately during the last days we were on a bus that was speeding and ended up hitting a pole. Everyone that was inside the bus was very injured because of the glass. All the windows were blown out with the impact and a lot of people were really hurt. 

Thank God my mother didn't lose her baby. Today my brother is 9 years old. But that was the only negative point, the trip was very good and I hope one day to go back there.

Student: Karollyne Rocha

I remember many good things I used to do when I was a kid. I’d watch cartoons and play on the street with my friends.

I loved watching cartoons. I had many favorite cartoons during my childhood but I’m not going to talk specifically about all of them. In the mornings, I usually woke up, had my breakfast, and went straight to watch cartoons. I used to watch cartoons on that kind of big old TV. Back then we didn’t have a good wire to catch the signal. It was frustrating when the channel that had the cartoons didn’t work well. It got on my nerves when I needed to shake the wire or the antenna to get the signal better. It was even more infuriating when the other channels were incredibly good but only the channel I wanted was terrible. Nevertheless, when I finally got a good signal, I used to spend almost all the morning watching cartoons. They were pretty funny and made me feel happy at that time. 

Playing on the street was also one of my favorite parts of the day. Sometimes, my mother used to deceive me to make me go back home because I didn’t want to stop playing with my friends. It was so nice to play on the street that sometimes I’d disobey my mother and play on the street without her permission. I’d drive my mother crazy when I did that. I used to play the same plays every day. Some of my favorite plays were Hide-and-Seek, Hopscotch, Tag, and Stickball. Those days were so nice. We didn’t have many technologies as we do nowadays. We were happy, though. One interesting point about all of this is that when we were sick of playing the games we used to play, we created a new game. 

I think I had a very good childhood because I enjoyed it as much as I could.  I think that those things I did contributed to my development. I still talk to the friends that I made when I was a child and the cartoons made me have fun, despite all the problems with that old tv. 

 

   In 2011, I came to live in Belem with my family. And that was very sad for me. I loved my life in that city. I liked the school. I had many friends, so I was very sad about this change. 

    I have a best friend since I was 1 year old. She lives there until today, and I remember as if it were yesterday the day I left and our goodbye. We were children, so we cried a lot. I remember I screamed a lot and made a fuss. Even so, we didn’t lose touch and today I have come to terms with it. 

    Moving to a new city changed many things in my life, so this day will remain in my memory. 

   The attraction in the island is swimming with sharks and other fishes, there are many beaches to visit, eat different foods in different restaurants like a restaurant under the sea, you can see many wild animals species on the island. In the center of the island there is a dormant volcano and the visitors can go there. It’s very beautiful and it is a good experience. 

    The people of the island are very careful and polite with the visitors. The island is know as the island of love, because many couples go there on their honeymoon. The island is very expensive and far from Brazil, but it is very beautiful and interesting to visit this place.
   
LUIZA COELHO.

    

 The population of the city is about 42,786 people. People there have many life traditions and religious celebrations. Most of the times, they visit their family and friends during religious occasions. This is also one of the other attractions we can find in this city. Moreover, the traditional houses they live are placed very close to one another, and the streets are not large. In fact, they are like hallways and, as the houses have the same color, people use to get lost sometimes.   

The environment is also an attraction of this city. There are forests and mountains. This environment also attracts many tourists every year. It is a perfect option for adventure people. Hiking to the waterfalls of Akchour is one of the activities you can do there. However, it is important to consider the best season and the climate do to it.  From October to April there are rainy and cool winters, and from May to September, there are dry and hot summers.


Danyelle M. S. Silva

   MOST of THE time, I’m an outgoing person, VERY talkative and friendly. I love to talk with my friends and family about everything. I like to go out with both, too. I like to make new friends, and I FIND IT easy TO speak with people.

  On the other hand, I’m shy to speak in public, I AM ASHAMED to talk with some people and IT is not everyone that I like to talk TO and go out WITH. Sometimes I’m in my extrovert moment  and my “social battery” would end, and I’m back to being introverted.

   My grandmother is similar and different FROM me at the same time, because she is always AN extrovert. She LIKES to talk all the time with anyone else. She is always friendly and talkative, she LIKES to go out all the time. There’s no bad time for her, she is 100% an extrovert person.
 
By: Luiza coelho 

Well, I'm a quiet person, I don't like to speak loudly and draw attention, but I'm not shy. A bad point in me is that I'm a very negative person, I always think things won't work out and I keep that in my head.

A positive point is that I always offer help to people, even if it's in small activities, like: cooking or cleaning the house.

I like to go out with my family and friends. I usually go to the movie theater with my brother. I like going to restaurants and know places.

My father is a very different person from me, because he is very talkative, outgoing and he's not ashamed of anything. My father is polite and dedicated TO everything he does.

Even with our personality difference, we get along very well.

I think I am A friendly, easygoing, outgoing and extroverted person. Some of my personalities traits are pretty similar to my father’s even though I’m more like my mother. My brother, though, is completely different from me. 

I’m that kind of person who is nice and respectful to everyone. I don’t care if people think like me or not. I know that every people are different and I respect them, and I try to be nice even IF they are not nice to me. I think life is better when we do this. Besides, I’m the kind of person who tries to avoid problems. I hardly ever argue with people. In addition, I’ve observed that people like to invite me to go out with them. This is something I like to do. I think they appreciate my company, and I'm good to be around. When I go out with my friends, for example, I like to talk with them. Sometimes I’m the one who starts the conversation. For me this is not a problem. I'm always opened to have a good conversation. 

My father is a nice person. He is always smiling, talking and enjoying life. He is extremely easygoing and friendly. He is the kind of person you can always count on. He likes to help people whenever he can do it. 

My brother, who was born after me, is so different from me. My brother is AN introvert. He likes to stay alone most of the time even IF he is at a party. He enjoys being alone. He is not a very patient person so sometimes he argues with people. HOWEVER, he is very intelligent, independent and hardworking. I really admire these qualities he has. 

Studying English abroad is always a good experience. It can bring great opportunities for your life such as enriching your knowledge about the language and culture, improving your listening and speaking skills, and you can meet new people. Despite all these advantages, it is important to consider that there are also some possible disadvantages such as cultural shock, the high prices of places to live, the problems with the weather, and homesickness.

Studying English abroad is a good option if you want to know more about the language and culture of English countries. The main benefit of going to a country where most people speak English is that you will certainly see how they live and learn more about the way they use the language (colloquial language, slang, idioms, jokes, and so on). You will enrich your knowledge. In addition, as you hear people speaking English all the time, you improve your listening skills. The more you listen to English, the more you can understand what people are talking about. Another plus is that you will talk to people in English so you will practice speaking. This will also bring the opportunity to meet new people. 

Nevertheless, you will face some difficulties. The downside is cultural shock. Many students say that, although they have searched before about the culture of the country they chose to study English, they had problems because there are customs people have that they found weird. Another potential problem is that the places to live could be quite expensive. It could be hard to find a good apartment for a cheaper price. Also, you may face problems with the weather, if you do not like winter, for example. Homesickness also is one of the tricky issues. You may get homesick because you feel sad about being away from your home and miss your family and friends. 

By Danyelle Silva

The teacher’s work will never be done by robots because this work requires a lot of studying and thinking. Robots do not think about what they do. They are made by humans and controlled by them. Besides, robots only follow instructions that are stored in their memory. ON THE OTHER hand, teaching is a dynamic work. That is to say that everything that happens in every class is different because in a class there are different students that have different levels, and also different questions to ask. Thus, teachers face different situations that are necessary they think a lot about what they say and do. 

The doctor’s work, like the teacher’s work, is also dynamic and requires thinking and studying. Furthermore, doctors need to have the ability to solve problems quickly and, sometimes, improvise. In other words, when something unexpected happens during surgery, for example, humans are able to adapt to the new situation. This is something that robots cannot do, though.   

by Danyelle Silva

Every day I used to wake up early and prepare all my things to go to the school where I was a trainee. I used to spend some minutes between taking my shower and organizing the things that I needed in my bag. I would want to make sure that every little thing was in my bag: my documents, my notebook, my personal items, and, most importantly, the money because without money I couldn’t pay for the ticket for my transportation.  

So one day, I did all the things that I used to do and, after that, I went to the school where I was a trainee. I took a van and I was enjoying the route. But everything went down when I looked for my money to pay for the ticket. Guess What! I had forgotten my wallet in my house so I had no money! At that time I thought “ What am I going to do?” Well, I thought for a little while and told my situation to a man who was sitting next to me who gave me the money I needed. What a relief! I thanked the man for helping me, but at the same, time I was so mad at myself. I couldn’t believe I did that because I organized my things to avoid a situation like that, and then it happened. It was so stressful!  

 By Danyelle Silva

  The technology of robots IS a big and good advance around the world, but in my opinion some thingS still need the humans' to work. For example, the doctors are vEry important in our life, because they take care OF our healthy, and I don’t think that robotS are capable to do a surgery in humans. This profession needS abilities of humans, feelings of humans, IT is a JOB that needS love, respect, and a lot OF knowledge about life. If robots are programmed to do specifics things, and in the last time an unforeseen event occurs, would the robot be able to solve the problem? It is very unlikely, because our body is a box of surprise. 

   There are others professions that need the humans, like AN elderly caregiver. It’s a good work to explain this situation. THERE ARE a lot of cases of works that need the humans' intelligence, because the humans can feel things, can take care of other with more compassion, love and mostly respect. The robots can’t do it with a good impression. So, in both cases the technology can be a good helper, but not do it alone.
 
By: Luiza coelho. 

  We BROKE branches, we SWAM, we WALKED on logs, the was a log in the middle of the water and we had to swim under the log. I reallyLOVED this experience, not because I was a kid, I STILLlike THESE adventures. A few moments later, we realized that we were walking in a circle, we were 30 minutes walking IN the same places. My uncle started to GO ON a new trail and try to find a way out. A long time later, heFOUND a street and we WENT walking to the ranch down the street. FOR some TIME, I was afraid, but In the end I reallyLIKED that day. 

By Luiza coelho 

   First of all about the advantages, I think that's a good opportunity to know new places, make new friends and especially to train the english. You can learn new words, improve your listening, writing and speech. You can learn slang and others customs about this language, for example the accents.

   Now about the disadvantages, in fact I don't think it has many negative points, but I believe that living away from our family is the worst side. Start a new life in other place can be very difficult, But not necessary bad, it's depends on each person. If a person like changes it can be cool. So, in my opinion, the disadvantages is the difficulties that you can go through in this experience.