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Grade 6
My

pleasures in life
My passion for football / tennis / swimming
/ basketball
Memoirs from South America
Dr House / 90210 / Vampire Night
Global Pizza
The history of Coca-cola
The Pope / Gandhi / Robert de Niro / Tom
Cruise / Negramaro / Vasco Rossi / Gigi
DAlessio / del Piero
My favourite book / film
My hobbies / my pastimes

Grade 6:
Basketball in Italy

Important

leagues: NBA & Lega

Basket A
My favourite team: Eldo Napoli
My favourite team player: Morandais
What I think about this sport


Two important leagues (Have you ever
played basketball?)
Basketball is becoming in Italy more and more
popular today, especially among teenagers. In
my school, in P.E. class, the boys play basketball
(while the girls play volleyball). Professional
basketball began in the U.S.A. in 1891 by a P.E.
teacher at Springfield College in Massachusetts.
The most important league is the NBA (National
Basketball Association) which was founded in
1946 in New York City. In Italy, the most
important league is Series A Basketball called
Lega Basket A. It was founded in 1920 in Milan.

My favourite team: Eldo Napoli

(Which team do you like?)
SS Basket Napoli is my favourite team. It was
founded in 1946 and now it is in series A.
This team has won two Italian cups, once in
1968 and last year in 2006. The team
colours are white and blue.
In Italy, basketball teams change their names.
It depends on their sponsors, for example,
last year, the Naples team was called
Carpisa Napoli (which is a famous Italian
franchising that sells handbags), this year it
is called Eldo Napoli ( a company that sells
domestic electrical appliances in Italy).

My favourite player: Morandais

(Who is your favourite player?)
My favourite player is Michel
Morandais. He is from Guadaloupe,
the West Indies. He was born on the
tenth of January 1979. He is 1 metre and
ninety-five centimetres tall and he weighs
about 93 kilos.
He has been with this team since 2005 and I
think he is a great player, the best player of the
team because he always scores the most
points on his team in a game.
If he continues to play well, he is going to
become an international player.

What I think about basketball

I think basketball is becoming an important
sport in Italy, even if it is not as important as
in America. Many Italian basketball players not
only play in Italy but also in other important
European teams which can be seen on cable
TV. Even if I dont play this sport very often, it
has taught me to become a team player and I
usually play power forward. I try to score as
many points as possible and if I dont the other
players try to help me. If I do continue to play
in the future, I think I will learn a lot from this
team sport.
What do you think about this sport?/Is it
very popular in England like in America?

Memoirs from South

America

Im going to talk about my memoirs from

South America, a trip that I took to
different towns of this continent. The trip
lasted 45 days and it will remain a vivid
memory forever since I saw the most
beautiful, and at the same time, the most
devastating areas of Colombia and Brazil.
Have you ever been to South America?
If you have the chance to travel
there, I think you should visit these
wonderful places I have seen.

Carmelinas hogar
This particular place is named after a nun that died as a
missionary in Medallin. Carmelinas hogar is a home for
the homeless. It isnt an ordinary home, but a particular
one, in fact, it is where homeless children live. They are all
orphans. Several of these are native indios, although they
are from a lot of different races, they all live in happiness.
The special thing that I remember, and I will always
remember are their smiles. While I was staying in Medallin,
I went to the hogar every Saturday and Sunday to pass a
wonderful day together with these
special children. When I go back to
South America, Im going to visit this
place more often because I want to
help these needy people.

Sao Paulo
I stayed in Sao Paulo for 20 days. I have just
two vivid memories: the weather that was
always cloudy, and the traffic that was neverending. I think people have spent most of
their lives in traffic here. Oh, another thing I
remember, was the food. In fact, in Sao Paulo,
you can find all types of food: Chinese,
Japanese, German, Greek, Russian, and above
all, Italian food. But I loved the Brazilian
meat, I often had lunch in the churrascarie
where they prepare a whole lot of different
types of meat. If you go there, you should try
it. It is really tasty.

Rio de Janeiro
I arrived in Rio de Janeiro on the fifth of March
at 5:00 a.m. Rio for me represented a dream
that came true. I went to Tejuca Natural Park
where there is the statue of Jesus Christ the
Redentor. I couldnt believe I was standing in
front of one of the biggest statues in the
world, and surrounding this magnificent
wonder, was the view of the entire city of Rio.
After this experience, I can say that I saw
one of seven wonders of the world.
If you go to Rio, I suggest visiting this area
because I think you will have a wonderful
experience.

Copacabana beach
The day after my visit to Rio, I went to Copacabana
beach. The weather was beautiful. The beaches are
very wide and there were always a lot of friendly
Brazilian people. The sand was white and the water
was very clean, and I could often hear the sound of
the music, especially the samba, on the beach. The
beach was always very populated with a lot of
tourists, but there were also people from favelas (an
area where poor people live and there are a lot of
drug pushers) and they usually went to the beach to
steal money. One day, while I was sunbathing, I saw
a boy of about 10 steal a bag and run away.
But, anyway, the environment was
fantastic and I promised myself
that is I save enough money
I will return in the future.

Possible Conversation Questions

What are the regulations about smoking
in Italy?
You mustnt smoke in public areas, for
example, in offices, in schools, in shops, in
hospitals, in restaurants, or on public transport.
You have to respect the rules, if not you will
get a fine. Some fines can be from 75 euros to
275 euros. But some people in my country
dont respect the rules. If you go to a hospital
in Italy, you will see many doctors that smoke
in the hospital.
What are the smoking regulations in your
country? Are they the same as in Italy?

Possible Conversation Questions

What are some of the safety regulations of the
road in Italy?
You have to respect the rules of the road. You have to be
18 to drive and you have to have a driving licence. You
have to drive on the right. You have to wear a safety
belt when driving. You mustnt talk on your mobile
phone when driving. You should use ear phones. You
mustnt smoke while driving. You have to stop at the
stop sign and when the traffic light is red. You mustnt
park in no parking areas and you mustnt park in
disabled parking zones. You should use the zebra
crossing when you cross the street. If you ride a scooter,
you have to wear a helmet. You have to be 16 to ride a
scooter and you have to have a riding permit.
What are some of the road regulations in
England?

Possible Conversation Questions

What are some of the rules in your school?
Students have to be at school at a quarter past
eight. They have to study if they want to pass their
exams. They have to listen to their teachers, if they
dont teachers will give them a demerit note. That
means they will get a lower mark on their final
mark. No one must smoke in school. Students
mustnt write on the walls and desks of the classes,
but a lot of students dont respect this rule. They
must pay attention in class, if they dont they wont
be able to do their homework. If students want to
graduate, they will have to pass the final state
board exam at the end of the fifth year. What are
some of the rules in British schools?

Possible Conversation Questions

How important is fitness for you? What do you do
to stay healthy? What do you do to stay fit?
What can I do to stay healthy?
My health is very important to me. I try to keep healthy
and fit. I practice sports twice a week (I go swimming,
which is a very healthy sport), I drink 2 litres of water a
day and I try to stay away from chocolate and sweets. I
eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day and, of course,
I eat the typical Mediterranean diet, that is to say, pasta,
bread, meat or fish, fruit and vegetables. I think it is the
healthiest diet in the world. Do you think you are
healthy? (no .) I think you should eat more fruit
and vegetables and stay away from fatty foods, for
example, chips, fried food, and sweets. I think you
need to exercise more, for example, walking about
20 minutes a day, three times a week.

Possible Conversation Questions

If you go to London / New York, what will you do? Why
do Italians go abroad on holiday?
If I go to London / New York, I will visit the city, I will go
sightseeing, I will go shopping, I will buy some souvenirs for my
friends and relatives, I will eat the typical food of that area. I
will see the Big Ben in London, and if I go to New York, I will see
the Statue of Liberty. I love travelling. I think it is necessary to
travel to learn about other cultures and to improve the
language. There are some advantages and some disadvantages
about travelling, for example, the advantages are that you
learn more about other cultures, while the negative aspects are
that it can be expensive and you dont like the food.
In the future, I might travel for my job. So I think it is necessary
to learn English now for the future. When I leave school, I will
study medicine and I will become a doctor. I think English will
be necessary for my job, in particular, if I travel abroad.

Possible Conversation Questions

How long have you studied foreign languages? Do you
think learning a foreign language is fun?
I have studied English for about 9 years and I have studied
Spanish for 3 years. I have studied foreign languages because
I think they are important and necessary for my future. If I
become a doctor, I will have to speak English to foreigners that
come to Italy and I might travel, so it will be necessary to
speak English for my travels. When I started studying English I
thought it was very difficult, in particular, the pronunciation.
The grammar is easier than the Italian grammar, but the
English pronunciation is more difficult than the Italian
pronunciation because in Italian you pronounce the words the
way they are written, instead in English the pronunciation is
different from the spelling. Sometimes some grammar rules
can be difficult, but if you study, you will understand them. Im
going to continue to study English for my future plans. I might
even study abroad in the future. Maybe I will go to England
one day.