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We are the students and staff of OISE Bristol language school. Some students are here for just a week, others stay for months.

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

A football match I saw last year


The football match I saw last year



Last year I went to a football match in Santiago Bernabeu. Before the football match the footballers exited the tunnel in dark blue shorts and white t-shirts.

I remember the people were excited, and I heard loud trumpets and cheering.

I went to the match with my best friend and his father.

The atmosphere was happy and friendly and.the final score was 2 -1 to Real Madrid.

The people were interested in the football, and they were well-behaved.

 
Jose Santiago 17.04.2013

Monday, 8 April 2013

Survey report


 A survey was carried out in OISE Bristol, to find out how green people are.

The results of the survey show that most people have used public transport in the last two weeks but some people have travelled into town by car.

 Most of the people interviewed have bought a hamburger in a plastic container and everybody has picked up litter and put it in a bin.

 Half the people have taken bottles to a bottle bank or recycled paper but most people have interviewed has paid more for something because it is environmentally friendly.

 Half the people have worn a fur coat and most people have used plastic bags for their shopping.

 Everybody has bought organic fruit or vegetables in the last two weeks.

 The results of the survey suggest that the inhabitants of OISE Bristol are quite green.

JiYoung Moon

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Alienware: The best performing computer in the world.

The Alienware company was established in 1996 with the aim of assembling desktops, notebooks, and workstations. The name was chosen because of the television hit series the X-files. This company mostly produces laptops, desktops, keyboards, mouses, head-sets, and finally monitors. This means that they are in the industry of computers hardware, moreover they have only been in the computer hardware industry for a short time.

In my opinion if you are looking for a high performance computer for any kind of tasks and furthermore if you desire to keep it for a long time, the best investment you can make it is to buy Alienware. All the products of this high-tech company are composed of the best quality components and what is more, even if the computer costs quite a lot of money you will save on the other hand all the money needed for updating the software. This is because the company has its own anti virus system, work tools, and the customer support can be done by ringing them from the computer or laptop (skype) and have it online and free!

Being one of the users of this product, I might say that I highly recommend it because of all the advantages it gives, such as speed, a comfortable keyboard, mouse and screen. Plus the guarantee is for 3 years which allows you to test it for long time before you decide to keep it! Finally if the computer or laptop has any kind of hardware or software problems, the company will refund the cost or repair it.



David Esteban Carmona,


Friday, 22 March 2013

Banksy: Art or Vandalism? - by David Chatal

Banksy is a graffiti artist from Bristol. He is mostly a political activist and above all, he is against capitalism.

According to Banksy, big companies use advertisements in the street to “attack” people.

Nevertheless, his favourite place to practise his art is the street. Effectively, using the street as an art gallery, his productions are exposed in everyone's faces and he can explain his point of view in this way. In fact, he use the same methods as the big companies which he hates to follow his own advice!

So, should we consider his work to be art or vandalism?

It is true that the quality of his works is exceptional. His paintings are really well realized and the details are generally well shown. His messages are often clear and almost vindictive with lots of realism.

However, he practises his art without any authorisation and this fact is not acceptable. The owners of these walls are generally not responsible for the capitalism that he fights against so I think he is mistaken about his intentions.

If everybody started to paint anything anywhere, it's going to become a real mess in the street. In this case, society should support the cost of the cleaning and that would be counter-productive.

It could be better if some places were allowed in order for people to express their point of view. In this case, all artists like Banksy could practise their art legally. Unfortunately, this activity could not have the same impact!

In conclusion, I think painting on walls without any authorisation is definitively vandalism even if the quality of some of these graffiti is sometimes exceptional.

Friday, 15 March 2013

Letter to Farah - by Shoug

 
Dear Farah,

I'm very glad to hear that you're thinking of visiting Kuwait this summer. You can see amazing countryside in some parts of the country .

Unfortunately, in Kuwait the weather is really hot so don't even think of bringing warm clothes with you. I advise you to go to route 290. There you'll find a resort called Kheran where you'll enjoy seeing the beautiful scenery the nice weather. Moreover there are many breathtaking places like Alabdly and Alwafra; these places are full of farms and you can do a horse riding too. I'm not so sure about the wildlife in Kuwait but if you're really interested in this I can tell my friends to take you to their chalet to see some of their wild animals such as huskies, cheetahs, lionesses and wolves.

If I were you, I'd hire a car to get around instead of riding a bus or taxi. The best idea would be to hire it before you come, but don't worry about this - I'll rent a car for you, just tell me before you come. Make sure that you're ready for our HOT sun, dude.

I hope you enjoy your holiday and the hot weather.

Best wishes,

Sugar

The environment will change dramatically in the next 50 years - an essay by Hye jin Kim

The environment is intimately connected with the activities of human beings. It is like a chain because if one part of the ecosystem is destroyed, other parts which are linked with it will also be corrupted. Because of this, many movements for protecting the planet are appearing around the world; nonetheless, many people have no awareness of this problem. For these reasons, I think that our environment will be dramatically changed and our generation will face a worse situation than us. There are two main aspects to the problems people made and will make destruction and pollution.

The first thing is the destruction of nature. We survive in a country by developing the land and people think that it is a normal thing that we can easily do; however, the land has a limit to how far it can be developed, that means that if it is within the range of recovery, the planet can return to something approaching its original condition. However, if it does not have the power of restoration, the soil will become infertile in a very short time. For example, the extent of Sahara desert is now so great because residents and nomads in this area excessively use the land by raising animals and cultivating grains. Furthermore, people are also developing the rainforest and other natural areas for their profit. As a result, the planet will lose the capacity for recovery and people will also lose the land which feeds them.

The second aspect is the pollution of air and water. For example, many cars emit exhaust fumes, and factories also use chemicals which harm the earth's air system. In addition, water is also affected by trash and things like food waste, which can cause the fish in lakes, rivers and seas to die. As a result, people can not breathe fresh air or drink enough water, and sometimes they will need other facilities to make oxygen and purify the water.

In my opinion, if we do not make an effort to solve those problems, our planet and future human beings are facing a situation which will be really different and even more difficult. There are some suggestions that people can do right now: doing cooperative projects such as recycling or reducing trash, and restricting excessive construction work. To sum up, if we do not make a significant change to our activities, the future will be entirely different, and rapid environmental change is not good for all living things including our children.


Adel's Dream House


Everybody dreams of living in big house or mansion, and I'm no exception. So I will give you the details of the house that I'd like to live in. I think most of you will think I'm strange and crazy. However, everyone has his or her own dream.

To begin with, I'd like to live in vast mansion, and I want it in the countryside as the Hollywood stars do. To be more specific, I'd want to live in the countryside far from the city because if it's near I think my wife will waste our money on shopping!!! I hope my friends would live nearby because my friends are mean and they wouldn't visit me because they care more about the cost of the fuel in their cars than me.

I need a large mansion because I'd like to bring 22 blonde maids to take care of me and I wish my future wife would give me freedom to bring them. The mansion would consist of 7 deluxe rooms and 10 bathrooms because the most important thing in the house is the toilet and bathroom because now I live in small house in Brislington and my host family contains a father, a mother, 4 kids and a foreign student (me). In this house there is only one bathroom!!! because of that sometimes I get to school late. Furthermore, I would like to have a big garden with my own lake where I could sit on sunny day and sunbathe.

Outside the mansion, I would need a lot of space for a garage because I would like to have 10 limousines, 7 luxury cars e.g. Maserati, Ferrari and McLaren.

If I had all these things, I'd be happy forever.