By Jimmy (Level: Elementary)
Topic: My planet

My planet's name is Jimland. It is green, blue and a bit red. It's a giant, it's warm, it has got life, three moons but it hasn't got mountains and rings. It's close to Venus and Jupiter. It has got an atmosphere too.

At Jimland lives a tribe whose name is Bou Pou Nou Nou. They have got purple tatoos on theor body, they wear white shirts with a little red, they have two hands, two legs and three eyes. They are tall and thay have short hair.

They are friendly, happy, sometimes angry but they aren't bad and they aren't thieves. They like board games, computer games and metal tags but they dislike fighting and bad people.

By Maria Bitrou (Level: Intermediate)
Topic: Blood Brothers, based on the song by Iron Maiden
See lyrics at: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/blood+brothers_20067944.html

The song "Blood Brothers" was written by Harris, Stephen Percy and the group Iron Maiden sang it.

In the first verse of the song, the lyricist talks about "the garden of life". This is a metaphor. In the second he talks about the "memories from the past" through the line "just for a second a glimpse of my father I see". In the third verse he talks about the "mistakes of life". Then, he tells us how "ashamed" he is for our mistakes. After that, he makes us start thinking "what life really is". Finally, in the last verse he tells us to "never stop trying and learn from our mistakes".

In this song there are many metaphors, for example, "the garden of life". Through metaphors, the lyricist wants to explain things more easily because he creates pictures. Then, there are rhetoric questions, for example, "can you really tell me what life is?". Rhetoric questions stress the important parts and make them more vivid. Moreover, he uses rhymes, for example "at the wolrd in dismay", "a look at the war- torn affray. In this way he gives rythm and vividness.

Life is very difficult. All people make mistakes but then they must deal with them. If you want someone to help you look around and find someone who can help you and give you some advice. Sometimes, it's not necessary to find someone who is alive. You can find someone who supports your feelings and your beliefs. You must find a blood brother. For example, Alexander the Great had a blood brother, Achilles. He used to sleep with the Iliad under his pillow.

Finally, I want to say that I love this song. It's very helpful and gives very nice advice.

By Helen (Level: Intermediate). A project based on the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iOlM9XdOYo

The greatest treasure!!

The greatest treasure fairytale is the story of a boy named Peter who found a treasure map and right after, he started a quest. He went through a dense forest. On his way he saw a lion and he asked it if it would like to go with him to the treasure hunt because lions are strong and courageous animals. The lion agreed and together they continued the hunt to a craggy mountain where they met the eagle. Then. Peter asked the eagle to join them because of its sharp vision and flying skills. They all together went to a valley and they met a sheep which also joined them. When a cold wind swept across the endless meadow, the sheep kept them warm and cosy. The four, finally reached the desert where they saw a camel and Peter suggested to follow them to the great treasure hunt. The camel accepted and helped them pass the vast desert. Finally, Peter, the lion, the eagle, the sheep and the camel reached the ocean. The spectacle was thrilling! There, they met a turtle and Peter asked it to join them and the turtle accepted too. The turtle helped them to cross the ocean. At the end, all of them met an owl which told them that they' ve found the greatest treasure, their friendship. They have gone through a lot of adventures until there and that they could have made it without each other! They dared to risk their lives by trying to save each other and they found the treasure of real frienship.

The meaning of this story is that the biggest treasure is not jewels, diamonds or money but the real friendship which can stay forever in contrast to physical goods which come and go. One more reason that makes friendship more valuable than gold is that when you are sad, your friends make you laugh no matter what. 

By Jim Bitros (Level: C' class)
Topic: The trooper, based on the song by Iron Maiden.
See lyrics at: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/the+trooper_20068036.html

The first verse is about the battlefield. The song describes the guns and how the trooper feels when he attacks the enemy. It also describes the smell of the guns, the smoke and the breath of the horses.

 

In the second verse, the lyricist  describes the trooper's feelings and the charge against the enemy.  The lyricist describes the Russian's defence and their guns. In the line "and as we race towards the human wall" he uses a metaphor because there isn't a human wall in reality. Moreover, he describes the trooper's sadness about his comrades' death.

 

In the third verse we see the trooper who is watching the bodies on the ground. Furthermore, he is watching the enemy who is ready to shoot again. The trooper feels fear and stress. We can understand this from the lines "we get so near yet so far away" and "we won't live to fight another day". Moreover, in all lines we have rhymes because the lyricist wants to give rythm.

 

In this verse we see the fight and the trooper's death. The trooper is exhausted and he is afraid. We can see it in the line "without a tear I draw my parting groan". This line shows us that he hasn't got the strength to cry. Furthermore, we see the trooper's fear in this line too: "and as I lay forgotten and alone".

 

Finally, we can say that the war is a very cruel reality. We mustn't solve our problems with other people's blood. We must use our logic and stop the war. We would not want to be the trooper...

 

 

 

 

 

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My Super Hero by  Kyriaki Kamakari (The Papaeliou Schools)
Level: A' Senior

My favourite super hero is Totomoto. Totomoto is strong and short. His hair is brown and short. His eyes are red.

He wears a red and black uniform with a cape and rocket boots. He doesn't like to play with people. He is very clever and fast. He is good at swimming and he can fly. He can jump and throw laser. He is a nice person and he is very happy. He doesn't like unhappy people.

Spiderman and his amazing friends!!! How are they? What are they wearing? What can they do? What have they got? Introducing adjectives that describe appearance and personality, vocabulary on clothes and gadgets