Showing posts with label Composition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Composition. Show all posts

Monday, 5 July 2010

PETS COMPANY OR A CURSE?


These days, it seems that the number of adopted pets have increased. Meanwhile, the pets abandoned in the streets are increasing dramatically. So, I wonder, should we adopt pets?

For the adaption of a pet there are several advantages and drawbacks. First and foremost, pets can be a source of education for every age. They teach their owners how to be responsible and how to take care of an animal as well as that they help them to grow up and gain more experience. What is more, it is a fact that they are really useful in our social lives and they help us to keep fit. Pets are an opportunity for discussion with our friends as well meeting new people.

On the one hand they are so useful but on the other hand it might be a Little bit difficult to own a pet. When you walk in the street and see somebody shouting at their pet or showing indifference to their pet it is a really sad experience. Some pet owners are cruel and do not care about animals. Furthermore, eventually pets are not looked after properly as a result they become noisy and messy. They are living organisms and they have needs like the rest of us but some people don't understand. Last but not least, pets can be expensive not only to buy them but also to take care of them, besides it is essential to make sure that we have the right pet and the right environment to keep it in.

To sum up, it appears that if we want to keep a pet we should be well informed about it's needs and most importanly to be sure that we want it and we can look after it. Despite the difficulties, pets can be amazing friends.

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

USEFUL WORDS FOR JUVENILE CRIME

Here are some useful words for juvenile crime:


  1. nip sth in the bud=stop sth as soon as it starts
  2. go off the rail=behave in a strange way not accepted by the society
  3. end up in custody=end up in prison
  4. delinquency=crime
  5. juvenile= youth
  6. to roam the streets=wander in the streets
  7. sanction=punishment
  8. attached=κολλημένη
  9. to face eviction=αντιμετωπίζουν έξωση
  10. face=deal with sth
  11. be held responsible for sth=θεωρούμαι υπεύθυνοs για κατι
  12. antisocial=αντικοινωνικόs

EXAMPLES

  1. The state has to nip the crime in the bud.
  2. Lots of children go off the rail and become young criminals.
  3. If you break the law possibly you will end up in custody.
  4. There is lots of juvenile delinquency in these days.
  5. Juvenile criminals most of the times are really antisocial.
  6. At night lots of gangs roam the streets.
  7. For young offenders there is a special sanction.
  8. She is always attached to her mother.
  9. The people that face eviction most of the times haven't got money.
  10. The parents have to face their children's problems.
  11. The parents are held responsible for their children.
  12. They have antisocial behaviour so they haven't got many friends.

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

IN A HAUNTED PLACE

1) WHAT I HEARD…


Sounds causing fear when heard in the night:

a creak

a whisper

a scream

footsteps

a bang

a cry

a shriek


Adjectives describing the loudness of a sound:

deafening

loud

noisy

faint


2) HOW I FELT… When I saw the ghost,

I felt frightened

I turned pale

it gave me a fright

my blood froze

it gave me the creeps

I was driven mad with fear

I was seized with fright/ panic/ terror

I felt fear

I was scared/ frightened/ terrified to death

I was overtaken by fear

I was paralysed by fear



3) HOW I REACTED…

I ran away

I shook with frightI trembled with fear

I screamed with fear

I ran in terror

I ran like the wind

I ran at full speed

I was rooted to the spot

My eyes nearly popped out of my head

My eyes were wide open.

I shook from head to toe.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.

My hair stood on air.

My face became tense and drawn.

My teeth chattered.

My heart thumped.

A shiver ran down my spine.