Sports people - VII

The player I admire the most is Simao Sabrosa , a Portuguese football player who now plays in a Turquish team, Besiktas.

He was born in VILA REAl, on31st October,1979.

He is an extremely fast player, with an excellent technique and a quick shot . He can play in almost all positions.

(Rui Oliveira, no.17)

Sports people - VI

The player I admire the most is Cristiano Ronaldo. He was born in Madeira, in February 1985. His first team was “Andorinhas Football Club”, a local Madeira team but he was soon transferred to “National da Madeira”.  With only eleven years old, Ronaldo flew to Lisbon to join the schools of “Sporting Club de Portugal”. In 2003, Ronaldo joined Manchester United, one of the greatest footbal teams in the world and now he plays for Real Madrid, the second best football team worldwide, in my opinion. FCB (Football Club Barcelona) is the best nowadays.

(Carlos Gomes, no.2)

Sports people - V

The player I admire the most is Fábio Coentrão. He is an excelent football player.

He was born in Vila do Conde, on 11th March, 1988 Coentrão has been compared to Ricardo Quaresma and Cristiano Ronaldo.
When he was still a player in "Rio Ave", he was given the nickname "Figo das Caxinas".

Between 2004 and 2007, while playing in "Rio Ave", he scored 10 times with spectacular goals, which opened him the doors to Benfica.
He signed the contract with Benfica in 2007 but some say that he will be transferred to "Real Madrid" next season.

 

 (António Ferreira, no.1)

Sports people - IV

The player I admire the most is Alan, who plays in Braga.

Alan Osório da Costa Silva was born in Salvador, on 19th September, 1979. This Luso-Brazilian footballer got married to a Portuguese girl, Paula Silva. They have two children, both born in Portugal. Nowadays he plays for Sporting Clube de Braga, the club that he signed a contract with in July 2008, valid for three seasons.

(Diogo Martins, no. 4)

Sports people - III

The player I admire the most is Javi Garcia, a Spanish football player who plays in Benfica.

He was born in February, 1987 and started playing football as a professional in 2004.

(Paulo Moreira, nº11)

Sports people - II

The sports person I admire the most is John Hopkins, a North-American motocycler. However,  his parents are British. He was born in Ramona, on 22nd May, 1983.  He started in 2002, at the age of 19, running for the red Bull Yamaha. He practices this sport with his green“ kawasaki”:

(Pedro Meira, no. 12)

Sports people - I

The player I admire the most is Miklos Feher, because he was the best footbal player in Benfica. He died on 25th January, while playing against Vitória de Guimaraes. Miklos Feher was born in Tatabánya on 20th July, 1979.

(Rui Oliveira, nº 14)

Our favourite sports

• "I like playing football, because it's a team sport. I also enjoy watching live football matches, because they are fun." - Carlos Gomes
• I like to practise motocross and also watch it. It's a motor sport I'd love to have as a hobby in the future. - Pedro Meira
• I love motorcycling because I have been riding motorbikes since I was a kid. It's exciting and I love to feel the adrenaline increasing. - Eduardo Moreira
• I like to ride my bike up the hills (mountain biking), because it's fun and helps  me keep in shape. - Miguel Teixeira
• I like watching car races, because I like cars and knowing about mechanics. I'm passionate about tunning. - Rui Daniel Oliveira
• I like playing football. it is my favourite sport. I started when I was six years old and I have participated in many competitions. - Paulo Moreira
• I'm keen on live bodyboard. I usually watch people practising it in Apúlia. Although I'm afraid of the water and of getting drowned, I'd love to have the courage to do it. - Diogo Martins
• I enjoy playing soccer because it's a team sport. It is fun tp get the ball and dribble up the field, with our opponents after us. I can make new friends. - José Diogo
• I like football, it is my fave sport. I started it when I was ten years old. It's also one of my hobbies. - António Ferreira
• ...

Freedom Writers - Rui Oliveira and José Diogo's opinion

(Another opinion translated by our teacher)

"We liked this film a lot, because it shows how a "newbie" teacher deals with a very undisciplined, hardcore class with students from diverse origins, family and social backgrounds. She was very patient, determined and dedicated to her students and she tried to change some of her students' ways in life and some aspects of their personality. Some months later, she earned their trust and they started to be looked at differently at school. In the end of the movie, all students were getting along fine with each other.

This movie also tells us about gang violence, racism and the differences between races.

In our opinion, this film was very interesting and educational. We have learned that our actions shouldn't depend on our race or colour, but on what we are."

Freedom Writers - I Have A Dream

This was the movie our class watched last week and here's one trailer.

And these are our opinions that the teacher translated for us:


" We liked the movie because in the beginning they hated each other, as they belonged to enemy gangs.
One day, a new teacher started working with this hardcore class. At first, she didn't understand why they hated each other.
In our opinion, this film shows us that we can't judge others without knowing them first.
Our favourite part was when the teacher offered all students a notebook where they were expected to write about...their lives, their past, their family...whatever they wanted.
In the end of the movie, all students and the teacher became close friends and understood each other a lot better."


Carlos & Hugo


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