About a boy About a Boy is a 2002 British-American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and Rachel Weisz. This film talks about a guy called Will Freeman. He has good job, nice house and car.But he hasn´t sustained girlfriend. He dates with many women. One day he comes across the idea that dating single moms meets will fix his problems. Then he joins with SPAT, there are single parents. Then he meets a beautful woman there. She has 2 year old son. She comes to dating with her son and and 12 year old boy called Marcus. Marcus lives with her mother Fiona. He was bullied in school by others students. Because he was different. And he hasn´t any friends except Will. At the end of film Marcus went to Rock song contest in school and he as g...
"About a boy" Review This film is about a saying: "No man is an island," but the main character Will seems to think otherwise because he is always alone and he enjoys it. Eventually he meets some new people and realizes that he was wrong and that it is better to be honest and surrounded by good people. No-one should be alone in life and fortunately Will no longer has to be. I liked the film because it was gripping and moving. It made me feel like the characters. It was also funny and a bit sad. I think the funniest part was when the old lady that was invited to spend Christmas with everyone else misunderstood almost everything that was said. It was a really sweet and innocent mistake. I think this film has a brilliant soundtrack that fits with the scenes perfectly and brings out the emotions of the moment. The acting was great as well and in my opinion the actors ...
About a boy Nick Hornby I read a book named About a boy. It was a book full of romance, serious problems, also full of comedy . This story is about a man called Will and a boy called Marcus, how did they change each other lives. Will lives a very comfortable lifestyle in London, thanks to substantial royalties left to him from the successful Christmas song that his father composed. Will doesn´t need to work and spends most of his free time watching television, and reading about pop culture. When Will's friends, Christine and John ask him to be the godfather of their second child, Will bluntly refuses, he didn´t want to be responsible for the child, if something would happen with her parents. In an attempt to avoid spending time with the couple, Will meets Angie, and starts dating with her. But soon they break up and Will understands, that he have to look...
The Witches By Roald Dahl Presentation made by: Õie Holm About the author I read a book called ´The Witches` and the author was Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was born in Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark humour. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches. About the book My book tells about a little boy whos parents died at a car axedent and he went to live at hes grandmothers. The grandmother was the boys only living relative, they got along very well and the boy was very happy. The grandmoher was Norwegian and Norwegians knew everything a...
The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde The children used to play in the Giant's garden every day.When Giant came back home after seven years he was very sad and cried in a very grunft voice. He will not allow nobody to play in it but hisself and h built a high wall all round it and put up notice-board. The poor had now nowhere to play. The spring came and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the selfish Giant it was still winter . One morning he heard solme lovely music the King's musicians were passing by. It was a sight for him that spring came at last. Through a little hole in the wall the chldren had crept in and they were sitting in the brances of the trees. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight and the flowers were looking up through the grass and laughting. Only in one corner it was still winter . In it was standing a little boy. He was so small that he could not reach ...
1. Describe Jonas' family Jonas' family, like all other families in the community, includes a caring mother and father and two children -- one male child and one female child. Jonas' mother has an important job with the Department of Justice, and his father has a job as a Nurturer, taking care of newborns. Jonas has one younger sister, Lily. His family seems ideal. Each morning, they discuss their dreams that they had the previous night; during the evening meal, they share feelings about the events of the day, comforting and supporting each other according to the rules of the community. 2. What is the family's nightly ritual? It is a required ritual in which all family members have to tell how they were feeling that day. 3. Why had Lily been angry? Lily goes first by explaining the anger that she felt today when someone from a visiting group of Sevens, or seven-year-olds, did not obey the rules about waiting in line. She compares the bo...
I read a book named ,,Girl, 15 Charming but Insane". It's written by Sue Limb. It's an interesting book that talks about the life of 15 year old girl. The main character was Jess and she lived with her mother. Jess had many teenager's problems. She wanted his father to be with her and she wanted to get the attention of the most beautiful boy of the school named Ben Jones. She was also dissatsisfied with her appearance. She had a best friend named Flora, who unfortunately had all of that. She was one of the most beautiful girls in the school, she got every boy she wanted and she had a real home-loving family. Flora was also very popular caused by her richness and beautiful home. One weekend there was a party at her classmate's place. The whole class came together and there were also lots og boys so Jess wanted to look amazing. Jess thougth she had a too flat chest so she decided to fill her bras with bags of minestrone so...
Bristol Murder Philip Browse The author of the book, Philip Prowse, was born on the 9th of June, 1947 in Cornwall, south- west England. Philip studied English literature at Cambridge in 1965 to 1968. After he received his degree from Cambridge, Philip started working for the British Council. British Council is a British Government organization. Their purpose is to teach English language and about British culture. Philip worked in Birmingham, but in 1969 government sent him to Egypt where he was an adviser for training teachers. He also worked in Portugal, but after 2 years working there he moved back to England with his wife, where their daughter was born. He travelled all over the Europe and his family returned to England. Philip had begun writing. In 1972 John Milne asked Philip to write something to a Heinemann series. The book was success and it's still...
The Polar Boy A year ago, I decided to go to the cinema and watch something extraordinary. The choice fell on an Estonian film “The Polar Boy”. It is a touching romantic drama film produced in Estonia that premiered on May 13. 2016. The film was directed by Anu Aun and the film stars are Roland Laos and Jaanika Arum. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between two young people - Mattias and Hannah. "The Polar Boy" has been supported by Estonian Film Foundation. Mattias is a young talented photographer living in Tallinn, who has a dream to become a student of the Berlin Arts Academy. He is in his final year of school and has to concetrate on studying before exams, but suddendly he fells in love with a girl. Hannah suffers from a mental disorder called bipolarity. She has periods of depression and periods of elevated mood and it is quite hard for her to control her mood swings....
Page |1 Your Name:__________________ Grade:______________________ Date:_______________________ Do you often read books voluntarily? What books do you usually read? Discuss it with your neighbor. Ask your neighbor: Who is Harry Potter? What's so magical about him? Part I 1/9/2013 Page |2 Reading: Read through the text, look up unknown words by J. K. Rowling In 1990, a British woman in her mid-twenties called Joanne Rowling was on a train in England when she suddenly had an idea for a story she could write. She had enjoyed writing ever since she was a young girl, but there was so...
Puppies for sale A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy. Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dol...
A book review Catcher in The Rye by J.D.Salinger Catcher in The Rye is a novel written by J.D.Salinger. It and was first published in 1951. The story is about a teenage boy Holden Caulfield who dropped out of high-school because he failed every exam but English. Instead of going home and face his parents he decides to stay in hotel. For two days he wanders in New York and meets different people. Everything is described through Holden's perspective. Holden had quite complex character. He sometimes acts like a 13-year-old but in the same time he can be quite reasonable. Holden´s mood swings and trastic changes of feelings could even could mean that he had somekind of bipolar disorder. He could literally hate a person in one second and love in the next. He criticises others alot for being phony. Only persone he really seemed to be fond of was his little sister Phoebe. The book ...
Meg's Biography Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse-at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University (a college to which she was only accepted because her father taught there), Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobbywriting novelsfor emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses. She is now the author of over forty books for both adu...
Chapter1: An unknown woman was found lying in the street and brought into the workhouse. She delivered a sickly child who had trouble breathing. The woman, without a word of who she was, died and left her new born boy, Oliver, to the drunken nurse that stood by. Chapter2: The State gave Oliver to Mrs. Mann who housed a number of orphaned children. Mrs. Mann took a large portion of the money given to her by the authorities for each child's food so Oliver grew up small and malnourished. On his ninth birthday, the town beadle, Mr. Bumble, came to collect Oliver and take him to the board for an interview. They told him he was to live with other wards of the state to become educated and learn a trade. Oliver did not mind this, but soon after he arrived, the state decided to implement a plan that would save money by feeding the people very little. After a time on this diet, the boys at the table chose Oliver to go ask the head cook for more ...
Mari Tiirik, i-2 Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Basil Hallward is a taciturn and solitary artist, who finds his perfect motif in a young boy called Dorian Gray, who is the model for his oil painted masterpiece. Due to the fact that Dorian is very handsome, actually even heavenly beautiful young man, a friend of Basil, a cynical aristocrat Lord Henry Wotton (Harry) finds great intrest in Dorian. Lord Henry Wotton wants to buy the picture, and moreover, he wants to meet the boy in the picture himself. Unfortunately, Dorian is an innocent and a pure child, this is why Hallward doesn't find the idea of these two men meeting, because he is afraid that Dorian won't find his relationship with Basil intesting and exciting anymore. Basil fell in love with Dorian while painting his picture. Basil also treated him good, kept his self- esteem and spirit up by saying all the great things about him, of how good he looks and how much ...
Book review Title: ,,Vanamees ja meri" Author: Ernest Hemingway Publisher: ,,Eesti raamat" Year: 1985 Original: ,,The old man and the sea" Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1952) First printing: 1952 The book ,, The old man and the sea", is written by Ernest Hemingway. It tells the story of an old man called Santiago who lives in a small house near the ocean. The story takes place in the sea, about 50 years ago.The characters in the book are: a little boy, old man Santiago and a big fish. It is an short novel. There are film based on this book. The story is set on a big ocean. On the first pages, old man comes from fishing. Then he starts eating dinner with a boy. As the story develops, the man goes again to the sea to get fish. Then a big fish swallows the beat. The fish is so big that starts to pull the boat. The plot of the story is quite drab, but interesting too. The book contains lots...
Finding Neverland Finding Neverland 2004 British/American semi-biographical film about playwright J. M. Barrie directed by Marc Forster screenplay by David Magee based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan nominated for several Academy Awards; Best Picture and Best Actor for Johnny Depp's portrayal of J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie 9 May 1860 19 June 1937 Scottish author and dramatist small-town weavers educated in Scotland career as a novelist and playwright met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired him in writing about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYfbHk8SLX8
MY HOBBY My hobby is roller-skating. I roller-skate whenever I can cause roller-skating is my favorite hobby. This hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents to teach me how to ride with roller-skates. Soon they got fed up and tired of my bagging to get some roller-skates. So they bought me a pair of roller-skates. So as soon as I could, I learned to roller-skate. I started with just standing still with them. Soon I could roller-skate across the street. Now I roller-skate just about everywhere where it's possible. The wonderful thing about roller-skating is that I do not have to buy a bus ticket. For example, I do not have to be in traffic congestion. Also I do not have to buy some lamellae tires to drive in winter because I can ride a bus in winter. I can ride in some indoor skating park at winter. Roller-skates provide the rider with so much information about balancing a...
War Horse ,,War Horse", a war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg talked about a horse and it's adventures before and during World War I. The screenplay is an adaption of M. Murpurgo's children's novel by the same name. One of the main characters is a boy named Albert, who'se father bought him a horse and Albert got to train it. Albert and the horse became very close friends. But when the war approached, they had to sell the horse in order to pay the bills. The horse, named Joey, travelled long distances and met many people. Everyone who saw Joey, wanted it to themselves. Finally, when the war was nearing it's end, Albert and Joey were reunited. I liked the movie because it told a compelling story about friendship and it taught us never to give up hope. The chances for Albert to see Joey again were very thin but luckily Joey was able to come back to it's true owner. I also liked the acting many o...
Book report "To Kill a Mockingbird" Author The book was written by Nelle Harper Lee. She was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended the local Huntington College and later studied law at the University of Alabama. She has won the Pulitzer Prize for that book and many other literary awards. Lee began to write "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the 1950s in New York and published it in 1960. Setting The action takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, a town invented by the author. Between 19331935. Maycomb is a quiet little town and many people there seem to be narrow-minded. Main Characters The main characters are Scout, Atticus and Jem. Scout is a little girl, she is intelligent, thoughtful and brave. She definitely seems boy-like because she isn't afraid to fight with boys. Scout also has a warm heart, she always has best intentions and worries about the poo...
If you have created something, then try to be open minded Teacher: O'Mahony V.PG 11A 09.03.2009 This written essay here is talking about my thoughts and facts of life, what is around us. First I thought that why is always easier to create something but to destroy is much harder. Exactly there have been so many wars in history. Everybody wanted to own a lot of countries and others had to fight for their created country. Also they started to teach young people to kill and protect their country with killing enemies. Also government tried to keep a low profile, if there were some wars in state. These are my thoughts of creating and keeping something. In the old times were many wars. Some states predominated over other weaker countries or states. Weaker countries had created their own and loved country and they wanted to live like that for a long time. But also stronger countries wanted to broaden their boards and...
Film review ,, Titanic" Katriin Mangus 10.C One of the best films that I have seen recently is called ,,Titanic", a disaster film directed and written by James Cameron, music by James Horner.The important characters are Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. In the film we see that a ship called ,,Titanic" sails out. The people are very happy to board the ship. They consider it as an unsinkable ship.In the first half of the movie Rose and Jack fall in love. They are trying to be together although it is not allowed because Rose is from the good family and Jack is just a poor boy. But in the other half of the movie,something different happens.The ship hits an iceberg and sinks. Jack dies,...
I read a book called „Oliver Twist“ which is written by Charles Dickens. It was first published in 1837. The scenery of the book takes place in the 18th century England. The main character of the story is Oliver. The story starts with Oliver’s mother giving birth to Oliver and she herself dies after giving birth. No one knew who was Oliver’s father, so he grew up in a workhouse. In 8 years, he was moved to a different workhouse, because he was too old to keep living in the same one he lived in before. In the workhouse children have to work all day while they are starving. One day after finishing their food, some boys including Oliver decide to cast lots and whoever loses has to go and ask for more food. Oliver loses and he goes to ask, but gets denied and punished for asking for more food. Next day, an advertisement was put up claiming that whoever takes Oliver from the workhouse will also get 5 pounds for taking him. He was taken to ...
The absolutely true diary of a part-time indian by Sherman Alexie is a book about a boy named Arnold Spirit aka Junior, who spends his time drawing cartoons and who has many medical problems, which means that he's the one people pick on. He's got only one friend, Rowdy, who is strong enough to defend him against any bullies. Junior lives in reservation, but one day he realizes that most people on the reservation are alcoholics. He decides he wants a better life for himself and registers at an all-white school in Reardan and since that when he moved in Rearden, Rowdy regarded him as a traitor. When he arrives, Junior finds that he is the only Indian there and the students treat Junior as an outcast as well. Junior fight to improve his social standing and he accomplishes this when he goes out for Reardan's basketball team. Junior surprises himself when he makes the varsity team and eventually even becomes a starting player. Junior's b...
Maturita Solutions Upper-Intermediate Workbook Key Unit 1 2 members of the royal family, politicians, reality TV contestants, 4 1 2 had known had been waiting singers and TV presenters 3 had enjoyed/had been enjoying 1A Talking about people ...
Review The picture of Dorian Gray O. Wilde Kodumäe, Janne Form 11B This book tells the story of a beautiful young boy, called Dorian Gray, whose friend is an artist who paints a picture of him. Thanks to the artist, called Basil Hallward, Dorian meets with Lord Henry. Lord Henry tells him, that appearance and amusements are important in life and you shouldn't take anything seriously. Doria made a wish that he could be young forever like the picture of him. Dorian discovers that he's staying young and the picture of him is getting older. Thanks to aging picture and influence of Lord Herny, he's going to live vicious life. Lord Henry just wants to play with peolple and is interested in psychology, bu...
Film review „ Titanic” One of the best films that I have seen recently is called „Titanic”, a disaster and romantic film directed and written by James Cameron, music by James Horner.The important characters are Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. „Titanic“ is a very moving and gripping film. In the film we see that a ship called „Titanic” sails out. The people are very happy to board the ship. They consider it as an unsinkable ship.In the first half of the movie Rose and Jack fall in love. They are trying to be together although it is not allowed because Rose is from the good family and Jack is just a poor boy. Rose’s husband was very angry and wanted to kill Jack. But in the other half of the movie,something different happens.The ship hits an iceberg. Husband complicated the escaping from the ship. Ship sank. Jack and Rose were in icecold water, Rose survive...
Inglise keele riigieksami vihik Kirjutamine Task 1 You have read the following advertisement in Yes! Student magazine. SUMMER CAMP IRELAND Wanted: young people to work in a summer camp for 12-155-year-old children in Ireland. The work includes organising free time activities. If you are interested, write to us about: · who are you · why you are suitable for the job · why you want the position · ask about the work · ask about the place, time and pay Contact: Jane Lake, 888, Bundoran, Ireland Write a letter using all the prompts above. Use the pen-name Mari/Mart Mets for yourself. Do not write any addresses. You shoul...
Seventeenth Summer was the first novel published by author Maureen Daly in 1942. The book talks about a girl's first experience with dating and falling in love. (A seventeenth year old girl named Angie who falls for the popular boy Jack.) I think this book was really good. But it is a little bit slow book, it does not really have any action in it and it just more of a leisurely book to read. I liked the romance and the character development, I liked the simplistic nature of their love. It made me yearn for respect and honor, modesty and decency. I admire that slow courtship. The book itself I think was not fantastic, but overall, I felt good reading this book because it still had the romantic aspect but with a new approach to it.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by MARK HADDON 1. Read Extract 1 and answer the questions: 1.1. What happened? Someone had killed mrs Shears dog named Wellington. 1.2. What do you think Christopher would want to do now? He would want to find a person who killed the dog and also get to know the reason. 1.3. How would you organise an investigation about the incident? I would talk to the owner and to the nabers, find out who would have a reason to kill the dog. 1.4. What would you do first? I would investigate the crime scene. 1.5. What questions could you ask? I would ask if anyone saw or hear something suspicious close to the time when the dog was killed and if anyone knows who would have a reason for killing this dog. 2. Read Extract 2 and answer the questions: 2.1. Write down what Christopher gets to know about the people in: Number 40 Number 44 Number 43 Number 39 The owners...
The Blind Side Anett Kuuse 9th grade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3kwMq188 The blind side Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock Writers: John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis (book) Director: John Lee Hancock About the movie Zanr: Biography, Drama, Sport Budget: $29 million Box Office: $309,208,309 The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Awards Year Result Award Category Academy Awards 2010 Won Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a ...
Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a shy 11-year-old living with his miner father and older brother Tony during the miner's strike. Times are hard his father and brother spend their days on the picket lines clashing with the police while Billy takes care of his senile grandmother. Billy's mother has passed away. Life has made Billy a sensitive and mature boy. His father forces him to study boxing to make him into his own image. Billy isn't interested in expressing himself with his fists, he has taken some ballet classes next door, run by Mrs Wilkinson. With the encouragement of ballet teacher Mrs Wilkinson he joins in with the classes and starts to express himself through dance. But Billy knows that if his father or brother would find this out, they wouldn't like it. With the adults busy with their own problems, Billy is able to keep his new activity a secret ... for awhile. When...
A film review ''Shakespeare in love'' After seeing this wonderful romantic comedy movie, I can do only one thing and that is approve the movie in best way I can. The wonderful mixture of romance and comedy makes me want to watch it all over again and again. The film itself was written my Marc Norman and directed by John Madden and playwright Tom Stoppard. The plot talks about a 16th century playwright named William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes),who is suffering from lack of inspiration. Meanwhile there is a young wealthy lady named Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) who has always dreamed about becoming an actress and one day hoped to find true love. Women were not allowed to act these days so she dressed up as a boy and went to Shakespeares play auditions and succeeded and that's where the inspiration and love story started to build up. Even though William at first did...
Bullying I hadn't faced the real bullying, I think I have really carried only some smaller bullying casts. I don't even know what to talk about. But well, we all make mistakes, sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller. I'm going to talk about a short story about bullying in my childhood in my other school. We had a really great class and almost everybody held together. But like in almost every class, there is someone different from others and that may cause them problems with the other people. We had very many these classmates who were a little bit bullied and couldn't stand for themselves. There was a girl, who wasn't very thin and that's the main purpose she was bullied. She wasn't very rich also and she lived only with her mother. The boys of our class called her "fat" and so on. She did a face like she didn't care but I know that she really did and it hurt her. I and some other of my friends ...
1 It is preferable to do sth late than not at all 1 Better late than never 2 the final victory is the most complete one 2 he who laughs last laughs longest 3 you cannot achieve anything without taking risks 3nothing ventured, nothing gained 4what is attractive is very subjective 4 beauty is in the eye of the beholder 5 too much work can make you boring 5 all work and no play makes jack a dull boy 6 there is always basis for rumous no matter how untrue they seem 6There's no smoke without fire 7 everybody has different tastes 7 one man's meat is another man's poison 8 don't only think about people's appearance 8 never judge a book by its cover 9 spread your risks 9 don't pull all your eggs in one basket 10 if you don't see someone for a long time you love them more 10 absence makes the heart grow fonder
TOPIC 3 James Watt James Watt was born in Scotland. James was a delicate boy and often suffered from severe headaches. That is why he could not go to school at the age when other children did. His mother taught him to read and his father taught him writing and arithmetic. He had a very good memory and a natural love of work. When his father saw that the boy liked to do things with his hands he brought him some tools from his workshop. For hours James would take his toys to pieces and the built new things from the parts to his own design. One day James noticed that, when the water in the kettle was boiling, the power of the steam moved the lid up and down, and when he held a cold spoon over the steam, it quickly turned back into drops of water. James was sent to a private school. He became good at languages as well as mathematics. In his spare time he began to make experiments. He managed to persuade an instrument-maker to take him as a...
Media analysis : Transamerica (2005) Transamerica is a 2005 independent dramedy produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman (Felicity Huffman), who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Kevin Zegers). The movie is marked by an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance by Huffman, who is also known for her performance in Desperate Housewives. The character's name is Bree - which turns out to be short for Sabrina. One day Bree receives a phone call from someone asking for Stanley - her old male name. It is from a New York police station, asking if Bree will stand bail for a young man called Toby (Kevin Zegers) - taken in for prostitution - who is a son she fathered by a one-night stand 17 years ago. Bree's therapist says the surgery consents cannot be signed until she gets "closure" on this, so Bree is forced to tr...
Gabriel's gift H.Kureishi This book takes place in London and its surroundings. Publiced in 2001 · Gabriel the main character (boy whose twin-brother was dead, Gabriel's ,,gift" was his ability to share with others what he felt and lived through by painting and drawing · Gabriel's mother Christine in the good old days designed trendy clothes for various rock stars. · Gabriel's father Rex - a washed-up rock musician who played in pop icon Lester Jones's band · Gabriel's parents were the parents who began to grow up with him, for Gabriel it was more difficult, because there was no one with whom he could talk about the so-called grownup things · Gabriel's dead twin Archie - (Gabriel had a very strong emotional connection with him) · Hannah - au pair (mom wanted someone to keep an eye on Gabriel an look after the house because she worked most of the day and often ...
Ruuben's butterflies: Kirsipiia The last book I read is Ruuben's butterflies: Kirsipiia written by an estonian writer Kiiri Saar. The book is published in September 2012. The main character in the book is a girl named Kirsipiia, who has just started the last year in school. She is unsociable and has only one friend in the class. She is also quite chubby and she is bullied in school. She thinks that life is quite boring and she hasn't got any idea how to brighten her world and what to do with her life. The second charackter is a boy named Ruuben, who has also started last class and he came to the same school, where Kirsipiia went. He is very handsome and popular. The third character is a girl named Eliis, who is Kirsipiia's best friend. She is very pretty and helpful and she cares a lot about her friends. The story starts when Ruuben comes to new school and where he wins everybody's attention with his char...
A film review. The film i watched was ''The perfect man''. It was released in 2005 and directed by mark Rosman. Music to this film comes from Christopher Beck. Main actors are: Hilary Duff (playing Holly Hamilton); Heather Locklear (playing Jean Hamilton); Ben Feldman (playing Adam Forrest); Chris Noth (playing Ben Cooper). This film is talking about one family, who is moving from place to place a lot. Everytime someone breaks the mothers heart, she decides to move. She also has two daughters. One is sixteen and the other is eight. The older daughter hates moving. And when they move to New York Holly (the older daughter) creates a secret admirer to mom to make her happy and keep them in one place for a while eithout moving. But things go too far and she can't keep the secret anymore. Between this mess she finds a best friend, who helps her with this crazy plan, and also a very good boy friend who ...
Billy Elliot ,,Billy Elliot" is a movie directed by Stephen Daldry, which is amazingly touching and shouldn't be missed by anyone. When I first found out we were going to watch a film in our English class, at the beginning I was very sceptic, but after the first 15 minutes I already liked it. In fact, I ended up loving this film. This movie inspires lot's of young people to follow their dreams no matter how far they might have to reach and how difficult it might look in the beginning. The main character is this 11-year-old boy named Billy, played by Jamie Bell. His life is quite miserable as he lives in a small town with his father and an older brother. His father forces him to go boxing to continue a family tradition of boxers, but Billy is not really good at it and he doesn't like it either. Then suddenly Billy finds himself a new hobby he actually enjoys and that is ballet. There is a small ballet group in this town, taught by Ms Wil...
IN THE LATE WINTER MONTHS OF 1801, a man named Lockwood rents a manor house called Thrushcross Grange in the isolated moor country of England. Here, he meets his dour landlord, Heathcliff, a wealthy man who lives in the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights, four miles away from the Grange. In this wild, stormy countryside, Lockwood asks his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him the story of Heathcliff and the strange denizens of Wuthering Heights. Nelly consents, and Lockwood writes down his recollections of her tale in his diary; these written recollections form the main part of Wuthering Heights. Nelly remembers her childhood. As a young girl, she works as a servant at Wuthering Heights for the owner of the manor, Mr. Earnshaw, and his family. One day, Mr. Earnshaw goes to Liverpool and returns home with an orphan boy whom he will raise with his own children. At first, the Earnshaw children--a boy named Hindley and his younger sister Ca...
A Film Review ,,Class" was directed by Ilmar Raag. It is based on the relations between violent leader Anders, his sacrifice Joosep, a new student Kaspar, his popular girl-friend Thea and other classmates. The film talks about the violence in schools what is a very actual theme in Estonia. There comes a new student Kaspar to a city school and quickly becomes popular because he is communicative and talented. He also gets a popular girl-friend, but it all doesn't like to the class leader Anders. There is also a whipping boy Joosep. Kaspar is going to protect him what changes a new classmate to a foeman of Anders. Developing the film uncovers schools violence, relations with parents, pedagogues apathy, punishment and retribution. For me, the film was really galvanic and thought-provoking. In real Estonia it is not that cruel as it is in film, but it may be possible in somewhere American schools. I think the film is too uncharitable a...
Philip Saksing 8a The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Raamatuvastamine Plot: The imaginative and mischievous twelve-year-old boy named Thomas Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly, his half-brother, Sid, also known as Sidney, and cousin Mary, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him a large marble for the privilege of doing his work. He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize. He loses much of his glory, however, when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the firs...
BOOK REPORT Title & author of the book: 'Anita and Me' by Meera Syal The setting of the book? The story resolves around Meena Syal, the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the Midlands' mining village of Tollington. The novel provides a vision of British childhood in the 1960s, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of enormous change. Meena is desperate to fit in with the other children in her neighbourhood while forever feeling like an outsider because she is "different". Eventhough the Punjabi family is well respected by the locals, there are still sutations when they have to deal with racism. Plot summary (NB! Use the present tenses) Anita and Me by Meera Syal is the story of a young Punjabi girl growing up in the fictional English village of Tollington in the Midlands in the 1960s. The book follows Meena during her pre-teen years as she is desperate to fit in ...
A book worth reading A year ago I managed to find time to read an extremely profound book entitled The Fault in Our Stars. This tragic, yet realistic drama was written by John Green, a famous author of young-adult fiction, and it provides a valuable insight into the life of children fighting with cancer. The Fault in Our Stars is about a teenage girl Hazel, who has stage 4 thyroid cancer. Hazel’s daily routine contains taking meds, reading books and taking part of the support group meetings for cancer- fighters. In the support group she meets an extraordinarily handsome boy Augustus, who, full of metaphores and mystery, catches Hazel’s attention immediately. As the plot evolves, these two spectacularily appalling figures get close and share unique experiences. Together they help out a friend dealing with the loss of a girlfriend, travel to the Netherlands to meet Hazel’s favourite author and much more. Unlike any other teenage-cliche ...
I Love English 5 Unit 8 Test Answers 1. Translate The phrases 1) This is Kevin. Could I speak to Tina, 5) Surf the internet please! 6) Enjoy visiting chat rooms 2) Switch off the mobile phone 7) Send an email to a friend 3) Be on the phone 8) Write in capital letters 4) Call back later 2. Write a / an or the were necessary 1) We travelled to Tallinn by – bus. 2) Tony is the tallest boy in our class. 3) We went to see a film yesterday. The film was called The Lord of the Rings 4) My father is a police officer and mother is a doctor. 5) I could play the piano when i was 6 years old. 6) Please don’t be late for – dinner 7) I’d like an apple please 8) My father liked to play – football when he was a student. 3. Write the correcto word ...
Essey The Intouchables I watched the film ,,The Intouchables". It is a story about a boy named Driss who is from a very poor family. He goes to with for a millionaire called Philippe. Philippe is a guadriplegic and has to be taken are of. During this job, Driss and Philippe develope a friendship and become very good friends. In this movie there are also a lot of problems. The first one is poverty. Driss' family is very poor and his mother has to work very long hours to get enough money to feed all of the children. Because of mother's long work one of her sons starts getting along with the wrong people and gets in trouble with the police. The second problem will be Driss' and his mother's relationships. Driss has been gone for six months and then comes back home. His mother is very angry at him and tells his to go away. Driss t...
As I'm writing this letter, I'm X years old. My birthday is on Xth X, beginning of summer here. In Estonia we have four very different seasons: warm summers, wet autumns, cold winters and blooming springs. I live in town X. Currently I'm attending Keila School ninth grade, which is last one of elemantary education. After finishing the exchange year I'll do trials to Tallinn Real School to get my secondary education there. After that I would like to go to univercity, but I don't know to what sepciality jet. I live with my mom X, dad X and two younger sisters: X and X (and dog X). My dad side grandparents live in X too. Even though were all quite busy, we still find time to talk and make music together. At the weekends we occasionally go to cinema, museum , nature to visit friends and relatives together. In summer we make longer trips and go to our summer house. My parents are always very supportive, they always give go...
November 8, 1991 Charlie has some good news and some bad news. Firstly the good ones: Charlie got a B for his English paper on Peter Pan. His language skills are also improving. He says that he wants to write when he grows up. At the same time he is helping Mary Elizabeth with her Rocky Horror Picture Show fanzine, Punk Rocky. Charlie also says that he loves Sam. And the bad news is that Sam has already a boyfriend Craig. Charlie's sister tells him that Sam used to be a "blow queen". This hurts Charlie very much, because he didn't want to think like that over Sam. November 12, 1991 Charlie likes Twinkies. He tells a story about rats, pleasurable rewards, and electric shock. It's a very interesting experiment and it tells that rat or mouse would put up with a lot more voltage for the pleasure. November 15, 1991 Charlie thinks a lot about his brother and his dad. I think that Charlie's brother and father are big idols for them. He say...
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