*Smoke and Fire*

This is a summary of a book that I read.... "Smoke and Fire". It was very interesting and funny! I hope you like it! :)

Mandy is a girl who works at “Chicken King” to raise her own money, and she goes to school, too.
Her brother, Jason, smokes cigarettes, and he isn’t a good student.
One night, Mandy arrives home very tired.
And as she needed to study Maths for a test, Jason went to “Chicken King” working in Mandy’s place.
He liked to work there and he met two guys, Marvin and Gaz who invited him to go to the park that night.
However, when they arrived, the two guys invited Jason to smoke cigarettes and then to smoke marijuana, a drug.
But, Jason didn’t want to and decided to go home.
He knew that his father would be angry with him, but what he didn’t know was that his father and Mandy were looking for him, that time.
They were very worried, but they could finally find him.
His father shouted at him, but his sister believed him.
And, finally, Jason decided to stop smoking. And Mandy never went back to “Chicken King”.

...*British Museum*...

The British Museum is the oldest, and one of the largest museums in the world. It's a museum of human history and culture in London.

Its collections, which number more than 13 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.

It was founded in 1753 by Act of Parliament, from the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and scientist.

NICK... a champion and an example for everyone!

I don’t have words to describe this video… it touched me a lot!
In my opinion, Nick is a CHAMPION, an amazing and fantastic man, he fights a lot and he never gives up!
He has disabilities, but it seems that these disabilities don’t prevent him to fight for life!
He looks happy… and I think that he wants to show us that being a disabled doesn’t mean that we are insignificant and need help all the time…
He’s independent and he shows us that he can have a normal life!
People like Nick are champions!
This video shows us that everyone can dream and make their dreams come true!
Nick is an example for everyone, he’s a true champion! … :)

My opinion about disabilities!

I agree with Mrs. Cheri Blauwet. Disabled people are normal like other people, they have the same rights, feelings, but unfortunately they don't have the same abilities.

However, they are stronger and they want to show everybody what they can do to have a normal life and to be independent.

Nowadays, technologies help disabled people to have a better life.

It's important to help disabled people to be independent and happy, but don't forget that they are like you! They are adults, children or teenagers like you... they have feelings and fears like you... and they just want your friendship! :)

Cheri Blauwet: a four-time Paralyimpic medalist

Cheri Blauwet is a paraplegic and a wheelchair runner. She wants to become a developmental paediatrician to help disabled children.
She is from Iowa, USA, she lived on a farm. She lost her legs when a tractor ran over them and when she was a little girl. Her parents made everything to make her independent.
When she started to like wheelchair racing, she went to Arizona University, and after that she went to Argentina where she lived with other athletes who helped her, sometimes, when she needed.
Cheri thinks that disabled people are stronger and they can be independent and self-confident, however other people don’t think like her, those people think that disabled people need help all the time.

*Grammar Page*: Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives: We use it to compare two people or things.

One-syllable adjectives usually have –er ending.
ex.: taller than/nicer than
Some two-syllable adjectives have –er and some have more.
ex.: nobler than/more boring than
We use more with three-syllable adjectives (or more).
ex.: more responsible than

Superlatives: We use to compare a person or a thing with more than one person or thing in the same group.

One-syllable adjectives usually have –est ending.
ex.: the tallest/the nicest
Some two-syllable adjectives have –est and some have most.
ex.: the noblest/the most boring
We use most with three-syllable adjectives (or more).
ex.: the most responsible

Irregular comparatives/superlatives

Adjectives - Comparatives - Superlatives
Good/well - Better - The best
Bad/badly - Worse - The worst
Much/many/a lot - More - The most
Little - Less - The least
Far - Further/farther - The furthest/farthest
Old - Older/elder - The oldest/eldest

Comparison of Adverbs

Adverbs ending in –ly (ex.: nicely, smartly, slowly), form their comparative and superlative with more/most.

Note: Double comparatives:
-Teenagers are getting more and more addicted to the Internet.
- Mobile phones are getting cheaper and cheaper nowadays.

...*Not One of Us*...

"Not One of Us" is about three teenagers, Jack, Sandy and Danny.

Danny is cool. That’s the word that best defines him. He’s the one everyone admires. Danny’s got the coolest clothes; he knows all the cool groups. Boys don’t mind him, girls like him and Danny of course loves himself. Danny isn’t the best student but he’s probably the most popular.

Sandy, his friend, is a normal girl. She does okay at school but she doesn’t try very hard. Her parents are always working so she’s become very independent. That’s the best way to describe her.

Jack is the odd one out. He’s new at school and Jack is odd. That’s all everyone thinks about Jack, thinks he is odd. His clothes are different, his attitude, the way he thinks about things is different. Jack lives with his mother and father and, as you will see, they have a very different life style to all the other families.

And now, here you can see a work that I made about this theatre... :)