SELECTIVITY EXAM 2017

Jake: Hey Mike, today Black Friday strats!
Mike: Hello Jake, are you serious?
Jake: Yes, I have been waiting for this moment since last month, I have 500 pounds to buy things.
Mike: Wow that’s fine, but I really think that Black Friday is an invention to make money.
Jake: And why do you think so? I think that it is a way to buy cheaper things.
Mike: Because millions of people save money for this day, and when it arrives they go crazy and start shopping without thinking.
Jake: I don’t think so. In my opinion it’s a way for people to get the things that they always wanted and it’s their opportunity to get them.
Mike: You must be crazy! The only thing that it does is encouraging consumerism! Shops elevate the price of their products the earlier weeks and then they put again their normal price again, but people don’t think about that.
Jake: Well it’s your opinion, I respect it. Well I have to go, the shop is going to open and I have to be the first there.
Mike: Oh my god, you haven't learned anything!
Jake: I will buy you a present, bye!!!

Mike: See you soon.

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SELECTIVTY WRITINGS

Are love-locks romantic or a menace? 

Love-locks is ARE a very famous way for couples to symbolize their love when they make a trip to a romantic or special place for them.  But is this act romantic or is it really bad for the heritage of the cities?

On the one hand, love-locks can symbolize the eternal love by closing it with your name and your partner’s name. Putting love-locks in bridges is an activity that a lot of couples do and for many of them it’s fine. They throw the key to the river and the lock will stay there forever, like maybe their love.

On the other hand, this activity is bad for the heritage of the cities. While people put love locks on bridges the thing that they do is to put more weight on bridges and it can reach a point when the bridge can fall or get damaged.

In conclusion, love-locks have to be removed from bridges because they can damage their heritage o, but maybe it’s a good idea to assign an exclusive location to put love-locks and make couples happy and leave a part of their love on a special place for them.

“Learning English my way”

When I was 6 years old I started learning English at school. First we started with some typical words like hello, goodbye… The methode was that the teacher talked to saying these words and explaining the meaning in Spanish.

After I arrived at the secondary school the level started to be higher and the methodes to be different. We started to do excercises, listenings, speakings, readings… After all that, I achieved a good level without going to an academy out of school.

Last year I went on a trip to London and there I improved my english a lot by listening and talking to people that was their language. Before the trip I decided that I wanted to improve more and I started to watch series in English and listen and sing a lot of English songs.

Finally, after a lot of years I reached the point where  today I’m today and I go for more having courses and doing exams to achieve certificates.

ARE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES PAID TOO MUCH?

ARE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES PAID TOO MUCH?

Why do actors and athletes earn so much money? How do they earn milions of pounds if they haven't studied to be a teacher for example? In my opinion they should win less money.

First of all, I think that they generate a lot of money, so consequently they win a lot too, but I strongly believe that it is too much. It is too much because there are a lot of professions, like doctors or firemen, that save lives and earn much less money than actors or athletes.
Secondly, for kids since many years ago their dreams are these professions and this can be bad for guys that fight for their dreams and drop out of school to focus on this. Only a few achieve this jobs and the rest can finish without work. Personally, I think that they shouls study and fight for dreams at the same time, earning money is fine but it doesn't have to be an obsession.

In conclusion, I can tell that actors and athletes have to be well paid, but not too much like nowadays. There are other jobs that deserve to be rewarded more than theirs.

TITANIC

TITANIC

Titanic is a film directed by James Cameron and the main carachters are Jack and Rose. It tells the story of a young couple that goes in a cruise, that finishes in a dramatic moment. The film is set in the Atlantic ocean.

In 1912 a new ship, Titanic, starts a voyage from Southampton to New York city. At the start all went perfectly but the night of 14-15 april a very big incident changed all. The ship crashed, in the North Atlantic, into an iceberg. This made Titanic start to get water inside and it slowly sank, making people fall in the water. Some people saved their lives, but many of them died in the cold water, like Jack.
Titanc is based in a true story and it stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet.

In conclusion, Titanic is a thriling story, that keeps fans on the edge as plot unfolds, while we watch it, we don't know what can happen next because the plot makes many twists and turns. All of this makes Titanic be one of the most popular films in history.

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BARCELONA

BARCELONA

Barcelona is located in Spain and is the capital of Catalonia. It is visited by a lot of tourists during all the year and if you are one you must be careful with tourist traps!

Firstly, in Barcelona there are a lot of places to visit and if you want to see it all, what you have to do is to stay in the city some days.

In this big city there are a lot of monuments like the statue of Cristobal Colon that is breathtaking. There are fabulous constructions like Sagrada Familia too. Don't forget to visit it if you want to learn about the culture of Barcelona.

Secondly, if you prefer a different kind of visit there are many options too. If you are a fashion lover you have to visit the shopping centers of the city. There are a lot but my favourite one is "La Maquinista".

And if your passion is football don't forget to visit the biggest stadium in Europe. Camp Nou is in the center of Barcelona and it is gorgeous.

In conclusion, I recommend to visit the city because you will always have things to do and visit. The only problem is that staying in a hotel maybe is a nit expensive but it worths!