Students' Compositions - Intermediate - Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa de Uberaba

Students' Compositions - Intermediate - Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa de Uberaba

Teacher Marcelo Maciel de Almeida

FILM REVIEW:   

Silver Linings

by Ana Luísa Velludo Fugeiro

The film Silver Linings is based on the book by Matthew Quick. The film was directed by David O. Russell and stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, this last who an Oscar. It’s rom-com film.

It’s an American film and was relased in 2012. It was filmed on location in Philadelfia. It was fion location in Philadelfia in only 33 days.

The film is about the curious life of Pat Solitano, who had been in a mental institution after losing everything: his wife, his house and his work. He moves back to her parents’ house to restart and resume his marriage and overcome all the problems that he had. But her plans begin to change when he meets Tiffany, a girl who also has many problems. One of them is to find a partner to dance with her at a competition, and she asks Pat. In return, she would give a letter to Pat’s ex-wife (although in the end we have some surprises with this fact). And then, between this, they start to fall in love with each other and Tiffany helps Pat to forget his ex-wife and surpass his problems with love and dance.

I strongly recommend this film. It has romance, drama, comedy and an unforgettable plot, accomplished by a fantastic cast. It’s my favourite film. 

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DESCRIBING A FLAT OR A HOUSE:

Beautiful flat in Paris

by Ana Luísa Velludo Fugeiro

It’s a flat perfectly situated in the centre of Paris, next to the Eiffel Tower, on the 15th floor of a modern building.

It has a new lift and well-equipped halls. There are amazing rooms: four spacious bedrooms, a luxurious living room next (but separated) to the dining room, where you can find a window made of glass, overlooking a fantastic view, The Eiffel Tower. The flat is hi-tech with a great system of air-conditioning and a balcony with a lovely decoration.

The neighbourhood is so calm and you won’t have problems with this. The flat is a short drive from a theatre and five minutes away from good cafés, as Starbucks.

The area is ideal for people who would like to relax and have magnificent holidays with family or a medium group of friends. It’s a non-smoking area and it’s not suitable for pets.

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Describing a House or a Flat

by Augusto Baldo

My house is a modern one, and it’s perfectly situated in the centre of xxx in on yyy.

My house has two floors with a terrace, a garage and a balcony on the first floor. It has three bedrooms and five bathrooms. An amazing kitchen is set in the ground floor. It has a large sitting room and a very spacious garage.

The neighborhood is very quiet and receptive. As the house is in the centre of the city, you are in a walking-distance from everywhere, including public transports.

The house is suitable for people who have to hurry at lunch time of for the ones that enjoy the centre of the city. There are no restrictions for living in this house.

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A large cottage beise Mackenzie River

by Vítor Martins Duarte

This photo is of a large cottage beside Mackenzie River in Canada situated in a very cosy neighbourhood by the middle of the XX century.

Its area includes an enormous garden of about 500 square metres and a built space of 700 squre-metres, divided into two floors. It has five ideal bedrooms, each one with its own balcony, where you can listen to the amazing sound of the river. This property also contains a spacious and complete kitchen, a perfect garage (big enough for ten cars), four luxurious rooms and a breathtaking library with 1200 books and wi-fi internet access.

The villa is magnificent and lovely because it offers cultural trips. It’s near a city where very famous painters and writers once lived for the fact that there was a very well-known university by the time which offered great education so that house would be perfect for people who want to visit that city and there are courses related to art, offered there.

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TYPICAL MISTAKES - TASK: SPOT THE MISTAKES BELOW: 

- This village is magnificent and lovely because it offers cultural trips. It’s near a city where very famous painters and writers once lived for the fact that there was a university of art by the time very well-known, which offered great education so that house would be perfect for people who want to visit that city and have courses related to art, offered there.”

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- The house is situated in the Fabrício, next to Codau and headquarter.

- The neighbourhood is very sociable. The house is front of a school, but is very quite and don’t have a big noisy. The house is near the centre.

- He moves back to her parents house to restart and resume his marriage and overcome all the problems.

- I strongly recommend this film. It has romance, drama, comedy and an unforgettable plot that is realized by a fantastic cast. It’s my favourite film. 

- My house is a modern one, and it’s perfectly situated in the centre of Uberaba, in Rua XXX, YYY.

- (…) you are in a walking-distance from everywhere, inclusive public transports.

- The house is suitable for people who have to hurry in lunch time (…).