Move Your Body

We finished off our first week in the winter camp with one of the songs that's all about movement:

Robots

Robot Maid 300

My robot's name will be Robot Maid 300. He will be very useful to both lazy and hard-working people. The robot will be able to cook meals, tidy rooms, play with kids and serve them. But people will need to feed him. He will eat trash. Also, he will be able to fix things around the home.  He will be expensive, around 20,000 dollars. Robot Maid 300 is the best solution to save time and relax.

Anja Berić, VIII2

Robot Baby-sitter

If you are busy all day and haven't got too much time for your children, you could get a robot baby-sitter.

This robot is ideal for employed parents who have a lot of work and can't be with their children. The robot looks like a young woman. It can be a cook, comedian or teacher. It cooks meals, makes drinks, helps children with their homework and the most important thing, plays with them. It costs £40,000 and you can buy it over the Internet.

Actually, this robot is expensive, but for that money, it's very useful.

Tijana Varađanin, VIII2

Eva 1

My robot is called Eva 1, after the first woman in the world. 

She is made of titanium with the latest sensors. The titanium skeleton is covered with artificial skin and it looks like a real person. She can hear and see and has the ability to talk. Eva 1 has artificial intelligence. She can help with children, housework and things like that. 

Eva 1 costs over 1,000 euros. Eva 1 is expensive but has all the possibilities you need and you will not regret the day you bought her.

Ivana Varađanin, VIII2

Future Robot

If I had a robot, he would be called John. He would do all the housework. He would make my bed and do my homework. He would tidy my room and scattered books. My life would be much easier and relaxed. In the house of my grandma, I would wash the car and John would cut the grass. I would enjoy his company. In the evening, I would go shopping and buy pizza. we would eat it together. I would change his batteries regularly.

Milan Jakšić, VIII2

Computer Games

My Space Empire

My video game is called 'My Space Empire.' It is a 4x-strategy game in which you create your own species and expand its living space from a tiny village in a random planet into an interstellar empire. You have multiple options in customising your species, like appearance, culture, language, script and attitude. You can choose numerous ways to conquer the galaxy, such as assimilation or warfare.

If you've always dreamed of leading your own empire to supremacy, here is your chance.

Kristian Balaž, VIII2

Holidays

There are so many holidays, but my favourite one is Christmas, because it is all about family and friends.

Christmas is celebrated on the seventh of January in our country. I love Christmas because I can eat until I can't breathe. 

I love spending Christmas with my family. Traditionally, my whole family have lunch together and after that we watch some Christmas film together. In the evening, my friends come to my place and we play a game. We stay up late. Some of my friends even crash at my house. We always ask to drink some wine, but the adults do not allow us. 

I really love Christmas, because it brings out the best in all of us. Christmas is the best in the whole world.

Jovan Radojičić, VIII1, 3 December 2015

A Legend from My Country

Serbia is full of legends. Some of them are scary, the others mythical or with cute creatures.
This legend is about howlers. They are scary creatures from Serbia. There are not too many signs of them. Some people do not even know they exist.
In Zaječar, they have been seen a lot. A legend says that if someone sees them, that person will die the next day in huge pain.
Some howlers scream like a new born baby, and the others somewhat like a wolf or bear. Howlers look like small children, with no hair and some of them have long nails. Their skin is grey and they look like poor little children who are four years old.
If you hear a howler around your house, that means that someone in your house will die.
Today, this legend is not so scary and it is used to scare children not to stay too late outside. I think this legend is lame and interesting. This is my favourite legend so far.

Dušan Bačkuljin VIII1, 1 December 2015

There are a lot of myths and legends in my country. The most interesting for me is the legend about howlers.

A howler is a scary creature. Howlers are abandoned and unbaptized children in fact. A howler is a combination of a child, cat and wolf. Citizens and villagers say that there are a lot of them in the area of Zaječar. People describe them as white creepy monkeys. Their scream sounds like the cry of a child and barking of a wolf. A howler chooses his victims who are connected to him. He cannot be killed until he finds peace. When he screams around someone's house, that means somebody from that house will die. He is afraid of the light. He usually walks in the graveyard. He attacks his victims by choking them while they are asleep. When someone walks after midnight, he jumps on their backs and screams.

I do not believe in legends, but I enjoy listening to them.

Vlatko Vranjin VIII4, 3 December 2015

People in eastern Serbia believe in a lot of legends. They are especially afraid of the mythical creature - howler.

A howler is a small, ugly creature with gray fur and huge, long claws. It is very aggressive and angry. Its screams sound like a baby's cry and wolf's howl. 

Howlers appear at night, because they are scared of the daylight. They attack people near graveyards or in the forest. Howlers jump on people's backs, scratch their faces and pluck their hair. That sounds creepy and unbelievable!

There is no evidence of the existence of howlers. However, a lot of people are still scared of those terrible monsters.

Tijana Varađanin VIII2, 1 December 2015 

There are not too many legends in my country, but they are interesting.

Howlers are small creatures, with big claws, small eyes and really fast. According to a legend, they live in the woods around villages.

There are rumours that they sometimes live in people's attics. They always make a strange noise, like scratching and walking. 

There have been some reports of eyewitnesses and of their attacks. They are mostly active at night. 

There were no investigations about these creatures. One of the eyewitnesses said that he had seen a dog-looking creature on the road, with no hair, with big claws and small black eyes. The devious creature jumped on the car and started scratching the windshield. The person pulled the car brake, the creature fell off the car and ran back to the woods, looking for his next victim.

I was pretty scared of this story when I was a child, and I still am.

Dragan Hercegan VIII2, 3 December 2015

There are a lot of legends in my country, but I find the legend about Sava Savanović most interesting.
Sava Savanović is said to have lived in an old water mill. It is said that he killed and drank blood of the millers who came to the water mill.
In other cultures, vampires are usually plain and slim, but in my country, vampires are tall, plump and strong.
A lot of people say that they saw Sava drink children's blood and strangle young women. It is said that there are a lot of witnesses to Sava's attacks. If you ask people near Bajina Bašta about Sava, you will get the most information about him, his attacks, tragedies and much more.
Legends from my country are super interesting and full of mysteries. I recommend everyone to explore other mysteries, because it can be fun, intense and very interesting.

Lazar Turudija VIII1, 3 December 2015

There are a lot of interesting legends in my country, but I think that the most interesting one is about our very first vampire, Sava Savanović.

Sava Savanović lived in a small village in Serbia, called Zarožje. 

Legend has it that he became a vampire after his wife's death. People from the village started hearing strange noises and sounds coming from the watermill. A couple of people wanted to investigate the water mill, so they went inside. Nobody saw them again. 

Legend has it that Sava would kill and drink the blood of everyone who came to the water mill. 

This legend was so interesting that it even inspired a horror film called 'A Butterfly'.

Kosana Jakonić VIII4, 1 December 2015

In my country, there are a lot of legends and fairytales. Our most famous one is about Mark the Prince.

Marko the Prince is an epic hero who appears in the late Middle Ages. Marko was tall and well-built. He had long brown hair, brown eyes and of course his long brown moustaches. Marko wore a wolf-skin cap, wolf-skin cloak, a red dolman and black leather boots. He had a sabre, a lance, a shield and his famous war hammer. 

He also had a horse, his most trusted and loyal friend, Šarac, who was famous for his multicoloured skin. In one story, Marko gave half of his wine to Šarac before the battle. 

There are a lot of stories and poems abou Marko the Prince, like: Marko the Prince plowing, Marko the Prince and the Eagle, Marko the Prince and the Fairy and a lot more.

I like Marko the Prince because he is a fair, righteous, just, brave and amusing knight.

Marko Dejanović VIII4, 1 December 2015

Serbia is a country with a lot of urban legends and myths. Some of them are true, others are false, but there is one legend that every citizen of Serbia knows. It is the legend of Marko the Prince.

Marko the Prince was a national hero who fought Turkish people in the 14th century. He was of medium height with a lot of muscles. Some say that Marko was so strong that he once squeezed a dead bush. He had dark black hair, brown eyes, a big black beard with thin black moustaches. 

Marko the Prince was known as 'the man who could do anything.' He would carry a lot of weapons. One of them was a sword which he used to fight against his enemies. The second weapon was a mace which he used to fight against wild animals if they attacked him. If the battle was far away, he would mount his horse Šarac  and got there in no time.

Marko the Prince was everyone's favourite hero because he was brave and would help anybody.

Stefan Vujić VIII3, 3 December 2015

In my country, there are a few legends I know of. One hero who is in most stories is the best for me.

Marko the Prince is the biggest hero in our stories. He was the strongest and biggest man. He pulled trees out of the ground with his bare hands, threw stones and cut them in pieces with his sword. While he was walking he was building mountains.

Marko was the son of King Vukašin Mrnjavčević. In 1371, the soldiers from Turkey killed his family on the Maritsa River in Bulgaria.

Marko lived like a free swordsman. He protected poor, weak people.

Marko carried his mace to battles. Everyone was scared of his mace. His weapon was the strongest. 

Šarac was his horse. They were best friends.

This hero died a natural death and was buried in a Mount Athos monastery.

People say that he is not dead. In fact, Marko is still alive in rhymes. I like him and he is the hero for me and my grandpa. He is our hero.

Luka Važić VIII2, 1 December 2015

One of the most famous legends from my country is the story about Devil's Town. It is situated in the south of Serbia, in Kuršumlija. 

Once upon a time, there lived humble, happy, peaceful and to faith committed people. Devil did not like it. He wanted to destroy the harmony. So he made some poisonous potion. When people drank  it, they would forget about their family relationships and get married to their own brothers and sisters. The fairy, who some people still believe exists and protects the Town, prayed to God to stop the wedding. God sent a breeze to turn them into stones so the sin could stop.

Devil's Town is a popular tourist attraction and a lot of people visit it during the year.

Nataša Urošev VIII3, 3 December 2015

My Dream Holiday

I like travelling, especially to foreign countries. Some of those places I want to visit are a few cities in Tuscany.
Florence is a beautiful city with nobles' houses, churches, ancient roads, magnificent buildings and other fantastic sights. Near the Arno River is the Medici Palace, the house of Florentine Grand Duke Cosmo. In the square, there is a big statue of David, made by Michelangelo, and the museum  of the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Rome is the capital city of Italy. This city is the cradle of the Italian history. In the centre of the city, there is the Colosseum, gladiators' area. The Tiber Island is a big island near the centre. In the past, you could ride a horse through the city. Rome consists of two parts, the city of Rome and the Vatican City.
The Vatican City is a town-country. It is very small, but very famous because of the Pope, the Catholics' head master. The Pope lives in a beautiful building called Apostolic Palace, or Papal Palace. People also like to visit the Castle of Saint Angel and Saint Peter's Square full of statues.
Tuscany is beautiful, but very expensive. I hope to visit it one day.

Filip Dmitrović VIII3, 3 December 2015 

Dear Noa,

I'm having a fantastic time in Paris. The weather is lovely here, so we spend most of the time outdoors. The hotel where we're staying is magnificent and we're in a room with an amazing view.

We came last Sunday and have already seen a lot of interesting places. Last Friday we went to the Eiffel Tower. The view from the top was fantastic so I took some pictures. After that, mum and I went shopping. We bought lots of clothes and great stuff. 

The Triumphal Arch is breathtaking. I've asked one man to take a picture of us together. The picture turned out great.

We haven't visited the Louvre and haven't seen Notre Dame, yet. We're going there tomorrow. I'm so excited.

We're coming home next weekend, and I can't wait to tell you everything about my trip.

See you soon!

With love,

Daca

Danijela Lisulov VIII3, 3 December 2015

My dream has always been to visit Paris.
Paris is a lovely city. It is like the home of fashion, history, culture and more.
If I ever visited Paris, I would go to the Louvre first. It seems like a beautiful museum. Then, I'd go to Disneyland, which they call 'the home of magic' in a commercial. The Notre Dame Cathedral looked really magnificent in the picture I'd seen. I hope that is what it looks like from the inside.
Paris is the home of fashion. So, shopping in Paris seems like a really good idea.
I would also like to see the Triumphal Arch. That is a beautiful monument.
Visiting the Pantheon is a great idea too. And, of course, how could I forget, the symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower.
The bridges on the Seine River are made perfectly. Couples can lock their love on one of the them. I would also like to see that.
Paris is the most beautiful city and it has always been like that to me.

Ninoslava Marinkov VIII1, 3 December 2015

Dear Melissa.

I'm writing from the beautiful city of Vienna, to let you know more things about this city. I hope you'll like them.

It's very hot and sunny and I'm drinking lemonade with my family. We have been here since Friday and have already done lots of interesting things.

Yesterday we went to Schönbrunn Palace. It was so beautiful and very big, with lots of flowers in different colours and shapes around it. My dad told me the history behind this palace. It was very interesting. Then, we went to the zoo, which is located next to the palace. There were lots of animals, from small insects to tall giraffes. My favourite part was when we were feeding small monkeys and took a photo with them. They were so happy.

We haven't visited the St Stephen's Cathedral and the city centre and we haven't been to Prater Park. We're going there tomorrow.

We're coming back on Monday, so then I'll tell you everything that happened to me.

See you soon,

Daniela

Daniela Marton, VIII5

Dear everyone,

We've arrived in Venice. It's the city on water. It's fantastic here. We're going to stay in a nice hotel.

First of all we're going to do a lot of sightseeing. We're going to visit St Mark's Basilica, the church of Santa Maria della Salute, Doge's Palace and the Rialto Bridge. My sister can't wait to go shopping. There are some great shops here.

I'm going to taste as many local dishes as possible, like spaghetti, pizza and lasagna. They say the food in Venice is fabulous. 

Venice is the city of romance. You should come, too.

Talk to you when we get back,

Milan

Milan Jakšić, VIII2

A Day to Remember

These days I am looking at my photos from seven years ago. Then, I suddenly remembered my experience at the pool in Ada.
It was a very hot summer. The weather was gorgeous. I went on a trip with my family. My sister and I were swimming in a small pool. All day we were diving, playing volleyball and dive-bombing. I jumped into the water with a swim ring, but  slipped and fell on my head. I was terrified and started struggling. I thought that I was drowning and I gasped for air. Suddenly, I felt someone pulling me out of the water. I was confused and horrified at the same time. My heart was beating rapidly. I was in my father's arms and I felt safe.

Tijana Varađanin, VIII2

One of the best days of my life was when I played a game for the selection of Vojvodina.

About a year ago, my coach chose me to be one of two players who would represent my team in a match in Novi Sad, where the best young players from Vojvodina were divided. 

The coach of the best football team gave us a few pieces of advice about strategy and decided who should play in which position. I was very nervous because I knew it was important to play well. But, when I got out on the field, I forgot everything and started playing the best I could. 

In the second half of the match, I scored a goal. After the match, the coach of the selection gave me a present. I was the best player of the match! 

I could not believe all that was true. The newspapers wrote about this. It was a really special day for me.

Viktor Molnar, VIII2

I think that I will not forget that day for a long time. 

It was very nice weather and my friends and I went to catch some fish. Early in the morning we took our bikes and went for a ride. During our ride a few dosg were chasing us. We were lucky, we were faster.

After half an hour, we found a place near the water. Suddenly, stormy clouds came. There was lightning and hard thunders, followed by heavy rain. We did not know where to go. We saw a house. With no doubt, we agreed that it would be our shelter. When we arrived, there was a big surprise waiting for us. Those few dogs also came there. We did not say a word. the dogs were also quiet. we were all wet and not in the mood to argue.

Bojana Groza, VIII4

There is a day I will always remember, because my female dog named Luna gave birth to her six puppies.

My dad noticed that Luna had had a  big stomach. We thought she was just overweight. It turned out very soon that she was just pregnant. 

Finally, the day when she gave birth to her puppies came. Her labour started early in the morning and I was next to Luna until it was time to go to school. Unfortunately, I was in the morning shift that week. Luckily, my dad was at home the whole morning, right by Luna's side. Around noon two veterinarians came to assist with the labour. I came back home around 1 p.m. and rushed to Luna immediately. The moment I saw six cute puppies a few tears of joy ran down my cheeks. It was love at first sight.

It was a beautiful day to me and my family because our dog Luna became a proud mother. Every time I think of this day, my heart feels lovely.

Emilija Mijandžić, VIII4

You think that nothing bad could happen to you? Bad things happen to other people. But don't be so sure. I found that out last Friday.

I was coming home with my mum from the doctor's. When we arrived, I smelt smoke. Then we heard our neighbour shouting for help. we ran outside and saw the neighbour trying to enter his house but he couldn't from all the smoke and fire. My mum called the firefighters. The neighbour said that they should better hurry because there was a butane bottle inside. I was scared that it would explode.

The firefighters came and put out the fire. The neighbour said that he wanted to bake some meat, but his neighbour called him to have some coffee and when he came back, the house was on fire.

I'm glad that I survived and because the butane did not explode. I'm a bit shocked, but ok.

Jožef Horvat, VIII5

Meet Me

Dear friend,
Thanks for your letter. I'm fine, how are you?
First of all, let me tell you about myself. I am 14 years old. I live in Kikinda, Serbia.
I have green eyes. My hair is short and brown. My lips are thin.
I am above all honest. I am a good friend and very friendly person. I always help the others if I can. My friends think I am shy, just because I do not like being in the centre of attention. Sometimes I am impatient and stubborn. I do not change my mind easily. I believe that life is ahead of me and I have some time to change for the better.
There are four people in my family. My favourite person is my dad. We like spending time together.
I am a student of both Sveti Sava Primary School and Slobodan Malbaški Music school. I play the accordion and I love singing.
My school starts at 8 o'clock in the morning and at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. I come back home at 1.30 in the afternoon or 6.30 in the evening. I go to school by bike or on foot. I usually do my homework after school.
That is all about me.
Hear from you soon,
Nevena

Nevena Milovanov VIII3, 3 December 2015

Hello Steve,

My name is Igor. I'm 14 years old. I was born on 30 October, on Halloween, spooky, isn't it?

I live in a small town in Serbia. That town is Kikinda. 

I go to Sveti Sava Primary School. 

I have an older sister. When I was 3 years old, my sister was jealous, because I had a lot of toys. She stole them, so we fought a lot over them. But now, she misses me, because she is a student at the University of Novi Sad. I love her so much.

I'm a very positive and friendly person. I love dancing and singing. 

As for the bad sides of my personality, I have a bad temper and fight with all my friends, neighbours and sometimes even teachers. 

I have a lot of friends, but my best ones are Luka and Ivan. The people who mean a lot in my life are: my mum, dad, my sister Sanja, cousin Dejana and the most important person in my life is girlfriend Mia. 

That's all about me.

Hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Igor

Igor Zagorac VIII1, 3 December 2015

Dear Pedro,

Thanks for your letter. I hope we will get to be great friends.

First of all, I would like to tell you a few things about myself. I'm 14 years old and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. My mum is a housewife. She does her best to make the entire family comfortable. My dad is the money-maker. He rents sound equipment, works as an audio engineer and a musician. I also have a baby brother, Gabriel, who is 2 years old.

My favourite free time activity is surfing the web and reading music catalogues, among other things. I like all kinds of music and the only real criterion is whether it is good or not. I also play tennis and have lessons on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
What about you? What are your interests?

Please, write soon.

Yours, 

Kristian

Kristian Balaž, VIII2

Favourite Team Sports

Write about your favourite team sport. 
Here are a few tips:

• Where do you play this sport?
• How many players are there in each team?
• What equipment do you need?
• How long is a match / How many minutes do you play?
• How do you get points?
• What are the rules?

A Teen Camp

Imagine you're the manager of a teen camp. Design a leaflet to advertise your camp. Don't forget to include the following:

- the name of the camp,

- what type of camp it is (sports, arts, technology, adventure),

- what activities someone can do there,

- who it is suitable for (age of participants, interests),

- dates it is open,

- fees (if it's not free).

Kristian's Exploration Camp

type: adventure
activities: exploring the local forest
age: 11-15 years old
dates: 1-10 August

Kristian's Exploration Camp is a teen camp on Kopaonik Mountain which lasts 10 days. The kids can wake up any time they want under the condition to arrive on time for breakfast which starts at 8 a.m. At 11 o'clock we are going for a walk around the forest and having lessons about the nature's wonders. We will come back to camp at 6 p.m.

For more information, call us at: 333-444-5555.

Kristian Balaž, VIII2

Muffin's Camp

type: sport

activities: playing any kind of sports

age: 6-17 

dates: 1 July - 15 August

If you want to have the unforgettable summer, you need to come to Muffin's Sport Camp. It is on Mountain Zlatibor in Serbia.
This camp is for boys and girls who are between 6 and 17 years old. Here you can do any kind of sports. You can swim, play volleyball, football, handball or basketball. Also, the camp has a room with computers. Every evening we have parties around the pool.
The camp is open from July 1st to August 15th. Two-week session costs 250 € and four-week session costs 450 €.
Come and spend your best summer in Muffin's Sport Camp.

Anja Berić, VIII2

Summer Camp in Zlatibor

type: adventure

activities: sleeping in a tent, lighting fire, riding a horse, visiting the Potpeć Cave, learning about mushrooms and herbs

age: 10-15 years old

dates: June 20th - July 1st

cost: 250 €

Are you afraid of sleeping in a dark forest with lots of insects? If you aren't, come to summer camp in the nature! 

There are lots of things to do:

- learn about mushrooms and herbs

- sleep on a tent

- visit the Potpeć Cave

- learn how to light fire

- ride a horse

You can come between June 20th to July 1st or August 15th to August 26th.

The camp costs 250 € and it's for the children who are 10-15 years old.

Tijana Varađanin, VIII2

Milan's Summer Camp

Welcome to Milan's Summer Camp! It's an adventure camp. It starts on 1st June and ends on 27th August. It's the camp for those who are 13 to  19 years old. 

In this camp, you can go swimming, rafting, scuba-diving or hiking. In July, you can go to Disneyland, but you must pay £100 if you want to stay 2 weeks. You can go on a trip to the countryside if you like planting flowers and trees. You'll go to the museum and see a lot of sculptures and souvenirs. This is very interesting. You'll probably have a great time. In the end, you'll go to the cinema and watch action films, like Transformers or Iron Man.

Milan Jakšić, VIII2

Summer Sport Camp

type: sport

activities: playing volleyball, football, basketball

age: 11-15 years old

dates: 1st July to 20th July

Are you looking for something exciting to do this summer? Yes, then come to Summer Sport Camp on Mountain Tara. 

Visit the National Park Tara with us, play volleyball, basketball and football. Those who don't like these types of sports can go hiking in the mountains. We also have a snack between the visit to the National Park and activities. 

This camp is for children aged 11 to 15 years and costs 3,000 dinars. 

The camp starts on 1st July and ends on 20th July. 

Be sure to visit our camp because you will have a great time and get to know Mountain Tara better.

Ivana Varađanin, VIII2

School of Shooting

type: shooting camp

activities: shooting

age: 12-25 years

dates: 1-31 July

If you're interested in guns and would like to learn how to use them, sign up!

in our camp, we learn the basics of shooting, but also play, socialize, have fun and much more. 

Anyone aged 12 to 25 years may participate. 

The camp runs from 1 to 31 July and it's free!

Milica Vesin, VIII2

WEG 2015

Thanks to a Maths colleague of mine, several of my older students have participated in this year's World Education Games and competed against students around the world in Spellodrome and Mathletics.  Judging by their reactions during and after this online competition, my students found it amusing and fun.

My Teacher

Write about one of your teachers. You can use the following as a model:

My teacher's called (name). He/She's my (subject) teacher. My teacher's (e.g.clever) and we learn lots of new things with him/her. His/Her lessons are very (e.g. interesting) and we like them. 

Svetlana is my Music, Science, Maths, Art and Serbian teacher. She works in a school in a small town. There are 24 children in my class. My teacher is very nice and smart! I really like my teacher.

 Manja Galić, IV2, 28 September 2015

My class teacher is Svetlana. She has red hair and a beautiful smile. She is a good teacher. She loves dresses. 

Mina Brkanlić, IV2

This is Dragana. She's my English teacher. She's very beautiful and clever. My English teacher wears glasses. She's very good. She likes listening to music. 

Nađa Blažić, IV2

European Day of Languages 2015

For this year's European Languages Day my colleagues and I prepared some interesting interactive quizzes, tongue twisters, associations and other language games. Traditionally, we celebrated this day with the representatives of other primary schools from our town and nearby villages.

We started our celebration with a short film showing different quotes about the importance of learning foreign languages, as well as mother tongue. It was followed by a fun activity called 'Getting to know you' in which two volunteers from each team tried to find their 'fellow countrymen' just by using gestures, without speaking. The teams then checked their knowledge of the languages spoken in Europe in the quiz about the alphabets, word origin, family of languages and language in general. We continued with the listening game called 'Look who's singing' and the teams were asked to guess the language they heard in the songs performed by the former winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. Then, in the association game called 'European Record Breakers' the participants and the audience found out a few interesting things about the European countries which broke records in different areas, while in the 'ABC game' they were required to order the given English words starting with the letter T as they appear in the dictionary. The 'Translation Workshop' was a real challenge because the teams translated messages by using the Braille Alphabet. The programme ended with another fun game - the students read tongue twisters in Serbian, Italian, German and English.

Pen friends

Dear Pedro,

Thanks for your letter. I hope you're well.

Let me tell you about me and my family. I am 14 years old and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. My mum is a housewife and always does her best to make the flat comfortable for the rest of us. My dad has several jobs. He's a businessman, audio engineer and a musician. I also have a brother, Gabriel, who is 1 year old.

School starts at 8 o'clock in the morning shift and at 1 o'clock in the afternoon shift. I always go on foot. When I come home I always do my homework. Then I usually surf the net or hang out with my friends. I also have tennis lessons. At the weekends I always go out with my friends.

Write soon.

Yours, 

Kris

Kristian Balaž, VIII2, 10 September 2015

Dear Pedro,

thanks for your letter. I hope we can meet each other in the future.

I'm 14 years old and I live in Kikinda. I have a sister and she is 10, soon to be 11 years old. My sister and I get along well. My mum writes traffic tickets and she works at the firehouse. my dad is the head of the local fire department.

I go to Sveti Sava Primary School. School starts at eight o'clock in the morning shift and at one o'clock in the afternoon shift. When I go in the morning shift, I wake up at 6.30 and in the afternoon shift at nine or eight. In the morning shift, my dad takes me in the car, but in the afternoon shift I go o foot. I get back home at 1.30 or 6.30. I usually do my homework in the evenings.
I have been playing volleyball since I was nine. I have my practice 5 times a week. I often listen to music or watch TV series.
What about you? What kind of music do you listen? What do you play?
Write soon.
Yours,
Anja

Anja Berić, VIII2

Hi Pedro,

Thanks very much for your letter. I'm so happy to meet you.

Firstly, I will describe you myself and my family. My name's Tijana and I'm 13 years old. I live in Kikinda, Serbia, with my parents. My mum is a chemical technician, but she hasn't got a job. My dad is and engineer. He works as a CNC programmer. I'm a pupil at Sveti Sava Primary School. My older sister, Tamara, who lives in Novi Sad, is 21 and a good student.

This is my typical weekday. I wake up at 7:15, have breakfast and go to school on foot. My lessons start at 8. At 13;30 I'm at home and I do my homework for two hours. Then, I play computer games and watch TV. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 19 I have table tennis lessons. At the weekend, I usually go out with my friends. We like going rollerblading.

What about you and your family? What's your favourite free-time activity? 

Write again soon.

Lots of love,

Tijana

Tijana Varađanin, VIII2

Dear Pedro,

Hello. My name is Milan and I'm your new pen friend. I'm 14 years old and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. I go to primary school and I am in Class 8. The name of my school is Sveti Sava.

My father is an electrical technician. My mother is a teacher and she works in my school. My sister is 12 years old and she is caring and pretty. We live in a flat. It is opposite my school.

In my free time I usually play football with my friends. On Fridays, we always go out. We like going to the cinema. I love horror films. They are so scary.

Well, that's all about me for now. Write back and tell me about yourself.

Milan

Milan Jakšić, VIII2

Hello, Pedro,

My name is Ivana and I hope we'll get to know each other well.

I'm 14 years old and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. My dad is a taxi driver and my mum i a shop assistant. She works at a kiosk. They both work long hours. I have a brother, Nikola, who is 9. We are very different. My grandpa Slobodan lives with us.

School starts at 8 o'clock. I wake up every day at 7, get ready and then my dad takes me in his car to school. I get back home at 1.10 in the afternoon. I usually do my homework in the evenings. In my free time, I go out with my friends or watch a film. I love playing volleyball and my hobby is acting.

Well, that's all about me. Write back soon and tell me about yourself.

Ivana

Ivana Varađanin, VIII2

Dear Pedro,

Thanks for your letter. In this letter I'll write something about myself.

I am fourteen years old and I go to Sveti Sava Primary School. I live in Kikinda, Serbia. My father is an electrician. He works in Belgrade. My mother is a shop assistant. My sister is twenty-three years old and she has graduated from Medical University in Novi Sad.

In the morning shift, school starts at eight o'clock. My Grandma wakes me up at seven o'clock, but I extend to half past seven. I can't have breakfast and I go to school on foot. I get back home at twenty past one in the afternoon. I have lunch and after that I have my practice at three o'clock every day. Before practice I do my homework and learn new lessons for one hour. At seven o'clock in the evening I water the plants and trees in my garden. At ten o'clock I go to sleep.

Tell me something more about you.

Best wishes,

Luka

Luka Važić, VIII2

Dear Pedro,

Thanks for your letter. What are you doing right now? I'll write you something about myself.

I am 13 years old and I live in Kikinda, Serbia. I go to Sveti Sava Primary School. My father is a security worker and he works in Srpska Crnja and Kikinda. My mum is a cleaning woman in a primary school in Kikinda. My brother is 9.

Every other week school starts at eight. I wake up every day at 7. I don't have breakfast and I go to school on foot. School is over at ten past one in the afternoon. I go home, have lunch and do my homework. In the evening, at 7 o'clock every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, I have my training. It is over at 10 o'clock in the evening. After that, I go home. 

On Saturday and Sunday, I go out with my friends. I love action movies and rap and trap music. Do you like rap and trap music?

Write me soon,

Milica

Milica Vesin, VIII2  

Fun activities

One of the 2-3-minute activities for practising word order, just right for the beginning or the end of the lesson, includes group work. I shared it with my students the first time I saw them after our summer holidays.

I asked them to organise groups of four. Each person said a random letter and then, as a group, they made a sentence with the words starting with the given letter. 

Here are a few interesting sentences my Year 8 students came up with:

JCAZ: Jump carefully around zebras. (Julijan, Bojana and Branislava VIII4)

KERB: Katy eats red bananas. (Kosana, Andrea, Tijana and Ivana VIII4)

SMND: Summer memories never die. (Dunja, Ivana, Miroslava and Emilija VIII4)
ETIA: Every tiger is amazing. (Elena, Tijana, Ivana and Anja VIII2)

Coursework

Kosana, Dunja, Ivana, Emilija & Nikolina, VII4

My older pupils, mostly girls, have taken part in the state contest organised by Klett, Belgrade. Their task was to make a guidebook-presentation in English, following the model from Messages 3 student's book. 

They all got their diplomas for taking part in this interesting contest.

Cold and Windy

This is the last song we've learned this school year. It also involves a lot of acting, snapping fingers and things like that.  It's great for revising clothes and practising WAS/WERE.

I first focused my pupils on the pictures illustrating the song. I told them the song was in the past and then asked them a few questions about the pictures (What can you see? Was it a nice day? What was the weather like? Were grandpa and grandson happy?) Since there were a few pictures in the song instead of words, I asked my pupils to match them with the given words. Then, they listened and checked their answers and finally I asked them to stand up, show and repeat the song.

Here are the lyrics:

Chorus: 

Hat, coat, sweater and scarf,

It was cold and windy in the park, cold and windy...

It was grey and cloudy,

There wasn't any sun,

There weren't many children,

It wasn't much fun.

Chorus

There wasn't a rainbow,

There wasn't any snow,

Grandpa and I were ready to go.

Chorus

Back at home,

It was much better,

With a hot drink,

And my big red sweater.

Chorus

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What can I see?

Here's another song with a lot of movements invented on the spot. It's great for practising comparative adjectives. 

As for the introduction, we played a guessing game to name the animals in the pictures around the text. Then, I asked my pupils to pretend that they were in the jungle and mime different actions, including their reaction when they faced wild animals.

And the lyrics are as follows:

I'm walking,

I'm walking.

What can I see?

I can see a lion and it's bigger than me.

I'm swimming,

I'm swimming.

What can I see?

I can see a shark and it's uglier than me.

I'm standing,

I'm standing.

What can I see?

I can see a snake and it's thinner than me.

I'm hiding,

I'm hiding.

What can I see?

I can see a bat and it's smaller than me.

I'm sitting,

I'm sitting.

What can I see?

I can see a monkey and it's naughtier than me.

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My Favourite Restaurant

Think about your favourite restaurant. Why do you like going there? 

P1: name, location, frequency of visits

P2: outside/inside description

P3: service, staff, dishes, prices

P4: recommendation (atmosphere, food...)

My favourite restaurant is 'Belavila'. It is in the centre of our town. I usually go there with my mum when she feels lazy and doesn't want to cook. 

This restaurant is modern and furnished really nice. It is small, the tables are big, and on the left side of the restaurant there's the kids' play area. 

I love going there because people who work there are kind to their guests, always smile and think positive. The dishes are always different. It depends on the day of the week, so it's always different. My favourite meal there is pasta with meat in mushroom sauce. The prices are sometimes low or high, which depends on how much the food costs. 

My mum is not a really good cook, so I love going there. The food is so tasty, the atmosphere is great and people smile all the time. It's the most perfect restaurant I have ever been to.

Ninoslava Marinkov, VII1, 13 May 2015

My favourite restaurant is the 'Big ship'. It is located in Koper, on the Adriatic coast. I go there with my family every time I am in Koper.

The restaurant is designed as a ship, inside and outside. The waiters and all the staff are dressed like sailors. They smile and they are kind. The food is delicious. I have tasted a lot of tasty dishes, but the most beautiful ones are seafood and calamari.

The atmosphere is beautiful and relaxing at the 'Big ship'.

Teodora Volarov, VII1, 13 May 2015

The place where I often go with my family is called Slap in Serbian. In English, we can call it Waterfall. It is a pizza house, located in Nikola Francuski Street.

I really like going there so much because both the interior and exterior are well-decorated. Inside, there are a lot of leather dining boots and mirrors, so it looks more spacious than it really is. Outside, there is a  wonderful garden with beautiful flowers. 

The service is fine. The staff are kind and hospitable. The dishes are tasty and the portions are large enough. The prices are acceptable.

I gladly recommend visiting Slap because it is the best pizza house in our town. 

Emilija Mijandžić, VII4, 20 May 2015

My favourite restaurant is Twenty. The restaurant is located at the square of Kikinda. Every day a lot of people visit the restaurant. Lots of tourists and celebrities visit it when they come to Kikinda.
Outside the restaurant is a large garden full of flowers with tables and chairs. The garden overlooks the square full of various plants, birds and smiling children. Inside the restaurant, there are beautifully set tables of different sizes and shapes with decorations on them.
The dishes are always tasty and interestingly served. The staff are friendly and polite to guests. The dishes are delicious and the prices low.
I recommend that you go to this restaurant and try all of the dishes but pizza is a must!

Andrea Ružić, VII4, 20 May 2015 

My favourite restaurant is Bela Vila. It is located in the main street of Kikinda, Svetosavska.
The restaurant has a lot of visitors. The outside of Bela Vila is very beautiful. There is a small area where guests can sit during the summer. Outside, there are also a lot of flowers covering the restaurant. The inside is very big. The walls are covered with a lot of beautiful paintings. 

The service is quick. The staff are really polite and friendly. The dishes are tasty and the prices are very low.
I recommend Bela Vila to you because it is a perfect restaurant when you want to go out for lunch with your family.

Kosana Jakonić, VII4, 20 May 2015 

My favourite restaurant is called 'Santa Maria'. It is located in the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge. It is a fish restaurant.

It is an often visited place because of the delicious food and a nice view. The restaurant is placed on a wooden raft on the river side. It has a roof with a blind on the terrace. The restaurant is painted dark green and bright yellow. 

Inside the restaurant, there are a lot of flower pots with colourful flowers. There is a model of a sailing ship and stuffed fish.

The staff are friendly and polite. There are a lot of fish dishes at affordable prices. 

I would recommend this restaurant because of the good view on the mountains and tasty dishes.   

Marko Dejanović, VII4, 20 May 2015 

When I was on holiday in Sokobanja with my parents, I visited the most beautiful restaurant I've ever seen, the Cave restaurant.
It's very interesting because it's located in the suburbs, in the forest, not in the centre of the city. A lot of tourists visit this restaurant every year.
All the tables and chairs are made of wood and they are under a rock, at the entrance to the cave. A narrow shallow river flows nearby and the visitors can cross it over a wooden bridge. What a wonderful view!
People usually drink coffee and juice there. They mostly eat different types of meat, soups, salads and desserts. But, the best-selling and the tastiest dish is fresh trout. Most dishes have reasonable prices, but some are more expensive. The staff are kind and pleasant.
The Cave restaurant in Sokobanja is my favourite restaurant, because I enjoy the nature. It's beautiful and relaxing to have lunch in the forest and listen to the birds and the ripple of the river. 

Tijana Varađanin, VII2, 22 May 2015

My favourite restaurant is Macchiato. It is in the centre of the city. I went to Macchiato every day in the winter, but now I go there once a week.
It is big and you can sit downstairs, upstairs and outside. The walls outside are yellow. The inside walls are purple and it is dark.
The service is very good and the waiters are fast. The prices are very low.
The food is very tasty. Pizza is the tastiest in Macchiato. It is always full of guests and there we can listen to music or watch a match on TV.
I like eating in Macchiato.

Anja Berić, VII2, 22 May 2015

Gadgets

Write your opinion on any of the gadgets we use nowadays. You may use the following model:
P1: State the topic

P2: Advantages + examples

P3: Disadvantages + examples

P4: Summary (conclusion)

Up until now kids have had sports equipment, tape recorders and radios in their rooms, but these traditional items are gone and modern technology, like PCs, games consoles, phones and other things have come into their lives.

Computers have changed the lives for many teenagers and kids. They spend more time in their bedrooms, with the computer screen in front of their eyes rather than playing outside or hanging out with their friends.

The advantages of the computers are that they can help you with your homework. Computers can also be useful in different ways, like listening to music or video chatting. 

The disadvantages are that they can cause addiction of gaming and eye disorder. 

You have to be careful with computers and take care of your health.  

Marko Dejanović, VII4, 27 March 2015

Nowadays we cannot imagine living without a mobile phone and the internet.

The internet has both good and bad sides. What I like about the internet is that I can communicate with people whenever I want. Also, the internet allows people to play a lot of interesting games and to learn everything they want. 

However, the internet is not always so useful because not all information is accurate. We can surf the internet on our mobile phones and computers. 

Mobile phones are useful because we can use them to communicate with our friends whenever we want.

Modern technology has enabled today's society to stay up to date with the whole world and everything that happens almost anywhere on the planet. 

Emilija Mijandžić, VII4

Everybody loves spending time in front of their computer, but it is sometimes not good.
Spending a lot of time  in front of the computer screen can cause a lot of problems. Too much looking at the screen can harm your eyes and sitting in the wrong position can damage your spine.
The computer can also be good. We can send an email, listen to music and surf the internet. we can write a document, keep the pictures and much more.
The computer should be safely used in order to avoid problems.

Andrea Ružić, VII4

There are a lot of electrical items which make our life easier. One of them is a computer. 

Although computers are a very important part of our lives, there are some bad sides in using them. A lot of kids sit in front of them for many hours and that is bad for their eyes. Some of them get fatter and their health gets worse because they don't play outside, ride bikes and run. 

However, PCs have good sides too. We can watch films, listen to music, write, draw and other things. We can also keep a lot of information and pictures in a computer. We can find the news in the world thanks to the internet.

If we use PCs in a right way, we'll become smarter, but we shouldn't sit in front of them for so long, or we'll become heartless.

Bojana Groza, VII4

Of all the gadgets, I mostly use my PC. I got that computer for my birthday. It is not new but I am satisfied with it.

A PC is very useful. You can play games on it. I mostly play action games. 

Computers have another good function, the internet. If you need to present something, you can download files from the internet. On the internet we have social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Over them we can catch up with our friends.

On the other hand, PCs, especially the internet, have bad sides. Some data can be misused. In fact, some people misuse  them. We need to be more careful when we put the information on Facebook.

In my opinion, a computer is a good thing. we just need to use it carefully.

Jožef Horvat, VII5   

There are a lot of gadgets which can help us. I usually use a mobile phone, a digital camera and a laptop.

When I want to download music I just press the download button and I can play the music. By watching TV I can see the whole world, different countries and people. I can hear the latest news on television and we can study some interesting facts.

However, if teenagers play video games for too long, they can damage their health, sight or back. Teenagers can forget to do their homework or go out with their friends. Up-to-date gadgets can also cause more stress.   

Gadgets are great for staying in touch, but we must be smart when we use them.

Aleksa Francuski, VII1, 1 April 2015

There are too many kinds of gadgets. They can be good and bad for us.

My favourite gadget is a mobile phone. It is really useful, but can also be bad.

You can make phone calls with your friends and always stay in touch with them. Also, you can send text messages. One of my favourite things is that you can listen to music, all kinds of music. Those are some of the good things about mobile phones.

Unfortunately, mobile phones have bad sides, too. They are expensive to use, especially this new generation. It can be stressful because you don't know who will send you a message and if that message will be rude or something good. Mobile phones can also go wrong in no time. 

I really like my mobile phone, and it's really nice to have one, even if there are some bad sides!

Dušan Bačkuljin, VII1, 1 April 2015

Today, gadgets are the most important things in our lives.

Mobile phones, laptops, TVs, computers are useful gadgets, but they are not always good. 

Mobile phones with too many functions can be too much for teenagers and they are also expensive. The packs for unlimited network wherever you are don't exactly do that. They give you the Internet when you pay a bill at the end of the month. 

Laptops are dangerous for our intimate body parts when we hold them in our lap. 

Teens sit all day long in front of the computer, chatting on Facebook or playing video games. 

Gadgets are also very useful for communication with family and friends. You can take your mobile phone and laptop almost everywhere you go. 

I think that gadgets are really the most important things in our lives and that after a couple of years everybody will have a mobile phone. Today, almost everything is a flat-screen gadget. We have touch-screen mobile phones, plasma TVs and also touch-screen monitors.   

There are more bad than good things about our gadgets. They are not that great as most people describe them.   

Julijan Cimerman, VII4, 2 April 2015

Mobile phones are very useful. We use them every day. 

We can call someone or send text messages wherever we are. We can also listen to music or play games. Also, we can take pictures of beautiful places or our and our friends and us. 

However, they have bad things about them too. Mobile phones are expensive to use. They are bad for our health too. If we use mobile phones too much, we will forget to do our homework and study.

I don't use my mobile phone too much, because I know that it's bad for my hearing.

Teodora Volarov, VII1, 15 April 2015

Activity Share Competition

The Macmillan Team has chosen my favourite classroom activity as the winner of their Activity Share Competition. I'm sure my pupils will enjoy reading the books they've sent.

'The Fruit Party' is just perfect for the first day of school. At least I do this activity with my pupils then. First, I ask my pupils to write the numbers from 1 to 5, one below another, in their notebooks. Then, I ask them to think of a basket with all kinds of fruit and pick one. They should write the name of that fruit next to number 1. After that I ask them to think of their favourite childhood toy. They should write its colour next to number 2. Shortly, I ask them to guess how many pencils they've got in their pencil cases and write their answer next to number 3. Later, I ask them to write where something they're wearing was made next to number 4. Then, I ask them to think of a letter and write the job starting with that letter next to number 5. Finally, I reveal my pupils what each number stands for (1 = their name, 2 = their surname, 3 = the number of pets they've got, 4 = the country they come from, 5 = their job) and ask them to pretend that they're at the party and meet the others. The activity includes all four skills, plus a lot of fun and mingling.

HIPPO 2015 Results

Here are the results of the 3rd HIPPO International Competition in English Language that took place on 14 March:

Kosana Jakonić VII4 (Reading: 40 + Listening: 18 = 67/70 points),
Petar Tesla VII3 (Reading: 40 + Listening: 18 = 67/70 points),
Lazar Turudija VII1 (Reading: 38 + Listening: 19 = 66.50/70 points).

By the way, the writing test questions were marked only for those who scored 100%.

All of my pupils competed in the HIPPO 3 (CEF A2) category this school year.

HIPPO International English Language Competition is organised by Global Input and Global Hippo Associations. The main sponsors are EDI Pearson and Swan Institute.

Easter 2015

A few days before Easter my younger students learned the Hot Cross Buns songs, with movements, of course.

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They also enjoyed singing the old song about Humpty Dumpty.

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Festivals

My older pupils, mostly girls, have taken part in the international OUP Project Contest on the topic of Festivals. As you can see, one group's designed a new festival, while another's created a poster on our local festival:

Tijana and Sanja, VII4

Bojana, Branislava and Miroslava, VII4

I'm proud to say that the group with the Owl poster reached top 20 of more than 1,000 entrants. Both groups got their certificates for taking part in this interesting contest.

Family members

Think of your favourite family member. Describe him/her in 5 paragraphs:

P1: Introduction

P2: Physical appearance

P3: Personality + examples

P4: Behaviour, habits, (dis)likes

P5: Conclusion

My favourite person is my mum. Her name is Dana.

She is in her mid forties. She is short and well-built. Her face is round and her skin is pale. She has got short, straight, brown hair and small brown eyes. She has got a small nose and thin lips.

My mum is clever and always helps me with my homework when I do not know how to do it. She is also courageous because she is not scared of anything. She is a very friendly person too.

My mum loves cooking and makes great cakes. She also loves watching movies and listening to music. She is good to me and to others, and she helps everyone in trouble.

For me, my mum is the best and I love her most.

Andrea Ružić, VII4, March 2015

My favourite person is my father. His name is Jovan and he is a funny, kind-hearted person.

My dad is  tall. He has light brown eyes and dark brown hair. 

My father is very funny. He likes to tell jokes. He is very kind but can also be very stubborn at times. When my dad is angry, he will usually stay quiet. 

He works as a doctor, so he meets a lot of people. Everyone who has ever met him says that he is a very good, outgoing person. 

My dad is my favourite person in the world and I am very lucky to have him in my life.

Kosana Jakonić, VII4, 11 March 2015

The person I love most is my mum. She is my most favourite person in the world and I want to describe her now.

My mum is 43 years old. She is very pretty and usually wears elegant clothes. She has brown eyes and her hair is curly and brown, with blonde highlights. She has the most beautiful smile in the world. Also, my mum is about 165 cm tall and slim.

She is the kindest person I know. She rarely gets angry. My mum is always smiley and cheerful.

She is a teacher and her students love her. She teaches Art and Religion.

I think we all love her, because she is very creative and always calm and patient. My mum is the most caring person I know.

Emilija Mijandžić, VII4, March 2015

My favourite person is Dana. She is my mum. I've chosen her because she is amazing.

My mum has short, straight, reddish-brown hair, brown eyes and freckles on her face. She likes to wear jeans and sweaters. She is of normal height and weight.

Mum is friendly and communicative. She loves to laugh and joke. She is also kind to me and my brother, especially when we are ill. However, she can be very easily annoyed.

I am surprised at how much work and patience is needed to take care of the family. I admire her day in, day out.

Tijana Mesaroš, VII4, March 2015

My favourite person is my dad, Arpad.

He's 46 years old. He's 1,80 m tall, has a round face and visible cheek bones. He also has short hair and an unusual beard.

My dad is funny, smart and sometimes just plain silly. However, he likes working more than wasting time on the things that are not important. He learns fast and has several jobs, so he's our family's breadwinner.

My dad's cautious and somewhat pessimistic, and always thinks twice before doing something. He likes to be alone when he is angry or not in a good mood.

He is a great man, and when I grow up I want to be just like him.

Kristian Balaž, VII2, 6 March 2015

My favourite person is my mother. 

She is forty years old. She's got long, black hair, a round face, dark eyes and small lips. She isn't tall, but she is pretty. A lot of people think that she is younger because she looks like it.

Everybody likes her because she is friendly, smart and pleasant. My mother always supports me. 

Every day she goes to work at the shop and in her spare time she enjoys watching films. Sometimes she is unhappy because she is tired.

I love my mother and I am happiest when I am with her.

Jovana Kljajić, VII2, March 2015

My sister is the person I like best. Her name is Minja and she is 12 years old. I have chosen to describe her because she is very caring about me. My sister is in Class 5.

Minja is very tall and thin. She has got long brown hair and brown eyes. She has got a pointed nose. Her lips are thin and red. My sister has got a pale skin.

She is very clever and friendly. My sister is very caring and when I am ill she always makes a cup of tea for me. 

She plays the piano and loves reading books. My sister has dance classes at the weekend and she likes studying.

I love my sister and I like all of her features.

Milan Jakšić, VII2, 18 March 2015

My favourite person is my sister. She's called Brana.
She's a teenager and she is 14 years old. She's got long, straight, brown hair. She's got a thin face, a snub nose and freckles. She's got a big smile and green eyes.
My sister is a very likeable and lovable person. I love it that she is frank with me. She is very crazy and not afraid of anything. We are very close.
She likes horses and rabbits a lot. In fact, she likes everything. Her hobby is drawing.
She is my sister and I love her, no matter what her flaws and virtues are. 

Ivana Varađanin, VII2, March 2015

I have got an older sister. Her name's Tamara and she is 21 years old. She is my idol because she is a good student.
She is of medium height and slim. Her hair is long and brown and her eyes are big and dark. She has got a long face and dark skin. Tamara has got a small nose, small ears and full lips. She looks charming with make-up, earrings, a necklace and bracelet. 
Tamara is very sociable and she likes hanging out with her friends. She is intelligent and talented/ Sometimes, she is nutty and funny.
She likes sleeping too much, but she isn't lazy. She likes travelling around the world. She often goes rollerblading or ice-skating. Her hobby is folklore.
Tamara is my favourite person because she always helps me and gives me advice.

Tijana Varađanin, VII2 

My favourite person is my mum. Her name is Ljiljana.

She is nice and polite. She always tries to surprise me with something. She is like my hero.

She has ginger, smooths, clean, short and wavy hair, dark brown eyes, small lips, bug but not too big nose and she is really tall. She is 39 years old. She was born on 9 July.

She is my mother and I love her, of course, but I know that there are some bad, really bad mums in the world and she is not like them.

My mum is a kindergarten teacher and she works in one. She loves working with kids. She likes helping me with school, homework and stuff like that. She loves flowers a lot and also make up and books. She loves reading so much. She can sometimes read really big books in a short time.

My mum is a person who loves me so much and I know that so well.

Ninoslava Marinkov, VII1, 18 March 2015

My favourite person is my mum. I have chosen her because I love her so much.

My mum is in her forties and of medium height. She has big, brown eyes and short, dark hair. Her nose is snub.

She is very clever. My mum always helps me with my homework. She is shy but always expresses her opinion. She is very good at cooking and her cake is the best.

My mum loves animals. Her favourite animal is a rabbit. Her hobby is shopping. She goes shopping every Saturday. She loves watching TV. Her favourite TV series is 'Life in Alaska'.

My mum is the best mum in the world. I love her so much.

Timea Kovač, VII5