CLSML - in English

HAPPINESS

2008-06-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

Why is happiness so great and mysterious at the same time? Why is it so difficult to achieve?
Some seek it in someone who can make them feel younger; others seek it in the wrong place. They are still some courageous people who think they can achieve it alone but then they realize that they need help. There are still those who can see beyond themselves and continue searching. We are capable to find happiness with someone that we love, everyday we all are capable to feel it in a touch, in a smile, in a simple look.
My eternity friend, happiness, you were, you are, and you shall forever remain my only true friend.

Work done by: Filipa Neves and Lígia Silva, 9º E

FRIENDSHIP

2008-05-31T10:47:00.000-07:00

We are Ana Catarina and Andreia Alves, we are students and we are here talk about friendship. Let’s see what it means!
Friendship is a feeling that should be always in our hearts. It means to trust our best friend and being faithful to him.
To preserve friendship, fidelity and honesty must always be present, because without these concepts we won’t have a real friendship.
A real friend is not the one who says “go ahead”, it is the one who says “I’m going with you”.
Friendship is like health: we just give it real importance when we are losing it!

Project work done by: Ana Catarina and Andreia Alves, 8ºM

MARTA

2008-05-31T09:57:00.000-07:00

We are going to talk about Marta.

She is a very amusing and different girl, mainly when she does 'those' faces, they are strange and very original.

We have something in common: we love the Tokio Hotel. Marta also adores Harry Potter, who is her favourite actor.

She is great and soft, has got long, curly hair and big eyes.

Once we slept in her house and we can tell you that her room is covered with posters from the "vedettes" that she likes the most. Marta adores jokes and she can imitate very well "Cocas".

All these things make her very special and we also know that we can trust her and that we are always going to have her support. She is a splendid girl! We hope we will never lose her friendship, otherwise it would be heart-breaking.

To finish we would like to leave a message to Marta because we know that she is going to read this:

"Your beauty is very simple: it comes from inside and it is reflected outside!"

Marta we dedicate this work to you, because you are a very special friend for us.

Big kisses for you!!!

Project work done by: Raquel Sobral and Sara Bernardo, 8ºA

BEST FRIENDS

2008-05-31T09:27:00.000-07:00

My name is Noémi and I’m going to do this work with Nádia.
We are best friends and we have everything in common. For example: we like football. Sometimes we go together to the stadium to watch football. We also like tecktonik music, and we love to dance it.

Our favourite food is potato chips with hamburgers and we like to drink coke at the MacDonald’s. We like to sleep together, so that we can talk till late.
The animals are very important in our lives.

We like to watch television and our favourite channel is MTV because it is about music and dance. Other think that we like to do is to take pictures from us and to put them in the computer.
At school we are always together: During the breaks we are always together listening to music and having fun with our class.
We are very obstinate and very proud. We belive this is the main reason why we are best friends.
Sometimes we go for a walk on Sunday and we have lunch together with our parents. So we think we are inseparables.
And of course ... after the school ... we are always together!!!

Project work done by Nádia and Moémi, 8ºM

DUNGA and PINCHA

2008-05-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

We are Carina and Marta and we are going to talk about our pets.

Marta:
I have one dog. My dog’s name is Dunga. Dunga is very short. It has got black fur, black eyes and black nose. It loves cheese but it doesn’t like beans. It is very playful. I like it very much.
Carina:
I have one dog: Pincha.
Pincha is small and lazy. It hates to have a shower, but it loves tuna. It has brown fur, black eyes and a black nose. It is very caring. It is like a sister for me.

Project Work done by:Carina and Marta, 8º A

My friend Ruben

2008-05-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

I’m going to talk about my best friend. His name is Ruben and he’s 15 years old.
He is tall and tawny and he has got brown hair and brown eyes.
He is a footballer in a little club.
Ruben doesn’t like false and selfish people. People who just think about themselves.
For him, it is very important not to hurt the others.
He has got an incredible personality...
He also loves his family and his friends…
He is a good friend!
I love this guy.

Project work done by: Sara Monteiro, 8ºM

C. RONALDO: The Best

2008-05-27T13:54:00.000-07:00

C. Ronaldo was born at 5th February 1985 (23 years old), in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. His parents are Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro e José Dinis Aveiro. He has got one older brother, Hugo and two older sisters, Liliana and Elma.
Liliana is a singer and her professional name is “Ronalda”.
Ronaldo’s first club was Andorinha Football Club and then he went to CD National. After, he went to Sporting. Sporting was the first big club where he played.

Nowadays he plays at the Manchester United with Rooney, Giggs and his Portuguese partner, Nani.
Ronaldo scored 30 goals at the Premier League and, of course, he’s the best scorer.
He was considered the 3rd best player in the world, but that is wrong. In my opinion, C. Ronaldo is the best player in the world - just like you can watch in this video:

He is really is the best!

Project Work done by: Vitor Hugo, 8ºC

Things I like and Friends

2008-05-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

Alright then, let’s just say that we all”must“have a favourite hobby, even if it’s picking your nose that’s a hobby. And I want to share with all of you my favourite hobbies, which aren’t picking my nose or starring at a mirror for a few hours.
I love to spend time alone and trying to find answers to my problems. But still, I got lots of friends. I ride my bike with them, we go to the cinema together, and we study and play games with each other, and I even exercise with them…

and we have great moments together with loads of fun, care, love which is essential. Meeting them was one of the best things that ever happened to me. So my point is I really enjoy the time with my friends. Let us stay together, forever and ever. And fun is always greater with friends.
So why don’t you all share with me a bit of your interests, hobbies and friends?

... and remember to do your homework with your friends because it’s easier...

Project work done by: Leandro, 9ºN

Margarida in London

2008-05-23T13:25:00.000-07:00

Hi! My name is Margarida and I’m 14 years old. In this work, I decided to talk about my trip to London, because I enjoyed it very much.
London is a very big and beautiful city!
Now, I’m going to talk about some places I went…How you should know, in London,there are lots of red buses, which show people the most important places in London. In the bus, you listen to information about the places where you are, in your own language.

We went to Hyde Park, where we saw squirrels walking around… It was very funny, because we could give them food!

This park has got a very interesting characteristic: when we arrived there some people were making speeches… About everything…! As the person was talking, some people assembled to listen to him/her! And then they started arguing, and giving their opinion!
It’s really funny, because they get really excited with that!!

The London Eye is a big wheel that moves very slowly, with many passenger capsules, and people go inside them to see the City of London!
It’s really very beautiful, specially at night…

I saw the Big Ben, too…

In London, many people travel using the underground (or the Tube)!There, it’s different from Portugal… The people on the escalator go on the right, the people who are in a hurry go on the left, this way they can run! And all people do that!

I went to Madame Tussauds! It is a museum where we can see some of the world’s most famous faces, made of wax.I really enjoyed it, because I took photos with the wax figures.

I went to the Buckingam Palace, to see it just from the outside…
It’s beautiful, too …

My favourite place in London was Covent Garden…
Covent Garden is so charming and beautiful!
There there are live performances, from street performers, jugglers to operas and violin players, who interact with the people who are attending. But it is specially a big place with many shops!!

Regent street

London by night!

I really enjoyed my trip to London, so I decided to share it with you!
I hope that you also enjoyed it!

Project Work done by: Margarida Fernandes , 8ºA

F C Porto Football Club

2008-05-22T11:57:00.000-07:00

F.C. Porto has been founded in 1893 by António Nicolau d´Almeida, a fine sportsman and an expert Oporto Wine trader, invited, in the quality of F.C. Porto president, F.C. Lisbonense to a football match. It was the first appearance in a football match for the club.
Over the years F.C. Porto grew as the conquests were becoming bigger and as his purposes were becoming greater.

Nowadays the world of football changed but F.C. Porto remains at the top. The club remained winning, continuing to be a flag of the region.
So, as everybody know, F.C.P. is champion again, for the third time in a row and there is no surprise in this fact because this year’s team and coach are very good and the rest of the championship teams are very weak. No one could stand the power of attack and defence of Porto football club.
And proudly we scream to the skies…

“Tripeiro” I am!!!

Full name: Futebol Clube do Porto

Nickname(s): Dragões (The Dragons) / Azuis e Brancos (Blue and White)

Founded: September 28, 1893

Ground: Estádio do Dragão (Dragão Stadium)

Capacity: 50,476

Chairman: Jorge Nuno Pinto da CostaHead

Coach: Jesualdo Ferreira

League: BWINLIGA

Website: Portugese: http://www.fcporto.pt/ /

English: http://www.fcporto.pt/English

Project work done by: João Alexandre and João Silva, 9ºN

My Study

2008-05-22T11:27:00.000-07:00

I like my room but I prefer the study. It is as comfortable as my room but bigger. There, I play computer games, watch television and do my homework. In the study I have all the books I need to study. I only go to my room when I want to sleep.
I have lots of friends but I always take them to the study because when they are in my room they left it in a mess and my mother doesn’t like it. Then I waste too much time cleaning it up.
I spend most of my time in my study. It is always as tidy as my room and for me it is more comfortable and brighter than my room.

Project work done by: Mickael Ribeiro and Rui Sousa, 8ºE

PARKOUR

2008-05-21T13:17:00.001-07:00

For those who don´t know, the parkour is a physical activity that is difficult to describe. The parkour is becoming very common in Portugal.It is the art of displacement, an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and walls. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, or traceuses for females.
It was founded by David Belle in France. The main objective is to move from one point to another in the fastest way, using skills of the human body.

Now, watch some cool manoeuvres:

Project Work done by: João Pedro and Pedro Joel, 8ºA

My Cats

2008-05-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

Hi, I’m going talk about my cats.
They’re four, Mingau, the oldest, Ariel, Katara and Safira, the youngest.
I only have photos of three of them, but Safira’s like a black jaguar with the personality of a rabbit. Katara is very jealous and Mingau, well, he’s very gorgeous. Ariel doesn’t like my or my father’s attentions, she only wants my mother’s attentions. But I love them all! They’re the best cats I ever had.

Kisses.

Project work done by: Bárbara, 8ºA

My best friend

2008-05-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

hello!

My name is Ana Janete and I will talk about my best friend, Ruben Maia.

He is in the 8th grade, class D, lives in Mozelos, and he is like a brother to me. We get on together very well. He has a sister, named Ana and she is 5 years old.

We are almost always together. He plays handball at C. D. C. of S. Paio de Oleiros. I think he plays very well. I watch almost all his games to support him and also to be with our other friends.

Project work done by: Janete, 8ºM

METALLICA

2008-05-19T13:49:00.000-07:00

Metallica is a north-American band. They are composed by four elements:

The vocalist- James Hetfield;
The drummer- Lars Ulrich;
The guitar player- Kirk Hamment;
The bass player- Robert Trugilo.
The band was formed in 1981.

With 28 years of carer, they have already sold more than 90 millions albums.
During this 28 years, the band crossed several crisis which involved drugs, alcohol, tobacco, deaths and dismissals.
However everything changed and nowadays, Metallica is one of the best bands all over the world.
On the 4th July, 2008, Metallica will come to Portugal and we advice everybody who wants to have fun, to go to the concert.

Project work done by: Adelino Costa and Carlos Espinheira, 9ºN

The Musical Groups at our school

2008-05-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hi!
There are many groups here, but we are going to talk about four of them.

The flute group

The flute group was created with the objective to develop the artistic musical abilities of the students who want to play better the bezel Flute .
In this group there are about 90 students and they are between 9 and 15 years old. They attend the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and the 9th grade.
This group plays different kinds of music and there are three kinds of bezel flute- soprano, alto and tenor.

Ritmare

RITMARE was created with the objective of developing the artistic abilities of the students who want to improve their rhythm.
In this group there are 15 students and they are between 11 and 15 years old. They attend the 7th, 8th and the 9th grade.

The Chorus

The Chorus was created to develop the artistic musical abilities, of the students who like to sing. In this group there are about 70 students and they are between 10 and 15 years old. They attend the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and the 9th grade.

The Orchestra

This is an instrumental group created to develop the abilities of the students. Here we can try new styles and different kinds of music forms.
Constitution: students who are in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades and other students who already left our school.

Project work done by: Sofia Brandão and Joana Teixeira, 8ºA

PARIS

2008-05-12T05:25:00.000-07:00

I’m João Moreira and I visited Paris in 2008, during the Easter vacations so I will try to tell what I’ve seen and what I’ve felt.
The day before the trip to Paris I was very excited because I knew it would be fun, because I would be in the Euro Disney and my parents wouldn’t be there (so I could do a lot of great stupidities)!!!
In the day of the trip I got up very early to go the school (I was sleeping) to catch the bus with my friends (from "Le Club de la Francophonie) to the airport.
The trip was very cool, because I had never travelled by plane and the experience was great.
When I reached Paris we were surprised because Paris is a wonderful and a big city.
We visited many monuments like the "Tour Eiffel", the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Louvre museum, la Geode, …
We have visited Disneyland Paris and this was my favourite part of the trip because it’s other world, with magic and lots of fun.
The trip was very tiring but those days were the best of my life.
An advice: visit Paris!!!!!!

Project work done by João Moreira, 9ºN

Life at School

2008-05-10T10:43:00.000-07:00

We decided that we needed to talk about life at school. Sometimes some stupid persons criticize people dressed in black, for example, and we think that's really stupid. They don't have the right to do that. But that's not all. we are an example too.

We have a different style and almost everyday people look at us and laugh at our clothes. We think they should get their own lives. Popular people don't know how it feels. They live in their perfect world and maybe it isn't that perfect. Most students are surrounded by false friends. They get into our lives, pretend they are the most fantastic friends and when we're down and need their help, they run away from us. We discover who our real friends are when we're asking for help, some kick us, some hold our hand. We thank God because we have true friends. We're teenagers are we're not supposed to live concerned with these problems but we must face the truth... We don't live in a bed of roses and we can't forget the real world. Everything is okay since we're happy.

Life's what you make it so let's make it right!

Project work done by: Ema and Joana, 9ºN

TEA

2008-05-09T07:57:00.000-07:00

Chinese green tea farm

The tea appeared as a medicinal herb useful for our health. Besides being used as a medicine it is also a social drink. The first Europeans that tasted tea were the Portuguese that arrived in Japan in 1560.Europe started importing leaves and this drink rapidly became famous, specially among the rich people in France and Netherlands. The use of tea in Britain is due to Catarina de Bragança, a Portuguese princess that married with Charles the II.
Tea is traditionally used in its origin countries as a drink which is good to health in many ways.
Recently scientists have studied the effects of tea in our body and tried to get to know the substances that promote this effect. All kinds of tea have the same substances but the concentration is very different due to the preparation processes.

There are many kinds of tea such as:
-Citron-tree
-Linden
-Chamomile
-Green
-Black

Project Work done by: João Soares, 8ºE

BEST FRIENDS

2008-05-08T14:49:00.000-07:00

She is Jéssica.
She is tall, has got wavy brown hair and brown eyes.
Jéssica is slim and she is always trendy.
Psychologically, she is a good friend and I know that I can trust her. She Is very nice and funny. She knows all my secrets.
Jéssica is so beautiful that all the boys are in love with her.

She is Alexandra.
She is tall and slim. She wears glasses, has got wavy brown hair and brown eyes.
Alexandra likes alternative styles and she would like to be punk.
She is intelligent. Alexandra is addicted to All Star. Her favorite kind of music is Hardcore .

Some things that we like to do together are: laugh a lot, “persecute” some boys that we consider cute, sing JustGirls (making fun) during school breaks, dance like stupid ones and make fun of people. We are always taking crazy photos!
We talk about school, clothes, boys, music, TV … about everything.

Project work done by: Jéssica and Alexandra, 8ºM

CHRIS BROWN

2008-05-07T10:34:00.000-07:00

I love listen to music and I listen it everyday, on the radio or on the computer. I hear different types of music of different singers but my favourite singer is Chris Brown.

I love his songs. He’s an American hip hop, pop and R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor.
He is very young but he’s got a lot of fame like his songs: “Run It!”, “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”, “Gimme That”, “Say Goodbye”, “Poppin”, “Wall to Wall”, “KissKiss”, With You”, “This Christmas”, “Take You Down” and “Forever”. My favourites are “With You” and “Forever”.

All these songs are singles but he also sings with other singers in the songs: “Shortie Like Mine”, “No air”, “Shawnty Get Loose” and “Get like Me”.
I’m sure that he is going to be very famous.

Project work done by: Ricardo Bruno, 9ºN

BEACHES

2008-05-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

My favourite season of the year is the Summer because of the weather I may go to the beach which is one of the things that I like the most. I love to go to a sandy beach, sunbathing and swimming in the sea. The beaches where I usually go are the ones from Espinho and Quarteira, among others.

The beach in Espinho is a warm white sandy beach, with a good access because there’s a wide range of public transports.It is indicated for surfing, inviting the curious to test their skills at the sea ... The “Baia” beach has cafés and bars ,a full enjoyment of the sea and the sun of the Summer.

The beach of Quarteira has 2 miles of sand with the blue flag. It has been a popular holiday destination since the 60’s, mainly due to its unique climate and extensive beach. Vilamoura, is considered a tourist destination with great potential for golf lovers and water sports such as jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, diving and fishing.

Project work done by: Tânia Sofia, 8º M

9º N

2008-05-06T14:28:00.000-07:00

On September, 17th, 2008, 20 teenagers joined themselves together and formed the fantastic 9th N, a spectacular class, with a shining future waiting for them!

So we are here to talk about this “wonder” class. It had just passed some months but we already can say that this is a group that we are going to remember forever… It’s difficult to describe each person, because to do that it would be necessary an enormous dictionary!

In a general way they are all wonderful, excellent people and above all, excellent friends… Friends who help when it is necessary, that support us in all the decisions, helping, thus, to make all our dreams come true…
At the end of this school year we will follow different ways but we are sure that nobody is going to forget this brilliant class. Despite the separation we will continue to remember the good moments that we spent together, the good friends we found and, above all, that we will always keep everyone in our hearts.

It was with you that we fought to reach our goals, it was with you that we built new friendships that we will never forget, it was with you that we exceeded the trickiest and hardest moments, and it will be with you, that we are going to finish with pride our ninth grade…

Thanks 9th grade, thank YOU, MY FRIENDS!

Project work done by: Sandra Ribeiro e Rita Beleza, 9ºN

PAINTBALL

2008-05-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

Paintball is a game, which consists on two or more teams that compete between each other, using balls that release paint when they hit the target. The objective is to catch the other group flag, in the most popular way of the game. The highest number of enemies that you "kill", or better saying "paint", the easier it will be to win the game.

In the last ten years, this sport revealed a big development, and it already counts with fifteen million registered players, all around the world. Most of these people are concentrated in the United States, and Canada.

Project Work done by: Kevin Soares and Tiago Soare, 8ºC

The new information and communication technologies (NICT’s)

2008-05-05T10:02:00.000-07:00

The new technologies support the inexistence of frontiers to the enterprises that work more “on line” with other enterprises and, inside them, their associates are working more online too.

Are considerated NICT’s, (among others):

The personal computers;
Mobile ;
Television;
The e-mail;
The internet;
The digital’s technologies of captation and treatment of photos and and sonds; The technologies of remote access (wireless);
Technologies of railways orientation (GPS).

Project Work made by: Catarina Araújo, 8ºA