“TUDOR VIANU” National High School of Computer Science 5 th grade

May 2014

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Here is our team contribution:

- Alexia: Biography, Easter Offers, A

Scary Story and Personal Drawings

- Costin: Biography, Interview with a

Physics Teacher and Personal Drawing

- Florin: Biography, Jokes, Personal

Drawing, Poems and Special Days

- Andreea: Biography, Interview with Ana,

Personal Drawing and Horoscope

We hope that you will like our magazine. We

enjoyed writing the articles and putting

together our ideas.

ALEXIA ICHIM

Hi! I’m Alexia and I am eleven years old. I

like swimming, playing tennis and riding my

bike. When I was little, my sister used to

swim a lot and I liked what she was doing.

My father decided it would be good for me

to go swimming, too. The first day I thought

it would be the ultimate experience of my

life. And it was.

I also love Lego games very much. I think

Lego is my favourite hobby.

I started playing with Lego when I was four.

I always liked it because I am dreaming to

become an architect.

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Hi, my name is Florin Onofrei and I am 12

years old. I’m a very active person. I like

swimming, basketball, ping-pong, ski, but my

favourite sport is tennis. I started playing

tennis when I was six years old. I practice

once a week and I always have a good time

because my coach is cheerful and funny.

One of my favourite school subjects is

English. I study English at British Council

and I have already passed two Cambridge

examinations: Movers and Flyers. Now I am

studying for KET exam, which is at the end

of May.

I like travelling and I have visited many

places in Romania and in the European

countries.

FLORIN ONOFREI

Hello! I am Andreea, I am 12 years old and I study at “Tudor Vianu“ National College of

Computer Science. I have fair long hair and brown honest eyes.

I like playing basketball and cricket, also going skating. I love listening to music .When I

am tired of this excited life, I like putting my headphones on and listening to music at

maximum, to forget about all the problems, to be only me with the music. Those are the

most beautiful moments.

I am a perfect people reader, a dreamer and a sensitive person. I like believing that you

first have to make dreams and then try to make them come true, because without dreams

and hope life has no sense. And I always base on feelings and forebodings, because they

never trick me.

ANDREEA COMAN

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I’m Vlad Costin Andrei, a normal student from

“Tudor Vianu” College who wants to tell about

him: I am 11 years old and I like sports. One of

these is tennis. I start playing tennis from 7

years old. I like tennis because I can spend my

time doing something I like. At 5 years I

started swimming at Floreasca Pool. The thing I

like most at swimming is when I swim under

water because I feel like in the ocean. Also, I

started skiing from 5 years on Clabucet Slope,

at Predeal. My instructor was very funny so I

don’t get bored at our ski lesson.

Also, I like spend time playing with Lego or

playing games like Clash of Clans or Monster

Legends on my I-Pad.

About school: I like being here because here I

can learn much than at other school. My favorite

subject is PE. I start doing English from about 4

years, so I like it and now I think it’s easier. I

have learned English at Shakespeare School.

COSTIN ANDREI VLAD

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Easter offers

FOR EASTER WE HAVE THE

BEST OFFER FOR YOUR

FAMILY. FOR YOUR

CHILDREN WE HAVE FREE

CHOCOLATE BUNNIES AND

FOR YOU, WE HAVE THE

BEST PRICES.

COME TO THE EASTER

FAIR ON THE 20TH OF

APRIL TO HAVE A

GREAT TIME WITH

YOUR FRIENDS!

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Interview with a physics teacher

- Good morning. I want to ask you some questions about your job.

The first: what is your job and why do you like it?

- I’m a physics teacher and I like this job because I have the possibility to

share to my students the information that I have.

- The second: if it wasn’t physics, what kind of teacher would you like to

be?

- I would like to be a music teacher because I like music very much.

- And the last: would you like to change your job?

- Yes, I would like to be a designer or an architect.

- Thank you. Good bye!

- Good bye!

BY COSTIN ANDREI VLAD

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Interview with ana

At school, in a break, I took an interview from Ana.

BY ANDREEA COMAN

Me: Hi, Ana!

Ana: Hi, Andreea!

Me: Would you like me to take you an interview?

Ana: Sure, why not?

Me: What do you think about our high school?

Ana: It is a friendly high school, with a pleasant atmosphere, where you

learn and feel good.

Me: Was it hard for you to accommodate with the high school’s

atmosphere?

Ana: Yes, it was a bit hard because the change from one teacher to 15

teachers takes time, but I’m really happy I did it.

Me: Which is your favourite teacher?

Ana: Hmmm…I think every teacher is special in its kind.

Me: Good answer. Which is your favourite school object and why?

Ana: The Art Class, because we can express our creativity, everybody in its

kind, different, but special.

Me: Finally, who would you recommend the high school?

Ana: I would recommend our high school to everybody who wants to

learn in a pleasant atmosphere, with special and understanding teachers.

Me: Thanks a lot, Ana! See you tomorrow!

Ana: You are welcome! See you tomorrow!

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Some JOKES

Billy is on his new bicycle. Look, mum. No hands.

A minute later he shouts, Look, mum. No feet.

Five minutes later he shouts, Look, mum. No teeth.

Why are false teeth like stars? I don’t know.

Because they always come out at night.

A motorist ran over an old lady’s cat and killed it. I’m very sorry, said the

motorist. I will replace your cat, of course.

Very well, but I hope you’re good at catching mice.

Mummy, you know that old vase in the hall. Yes.

The one that has been handed down from generation to generation. Yes.

Well, this generation has come to apologize for dropping it!

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Doctor, when I’m tired I sometimes see two of everything. Sit on the sofa, please. Which one?

There aren’t any flies in the kitchen today. How did you manage that? Easy! I put the rubbish bin

in the living-room!

Is there a word in the English language which contains all the vowels? Unquestionably!

Dad, I hate cheese with holes in it. Well, just eat the cheese

and leave the holes on your plate!

Carol is sitting alone in a restaurant. A man leaves his table and comes over her table. Would you like a little

company? Why? Do you have one to

sell?

Florin Onofrei

Source: George Woolard, Grammar with Laughter, illustrated by Bill Stott, HEINLE

CENGAGE Learning, 1999 Edition, Edinburgh, pages 13, 39, 42, 44, 54, 81

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PERSONAL DRAWINGS

By Alexia Ichim

This is “Agent Parks”. You

can see that he is wearing

a blue shirt with a red tie

and he has a pen in his

pocket. He always wears

glasses and his hair looks

cool all the time.

This is “The time

ship”. It is a ship

from a book. It

travels to mysterious

islands. It is brown,

with white canvases.

I don’t know what this is,

but it is very interesting.

I call it “The rectangles”.

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PERSONAL DRAWINGS

By Costin Andrei Vlad

By Andreea Coman

This is the Diamond Sword

that you can find in the

Minecraft computer game.

I use it to kill the enemies.

It is the strongest sword

from the game.

By Florin Onofrei

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I am as busy as a bee

Nobody works harder than me,

My cousin is as playful as a kitten

She always plays in the kitchen.

My friend is as proud as a peacock

He wants to talk, talk, talk…

My dog is as strong as an ox

It sometimes chases a fox.

My cat is as quiet as a mouse

It doesn’t want to leave the house,

My old toy train is as slow as a snail

It often leaves the rail.

Florin Onofrei

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The best thing to do

Is going to the zoo.

So come on, my friends,

To spend some pleasant moments!

Lions, tigers, crocodiles,

Bears, pandas, butterflies,

Zebras, snakes and kangaroos,

Giraffes and naughty baboons,

They all want to invite you

To their big nice zoo.

Florin Onofrei

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A SCARY STORY A long time ago, there was a haunted house with a special ghost. The house had two floors. On the ground floor there was a room with dead people and a picture with the ghost. The ghost’s name was “Eyes” because in the house there were a lot of eyes on the walls. One day two people chose that house for a holiday. They knew that the house was haunted, but they didn’t believe it was true. So, they visited it. From time to time they heard the scary scream of the ghost, but they didn’t get scared. First they went to the basement. It was very strange because there were lots of rats which appeared from nowhere saying “run, run!!” and always went to the stairs and disappeared. Then they went to the first floor where they found a locked room where it was believed that the soul of Eyes existed. They looked for Eyes and, when they didn’t find it, they started making fun and laughing. But, when they went downstairs and entered the room with the dead people, their laugh froze. They tried to run to the door but it was too late… Eyes still lives today; you must be on the lookout, because.... you can’t know when it can show up behind your back.

YOU ARE DEAD,

MUAHAHAHAHA!!

You are dead! Muahahahahaaa! Alexia Ichim

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SPECIAL DAYS – NATIONAL DAYS

Most countries have a day that is a special to

them – a national day. For England, Scotland,

Wales and Ireland, the national day is the day

that belongs to their patron saint.

The first of these four national days is 1st March.

Saint David is the patron saint of Wales and 1st

March is Saint David’s Day. David and his

followers lived quietly in Wales; they did not eat meat, and they drank only water.

David became a famous teacher and a very important man in church in Wales. He died

in 589. The Welsh love music and singing, so there are many concerts around the

country on this day.

Next is March 17th, Saint Patrick’s

Day, which is a big day in Ireland.

Saint Patrick was born in 385. He

travelled all over Ireland, teaching

and talking about Christianity. He also

built a lot of schools and churches

there. On Saint Patrick’s Day there

are parades, church services and

festivals in Dublin, Belfast and many

other Irish cities.

Saint George is the patron saint of England, and April

23rd is Saint George’s Day. He was a Christian and a

soldier in the Roman army in the third century. When

the Roman Emperor Diocletian said that people could

not follow the Christian religion any more, George said

that he would not stop being a Christian. Diocletian was

very angry, and told his soldiers to torture and then kill

George, and he died in the year 303. One famous story

about him is that he killed a dragon that ate people.

Pictures of Saint George often show him on a horse, killing a dragon. Saint George

became the patron saint of England in the fourteenth century in the time of King

Edward the Third. In 1348 King Edward shouted “saint George for England!” when he

took his men to war.

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Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and November 30th is Saint Andrew’s Day.

Saint Andrew is was probably a fisherman in Galilee and took Christianity to Greece.

One story says that the Romans killed him there. Someone moved his body to Istanbul

in Turkey and then to Scotland. They left the body in the place that is now the city

called Saint Andrews.

In other countries the national day is often

on the date of something important that

happened there. In Australia that day is

January 26th: Australia Day. On that day in

1788 the first British ships arrived in the

place that is now called Sydney. The

Australia Day Regatta, a celebration with

lots of sailing races, began in 1837, and still

happens in Sydney every year. There are lots

of other celebrations all over the country.

But not everybody is happy about Australia

day. Many Aboriginal Australians – the first people of Australia – do not celebrate this

day.

New Zealand’s national day is on 6 February and is called Waitangi Day. On February

6th, 1840 people from the British government met a group of Maori chiefs in Waitangi

in the north of New Zealand. They all put their names on an important paper called the

Treaty of Waitangi, which said that New Zealand was now a British colony. On 6

February every year there is a celebration at Waitangi, and there are lots of

celebrations, concerts and festivals in other places.

Canada Day is 1st of July. On that

day people remember the day

in 1867 when the British North

America colonies became the

Dominion of Canada. There are

celebrations all over the

country, with pancake

breakfasts, barbecues, parades,

music, and fireworks. The biggest celebrations are in Ottawa, home of the Canadian

government: it’s a great day to visit the city!

Florin Onofrei

Source: Jackie Maguire, Seasons and Celebrations, Oxford University Press 2008,

pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

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Horoscope By Andreea Coman

Aries: The Aries acts before thinking, but it never regrets it. Best skill: courage

Taurus: The Taurus knows how to take what they want. Best skill: ambition

Gemini: The Gemini is the best… words player. Best skill: inspiration

Cancer: The Cancer protects the people it loves, without the others realize. Best skill: protector

Leo: The Leo always feels the best and wants to be a leader, it loves telling others what to do, but inside, it is a sensitive person. Best skill: good leader

Virgo: The Virgo always bases on ration, never on feelings. Best skill: perfectionism

Libra: The Libra loves harmony. Its most beautiful dream is living in a quiet place with their friends, but never alone. Best skill: determined

Scorpio: The Scorpio is violent and full of secrets. It likes being surrounded by friends. Best skill : perseverant

Sagittarius: The Sagittarius loves parties and having fun. Best skill: entertainer

Capricorn: The Capricorn thinks twice before acting, being mature and disciplined. Best skill: efficient

Aquarius: The Aquarius are independent, original and humanitarian. Best skill: uninhibited

Pisces: The Pisces can dream for the eternity, but they can be realistic only for a moment, the moment when their dreams come true. Best skill: sentimental.

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