A Formal Letter

Dear Sir/Madam
I am writing to apply for a place in the next reality show "Big Brother" which I saw advertised in the magazine.

I am very excited about being in this reality show!
First of all,I am keen on these types of show.I watch the "Big Brother" every year.So I work out about what I must do during my living.Futhermore,I have been playing games and solving problems since I was five years old. I am very smart and fast so at the sector of games I will reach the first spot.

I have always wanted to be on "Big Brother".
Before two years ago,I went to a music competition and I performed in front of peple.I loved the audience and I won the second price.Also,I have passed the Lower and the previous summer I lived with a British woman so I renewed my English.I want over my living in the house of "Big Brother" to meet new people too.

I consider that I would be a good person for this reality show because of having all the right personal skills and qualities so it is my pleasure to hear that you choose me.You can contact me on 6911556644.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
                         
                  Maria Assarioti.

A formal letter

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to apply for a place in the Big Brother show I saw advertised in the magazine.

I would like to be in this show very much.I have been watching Big Brother for two or three years now , so I know what happens.I believe that I have gain the needed experience by reading reality TV magazines and I also have been in such a show once.

I have always had a great sence of humour.I do a lot of jokes to my friends and they do jokes to me too.Moreover , I am sociable and like being with people.

I think I would be a good person to select for the show as I have all the right personal skills and qualities so I would be gratefull if you would consider me.You can contact me on09182 736455.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Faithfully,
Christos Kasanidis    

E C C E - Speaking Test ANSWERS AND ENTERTAINMENT ANSWERS

1.In my free time I usually play football and listen music.Also I play computer games and I often go for a walk with my friends.
2.First of all at weekends I really want to go a  trip with my family In crete but espesially in my vIllage.There I go cycling with my friends to the square and then I go to eat something in fast food restaurant or a pizza restaurant. Secondly at weekends I like going to the cinema and watching the most recent movies.
3.I have a lot of hobbies but my favourite hobby is playing football because I have started playing since 8 years.Also I really like playing computer games,espesially sports games
4.I don't have a favourite singer because I like bands.I really like onirama.
5.I like watching movies to the cinema because I like the loud sound and the big screen.
6.I don't have a favourite actor, but I like comedy actors who are so funny
7.Ihave seen Iroman 3 and I was very excited about the action scenes.
8.I go to the cinema twice a month so I watch movies very often
9.I like action movies with special effects and in a 3d scene.
10.I like action movies because  they have a lot adrenalline and  and intersest.

ECCE-SPEAKING TEST CATEGORY:FREE TIME

1.In my free time i sometimes go with my friends and we play basketball at school. On Saturdays we sometimes go out and eat fast food and drink a fizzy drink. When I stay home I play with my computer or with my playstation3. I rarely watch some videos on youtube as well.

2. I usually go out with my friends in the afternoon and we eat fast food. I also tent to play computer games in my home or watch some videos on youtube. I rarely go cycling or basketball with my friends.

3.I don't have any special hobbys. I like playng basterball and I also like go cycling.

4. I am involved in a basterball team where I go 3 times a week and train.

5.There are a lot of places I spend my free time. First, I go to my school to play basketball. I also play computer games in my house. Another place i tend to go is the mall with my friends and we eat fast food.

6. Need to ask? NOOOOOOOOOOOO

7. I don't usually read books, but when I do I like adventure books, such as Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.I have also read A Nerd's Diary 1,2,3,4 and 5 and I found them very funny. Last but not least I read astronomy books because I like Astronomy.

8. I enjoy books either because they are funny either because ther entertain me such as Hobbit. I also like the astronomy books because I want to be an Astronomer.

9. I have only been abroad once before 5-6 years when I went to Disneyland where I had a lot of fun. It was very exciting!

10. I would also like to go to a lot of places in USA, but another place I'd like to go is London. I think it would be really nice to see the London eye and the observatory of Grinouits(don't know how it's spelled...).

11.  I mostly enjoy the ship, but in long distances I prefer the plane, because it goes faster and I reach my destination in 1 day instead of 1 week or so.

12. I go to beaches and swim with my parents, when we can. Otherwise, I play computer games or go to play basketball with my friends. I also go out with my friends in the nights if there is a good movie to see.

13. I am not planning going anywhere this summer.

14. For me the best holiday destination would be Italy, because there are beautiful cities and very good weather there.

15. I have been to all Crete and have seen Balos. Gaidouronisi and many more beautiful beaches.I have also been to Disneyland and had a lot of fun there as well.

ECCE-SPEAKING TEST CATEGORY:FREE TIME

1.In my free time I usually play football with my friends from my neighbourhood at the football pitch.But sometimes when I want to relax I watch TV or listen to my favourite singer Pitbull.

2.I rarely have free time at weekdays and weekends because of my obligations, but when I do, I go for a walk at the center of Irakleio and have fun with my friends.

3.My hobby is football. I play everyday with my brother and I'm in a team called POA. I go everyday in the afternoon and spend there 2 hours. I'ts kind of tiring because our coach expects a lot from us so we do a hard training.

5.In my free time I go to a cafe called NEWS with my friends and drink coffee.Another place i usually go, is the football field near my house where we play football.

6. Of course not!It's boring!-_-

9.I go to Albania every summer because there they live my cousins and my grandparents. Also i have been to F.Y.R.O.M for holiday.

10. If I had to choose, I would like to go to Spain and especially to Barcelona in order to see the views there and watch my favourite football team Barcelona.

11. I think that travelling by car is the best way to transport because you can stop whenever and wherever you like and also if you are tired you can sleep.

ECCE speaking test Entertainment

1.I usually go to a place we use for playing football or basketball or to a coffee shop or simply we go walks without special place to go with my friends.

3.My friends like to listen rap or hip hop music , I like to listen these types of music and pop , r n b music.

4.My favorite singer is snoop dogg because he sings good songs.

5.I prefer going to the cinema because the sound is better than at the theatre and the image too and to the cinema usually has better movies for me than at the theatre.

6.My favorite actor is Stallone because I like his acting and his movies.

7.I have seen the movie Abduction recently.In this movie I like the script , the sceneries and the acting in this movie .

8.I don't see movie often , in fact I see a new movie for average every year.

9.I like action movies , adventure movies and fantasy , science fiction movies. I don't have a special reason I just like to watch these types of movies.

 

ECCE Speaking: Stage 1: Answers

1. In my spare time I usally go for a walk with my friends. If they can't I play computer and playstation on my own or with my cousins.Also, I am keen on playing with my other cousins that they are 3 years old.

2. I usually spend my weekends by playing tennis with my friends, but I also doing my homework for the school and for the English school.

3. My hobby is the same with the sport because I play tennis, I have won some medals on single and double. I'm exercise every Saturday with my trainer but I play with my friends everytime we can.

4. I'm involved in tennis lessons every Saturday.

5. In my free time i can go to the cinema or to drink something in a cafeteria with my friends.

6. No, I don't like reading.

7. I don't like reading I don't have any special kind of book that I like.

8. I don'y like reading so I don't enjoy books.

9. Yes, I've been to London and Cyprus, with my godparents, my godmother is half from London and half from Cyprus so we get together there.

10. I would like to to Dubai of UAE because my godparents live there and I want to visit them.

11. I like to travel with the airplane because I like it very much, it is very fast and I go to the cockpit, it is fantastic!

12. We go to our house in Kokkini  Chani which is 20m from the sea. I go cycling with my cousins and we play various games.

13. We haven't plan anything yet.

14. My favorite holiday destination is Las Vegas of Nevada because there it has a lot of casinos, very good kitchen and entertainment, that's why Las Vegas is called "The capital of entertainment of the world".

15. My favorite trip so far was in London, we lived to the house of my godmother and we went to Big Ben, Harrods, to the Underground, to the London Eye, to the Buckingham Palace, to the Chinatown and we saw all the sights of London.

ECCE speaking test Leisure time

1. In my spare time I play computer games such as LOL or PES . Another activity I do is listening to music . My favorite kinds of music are hip hop , rap , pop , r n b . At the end in my free time I like reading books.

2.I spend my weekdays going to school and to my english lessons . Also I do my homework , I play some computer and I go walks with my friends.

3.My hobbies are 2 . Firstly , I like to be in my computer and secondly I read books . Now , for sports , I like playing football .

4.I'm not involved in any sport but I like football .

5.In my free time I can go to my neighborhoud with 2 of my friends or to go for a walk with my other friends.

7. I like to read science fiction , fantasy , mystery or thriller books .

8.I enjoy reading books because I like reading about the topics which are intresting for me.

9.No, I have never been abroad.

10.If I could , I would like to go in Brazil because in Brazil exists very good football players and it has very beautiful scenery.

11. I don't have a prefer on which vehikle will I use yo go somewhere but where will I go.

12.I read books that aren't school books , I play the computer games I said in question 1 , I go swimming and I go with my friends for a walk or to play something.

13.In the summer I'm going to stay home and to go at the weekends at a beach to do a bath , nothing more.

14.The answer is at question 10.

15.I have only been at greek locations for holiday so the things I saw where almost the same to here in Kreta.

E C C E - Speaking Test

Leisure (free) time / hobbies / sports / vacation


1.In my spare time I always listen to music!Music usually relax me when I am nervous or shy.Also,if the weather is sunny, I call my best friends and go for a walk or go to Eiffel to dring coffe.

2.At the weekends we often go to Malia. It is very great because I chat with my sister and talk generally about boys all day.As well if we have a lot of energy we go to a tennis court and play.Futhermore,on Sundays my father makes barbecue and my mum,my sister and I chat and laugh all day.At weekdays in the morning I go to shcool,at noon I eat lunch and then I read till the evening.If I  finish my homework I listen to music.BORING days!

3.My favourite hobby is to volleyball but I'm keen on others hobbies like riding my bike, playing tennis,painingt my nails,making my hair etc.

4.I'm not involved in any sports but if I had more free time,I would like to take part in a volleyball team to exercise and make more friends.

5.In my neibourhud there are many places where I can go in my free time.There are seven cafes where I can go with my friends but I haven't much spare time to go!

6 & 7 & 8.I don't like espesially to read.However reading is very useful because if you read,you learn new words and this helps you at essays.If I was mad about reading,I would choose romantic books because I'm keen on love stories.

9 & 10.I didn't have the chance to be abroad unfortunately.Nevertheless if I could go abroad,I would like to be in Spain because it is my favourite country after Grecce!

11.When we go on vacation,we like to travel with a ship.I prefer it because I think it is safer than an airplane and I choose to see the sea than the birds!

12.In the summer we are at Malia but there I haven't got any friends unhappily!So I don't do spesial things.I usually go with my mother to the beach and when I am at home I play different games in  my phone.

13.This summer we are planing to go on an island because we have never been on it.Mostly I want to go on an island to see  beaches and boys.

14 & 15.In my point of view the best holiday destination is Thessaloniki where we went two years ago.We went everywhere and we saw everything!For example the white castle, the castle of OTE.Also we went to many ancient places!So we enjoied our travel!

                                            Leisure time/hobbies/sports/vocations.

1) In my free time I do a lot of things.Firstly,I usually play volleball, I play  with my friends in a team which called 'Athlesi'.I really like it because it is very popular sport.Secondly,I am keen on listening to music and of course I always sing in my bathroom and generaly in my home.I prefer rock music.


2)I really like to read literary books because I think that these books give you a lot of experience about our lives.I like to read romantic books  especially based in a truth story.I really enjoy read books but when I finish the book I think that wasted time. I don't know why but I think it.

3)My weekdays I think that it is so boring but my weekends is perfect.My weekdays: Monday to friday I wake up early and then I go to school.I go to school with my feet. I start at 8 o'clock in the morning and finish at 2:10.In the afternoon I  have lessons. I go to the English lesson two times a week and I go to training in the volley ball team four times a week.My weekends is the same evry time but it isn't boring.On suturday morning I wake up one o'clock then I do my homework. I go to the down town with my friends and go to the cafe. On sunday I do my homework for the English.In the afternoon I go or eifel cafe next to my house or kritiko bakery next to my house.

4)There are o lot of places where I can go in my free time.I go to the galeto or kritikos  bakery or eifel. I prefer go to the kritikos bakery baucause there are going my friends at school.

5)I have esecial sport not hooby.I have been  playing  volleyball since 12 years old.I play with my friends in a team which called 'athlesi'.I really like it because ia a team sport ans has a lot of stress.

6)I've never been aboard but I want it very much.iI sometimes surf the ne and find pictures with attraction other countries.In the summer I prefer to go to islands than abroad.

7)If I could I would like to go in Russia. in the summer I went to the hotel with  Russian. I met a lot and I want to see them again.

8)When I go on a vocation  I  travel by ship I think tha it is more availiable and economic.

9)In the summer I have training in the beach volley.I am  on the beach all day but when I cant go on the beach I go to the down town or meet with my friends or mu home or my friends home.

10) I have no plans for this summer yet but I believe it will be about the same as the privious. I really want to go  aboard. I would like to go to  Paris.I really want this, because paris is one  of the most beautiful places,and there are many things to there.

11)In my opinion, the best destination is Matala.Last year was my first time there.Matala is a very beautiful place and it has a very clear sea.I  enjoyed so much because we were sleeping ,me my sister and my friend  lida,in a tent.There are a lot of things to do such as playing volleyball,swimming and singing with the hippies.

12)Last year,we went with our school in Athens.We visited some are arceological places,such as acropolis, the theatre of epidavrous and parthenonasWe went to the mall for the shopping and went to  allou fan park.Its amazing.I want to remember this travel.Its so mportant for me because this was the first trip with my friends.

ECCE Speaking: Stage 1

Hello guys and welcome to your new blog! These are the questions you may be asked during Stage 1 of the oral ECCE exam. Your current mission is to answer as many questions as you can from the 'Leisure (free) time' section. You can write your paragraph in a new post. Remember to use advanced vocabulary and connect your sentences with linking words and phrases.   

E C C E - Speaking Test

ECCE Links

Manolis, why don't you try these Online tests offered by HAU upon registering?

After you have finished that, you can explore all sorts of ECCE links on my blog:

http://markaki-students.blogspot.com/2010/05/useful-ecce-links.html 

Suggestions about what should be done to stop young people from smoking

Dear Editor,

I am very sad to read that nearly thirty percent of 15-year-olds now smoke regularly. I believe that the problem can be effectively dealt with, and I have some suggestions for doing this.

Firstly, I believe that setting up a media campaign could be very effective, as most of the teenagers spend plenty of their time watching television or listening to the radio. The advertisements could shock the public into an awareness of the problem and persuade young people that smoking is not cool. In addition, another way to tackle the problem is to offer educational programs in schools. In this way, pupils will know the effects of smoking on their health, and more and more of them will cut it down or will never start.

Another effective way of discouraging young people from smoking could be the family of every child. While the parents are smoking, they are not setting a good example for their children and encourage them to smoke; on the other hand, if the parents are non-smokers, their offspring is less likely to start smoking. Moreover, the government could ban the sale of cigarettes to minors, and anyone who breaks this law should be fined strictly.

I hope you will publish my suggestions, as the problem has been more intense in the recent years and it is urgent for everyone to understand that we are all in danger until the problem is solved.

Sincerely,

Sifakis Manolis.

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