WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER

My summer holidays were good. On my summer holidays I went to the beach, to the swimming pool and to the river. Sometimes I went there with my friends. On my summer holidays I worked in a drugstore. Last summer holidays I rode a motorbike, and a bike and I also watched TV. On my summer holidays I went to the café.
LEONEL PEIXOTO, YEAR 9, CLASS A

On my holiday I went to the beach and the river in Alvarães. I had a visit from my cousins and my uncle who came from Canada and Luxembourg.
I went on a tour to Spain, where I visited Santiago and Compostela. And then went boating in lagoons where I saw mussels. The week before my family went back to Canada, we celebrated the golden anniversary of my paternal grandparents when the whole family was reunited. I loved my summer holiday.
ANA BATISTA, YEAR 9, CLASS A

I’m going to talk about my holidays. This year I went to Egypt. I visited the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. It is one of the most fantastic museums in the world. I went to see the pyramids of Giza. I rode a camel. In Portugal I went to the beach with my cousins. Sometimes I went to the river. One night I went to a foam party with my cousins.
SOFIA QUINTAS, YEAR 9, CLASS B

My summer holidays were very good. I went on holidays to a foreign country, France, for two weeks. France is fantastic. The French people are funny. I watched TV, talked on the phone, watched action, comedy, and romantic films and musicals. I surfed the Internet, sent emails, chatted with my friends and my family and watched video clips and many more things. I came back to Portugal. In Portugal went to Lisbon. In Lisbon I visited the zoo. In the zoo there are many animals, all very funny, interesting and intelligent. On the way back from Lisbon we stopped at Fatima. In Fatima I visited the caves, the sanctuary and a new basilica, and many other things. My summer holidays were my best summer holidays ever.
CÁTIA MARTINS, YEAR 9, CLASS B

On my summer holiday I went to the Algarve and to Lisbon. In the Algarve I went to the beach and went canoeing, it was funny, and I also visited a pier of boats. I went to Lisbon, I visited the Belém Tower and saw a statue of famous Portuguese navigators. I travelled by underground train. Finally I had lunch in Lisbon. At home I ate, slept and rode my bike. These summer holidays were really funny.
CRISTIANO CASTRO, YEAR 9, CLASS C

I went to Paris for one week. I saw the Eiffel Tower and other monuments. I also stayed two weeks in London, which is a beautiful city. I saw the Big Ben and the London Eye. In London there are many people. I also went to the Caribbean for a week. In the Caribbean here are amazing beaches and the water of the beaches is calm. In Portugal, I rode the bicycle with my friends, I went to the pools in Forjães, I went to beach with my parents and my brothers, and I also played computer games. Sports were part of my holidays too. I played soccer, tennis and basketball with my brothers and my friends. And this is all about my summer holidays.
LUÍS RODRIGUES, YEAR 9, CLASS C