-FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY-

LOWERING THE AGE TEENAGERS CAN GET A DRIVING LICENCE

A car is a very useful transport for most people. The present law, doesn’t let teenagers, younger than eighteen years old, have a driving licence in Spain and all the European Union, but there are some countries, like America or some parts of Australia, where teenagers can have a driving licence if they are older than fourteen, fifteen or sixteen. Some people think that it’s a good prevention for teenagers because the car is, somehow, a danger, but others believe that a driving license should be given to teenagers earlier. So, people ask themselves: should teenagers have a driving licence before the age of eighteen?

On the one hand, it should be a good thing for teenagers to go where they want when they want, so that they could have more freedom. Another thing to pay attention is that if they had a car, they wouldn’t ride motorcycles, and some people think that motorcycles are more dangerous than cars. We have to say that sometimes it is better to have your own car then to get in some friend’s car who has a driving license.

On the other hand, freedom is sometimes a danger and if teenagers don’t have a car until they are eighteen years old, parents can control their ‘children’ a little more.

Another against point is that teenagers have to be very responsible and they have to know what they are doing because a car is not a toy. They know to have the rules so clearly and to follow them.

In conclusion, I think that the driving licence is something that people can have if they are responsible enough to have it. If a teenager of fifteen years is responsible enough he can have it, but if not, he mustn’t have it. I agree with the present law, but I also think that it doesn’t depend on the age but on the awareness of each one.

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

An ordinary dog becomes a hero 3/2/11

Truco, an abused dog, saved 18 lives after the earthquake in Haiti

Truco is a Young Labrador dog that was left in Andalucia with a wound in his neck. The dog was very thin, tired and injured, and he was full of parasites. He was about to die and because of all these things, he couldn’t bark. He spent, we don’t know how much time, wandering around Tarifa in 2008, until one day, a group of soldiers found him and took him with them.

This is how the dog, met by Cristina Plaza Jorge, a soldier who was 22 years old and loved Turco at once. Cristina took Truco to the vet and then to her house, where she loved and took care of him. With Cristina Truco recovered fast but he couldn’t bark yet.

One day, a fireman who belonged to a rescue group, in “Castilla y León”, saw him smelling and running on the beach and he thought that Truco had the skills of a rescue dog. They asked Cristina if Truco could do some tests to know if he could be a rescue dog. She agreed with them, although this decision was very difficult for her. She also said to the rescue men that Truco couldn’t bark, but fifteen days later, the rescue men phoned Cristina and told her that he could bark and he had passed the tests. They taught the dog all the things that he needed to know and finally, he was totally prepared. The rescue group of Valladolid took Truco to Haiti with them after the earthquake. Truco was working a lot, 16 hours every day and in very bad condition, but it was worth. Truco managed to save the lives of 18 people, including a child of 2 years old. He was under some ruins, protected by his dead grandpa. Truco found them and the rescue group could save him. Of course, Cristina was very proud of Truco. Now Truco is still in the rescue group and he continues saving lives.

WRITING: A film review

NO RESERVATIONS

I liked a film called “No Reservations” a lot. It’s not a film with a very good plot however I liked it and I think it’s a good film to watch when you don’t know what to do.

The film is about Kate, a “chef” who works at a good restaurant and is very hard-working. She has to take care of Zoe, her niece, because her mother has died recently. Because of that, Zoe is always very sad and doesn’t want to eat anything and the relationship between Zoe and Kate is a little difficult. Then, Nick arrives at the restaurant, a new “chef” to help Kate, but she doesn’t like him because he wants to do things his way. However, he makes Zoe to eat something and helps her, and after this. Nick and Kate become more friends every day, and Zoe starts to be happy. Then Kate and Nick fall in love but after this they have to overcome some problems with the restaurant, with Zoe, with their relationship…

The end is really nice and I really enjoyed it. I think that it’s a very nice film and, in my opinion, everyone should see it because it teaches you about work and life in a very funny way. I felt very well watching it.