Hi Marianna,
  How are you?I hope fine.So you asked me to tell you about one particular festival we celebrite in Greece.

  Well here in Greece we have a lot of festivals.The one that Ilike more is Assumption.One reason that I like this festival is I have my name day.Also we collected groups and bake kebabsand generally goes to virgin Bunches and worship the image of Mary and have a great time. Another thing to do is going to various outings.Finally,in feasting and chore foumai alla up late.I hope you like the destcription and consider with come here.
  I wait for yours news.In your next letter I hope to see your positive answer.

                                                                                                                                     See you soon, your
                                                                                                                                       friend Maria

Task :2 Anastasia

Hi Mary,

How are you? I hope you are fine! It was great to hear from you.You asked me to tell you about a particular festival we celebrate in Greece.

Well, we have lots of traditional festivals in Greece. One of my favourite festivals is the festival of  the '' Assumption of Mary''. After the church it follows lots of music and traditional dancing too until very late. In the festival there are lots of kiosks which sells food, small items and jewelery. There is also a report which takes place every year in this festival. In this report there are plenty of shops and organisations with purpose to sell their products or to inform for something that we must know.

That's all for now. How about you come and visit in the summer for the festival? Then you could have the experience about the festival by yourself. I hope your answer will be positive.

See you soon,

Anastasia

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Task 2: Instructions

For task 2, we will be working on PET writing (Writing Part 3: longer piece of continuous writing). You will write an email to a friend.

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Task: 

This is part of an email you receive from an English friend.Write back to this friend. (about 100 words)

We're doing a project on life in the UK at school and I wondered if you could tell me something about a particular festival you celebrate in Greece. 

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Guidance:

• Genre: email
• Writing style: informal (email to a friend)
• Main content: A festival celebrated in Greece
• Pay attention to organisation: Introduction - Main Body - Closing. Paragraphs. Topic sentences. Linking words and phrases. 
• Pay attention to language: Use a wide range of vocabulary, play CLOSE attention to grammar!
• See "Writing an email" in the "Writing Guide" of this blog.
• Pay attention to word count. 
• Make sure you stay on topic.  
• Golden rule: Plan - Write - Edit  
• For a title write: Task 2 and your name  
• We'll be commenting too on each other's posts. See again the "Commenting" section in the "Blogging Guide".

Happy writing!
Miss Melissa

Task 1 Nefeli

                                        Be grateful!

I think that we should be always grateful for things we have in life and we shouldn't ask for more! I am grateful for having a house to live and family who cares about me.Also,I have many friends and I know they will stand next to me to any problem in my life.Some kids don't have nice clothes to wear and I do,so I'm grateful of it! I believe that everybody should be happy for what they have!

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task 1 stergos

I feel greatful of my ability to windsurf because windsurfing is an expensive sport and you need a lot of money to buy the windsurf board and all the equipments.Windsurfing gives me an unforgettable experience of the greek sea.

Task 1: Miss Melissa

I feel grateful for having a job I thoroughly enjoy. Being with children and teenagers gives me lots of happy moments every day. Seeing them engaged in their learning and becoming really brilliant at using English is wonderful.

I'm also grateful for having a dog that adores me and sits and waits by my garden gate to meet me when I come home from school. Here he is. His name's Harvey.

Sometimes Harvey is a bit naughty. He runs off when the opportunity arises which makes us worried but he always comes back very happy... and dirty. Then we need to give him a shower. Grrrr! So sometimes he's a real nuisance but we still love him!

Miss Melissa

Task 1: Instructions

 Our first post was a dummy post using the story "Running Late" which we wrote as a class at school. From now on, I'll be setting up new tasks for you to work on. Once you've read and understood the task, you'll prepare your response and post it. Remember to be mindful of everything mentioned in the "Blogging Guide" section. 

So here goes, with task no 1...

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Task 1. 

Watch the following video about a project a young woman from Australia started. The concept behind the project is being grateful for the simple things in life.

Your task. 
Write a short paragraph about some things that you are grateful for. Mention what (it is you're grateful for) and why.

For the title write: Task 1, and at the end of the post, sign off with your first name only. I'll go first then it's your turn. 

Happy Blogging!
Miss Melissa