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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

MY IDOLS – BY RICARDO
I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT MY IDOLS: I CONSIDER EACH PERSON IN MY FAMILY MY IDOL.
I CONSIDER MY BROTHER AN IDOL BECAUSE HE IS VERY COOL, FUNNY AND FRIENDLY.
MY MOTHER IS JUST GREAT! SHE ALWAYS HELPS PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED BY DONATING CLOTHES, SHOES, COATS, ETC. SHE ALWAYS HELPS ME WHENEVER I NEED HER… WITH STUDIES, PROBLEMS, ETC. SHE ALWAYS ADVISES ME TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND SHE IS VERY AFFECTIONATE WITH ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE. SHE IS ALWAYS HAPPY! EVEN WHEN SHE HAS A PROBLEM.
MY FATHER ALWAYS DOES HIS BEST FOR HIS FAMILY. HE ALWAYS HELPS US SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
THIS IS MY FAMILY! THEY HAVE HELPED ME TO GO OVER SOME HARD TIMES, SUPPORTING ME AND EVERYTHING I DO. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE MY IDOLS AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE BY MY SIDE.

MY IDOL – BY ANDRÉ
MY MOM IS MY IDOL! SHE IS 52 YEARS OLD. I WAS BORN WHEN SHE WAS 36 YEARS OLD. FOUR YEARS LATER, WHEN SHE WAS 40 YEARS OLD, MY BROTHER WAS BORN.
MY MOM’S NAME IS LEDA. SHE IS A GREAT PERSON. SHE IS AN ECONOMICS TEACHER. SHE TEACHES AT USP.
MY MOM ISN’T ONLY A TEACHER, SHE IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF “SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE ECONOMIA E POLÍTICA” – SBEP. SHE WRITES ARTICLES FOR “FOLHA DE SÃO PAULO” AND FOR SOME ACADEMIC MAGAZINES, LIKE “MARGEM ESQUERDA”, “NOVOS ESTUDOS … “ AND OTHERS.
SOMETIMES MY MOTHER TRAVELS TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO TAKE PART IN SOME ECONOMICS CONFERENCES. SHE IS TRAVELING TO THE USA AND VIENA – AUSTRIA – THIS MONTH.
MY MOM HAS A VERY BUSY AGENDA! ALTHOUGH SHE DOES A LOT OF THINGS, SHE STILL FINDS TIME TO STAY WITH MY BROTHER, MY FATHER, MY DOG AND ME.
THAT’S WHY WE´RE A HAPPY FAMILY, RIGHT?

MY IDOL – BY LUIZ
I DON’T HAVE AN IDOL, BUT THERE SOME PEOPLE THAT I ADMIRE. ONE OF THESE PEOPLE IS MY MOTHER – BUT I DON’T KNOW WHY I ADMIRE HER… MAYBE IT IS JUST BECAUSE SHE IS MY MOTHER!
ANOTHER PERSON THAT I REALLY ADMIRE IS MY GRANDFATHER. I ADMIRE HIM BECAUSE OF WHAT HE HAS DONE DURING HIS LIFE. FOR INSTANCE, HE HAS UNDERGONE A HEART SURGERY FOUR TIMES AND
… EVEN SO… HE STILL WORKS IN HIS FACTORY!
I DON’T HAVE ANY FAMOUS IDOL BECAUSE THERE ISN’T ANY PERSON THAT INTERESTS ME JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR ATTITUDE OR ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT I ADMIRE ARE FROM MY FAMILY. THEY AREN’T FAMOUS BUT TO ME THEY ARE LIKE STARS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THEIR LIVES SO FAR.

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Teacher Maria do Carmo

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MY IDOLS – BY LAURA

I HAVE FIVE IDOLS. THEY ARE: MY FATHER, MY MOTHER, MY SISTER, JOHNNY DEPP AND NILMAR.
MY PARENTS AND MY SISTER ARE MY IDOLS BECAUSE THEY ARE PEACEFUL PEOPLE AND THEY ARE REALLY UNITED. THEY ARE JUST PERFECT AND I ADMIRE THEM.
JOHNNY DEPP IS MY IDOL BECAUSE HE IS SUCH A HANDSOME AND A GREAT ACTOR. HE HAS ACTED IN LOTS OF FILMS, BUT MY FAVORITE IS “THE SECRET WINDOW”, IN WHICH HE ACTS VERY WELL. HE IS A GOOD PERSON, TOO.
NILMAR IS THE MOST HANDSOME SOCCER PLAYER. HE PLAYS FOR CORINTHIANS, SO THIS MAKES HIM REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME... I AM A CORINTHIANA, OF COURSE. HE PLAYS VERY WELL AND THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY NICE ABOUT HIM: HE LIKES BRUNETTE AND CHUBBY GIRLS AND… I’M BRUNETTE AND CHUBBY! AND NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: HIS GIRLFRIEND´S NAME IS LAURA… AND THIS MAKES ME LOVE HIM EVEN MORE!!!
THAT’S IT – THESE ARE MY IDOLS!

MY IDOL – BY LUIS
THE PERSON THAT I ADMIRE MOST ISN’T FAMOUS, BUT TO ME THIS PERSON IS MORE SPECIAL THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. AND THAT IS MY MOTHER!
SINCE I WAS BORN, MY MOTHER AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, IT IS SO SPECIAL THAT I CAN´T EXPLAIN IT. SHE IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT PERSON THAT I HAVE ALREADY MET, SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT A GREAT VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
MY MOM AND I ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING. I ALWAYS TELL HER THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL SAD OR HAPPY. WHEN I WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THE FIRST PERSON THAT I THINK OF ASKING FOR ADVICE IS MY MOM.
WE HAVE A FEW ARGUMENTS, TOO. BUT I THINK IT’S NORMAL. SHE OFTEN DISAGREES WITH SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DONE, BUT AFTER TALKING IT OVER, WE FORGET ANY HARD THING THAT WE SAID TO EACH OTHER.
BUT THE BEST QUALITY OF MY MOM IS THE AFFECTION SHE DEVOTES TO MY SISTER AND ME. IF ONE DAY I HAVE KIDS, I WANT TO BE AS AFFECTIONATE AS MY MOM IS WITH US.
I AM JUST LUCKY TO HAVE A MOTHER LIKE HER: SHE IS SIMPLY THE BEST!

MY IDOL – BY MARIO
MY MOTHER IS MY IDOL. AN IDOL IS A PERSON THAT WE ADMIRE A LOT AND THIS PERSON, OF COURSE, IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
WE SOMETIMES DO THINGS BASED ON WHAT OUR IDOLS DID. FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETIMES I ASK MYSELF WHAT MY MOM WOULD DO, IF SHE WERE FACING A SIMILAR SITUATION.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT ADMIRE ABOUT MY MOM IS THAT SHE ALWAYS ENCOURAGES ME TO HELP MYSELF. SHE HELPS ME TO THINK FOR MYSELF TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
MY MOM IS A GREAT PERSON, TOO. I THINK THAT ALL MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES LIKE HER VERY MUCH. WELL, ABOUT MY MOM… THERE IS ONE THING FOR SURE: WHO KNOWS HER, LOVES HER!

MY IDOL – BY PEDRO
THE PERSON THAT I MOST RESPECT IS MY FATHER. HE IS A MAN WHO HAD A DIFFICULT LIFE WHEN HE WAS A KID. HE HAD NINE BROTHERS. HIS FATHER DIED WHEN HE WAS JUST SEVEN YEARS OLD.
HE STARTED WORKING AT THE AGE OF 12 TO HELP HIS MOTHER AND BROTHERS. HE STUDIED IN THE MORNING AND WORKED IN A SUPERMARKET IN THE EVENING. HE DID IT EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK
FOR YEARS.
WHEN MY FATHER WAS 18 YEARS OLD, HE LEFT HIS HOUSE AND TRIED TO FIND A BETTER JOB. HE SHARED A HOUSE WITH A FRIEND FROM PUC. LATER ON, HE GOT A JOB IN FOLHA DE SÃO PAULO. HE WORKED THERE FOR NINE YEARS.
HE WAS WORKING IN FOLHA DE SÃO PAULO WHEN HE MET MY MOTHER AND… THAT WAS WHERE ALL THE STORY BEGAN.
I RESPECT MY FATHER BECAUSE HE IS A MAN WHO ALWAYS FIGHTS FOR WHAT HE WANTS, AND TODAY HE IS THE MAN THAT I LOVE AND ADMIRE MOST!


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Monday, September 04, 2006

MY IDOL – BY ALEXANDRE
GEORGE LUCAS IS A FAMOUS DIRECTOR, WRITER AND PRODUCER OF FILMS. HE WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN MODESTO, CALIFORNIA. HE STUDIED CINEMA IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – USC.
HIS FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH MOVIES WAS A SHORT FILM NAMED “THX-1138”. THIS MOVIE IMPRESSED FRANCIS COPOLLA AND HE CONVINCED THE WARNER BROS TO FINANCE A LONG VERSION OF THE
“THX-1138” MOVIE FOR GEORGE LUCAS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE “THX-1138” LONG VERSION WAS A FAILURE.
GEORGE LUCAS ONLY BECAME A SUCCESS WITH “AMERICAN GRAFFITI” – AN INDEPENDENT MOVIE ABOUT CARS, WHICH WAS A PHENOMENON AND OPENED THE DOORS OF FAME.
“STAR WARS” WAS HIS FIRST GREAT MOVIE.



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MY IDOL – BY ALESSANDRA
IDOLS ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO WE ADMIRE IN A DIFFERENT WAY FROM OTHERS. ONE OF THESE PEOPLE FOR ME IS BOB MARLEY. HE IS, WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING OF REAGGE.
HE WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 6, 1945 – IN JAMAICA. HIS SONGS HAVE BEEN LISTENED SINCE THEN AND HE BECAME THE MASTER OF REAGGE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN 1980 A CANCER STARTED TO TAKE OVER HIS BODY. THREE YEARS BEFORE HE WAS AWARE OF THE CANCER, HE HAD WOUNDED ONE OF HIS TOES WHILE PLAYING SOCCER AND THAT WOUND BECAME A CANCER.
ALTHOUGH HE TRIED TO CONTROL IT, THE FIGHT AGAINST IT BECAME TOO DIFFICULT. THEN IN MAY 11, 1981 – BOB MARLEY DIED AT THE AGE OF 36 IN A HOSPITAL IN MIAMI.
IT’S BEEN 23 YEARS NOW WITHOUT THE KING OF REAGGE, BUT HE IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE ALIVE IN OUR HEARTS.

MY IDOL – BY BRUNA

MY IDOLS ARE MY PARENTS. MY MOTHER WAS BORN IN ITALY, SHE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD WHEN SHE CAME TO BRAZIL. SHE IS 55 YEARS OLD NOW. MY FATHER WAS BORN IN BRAZIL, HE IS 57 YEARS OLD NOW.
I WAS BORN WHEN MY MOTHER WAS 39 AND MY FATHER WAS 40 YEARS OLD.
MY PARENTS ARE VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY HELP ME WHENEVER I NEED: THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.
IN THE FUTURE I HOPE I CAN HELP THEM AS MUCH AS THEY HELP ME NOW.

MY IDOL – BY GABRIELA
MY FAVORITE IDOL IS MY MOTHER. SHE IS 40 YEARS OLD. SHE IS TALL AND BRUNETTE. SHE HAS BROWN EYES AND SHORT HAIR.
MY MOTHER IS THERE WHENEVER I NEED HER. SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND THAT ALWAYS HELPS ME. I LOVE HER.
HER NAME IS VALÉRIA. SHE WAS BORN IN SÃO PAULO AND WHEN SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, SHE MOVED TO SANTOS. SHE ONLY RETURNED TO SÃO PAULO WHEN SHE WAS 18.
SHE IS SPECIAL BECAUSE SHE IS UNIQUE AND CREATIVE. I AM VERY PROUD OF HER. SHE IS A SINCERE PERSON, VERY BRAVE, VERY NICE, AND VERY BEAUTIFUL, TOO.
MY MOTHER IS A HOSEWIFE. SHE TAKES CARE OF MY HOUSE EVERY DAY. SHE TAKES US TO SCHOOL, SHE COOKS DELICIOUS FOOD AND ON VACATION WE GO TO THE BEACH.
THAT IS MY IDOL!

MY IDOL – BY GUILHERME
JACKIE CHAN IS MY IDOL. HE IS A MOVIE ACTOR AND DIRECTOR. HIS REAL NAME IS CHAN KONG SANG. HE WAS BORN IN HONG KONG ON 7/4/1954 AND HE IS STILL ALIVE.
HE HAS ACTED IN SEVERAL PICTURES. HE IS ONE OF THE ACTORS THAT PARTICIPATED IN A GREAT NUMBER OF FILMS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE RUSH HOUR AND THE MYTH.
HE HAS HAD A LOT OF ACCIDENTS IN THE SET AND ALMOST DIED WHEN HE FELT OFF A TREE AND BEAT HIS HEAD ON A STONE.
I LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE USES HIS FIGHT ABILITY TO MAKE GREAT MOVIES. IN SPITE OF THE ACCIDENTS AND THE FACT THAT HE IS 52 YEARS OLD, HE CONTINUES ACTING.
IN THE FUTURE, I NOW THAT I MAY NOT BE LIKE HIM… BUT I WISH I COULD.

MY IDOLS – BY ZÉ
EVERYBODY HAS AN IDOL AND MINE IS MY FATHER BECAUSE HE IS VERY INTELLIGENT, A GOOD MAN
AND A GOOD FATHER. IN THE FUTURE I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM. I WANT TO HAVE A GOOD JOB, A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, AND NEVER STOP STUDYING.
I INTEND TO LEAVE HOME WHEN I AM 23 YEARS OLD AND LIKE HIM I WANT TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN. HOWEVER, UNLIKE HIM I WANT TO HAVE TWO BOYS AND ONE GIRL.
I WON’T FOLLOW HIS CAREER EITHER. HE’S AN ENGINEER AND I WANT TO BE A LAWYER.
IF I AM JUST A BIT LIKE HIM, I WILL BE A GREAT MAN.

MY IDOL – BY KARIME
I’M GONNA TALK ABOUT MY IDOL BONO BOX. I CHOSE THIS GUY TO BE MY IDOL BECAUSE HE DID MANY GOOD THINGS AND WAS NOMINATED FOR THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE AND HE IS A GOOD SINGER AND THE U2’S SONGS SAY MANY REAL THINGS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
HIS REAL NAME IS PAUL DAVID HEWSON AND HE WAS GIVEN THE NAME BONO VOX WHEN HE WAS AT THE MOUNT TEMPLE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL. HIS MOM DIED WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD.
LARRY AT 1976 PUT IN THIS SCHOOL A PAPER SAYING: “I’M LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN START A BAND WITH ME”, AND HE FOUND THE GUYS FROM U2.
HE HAS 4 CHILDREN WITH ALISON STEWART – HIS WIFE.
I WANT TO BE LIKE BONO VOX BECAUSE HE HELPS MANY PEOPLE AND HE MAKES US HAPPIER WITH THE U2 SONGS.

MY IDOL – BY ALICE
MY IDOL IS THOMAS JOHN PATRICK WELLING KNOWN AS TOM WELLING. HE IS 29 AND WAS BORN IN 26/04/77. HE IS MARRIED TO JAMIE A. WHITE. THEY FIRST MET IN A COFFEE SHOP IN MIAMI AND GOT MARRIED IN 2002. HE’S GOT A DOG NAMED COOK AND HE WORKS ABOUT 16 HOURS A DAY, FIVE TO SIX DAYS A WEEK.
TOM STARTED AS A MODEL, HE WORKED IN ITALY, GERMANY AND SPAIN, BUT AFTER A FEW YEARS HE REALLY DISCOVERED THE ACTOR IN HIM. HIS FIRST JOB WAS IN A TV SERIES CALLED JUDGING AMY WHERE HE PLAYED A KARATE COACH FOR SIX EPISODES. AFTER THAT, HE PLAYED SMALL PARTS IN SERIES LIKE SPECIAL UNIT 2 AND UNDECLARED. IN 2001 HE STARTED TO FIM SMALLVILLE WHICH BECAME A SUCCESSFUL TV SERIES. IN THE CINEMA, HE ACTED IN ABOUT THREE MOVIES: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 AND THE FOG.
I CONSIDER HIM MY IDOL NOT ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE SMALLVILLE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE HE IS AN AMAZING ACTOR, HANDSOME AND SHY. HE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT AFTER ONE FAMOUS SERIES OR MOVIE BECOME STINGY AND ARROGANT.
NOWADAYS, HE IS STILL ACTING IN SMALLVILLE. WHEN I GROW UP I WANNA BE JUST LIKE HIM: FAMOUS, HAPPY, RICH AND MARRIED.

MY IDOL – BY ANDRÉ
I HAVE AN IDOL. HE IS A MAN AND HE IS VERY HANDSOME. HIS NAME IS BRAD PITT. HE IS MY IDOL BECAUSE I LIKE HIS FILMS A LOT. FILMS SUCH AS: TROY, MR & MRS SMITH AND OTHERS. MY FAVORITE FILM IS TROY IN WHICH HE PLAYS THE ROLE OF A WARRIOR AND FIGHTS AGAINST HIS ENEMIES.
EVERY DAY I WATCH TV AND LOOK FOR HIS FILMS BUT I ALMOST NEVER FIND ONE. THEY RARELY SHOW HIS FILMS ON TV.
I WENT TO THE MOVIES TO WATCH MR & MRS SMITH AND I LIKED IT A LOT, TOO. IN THIS FILM HE AND ANGELINA JOLIE ARE SPIES. I THINK HE IS A VERY IMPORTANT ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD AND HIS WIFE – ANGELINA JOLIE IS VERY, VERY A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND LIKE HER, TOO. BUT MY IDOL IS BRAD PITT.
AS SOON AS HE IS IN ANOTHER FILM, I WILL GO AND WATCH IT!


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MY IDOL – BY EDUARDO
I’M MY IDOL. I WAS BORN IN SÃO PAULO – 21/02/1992.
I’M MY IDOL BECAUSE I AM A NICE PERSON AND A GOOD FRIEND.
I USED TO STUDY AT AGNUS DAY SCHOOL AND NOW I STUDY AT SAGRADO. I HAVE BEEN STUDYING THERE SINCE 1995.
LAST YEAR I MOVED TO AVENIDA POMPÉIA, 430. IT IS A NICE PLACE.
I PLAY SOCCER. I WON 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH MY SOCCER TEAM. MY FRIENDS AND I ARE TAKING PART IN PALMEIRAS CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR. PALMEIRAS IS THE CLUB WHERE WE PLAY SOCCER AND WHERE WE ARE PLAYING THE FINALS NOW.
NOW I AM IN MY ENGLISH SCHOOL TO LEARN ENGLISH AND TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.

MY IDOL – BY CRISTINA
RONALDINHO GAÚCHO IS MY IDOL. IN FACT, HIS REAL NAME IS RONALDO DE ASSIS. HE WAS BORN IN PORTO ALEGRE AND HE STARTED PLAYING SOCCER IN GRÊMIO. HE BECAME FAMOUS PLAYING IN THIS TEAM.
IN 2001, HE STOPPED PLAYING IN BRAZIL AND MOVED TO FRANCE WHERE HE PLAYED IN PARIS SAINT GERMAIN.
NOWADAYS, HE PLAYS IN BARCELONA, WHERE HE LIVES IN A BIG HOUSE WITH HIS MOTHER. HE HAS A SON WITH ONE OF GUGU’S DANCER. THE MOTHER OF HIS SON LIVES IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
RONALDINHO HAS ALREADY WON MANY PRIZES, LIKE THE BEST SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW. HE HAS ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN TWO WORLD CUPS.

MY IDOL – BY CAIO
MY IDOL IS RONALDINHO GAÚCHO. IN FACT, HIS REAL NAME IS RONALDO DE ASSIS MOREIRA. HE WAS BORN IN PORTO ALEGRE, BUT HE LIVES IN EUROPE NOW. I THINK HE WAS BORN IN 1980.
RONALDINHO STARTED HIS CAREER IN GRÊMIO IN PORTO ALEGRE, BUT IN 2000 HE MOVED TO FRANCE TO PLAY FOR PARIS SAINT GERMAIN – PSG – WHERE HE STAYED FOR A SHORT TIME BECAUSE BARCELONA BOUGHT HIS PASS.
IN BARCELONA HE BECAME FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD. HE HAS ALREADY WON MANY PRIZES, INCLUDING THE BEST SOCCER IN THE WORLD IN 2004, AND TWO 2005.
NOW HE IS PLAYING IN BARCELONA, SPAIN AND HE HAS A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD.

MY IDOL – BY PEDRO
CICINHO IS MY IDOL. HE IS A VERY FAMOUS SOCCER PLAYER NOWADAYS. HE WAS BORN IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF SÃO PAULO STATE, IN A VERY SMALL CITY.
WHEN HE WAS A TEEN, HE PLAYED FOR A LITTLE TEAM OF HIS CITY, THEN HE CAME TO SÃO PAULO CITY TO TRY TO BE A FAMOUS SOCCER PLAYER.
HE BECAME FAMOUS PLAYING FOR SÃO PAULO FUTEBOL CLUBE, WHERE HE WON SOME TITLES. HE STOOD OUT IN HIS POSITION WHERE IS DIFFICULT TO DO WHAT HE DOES. CICINHO WON TITLES LIKE LIBERTADORES DA AMÉRICA, RIO-SP, PAULISTA, MUNDIAL…
IN 2005 WHILE PLAYING FOR SÃO PAULO, HE WON THREE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TITLES: PAULISTA, LIBERTADORES AND MUNDIAL. RIGHT AFTER, CICINHO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE BIGGEST SPANISH TEAM: REAL MADRID.
IN 2006, HE WAS INVITED TO PLAY FOR BRAZIL IN THE WORLD CUP. HE PLAYED THE WHOLE MATCH ONLY CONE, AND IN SOME OTHER MATCHES, HE JOINED IN THE SECOND HALF.
NOWADAYS, HE IS TRAINING A LOT, SO THAT WHEN THE CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS AGAIN, HE CAN PLAY VERY WELL.

MY IDOL – BY RAFAEL
GENE SIMONS IS MY IDOL. HE WAS BORN IN ISRAEL BUT HE MOVED TO THE USA WHEN HE WAS JUST A KID.
HE BECAME FAMOUS WHEN HE JOINED KISS, A FAMOUS BAND IN THE 70’S. KISS’ SONGS BECAME VERY FAMOUS AND GENE SIMONS PLAYED THE BASS. A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HIM. HE HAD A VERY LONG TONGUE AND HE USED TO MAKE HIS MOUTH BLEED DURING THE CONCERT.
THE MEMBERS OF THE KISS BAND HAVE ALREADY CHANGED A LOT OF TIMES.
NOW GENE MUST BE ABOUT 60 OR 70 YEARS OLD AND KISS STILL PLAY SOMETIMES. THEIR LAST CD WAS ALIVE 4, WHICH THEY RECORDED WITH AN ORCHESTRA.

MY IDOL – BY BRUNA
BIILIE JOE, FROM THE BAND GREEN DAY, IS MY IDOL. HE’S BEEN FAMOUS SINCE HE WAS 5, BUT HE STARTED THE BAND ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO. THE BAND IS MADE BY BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, MIKE DIRNT AND TRÉ COAL. IN 1987, MIKE AND BILLIE STARTED A BAND CALLED SWEET CHILDREN AND THEY PLAYED IN PIZZA PLACES, BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
AFTER THEIR FIRST CONCERT, THEY BECAME FAMOUS AND CHANGED THE BAND’S NAME TO GREEN DAY.
THEIR NEWEST CD AND DVD LIVE CALLED BULLET IN A BIBLE IS ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS MADE DURING THE TOUR. IN MY OPINION, THEIR BEST SONG IS GOOD RIDDANCE.


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"Guess who...?
He has a small nose and he wears red lipstick.

















His name is Michael Jackson. He was born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, IN. He is 48 years old. Michael started singing in 1963 with his brothers. They made a lot of success in spite of his turbulent childhood. In 1982 Quincy Jones produced "Thriller". At the same year, this record was selected as the best video of all time. Nowadays Michael is only famous for his attacks to youngters, which is a pity because he is a very talented dancer and singer."

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Teacher Márcia Urzedo

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