PARDO,+GEMMA

I would like to propose a solution to the cuts in healthcare. First, I'd ask the government to a group composed of prominent economists, consultants and accountants that have nothing to do with the government , had access to the accounts of the state. Then they should inform the rest of citizen, in a simple way, about how these accounts are truly. Later, they would prepare a detailed report with the cuts that we could do or not. And finally, they'd give citizens the opportunity to choose what cuts they prefer or think that are more feasi ble. All of this sounds like a utopia, but in a fair government... i t would work. A more feasible solution would be that a group of experts outside government, investigate what a politician should charge really , doing to get this information to the people, a nd promote demonstrations to get more control over the salaries of politicians. On the other hand, personally, I am against taking medication, but I recognize that there are people who need them, as chronic patients, in these cases the cuts are going to be a serious problem for them. However, I think all of the cuts, and the crisis in general, we will serve to assess what we need in our lives actuall y , whether in health, education , or any other area of ​​our lives. But I also consider that the sectors most affected by the crisis will be hardly hit by these cuts. (???) I do not believe in politicians, I stopped doing it years ago , and I do not think they are going to help us to overcome the crisis. We should be us, with demonstrations and popular initiatives, who try to change the system.
 * __CUTS IN HEALTHCARE__**

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I would like to propose a solution to the cuts in healthcare. First, I'd ask the government to employ a group of prominent economists, consultants and accountants that have nothing to do with the government , to access the accounts of the state. Then they should inform the rest of us, in a simple way, about how these accounts truly are. Later, they would prepare a detailed report with the cuts that we could do or not. And finally, they'd give people the opportunity to choose what cuts they prefer or think that are more feasi ble. All of this sounds utopian, but in a fair government... i t would work.
 * __CUTS IN HEALTHCARE__**

A more feasible solution would be that a group of experts outside government, investigate what a politician should really earn , taking this information to the people, a nd promoting demonstrations to get more control over the salaries of politicians. On the other hand, personally, I am against taking medication, but I realize that there are people who need it; for example, chronic patients : in these cases the cuts are going to be a serious problem.

However, I think all of the cuts, and the crisis in general, will help us assess what we actually need in our lives , whether in health, education , or any other area. But I also think that the sectors most affected by the crisis will be hard hit by these cuts.

I do not believe in politicians, I stopped doing so years ago , and I do not think they are going to help us to overcome the crisis. It should be us, with demonstrations and popular initiatives, who try to change the system.

=** OK- perhaps the role of banks is underestimated in your analysis! **=


 * "BOYHOOD, scenes from provincial life" (John Maxwell Coetzee). **

This book is a fictionalised autobiographical work where the author tells us about his childhood 's experiences. Comparing my opinion with that of Almudena de la Cruz's, I can say that I agree with her, since this story has called my attention for the way of the author to convey his point of view on issues such as politics, religion, poverty, and above all, his special relationship with his family. Although it's supposed that the whole story is fiction, I think Coetzee, through this book, is telling us his true feelings about what he experienced for his childhood in South Africa. So I was quite impressed for the way in which Coetzee expresses his family problems and concerns for more shameful they were, without fear of showing his vision as a child, or... maybe as an adult which I found very courageous of him.

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This book is a fictionalised autobiographical work where the author tells us about his childhood experiences. Comparing my opinion with that of Almudena de la Cruz's, I can say that I agree with her, since this story has called my attention in the way the author conveys his point of view on issues such as politics, religion, poverty, and above all, his special relationship with his family. Although it's supposed that the whole story is fiction, I think Coetzee, through this book, is telling us his true feelings about what he experienced for his childhood in South Africa. So I was quite impressed by the way in which Coetzee expresses his family problems and concerns no matter how shameful they were, without fear of showing his vision as a child, or... maybe as an adult, which I found very courageous of him.


 * Good **

SECOND PRESENTATION(6)
biographies (/ai/, not /i/)XX name suggest (+s) peculiar (/kju:/, not /ku/) realise about (no about) fil(+m) Kingsley (/i/, not /ei/) violent (/vai/, not /bi/)XX funeral (/ju:/, not /u/) nervous (/º/, not /ju/) OK- but please study these pronunviation points.

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====This book tells the story about a man, David, and his self-improvement. He's married with Katie, the narrator. They have two children and a dull marriage. It's supposed that Katie is a "good" person : the good one as a doctor, mother, and wife, she doesn't want to continue with her ​​boring marriage and asks her husband for a divorce. David changes his attitude, from to be a bitter man, he becomes a better person that cares and helps others. And Katie suddenly realizes she doesn't know how to handle this change in attitude of her husband. Then, she states that she isn't so good person as she thought. ====

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====This book tells the story of a man, David, and his self-improvement. He's married to Katie, the narrator. They have two children and a dull marriage. It's supposed that Katie is a "good" person as a doctor, mother, and wife, but she doesn't want to continue with her ​​boring marriage and asks her husband for a divorce. David changes his attitude, from a bitter man, to a better person that cares about and helps others. And Katie suddenly realizes she doesn't know how to handle this change in attitude of her husband. Then, she states that she isn't so good as she thought. ====

Although it's a bit boring at first, I recommend this book because it makes you believe in the redemption of human beings, trying to focus on the things that are really important in life.
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__**UNIT 4**__
====This chart compares the percentage of people who voted in 2001 with people who voted in 1983 in UK parliamentary elections. As can be seen, in 1983, people from 45-64 years old voted 90%, while people from 18-24 voted 75%. For 2001 elections, the chart shows a drop in the numbers of votes in general, but it's significant that in this year, people from 65 years old voted a tiny percentage more if it's compared with people that voted in 1983 within the same age group.==== ====To sum up, although the interest in voting in people from 35 years old has grown in 2001 elections, the chart shows that there has been a significant drop in the interest of young people in voting. Perhaps this lack of interest in voting is due to the fact that young people don't feel represented by their politicians.====

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__**UNIT 4**__ ====This chart compares the percentage of people who voted in 2001 with people who voted in 1983 in UK parliamentary elections. As can be seen, in 1983, 90% of 45-64 year-olds voted, while 18-24 year-olds reached a staggering 75%(???). For 2001 elections, the chart shows a drop in the numbers of votes in general, but it's significant that in this year, 65 year-olds voted a tiny percentage more if it's compared with people that voted in 1983 within the same age group.==== ====To sum up, although the interest in voting in 35 year-olds(???) has grown in the 2001 elections, the chart shows that there has been a significant drop in the interest of young people in voting. Perhaps this lack of interest in voting is due to the fact that young people don't feel represented by their politicians.====

=** Are you sure? **=

__**UNIT 1**__ Hi Sushant,It's great! I'll finish my exams next Monday, so I wait for you next week. I wanted to leave, too, I've been studying for a whole month without stopping.In my city, Valencia, there are many things to do: visit monuments, museums, landmarks... but all of this must be made along the day. At night, we can go to the cinema, there's a very nice leisure center in a nearby town called Paterna, it has twenty film rooms with the best image quality , I love it! In adition, we could have dinner in some of the restaurants that are there. Valencia's nightlife is really vibrant, with lots of great nightclubs. One of my favourite areas is: //El Carmen//, where you can find a lot of nightclubs with several types of music. This area is located in the historic city center, so you can appreciate at the same time a little history of the city while you're having fun. Sunday morning maybe it's a good day to go to the beach for resting and relaxing after such a feast. Let me know, asap, when you'll arrive.Regards,GEMMA PARDO CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENTHi Sushant,It's great! I'll finish my exams next Monday, so I expect you next week. I wanted to leave, too, I've been studying for a whole month without stopping.In my city, Valencia, there are many things to do: visit monuments, museums, landmarks... but all of this must be done during the day. At night, we can go to the cinema. T here's a very nice leisure center in a nearby town called Paterna, it has twenty film rooms with the best image quality ; I love it! Besides(*), we could have dinner in some of the restaurants that are there. Valencia's nightlife is really vibrant, with lots of great nightclubs. One of my favourite areas is //El Carmen//, a place where you can find a lot of nightclubs with several types of music. This area is in(*) the historic city center, so you can appreciate a little history of the city at the same time that you're having fun. Sunday morning may be a good day to go to the beach t o rest and relax after such a frenzy .Let me know, asap, when you'll arrive.Regards,GEMMA PARDO (*)More colloquial =** OK- keep working. **=

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 * [[image:advanced2201112/Gemi.jpg width="132" height="162" align="left" caption="Gemi.jpg"]]GEMMA PARDO **: After High School, I qualified as a secretary  and started  a job for a trade  company where I remained  for 8 years, but as a result of the crisis  I stopped working  there. Now, I am a waitress in a vegan restaurant, and I'm very happy. Really, I've dicovered that I have no vocation for administrative <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">work <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. I speak I <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">talian and English <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. I' <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">have been a vegan <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> for 3 years. And two of my hobbies are defending animals rights and <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">spreading <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Veganism. TIME BANK: I can offer Reiki sessions, vegan (100% vegetarian) cooking classes and child care. I need to practice speaking in English and/or Italian.