To continue with our food theme, here are some texts our students wrote about food sometimes being a problem. Luckily, it would seem they don't have a problem with food themselves. But we have to remember there are a lot of people in the world who have that problem. Either too much food, too little food or basically no food at all. Food is not a
problem if you can control how much you eat. If you eat too much and a lot of
unhealthy food you become overweight. But if you don’t eat enough, you will get
sick. Your body will start to take nutrition from you muscles and you will get
too weak and probably die. So food is not a problem if you can control how much
you eat. Calvin W. Hill
Food a problem?
- Well, not my problem!
I like food a lot so I enjoy it very much. Food means delicious and healthy
lunch, breakfast, snack… I try to eat a lot of vegetables.
Of course I sometimes eat unhealthy food too. I love pizza! Chips are great
too. I don’t understand American people because they eat just fast food and
convenience food. I think homemade and healthy food is very important!
My weakness is sweets and chocolate. I love them to much! If you eat healthy and not too much and do sports, food is not your problem
either and you can enjoy it. Charlotta
Snowhill
Nowadays it is
very well known that many people are more fat and eat unhealthier than a few
decades ago, especially Americans. People talk about eating healthier or doing
more exercise and recommends on tv and on magazines at least a hundred
different diets, what never works for a long time weight-dropping.
Well, I can say that I eat quite a lot and not in the healthiest way, but still
I’m not fat at all. Usually people think that when losing weight you have to
choose either watching what you eat or start to do more exercise. But that’s
not how it should be. People eat food because they need energy to move and live
and for doing exercise. So the key for losing weight and especially for keeping
it as it is simply put this: Eat only as much as you do exercise and no more.
Then there’s no over left energy to become fat. At least it works for me! Eve Baggins
It's time for another BigColaFor21 update! This time the theme is food, more specifically our dream dinners. Boy, do I get hungry reading this! Must be time for lunch.
My dream dinner
I
like all kinds of unhealthy food such as pizza, kebab, hamburgers and steak. My
dream dinner would have a table full of these foods, so I could eat as much as
I want to.
Paul
Woods
I
like to eat a lot, so the day’s meal means me a lot. The first I would
concentrate to food/meals healthiness = What means that the food should have
vitamins. The second thing that I would put “my eye on” is the taste of the
food off course. It is very important to eat something that you like and not
some things that you hate. I love meat and chicken, but I can’t eat fish cause
I’m allergic to many ingredients. The third thing or a rule is to have potatoes
in your food! Potatoes are good and they match with lots of meals in nowadays.
For example if I have beef, it would have French fries otherwise it’s just real
potato with other foods. Last we need a perfect drink and that is water or
milk.
Alan
Richards
My
dream dinner is like a big table that is full of different foods, like French
fries, hamburgers, pizza, different luxury foods and fast food. I like to take
my friends for that dinner and dad and brother. The food is in a big dining
room. Waiters bring the food in. And the
dinner will be free.
Eric Beach
My
dream dinner would be cooked by someone famous, like Jamie Oliver, because I
like the way he cooks and that he’s trying improve American and English school
food.
First I would like to eat a good and healthy salad. Then I’d like to eat a good
steak, beef or lamb, and something with it.
After that I would eat a big dessert. Something fancy that I haven’t eaten
before. I would eat it in a nice restaurant with my family or friends
Alice
River
The
salad would be made of pineapple, cucumber, tomato, macaroni and toast crumbs.
(Plus nachos!)
Spaghetti and chicken breasts, one of my favorite foods, would be the dinner
today. I like to leave my spaghetti half-cooked, it tastes better like that,
and I like to leave the chicken in the oven just a little longer than
suggested, just in case, because raw chicken can kill you like the noise.
After that awesome deliciousness comes the dessert-ness! Because the dinner was
quite full 'n' stuff, the dessert is going to be just ice cream and fudge. This is my dream dinner – ENJOY!
Michelle Iron
My dream dinner
would be healthy and tasty. There must be chips and sausages. And vegetables
too. Cucumber and salad. But no tomatoes. I really hate them. They taste
horrible. And chicken of course. BBQ is nice too. And for dessert lots of
sweets and ice cream. For drinks I want coca cola light. My favorite restaurant
is steakhouse, maybe. There is good steak and the food is really good. I like
food there, because I’m a steak eater.
Alright, here we go again. The following updates, starting with "My kind of school day," include stuff that we've been working on during the last couple of months. Hope you guys enjoy our updates! Any comments are heartily welcome!
On
my kind of school day, students school would start at nine o`clock. They would
have art, home economics, religion and Finnish. Then they would go home at two
o`clock. No homework and no detention. Students would choose their own seats.
Teachers would show lots of videos and students wouldn`t have to write so much.
They would have only textbooks, not workbooks. Pupils could leave their books
at school. Classrooms would be much nicer and chairs softer. No tests at all.
Students won`t have to give talks. Books would be funnier and more interesting.
Julie
Hale
My
kind of school day would be easy and it would have all the easy subjects. We
would watch a movie and have pizza for lunch. Before Christmas me and my class
went to Tampere to watch a movie and go eat. The cinema was small and there was
no one. After the movie we went to subway. After
that I went home by bus.
Paul Woods
Day
starts with English. Then there is P.E. for two hours, like inside the school.
Then we eat food and then is crafts at the end of the day. Day is like four hours long.
Eric Beach
I
usually wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning. When I get to school I go and wait
in front of my class until the lesson starts. Then I study very hard all day
and hang out with friends and eat. I usually go home at 14 o’clock but
sometimes I go home at 15 o’clock. When I get
home I do my homework.
Calvin W. Hill
If
the decision was mine, the schooldays would be shorter. I really think we don’t
need schooldays this long.
I would like to study more languages and less maths. I don’t think we will use
the junior high’s mathematics in any part of our lives. There could be less
physics and chemistry, too.
The schooldays could be more relaxed. Maybe there could be softer chairs or
something.
I’d also like some kind of “resting hour” in the middle of the school day.
There would be resting classrooms in the school. In those rooms there would be
big, soft armchairs and sofas and little televisions with headphones. There the
pupils could relax and rest before the next lesson.
There shouldn’t be a compulsion to go out on any break if the temperature is
lower than -10. I really hate cold air, it’s so hard to breathe.
I would prefer more essays and stuff and less sitting and being unoccupied. But
I don’t like vocal presentations, not at all. I also think that teachers should
give less homework.
Marie
Cain
I
would love to wake up at 7.30 am, because now I have to wake up at little past
6 am. I would have plenty of time to wake up and get ready for school. I’d have
time to do my make-up and hair.
Even if I would get to choose the school subjects I wouldn’t want the school
day to be like three hours of P.E and three hours of art, that would be boring
and I’m no good at them.
My kind of school day would be a lot shorter. And the breaks would be longer.
There would be no homework. There would be English and Finnish. After the
school day I would go out with my friends.
Alice
River
My
kind of school day would be very relaxed. It would start at ten o’clock and
stop at two pm. First I would have two art lessons. Lunch would be healthy and
delicious. After lunch I would have two music lessons. There would not be any
compulsory outside breaks in the winter. No one would not bully and everybody
would have fun!
Charlotta
Snowhill
I
would like that my school starts at 10.00 o’clock. First we would have two
hours P.E (physical education). Then we could have a nice and healthy lunch at
school. Next we should have some education still like physics or mathematics,
so we would still learn things in schools. The school day would end with
Finnish class so we might learn some new things. Then the school day would end
and everyone would be happy and ready for next day.
Alan
Richards
Check back next week for our new update! Here's this week's song of the week, by the way. A great song chosen by Paul Woods.
Long time no see! It has been a while. But now the time has come to restart the blog with a new group of people. The new BigCola 21! In this blog we're going to present our best stuff that we've been doing over the last couple of months. Of course we're doing new things all the time, so you should get a weekly update from us until late May. The first update is going to be up next week. But without further ado, here's the new BigCola 21 (or most of it).
Charlotta
Snowhill
I'm almost 15 years old and I live in Kangasala in Finland. I was born in
Keuruu. I live with my little brother, mum and stepfather. My dad, his wife and
dog called Frida lives in Oulu. Frida is Giant Schnauzer. I like her so much! I
go to Oulu once in mounth to see them. I like movies, sleeping and music. I
write and draw too.
Roxie Bluerose
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. In my family there is me, mom, dad and
my twin brother. I love them all really much. I love to draw. I love music too.
Without music my drawings don't get compelete. I like reading and writing
stories too.
Eric Beach
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. In my family there is me, my brother,
dad and mom. I like to be with my friends outside and down hill skiing. And I
got hamster.
Calvin W. Hill
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. I'm into paddling. I listen to house
music. I have no pets. My school is Pikkola. I like to workout. I love food. I
hate cigarattes and snus. I have a girlfriend, and I love her.
Julie Hale
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. I have a big family and we have two
dogs, a guinea pig and a cat. I like them a lot. I play floorball. I also enjoy
reading and cooking.
Alice River
I'm 14 years old girl from Kangasala. I live with my mom, dad, sister and our
two dogs. I live in an old house in the country. I love riding and reading. I
listen pop and acoustic music. I don't have a fauvorite artist. I like to be
with my friends and just hang out with them and we also watch lot of movies.
Eve Baggins
I'm a 15-years-old girl from Finland who likes to draw and read. My hobby is
swimming and I like to do many other sports too, like skiing and cykling depending
of the time of the year. I like sleep as long as I want and I hate being busy.
But I also hate the boring times when there is nothing to do. My dream is to
someday draw a cartoon of my own, if that's possible.
Emily Pommes
I'm 15-years-old girl from Kangasala. I like swimming and it is my hobby. I
love it. I like listen to music and read books too. In my freetime I'm whit my
friends.
Marie Fields
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. My hobby is snowboarding and i like it
very much. I go to Pikkola school. I live with my two sisters, and parents. I
like to be with my friends too.
Michael Hill
I’m 14 years old. I live in kangasala. My hobby is floorball and billiard. I
live with my little brother and parents. My freetime I´m whit my friend`s.
Paul Woods
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. I go to school called Pikkola. I don't
have any hobbies at the moment. I like watching movies.
Michelle Iron
I am 15 years old, and I live in Kangasala with my workaholic mom, troublemaker
brother and fat pets. I like drawing, painting, writing and listening to music.
They are all my hobbies. I am also addicted with watching movies.
Sophie Wien
I am 15 years
old and I live in Kangasala. I like music, watching movies, sleeping and also I
like to be with my friends too. I have relatives in Sweden and I go there once
of year, usually at summer holiday.
Tony Colombo
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala. I'm into trial. I like music. I live
whit my mom, dad, two sisters, dog and cat.
Alan Richards
I'm intrested in gaming and
programming. I also like Legos and Ice Tea. I spend my freetime usually with my
friends.
Hannah Farley
I'm 14 years old. I live in Kangasala near my school. I live whit my mom, dad
and whit my twin sister. We have also a dog. I like to be whit my friends and I
like listen to music.
Marie Cain
I am 14 years old. My family members are my parents, my older sister and my
dog. I like many thing like writing, reading and listening to music. I also
like to spend time with my friends. I don't really like skating or being alone
for a long time.
Happy New Year everyone! We'll start the year with something special: the first edition of Guest Writer! We're going to publish texts in this blogs from pupils who aren't actually on this course, but have written great stories. Of course we want to make them available for other people to read as well. This text is by the mysterious Matt, with the picture drawn by Paaba. Read on... if you dare!
The Beast's House
My
name
is Bob. I’m going to tell you a story about me and my friend, Robert,
who I call Rob. I think that you won’t believe me, but I’m going to tell
you the story anyway.
Seven
days
ago it was very misty and windy weather. Rob and I were at my place. We
were planning a visit to an abandoned house. I wanted to show my
courage to my classmates and Rob wanted to come with me. We took two
torches with us and went to the house.
When
we
were walking to that scary house, we told stories that we had heard
about that house. –I have heard that someone has been killed in the
house, Rob said to me. –I have heard that there lived an old man once.
He had a very big dog which wasn’t a dog at all!
I was quiet for a little moment and then I continued. –The “dog” was a
Beast! –A Beast? Rob asked. –Yes, a Beast. A horrible monster which
killed and ate people! I told. Rob shivered. –Are you scared? I asked
with a bit disparaging tone in my voice. –No! Rob
shouted. –Good, I said. –Look, Rob said. There was the house, just in
front of us.
The
door
squeaked and sent shivers down our spines. We walked in and I turned on
my torch. Suddenly the door closed. Rob shouted loudly. I tried to calm
him down. –It was just the wind, I said. Rob breathed deeply. –We must
go on, I said and turned. We were at
the entry. There was a big hall and three corridors. All of them were
very dark, but one of them was short. The other two looked very long.
–Let’s go in that short one, we said together.
We
walked
until we came to a door. We opened it and went through. We were in some
kind of a dining room. There was blood all over the walls. A long table
in the middle of the room was also covered with blood. We were really
scared. We exited the room fast and
ran back to the entry.-Let’s leave, Rob whispered to me. –No, I said and
continued, did you come here just for a visit? We can’t leave now.
–Okay, okay, Rob answered. We chose the door in the left and went in.
We
arrived
to an old sitting room. All the furniture and the floor were covered
with dust. The room was very big. There were bookcases on the sides of
the room. There was no television or computer in that room. Furniture
looked very antiquated. We walked to the
center of the room. Suddenly the sound of heavy steps reached my ears.
Someone or somethingwas
coming
towards us. We were both frightened. The steps came closer. Quickly we
ran to the next room which was small. Two ropes hung from the roof.
There was a small box in the corner of the room. It was full of big
knives and edged weapons. I thought what someone
has done with those things and ran to the next room which wasn’t a room
at all; it was a wide and long corridor. There were two cabinets in that
corridor. We went inside them and listened when that creature came in
the corridor. We held our breath. The creature
walked slowly past us. We waited for five minutes after it had gone
before we dared to get out of the cabinets. But then we noticed that the
steps had stopped. I looked at the end of the corridor. There it was -
The Horrible Beast which eats people. I had heard
stories about The Beast but I hadn’t believed them. Now I did.
The
Beast
looked like a big dog, but it had long and sharp claws, red eyes and
long teeth. It looked straight at us. The Beast’s red eyes started to
glow. We screamed, turned around and started to run. We ran to the first
door we saw and went through it. –Oh my
God! Rob shouted. There were dozens of skeletons lying on the ground. I
was terrified. –We have to run, I said and moved on. We ran to the next
room. The Beast was after us. It was fast, really fast. –It’s going to
reach us any second, Rob said. –Turn left!
I commanded him. We turned left and The Beast ran past us. We noticed
the stairs to the upper floor and we climbed up.
We
found
ourselves in a dark bedroom. There was a big bed in the middle of the
room. It was covered with dust. Two chairs and a little nightstand were
also covered with dust. We shut the door and dragged the two chairs in
front of the door. –There’s no exit here
except that door! I shouted. We heard The Beast coming up the stairs.
–Let’s climb on that bookshelf, Rob proposed. –Good idea, I answered. We
started to climb. I touched one book and suddenly the bookshelf turned.
In front of us appeared a corridor that led
under the ground. –Perhaps we should go there, I said. –No, Rob said.
–It can be a dead end! –It’s still better than being on the bookshelf, I
said and listened when The Beast tried to get in. –That Beast just
overturns the bookshelf and we’re dead! The Beast
was breaking the door. We decided to go underground.
The
stone
stairs were long. Finally we came to a chamber which was very dark. We
turned on our torches. We were in some kind of a cellar. It was full of
coffins. We ran across the room. Suddenly Rob stumbled on a coffin and
he fell on the ground. I helped him up.
We heard The Beast’s steps but we couldn’t escape. And The Beast was
coming. We were desperate. –Look! Rob shouted suddenly. I looked up to
the cellar’s ceiling. There was a wooden hatch! –We’re saved! I said. At
the same time we heard growling. The Beast was
behind us. –Open it, quickly, I whispered to Rob. He opened the hatch
and we went through it. Quickly I closed the hatch and Rob put a heavy
stone on it. The Beast tried to open the hatch. We carried more stones
on the hatch and ran away.
In
front
of my home we stopped. We were both out of breath. –I will never go to
that house again, I said. –That was horrible, Rob said. –See you
tomorrow, I said and went home.
Yesterday,
five
days after we had visited that horrible house, Rob was not at school.
After school I heard that Rob was found dead from his bed! They didn’t
tell me the details, but I eavesdropped on the policemen and I heard
that Rob had a terrified look on his face
and that he was killed by some creature that had sharp and long claws. I
was scared. –It was The Beast! I thought. –I’m going to be next. I
didn’t know what to do.
It
happened
yesterday. Rob was found dead. It’s evening now and I can’t get it out
of my mind. What if The Beast comes for me? Hey, what is that? Someone
is walking downstairs. I think that I have heard those steps before. But
those aren’t my dad’s steps. He is
sleeping and doesn’t have such heavy steps. Someone is coming upstairs
now. Who could it be? I ask myself. I have to stop writing now and hide.
I’m afraid. Those are THE BEAST’S STEPS!
Updates in this blog have been fairly few in December. The reason was we were too busy doing other things, and we only had a couple of lessons in December anyway. Now that the well-deserved holidays are upon us, it's time to thank the 22 pupils who made this blog come to life these past four months. So thank you, there's actually still some stuff coming up in the blog later that was made by you guys. In January it's time for another group of pupils to take over and lead this blog into unknown territories. Until then, happy holidays and a happy new year everyone!
