MY TRIP TO ITALY

1^st day:

We got up at 5:00 a.m because we had to be at the school at 5:45 a.m. We went by bus to Girona’s airport for getting a plane to Pisa. In Pisa we visited the Tower of Pisa and Baptistery. Then, we spent to hours in the bus to go to Florence. We stayed there for 2 days.

2^nd day:

The morning had been terrible. Pol fell on the floor and he started shivering, we were very scared because we didn’t know what was happening to him. He had to go to the hospital. Then, we visited “La Galeria Ufizzi” to see sculptures and “L’Academia” to see artistic pictures. In the afternoon we had a lot of free time to buy souvenirs. Then we could visit the cupola, but I didn’t want because I don’t like altitudes so I went to the hospital to visit Pol.

3^rd day:

In the morning we did our last tour in Florence. Then we went to a market and we bought some typical Italian food. Before going to lunch, we went to the hospital to pick Pol. After we had lunch, we went to Verona by train. We stayed there the next two nights.

4^th day:

We went to Venice. That was my favourite day. I loved walking on the streets without cars. The “Piazza San Marco” it's amazing. I also loved going with gondola. We had a lot of free time to do what we want and we could choose the place to have lunch.

5^th day:

In the morning we stayed in Verona. There we visited Juliet’s balcony and we had free time to buy souvenirs. Then we went to Sirmione by bus. It’s very different than Florence, Pisa, Venice and Verona. It isn’t a city, it’s a nice village. I loved Lago di Garda and I could see the Italian Alps. Then we went to Bergamo Airport (Milan) and we got a plane to El Prat Airport (Barcelona).

A TENNIS CLUB

Training sessions:

Who wants to learn to climb? We're holding training sessions for new members to practise on Wednesday and on Friday at 6.00p.m and on Saturday at 10.00a.m. Meet in the tennis club.

Social events:

We're excited to announce that the club is organizing a party for all the members the next Sunday at 4.00p.m. The idea is to give tennis players the chance to get to know each other.

Visit from Dominic Thiem

All the members are invited to a special afternoon next Saturday with the pro tennis player Dominic Thiem, who's going to talk about his experiences travelling arround the world and playing different tennis competitions. Join us in the tennis bar from 3.00p.m.

New club website

We're pleased to announce that we're launching a club website to inform all the members of all the latest club news. Don't forget to register your email adress to receive regular updates.

A TENNIS PLAYER'S LIFE

Week 1: Wednesday 13th of September
My first tennis class of the season. I went with a friend. I was very excited and scared too, because we had a new coach. Before going to class I thought that I was going to play very bad, because I didn't train since June. But when the class started, I felt very good and happy to be back on the court. Honestly, I didn't play bad.

Week 2: Saturday 23th of September
We did a lot of exercices and we ran a lot. I was doing drive and backhand well, but not the services. I did a lot of double faults! And our coach announced us that we have a tennis match next week against CT Girona... We have to get prepared.

Week 3: Sunday 1st of October
Our first match of the season. I was very nervous. I lost my individual match, I played bad, but my friend won her match and we won the doubles. She played really well, but not me. I have to improve. Anyway, we were very excited, because we won CT Girona, one of the best teams in Catalonia!

WRITING ABOUT AN ACTION THAT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR LIFE

Hi Kate,
How have thimgs been doing? Since the last time we talked, I've began playing tennis with friends.
When I was younger I've been training lonely or with boys who weren't my friends. I used to think that playing tennis was boring, but when I started training with my friends I changed my opinion. I started enjoying a lot playing tennis and doing sport.
Basically, we're training every Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning, and some weekends we play competitions in different tennis clubs in the province of Girona. Last year we played the Catalonia Championship, but we lost in the first round in Granollers. To be honest, when I wake up on Saturday morning I don't want to get up and go to tennis train. But when I'm there I enjoy it a lot. I've improved a lot this last year, because I've taken it more seriously.
Tennis has changed my life a lot!
Natàlia

MY LAST SUMMER

This summer was very funny. In July I stayed in Banyoles, and in august I went to Roses.

In July I did many things, but nothing special. I was in Banyoles. The first two weeks I spent a lot of time watching the football world cup. The last two weeks I usually played tennis or went to the pool with friends in the morning. And in the afternoon I stayed at home and watched Netflix or sometimes I went to the cinema in Girona.

August was my favorite month, it was very different than July. I spent all te month in Roses with my family and friends. All te mornings we went to the beach, we played football there or we only spent the time together. In the afternoon we usually played basketball or video games, but sometimes we went to the mountain or to ride bike.

In September I went back home. I did my maths homework and I prepared all the school material. And some days I played tennis or I went to the lake.

It was a fantastic summer, but very short!