How important is physical appearance for teenagers?

I don't think physical appearance is important because, for example, I'm fat and I have many friends. But sometimes being fat is bad, because there are always some teenagers that make fun of me and that isn't good to hear.
All my classmates are my friends, they don't care if I'm fat or thin. We have too much confidence on each other.
Mostly, when people make fun of me, I feel too bad and I almost cry. But now, I've learnt how to face those moments, I won't care, I know that I'm better than them. I won't let anyone to put me down, I won't cry anymore because I really love myself.

N.N. 9ºE

A Crime Story

I was looking for a present for my girlfriend at the mall when I saw acrime. I entered in a clothes' store to look for some t-shirts when I saw two girls running. They were smiling too. I didn't know why, but I found out what happened some time later. They were stealing clothes. I couldn't believe... they were so young...

They were two pretty girls. Both were tall and thin, they were wearinf red shirts and black trousers. One of the girls had long, straight, blond hair. Both were wearing ear-rings. They were about fifteen or sixteen years old.

I wanted to do something so, I called the security guard, and he called their parents. The two girls started to cry, and said that they were sorry, but their parents arrived at that moment and they were very very angry with them. The girls said that they would never steal again. In the end, I became the hero in this story.

João Vicente , 8ºD

Continuing the interviews...

Police – Hello. Can you help us?
I – Of course I can. I’m available for answering about the crime.
Police – Where were you? I – I was next to the baker’s corridor. There weren’t many people there.
Police – What were you doing?
I – I was choosing a cake for my birthday.
Police – What did you see?
I – I saw a man and a woman approaching the employee. Their attitude was a kind of suspicious so I started to pay attention.
Police – And what happened next?
I – They showed a gun to the frightened employee. The robbers asked for the cash. The employee gave them the money immediately. I hid behind some shelves for safety.
Police – And what did they do after that?
I – the woman put the money in her purse and they went away normally. Some minutes later the police arrived. It was too late.
Police – how old were they?
O – I think the man was about twenty-five years old and the woman looked younger. About twenty years old.
Police – Can you describe them?
I – Yes, of course. The man was tall, wearing jeans and a black t-shirt- He had short hair. The woman had a short skirt and a grey t-shirt. She had long blonde hair.
Police – Ok. That’s all. Than you very much.
I – You’re welcome. I like to help the justice.


Guilherme Rosas




Police – Hello, Sofia. Something happened when you were with your parents at “Corte Inglês”. Now answer to me. Where were you?
Sofia – I was in the jewellery section.
Police – What were you doing?
Sofia – I was seeing rings and bracelets.
Police – What did you see?
Sofia – When I was in the jewellery the cd shop was next to jewellery, I saw two girls stealing CDs.
Police – What happened next?
Sofia – Someone gave the alarm and the two girls started run. The police also ran to catch them. (One girl was in the CD shop and the other one was in the CD shop too.). The next moment the girl stole one CD and put it in her bag and continued to put the CDs in the bag. Then someone gave the alarm and the girls started to run. The police saw them and started to run too.
Police – Ok. How old were they?
Sofia – I think they should be about twenty-one or twenty years old.
Police – Can you describe them?
Sofia – Yes, I can. One girl was tall, she had got good appearance and she was beautiful. She was wearing a short black shirt, she had got black hair. The other one had got blonde hair, she had got good appearance too and she was beautiful too. She was wearing a black dress.
Police – All right. Thanks you.
Sofia – You’re welcome. Goodbye.
Police – Goodbye.

Sofia Martins, 8ºC

Police Interviews

Officer : Good morning. Thank you for coming.
Sarah : Good morning.
Officer : Were you at the music shop in Great Portland Street today at four o’clock ?
Sarah : Yes, I was. I was with my sister watching the hip hop CD's.
Officer : What did you see exactly, Sarah?
Sarah : I saw a girl taking some CD's and another girl holding a bag for the first one to put them there.
Officer : What happened next ? Did you tell anyone ?
Sarah : They were walking outside and I told the security guard what I had seen. Suddenly they started running and the alarm rang. The security guard went after them but a car caught them and they disappeared on the traffic.
Officer : Did you see the person inside the car ?
Sarah : No, I didn't.
Officer : How old were the girls ?
Sarah : About sixteen years old.
Officer : Can you describe them ?
Sarah : One was blonde with curly hair, she was tall and thin and she was wearing a purple dress. The other one had straight black hair, she was a little bit smaller and curvier and she was wearing a green shirt and a green skirt.
Officer : OK, Sarah. Thank you very much, that's all.


Joana Flores, 8ºC

Telling stories

In that morning, Matt woke up very scared because he had a had a bad dream.
He put on a blue sweatshirt and blue jeans. Matt was late to school so he ran to it. On the way he saw a dog barking at him and an old man wearing strange clothes. Matt arrived at the school and the door was closed so he climbed the tree to see if there was anyone inside. He went back home but the windows were closed and nobody opened the door.
He ran to the police station to tell what happened. He thought his bad dream became true, the aliens had arrived!
The police officer didn’t believe him, but he tried to calm him down and took him home.
Matt was really bored because no one believed him.


Cláudia Furtado, 8ºC



William woke up very late that day. He had had a strange dream - with green-red men, three-eye men - and he was a little bit confused.
His room was completely untidy and he spent some time looking after a sweatshirt and his jeans. He put on socks and shoes of different colours
When William got out of the room he stepped on the cat's tail (poor animal).
On his way to school, he saw Mr. Jones walking his dog near his house.
The gate of the school was closed and he climbed a tree to jump inside. He saw blue, green, red men and he ran until he couldn't no more. William was so scared that he went to police station.
When he arrived, the police officer called him and asked him what was wrong. He said aliens invaded the school and the police officer didn't believe him, of course
Suddenly, William saw a calendar on the wall. That day was the day of the alliens' party in town! How could he had forgotten that? William apologized the police officer and ran home to put on his costume and go to school.


Joana Flores, 8ºC

Is technology isolating us from each other?

Well, kind of… I agree with this, because more and more people are getting obsessed with the internet, iphones, mp4’s, etc. Some people end up in the hospital because they keep playing online games for days without stopping, other skip school. Teens also go to school with theirs mp4’s or mobile phones, and then they listen to music or text messages in the classroom.
However, this kind of technologies have their pros too. For example with the internet you can shop online, search the web for information you need or even chat with people around the world. The mp4 can be quite fun too. You can listen to music you like, hear the radio or see video clips. Nevertheless, these new technologies can be dangerous, but if you can control yourself it can be quite fun and may help you on research work.

João Martinho, nº19, 9ºB

Interests and hobbies

My interests are music and films, because I love listening to music, it inspires me for my homework and things like that. As I like performances and I wish, some day, to be an actress, I like films. My favourite music style is Pop, because Pop music is clearer to understand than other music styles, I think. My favourite films are the films from 007, and musicals like High School Musical, but I like horror films too.

I listen to music almost minute of the day, everywhere when I want or when I can. Sometimes I listen to it alone, and other times I listen to it with my friends. Films, well, I hardly ever go to the cinema, and when I go, I go with my friend or with my mother.
In my free time, I watch TV a lot, I listen to music when TV is boring. And sometimes, when I don’t want to listen to music, I watch TV, I go shopping or I go to the park.


Andreia Silva Nº1 8ºD