miércoles, 30 de marzo de 2016

Hi, Cris! It's great to hear from you!
Do you remember when I told you that my Hall of Residence was great? Forget it. It's the worst Hall of Residence in the world. My room looks like a cell. It's so dirty, dingy and ugly. Moreover, ther is no door and everybody can see me. But this is not the worst, my flatmate, Manuel Rumano, spends the whole day sleeping, he is so lazy. In this residence even the showers are bad, the drains are clogged. I think that there is a ghost in the showers, at night I usually hear scary noises!
I'd like to be in a house with a host family, it's even closer to the school than the residence. The food is so much better, it's very tasty and delicious and there are also more sport facilities nearby. In the residence there is only a basketball court near, and it's always crowded. But there are many pools and courts near the house I want to go to. I think I mad a big mistake choosing the residence rather than the house.
I hope to hear from you soon
Miguel

AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND, Cristina Fernández Carballeira

Hi Miguel! It's nice to hear from you! Hope you're well.
I know you are coming here in two weeks. But I'll give you some advice. If you can change your residence you shouldn't come here.
The rooms are very dark and small and there are rats in the beds. Moreover, at night you can hear strange sounds from other rooms. In the shower, the water is cold and the drains are clogged. There is a big cafeteria but it serves bland food.
That's why it's better that you go to a house with a host family. Altough it's a big family with three children they are very kind and good people. The house is always in order and clean. The house isn't far from school. The rooms are small but they are beautiful and have good views. They make tasty food, and a sport centre ins't far away.
Please, give some news about your family. Hope to see you soon!
Cris

An email to a friend

Dear Ashley,

It's nice to hear from you again. I hope that you and your family are well. I heard that you want to come to the Hall of Residence wich I'm staying in. Really? Coming hear is the worst thing that you can do. The living conditions are horrible. I haven't be able to study, work or study well this year. But, fortunately, next year I'm going to find myself a new place to stay.

I'm going to tell you the way I live here. Well, first, the rooms are very small, they are very unconfortable. Also, they are dark and tou need a lot of artificial ligth to study and it's bad to your eyes and it will increase your electricity bills. Moreover, the rooms aren't cleaned everyday. Besides, the neighbours are very unfriendly, the food is bland and nobody likes it.

In conclusion, I recomend that you choose another place to stay, like with a host family. Please let me know your final decision.

Please, give me some news abaout your family. Speak you soon.

Kisses,
Cris

An Email To A Friend. By Mercedes

Hi, long time no see. How are you? I heard you're coming soon...

I'm writing to you from my room, if it could have any name. The Hall of Residence it could be horrible! It's very small and dark and they aren't very clean. It's not only that it's dirty and small but also at the night I have a snoring flatmate, I can't sleep because it's very noisy. A word of warning, DON'T COME, it's a hell-hole and it's dingy and flithy. 

I recommend that you go with a host family. It's much better because it's not far from school and you would have tasty food. The room could be small but probably it would be clean. You won't have a snoring flatmate or you won't hear strange noises. You probably would have sports facilities nearby. My Residence is really terrible, I hate it! Think about your decision, please. 

Have a good trip and look for a new suitcase and for your pasport too, it's really important!

Hope to see you soon and please, give me news about your family,

Mercedes.

By Noelia Calvo

To Elisabeth Domínguez Barreiro

Hope you are well.
I heard that you are planning to stay for a month at the same Hall of Residence as me. you better choose another one. So far, it is  a nasty place where I have had to deal with a lot of problems.

My room was full of dust, and the bathroom was filthy too. I think they have dogs in the basement because I heard squealing sounds at night, and now it will give you the chills. The food is terrible. It´s the worst thing of all because I think they don´t pay atention to that kind of details.

So, I hope you take my advice. Choose the Hall of Residence that I recomend you on the link, all of my english friends say that it´s wonderful and clean. I hope you enjoy this experience and please give me some news about your family.

AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND, Alberto Pérez Rey

Dear Daniel,
Hi man! Hope you're well. Your mother told me you want to come to my Hall of Residence to spend a whole school year. Are you crazy? Do you want to get murdered? Coming here was the worst decision I've made. The hell-hole of your future Residence has rooms that are dingy and filthy. Itś not only that they're small and dirty but also they're full of drug addicts and drunkards. And you want to came here? That's insane. Here there are parties everywhere and everyday, that's not nice, that's horrible. But don't worry, the police always come before durg addicts kill somebody. If you come here, you'll be buried in syringes and cocaine, just think about it.

I think you should live with a host family. They're usually very nice and these houses are close to the school. And the food, oh God, just go there and you'll come rolling home. But don't worry about beeing fat, there are sports facilities nearby. So Daniel, plesae, think about it. Do you want to be between drug addicts or do you want to have a nice hot chocolate every morning?

Hope to see you soon man!
Sincerely, Alberto.

An Email to a Friend.

Hi, long time no see. How are you? How are your paretns and your dogs?

I'll tell you about my Hall of Residence in Oxford because next month you'll come. I advise you....It's a terrible place to stay!

Rooms are small, dark and not clean. My flatmate is good by day, but at night I hate her. She is a snoring flatmate. I can't sleep and I'm very tired.
 Other problems is the food It's horrible! It's bland. But near the Residence we've a McDonald's. That is OK.
 And the shower....OMG the shower! The drains are clogged. But we've got a lake near the Residence so you can wash yourself there.

But if you prefer a host family I can recommend some friends for you to stay with. they tell me it's good. Not far from school, the rooms are small but clena, the food's tasty.

Well, I'll fibish because I'm going to the cinema with some friends. 

Please, give me some news about you and your family.

Kisses,
           Susana.

By Elisabeth Domínguez

To Noelia Calvo Tizón

Hi, long time no see. I hope you and your family are well. I´m writing to you from the Hall of the Residence in Oxford. But it is more like a hostel than a residence. Everithing is terrible: the rooms where we sleep are very small for two people and there isn´t enough light to do my homework or study.Also, the rooms are very dirty, so it´s not comfortable. As well as that, I have a snoring flatmate.
You don´t know how difficult it is to sleep all night with him snoring. Sometimes it is really impossible to concentrate on something while he is sleeping. Another problem is that the drains in the shower are clogged. So, you have to have a very fast shower. Because if you don´t, water will floud the room.
My mum told me that next year you are coming here. So I want to give you  some advice. If you can, don´t choose to came to a Hall of Residence. The best thing you can do it is go to a host family. You will be more comfortable and your room will be cleaner.

I cant wait to see you. And please give me some news about you.

Hughs and kisses.

An email to a friend by Raquel

Hi, long time no see. It's nice to hear from you again. I hope you are well.

I heard you're going to come to the Hall of Residence to take an English course in Oxford as I'm doing at the moment. Just a word of warning: think twice. I'm not exagerating if I say this is the worst place I ever see. It's not only the rooms are dingy (dark and small), but also filthy (everything is dirty, I'd say very disgusting). Nevertheless, the worst things come at the night. That means that there are strange snoring sounds.

I believe that you should change your reservation and forget about it. Just run away and don't look back! I have found a nice place where you can live. This is a small  house with a host family, not far from school. Although rooms are small, they are all clean. What's more, you can find sports facilities nearby - I tell you that because I know  you like playing hockey.

Please, give me some news about your family. Hope to see you soon. Willl you visit me when you arrive?

Raquel

The Oxford Hall of Residence

Dear Natalia!

Itś me, Tania! I just heard that you want to follow my example and come to the same English course in Oxford that I'm going... But please, don't do it, unless you want to sleep in a shoe box and eat rubbish, in this case do come! Moreover, your roommate could be completely weird... mine is snoring all time. I feel desperate and sleepy.
If you are still conviced to come after reading this e-mail, please look fon an alternative, for example, look for a host family. My classmate Marta did it ans she's so happy with her decision! She sleeps in a beautiful room and she eats the tastiest food everyday. Believe me, the last class she broght me a pizza prepared by her host and it was the best food that I've tried in weeks.
Yeah! I know that you want to go to a Hall of Residence because you have more freedom to met handsome boys... But you can do it too living with a host family. Marta fell in love with the elder soon of her host family, so you can be lucky too! But don't tell your parents, because I know that your dad is going to get mad.

My best wishes. See you soon
Love, Tania

The Hall of Residence

Hi Sara, long time no see
Your mum told me that you are going to do a course in Oxford next month. I'm in Oxford now, I'm doing an English course and I'm in a terrible Hall of Residence, the name is: The Hall of Residence, "hlell-hole Residence", haha.
I'll tell you about the accomodation here.
First,  I hate the rooms because they are very small an dark and they are filthy. The cupboards are covered in a layer of dust.
Moreover you will have some other problems, for exemple at night I can listen to my snornig flatmate.
I haven't slept for a week. But if you choose another place to stay, it will be better. You can live with a host family.
There are a lot of advantages: the houses are normaly near the school and you can walk to school.
The houses are clean and you will have your own room.
Are you all set to come? How are your parents?
I'm sure that they are very nervous.
Have a save trip,
Bego.
Hi, it's nice to hear from you again.

You're crazy if you want to come to live here! This is a terrible place! The Hall of Residence is the worst place to live because my flatmate snors loudly every single night! What is more, rooms are dingy and filthy, there are mice running around the floor! Moreover, food was nusty! I gives me the chills to die of food poison.

If you stay with a family you'll have delicious food. The room will be clean and spacious. The family is going to look after you and you will be able to the school. You won't have to eat cucumber sandwiches for lunch all day. Furthermore you don't depend on a person to sleep or not. It only has advantages.

Are you all set to come? How are your parents? I hope all your family are OK.
Speak to you soon,
          Sara

An email to a friend by Alba

Hi Raquel, long time no see. It's nice to hear from you again!

I know that you're looking foward to come to Oxford and to live with me. I'd love that too! But I think that it is better for you not to come to this horrible hall of residence. I hate it! It's not only that the rooms are like a cave (small and dark). But also are dirty. I live in a kind of pig's house. For me, the worst is my flatmate. She's very snobbish and boring. I can't stand her squeacky voice!

I feel that you should live with a host family. Although the rooms are small, they're much better than residence's rooms. The food is actually nice. And the shopping centre is nearby. That's a good thing for you! I know you're keen on buying clothes.

In conclusion, my advise is to run away far from this hall of residence and stay with a nice host family.

Are you nervous about the trip? Did you tell your grandfather that you have a boyfriend? I know that he will understand...

See you soon!

Alba
Hi Martin,
it wasa a long time without seeing you. I hope you are well. The other day, I heard that you wanted to come here at Oxford for finishing your studies. Well, if I tell you the truth, staying at this Hall of Residence is like having a raining weekend.
There aren't enough adjectives to describe the situation of being here. A word of warning, don't come.
First of all, this awful place is very small and has no day natural light at all. But this place has some other big problems. I have to share my room with a complete snoring person. I haven't slept for three days because of the sounds he makes . I hope you will take my advice into account because you were always the wise one . Please stay with a host family or you will regret it!
Speak to you soon,
Brais
       Hi María, hope you are well!
       Your sister told me that you are coming to Oxford, and you want to stay at the same Hall of Residence as me. But, before you make that mistake, I want to give you a word of warning... THINK IT TWICE and DON'T COME!!!
      The conditions are horrible. It's not only that the rooms are small, dark and filthy but algo cold, and you will have to sleep with a snoring flatmate, that thinks that the all floor is for his dirty socks.
      I hope I am in time to change your decision abou where to stay, so I will recommend you to look a room with a host family. The rooms will be small but clean and lovely. Furthermore, these houses use to be near to the school and the city centre, so in this way, life would be easier to you.
      There are my survival tips, use them if you want not to get depressed (or sick). Hope to see you soon, tell my mum to send me soup and pizza, and give kisses to all our friends.
   

    Love, Marta.