Category Archives: Writing

28 Feb

Character Reference by Sanja

Julijana Dobrasinovic

Julijana Dobrasinovic and I have known each other since childhood, and we went to school together where she was always liked and respected by other children. We have also worked together in local kindergarten in Belgrade.

When she started working with me I noticed that she really likes children and that she totally devotes herself in that job. Last year she was to pronounced as the best nursery nurse.

I have always known her to be responsible whatever she has done. She comes from a large family where she has discharged big part of house obligations. She has always been honest and hardworking person. She has gone through a lot of hard situations in her life and you can be sure that she is able to handle unexpected problems very well.

She always gives impression that she is earnest, because of her earnest face, but she is sensitive, energetic  and friendly. I can also confirm that she treats everyone in a reasonable and equal way. As a colleague she is level-headed, practical and in every situation she is able to judge things well which means that she always acts in the best interest of others. With children she is always tactful and children find her fun and they like to spend time with her.

 

Now we are both training to become primary teachers, because we want to continue our job on a higher level. I have to concede that Julijana is better than me in that area, and I am sure that she will be very successful.

I regret having to say anything negative about her, but sometimes she is persistent when there is no necessity for that.

For the reasons I have given I have no reservations in supporting Juliana’s application for taking care of your children.

 

 

 

22 Feb

Character Reference by Ivan Beljic

Water boy...by marc falardeau

I have known Petar for 10 years, both as a friend and as a schoolmate. We met at primary school and have continued to be friends until the present day. Our friendship is real, without any envy or looking down on each other, so I can say that I know him pretty well. At this moment, we are both in Grammar school in the natural science course.

I have always known him to be very kind to children. He has always proved himself to be extremely sensitive, for example, he used to take poor children from the streets for lunch. I can confirm that he is easy to connect with children. I remember him doing babysitting once. He was caring for two young children aged two and three years old. Their parents had to attend a very important meeting in order to get a higher position in the same firm they worked in, so he offered to take care of their kids. To children, he looks so fun and they quickly get interested in his fantasy stories and fairy tales.

I must say, however, that sometimes his tolerance can lead children to behave even worse than they usually do. I suppose that is because he is very patient with children and there is a moment when his flexibility comes into effect. I assume this is the only drawback he has when dealing with children. I suppose he should be more strict and everything will come into its place.

For the reasons I have given I have no hesitation in supporting Petar’s application for this job. I believe that you will be more than happy to have him as a babysitter.

22 Feb

I NEVER KNOCK ON WOOD by Marko Lazic

I think I am a little bit superstitious. I think it is my grandmother’s fault because she is a very superstitious woman. She really knows all customs from her homeland and she is really keen on keeping them alive. She would go crazy if anyone did not respect them. So that is the origin of my superstitions and they became a type of habit and not something I believe in. When someone talks about how well they are doing, it is like an instict for me to say ”Demons should not hear that”. However, I really do not care about black cats, mirrors and such things even though I used to when I was younger. For me there is no person who is not a bit superstitious because you simply must believe in something.

 

22 Feb

I never knock on wood by Katarina Savic

I never do things like knocking on wood. The reason why I don’t is probably because it never became a habit to me, as it did to many people I know, both older and younger. I guess nobody really believes that it works, whatever knocking on wood  might mean… It just became a habit to them, for example they learned it from seeing older superstitious people do it, who probably thought it worked. On the other hand, some people probably hope that knocking on wood or something else of that kind will prevent a bad thing from happening. However, if they actually tried doing something more than just knocking, there would probably be less of so called bad things and at least they’d feel they really did something to try and prevent them from happening. That would probably mean the total end of the ‘magic knock’.

22 Feb

I never knock on wood by Sanja

I am not the person who was taught to believe in magic, or  to be superstitious. That is why I cannot understand someone who believes in that strange stuff in our life. I think that it is really unnecesarry to be a part of us especially when we have to deal with the rest of our usual life problems.  I am not here to ruin someone’s rituals, but I am sure that superstition cannot be a good thing. You know, when you believe in something then you expect it to come true. But what is happening when you realise that everything crashes in front of you? Even if you have your rabbit foot with you it will not help you, it would just mean that in those  situations you replace faith with anger and madness. If my thoughts are right, because I talk from my own experience, I am sure that being superstitious is not good at all.

22 Feb

I Never Knock On Wood by Ivan Beljic

Black cat... waiting to cross? by Luis Rodero-Merino

I never knock on wood. When I do a test at school, or when I am about to see whether I have passed an exam, I do not resort to such things. I think they are old customs which people used not just to bring themselves luck but also to persuade themselves that in some situations wonders could happen. I never knock on wood because I don’t think that it can change things or be useful to me in the psychological sense.

20 Feb

I NEVER KNOCK ON WOOD Assignment

Knock on Wood by saschapohflepp

I never knock on wood

Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write your opinion paragraph in 5 to 10 sentences. It should be structured like this:

1 Topic sentence (state your opinion)
2 Development (by giving details, an explanation or example)
3. Concluding sentence (restate your opinion or sum up the main points)
12 Oct

Home Alone Project: Living Alone is a Better Choice – Final Essays

Living Alone is a Better Choice than Living with Flatmates

Final Essays

 

This is Ryan, My Flatmate, by Kyknoord

 

Living Alone Essay by Katarina Savic & Ivan Beljic

Living Alone Essay by Marko Lazic & Milica Cvetinovic

Living Alone Essay by Sanja Zivancevic and Jelena Stojsic

Living Alone Essay by Ana Babic & Aleksandra Pantelic

Living Alone Essay by Marija Mesterovic & Jovan Milovanovic

06 Sep

Home Alone Preliminary by Marija and Jovan

Advantage of living alone is that you can live without anyone telling you what are you supposed to do.

Also, if you are quiet and introvert it is good for you to have some space and peace.

Disadvantage of living alone is that you have to pay for everything and sometimes  you can feel very lonely.

 

06 Sep

Home Alone Preliminary by Jelena and Sanja

In our opinion it’s better to live with someone, because we have more opportunities. If we talk about advantages there is a lot of them. We have parents protection and safe place for living. If we talk about friends who live with us it is the same. But if you look from the other side you can see that there is a lot of disadvantages, like that you don’t have right on your opinion and you depend by parents side.