read the extracts. what is each person's problem? what other problems do you think a teenager can have?
aunt claire
helpline
i'm new at school and very shy. recently some older kids have been bullying me by saying nasty things about the way i look. i'm afraid that if i speak to any of the teachers, things will get worse. i keep missing school because of it. how can i put an end to all this?
stuart (14) manchester
i got bad marks in my exams and now my parents want me to quit the football team. football's my life! helpl
david (15) london
i don't like the way i look. i hate the pimples on my skin and i have gained a lot of weight! what can i do?
sarah (16) birmingham
i want to go on holiday this summer. my parents say it is too expensive and i'm too young to go on my own. any advice?
karen (15) glasgow
letters of advice are usually informal in style and are written to express sympathy and encouragement. in the first paragraph we express our sympathy and state the reason for writing. in the main body paragraph we give our advice and possible results. in the last paragraph we write our closing remarks.
my best day
I was bored in the morning. I didn’t know what to do until my best friend Alsou called me. She suggested that I take a walk in the park.
when I came to the park Alsou was not there, I was upset from the beginning, and then she came up with sweet cotton and treated me. we walked and talked about ours. I began to bother this idea of a walk in the park, as a friend offered to swing on a swing. I immediately agreed. because I was very bored. So she began to swing and began to rock, and then real fun began. I screamed and laughed. she stopped and offered to ride a bike. With my improved mood, I again agreed. we rode all evening and we were fine!
I do not regret that I agreed to take a walk with her, I very much hope that such fun will happen again this weekend. the weather should be different from our charge of fun!