Fakebook: Frineds foreverMy freaky friends and my fantastic free time

My life is hilarious thanks to my freaky friends who enlighten every day of my life. They cheer me up with their happy faces and they always have some funny comments about almost everything. We often don't even have to say anything since we understand each other so well that just a look or a gesture will be enough to convey a message.

Angie is my friend since early childhood. We were in the same class and we often spent the afternoons together. She loved horses and always tried to make me interested in them and horse riding, but I played football and didn't have neither time nor interest in those "beasts".

Corrie is one of my friends from football. She was the star of the team and scored a lot of goals. At parties she was the one who made all the crazy things, like starting different competitions; who is the one who can "jumpdance" the longest?

Later I played in another team and there I met Suzy. We were the same age and both fun-loving. We spent a lot of time together both on and off the field. Life was simple in those days: Work, earn some money, spend the money and have fun.

During vacations I love to travell abroad. I love to go to the Alps in the winter. The healthy exercise from being outdoors skiing, the beautiful views and the delicious food make these trips my favourites.

During summer I spend my time on different golf courses. I love the physical and mental challenge to  get the ball in the hole with as few strikes as possible.

When I'm not at the golf course I am with my famlily and friends or maybe I'm away playing the clarinette with the world famous orchestra Spårvägen from Malmö.

Extra task: Make a comic strip about a childhood memory

Easy version: Makebeliefscomix

1 Go to www.makebeliefscomix.com

2 You don't need to register. Start by clicking on "Enter here".

3 You click on the character/ the bubble/ the thing you want to add and it will turn up in the marked square in your comic strip. You navigate by clicking the arrows beneath the square to choose different characters et c.

4 To the left of the comic strips you find tools with which you can move, turn, resize and delete things in your strip.

5 There is no way to save your strip so you have to mail it to yourself to get a copy of the strip. You mail/print by clicking at the top to the left of the strips.

NB

It is possible to write in the bubbles in the mailed copies of the strip. If you don't have time to finish the strip in one lesson see to it that you have all the characters and all the bubbles you need. Then you can continue with the text later on.

A more advanced but also more complicated version: Pixton

1 Go to www.pixton.com

2 You need to register to use Pixton. If you are younger than 18 years you have to write down your parents' e-mail address. It's free to use Pixton but you consume points when you make a comic strip. If you want to get more points you have to do certain things, like read the rules, invite a friend, visit the Pixton-site every day. You can also buy points and that is why you have to give them your parents' e-mailif you are underaged.

3 After you have clicked "Join now" and registered you have to open your e-mail and confirm your registration before you can start.

4 Then you can start creating comic strips. My advice is to start with the ones called Quickies (Snabbt fixat), where there are readymade scenecs, bubbles et c and you can change characters and add things to make them you own.

5 In Pixton you have many possibilities to change everything from facial expressions to body positions. You have many backgrounds, props and special effects you can add.

6 In Pixton you can save and continue with a strip later on. Don't hesitate to ask your teacher to check your text before you publish it.

NB! If the computer can't finish downloading a strip you have chosen, your points aren't lost. When you log in another time you'll find these unfinished strips beneath "My comics" and "unpublished".

Fakebook: Magic Mo's Fantastic Family

After my wonderful parents got married they decided to settle in the most beautiful place on earth. I was born in Österlen, to be more exact in Ravlunda, a small town that lies among romantic rolling green hills not very far from the coast of the Baltic Sea.

My proud parents always called me their little princess and I was often dressed in pretty pink dresses and I often had a tiara on my head. My younger "prince-brother" and "princess-sister" saw me as their role model and followed in my path, i. e. they studied hard and always did what our parents told them.

My father had a very important job where he was responsible for the transport system. He worked hard and was often called away to solve emergencies.

The delightful food my mother served, both at home and in the restaurant she worked, made everyone's mouth water. I always enjoyed family dinners where we hour after hour were sitting eating good food and enjoying each other's company.

My brother is a math genius and is now working with the state finances. He handles his difficult job excellently and at the same time he always has time to take care of his loving family.

My sister has always been a very sensitive person and she always puts her family first. She has many skills and has had a lot of different jobs. She is very social and is well-liked by everyone she meets.

That was all about my perfect childhood!

Extra task: Comic Strip about a memory from my fantastic childhood