Our new house

We just moved into our new house. I will describe it to you. 

I'll start with the garden : a section of the garden is covered with tiles including a patio in the back of the house. Around the edges of the garden and the trees there is fake grass that is green. There are five pine trees and some small bushes. In the garden, there is a small cabin where my brother and I store our toys. In the corner of the garden, there is a deck and on the deck there is a small pool. 


Along one side of the garden there is the garage and work shop. The garage door opens onto rue Des Fleurs and on the other side connects to the work shop. The work shop has many cupboards  and an old work bench. The work shop as a door opening towards the veranda. In the middle of the veranda there is a metal table and the top is covered with mosaic.

The kitchen feels small and cluttered because of the four doors. In the middle, there is a marble table. In one corner, there is the oven. In an other, there is the sink and in the last one there is a counter. The kitchen has a door to the veranda, one to the office, one to my parents room and one to the dining room. In the kitchen there is a skylight.

In my parents room there are many closets on one wall. The office has the door to the basement and a door to my parents bathroom. Before the office was an entrance, but the door has been turned in to a wall. The basement is small, humid and there are metal shelves along one wall. My parents bathroom is pretty small and in it there is a shower, a brand new washing machine, a toilet with little flowers on the seat and a wooden counter.

The dining room and living room are combined even though  they are separated by a step and a fake wooden beam. In the living room there is a red sectional couch and a fire place. In the dining room there is a table with a metallic frame and a glass top. There is a big buffet in a corner. In an other corner there is the stairs to the second floor.

In my next article I will describe the second floor and the attic.









                                                  Zoë

Korea

Recently North Korea has declared war to South Korea.

Korea is on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has borders with China and Russia. In the South, Japan is the closest country across the sea of Japan. The population of Korea is 73.000.000 people. In South Korea there are big companies like Samsung, Hyundai and LG. In Korea they speak Korean.

After the second world war, Korea was split into two states: North Korea and South Korea. Seoul is the capital of South Korea and Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea. The South Korean flag is white with a red and blue ying and yong.The North Korean flag is red with blue stripes and a red star.

The current leader of north Korea is Kim Jong-II. North korea is a dictatorship .The same family has controled North Korea since the second world war. Recently, North Korea has done many nuclear tests. They have sent a rocket into orbit. Last Friday, North Korea declared war on South Korea. It is believed North Korea can hit the tip of Alaska with its missiles. The countries that are threatened are Japan, the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea is allied with China and Russia.

Our reporter in South Korea says people are very calm about the situation. I hope there will be a peaceful solution.

Zoë