“Deh” Balkan Magazine

About the game

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Minecraft is a survival game, where you need to beat the Ender dragon.On the last update they added new mobs-the Warden and the Sniffer. I like this game, because you have to get materials and build yourself a base and weapons to protect you from mobs at night. I think other kids need to play this game because it’s very fun and interesting. In the game you can do many things like visit a village, or explore caves for experience. You can play on a laptop, Playstation, Xbox or Pc.

This game is multiplayer, so you can play with friends,

but you need to be on the same version. Enjoy the game and have fun.

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Chess

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How I started and how I became better at chess

When I was six years old my father taught me how to play chess. I didn’t really like the game, but I wanted to get better and beat my dad. But he was too good. I started to play one game a month. After two years I really liked the game. I got better and I was playing two games a day. When I got good enough to make draw vs my dad, I started to play online. Now I am 1400 ELO (chess rating). I made my first brilliant move when I was 10 years

оld (I sacrificed the rock).

Chess

I think more people should learn how to play chess because it’s an interesting game and it makes you think about many things simultaneously. You only need a chess board, chess pieces and a chess clock.

How to get better

If you want to become a better chess player, you shouldn’t play against robots. You should play against people that are better than you. If you are playing online, it’s good to analyse your game when it finishes. Play more games and even if you are completely lost in a chess game, don’t resign because you never know what mistakes your opponent might make and you can also learn from the ending of the game.

Geometry dash

Geometry Dash is a very skill-based game, because you can die at 99% and never play the game again, or you can pass a level and get motivated to pass harder levels. That’s why I like it. There’s a very cool thing about this game, and that is the icons. They’re like cosmetics. You can choose any one you want, but for some you need to do a challenge. When you pass a lot of levels, you get diamonds. When you get a lot of them, you unlock parts of the story. I recommend seeing it for yourself. And last, there’s a very big update that just came out. It adds a lot more levels, icons and other things. I challenge you to beat the first three levels. If you want, you can beat further levels too.�

Handball

Student 1: My position is goalkeeper. I wanted to play in that position because my favourite football player is a goalkeeper and I really wanted to be like him.

My best moment in handball was when I saved many shoots in a row. After that match my coach gave me her gold medal from her first republican championship.

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Handball

Student 2: My position is left wing. I wanted to play in that position because I was good at scoring goals at the corner and the coach said that I should be a left wing.

My best moment in handball was when I scored a beautiful goal in the Bulgarian cup. In that match against " HC Chardafon" we lost but our team played very well.

Handball

Student 3: My positions are distributor and guard. I wanted to play in these positions because I like to observe the game and make combinations, feints and score the most beautiful goals.

My best moment was when I was awarded the top scorer and best player and also when we won the zonal tournament and also when I scored fourteen goals in one match.

Handball

Our history:

We started to play handball over 5 years ago in “Handball Club Star”, but in 2023 we went to “Handball Club NSA”, because our coach travelled from another city every weekend to train us and he couldn’t do it anymore.

Handball

Why do we play handball:

We tried to find a sport that we really like, but nothing was for us. Then Miro’s mother told us about this sport, because she used to play it. She took us to her friend - our coach and we started to play handball.

How to get better:

We think we need to train more and harder, and believe in ourselves that we can win every match.

MUSIC

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Here are some of the comments we got from last time:

User 1 : My favourite artist is Melanie Martinez. I really like her songs because they are relatable and good for any mood I’m in. If she releases a new album, I will be very happy. I really want to go to her concert.

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User 2: I really love music. I listen to it almost everywhere. I hate it when people judge other people’s music taste. I think everyone can have their own and can like any music without other people making fun of them. A lot of people get bullied and get laughed at just for having a different music taste. I have been laughed at for my music taste and it is awful.

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According to our survey most people often listen to music.

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User 3: For me music is my life. I can't live without music. I think you need to have a talent to sing or play а musical instrument. I have lots of favourite artists some of them are The Weeknd, Jason Derulo, Rihanna, Beyonce and others. I went to a concert of The Weeknd with my Family in Prague. It was amazing. I also went to another concert of Jason Derulo in Burgas. On stage Jason was brilliant.

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Listening to music is a really calming activity and is good for almost everything. You can listen to it while walking, resting or just for fun. Listening to music helps most people concentrate while doing work or homework. Making music is a way to express yourself but it is not as easy as it sounds. You'll need to have talent, enough money and it takes a lot of work to actually make it your career.

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Longer breaks

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If all of the students have longer breaks that won’t be that bad for the teachers, because all of them are tired at the end of the day and ten minutes can help them. For the students this will be nice, because all of them can play video games, but students can also do activities in the playground. And last - if all of the students have a longer break they’ll be able to prepare for the next class.

School life

The most annoying thing about school is the stress. I have to worry about tests, exams and so on. Sometimes the stress is SO much that I think my hair will become white. But it’s not so bad, after all, I have a lot of friends. They are very cool and fun to hang out with. My class is probably the craziest of all the sixth graders. They do a lot of stupid and crazy (also very funny) things. Like that one time we got a plastic bottle and played basketball with it and other hilarious things. Most of the teachers at school are cool, but some are annoying as heck. Sometimes I can't stand them. They’ll be like “blah blah… don’t move!”, “why did you drop the marker?” and stupid things like this. Even though they are pretty chill.

Overall I do pretty well with my studies. I love my school and that’s it.

Dance

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User 1: I started going to folklore dance two years аgо. At my first rehearsal I was very shy but then I became friends with other children. For me It was very hard to learn all of the dancing steps but with a lot of hard practice, now I knоw them.

At my first concert I was quite nervous and very excited but when I went on the stage everything was great. Before I started to do folklore dance I did modern dance but for me the folklore dances are more dynamic and fun. In my opinion, Bulgarian dances give your body more energy and keep you healthy. I enjoy folklore dances a lot!

Dance

User 2: I think dance is a really good sport. It is really enjoyable and fun. I love dance because it helps me express myself in something that I find entertaining. I do modern dance and at the start it is really hard to learn all the moves and have the energy to do all of the stuff. It is still very tiring but it is really fun and it's not that hard anymore. I think everybody can do it if they practise a lot and actually enjoy it.

Thank you for your attention!