Week 2: My work and the dolphins

This week I was assigned to write a descriptive piece with the theme being 'the closing time' and I chose to write about the end of my shift when I finish off from work. I also was assigned to write a news story which revolves around dolphins.

Descriptive Article

At Shift’s End

By Charlene Mifsud

For some months now I have been working at a restaurant in MarsaScala. My favorite part is when the time comes for the closing time. All is cleaned up and ready for the next day and I can go home. The sounds at the end of the shift is like music to my ears, the whirring of the dishwasher, the clinking of the glasses, the switching off of lights. The tables are cleared, the lights are spent and the doors are closed.

Sometimes I like to go down by the sea afterwards, and watch as another bustling day comes to an end. It helps me unwind. The flurry of the day melts into the crushing of the waves on the shore and the little lights twinkling in the sky keep me company. Later when I am on the road back home, I am at peace and ready for a good night’s rest.

News Article

Dolphins: looking out for them

By Charlene Mifsud

Should we be worried about the dolphins? They may look and act happy and carefree but difficult times may lie ahead. In the last two weeks, marine researches have been busy studying a pod of dolphins in the Mediterranean. The researchers first took interest in the pod last month just as summer was at an end, when one of the dolphins washed up on shore dead. After some tests, the dolphins were found to be suffering from an illness which makes it hard for them to breath. The cause of this sickness is still unknown and tests are being carried out.

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