Assignment June 23th

 

Reply: Santa Marta is a city located on the Colombian Caribbean coast, is known as the pearl of America for being a city paradise for its beautiful beaches, rivers, waterfalls and its forest that has the Sierra Nevada.

In this city you can perform very risky activities such as climbing the Sierra Nevada where you start with a warm climate to culminate with an icy climate. Another activity is hiking in the Tayrona National Park, something dangerous because of its large and extensive forest full of wild animals.

Reply: In the Colombian Caribbean, is the island of San Andres and Providencia, is a very beautiful place for its beaches and small islands full of corals and many diverse marine flora and fauna. It is not very watery but there are some places which are, as well as the activities of Buzeo or Caretaje to reach the popular Statue of Poseidon underwater.

English Class June 23th

 On the last day before the interview (Final Exam) we finished the last unit.

The final vocabulary of this unit is based on risky or extreme activities:

1. Risky.
2. Risky.
3. Not risky.
4. Risky.

1. It's too dangerous for you to go to that neighborhood alone.
2. The pyramid at Teotihuacan is too steep for older tourists to climb.
3. It's too take for your friends to catch the last train to the capital.
4. The path is too rochy for your children to walk on safety.
5. It's really too hot for us to go hiking to the waterfall today.
6. Don't you think this map is too confusing for them to understand?.

Assignment June 22th

 The following is a vocabulary to test:

The questions suggested by the teachers were these:

Reply: The Arvi Park in the city of Medellin, is a natural park, a beautiful forest where there are several activities, but the best is to know and enjoy the beautiful scenery that a person appreciates anywhere.

Reply: In the Colombian Pacific, more specifically in the Choco is located one of the biggest tourist attractions of Colombia and is whale watching in the bay of Nuqui and Gorgona Island.

English Class June 22th

 Today we started the last unit of the course which is entitled "Beautiful World".

As usual, at the beginning of each unit we study the vocabulary that we will find in the unit:

1. Panama and Nicaragua.
2. Central Volcanic Mountain Range.
3. La Amistad International Park.
4. Lake Arenal en la Fortuna.
5. 95km approximately.

1. Pacific Ocean.
2. Gulf of St. Bernard.
3. Everest.
4. Central mountain range.
5. Yellowstone National Park.
6. Swan Lake.
7. Niagara Falls.
8. Bogota D.C.

The following is the grammar learned in class, along with an activation to put it into practice:

Assignment June 21th

 

1. The proposals of the recently elected president seem to me to be very good, in fact too good to be true.
2. I am in favor of them, because they seek an improvement in Colombia, which if I think they are fulfilled is another thing.

1. The best advice I can give Mr. gustavo petro is not to let his ideals be corrupted by power and to fulfill his purposes. 
2. To speak of the present is to speak of the last 22 years, so it is a very bad time because the rulers have not only sought their own benefit and not that of the majority.

English Class June 21th

 We start the class by explaining the grammar of Non-count nouns: 

1. Our advice to you is to avoid discussing politics.
2. Poverty was the topic of the internacional conference.
3. Both candidates have programs for health and education.
4. Making peace takes a lot of work and a long time.
5. Good news is hard to find in the newapaper these days.

We practiced our vocabulary with the following conversation:

Assigment June 18th

Here are the questions suggested by the teacher today:

Do you like to talk about politics?

Reply: Yes, I like to talk about politics, but in a very objective way, without prejudice about any political coalition.

Is politics a good conversation topic with any person?

Reply: It is not a good topic of conversation for anyone, you should know with whom you are talking about politics, because there are many people who are too subjective about their thinking and believe that there is no other correct one.

Do you consider yourself liberal, conservative, other?

Reply: I consider myself to be in favor of the best, calling a person because they follow certain ideals today does not call them a liberal or a conservative, because at some point that will change.