Week III-- Writing Exam I, Translating, The Harbinger Quiz 1
Well sports fans, here we are already in Week 3! This week will be short but tough. I have corrected your first essays at least once (for some of you up to three times!) but you are all getting there!
Tuesday, we'll do our last listening activity from Schoolhouse Rock, then we'll read a chapter of "The Harbinger", and finally you'll work in groups translating recipes from Spanish to English. There will be homework, but it should not take too long.
Wednesday, we'll have our first listening activity from the Copy Packet, then read a chapter of "the Harbinger"(you'll have a quiz via email due Monday September 2nd), then we'll talk quickly about outlines for the Exam on Thursday and finally we'll play Scattergories...
Thursday, you may present in whichever hour works best for you. 3pm, 4:15pm, 5:45pm or 7pm. Do not be late! I lock the door and do not open it until people begin to finish.
This week on the blog I want you to share travel experiences or wishes OUTSIDE of Mexico. Tell us where you've been, what you liked best and least, whether you would go back... If you haven't left yet, tell us where you would like to go and why, what you'll do when you are there.
I have never traveled outside before but sure I want. Next semester I'm probably going to visit my family in the USA. I would like to visit the whold world but not now, I want to wait till I earn enought money or perhaps in a school exchange because it is easier and i could save some awkwards moments and money.
ReplyDeleteHi Mario, you must to say "Whole world" instead "whold world".
DeleteUnfortunately I could not go to visit other places outside Mexico to this day, but I have many plans to go visit my idols birthplaces of music, as the Beatles in Liverpool, or the Elvis Presley Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, places where I could also practice my English.
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice idea about travel! Visit that kind of places will be amazing!
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ReplyDeleteI love traveling, and my favorite place is Disneyland, I had the opportunity to go on five occasions with my family, is incredibly fun, full of fantasy.
DeleteI took my small children, I had fun and I like them, my favorite is Pirates of the Caribbean.
It is important to arrive very early 8: am. In order to see as much as possible.
The park closes at 12: 00 PM.
I would like to travel to Disney World!!
DeleteWell, I would like travel to another country. I've been thinking in Germany especially Dortmund, because I want to study there, probably the next year do my exchange there, but I' not sure because until I'm learning German language, and it's a little confused. Also I would like to visit Chicago, and other places in USA to see architecture and constructions of my favorite architects and designers.
ReplyDeleteI know travel it's so important in our live because you can learn about other cultures, manners life, and people that could show you many things that you can't imagine. I would like to learn two languages more, could be French and Italian, because if you travel and don’t know the language, I think it’s a little difficult, I like to talk, and not being able to communicate with people frustrates me too, that's why I think it is very important to know more than one language.
I agree with you Dany, I think travel is funny, you can learn and enjoy another part of the world, although is expensive. I hope you can do your exchange soon, good luck :)
DeleteI wish you the best to go to German.
DeleteHi, some persons say that German is slightly difficult, good luck!
DeleteThank you girls!
DeleteMy best wishes! I really hope you can go to Germany pretty soon and having a good time there!
DeleteHi Dani! I would really like to go to Germany too! I hope you could get an exchange!! I know that learning German it´s pretty confusing, especially if we are talking about grammar and everything relationated with declines. However, if you practice you´ll improve very much. Wish you luck! :)
DeletePersonally, I think travel is one of the best way to learn because you can see other kind of cultures, traditions, life style and it is important yo have a open-mind. For that reason I would like to travel to Canada to finish my major or for a master degree because I think is one of the best city to study and life. Also I would like to travel to New York, Disney world, Paris, and around the world because nobody can show you the beauty of our planet.
ReplyDeleteI quite agree with you about travel is the best way to learn other cultures, traditions and life style. And I want to go to Canada too.
DeleteYes, I agree with both of you ladies, when we travel we can learn a lot of things that the book do not teach us. :)
DeleteHi Gaby, you right because Canada is one of the countries with a high quality of life.
DeleteWe need to go now!
DeleteI've never been outside Mexico, but in one year for summer I'll go to India in a social practicum with children (this is something that I've been waiting for a long time and finally, it will be real and I'm so excited). I've always wanted to go to India, because I love the culture and I think that is a country where I can learn a lot of things and it's a way to improve myself.
ReplyDeleteAlso I want to go to Spain or Canada for an intership of my carrer or maybe for a Master degree. I choose these places because there are one of the best of my carrer.
But hopefully, I want to travel to more places (I've got a list).
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DeleteWow! India will be an amazing experience! Take a lot of pictures, India have good landscapes. ;)
DeleteIndia´s a great choice, there are many things that you can learn and it´s more cheap :)
DeleteHi Danae! I think you wanted to say "major" instead of "career": career means "working life" and major is what we know as "licenciatura".
DeleteOn the other hand, I also want to go to India, I think it´s an amazing country, full of color and beautiful landscapes. I hope you enjoy very much this new experience. Greetings and my best wishes for you! :)
INDIA wow I would like too because the culture is amazing and the landscapes. I hope you can go soon.
DeleteHi classmates! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, yes I have been outside of Mexico a couple of times, thank to my parents that gave me those opportunities, and is amazing!
I learned a lot of things and met many friends.
One of the most beautiful places I have traveled is Eugene, Oregon. There the people is so kind and ecoligical. The state is always clean (people respect a lot their home and they never throw garbage) and the weather is the most part of the time rainy.
I loved there, and I want to go back as soon as posible, infact I want to study one semester there.
I want to travel to Japan, Europe, India, Canada, South America, many places actually! :D
I have a list too, as Danae.
The most important to travel is to meet another vision of the life, and then to bring those kwnoledges and apply them here.
DeleteI say this because your ecological experience is very important.
Hi everybody!
ReplyDeleteWell, I haven´t been out of Mexico -still- but principally I would like to go U.S.A and France.
I consider that if you want to practice or to perfect a language, you have to go to this place adn then you will be able to travel wherever because English is the most important language worldwide.
It is clear that I have an enormous list of countries for visiting but everything to its time.
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ReplyDeleteMY SPRING LAST VACATIONS.
ReplyDeleteIN JULY OF THIS YEAR, I VISITED SAN LUIS POSOTI MEXICO, I WAS IN THE NATURAL RESORT "MEDIA LUNA” (HALF MOON), SPENT IT BRILLIANTLY WITH ALL MY FAMILY AND MORE BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME, MY FATHER I ACCOMPANY US TO ENJOYING SO AMAZING PLACE.
WE WERE FOUR DAYS, THE FIRST DAY WAS THE MOST EXCITING BECAUSE MY FATHER DO NOT KNOW THE PLACE AND FOR HIM WAS AN AMAZING SENSATION, SEE SO BIG AND DEEP LAGOON.
THE FOLLOWING DAYS WE ENJOY OF DELICIOUS EATEN AS ROAST MEAT, “GORDITAS”, FRENCH POTATES, ROASTED SAUSAGES, BEER, ETC. HALF MOON IS A PRECIOUS PLACE, BETWEEN BIG TREES AND CRYSTALLINE WATER THAT ALLOWS TO OBSERVE THE FISH AND NATIVE LOCAL FAUNA, MAKES YOU ENJOY TO THE MAXIMUM THE CONTACT WITH THE NATURE.
THE BAD THING IS THAT THE PERSONS DO NOT RESPECT AND DIRTY THE PLACE, THEY LEFT GARBAGE INSIDE THE WATER AND TAKE THE NATIVE FISH TO THEM, THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE DO NOT CLEAN THE PLACE IN WHERE THEY CAMPED.
“MEDIA LUNA” (HALF MOON) IS A PRECIOUS PLACE, BETWEEN BIG TREES AND CRYSTALLINE WATER THAT ALLOWS TO OBSERVE THE FISH AND NATIVE FAUNA, MAKES YOU ENJOY TO THE MAXIMUM THE CONTACT WITH THE NATURE.
I HOPE THEY TAKE CARE OVER THE PLACE AND THE OWNERS CARE MORE IN PRESERVING THE FAUNA IN ORDER THAT EVERY YEAR WE COME BACK AND ENJOY IT.
GREETINGS…
Hello,
ReplyDeletePersonally, I've never been outside of Mexico, because much of my father's family lives north of the country, for so in some opportunity We go with them.
However, I would like to visit Europe, especially the romantic cities of Paris and Venice, not missing the opportunity to visit Spain, because there are very handsome guys.
I would like to know other countries to learn about their cultures, meals and practice English and other languages and make new friends.
But to start, I would like to meet other states in Mexico first and then abroad.
I have never been outside in another country. But I would love to go to Canada, it has been the place I want to visit the most since a long time ago, because I love the cold weather and also because is one of the most safest countries in the world. It would also be nice to live over there, because is also one of the countries with the best standard of life, but that's not my plan... not yet.
ReplyDeleteI also would like to go to Europe but I'm not still really sure where do I would like to go. To travel to another country illustrates you and opens your mind to new things
Hi everybody!
ReplyDeleteWell, I have been outside of Mexico just once, but I prefer to talk about where I would like to go.
I really like to go to Bruges, Belgium, because once I saw a documentary about the city and I really fall in love with it, also I really like to visit that part of Europe. In the other hand, along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "The Venice of the North", It's like visiting two cities a the time, Venice and Bruges and I really hope I could go there once in my life.
Who Are You?
DeleteHi classmates!!
ReplyDeleteI have been in Europe once and was the better experience that I have had. When I was there I tried food, I met culture and rules. It was too, as a big meal that you must digest with time becuase is impossible of assimilate fast. Clearly travelling cultivates yourself. Finally I would like to travel to Bruges!! like sebastian!! and I want to meet Praga.
This is everything and I hope you have a great week.
Hi everyone!,
ReplyDeleteI´m sorry, I haven´t introduced myself. My name is Lucero. I´m 21 years old and I´m studying Literature and Linguistics of the Spanish (Letras Españolas).
Well, unfortunately I haven´t gone abroad. However, in the future I would really like to get and exchange to live in there for six months or maybe a year. But for doing that I have to improve my German first because I want to take some classes in that language.
On the other hand, I would really like to visit countries of Southamerica like Argentina, Chile and Peru because most of my favorite authors are latinamericans.
Besides, I don´t forget that England would let me visit a real pub, Paris would let me enjoy the romanticism of the streets at night while you are having dinner at a beautiful café and Italy would let me know the origin of the delicious gelato.
Oh!, and of course, the Czech Republic, only because the great Kundera left his fingerprint in there.
I've never been outside Mexico. I would like travel around the world.
ReplyDelete1. Egypt (pyramid)
2. Thailand (landscapes)
3. France (the last semester I meet one french very funny and when him mother and sister where here they invite me to visit France know we are best friends so I would like visit my friend.
4. Canada. in that country have a nice culture a mixture of France, England, aboriginal peoples.
but 1st I want to visit minimum one time every state of the country. because if you know all your country you can compare with the other countries because mexico have a lot of magical places.
I've never travel outside of Mexico, but I would like to visit a lot of places in the world, although specially I want to go to Tokyo and Paris. When I was in elementary school I watched "Geisha's memories" and my interest for Japan borned, one of my goals in life is stay in Tokyo, even if is only for few days. I want to visit Paris because since I was a child I am curios about Louvre, my favorite painter is Monet and his most importants works are in that place, see his paints would be awesome. Also Versallies is in Paris, and that castle is my favorite one, everything about it is interesting for me, and I decide study architecture because Versailles inspired me.
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