Hope you are doing well! Welcome to our fifth activity. Please, post your comments before June 16th, 6 p.m.!
1. Use the gathered ideas in the brainstorming activities we developed in last classes to write about you.
- Adjectives (positives/negatives) that best describe you.
-Your hobbies and interests, are they related to your identity?
- What makes yo feel happy, considering three dimensions (material, spiritual, intellectual).
- Your short term goals, what you want to be in 5 years.
- Your own epitaph.
4. Prepare an oral report about it to be presented in the tutorial sessions (from June 24th to 27th), you just will have 2 1/2 minutes, it is expected you to say 50 sentences at least.
4. Language use / writing aspects:
- Sentence simple structure according to the selected tenses.
- Useful vocabulary you need to express your ideas.
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.
All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation rules, etc.
All your writings will be welcome as comments... Thanks for participating!
All about me
ReplyDeleteMy full names is Nicolas Hurtado Rodriguez I was born in Tunja,in 1994 on April the 1st , I am 20 years old. I have always lived here, my parents got divorced when I was 2 years old, so that is ok, I don’t remember anything about that. My father is a business man and my mother is a housewife. I also have one brother, but he is currently living in chile, He is studying there, he is an architect.
I have always liked English because since I was a litlle child, my brother used to listen to music in English all the time, so I learnt a lot about pronunciation, I studied at Colboy school, I graduated in 2011, I always had good grades at school and I also had good relationships with my teachers and classmates. When I was on third grade, one teacher ask my mother if I wanted to pass to the fourth grade, but my mother and I decided that I was ging to continue on third grade because I didn’t want to change my friends.I play soccer since I can remember, all my family like soccer and I grew up playing almost everyday, I was in several soccer teams along my school years and today soccer still has a very important place on my daily activities.
Nowadays I am studing foreing languages at the UPTC, I am doing ok with that, I like languages, English mainly and also french and German, I play soccer on weekends with my friends, I like to play the guitar when on my spare time, I love music!! But I like just a few types of music, I don´t like colombian music, I hate reggaetón and vallenato I like classical rock, my favorite bands are: Pink Floyd, The ramones, The sex pistols, aerosmith and Nirvana, I also like latin american rock , my favorite singers and Fito Paez and Andres Calamaro. I am really keen on sciences, I like astronomy, I’m fascinated about all the wonders in the universo, I also like phylosophy a lot!
I have a really good time Reading books, I read about science, and science fiction, also poetry, Aldous huxley is my favorite poet, he was crazy!
I consider myself as a nice person who always tries to help people, I do not have problems with anybody, I think peace is a wonderful thing we have, I do not Believe in god, and I could write an essay giving my opinions about that but that is not the idea here, I do not care about the “isms” I mean: Capitalism, comunism, catholicism, hinduism, socialism ….. and so on, I try to follow some things about budhism because I consider It is not a religión but a phylosophy.
I have great plans for my future! I hope in the next to years I travel to the United states, I will be living there for a year in order to practice the language and learn a lot of a new culture, when I finish my studies at the UPTC, i want to do a masters degree maybe In England, I have been searching for information and It is posible to win a scolarship to study there in one of the best universities of the world!
I try everyday to enjoy the life as much as posible, I want people to remember me for being such a great person , I think my epitaph woulb be something like this:
SAY NO MORE
HERE I GO, SEE YOU SOON MY DEAR FRIENDS
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS! ( Money comes and goes)
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ReplyDeleteHello again, my full name is Adriana Marquez Medina. I’m 18 years old and I was born on November second 1995. I am from Yopal-Casanare I used to live there with my parents, my brother and my pets. I love animals and I wish I had as many as possible. I am a kind person with nature and I try to convince my friends to be friends of environment too. I think we are lucky to be part of something as wonderful as earth. I do not believe in god, my philosophy in life is to be good with everything that is around me and I do not think I need god for that (we can be good people if we want)
I always find support in my family, and because of them I am here in Tunja, and I study what I like thanks to them too. My mom is a nurse and she taught me to be responsible with my career. I enjoy to read and I love to collect books too, for me that is the best present you can give me, actually I have a small collection of books and I am very proud of it, it comprises from literature to academic and scientists books. I also enjoy music, especially Metal music, you can notice it in my way to dress, I like to hear it and I would like to play it too.
The most important thing to me is to become a professional, but before that I have to get really good grades at the university in order to earn a scholarship to study a dual degree in France, I want to travel there in order to learn how to become a better teacher, and also how to be stronger with the diversity of things that you would find in life.
I also get satisfaction of getting smiles of people that are around me, I consider myself a funny and happy person. Of course I cannot complain about life, and I think I take advantage of life every single day.
My epitaph has to be something funny like: I just ask god to have mercy of the soul of this poor atheist.
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ReplyDeleteHi everyone ,How are you ? .I hope that very well.
ReplyDeleteMy full name is Angela Patricia Nieto Moreno.I'm 21 years old I was born in Sogamoso -Boyaca, the noviembre's second week, briefly one Tuesday 13 of November of 1992. All my life I have lived in Sogamoso but 4 years ago I moved to here ( Tunja) , each week I travel to visit my family , for be more exactly I visit my mother, and my grand mother. My father is a doctor his name is Jaime Nieto, He doesn't live with my mother, She is a Dentist, before my mother lived with my pet but unfortunately Sasha died 2 weeks ago, She was my best friend and i love her , but overcoat i miss her so much .
I'am the youngest in my family , my sister has 29 years old, and my brother 30. for this reason i'am spoiled person . sometimes I used to be very serius person, but It's lie, because in the depth I'm very funny person, I like so much the animals , all animals, because I think that they give us one true love, and very honest , I hate a lot of the hypocritical people. for that I prefer to have one, two or maximun 3 friends, the other people is only someone that I meet.
I love a lot of tha paste with ketchup and French fries with chicken breast and salat of vegetables. I love the italian food, and mexican food . I hate the yucca, but in general I used to eat of everything .
for me, the best moments in my life is when i'am with my family, when all my family is meeting, rarely it happens, because my family is very big, and somepeople life out of Sogamoso , y other life in others countries , but when it happens , it is incredible , there are a lot moments unforgetables , for other hand I hate be away of my mother when I'm sad , for example when sasha died .
Nowedays I' am studing foreign languages, I have had many problems with the idioms but I have tried overcome them . I study at the UPTC in Tunja. I' am at 8 semester but I have some subjet a little delayed . My biggest dream is complete my carrear as soon as possible. I want to travel to Holland . This travel is planed for the end of this year . I hope that I cant to realized that.
Other thing that I like ,it is play basketball and wach soccer . I like to read romantics books, also wach the terror movies .
also I enjoy to spendt my free time with my boyfriend, and go to walk by parks, go to eat ice cream, and play together like a children.
Also in my free time I used to listen to music, I like the pop music, the jazz music and in general all genres musicals .
Well for other hand I hope that my future like a teacher be very successful , I'd like to work in a bilingual school, but more than this I'd love to have my own bilingual institute focalized to children's learning.
Finally, I'd like that my epitaph will be something like : never I'll forget you, never you'll forget me
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ReplyDeleteHello everyone, my full name is Maritza Lopez Martinez. I am 23 yeras old and I was born on August 27 of 1990. I am From Sotaquirá Boyaca-I lived with my parents, my sisters, but now live with my husband and my son Jeronimo is my reason to fight and live in this world. he has only 2 years old life. I love cats, especially those that are very large and furry and I like to have as many as possible. I am a friendly person who likes people to be honest, I hate being deceived, so as I am correct I expect no less. I firmly believe in God, I believe that with the blessing of the whole is possible in this world. I think I am very lucky that I always find the support of my family, and thanks to them I am here in Tunja, and study what I like. My mom is a housewife she taught me everything I know, my dad is a farmer and is very important to me. I love action movies my favorite saga is fast and furious, my favorite actor is VIN DIESEL, I like music, especially pop music and some rock, I think these things are relaxing the soul, body and make you smile, I also like to play basketball and was a cheerleader at some time and it was something he enjoyed to the fullest and I liked my role now mom I left a little side hobbies.
ReplyDeleteThe most important things to me is to become a professional, keep my family, my son to be the best, be a responsible mom and very hard to protect and help my son, also hope my husband build a good future.
besides, I think it is very important to preserve family values and traditions that is what makes us who we are, our essence,
my epitaph: I think that life is more about living day to day, life is to seek inner peace and balance with everything around us.
ALL ABOUT ME
ReplyDeleteHello everyone, my full name is Steffi Greisy Marín Díaz. I got this name because my parents liked tennis, and in 1988 a Germany tennis player named Steffi Graf, became the first woman to win the Golden Slam, in just one year, so when I was born on August 21st in 1993, the fact had just happened. I was born in Vélez, Santander, I’m 20 years old. I am an only child. My dad is a businessman and my mom is a nurse. I love my family, they have always been with me, supporting me in each decision I make, and even I can say they are the most important thing in my life.
Well, talking about my qualities I consider myself as a good person, I am kind, agreeable, amusing, careful, cautious, clever, fair, generous, helpful, honest and very tidy, and on the other hand talking about my defects, I can say sometimes I am impatient, bad-tempered, gullible, insecure and lazy.
Among my hobbies are listening to music, my favorite genre is Rock. I adore Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Scorpions and classic rock in Spanish as Hombres G, Jarabe de Palo, Enrique Bunbury, Prisioneros and Fito Páez. Also, I am crazy about pop music, with singers like Gloria Stefan and Kany García, and Colombian music, because my mom loves Vallenato and I have always listened Vallenato at home. I enjoy listening to radio every morning, so that, I am always updated and I can talk a lot with my friends about news, therefore I am so talkative. I am keen on reading and learning a lot about history, the world’s history. I enjoy learning history through romantic novels, such as, The Miserable by Victor Hugo; actually this is my favorite book. I prefer to watch romantic comedies that drama movies, because I prefer to laugh.
What makes me feel happy, materially, is to have a good place where to live, a good nutrition, clothes, a car and enough money to travel around the world; spiritually, to share amazing moments with my parents and friends, to have a healthy body and mind, and to get a partner with good feelings; and intellectually, to be a professional, a helpful person for my society contributing to improve the education in my country.
In five years I see myself as a professional, with a master in languages teaching and working in a University.
Finally my epitaph would be something like: Do not cry for me, be happy for having me known.
ALL ABOUT ME
ReplyDeleteHi Guys! My full name is Jhon Everth Ortíz Cubides. I am 19 years. I was born on June 9th, 1995 in Duitama but I have lived in Santander all my life, my parents and my two brothers live there. I finished my high school in 2011 and then I moved here to study my career.
I have always been a good son, I mean I have always been responsible with my life and my studies and that is because of my parents, they taught me to live in a right way. I consider myself as a nice person because I always try to help people especially to my friends, I feel comfortable doing that. I also love to have fun with them, I am kidding all the time and that’s why they say that I am funny. Talking about my bad aspects I get angry when something is wrong but lately I have tried to remove it.
When I have free time I use to read some books, I love horror and drama tales. I also love listen to music. I listen some of rock my favorite bands are: Green Day, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Guns and Roses, I Also listen some pop and electronic music. , I think music can take you to another dimension. I am crazy about movies I’m really keen on Fiction, Drama, Horror and Comedy films.
God, my family and my career are the most important things that I have in my life. I think that they are the base of my happiness. I adore Languages and of course I like to teach them as well. I would like to travel to the USA in order to improve my English and because I find the American culture really interesting. In the five years I hope to study a master in Languages teaching.
Finally my epitaph would be something like this: Jhon! Thanks for making funnier our lives. We’ll miss you friend.
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ReplyDeleteHello everyone!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Claudia Yaneth Ortiz Cuéllar. I am 26 years old. I am the oldest in my family. I was born in Tunja, but I grew in Turmequé all my infancy and a part of my youth. When I was 18 years, I began my labor experience. I like to work. I learn with facility. I like serving to people. I love to help people and to collaborate in all I can. During the 8 years that I have lived in Tunja, I have learned much and I have known many people. I believe that I am not a sociable person, because for me it´s very difficult do it. I am very timid. But, I am a kind person and it has been very important in many aspects in my life. I can catch the good things and to discard the bad things.
My interests are: 1) Read, I like to read The Bible and poetry. I like the reading about the spiritual growth. 2) Listen to music and to sing. I love music, I am studying vocal skill and I play guitar. 3) Another interest and that I believe it´s the most important is to share time with my family, now it´s very difficult, but my weekends is only for them. I am a happy mother and wife.
I am sure that something that I make me feel happy is to be near to my daughter. To see her to grow, enjoy her. About spiritual level, I make me feel happy is to know that God is with me all the time. He loves me and he guides my life. I believe with certainty, the materials things don´t give me the happiness. Simply, the materials things are very necessaries. I am happy when I feel me loved, protected and a special person.
I enjoy thinking about the next future. I don´t have goals to long term. However, I would like to finish my career with excellent results. I can see me in 5 years as a teacher with amazing experiences and many opportunities. I hope to travel for doing a specialization in another country and to come back to Colombia for working. Also, I want to make good things to the education in my beautiful country. I know that I can do it. I can obtain it.
Maybe my epitaph would be: “To dream allowed me to be alive”.
Thanks!
ALL ABOUT ME
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Ange Juliana Sanchez, I'm 20 years old and I’m a hopeless dreamer. Yes, I mean that literally; ever since I was literally I’ve seen myself trapped in a sea of fictional thoughts and I don’t see such trait going away, anytime soon. I’m kind, sensible, passionate, selfish and kind of lazy when I want to be. I come from a loving, fun family and I've inherited my light-heartedness from my life-loving parents.
My biggest dream is to be travel all around the world and get to know other cultures; specially the Asian ones. And you might wondering, why isn’t my biggest dream, to graduate? Well, even if I don’t necessarily dislike what I’m studying, I’m not crazy about it, either. What I really am in love with is music and I hope to be able to studying it once I’ve gotten my degree in Foreign Languages and I’m economically stable.
The human mind and how cultures involve it’s another one of my passions. Ideas and the power these hold, amazes me and that’s why I love philosophy and spend a lot of time reflecting about the world we live in; who I am as a person and how I’ve come to be the person I am today. I love to read, dance and have a good, peaceful, time with the few friends I have. Yes, I’m not that friendly, I’m shy and it usually takes a while for me to warm up to people. That’s been changing lately, though; I’ve met some amazing people in uni and I look forward to keep keep improving intellectually and as a person.
My epitaph would be:
Change is ever-present, but through the hardships and the pain, keep marching on
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Catalina Fonseca, I was born in Tunja on April 30, 1993, I have 21 years old, I grew up in different places so I do not feel part of any place, finished my studies in Sogamoso where I currently reside. My first career choice was no foreign languages but I always liked, so I decided to throw this career. I'm an odd person I was difficult to make friends not relied heavily on anyone, but I am strangely I’m very sociable and my friends who really know me, know that I am a fun person who likes to break the routine, which is good person, I try to help when I can, I'm very friendly, I'm really neurotic and shy person.
I enjoy the little things in life, I really love the alternative music, my life would be nothing without music, in all aspects makes me happy, the intellectualism seduce me, I have a blog where I talk about things that catch my attention and I want to share with others, I like reading, I like to share topics of interest and some unhooked within normal with my friends, I believe blindly in aliens, I absolutely love animals but I'm dying cats are creatures full of magic I love my family and friends are an important part of my life without them would be nothing are those who love me as I am a little rope a little crazy; my spiritual theme is a bit out of time established by the society, I share the aloha spirit that speaks to love yourself, so we can love others and live in harmony with everything around us.
I don’t plan my future because I hate it, but I have all the intention to be a professional, educating my brain and my body, grow as a human being in all aspects, getting to know other cultures soak, spread and teach the bit of my knowledge.
My epitaph would say something like "some friendships are able to transcend lives"
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ReplyDeletemy name is Julian David López Sanabria I was born in Chiquinquirá(Boyacá) in 1992 on april 7th, I am 22 years old, I live with mmy parents in Chiquinquirá and with my sisters too, but my old sister Johanna is now living and studying in Bogotá, she is studying public accounting in the Piloto University and my younger sister Maria Fernanda is studying physical education in the UPTC of Chiquinquirá, my father is a carpenter and my mother is a business woman. I graduated in 2008 and I didn't study until 2012 because I was interested riding bikes and also I studied a technical systems but I didn't like it so I decided to study foreing languages because I really like to learn English and french.
I characterized myself as a shy and lazy person but I am happy and friendly too and I really like sharing with my friends, I'm keen on doing what I love such as playing videogames 'cause I think I'm good doing that, I'm also crazy about football but it is more like an interesr because I have always loved football and another thing that I love to do is riding bikes 'cause it ease my mind.
Some things that make me feel happier are: playing football, ride bikes, but the most important thing that make me really happy is being with my parents because they keep me on my way.
I think that my short-term goal is to improve my knowledge and I would like to go to Australia, but one thing that I hope to do is to keep sharing with my college friends 'cause they are those people who make a change in your life.
I hope not to die waiting thing happen because we must to act and I must to prepare myself for the future and never regret about things, because "IF YOU ARE GOING TO REGRET ABOUT THINGS, DO NOT DO IT" I think that it could be my epitaph.
All about me .........
ReplyDeleteHi all. My name is Erika yazmin reyes bohorquez. I was born in Tunja in 1993 on march 10th. Am 21. I'm studying foreign languages even I don't like it so much, music have allways been my first and only love. I was part of the choir in the high school for two years. During that time I also learned to play the tiple. That experience was really good for me because was like the beginig of my dream. I think that I am a happy person but I'm not good doing friends, I think that happiness is not beside someone, happiness is inside yoursefl, doing what you want to do, in your dreams, in your longings, finding peace around us, material things don't give you happiness, maybe satisfaction, but that satisfaction never last, so you make your own happines.
I think that all human being have been created to change the world, but saddly mostly of them forget that, I would like to be that change that this world needs, I would like to do something really speccial, something that will always last in the history. I would like to see the people respecting each other, a vegan world, where animals are beings, not food. where take care of the planet would be the most important thing. That is happiness for me.
Other things that I adore are: Music (Obviously), my family, the earth, animals, I really love travelling. One of my dreams is to travel around the world to see this beautiful planet where we live. I would like to do that with my family beacuase if they are happy, I am to.
I don't care about what people say about me, I know that I am kind of wierd, but that makes me special, I'm not open to all world but I know that I am a good friend.
I think that my short-term goal is finish the Uni and start to study Music, thats the most important thing in my life.
"remember my smile when you are sad because a friend like I you will never find"