In order to introduce the blog topic and write about a city, take a look at a video about New York city:
April 22
1. Listening exercise
What's the best city in your country?
Listen to 6 people speaking about the best city in their countries:
http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer026/T044-BestCity.htm
2. Reading practice
Read and learn about different countries around the world:
http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world
3. Writing practice
Based on the information you investigated about your city or region, answer the following questions:
Name of the city/region
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Facts
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Population
Currency |
How many people live there?
Is it crowded? Quiet? Busy?
What is its currency? | |
Location
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Where is it located?
What’s its department?
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Landscape
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Are there mountains, hills, forests, lakes, rivers, beaches?
What is its landscape like?
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Weather
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What is its weather like?
Is it cold, cool, warm, hot, windy, sunny, snowy, rainy?
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Tourist attractions
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What kind of interesting places can a person find in your city?
Are there any famous sights, places, buildings, museums?
What do you like the most about your city? | |
Food
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What kind of food do people eat in this city?
What is its typical food?
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Music
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What kind of music do people listen?
Who are the most famous singers in the country?
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Sports
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What are the main sports practiced by people?
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Festivals
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What do people celebrate?
How do people celebrate?
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Art
Religion |
What kind of art does the city have?
What is or are their religions?
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History
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Important facts in its history
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April 8
Today we are going to start the topic of places description and the first place we are going to describe is Medellin
What’s your hometown like?
A. What’s your hometown like? Pair the adjectives and write them in the right place.
big – expensive - boring - small – calm – cheap - busy – traditional – horrible - modern – old – new – dirty – clean– crowded – cosmopolitan - lively –– noisy – polluted
POSITIVE
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NEGATIVE
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B. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty ________ here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many ____________ buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty ___________.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very ___________late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never ____________that time of the year.
my hometowmn is Florencia - Caqueta
ReplyDeletePOSITIVE NEGATIVE
small expensive
calm boring
traditional old
lively polluted
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
my hometowmn is bello antioquia
ReplyDeletePOSITIVE___________NEGATIVE
clean _______________dirty
calm________________boring
Modern_____________old
lively_______________polluted
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
Carlos Hernandez R.
ReplyDeleteA.
Positive Negative
Big expensive
Modern boring
Cosmopolitan horrible
Dirty
Crowded
Noisy
Polluted
B- Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
i'm Mauricio Montoya
ReplyDeletemy hometowmn is RIOSUCIO CALDAS
POSITIVE-NEGATIVE
small -expensive
calm -boring
traditional -old
lively -polluted
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
A.) My hometown is Medellin, Antioquia
ReplyDeleteB.)POSITIVE-NEGATIVE
clean -dirty
calm-boring
Modern-old
lively-polluted
C.)1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
My hometown is Bogota, Cundinamarca
ReplyDelete2) POSITIVE – NEGATIVE
· Modern - old
· Cosmopolitan - noisy
· Cheap - crowded
· Lively - dirty
3) 1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
My name is David Hurtado
ReplyDeleteMy Hometown is Medellin, Antioquia
Positive – Negative
Clean – dirty
Calm – boring
Lively – polluted
Traditional – old
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
Posititve: Small, calm, cheap.
ReplyDeleteNegative: Boring, dirty.
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expansive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
My hometown is Caucasia-Antioquia.
Delete* Positive
My hometown is Caucasia-Antioquia.
Delete* Positive
My name is Sara Cardona Monsalve.
ReplyDelete- Positive:
big
small
calm
cheap
traditional
modern
new
cleancosmopolitan
lively
- Negative:
expensive
boring
busy
horrible
old
dirty
crowded
noisy
polluted
the sentences: .
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
My name is Kevin Jerez Y.
ReplyDeleteMy Hometown is Medellin Antioquia.
POSITIVE:
Big
Calm
Traditional
Modern
New
Clean
NEGATIVE:
Crowded
noisy
Polluted.
1/Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expensive here.
2./ Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3/ My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring.
4/ Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5/ Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
My hometown is Garagoa-Boyaca
ReplyDeletePOSITIVE-NEGATIVE
small -expensive
calm -boring
traditional -old
lively -polluted
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty expansive here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many modern buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty boring
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very calm late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never busy that time of the year.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteMy Name is Karina Valois
My Hometown is Cali-Valle del cauca
Positive
Small
Clean
Lively
Big
Negative
Old
noisy
polluted
1. Prices are very high in Medellín. Everything is pretty EXPENSIVE________ here.
2. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many MODERN ____________ buildings
3. My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty ___________BORING.
4. Some parts of our city are fairly dangerous. They’re not very _CALM__________late at night.
5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never BUSY ____________that time of the year.