Place in Colombia

VÍDEO: https://youtu.be/Li6EkL5GkIE 

A beautiful place in Colombia is Caño Cristales, called the river of six colors as red yellow blue green and black, the river is made up of different color algae and rocks minerals, which is also considered by many to be “the most beautiful river in the world”.

Caño Cristales is located in the Serrania de la Macarena National Park, which is located in the Meta department of Colombia

For about six months of the year, Caño Cristales looks like any other river. But from about June to early December the river comes alive with the colors.

INVENTION AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC VIDEO

INVENTION AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC - YouTube 

HISTORY OF PHONE:

Finally, the first mobile phone or cell phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, appeared in 1983. Up to the current smartphones that have an Internet connection and are practically a small computer. The goal of mobile telephony is to provide users with a system of communication and access to information regardless of where they are.

Spain was one of the first nations to benefit from the phone. It was in Barcelona where the first telephone communication was made on December 16, 1877. It was a conversation by a circuit stretched from Montjuich and the Citadel.

arrived In Madrid a year later, provoking a strike of coachmen. They thought that the invention threatened their business, because they believed that their regular customers, being able to communicate from their homes, would not go out into the street.

PRACTICING (videos)

 1. I talk a little bit about my future plans FUTURE PLANS - YouTube  

2. I talk a little bit about my favorite holiday MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY - YouTube  

MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY

My favorite holiday is christmas because it brings me memories of childhood and how happy I was many times, Christmas dinners are the best, for our typical meals such as coconut rice, chicken with ham and cheese, fritters and custard, I like it because the celebrations are unique, the 24 and 31 of december are to party and enjoy with the family.

TALKING ABOUT MY FUTURE PLANS

First I plan to go to Italy on a trip next November with my mom, In a year I finish my career as a lawyer, I want to specialize in civil law and be able to earn a lot of money then I want to buy a house for her and a car for me, I also have plans to marry in a two years with my current boyfriend, having my own law firm and growing up financially to give a good life to the children I want to have in about 4 years.

NEWS

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

In the last class we studied the following points, which are accompanied by some exercises done by me, for greater illustration and practice of the subject

Past perfect 

Had + the verb in past participle

For example: 

Was or Were: Had been 

Talked: Had talked 

Cleaned: Had cleaned

Present perfect

Have + the verb in past participle 

Have been=(past perfect) had been 

Past future of WILL -> Would 

Can -> Could 

Examples

1. Mom said “We have to talk more in the nights.”

Mom said that we had to talk more in the nights. (Present perfect)

2. Pablo said “I live in Paris right now.” 

Pablo said that he lived in Paris right now. (Present Simple) 

3. Andrea said “I’ll be back at 5 pm” 

Andrea said that she would be back at 5 pm. (Future simple)

4. Juan said “I arrived at home after my mom.” 

Juan said that he had arrived at home after his mom. (Past perfect)

5. Luisa said “I have finished my homework of today.”

Luisa said that she had finished her homework of today. (Present perfect)

6. Daniela said “I was talking with Luis.” Daniela said that she had been talking with Luis (Past continuos)

7. My English teacher said “I can understand perfect english.” My english teacher said that she could understand perfect Spanish.

NATURAL DISASTERS AND TYPES OF MESSAGES

ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS

In class we talked about five natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfire, floods and earthquakes. We analyze the scale on the severity of the damages caused by these different natural disasters, in this case tornadoes. (Picture)

QUESTION IN CLASS: HOW ARE THESE NATURAL DISASTERS PREDICTED?

They're predicted by meteorologists (scientists that predict the disasters) who do different studies on pollution and air pressure a through forecast. 

TYPES OF MESSAGE: 

Imperatives (Indirect speech when we want to report what somebody said)

-Affirmative or negative

-Orders that we give to people

-Commands

-Don't have a subject

-Simple present 

General statements

-Affirmative, negative or questions.

EXAMPLES:

1. Daniela's mom said, "Clean your room before you leave." Daniela's mom told hear to clean her room before she leaves

2. My brother said, "Don't forget to buy food for lunch together." My brother told me not to forget to buy food for lunch with him

3. My boyfriend said, "Call me after I leave work." My boyfriend told me to call him after he leaves work.

4. Laura told Camilo, "Check your email everyday because our teacher sends important articles." Laura told Camilo to check his emails everyday because their teacher sends important articles. 

THE BOOKS AND MY PREFERENCES ABOUT IT

Today in class the topic was about READING FOR PLEASURE and ways to describe a book 

• MY PREFERENCES 

I read books sometimes when I have free time, I like books that talk about self help and self love, sometimes about fiction. 

About books of self help my favorite author is Walter Riso, he’s a good writer and his book help many people, in his books talks about how we can manage our emotions 
 

I prefer drama books because are cliffhanger. It help to have fun, generates different emotions and distract me with the story and I want to know more about it. 

PLAN AN EVENT

Planning and running an event

Sound system

an air-conditioned and large lounge

the waiters

buffet of food 

good music 

a microphone

decorated tables and chairs

Type of event: Birthday’s party

Location: Private room

Date: October 7 

Time: 9:00 PM 

BEFORE EVENT: 

I need to get the saloon 

I need to get the invitations done 

I need to get the food for the guests

I need to get the sound equipment for the music 

DURING EVENT:

I need to get the guests to their tables 

I need to get the food ready 

I need to get the music to sound good 

I need to get the decoration of the saloon to be well

PROCRASTINATION QUESTIONS

1. is procrastination a problem that affects all people equally? why?

2. is it easy to overcome procrastination?

3. how can someone procrastinate less and increase their productivity?

4. are you a procrastinator? when? how often?  

1. For me, and in the video, it’s a problem that affects everyone equally, He explains that all people procrastinate; and that there are different ways to do it. I think it’s a problem that can trigger some kind of anxiety from panic or from the displeasure of doing certain things that when it comes time to do them generates stress for us. Maybe there are people who can control it better, but the result is the same 

2. It’s not easy, in the video he explains that people act depending on the time they have to perform a task, if the task is long-term procrastinate it, and if it is short-term act immediately, he gives us the recommendation to use a calendar for order. From my point of view it can become customary to procrastinate everything, just for not wanting to face some things. 

3. In the video he says that people can stop procrastinating if they are less distracted, or if they manage to trick their mind into doing their activities. Starting with losing the panic and the displeasure to the things that usually procastinar, only thus can it go creating a habit, but from my perspective procrastinating often comes from anxiety, because that’s my case, in that situation it would work to look for a psychologist as well

4. Yes, I tend to procrastinate when I have a problem and am afraid to express myself, when I have to make an exhibition, when I have to study for a very difficult subject or when I have to organize something, I tend to do so frequently