Grammar/Writing

Use the correct present simple form (are/am/is)

Hi! My name (__) Valentina.

Where (__) you from?

I (___) from Cali, Colombia.

This (__) a beautiful city.

(__) you from here?

Hi! My name (IS) Valentina.

Where (ARE) you from?

I (AM) from Cali, Colombia.

This (IS) a beautiful city.

(ARE) you from here?

READING:

Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the
mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a
mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Scholars have found meditation difficult to define,
as practices vary both between traditions and within them.

Meditation has been practiced since antiquity in numerous religious traditions, often as part of the path
towards enlightenment and self realization. The earliest records of meditation (Dhyana), come from
the Hindu traditions of Vedantism. Since the 19th century, Asian meditative techniques have spread to
other cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and
health.

Meditation may be used with the aim of reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and increasing
peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Meditation is under research to define its possible
health (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other effects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

Questions:

1. Meditation helps on getting: Respuesta C

a. Crazy thoughts
b. Stress
c. An emotional and stable state
d. Bored
2. The earliest records of meditation come from: Respuesta D
a. Muslim traditions
 b. Indian traditions
c. Orthodox traditions
d. Hindu Traditions
3. Meditation is a: Respuesta B
a. Sport
b. Practice
c. Song
d. Record
4. According to the article the statement “Meditation is a religion” is: Respuesta B
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
5. “Meditation is difficult to define, as practices may vary both traditions and within them” this
infers that: Respuesta C
a. We all meditate in the same way
b. There is only one way to do meditation
c. There are different ways of doing meditation
d. Meditation is a religion

Listening
https://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article6873

1. What is her favorite meal? (LUNCH)

2. What does she usually eat for lunch? (Sandwich)
3. What does she drinks with her lunch? (Water)
4. What is her favorite food? (Fried chicken)
5. What is Maryland very famous for? (Crabs)