TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA

SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE CENTER

Writing Activity 1 / U 1
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Name: Naomy Vargas ID: 8-916-1286
Professor: Norma Ayarza Level 1 Term: 2022 Total: pts.
A- READ and complete the conversation.

Miguel: Hi, I _________am______ Miguel.

Jean: Hi, Miguel. I’m ________Jean______
Miguel: Nice to meet you Jean.
Jean: Nice to meet you, too. ______Do_________ you a new student?
Miguel: Yes, I am. I’m from Mexico.
Jean: Oh, you’re _____Mexican__________ I’m from here. I’m Chilean.
Miguel: I see. Tell me, ________What_____ this class interesting?
Jean: Yes, it is, and the teacher is nice.
Miguel: Oh, good. ________Where_______ is the teacher from?
Jean: Ms. Ortiz. She’s ______from_________ Argentina.
B- READ the conversation again and complete the chart.

Name Miguel Jean Ms. Ortiz

Country Mexico Chile Argentina
Nationality Mexican Chilean Argentinean
Occupation Student Student Teacher

C- WRITE sentences about these people. GIVE the information in the

parentheses.

1. (occupation) This is Ms. Ortiz. Ms. Ortíz is a teacher.

2. (nationality) This is Jean. _The nationality of Jean is Chilean.
3. (country) This is Miguel. _Miguel is Mexican.
4. (name) _Jean is a student . She is from Chile.
5. (occupation) This is Miguel. Miguel is a student.
6. (name) __ Ms. Ortiz is from Argentina. ____She’s Argentinean.
D- Complete the email message. Choose any descriptive adjective from the
box.
happy interesting boring good difficult dangerous bad
From: Miguel Hernandez
To: Alberto Ochoa
Subject: My new home

Hi Alberto,
Well, I’m in Chile, and I’m very ______happy_________I really like the place and the people. On the first
day of class, I talked to Jean. She’s very______interesting_________She knows a lot about my new
school. We have a_____good__________teacher named Ms. Ortiz. Her class is
_______difficult________but I like it. On the other hand, my sister doesn’t like our new home. According to
her, life here in Chile is_______boring_________I hope she changes her opinion soon!
Your friend,
Miguel.