Task 5 Sharing past experiences and memories.

GINNA NATALIA HERNANDEZ

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Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia - UNAD

School of Education- ECEDU
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages with Emphasis on English
05/04/2022

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 Task 5 Sharing past experiences and memories.

1: Individual part

a) Reading: Read the next text and answers the questions.

An experience abroad
When I was 16 years old, I went to the United States. I was a
student then, and that was the first time I left home. 
I went to Boston to live with an American Family for two months
only. How exciting! - I thought. How scared I felt, But I went all the
same. One of the things I remember quite clearly was my arrival: to
start with. I missed the train from New York to Boston! That was
trouble, although the family was there to greet me.
When I arrived at the family house, I lost my voice, so nervous I felt.
For three days, I did not say a word. Now I know that was an
unconscious way to get familiar with the English they spoke.
Fortunately, after one week, I felt more confident, I started to speak
a little, and the people in the house began to understand me. 
How nice and enjoyable the second week was!
The big morning breakfast, a snack at lunchtime, and early dinner at
6:00 pm became a routine. The shops were interesting, the vanilla
ice-cream was wonderful, the sports were attractive, and new friends
were like the old ones in a short time.
This experience was unforgettable!

Taken from: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/irregular-verbs/living-

abroad-reading-simple-past/381

Select true or false according to the text “An experience abroad.”

-She spent 16 years in the United States. (True/false)
-She was born in Boston. (True/false)
-She lost the train from New York to Boston. (True/false)
-She lost her voice because she got the flu. (True/false)
-She was able to speak after one week. (True/false)
-She always had dinner at 6:00 pm. (True/false)

b. Writing:

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Good experiences:

When I was 17 years old I went to Cartagena, before the pandemic started my
mother, my sister, my aunt and I
We had a great time, we walked through the walled city, we went to shopping
centers, the sea, we took a tour of some beaches
The hotel was very big and beautiful, and the best thing was that we had the sea
in front of us, we had breakfast and
lunch, every day we went to the beach, we ate, we walked
we had fun. We bought handicrafts, we ate egg arepas, what I remember is the
plane ride, the plane flew
very high and we could see the sea, before the flight we woke up
very early.
Before the trip I packed my travel bags,
we left home early, first time to travel to Bogotá and go to the airport to have the
flight to Cartagena
I found many interesting things in Cartagena, like fish from
various sizes and colors, beaches, places, restaurants, shopping malls, I also saw
a lot of tourists, from all over the world
My beautiful mother worked hard to plan the trip, we talked a lot.
throughout the trip, we had a great time

The happiest day in your life.

The happiest day of my life was when my family and I traveled to

To many towns in Bogotá, Cajica, Chía, Cundinamarca, Lagos and more towns to
then go to Cartagena for the first time. we stayed in a very nice hotel, I
I remember a lot about the hotel, the first thing I remember is that the hotel was
in front of the sea, the view was beautiful, the waves could be heard,
the hotel room was big and the bathroom also had a bathtub
. We ate a lot at the hotel, got up early.
we had breakfast at the hotel, then we would arrive in the afternoon to
we had lunch and finally dinner in the evening at the hotel, the food was
delicious. After eating we went to the sea to watch the sunset. I remember a lot
about that trip, I remember that we used to go on a goat tour in the afternoon
and then at night.
and I visited many places, it was amazing. memory of that
The day after we arrived at the hotel, we got ready to go out, I put
sunscreen on the body and comfortable shoes we went for a walk down the
street. The most beautiful thing was seeing the sunset and listening to the waves.

Bad experiences:

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(Write a short story telling the bad experience according to the topic you chose.)

The day I got sick, I remember that day very well, it was normal.
day, I think it was Saturday, and I was at school.
I used to play with my friends at recess, I was 12 years old, I started with a
fever and then the chills came, I felt very bad, I saw everything
it faded, and I had a lot of pain in my body, my mom came for me, she helped
me, we went to the hospital because I felt very weak, at night they admitted me
to the emergency room and they did blood tests, and I had dengue fever, I was
there for 1 week in the hospital, and it was the worst

2: Collaborative part

Paste here the link to the collaborative flipbook.

https://flipbookpdf.net/web/site/
364fc9cdca324cbd799c8cdd6e3f6ace4c5278e2202204.pdf.html