Activity #2
Andres Felipe Forero
Name student
English II
90021
Code.
Mario Alejandro Parra
Tutor
National Open and Distance University
September, 2022
Step 1: Reading comprehension exercise.
Sentence that represents the main idea of the text.
Screenshot No. 1. Identification of the text.
The main idea of the text is to establish the United Kingdom as one of the best countries
in the world, since there are the best universities in the world, and it offers its students
the best in all areas, but there are demands, for example, if a person wants to study a
master's degree and his first language is not English, he must prepare himself to learn it
and function in the best way.
Thesis of the text and supporting examples that sustenance this.
It is very true what the previous text clarified for us, since the Universities of the United
States and the United Kingdom dominated the top 10 of the classifications, with five and
four institutions respectively. Braving the trend is Switzerland's top university, ETH
Zurich, which was the only member outside the US or UK of the coveted top ten. The top
ten rankings for 2023 are:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
2. University of Cambridge (UK)
3. Stanford (USA)
4. University of Oxford (UK)
5. Harvard (USA)
6. California Institute of Technology (USA)
7. Imperial College London (UK)
8. University College London (UK)
9. ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
10. University of Chicago (USA)
Explanation of the meaning of the phrase “Top-ranked”
The phrase top-ranked refers to a worldwide classification, that is, if the university is
within this top-ranked, it is because it is one of the best worldwide.
Inference from lines 11 and 12 when the text says “Finally, it is important to
hightlight that living in the UK is probably one of the most multi-cultural
experiences one can ever have, and universities are no exception”.
When you talk about multiculturalism, you are talking about one of the most serious and
controversial problems facing not only the UK but also most liberal democracies. The
question is: how to make respect for ethnic and religious difference compatible with the
development of a common national identity that allows a minimum of social cohesion
among citizens.
Multiculturalism is a government policy that promotes tolerance of diversity, equal
dignity and the same rights for all people who belong to the different groups included in
the same State. There are two types of multiculturalism; the Canadian and US version
that allows and respects the difference but not the financial one, and the British version
that includes financial support.
The problem that British society faces and that David Cameron's recent speech reflects
emerges when discovering that Islamic fundamentalism, although a minority, has been
implanted in the United Kingdom. Normally this fundamentalism is expressed through
lifestyles that tend to close the community and, in some cases, turn it into a kind of
ghetto with its own laws. These areas exist in London, but also in Bradford, Coventry or
Leicester, and are characterized by radicalization
Comparison between the UK universities with Colombia universities. (Use
comparatives and superlatives).
In Colombia, compared to the universities in the United Kingdom, everything is simpler,
from the administration for a career to the moment of applying.
Although like all universities, Colombian universities are busier, since the prices in the
public universities of the country make them more accessible, that is why many people
for financial reasons preferred to pursue a career in Colombia, since the people who do a
career in the united meeting that are not local there, they do it either through scholarships
obtained or through agreements established with our country.
The big difference is that in the United Kingdom there are the best universities in the
world ranking, and they are the most desired worldwide over any other.
The structures of the universities of the United Kingdom are gigantic, while those of our
country are very the smallest and its classrooms due to the immense number of students
are much largest.
Screenshot of your participation in the collaborative forum.
Screenshot No. 2 and 3 participation in the collaborative forum.
Step 2: Writing an email about your professional experience.
Letter showing your professional experience using Infinitives and adjectives.
My name is Andrés Felipe Forero Romero. I am 26 years old. I was born on April 18,
1996. I studied my baccalaureate in the highschool Ismael Santofimio Trujillo in Ibague.
currently studying electronic engineering at the university Unad. I have two daughters,
one is one year old and the other five years old. I am married my wife's name is Ivonne
Durán. My eldest daughter is Salomé Forero and my youngest daughter is Victoria
Forero we are a happy family very close I like to go out When traveling I like to go to the
sea. I like to enjoy every moment with my daughters, it is very good for me.
I like my career very much, I am happy and very dedicated to the company that I
manage at the moment, it is a hydraulic equipment distribution company in general, I am
currently updating it to generate solenoid valves with the help of the Engineering that I
am studying and my experience with pumping equipment My aspiration is to leave this
family business to my wife and daughters and find a good place to work, would be great
to consolidate my knowledge and grow professionally.
This product must be sent to the Evaluation environment.
