 Name and last name: Brisa Saavedra Surco

 Teacher’s name: Christian Cuya

 Course: Advance Reading and Writing 1

 Cycle: December 2023

 Schedule: 16:00 - 17:30

 UNIT 1:
 VOCABULARY LOG (10 words) You don’t know
 RETAIN (transitive verb): Preserve or save something.
- You cannot retain library books for more than fifteen days.

 ANXIOUS (adjective): Something that worries you and makes you

feel nervous.
- I'm very anxious since my mom went out in the afternoon and
hasn't returned yet.

 DISABLED (a noun, or a verb): Stop a process or action by

canceling its activity.
- Tomorrow night they are going to deactivate all the light
controls in my district.

 EMERGE (verb, used without object): Come out from the bottom
towards a surface.
- I know that by finishing my career I will be able to emerge
anywhere I am.

 ESTIMATE (a noun or a verb): Attribute value to a person or thing.

- Losses from the storms are estimated to be in the many
millions.

 SAVANT (noun): He has broad and deep knowledge acquired

through study.
- Very few savant men have achieved, during their life and after
their death, such extensive and resonant fame as that achieved
by Louis Pasteur.

 PREDICTABLE (adjective): That something cannot be foreseen.

- Breaking the predictable prognosis, it is not the lowest levels of
education that offer the greatest resistance to preventive
medicine.

 WRITING 1
  PLANNING:

Brainstorming

Current/Past Geniuse

- Albert Einstein - Tomas Edison

- Nicholas Tesla - Leslie Lemke
- Marie Curie - Pedro Paulet
- Leo Da Vinci - Steve Jobs
- Elon Musk - Beethov

 OUTLINE:
TOPIC SENTENCE:
Thomas Edison was one of the most recognized scientists in history, from
a young age he showed signs of being a great genius and that led him to
be a successful man, he was a great inventor and scientist.

SUPPORTING IDEAS:
● He had a lot of potential since he was a child to become a genius:
- His mother had to take him out of school and had to ensure
that Thomas received education at home.
- At the age of 12 he began to perform the experiments he had
read about in science books.
- He started working at the age of 15 as a telegraph operator, it
was something he liked and after a year his first invention
was announced.

● He made many contributions to history until today:

 He is one of the most famous geniuses in America, one of the
recognitions for which he became famous was that he
perfected the telephone and also made a great contribution
to cinema and photography.
 Thomas did not invent the light bulb, but he did invent a
more cost-effective type of light bulb and this invention was
used until recently.
 Thomas Edison designed rechargeable nickel-iron batteries,
this was a cheaper and safer alternative to lead-acid
batteries.

CONCLUDING SENTENCE:
Thomas Edison currently remains one of the most recognized scientists in
history for all the contributions he made and for everything he went
through, he was a successful man.

 WRITING: THOMAS EDISON

Thomas Edison was one of the most recognized scientists in history, from
a young age he showed signs of being a great genius and that led him to
be a successful man, he was a great inventor and scientist. Despite all the
problems he had as a child, he was a very brilliant person whose name is
currently recognized for several things. For example: His mother had to
take him out of school and make sure Thomas was homeschooled.
Additionally, he liked to spend a lot of time in the library reading books
and at age 12 he began performing experiments that he had read about in
science books. As his talent grew, he began to work at the age of 15 as a
telegraph operator. It was something he liked and a year later his first
invention was announced, which was an automatic repeater and its
function was to transmit telegraph signals between different seasons.
Over the years, he was recognized as one of the most famous geniuses in
America, one of the recognitions for which he became famous was that he
perfected the telephone and also made a great contribution to cinema
and photography. While it is true that Thomas Edison was not the one
who invented the light bulb, he did invent a more cost-effective type of
light bulb and this invention was used until recently. Also, something very
important is that Thomas designed rechargeable nickel-iron batteries,
which were a cheaper and safer alternative to lead-acid batteries. He
created them thinking about powering electric cars because he considered
them to be vehicles of the future. For all of the above, Thomas Edison
currently remains one of the most recognized scientists in history for all
the contributions he made and for everything he went through, he was a
successful man.

 UNIT 2:
 VOCABULARY LOG (10 words) You don’t know

 Inquisitiveness (noun): Desire to know or find out something.

- His curiosity led him to investigate his family's history
in depth.

 Self- reliance (noun): Self-sufficient quality.

- The self-sufficiency of the national economy has great
limitations, making foreign trade essential.

 Mortified (verb, used with object): Cause someone to

continually suffer discomfort or discomfort.
- It's been a week since I took my exam and I'm very
mortified not to know the results.

 Hopelessness (noun): State of mind of one who has no hope

or has lost it.
- My mom will be better after the operation, we just
have to have hope for her to recover.

 Defeated (a verb or an adjective): Feeling like you lost or

can't handle something.
- I've been trying to lose weight for a while but I can't
and that makes me feel very defeated.

 Accountable (adjective): That he is aware of his obligations

and acts in accordance with them.
- He had very responsible children who, in addition to
studying, always worried about helping their parents at
home.

 Struggle (a noun or a verb): An effort you make to achieve

something.
- With a lot of dedication and effort I was able to lose
weight because it was affecting my health.

 Enlivened: Who has a happy mood or is of a happy character.

 - I approached a group of very lively people who were in
the place.

 WRITING2:
 PLANNING:

Listing

Me or Someone I know

Me Mother Mario Casas

● I had to leave ● She got pregnant ● He is a person

university when while she was still who had to work
the pandemic studying at from a young age
started due to university. to get to where
family problems. ● She didn't have he is.
the support she
wanted from my
grandparents, she
had to fight to get
ahead.
  OUTLINE:

TOPIC SENTENCE:

My mother has had to face many obstacles in her life during her
adolescence, but despite everything she managed to move forward and
achieve her goals, which is why she is happy now.

SUPPORTING IDEAS:
● It was difficult for her to face getting pregnant at a young age and
continue studying:

 She became pregnant at an early age and was still studying at

university, there were many responsibilities she had to face.
 She decided to finish university because she wanted to give
her daughter a good future. Despite everything she had to
fight, there was someone who did support her and that was
her stepfather.
 Everything was more difficult when she realized that she
needed to work to earn money, since later she would have
expenses with the pregnancy and her partner was not with
her.
 She stopped going out with her friends and had to dedicate
herself more to her personal care due to the pregnancy and
she was working for the first few months.

● She managed to achieve the goals she had in mind.

 She stopped going out with her friends and had to dedicate
more to her personal care due to the pregnancy.
 She was working for the first few months.
 She spent the months of pregnancy and gave birth to her
daughter and still continued studying and managed to finish
her studies.
 Now she is happy and very proud of herself.

CONCLUDING SENTENCE:

My mother was a very valuable and fighter woman who, despite having
gone through many obstacles due to her early pregnancy, decided to
move forward and achieved all her goals with great success.
  WRITING: MI MOTHER

My mother has had to face many obstacles in her life during her
adolescence, but despite everything she managed to move forward and
achieve her goals, so she is happy now. I have not met someone as
persevering as her. She became pregnant at an early age and was still
studying at university, there were many responsibilities she had to face.
Despite everything, she decided to finish university because she wanted to
give her daughter a good future and the only support she got was from
her stepfather. She was always very grateful for all the support he gave
her. Then, everything got a little complicated because she realized that
she needed to work to earn money, since then she would have expenses
with the pregnancy and her partner was not with her. As time went by,
her life changed and she stopped going out with her friends and had to
dedicate more to her personal care due to the pregnancy and she was
working for the first few months. She spent the months of pregnancy and
gave birth to her daughter and still continued studying and managed to
finish her studies. It was n't easy for her, she always remembers all the
moments she had to go through, but it was a sacrifice she wanted to make
to achieve her goals. Now she is happy and very proud of herself because
she always wanted to have a profession and give what she could to her
daughter. For all of the above, my mother was a very valuable and fighter
woman who, despite having gone through many obstacles due to her early
pregnancy, decided to move forward and achieved all her goals with great
success.

 UNIT 3:
 VOCABULARY LOG (10 words) You don’t know
 Consensus (noun, plural): Agreement or conformity in
something of all the people who belong to a community.
- To prevent the economic crisis from hindering the
consolidation of the new regime, it was advisable to
extend the consensus to the field of economic policy.
  Reliable (a noun or an adjective): That is reliable, that
inspires confidence or security.
- You can leave your pet with my friend, he can take care
of it, he is very reliable.

 Advocate (verb): Person legally authorized to advise and

defend.
- It is necessary to get a lawyer tonight because my
cousin's case is getting complicated.

 Symptoms (noun): Alteration of the organism that reveals the

existence of a disease.
- The yellow color of the skin can be a symptom of
hepatitis so you should get it done before to rule out
what you have.

 Counseling: Action of advising or being advised.

- The main objective of the research team was to carry
out a descriptive environmental study, so its practical
action was preferably oriented towards advice.

 Favored (adjective): Provide a benefit or benefit to someone

or something.
- Smoking all the time does nothing for your body or
your organism.

 WRITING 2:

Reasons to agree or disagree with using genetic testing to make medical

decisions

AGREE DISAGREE

● Knowledge is power ● Other Risk factors

- To know what specific disease - Bad people could use your
we may have genetic information and use it
- Do something to prevent/avoid for terrible purposes
 it.
- Get the proper treatment on
time
- To stop the disease to pass
from generation to generation
- To decide whether to have kids
or not
- You can feel relieved if you
learn that you don’t have any
potential disease in your genes
● Psychological Effects
- There might be an emotional
impact
- We can make wrong decisions
● Misinterpretation of results
- People could get the wrong
treatment (which includes
wrong medication)
- This could make your status
even worse

 OUTLINE:

THESIS STATEMENT:

I agree with using genetic testing to make medical decisions because they
can be very useful in determining whether a person has a genetic disease
and determining the severity of the disease.

THE BODY (2+ PARAGRAPHS).

PARAGRAPH #1
- Supporting Ideas:

● These tests are very useful when a person has a family history
of a particular disease.
● Identify changes in genes that could increase the risk of
contracting a disease so that doctors can give specific
treatments depending on the disease.
● Determining whether you have an increased risk of
developing a specific disease is an advantage of detecting
inherited diseases.

PARAGRAPH #2
- Supporting Ideas:
● By detecting the disease early, doctors can provide better
treatment, especially for the disease the person is suffering
 from.
● Genetic testing can be very helpful in determining whether
you are likely to get a disease in the future and how serious it
may be.
● One of the benefits is that most people could be saved or
have immediate medical attention to prevent diseases that
can lead to death.

THE CONCLUSION (1 paragraph):

For all of the above, genetic tests would be of great help in making
medical decisions to prevent many deaths and detect diseases in time and
determine the severity of the disease.

 WRITING:

The advantages of genetic testing

Genetic testing is very good and has many advantages for making medical
decisions because it can be very useful in determining if a person has a
genetic disease and determining the severity of the disease. It is worth
mentioning to have a little knowledge that in the genetic test a person's
tissue or blood is analyzed to determine if there is any modification in
their genetic map.

Currently it is very important and has many benefits because medicine has
advanced a lot and has contributed many things, in addition to genetic
testing having many advantages for people. These tests are very useful
when a person has a family history of a particular disease, because this
way they can take action on the matter, being informed about your health
you can turn to doctors to help you. Another advantage that genetic
testing can have is identifying changes in genes that could increase the risk
of contracting a disease so that doctors can give specific treatments
depending on the disease. There are also many people who do not give
much importance to the matter but it must be because they are not well
informed, therefore, determining if you have a higher risk of developing a
specific disease is another of the advantages of detecting hereditary
diseases.
By detecting the disease in time, doctors can provide better treatment,
especially for the disease that the person suffers from, with this we could
help so that many people receive adequate care in medical centers.They
can also be very useful in determining whether you are likely to get an
illness in the future and how serious it may be. Currently, there is a certain
percentage of people who care about their health and go for check-ups
from time to time, but not everyone has access to it. To finish, one of the
perhaps most notable benefits is that most people could be saved or have
immediate medical attention to prevent diseases that can cause death.

In conclusion, genetic testing would be of great help in making medical

decisions to prevent many deaths and detect diseases in time and
determine the severity of the disease. The information obtained in this
type of tests, as already mentioned, can be used to diagnose a genetic
disease, initiate treatment or take preventive measures, and also help in
decisions such as selecting the type of career or family planning.

 FINAL ASSIGNMENT:
- Go to page 31 and read the alternative writing topic, then write a
paragraph giving your opinión about the issue.

Daniel Levitin states something that he has surely been able to do, that is
why based on his experience he affirms that a person needs 10,000 hours
of practice to achieve a truly world-class experience. Therefore, it is
important to know that not all of us have the same abilities or skills; there
are many people who are good at something but not at others. It is also a
question of dedication and how much effort you put into the things you
want to do, but there are also people who can dedicate themselves to
many things. I think that's why some people say they are "savant." We are
all good at something, but we are not all good at the same thing.

 REFLECTION PAPER:

At this level of English I have done well but I think I should continue
practicing, English is a language that must be practiced so that you do not
forget that I have it in mind. Reading comprehension is something that I
have always had complications with but I know that with practice I will
improve a lot, this month I have improved in very important things such
as: in the formation of a paragraph, what parts it has and what supporting
ideas there are. very important for your text to be coherent. My
experience in this course has been satisfactory, one always gets the best
out of something is what I think. Apart from that, the teacher has been
very patient with all the students because the teacher has to somehow
reach the students so that they can participate and not everyone wants
to, but Mr. Cuya personally knew how to reach all the students.