my first travel to Medellín by: Kevin Bello

course 4 My last Vacations Correction by Javier Sanchez

PROJECT by Javier A. Sánchez

My Last Vacations

My last vacation was in panama. I was very happy because I have family in this country and I didn’t see for many years

I traveled with my daughter and my wife. We traveled on October 28, this day we got up early at morning because the flight was left at 7:00 am but it left at 6: 00 am then my cousin Edwin come for as a one hour after my arrival. In the fly my daughter played with the IPad and your toys

When my cousin arrives we planned our itinerary, first we went to the shopping because I need a stroller for my daughter and sneakers for me and my wife. I bought some thing for the next trip from the city, lotion, deodorant, tooth paste.

The second day we traveled to the downtown we was happy. When we arrived we stayed in a small hotel. Then a read the map and we decided to visit ¨el canal de panama¨ and the beach of ¨playa blanca¨on the Pacific Ocean.

The canal is a mega structure. That united the tow oceans. We visit the ¨Lago Gatun¨whitch supplies water to the canal is a wonderful site for visit.

At night it was amazing they were celebrated Halloween is very fun everyone come dressed. I thought that Halloween in panama was different but it was like Colombia the children collect candies in the commercial malls.

The other days we went to ¨Playa Blanca¨ at the ¨De Cameron¨resort we went to the swimming pool, beach, restaurants and many activities in this place it is comfortable and spacious.

The last day we went to the city again here we went to the shopping an tours in the city we visit the ¨panama Viejo¨ the ¨Cinta Costera¨the ¨club de yates¨and the duty free in Amador

Panama is amazing it is many places to visit and others for find out. We missed the food, I didn’t like the food in fact when I arrived to Medellin I ate arepa, quesito, and hot chocolate.

The End.

Growing in the school, by Santiago Castro Vargas

When I was a child, I studied in the Santander school, the Santander school was very beautiful and small, I lived good experiences at school, I learned to read, I learned to writing, I had my first girlfriend, I fight for the first time, I had my first kiss. I always put my uniform for go to school, I studied with my sister and my cousin, in the same school but they were in the other grade, I was in first grade, my cousin was in the third grade and my sister was in the fifth grade. We often went together for to school.

I love video game, I had a Nintendo console, I loved played, every day I play Mario bros, Goal, contra, Dk country, etc. the first game to finish was contra. My best friend live near of my house and he had Nintendo too. We often played video game in the afternoon. We played soccer and basketball at night.

Camilo and I studied in de same school but we weren't in the same group, in the second grade, we were together in the same group and we were very restless, our teacher changed of chairs because we talked a lot.

In third grade I met a beautiful girl, his name is Natalia, every day I tried to talk to her,                                I studied with her. She had a friend and her name is Carolina. Carolina was not very pretty.

A day I said,” Natalia want to be my girlfriend.” She said, “I do not because I like Camilo.” I was very boring. Camilo and Natalia became grooms. A day Carolina said,” Santiago want to be my boyfriend,” I answered, yes I didn’t like to be alone.  After ten years, I saw a Natalia and I invited her out. After two months, she and I became boyfriends.

The best vacations of my life. By: María Isabel Gómez Arias-Course 4.

The best vacations of my life.

Three months ago I realized a trip with my mom, we went to Peru for one week and I feel that this adventure was the best thing of my life. Tell about my experience and the best moments in Peru.

On June 10 began my adventure, this day we got up early, we were very anxious. In the morning my mom and me finished packing our bags and organized the documents for the airport and the embassy, then in the afternoon we were ready for go to the airport, my uncle accompanied us to the airport. After that, he comes back to his house. When we were in the departure lounge, I started to feel bad, my stomach was so bad and I vomited three times, my mom and my family was enjoyed with this moment, they laughed at me because they knew that this symptom was the nervous of the trip.

Five hours after finally we arrived to Lima, Peru, in the airport a man of the travel company was waiting our arrival, the distance between the airport and the hotel was short and on the way my mom talked with the man for organize some things for the next day. When we arrived to the hotel immediately we went to the room, we were so tired and we wanted sleep the activity for the next day.

The next day we visited some museums and the park lovers; the second day we visited “Plaza de Armas” and the center of the Lima; the last day we traveled to Cuzco and this is my favorite part of the story. The hotels in Cuzco are fantastic, very traditional and beautiful; the tour in Cuzco began the same day that we arrived here, we first visited “Valle Sagrado de los Incas” and then “Maras-Moray”, this places really are amazing, whole the trip I think “Wow, the Incas was a genius”. This day at the night we ate pizza in the hotel and we was so excited because to days after we finally visited Machu Picchu.

The most anticipated day of my life began early in the morning, the travel agency took us to the train station for arrived to Machu Picchu, the travel in the train was amazing, the landscapes are really beautiful and service in the wagon is incredible. Some hours after that we finally arrived to Machu Picchu, the connection with this place is fantastic, you feel like your life escape from reality, all in this place is amazing.

I can be sure that on another occasion I will make this trip again. 

Go to Apartado by Valentina Restrepo Albarracin

GO TO APARTADO

When I was 12 years old I took a decision that It changed my life forever. One day, I said, “I want live with my dad.” My mom said, “Valentina, is crazy and it is impossible”. When I told to my dad my idea. He was happy because we had never lived together. All my family did not agree with my decision anyway. I went. My dad had everything ready my room and my school.  My brother was a baby at that time.

Apartado is located in the west of Antioquia. It is very hummed and hot.  My father works in Banacol. It is a factory dedicated to exportation of bananas. When it was high time. I regretted but it was nothing to do.

My first day of school was terrible. I did not meet anyone. I cannot concentrate. The temperature was too hate. The first moth, I hate my friends, the food and my dad. He was concerned and he always did things to please me.

However, a day everything changed. I liked my school. I played soccer and it was amazing. One day, a friend went to my house because we had to do a homework. Since then she is my best friend. Manuela had a farm off the sea front. When I went I love it.  The sea was beautiful. It had mountains and waterfalls. It did not have contamination and it heard the sound of the birds. It was wonderful.

Since this moment, that experience changed my life. I met many places. I learned many things for the life. In this moment, my true friends are Apartado’s friends. This experience allowed me. I am a better person. I can be more time with my father and we erected a strong relationship.

Now, I go to Apartado each time I can and I got together with my partners for we remembered the best moments.

Valentina Restrepo Albarracin

Final Proyect Edison Estrada

Final Proyect 

3 years and 8 months ago. I got out a party with a friend “My friend of partying”.

We Met in La Villa de Aburra, at eight o´clock. This mall is in the 80th street, then we ate hamburger and late we went to Qbar. We drank a beer and had a good time.

Ten o´clock at nigth, We left the place and next to the bar, there were two single women talked, they said, “Hello, ¿how are you?” because they were our friends.

After that, We sat down and started talking. We talked about the family, the job, our future plans, old friends, our first pet and about our hobbies. We talked and loughted for ten hours.

I didn´t imagine that she was the one. She was perfect.

Yes, I fell in love, then I invited to Johana again to go out, her companionship, was nice and pretty, She captivated me immediately. We were out for eigth month, and I asked if she wanted to married me.

Actually we have a beautiful family, we have a happy live and harmonious, with many proyects and future goals. We live in Belen

I love her.

Kevin

What is your favorite food?

Where did you state, when you came in Medellin?

Johana 

What are you favorite song of Gustavo Cerati?

What kind of music do you like?

final proyect by Johana Henao

How i met my best friend By Estefania Hoyos

In January my sister and me went to doradal to the farm of my family. When we arrived to the farm my cousins said that we went to the Hacienda Napoles.

When we arrived to the Hacienda Napoles we were missed and we found other people that also were to the Hacienda Napoles and they said that we went with them and in this moment i saw a boy very cute. I wanted to talk with him but i was very shy. Later he approached me and he talked me, in this moment i was very happy and nervous because i didn't know that say but after i had much confidence with him and we enjoyed all the tour of the Hacienda Napoles because the animals were very beautiful but at a time i was sad because he had ate a bad meat and he looked very terrible.

After that, we  went to the Hacienda Napoles's pool but it was not good because the pool had much chlorine and my eyes burned for the chlorine. Then gave me hungry and i ate a burger very big and delicious but when i was finished the burger and came out me one hair and gave me a lot asci and i boat the burger.

When it was getting dark we went to the farm but the boy asked me  the Facebook for keep in touch with me and i gave it, i was very happy because i continue talking with him and in this moment i keep talking with him and now he is my best friend.

The bathroom´s door by Mónica López Y

PROJECT.

When I was at high school,  I get up early and I did homeworks, but one day I took a shower to I went out to my school at 11:00 am, but the bathroom’s door never opened.

The bus school  whistled to come out like every day and I tried to open the door but it didn´t open, I bored and I thought to do to leave the bathroom, I pushed the door many times and not served. My mother and my father was to work and they returned at night.

My friends missed me, they called me to telephone and cell and I felt desperate.

I took a shower many times after I made mask and washed face the day was long and boring, I had hangry because I didn’t eat all the afernoon but I only drank wáter.

My mother returned at 7:00 pm and she tried to open the door but she it didn’t open,it was terrible for me. Then friend’s mother came home because my mother bought her vitamins and she help me, she removed the door’s sheet, and I was happy and first I ate because I was hangry and exhausted,So I was enclosed to eight hours

Next day, I told my history to my friends, and they mocked me, and I laughed too

Today I never close the bathroom’s door when I stay home but in others place I do.

This history I always remember, I thing that it’s fun, thought that day wasn’t

THE COW WAS DEAD! by Juliana Palacio Restrepo

          Every day I went to do exercise in the “Cerro de Las Tres Cruces”. This mountain located in Medellín (la Mota). Last Saturday as I usually went to the “morro” with a big group of friends something strange and sad happened to me.

            Climbing the mountain I took at a fast pace approximately twenty minutes. At the top of the mountain there was some bars to do different types of exercises and we stayed there for about one hour.

            When we went down the mountain it was more difficult and we went at a slow pace because it was necessary to take care of our knees. The ground was very slippery and it was dangerous if you went down fast. Around the mountain there is a big field that has many cows and just one bull.

            When we went down the mountain in the middle of the field we realized that something bad was happening because the bull was angry and some cows were annoyed by a strange situation.

            We then figured out that the bull was angry because one cow was on the ground with her legs facing up and she was suffocating. My strongest friends ran to help her and they tried standing her up for a long time, but the cow was very heavy and what they did didn’t help.

            When I arrived to where they were helping the cow, it was too late, my friends looked at me with a sad face and told me... THE COW WAS DEAD!.

            This moment was very sad for me because I love every animals and I felt very bad for not helping the cow, but there was nothing I could do, the cow weighed four hundred kilograms.

            After this we were all upset and we had to continue our path down the mountain. During the path that was left of the mountain we went down slowly and quietly.

            When we arrived at the bottom of the “Cerro de Las Tres Cruces” we said goodbye to each other and we each went to our own houses.   

            I arrived at my house and I told the story to my family and they were sad. This is how a happy day of exercise ended up being a tragic day for the cow and me. 

The accident by Kathery Sadiana Bello

Many years ago when I was a child l lived in a town called Acandi I had an accident. What happened was this.  I was in my house and my mother sent me to make him an errand to the store, but the store was far. It was noon the temperature was very high was summer. So I did not want to go to groceries, but my mother made me go to the store. Then I grip my bike and went to do the groceries when I got to the store it was closed. This gave me so hot temper. So I returned to my house without me I had to buy. When I got home my mom asked me for the groceries and I said, that the store was closed. Then she sent me to another store and me of course, but I very bad temper. Grab my bike and i went it was coming to the store. The temperature was so high that clouded my sight and I fell off my bike hitting a power pole. When I fell my head hit the base of the pole (it made me a big bump on my forehead) they took me to the clinic and I successfully recovers. In my house after what happened do not send me on errands. Now my brother does. 

The Keys By Sonia Andrea Bautista Amaya

THE KEYS

I always have the keys of my apartment with me. I live on the fifth floor. One day, I went to the shopping and returned to the apartment with many bags, so, I thought, “Why don’t I take multiple bags, so I make several trips.?” That way it was more comfortable for me because I was alone.

I started with the first bags, when I made the second trip; I felt that I didn’t have the keys with me. I checked over all bags and I just found the car key´s I couldn’t find niether the parking lot nor the apartment keys. I left the keys in the apartment after the first trip with the bags. In that moment, I realized that I was locked in the building. It was 4pm so, I called my husband. He said, “Why don’t you come for my keys?.” And I told him what happened to me. I remembered him that I also left in the apartment the keys of the parking lot. He laughed and said, “You must wait for me because, I can’t go out early.” He was at work.

I returned at the car to wait for my husband. I waited for 2 hours in the car. Those 2 hours were longest than always. I was hungry, I was tired, I wanted be in my bed. When my husband came home, He helped me with bags. When we entered at the apartment I realized that, the keys were next to the first bags.

It was a day longer that all. But after that, I looked that it was funny. Nowadays, I always check the keys before closing the door. 

HOLIDAYS By: Laura Alvarez Restrepo

I remember a holidays on December 2012, i went to Santa Marta with my aunt's family, we were in Decameron hotel it's so beautiful. We went a lot places very nice like, aquarium Rodadero, the beaches and more places. In the hotel that we stayed also were guys of  party class excursion 2012 so at nights in the beach of the hotel had concerts on live with famous singers to them, but muy cousins and me every night went to beach and we were in the concerts it was awsome! But very night the same singers were.
My family and me mwet different resturants had the hotel from take the dinner. Each restaurant had a different speciality like, pasta, seafood and more and the meals was very delicious. Last night i got sick i had stomach damage because we ate a lot and i could not go to dinner with them so, my aunt gave me a pill and i stayed in the room of the hotel. when they arrived to the room they said me, "the food was very delicious and the place was very beautiful you missed it!" I was so bad but i did not want eat.
The next day we was ready to go and we went to airport to return home my cousin and me went in other flight but when we arrived to airport the airline we told the flight was delayed so of waiting we got a bonus for us to have lunch at the airport restaurant. I was still sick so i went to the restroom frequently while waiting to come out, after several hours of waiting we finally take off and go home but i was better and ready to arrive home. it was a trip unforgettable!

My first fly alone. by David moreno

I’m going to talk about my first fly alone in the Halcones school.

It was in the 20th of June of 2012, I flew to Armenia with the captain Simon Mazurek.  I was really excited about that because it was my first time alone.  I felt a bit of nervous because I just had only twenty hours of training, so for me was like apply all my knowledge but myself.

That morning we left Cartago and we went to Armenia.  While we were flaying the Captain told me that if I could do three touch and go landing perfectly, he would get off the air plane and then I could fly alone.  After we did the first touch and go landing the captain told me that we should stop and land the plane.  When we arrived to the parking zone the Captain asked for the authorization for me to fly alone and he told me good fly and good luck.

I took the controls of the plane, my heart was beating really fast and then, I remember When the air controller man told me, “Halcones 735 you are clear to taxy to the holding point runway 20 “  So I did it.  While I was on the way I had many thougts like I was happy but scared because it was exiting but at the same time dangerous. I kept going, I was clear to take off, so I did my fly and I also did three touch and go landing.  When I stop, the air controller man and the captain instructor congratulated me for my good job.  Then we drank a soda and we went back to Cartago where the captain hit me with his belt, cut me hair and wrote my t-shirt the date of this day and congratulations.

I received my ensign of pilot.  All of that meant a lot for me, I was really happy and proud of my self because the things that I always wanted to do weren´t in my dreams any more.

I studied in a military school By Tatiana Serna

I studied ninth grade in 2004, but I lost year in the school. My parents were angry with me for this they punish me. They decided send me to live white my aunt’s house in the coast. I studied in a military school. This day I was very boring because I missed my house and my friends.

The first day of class I was very nervous, but also sad the school was very small had only one classroom per course. On Monday to Thursday the classes were in school the normal subjects while Friday and Saturday we went to a farm. On the farm they teach military life. We woke up very early in the morning. We took a shower and put our uniforms in a little time. Then we went to the formation before we shot in polygons it was my favorite activity. At night we was guard around two hours each people, so we slept in a tent.

The uniform was pants, boots, hat and shirt with the last name. They very strict punished us if we were do something wrong. The punishments were some exercise such as running, jumping and cinnamon laps. I didn’t like to run because the place is hot.

At first I felt very alone, but I met many friends they were very nice to me. Our customs were very different, but that didn’t important. I was happy because in the weekend we went to the beach and went to the party.

When finished the year I was very well in my study and I had to go home this situation was very sad for me because miss them. When I came back to Medellin   I continue my study in a new school it was hard, bad I didn’t have friends and I adapted again.

 It was a very good experience for me so didn’t take a punishment because was life lesson, so I learned different things about this life.

 Tatiana Serna Salgado

THE DOGS NEEDS MORE THAN LOVE BY CAMILA GIRALDO

THE DOGS NEEDS MORE THAN LOVE

                                                     BY CAMILA GIRALDO


Ever since I got memory, I always wanted a dog. When I was seven I said, “ For my birthday I only want a dog, his name will be Toby “.

After that, I counted the days and I thought all the time in my new pet. In my mind I did everything with Toby. We went to the school, we played basketball, we rode a bike and a horse. Sometimes we cooked pizza, we slep together, we saw terror movies and walked in the park. I really wanted stay with Toby.

When the day came, I woke so early, I took a shower and I wore my new clothing for wait my new best friend. In the afternoon, my parents made a party with my family and my friends. We played with a clown, sang karaoke and ate a delicious cake, some candys and hot dogs with soda. I was happy and the other kids were too happy, either.

But when the time came to open the gifts, I looked my parent`s gift because I hoped find my dog. After that, I opened so fast the gift and I was cry.  It was the Barbie`s dog. It was awful !.

Thirteen years later, my parents didn´t give me a dog. After that, one day I decided buy the dog, then I searched for few weeks on the internet my future Toby. Finally  I bought a Cocker Spaniel. He was beautiful, he was little and had a big ears . He liked eat curtains, walls and shoes. He was really playful. 

But the true is I love a lot the animals, but I don`t have time for care them. One month later, I had to give Toby to my boyfriend`s uncle. The firsts days was really terrible but it was the better. My parents was right. 

One day in my childhood By Daniela Gil Alvarez

Many years ago when I was 5 years old. I lived with my parents and my grandparents. My grandmother had a store next to the house. I sat outside the store every day in the afternoon on a step and I helped to my grandmother to sell while my dad worked and my mom studied.

Many people went there every day and we saluted to my grandmother and me.

One day the store was very busy. There were many people were buying clothes, accessories and shoes and my grandmother was very entertaining and busy.

I went out to sit on the steps because inside there were many people.  At that time came an old man with long beard and mustache. He stopped where I was asking my name, he asked me who lived.  He asked me how many years had. That said,

 ‘‘You want to go play in a park.'' I was a little scared and so I did not answer him anything and stayed silent. He said, '' If you're walking with me I'll take you to a park.''

My mom and dad always told me that I could not talk to strangers or go with them, so I decided not answer anything but I said, ´´Well, I come, I will ask permission from my mom.´´   and I ran to the house to lock myself in my room because I knew that this man wanted to rob me.

I told this to my parents and my grandparents and they were terrified and they went outside to see if the man was still there but the man was gone already.

After that day I didn´t go back to talk to strangers and I never went back to sit in the warehouse scales.

MY FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY BY ALINA PALACIOS BEGUE

In 1997 when I was 12 years old and the holly week was coming and I was specting a travel. One night my dad returned from his work and He said, “We will go to Disney on the Easter holidays.” And I said, “Really?” and he smiled and said, "Oh yes." I was happy and jumping and running around the house.

On March 22, 1997 was the day of the trip. I was nervous it was my first time on a plane. I was looking out the window all flight. The view from the air was amazing. After 4 hours of travel we finally landed in Miami, and four hours later we were in the hotel.

The first day we went to sea world. It is a marine life park. I first saw whales, polar bears and many marine close to me. The second day we went to Epcot Park. It is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technological innovation and international culture. The third day we went to MGM Disney Studios, the themes of the park was movies and television programs made ​​in Hollywood.  The fourth day we went to the Magic Kingdom Park. In this place there is the famous Disney´s castle and it was disguised as cake because that year was the 25th anniversary of the park. I could not believe I was there. My dream was a reality and we had fun a lot. I got several autographs of Disney characters as Goofy, Pluto, Mickey Mouse and Minnie. We rode in roller coasters and other attractions. We watched the parade in the afternoon and at night we watched the fireworks. They were awesome.

The following days we were other amazing parks in the area. Where we saw many animals and we rode incredible rollercoasters, waterslides and many other attractions.

I never forget that trip was a great adventure where my dreams came true and I saw my parents enjoying like a couple of kids like my brother and me.

Course 4 Peer Correction by Juan Manuel Montoya

Read two of your classmates’ texts and help them check the following:

• Paragraph Structure

        A paragraph is a group of sentences.

• Sentence structure 

I       get up early             .

• Subject-verb agreement

The verb corresponds to the subject → He are ^is a student.

• Capitalization

Use CAPITAL letters at the beginning of sentences, questions, days of the week, months of the year, and proper names (people and places)

→ They get up at 8:00 on Sunday to go to the Colombo Americano.

• Punctuation

Use periods at the end of sentences (never use commas) → I love Sundays.

Use commas to separate three or more items in a list → I like documentaries, soap operas, and cartoons.

Don’t use a comma for two items → I like documentaries and cartoons.

• Use of vocabulary for Telling an anecdote

Your classmate uses verbs in the past, time expressions for the past, the vocabulary studied in class, and the structures studied.

• Coherence

Your classmate’s text is well organized and easy to read and understand.

• Spelling and other aspects

Check the spelling of words and other aspects that you consider important.