Universidad de Yacambu

Ingles Avanzado Intensivo

Elizabeth Wright Josmar Carrasco.

Writing Practice Exercise 1

· Your Hometown

I was born, in Maracaibo city in Zulia state, and my partner was born in Barquisimeto, Lara is state its call the sunset State.

Zulia State is one of the most successful states in our country it’s locate north east of Venezuela, the Maracaibo lake is one the biggest lakes in Latin-American is has large reserve Oil below the lake floor.

My parents went to Maracaibo, because my father was working has a research engineering in oil company. It’s a long time since the last time I have been in my hometown, but a never forget the good times spend with my family and friends.

· A place you would like to travel to.

I would like to travel to Europe, different countries are there, a will like to go to, Spain or Germany and Paris, I think one of the most beautiful places must be Italy, what I can see in photograph in pictures.

· Another topic of your own choosing.

Well, I will like to talk about my work. It’s interesting sometimes… we need to talk to the embassy of Colombia to make contact with the delegation for further dates to discuss issues, or different points of view, let me start from the beginning I work in the so called CONEG this is the acronyms, for Negotiation Commission for the Delimitation in Maritime Issues with Colombia. I am in charge of to digitalize all the documentation in this matter including maps, charts, photographs, sometimes a wish to travel with the commissions but that not always is possible.

Writing Practice Exercise 2

Write paragraphs:

a) One Definition paragraph of least seven or more sentences.

1. In some religions and believes a medical pack is type of sack usually of leather that contains sacred objects.

2. The Aces are general term used in the literature for the Germanic pantheon.

3. Assassin is the name used by medieval crusades to a branch of the Nazari its part of the Islam Chiita.

4. Eddas is the name for two different collections in the Nordic literature.

5. Shabbat Is the seventh day of the Jewish week.

6. Indra is the Indian name for a Vedic king.

b) One classification paragraph of at least seven sentences.

1. Technical books are helpful for those who require a specific type of information.

2. Science fiction books describe in scientific terms the author imagination.

3. There is different kind of books, the plot books, and this type has the characteristic that are different from the rest.

4. The comedies books have the facility to make people smile.

5. The terror books are different, sometimes people get scare by reading them because it’s met to produce this effect.

6. Many people can’t sleep at night it’s when they see terror movie, every single noise they hear people get scare.

7. Art books shows paintings, pictures some of them include the biography of the artists.

c).One Description paragraph of least seven or more sentences.

1. The deserts are sand formation, one of the most important is the Atacama desert It is the most arid and dry desert of the world, spreads in the north of Chile, between the river Copiapó and the river Praise.

2. There are many types of geographical formation, Mountains; these are promontories some of them with a lot of trees others with different Species of them.

3. I describe for an office table and I did not specify the size.

4. I have long hair thin not to tall.

5. My friend has short hair, is tall not too fat.

6. Some people has their on believe like religious foods and costumes.

7. Today begun raining but now the sun came up.

d) One Comparison paragraph of least seven or more sentences.

1. There are different names in the Mithology, Greeks and Latin as, Afrodita is Venus.

2. Apollo in Greek as well is Apollo in Latin.

3. Antennae in the name used in Greek in comparison with the Latin term, Minerva.

4. The rest of the names of the goodness in mythology are Greek names.

5. Fatum is word known for destiny, in the Islamic religion the name for this term is Mahtub.

6. Consider as a mayor divinity Zeus is Greek terms, and Jupiter is his Latin name.

7. Holiday. Is a day o a period of days in a celebration or a significant day.

e) One Constract paragraph of at least seven sentences.

1. Before the close was cheaper now is so expensive.
2. But things have change since then.
3. I think this will be excitement but now it is not so.
4. Yesterday was shinny but today is cloudy.
5. Today we have a lot of work but tomorrow is weekend.
6. The contamination it’s a present danger but there are new ways to stop this danger.
7. The computer is small, but doesn’t fit in the room.