My goals

At the end of this bimester at the CCCN course, I feel that i didn't get everything out of class that i was hoping to get. But I sure did get some things out of it, I learned some new concepts, was able to pratice it, and remember a few things about the past bimesters.

I enjoyed the reading out loud activities for improving fluency and pronunciation and the ones about making up dialogues, because i believe that's an excellent way to practice english. There should have been more of these kind of activities.

Another thing that I liked about the course is that the teacher wouldn't accept any word in spanish in his class, so we were forced to try to explain what we wanted to say in english.

I tried to collaborate in every activity with my classmates. I think I didn't participe enough in class and that's something i should have done more. It's part of my personality being a quiet person but I know it's something I have to improve.

I started this advanced english course looking forward to improve my english. I was expecting to acquire a really good fluency and be able to speak it without being afraid of being wrong. I might haven't achieved it yet, but I Know that with a lot of practice I will do it. That's why I plan to continue studying english.

Homework

Bombs kill three afghan civilians and seriously wounded a child.
If the bombs attacks had happened in a crowded place, more people could have died.

American forces threw a grenade trying to free a hostage.
If they had failed, they could have hurt the hostage.

Police seek clues in girl's disappearance.
If the parents had taken care of their child, she might have never disappear.

An 8 year old boy was repeatedly stabbed at a restaurant.
If there had been police officers around , that might haven't happened.

Yesterday a man was hurt in the head by a man with a broken bottle. If he had cut him in an important area, he could have died.

Swiss complete world's longest rail tunnel. If they were in an economic crisis, probably the tunnel wouldn't exist.

T.I. sentenced to 11 more months in prison for violating his probation. If he hadn't done it, he would be free now.

Most Americans Lack Basic Knowledge of Climate Issues. If they had shown more interest maybe they would know more.

33 Chilean miners are trapped in a cave. If there were an earthquake, the miners could have died there or never get out.

More than 200 passengers have been rescued from a Baltic Sea ferry after it caught fire near the German island of Fehmarn. If they were in the middle of the ocean maybe no one would find them.

Jacó

Jacó is a city located on the Pacific coast, in the province Puntarenas.
For many years this area only could accessed by boat, until the road to Orotina was opened. The development process of Jacó was slow.
Intensive development started in 1983, when Jacó was named the capital of the Garabito region. From the on, Jacó has experienced faster population growth.
Tourism has been the main engine for development, and the most important economic activity in the region.

There's a national park in Jacó, "Carara", recognized for its exuberant wildlife. Tourists are also attracted by the surfing and the quality of restaurants and hotels. Jacó has a very active night life, with several bars, nightclubs and discos.

To visit Jacó, different variety of transportation are available: shuttles, taxis, and private transfers. There are some pages on internet where tourists can look for schedules and book online.
Some of these pages are:

• www.CostaRicaShuttle.com
• www.qualitytransferscr.com
• www.anywherecostarica.com

Nowadays, Jacó is a major destination for international and domestic tourism that seek beach, nature, and water activities such as surf.

Review

This review is about my favorite café, called "Le café du plaisir". It's located on Palmares downtown. The person who first introduced me to it was a friend from high school. I haven't visited this place since last year. I used to go almost every sunday but I stopped going that often because I've been very busy lately. The last time I went to the café was with my boyfriend, it wasn't a special occasion we just wanted to go there and eat something. I ordered a vegetarian pizza and a "frío irlandés". That's my favorite, I used to order it everytime.
What I like the most about the café is that it has a balcony with tables, so you can sit in there and have a view of the park. I would recommend "Le café du plaisir" to everyone, it's a great place to visit!

Christine's profile by Kevin

Christine is 18 years old and she lives in Palmares. She's originally from Guanacaste. Christine has 3 sisters and 1 brother, all of them are older than her, their names are Leticia, Florita, Liliana and Alejandro. She has a good relationship with her siblings.
Last year she was in fith grade of highschool, now she´s studying at the UNED general studies but she wants to study at the UCR. An important detail is that she doesn´t know what to study yet.She´s kind of bored of Palmares, she want´s to be in another place. Also she is a very lazy person, some of her favorite activities are surfing on the internet, watch TV, to chat, use facebook but she also focus on her studies. She doesn´t like to go out, she prefers to stay at home. Her greatest achievement is the graduation from highschool and the CCCN.The best moment for her was when she finished highschool becuase she didn´t like it. The reason why she likes English, is that she considers that this language is really important in our lives to have better oportunities. Her greatest ambition is to have a job and a nice car.
Her favorite trip is to go to the beach: " I like when I spend time with my family", she said. Her family is really important to her.
She´s a responsable and generous person.
She would like to be an athletic person : "I like when people worry about their health and want to be on fit", she said.

Homework

Kevin is a 16 years old boy, he lives in San Ramon but he's from San Jose. He has a little sister named Stephanie. He's currently studying at Patriarca high school, the tenth grade. He enjoys practicing sports, his favorite one is soccer, and he’s on San Ramon's soccer team: "Playing soccer is away to feel relaxed"

He's always doing things, is a very active person, whenever he is not practicing any sport he's surfing on the Internet or playing videogames.

When He finishes high school, he wants to study business administration. His greatest ambition is to have a good job and a nice car. His idea of perfect happiness is not being afraid of changes. The best decision he has ever made was studying English because he knows the importance of this language nowadays.

He believes he hasn't made big or bad decisions in this life because he still is too young for that. His greatest achievements are the graduation of CCCN and English courses in TEC. He likes going abroad. "I would like to visit interesting and beautiful places"

He describes himself as a generous and humble person.

While i was talking to him I noticed that he's a friendly person, he gets along with everyone.

KLDA-HERCOLUMBUS (Kevin's planet)

I think inhabitants of kevin's planet are more like venusians because as he said they're always thinking about helping and making the others feel good. His planet has some similarities with mine becuase both of our planet's inhabitants are concerned about the well-being of everyone and they are such a nice people to meet.

It would be nice to live in his planet becuase I think I'd feel so comfortable between the people in there, they seem to be easy to get along with and I'd would have a great time in that planet.