A1 First level. A good place to live. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013.

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1 A1 First level A good place to live Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013.

2 Warm-up Welcome! Hi! My name is Claudia and I m Linda s good friend. I live and work in Medellin so I want to tell Linda more about this wonderful city. In this learning material, we are going to learn how to describe a place, town or neighborhood by using some adjectives for describing places. Let s start a new adventure! Warm-up Now, it s definitely time to know more about the neighborhood and the city where I m going to live, let s search for some information here on my laptop. Let s see what information we can find about my new city: Medellin. Metro cable It is a very popular attraction that people in Medellin use as a means of transportation. Wow! This Metro Cable looks very exciting. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

3 Warm-up Metro It is part of the massive transportation system of Medellin. Explora park Great! Medellín s Metro is very convenient. A lot of people use it every day so it must be crowded and noisy all the time. It is a very interactive center for kids and adults. Nice place! Medellín has a lot of interesting places. This park looks very modern. I can t wait to see it. Botero square Located outside the Antioquia Museum. It has more than 23 sculptures of fat shapes. This place has a lot of beautiful sculptures. It is amazing and very artistic. I love art! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

4 Warm-up Botanical gardens A recreational and educational space for nature lovers. Excelent! This place looks so quiet and peaceful. It looks perfect for doing some meditation. Parque de los deseos A recreational and educational area to learn about the universe This place looks very fun and clean. I can learn a lot of things here. Wow! I think this is the right decision to make. Medellin has a lot of great places to have fun. It s indeed a good place to live! My friend Claudia lives and works in Medellín. Maybe, she can give me more information about the city. Let s call her! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

5 Warm-up Linda: Hi, Claudia, how are you? It is Linda speaking. Claudia: Oh! Hi, Linda. It s been a while, good hearing from you again. How are you? Linda: Very well, I can t complain. I have some good news. I am moving to Medellin next week. I m very excited so I need you to help me out with some information about my new neighborhood. Claudia: Oh sure, not a problem! Where is your new apartment? Linda: It is located in a place called El Poblado Claudia: Well, that is a beautiful place. It s located south of Medellin and is a very well-known neighborhood. It has a lot of nature paths and parks. It s also a very safe area. Linda: And, what about the nightlife? Claudia: Nightlife is very lively, since there are many popular bars and clubs around the Poblado Park. Linda: And what about malls? Claudia: Well, there is no problem with that because in this place there are great boutiques and shopping malls. Linda: That sounds great! Thank you so much. Your information was very helpful. See you soon! Claudia: My pleasure, Linda! If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact me. See you! Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

6 Let s analyze Let s analyze Opposites Clean Safe Popular Fun Quiet Crowded Convenient Polluted Dangerous Unknown Boring Noisy Empty Inconvenient You did a great job! Now, you know some useful adjectives that can help you describe any city, town or place in your neighborhood. Let s talk An adjective is a word that modifies a noun to tell you more about it. They never change and they are never plural. Adjectives are placed before a noun: Medellin is a safe city. Let s learn how to pronounce and get familiar with some adjectives. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

7 Let s talk Large - A large bed Convenient - A convenient location Interesting - An interesting person Boring - A boring book Beautiful - A beautiful view Ugly - An ugly picture Clean - A clean house Noisy - A noisy neighborhood Quiet - A quiet place Crowded - A crowded place Safe - A safe city Dangerous - A dangerous country. References Alcaldía de Medellín, Fundación Medellín Convention & Visitors Bureau. (2013). Medellín, Guía Oficial de Viajes. Retrieved on May 20th 2013, from: Fun English Games. Fun English Resources Online. Retrieved on May 20th 2013, from: Picture Botanical Garden, from: Picture Explora Park discovercolombia.com/ Parque de los deseos es.m.wikipedia.org/ Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8

8 credits Credits Pedagogical Direction Paul Cifuentes Carlos Javier Amaya Direction of Art César Páez ICT Leadership Yeison Ospina Quality management Juan Carlos Rojas Script Composition Ingrid Flórez Content Support Robert Livingston Karen Manuel Palmer Dinah Ines Pinzon Mitchell Multimedia Development Graphic designers Harry Zamudio Edmundo Watts Luis Arévalo Programming engineers Yeison Ospina Felipe Becerra Andres Salcedo Urlieson Léon Miguel Guevara Voices Equipo Regional San Andrés Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos /8