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Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje - SENA. Reservados todos los derechos 2013.

Warm-up

W arm -up

Welcome! Hi! My name is Claudia and Im Lindasgood 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.

Lets start a new adventure!

Now, its denitely time to know more about the neighborhood and the citywhere Im going to live, lets search for some information here on my laptop.

Lets see what information we can nd about my new city: Medellin.

M etro cableIt is a very popular attraction that people in Medellin use as a means of

transportation.Wow! This

Metro Cable

looks very

exciting.


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M etroIt is part of the massive transportation system of Medellin.

Explora park

It is a very interactive center for kids and adults.

Botero squareLocated outside the Antioquia Museum. It has more than 23 sculptures of fat

shapes.

Great! Medellns Metro

is very convenient. A

lot of people use it

every day so it must be

crowded and noisy all

the time.

Nice place! Medelln

has a lot of interesting

places. This park looks

very modern. I cant

wait to see it.

This place has a

lot of beautiful

sculptures. It is

amazing and very

artistic. I love art!


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Botanical gardensA recreational and educational space for nature lovers.

Parque de los deseosA recreational and educational area to learn about the universe

Wow! I think this is the right decision to make. Medellin has a lot of great places to

have fun. Its indeed a good place to live!

My friend Claudia lives and works in Medelln. Maybe, she can give me more

information about the city. Lets call her!

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Excelent! This

place looks

so quiet and

peaceful. It looks

perfect for doing

some meditation.

This place looks

very fun and

clean. I can

learn a lot of

things here.


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Linda: Hi, Claudia, how are you? It is Linda speaking.

Claudia:Oh! Hi, Linda. Its been a while, good hearing from you again. How are

you?

Linda: Very well, I cant complain. I have some good news. I am moving to Medellin

next week. Im 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. Its located south of Medellin and is a very

well-known neighborhood. It has a lot of nature paths and parks. Its 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!


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O pposites

You did a great job! Now, you know some useful adjectives that can help you

describe any city, town or place in your neighborhood.

Lets analy

Lets analyze

Clean

Safe

Popular

Fun

Quiet

Crowded

Convenient

Polluted

Dangerous

Unknown

Boring

Noisy

Empty

Inconvenient

Lets talkAn adjective is a word that modies 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 safecity.

Lets learn how to pronounce and get familiar with some adjectives.


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Large - A largebed

Convenient- A convenient location

Interesting- An interestingperson

Boring- A boringbook

Beautiful- Abeautiful view

Ugly- An uglypicture

Alcalda de Medelln, Fundacin Medelln Convention & Visitors Bureau. (2013).

Medelln, Gua Ocial de Viajes. Retrieved on May 20th 2013, from:

http://www.medellin.travel/en/

Fun English Games. Fun English Resources Online. Retrieved on May 20th 2013,

from:

http://www.funenglishgames.com

Picture Botanical Garden, from:

http://viajamedellin.blogspot.com/

Picture Explora Park

discovercolombia.com/

Parque de los deseos

es.m.wikipedia.org/

Lets talk

Clean-A cleanhouse

Noisy- Anoisyneighborhood

Quiet- A quietplace

Crowded - Acrowded place

Safe- A safecity

Dangerous-A dangerous

country.

References


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credits

C redits

Pedagogical Direction

Paul Cifuentes

Carlos Javier Amaya

Direction of Art

Csar Pez

ICT Leadership

Yeison Ospina

Quality management

Juan Carlos Rojas

Script Composition

Ingrid Flrez

Content Support

Robert Livingston

Karen Manuel Palmer

Dinah Ines Pinzon Mitchell

Multimedia Development

Graphic designers

Harry Zamudio

Edmundo Watts

Luis Arvalo

Programming engineers

Yeison Ospina

Felipe BecerraAndres Salcedo

Urlieson Lon

Miguel Guevara

Voices

Equipo Regional San Andrs

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