Mr. Moura’s

introduction

WHO AM I?

GERSON’S SHORT BIOGRAPHY

MY NAME IS GERSON ARAUJO DE MOURA AND I AM 47 YEARS OLD.

I WAS BORN ON JUNE 3RD, 1966 IN BRASILIA . WHEN I WAS A CHILD I

USED TO COLLECT INSECTS AND I LOVED TO PLAY SEEK AND HIDE. IN

JUNIOR SCHOOL I STUDIED AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TAGUATINGA .

When I was 11 years oldWhen I was 8 years old

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M Y PA R E N T S WO R K E D AT T H E B R A Z I L I A N M I N I S T E RY O F FO R E I G N A F FA I R S ,

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M Y S I S T E R ’ S B E S T F R I E N D A N D M I N E WA S A JA M A I C A N N A M E D L AW R E L L , B U T W E

O N LY C A L L E D H E R BY H E R N I C K N A M E W H I C H WA S PAT T Y. M Y N I C K N A M E WA S

L O L LY P O P B E C AU S E I WA S V E RY S K I N N Y, S H Y A N D S W E E T. .

When I was in

Jamaica I used to

draw as a hobby:

FROM 1997 UNTIL 1988 I SERVED AT THE BRAZILIAN ARMY

FORCE IN ITS GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

I GOT MARRIED IN 1996 AND MY WIFE’S NAME IS ITAMARA .

MY WIFE IS FROM SÃO PAULO AND I AM FROM BRASÍLIA ,BUT I

MET HER WHEN SHE LIVED IN GOIÂNIA , BECAUSE HER FATHER

WAS A PASTOR SERVING THE CHURCH THERE.

MY FATHER’S NAME IS JORGE AND MY MOTHER’S NAME IS

ELISA . THE PERSON IN THE CENTER IS JUST AN OLD FRIEND.

I GRADUATED IN LETTERS AT UNICEUB

IN 1990.

I STARTED TEACHING IN 1991 . I WORKED FOR 23 YEARS

AT CILC AND IN MANY OTHER ENGLISH COURSES WHERE I

WAS VERY HAPPY. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT CILT AND I

HOPE TO BE HAPPY HERE, TOO.

IN 1994 I GOT A SCOLARSHIP FROM THE BRITISH COUNSIL

TO DO A T WO-MONTH METHODOLOGY COURSE IN HASTINGS,

ENGLAND.

I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER CALLED ALINE AND SHE IS 17

YEARS OLD. SHE LOVES BALLET AND SHE STUDIES PEDAGOGY

AT UNB.

I HAVE A SON CALLED GABRIEL, BUT HIS NICKNAME IS

PUFFY. HE IS 15 YEARS OLD AND HE LOVES PLAYING

COMPUTER GAMES. HE IS ON THE FIRST YEAR OF HIGH

SCHOOL

I HOLD A MASTER DEGREE FROM THE

UNIVERSITY OF BRASÍLIA SINCE 2005.

IN 2013 I TOOK A SPECIALIZATION

COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.

1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Where are you from?

4. What do you like to do in your free time?

5. What kind of music do you like?

6. What are your dreams?

7. What are you grateful for in your life?

Write down the things that you’re thankful for: Eg.: Life, health, family, friends, the yellow ‘Camarro ’ I don’t have, having a placeto live, having food to eat, going to school, the dishes to wash, the teachers, the sky, the water I drink, the good and the badtimes, Jesus.. .

SO, ENOUGH ABOUT ME GUYS, NOW TELL US A

LITTLE ABOUT YOU:

WHAT KIND OF STUDENT ARE YOU?

Lazy

Indif ferent to your responsabilities

Easygoing

Apple polisher

Sleepy

Popular

Bully

Careless

Uninterested

Or.. .

Applied

Neat

Hardworker

Interested

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS?

WHAT IMAGE EXPRESSES BETTER FOR YOU THE IDEA OF

WHAT LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS LIKE?

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BYE! SEE YOU ALL NEXT CLASS,

TAKE CARE!