MY PEN PALS

Elaborado por:

Ana María Capella Pita - ID: 708448

Luisa Maria Echeverry Leal- ID: 705122

Juan Pablo Gómez- ID:

NRC: 26768

Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – Ibagué

Administración de empresas

2021
1. NAMES: Luisa Maria Echeverry Leal

2. AGES: 24 Years old

3. Please, write three touristic places you have visited in your country.

COUNTRY PLACE 1 PLACE 2 PLACE 3

INDIAN The Red Fort of
El Taj Mahal El Hawa Mahal Delhi

4. Name “Faux pas” (cultural rules) and traditions foreigners should keep in mind when
visiting your country.

Indian:

1. It is unusual for couples to kiss or hug in public.

2. If you are a woman, it is advisable that you do

not wear very short clothes. Nudity is frowned
upon.

3. In general, communication with the Indians will

be in English.
5. Answer the following question:

How long have you been learning English?

Pen pal from Indian answer: Pen pal from India answers: hello friends, at the moment I
have been learning English for 2 years doing intensive courses to improve my vocabulary
and my language with people.

6. Write a list of five activities your group has done to learn English.

Example: We have watched English movies with closed caption in English.

A. We have watched movies in English with English subtitles.

B. We have frequently socialized in English with other people.

C. we have listened to songs in English.

D. we have downloaded English voice apps to improve our pronunciation.

E. we held English vocabulary competitions. How to spell.

7. As a group, write about the reasons why it is important for you to learn English.

We want to learn English because nowadays it is essential for people to speak two
languages, both for personal and work purposes. The work field is a very broad context
that opens many doors, especially if you know English, as well as getting to know and
traveling and many other opportunities.
1. NAMES: JUAN PABLO GOMEZ VARGAS

2. AGES: 20

3. Please, write three touristic places you have visited in your country.

COUNTRY PLACE 1 PLACE 2 PLACE 3

NORUEGA the northern the lofoten it's geiranger

lights belt islands fjord

4. Name “Faux pas” (cultural rules) and traditions foreigners should keep in mind
when visiting your country.
Brazil: you should walk around with
Kleenex/paper tissues on your bag to sneeze
your nose in public.

1. Weekends in the little northern

country are loud and fun. Norwegians
keep quality liquor and fluent
communication in mind.

2. To get married, the future wife must

shout to her fiancées 'yes' loudly and
under witnesses.

3. The Christmas holidays in Norway

last from Christmas, from December 24
to January 13.

5. Answer the following question:

How long have you been learning English?

Pen pal from Norway’s answer: good day friend. I have been learning English for a few
months and I have felt quite good, thank you very much for asking and how are you doing
with the classes?

Pen pal from Brazil's answer:

Pen pal from France's answer:

6. Write a list of five activities your group has done to learn English.

Example: We have watched English movies with closed caption in English.

A. We have listened to music in English

B. We have seen series in English with subtitles
C. We have seen videos of English classes
D. we have read news in English
E. we have seen news in English

7. As a group, write about the reasons why it is important for you to learn English.

Example: We want to learn English because we want to study abroad, learn many things
about other cultures and enjoy the advantages of communicating with new people
around the world.

● We have considered that the language is one of the most used worldwide,
communication is with this language, the music that is heard the most is from the
language, like most movies and series
 8. NAMES: Ana Maria Capella Pita

9. AGES:33

10. Please, write three touristic places you have visited in your country.

COUNTRY PLACE 1 PLACE 2 PLACE 3

FRANCE Louvre Museum Eiffel Tower cruise on the
river Sena

11. Name “Faux pas” (cultural rules) and traditions foreigners should keep in mind
when visiting your country.

France: you s

1. Always remember to say hello and never go to kiss them on the cheek, you could offend them this they
only do when they have confidence like between friends or family

2. Never shout in the street or speak in public transport this is in bad taste for Parisians

3. Always eat in a restaurant or stall Peaceful food

12. Answer the following question:

How long have you been learning English?

Pen pal from France's answer: Hello friends, I have been learning English since I started
working as a tour guide, almost 10 years have passed, but at first it was difficult, after two
years of hard work I learned to speak English a little more fluently, and within I will soon
start my studies to improve much more.

13. Write a list of five activities your group has done to learn English.

Example: We have watched English movies with closed caption in English.

A. We have spoken with foreigners in English.

 B. We have seen movies in English and listened to music in English.
C. We watch videos to improve our pronunciation.
D. Every week we make a list of five new words to add to our vocabulary.
E. In the house we spoke in English for at least an hour.

14. As a group, write about the reasons why it is important for you to learn English.

Learning English today is very important since it has a lot of influence in society, also in the
workplace because English has become a universal language and this helps to
communicate with people from other countries, be it Chinese, India or Greece. It also gives
you a great advantage at work because in almost all jobs they look for people who speak
English.

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