My

accent
and my
identity
1. Listening:: Listen to the song “This Is Me” – The Greatest
Showman and complete the lyrics with the correct word from the box:
‘m not (x3) – my – you are – this is (x3) – I am (x2) – we are(x2) – apologies –
barricades – scars – words –they (x2) – your(x2)

‘m not
I _____________ They
a stranger to the dark Hide away, ____________ say 'Cause we don't want
Your broken parts I've learned to be ashamed of all my _____________
________ Scars Run away,
They
_____________ You are
say No one'll love you as _____________ But I won't let them break me down to
We are
dust I know that there's a place for us For ____________ glorious When the sharpest words
wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out ____________ I am brave, I am
This is me Look out 'cause here I come And I'm marching on
bruised I am who I'm meant to be, __________
to the beat I drum I'm not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me Oh-oh-oh-oh Another
My skin Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in We
round of bullets hits _______
Barricades and reaching for the sun cause _____________
are bursting through the ____________ We are warriors
Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become) I won't let them break me down
to dust I know that there's a place for us For we are glorious When the sharpest words wanna cut
I am
me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I am brave, ____________bruised I am
who I'm meant to be, this is me Look out 'cause here I come And I'm marching on to the beat I drum I
‘m not
________________ This is
scared to be seen I make no apologies, ____________ me Oh-oh-oh-oh This
is me
Your
and I know that I deserve _________ love 'cause there's nothing I'm not worthy of When the
Words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out This is
sharpest ________
brave, this is bruised This is who I'm meant to be, this is me Look out 'cause here I come (look out
'cause here I come) And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on) I
‘m not
_____________ Apologies this is me When the sharpest
scared to be seen I make no _____________,
words wanna cut me down I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out I'm gonna send a flood
This is
Gonna drown them out Oh _____________ me
Reflection:: Answer the following questions.
2. How did the song video make you feel?
R/ The video of the song made me feel quite identified and was also very motivating.
3. What was your favorite stanza of the song? Why?
R/ The verse that I liked the most about the song was: "but I will not let them dust me, I know there
is a place for us, because we are glorious". This is at the beginning of the song, and I liked it because,
despite the fact that people are hurtful and disrespectful to them, they are able to see that in the
dark there is a light and that that light is themselves, being glorious.
4. Have you or someone you know ever felt so different, marginalized, or bullied that you thought
you were never going to be accepted by others? Describe the situation.
R/ Yes. I myself, receiving bullying and hurtful comments from other people, I felt that I was never
going to like someone, much less I was going to like myself. Many times I was not accepted, because
people believed that I was someone who, definitely, never was and never will be.
5. Have you or someone you know ever felt so popular, recognized, or loved that you thought you were
the one in charge of accepting or discriminating others? Describe the situation.
R/ Yes. I had a friend who was that type of person. He never thought about the welfare of his
friends or other people, and he caused quite a few internal wounds in me and I believe in many more
people.
 “El parlache”
6. What do you think about parlache? Is it appropriate or inappropriate? Explain
R/ I think that "el parlache" is something very characteristic of us Colombians. Many people are
upset when they hear it, and some words may not be very respectful. But it is something that
characterizes us a lot and I do not see it inappropriate for some occasions.
7. Do you normally use some parlache words? Under what circumstances?
R/ Yes, I use quite a few. Most I use them when I am in confidence with friends. On other occasions
I am more reserved, but even so I express myself with words from "el parlache" that are not so
flamboyant.
8. Do you think parlache reflects our drug-trafficking culture?
R/ No. I think that "the parlache" is more coming from what are the communes, the countryside,
towns and even some cities. Our expressions are quite unique, perhaps some expressions do reflect a
culture of drug trafficking. But there are others that make us Colombian and characterize us by
their peculiar meaning or accent.
9. Create a dictionary containing at least 30 different words you consider that a foreign person
shouldn know in order to understand your own Spanish accent (paisa, costeño, caleño, Venezuelan,
etc). Provide the definition in English as they did in the previous text.
Colombian
Dictionary
to
speak
well
chimba.
Chanda:
Ugly, lazy, bad
"How cute to go to that place", "How cute this toy"

Seba:
Grotesque, it disgusts. "What seba de man"

Man:
Man, boy, child. "Look at that funny man"

Qué pena:
Sorry, it is also used to ask for permission,
or to break through the crowd.
"Too bad ma'am did I step on it hard?

Está buena:
Woman with great attributes,
"pleasing to the eye", "This old woman is good"

Vieja:
Woman "Look at that old woman ..."
Mamera:
Tiring person, something that causes boredom
"What an old woman"
"I don't want to go there, it makes me feel good"

Qué maricada:
How stupid, how ridiculous "Did you fight for that? How sissy"

Mucho pasado:
She did something that pushed the limits.
She did something she shouldn't have.
"Did you say that to your friend? Much past"

Rabón:
Short-tempered, unfriendly person.
"She did not lend me the ball, it is a rabón", "She is rabón because I did not lend her the ball"

Vaina:
Thing. "What a pod", what a problem
"How does this pod work?"
"What a pod, you can't get there"
Chino:
Child
"That Chinese is crying"

Guayabo:
Hangover
"He's gowned from drinking rum so much"

Gonorrea:
Insult. It can also be used as an adjective for something very incredible or impressive.
"Joaquín is a gonorrea" "The end of that movie was very gonorrea."

Camello:
Job
"After 3 months I finally got a camel"

Guachafita:
Disorder, party.
"Your friends are in a guachafita...”

En bombas:
Do something quickly
"I went to my house and came back in bombs"
Achantado:
Sad, pensive, crestfallen.
"He's down because he broke up with the girlfriend" Get around a difficult situation
"She is banned with little money"

Banderearse:
Ridiculous or embarrassing person or situation. Extravagant woman or man.
"What a ticket to enter the bar with Pedro"

Cachaco:
Bogotano son of bogotanos. Not to be confused with rolo; the difference is that although both are
born in Bogotá, but the rolos are children of people who were born in other regions of the country.
"Juanita is cachaca"

Cachumbo:
Hair curl
"Comb that cunt"

Cada nada:
Frequently
"Every nowhere they call from work to ask about her"

Caído del zarzo:

Dumb or fast thinking person
Chandoso:
Stray dog, ordinary person
"Get out, you sick dog!"

Cantaleta:
Moralistic scolding, annoying repetition
"My mom is giving me a song"

Cascar:
Hit
"Lorenzo and Miguel hatched"

Chambón:
Badly finished work, brute person, without skill.
"This essay is very chambón

Chécheres:
Things of little value that people accumulate.
"I should give away all those cheeses"
Chicharrón:
Tedious and long work. Chicharrón is a piece of meat extracted from the pig from the same sector
where the bacon used in the paisa tray is extracted.
"At work they fill me with chicharrones"
Echar los perros:
Conquer someone
"That woman is giving me the dogs"

Gomelo:
Rich boy with a characteristic way of speaking.
"Very gomelo your friend"

Hacer vaca:
Collecting money between several people for a specific purpose.
"Let's make a cow for Camilo's farewell"

Indio:
Adjective by which members of emerging upper and middle strata seek to exercise a position of
superiority, through contempt for their peers, ignoring the indigenous ancestry inherent to
Colombianness.
"Very Indian"
Inmamable:
That nobody supports.
"That movie is immeasurable"
Jincho:
It is said of a person who, due to his high state of intoxication, cannot even stand up by himself.
"oh, imagine that yesterday my mother-in-law was more jincha”
Luca:
Colombian Peso. 10,000 pesos would be 10 lucas. 2000 pesos would be 2 lucas. "Lend me 4 lucas for
the bus, I'll pay you tomorrow."

Líchigo:
Miser to the point of pettiness.
"What a lick, he didn't lend me 1000 pesos

Motoso:
It refers to taking a nap for a short time.
"Take advantage and take a motorcycle"

Pilas:
Get started, wake up, pay attention to something.
"Young lady, do not lie there, put the batteries, do something"

Ruso:
Builder, laborer, bricklayer
"I had to work in the Russian one."

Socio:
It is used to refer to a close friend partner, synonymous with parce.
"Partner, are we going to the party?"
Tombo, Tomba:
Police officer
"We dropped it"

Violinista:
Third person in a couple outing.
"I went out with Laura and Camilo and I finished as a violinist"

Parce:
Close friend
"come on"

Bufar:
annoy, annoy
"Don't come to jesting with me"

Aguanta:
It is used to talk about both people and objects and refers to something that is beautiful, pleasant
and conforms to the acceptability characteristics of the person who says it. "That TV holds for my
room"

Concha:
Lazy person, "Don't be such a shell and get up, it's after 2 in the afternoon"
Por fis:
Reduced expression of please: "Andrea, help me solve these exercises, please, they are very difficult"

Pelito:
expression to denote an informal partner "I have not felt alone since I got a hair"

All good.
10.Grammar: Write 5 sentences describing the people of the image using
comparatives. For example: Claire looks happier tan Fred.
R/ 1. Michelle is shorter than Claire and William.
2. Fred is older than everyone else.
3. Michelle and Claire are more feminine than William and Fred.
4. Michelle's pants are darker than Claire's.
5. William and Fred have the same pattern on their shirt.