Monday, October 15, 2007

Group E: Silvia Lovato

http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2006/10/15/page4/

Hello everyone!



It took me a lot of time to find the best photograph which could describe my personality. I put this one because I am an emotional and sensitive person. I love walking expecially in autumn. During this season you can see enchanting landscapes where the color of red leaves melts with silver in the sky. The leaves which are falling from the trees turn from green to yellow and red and ultimately to brown. I love gathering pine cones, different kind of leaves, and small pieces of bark or twig. In winter I am going to make beautiful Christmas decorations with them!I am a lively and cheerful girl. I love organizing travels for my friends and cooking for them.

Last year I worked as an English teacher in a tertiary school. My students were 25 and even though they attended the fourth year they did not know anything about English (probably only with the exception of the words: "play station" and "computer"). I worked hard with them and they learnt a lot. At the beginning it was quite difficult to make them all understand that even though I was a young girl (I was 21 and some of them were older than me), I was their teacher. However, when I started to mark their tests they managed to understand it!
I tried to make my lessons as funny as possibile because they were not very interested in English. Since they were all male, I brought them articles about new cars and I finally learnt how an engine works!! That’s very interesting!

These are some interesting websites:

www.fondazionecrui.it


In the first web site you may find some interesting stages in Europe whereas if you are interested in travels you can visit the last two websites. Actually, I prefer travelling by train because you can see how the landscape changes.


That's all for now,

Silvia

1 comment:

Imma said...

Dear Silvia,
We really like your post. In our opinions maybe you used too many colors to write your post and it was difficult for us read it, especially the green one. As Sarah said in the lab it's better if you use only a single word to refer to the link than the whole URL. Besides it's clearer not to list all the link but explain them one by one.
Here we have some suggestions referring to the grammar...just to improve it:

It took me a lot of time to find the best photograph (which could) TO describe my personality.

I put this one because I am an emotional and sensitive person. I love walking (expecially)ESPECIALLY in autumn.
[....]
In winter (I am going)I USUALLY GO to make beautiful Christmas decorations with them!I am a lively and cheerful girl. I love organizing travels AND COOKING FOR MY FRIENDS (for my friends and cooking for them.)

Last year I worked as an English teacher in a (tertiary school) EVENING CLASSES FOR ADULT EDUCATION.

[....]
I worked hard with them and they learnt a lot. At the beginning it was quite difficult to make them (all) understand that even IF I WAS ONLY 21 AND PROBABLY YOUNGER THAN MOST OF THEM I WOULD BE THEIR TEACHER AS WELL. (though I was a young girl (I was 21 and some of them were older than me), I was their teacher.) However, when I started to mark their tests they managed to understand it!
I tried to make my lessons as funny as possibile because they were not very interested in English. Since they were all male, I brought them articles about new cars and I finally learnt how an engine works!! That’s very interesting!

Anyway... Good job!
See you
Marta T., Imma, Alessandra S