Jessica


 * __Introducing myself __**

Hi everyone!! I'm Jessica, I'm 18 years old. I’m studying law. I like going out with my parents on Sundays, I like watching movies in my house but I hate going to the movie theater. I love reading novels and listening pop music. I enjoy surfing the web and talking with my friends of others countries. I don't have a boyfriend. I only speak Spanish but I want to improve my English to travel to New Jersey to visit my uncles.

Sonia's reaction: "I like listening pop music too! Your favorite drink and food are delicious"

__Describing my important person: __ My important person's name is Jessica. She is my best friend since elementary school. She is studying communication sciences. She is good looking. She is fair, medium height and slim. Her hair is long blond and straight. She has almond, green eyes. Sometimes she wears glasses. She is my important person cause she always is with me support me and makes me laugh.

**__My favorite dish__**

My favorite dish is “//Chiles en nogada//”.It's a typical dish from Puebla. The ingredients necessary for this dish are: poblano chiles filled with picadillo. The picadillo is a mixture of shredded meat, aromatics, fruits and spices. The poblano chiles filled it topped with a walnut-based cream sauce, called //nogada//, and pomegranate seeds.

//Chiles en nogada // is symbol of our Mexican cuisine because it gather the three colors of the Mexican flag: green for the chili, white for the nut sauce and red for the pomegranate. Also the chiles en nogada´s origin is a place in our national history.

It is my favorite dish because it's a great mixture between sweet and salty flavors.

**__Family & friends __** __Omar's family & friends: __

 Omar hasn't a big family, he only has a sister. His uncle lives in Texas and Omar is touch with his uncle by phone.

 He frequently is touch with his grandparents but he has family reunions only at Christmas.

 He never talks with his neighbours and he isn't touch with his classmates at primary school.

**Vacation ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">On my vacations I did few activities. The first days I stayed at house so I rested as much as I could: I woke up late, I read a novel, I saw my father and we had dinner together because I don´t see him frequently, I went with my brothers and my mom to the cinema; I enjoyed the movie despite I hate go to the cinema. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">After I traveled with my parents and my brothers to Puebla to visit my grandparents´ ranch over 4 days. In these days I saw my favorite aunt, I rode my favorite horse, I went out to walking to the forest and to the crops, I ate my favorite bread, I went to a party in my uncle´s house; there I saw my cousins, we danced, talked, played with water and we had fun. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Unfortunately my father had to return at his work. Over the return´s journey my father, my brothers and me sang few songs in the car. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">On the last 2 days of my vacation I did my homework and studied to my exam.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My most favorite object: My unusual earrings. **

//__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My earrings with duck shape: __//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> When I was born my mom ordered to a jeweler make a pair of earrings with duck shape. I've used them since I was three month old. These earrings are important to me because the people call me duck by my earrings and others things.

//__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My earrings with heart shape __//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: When I ended the preparatory my father gave me a pair of earrings. They are special to me because is my father´s gift. I don´t know where they came from.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Actually I wear one of each pair because both pairs are special to me.

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reading: //The Picture of Dorian Gray// __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">2. - Dorian makes a wish by saying: <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">'I wish that I could always be young. I wish that picture could grow old inside of me.' <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Would you make the same wish as Dorian? Why? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">No, I wouldn´t make this wish even though I fear old age because I think grow old is a natural and inevitable process that everybody have to live someday. Also I think the people should be concerned about enjoy their lives instead of worry about their age. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">3. - Do you think people are too concerned with being young in today´s society? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Yes, this is true. Today´s society has imposed us 'beautiful people stereotypes" and the same society has said us that beautiful people is young. Also the people think the appearance determines the personality, talent and intelligence. For example: few teachers in my faculty say the people don´t trust nor hire unkempt lawyers and the appearance to your opponent is all always. These teachers require an elegant dress as requirement to expositions and make exams.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Drinking it only in winter || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Is a symbol of our Christmas time <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It have a sweet flavor || <span style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Bring us a sample to prove it || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Its preparation procedure || <span style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">It is an offer when somebody visits your home. || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Some samples of Russian tea. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Paul McCartney's song ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">A ingredient of this is rice || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It is like alcohol to us ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The tepaches´s ngredients are varied and surprisings || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The presentation in Nahuatl <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The flavor of the sample || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">I don´t have suggestions because it was a good presentation || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">If the people don´t have Lukutu they don´t married || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The exhibitors spoke French || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The time of presentation was long ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Beverage || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">2 things you learned || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">2 things you liked || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">2 suggestions ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Ponche || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">You can add Hibiscus flowers
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Russian Tea || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Russians drink tea all the time.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">English tea || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Tea time is an exactly hour || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The mixture between tea and milk
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Sake || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It is form Japon
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Tepache || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The traditions about tepache
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Sooh-yun (soju) || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It is from Korea || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It is made from natural ingredients || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Bring some samples ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Lutuku || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">It is a healthy beverage form Republican du Congo

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Under the same moon __** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Parking lot //****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(6) ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The man takes the child back to the parking lot to looking his money but the officer doesn´t let him in. So the man gets angry with the child and takes him to other place.

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When I was a child... __**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">I used to play like a boy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">I used to be very quiet
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">I didn't use to leave my house
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">I used to take very long showers

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Typical Beverages´ presentation __** <span style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Hi Amairani and Alan!

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">We are Patricia, Jessica and Gabriela.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">We hope you are fine.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">We were in your presentation at CELE’s auditorium, last March 22nd and we liked it.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">In your presentation, we learned that we can add hibiscus flowers to the punch and that the punch’s origin isn’t in Mexico, the colonization brought cultural elements to our country.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The things we liked about the punch were that the punch is a symbol of our Christmas time also the punch’s flavor is sweet.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A good idea for the next session is that you should bring a sample of the beverage, even though we know that punch is difficult to prepare because most of the ingredients are only available in December.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">That way we can have a explanation while we are tasting the punch with hibiscus flowers. We would like that you follow our idea. Thank you for your time of reading this letter. We would like to see you soon talking about another mexican drink.

<span style="background-color: white; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Greetings from Patricia, Jessica and Gabriela.

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Personal experience __** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The way the people treat you according to your personal appearance ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">One year ago Victor invited my friend Jessica and me to his party. The Victor´s party was on Thursday. He was only acquaintance of my friend therefore the Victor´s likes were unknown to us. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">That day we had to go to preparatory school in the morning but we wanted go to the party so we decided wear nice and simple clothes. We only wore jeans, flats and cute blouses. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">After of class we walked to the indicated place. When we came Victor recognized and greeted us but we noted our big mistake: the party was very very formal. The guests wore formal dress. Victor said that it didn´t mind and he did we entered. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">When we were inside, nobody spoke us and Victor was busy attending his guests. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">My friend thinks that our clothing was the reason why nobody wanted to interact with us and she was sad because she is a sociable person.

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Note __** __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Situation: __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> You have been invited to a party, but you don´t feel well. Write a note to your friend. Explain the situation and apologise. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Dear Denisse. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">I have bad news: I don´t feel well. I've got headache and I'll to see a doctor. It's the reason beacuse I can't go to your party. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">I'm really sad but I hope you can sorry me. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Have fun! <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Denisse's reply... <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Dear Jessica: <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">You don't worry, I understand you and I hope that you better soon. You take care yourself very well. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Take your medicines and rest so much!