lunes, 31 de agosto de 2009

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY

°°°ABOUT ME°°°



There are many people that have met me, but they do not know me. So who am I? I am Martha Jessica Cadengo Lizarán, but I like to be called Jessi. I was born in Aguascalientes City on February 23rd, 1990. I am 19 years old. I have a small but great family; that is, it is conformed just by my mom, my brother, and I. Few years ago my parents got divorced; nowadays he is living with his wife. On one hand, my mother is working in the Technological University of Aguascalientes; on the other hand, my brother, who is 24 years old, is working in Jatco Mexico.


In order for you to know me better I have to mention my likes and dislikes. Talking about what I like to eat, I like the Mexican food, but I prefer gorditas, green pozole, and tacos. What I really do not like is the Japanese food, neither Chinese. Talking about sports, I love some of them; even I do not practice them frequently. I really like extreme sports; in addition, I have had the opportunity of feeling the adrenaline practicing some of these sports. I do not like all those sports that involve fighting; it is because I am a very calm girl. Talking about hobbies and other interests, on one hand, I like to dance a lot, also camping and being in natural places; on the other one I do not like reading and being in close places.


I have had too many experiences, but now I am going to talk about two of my best trips. Last year I went with my brother and my mom to Hidalgo City; it was the most awesome trip I have had. Everything in this travel was perfect. Additionally, I had the opportunity of “flying”; it means, I traveled by tirolesas. On July we went to a river where we practiced shot over and rafting. Then we went to Acapulco, but we did not like that place. Consequently, we went to Ixtapa; there we spent two days in an amazing hotel, all inclusive. I have to admit that Ixtapa is a paradise.


Everyone has their plans for the future; let´s talk about my near future. Firstly, I will go to the beach again, next November. My grandfather is organizing a trip, so my family will go to Barra de Navidad beach. I am really excited because I really like this places and Ixtapa trip was not enough. Secondly, it is missing just two five months for my next birthday; therefore, I will have a party. My 20th birthday will take place on February 26th, 2010 in my house. I want that a band, a sinoalense one, plays in that party. Now, I just have 2000 pesos to pay for this band, so if one of you wants to cooperate, it will be well received.


You already know about my near future, so I am going to talk about my future in general. First of all, I want to have a job as a teacher in a public and private school; that is, I want to work teaching children. This plan involves finishing my career which is English Language Teaching. I really want to finish it because I really like to study this, also I like children a lot. In addition, I want to have my own house and my own truck. I dream with a house with a big backyard and with a ford explorer sport truck. Another plan for the future is, from 5 to 8 years, that I want to get married and have, at least, one baby. I want to have in total three kids.


Some people already know how and who I am, but some others do not know me. All these words showed more details about me; for example, my complete name, my likes and dislikes about food, sports and interests, my life experiences, and my plans for the near and general future. Now that you know me better, I want you all to know that you can trust me for everything; so I can be the friend who you were looking for!

lunes, 24 de agosto de 2009

Introductory Essay (First Draft)

OUTLINE


I. Introduction (general Information)
a) Who am I?
  • Name
  • Where and when I was born/age
b) My family


II. Body
    Paragraph 1: Likes and dislikes
a) Food
  • What I like
  • What I don´t like
b) Sports
  • What I like
  • What I dislike
c) Interests
  • What I like to do
  • What I don´t like to do
      Paragraph 2: Life experiences
a) My vacation
  • Hidalgo trip
  • Last vacation
      Paragraph 3: Plans for the near future
  • Next vacation
  • My birthday party
      Paragraph 4: Plans for the future in general
a) My job
b) My wants
c) My own family


III. Conclusion
a) Restate thesis
b) Restate each topic
c) Comments
d) Concluding sentence