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A good place to live
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Warm-up
W arm -up
Welcome!
Hi! My name is Claudia and Im Lindas
good friend. I live and work in Medellin
so I want to tell Linda more about this
wonderful city.
In this learning material, we are going
to learn how to describe a place,
town or neighborhood by using some
adjectives for describing places.
Lets start a new adventure!
Now, its defnitely time to know more about the neighborhood and the city
where Im going to live, lets search for some information here on my laptop.
Lets see what information we can fnd about my new city: Medellin.
M etro cable
It is a very popular attraction that people in Medellin use as a means of
transportation.
Wow! This
Metro Cable
looks very
exciting.
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M etro
It is part of the massive transportation system of Medellin.
Explora park
It is a very interactive center for kids and adults.
Botero square
Located outside the Antioquia Museum. It has more than 23 sculptures of fat
shapes.
Great! Medellns Metro
is very convenient. A
lot of people use it
every day so it must be
crowded and noisy all
the time.
Nice place! Medelln
has a lot of interesting
places. This park looks
very modern. I cant
wait to see it.
This place has a
lot of beautiful
sculptures. It is
amazing and very
artistic. I love art!
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Botanical gardens
A recreational and educational space for nature lovers.
Parque de los deseos
A recreational and educational area to learn about the universe
Wow! I think this is the right decision to make. Medellin has a lot of great places to
have fun. Its indeed a good place to live!
My friend Claudia lives and works in Medelln. Maybe, she can give me more
information about the city. Lets call her!
Warm-up
Excelent! This
place looks
so quiet and
peaceful. It looks
perfect for doing
some meditation.
This place looks
very fun and
clean. I can
learn a lot of
things here.
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Linda: Hi, Claudia, how are you? It is Linda speaking.
Claudia: Oh! Hi, Linda. Its been a while, good hearing from you again. How are
you?
Linda: Very well, I cant complain. I have some good news. I am moving to Medellin
next week. Im very excited so I need you to help me out with some information
about my new neighborhood.
Claudia: Oh sure, not a problem! Where is your new apartment?
Linda: It is located in a place called El Poblado
Claudia: Well, that is a beautiful place. Its located south of Medellin and is a very
well-known neighborhood. It has a lot of nature paths and parks. Its also a very
safe area.
Linda: And, what about the nightlife?
Claudia: Nightlife is very lively, since there are many popular bars and clubs around
the Poblado Park.
Linda: And what about malls?
Claudia: Well, there is no problem with that because in this place there are great
boutiques and shopping malls.
Linda: That sounds great! Thank you so much. Your information was very helpful.
See you soon!
Claudia: My pleasure, Linda! If you have any further questions do not hesitate to
contact me. See you!
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O pposites
You did a great job! Now, you know some useful adjectives that can help you
describe any city, town or place in your neighborhood.
Lets analyze
Lets analyze
Clean
Safe
Popular
Fun
Quiet
Crowded
Convenient
Polluted
Dangerous
Unknown
Boring
Noisy
Empty
Inconvenient
Lets talk
An adjective is a word that modifes a noun to tell you more about it. They never
change and they are never plural.
Adjectives are placed before a noun:
Medellin is a safe city.
Lets learn how to pronounce and get familiar with some adjectives.
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Large - A large bed
Convenient - A convenient location
Interesting - An interesting person
Boring - A boring book
Beautiful - A beautiful view
Ugly - An ugly picture
Alcalda de Medelln, Fundacin Medelln Convention & Visitors Bureau. (2013).
Medelln, Gua Ofcial de Viajes. Retrieved on May 20th 2013, from:
http://www.medellin.travel/en/
Fun English Games. Fun English Resources Online. Retrieved on May 20th 2013,
from:
http://www.funenglishgames.com

Picture Botanical Garden, from:
http://viajamedellin.blogspot.com/
Picture Explora Park
discovercolombia.com/
Parque de los deseos
es.m.wikipedia.org/
Lets talk
Clean - A clean house
Noisy - A noisy neighborhood
Quiet - A quiet place
Crowded - A crowded place
Safe - A safe city
Dangerous - A dangerous
country.
References
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credits
C redits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Javier Amaya
Direction of Art
Csar Pez
ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas
Script Composition
Ingrid Flrez
Content Support
Robert Livingston
Karen Manuel Palmer
Dinah Ines Pinzon Mitchell
Multimedia Development
Graphic designers
Harry Zamudio
Edmundo Watts
Luis Arvalo
Programming engineers
Yeison Ospina
Felipe Becerra
Andres Salcedo
Urlieson Lon
Miguel Guevara
Voices
Equipo Regional San Andrs

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