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Greetings : 

20/07/2011 Greetings By Alicia Sierra

Here I am : 

20/07/2011 Here I am Wellcome to your English course III. I’m your teacher Alicia, you can call me Alis or Alicia. Whatever you want. The most importante think for this new adventure is that you take the risk and learn from mistakes. Ask always as you need it, ok ?. Well let’s start…

Let’s know each other on the net : 

20/07/2011 Let’s know each other on the net Hi my name is Alicia Sierra Díaz and I’m from Mexico City. I’m in my 40’s. My birthay is at the end of August, so I’m virgo. My favourite hobbies are reading, swimming and be with my family. One of my favourite writer is Gabriel García Márquez. My favourite film is “The life is beautiful”. I am romantic, creative, hardworking, friendly and neat. Also I’m talkative, nervous and shy. Therefore, I would like to write to e-friends . Please write to me in the first forum.

Some instructions: : 

20/07/2011 Some instructions: Now corresponds to you introduce yourself and be prepare for some questions Below is a chart which gives you some characteristics according to your star sign. Check it and write your own introduction , if you don’t know how to do this , you have my example (no more than 10 sentences neither, less than 6) . Send your introduction to the first forum please. See you!

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Explanation of some (adjectives) words in the chart above: : 

20/07/2011 Explanation of some (adjectives) words in the chart above: Careless: not paying enough attention to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes, damage things etc. Funny: making you laugh Hardworking: working with a lot of effort Helpful: providing useful help in making a situation better or easier Kind : saying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy Lazy: not liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything

Explanation of some adjectives: : 

20/07/2011 Explanation of some adjectives: Neat: carefully arranged Quiet: not making much noise, or making no noise at all Stubborn: determined not to change your mind Talkative: someone who talks a lot Tight: strict controlling something very strictly or firmly Twee: very pretty or perfect, in a way that you find silly or unpleasant From Longman Dictionary

You can find other adjectives to describe your personality in this link: : 

20/07/2011 You can find other adjectives to describe your personality in this link: http://www.examples-help.org.uk/parts-of-speech/personality-adjectives.htm “As stubborn as a mule” This is a very common phrase. Do you know the meaning? Please, explain the phrase above, with your own words.

Questions??? : 

20/07/2011 Questions??? If you have any question, please ask as soon as posible. How can you do that? Write to me a message. It could be in English or Spanish, don’t worry about it, the important think is to solve your questions.