Writing. Change to Past Tense: In El Salvador, Maria lived in a...

 

 

A student asked Maria about her place in her country. 

1.    Partner’s name: Maria

2.    native country: El Salvador

3.    How big was your place?              

       __ spacious  √  medium-sized  __ small

4.    What kind of home was it?

       __ a single-family house

       __ a condo (an apartment you own)

       √   an apartment                                 

       __ other: __________________

5.    How many bedrooms did it have? 2

6.    Where was it located?

       √   in San Salvador  (city name)

       __ in a suburb of _________ (city name)

       __ in the country near _______ (city name)

7.    What style was the building?

       √   modern

       __ traditional (Japanese/Chinese/Spanish, etc.) style

       __ Mediterranean style 地中海

       __ Other: _______________

 

8.    How many floors did the building have? 4

9.    What material was the exterior?

       __ metal                                                                          √   stucco 裝飾用的灰泥

       __ wood                                                                          __ stone

       __ concrete                                                                      __ glass

       __ brick                                                                           __ other: ___________

10.  Did the building have a:

       __lawn  √ courtyard* √ garden __pool

                       *花园入口, patio

11.  Did you/your family own or rent the place? 

      __owned    √  rented                                           

12.  What was the neighborhood like?

       __ safe    √  fairly safe    __ not very good     

13.  Good things about the neighborhood:

       There was a park nearby.

14.  Bad things about the neighborhood:

       People sold drugs in the park at night.

 

a.   In ²the U.S., ¹Julia lives in a ³medium-sized  ⁴apartment.

b.   It has ⁵three bedrooms, and it is located in ⁶a suburb of Los Angeles.

c.   The building is ⁷modern, and it has ⁸three floors.

d.   The exterior of the building is ⁹stucco. 

e.   The building has ¹⁰a courtyard and a pool.                                                     

f.   Her family ¹¹rents the place.

g.   The neighborhood is ¹²so-so.

h.   Something she likes about the neighborhood is that ¹³there is a park nearby.        

i.    Something she doesn’t like about the neighborhood is that ¹⁴it is very difficult to find a parking space.

 

 

a.   In El Salvador, Maria lived in a medium-sized apartment.

b.   It had two bedrooms, and it was located in San Salvador.

c.   The building was modern, and it had four floors.

d.   The exterior of the building was stucco.

e.   The building had a courtyard and a garden.

f.   Her family rented the place.

g.   The neighborhood was fairly safe. =(相当好的, bastante, дово́льно)

h.   Something she liked about the neighborhood was that there was a park nearby. (在附近, 不远 , cerca, поблизости)

i.    Something she didn't like about the neighborhood was that people sold drugs in the park at night.