Final Exam Information

Hi all,
Here you can find the pages I will use while making our final exam test.

Pathways 2 Vocabulary:
Unit 5 - 84 A,B; 90-91 A,B
Unit 6 - 104 A,B; 110-111 A,B
Unit 7 - 124 A,B; 130-131 A, B

Also, try to think about the general ideas for each of the chapters. You don't have to be too specific; however, you should have a good understanding of what the topics are about.


Have a great weekend!
Kindly,
~alz

First Choice

"I want to tell what I think is important." This is one of the thing I want to do in my whole life. To do this, I can be whatever I want.  There are so many way to keep doing this. Now, I am studying in this University to be a teacher. I think this is a easy way to tell people.

But, it is just "easy way". I actually have the other way. This is what I really wanted to do. Although this is my "First Choice", I couldn`t decide to do. Because I know it is very hard and I afraid to fail this way.

Then, I imagined if I won`t do anything for this way and become a teacher, can I say "It was a good life" even if I keep choosing easier way ? I don` t know. But it is clear that I will recall I couldn`t decide my "First Choice". I also couldn`t pass the exam in my "First Choice" University, I couldn`t get the "First Choice" place in my sport club when I was middle school student. I can`t write all things, I missed too many "First Choice". So I have many regrets now.

I don`t want to do that anymore. I don`t want to say "It was a cheap life". And I also realized that there aren`t easy way if I want to keep doing one thing in my whore life.  Teacher is a hard way too.

So I decided one thing, I choose the "Firsi Choice" for no more regret.

Netflix

 Recently, I often watch movies, anime, TV shows, documentaries and comedy on Netflix. The site is if someone who watch something pays 8 dollar per month, the someone can watch anything everytime or everyday. These days, I watch a TV show and I'm really into it. The title is ''One tree hill''. The story is like there are half-brothers Lucas and Nathan alternate between kinship and rivalry on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends. It has been lasting season 9. It is very nice and I'd like you to watch it and register it because it is cheap and when you are free, you can kill time easily. In short, you must be into it.

My favorite series.

1-Dr House is my favorite serie in all time. Is a drama and comedy series about one doctor he is genius but he have pain in his leg, and he is addicted to vicodin  this pain makes angry to house. so Dr house said one of my favorites frases, Everybody lies. IS REALLY AMAZING, I RECOMMEND A LOT.

2- The shield this series is about Vic Mackey and his team they are Police but sometimes no are good at all. Is a drama accion is very good my favorite character is Vic is my anti-hero favorite. I think vic is the representation of the ends justify the means.

3- Band of Brother is about  Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. this serie only have 10 episodes but is amazing is one of my favorites because i saw this serie with my grandpa he likes a lot. sometime i see this series with my father.the end of series is very emotive, the title of serie is based on this

:And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,

From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

What I am Continuing

Hi everyone. I would like to talk about what In am continuing everyday. I am keeping a dialy. It is not on Internet but on a book. I won`t let someone read it;)) Because I always write truthly what I thought. For example, about my friends, where I went or what there happened and my love storry lol I often write something that I can`t say to someone. After I do that, I feel BETTER and I can put my feelings in order. I have kept taht for 5 years. I don`t remember why I started writing the diary but I think I was influenced "The Vampire Diaries".  When I read my past diary, It always let me remember what happened then. I hope these will be my treasure....someday:)))

Messi

He is the best player in the world . This what the players said . He was born in 24 June 1986 . He is

from Argentine . He plays for Barcelona . He was handicapped and the doctor told him you can not 

play soccer but now he is famous in the  world . At the 2014 World Cup he led Argentina to 

to the final . I like him . I always watch him to learn some skills . 

Un Yuca in Memphis. The Good's

In 2011, I met  a great friend whose name is Wilson Good. I met him in the interchange ECS-Blas Pascal. ECS is a High school from Memphis adn. Blas Pascal is a High school from Merida, they have a good relationship.

Wilson went to Merida on February 2011 for 12 days, it was a great time. After that I needed to go to Memphis but I broke my ankle, so I could not go, but I went in December 201, only with another friend. On this Trip I met Wilson's family, John is the dad, Antoniette is the mom and he has two sisters Sophie and Hanna, they are amazing people. When I came back to Merida, I kept in touch with them, so when I knew was going to Memphis, inmediately I told Wilson and I told him I needed a place for live while my dad waited for his visa, he told his mom and she said, I can stay in her house, that was incredible for me and my family. She also said, she going to pay for my food and she is going to to take me to school, they are changing my life.

Now, I live with them and it is great, I love it and it is a good for me because they are helping me with my English. I think it is the best family I have ever met.

Happy weekend

Last weekend I went with my brother and his Friends to celebrated for the EID on Saturday. It was my first time to have this holiday without my family. I met many new people and I really like it. We played some games, after that we played Saudi music. Everyone was calling my friend John to come and dance. John is my friend and he is an American guy. They teacher him how to dance like Saudi people. He really liked and he was super happy. On Sunday, I went to kriby woods with my best friend Hallie. Hanging out with this girl make me so happy. She is the most kindest and sweetest girl I have ever met. Also, the most cutest. I love my life, my friends and my Lord. Thankful for this life 💙

Reading

Since 10 years ago I started to enjoy reading every kind of books, I know this sound boring but it is not.  At the contrary, once you read the first book about anything you love, it will become an interesting hobby.  When I was in the university I read books just because it was mandatory and only books related to the classes.

Somehow, somewhen an interesting book came on my hands, its name is “The Alquimist” of Paulo Coehlo, a very interesting story about dreams and how to reach them.  Anyway, after I read it I was looking for more books to read, asking to the people if they can suggest some interesting books, searching online for the best sellers. If a book is very famous because something I have to read it not because I like them, because I want to see why it became famous and built my own critical thinking.

Now although I have not too much time, I try to read at least 7 books per year, I know are not to many books but I enjoy every word of them. The most interesting of the books is you can imagine every detail and you can be whoever you want of the character in the book, all this make you remember everything you have read, it is something like a kind of a memory palace.

There will be always someone who want to make a movie from a good book, personally, when I want to see a movie based on a book, first i read the book because the movie most of the time cut scenes to save time, even though I will know the end, I will not miss any part of the book, therefore, when I see the movie I know details even if not are in the movie.

Well, now I suggest you to read, really it is most interesting and relaxing than watching a movie, read whatever you want, read at your time, enjoy it, be part of the book, then you will become in someone else.

Start reading this interesting blog  ; ) 

Apple

In my point of view,I think that apple has many reasons to become an important necessity in our life these days.Firstly,apple has many advantages in human's health such as, the vitamins that transfer from it to human bodies,once they eat it,and the energy that is included in it,which can make the human body fresh,powerful and healthy.Secondly,apple nowadays become one of the most important companies in electronics manufacturing.Apple became the world's second largest information technology company revenue after samsung electronics.Finally,I don't think that anyone lives with us don't know what is apple.I hope that everyone has tried one of apple's product's and I'm sure that you will get back and buy more till the end of your life.

A TALK BOUT CHINESE LIFE

   In China.The people feel some things make them happy and some things make them unhappy.

  The house is the first important reason.In China,if your live in an apartment or a house,you don’t need to pay tax and insurance every month ,but if your want to buy one apartment or house,they are too expensive.Usually one apartment costs one family’s whole life savings.

  Community is the second important reason.If a person is retired they really enjoy after dinner with neighbour,singing together,taking a walk,playing game together.In China,every community is the same.these make retired people not to feel to be lonely.However,some people don’t have good habits,they step in litter everywhere,every where we can see dog’s feces.Many streets are dirty,this makes people unhappy.

   China does not have fresh air because many factories makes a lot of pollution that causes many city’s skies to be gray,Chinese call this “fog and haze”weather,this bothers them very much.

   Finally,I think if everyone has a good mood ,studies good habits and everyone is grateful then the Chinese will have happiness.

The guitar

　I bought a guitar a month ago and I often play that. But I am concerned whether I can bring it back. I guess if I bring it, it costs a lot of money. If it takes more than 200$, I won’t do that. Anyway, I like my guitar.  My previous one was really crappy because it was so cheap. I could not play it easily. But in other words, Thanks to the guitar , now I play my current guitar really easily although I cannot play well. By the way, recently I am trying to find a mentor for practicing the guitar. I have  been  playing the guitar by myself so far. That’s way I want to learn some guitar skills from somebody. Somebody! Please teach me how to play guitar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to keep getting up early

Today, I researched how to keep getting up early in morning. I think I am very weak in it.

Most of researcher says "It take one or two weeks to become used to getting up at the same time every day. "

They also says "We can`t change our riythm of sleeping rapidly. "

First: Make sure what time you can wake up perfectly. After that, decide when you sleep. (five-seven hour sleep is good for health.)

Secind: Keep waking up at the same time (at least one week.)

Third: When you get used to doing it, change the time to wake up thirty minutes earlier.

Fourth: Repeat "First"-"Third"

I also found a lot of ideas to make it easyer.

・When you wake up, drink a cup of water and bask in the sun about twenty minutes.

・If you feel very sleepy, take a nap fifteen-twenty minutes (before 3:00 p.m.)

・Do your job and homework in morning.

・Thirty minutes before you go to bet, get the lights weaker.

There is many more ideas. If you want, you should research and try it.

 And we can come up with some new way !!

Facebook

Facebook is something that no one can live without it these days.All ages of people use facebook for many reasons such as,to communicate with friends,to make busniss on it and many other reasons.I think that more than 90% of people that live on earth can't let their day finish without open their facebook account at minimum 10 times.Many companies can't be a successful company if it doesn't have a page on facebook,that let the people know what this company allows for their customrs.So I think that we live know in a big facebook phenomenon and we have to stop this facebook addiction as soon as possible.

The Walking Dead

Recently, I started watching the drama whose name is The walking dead. It’s really a good drama. But I think American dramas tend to become boring after season1. As examples there are Prison Break and Heroes. Those two dramas were fun at the beginning. But after season1 they became kind of farces. So I hope that the walking dead will be fun even after season1.

Motocross

I was in my country I used to motocross . It was interesting . My father taught me how I can drive it when I was young . He told me the the most important things do not be afraid and hold it firmly.

The diffident Between motocross and motorcycle is motocross has four wheels . Also it is easier.

I like it because it is fun. I will show you a video for the motocross and I hope you enjoy it. 

Good feeling;)

Hi everyone. I would like to tell about my longing for something. When I was a kid, I used to watch Sesame Street with English. I loved Elmo!!!! He is sooo cute and funny guy! I think  my mom wanted me learn English by watching Sesame Street. It successed, I think:) I became to like English when I was a kid. Anyway I can`t watch Sesame Street in Japan because it is not popurar now.....It used to broadcasted on TV. But now, we can watch that on just cable TV. It is tooooo sad. I wanna watch Elmo to sing, talk!!!  So I try to watch him on YouTube right now lol  It lets me remenber my childhood memories....
That`s all lol I wanna tell my feeling!! Thank u for reading;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSYadh2xmcI&list=PL6046AAC9CD126320&index=1

un Yuca in Memphis. The Test.

On august 25, I went to the U of M, because I needed take my English test and I felt so nervous.

First, I went to the IEI office and there, they told me where where I needed to go for my test; back in IEI office I saw a lot of people form different countries.

I was waiting in my classroom for the test and finally the teacher gave me  the test, I saw it and I said, "I can do this". When I finished the test. I didn't feel really good about it, because I thought I could do better. The result was to be in Level 3 that was fine for me.

After the test, I and all the students went to another classroom and there  we ate and talked, I could meet another students for the program, that was really fun, I met a lot of Japanese people

Let´s tell some jokes

I had nothing in mind to write my blog, so my nephew  told me a joke, I thought it was a good idea to write some funny and stupid jokes, here I go:

1.- Hi baby girl; is your name Google?

– No, Why?

– Because you have everything I was looking.

 – Not funny,  Is your name Yahoo Answers?  

– No, Why?  

– Because you ask stupid questions… : °

2.- Ryotaro was working, when suddenly his boss ask him;

– Hey Sergio are not you going to go to your Mother in law’s funeral?  And then Sergio answered; – No, boss first the work, then the pleasure.  : |

3.- Dad, why the name of my sister is Rose?  

– Because your Mom and I made her in a garden. 

– Wooow so romantic.

 – I know Chevrolet, I know…  : |

4.- Sergio during an interview job;

– Do you speak English?

 – Yes 

– What’s your name?

- Yes ; )

5.- Police: Knock Knock

Tomoya: Who is it?

Police: It’s the police

Tomoya: What do you want?

Police: We just wanna talk

Tomoya: How many of you are there?

Police: 2

Tomoya: Then talk to each other ; )

Ok, ok, these were not so funny but the most important thing here, I have done my homework lol.

Chinese

 Yesterday I went to chinese culture festival with my friends. It was held at university. Actually, I was not interested in it,  but there was enough time, so I went to see. At first, there was no thing to do. However, there was a performance. It looked boring. Besides, I could not understand what they were doing, then I thought whether go home. Next performance was really more awesome than I expected and first performance. When the performance was over, I thought it is ok to pay money because it was free and I was very satisfied. If there is another it again. I will definitely go to watch it. I had a great time.

My type of photography: The little things

Hi amigos and amigas today i wanna write about my type of photography.Did You know? You see beautiful things all days. But your mind is always busy for see the sky, the flowers,the chocolates,the trees.The most common things can be really beautiful. If you have a good time with your friends and family. Take a picture and you always will have that sentiment for your memory. If you like the landscape TAKE A PICTURE! every experience is important, try to see more close the nature. The little things, makes you more happy. This is it my type of  photography 

one of the my favorite places in memphis ( the picture is mine)

My favorites song of music

Hi guys, today i bring some my favorites songs from every part of the world.

1- (EXTREMODURO) The most important is this group from Spain. I always take pictures and the same time i listen the  music  from this band

EXTRA: My favorite phrase for this band is "Para algunos, la vida es galopar
un camino empedrado de horas, minutos y segundos.
Yo, más humilde soy,
y solo quiero que la ola que surge del último suspiro de un segundo
me transporte mecido hasta el siguiente." - For some life is galloping A paved road of hours, 
Minutes and seconds. I'm more humble And I want the wave slo arising Last of its.  the traduccion can be bad!!.

2-(LED ZEPPELIN) This other one is in English. I really like rock music like this song. you listen this and close your eyes and fly! this guys are from England. 

3- (Guns N' Roses) this group is from USA. My parents were to the concert in venezuela with me and was amazing. the guitarist, have  the hair like me

4- (DIE ANTWOORD) this group is from South Africa. this group is a mix of rap-rave-rave and they are really weird but the videos are art. they called zef music.

5- the last ONE is Celtic woman ( I love singers)

?- Bonus i like son like this -->

thanks  for listening guys! see you!

Blessed week

Satreday morning, I went to waffle house for breakfast with Hallie. Then, we went to Shelby farm with my friend Cory and his family. We really enjoyed over therr. I know Cory family since I come to Memphis. His sister Amanda have 3 cute girls, Caroline, Adylan and Molly. They are the cutetest girls in the world. I love them so much and every time I play with them I remember my little brother Meshary. We played falyball all the time and we had so much fun. When we finished, Hallie and I decided to go to the tiger Game. It's 2 hours driving. We played against ole miss. There was 62,000 in the stadium, it's a lot. We lost 24-3. We played So terrible, but we had fun over there. I'm so thankful hankful o have Hallie as a best friend in my life.

Lucy---My pet dog,My Good friend!

  “Lucy”, it is a beatiful name! That is my daughter six years ago gave my poodle’s name.

  Seven year ago,Lucy was born at my home town--QingDao China on June 30th, my close friend’s  poodle gave birth three baby,she is 2nd,three dogs going to three family.so ,Lucy became my family’s new member.

  She has brown small poodle,big eyes,long ears,short tail.she is very naughty,when she first day came to my home ,she was very nervous,so she wants with me all time also when I was went to bed . I remembered first night I did not have good sleep, hold her whole night. After one month,we gradual got close relationships .of course ,she with me have best close relationship.

   Everyday ,I bring her take a walk  ,she is very smart, when I say: Lucy ,let’s go,we take a walk ! Lucy will jump up ,In the fastest time wait me near the door.when I met some unhappy thing,I can talked with Lucy ,she can became a  faithful listener .sometime I can saw tears in her eyes .

   I love her , I miss her, when I moved in American, my good friend adopted her .I cried long time . Lucy ,you will save Memory with me forever .you are my forever good friend.

Football night

 Last weekend, I went to watch foot boll game. There were a lot of people who are like excited. It was first time for me, therefore I was looking forward to it. Memphis played a mach against Middle tennessee. My feeling was so high. When I was watching it, I could not go to restroom. As a result, Memphis won with a huge margin, then I thought Memphis was so strong. The game was fun, but I did not know the rule, so I could not enjoy perfectly. If i knew the rule, I could enjoy more and more. Next time, before I watch another game, I think I should learn rule about foot ball. If someone who are IEI students did not go to watch the foot ball game, I really thought I want you to watch other games, because it will make you fun and excited.

Money isn't Everything

Many people in this world think if you have much money, you will be the most happier person in the world. Some people agree, and some people disagree. I am a person believe money is not everything. I think money is necessary for me but not all of my purpose in my live. For example, You can buy a bed, but you cannot buy sleep. You can buy sex, but you cannot buy love. You can buy a doctor, but you cannot buy life. Last week I found out Christianity is so big in Africa. In fact, all over the world most people believe in Christianity are from Africa. Even if they do not have food, money, simple live like everyone. They worship God, and they do not care about money and other things. My idea is wherever you believe, you need to thank God for everything has given to you. Family, healthy body, friends and other things. 

Water

 Water is a very important thing in our life.So without water nobody can still alive and grow in a perfect way.Most of the earth area include water.There are many seas,rivers and oceans that we can get the water from them.In addition,water is liquid thing that have no colour .There ara many uses to water such as,human uses,chemical uses,food uses,and most of the things in our life can't be without this water.Nowadays,many people start to work in water purification.in order to get money.Water purification is very tricky and hard because 50% and more of human body is water,So when we want to work in water purification we have to be careful and wise.Hope that everyone try to drink water because water is really delicious to try.

Un Yuca in Memphis. My First Days.

We arrived to Memphis really late, was very tired but I was happy.
We wen to Dawn Shute's house, she is a good friend to my family. We met her an mission trip, but that another great story. So we went there. My litter sister paty came to Memphis more early because her school started early and she stayed with Dawn too, bunt only for one week, my dad for 3 weeks and Paty for 2 months, and I was very happy for see a Paty.

The next da, I woke up very late and we went  to U of M with my uncle Bryce; I felt nervous but excited . When we entered to U of M, we went to the IEI office, I met Cherri, we talked with her about the IEI program. I felt so excited.

I liked campus of U of M a lot, I could not wait to start classes.

Dragon Quest Ⅴ

I would like to talk about my favorite game. This is Dragon QuestⅤ. Do you guys know that?? This series is one of famous game in Japan. The story of this game is across 3 generation. You will start a main character who is a kid with his father. His father always help you (a kid).  But his father are killed by a monster.....Then you will have much hard time like to be a slave, stone, to lose your wife.
So you find your kid is a hero.After you kill the boss monster, the ending will come. I like the ending because there are all character with dancing!! It will move your emotion. I think this game has the most beautiful story enough to let you cry. I recommend you guys play this!!

The Father

     The father is the best man in the world. I am not just talking about

my father , I am talking about every fathers. The father is the love

of his daughter and the friend of his son. We always thought our 

father can not keep up with modern time. Also some people are 

very difficult to be in agreement with them father. But we 

wrong because ask your self how much our father suffer for

the sake of up bringing and protecting us. let is be good with them.

I love my father because he gave to me every things. 

And I hope to be a good son for him.

Why I do not like the American Football

Like everyone knows the last Saturday we went to the football game, Memphis Tigers Vs MT I really do not know what was the other team´s name, maybe “Memphis Tigers II” or “Mystery Team”.  Whatever it was not my first Football game, when I was in the University in Mexico, every game when our team played some friends invited me. I think, I went to a 3 games and every single game asked to my friend the rules of the game, I gave up about that, I never understood them.

This game is very popular in Monterrey City and all the universities close to the north of Mexico. I studied in the Tecnologico de Monterrey and the team; every year is the champion of the league. I think I was the only one who does not like the game in the whole university.

The reasons why I do not like the game are:

1.- Because, watch too many men running in leggings is like a little gay.

2.- Because, there are too many players in the field and on teams, and it is confusing to know who is every player.

3.- Because, it is so slow. Nobody moves, I know the quoted speech about football being a game of inches, but, why would they make the field so big then?

4.- Because, it is too popular.  It’s basically a religion.

5.- Because, a player’s role is too specialized.  No wonder there are too many people, there are so many different positions, and the kicker barely does anything.

6.- Because, there is wasted real time.  Change your lines.  Get set up.  Measure the ball distance.  Everyone get in a big pile.  Now everyone get up.  All that time adds up to really long boring games.

7.- Because, It is boring.  There’s never an intense break away or way to turn everything around, or if there is, it’s short lived. The defense is always on the defense and they have to stay behind the line until someone says go, then maybe they’ll get touch the ball.  Think about it, the object of the defense is to stop the game. BORING.

However I do not understand the rules of this game and every kind of sports, I do not like watch sports, I like playing them, but it is very boring take a sit and wait until the end of the game, doing nothing.

Ok those are my reasons, I hope nobody calls “the migra”.

Using English for ONLY 30%

Do you know how much languages work in communication ? Surprisingly, it`s only thirty percent !! Other seventy percent of communication medium is "Non-Language". So we use body language, eye catching, and expression in the seventy percent of talking.

Do you think language is not much working ? Or do you think we can make communicationwith "Non-Language" ?

I don`t think so. Because everyone feel very confusing when we communicate with a person who speaks other language. And some body languages make other meaning in each country. Every IEI student must be has been confusing when we first spoke in English.

 So we need to talk in same language.

I want to say thirty percent of communication has so much big working.

Now, we are learning thirty percent of communication, I`m sure it`ll make a great influence.

The Japanese Song

Fukuwarai　

 

Takahashi Yu

 

The lyrics say like this....

 

Every time I see your sweet smile face  It lets me want to be smile as well

Every time I see you are sadly crying   It makes me want to cry as well.

 

Let’s leave your sad face and a complicate face behind then 

Why don’t we all start lough and become happy each other

 

I’m sure that the shared language all around the world is

not well known English but our shiny smile makes ourselves happy

 

It doesn’t  matter whether you are an adult or a child

It doesn’t  matter whether you are a man or woman as well

 

This is the song of Takahashi Yu 

 

Please try it.