1.- In just a few simple steps you can make a big change in your life! Do you agree or disagree?
I agree that with simple steps I can change my life, but the important thing is to be constant, make
healthy habits, for example, get up early, clean your room, study every day, exercise, be kind and
be positive.
2.- Do you think that video games are that good to keep fit? Explain why
i think that video games are not good for keeping fit. playing video games for a long time is not
healthy because there is no physical activity. a sedentary lifestyle is bad and is related to serious
diseases such as diabetes or hypertension that can cause loss of quality of life. it is advisable to
exercise and play video games for short periods of the day.
3.- What do you think of the volunteer work in modern communities?
I think that working in the communities. in working in the communities one can learn a lot and can
help the population in general. for example, I study medicine and I think that I can help people to
identify metabolic diseases and prevent those diseases.
4.- If you have all the money needed, Why would you like to buy a new house? Give good
reasons…
if i had the money i would buy a house near the mountains or in the forest. my dream is to have a
house where there are a lot of trees, animals, where there is nature, i usually hike for several days
and i like to rent cabins in the forest. it is very relaxing to be in those places.
5.- Can you describe your ideal or dreamed house? Explain it in details…
my ideal house would be a small house. i really don't like big houses or houses with many rooms. i
prefer to live in the suburbs, living close to the center is very noisy and usually more dangerous. i
would like to have a house with a kitchen that has many cooking materials, because i like to cook,
it's my hobby. my ideal house should have a garden with many plants and colorful flowers.
6.- What is your favorite room in your currently or future house?
my favorite room in my house is my room, in my room i have a lot of books that i like to read,
medical books and general literature, i study and read there. i don't have a tv in my room, but i do
have my computer where i watch netflix when i want to relax. it's nice to get to my room when i
go home to sleep.
7.- How much will your new house cost? Explain why…
I think that my ideal house would not be expensive because I want a small house and I don't think
about buying things like televisions because I don't really use them. the most expensive things in
my house would be the kitchen and the living room, I would like to have small but nice armchairs.
8.- if you found the perfect home tomorrow? What would you do?
i couldn't buy my ideal house right now, it's sad, i work but i still don't have enough money to buy
it. i usually go to shopping websites and find very nice apartments and houses, i hope in the future
i can buy my own house with the characteristics i want.
9.- Describe the technology that you would like to have in your new house.
i am not very good with technology and i would not like to have so many smart devices in my
house. sometimes i see houses that work with smart devices, but i think they use a lot of energy
and i like to take care of the environment. i usually don't use energy and i take care of the water, i
think we don't need so much electricity to do activities that we can do.
10.- Do you usually skip breakfast? Why does it happen so? Explain why…
no, never, i consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day. i always have coffee,
fruit and some food for breakfast. in order to make my breakfast i have to get up at 6 o'clock in the
morning, because at 7 o'clock in the morning i have to leave for work. sometimes it is tiring to get
up early, but when i don't have breakfast i feel weak and i know that it is not healthy.
11.- What meal would you consider to be your main meal of the day? Why?
the main meal of the day should be breakfast. when we wake up in the morning our body needs a
lot of energy for each of the activities. breakfast should be a balanced meal containing fruits,
vegetables and proteins. not eating breakfast can have consequences for people's health, it
increases the risk of obesity and causes low energy.
12.- What does your main meal consist of and how is it prepared?
my main meal of the day is breakfast, i usually have breakfast very early because i wake up at 6
am, so i prepare my food immediately in the morning. i prepare a cup of coffee without sugar, it is
my favorite drink of the day because it gives me energy, at 6 am i am still sleepy. i prepare
something simple like fried eggs or i usually buy chicken fillets that i can prepare. they are simple
meals but with a lot of energy.
13.- How much of your diet consists of vegetables and non-animal products? Explain why…
i usually try to eat vegetables and meats, but in the evenings i prefer to eat products that are not
of animal origin, since it is important to have a small dinner. i like vegetables a lot, my favorite
vegetable is broccoli, i also like chayote. when i have time i prepare several steamed vegetables, i
cut the vegetables, boil water and put them in the pot to cook. i just add a pinch of salt and that's
it.
14. What percentage of your regular diet consists of meat and meat products? Explain why…
i try to include animal products in each of my meals, the first reason is because i like to eat meat
and the second is because it is nutritious, but i only eat fish and chicken, i don't eat pork because i
am allergic to pork and it is rare that i eat beef. i could say that 50% of the foods i eat are of animal
origin. besides meats i also like to eat eggs or milk, which are also foods of animal origin and are
very nutritious.
15. What do you think the life will be like in 2030?
i believe that life in the future, in 2030, will be more complicated. as a society we will have many
challenges to overcome, currently there are many problems, for example climate change, which
causes droughts, hurricanes, storms, frost, and all these climate phenomena can have collateral
effects on the animals and plants of each region. but i believe that we have many opportunities,
such as the use of technologies to improve the quality of life, scientific progress, advances in
medicine, and the use of renewable energies to protect the environment.
16.- Based on your research, What do consider the average temperature will be in five years
from now? Explain…
climate change is a severe problem that threatens the integrity of ecosystems and the animals and
plants that live there. some experts believe that in the next few years there will be an increase of 7
degrees centigrade in temperature in several areas of the world. however, globally, the earth's
temperature will rise by 0.5 to 1 degree centigrade. this may not seem like much, but if it is, this
apparent small change may cause the glaciers at the north pole to melt and the sea level to rise,
which could cause flooding and global and social problems, such as the death of several animals
and crops, which could lead to food shortages. in addition, experts say that climate change is
associated with more infections and probable pandemics.
17.- Imagine a typical day in 2030, What it will be like for: Study, work, family, entertainment,
travel? Say a convincing answer.
it is likely that by 2030 there will be more study platforms, more web pages, and magazines that
have more truths. a current problem is that we have a lot of information but you don't know what
is real and what is false. on the other hand it is likely that there will be new careers driven by new
technologies or new non-renewable energies. travel could be in the future more accessible to
everyone, there is even talk of trips to the moon, as if in the future there will be space tourism,
which is truly amazing.
18.- Who do you think will do the house work in the future? Explain…
i believe that in the future household activities will be performed by both men and women. even
nowadays many household activities are performed by men, because of the elimination of
prejudices that used to exist where women were considered the only ones who had to clean the
house. in the future more women will study, go to work, and therefore both men and women
should perform household activities.
19.- Say 4 different options to find effective information when you want to travel abroad. What
do you suggest in order of priority?
One way to look for effective information when you are going to travel is to look for websites that
talk about the different tourist places, it is normal that on these websites there are photos,
recommendations and most importantly the opinion of other people who have traveled to those
places. a second option is the use of telephone applications, today there are many applications
that give you recommendations for hotels, beaches and public transport. a third option is travel
agencies. there are many people trained to give you the best opinion. a last option could be the
guides or travel books, but they are not used much
20. 20.- When in real life can consider you are ready to travel abroad?
I consider that traveling to another country is something very beautiful but it is also something
that must be done with great responsibility, after having studied a university degree and having a
formal job I think that is the best time to be able to travel and see different places
1. Do you agree or disagree that parents are the most effective teachers? Why?
I agree, parents should teach their children the basics, it is very important to do that. for example
children should teach good manners, respect, eat at the table, be responsible. school teachers are
in charge of teaching academic knowledge, but parents are the ones who must educate
2. Do you think food has become easier to prepare?
I consider that food is easy to cook today. When I want to cook a dish I can search in many places
for many recipes, I can search online, videos on YouTube where there are many tutorials for many
recipes, there are also many food tips on Facebook, and the classic food recipe magazines are also
easy to have. Nowadays we have many options, besides that it is easy to find many ingredients, in
stores or online shopping
3. - What do you consider to be some of the important characteristics of a good son or
daughter?
I think that a good son should be loving, responsible, that he loves his parents, that he studies the
university, that he is a worker, he should help his parents when there is some difficulty
4.- Do you agree or disagree that decisions made quickly are frequently wrong?
I believe that a decision should be made slowly. There are very important decisions in our lives, for
example, what university degree to study, choose a job or choose a partner, and these decisions
must be thought and analyzed, quick decisions are often wrong and have consequences
5-- Teenagers have jobs while they are still students in some places in the world. Is this a
good idea? Why or why not?
I think it is a good idea to work from a young age, because you can have many lessons in
life, in addition to learning to value things more. I have had jobs, I was working in a store,
in a cyber shop and selling food, and it was always nice to do these activities, plus I could
help my family which is good. but the most important thing is to study, so if work
complicates your studies it is not a good idea
6. - If you can buy a new house, where will you buy it and why?
If I could buy a house right now, I would buy it in a place with mountains or in a place with
cold. I love places that have mountains and where the climate is warm, it is very nice to
spend the days in those places, I have been living for a time in Queretaro and it is
beautiful, I would like to be in a place like Queretaro or Puebla, I love their climates
7. - You need to buy a house. What would you ask a real estate agent?
If I need to buy a house I would go to a real estate agent and ask him about the diversity of
options he has. To begin with, I would discard very large houses and think of houses for 2
or 3 people. I would like to see houses in the suburbs and I would like to see houses with
large gardens. also houses that have spaces to have pets as expenses and dogs
8. - What can you say about your current home (rooms, facilities, neighborhood...)? - What
are the things you would like to have near your house?
I live in comalcalco, my house is in the tomas garrido neighborhood, it is an area that is far
from the center of comalcalco, my house has 3 rooms but only 3 people live in the house,
my mom, my dad and I so we don't use one of the rooms. we have a very spacious room,
with orange armchairs and a kitchen. We also have a large garden, and we have plenty of
space for our pet, a dog named Nino. the disadvantage of my house is that there are no
hospitals or schools nearby, but comalcalco is not very big, so we only move
9. - What’s your dream house like?
my ideal house would be a small house. i really don't like big houses or houses with many
rooms. i prefer to live in the suburbs, living close to the center is very noisy and usually
more dangerous. i would like to have a house with a kitchen that has many cooking
materials, because i like to cook, it's my hobby. my ideal house should have a garden with
many plants and colorful flowers.
10- Could you talk about your eating habits?
Yes, I can talk about my habits, the first thing I do when I get up in the morning is to
prepare my breakfast, I do something simple but that leaves me satisfied, I eat my plate,
fruits and have a coffee, in the afternoon I usually eat a product of animal and vegetable
origin and eat light at dinner. sometimes I also eat only vegetables or vegan food. I do not
like soft drinks or sweet food, but I do like fried food, but I avoid eating it for health
11- - What things could you do to improve your diet?
I think that to improve my diet I should include more vegetables in my diet, sometimes I
don't have time to prepare vegetables and I eat fewer of these. I really like squash and
broccoli, they are my favorite vegetables but I don't always prepare them. also consume
more water.
12- - Do you feel motivated to eat a healthier diet? Why / Why not?
Yes, I really agree to eat healthy. I am motivated to eat healthy because it brings many
health benefits to prevent diseases that can harm your health. eating healthy helps
physical, mental and social health and should be promoted
13- - What meal would you consider to be your main meal of the day? Why?
the main meal of the day should be breakfast. when we wake up in the morning our body needs a
lot of energy for each of the activities. breakfast should be a balanced meal containing fruits,
vegetables and proteins. not eating breakfast can have consequences for people's health, it
increases the risk of obesity and causes low energy.
14- What does your main meal on the weekend consist of and how is it prepared?
my family and I like to get together on weekends to eat. We usually eat roast beef or fish,
those are our two favorite foods. the meat we eat is beef, we put salt and garlic on it and
put it on a pan. We make the fish fried, it is very delicious.
15. - What will your life be like in ten years from now?
In 10 years I think I will be working as a doctor, I am currently studying medicine and it is a
profession that I really like, it is very nice and humanistic. I also see myself with my own
house and supporting my father and my mother. I don't really see myself with children, if I
would like to have children but I don't know when
16. - Do you think shopping might continue being the same in 20 years?
I do not think so. Shopping has been changing in recent years, an example is the
pandemic, before the pandemic online shopping was less recurrent, but with the
pandemic online shopping has become more popular, I think that in the future there will
be many options online shopping and that there will be more companies that work on
sending purchases home
17. What will the weather be like next weekend?
It is normal for the weather in Tabasco to be very hot, in the last few weeks the weather
has been hot, but the internet says that the weather will change in the next few days and
on the weekend. there will be a cloudy sky, and a high probability of rain, the weather will
be approximately 25 degrees Celsius, the weather will be warm and pleasant
18. - What do you think the weather will be like in the following 5 years? - How will global
warming change our lives?
the world has many challenges for the next few years, it is very important to change many
bad practices that exist today. Some experts think that in the coming years the
temperature of the planet will be higher, some parts of the world will become hot and
there may be floods, so it is important to recycle, take care of water, not waste energy and
demand political governments caring for the environment
19. How often do you travel and where do you usually go?
I don't usually travel a lot. But I like to go to traditional places in the cities I visit, for
example, I love visiting museums and learning about history, I also like visiting nature
reserves or places with landscapes with nature, I also like eating traditional food in local
commerce restaurants, it is very nice to meet the people who live in that region.
20. - If people visit your hometown, what can they do there? Where can they go?
I live in comalcalco. One thing you can do here is visit the Mayan archaeological zone that
is leaving the city, it is a beautiful place and there is a museum where the history of
Comalcalco is related. There are also cocoa farms and a wide variety of restaurants for all
tastes
21. - When you go on vacation, what kind of vacation / transportation / accommodation
do you prefer? - What do you suggest a person to do if he / she goes to the beach for the
first time?
When I go on vacation I like to search the internet for the places where I am going to visit,
to plan what I am going to do. It is also important to look for the transports that exist in
the area. In the last trips I have had, I have stayed at AIRBIENB, it is comfortable and it is
not that expensive.
22- If I travel, what should I do if my luggage is delayed?
My autobiography
CELE inglés.
Edgar Cortes Garcia was born on July 1, 1996, he is the second
son of the family, he was born in Comalcalco tabasco. His
parents are Maria Eugenia Garcia and Luis Mariano Cortes. in
his early years he grew up in tabasco in the municipality of
Comalcalco, then he moved to coatzacoalcos veracruz where
he lived most of his childhood with his family, they moved to
Veracruz for his dad's job, they lived near the malecon, he went
to a nearby school in the area.
Since he was a little boy he was interested in natural sciences
and music, he learned to play the piano when he was 12 years
old, an uncle taught him to play piano and his parents bought
him one so he could practice. He liked to travel to the natural
reserves with two uncles who were biologists, they did
conservation work, they were the most influential people in my
life. In his high school education he was in many biology events
and participated in a conservation project for the endangered
species of the blue crab,
in high school he also met his best friend Manuel Alejandro
with whom he always talked and even today they get along like
brothers, also with his best friend he met his favorite music, his
favorite band is the strokes. He had decided to enter the
university to study medicine at the UJAT, when he was selected
to study medicine was one of the best moments of his life. He
has always had a good relationship with his parents but he had
to be away from home for several semesters because of the
university, he always had the support of his family, the family
he admires the most is his mom and she is always encouraging
him in the field.
He was living for a while in Queretaro, Mexico, where he did
part of his university studies, there he met many friends and fell
in love with that place, in his free time he tried to go out to
beautiful places with nature, however it was a little complicated
in the end by the pandemic of covid-19. His biggest travel
experience was in Queretaro on a trip he made with his close
friends to Pinal de Amoles in the Sierra Potosina, they went
camping for 3 days and had a nice time.
He is currently working in a pharmacy to support his studies.
He likes the areas of community medicine and epidemiology,
he is working on epidemiology projects, one has been
authorized, which deals with diabetes mellitus type 2 and how
to prevent its complications in the population of Tabasco. the
other project he has in the pipeline is on respiratory infections
covid-19, which includes an epidemiological model to
determine the lethality that these infections can have.
EDGAR CORTES GARCÍA
Review
MY FAVORITE TV PROGRAM
my favorite show is a series that is on the netflix platform, it's called Dark.
1.-How does it make you to feel?
it is a series that I saw by chance and I really like it, it is very interesting because it is full of mysteries
and a topic that I like, which is time travel. it has a lot of science fiction and science topics that are
interesting. I like to watch it and it makes me feel good.
2.-Say why?
when I was a child I lived alone with my grandparents and they bought me a lot of movies and my
favorites have always been about time travel, it is a theme that I like since I was a child and I like to
watch programs with this theme.
3.-How often do you watch it or you are in contact with it?
I have seen the series 3 times. it has a total of 24 episodes in 3 seasons, and the series ended last
year.
4.- why / How do you like it?
I really don't like to watch too many series, because they are too long, I have only seen a few, and I
really liked this one, it's full of drama, unexpected situations and it always has you with anxiety.
5.-Who else at home likes it?
In my house no one likes it, I tried to get my mother to see it but she did not like the series
6.-What´s your friends opinion of it?
I have several friends who do like this series a lot, in fact I saw the end of Dark with several friends,
we did a marathon of chapters with popcorn, and food, it was very fun, it is a series with very good
ideas
7.-would you recommend it and why?
I would recommend dark because it is a new series, with a very good production, with very interesting
physics and philosophy themes and with an interesting time travel ideology.
UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO
DIVISIÓN ACADÉMICA MULTIDISCIPLINARIA DE
JALPA DE MÉNDEZ
CENTRO DE ENSEÑANZA DE LENGUAS EXTRAJENRAS
MÉRIDA YUCATÁN
TEACHER:
Ernesto Vargas May
STUDENT:
Ana del Carmen Cerino López
Edgar Cortés García
GROUP:
JSB
June, 2021
MÉRIDA, YUCATÁN
General information
Merida is located less than 50 km from the Gulf
of Mexico in the northwestern part of the State
of Yucatan, bordering Quintana Roo to the east,
Campeche to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to
the north. Yucatan has a very flat topography
and is located very close to sea level. The city is
characterized by its hospitality, architectural
beauty, safety and for being one of the main
economic centers of the Yucatan Peninsula. In
the capital of the State of Yucatan, Merida, the
predominant language is Spanish, however in
the rural communities the Mayan language is
still spoken.
The weather
The climate of Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in general is hot and
humid. The rainy season is long and runs from May to January, although it
is not uncommon for it to rain during the so-called dry months such as
February, March and April. The hottest months are April and May, with
temperatures sometimes reaching 40º Celsius.
Meteorologists classify the climate as "Awo" type (warm sub-humid with
rains during the summer). It has an average temperature of 26.61°C.
The characteristic winds are from the southeast or "lahunlakin ik", from the
northwest or "xamanxikin ik" and from the north or "xaman ik". Tropical
storms are sporadic and light between the months of August and October,
and from September to January, northern winds are common, clouding and
cooling the city, after which "kin", the sun, shines again, with almost the
same intensity as in the summer.
Typical food and eating habits
There is a great diversity of food in Mérida. The most popular is the cocinita,
sold in every street, there are also traditional dishes such as papak-tsul,
relleno negro and puchero. People in Merida eat a lot of meat, pork is the
most popular, they also usually accompany their meals with flavored water,
such as the traditional chaya water. The snacks that you can find in the
streets are the kibis, they are made of wheat and filled with meat or cheese,
and it is also common to find delicious bolovanes of different flavors, sweet
and salty, and it is also very common to find delicious marquecitas in the
parks.
How to to take care to avoid getting contagious when being?
It is very important to follow the recommendations to avoid covid-19
infection during a trip to Merida. Currently the state of Yucatan is on
epidemiological alert due to an increase in the number of cases so the
indications are:
1) constant hand washing
2) maintain a distance of 1.5 meters (3 feet).
3) use masks to protect the nose and mouth.
4) avoid places where there is a large number of people, or where there is no
ventilation.
5) in case of coughing or sneezing, cover mouth and nose with the elbow and
not with the hand.
It is also important to identify the symptoms of covid-19 and to go to a
medical unit in case of presenting symptoms, such as dry cough, difficulty
breathing, fever, headache.
transportation in Merida
Whenever you arrive to a new city, the first thing you face is to understand
where you are, where you are going and how to get to this first destination.
Merida is a very organized city with many transportation options to get to
know every part of the city. one easy form of transportation is to walk the
numbered streets, the streets in merida follow a numerical order, it is easy
to find your destination. another way is by bicycle, the city has a lot of
ciclovias where you can make numerous routes. another option is cabs, the
new transportation platforms that exist, which are very safe. Merida also
has a system of trucks that are clean and safe.
Final comment
In times of COVID, the routine of always being at home and work has
become stressful, for this reason taking a vacation with the proper protective
measures is good to relax and feel happy after a long season of quarantine,
so Merida is a city that invites you to stay, to enjoy both the warmth of its
people and its climate which is warm most of the time to enjoy the most,
besides having impressive tourist sites and means of transportation suitable
for the whole family, always taking care of the health of all.
