The Nature of the Animals

Animals	Nature	Characteristics	Personalities
Rat	Water	Inner self, art and beauty, it represents the season of winter.	Communicate well, diplomatic and persuasive, flexible and adaptable.
Ox	Earth	Grow and development, nurturing environment.	Supportive and loyal, not like rush in doing things, patient and steady.
Tiger	Wood	Represents spring, growth and plant life.	Energetic, artistic, outgoing and progressive.
Rabbit	Wood	Represents spring, growth and plant life.	Energetic, artistic, outgoing  and progressive.
Dragon	Earth	Grow and development, nurturing environment .	Supportive and loyal, not like rush in doing things, patient and steady.
Snake	Fire	Fire, heat and represents the season of summer.	Leaders, and to makes others to follow, not like rules.
Horse	Fire	Fire, heat and represents the season of summer.	Leaders, and to make others to follow, not like rules.
Goat	Earth	Grow and development, nurturing environment.	Supportive and loyal, not like rush in doing things, patient and steady.
Monkey	Mental	Strength, solidity and the ability, represents the season of autumn.	Strong, dogmatic and resolute, good organizers, independent, serious but inflexibility.
Rooster	Mental	Strength, solidity and the ability, represents the season of autumn.	Strong, dogmatic and resolute, good organizers, independent, serious but inflexibility.
Dog	Earth	Grow and development, nurturing environment.	Supportive and loyal, not like rush in doing things, patient and steady.
Pig	Water	Inner self, art and beauty, it represents the season of winter.	Communicate well, diplomatic and persuasive, flexible and adaptable.

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Part 4

Writing about yourself

(Brief summary)

Assignment 1:

Write about yourself and your family members. This is your first writing assignment in EFL. It has 2 objectives:

1) to give an idea of your writing ability/style

2) to introduce yourself to the class (and the world, via the Internet)

While writing Summary Information you can use words and word combinations given below

1/ Some facts from my biography

Hello, everyone (everybody)!

Let me introduce myself.

My name is ...

I'm from ...

I was born and brought up in …

Sample

Before I came to … I had never lived in anywhere except in …

Therefore, when I came here at first, I was bewildered (confused) by the change in my life. Now, I'm entirely accustomed to living in … because around … month have passed since I came here.

I came to the …to study …

2/ Some facts about my family

I'm going to talk about my family.

I have parents and ….

My father works for (trade company).

My mother is really interested in ...

3/ Self-describing: what I am like

Sample

I'm optimistic about everything. I always try to look on the bright side of things. Next, I'm pretty good at striking up a conversation with strangers; also, I'm good at making people laugh. My friends sometimes say I'm cheerful. On the other hand, I'm careless and hasty. I know these are my weak points, and I sometimes remain obstinate in my opinion.

4/ Interests

Sample

I like all kinds of sports.

In particular, I'm interested in…

Secondly, I'm also interested in …(skiing).

We have many places for skiing in …. Skiing is popular among Ugra people. I've been there frequently to become skillful in skiing. To come here quickly, I got a car to go skiing).

I want to make a lot of good memories before I go back to...

Assignment 2:

1. To see other students' work resulting from assignment 1, click the link http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/computersf98/home.html (Please click on the persons on the picture to meet them!)

Assignment 3:

Make a PP Presentation on the following topics

1. My Family (Brief Summary)

2. About Myself (Introduction )