Unit 2. Using online dictionaries

Homework:
1.Look for an article related to your field of expertise.

Why do I need an Interior Designer?
2.Post it to your blog. Make sure to add the link where you got it from.

http://www.adriennechinn.co.uk/article1.htm

3.Select two paragraphs from your article.
The bedroom walls are covered in sample splotches of last year’s lilac paint colours (it seemed like a good idea at the time!), the 15-year-old nylon carpet laid directly over the floorboards by the previous owner is shedding tufts of grey fuzz, and the living room chimney breast that your partner excavated last winter is still awaiting its reclaimed Victorian fireplace. It’s not that you haven’t got ideas, but somehow last winter turns into this, the summer holidays fly by, the well-intentioned DIY Bank Holiday weekends end up at the in-laws, and you still haven’t managed to decorate. What you need is someone to help you get organised, someone to focus your ideas, someone to tell you how much it’s all going to cost! Maybe it’s time you talked to an interior designer.

Don’t worry. Interior designers are professionals. They are there to offer you, the client, a service. Many offer first consultations free of charge. This means you can dip your toe into the interior design water without any risk whatsoever.

4.Choose at 3 sentences per paragraph.

-The bedroom walls are covered in sample splotches of last year’s lilac paint colours
-Interior designers are professionals.
-They are there to offer you, the client, a service

5.Describe the parts of the words in the sentence. Select three words and find their definitions in an online dictionary.

-The /def.art/ bedroom /noun/ walls /noun/ are /verb/ covered /v.tr./ in /prep/ sample /adj/ splotches /noun/ of /prep./ last /adj./ year /noun/ is /verb/ lilac /noun/ paint /noun/ colours /noun/

-Interior /noun/ designers /noun/ are /verb/ professionals /noun/.

-They /pron/ are /verb/ there /adv/ to /prep/ offer /v.tr./ you , /pron/, the /def.art/ client /noun/ , a service /noun/

Splotches /noun/ (splŏch) :
An irregularly shaped spot, stain, or colored or discolored area
Ex: "Spectacular splotches of color and beauty in the blossoms"

Lilac /noun/ (lī'lək, -lŏk, -lăk) :
Any of various shrubs of the genus Syringa, especially S. vulgaris, widely cultivated for its clusters of fragrant purplish or white flowers.

Offer /v.tr./ (ô'fər, ŏf'ər) :
To present for acceptance or rejection
Ex: offered me a drink.

Graphic Design interview

This time i interviewed a friend, he is a graphic designer and i will tell you all the questions i asked him about her choice of career.









Name:Jose Borjas
Date:20/09/11





1.Could you please define Graphic Design in your own words?
Personally I feel graphic design is a way for me to convey my Ideas, emotions and provoke reactions. Its a way of communicating an Idea quickly, simply and effectively after all a picture paints a thousand words

2. What influenced you to pursue Graphic Design?
I was influenced by art and the idea of introducing and creating things, I can express myself in a cool way.

3. Could you please describe the educational process required to become a Graphic Designer?
You will first learn compositive skills, them you will know how to handle programs on the computer, you’ll make lots of projects which will make you understand how to use the things you have closer to you to create.


4. What are the skills you need to be a good Graphic Designer?
You need to be crative, open minded and have a great imagination.

5. What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
Well I was looking for some established places like magazines, newspaper companies, and publicity agencies.

6. What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
I enjoyed going out with my friends.

7. From your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being Graphic Design student?
Well, sometimes teachers will ask you for things and you have really have to think about it, and sometimes it's really hard to explain an idea.

8. What are your plans for the future?
I want to have my own publicity agency and I hope to have a family too.

9. Point out your most personally gratifying moment in Graphic Design school.
When I had the presentation of my final project of degree-

10. Why would you recommend Graphic Design as a career?
Well, I recommend graphic design as a career because you will learn a little bit of everything, and I would say that most of the people think that it is an easy career and it is not, you need design for every little thing, all the things have to be designed before and it is a colorful and a beautiful career.

Welcome!

In this blog I will post my school homework for Level 7. I will use it to practice writing, listening, speaking and reading. Also, i will share it with my classmates and people from the world.


My name’s Andreina Alves, I’m from Puerto ordaz, originally. I live in Maracaibo. I’m 20 years old and I´m studing graphic desing at URBE, I am in the 7th trimester.

I love ballet, music, dancing ,chocolate, my family and friends.

I hate pizza, getting up early on the weekend, and cooking.
My dream is to travel and visit my host family in Belgium, I would like to travel again to Europe and visit Italy and Spain. I want to graduated, get married and star a big family.

About English, I love to learn new languages. I already speak french, but i think English is very important. What do I do to practice my English? well, I listen to music and watch TV in English.

Well, This is a little bit about me.
Andre



Meet new friends.



Well now im going to show you guys my new friend


My friend Andrea is a Graphic Designer, she has 1 brother , and she is from Maracaibo, She is 19 years old. She loves eat pizza and going shopping. Her favorite color is green and she don't like black color. She hates drawing and she also hates to cut her hair. She likes to go to the beach and travel.