Learning activity 2

Evidence: Forum “Sharing experiences”

A. Go to the thematic forum “Sharing experiences” and write

your answers to these questions. Remember to support your
ideas.

Think about an experience in your life where you were flexible

and adapted to a new situation or a change in your life. A
challenging new job, a trip to an unknown place, a new system in
your office / school, etc. What was the result? How did your
flexibility and adaptability help you to deal with the situation?

Share your experience with your partners. Write a 200-word text

where you describe your experience. Use mixed conditional
sentences (at least 4 examples), the idioms and vocabulary and
ideas about flexibility and adaptability studied in this learning
activity (at least 8 words from the vocabulary). Remember to use
connectors and punctuation.
When I lived in Codazzi- Cesar:
When I was 20 years old I was offered a job opportunity in Bogota for
2 years. They offered me a very competitive salary and some benefits
such as accommodation . Even though it was an
interesting opportunity, it was going to be a drastic change in my life: I
was going to be away from my family, the weather was really cold , and
the culture was different as well.
I thought I was not going to adapt to the conditions, however I accepted
the offer and saw it as an opportunity to grow personally and
professionally. The first months were hard. I had to deal with the cold
weather. The job was hard. I was working for a big family house and had
to play different roles in different areas of the house. Additionally,
the food was different from the food I was used to, so I was having
problems eating. It was difficult for me to adapt to these conditions,
but I was determined to stay and face the obstacles.
Always wish with work and study for help my family and have a diferent
live.

In the end, I managed to get used to it and things started to improve. I

learned a lot form the culture of Bogota and made really good friends. If I
hadn’t accepted that opportunity I wouldn’t have such wonderful friends
and memories from Bogota. Also If I hadn’t learned software programm
and I wouldn’t be that successful in my current job.