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Choroní, a piece of heaven inside our Region.




You reach the village of Choroní (pron.: choronee) from the city of Maracay, travelling through the National Park "Henri Pittier". The 45 km (aprox. 30 miles) long road was constructed around 1920 but paved only 20 years ago.The route takes you first rather high into the mountains and then continues downwards through a tropical rainforest until you finally reach your destiny. The National Park "Henri Pittier" is famous for it's more than 500 different species of birds living there. Also beautiful butterflies, monkeys and other animals can be observed. Many endemic plants can be found in the park. Choroní has been founded 300 years ago and is one of the most picturesque villages of Venezuela. As testimony of history you still see many of the colonial buildings. In the vicinity of Choroní are other very interesting places like Puerto Colombia, Bahía Playa Grande, Playa de Cepe (by boat) and Chuao, world-famous for its high-quality cocoa.

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Answer the following questions:

1. Have you ever been to Choroní?
2. Do you know any other beaches in our country? Have you been to any of them?
3. Did you know all the history about the town of Choroní?

Decide wether the following statements are true or false:

1. Choroní is an Island located in the west of Venezuela.
2. To get to the Town of Choroní, you have to go through a tropical rain forest.
3. This beach was founded 100 years ago.
4. The most famous product of Choroní it's cocoa.

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Excercises

Exercises:

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Video
Here we show you a home video of Playa Medina, a beach located in Sucre, another region full of spectacular bays. Playa Medina is known as one of the most choking and amazing beaches among the region. It's a privileged place by its overwhelming vegetation, amazingly green waters and its soft sand.

Click here to wacth a little bit of Playa Medina!

Reported Speech:

• Statements
  If the sentence starts in the present, there is no backshift of tenses in Reported speech.Example: Susan: "I work in an office." Susan says that she works in an office.





• If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in Reported speech. (see: Note)Example: Susan: "I work in an office." Susan said that she worked in an office.

• If the sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it as well.
  Peter: "I worked in the garden yesterday."Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before.

Shifting of expressions of time

Note:
In some cases the backshift of tenses is not necessary, e.g. when statements are still true.
John: "My brother is at Leipzig university."John said that his brother was at Leipzig university. orJohn said that his brother is at Leipzig university.or Mandy: "The sun rises in the East."Mandy said that the sun rose in the East. orMandy said that the sun rises in the East.

Pronouns:

I - He/She

My - His/Her

Mine - His/Hers

Myself - Himself/Herself

Me - Him/Her

We -They

Us - Them

Our - Their

Ours - Theirs

Ourselves - Themselves

You - I (Personal Pronoun)

You - Me (Objective pronoun)

Your - My

Yours - Mine

Yourself - Myself

Pronouns and Predicated:

I - He/She

My -His/Her

Mine - His She Her Hers

Myself - Himself

Me - Him

You - I Herself Her

We - They

Our - Their

You - Me

Us - Them

Ours - Theirs

Your - My

Ourselves - Themselves

This - That

Yourself - Myself

Here - There

These - Those

Yours - Mine Theirs

Your - My

Ourselves - Themselves

This - That

Yourself - Myself

Here - There

These - Those

Yours - Mine