USA; Disney

If I could have the vacation of my dreams anywhere, I would travel to the United States, and to Disney World. I would chose this place because many people say that Disney is the best park in the world, and the U.S. has the most interesting things in the world. I would go in summer because it is the best season for going there, there are lots of people in the summer.

To get there, I think I would travel by plane, because it is the fastest and best way of going. I would go on a trip group with my best friends Henrique, Vítor and Alemão, all from Lago Norte, in the street that my grands lives. When we get there, the first thing we would do it is going to the roller coasters.

I would take my shorts and t-shirts with me, because it would be hot and sunny there in the summer. Ofcouse I will take my Flip Floop with me, the best sandals in the world, the Havainas. I would go to the roller Coasters, and I would take many pictures there, with Mickey mouse and Donald Duck too.

I would stay only in the parks and in the hotel. Disney is the paradise of fun and adventure, I would enjoy it a lot!

Second draft

United States of America

If I could have the vacation of my dreams, I would probably go to the USA. In New York there is the biggest musical instrument’s store in the world and in Orlando there is one of the biggest resorts in the world, the “Walt Disney World resort”. If I could, I would travel in the summer because it’s not so cold and I can enjoy the parks more.

I’m sure that I would go by plane, because it’s a long trip and by plane I would get there faster. I would do anything to go with my friends, because with my friends I have more fun, I’m not so shy and everything gets better.

I would go in the summer therefore I would take just some clothes that I wear here. I would buy most of the clothes there because it is more inexpensive. Before traveling, I would eat a lot of “feijoada” and after I got there, I would shout: “I’m in the United States of America!!!!”

I don’t know how I would spend my days there but in New York I would probably buy clothes, video games, shoes and a lot of other things, but the most important thing that I’d do in NY I’d buy a lot of things in the biggest musical instrument store in the world. It must be perfect and it would be so cool. In Disney I would have fun every day. I would go in every roller coaster in that resort. Probably I would go to a lot of parties there and with my friends these parties would be the best parties. I think that this would be my dream vacation.

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New Zealand

New Zealand
If I could have a vacation of my dreams, I would go to New Zealand, because I could go to the beach or to the snow. I would go there in summer, because it's hot and cold at the same time. If I would go for a swim , it would be hot and sunny, but if I would go to snow, would be very cold.To get there, I would go by plane or ship. I would take my family with because I would have more comfort, I could expend more money, and we could be more independent.If I would go to snowing , I would have to take so much clothes, like sweaters, jackets, pants and sneakers. But if I go to the beach, I would take a few T-shirts, some shorts and flip flops. As soon as I got there, I would go to see the snow and the beach at the same time. It must be beaultiful. the places that I would go to would be parties in the city, some beaches and the snow. I would go to ski in the morning because of the sun and in the afternoon I would go to the beaches for a swim. At night I would go visit an other places, like restaurants, parks and parties.

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New Zealand

If I could have a vacation of my dreams, I would go to New Zealand, because I could go to the beach or to the snow. I would go there in summer, because it's hot and cold at the same time. If I would go for a swim , it would be hot and sunny, but if I would go to snow, would be very cold.
To get there, I would go by plane or ship. I would take my family with because I would have more comfort, I could expend more money, and we could be more independent.
If I would go to snowing , I would have to take so much clothes, like sweaters, jackets, pants and sneakers. But if I go to the beach, I would take a few T-shirts, some shorts and flip flops. As soon as I got there, I would go to see the snow and the beach at the same time. It must be beaultiful. the places that I would go to would be parties in the city, some beaches and the snow. I would go to ski in the morning because of the sun and in the afternoon I would go to the beaches for a swim. At night I would go visit an other places, like restaurants, parks and parties.

Italy

If I could choose anywere to travel, like my dream travel, it would certainly be Italy, with its beautiful sights and historical sites and of course foods and cars, all of this there just to be admired, to be delighted. Besides Italy is the country of my ancestors, I would love to visit the city of Pergini in the north, which is the city my family lived. So if I went to Italy I would do so in the winter, the cold weather with gray sky above and the lovely Italian land, too beautiful to describe.

I would fly to Italy, assuming I started my journy on Brazil because any other way would have some complications, but if I were already in Europe I would drive all the way , that's for sure, I could enjoy those marvelous roads. In my little adventure I would like to bring along my brother with me so we could enjoy the land of our ancestors together, he is lots of fun, loves good food, good wine, nice Italian views, nice Italian sports cars and nice Italian women, just like me. Because of my choyce of going in the winter, i would be forced to take clothes for cold weather, but I would take some old simple clothes so that I could visit the countryside of Italy, like going to a farm or a place where they make wine, all like it was made in the midle ages, very cool.

As soon as I get there I would visit Maranello, the home of Ferrari, man that would be the day, amazing for sure, and also enjoy some Italian food made in Italy, ahh, all that pasta, and pizza and lasagne, it makes me hangry. I would like to apreciate a calm afternoon in a house in the mountains with that cold weather and a glass of good wine, and in the complexity of this moment, feel the simplest of all things, feel you are in your home.

Rome is a destination I wouldn't miss in this trip, I admire the roman civilization and need to be at least one time in it's remains, to see what was left of the mighty Coliseum.
Walk trought the wanderful coast of the country and I would spent litlle time not visiting something, only time enough to enjoy Italian restaurants and the kindness of the people.

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Strategies

Guys, remember that day I asked you to write down things you had already done to learn English and things you had never done but you knew you could do to learn even more? Here is a complete list of what the students in both 3B classes I teach this semester answered, and I would like you to write the following in the comment area:

a) is there anything you read in the "I have already done" section that you didn't answer but now you remembered you have already done?

b) which are the two things in the "I could do" section that you think are the most effective to improve your English skills?

c) choose at least one thing that you don't do to start doing this semester.