Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Blog Writing #26: Your dating profile (gerunds and infinitives) (due Friday, 7/20)

Imagine that you want to meet someone online to date. Write a profile of yourself that will be both honest (or not!) and make you attractive to the one you're trying to meet (or not!). I recommend going to the following website to get some information on how to write a profile.

http://www.ivillage.com/how-write-effective-online-profile-examples/4-a-284134

Please include some or all of the following expressions. Please feel free to modify your gerunds and infinitives with negatives, possessives, and passive voice.

satisfied with
can't stand
involved in
interested in
excited about
good at...
turned off by
It's enjoyable/fun/wonderful/amazing... for me...
For me, it's boring/difficult/easy/challenging...
I like/dislike
I enjoy
I hate

12 comments:

  1. I am satisfied talking with you everyday and I cannot stand waiting for chatting online. I do not want any other girls to get involve in our chatting. Not only am I interested in fishing but also I am excited about making sushi. When I was young, I was good at skiing but it was turned off by breaking my leg. It is enjoyable to travel around the world, fun to talk with people from different countries, wonderful hanging around with friends on weekend, and amazing to dream about how you look like. For me, it's too boring to watch movie alone, difficult to speak the second language. However, it is easy for me to cook and challenging for me to create new menus. I like to be happy and dislike to make someone down. I enjoy being happy everyday and I hate silly people who ruin my day.

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    1. satisfied to talk with you
      waiting to chat
      it ended by breaking my leg
      I enjoy traveling (instead of "it is enjoyable for me to travel)
      I have fun talking with people...
      I have fun hanging out with friends...
      "and amazing to dream..." not sure how to fix this
      For me, it's too boring to watch movies alnge and too difficult to speak the second language.
      to make someone feel down


      I hate silly people who ruin my day too!

      Thanks, Sarilak, for this thoughtful response!

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  2. Since the first time I talked to you, I was really satisfied with chatting to you. Every day when I reach home, I open the lop tap to search whether you are online or not. I can’t stand waiting any second to connect to you. I am interested in traveling and hanging out with my friends. I am excited about trying fresh things that I have never tried. In addition, I am good at cleaning my home. I have a lovely home, which my friends always love to stay. It is enjoyable for me to play golf with my coach’s team. I used to play golf one time each month with them in different golf course in Taiwan.I hope to play golf with you one day. I do not care you not to play golf; in contrast, I can teach you how to play. we will have a good time playing golf. I like to spend time traveling, chatting, and eating with my family. I dislike people who do not respect their parents. Finally, I enjoy talking with you. Even though we only have a few minutes to talk each day, I still feel happiness.

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    1. I was really happy chatting with you (better than satisfied).
      Every day when I GET home.
      I do not care IF you DON'T play golf

      May, your writing has improved so much since the beginning of this class! This is really wonderful stuff!

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  3. I enjoyed talking to you when we chatted online.I really satisfied with talking to you because I like your voice.I 'm not good at tell my feeling ,however you always said I made you happy,and satisfied with talking to me.I try to control my mind to forget you,again and again,never ever work but still excited about meeting you.I can't stand waiting for you,so I want to data you.We will go to whereever we want.For me, it's really challenging me but I want to try.If you don't like that.That's fine.I hate dataing girls by force.

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    1. I WAS really happy talking to you.
      Good at TELLING my feelings. Better word: EXPRESSING
      again and again, IT never ever WORKS but I AM still excited...
      I want to DATE you.
      We will go wherever we want.
      It's really challenging but...

      This is very sweet, Franco! I'm glad to know that you don't want to date girls by forcing them!

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  4. Hi I'm Petra, if you want to know a little bit about me, you need to know that i am a very satisfied women with life it takes a tsunami to knock me down, on the other hand i can stand people judging me without knowing me. I enjoy dancing, writing, camping, reading, watching TV. I hate monotonous life its a little bit boring, for that reason i always challenged myself to improve. I like going to adventures and experience knew things and finding the world.

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    1. I am a woman who is satisfied with life.
      It take a tsunami to knock me down (LOVE THIS LINE!)
      I can't stand people judging me without knowing me (GREAT SENTENCE).
      I AM always challenged to improve myself.

      Good writing!

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  5. I live by myself, I pay my own rent, I wear socks that match and I love my mom. I am a confident, attractive & comedic person.

    Have you ever seen it in a movie when a hot actor has to reveal his naked ass? That’s my job.

    Food that I enjoy: Pizza

    Movies that I like: Gadiator, Fight Club, Braveheart, Anchorman,

    On a typical Friday night I enjoy reading books. Either that or partying like a rock star.

    The most private thing I am willing to admit: I wear a special cologne. It’s called Sex Panther , it's illegal in nine countries.

    You should message me if you are: sexy, smart, fit and fun. I don’t think that’s too much to ask…lol.

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    1. This post wins the prize, Christian.

      You are a funny person (not comedic).

      That was your naked ___ in the Brad Pitt film? WOW!

      If you enjoy reading books on Friday night, you should get together with Khalid, who also enjoys reading books.

      If you want to party like a rock star, you should get together with SAl, whom I've heard also likes to party big time.

      What a coincidence... my husband wears the same cologne as you! It's illegal here too, but since he's a lawyer, he gets special protection from the government.

      I'm neither sexy, smart, fit, nor fun, but my grammar is as good as it gets and I can make a pretty mean powerpoint presentation. Let me know if you're interested.

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  6. So, let's arrange something for next thursday at your place, I'll put the mexican touch.

    Lol I had drank a couple of beers to get my inspiration.

    About the cologne, it does exist haha.

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    1. You get the cologne... I'll bring the powerpoint.

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