Please write about your experience in level 4 after doing pet practice.
Positive aspects of learning.
Not so positive ones.
Room for improvement for you (4 abilities) and the class
200 words. 3 comments
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Today task is slightly more challenging.
Obviously, you will need www. word reference.com since you will find new words :)
Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
> Select a piece of news connected to your area of studies / future career.
> Write a summary of it. Do not copy paste.
> Provide the link to your piece of news.
Please mention the reason why you chose it.
> Leave a comment on 3 of their partners' posts.
> 240 words
Here is some help:
Read each paragraph and get the main points to be expressed with your words ;)
Look at this site
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/3/8/101/
Obviously, you will need www. word reference.com since you will find new words :)
Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
> Select a piece of news connected to your area of studies / future career.
> Write a summary of it. Do not copy paste.
> Provide the link to your piece of news.
Please mention the reason why you chose it.
> Leave a comment on 3 of their partners' posts.
> 240 words
Here is some help:
Read each paragraph and get the main points to be expressed with your words ;)
Look at this site
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/3/8/101/
Friday, 27 November 2015
Video 3
AN ACTIVITY YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME. Deadline Thursday Dec 10
REMEMBER TO PRACTICE IN ADVANCE SINCE IT IS NOT A READING ACTIVITY. ALL IN ONE TAKE. THANKS
Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about an activity you like to do in
your free time.
Say:
What the activity is,
How often you do it,
Where you do it,
What the activity involves,
Why you enjoy doing this activity.
Mention anything else you think is important.
REMEMBER TO PRACTICE IN ADVANCE SINCE IT IS NOT A READING ACTIVITY. ALL IN ONE TAKE. THANKS
Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about an activity you like to do in
your free time.
Say:
What the activity is,
How often you do it,
Where you do it,
What the activity involves,
Why you enjoy doing this activity.
Mention anything else you think is important.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Blog help!
Today we will do something different.
Read the last blog post of the classmate below you on the blog list on my blog and correct
it using this key:
WF= Wrong Form WW = Wrong Word v = Something Missing
(WO) = Word Order Sp = Spelling P = Punctuation
WE = Wrong Expression T = Wrong Tense ? = Not sure
WF= Wrong Form WW = Wrong Word v = Something Missing
(WO) = Word Order Sp = Spelling P = Punctuation
WE = Wrong Expression T = Wrong Tense ? = Not sure
C= Concordance between subject/determiner and verb ( ) = Not necessary
Publish the corrections on your blog AND send your classmate a comment to tell them you have posted some feedback.
Publish the corrections on your blog AND send your classmate a comment to tell them you have posted some feedback.
Example.
Today I (WF) going to write about an(WF) journy (Sp) I make(T)
in the past.
Today I am going to write about a journey I made in the
past.
In this(C) days I and my parents (WO) came (WW) to Viña
In these days my parents and I went to viña
English teacher survey
Dear all,
could you please do this short survey on
www.plataforma.uchile.cl
It takes 5 mins and it is important for us.
thank you
could you please do this short survey on
www.plataforma.uchile.cl
It takes 5 mins and it is important for us.
thank you
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Today we are going to write about something
interesting.
It has been hard to choose because I am often reading more
than one thing at the time. I read the newspaper, academic papers, stuff on meditation, essays, my students' blogs, etc.
I started
reading about the brain some years back when I studied language acquisition and
education = learning processes.
However, later I decided to read beyond linguistics and
education, and bought a really interesting book called “Mind map” The book I am
devoting most time to at the moment is called “The emotional life of your
brain” It is written by a neuroscientist (R. J. Davidson) and a health and
science journalist (S. Begley). I
suppose I am reading it out of pleasure. The book is about different research
done on the human brain and the different emotional styles, how genetics and
environment influence them and how they develop. It also includes the
mind – body connection. Although I have onlt read about 80 pages, I'm
really enjoying seeing how certain personality traits can be linked to
certain hormones
released in certain areas of the brain and some of these processes could
be modified if there is
will. It is fascinating.. Chemical processes
were never thing at school but now it is fun. It also touches “abnormal “
conditions such as autism, which I find interesting.
I think I am enjoying it because there is no pressure
involved. I just read a while before I go to sleep or during the day if I have
the time.
Write about something you are reading at the moment.
Say
What it is called
Which genre it is ( novel, academics, manga, newspaper,
blog, etc)
Whether you are enjoying it
What it is about
Include anything else you find relevant.
Write a minimum of 220 words and 4 comments on different class blogs.
Video 2
Video 2 marks
Alexandra 6.0
Yahira 4.8
Eiky 5.0
Cristina 6.3
Polette 5.2
Samantha 5.0
Octavia 5,7
Valentina A 4.8
Jonathan 5.5
Camila M 5.8
Elisa 4.8
M Elena 1.0
Claudia 6.5
Valentina J 1.0
Tábata 1.0
Have I missed any videos?
Alexandra 6.0
Yahira 4.8
Eiky 5.0
Cristina 6.3
Polette 5.2
Samantha 5.0
Octavia 5,7
Valentina A 4.8
Jonathan 5.5
Camila M 5.8
Elisa 4.8
M Elena 1.0
Claudia 6.5
Valentina J 1.0
Tábata 1.0
Have I missed any videos?
Thursday, 12 November 2015
FINAL TESTS
PLEASE REMEMBER THE FINAL TESTS WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 17TH
12:00 WRITTEN PART
14:30 ORAL INTERACTION (IN PAIRS)
REMEMBER THERE ARE MANY LINKS ON THIS BLOG WHERE YOU CAN PRACTICE.
Free post
Hi guys,
Today we have a free post.
Please remember NO COPYING AND PASTING! (sorry for shouting)
Write a minimum of 220 words and 3 comments.
Today I'll write about my pet Kat.
I have had a number of pets in my life. From birds to therapins, dogs and cats, however, I had never had a pet for so long. Kat is 15 years old now and apart from being lazy and moaning most of the time, he is in good shape.
I have to say that I have mixed feelings with Kat. I found him in the street long ago. He had a bad leg and one of his eyes was shut. He had been treated badly but he was so little and looked so helpless. I had to keep him.
The funny thing is Kat is black and green eyed. Very handsome. However, he shows all the negative things that cats are described for.
He only gets close to you for food. He attacks you behind your back. I can't think of other stuff but it is bad enough as it is. I think he is in love with my husband.
I still feel sorry for him. I think the fact that he was treated badly in the past is probably the reason for his behaviour.
The vet saw him a few months ago and said he would probably live another couple of years. I felt very sad because I cannot imagine a life without him
I don't have a picture of him because I lost most my phone pictures :(
Today we have a free post.
Please remember NO COPYING AND PASTING! (sorry for shouting)
Write a minimum of 220 words and 3 comments.
Today I'll write about my pet Kat.
I have had a number of pets in my life. From birds to therapins, dogs and cats, however, I had never had a pet for so long. Kat is 15 years old now and apart from being lazy and moaning most of the time, he is in good shape.
I have to say that I have mixed feelings with Kat. I found him in the street long ago. He had a bad leg and one of his eyes was shut. He had been treated badly but he was so little and looked so helpless. I had to keep him.
The funny thing is Kat is black and green eyed. Very handsome. However, he shows all the negative things that cats are described for.
He only gets close to you for food. He attacks you behind your back. I can't think of other stuff but it is bad enough as it is. I think he is in love with my husband.
I still feel sorry for him. I think the fact that he was treated badly in the past is probably the reason for his behaviour.
The vet saw him a few months ago and said he would probably live another couple of years. I felt very sad because I cannot imagine a life without him
I don't have a picture of him because I lost most my phone pictures :(
Thursday, 5 November 2015
English practice
Session 1 (week 10)
Reading:
Listening:
Vocabulary:
Please write a 60 word text on your performance in the different areas.
Post 2 comments suggesting how to improve (mejorar) The areas that need work on.
Thursday, 29 October 2015
I suppose
there are many people I admire. But today I will refer to one that I don’t
always mention and has impressed me more than once. He is called “the father of modern linguistics”
by more than one. His name is Noam Chomsky.
I got to
know about him when I was studying language acquisition. At the
time we looked at the theory of universal grammar. Hi argued that the human brain
has a system that allows any human to learn languages just by being in a
linguistic environment in normal conditions. This was in the 1950s. During
these years behaviorism was the main trend. In 1959 he criticized B. F. Skinner
and argued behaviorism had no faith in linguistic creativity of humans when it
comes to learning. This was very
controversial.
He has been
in the public debate since the 1960s when he wrote a series of books criticizing
the role of the US in the war of Vietnam. He also wrote other essays about
Cambodia and the violation of human rights in general. He has argued against the US intervention in
different countries. He was arrested more than once back in the day.
He worked
at the university of Harvard and has worked at MIT since 1955.
If I had
the chance to meet him, I would ask him more in depth about his feelings towards the role of the state of Israel in Palestine and Arab countries in general. He
has got really interesting views on this. Especially for an American born to Jewish
parents.
Write about a public person you admire. Say:
How you got
to know them
Give some general
information about them
What you
would ask her/him if you got to know them
Anything
else you find relevant.
Write a
minimum of 22
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Green
This idea of being “green” is so relative. I think it is very difficult to be all “planet friendly” when the whole system invites you to buy and dispose. I love visiting new places, and basically this is what I spend most of my savings on. Do I pay to try to reduce my carbon footprint? So far, not a bean . Shame on me!!!
On the upside, I try to use the bike as often as possible. I also take bottles and cartons of milk to the supermarket as often as possible. But I also use the car!!! I used to have worms and separate the biodegradable rubbish but I don’t anymore. A thing I do is I put a bottle in my toilet cistern so I use less water when I flush the loo. When I go to the supermarket or the vegetable market I take my own bags. I make my own washing detergent, which pollutes the water and my skin a lot less than Omo or any of those. I make my shampoo and in the past I made soap but it is not easy to find the time. I reuse and recycle as much as I remember. I have learnt from lovely people wanting to share and also out of my own curiosity, I suppose.
There is no way for things to improve in this aspect without education. I think the boroughs i.e. (Estación central, Recoleta, Ñuñoa, etc.) and the national School programmes need to include the topics of recycling, reusing and reducing so people become aware. One needs to do these things at home for children to become aware. I would like to start a group to raise awareness in children and people in general one day.
What about you?
- Do you think there is a point in being “green”
- Have you incorporated recycling into your habits? Describe
- Have you joined or supported any eco-organisations? Why/Why not?
- What do you do /would you like to do to help the planet?
- What's missing in our society/Santiago regarding this issue?
Number of words: 240
Don't forget to make comments on at least 3 of your classmates posts and the teacher's
- Have you incorporated recycling into your habits? Describe
- Have you joined or supported any eco-organisations? Why/Why not?
- What do you do /would you like to do to help the planet?
- What's missing in our society/Santiago regarding this issue?
Number of words: 240
Don't forget to make comments on at least 3 of your classmates posts and the teacher's
Video 2 on pendrive Nov 5th. Online Nov 7th
A Journey
Record a 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about a journey you would like
to make in the future.
Say:
Where you would like to go,
Who you would go with,
Why you would like to make this journey,
What things you would like to do on the journey.
Mention anything else you think is important.
Please Remember NO READING! ALL VIDEO IN 1 take
*A mobile phone video presentation is a video of the student talking directly to the
camera. This activity is seen as part of the learning process. Videos are made in the
students’ own time and they are free to practice and record as many versions as they
see fit in order to complete the task. However, the final video must be in one take
(i.e. they must not be edited). Moreover, you should be able to see the student
clearly in the video (i.e. No sunglasses!). If you think that the text is being read you
can arrange for the student to re-record it or repeat the talk in class. Please make
students aware of this fact.
Record a 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about a journey you would like
to make in the future.
Say:
Where you would like to go,
Who you would go with,
Why you would like to make this journey,
What things you would like to do on the journey.
Mention anything else you think is important.
Please Remember NO READING! ALL VIDEO IN 1 take
*A mobile phone video presentation is a video of the student talking directly to the
camera. This activity is seen as part of the learning process. Videos are made in the
students’ own time and they are free to practice and record as many versions as they
see fit in order to complete the task. However, the final video must be in one take
(i.e. they must not be edited). Moreover, you should be able to see the student
clearly in the video (i.e. No sunglasses!). If you think that the text is being read you
can arrange for the student to re-record it or repeat the talk in class. Please make
students aware of this fact.
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Education
Since today we had a demonstration regarding discontent in the area of education. Let's address this topic.
I would like to share a fantastic video in case you have not seen it.
You can refer to Education from any angle.
I think this vid stresses really important points regarding where education is going. I hope you enjoyed it. I will adress it from a different angle, though.
I had the opportunity to work assessing educational projects for the ministry of education in the past. This experience somehow changed my view of things , I would say not in a positive way. One of my main interest was on educational policy.
I feel the issue of education is somehow a lost cause with the political class we have. Unfortunately, many of the people in congress have money invested in schools and universities. Why would they want any changes? They can afford a "good" school for their kids and they know they will enter Uni
.
A second point is why would they want educated people?. A country which applies "critical thinking" is a country which could get organized and fight to make changes for the people. 4,6 of our GDP is devoted to education. The lowest in the OECD. How can we develop at a micro level without proper education for everyone?
On a different note, education is an area where emphasis should be put.. Especially, in the first few years. If kids are allowed to be themselves, to explore the world with some guidance and especially, with affection, half of the work is done. For me, what is happening in schools nowadays is a shame. We have a lot of children who misbehave because at home they are left by themselves. We also have a number of teachers who have not realized the world is changing and simply cannot cope with today's children in the classroom. As a result, an important number of kids are diagnosed with ADHD and taking different types of medication. Consequently, these kids are not themselves. Food for thought.
Last but not least, teachers have a great amount of paper work outside the classroom and little time for themselves and for professional development. In the case of Chile,most of them are underpaid. the conditions are pretty bad. I do not want to generalize but a number of them don't have the motivation they need to be in the classroom let alone teach or do research. I can't blame them.
Write a minimum of 230 words and 3 comments
You can refer to Education from any angle.
I think this vid stresses really important points regarding where education is going. I hope you enjoyed it. I will adress it from a different angle, though.
I had the opportunity to work assessing educational projects for the ministry of education in the past. This experience somehow changed my view of things , I would say not in a positive way. One of my main interest was on educational policy.
I feel the issue of education is somehow a lost cause with the political class we have. Unfortunately, many of the people in congress have money invested in schools and universities. Why would they want any changes? They can afford a "good" school for their kids and they know they will enter Uni
.
A second point is why would they want educated people?. A country which applies "critical thinking" is a country which could get organized and fight to make changes for the people. 4,6 of our GDP is devoted to education. The lowest in the OECD. How can we develop at a micro level without proper education for everyone?
On a different note, education is an area where emphasis should be put.. Especially, in the first few years. If kids are allowed to be themselves, to explore the world with some guidance and especially, with affection, half of the work is done. For me, what is happening in schools nowadays is a shame. We have a lot of children who misbehave because at home they are left by themselves. We also have a number of teachers who have not realized the world is changing and simply cannot cope with today's children in the classroom. As a result, an important number of kids are diagnosed with ADHD and taking different types of medication. Consequently, these kids are not themselves. Food for thought.
Last but not least, teachers have a great amount of paper work outside the classroom and little time for themselves and for professional development. In the case of Chile,most of them are underpaid. the conditions are pretty bad. I do not want to generalize but a number of them don't have the motivation they need to be in the classroom let alone teach or do research. I can't blame them.
Write a minimum of 230 words and 3 comments
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Free
Hi guys,
Today we have a free post.
We have two choices:
We can write about an individual interest or a group interest.
The decision is individual topic.
Remember to organize the text into paragraphs.
Remember a minimum of 230 words and 4 comments.
Blog post 1 date 1 /8 October
Elisa 5.0
Samantha 6.0
Cristina 5.8
Claudia 5.5
Jonathan 5.5
Vale A 5.5
Maria Elena 4.7
Eyki 5.0
Tábata 5.0
Yahira 4.7
Alexandra 6.5
Polette 5.0
Vale J 5.0
Today we have a free post.
We have two choices:
We can write about an individual interest or a group interest.
The decision is individual topic.
Remember to organize the text into paragraphs.
Remember a minimum of 230 words and 4 comments.
Blog post 1 date 1 /8 October
Elisa 5.0
Samantha 6.0
Cristina 5.8
Claudia 5.5
Jonathan 5.5
Vale A 5.5
Maria Elena 4.7
Eyki 5.0
Tábata 5.0
Yahira 4.7
Alexandra 6.5
Polette 5.0
Vale J 5.0
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Something
If
I had to think of one in particular, I guess it would be difficult to
give an answer, however, and since I don’t want to be incoherent, I
will. I remember one morning in the day of my birthday that my husband
woke me up and gave me an envelope. At the time I thought “What a weird
present, is it money?” Then I opened it and I realized it was a plane
ticket. I remember I was a bit shocked; really, it was a plane ticket
with hotel and everything to go to Buenos Aires the weekend after. I did
no show much enthusiasm at the time since I had been waiting for
something different, I suppose. However, I think this has been one of
the best weekends ever. I had never been to Buenos Aires before and we
had a wonderful time. We went to the typical sights; we also went to a
tango club (and tried to dance!). I spent hours in libraries and got a
few books for much better prices. I suppose what I liked the most was
the fact that people can be so nice there. Being a capital city, it is a
completely different attitude towards others. Less hostile, I think. Also,
in general the ordinary people in the streets seem so knowledgeable
about their history, culture and that is really nice. It seems like
culture is everywhere. I really enjoyed it. Now it is one of my good
memories.
Write about a present you received.
Say:
What it was,
Who gave it to you,
Why you liked it,
Where it is now.
Anything else you find relevant.
Write a minimum of 230 words and 4 comments on any blog in the class.
Say:
What it was,
Who gave it to you,
Why you liked it,
Where it is now.
Anything else you find relevant.
Write a minimum of 230 words and 4 comments on any blog in the class.
tense revision
Here are some examples so you use tenses correctly. Notice the previous post has a verb list
and therefore, you can look at the verb and tense you want to use.
what I normally do:
Nosotros vamos a conciertos 1 vez al año/ Nunca leo sobre arte/ My mama trabaja en su casa.
We go to concerts one time a year / I never read about arts / My mom works at home
When I want to talk about a particular occasion.
En esa oportunidad yo fui al campo/ Nosotros estábamos cansados ese día/ Comió el
pastel y se fue.
I went to
the country on that occasion /We were tired that day/ She/He ate the cake and
left.
About things that started in the past and continue to the present...
He estado
bien cansada ultimamente/ No he comprado tantos dulces / He querido ir pero no he podido
I have been
tired lately/ I have not (haven't) bought many sweets/ I have wanted to go but haven't been able to.
When I am talking about the past and I want to refer to something further in the past.
Ese día me di cuenta que lo había visto más temprano. / Hasta entonces no había tenido tiempo.
That day I realized I had seen him earlier./ I hadn't had time until then.
Conditionals
Si tengo tiempo, te llamare.
If I have time, I will call you.
Si tuviera tiempo, te llamaría.
If I had time, I would call you.
Si hubiera tenido tiempo, te hubiera llamado
If I had had time, I would have called you.
Modals
Creo que puedo ayudarte/ Tú deberías trabajar un poco más / Ellos irían si ella los invitara
Modals
Creo que puedo ayudarte/ Tú deberías trabajar un poco más / Ellos irían si ella los invitara
I think I can help you / You should work a little more (harder) / They would go if she invited them
I hope this helps :)
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