Presentation

Today we will write about the 3:30 minute individual oral presentation. This can be about an author or a particular theory or topic related to your area of studies

In my presentation I will talk about the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian and activist Avram Noam Chomsky.

I will divide my presentation into 3 parts

I will refer to his work as a linguist, activist and will explain why I chose him.
Noam Chomsky was born in the city of Pennsylvania in the state of Philadelphia.
He was the son to Jewish parents.
He studied linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.
He had an important linguist as a tutor in university.
Chomsky is linked to  the theory of generative grammar as a post graduate student. He was involved in politics since he was a young person. He has been a strong opponent of the interventions of the US.

I will finish during class

Write a minium of 150 including

Elements of your presentation.
Areas you will develop.
Write 3 comments

Thursday 18

A nice walk you remember

I know this is not something we often write about, but I thought I’d tell you about one of the nice walks we have done in our lives. Since I am a nature lover, I seem to enjoy most settings and landscapes. However, today I’ll refer to one that was different in terms of temperature.  A couple of years ago I had the chance to visit Costa Rica.  We decided to go to the Atlantic coast first and visited the national park in “Cahuita”. This was a really beautiful experience since I had the chance to see amazing plants, butterflies, monkeys, huge iguanas in the natural habitat, raccoons, birds and colorful crabs.  

That first time there was really amazing because I wasn’t sure what to expect and I was really surprised by everything I saw and heard.  The colours, the fact that it was raining but the temperature was 26 degrees and other things made it  all really special .

What about you?

Write about a special walk you have done. Write a minimum of 150 words.

Include:

Where it was

Why it was special

Who were you with.

And any other information you find relevant. Put a picture if you like.

Read texts and make 3 comments on any blog ( mine or classmates)

Listen, Listen !

Dear students,

Next week we will have a listening quiz.
Try to practice listening to text in English. In particular, British English.

Here are some sites. Be smart :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/

http://elllo.org/

https://www.esl-lab.com/

Dear all:
On this post I will explain how the blog work will be assessed.
Two marks will be averaged. Mark 1 is for continuous assessment (i.e. coming to class and posting IN class).If you come to class & write the right number of words, plus the ideas your are asked to express, you get 2 points. If you don't come to class & post from anywhere else within 24 hours, you get 1 point. After that there are no points,but you can still write for the sake of learning.
Mark 2 is for 3 particular posts that will be evaluated in terms of (ideas (n° of words), word range & grammar). If the post is not there when it is marked, you get a 1.0 for that post. These 3 marks are evaluated and give an average final mark.

Ps: You can use www.wordreference.com but NO translators.If you do the latter, you will get a 1.0 & no points for your post.

MARK 1 +MARK 2= /2 = FINAL MARK

These two marks will be averaged and will give your final mark :)
Kind regards,
Beatriz

National Holiday

I don't normally get involved with the celebrations for Fiestas Patrias or the national holidays. Reason being, I feel nowadays there is little independence to refer to. Moreover, I am not a nationalistic person. I always wonder how the native people in our country feel during these celebrations.  But let’s face it; it is a great opportunity to have a relaxing time. I used to go to barbeques with friends or house parties but I never enjoyed going to fondas in Santiago because I always found them over-crowded and over-priced. In fact the only fonda I ever really enjoyed was 15 or 18 years ago (hahahha) when I went to Algarrobo. I went with my darling husband, a British friend of his, Karen, and a very good Chilean friend of mine, Claudio. Connie, Claudio’s girlfriend at the time, was there too. Claudio's parents have a house in Algarrobo and we went to stay there for a couple of days. It was great being near the beach and getting some fresh sea air. Also, the weather was warm and sunny during the daytime and not too cold in the evenings.

The fonda was on the main road leading into Algarrobo and we went twice on consecutive evenings. There were lots of people but the atmosphere was friendly. We did the typical things like play some games, eat empanadas and drink chicha. There was music and people dancing cueca. Later on we drank piscolas and danced (shuffled about!!) to cumbias.

We all enjoy our national holiday for different reasons, I suppose.

Write about a Fiestas Patrias(National holiday) celebration you remember:

Say:

When it was,

What you did,

Who you were with,

Why you enjoyed it.

or you can approach it from another angle:

What makes Chileans Chilean?
How Chilean are you?
Why do you think all this nationalism  arises?

Write a minimum of 120 words, a comment on my blog and 2 more comments

Dear students,

Please remember to use wordreference.com

DO NOT USE A TRANSLATOR, NEITHER FOR WORDS OR TEXTS. IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE ACTIVITY AND YOU WILL HAVE A LOW MARK.

ASK ME OR A CLASSMATE IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS.

Dear students,

Today you will create your blogs for this level.

Go to
www.blogger.com   and if you have a gmail account, access with it.

The title of the blog is for example on this one English tree, you decide on anything you like.
The www. URL you also choose and then write on the whiteboard to share with your classmates and me.
Please also write  your URL  on the comment box. example (level3luckyme.blogspot.com Beatriz)

To link your classmates if you can
Go to

diseño  design
agregar un gadget   add a gadget
lista de vinculos      link list
y luego agragan uno a uno presionando add link . Solo al final presionan guardar.

Write a little introduction of yourselves.   Here is a sample

My name is Beatriz and I am an English teacher. I have a number of interests and I am constantly studying new things. After I finished my Masters, I decided I would never do something academic again. At the moment, I am doing a webinar on Alzheimer’s disease and also learning Japanese. 

 I love animals and I don’t eat them. I also love nature so trekking is one of my past times.

I think doing sports is really important for our mental health. I do pilates and go swimming but only a couple of times a week. I should do more.