English Learning Challenges

Dear Class,

This is Blog Session 10 and it is the last one this semester. Please write about the following:

a) How did you like this subject at university? What about the use of blogs?
b) What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this?
c) Outside the English Class, how much are you using English these days? Why for?


Wordcount: 300 words
Make comments on at least three of your classmates' posts.

Regards,


Belén

Preparing the Final Written Test

Dear Class,

Today you'll complete some exercises so you can practice for the final test, which is very important because it's the one you take to pass Level 4.
Complete the activities in this links:

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_vocab.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

And more...

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading4.html

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/B1_vocabulary_topics.htm

Best,

Belén

Blog Session 9

Dear Class,

Please blog about your future job and -i n  y o u r  o w n  w o r d s- answer this:

a) What kind of job would you like to have? Describe
b) What aspects would you consider when choosing your job?
c) If you were asked in a job interview about your strengths and weaknesses, what would you say? 

Write 280 words minimum and as usual, leave comments on at least three of your classmates' blogs.

Best,

Belén

Blog Session 8 Instructions

Dear Class,

This is the last time you can choose the topic so I hope it's not too difficult to choose a theme that interests you. 
This time please write 260 words minimum and as usual, remember to make at least three comments on your classmates' posts.

Good luck, 

Belén

Blog Session 7

How green are you?

This is 2012 and I can’t believe how people are not yet aware of the importance of taking care of the planet we live in. I think people learn about “green issues” at school. Sometimes children learn how to make recycled paper and some others, they have workshops to learn some aspects of recycling. Environmental-friendly practices can be learnt at school and also at home. Since I was a little kid my parents, brother and sister taught me lots of things like not throwing my waste anywhere that’s not a bin.

I’ve always tried to be careful with the waste I produce. I use special bins (usually glass, plastic and organic bins) every time I can. Apart from that, I use water wisely -at least I try. I learnt that in Chiloé when I was 13. It was only when we spent more tan 2 weeks with a family in Nalhuitad, where they didn’t have tap water the moment I realised about the importance of using water wisely. I’m constantly thinking about ways to reduce my carbon footprint and transmitting the information so more people are aware.

I use my bike in the summer mostly. In Winter it’s too cold for me and too contaminated as well but as in Spring and Summer is more windy I tent to think that I’m not breathing so much smog. I don’t have a car so I’m always walking and taking the bus or the tube.

I support Greenpeace but only through the internet. I do that by signing emails requesting more laws or an action to stop some stupid objective of a millionaire company. I admire their mission so I think we should support any eco-organisations if it’s because they want to take care of the planet. I’d love to make tons of copies of “The 11^th Hour”, which is a documentary about the state of the Earth, considering air and water contamination mainly.

I think Santiago is missing more laws and public policies so people learn and participate in solving matters related to the environment. Our society needs to learn environmentally friendly practices so we can live more as a community.

Blog Session 7 Instructions

Dear Class,

Please ask yourselves how green you are and write about the following:

a) Where do people learn about environmentally friendly practices?

b) Have you incorporated recycling into your habits? Describe

c) Do you use a bike or your legs instead of a car?

d) Have you joined or supported any eco-organizations? Why/Why not?

e) What else have you done/would like to do?

f) What have you done to reduce your carbón footprint?

g) What’s missing in our society/Santiago regarding this issue?

Write 240 words mínimum and remember to make comments on at least three of your classmates’ blogs.

Best,

Belén