MY OWN CORRECTION

BBC WEBPAGE

I loved the BBC webpage, is very interesting and funny. I visited a link where I can complete songs of different singers like Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson. Another link that I visited was Grammar and Vocabulary but, (WO) these did not like me, I think that it was very bored, because (WO) is so slowly download the listening part and also the computers at the university are not the best. But now my favorite part; (MS) Quizzes, when I discovered this link, I only play this (WW) games (WW) all the first part of the class. At the first moment I (WW) made Crosswords but it was (WW) difficult because only (WW) talk about marketing words, that I (WT) do not know. Later I played a game that named “WordMaster” (P) where you have to guess (WW) the word from the clues to (WW) score points, (P) my best (WW) pointed was 15.000!!!. Also was a game that was not very funny, but helped to know about the British Isles, the game (WW) travel round about them.

I loved the BBC webpage, is very interesting and funny. I visited a link where I can complete songs of different singers like Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson. Another link that I visited was Grammar and Vocabulary but, I DID NOT LIKE IT, I think that it was very bored, because IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DOWNLOAD the listening part, and also the computers at the university are not the best. But now my favorite part; IS Quizzes, when I discovered this link, I only play this GAME DURING the first part of the class. At the first moment I COMPLETE Crosswords but it was VERY HARD because only WAS about marketing words, that I DID NOT know. Later I played a game that named “WordMaster”. Where you have to guess A word from the clues to IMPROVE YOUR SCORE. My best SCORE was 15.000!!!. Also was a game that was not very funny, but helped to know about the British Isles, the game TRAVELLED ARROUND THEM.

THE LAST CORRECTION

What I liked?
I liked so much this activity, because we can learn more about our classmates, their favorite things, singers, places, idols etc. In addition, doing corrections of the posts of another classmate. I improved my English level. I like that every week we have to post something. To learn English is very important the continuity and never to forget the practice.

What I didn´t like?

First, I didn’t like the hour of the class because after lunch I fell asleep, and is impossible for me to write a lot of words in my blog. Second, I didn’t like the classroom, because computers were not enough for students and always the connection to the net is a problem.

What helped me learn English?

The things that helped me to learn English was the funny way, writing about things what I like, and showing to my friends my favorite places, songs, famous person, and my decision to study geography. I enjoy visiting the BBC website, with this web I could learn vocabulary and everything is so funny with puzzles, riddles and much more.

My favourite post

My favourite post was: My favourite place in Chile, because I could show to my classmate the wonderful places, and secrets of the beach with the biggest waves in the island and the lagoon were I went in a kayak. I love the posts which you can report your interests and allow to know the interests of other people.

My least favourite post?

My least favourite post was the post about Why? Why? Why? Because I couldn´t came to the class and I have to do it at my home and was too boring wrote the post alone, because when you are with your friends posting, you can exchange opinions and make questions.

Which is the best blog in the class?

I think that the best blog in the class is the blog of Natalia called “Kúmelkayen” that means Patience, something that Naty needs in TONS. I liked this blog because it has funny pictures and colours. The posts are very good written and have a little bit of humor.

Alhué´s Fieldtrip

My Favourite Fieldtrip was the last one. We come to Alhué, 3 hours from Santiago to the southwest. Is a little town called Villa Alhué that has serious problems of pollution, caused by a mining that waste dumps in the river. We went there to investigate the effects of the mining on the environment. Sadly the effects are easily to see, the biodiversity decrease, the beekeeping it is over, and the water in the river is orange in some places.
The fieldtrip was amazing because we entered in private’s properties and we had to stay very quiet if anybody looked the surroundings we had to run very fast to any hideout. But was incredible to discover the orange hidden waste, really really hidden, we had to crossing the river and walk kilometres to find it. And was not the only, others guys find another few kilometres further. Then the teacher brought some appliances to measured electric conductivity, pH, dissolved solids, and with a shovel the guys took samples of sediments in the river. Now we have to analyze the samples in laboratory to show the effects of the mining in this part of the river. The next Field Trip will go to the higher part of the river, further than the withdrawal mining, there, we think, the conditions are the best, without the mining pollution.

Correction - About me and my Family

ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY
Hi my name is Catalina, I’m 21 years old. I live with my mother and my sister, we live in Santiago since 2005, when I entered the University. Before, we lived in many islands of the Chiloé Archipelago, because my father worked in aquaculture. Now my father is living in Puerto Aysén farther south than Chiloé, and has a new family with Paty, his new wife, and Bastián my little brother, he is 2 years old. My mother is a obstetrician, but while we living in Chiloé she didn´t work because, there had not hospitals, and we were far from the city. But when we arrived to Santiago in 2005, she decided to study again at the University and joined to Catholic University of Chile and studied Nursery. She only studied during two years because the University could approved some subjects from the Obstetrician career. Now she work in the Sótero del Rio Hospital. My sister is 18 years old, and 2008 is the last year at school, and she is deciding what career to study. But she is very confused. I think that, it will be better If she use next year to think and be convinced. About me, I´m studying Geography at University of Chile, and this is my fourth year. I`m very happy with the career and I hope to get the license at the end of the year, and enter to the laboralmarket soon. My hobby today is go out of the city as daily as I can, at the Mountains, rivers, or beach.



THE LETTER!!!

Hi Maria José, how are you? You have to know yet, my name is Catalina, but you can tell me Cata, everybody called me Cata or Catarro or Catastrofe (only for the phonetic, I’m not a disaster).

Simon asked me to write a letter to meet you, so please tell me something about you ... I only know your name ... What are you studying? This is your last year at University? Do you prefer spend your time in the city or in the countryside? ... Do you have any brother or sister? Where do you live?? Have you ever been in Chiloe? I lived there during 15 years.

About the correction activity (I posted it recently), at the beginning I didn’t understand, because I couldn’t see my error, but asking I can found them, I think my post is better now, but no perfect, tell me about the correction please. Thank you for helped me in my learning.

Truth * Beauty * Freedom * Love

My favorite film is Moulin Rouge, and I saw it for the first time in 2002, in my Summer Holidays. I saw the film in my aunt´s apartment, eating pizza and drinking coca-cola. I still remember, me and my aunt cried like a baby with the romantic and sad end.

The film is the story of Christian (Ewan McGregor), a handsome, young writer, goes against his father's wishes and moves to Montmartre, Paris. It's the perfect atmosphere for an aspiring young writer who yearns for a freer, more bohemian lifestyle. He meets the artist, Toulouse-Lautrec. Teaming up with the acting troupe living upstairs and headed by Lautrec, Christian meets and falls hard for the featured star of the Moulin Rouge, Satine, “The Sparkling Diamond”. Together with Lautrec's actors, Satine and Christian create "Spectacular, Spectacular", a play that Satine hopes will make her a star. Financing is an issue and Satine's boss, Zidler, pins his hopes on a Duke. The Duke agrees to finance the play, and a renovation of the Moulin Rouge, in exchange for a contract that binds Satine to him. Christian and Satine's love must stay hidden to ensure the play will debut. Their love becomes the main storyline for the play within the movie, and allows Satine and Christian to continue their forbidden relationship under the nose of the Duke.

This film is Spectacular, Spectacular, was the first DVD that I bought. I see it as long as I can.

En el rodeo e` Los Andes ....

Normally typical Chileans do a barbacue, with potatoes and very different salads, In my case Chilean salad (tomato with onion and sometimes persley), lettuce, celery, etc. Have to be light salads because eat meat all days is very heavy. For fun usually some people raise comets or play typical games, “rayuela, emboque, and palo ensebado”, the last consist in to climb a very tall stick covered with wax, it is very difficult but many Chileans can do this.

When I was a child I woke up very early and wear a “china custome” and go to the farm with my father to raise comets, and to view Chilean rodeos. Late we go to any “fonda” for dance “cueca” the Chilean typical dance.

Nowadays my family live together in Santiago, so we organized a big “Fonda in the House”, we conditioning the garden of the house and everyone in the family have to use a “typical costume” the last year I dressed like a Mapuche and my sister like an Atacameña.
Always sing Chileans songs in a karaoke and play games, like “put the tail to the donkey”, “If you know the song, sing it” or “Who burst more balloons in 1 minute”, this are not typical games but we have a lot of fun, always we invite friends and neighbours. We always cook choripan with pebre (very Chilean snack).

My favourite 18 was the last because my father could came from Puerto Aysén and we can stay together for 5 five days, and we have a lot of fun remembering the previous 18 in Chiloé, very different, by the way. But this theme is for another post.

Five years from Now ...

Professionally I think I will be working in some organism linked to renewable and clean energies, something linked to sustainable development. Maybe, working with wind or geothermic energy. But, If my wishes come true I will be in another place, studying and investigating about the same theme for apply my knowledge in Chile later. I would like study as long as possible, because I am afraid to confront the world of work, I think that is very rude and competitive. I prefer to investigate.
Personally, I think that the personally scope, for me, depends on the professionally scope. Because If I will live in another country, my system of life will be different. So while I am studying I prefer me and my myself, without material or non-material things that depends on me. Obviously that I want to have a family and a house, and kids, dogs and cats. But not yet, I am too young for this now and in ten years I will be young too. I would like to live in California, because is a perfect place to learn about clean energies. Maybe in San Francisco or San Diego.