Friday, January 27, 2012

Post 7 (Week 9) >> HOW GREEN ARE YOU?



- Where do people learn about enviromentally friendly practices?
- Have you incorported recycling into your habits? Describe
- Do you use a bike or your legs instead of a car?
- Have you joined or supported any eco-organisations? Why/Why not?
- What else have you done /would you like to do?
- What have you done to reduce your carbon footprint?
- What's missing in our society/Santiago regarding this issue?

Number of words: 250 - 280
Don't forget to make comments on at least 3 of your classmates posts.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

SESSION 6: (WEEK 8) MUSIC

Refer to:

1. the music you like to listen to and why,
2. when you listen to it,
3. what your favorite group (or singer) is,
4. whether music is essential in your life or not, and why. 


Word count: 230 - 250
Comment on 3 classmates posts.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

*SESSION 5 (WEEK 7) >> SUMMARY FROM A CAREER-RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE GUARDIAN (ONLINE NEWSPAPER)




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.
Provide the link to your piece of news.
Leave a comment on 3 of their partners' posts.
> 200 - 230 words

Thursday, January 5, 2012

SESSION 4, HAPPINESS

Dear all,

Happy New Year!!!

I hope you had a great time partying and that all your wishes and new year resolutions come true.

About today´s post refer to the following points:

1. what happiness is,
2. what makes you happy,
3. why it is difficult for people to be happy,
4. whether Chile is a happy country or not, and why.


-Leave a comment on 3 of their classmates posts
 -180 - 200 words words

Thursday, December 29, 2011

POST 3 (week 5) A COUNTRY YOU'D LIKE TO VISIT



Do you like travelling? Are you a globetrotter?
If so,
-which country would you like to go to? Why?
- What do you know about it?
 -What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain.

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts
- Word Count: 150 - 180 words.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

CHRISTMAS (WEEK 4)

Dear all, 
This week you will have to write about Christmas.


Include the following points:


- the origin of this festivity.
- your opinion about it.
- how you celebrate it and 
- if you like it or not.

Your post should have a minimum of 120 words.


- Comment on 3 classmates´ posts


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Post 1 (week 3) A New and Strange Term


 
Dear all,
Welcome back and hope you are doing well.

I hope you like blogging because it´s a fun way to learn,
share your ideas and improve your writing.
I would like to know more about you, so tell me about:
- your expectations for this new term
- the subjects you are taking
- how you feel studying in summer/christmas time..
- the things you would like to do in class
Number of words: 120 minimum
* Leave comments on 3 of your classmates´ posts.