Blog mark  (  20%)

Dear all,
Here is ONLY 50%  (sólo el 50%)  of your final mark.
The evaluation of the blog was posted in April on this blog.
 
                                                     Blog mark 1 50%    blog mark 2    blog mark 3     Final blog mark
                                                      formative a.

Javiera A                                         5,5
Josefa                                              5,5
Bárbara                                           6,8
Verónica                                          5,5
Javier                                               7
Constanza                                        7
Catalina                                           6,7
Luna                                                6,7
Bernardo                                         4,7
Deyanira L                                       7
Deyanira M                                     6,2
Paula N                                            7
Marina                                            6,2
Paulina                                           5,5
Jennifer                                           7
Ignacio E                                        7
Rocío                                              6,2
Eva                                                 5,2
Estefania                                         7
Paula D                                          6,2

video 3

Dear all,

There are many activities I like to do in my free time. Among them I can think of swimming, playing guitar, doing sports, watching movies and or  drawing Japanese characters lately.

There is one activity I really love but I hardly ever do. This is trekking. I probably do it twice or three times in a year (at least this year!)

This activity involves some mental and physical endurance depending on the distances, weather and terrain you cover. I guess you also need the right gear depending on the weather. I like to wear different layers so you can take them off as you get warmer. Drinking lots of water and eating something before you do it are important things

One of my favourite places to do this is Parque nacional La campana, in particular the walk between Portezuelo and Ocoa, but  I believe that around Santiago has a number of nice hills to climb, too.

I really enjoy this activity because I love nature. Observing plants, trees and vegetation makes me happy. Moreover, I really like insects, birds and animals in their natural habitat (Not at home! This applies for insects)

Practice for video 3

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.

Minimum 220 words and 3 comments

Hello
Here is some help to practice for the oral interaction test that will be held next week. Remember you need a partner for this activity. It is a good idea to decide on it now.

Giving your opinionGiving your opinion neutrally

"I think…."


"I feel that…."


"In my opinion…."


"As far as I'm concerned…."


"As I see it…."


"In my view…"

Giving a strong opinion

"I'm absolutely convinced that…."


"I'm sure that….."


"I strongly believe that…."


"I have no doubt that…"


ASKING for SOMEONE'S OPINION

"What do you think (about /of X)?"


"What's your view (on)?"


"How do you see the situation (of)?"

Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing

"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."


Strong agreement
"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."


Agreeing in part

"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."


Disagreeing

"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."

Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."

Disagreeing strongly

"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."

Keeping a conversation going
Making comments

"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news

Asking questions

"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.

For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she...."

video 3

Video 3: 
AN ACTIVITY YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME
Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation in ONE TAKE * about an activity you like to do in your free time. Remember this is NOT A READING ACTIVITY :)
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.

The deadline is Sunday 19 in the night. Please practice and ask for help if you need it 

I use a lot of apps on the phone and there are some that I really enjoy, for example pinterest or Instagram because I love to look at drawings. But I don’t really visit them often.  However, there is an app I use a lot more than the rest, and this is Duo lingo. I discovered this app through one of my sisters about 5 years ago. I remember we were both practicing German at the time and we found this was better for languages than others.

I like it because it shows you your mistakes and keeps repeating them until you get the answers right. I visit it every day and the nice thing is that duo lingo reminds you when you have a pending lesson.  I always do at least the minimum and at weekends or on free nights, I do more. For Japanese it has been really useful because you write in such a different way. I has really helped me memorise some of the characters. Considering you have around 102 only with two systems, I can use all the help I can get. I am not sure it is the best methodology to learn a language but it has certainly help me through it.

Write about the app you use the most or one you like very much.

Say

How you discovered it

Why you like it

How often  you use it

And if you would recommend it and why

Add anything else you find relevant.

Write a minimum of 220 words, a comment on this blog and 2 more comments

TASK ON PAPER

Hi Bloggers,

Today we're going to write on paper about Santiago. Each and every one of us views the city form a different perspective that depend on many things. For example, I was born in Temuco and later came to live here. I had the opportunity to live in England and in Germany for a short time.  Regardless of these things, your personal situation and frame of mind can also affect the way you view a city.I personally feel Santiago has great spots and parks (although very few) but can also be a very hostile place depending on the area or time of the day.
I would like Santiago to have more green areas. I think this can really change the way to relate to the city and life in general. I also feel this would help with the horrible pollution we have. In my opinion, we would need to pave the roads in the outskirts and get the factories out of the city so there is less pollution. I would plant many more trees. I also feel we need to improve the transport system so people don't use an hour up to three hours a day to get to work.

I love our mountain :)

Write about your vision of Santiago.

Say:

What you like about the city and why,

What you dislike about the city and why,

What changes would make the city a better place,

What tips would you give to a visitor to the city,

Write at least 240 words. Leave a message on my blog and the blogs of at least 3 classmates.

Green

Being green

Well, I think you can learn about being more environmentally friendly in many places. However, for me the best is to learn with others. I have learnt about recycling, composting with friends mostly. However, I used to be a lot more radical and concerned about the environment, until, in my view, I realized I could not save the world on my own. I was in Germany in 1998 and then, people separated rubbish, would not litter, etc. 1998!!!!! And here, it still doesn’t happen much! In Chile if there is no money, there is  no interest from our government….

I still take all bottles and jars to the bottle bank, take all milk cartons, paper, cardboard and tins to the recycling center all the time but that is more or less it. Another thing I do is I decided not to buy plastic anymore and use only glass if possible.  I use the car to come here sometimes because I am exhausted or in a rush. However, this is the only campus where I do this because I can park. Normally I go places  on the bus.  In the past I made my own detergent, shampoo, bar soap and used to come on my bike. I used to have my compost on the balcony. Now I don´t do any of those things.  What a disaster!

My carbon footprint must be high. Terrible thing!

I think our society needs to be educated so we can all be aware of the importance of recycling & reusing and all the benefits it could have.

Write about the environment answering the following questions:

What things do you do that are environmental friendly?

Do you think the Chilean government does enough to promote recycling?

What are the most common items that people recycle?

What things can average people do to protect the environment?

Write at least 250 words. Leave comments on my blog and the blogs of 3 classmates.