Online

I like the internet. I love the fact that I can learn about anything I am interested in or just ask about particular things. I spend some time on the internet every day, I think. I use google a lot , I use gmail, youtube and facebook sometimes, etc.

I am interested in politics even though I despise most politicians. Politics is present everywhere and in all areas, and I suppose I became interested the day I realized how Education was affected by political decisions. How educational research to a large extent was determined by the administration at the time.

A few years back, I was reading about genetically modified food and found a website by chance. The site is http://www.democraciadirecta.cl. I liked it immediately because it shows news about communities and ordinary people  like you or me, about decisions taken and affecting a lot of citizens. I like to know about the people in general and not just about those around me. It is good to see articles about issues that do not appear in mass media. I visit this website once a week and I look at interesting articles. Another website I like is www. ciperchile.cl. This website shows a lot of serious journalistic research that would never appear on TV. A friend of mine told me about this site by chance. I visit it every two weeks more or less.

Write about a website you like.

Why you like it.

How you discovered it and how often you visit it. You can upload a picture if you like.
Remember to use wordreference.com or ask me if you have questions. There is also the verb list here on this blog

Write a minimum of 170 words. Put 1 comment on a blog on which you have not commented before and 2 comments on 2 different classmates or teacherJ

Evaluation +

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 AND comments, 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 & because of mark 2.

Mark 2 is for 2 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 = mark 2.

Ps: You can use www.wordreference.com but NO translators.If you do the latter, you get a 1.0 & no points for your post. The worst of all, you don't learn. :(

MARK 1 +MARK 2= /2 = FINAL MARK

These two marks will be averaged and will give your final mark :) If you have any doubts, let me know.Kind regards,
Beatriz

Today I'd like to tell you about a place I have enjoyed. The truth is, I have been lucky enough to visit several places. Having said this, there are still a lot of places I'd like to visit in and outside Chile.
Even though there are many places in the north and south of our country I could mention because Chile is an AMAZING coutry, today I'll refer to a place I fell in love with in 2010. This is a National park called “Abel Tasman” in the north of the south island of New Zealand. I guess the reason why I liked it so much has to do with many factors. It was a very particular day which started cloudy but it was sunny at times. I think it also rained at one point. I did a 4 hour- walk through this park which had some really dry bits, some really wet parts, deserted bits, and dark areas due to the thick vegetation. I also got to meet people from different places. I even got to hear some Chileans on the ferry crossing from one island to the other

The most amazing thing about it was the giant ferns (helechos). I had never seen such big ferns before. They were actual trees (They are a national symbol of NZ). Moreover, I got to see a number of birds & insects and the whole scenery was awesome. 
What I really like best about New Zealand in general is how “relaxed” people seem. Even in Auckland! I guess it has to do with the fact that there are so few people (Around 4 million in the whole country!). You can travel for miles and not see anyone. I really like that.

Well, now it is time for you to share. You can use www.wordreference.com as a dictionary. 

Write about a place that you enjoyed visiting  Upload a picture.
Say:
When you went there
Who you went with
What you did there 
Why you liked this place (140 words Minimum)

Post 3 short comments on different class blogs. This is part of the marked task.

Remember this has mostly to do with the experience we had, any place can be the perfect place.

Remember to ask if you have doubts.

Since we express lots of ideas in the past, here is some help with irregular verbs

Welcome Bloggers!!!

Your first task is to create a blog and to link all your classmates.  Please ask if there is something you don't understand.

To begin with you need to create a gmail account.

1. If you have a google account: sign in first, if you don’t have a google account: create a google account

2. Go to: http://www.blogger.com/

3. Click: create your blog now

4. Please remember to change the language during set up so that your blog is in English. To do this, go to dashboard, settings and language and formatting on the left hand side.

5. Name your blog. My name is English Thinglish (different to the URL)

6. Choose any template you like

7. If you haven’t yet, go o to dashboard, scroll down to the bottom of the page & change the language to English.

This is a very important part of today’s task.  Write your name and URL on the board, then

8 Go to design, add a gadget, layout, LINK LIST, and add names & links and when you have the last name linked, save. Ask the teacher if you are not sure.

9. Start posting (dashboard) Write a short introduction of yourself :)  You can use www.wordreference .com   NO TRANSLATORS ARE ALLOWED!!!

Minimum 120 words

About myself,

My name is Beatriz and I was born in the city of Temuco.  I like what I do, which is teaching. But above all I love travelling and learning all kinds of new things,  and in all areas (mostly humanities). I suppose I am one of those “eternal students” At the moment I am doing a course in Buddhism and modern psychology at the University of Princeton and “I am loving it”.

I am happily married and have a 14 year old cat. I like sports, music, films and arts in general. In contrast, I do not like unsympathetic people and I do not believe in this individualistic society in which people seem to count for the money and possessions they have.