Post 5: An Expert / Person that I admire in my field

 I can't say that I admire someone because I don't. What I feel is respect for certain people who have shown greatness. One of those people is my former university teacher mister Jorge Olivares Cantuarias. Little can I say about his life. I know he is married and has two children, a daughter and a son and his wife is a very nice woman. He retired in 2011, unfortunately, for the coming generations who didn't have the privilege to be one of his students. The reason I mention this particular teacher is because he has been an inspiration for my everyday teaching. Not only did he show me what a devoted teacher should be like but also, he taught me that no matter how much a teacher knows, what really counts is how you pass that information to your students..........

Here you can see a photo of the day he retired. He is the third from right to left.

Another former teacher I want to mention as part of my admiration is Mrs. Berta San Martín. This is because she taught me to care for my students beyond academic issues. When I was beginning my second year at university, I almost had to quit university because my family had economic problems; the previous year my father had got seriously ill and had to have two different surgeries. The authoroties of that university just shrugged their shoulders and told me they were sorry for me but they could not do anything about it. I remember that Mrs. San Martin was really concerned about my problem and gave me some advice to help me. I could feel her support. I never mention any of this before, so I think, it is time to bring justice and state out loud. Thank you, Mrs. San Martin your support meant a lot to me.

Here is Mrs. San Martín, attending a seminar. She is the one wearing a purple sweater.

Say

- Why do you admire this person?

- What has this person done/contributed?

- Why you like him/her

- Include his/her image

- Make a comment on 3 of your classmates' posts

Word Count: 150 words

Deadline: June 11th at 8 PM

Post 4: A picture I like

I’m not sure if this is a real photograph but if I have to pick an image, this one, is the one I like. I’ve got no idea who took or created it or when, but beyond those details, I think that the importance here is what it represents, “Planet Earth”, or being more colloquial “HOME”. That’s why I like it. It is a beautiful representation of our planet floating in the vast universe. This fact always keeps me thinking about the insignificance of our existence and yet the enormous importance that this tiny particle of cosmic dust has for humankind. From my point of view, this idea is overwhelming, and makes me incapable to comprehend when men give so much importance to irrelevant things such as what color your skin is, what religion you profess, or even worse, which football team you support. To make the picture worse, people even kill for these reasons!!!!! I think that if people took just some fleeting seconds every day to think about the situation we are in the universe, they would probably look back, and for sure, see how stupidly they have been behaving……What a shame!, don’t you agree? :D

Tell us about a photo (or image) that is meaningful to you. Include this information.

-What does it mean to you?

-Why does it interest you?

-What is the story behind the photo?

Upload the photo.

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts 

Word Count: 150 words

Deadline: May 28th at 8 PM

Post 3: My Favorite Piece of Technology

This is a very awkward topic for me, basically because I don’t like technology that much. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t acknowledge its importance in this modern world. Sometimes relying on technology too much makes me feel uncomfortable. There is, though, one piece of technology that I consider extremely useful, and that is my laptop. I had to buy it when the online modality began (or I’d better say ‘the pandemic’), and it was something I HAD to invest on. As you can tell by now, I’m not very keen on investing on technology. It is not the best computer I could have got but without it I would have never been able to do my classes online. Anyways, this new computer has been really helpful for my work because the old one I had, didn’t let me use zoom properly. I couldn’t use all the properties this platform has.  Besides working reasons, I only use my computer for personal things such as checking my e-mails and storing information. I don’t like the social networks. I don’t have a facebook account or twitter or Instagram or any of the popular social networks existing, and I wouldn’t have a blog either if it wasn’t one of the tools, we use to make our students write. I absolutely detest chatting, and that’s because I’m usually working when I’m using my computer. I have no interest in making ‘friends’ unless I can see and talk to the person face to face. If I want to talk to a friend, I call that person. If I can’t reach that person, I send an e-mail........

Say what your favorite piece of technology is. Include this information:

- Why is this your favorite piece of technology?

- How do you use it/What do you do with it?

- How does it affect your life?

- Would you recommend using it?

Upload pictures

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts 

DEADLINE: 14th May at 8 PM

Word count: 140 words

Post 2: Why did I choose my major?

This could sound funny but it is true. When I was a little girl I used to play with my sister and cousins. We pretended we were at school and most of the time I played as the teacher of the school and made my sister and cousins read short stories and then answer questions about them, or other times I made them memorize a poem or song. It was something so natural for me. One thing I never doubted was my sister’s and cousins’ complete obedience, this considering that I wasn’t the oldest but somehow they thought I was the experience personified. Even though this one was one of my favorite childhood games, I never thought about becoming a teacher in the future when I was a girl. I actually never thought about any career at all. By the time I finished school I had no clue what to do. I was admitted in the physics and chemistry programme in one university (one of my strengths at school) and in the civil construction programme in another. Then I decided not to take any of those chances, I took some time off instead, you know, to find myself.

I started working on my English and then I saw the light, I could become a teacher. That was something I enjoyed doing. I took the test to enter the University again with only one purpose….to enter in the teaching training programme.

Now, being an English teacher, I am the happiest person in the world. Working for a prestigious university makes me even happier – not because of the social status -  but because it is demanding and I have to keep studying all the time, I keep learning new things from my students (psychology, sociology, arts, etc) I only wish the money aspect was better, but then again, no money can give me the satisfaction I get when I see my students learning; that’s priceless. I have never regreted my decision, what can I say? I love what I do.   

Say what you study and why you study it

Include this information

- What was your dream job as a child?

- What other options did you have?

- What made you decide on this major?

- How has your experience at university been until now?

- Upload pictures

Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts

Wordcount : 130 words

Post 1: Who am I?

 Hello, hello, welcome to the first post of our blog. Here I am going to give an example of what you have to do. 

Dear readers, my name is Rosa and I am an English teacher. I was born in La Serena, Chile. Ever since I was a little girl I have lived between Santiago and La Serena. I don't feel comfortable writing about myself, I am a kind of person who prizes her privacy, but since this is a task for the class, I'll tell you a bit about myself. I am the youngest of three children, but I was not the spoiled one. I have an older brother and an older sister. I like chocolate as much as ice cream. My favorite band is Duran Duran. 

I have almost all the movies where Harrison Ford has performed. I enjoy spending time with my family. I adore my friends. On the other hand, I really destest rude and mean people. I don't like loud people either. 

Introduce yourself to the class in this blog post. Write a short autobiography. Include this information:

• Who are you?

• Where are you from?

• Tell us a little about yourself

• Tell us a little about your family, and hometown

Upload pictures

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts.

Word Count: 120 words

WELCOME!!!!!

Dear Students

Welcome to the English blog of level 3. I hope you enjoy this exercise. The purpose is that you develop your writing abilities, increase your vocabulary, improve your grammar and most of all, have fun writing in English.

Remember that we will use www.wordreference.com  to look for words

Let's start by doing this practice exercise

Please answer these questions:

Do you like English? Yes/No  Why?

What do you find difficult about English?

What do you find easy about English?