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BLOG 5 - A Meal or Food You Really Enjoy

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Hello class! On this occasion, we are talking about meals, food and likes. I believe we all have our favourite meal or that specific food that we really love. I read many years back 'Food is our common ground, a universal experience'..I truly believe on this one.  What is it? (describe it) How is it made? Why do you like it so much? What memories do you have of it? Upload photographs.     Requirements for the entry: For the present task, you need to write  150 to 155 words . Pay attention to  misspellings, grammar errors and vocabulary.  Do not forget to post  three (3) comments on your classmate’s posts and one (1) on mine as well (25 words as a minimum!)  Try to use the English we have learnt in previous sessions.  You will have 3 days to do it.  DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR TO DO YOUR ENTRY . _____________________________________________________________   A Chilean pastry - Empanadas I love empanadas. Mum used to make  them with lots of chopped meat, fresh chopped white

BLOG 4 - A Photograph and Its Story

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Hello class again! Here we are giving our best on our fourth post. On this occasion, we will talk about photographs. Maybe you like a picture of a landscape or that special pet you care of so much. Once I read,   'snapshots are a reflection of our memories, a cut of time preserved for the future'.  Here are the points to be considered: Who took it? What it shows? When it was taken? Why you like it? (give a couple of reasons) Upload it too?   Requirements for the entry: For the present task, you need to write  140 to 145 words . Pay attention to  misspellings, grammar errors and vocabulary.  Do not forget to post  three (3) comments on your classmate’s posts and one (1) on mine as well (25 words as a minimum!)  Try to use the English we have learnt in previous sessions.  You have 48 hours to do it.  DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR TO DO YOUR ENTRY . _____________________________________________________________________ A SUMMER DAY AT THE BEACH IN THE SOUTH OF CHILE Penco is a s

BLOG 3 - My Favourite Piece of Technology

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Hello class, this is our third post. On this occasion, you will be writing about technology. Is there any special gadget that you treasure the most? You need to include the following topics: What is it? When you got it? How you use it? How often you use it? Why you like it? What life would be like without it? Requirements for the entry: Number of words: 130 to 155. Font: Arial, Calibri. Size 12 – 14. Make comments on three of your classmates’ post plus a comment on your teacher's post as well. Your comment need to be between 15 to 20 words (you have 48 hours to do so).  __________________________________________________________________ My all-time friend, the iPod. First time I saw an iPod, I couldn’t believe I could save that much music into it. I have got mine from Canada as  ‘deal of the day’  price from a well known retail store, this means I had a big discount; which also included a free customising carving on the back of it. Consequently,  I have got my name printed on it plu

BLOG 2 - Why did you choose this career?

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Hello again class.  This is our second post! This time, you will have to write about your dream work related to your career or studies. You need to include the following topics: - your dream job(s) when you were a child. - other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university. - what made you decide for your current career in the end. - your experience at university until now. - the kind of job you would like to have in the future. Some recommendations for the post: Number of words: 140 to 150. Font: Arial, Calibri. Size 12 – 14. Make comments on three of your classmates’ post plus a comment on your teacher's post as well. Your comment need to be between 15 to 20 words (you have 48 hours to do so). Hello everyone! As an English pedagogy undergraduate student, I wanted to work on something related to my study field. I dreamed all over the year to get a position at a travel agency guiding tourists throughout Valparaiso hills’. In the same way, I also wished to get

BLOG 1 - Personal Information

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Hello class, this is our first post for the current this semester. This time, you will have to write about yourselves in an auto-biography style. Please include the following topics: -Birth info (Yours, parents, siblings, extended family)  -Studies info (elementary/high school/ university, other studies) -Family Info (important facts, place of residence, other) -Hobbies and/or interests (sports, for example) -Others... (photographs, anecdotes, funny stories, for example) Some recommendations for the post: Number of words: 120 to 150. Font: Arial, Calibri. Size 12 – 14. Make comments on three of your classmate’s post plus a comment on your teacher's post as well. Your comment need to be between 15 to 20 words (you have 48 hours to do so).   Hello there, I am Juan Careaga, I was born and raised in Valdivia.  As a southern boy, I really enjoyed the rain and winter. I am a member of a family of 4. Sometimes, I tend to say we were 6 as I like to include my grandmother Anna and my dog &#