Jaime's penultimate post

In the last field trip, we (make)(T) a lot of things.With my partners ^ work hard, met the district of Alhué in the South of Santiago.We work(T) in the Alhué River, look(T) the water and identified problems of pollution. The principle cause was the mining "La Florida" whit(S) toxic substances for the health.These substances contain high levels of metals that fall in the river all days. This field trip will extend to two weekends more, and the study also includes interviews with local people.Other group of partners explores(T) the life in(PP) the environment; wake(T) up very early in the morning (5:30 am).In the finish of course we deliver(T) a report whit(S) all the results, also explain(T) the causes and the possible solutions in a conversation with the community.This is the challenge, and I hope ^ find good information.This is all for now…Bye!

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Sebastian's Last post

Well, I remember specially a field trip. It was (the)(X) last year when we went to San Pedro de Atacama in the Antofagasta region. I remember this field trip because I like mountains and all the special meaning about the culture of the mountains, like the music and the native people. In this case(P) we went to a house of atacameñan people,(P) the leader (The Boss) of the house, called Carlos, (who)(X) was very friendly when he opened the house for us. He told us about his life style and usually he cooked typical atacameñan food. Also we have ^long time to talk with Carlos about his people and their stories, generally old stories, about his mom or his family. But (in the)(PP) nights we went to the town to drink something and talk, and that was very (funny)(WW). Well, generally we had a few field trips to other places around the Salar de Atacama and we visited other people who live there to talk about their problems. Finally, we travelled all the way long by car and it was so long, but I never get(T) bored, because we heard lots of music or we have(T) long talks too. Sometimes, we smoked some cigarettes and other green things and it was so nice, because the people who I travelled with are wonderful guys.


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Natalia's Last post

^Is very difficult to choose only one movie as my favourite because there are many good movies,(P) but this year I saw a movie that surprised me, this movie is “Martian Child”, for this reason it is now my favourite.The movie is interesting because shows through the story of an abandoned child the reality of our present society.(WO) The first time that I saw this film it was (in)(X) this year with my boyfriend in his house(P) I don’t saw this movie in the cinema because this movie was available only in (the)(X) blockbuster.The story is about the life of an abandoned child and a man who (months)(WW) before lost his wife because she died and he adopts a (this)(X) child,(P) the actors in this movie are Joan Cusack, Sophie Okonedo, John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt. This movie has a beautiful dramatic story but a (solid content social)(WW-WO) and emotional that suggests that we are limited the persons for create and think beginning child. Denis in the movie teaches John Cusack to return to live and feel no limitation. Only learn to live together in their own way without thinking about what others say (of)(PP) them and their behavior, only being happy together.

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Kes... a new life

Billy buried Kes and felt his world tearing apart. Her mother didn’t support him when he needed her; his brother made him feel the strongest pain a child could feel, so Billy didn’t have anything else to look for at home.

He walked aimless for a mile or two to overcome his pain. While he was wandering downtown, Mr. Farthing saw him from across the street. He approached Billy and asked him what happened. Billy told him about Kes and that he didn’t want to go home.

Billy didn’t know that this talking would it be the beginning of a new life. Mr. Farthing took him home and introduced him to his wife and daughter. He told them that Billy was going to stay with them and that he would be treated as part of their family.

Before realizing, Billy found himself sitting on a comfortable couch, drinking a cup of tea and forgetting what he thought was the most awful day of his life. He didn’t realize that this man could see the sweet kid he had inside, a kid who didn’t have the chance to be loved until now.

Wordle...

This is my first Wordle

I hope you like it!!!

Error correction activities

I think working on error corrections has allow me to understand some of the English rules that we have internalized and we don’t think about when we write. At the same time, this has been a useful activity for U Chile students, I believe. They have used our corrections to see their mistakes and at the same time improve their English writing skills.

I think it was a good idea to change the way we have been working in this class. I have enjoyed changing the previous way, but I believe we could do so much during this class. We are finishing the semester, so maybe next time.

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I love ths(S) beach!!!

Even though I didn't have time this summer to go to the beach I love summer and hot weather. Well, this weekend I had the opportunity to go with my ex classmates from Social Work, so I spent these two days there. (P)Feeling the breeze, playing with the sand and having a good talk with my friends. So, I would be glad to know where did you go or what did you do this weekend?

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Jaime's Post

Well, I don't have a favourite movie but there are many goods^. When I was 15 years old I remember that with a group of friends we obtained this film in VHS format. Principally the interest was ^ its name “suburbia…the punks revolt”.
Other reason for(PP) saw(T) it was the interpretation of flea ( he plays bass on red hot chili peppers band) as a person(WW) more in the movie.
I don’t believe that this movie delivers some learning, but at that moment was very shocking for me, and I remember that was very renamed between(WW) young’s(WW) of the time.
This film talks about the life of a group of teenagers whit(S) problems in his lives, and united for a (WW) ideology a little wrong, but shared situations like a real family.
However(P) the tragedy always are(T) present, drugs, violence and dead.
The end of the movie was horrible, because a child (a little brother of one of them) was murder(T), and the group of teenagers dissolves(T).
I think that this film was a reference of the problems in the society today, showing problems, discrimination, racism, Consumerism and drug addiction.
I recommend that the next to see??? their friends and then comment.
Good Bye!

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Natalia's Post

In this semester the new idea of using blog as form to learn English was very funny. I liked(T) this form to learn because is most simple (WW)and all entire(X) classmate(F) can written(T) in my blog and I too. Any(WW) things that I didn’t like were the bad computer or the hour because en(WW) this hour I was sleepy…I think that using the blog helped me in the vocabulary, grammatical(WW) and helped me to have more confidence for talk in English, because this language is very difficult for me.
In among all post(F) my favorite post was “The best blog”, because I had that (WW)saw(T) all the blog(F) to my classmate(F) and to know a part of them and exchange ideas.
My least favorite post was “Song”, because I don’t listen to music in English and was complicated search^ songs that I liked in English language, because I don’t understand it(WW) content…. bye
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Sebastian's Post

My favourite film it’s a brazilian movie called ¨Central Station¨ from a brazilian director too. When I saw it for the first time I had 14 years old and I felt different kinds (F) of emotions because this film have(T) many different situations and it is a very realistic film of the ¨Brazilian situation¨.That first time when I saw the film I was in La Serena on my holidays with my family, but I saw it only with my cousin. I remember that this (moment) (NN) was a very moving moment because the story that the film tells (it’s) (X) an incredible sad story.Well, the story of the movie begins when a little boy arrived at the central station of Rio de Janeiro looking for his father. Then he decides to write a letter to find him, but he can’t write because he is^ illiterate boy, so he pays to a writer to do it. But the writer (an old woman) decides not to send the mail(WW) and the little boy (Joshua) discover(T) to the old woman and she decides to help him to find his father. But the old woman is apparently a wicked person and she decides to sell the boy to other(WW) bad people too, for some money (WO). But then she regrets herself for(X) what she did, and save the kid. Finally Joshua and the old woman discover that Joshua’s father is dead, however he finally finds his lost brother.


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