Strike the Pose

I love this photo. I don't think I look very good in it with that kiss face, but I like the way my hair looks xD!! (I'm so deep!).

This photo was taken in 2009 at University. That year I was studying Education here in Juan Gomez Millas, where I met my boyfriend (in the photo, of course). It was taken when he was arriving university from his teacher training.
I was waiting for him on the second floor ('first floor' BrEnglish), he came upstairs and we kissed exaclty when a friend was fooling around with her brand new camera aiming at us. All of us classmates agreed it was a great photo, because it was taken out of the blue and we were kissing and it was oh-so-romantic. But what I really like about it is my hair. That's why I have it framed in my bedroom, not because we're kissing, not because he's the best boyfriend ever and I love him and all that corny stuff, no! Because my hair looks purrrfect! OK? I'm too cool for love! (LIE!!)

Now for the instructions...

Today's task:

You have to show us a photo you like.

You can mention:

- Who took it
- What it shows
- When it was taken
- Why you like it
- Any other information you think is important.

Write at least 280 words.

Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs

And... DON'T USE THE TRANSLATOR!!!!!!! :P

Music is my Radar

Music means a lot to me. If it weren't for music I wouldn't be here writing in English, I wouldn't be the person I am... Who knows where I would be if I hadn't discovered music 16 years ago.

When I first started listening to the music I like now I was 13 years old. Back then I discovered my first favourite band, and they are still one of my faves. I remember I used to listen to them every morning and, as we only had one radio at home, everyone was obliged to listen to them too. That's the reason why my parents and sisters at home know them so well and like them too, even when back then they used to complain because I would take over the radio and wouldn't let anyone else listen to other music at all. They hated me, but I didn't mind.

Anyway, I guess you voted 'music' because it means something to you too, so that's what this week's post is going to be about.

What you have to do is write about Music and how it affects your life.

You could mention:

- What music means to you.

- When you first started listening to the music you like.

- Why you like it/What it makes you feel.

- Your favourite band/musician/singer/album/genre.

- Who first introduced you to your favourite band/singer.

- etc...

In this post you MUST:

- Write 120-150 words.

- Include a photo or video of your favourite band/singer/musician.

- Comment on 3 of your classmates' posts.

Head Music

I love technology.

Seriously! When I was little I liked Barbies and then, when I probably should have started liking clothes, handbags and shoes, something happened and I started liking technology. I don't think it has anything to do with the school I entered, but it mostly has to do with the fact that I like music, films and the like, instead of looking pretty... or tidy... (I know it's silly, but I'm just trying to find a reason here, I'm no specialist, OK?)

As I was saying, I love technology. Whenever I buy something new my father tells me to wear it when it's cold (as a way of saying I should have bought clothes instead). And I think he's right (unfortunately), because I haven't got any nice clothes to wear to work (I'm always waiting for my superiors to complain about the things I wear... though I think we should be allowed to wear trainers and our regular clothes to work instead of wearing customes which make us look even older -gosh! I'm 29!!!)...

Well, the last thing I bought was a hi-fi system some months ago. I had to do it, because the latest black-out ruined the one I had bought with my PAE 10 years ago (don't tell the social worker at Filosofía I said this), but my favourite piece of technology has to be my iPod. It's so snob! But I always wanted to have one and now I have it and I can even play solitario on it. I hate solitario, but I love my iPod so I play it anyway because it's in it. And the iPod is so cool! It makes playlists with the songs I like most, which is like the coolest thing ever, because the mp3 player I used to have, said it did the same thing but in the end it played songs I didn't even know why I put in it in the first place...

This week you have to write about your favourite piece of technology. If you don't like technology you could tell us why (because you have to write something whether you want it or not).

You have to mention:

- What it is.
- When you got it.
- How you use it.
- How often you use it.
- Why you like it.
- What life would be like without it.

* 200 words minimum.
* Include a picture.
* Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs.

:D

Panic on the streets of London...

You are going to spend a week in London evaluating tourist locations for an end of year study trip.

Here is a list of things you want to do while you are there. Follow the links and fill in the table.

Half Day Outings

London Eye

http://www.londoneye.com/

The British Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The Tower of London

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ (including Crown Jewels)

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/

The Natural History Museum

http://www.nhm.ac.uk//

The Tate Modern Art Gallery

http://www.tate.org.uk/


Full day

Kew Gardens

http://www.kew.org/

Camden Market

http://www.camden-market.org/

For each location say:

1. What day you will visit.
2. How much you will have to pay to get in.
3. Which Tube station you will travel to (nearest to location), and the zone it is in.

What will you do on the other days? (2 full days / 4 half days / 1 full day 2 half days)

1. Search the web for other things to do in London.
2. What is the total cost?

Strange Things

Hi all! Thanks for coming to class instead of travelling somewhere nicer and far ;)

Today we have a very interesting and original topic to write about. This is one of the ones you chose yourselves the other day when we voted, remember?

Today's topic is: Something Peculiar!!

Now, for writing this topic we'll all have to help each other by suggesting places on the Internet where we can find peculiar things to write about. I remember Simonkey said he knew a website, but I forgot to write the name down (merf!) so I really hope you are in class today Simonkey!!! Because this is your fault!!!!! (kidding! we love the topic, don't we?)

I found a couple of websites with peculiar photos to write about:

http://ffffound.com/

http://www.soygik.com/fotografia-increible/

http://www.fayerwayer.com/2011/01/aficionados-descubren-increibles-fotos-espaciales-en-archivo-de-la-eso/
http://chileantroll.tumblr.com/
http://listverse.com/

OK, maybe they're not THAT peculiar, but you can write about them anyway... and of course, you can also write about peculiar pieces of news/facts you've heard/seen, whatever peculiar comes to your mind, whatever you already know... For example, I wanted to write about that chicken head that appeared in some McNuggets, but then I thought it could be disgusting so I censored myself...

And REMEMBER:

- Write at least 200 words.

- Post comments on 3 of your classmates blog entries.

I'll be around!

D.

Down in Albion

When I was 16 all I wanted in my whole life was to learn English, go to England and work there doing the dishes at some bar or restaurant. Seriously, with my friend Veronica we used to daydream about this (well, I'm not sure she daydreamed about the 'washing the dishes' part, because she's never liked doing dishes in the first place, but she certainly dreamed about being there with me).

We were so silly, really, because we had this strange idea that life there would be different and more fun than life here (as if there were no Sundays in England or something) and that we would meet Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Thom Yorke so easily just because we were Chilean, hence, exotic (yeah, right) and we would have their thousand babies and all.

Well, our original plan didn't really include the washing the dishes bit as part of our goal, really. What we wanted to achieve once there was higher education and stuff. We wanted to study filmmaking and become film directors and make movies and meet Ewan McGregor and have his babies also (OK. We didn't really want to have their babies, but we wouldn't have minded...) I know we were kind of desperate back then, but that's one of the things that can happen when you study at a girls school... among other things I'm not going to discuss here. :P

For us, England was a dream. We were young and shallow (the latter I still am, though), we didn't care about imperialism, we thought our lives would change if we spoke English, we wanted to go to England and visit all those places we'd heard about...

I think we were stupid, really, but one is allowed to be stupid when she's in her teens, I think... so I don't feel embarrased about it at all.

Now, what you have to do today is tell us what place you'd like to visit. In your post, try to include the following ideas:

- Which place would you like to go to? (Double 'duh!') Why?
- What do you know about it?
- What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain.

Compulsory elements in the post:
- Word Count: 200 words.
- A photo/video/anything catchy related to the topic.

Also, remember to make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts.

One Way or Another

Hi all! Today we have two topics for you to choose from and I want you to think very carefully about which one you'll do.

I could say lots of things about any of them, but I want to know what you have to say about them, so please, write on!!

But firts you have to choose a topic, of course. They are:

Post 1 (Instructions).

Write about a career-related website that you enjoy visiting.

You should:

- provide a link

- describe the website (sections, features,etc)

- say how often you visit the site

- explain why you like the site.

* Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs

* Word Count: 180 - 200

My favourite career-related website is howjsay.com (it's a great website!! Check it out ;))

Post 2 (Instructions)

Who is a person/expert on your field that you admire?

Say:

-Who she/he is.(short biography)

-What she/he has done. (examples of their work)
-Why you like her/him.-Include his/her image

* Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs

* About 180 -200 words please