"El Hijo de la Lágrima"

I saw this album cover today. It belongs to a Charly García’s album called “El Hijo de la Lágrima”. I like it because I think it is a great representation of the “darkness” that someone can feel immersed in. When I say “darkness” I mean sadness, uncertainty, confusion, lack of motivation, amongst others. The bottom of the cover is black, the typical colour that indicates darkness. In the middle of the cover there’s a tear, so the message is even more direct. I would interpret it as the sadness of someone who feels out of tune, in a black world, where there is neither eye sight nor shapes. But who says that we can’t see in the darkness? When I look at this album cover, I can see how I felt some years ago when being through a difficult moment in my life.

P.D: Later, I realized I had a lapse!because it always said:"La hija de la lágrima"! I think I got so much into it, that I didn't read enough...

Physics!

When I was at school I did not like Physics at all. I studied it for four years, from 1º to 4º medio. I did not like it because I was too bad at it and because I did not like the way the teacher taught it. I’m afraid he wasn’t a teacher! He even confused himself a lot of times when explaining certain exercises or contents. He didn’t motivate students since, I think, he didn’t have the vocation to teach. It was only his job. Another reason to explain my dissatisfaction with the subject is that I don’t like the things that are so rigid. I always liked to create, to speak in English, to make presentations, perform plays, and so on. Obviously, Physics was not part of that world. Nonetheless, I was good at some Maths contents. By the way, I still like doing Maths exercises!!

Correcting blogs....

This is the original post:

"Amazingly, the name of the person I would like to meet is a clue to me. I would like to meet the person who teaches in the Chilean Antarctica. A couple of months ago I heard in the new about how this teacher is chosen. They actually have to participate in a contest and the chosen person goes for two years – if my memory is not mistaken – to teach in the Antarctica.I think it would be very interesting to meet this person because he/she teaches in very different situations than the ones we are used to see in our city. Teaching only a few students, all from different grades and under extreme weather conditions must be a big determiner in teaching practices.I would like to ask this person how different it is to teach there; whether she/he likes it or not and what are the biggest difficulties of teaching there. I would also like to know the good things about it, how life is there in the Antarctica and how students learn. Does the teacher give them homework? What do students do it there is a terrible storm and can’t make it to school? Does the teacher have to teach the same things they teach in the continent?Finally, the most important thing I would like to do with him/her is to share stories and listen about his/her experience there. I would also like to see pictures and videos if possible."

Now, this is my version:

"Amazingly, the name of the person I would like to meet is a clue to me. I would like to meet a person who teaches in the Chilean Antarctica. A couple of months ago I heard in the news about how this teacher is chosen. They actually have to participate in a contest and the chosen person goes for two years – if my memory is not mistaken – to teach in the Antarctica.I think it would be very interesting to meet this person because he/she teaches in very different situations than the ones we are used to seeing in our city. Teaching only a few students, all from different grades and under extreme weather conditions must be a big determiner in teaching practices.I would like to ask this person how different it is to teach there; whether she/he likes it or not and what are the biggest difficulties of teaching there. I would also like to know the good things about it, how life is in the Antarctica and how students learn. Does the teacher give them homework? What do students do if there is a terrible storm and can’t make it to school? Does the teacher have to teach the same things they teach in the continent?Finally, the most important thing I would like to do with him/her is to share stories and listen about his/her experience there. I would also like to see pictures and videos if possible."

Analysing blogs...

I think that Bernardita’s blog is very well organized. It shows us pictures attached to most of the posts, and the topics are really interesting. I have been updated with some topics and pieces of news that she has written about. I also liked the picture she uploaded. Maybe, in terms of colouring the blog is a little bit dry. I mean, it could have more colouring in order to make it more attractive to its readers. Besides the colouring, I would like to see more informal vocabulary or maybe a more free way of expressing everything. She could also pay attention to including more links, of interviews, videos, or whatever is interesting for the audience (I think that posting links calls people’s attention). Apart from links, I would like to read more about internal thoughts, or more profound opinions on certain topics. However, as I said before, I think it is a good blog, well written and displayed!!

Attitude is everything!

I would really like to talk face to face with Paulina Rubio. I like her very much because of her strength on stage and her strong, amazing and unique personality, apart from her beauty of course!! She has faced the comments against her voice, but she has been able to succeed anyway. Moreover, she's been front page of a lot of magazines and newspapers around the world, I think, because of her attitude. She has sold millions of albums and has won many awards. As many people say, attitude is far more powerful than beauty or clothing, or whatever. I think we would talk about music, and specifically, about the attitude an artist has to have on stage and how to make a performance attractive for the audience, how to face up to critics and how to deal with journalists. Then, I think we would hang out!! hahaha. Maybe going to a concert, then to a club, and finally, who knows? haha. Maybe singing together in a concert! What were you thinking of?hahaha.

Never imagined learning English like this!

At first, the video seemed to be a fun one. When you have a look at it, it's quite strange, but the important thing is that it makes you think quite a lot!! What learning strategies can it have? Maybe see English in real context, but I don’t see the point of repeating by heart. I think repetition can help you pronounce better but not learn English in terms of language use. Maybe it helps you recognise grammar structures, chunks or collocations, but what about the work out of the girls? Maybe using your body while repeating something motivates the brain to retain information or speaking English and working out may be a rather fun way to learn. However, I think I've got an idea, maybe people can associate words with physical movements and then make a movement and remember a word, structure, or the pronunciation of a certain sound. But to be honest, I still don’t see a really useful strategy to learn English, but I’ll keep on thinking about it!This video has been a whole challenge, hasn’t it? hahaha.

"Natural disaster shocks Chileans"

A natural disaster has occurred in Chaitén, 760 miles south of Santiago. A volcano eruption has caused a huge problem in Chile. People have had to leave the city because of the contamination product of the ash and lava spreading out, even getting to Argentina. Evacuations have been really fast so as to save people's lives. As rarely seen before, the President arrived in the city to see from very closely what is going on.