more about learning English

Dear Class,




Here you'll find lots of free resourcer to learn and practice your English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml

Best,


Belén

If you need inspiration

Dear All,


Check this out:

This an international band, they sing in three different languages and I think they are original. The other band is from Brazil again and if you like U2, maybe you'd like this:

Belén

Blog Session 4

Dear Class,

This time you can choose what to blog about. Write 140 words minimum and remember to leave comments on at least three of your classmates' blogs.Here you have an example of how you can organise what you want to say.

If you want to write about "Mass Media connections with major corporations", you should outline the following:

What is mass media

Mass media influence in Politics

Mass media influences in Chile

You can have three paragraphs to develop these three ideas and voilá your post is ready!

Good luck,

Belén

My favourite piece of technology

I must begin by saying I do have a love/hate relationship with technology. Talking to my friend Chris who’s working in Yemen through Skype is fantastic, but at the same time I think it's not necessary to give technology an incredible amount of importance in your life.

In terms of technology, what I use the most are mp3 players. Last week I lost the one I got three years ago so I’m planning to get a new one as soon as I get paid.

I like mp3 players because of their size, you can carry them everywhere you go and some of them have very original designs as well. I use my mp3 every day mainly because I can listen to music. Also, it’s useful to keep my favourite family pictures, all the files I need for work and my studies, and videos of course.

I can imagine my life without an mp3 but now that I’m used to this piece of technology, I think I’d need something similar, specially to continue enjoying music!

Blog Session 3

Write about your favourite piece of technology.

Say:

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.


Remember:

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

Good luck!

Belén

My favourite singers from Brazil

Dear All,

I’m going to write about a singer, who I first listened to because of the film “Fast & Furious 5”, which is not the kind of film I like but as it has Brazil as a setting, and I’m interested in Brazilian culture, I decided to give it a try plus I had nothing else to watch that day.

This singer is called Obando D2 and in this song he sings with a girl called Claudia but I haven't found out who she is. The name of the song is “Desafabo deixa eu dizer”, which means “Relief let me tell you” or something like that. I know very little about this singer but I think he's been singing for a long time because he has more than one hundred songs. He’s in hip-hop and he’s just one of many singers who rap about the situation in Brazil, about poverty and crime in the favelas. After listening some of his songs I can say this is my favourite song because of the lyrics, as you could read in the video, he talks about what is to live in a favela and how he’d like Brazil to be.

I know this is only about one singer but I can’t help including Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of my favourite bossa nova singers. Here you have my favourite song by him, “Desafinado” or "Out of tune"

Belén

Blog Session 2

Dear Class,

Today's theme is connected with music! Please write about a singer/band you like or a concert/exhibition you've been to.

If your choice is a band or singer, please include the following:
- name
- what do you know about them?
- what type of music do they play?
- why do you like this artist/band?
- what's your favorite song? why?
- publish a picture or video


or, if you're writing about a concert or exhibition, include this:

- what was it?
- when did you go?
- where was it?
- why did you like it?
- mention more details about it
- publish a related picture or video

In any case, write 120 words minimum and make 3 comments on your classmates posts.

Good luck!

Belén