- He had never seen anything so beautiful before.
- He had seen something that beautiful before.
- The effects are only now becoming apparent. / - The effects are not only now becoming apparent.
- Rarely you do find a coin of this age in such good condition.
- Rarely you don't find a coin of this age in such a god condition.
- Not until/ Only when she got home she did realize what had happened
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Language V writing experience.

Today I am going to write something that I consider I should have written about a long time ago. It is about how important it is for me to have a blog to express everything I want to say, without worrying whether it should be written in a formal way or not because I think it is an instance of self-expression.

First of all, I feel super glad for having experienced this situation and for having shared it with my classmates as well. I believe that this was an excellent instance for learning, practicing and helping other students too. I consider that this is exactly what I wanted it to be, because I felt like I was going through a stage of non-developing regarding my writing skills or maybe I was kind of forgetting how fun and important writing is!

Secondly, I must confess that a long time ago, especially when I suffered existential crisis, I used to create a blog account almost every month just to express how bad I felt in that moment. Therefore I thought that blogs where just for those kinds of situations and I never thought that it could be something interesting or meaningful I mean in an entertaining way.

Thirdly, I strongly believe that making and working with blogs as classroom activities at schools or Universities is a pretty good way to catch students’ attention and to motive them, because nowadays we are transforming into a technological culture and the more you use technology the more you are going to be able to manage more interesting and different ways to catch the eye of the pupils.

Lucky Number

This is great, I love talking or writing about these kinda things... that's why I'm gonna get into the blogathon... but just in this occasion.

I don't think I have any lucky number actually, but I consider that number three and thirdteen are like the best ones, they rule! specially number THREE haha for me it sounds like perfection, magical things and a ton of weird stuff that I'm the only one capable to understand.

If I had to choose one number as my favorite one, I would definitely say 3, maybe because every time I go to some specific place I have two more friends by my side and I just cannot get away from them, when I was young I used to live with my mum and sister and we were three, I love the American series CHARMED and it was about three sisters, so YEAAAH I have been my whole life sorrounded by number threes!

I also think that when you have friends it's pretty cool to be in groups of three because there always have to be the bad guy the good one and the balancer LOL.

See ya around!

Motivation.

The topic that I chose to write the essay is motivation. Pretty obvious considering the tittle of this post.

I will try to demostrate how important is motivation in our education system, or maybe how important it should be, because as I've seen in my labour experience and even more in my personal experience as a student, I think motivation is something very important and fundamental to catch pupils attention. So I think it's a tool that can be used for or against teacher's purpose.

I think that we us teachers or future teachers in our specific case have to be aware of the things that students like in order to make them relate their tastes and lives with every subject we teach, because I think that's the only way a person can really learn something, when people just do things because they're are told to do it they are not going to learn a thing, so that's called reproduction not concrete learning. Therefore teachers have to be able to motivate their students, how? we have to try to make a balance between learning time and fun time, and it's perfectly possible, so that's our challenge.

I hope my essay has a good result, because right now I'm not very clear of what I'm gonna say, but basically that's it. I have to make up my mind though.

The importance of creativity

What’s up! Today I’m going to talk about something super interesting –At least for me- which is a very realistic talk about how creativity is being killed in the education system that we are in.

I absolutely agree with Ken Robinson’s talk because in my opinion, education has been seen for a long time, I mean since like forever as “something” that you have to share with others, in this case with students, BUT because they have to be prepared for this economic system. So having said this it’s crearly easy to notice how creativity is taken in most of schools now, you have to do things that have been pre-designed for you, it’s almost impossible to be creative in a place where everything is given to you almost done, none critical thinking is used, there is no improvement of your skills either, you can hardly nurture the million ways of creativity that a person just for being a human being has.

I realize that this is not something exclusively from chilean schools because this conference took place in an English speaking country where I thought these kind of things wouldn’t happen, but yes I was obviously mistaken. So this was very easy to understand and assimilate because it's so Chilean culture LOL, and I just had to look back at the past and remember how my school was, and yes! It’s horrible to tell that it was just like this, I Could barely think on my own when my teacher was behind me telling me what to do and kind of tying my hands or my mind in this case…

Try to take a look at the video, It’s pretty awesome.

Yeah sure...

Hallo guys, how are you'll? well actually I don't care.

Today I'm gonna do a kind of review of victory city which is a web page that shows some ideas of a surrealistic city, the always-thought-of city of your dreams.

When I first got into the web page, I realized that there were so many things that are way too untrue or idealistic for human being to think of or try to do.

I think that we, as human beings have been taught to be this way, maybe not consiously but we destroy everything we should take care about and care about stupid things such as, computers, cellphones, money, among others.

So considering the fact that we are such fools, I don't really think that this could ever happen, unless something very big happend here on earth that we could not avoid and make us more concious about this planet. To sum up, yes the idea of the person who wrote it, was very brilliant, but I'm kinda really sure this is not gonna happen... ever.

Anyway, If you can try to visit this webpage, at least you'll be happy to think about a perfect place...

Currently listening to...

Hi everyone! 

I'm just passing by to tell you guys about a song that has got me crazy! It's called If U seek Amy by Britney Spears,  who's one of my favorite singers of all times. I particularly like this song better from the rest of the songs I'm currently listening to, because It's such a catchy song! Besides the title of the song has a hidden message "If U seek Amy: If U see kA my" got it? If not, say it out loud fastly and U will LOL. 

I recommend you to listen to it, I'm telling you, It's a masterpiece.

Here is the link for you to listen to it and watch the video. BTW the video for the song is really cool, it matches perfectly with the concept of the song, and it's controversial as well , seriously.

A little bit of my school and I

I'm waiting for the video because I recorded it with my teacher's cellphone, so I'll upload it when I get it.

BTW Carla and I talked about, dealing drugs, bullying, violence, culture in the school, stealing, etc.

Wordle

"Description thing..."

Hallo, this is Adrián but call me Addo. I’m 21 years old. I’m not too young and I’m not too old. I was born on April 7^th (best day of the year). I’m medium height and kind of fat. I’ve got short, straight, dark hair and really nice, big, brownish eyes. I get obsessed with the most random things LOL. I listen to music WAY too much and I absolutely love almost any kind of music that I tend to like songs that no one else likes. I have morals and standards even though I’m constantly changing them. I can be mean if I’m in the right mood but don’t take me seriously I would never insult you purposely unless you’re a creep. I love my family, friends, music and AIMing and I hate liars, cheaters, cold-hearted people and people who randomly decide to hate me.

I’m mostly either in the university or in the school for the ELAB, so I don’t have much time to spend on other things that I would like to. So I’m looking for polite, genuine people who understand my lifestyle. I don’t care that much about the physical aspects of that someone so if you want to talk to me just message me and we’ll be in contact :].

Carla's post error correction

domingo 29 de marzo de 2009

bbc webpage

I just have time to look 1 thing on this page, it was a link with pronunciation videos. you select a simbol and you could see the video with a woman pronouncing the word in the correct way and giving examples to make the difference between one sound and another.I loved those videos. this year I'm having my first phonetics class and I actually don't know anything about it. I never learn that at school, so it really helped me to start practicing my pronounciation and also to recognize phonetic simbols.I believe this is a very helpfull tool for learning pronounciation, you woul never lear how to pronounce a word just reading and memorazing the simbols. you need to listen to the sounds and also see who the mouth moves when you make that particular sound.I fully recommend those videos. see ya!

Error correction:

bbc webpage

I just have [t] time to look 1 thing on this page, it was a link with pronunciation videos. [Sp]you select a simbol and you [t]could see the video with a woman pronouncing the word in the correct way and giving examples to make the difference between one sound and another.I loved those videos. [Sp]this year I'm having my first phonetics class and I actually don't know anything about it. I never learn[t] that at school, so it really helped me to start practicing my pronounciation and also to recognize phonetic simbols.I believe this is a very helpfull tool for learning pronounciation, you woul[ww] never lear[ww] how to pronounce a word just reading and memorazing the simbols. [Sp]you need to listen to the sounds and also see who[ww] the mouth moves when you make that particular sound.I fully recommend those videos. see ya!

Carla Rulez!

Ok, this is a brief review of Carla's blog which in my opinion is fantastic.

Beginning with the name of the blog - Candyshop (Ingenious) - When I saw the name I immediately thought of Carla and her boyfriend selling candies in a shop (well decorated) in the beach, Guess why! Haha yes It's one of her dreams. Also the background color is so her! She loves purple things... So girly even though she's not the kind of girl who loves wearing multicolor clothes LOL. Perhaps that’s why she chose Black as the color of the text on her blog… Yes Black and purple seem to be not that femenine haha, Don’t you think?

Another thing I like is that she has uploaded pictures related to the posts, isn’t it cool? In my opinión this way a blog can be seen alive and not that boring and don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that her blog is drab because it is not at all!

Not everything is perfect in life, so I have to say the things I don’t like of her blog… Well actually there are not many stuff I don’t like about it BUT I would’ve liked that she had uploaded more gadgets such as a clock, calendar, games and so on… Yes I would’ve liked it better!

Well, see you next time!

Adrián Guzmán.-

The right to complain

Dear President:

The main reason of this letter is to complain and try to draw your attention to the enormous and serious problem in the Chilean health system. I'm pretty sure that the people who advise you have kept you abreast of all the factors that have been slowly destroying the hopes that the Chilean society had pinned on you.

The more we try to find something to say is right the more we find out horrible hidden things that are not supposed to be in the spotlight and it's quite discouraging. Everytime I see the news there is a new case of medical malpractice, financing health problems, people defrauded with the prices of medicines, etc. This is something really worrying, How can this be possible? Health care is something basic, or at least it should be, but in this country you can see how these people play with the lives of millions of citizens, they see Health as a lucrative thing  and I do not like it at all, and I'm pretty sure I'm not just speaking for me saying this.

In addition to this I would like to mention the low level of protection that has been given to the elderly. I strongly believe that if the people in churge of the money of this country stop spending money on things like transantiago which is a lost cause there would be money enough to improve this Chilean health system. Is up to you to change our lives mrs. president. Personally I'll keep believing that there is a way to change this mess  untill the bitter end.

My message is: It's time for you to take matters into your own hands.

Yours sincerely,

Adrián Guzmán .-

.What I did at Easter.

Well, actually I don't really care about easter week. I used to do it when I was younger. I remember I was so happy for receiving easter eggs and stuff... But now that I really know what it is all about I don't even care about the easter eggs anymore. I'm like Okay I love this week because friday is a holyday so my weekend starts early and it's so awesome specially because nowadays I don't have much time to spend on things I need such as playing games, watching movies, sleeping well, etc.

So I think you all understood or at least you're guessing what I did those days... Yes... I did sleep a lot... well, not as much as I would have liked but I still did... Yes I watched some movies too... in some way that's why I didn't sleep THAT much actually... And No, I didn't receive easter eggs -I never said that I wanted to get some, okay? Don't laugh about it ¬¬- BUT instead of that I went to my fav pizzeria with some friends and had so much fun there ! It was a blast, seriously. As I haven't had much time lately I hadn't seen them for a while so I could catch up on them. 

This is getting kinda boring so see ya'll next time.

Chilean people are so lazy! dontcha think?

Questions:

Why are you so mad?

Why do you say that?

Do you think that happens because of the tv or they don't do anything at home?

What about their work? Do you think that labour hours would be less if they could do their work in few hours?

What about poor people? Do you think they are poor because of the consequences or just because they don't want to do anything?

Don't you think you're generalizing a little bit?

Learning English BBC!

Hello everyone, Guess what!?! haha I just visited a great website!

If you are one of those who like surfing the internet looking for amazing sites to take advantage of and study until the world comes down, this is your opportunity! Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ right away! And you will find from useful articles to learn how to apply for job to audios of the sounds of english, incredible huh? And if this is not enough for you to join start this fabulous experience you can check how good or bad you are doing with this new language by doing some quizes that this website has for you!

Well, certainly this piece of writing was very irritating and actually that is what I wanted it to be... I wanted to write something different and annoying but it ended up looking like if I was giving promotion to the website LOL. 

ME, MYSELF AND I

Hallo. In this part is supposed to be put a description about me, but I think nobody reads this things unless this blog becomes super famous or so, but I guess this is not going to be the case... So welcome to my boring Addoland I hope you enjoy your stay here.