Webquest 2

Dear all,
here I'm sending you the instructions for the last webquest.You have to send it to my email: teacherandreamardones@gmail.com. (deadline July 7th)


https://www.dropbox.com/s/b9mf9mjga36gxd0/webquest%202%20Level%203%20%283%29%20%282%29.docx?dl=0

Evaluation of your blogging experience

Blogs...well when I told you you had to write blogs this last semester, I remember you looked at me with suspicion and distrust, like saying "what? is the teacher crazy or what? it's going to be extremely difficult and even boring" and it wasn't. At the beginning, maybe the first two blogs, I could see you were struggling to finish them (most of the times you didn't know what to say, how to start...),but as I told you in April, it gets easier as the time passes.
I just can say "congratulations!" you've put a lot of effort working on them, You've realized you can do it, and we have learned a little bit more about each other. 

Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.

Say:

> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about


Wordcount: 200
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.

Themed-Post 3: Changes from school life to university life

Hi all!

this is the last themed-post of this semester. You chose this topic a couple of months ago, so I think that now you've realized how your life has changed the last few months. Some of you are living away from your houses, some of you started to work and you've learned (or are still learning) how to organize your time and responsibilities.
In my case, as long as I can remember starting university was a big change in my life, it was like popping the bubble to get into the real world, where I became responsible for attending classes, getting good marks, etc. Even though my mom wasn't such a strict parent, and I was a good student at school; starting university was a challenge because the temptation of staying at home sleeping was strong 😈 Moreover, I started to have part-time jobs, which meant another responsibility, but also some extra money for all the new expenses you have at university (I didn't want to depend only and exclusively on my mom)
Anyway, it was a good year the first one, I met many interesting people, I learned a lot, and discovered new interests.
what about you?
Has it been a difficult semester?
Have you learned to organize your time?
Do you feel like an adult now?

word count: 190 words

A subject you enjoyed studying this semester

Hi all!!

This week post is about University, and more specifically the subject you really enjoyed studying during this semester. I know you are very stressed at this point of the semester, and maybe you don't want to hear about subjects (considering the end of the semester is quite near)... but, anyway your mission now is to choose one subject you really liked, the one that gave you the energy to continue or made you realize that this career is perfect for you.

You know I finished university many, many years ago, but I remember that a subject I really liked was French (I studied translation, too), I was very good at it, and my teacher made us read interesting articles, and discuss about them; and she was really kind, it was a pleasure to be in class, so I tried to be there all the time. Another subject I enjoyed, too was Judo (yes, martial arts), as any university student I was stressed, and I knew doing sports was a good choice to relax, so with a partner we joined (I had no or little information about what was it about), and at the end I was really into that sport, which I practiced for about 3 years.
What about you? Is it Anatomy, Chemistry or Simulations?

don't forget to make comments on 3 of your partners posts + my post
word count: 180 words

Career-related website/ Expert on your field

My favorite career-related website

Thinking of that, I wasn't really sure which is my favorite one, because I visit a lot of them! But, the one I visit most often is www.busyteacher.org,  a really good name for a website for teachers. This website contains worksheets, class ideas, etc. It's a really good tool for teachers of all levels (it has resources ranging from kindergarten to university-level students); when I first used this tool you had to create an account to access the resources, but nowadays it`s not necessary (which is awesome, because I used to forget the password all the time!). I visit this website quite often, when I need more attractive ideas or when I want to use a song to reinforce a particular topic in the classroom. 
Another website that I use quite often is www.wordreference.com, which is one the best online dictionaries. The reason why I think this is one of the best dictionaries is that it has forum discussions, which are very useful when you are looking for the translation of a phrase or expression.
Well, if you are a teacher or a student of English, at least one of these websites could be a good option for enhancing your learning or saving time when you are planning your lessons; and if you're writing blogs I'm sure I told you to use wordreference and not google translator!!




 Hi all!

This week we will write about a career-related website that you enjoy visiting. You have to: 
1. Provide the link 
2. Describe the website (sections, features, etc) 
3. Say how often you visit the site 
4. Explain why you like the site


and... what if you don't have or know a website related with your career?? you can write about a person/expert on your field that you admire!
You have to mention:
1. Who this person is (short biography)
2. What this person has done (examples of their work)
3. Include his/her image

 WORDCOUNT: 170 WORDS (don't be afraid!)
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' post+your teacher

Themed-post 2: Sports and hobbies

Hi all!

this is the second post of the topics you chose in class.

To start with, I must confess I haven't had enough time to do sports or to dedicate to a kind of hobby. Anyway, I reckon that sometimes when I do have time I become a couch potato and I do nothing;but wait...it hasn't been like that all my life: I've done some sports and had some hobbies.
When I was at university I practiced judo for about 3 years,I really liked it even sometimes I got hurt,it was worth it. Then I started to go trekking, and at the end  I finished climbing mountains. I became so fanatical about it, that almost every weekend I went trekking or climbing, and I invested a lot of money on outdoor gear, too!

Me at 5,424 meters, Cerro el Plomo

Nowadays I go trekking with my family, but not as often as I'd like to (I have to work on that), and once in a while, we go bodyboarding.

What about you?
Do you practice sports?
Any hobbies?
How often do you practice?
How long have you had this hobby? Or been practicing this sport?

Word count: 160 words
Don't forget all the comments

A photograph you like

I must confess that I like to take pictures, and most of the times I'm the person in charge when there's a celebration or something like that...everyone in my family expects me to take pictures (which is a little bit sad... I don't appear in many pictures). That could be the reason that it was complicated to choose one picture. Anyway I chose this one which was taken during September holidays, it's a selfie with my son, behind us there's a waterfall. That day we were visiting a big park and in that moment we were in the aviary. The reason I like it, it's because my son looks crazy and I hope that he never loses the spontaneity that characterizes childhood. Even though I think I don't look well  in the picture, I'm sure that if I see it again in 10 years I'm going to remember the good times we had in that travel.

Write about a photograph you like.
Say:
Who took it
What it shows
When it was taken
Why you like it
Upload it too

Include any other information you'd like to mention.
Write at least 150 words.


Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs+ your teacher

Themed-post 1: My pets

Today´s post is about our pets.

I have 3 pets, they are all cats: Neko, Kitte, and Gato Chico. I have had Neko for more than 16 years, Kitte for 13, and Chico for 3. I have always had cats, since my mother was afraid of dogs, the only possiblility was to have cats.

this is their stressful life

Neko

Two of my cats were rescued from the streets, and Neko was given by my cousin. I really love them! I remember I found Kitte in the street market, he was a baby, covered and fleas and almost starving; I couldn't just leave them, so I brought him home. Gato Chico was living on a tree near my house, he was abandoned in the street, so he had to climb the tree to stay alive and away from the dogs, one of my neighbors tried to adopt him, but her cat didn´t like him and hit him...so with my husband we decided to adopt him, but my cat Neko didn´t like him neither (he has never liked other cats, he wants to be the king), but at the end, he has accepted Chico in a 15%.
Even though sometimes (most of the times Gato Chico) they make a mess in my house, trying to steal things they want to eat, or grabbing my son´s toys; I can't imagine my house without them.

Kitte on the left, Gato Chico on the right

You have to write about the pets you have or you have had.
mention:

why you like your pets
since when you have them
why they are special

Upload a picture of them!
Word count: 140
don't forget the comments

My favorite gadget

Hi all!

This week post is about technology, and your favorite device…I think it’s difficult to choose just one, because we are so dependent on technology that we could think that living without one of those is almost impossible; anyway, if I had to choose one as my favorite (even though I don’t like to depend on technology) I’d choose my laptop: it has everything I need to work and also to have fun. I can type, surf on the internet, listen to music and watch videos and movies, and save pictures which mean a lot to me.  I got my laptop as a gift, because I needed one lighter and more portable than my old one, I use it almost every day (I try not to use it at the weekends). If I had to imagine how my life would be without it, I’d say that it would be more complicated because I’d have to stay longer at

work, maybe going to a friend’s or relative’s house if I had to work on the weekends, and I’d have to watch movies on TV (but, instead of that I think I’d go to the park or somewhere else, and that would be better!)

Write about your favorite 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.


- 130 words minimum.
- Include a picture. 

- Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs+your teacher

Why did you choose Odontology?

Hi everyone!

this week you are going to write the second post of this semester. The topic is about the reasons,motivations, etc. that made you choose the career you are studying.

write about:

• your dream jobs when you were a child
• other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university
• what made you decide in the end
• your experience at university until now
• the kind of job you would like to have

Word count: 120 words

In my case, I first studied Translation English-French into Spanish, why did I choose that? Not sure...I was good at learning languages, and I didn't know what to study, so it seemed a good idea to study translation. I was admitted in the program, so I spent 5 years studying languages. Looking back, I think the main reason for studying that career was that I wanted to know the world, so in order to find out how people from other countries saw the world, I decided to study their languages.
When I finished the career, I worked for a while, but then I realized I needed to be surrounded by people (you know a translator just works in an office or at home, just with a cup of coffee), so I came back to the university to study English Teaching. I had a good time there, and since then, I feel happy working with people, I really have a good time with you!

Don't forget to make comments!! (3 partners+Teacher's post)

Life

Hi all!


This is the first post of this semester...and the first topic is your autobiography.


Well, I was born in Valparaiso some years ago!! but that was a geographical accident, because at that time my parents lived in Venezuela, so I was born in Chile and then I came back to Caracas. I lived there until I was 3 or 4, then I returned to Chile with my mom and grandma.

when I was 1 and a half years

When I was a girl and a teenager too, I didn't like going to school so much, I thought it was boring and useless. When I finished school (I attended a school for girls the last 7 years of school) I had no idea of what to study, and as I was good at learning languages, I decided to study translation. When I finished I worked as a translator for a while, and a couple of years later I enrolled again to become a teacher.




The first job as a teacher was in a big school in the south of Santiago, I learned many things there and even though it was very difficult at the beginning, it was a very rewarding experience.

My hobby

After working 5 years at schools, I started working in institutes and universities, which has been one of the most interesting and exciting experiences of my life as a teacher.

During those years, I met my husband, too. We met when we were climbing mountains, and five years ago we became parents of a nice boy named Gaston. I could say that being a mother has been the most rewarding and difficult job so far!

Well, what about you?


in this post you have to write your autobiography. Include:


birth info
studies info
family info
hobbies
others

you have to write 100 words (minimum) and make comments on three of your classmates posts+ your TEACHER