3° Activity: phrasal verbs-Find

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2° Activity: phrasal verbs-Run

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1° Activity: phrasal verbs-Give

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5° Quiz- Passive

Quiz Passive

This quiz was taken of www.usingenglish.com, in this website you can find many resources to learn english, like quizzes, vocabulary, grammar, etc. I chose passive because I sometimes have problems with that, but today I realiced that I have improved. In passive voice we have to into account that the object is the most importat in the sentence.

4° Quiz- Word Order

Quiz Word Order

When somebody is learned a foreign language, a diffcult step is to learn word orden, especially in english, because the different between Spanish and english is very huge, for example the order of adjetives. for this reason I chose the quiz, in fact my score was 62.50%, which point that I have to improve and look for ways to practice. Thq quiz was taken of www.usingenglish.com.

3° Quiz- Will/Going to

Quiz Will-Going to

This quiz was taken of www.usingenglish.com. mi score was 60%, it means very slow, it demostrates that I should need more practice and also I should be careful to indentify the use of will and going to, because these future ways have theirs own rules and conditions. for the previous reason I will have to take the quiz again.

2° Quiz- Question tags

Quiz Question Tags

This quiz had 36 questions, I was wrong in 6 quetion, for this reason my score was 83.33%. It was taken of www.usingenglish.com, and in the website, when you finish a quiz you can see the wrong questions and also you can take it again. I chose question tags, because its use is very common in speech way, and in addition this topic has a lot of rules, which you have to take into account.

1° Quiz - Present perfet

Present perfect quiz

The first quiz is about present perfect, It was taken of www.usingenglish.com, which is a great and useful webpage to practice English, in addition there are a lot of possibilities, for example, gramar, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, etc. I chose present perfect because I think that I am very good for that, but I realized I need to practice more.
My result was: 72.73%

3° Reading an article

Millionaire costs for Latin America by climatic change

Source: Magazine Cambio

The majority of the specialized scientists of the world in the study of the atmosphere agrees in that the human activities that generate the calls greenhouse effect gases are influencing to modify the Earth climate gradually, increasing the temperatures in the planet.
The study, presented in Copenhagen in the middle of the climatic world-wide summit, stands out that the effects of this change in the region are not equal in all the countries, and that although some would benefit in the short term due to temperature rises and changes in rains that would favor certain type of cultures in the long run the consequences would be negative.

Although Latin America is the second world-wide region that less gases throws to the atmosphere behind Africa, will suffer lost in agriculture and biodiversity, among others areas, due to the climatic change if measures are not taken to control it. This is the moment that we must to take into account to look for prevention ways and to be able to stop the drastic change which taking the climate, also we must be critics and realistic about it is happening, because it can arrive the aim from our existence, nevertheless with our effort, dedication and taken care can save our earth.

2° Reading an article

Dirty children, better for the heart

Source: magazine Semana

The extreme cleaning that the rich families maintain in their homes has been indicated like a problem for the incidence of asthma and allergies nowadays. According to this hypothesis, the immunological system evolved to allow the human being to live in a full world of germs. And if in the childhood it does not find pathogens, do not learn to control themselves and activate inflammatory processes in unsuitable situations. For that reason the high incidence of asthma and allergies nowadays, when there is a fever to have totally free atmospheres of dirt.
The novel thing is that a recent research revealed that the extreme hygiene also could be cause of coronary diseases in the long term.

In my opinion, here we can realize that everything in excess is bad, but must either neglect because the health is most important that we have. The previous thing reveals that we do not have to be so extremist in the cleaning, since with a little dirt our body creates defenses, and thanks to this assimilation we can live our day to day next to the germs, avoiding diseases and allergies. Then we let to our children play freely without being very come up with the dirt.

1° Reading an article

Labor caution

Source: Magazine Semana
Manpower, the multinational Dedicated to the Services in the Labor Market, finishes disclosing its last Survey of Expectations of Use for 35 Countries. It made 70,000 interviews to Employers of the sectors public and prevailed whom it asked to them how will be the level of use in the first trimester of 2010. The companies in the United States Followed in the weakest scene, according hiring, since 1982. Nevertheless, the expectations improved a little against three months ago. In Europe there are eight Countries where slight improvements with respect to the previous trimester are reported. South of America presents an especially cautious panorama. In Colombia the 68 Percent of the survey employers anticipates to maintain their plant of stable personnel between January and March.

With the reading of this article, we realize that the economic crisis still persecutes to us, in addition that the use continues descending, nevertheless some want to cover all this situation with a finger and they do not realize danger which we are, people every time is poorer, many people suffer of hunger, and true solutions are not seen, only offer us short term solutions, the Governments would have to unite efforts to solve this problem which more and more oppresses to us.

3° Story

Frida

Story: Frida
Book: Terror of 6º B
Author: Yolanda Reyes

Yolanda Reyes is a Colombian writer, who was born in Bucaramanga. In his story called Frida, narrates the story of a boy of 11 years (Santiago), that when arrived at the school after the vacations, his teacher asks to him to write in a piece of paper as were his vacations, immediately begins to remember to a girl from Stockholm called Frida. He describes her in a sublimates and beautiful way, because they fell in love, in fact with her was his first kiss. Also Santiago counts as their goodbye, finally teacher asks to him to read what he had written, and begins to say: ““In my vacations I did not do anything special. I did not leave nowhere, I remained in the house, I cleaned my bedroom, I played soccer, I read many books, I rode in bicycle, etc, etc”, but the teacher saw him with a distant, incredulous glance, then the boy asks himself ..Did he fell in love on these vacations too?
This story, shows the innocence and the tenderness of children, especially when they are the protagonists and the voice of story. Also the writer although of “Frida” wants to express that teachers some times are lazy and monotonous in their classes, and a very clear fact, is that when the children arrive from vacations and they do not have prepared the class, resort to that the students write on their vacations.

1º Story

Caperucita Roja

Story: Caperucita Roja

Book: Caperucita roja and other perverse stories

Author: Triunfo Arciniegas

Publishing house: Panamericana editorial

Triunfo Arciniegas is a Colombian writer, who was born in Malaga, Santander (Colombia). He wrote “Caperucita roja and other perverse stories”, the story of Caperucita Roja, this based on a girl and a wolf. The people called her Caperucita Roja, and although she seemed to be very kind, she really was a very evil girl. There appears the wolf, but not a wild wolf, on the contrary a kind and special wolf. The wolf was in love of Caperucita, nevertheless she always made fun of him. This love takes to the wolf to kill the grandmother of the girl, but because she requested him, in its eagerness to inherit. In the end, the wolf is a fugitive of justice by its crime, while Caperucita enjoys its fortune.

I enchanted this story the first time that I read it and I enjoy whenever I read it, especially because I only knew classic story the bad wolf that wants to eat to Caperucita, but in this story the roles are crossed. In addition the author narrates it in a very simple, pleasant and humorous way. Finally, I must say that it can be read by children since 8 to 80 years ;)

5º News Report

15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)

Source: http://en.cop15.dk/

Date: Tuesday 15, December 2009

In Denmark, the city of Copenhagen!, is been carried out the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) from the 7th to the 18th of December, 2009. The conference will be the largest international political conference ever held in Denmark with participants from 192 countries representing governments, the business community, and civil society, approximately 15,000 participants.

It was organized because some people realized that we cannot continue using fossil fuels the way we do today and it is the time to take serious action on climate change. They say: “If we do not act today, the opportunity will not only slip out of our hands but it will also become much more expensive to carry out the necessary low-carbon transition in the future”. The Danish government and citizen recommend: to use public transportation – it is easy, safe, and quick.

In my opinion, this kind of conferences are very valuable and useful, since the environmental situation that we faced is very dedicated, and is responsibility of each country, to make decisions that help to control the global warming, initiating campaigns that promote the energy reduction, the care of the environment and all the natural resources, including the rivers and forests.

4º News Report

The FARC and ELN want to be united and to operate jointly

Source: www.canalrcn.com

Date: Thursday 17 of December 2009

Bogota, Colombia (RCN). In an official notice published by Anncol, both guerilla detachments announced their fusion and like first step the suspension of the confrontation that maintains for several years. It is a new attempt of unit to break the law, 19 years after the division of the Guerilla Coordinator Simón Bolívar.

In an official notice published by Anncol, the FARC and the ELN announced the function of both guerillas, according to the publication, as of this Wednesday will be suspended any type of armed confrontation enters subversive groups both. The secretaryship of the FARC and the central commando of the ELN ordered to their men to stop from today the confrontation armed between the two guerillas. The authorities investigate if the meeting of the guerilla representatives took place in Venezuela.

It is very sad to see as the people of a same country face day to day, as Andrade Rivera in its work Remington 22 says, “the violence begins when the brothers are divided”, and compared with the reality is very right, because this war is between Colombians. But this official notice does not give signs us of hope for peace in Colombia, because illegal groups like the FARC and the ELN only want more war, more deaths and more fear and terror in Colombia.

3º News Report

China installed ecological posts

Date: Tuesday 15 of December 2009

Source: www.canalrcn.com

Dazu, China is an Asian country, which wants that their streets are ecological and for it, in several countryside settled posts that work with solar energy. According to the spokesmen of the company that installs the devices, the gain is incalculable in the days of drought, when the hydroelectric ones do not give supply.

These centers of efficient use of energy, hardly consume 19 percent of electricity that a conventional center. The center mentioned that the new lamps can save 1.31 million of kwh of electricity and 1.05 million of yuanes (131,000 dollars the USA) of expenses by use of energy and maintenance every year. Many we are conscious than this happening in the planet, and I talk about to the global warming, in addition because one of the most detrimental causes is the waste and bad manipulation of the natural resources.

So some countries like China have initiated campaigns to diminish the gas discharge, through energy saving… then I dare to say that all countries would have to do the same, because the responsibility is of all, from our home we even can contribute to the care of the environment.

2º News Report

The burned people with powder begin

Date: Tuesday 15 of December 2009

Source: www.canalrcn.com

In Norte de Santander, Colombia a young person of 17 years underwent serious burns when the illegal place where sell powder in which it worked exploded. The young person had entered several burned days ago the pavilion of the University Hospital of Santander, his prognosis always was reserved, nevertheless the serious burns of third degree in the trunk and their face, did not allow that the minor could recover.

Another similar fact happened in Barranquilla with a baby of eleven months who ate triki-trake. The small one is hospitalized and has serious damages in the liver. According to witnesses, the baby lasted few seconds with triki-trake in the mouth. She was under the care of an aunt when the incident happened. The situation worsened so that their parents did not take her immediately to a hospital. These two events and others more that appear in the country because of the illegal sale and manipulation of l powder, demonstrates the lack of responsibility of many people, who make powder, without thinking that those are the children that suffer more by this, although often are the same parents who allow this.

Then, we assume commitments and we do not let to the children play with powder and will avoid more burned in these celebrations.

1º News Report

The exemptions in Colombia

Date: Wednesday 16 of December 2009

Source: RCN channel

In the emission of the news of day 16 of December of the 2009, in the RCN channel, it was said that Colombia did not make a good handling or destination of the resources of exemptions. In addition it has been emphasized that in our country often benefits dishonest individuals, to the detriment of the social investment by these resources.

Therefore, the risk is run of losing resources of the order of $ 50,000 million, which could help to improve the covers of securing in health, education or basic cleaning. It emphasized that ten years in the last, have been turned more than $ 20 trillions by direct exemptions, being the main beneficiaries the departments of Casanare, Huila and Arauca. During this emission of the news, it was said, according to social and economic balance, that no department made a right use of the exemptions.

This news is very discouraging and sad at national level, because it demonstrates that our leaders are thinking more about particular interests than in the social investment. In addition, these actions cause that decrease the quality of life in the country, since leaves to a side very important subject, such as, the education, the health, the social security, etc. Then, as good citizens we must consider and to demand our exemptions.

LIE TO ME

Genre: drama, crime

Created by: Samuel Baum

Written by: Samuel Baum^, Dustin Thomason

starring: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund, Hayley McFarland and Mekhi Phifer

Lie to Me is an American television series that premiered on the Fox network on January 21, 2009. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the facial action coding system, and body language. The TV Series is based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman, the series follows Lightman and his team of deception experts as they assist law enforcement and government agencies to expose the truth behind the lies. The investigators are characterized to be curious, intelligent, persistent and convincing. I recommend it, because you will learnt tips to discover a person if he/she lies, although is a series of science fiction, many of the facts are taken from the reality.

2º TV Show

CSI

Created by: Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn Ann Donahue

Starring: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva LaRue

CSI: Miami (Crime Scene Investigation: Miami) is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002. The series follows a South Florida forensics team headed by Horatio Caine. They fight against murderers, thief, etc. The pilot episode was first broadcast in United States on May 9, 2002 as an episode ofCSI and seven seasons have been aired in the United States. It has 8 seasons and 167 episodes. The main characters are: Eric Delko (Adam Rodríguez); Dr. Tara Price (Megalyn Echikunwoke) was the day-shift medical examiner; Dr. Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) was a Miami-Dade medical examiner; (Sofia Milos) was a Colombian homicide; Tim "Speed" Speedle (Rory Cochrane) was a trace evidence and impressions expert.
The series follows Las Vegas criminologists as they use physical evidence to solve murders in this unusually ways. It has moved into the genre of science fiction. You can enjoy exciting moments everytime and also each character has a especial and different personality. I like so much CSI Miami because I have learnt a lot of things about science, criminalist, morphology, psychology, biology, etc.

1º TV Show

SMALLVILLE

Written and produced by: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar

Starting: Clark Kent (Tom Welling)

The television series was initially broadcast by The Warner Chanel, premiering on October 16, 2001. Smallville tells the tale of a teenage Clark Kent in the days before he was Superman. It is the town where he came from where very strange things started happening with his arrival in a spaceship in the middle of a meteor storm of green rocks. Clark must deal with a variety of individuals with powers by the green rocks, keep his powers a secret, cope with his friendship with a young Lex Luthor, and the two girls in his life, Chloe and Lana. The show also shows us how Lex Luthor develops from a friend to the villain. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season five, Clark is focusing on his career at the Daily Planet. Some characters are: Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan), Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Justin Hartley (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow).
I have to say that it is my favorite TV series; in fact I have seen that since at 2001, when Smallville started, although the series has had a lot of changes but it follows being the best one. Also, all characters are professional and great, especially Clark Kent, he is a excellent person, friend and son, he is a hero, I like him because he uses his abilities to help others in danger, and Clark doesn’t care to be recognized, he wants to have a normal life, it means, to study, work, be in love…finally I recommend this film because you can enjoy scenes of love, sadness, adventure, action, emotion, etc.

3º Movie Review

2012 Film

Directed by: Roland Emmerich.

Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Harald Kloser, Larry J. Franco, Ute Emmerich

Written by: Harald Kloser & Roland Emmerich

Stars: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton and Woody Harrelson.

Type: fiction science

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyCCd8MCcZY

The film briefly references Mayanism, with the Mayan calendar ending in 2012, a lot of people must deal with cataclysmic events, and it means natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers. Because of solar flare bombardment the Earth's core begins heating up at an unprecedented rate, eventually causing crustal displacement. The film centers around an ensemble cast of characters as they narrowly escape multiple catastrophes in an effort to reach ships in the Himalayas, along with scientists and governments of the world who are attempting to save as many lives as they can before the disasters ensue.

Also, this film demonstrates that we are very incapable before the fury and forces of the nature, since this is superior to our actions, for the reason I think that we must respect, take care of and recognize it…In fact you will enjoy each minute, because it has love, action, fiction, fear, etc. The images of the movie are really amazing and shocking, however, sometimes these used to be unreal; I say that, because when the Earth’s core is destroying, the staring people can pass without any problem.

2º Movie Review

50 FIRST DATES

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErjP5xMTc8I

Directed by: Peter Segal,
It is one of funniest movies that I have wacthed...It is a romantic comedy about the love between Adam Sandler (Henry) and Drew Barrymore (Lucy) who is an art teacher. Henry is a womanizer veterinarian who lives in Hawaii which is an incredible and enviable paradise, his life isn’t complicated especially because he doesn’t like the commitment, in fact he spends every night with a beautiful tourist without serious relationship...until he meets Lucy in a restaurant.
Since the moment he saw her, he feels especial and different things. He and Lucy begin to meet, but the next day she acts like she doesn't know him. It happens because Lucy suffers from an illness called 'Goldfield Syndrome' as a result of car accident years ago, for this reason she has short-term memory loss so every night all memory of her day is erased, it means that she can sore new information. She unfortunately believes every day to be October 13, 2002.
At the beginning of each day, the man in love will have to love her everyday and so to find imaginative, different, creative and amazing ways of doing it over again every day. Sometimes it can sound stranger or ridiculous, but in the feelings world it is a proof of love, fidelity and strength to see how a man fights to win girl of his dreams. Nevertheless, most of us constantly forgot how important and comforting to be in love, furthermore it is necessary that we remember to enamor to our couple with small and big details day to day, which make us feel loved. So don’t forget demonstrate your feelings everyday and of this way the love will never die.

1° Movie Review

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx3rPY9Z2AI

Director: Mark Herman
Writers: John Boyne (novel) and Mark Herman (screenplay)
Set: Germany
Type: Drama
This movie is about two kids, a German boy (Bruno) and a Jewish boy (Shmuel) who dresses in striped pyjamas. Bruno is living a normal life in Berlin as the son of a high-ranking Nazi soldier, when his father is suddenly transferred to a job out in the country. Bruno, his sister Gretel and mother must all join him, so his father is assigned to commandeer a prison camp, but Bruno thinks that this prison camp is a ‘farm’. Bruno likes exploring, for this reason he knows Shmuel, they start a friendship although Bruno knows that his friendship with Shmuel is dangerous, but he considers that Jews are kind people, he has begun to question the Nazi doctrine of hate and war.
These children demonstrate the true value to us of friendship, because during the time which shared together they kept the confidence, sincerity, bravery, love and adventure. In spite of the obstacles and differences, they tried to live the present through the mutual aid. In fact they never left that an electrified fence separated them, because their hearts followed united although their parents and the nation would be against. I think it is a remarkable story because it makes us wake up our deeper feelings, furthermore the cause that is carried out by children makes sadder and sensitive simultaneously. Really it is worth to watch this film not only because it is pretty but because it teaches to us that the friendship does not have limit or differences