"My evaluation of the English class"

Hi, everyone!

Today I'll talk about my 4th english course. 
I'm really happy about the chance of join a group like the one I've been. I hope to repeat a nice experience as comfortable as this one. 
I think I improved my english a lot, maybe not so much in grammar but in fluency. Of course, I feel better talking and can see, I don't have so much problems of memory like before, words come easier to my mind.
I enjoyed a lot learning new things, like one we saw, about three classes ago (I was so happy of understand that). The teacher told us, the diference between bacteria and beacterium, same for curricula and curriculum. These ending words in "culum" were singular, the others, plural. Was an amazing explanation of the latin etymon.
Other thing I felt good about, is chatting in pairs. When you are talking a to a classmate, you know he is learning like you, is the same case, so, everything is quite comfortable. You just talk.
I'm grateful about the songs we saw. I've felt a bit stressed sometimes, because I'm not so fast learning I think, and filling some grammar classwork I had problems answering to the teacher for my lack of responses. XD So I'm telling this, because, there's a mix in our work. Those smooth moments singing, lets us in a really good mood, as an entire class.

In order to have a better class, I hope everyone gets involved with the lenguage as we did. Just that.
Nice to meet the people I've met!

What about bullying?

What is bullying?

To bull is the act of treat someone with violence. Words of  homophobia, sexist and intelligence discrimination are pretty common to be listen in this world's important issue.

This type of treat, tend to hurt the bullied in different ways. One of them, is the psychological element.
Normally, the affected person stop with their normal attitude towards life and to people near him. Stop eating, cry, lost the interest in studies, etc. We have to remember every person has a different form to keep themselves living, but their behaviour usually change a lot.

The other edge of the matter, is the physical element. This element always involve the first one we talk about. Obviously, the idea of someone looking for you just to hurt you, would be scary to anyone. And if we maintain this situation along the time, it should damage every psyche.
The affected, normally, try to hide the injuries they have and don't want people to know about that dramatic state.


What to do in such situation?


I will talk about the whole problem, including the main phases to deal with it. Of course, in a personal opinion.
First, it is important to pay attention to someone you know is lacking of their normal confidence or attitude towards others. If you found the problem is effectively bullying, you should make taking part both part of the case; the bullied and the bully. Now, the need to receive, of course, psychological treatment. Something converts guys, especially, in a "bullyingable" person, is the false notion of people being better than others. He needs to know everyone has the same importance, o after that, help him to accept is not his fault. In the case of the abuser, the first thin to teach him, is the same of before, make sure to understand everyone worth the same. And then, find which is the problem- the real- that  make his acts take that way.




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Cities: Barcelona, Spain

It's been a long time since the last time a was writing something on this blog of mine, nice to see you again!

Cities

In our world, there are definitely lots of cultures. Every city has its own way to show us how it is that culture, because, there's always something special and unique in every location, built by people, religion, politics, architecture, etcetera. This time, I'd like to talk to you about Barcelona. For sure is and impressive place, but i'll talk of it because I want to recreate some of my parent lives, since they lived in Barcelona lots of years.

Triumphal Arch, Barcelona.

Barcelona

Barcelona is an European city in Spain (Iberian peninsula), its coordinates 2° 7' 42" E 41°24' 42" N . Altough it is the 2nd largest city in the country and the Catalonia capital. The 2012 registred a population of 1.620.943.

When I think of this place, I usually think of the beautiful part, because it's a bit impossible don't have idea about the madieval period and some of the development in the country while talking about sacral architecture.  

Culture

In Barcelona, spanish and catalan are talked indistinctively. So there's no problem for a turist if just knows the first idiom.

As we know, Catholicism is special for this country with the bigger number of devotes. But it's true too, that muslims are getting a more important place among the other religions; the number of devote people have increased notoriously. Another impressive fact is that Barcelona is the city that focus more mosques and oratories.

Places of Interest

Barcelona has actually many places declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Really interesting!

At least you should visit:

1) La Sagrada Familia:

A huge Basilica been under construction since 1882, designed by the architect Antonio Gaudí.

How to get there:

Get off at the Sagrada Familia station (purple or blue line). Purple Line--->Reach C. de Mallorca street and walk to the west to the next block. You sure will see it. Blue Line--->Reach Marina or Sardenya street, and walk through them to the next block.

2) L' Aquarium de Barcelona:

The name says. One of the impressive atractions of Barcelona's Port area.

How to get there:

Get off at Drassanes subway station (Green Line). Walk to the south-east and walk trough the south along La Rambla street. While walking, you'll pass the C. de José Anselm, Passeig de Colom, Ronda del Litoral and Moll de Bosch streets. There, you'll find Rambla del Mar. Continuo to the south and in front of Darsena Nacional, beside Maremagnum, you'll get it.

3) Poble Espanyol de Montjuïc:

A little spanish village with different kinds of architecture. The ones along Spain.

How to get there:

At Spanya subway station (Green Line), reach María Cristina street (south-west) till Avinguda de Rius st. and turn to west, walk by this street. You'll see the village. The path should take about 15 minutes walking.

Actual Issues

I think of Spain as bright as ever, but isn't a lie to world that the country has lots of economic problems. That's why actually it's well know young people is running away from Spain. Looking for better works or even to find one. About 200 citizens per day, are leaving the country; travelling to Germany, France, U.S and I can include Latinamerica. I truly hope the situation changes soon, always to a better state.



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The Last Post...(?)

My experience

I need to say the first time I wrote a post in english was a terrible thing. I doubt about every word, I liked the topic, well, I loved the topic in fact, but was really hard writing having the idea of show lots of mistakes. I suffered for that reason. 

The good thing is that's all the bad part jaja. I enjoyed to have the possibility of sharing my ideas about the topics of every week. Topics I waited for and I should say: it really was exciting. 

Actually writing a post take me a lot of time, but the reasons are not the same as before, right now, I take my time thinking in what I want to say and no thinking if every part of the text is correct. Well I can't say if that's a good idea at all (the inner me says maybe that sounds like a bad influence jaja).

Sorry if this is not something to say, but the most I write the less I pay attention to the way I write...Yeah, sounds bad.  I don't mean I throw up words, but I just say that I wrote what flowed from my mind and for sure is an amazing freedom sensation that gives you the will to continue and with time grows bigger. I think we all should feel writing shows you this rewarding feeling.  

And with time naturally or by osmosis, we will improve jajajaja. That's my theory.

Now, it's hard to chose a post because I liked most of them and love talking what I like! Well, yeah, there are some favourite ones (in order of like):

1) The free post (The Night Sky): Everyone talk about the things they love, those were posts full of affection.
2) An ambition: That post touched my philosophical part...(jaja).
3) A concert or exhibition (The planets of Gustav Holst): I just talk about something mainstream(I mean is not Michael Jackson in Chile or something like that)...But, I want people to listen to that amazing piece of art.

And I could stay talking more and more but is enough. I hated the post of the BBC Learning English Website (sooorry). I can see I don't like websites at all, don't like to navigate neither. I'm not a technological person, maybe (?)

The Blogs

At the beginning I choose blogs randomly but with time I got used to read the Wai Yan's blog "Chocolate From a Shop", Andrea's blog "Farmatonterías" and Tomás Porras blog. I think Wai Yan knows a lot of art and is super orderly in her writing. Andrea is super simple and direct saying what she wants. And Tomás jaja he is super funny... Maybe I shouldn't say this but the fact is that I can´t say more than then words to him  when we are chatting, because he is too funny and I laughed a lot (he's a bad influence jajajajajajajaajajja X'D joking). 

I like specially the way Wai Yan's blog looks, it really is pretty. (An she laughs of my commentaries: Thank you, thank you, don't bother jaja).

pd: Thanks to Miguel for his nice recommendations :D 

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I enjoyed chatting with you guys, reading your blogs and see your commentaries. I remember a set of conversations, I do not know why, but most of them (if not all) take a hilarious direction jajajaja. I remember talk about UFOs with Simon, simply marvellous jaja.
Ah, I take the moment to excuse my grammatical, orthographic mistakes, etc, sorry c:





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TV Show

When I was 6 years old, I use to see tv after arrive to my house from school, and I think, that really was one of the best hours in the day. In CHV there was transmitted a tv show called "El Club de los Tigritos", a typical program where were given a lot of animations. The show was led by Carolina Gutiérrez at first then, some years later, by Jessica Abudinen.

With 6 years I didn't know where the program come from, but know I could read that the original program came from Venezuela and was adapted to different countries here in Southamérica. 

If I'm not wrong, the program started at 4  p.m approx. and I know this doesn't sound quite good, but, it lasted until 6 p.m. I saw all the anime they gave. 

Inside the show, in addition to the series, some contest were part of it too. 

Each anime chapter last 25 min. approx. so in the afternoon were transmitted near 5 series every day in the week. Some of them are: Sailor Moon, Caballeros del Zodiaco, Detective Conan, Ranma 1/2, etc. 

I'll tell you something not so related, but for me is important. I really am good to rebember songs I like, so I listened sometimes the background of the program, but, I didn't know the name of the song. About a year ago I found it, Twiggy twiggy jaja. Was a long research.

Here goes

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Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

We all born geniuses. Is that simple.

After see what Ken says, I think I'm not the only one who thought he was right and there is a big problem with public education. I would really enjoy to discuss this topic.

What Ken says?

A fast resume of what he says is that we all born geniuses, but, public education do not let us grow up in creativity, and, because of that, when we are adults, we have not those creative and fantastic minds anymore. 

I really agree with Ken. There's a lot of issues in education from the very bottom of our society thoughts. I would like to mention more of this.

What's going on? What stops our creativity? We all came to this world with an open mind, to receive all kind of information and learning, but, public education in system; is design with a structured idea, not thinking in the variety of children capabilities; instead of base on the educational program in creativity, they used, the common idea  of mathematics and science as a synonym of intelligence and success, and of course, some other subjects, but these I mentioned, principally.

That´s the main problem, some kids grow thinking they are not good, they aren't intelligent, when is not the case. Every person has his own especial ability, but, that doesn' mean, society will give to that the importance it posses in truth. We need to appreciate every kind of intelligence, worship and adoreee (like the song jaja) it. 

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I think we can see these examples in the daily life with every friends we have and maybe, the hobbies, are nearest prove of the talent; the activities people love, non one but ourselves are the responsible to feed that passion. I hope for the moment we could help others, trying to make blooming  like flowers their gifts.



Here I recommend you to see this video, let's think about another issue and its solutions.

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A building I like

Right now, I think this building is one of the most showy and marvellous ones in earth. The first time saw it, was a lot of years ago, 

I think about 11 years maybe in something like a documentary. 

I couldn't believe there were a building like that, like a dream, like a tale. 

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The Kremlin of Moscow

Is a building  located in Moscow, Russia. In fact is a set of civil and religious buildings. Actually it's used as the government house, and is like this since the Soviet Union times. Although, the very beginning of the Kremlin as synonymous  of government take place in the XIV century, when the palace became the Prince and the royal family residence.

It's important to mention, there are several Kremlins, placed in different locations of the country. At first, they borned as simples fortified citadels, but, with time they turned into centers of people lives, since  religiousness took place in the set of cathedrals inside Kremlin and for sure, the other important edifications. 

I like

The forms, the colours, the stories behind this super antique building. As I said before, the first time I saw it, I got so impressed because I never could believe a structure like that exists in real life. In a moment, I doubt for a while, thinking of the Taj Mahal...Should I have talk of  the Kremlin or the Taj? I love the Taj, but, the fantasy inside the Kremlin, was stronger. Maybe it's obvious and simple for oriental people, but here where I live, I think no. 
I suspect, the colours are most important pattern (if there's one) which caught my attention. I've been thinking a time of this and I see now, that, when someone says Kremlin, lots of curves and COLOURS take place on my mind. 
I hope to visit such an incredible place. 




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