Post 10 : Evaluation of your Blogging Experience

Hello Friends !!

Today, I will talk about my Blogging Experience in this semester.

In general the blog was a good experience that allowed me to express my opinions and thoughts on different topics, such as my favorite food, my pets, my favorite sport, my future work, among other topics.

In every blog I could learn new words and expand my vocabulary. I know I need to learn more, but I think this semester, I improve a little more my writing skills, since I could write my ideas with less difficulty.

I liked the blog, but if possible in the future, I think it would be a good idea to include an application that allows us to have instant conversations with our partners, because it is closer to reality.

If I were to write another post, I would write about the most important people in my life, namely my parents, because I would like to express all the appreciation that I have for them. My parents have given me everything, especially, love, affection and understanding. My parents have helped me to get up when I have had difficult moments and I think that thank them for everything they have done for me, it would have been beautiful thing.

Kind Regards!!

Post 9: "My favorite Subject this Semester"

Hello Friends!!
Today, I will talk about my favorite subject of this semester.

In my career I have five subjects, and two are my favorites, these are: Diagnostic and Simulation. These subjects are very difficult for me, but I love them, because these are much related with what I will do in the future when I become dentist.

I have many teachers in each of these subjects, who know a lot and teach us very well.

Diagnostic is a subject that is approached in the study of the different pathology of the oral cavity. This matter seeks to understand the causes of these diseases and knowing which is the better treatment for each of these diseases.  I believe that I love it, because I always have been interested in understanding how the human body works.

On the other hand, Simulation is a subject that is focused on the clinical techniques of my career.  In this semester, I learned a lot of things, for example carved a tooth, doing an inlay of metal and doing root canal treatment.  I ready enjoyed doing all that, however, in several opportunities, I did not feel good, because this subject also stressed me.

This year has been really hard for me and for this reason my expectations for next year are not clear, but I can say that I want to that will be a good year.  Probably the next year I will be in the clinic and that fills me a little afraid, because I do not feel fully prepared, because I think I need to learn much more.

Kind Regards!!

Post 8 How Green Are You?

Hello friends!!!

Today I will talk about how I care for the environment. I know we can do many things to help the environment, but where we can learn it? On the internet, there are much information about this subject, also there are foundations that are responsible for teaching the people environmentally friendly practices.

I know that caring for the environment is incredibly important, for this reason, I try to help protect it. I recycling materials such as cardboard and paper. When I was a secondary school student, I made very beautiful notebooks with the papers of my notebook.

In addition to recycling, I think to walk or using bike are a great idea !!. I generally do not use the bike to transport me, because there is not exclusive cycle tracks and it is very dangerous, but I walk when I have to travel short distances, for example 2 km.

At present, I do not participate in any organization, because I do not have time, but I think participating in these is a nice experience. In the future I would like learn more about these organizations and about environmental care.

I try to reduce my carbon footprint making the following activities:

-Reducing electricity consumption

-Making responsible procurement

-Using the car to transport themselves only when I travel long distances

-Recycling and reusing materials, such as paper, paperboard and bottles.

I believe what are missing in our society is to understand the importance of caring for the environment. I think if we manage understand that the environment gives us life, we would care it much more.  In Santiago I consider we need to create exclusive streets for bicycles, and also we need to create green areas, because the trees give us life.

Kind Regards!!!

Post 7 : My Future Job

Hello Friends!!
Today, I will talk about how I imagine my future job. In this moment I am studying Odontology at the university , because I want to be a professional of the health and I also wish to help to others persons. When I get my tittle, I will be able to work in the following areas:
-Promotion, education and health prevention
-In clinical work
-Teaching at universities or institutes
-In the field of research
-In the field of forensic legal medicine

Personally, I would like teaching at universities and participate in researches that will generate fresh shared knowledge. I would like to be a professor of microbiology and being in the laboratory observing small microorganisms. I think I would love to be in the lab most of the day!!

Although I do not like going out, I would also like working outdoors, for example, doing fun activities of the promotion and prevention that motivate people to look after their health.

I think that I would like to travel, because this would allow me to know more about my surroundings. Traveling to other countries
and participate in scientific meetings would be a nice experience that someday I want to experience.

In the future, I am thinking of taking a major of my career, for example, endodontics, pediatric and oral rehabilitation. I could not choose one of these three major that I mentioned, because I like these three I believe that all the major of my career are great!! and, for this reason, I think studying one of them would make me very happy.

Kind regards!!

Practice!

Activities 1, 2 and 3:

* Unit 4 "Facing problem"
Act 01.- My result was 2 of the 3 questions correctly about "What environmental problems does your country have?".

Act. 02 - My result was: 6 of the 11 questions correctly

LANGUAGE USE (Grammar): My result was: 37 of the 68 questions correctly

* Unit 5 "Financial Matters"
Act. 01 - My result was : You Have a Firm Grip on Your Wallet. I spending habits (and bank account) are healthy. I know when to save and when to spend

Actt. 02 - I think this tips are very good to save money. The tips I like the most was "Cook all food from scratch", because I believe it is funny, but I believe that it is not very effective to save money , because, unfortunately not everyone can do this.

The order of the tips about ways to save money from best to worst for me is:

Learn to Do It Yourself.
Reduce electric expenses
Shop clearance sales
Plan a weekly menu and stick to it.
Cook all food from scratch.
Shop for sale items at the grocery store
Plan ahead for seasonal gift giving.
Double check those medical bills.
Borrow instead of buy

Act. 03 My result was 15 of 30 questions correctly or 50%

Questions:

1. What do you think about compulsive spenders?

We think these people have a disease, which should be treated , because it affect to the people both physically and psychologically. It can occur for many different reasons, such as, low selfesteem, daily_life escapism, depression, and feeling lonely.

2. What's the most common problem a Dentists face along their career?

There are a lot of problems that the Dentists face along their career, for example, paying their expensive materials and instruments, studying very hard for different evaluations and sleeping very little, but the most common and important problem is dealing effectively to patients in a short period of time.

Post 6 : Summer plans

Hello my Friends!!,

The summer be very near, it is great !!. This year has been really hard, because I have studied a lot and I could not to relax. I believe that I need sleep and stroll to distract me. In this moment I wish that the year ended to spend the holidays with my family. 

I spend the summer holidays with my family every year and this year will not be distinct. When this university semester programs is finished, I plan to travel to south with my parents, where my grandparents live. 

When we are in the home of my grandparents, we are almost never outside, but instead we prefer to be at home. We want that this year will be different, for this reason, we have think that travel to the beach might be a great idea. I wish walk on the warm sands of the sea. I believe that my grandparents will be agreeing with it, because they has not been in the sea in a long time.

Other thing that I want to do is work collected blackberries and bilberries in the field. I believe that this activity is relaxing for me, because I can feel the countryside breeze on my face and I really appreciate this. I am happy when I collected a lot of this small fruits. 

I hope this holiday will be very good and I expect to have beautiful moments that I can keep in my memory and my heart. 

Kind regards!!

PET (Preliminary English Test) Practice >> Session 1 (week 10)

     Once you complete all the tasks write a short reflection answering
     the following questions:

      1. Which of the three skills is more challenging for you?

The activity that is more challenging for me is the “listening”. I believe that I need to practice more to develop this skill. I really want to learn, but I feel that it is extremely difficult to do for me. I hope that, in the future, I can do it, because I know that learning English is an important key to access opportunities at different points in our lives.

2. What task was the most difficult for you? Why?
I can say that the most difficult was the listening, for the reasons that I referred to answering the previous question. Also the activity of “vocabulary” was difficult for me, because I don’t know a lot of words.

3. What was the easiest? Why?
The easiest was the activity of “Reading, because I could understand the texts and sentences.   

Post 5: "My Favorite Food"

Hello friends!!

Today I will talk about my favorite food. I like the food that are sweet as desserts. Fruit desserts are my favorite, because these have a rich flavor and are very nice. Besides eating fruit it is very healthy, because the fruits contain multiple vitamins and mineral ingredients.

When summer comes, my mom and I bought a lot of  fruits, usually strawberries, which we keep in the refrigerator. In hot days we prepare fruit smoothies with milk and honey, which are great for freshening up. In addition to these shakes, we prepare desserts that are on the Internet.

My mom is diabetic, for this reasons I searched in the Internet for recipes of healthy desserts so she can eat without fear. I remember last summer, I found the recipe for an apple pie that she loved and for that reason we think to do it again in this summer.

This dessert is easy to prepare, because only need the following ingredients: 270 g flour, 1/4 teaspoon yeast,1/4 teaspoon salt, A teaspoon of butter and 3 tbsp cold water. To make the Custard cream :350 grams of milk, 1 egg yolk, 25 grams tagatose, 15 grams cornstarch. Finally, for decorating: 2 blocks golden. 

Mounting:

We stretched our pastry over the floured table . We cover the chosen mold and cut the excess. We distribute our pastry cream and peeled apples and we rolled the ingredients. Bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. After the baking time ,we heat two tablespoons of peach jam and with the help of a brush we paint the cake.

I like very much cooking with my mom, because I think it is relaxing and de-stressing. When I decorate a desserts I feel that I'm doing a little work of art.

Kind Regards!!

PET Practice

Reflection: 
1. Reflect about your reading comprehension in PET activities 1 and 2, and say what was difficult for you at the moment to develop these exercises. (50 words)         

In these activities what was difficult for me was the first part of the PET, because when I was reading of text I felt that these talk almost the same thing, and then I could not identify the text that was adequate for each specific person.  On the other hand, in the second part, I did not know some words and this did not allow understanding the phrases.

2. From the Top 10 places to visit, choose one and explain in short why did you choose it. (50 words)

Choosing one of the ten places is very difficult for me, because all are wonderful. The place that I chose was Machu Picchu, for the reason that I believe is a place a quiet, peaceful environment for resting and relieve tension.  I would like to feel and breathe the pure air of this place.

3. Reflect on how useful can be learning English in your future job or life and what topics or contents would you like to learn about. (50 words)

I believe that learning English is very important, because today we live in a globalized world which has brought us other cultures with other languages. In my future job I know that I will need to read documents written in English and to talk about topics of my career with foreign professionals. Furthermore in my personal life I believe that learning English I would help me a lot when I start going abroad.  

Post 4: My Pets

Hello my Friends!!!!

In this opportunity, I will talk about the pets that I have had. In my infancy, when I was about four or five years old, I had a tender and playful puppy, which I loved with all my heart. I called her Fany, because I liked this name I thought that was beautiful. When I was nine year old I have other dog that was extremely small, he had the size of my hand and I could take him anywhere inside the purse or bag. This dog I called him Osito, because he was very similar a cuddly that I had. I generally when I chose the name of my pets I thought about things that was similar to them. 

I liked in the future to have a hamster, because I believe are very tender and loving, but really the pets that I like the most are the dogs. I love the kind of pets that can accompany us and express us affection.

I believe that to have exotic pets can be a beautiful experience, but this also can be dangerous, because many of these animals need special care to live a healthy life. The habitat that we will provide to them must be appropriate, both in terms of its dimensions and characteristics of lighting, temperature and humidity. It is very important before choosing an exotic pet, we learn about it for enjoying their company without dangers. I personally like have a tortoise, but before I need to learn about her.
Kind Regards!!.

Post 3: My Favorite Sport

Hello Friends!!

We all know that sport is good for our health, but not many people practice for various reasons.

Today I will talk about swimming, which is my favorite sport. Swimming is a sport that involves movement through water using bodily extremities and usually without using any artificial device or support for swimming.

I love this activity, because it is a useful and beneficial to health both physically and psychically; this exercise strengthens the muscles and memory. Anyone can practice this sport, because it is an activity without impacts, rebounds and sudden movements, that is, safe and low complexity. Swimming acts against pain in damage and ageing, so long as the technique used is correct.

I do not practice this sport now, but when I was 9 years old, I gave free swimming lessons in the swimming pool of my commune and I liked it. I remember that after swimming, I felt great.

In future I would like to practice this sport, because I am aware of its benefits, but it will not be easy for me to do this, because I can not swim well.

There are many sports besides swimming that I love, such as running, which try to practice in my spare time. 

Kind regards!!

Post 2: The best Holidays/Concert ever

Hello my friends!!
Today, I will talk about the best vacation that I’ve had in my life.The summer holidays mean to me one moment of relaxation and an opportunity to share with my family. I always travel to south of Chile on January, specifically Loncoche, which is a small village where my grandparents live with several of my cousins.

I remember that two years ago when traveling to see my grandparents, we decided to visit Lake Villarrica for a full day. It was not easy for us to leave the house, because at first my grandfather did not want to leave it, but my grandmother finally convinced him. I made me very happy that he travels with us, because for a long time he had wanted to be alone because he felt sad.

That day we did many fun activities, like swimming in the lake and playing ball. We also talked about fun topics with the grandparents and they told us their experiences. We were all really happy.

I think this holiday was the best, because we helped my grandparents to feel better and, at de same time, this trip helped to give us a greater appreciation for the family.

Kind Regards!!

Getting Around

Act. 01. PET practice (Write your final score and answer What was difficult for you about this task?
My score was 3 of 7 points. This activity was difficult for me, because I can not understand what they say when they speak English very fast.

Act. 02. Listening Practice (Write your score and answer What was difficult for you about this task?

My score was 3 of 5 points. For the same reason that the previous task, this activity was difficult for me.

Act 03.- Web Quest > Getting Around London
- Requirements to hire a bike in London.
Several companies hire bikes in good condition. Deposits of £100 to £200 are generally required (credit cards are accepted), regardless of rental period.

The public bicycle schemes of London are cheaper than the privates companies. It costs £2 to access the bikes for 24 hour bike access, and the first 30 minutes of each journey is free. Longer journeys cost £2 for each extra 30 minutes.

- What's Oyster?
If you say that the world is someone's oyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to.
In the web page there is the term "Visitor Oyster card", which is a way to pay several services.

- Is there a train system?
Yes, there are train systems that are a great way to travel to and from Central London, such as Underground Trains or tube and the Overground Train. London's Overground train network to travel across the city and beyond the Tube. Most local train lines connect efficiently with the Tube and accept payment by Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard and contactless payment card.

Post 1: a contry I´d like to visit

Hello my friends!!!

In this opportunity I will talk about a place that I would like to visit. Choosing a place was very difficult for me, because our planet have a lot of beautiful places, but end I choose “Isla de Pascua", which is in my country, that is to say, Chile.

Many people think that travelling to others countries is an exciting experience and that to visit their own country is boring. In my opinion, to know our home country is a great experience, because we can know about the history of our nation and know who we are.

I have never been in “Isla de Pascua”, but I know that is amazing place, where peace reigns. The island is one of the main tourist destinations because of its natural beauty and its mysterious ancient culture of ethnic Rapa Nui, whose most notable vestige corresponds to enormous statues known as moai.

If could visit the island, I would like walk near the sea and feel the wind in my face.  I would also like know about the Rapa Nui culture.

In the future I would love life there, but I think that I could not do it, because I wouldn’t like to be far from my family.

Kind regards!!