July 2009
21 posts
Best wishes for all...
Thank u very much Fabiola! I’m very happy to know u, and the time we spent together. I hope the best 4 u in the future. and if u go to Spain u r always wellcome! ( and ur husband too, of course ;) )
and i will try to go to Brazil some day! I hope it’s possible. perhaps in 2 years i go there to do a master….but my mind changes everyday hehe, so how knows ???
I go back to...
Weekly news 5 - Battles with militants kill...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/28/nigeria.violence.deaths/index.html
Questions:
Had you heard before about what’s going on there?
Do you think that international troops should go there?
Where do you imagine it’s the problem of these fights?
How could they be avoided?
Speaking reflexion week 5 - Shopping in...
This time, it was a full-day english weekend. On friday I went to have dinner in a teacher´s house with the other spaniards. Anyway I avoid to speak spanish in any time! Then on saturday I went to Belle isle again, cause it was a great sunny day, so i wanted to have a bath. So I went there with some friends to hang out some hours, and then when I arrived to the GRC, I saw Martha, from the ELP,...
Weekly news - week 4 : Venezuela ruled by Chavez
State ruled by state and Chávez family
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/world/americas/21venez.html?_r=1&em
Questions:
- Did you know about the existance of this family?
- What do you think about?
- Do you consider that they can be called Dictators?
Vocabulary:
- polarization
- destabilization
- anarchy
Speaking reflexion week 4 - Party in Manhattan
I went this weekend to New York. I wasn´t alone, as I traveled with other 3 friends from Spain. I know it isn´t the best way to practise to learn english…. but anyway I had the chance to talk to other people yesterday night (Saturday 18th) when I went to party in an hotel.
This was in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in an hotel which name i don´t remember, perhaps cause i was a litlle...
Spain, the greatest paradise ever seen →
Weekly news - week 3 - Canada imposes a Visa on...
Canada imposes a visa on Mexico
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Citizenship-And-Immigration-Canada-1016380.html
Questions:
- Do you think it is necessary the application af a Visa on Mexico by Canada?
- Can become a problem the mexican immigration? or otherwise should be seen as a labour factor?
- What do you think it´s the main reason that causes mexican´s repudiation?
Vocabulary:
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INTERNATIONAL PARTY
http://internationalparty.wikispaces.com/International+Party+17+july
THIS IS THE WEBSITE TO JOIN TO THE PARTY. EDIT IT PUSHING THE “EDIT” BUTTON ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE PAGE, AND THEN SAVE IT WHEN U HAVE TYPED IT, BUT BE CAREFUL AND DON´T DELETE THE REST OF THE TEXT.
Hi everybody, As u know, we are going to have a party in West Franklin St gym, friday 17th july (probably at...
Weekly news - week 2 - UK spy chief on Facebook
Hi Sharad. i think it´s ok too, but do we really know what are they doing with our information? Cause we receive later thousand of emails to sell us things, and they are designed specifically for each one depending on our preferences…. But what else could they do with it?
kasemodz:
I think Facebook is meant as a social network similar to myspace. What do you mean by reliable? They should...
Weekly news - week 2 - UK spy chief on Facebook
Personal details of new UK spy chief on Facebook
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/05/uk.spy.chief.facebook/index.html
Questions:
- Do you think that social networks, such as Facebook, are reliable?
- Where is the point that divides the things that people could know about you, and the others than shouldn´t know?
- Should the new UK spy chief be expeled?
Vocabulary:
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June 2009
11 posts
Yeah! i like this really much! I only miss the spanish beaches, but apart from that i think this state is great ;)
hyunju:
greatsanfrancisco:
I´m sorry, i had a problem getting the pictures. So here they are!
Catherine is a student that is helping us to know Richmond and to stablish a connection between us and the american society. She lives near us, and is almost every evening with us. The...
I´m sorry, i had a problem getting the pictures. So here they are!
Catherine is a student that is helping us to know Richmond and to stablish a connection between us and the american society. She lives near us, and is almost every evening with us. The other four, were friends of Catherine that came with us to Washington.
Weekly news - week 1- Madoff Is Sentenced
Madoff Is Sentenced to 150 Years for Ponzi Scheme
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30madoff.html?ref=business
- He has been sent to prison 150 years, being currently 71 years old. But he is not going to pay the whole amount of money he has stolen. Do you think vengeance is the right way to act in this case? Or should he work to pay what he did instead of staying as a...
Speaking reflexion week 1- Catherine
On June 28, I went to Washington DC to spend the day with my spanish friends and with 5 americans. Catherine, a 28 year old girl from Washington, was driving the car and i was sat closed to her. We talked about many things during that 2 hours of journey, and it was exciting cause i realised that USA and Europe aren´t so so differents. Perhaps this is because of the origin of the americans, whose...
Spanish party in Richmond!
Hi everyone! I would like to tell u something that can be quite funny. I’m thinking about making a spanish party where we can meet all together and dance spanish music.
Write in my blog and say what u think about :)
My goals for the future!
I’m a hard working person always looking for the knowledge. At the moment i’m involved in a large academic process that started 5 years ago when i started the career of Agricultural Engineering. I’m currently finishing it and i’m just going to start the second one based in economical knowledge and also in relation with the technology. This career is called Industrial...