The last post of English blog

Hello, good afternoon. This is the last post for my blog in English IV, and also the last level.The English IV subject has been good during this semester, because the students practice every class conversations with others classmates about diverse themes and topics. In addition, the teacher Belén has helped to the students of different courses to learn new key words, vocabulary and oral expressions.I don´t like very much the use of blog, because it´s something relaxing for us after the class. I think it would be better to continue with the oral conversation because this tool is very important for the effective learning of English language.There are many aspects of my English I would like to improve. We have to remember that for a good knowledge of a foreign language it´s necessary to dominate four skills of the communication, they are: reading, writing, listening and talking. These three last I think I need to train for a good use of the English language. If I had more time every day for to practice a bit (one hour, for example) with other person with more knowledge, I feel I would learn very fast. Or maybe if I went to English speaking country during a year or two, my English would improve. Other option would be to make an English course in an institute, but they are very expensive, and I haven´t as much money as pay.Sincerely, these days I don´t use my English almost never, only when I have to make the videos. Sometimes, I like to translate some English songs for later to practice them when I am cooking.I would like some day to study through a course (when I have a job and get money) o with some friend. Maybe during the holidays I can to practice more.

2013

In general, I would say that yes, in spite of the problems. For my particular case, this year has been very fast because I have made and learnt many interesting things. The past year I hadn´t time for to make nothing! I had few time for to share with my family. It was very stressful for me, and because of that, my family was worried for me. I was sick and exhausted. The university affected me with the strong and tough academic system.

However, this year has been different. I took few subjects of the career, and I have been more relaxed and of good emotional, mental and physical condition. This academic situation would be some good for me.

Situations that didn´t go so well? My mother, my niece and my nephew had a stomach infection and they went to the hospital during several days. My sister was very worried and she spent a lot of money for cover the cost of the health of them. Also, like family we have had economic problems during this year, because my mother is paying a friend´s credit and, in addition, she renounced to her job because of problems with her chief.

Well, an achievement in this 2013 has been to approve the majority of the subjects.

Things I haven´t yet: For example, to go to the hospital for to realize me exams (they are many procedures, and I feel faint for to realize them!). Still I don´t finalize the last semester, but I have energy for to pass the final exams!

An important new or event I would like to highlight? When I have some information I will comment to respect.

Good bye!! :D

My niece and my nephew

The ending of this year 2013 is near. Every year the people accumulate many experiences and memories into their lives. Our lives are like a train, we go travel in different directions, passing for diverse stations and places, having adventures and misfortune, knowing all kind of character (member of family, friends, and acquaintance). Some are coming, others go away, but we always are experimenting, joining and learning of each moment of our lives.

Three years ago, my sister was mother and had her first daughter, a little girl called Sofia. When she was born, her skin tone was tanned and she had dark-haired. She was really beautiful, and very seems like my sister Bárbara when she was born too.

A short time later birth, Sofia fell very sick and was very weak. Her innate immunity was low. She remained into the hospital during some weeks, together with my sister. My mother assisted every day for to corroborate the health condition of Sofia. In the beginning the situation appeared complicated. My niece cried and she felt physical dolor. But passing the time, with the help of the doctors and the medicine, Sofia got recover.

Today, my cute niece is a very happy, restless and lively girl. She learns quickly and she has fun singing, dancing, playing, above everything together with her grandmother.

Now, Bárbara has other son, his name is Simón. In this moment, he´s very sick and thin. He has a stomach infection, and my family is sad. I hope he gets better soon.

I love to my children. They give me happiness every day of my life.

How green are you?

We the human beings live in a world involved in precarious environment conditions. Contamination in different areas: the sea, the Earth, the air, acoustic.

The people today learn about environmentally friendly practices studying in the school, when this educative institution promotes to have conscience respect to this important theme. How? Through speech or discourses, workshop, investigation projects, competition with others schools, or tendering process.  Of this way, the students train their conscience for the care and attention of the nature and the environment.

I don´t renew the materials I use, unfortunately, because where I live there aren´t close to the houses recycling places. However, I try to use the same things in other occasions, for example, the bag for the bread or of the supermarket. When I have old clothes, books or magazine, I prefer to give them to neighbor or to sell them in a fair close to my house. If it had some close recycling place to carry waste or other kind of materials like piece of glass, paper, carton or plastic, I would love carry all there, of course.

I don´t participate in eco-organizations. But I would like to work with other friends, neighbors, or with somebody of my family for contribute to the good condition of our neighborhood (maintenance of parks, recycling, care of animals from the street, etc.). But, to realize an activity like this it´s something complicated, because sometimes the people don´t have time or it´s difficult direct and manage an organization.

In relation to reduce carbon footprint, I haven´t investigated to respect. But I know that it´s important prevent the vehicular contamination, and it´s better to use the bicycle.

Santiago in this case it´s a very polluted city, because of it´s the capital of Chile (this implicates a great economy, working in industries and manufactures, for this reason it´s compressible the pollution). The people in general (and the government) prioritize the hard work, the technology and the economy, but they aren´t worried for the nature, the environment, the family, the future, the culture nor the education. 

If every one of us can working with love for the surrounding, our family and the Earth in general, this world would be totally different and everybody would be happy.

Free post 3

Hi again.Today, I´m going to talk you about my favorite sport: the cycling.

Well, today I haven´t many imagination for to write something, so I decided explain about this, an activity very entertainment.

When I was a little girl, I liked the roller skating. I went to O’Higgins Park and Hollywood Park with my family for to practice.  

However, the time was passing, I was growing, and, of course, I was changing and my interest too.

I began to practice cycling. I felt it was a more interesting sport, with more defiance. I went through mountain, on pasture, stone and cement. The obstacles and route were diverse, but I liked that. I had very much energy for use it during all day.

I think that the cycling offers more possibilities of training and places to know, to difference of the roller skating, because it´s more restricted. I think that the roller skating on ice it´s more beautiful and elegant, but when a person fall it can becomes painful, even dangerous.

In spite of the adrenaline, it´s very important to practice the cycling with protection for your body (this it, the correct use of the helmet and knee-pad) and respect traffic sings, for our safety and so to prevent accidents. If we consider this preventive measure, we can have fun of healthy way.

In addition to the cycling, I would love to learn other kind of sports, for example surf, but I would need to live close to the coast. 

A summary of a new...

“Depression in pregnancy may affect children's mental health”, study finds

This is a problem very recurrent actually in our society. We like human being have a stressful life style every day. The women, above all, have many responsibilities in relation to labor and familiar areas.

Now then, the pregnancy is a complicated stage for the women. According to the shown information of a new research, if they are depressed during this period, their children may be more a likely to succumb to depression when they are teenager (by the age of 18).

Why does this happen? A study from Bristol University mentions that levels of the stress hormone cortisol –which are raised in depression-, may affect the development of the foetus in the womb.

For example, mothers that developed schizophrenia during the war passed on an increased risk to their children.

This way, the development of people´s mental health begins before birth.

The study is published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Psychiatry. The principal conductor called Rebeca Pearson, researcher at Bristol University´s school of social community medicine, together with others colleagues, studied data on the mental health of more than 4.500 parents and their adolescent children.

The final findings suggest that treating depression in pregnancy may be most effective as much for the health of the mother and the foetus, irrespective of background.

It´d be important that the sociology applied public politics for the well-being and health of the women in pregnancy. 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/09/depression-pregnancy-children-mental-health

Free topic 2

Today, I would like to talk you about a very famous movie that made an impact on our tender childhood. Probably, it made to cry everybody. What movie is it? The Lion King, of course.

If you never saw this wonderful film, you lost an important piece of your childhood. I´m sorry, but it´s true!

The Lion King is an American animated epic musical drama film released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Well, the principal character is Simba, who after to be witness of the death of his father Mufasa, decides to scape far away of the Pride Lands, because Scar (Simba’s uncle) blames to Simba like the responsible of the death of the King Mufasa.

Through the years, Simba finds the nice company of Timon (a meerkat) and Pumba (a wild boar), who make glad the life of this lion.

While, Scar is managing the Kingdom in the jungle, but it´s in bad condition: without water, without food, without security for the rest of the animals.

 Later, Nala (Simba’s best friend) and Rafiqui (friend monkey) will come to afford help to Simba, because     it´s time for the return of the King Lion Simba. He has an important pending matter with Scar.

Finally, Scar will recognize to be culprit of to have killed Mufasa, and Simba will fight against him for to recover the Kingdom.