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AN ACTIVITY YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME. Deadline Friday Dec 11
REMEMBER TO PRACTICE IN ADVANCE SINCE IT IS NOT A READING ACTIVITY. ALL IN ONE TAKE. THANKS

Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about an activity you like to do in 

your free time.

Say:

What the activity is,

How often you do it,

Where you do it,

What the activity involves,

Why you enjoy doing this activity.

Mention anything else you think is important.

A book

Today we are going to write about something  interesting.

It has been hard to choose because I am often reading more than one thing at the time.  I read the newspaper, academic papers, stuff on meditation, essays, my students' blogs, etc. 

I started reading about the brain some years back when I studied language acquisition and education = learning processes.

However, later I decided to read beyond linguistics and education, and bought a really interesting book called “Mind map” The book I am devoting most time to at the moment is called “The emotional life of your brain” It is written by a neuroscientist (R. J. Davidson) and a health and science journalist (S. Begley).  I suppose I am reading it out of pleasure. The book is about different research done on the human brain and the different emotional styles, how genetics and environment influence them and how they develop. It also includes  the mind – body connection. Although I have onlt read about 80 pages, I'm really enjoying seeing how certain personality traits can be linked to certain hormones released in certain areas of the brain and some of these processes could be modified if there is will. It is  fascinating.. Chemical processes were never my thing at school but now it is fun. It also touches “abnormal “ conditions such as autism, which I find interesting.

I think I am enjoying it because there is no pressure involved. I just read a while before I go to sleep or during the day if I have the time.

Write about something you are reading at the moment.

Say

What it is called

Which genre it is ( novel, academic, manga, report, blog, etc)

Whether you are enjoying it

What it is about

Include anything else you find relevant.

Write a minimum of 220 words and 4 comments on different class blogs. Mine also counts :)

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A place in Santiago

A place in Santiago

I must say a place I really like to visit is “la Vega”.  I visited it in my childhood and never went back until 5 or 6 years ago. I was in "Tirso de Molina" and crossed the road and entered la vega from the west part, which is a bit seedy with a few run down shops. Suddenly, this world opened in its full, and the colours and smells filled me with joy.

What I love about this place is that you can find the biggest variety of veggies, fruit and food for a very decent price. I like to talk to the people in the stalls and barter for better prices. I go with my husband or my mom. I used to go with my sister and we enjoyed it so much, but she is not around anymore.

 I don’t go there as often as I did because I feel it has become too popular with wealthy people who go there to buy more cheaply. I still visit when I can. Sometimes I pop by on the way back from the cemetery. Maybe I do not like the fact that there are more cafes and places to eat there. This attracts more tourists and leaves less space for the sale of fruit and veggies.

I was there in May the last time.

I strongly recommend it because I feel it is the kind of place that not only opens your senses to flavours and smells, it also opens your eyes to different cultures from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Write about a place you like in Santiago

Say>

Why you like it

Who you go there with (if anyone(

How often you go there

When was the last time you were there

Anything else you find relevant.

Write 240 words. Write a comment on my blog and 3 comments on your classmates blogs.

Today we write about happiness

What makes you happy?
What it is
When  you discovered this?
Why/how it makes you happy

Anything else you find relevant.

write a minimum of 220 words and 4 comments on other blogs


There are so many the things that make me happy that I find it really difficult to choose. But I will  go for something simple that I really like: Nature
One thing that really makes me happy is camping and trekking, another is my plants. I live in an apartment and I really miss having a garden so I a few years back when we were threatened with the modification of Upov 91, I decided I wanted to grow stuff on my balcony.
I started with basil, tomatoes, oregano but later I decided I also wanted plants.
This has been a difficult year for me and my family and I think my plants have helped me, especially lately. Plants help me get more centered. I have also started growing new things like leaks and thyme. Moreover, I have some flowers and different plants.

There is something about gardening that I cannot explain but I love to feel the soil, I love to water my plants  and smell  the wet soil ,but especially, I love to eat my own lettuce, rocket, parsley ,and to know it is not GM.

Hi guys,

Here is a video I would like you to watch with headphones.
Please write a short comment on what you think of what you'll hear.

English practice

Session 1

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_vocab.htm

Please write a 60 word text on your performance in the different areas.

Post 2 comments on your classmates' blogs suggesting how to improve (mejorar) The areas that need work on.