jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2008
Una más y nos vamos
F R I E N D S H I P
We have developed a good relationship during six semeters. I think we have improve our each other's understanding. I really enjoyed your friendship and I wish we finish this bachellor together next November.
I want to share a poem I find this night...
When we first talked to each other
I knew we would always be friends.
Our friendship has kept on growing
And I'll be here for you to the end.
You listen when I have a problem
And help dry the tears from my face.
You take away my sorrow
And put happiness in its place.
We can't forget the fun we've had
Laughing 'til our faces turn blue.
Talking of things only we find funny
People think we're insane-If they only knew!
I guess this is my way of saying thanks
For catching me when I fall.
Thanks once again for being such a good friend
And being here with me through it all.
- Rachel Ellis
Thank you for being my good friends!!!
Ups¡ The corrected blog
*You can get a whole look of world events.
*Television programs enrich our knowledge .
*Many events and competition can be watched “live”.
*Many exclusive movies are presented as well .
*Television specializes into many channels , each one satisfies the different audience’s taste such as news , sports, and film .
*You can learn and meet many interesting places watching discovery channel or national geographic channel.
*Wasting time is one of the inherent disadvantages of watching TV.
*Television programs are not always suitable for all ages. Sometimes, there are some movies with sexual content and violence which affect the stormy phase of growing children and teenagers.
*The government control the information so we are not suposed to believe all we watch on TV.
*Families rarely comunicate among each others because they have adopted watching TV as a normal activity during the whole day, even for dinner , brakfast, or lunch time.
*If you don`t care about how much time you spend in front of your TV you may turn into a "couch potatoe".
My wonderful kids
miércoles, 19 de noviembre de 2008
My husband.
C A R L O T T A
Carlotta was a mean person even she lend money to everyone she never cares about the people needs.
She lived alone in an old house, she didn’t have any friend because she never wanted to give or share anything. She looked like a miserable person because of the old fashion clothe she wore.
People in the town sometimes wanted to help her but she never accepted their friendship because of her bitterness. She didn’t love anyone.
One Sunday afternoon a couple knocked at Carlotta’s door. They were Peter, Julia, and their little baby named Daniel. They seemed to be in problems. When she opens the door she talked to them in a despective and aggressive way.
What they wanted was a huge amount of money to solve their problems. As they were planning to travel they decided to leave Daniel with Carlotta as a guarantee that they will return in a week or before with Carlotta’s money.
Carlotta accepted the deal not very convinced at all because she had to take care of the child, but she thought it was the only way she can get her money back with the high benefits she was going to gain out of it.
Two weeks passed and the couple showed no sign of themselves. After sometime Carlotta received news from the couple. They had had an accident on which they both died.
Carlotta was very angry, but at the same time she thought that the child could be of help to her when he grew up. As the time went by, the young child was growing. He was a nice and cute boy. He always wanted to pleased Carlotta but she never accepted his love because of her bitterness.
Fifthteen years latter Carlota became an old woman living alone and sick. Finally she recognizes her attitude against all people and Daniel, so she decided to leave all her belongings and money to Daniel as well as she asked him to help all people she had abused to.
Some days later, Carlotta died. Since that day, Daniel started helping al people from the village. Latter he knew a pretty young woman and married her having a beautiful family. Celia Del Toro and Maricela García.
The Phantom of the Opera House
TOM SWAYER
miércoles, 15 de octubre de 2008
The M U S I C
"..there is strong evidence supporting the use of music in the ESL classroom. Language and music are tied together in brain processing by pitch, rhythm and by symmetrical phrasing. Music can help familiarize students with connections and provides a fun way to acquire English."
Bob Lake
Songs are a good resource for English Teaching:
They are funny.
They promote mimics, gestures, etc. associated to the meaning.
They are good to introduce suprasegmental phonetics (stress, rhythm and intonation)
Students play a participative role.
They can be applied to comprehension stages (listening) or production (singing).
There are songs for all levels and ages.
Students learn English very easily, through echoic memory.
Anyway, if you want to use songs in your class, it is not enough to play a cd or to say 'Let's sing a song'. We have to introduce activities to promote student's comprehension and acquisition of the rhythm. How can we do that without the students getting bored? There are good ideas.
ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE COMPREHENSION
1. Hands up!! Students have to put their hands up when they hear the word X. We can increase the difficulty: 'When you hear the word 'tomato' put your hands up. When you hear the word 'carrot' close your eyes'. (We can add a new request each time, the activity will become a funny 'dance' at the end).
It is good to use meaningful gestures if possible. For example: 'Make the monkey when you hear the word 'monkey'.
2. The chairs. Put some chairs in a circle. All the students sit on a chair but one, who will stay in the middle. Put flash cards under the chairs. There must be two flash-cards of each word (two monkeys, two lions, two elephants, etc)
Now, play the music. When they hear the word 'monkey', the two students sitting on the chairs with the monkeys have to stand up and sit down on each other's chair, but the student in the middle will try to get one of their chairs. There will be always one student without a chair.
3. Fill in the gaps. The most common and traditional. Students are given a copy of the lyrics and they have to fill in the gaps.
LISTENING ACTIVITIES
(Activities that make possible to play the song many times without the students getting bored. These activities promote an unconscious learning of the song. They are useful if we want the students to sing the song after a few lessons)
1. Pass the ball. Put all the chairs in a circle. The students sit down. Choose one student to start the game and give him/her a ball (or any object). Then play the music. They have to pass the ball following the rhythm. (Each student has to pass the ball to the student on his/her right). Suddenly stop the music. The student who has got the ball when the music stops has to stand up and answer a question. If the answer is right, s/he can sit down again, and the game continues. Otherwise, s/he will be eliminated.
2. The ring. For very young children. The traditional ring, dancing in a circle, falling down, etc.
3. The cage. We make a ring like the traditional one, with young children. The difference is that we put a small circle on the floor (the cage). We play the music and we start to circle. When the music stops, the student in the 'cage' will go to the middle of the ring, and so on.
Students love listening to music in the language classroom. Music can provide schools with benefits such as:
Stimulating both hemispheres of the brain.
Providing a relaxing, calming, soothing working environment
Reducing and managing stress levels of pupils, students and teachers
Enhancing concentration and stimulating the learning experience
Reducing hyperactivity and psychological distress in classes
miércoles, 8 de octubre de 2008
D A N C E
Advantages and Disadvantages of watching TV
- Watching TV you can get a whole look all over the world.
- The appearance of television and television broadcasting enriches our entertainments .
- Many events and competition can be watched “live”.
- Many exclusive movies are presented as well .
- Television specializes into many channels , each one satisfies the different audience’s taste such as news , sports, and film .
- You can learn and meet many interesting places watching discovery channel or national geography channel.
But beside those benefits , there are some disadvantages that we must notice:
- Wasting time is one of the inherent disadvantage of watching TV.
- Television programme are not always suitable for all ages.Sometimes , there are some movies containing sexual material and violence which affected the stormy phase of growing of children and teenagers.
- The government control the information so we can not believe all we watch in TV.
- Families rarely comunicate each others because they have had watching TV as a normal activity during the whole day, even for dinner , brakfast, or lunch time.
- If you don`t care about how many time you spend in front of TV you may turn in a "couch potatoe".
Finally, we have reached a conclusion that nowadays television would be indispensable, TV benefit our life getting us informed enough about things happening all over the world, on the other hand watching TV affects our lifes,thoughts and habits. Life without TV doesn't turn us in a better person but gives us more time if we are wise enough, and who knows, someday it will be replaced by computers.
domingo, 5 de octubre de 2008
FRANKENSTEIN
sábado, 4 de octubre de 2008
A lesson in Caring
viernes, 19 de septiembre de 2008
"AIR JORDAN"
“There’s Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us”
Magic Johnson
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation. He started his career at the University of North Carolina, after that, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as one of the stars of the league, His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line at Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness." He gained a reputation as one of the best defensive players in basketball.
In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993. Though Jordan abruptly left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but he returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He holds the NBA record for highest career regular season scoring average with 30.12 points per game, as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs .
martes, 2 de septiembre de 2008
Feel comfortable. That's all that matters!
domingo, 24 de agosto de 2008
The National Mexican Anthem
jueves, 24 de abril de 2008
My interestes
Other thing I like to do is learning to play musical instruments, I have learned how to play piano and a little bit of violoncello, i want to learn how to play violin and guitar, you need to be a perseverance person for learning to play a musical instrument. I really enjoy all about music and artistic expressions .
Finally I really enjoy cooking for my family, the problem is that I don`t have enough time for that, I usually try to prepare delicious meals and deserts, something that my children found different and delicious. You know it is too bored eating the same every day.
miércoles, 16 de abril de 2008
The University
sábado, 12 de abril de 2008
Children´s Day
I think the most important is to protect our children, their physical and mental integrity is our responsability as parents, brothers, uncles or whoever we are. And remember there is a child inside of all of you.
domingo, 30 de marzo de 2008
My vacations
lunes, 3 de marzo de 2008
Supporting statements
Of course, television, in moderation, can be a good thing. Children can get help learning the alphabet on public television. They can learn about wildlife on nature shows too. TV can be an excellent educator and entertainer, no doubt about it .Some parents have decided to teach their children good TV habits. They use to limit the number of TV-watching hours. Others treat TV as a privilege that their children need to earn. Their children are allowed to watch TV only after chores and homework are completed. There is another kind of parents that turn off the television and enjoy the precious time they have to spend with their family.
domingo, 24 de febrero de 2008
Naming Traditions
jueves, 21 de febrero de 2008
How to Relax
sábado, 16 de febrero de 2008
Friendship...
Finally, let me tell you my friends, because I considered you my friends, that I really enjoyed our mini-party last Thursday. I thing It was the second time when we have had an activity like that. We should do it at least once in a semester. I think is a good way to improve our friendship. I hope that at the end of the bachelor we can understand our different personalities and we can have each other as a good friend…
domingo, 10 de febrero de 2008
Tampico`s Cluster!
An important city for petrochemical industry.
A city where families enjoy beautiful beaches and rivers.
A place for practicing several water sports.
An interesting city with historical buildings.
Tampico is a city where families can enjoy a beautiful and relaxing trip . If they are traveling in their own vehicle, I recommend them Tampico Bridge tour. This bridge connects the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz. Only a few kilometers after crossing the bridge, now in the State of Veracruz , you will find "La Ribera", a beautiful place where families can enjoy fresh seafood and other typical foods prepared in rustical restaurants situated along the Laguna de Tamiahua shoreline.
People can visit Ciudad Madero, whose main attraction is the Miramar Beach. Here families will find the Malecon, Las Escolleras and rustic shade palapas at the shoreline . Also, it is a popular recreational center with playgrounds, bar and restaurant service . If people prefer rivers I recommend a tour by the Panuco River. This tour last approximately three hours and families will be able to enjoy a beautiful view of the Maritime Customs Building.
jueves, 7 de febrero de 2008
home schooling
Well, I think Home Schooling can be a very good option for kids. Nowadays schools are dangerous places, here in Mexico teachers sometimes are not patient enough and they hurt students physically and psychologically. In other cases schools are overpopulated then students can’t learn efficiently. I think home schooling is better, but, I’m not sure about the level parents can teach their children because parents should be prepared enough and they need to have much time, that means parents need stay at home with their children. In this case mothers are who can do this important activity.
Finally I think the social aspect is important to because sometimes parents decide to have just one child and they can’t develop their social skills. Human is a social entity, so we need to learn how to have healthy relationships. If you decide to teach your children at home it’s ok, most in the first six years of your child’s life. If you really want you can do it, just prepare yourself and organize your activities because your child’s instruction is in your hands.
domingo, 27 de enero de 2008
Finally I´m here!
All comments are very interesting and congrats for all poeple who is working with this now, I thik we'll be closer than now¡