Sunday, November 16, 2008

Last corrections

Maria José:

My favourite piece of technology

I use technology in my life, mainly for work(t) and entertainment. For home labors it’s important because it’s easier and faster.

Computers are the most used piece(sp) of technology in the word(sp) (sm)myself included. This is mainly because this piece of technology is used for communications in e-mails, chat, messenger software (voice and writing), many special software’s (nn)that help people’s work,(x) as source of information and video games.

I have used computers for many years, I can’t remember for how long. My life would be very difficult without the computer, work and communications need computers on this(f) times. Without my computer I would be lost in the cyber world.

But my favourite piece of technology is much simpler. I enjoy music very much, for this reason pen drives, mp3s and iPods are for me the best choice. I remember when(sm) having a portable CD player was really the best, but you couldn’t move them too much or the tracks would skip. Now portable music players are smaller and have several times(wws) the capacity of old CD players and the MP3 format allows to store hundreds of songs on a small and very portable device.

I had a very small pendrive that dind’t(t) play music, but a couple of months ago I got a new pendrive with a lot of capacity and that plays music files. I love it, I can listen to my favortite songs while I go to University and I also use it to store my assignments and documents. Without it, it would be harder to transfer my documents form(ww) one computer to another, and I wouldn’t be able to listen to all the song I like while I’m not at home.

William:

My possible future.

Well I always have the same problem when somebody ask me this type of questions(p) but I always answer different(p) for this reason in my opinion I think that in 5 years later I will be Living(c-l) in another country, and maybe studying another career or studying a post grade(ww) but I believe that I could be working for a public sector company or for an university, I am not sure right now.
Ideal future.
I do not have a ideal future but the only thing that I can say is that in the future I would like to be happy and I can not define what kind of life will bring me happier sometimes I think that living in the countryside far away from civilization living like a hunter, fishing, cutting firewood, in short living a simple life but this is only an aspiration because I know that this type of life can not be possible in these days, I believe.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Uch posts

María José:

I am a cinema fan. A good film to me is “Underground” from Emir Kusturica. I saw this film for first time mmmh... four years ago, with a friend, in(ww) the Cine Normandie, this place is a tradicional art cinema in downtown santiago.

I remembered this day, because I ate a bad brownie, it was decomposed. And the day was hot. I have(t) been in the cinema for almost 3 hours, it was very nice.

It is a very complete and diverse film. It’s hard to catalogue it,(p) because it’s a political movie,(x) with drama, comedy, action, musical and surrealism(sp). It provides a mix of emotions for the spectator.

Buuf ... Any attempt to do a synopsis is complicated enough(wo). The arguments, the music, and the magnificent conjunction of the historical facts (the wars) and the story itself. All that makes the film a masterpiece and very a(wo) entertaining experience(sp).

Is(sm) the metaforic history of Yugoslavia. The trama is about Blaky, a married man, he has a romance with a frivolous actress whos(sp) name is Natalija. But Blaky has a friend, Marko, but he also is in love of Natalija and they use the ward, together they cheat it, whith(sp) a group of underground(sp) people. And they take advantage, making them work, forming a clandestine weapons industry(sp).

Favorite Website

The web site I cannot live without is letras.terra.com.br Here you can find any lyric you could be looking for. This is a Brazilian website that I found three years ago when I was looking for an Aretha song (sm)“Chain of fools”. After I knew (sm) it, I just fall(t) in love with the page and (sm)it is(ww)(sm) my main source of lyrics since then(wo).In this page you can find lyrics of almost every type of music: anime, Celtic, soul, blues, rock & roll, regeton(sp), gospel, and soundtracks, everything you want. How would I not love this page?? The only problem is that sometimes there is only the Brazilian version available…I try to visit this website every time I can because it helps me to update my personal lyrics notebook. Unfortunately as I do not have internet at home anymore, it is difficult to have free time during the week to visit it.

Original:

The web site I cannot live without is letras.terra.com.br Here you can find any lyric you could be looking for. This is a Brazilian website that I found three years ago when I was looking for an Aretha’s song “Chain of fools”. After I knew it, I just fall in love with the page and it is my main source of lyrics since then.In this page you can find lyrics of almost every type of music: anime, Celtic, soul, blues, rock & roll, regeton, gospel, and soundtracks, everything you want. How would I not love this page?? The only problem is that sometimes there is only the Brazilian version available…I try to visit this website every time I can because it helps me to update my personal lyrics notebook. Unfortunately as I do not have internet at home anymore, it is difficult to have free time during the week to visit it.

The Austrian Monster(correction)


News(sm) that caught my attention was the case of the Austrian girl that has been kidnapped and raped by his father for the last 24 years!!! As (sm) result of this (f) continues violation (f) she had seven children of(ww) his father. I just cannot conceive the idea of a father doing those horrible things to his (sm)daughter, he is a sick man,(p) he deserves the worst of the punishments(sm).


Original:

News that caught all my attention was the case of the Austrian girl that has been kidnapped and raped by his father for 24 years!!! As result of this continues violation she had seven children of his father. I just cannot conceive the idea of a father doing those horrible things to his daughter, he is a sick man, he deserves the worst of the punishments.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

UCH students

William's post correction:

Learning English: my experience.

Well my experience learning English was when I went to the kindergarten called wendolin(f) this time was the first that I began to learn English in this period I was 3 years old and I can’t remember who was my first teacher(wo).

In my opinion the first time that I learned English really was(wo) when I won a grant sponsored by the ministry(f) of education)f) and(x) (p) then I really learned English in an institute called I.L.S that mean(f) international(f) language(f) service(f) this happened when I was nine years old(p),(x) I remember a lot of teachers but specially Mr. John Penhollow (sm) with him I learned the base of my current English(wo).

In(ww) the beginning I like(f) a lot to learn English because always I (wo)had a special talent to learn other languages(p) in(ww) the(x) school(p) this subjects(f) was (sm) the(x) better(ww) mark like an A+ in Chile a 7(wo)(p) but when the English course was(ww) more difficult I had serious problems to made(t) compatible the primary and secondary (sm) with the English course an for this simple reason I began to hate the(x) English, till I finished the English course(p) this happen when I was fourteen years old.

I like to learn with a teacher and practicing whit(sp) my classmates but when I learned better is when I listen (sm)English music and especially when I played(t) pc games in English with subtitles, so I can say that I am a cyber learner.

I think that is difficult (s.m) understand the different accents of the(x) English speakers, in(ww) this moment the only person that that speak(f) in English is my teacher Simon,(p) in my case(ww) English is very useful because there are a lot of texts, books, games, TV series, works, papers that are in English and the only solution is (sm)speak English and for this (p)in my opinion(p) English is fundamental.

Maria Jose's post correction:

Abstract: Desert cities are living on borrowed, UN warns

Desert cities are living on borrowed time, the climate is in constant change and it’s essential to have knowledge of the(ww) environment.A lot of people live in such places so it's very import(f) to generate enough electricity and water. Physical(ww) characteristics(ww), like soil and water, are precious.

Desert cities have a lot of problems with water management; (sm) water salinization(ww) and the reduction of glaciers are common.

Friday, October 24, 2008

The end?

Billy buried Kes. Then, he went to the place where he first saw his dear bird. As soon as he out his eyes in the old building his memories and tears begun to run into his mind and face. “How could Jud be so cold?” Billy asked to the warm wind.

The poor child was so sad that he did not notice that a blurry shadow was looking at him from the old building. Suddenly, the shadow became a bird, actually it was a kestrel. Billy thought that his mind was playing with him, but when he focused his gaze he realized that it was another kestrel bigger than his young dead one!!!

From that moment on his mind and soul begun a discussion; what should he do about the kestrel? “Should I capture it or leave it there?” That was the constant question in Billy’s head. Thus, the memory of what Jud did to his dear Kes hit him like a strong kick in the stomach… He did not want to risk another bird’s life by taking it anywhere nearer to his evil brother. Therefore, Billy decided to leave the Kestrel in the old building, but with the unsaid promise of visit it every time he could.

After he felt a bit better, Billy thought it was time to return to his house and get some sleep. Tomorrow would be another day, life must go on, but he would never forget about the only being that brought some light into his dark life, a kestrel named Kes.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008