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  Blog post 5 Topic:  Changes to my study programme Instructions: Write about some changes that could be made to your study programme (career). Among others, think about: The curriculum (the subjects you have to study) Workload and length of studies Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure) Use of technology Teaching methods Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count:  230 words   For years, language teachers found ways to make a naturally exciting topic into a deathly dull one. Language teaching for most of the 20th Century was heavily influenced by the ‘grammar-translation’ of the 19 th  Century, which involved learning a new word or grammatical structure, translating it into your native language and memorizing it. Teaching was based on a strict syllabus of what educators considered to be important, whether it was relevant to students’ needs or not. This led many people to think they ...
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  Blog post 4 Topic:  Time travel to the past or future Instructions: Where would you like to go?  Why? What time in the future or in the past? Would you like to stay there? Why/Why not? Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count:  220 words One of the easiest and most practical ways to time travel into the far future is to go really fast. According to Einstein’s theory of special relativity, when you travel at speeds approaching the speed of light, time slows down for you relative to the outside world. Well, if I had the possibility to time travel, I would like to visit the past, ancient times, biblical times, XIII century BC. The idea is to know how the Israeli people left Egypt through the Red Sea and how the pyramids were built. It would be interesting to know the way they lived and how they were discovering issues that are in use nowadays. I am not sure if I would prefer to be an Israeli or an Egypt...
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  Blog post 3 Topic:  My dream job Instructions: ·         What kind of job would you like to have in the future? How do you imagine it? ·         What skills will you need ·         What about the salary? ·         What major are you studying / are you thinking of taking?  Explain why ·         Add any other related ideas. Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count:  21 0 words   My dream job As for me in future I would like to become an interpreter. I know that interpreters have opportunities to visit different countries and continents. It attracts me, because I'll get acquainted with various peoples and I'll learn their customs, rituals and traditions. I think that an interpreter is a very useful profession, because it helps...
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   Blog post 2 Students can choose one of the topics below. Topic:  The best holidays ever Instructions: ·         When was it? ·         Where did you go? ·         How long was it? ·         Who did you go with? ·         What activities did you do? ·         Why was it the best so far ·         Add any other relevant info Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count:  170 words Topic:  The best concert ever Instructions: ·         When / where was it? ·         Which artist or music group? ·         Add info about the artist ·     ...
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  Blog post 1 Topic: A country you would like to visit Instructions: ·         Which country would you like to go to? Why? ·         What do you know about it? ·         What would you like to do there? ·         Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain. Upload pictures Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post Word Count: 160 words    My favourite country is Japan. It is in Asia. Its capital is Tokyo. There are about 126 millions people living in Japan. The weather there is similar to that in Hong Kong. But, in Japan, the typhoons are mainly in autumn. Besides, it would be snowing in winter there. There are a lot of interesting things in Japan. One of them is the Way of Tea. It is a means of training concentration of spirit and of learning manners. The most intere...
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  José Muñoz León was born in Santiago, Chile. At elementary school, he studied    at Centro de Educación General Básica in San Miguel. Later, he completed his high school studies at Liceo N.6 Andrés Bello    located in San Miguel as well. José studied English Teaching at USACH. He finished his university studies in 1984 and then he started to work as a teacher in different places. He had his first job at    an institute called Instituto Comercial Libertador Bernardo O’higgins . He worked there for about ten years. Later, he worked at John Dewey College in Las Condes In 2001, José started to work at Universidad Arcis as a teacher of English and a supervisor. He worked there until 2010. After that he entered Universidad San Sebastián as a Coordinator until the year 2012. At present, he works at U. de Chile in the Arts Faculty and at Duoc. José lives with his family in La Cisterna. He's the father of Nicolás, who is 18 years old,    Cristóbal a...
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