POST 9, NOVEMBER 11

THEMED POST 4 "CHRISTMAS"

Wrtie about Christmas and refer to some background information such as, what it is about or what do people celebrate at Christmas time.

Also include,

why Christmas is special to you,

how this celebration has become a material event in spite of being a religious celebration and last,

what is your ideal way of celebrating Christmas


Don´t forget to do this post according to essay writing conventions, such as it is stated on

http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers/

Comment on 2 of your classmates´ posts.

Write 300 words

POST 8, NOVEMBER 4TH. HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

- Where do people learn about enviromentally friendly practices?
-Have you incorported recycling into your habits?

Describe:

Do you use a bike or your legs instead of a car?
Have you joined or supported any eco-organisations? Why/Why not?
What else have you done /would you like to do?
What have you done to reduce your carbon footprint?
What's missing in our society/Santiago ragarding this issue?

Number of words: 300

Don't forget to make comments on at least 2 of your classmates posts.

TASK 7, CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Talk about the time when you were a child and select one of your best memories.

Give some background information about it and say,

- what you were like,
- how old you were at that time,
-who you were with,
- when it took place and
-why this memory is special to you.

300 words

This post will be evaluated with a full grade (not points) and it should have the structure of an essay (introduction, body and conclusion). Look at previous post 7 (themed post 3, below) for references.

You can use any English dictionary on line, such as http://www.merriam-webster.com/ or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/cambridge.org.

Plagiarism or the use of Google´s translator are not accepted.

You can do this task until tomorrow Friday, October 29th midnight.

Enjoy and have a good weekend.

Paula

OCT 28TH. THEMED POST 3

HI GUYS,

THEMED POST AGAIN! SO BEFORE YOU START WRITING WE MUST AGREE ON A TOPIC.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS SITE FOR GUIDELINES ON HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY, BECAUSE YOUR WRITING WILL BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED ON GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY, ORGANIZATION AND TASK .

http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers

SEE YOU.

PAULA

OCT 28TH. IMPORTANT NEWS

HI GUYS,

DON´T MISS TODAY´S CLASS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT TEST.

SEE YOU.

PAULA

TASK 6, OCTOBER 21ST

SESSION 6 (week 8) >> SUMMARY FROM A CAREER-RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE GUARDIAN
Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Select a piece of news connected to your area of studies / future career.
Write a summary of it.
Provide the link to your piece of news.
Leave a comment on 2 of their partners' posts.
250 - 300 words

TASK 5: THEMED POST "THE MAPUCHE CONFLICT"

HI GUYS,

HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL. WELCOME BACK.

THIS WEEK YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK ON 2 POSTS.

LAST WEEKS´S POST, TASK 4 (ALREADY POSTED)

AND THIS WEEKS´.

THIS WEEK`S POST IS:

THE MAPUCHE CONFLICT

Include:

-background information about the Mapuches
- what they were protesting about,
- how did the president solve the problem,
-what is your opinion about the problem, and
- what should be done.

- Write at least 250 words and comment on two classmates posts.