Cata´s blog December 4th

Dalai Lama

I would like to have a date with Dalai Lama, (mw)I was always interested in him,(p) and since I was a child I loved his tunics and the tranquility that(mw) inspires. I admire him because he is a man who fights for the peace in the world,(p) for example (ww)in September 1987 he proposed the Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet as the first step towards a peaceful solution to the (ww)worsening situation in (mw)Tibet. When I was a child(p) My mom always read me some of the reflections of this holly man. For example (mws)about Laws of Nature he said that he deeply (wt)believe that human beings are gentle with nature, and he feel that we should not only maintain peaceful and gentle with our fellow human being, (p)also is very important to extend the same kind of attitude to the other (ww)alive being, with our natural environment. We should be concerned for our whole environment. So If someday I could talk with him, I would like (mw)talk about the relationship between (ew)the humans and the environment. I would like to see him in a place without city noises, to hear the sounds of nature like the sea, birds and animals(p)
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Mauro´s blog December 4th

A country a would like to visit

I would like to visit France......Basically, (ww)cause in France there are lot of bands, good bands(mw), that I dream one day to (ww)see them in (ww)live. Also it's a frequent point of destination for (ww)another bands from the (ew)rest of Europe and North America, because in France there (wt)are a really good music scene. Also I would like to visit France (ww)for make a post-graduate, maybe in urban planning or something like (ww)this.France is a very nice country, with (s)beautifull cities and landscapes, and a great culture with (wo)innovative ideas in the academic area. I have some family friends there. (p)They live in Lyon in the southwest of France. I lived with them for four years here in Chile and I have not seen them (mw)long time ago. It would be great to travel there with friends, people who like the same kind of music as me. It would be great to go for a drink in a bar in Paris, go to a(mw) show or to travel across the county on the TGV, and visit (ew)the beaches of the Mediterranean coast. Also I could go with my girlfriend because (ww)every people says that Paris is a very romantic place.
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"MAURO´S BLOG NOV 26th"

　
Sepetember 18th
The national (ww)holiday of Chile, is (ww)in September 18th,(p)(mw) day of the First goverment meeting (?)happened in 1810. In September 18th, chileans do (mw)lot of typical things (unlike the rest of the year) and (mw)games like "rayuela", "palo encebado" and the popular kite flying. Also chilean people love to eat and drink a lot when (mw)the September 18th (ww)comes, (p)the family meets in barbacues and they drink (ew)grape chicha and wine. Other typical foods are the "empanadas" and the "anticuchos", (ww)those foods and drinks can be (wt)find in "fondas" (ww)or "ramadas", (p)places where (ew) the people dance "cueca" or other popular tropical dances. I (ww) discovered the September 18th, (wo)when I was 8, because (ew)only in this year I arrive to Chile. In Colombia, the national (ww)holiday is (ww)less important, so I was very (wt)impress by the magnitude of the feast. (ww)But (p)my family never (ww)do anything for the September 18th, because this day (wt)don't have any importance for my mother, (She's Colombian) (p)for this reason, I just feel this day like (mw) another holiday.I like (mw) much the typical foods and drinks and I always try to eat and drink a lot, (?)that is the matter for me.Nowdays(p) I (ww)pass this days with friends (ww)having a little holidays.
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"CATA´S BLOG" NOV 26 th

Normally(p) (ww)typical Chileans do a barbacue, with potatoes and (ew)very different salads(p), In my case(p) (mw)(?)Chilean salad (tomato with onion and sometimes persley), lettuce, celery, etc. (mw)Have to be light salads because eat meat all days is very (ww)heavy. For fun (wo)usually some people raise comets or play typical games (mw), "rayuela, emboque, and palo ensebado", the last (mw) (wt)consist in to climb a very tall stick covered with wax, it is very difficult but many Chileans can (ww)do (ww)this.When I was a child(p) I woke up very early and wear a "china custome" and (wt)go to the farm with my father to raise comets, and to (ww)view Chilean rodeos. (ww)Late we (wt)go to any "fonda" (ww)for dance "cueca" (p)the Chilean typical dance.Nowadays(p) my family live together in Santiago, so we organized a big "Fonda in the House"(p), we (wt)conditioning the garden of the house and everyone in the family have to use a "typical costume"(p)(ew) the last year I dressed like a Mapuche and my sister like an Atacameña.(mw)Always sing Chileans songs in a karaoke and play games, like "put the tail to the donkey", "If you know the song, sing it" or "Who burst more balloons in 1 minute",(p) this are not typical games but we have a lot of fun, (wo)always we invite friends and neighbours.(p)We always cook choripan with pebre ((mw)very Chilean (wo)snack).My favourite (s)18 was the last (mw)because my father )ww) could came from Puerto Aysén and we (ew)can (wt)stay together for 5 five days,(p) (ew)and we have a lot of fun remembering the previous (s)18 in Chiloé, very different, by the way. But this theme is for another post.
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mauro´s blog/November 19th

Monday, 29 September 2008
(p)a good film: Good Bye (p)lenin!
I really love to watch films a lot,(p) then it is very difficult for me to (ww)choice one of them (ew)as the best I have seen. (?)But at least, the best film I have seen, was Good Bye Lenin! of the german director, Wolfgang Becker made in 2003. The first time I saw it, (p)was 2 years ago. I read the argue of the film in a magazine and after(?) I started to search it in different places. (s)Finaly, I found it in (ew)the "Persa Bio-bio" (a place that I really hate) in a (ww) stall that sells bootleg films for only $1,000. When I returned (ew)to (ew)my home, I (ww)saw it,(s)whit my brother, and we were very impressed. The story is about the fall of the old German Democratic Republic in 1989, (ew)in (wf)particular about a family divided by (ew)the political positions, (the mother is a (s) suporter of Honnecker and the workers party and the son is a (s)suporter of the opening to the west)(p) but when the mother suffer a heart attack and after 8 months in coma, (time in what the (p) berlin wall was fell) the son decides to keep alive the German (s) Democaric Republic for (wo)care his mother. (mw)Is a great film that I have seen more than a dozen times!
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cata´s blog/ November 19th

Thursday, 23 October 2008
Truth * Beauty * Freedom * Love

My favorite film is Moulin Rouge, (ew)and I (ww)saw it for (wo) the first time (mw)in 2002, in (ew)my Summer Holidays. I (ww)saw the film in my aunt´s apartment, eating pizza and drinking coca-cola. I still remember,(wo)me and my aunt cried like a baby with the romantic and sad end.
The film is (mw) the story of Christian (Ewan McGregor), a handsome, young writer, (mw)goes against his father's wishes and moves to Montmartre, Paris. It's the perfect atmosphere for an aspiring young writer ( p) who yearns for a (ww)freer, more bohemian lifestyle. He meets the artist, Toulouse-Lautrec. (p)Teaming up with the acting troupe living upstairs and headed by Lautrec, (p) Christian meets and falls (mw) (ew)hard for the featured star of the Moulin Rouge, Satine, “The Sparkling Diamond”. Together with Lautrec's actors, Satine and Christian (wt) create "Spectacular, Spectacular", a play that Satine hopes will make her a star. Financing (mw) is an issue and Satine's boss, Zidler, (ww)pins his hopes on a Duke. The Duke agrees to finance the play, and a renovation of the Moulin Rouge, in exchange (ww)for a contract that binds Satine (ww)to him. Christian and Satine's love must (ww)stay hidden to ensure the play (mw) (mw)will debut. Their love becomes the main storyline (ww) for the play within the movie, and allows Satine and Christian to continue their forbidden relationship under the (ww)nose of the Duke.
This film is Spectacular, Spectacular, (mw) was the first DVD that I bought. I (ww)see it as (ww)long as I can.
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"Cata´s blog"

MY BLOGGING EXPERIENCE

What I liked?
I liked so much this activity, because we can learn more about our classmates, their favorites (ww)things, singers, places, idols etc. In addition(p) (ew)doing (wt)corrections (ew)of the posts of another classmate I (ww)realised (ew)of (?)my (mw)English level. I liked that every week we have to post something, (wo)to learn English is very important the continuity and never to forget (ww)to practice.

What I didn´t like?

First, I didn’t like the (ww)timetable of the class because after lunch I (mw)fell asleep, and (p)Is impossible (ww)to me to write a lot of words in my blog. Second, I didn’t like the classroom, because (wo)the computers were not enough for (ew)the students and (wo) always were problems with internet or (ww)anything.

What helped me learn English?
The things that helped me to learn English was the funny way,(p) reporting things what I like(?), and showing to my friends my favorite places, songs, famous person, and my decision to study geography. And I enjoy visiting the BBC website (mw)I could learn (ew)many vocabulary and (ww)all was so funny (mw) with puzzles, riddles and much more.

My favourite post

My favourite post was (p)My favourite place in Chile, because I (wt)can show to my (s)class mate the wonderful places, and secrets,(mw) (p)the beach with the (ww)biggest waves in the island and the lagoon were I (ww)played kayak. I loved the post which you can report your (ww)interest and allow (mw) (mw)know the interests of (ew) the other people.

My least favourite post?

My least favourite post was the post about Why? Why? Why? Because I couldn´t (wt)come to the class and I have to do it (ww)in (ww)my (ww)house and was (mw)boring (wt)write the post alone, because when you are with your friends posting you can (ww)interchange opinions and make questions.

Which is the best blog in the class?

I think that the best blog in the class is the blog of Natalia called “Kúmelkayen” that means Patience, something that Naty needs in TONS. I liked this blog because (mw)have funny pictures and colours. The posts are very good written and have a little bit of humor(p)
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