SOME OF MY FAVOURITE FILMS

SEVEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmZoVkCjpI

I like this film because of the message it transmit. All the film is based on the seven deadly sins which are gluttony, sloth, pride, greed, envy, lust and anger.

FOCUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxCRgtdAuBo

This is an interesting film where Will Smith is the main character. He maintains a romance with a girl and a lot of things happen during this time.

REGRESSION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Jnc1hVifM

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ypMp0s5Hiw

I love this movie because I like the issue about Nazis and Jewish. It is a hard film and sometimes a little sad, but it is so realistic and beautiful.

SENTENCES

1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene) deserve awards.
2. Several countries participated in the airlift (Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg).
3. "Only one course was open to a surrender", said the ex-major, and we did.
4. Judge Carswell later to be nominated for the Supreme Court had ruled against civil rights.
5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favourite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article How Not to Go Camping.
6. Yes, Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."
7. There was only one thing to do study till dawn.
8. Montaigne wrote the following A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
9. The following are the primary colors: red, blue and yellow.
10. Arriving on the 8 : 10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate, her husband and Tim, their son.
11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn replied "All the members of my family are poor spellers, Why not me?"
12. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said "No, I don't know."
13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Wolkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedez Benz.
14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9 : 19 flight, he came instead on the 10 : 36 flight.
15. "Whoever thought -said Helen- that Jack would be eleceted class president?"
16. In baseball, a show boat is a man who shows off.
17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5 : 21 in last Sunday's sermon.
18. There was a very interesting article entitled The New Rage for Folk Singing in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.
19. "Whoever is elected secretary of the club Ashley, or Chandra, or Aisha must be prepared to do a great deal of work", said Jumita, the previous secretary.
20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species 1859 caused a great controversy when it appeared.
21. When had a great time in France the kids really enjoyed it.
22. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.
23. What are you doing next weekend?
24. Mother had to go into hospital; she had heart problems.
25. Did you understand why I was upset?
26. It is a fine idea! Let us hope that it is going to work.
27. We will be arriving on Monday morning. At least I think so.
28. A textbook can be a wall between teacher and class.
29. The girl's father sat in a corner.
30. In the words of Murphys Law "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

OUR ENVIRONMENT

Today human beings are the ones who have most of the responsibility for climate change. Our activities do levels of greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere. For this reason, air pollution is one of the most important problems of our environment. Young people are not really concerned with the protection of our nature. We do not realise that saving our planet is in our hands and depend only on our attitude.

On the one hand we do not think about the importance of taking care of our environment. For example, when we are going to buy a product, we hardly ever think if it is really necessary for or not, and in some occasion they could be pollution products. If we think about that, we will be saving money and helping the nature at the same time. This is only a little example about our diary activities which damage a lot and causes energy problems, between other.

On the other hand, according to this topic I think that it is important to focus on climate change. The temperature increase on the planet, has led to several significant changes like more rainfall, high summer temperatures, coldest winters, between others. If we do not take in account this situation and try to solve the problem, our planet will be destroyed too soon.

Talking about me and my family and friends, we try to do our best to improve the environment. Some of our environmental actions are turning off the light and electric devices when we are not using them, close the tap when we are washing the plates or our teeth, using rechargeable batteries, using hot water only if necessary, using public transport because vehicles exhaust fumes are pollutant, not wasting paper and carton items or separating the trash.

In short, we all should realise that our planet is suffering a serious problem and among all of us try to take care of this to create a better world. In this way, we could enjoy much more time our planet and environment.

The purpose of education

According to Noam Chomski, there are two types of education. The first kind of education is related to the Enlightenment. It consists in the highest goal in life to inquire and create, search the riches of the past, try to internalize and help people how to learn on their own, the learner is you. The second kind of education is related to Indoctrination. From childhood young people have to be placed into a framework where they will follow orders that are quite explicit. Schools and universities had to increase measures toward more control, imposing  more debt to capture students into conformity.

By one side, when Noam Chomski talks about technology in education , he says that tech changes now come no where near the tech advances of a century ago. Technology is neutral. The information should be contrasted. In addition, You cannot expect someone to become a biologist by looking through the Internet so you have to be able to evaluate, interpret and understand.

By the other side, he says that if there is not a lively cultural and educational system which is geared toward encouraging creative exploration, independence of thought, willingness to cross frontiers, challenge accepted beliefs, you are not going to get the technology that is going to produce economic gain, not that this is the prime purpose of education. Sometimes a student studies very hard for a test and he does it very well, but the truth is that he or she does not understand nothing about the topic of the test. We have all had the experience of doing a test and forgetting everything two weeks later.

In short, teaching should be inspiring students to discover on their own, to challenge if they don't agree, to look for alternatives if they think there are better ones,etc. Education is really aimed at helping students get to the point where they can learn on their own because that is what you are going to do during your life, not just absorb materials given to you by the outside, and repeat it.

Talking about my future

When I finish my Degree in English Studies, I want to become an English teacher. First of all, I would like going to England and practising the language. I want to stay there some years.  Then when I return, I want to do oppositions and obtain a job in a high school or a college. This is my first option, but I would like working in other places if possible in today’s job market.

On the one hand, to become a teacher it is necessary to obtain some important skills. You need to be conscious that you will work with students, and it is a very important role. To turn professional, it is essential to practice and gain experience before working. For example, if I want to be a teacher, I could start by teaching children giving private lessons at home. In this way, I would see if I like the job or not and also make progress at it.

On the other hand, I have to improve on some points to become professional. I have to get used to speak in public. Working as a teacher requires be in front of a lot of people and speak all the time. That is one of my weak points. I will also have to get some basic skills and techniques to teach children and teenagers because it is not an easy profession. I hope it does not take a long time to me to master everything.

In addition, while I study and prepare for the future, I want to try some other jobs because perhaps I change my opinion. It is possible that I like other different job and then all my thoughts of future change too. 

In short, as I have said before, my first professional option is becoming a teacher but I will not reject some other possible opportunities that maybe could be better for me. But I am sure that I will work in something I like doing because if not, I will never be happy with myself.

Education

Nowadays’ education has nothing to do with the education fixed many years ago. Parents today are too concerned, leading them to give too much importance to the problem and do not always choose the right solution.

On the one hand kids today are not like before, now they misbehave a lot. There are many children who do not obey their parents and they are so naughty. Parents have the fault, because they do not impose any rules in their homes and they allow their children to do whatever they want, being right or wrong. When they want to correct their behavior, it is so late because they do not know what authority is.

On the other hand, I think that teachers have a great responsibility in children, because they spend much time at school, but the truth is that the most important role in education are the parents. Infant teachers have to teach kids basic skills when they make a start in schools. They provide training to get their best and get all the aims they want. Children also have to make an effort to obtain their qualification, but they need to be helped by experts such as teachers.

In order to overcome these problems there are some measures which could help. At first, parents should impose children what is right and what is wrong, if they do not obey, they will be punished. In this way, children will understand that what he or she has done must not be repeated again. The most important thing in education is the authority; if parents lose it, they will not be able to educate their kids.

In short, educating children is not an easy role. In my opinion the greatest responsibility lies with the parents but teachers have to participate too. At home, kids should be taught basic rules to be a good person. However, at schools, they should be taught both academically and personally. I could not say which of the two roles is the most important and necessary.

Nowadays technology

Using Web sites is among the most common activity of today's children and teenegers. Social media have become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Most people engage with social media without stopping to think what the effects are on our lives, whether positive or negative.

On the one hand, some advantages of social media are that we can keep in contact with our friends or relatives which we cannot see them frequently. Parents can ask their children where they are or telling them something important in a moment. It is an easy and cheap way to communicate with whoever you want. With the social network Facebook you are informed of all current news which are happening around the world.

On the other hand, social media have also some disadvantages. Some people do not control the time they are using their mobile phones. Many people are dependent on their telephones and they are all day connected to the Internet. It can lead to addiction. One of the worst disadvantages is that people lay a lot through the chats; they take advantage that they are behind a screen and nobody can see them. In addition, some people have a close relation and confidence through the Internet and then when they are face to face, they are not able to have a conversation because of the shame.

To sum up, I think that using the Internet and the new generation gadgets is a good idea if they are used in a moderate way. We should not abuse of them and control the time we spend connected and the people we speak to.  In my opinion, everything in excess is not good.