My favorite Piece of Technology

Maybe this could sound arrogant, because I know that not a lot of people have an iPhone, but I think that this piece of technology is the best thing I ever had.

I got it when I was finalizing my high school studies. My parents gave it to me because of  my good grades and my great behavior with them.

It is beautiful because of so many reasons! It’s a good camera, its photographs are excellent! And I can take photos anywhere and with an excellent quality. It’s a good way to remain online anywhere and comfortably, for receiving my emails and talking to people I like. I can have fun with it downloading different applications or games, hearing radios from different countries, recording voices from the classes at the university, finding places with its GPS, scanning images or texts, etc

I use it all the time, but I am not like addicted, because I can live without it in any moment, even sometimes I forgot its other functions and use it only like a phone. So if someday I lose it, I will miss it a lot, but I think I will recover quickly… probably I will buy another cell phone, cheaper and more simple, and start using my computer again to check my email or to talk to people in the other cities where I lived, things like that.

CA1 (continous assessment 1)

    Act 01

1) what is your favorite dog breed's name?
Black and Tan Coonhound :
Not the prototypical house dog, the black and tan coonhound, nonetheless, makes an exemplary pet. It is mellow, amiable, calm and unobtrusive indoors. Outdoors, its strong hunting instincts take over, and it can be difficult, if not impossible, to turn from a track after it starts trailing. As befitting a dog with its heritage, the black and tan is strong, independent and stubborn. It is gentle and tolerant with children, but it may be too independent to satisfy a playful child. It is reserved with strangers. It may bay and howl

 
2) vocabulary activity:
sprinter: velocista, corredor
jogger: trotador
breed: cruza
to hunt: cazar
laid-back approach: despreocupado, relajado
watchdog: perro guardian
grooming: aseo, cuidado

“couch potato”: sedentario
Among: entre otros
Towards: hacia
Round: completo, entero
Tan: bronceado, quemado

     Act 02

Symmary: “Can dogs understand what we say?”
Basically, dogs can understand words if they are mostly associated to concrete things, it´s important for them too, the way we say the words, this help to improve their assimilations. Dogs can understand each other in their typical dog language (mainly non-verbal); their butts can say a lot of them too…

Accurately: con precisión, exactamente
Toddler: niño pequeño
Skills: talento, habilidad
Whether: aunque, si
Marvel: sorprenderse, maravillarse
Average: corriente, común


     Act 03

“Too Cute”: I would really like to watch this show because I love cute animals, they make me feel like “oh my god I love them... I really love them more than anything in this world, oh my god, how can they be so cute!!?”
“Animal Cops”: I like this show because they are a kind of superheroes of animals. They want justice for pets, to improve their lives and their healthy…  “Animal Cops” will really catch me.
“Whale wars: Viking shores”:  This show attracts me because I love the people who make things for animals, and give themselves and their lives for animal justice, even if this includes go to the jail.

Opinions

What is your opinion about owning an exotic pet?  

I think this is bad, I completely disagree with this because a lot of those exotic animals are wild animals, you can`t own them because they must remain in their originals habitats… I think this idea of owning animals or things that are weird or non-common is a little bit selfish and eccentric.  

What is your opinion about violence on television?

  I disagree with this. People usually copy what other people do, mainly the little kids. If you show them (or us) violence, many people unconsciously will do that, or will turn more aggressive, this doesn’t improve our society. 

What is your opinion about tattoos?

  I like tattoos because they are mainly records of important things that happened to people. But in some way I am scared of them because I heard that, when people with cancer have their therapies or when you must do an X-ray exam, the tattoos hurt so much, that you start screaming of pain. 

 What is your opinion about the Chilean tradition called ‘mechoneo’? 

 I completely disagree with this. I think “mechoneo” is stupid. The guys who were “mechoneados” should know how bad this is, I can`t understand why they do it to the next generation instead of get revenged of the old students who made that to them.  

What is your opinion about recycling? 

I think recycling is one of the things we should do to help our planet. It is a hard work, requires patience and perseverance, but it’s a great thing to do.

Hi! Today I am going to talk about my favorite band, Radiohead. They are an alternative rock band from England, and started this project when they were young. The integrants are Thom Yorke (The singer and sometimes the third guitar), Ed O`Brien (The second vocals and second guitar, who loves guitar sound effects and pedals), Phil Selway (Drummer), Colin Greenwood (Bassist) and his little brother Jonny Greenwood (First Guitar) They started at college, their band was called “on a Friday”, this was in honor to the only day they can practice and gather together. Then they change their name to “Radiohead”, this time in honor to a song of Talking Heads. Their first album “Pablo Honey” was really influenced by other bands of the time, like “Oasis” or “The Pixies”. The electrical guitar is the central instrument in this album. Their song “Creep” was a success for the band. But not everything was so good, the fans only like that song, and they left the concerts after Radiohead played it. Then “The Bends” came. This album was released in 1995, and had more songs that attracted the view of a lot of people. One of their songs, “My Iron Lung” is a critic to their first musical success, “Creep”. “Ok Computer” Had a really critical view of political facts, it’s a slow album, made when Thom Yorke was suffering a depression. We can say that “Kid A” and “Amnesiac” are brothers. They had a same song with different styles, it’s called “Morning Bell”. From this album born “Hungry/Angry bear, the most known icon of radiohead. Then “Hail To The Thief” appear. “HTTT” talks a lot about political and social injustice. All the songs of this album have a second name. Their album “In Rainbows” is a kind of romantic and their last album “The King Of Limbs” is a completely mysterious. The video of “Lotus Flower” shows Thom Yorke`s Dance, if you like Radiohead (and thom Yorke), you will absolutely love it.