If I were

If I were…I have said this phrase many times!! I have wanted to be a lot unimaginable things. For example, once I was watching a TV program about the space, in which there were a lot of astronauts who were talking about their profession. I could see when they were travelling to the space. It was really amazing, so I said to myself: “If I were an astronaut, I could go to the space and be very near the stars!!” .When people asked me what I wanted to be in the future I used to answer “I want to be an astronaut”, but then I decided not to be astronaut because height made me dizzy.
Some days ago, I was watching TV and I heard that the coach of our national football team was going to give up because Harold Maine Nicholls had not been re-elected. Of course, I felt terrible because he is one of the best coaches in the WORLD!! And I said “if I were Marcelo Bielsa, I would continue working in Chile”. It is pity for the ones who love football, like me. On the other hand, if I were Mister Segovia, who is the new president of The National Association of Professional Football (ANFP), I wouldn’t accept to take the job because of the hate of the fans.
As I said, I would like to be many things, so I am going to tell you some of them:
I like singing but unfortunately I sing terrible. I think I am the worst singer in the world. One of my favorite singers is Beyonce because she not only sings excellent but also is a very good person, so if I were Beyonce, I would be really happy because I could travel around the world singing in so many concerts as I have dreamt. I could share and know others singers and be in any country I would want.
If I had enough money, I would travel to many interesting places from Chile like Easter Island, Chiloe, The Atacama desert, etc. I think there are a lot amazing places to visit in Chile. And If I were millionaire, I would travel around the world. I would go to Spain, France, Argentina, and English spoken countries in order to improve my skills.
If I were Leonardo Farkas, I would give my money to poor people in order to stop the poverty and I wouldn’t be so selfish, so I would try to be humbler!!
If I were a famous person, I would continue living like now, I would not change my way to act; I just would have more comforts.
If I were politician, I would work, because they do not usually work, or being honest they do NOT work, so I would be making a change in our country.
If I were a good sportswoman, I would open a gym and would help overweight people in order to make a country with healthy people.
If I were Education minister, I would work harder to improve the education in our country, I would emphasize the initial formation if future teachers.
I could continue writing what I would do if I were different people but I sincerely prefer to live my reality…!!

My Monster House

When I was child I used to play with three Friends and my elder sister; they were Catalina Javiera Evelyn and Antonio. We were used to playing in my house where there was an old house in which my grandparents lived.
The house was empty because my grandparents who lived in there were died. So it was the best place to play because we could be alone. We thought that was our house and we were a family. Javiera was the mother, Antonio was the father and Evelyn Catalina and I were the daughters.
The house was not so comfortable because, as I said, it was very old and untidy. It was built with clay brick. That material made the house chilly most of the time. One day we were having dinner with some meals made with mud and some flowers and suddenly we heard a strange sound. It was like somebody with little feet who was walking. It was really terrible, so we ran way!!
We met the next day and talked about the strange events happened. We thought the house was haunted because of the sounds. So we decided to investigate what happened in there. We told some friends the situation and they decided to help us in the investigation.
We met every day and did different thing in order to discover if the house was haunted or somebody was doing the sounds to make us scared. We were around the house every days but nobody was in there, so thought that there were ghosts in the house. The investigation became interesting for me because I thought I was a spy, but at the same time it made me afraid.
One day we decided to come in the house in order to discover if there was something. We looked each room but did not see anything so we kept in there for a moment. Suddenly we heard that something fell down in the kitchen, we went to see and there was a cup on the floor. Nobody had made it because we were all in the dinner room when it happened, so we ran away again…
I told my mother and she said”Don’t worry…Perhaps it is just your imagination”. I was really angry with her and with every adult because they never believe children!
We decided to go in the house again because we could not continue with that mystery.
So we went there and were some hours, but nothing happened. We returned the house the next day but nothing happened again. We thought that ghost had gone and we continued playing in the house normally. But one day we heard something in the ceiling… in less that one second we were outside the house. My mother saw us crying and very scared and went to see what happened. I told her the situation again and she finally believed me. So she decided to go in the house to see if there was something. We were waiting outside. I was really afraid of the ghosts, I thought they could hurt my mother but I did not dare to come in!! We were waiting for her. She finally went out. She was laughing, we asked her what happened and she told us that the sounds were not because of the ghost…but the mice!!!
Now, my friends remind that story and think it is funny, I think that as well, but I will never forget my monster house…

First of all we must know that we are all able to do our homework by ourselves because we are intelligent people.

When we are cheating we lie to our classmates, our teachers, parents and even ourselves.

Our teachers do not deserve to be deceived; they believe in the students, in their abilities or capacities, so we have to prove them that we can do any homework they want.

Parents of people who cheat are very proud of their children, but they don’t really know what their children are doing. We have to be grateful with our parents. Most of the times, they have made a big effort to get us to be in the best schools or universities. They have educated us in order to be good students, professionals, or more important, good people.

When somebody cheats, he or she is not respecting the classmates, who have made a big effort to do their homework.

When we cheat or copy other woks we also lie to people who have made that work previously. Their works deserve to be read but not cheated. I am sure they have made a big effort and worked very hard. And it is not fair that other people copy their ideas or thoughts. We all can think, so we can do any homework by ourselves. For that reason it is so important to know that it is not fair to imitate ideas of someone else and we must respect them.

When we have to do a homework we should read many books or to look for the best information. It takes a lot time and is not a very entertaining thing to do for people who do not like reading or studying.

We know that there are some people who learn faster or slower than others, so if we learn slower we should try more than those people who learn faster, but it does not mean that we have to cheat, on the contrary, we should work harder.

There are a lot of resources or means to do our homework. When can surf the internet, which is one of the most powerful weapons to study or to work. But students just copy and paste the information requested.

When can also read books or magazines and then select the best information. To read is helpful for us because we can think and process the information read. On the other hand, people who just copy and paste won’t have that ability.

There is a form to quote something which is interesting for us. We must write the idea in inverted commas or quotation marks, and then we must write the name of the book selected and the name of the person who has written the idea. This is a very good and legal way to include interesting ideas.


Many people can tell us about cheating. They can talk all the time about that in order to convince us not to do it. But the only person who can convince us really is ourselves.

Our daily life is very stressful; we are worried about many things. And most of the time we do not get worry about our health.
Healthy habits mean more than one thing. For example, they consist in sleeping well, to eat
Healthy food, practicing some sports, etc.
People who want to have a healthy life should live on healthy food; all their meals must be healthy, for example, low-fat food. They should eat a lot of fruits like apples, oranges, strawberries, melons, pears, etc. We have to eat at least five portions a day. Vegetables like lettuces, potatoes, tomatoes, avocados, celeries, onions, carrots are also healthy for us. Fish is also helpful for our health, we have to eat it twice o three times a week. To drink water is very useful for us; we should drink two or three litres a day. Juices or drinks are not good for our health because they have a lot of calories and artificial colorings.
If we want to have healthy habits we should not eat between meals and we have to avoid some foods like candies, high in fat food, cakes, chocolates, biscuits, fried food and we should eat red meat once a week because this kind of food is high in fat, so we could have heart attacks.
Stop smoking is other thing that we can do; cigarettes are bad for our heart and they also give us cancer; it is a bad habit which we must avoid. We can live without smoking, so it is a decision which people who smoke have to make.
Another important thing that we can do is no drinking a lot of alcohol, but a glass of red wine can be good for our heart. Wine is not a problem for our health, but it becomes a problem when we drink a lot of it and everyday.
People who are overweight should lose some weight because they could have heart attacks.
It is also important for us to sleep well, we can do it, using loose clothes, no eating a lot of food before sleeping, or we can also drink a cup of hot milk, no drinking coffee o coke before going o bed, no watching television too late, to turn lights off or no listening music at night.
Another thing that we should do is to do exercise, we can go to the gym or if we prefer, we can do some outdoor sports like hiking, running, and swimming. It is useful for losing weight, and we can also become relax, because we have to do a lot things during the day like going to school, to work, etc., so these things make us really stressed.
If health is really important for us we must start doing some of these things!!

Love
Kind Affectionate
Smiling Enjoying Helping
Hapiness Solidarity Wickedness Violence
Hating Abusing Excluding
Selfish Envious
Hatred

Spring

Spring season has a lot of meanings, I think it depends on people…Some of us (especially me) think it is the best season in the year, because we can enjoy the beautiful things of life, for example, flowers, trees, a clear sky, the stars at night, etc. This season is more special for people who enjoy those things. For people who became happy and grateful to be able to see everything that happens in this season.
This is a season for reflecting about nice things that life gives us, it is because we can be in contact with the nature; we can camp and hear the sound of the birds or we can feel the wind blowing on our faces. Nature, specifically, rural places are the best places for reflecting.
Sometimes we are not very grateful to nature or to God for things that we have, I think it is because we have always had those things, but if we think carefully we can discover that all those things are really wonderful. That is why we should value all these beautiful things.
But there are other people who do not like spring, because they say it is synonymous with allergies, because most of them have hay fever or something like that. There are some people who hate the spring but I think it is not because they are bad people but because nobody can enjoy something which is bad for his or her health.
Other people think in this season love reborns. A lot of people have found their partner during the spring. I think it is because people are happier in summer and spring than in winter or fall. Scientifics say it is because in those seasons sunlight and moonlight are stronger, so we can pick the light up better than in winter or fall, because in that kind of seasons the sky is cloudy or overcast.
We can do many things during this season, for example, we can see when flowers are flowering, or when trees are blossoming, or simply you can see the stars at night, you can also share and visit your friends. You cannot do these kinds of things in others seasons like winter, because the sky is overcast or many times it’s raining, so you cannot go out.
But I think we should enjoy every season because in each of them there are special things to enjoy. For example, we can enjoy a rainy day; we can enjoy when the sky is cloudy, or when leaves are falling in autumn. I think the secret for being happy every day is to value and appreciate everything.

Independence Day is one of the most important celebrations in our country. This day is very important for us because in an independent country people are free to do what they want, for example, they can say what they think or feel. On the other hand, in a dependency country people are treated like slaves. Fortunately, our ancestors, specifically our heroes like Bernardo O’Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, Manuel Rodriguez, and others, fought a lot for getting our independence.
Independence Day is celebrated at all our country. These date Chileans eat typical food like “Empanadas”, Chilean casserole, and other delicious meals, and also drink “Chicha”, which is a typical drink. Another important thing that we do during Independence Day is to play typical games, to dance our typical dance called “Cueca”.
But the present year, this celebration will be more important and bigger than other last years, because our country will be 200 years old, specifically on September 18th, 2010.
The celebration will be doubly important, because our country have suffered two big tragedies, the first one, was a big earthquake on February 27th, it was horrible, because in this occasion many people died, a lot of houses were destroyed; It was really a terrible natural catastrophe. Also recently 33 miners are trapped in a mine at the depth of 700 meters, fortunately they are all alive, this. It is the second great reason. That is why Chileans say this year will be the best celebration!!
Chileans are more motivated than other year. News tells us that a lot of people have fought flags and other typical goods for decorating their houses or places where they work. Even, some people have taken dancing lessons for learning to dance our national dance .They say that our country not always is 200 years old.
Another interesting thing that we are doing is a “big box”, which people are keeping special and valuable things. These box will be opened in 100 years else.
Bicentenary is also very important because we have an identity; we can be and feel free. Some people say they are proud of being Chileans, for living in an independent country.
Present government is doing a lot of activities and works for making a country more connected and attractive with many touristic places.
Bicentenary is also an opportunity for reflecting together about trajectory historical of Chile and also for dreaming and building our future with the help and the effort of all of us.

Last winter vacations I did not go to any interesting place, but it does not mean that I did not enjoy my vacations. I wanted to go to the mountain with my family, because I like very much to be in contact with the nature, but unfortunately, I was ill during the first week , I had stomach ache, I do not know what I ate, because I felt really bad.

So I just visited to my best friends. We had a good time, we spoke too much, and also we went shopping together.
I go to the church every weekend, and I and my friends did a small party for children from our town during my winter vacations. Also we were to paint and to repair our church because it was destroyed after the earthquake. It was a great experience because we could work as a team, it was teamwork!!... I enjoyed a lot, though we finished our work very tired.

Also I and my family went to visit to my aunt and cousins, because we had not seen them since a lot of time. There I talked and shared a lot with my cousins, and then we walked around their house, because they live in countryside…in a beautiful and relaxing place!!

Another interesting thing that I did during my vacations was to go to Curicó, It is really a big and beautiful city. So, I and my family decided to go there.
We visited the square; I think It is more beautiful and bigger than our square. Then, we visited the mall, It has got a lot shops with many clothes, shoes, and other things, but I could not buy any, because they are very expensive!!
In the mall there was a small zoo of snakes, we visited that place. There were many snakes with different names, like “Cobra” or “Rattlesnake”. I learnt a lot about them, for example their poison is used for curing some diseases.
Well, they are not my best winter vacations, but I enjoyed what I did, and I think my summer vacations will be better…I hope!!!

Hi miss Caceres This is my task:

Football is a fashion now because in these days he worl cup is being placed
In the world cup the best countries play, Chile is among them. The Chilean have bought of sport stuff.
There are many things, for example, T shirts, cups, balls,hats,glasses flags, and the famous “vuvuzelas”.
The streetvendors have earned a LOT of money because they buy stuffs cheaper than official stores. Also they say that people have bought more goods than in Chritmas OR New Year
Generally they sell the goods very quicly and normáis got sold out.
People can buy a many things, there are some veery expensive things and very cheap too.
Also it is a fashion because the world cup take place each 4 years and there are countries who haben’ th placed it since a LOT of years.
This sport fashion is attracting a lot of people, even those who didn’t like football. Really, it is a world cup-fever!!
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Also it is a very popular because Chile hadn’t been playing the world cup since many years, and it hadn’t won a first match since 1962.
That is why people is so happy..!!

I usually go shopping with my friends or my sister, I don’t go alone because I am very indecisive,so I always need some advice of other people.Generally,I buy trourses, sweaters, shoes.I never buy clothes very expensive, I am always lookiing the offers!


My favorite shop is Ripley or Falabella, because in these shops there are beautiful clothes and accessories, though sometimes the beautiful clothes is very expensive, so I prefer don’t buy they. I don’t have a favrite department, because I only buy what I need.

Sometimes I buy in “Boutiques” because in these ones there are few exemplaries, because I don’t like when other people wear the same clothes mine. My favorite color for clothes are grey, green, purple, and brown, I don’t like black clothes! Though the most important is the style.

Sometimes I go shopping other places, for example, I go to Curicó because there, there is more variety. Also, in Curicó there are many shops with beautiful clothes, and the clothes in this one in cheap!

Also, I have bought second-hand clothes, they are very convenient, because is beautiful and the most important is very cheap! Only, you must know to choose!

About the place, I would like to go to countryside, because I love it. In countryside I can relax and enjoy nature. My favorite place is Vilches, it is a beautiful place. In Vilches there are many trees and plants, there is a river too, that is why I’d like to go there, though to visit other places would be interesting. Also I like a lot the sea, so I would like to go there too. What is important is that it must be a simple and pleasant place where we can enjoy.


About the company, I would like to be with many people. The first person, for example, would be my favorite artist, he is a singer, he’s Juanes, I like his songs, he´s a great singer, he’s really a great person, he dreams with world peace, he doesn´t like racial discrimination. I like his music, because it is about values, love and peace. But he is not the first preference.
Also I would like to eat with my family, my mother and my two sisters. They are very important for me.
Finally, I would like to eat with my friends, because they are special people and very important in my life and I like sharing special moments with them.


I would like to eat international food, perhaps, Chinese food or Italian food, because I have never eaten it. Really, I think food is not the most important thing. The most important is the company!

I think the datings are very interesting. I haven´t had a lot datings. But they have been very nice.

About kissing in public I don´t like it. Make out in public is inconfortable for me. I think the people don´t want to see that.

I have known many friends interested with me, but I haven´t had a relationship with them, because they haven´t been enough honest with me.Also I have known not interesting and boring boys!

Fot that I prefer to be alone. So I can go to the parties, to have many friends, because generally in a relationship that doesn´t work!. Even when having a relationship is good I preffer to date my teddy bear!

To have a relationship is very nice , because it is a experience, and we always learn from experiences.

I think the datings are very important and interestin for to begin a relationship.the people can get to know each other better, they can know their likes, dislikes, hopes, etc.

I hope someday, to find a good man: honest, timid like me!, interesting, sensitive and funny.
I think there are fews ideal men, and is very difficult to find them…I still am seeking my blue prince!!

university life

Dear MS Cáceres:

I will tell you about my life at the university. Well, I am very happy here and I like very much the university. I always dreamt to come here to study pedagogy because I really like to teach. For that I study everyday to improve my English.
The University is very beautiful and big. It has got many trees, plants and green areas also it has got many classrooms, and in the library there are many books.
The university is very different than high school, for example here we duty read and study more, but it is not a problem for me because I always have been a person studious.
The class more hard for me is “Practicas de estrategias auditivas” because my listening isn’t very well, but I practice everyday, for example I listen English music for to improve my listening.
I have got five teachers, they are very intelligent, my classes are on Monday until Thursday.The Friday, is free day, but I study that day and also I do my homeworks.
I get up at 08:00 o’clock. I take a shower, then I have breakfast and I usually read a book or study something, then I go to the university.
My classes start at 10:50 o’clock and usually finish at 18:50 o’clock.I have lunch in the university because I live in Talca, but a little far. Many classmates live in others cities, they are very studious and nice, some people are from Constitucion, Duao, Teno, etc. They rent home in Talca and are without their families.

I usually share whit five friends. They are Maritza, Karen, Nicol, Ricardo and Javier. The girls are my classmates; the men are in second year of English Pedagogy. They are very nice.
My classmates Maritza, Nicol, and Karen are very funny, happy and studious, they aren’t lazy!. Maritza lives in Linares, she travels everyday and she gets up early in the morning and goes her home very late.
Karen lives in Santa Cruz but now, she lives in a house in Talca, next to university and Nicol also lives very far, she is from Peralillo but she rents a house in Talca. I hope know more friends and share with them.
I and my friends study, have lunch, chat and practice English. Also we go to Christian group in the university. It is on Tusday at 13:00 o’clock and it is very interesting. There we speak of Christ’s life and we try imitating him.

Normally I sit to middle to room or next to door, in a somewhere when I can see and hear the teacher.

Well, this is my life in the university.
Regards and see you soon in class
María Fernanda Salas