Post 3: Your favourite piece of technology

Hello everyone!

Welcome back to this blog session!

Today we will be talking about our favourite piece of technology.

Technology has impacted  our lives in many ways, and technological advancement has made our life easier than ever, so it is rather difficult just to think of "one favourite..." .  

First, I would like to say that according to my own reflection, internet has been an amazing and revolutionary invention. It provides massive amount of information on different subjects. Today, students just press a button and they get all the desired results instantly while in the past (when I was a university student) they had to go to different libraries and spend hours searching for information. This is just an example among plenty of resources you may have access to.

Second, I cannot omit the laptop. I own mine for five years and I guess it is my favourite device! I use it for work and personal purposes. I prepare classes, create documents, do online activitities,  and watch news or read interesting articles . I use my laptop more frequently than any other electronic device I have except the cell phone. I use it almost every day, so it has become an unavoidable piece of technology!

Now, what about you?

• What is  your favourite piece of technology?
• What is it?
• When did you get it?
• How often do you use it?
• Why do you like it?
• Can you live without it?

Use 140 words minimum. 

Remember to leave a comment on at least 3 of your classmates' blogs and on your teacher's.

Good Luck!

Post 2

Why did you choose this career/study programme?

Hello again everyone!

Today we have to think a little bit about the reason why we chose our careers. This question is all about getting to the heart of our motivation.

I guess you already know that the teaching career in Chile is not associated with  lots of money, so that was not my inspiration when I decided to pursue my career. I have been passionate about teaching from a tender age because I used to teach my younger siblings. They were very good students and I enjoyed helping them to do their school assignments! However, my parents were who influenced my decision, particularly, my dad who supported and contributed with his point of view, his ideas, his loving care …..to his ten children ( a real large family!!! and a extremely hard task for mum and dad).

I was so excited the first day I entered the university. I thougt I had my future in my hands. At the beginning was tough because I was away home and I started living on my own!

My years at the university were great. I spent many hours and studying and reading many books in English and Spanish. It was and amazing experience meeting new people, teachers and classmates but at the same time  it was stressful, demanding and time consuming. Sometimes I felt exhausted.

That is why when I graduated I celebrated for almost a year!!

Now your turn… 

Write about:

- Your dream jobs when you were a child

- other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university

- what made you decide in the end

- your experience at university until now

- the kind of job you would like to have

Word count: 130 words

* Do not forget to make comments on the teacher´s post and 3 comments on your classmates'

Blog challenge

WELCOME TO THE BLOG SESSIONS 2018

ENGLISH 3- BLOG POST 1

 I hope you enjoy this blog experience  this semester! Today you are going to write your autobiography.

My autobiography 

First, I would like to tell you that I was born and grew up in Santiago, so I have lived in this city for a long, long time, except five years that I lived in Concepción. I studied at Espiritu Santo Elementay School, Liceo de H. de La Florida and Liceo Experimental in Concepción. I have the best memories of those school days. After finishing high school I took the PAA  and I entered Universidad de Concepción to study Chemistry, but during the first year I realised that I was not good at numbers although science was one of my favourite subjects at school, so I started all over and I went to  Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and got a Bachelor´s degree in English.

I started working as an English teacher many years after that because I was offered a job that seemed very interesting for me and I worked there for many years. However, I always wanted to return to teaching and luckily I have done it since 2001. I have taught primary, secondary and university students. It has been a great experience! I enjoy facing the daily challenge of making students learn English. Sometimes, it is not an easy task but I love what I do! 

About my family, I have three children, one girl and two boys. I live with my husband and my youngest boy. In my free time, I like reading, going out with my family, riding a bicycle, gardening, listening to music and travelling!

Now, it is your turn...include:

•  Birth info
• Studies info
• Family info
• Mention interests or hobbies
• Include any other information 
•  120-word MINIMUM 
•  Make comments on three of your classmates posts and also leave a comment on the teacher's post.