Thanks for letting me know

you still remember me!

Mariel and Claudia have sent or shown me the compositions you wrote. And also thanks to the "pets" I have in my class now who have written such beautiful things!

And Conrado... I shared the chocolate! Thanks for spoiling your former teacher.



Bye for the time being while listening to Coldplay - 42- great! Love you all!

We discussed in class the importance of drinking water and Marcelo C contributed with the following article which is summarised, Very interesting!!

WATER
Can You Really Drink Too Much Water?
In a word, yes. Drinking too much water can lead to a condition known as water intoxication and to a related problem resulting from the dilution of sodium in the body, hyponatremia. Water intoxication is most commonly seen in infants under six months of age and sometimes in athletes.
What Happens During Water Intoxication?
When too much water enters the body's cells, the tissues swell with the excess fluid. Your cells maintain a specific concentration gradient, so excess water outside the cells (the serum) draws sodium from within the cells out into the serum in an attempt to re-establish the necessary concentration. Swelling puts pressure on the brain and nerves, which can cause behaviors resembling alcohol intoxication. Swelling of brain tissues can cause seizures, coma and ultimately death unless water intake is restricted and a hypertonic saline (salt) solution is administered. If treatment is given before tissue swelling causes too much cellular damage, then a complete recovery can be expected within a few days.
It's Not How Much You Drink, It's How Fast You Drink It!
The kidneys of a healthy adult can process fifteen liters of water a day! You are unlikely to suffer from water intoxication, even if you drink a lot of water, as long as you drink over time as opposed to intaking an enormous volume at one time. As a general guideline, most adults need about three quarts of fluid each day. Much of that water comes from food, so 8-12 eight ounce glasses a day is a common recommended intake. You may need more water if the weather is very warm or very dry, if you are exercising, or if you are taking certain medications. The bottom line is this: it's possible to drink too much water, but unless you are running a marathon or an infant, water intoxication is a very uncommon condition.
Resource:
http://www.about.com/

Speaking class

They were given some words they had to use in a short paragraph. See how creative Silvina was ;)


Words given : van, banana, reddish, legging, stressful.
I tried to find someone who painted my van like my hair, reddish brown. I put my leggings to feel more comfortable and also to look younger. The real thing is that I was trying to start a new job : selling banana's icecreams and shakes at the front door of my neighborhood school. Someone told me that this could be a stressful job with so many children, but I would really try

People:
Here's some practice. Hand in the exercises if there are no answers available. xxxx
http://www.easyenglish.com/lesson.asp?much.txt
http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blmuchmany.htm
http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit9_dialogues_exs.htm
http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/grammar/countbl3.htm
http://iesitaza.educa.aragon.es/DAPARTAM/ingles/cursos/3_eso/Exerc_3_eso/Grammar/countable.pdf

Theory
http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson37/Lesson37.htm

On trip, travel, jouney,etc

See this link!
http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyintermediate/a/v_travel.htm

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER-

Micaela, Marina, Belén :
Congratulations teachers and translators -to be!!!!! You make me so happy and proud of you!
And whatever happens, keep on! Don't give up!
xxxx

A New Student in my Class

A New Student in my Class by Julia S. (2009)
A week ago, a new student joined my class. Her name is Camila and she is fifteen years old.
At the beginning, she dindn't know anybody in the class, so she didn't talk to anybody. But a few days later, I decided to talk to her. She told me she was very shy and she didn't know how to make friends in the group, so I decided that I would help her.
I talked to my friends and told them that Camila was a nice girl. I told them about her interests and her hobbies, so they started to talk to her, too. Camila suddenly became a confident person.
Now she has a lot of friends in the group, and she gets on really well with all of us. This experience has changed her. Now she's a sociable and outgoing person.