Blog Sample 3

My best holidays ever

Considering the length I have to say that my best holidays was one that lasted a month and a half. Also, it is the best because in 2004, I was travelling on my own and it was quite an exciting experience. I spent most of my time in Belgium, in the capital Brussels, but from there I travelled to other cities in Belgium like Liége and Bruges. By bus, by car or by train I visited London, Paris and Amsterdam too.

Apart from getting around old and beautiful cities, I visited friends and they were very nice with me. I stayed with them, sometimes for two nights some others for a week depending on who I was visiting. I spent 6 films, so I got plenty of black and white pictures from that trip. I spent money going to museums, and all of them where so interesting... I’m sure I would have visited more museums if I had had more money.

The most important reason to consider this my best holidays was the fact that I was on my own and obviously the chance I had to visit different countries in a bit more than a month. I’m afraid I have no pictures to upload as I didn’t take digital photos and I haven’t scanned them either.

Blog Session 3 Instructions

Dear Class,

Today you have to choose to blog about your best holidays ever or the best concert you've ever been to.
For any of these choices you have to write 180 words minimum and don't forget to leave at least three comments on your classmates' posts.

If you choose holidays, include:

a) when it was
b) where you went
c) how long it was
d) people you went with
e) things you did
f) why it has been the best holidays so far
g) any other relevant info

Or, if your choice is the best concert you've been to, include:

a) when & where it was
b) the artist/band you saw
c) a bit of info about the artist/band
d) describe the atmosphere during the event
e) describe how you felt and why you enjoyed it
f) any other memories about it


Good luck,

Belén

Blog Sample 2

Free post: Air pollution in Santiago

Air pollution in Santiago is one of the many problems this city has and few people want to talk about it. Year after year air pollution gets worse and according to Raúl O’Ryan and Luis Larraguibel, who wrote “Contaminación del aire en Santiago: ¿qué es, qué se ha hecho, qué falta?” (http://www.dii.uchile.cl/~Revista/ArticulosVol4-N1/ORyan-R%20y%20Larraguibel-L.pdf) the contaminated air we breathe in the capital city is one of the worst in the world.

Air pollution is “contamination of the indoor or the outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution. Pollutants of major public health concern include particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Outdoor and indoor air pollution cause respiratory and other diseases, which can be fatal”, says the WHO.

Pollution does not affect Santiago only, unfortunately there are other contaminated cities like Chillán and Temuco. The present and past governments are not doing enough so we can say they are honestly worried about air pollution and trying to reduce the levels. Politicians have a lot to deal with but I don’t understand why air pollution does not motivate them to discuss and create more and new regulations. In Latin America, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the most polluted city is Lima but that doesn’t mean we don’t need more control on the growing number of cars in Santiago, for example. While further south, in Santiago and because of the levels of contamination, children and the elderly suffer the various typical winter illnesses like the respiratory syncitial virus. Winter after winter this situation has been out there and babies seem to have adapted to some kind of different and more contaminated air bronchitis after bronchitis.

Blog Session 2 Instructions

Dear Class,

This is the first time you can choose what to blog about. Make the most of your blogging experience and remember to organise your ideas before you write.
After you choose your topic: "Air pollution in Santiago", you can write about an idea -an statement commonly known as topic sentence.
Then, you write different paragraphs for different aspects of your topic.
Paragraph 1 How contaminated Santiago is
Paragraph 2 What pollution is
Paragraph 3 National and international examples

Please write your free post in 170 words minimum. Plus, do not forget at least 3 comments on your classmates' posts.


Good luck,

Belén