FOOD SAMPLE?

I had lunch today at our local cafeteria and for $ 1000 , I got a very small portion of a mixed salad, rice and meat, jelly , a tiny cup of Coke and piece of bread. It wasn´t too much for me, so I had to buy "extra food"; a Super 8 and a mokashino. I wonder if a lunch like this is enough for a student who has to stay here all day long. The lunch in the photograph is not the one I had today.

QUIZ TIME!!!

First year students, after the 4th reading quiz.

IMPROVING ENGLISH SPELLING

Having chosen English as the preferred language in the EEC, the European Parliament has commissioned a feasibility study in ways of improving efficiency in communications between Government departments. European officials have often pointed out that English spelling is unnecessarily difficult - for example, cough, plough, rough, through and thorough.

What is clearly needed is a phased programme of changes to iron out these anomalies. The programme would, of course, be administered by a committee staff at top level by participating nations.

In the first year, for example, the committee would suggest using 's' instead of the soft 'c'. Sertainly, sivil servants in all sities would resieve this news with joy. Then the hard 'c' could be replaced by 'k' sinse both letters are pronounsed alike. Not only would this klear up konfusion in the minds of klerikal workers, but typewriters kould be made with one less letter.

There would be growing enthusiasm when in the sekond year, it kould be announsed that the troublesome 'ph' would henseforth be written 'f'. This would make words like 'fotograf' twenty per sent shorter in print.

In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reash the stage where more komplikated shanges are possible. Governments would enkourage the removal of double letters whish have always been a deterent to akurate speling.

We would al agre that the horible mes of silent 'e's in the languag is disgrasful. Therefor we kould drop thes and kontinu to read and writ as though nothing had hapend. By this tim it would be four years sins the skem began and peopl would be reseptive to steps sutsh as replasing 'th' by 'z'. Perhaps zen ze funktion of 'w' kould be taken on by 'v', vitsh is, after al, half a 'w'. Shortly after zis, ze unesesary 'o kould be dropd from words kontaining 'ou'. Similar arguments vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. Kontinuing zis proses yer after yer, ve vud eventuli hav a reli sensibl riten styl. After tventi yers zer vud be no mor trubls, difikultis and evrivun vud find it ezi tu understand esh ozer. Ze drems of ze Guvermnt vud finali hav kum tru.

IT'S COLD, ISN'T IT?

Paulina and Jennifer sunbathing during a cold morning break. I guess they are probably listening the "phonetics CD".

BOOKS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING

Two of my students came to my office and gave me the following link to download useful books for English language learning. http://artefact.lib.ru/languages/eng_textbooks_eng.shtml The website is in russian but the links of the books are in English . Download and enjoy.

I'D BETTER BE A BLOGADICT

That's it. I'd better be a blogadict.

LAST YEAR CELEBRATION

"English pedagogy day". This photographs were taken last year and the celebration was held on november 3rd.

ORIGINAL !!!

Francisca , Emilia and Emilio took this video from the Internet, they dubbed the penguins voices and created a new dialogue . Connect your speakears U and enjoy.

CHILEAN GIRL ENJOYS NEW EXPERIENCES IN CAPE

Valentina Valenzuela, from 1st year, was in the United States in 2006 . She appeared in a local newpaper and became a local celebrity. Click on the images to read the whole article.

THIRD YEAR

Some of the students of "generation 2005" this picture was taken just today during the first break of the morning .

WELCOME BACK

Carolina Huerta from 3rd level is back after a four month period in New Zealand . She came to my office and brought me some very nice presents.

PHONETICS TEACHER OR PHONETICS T-SHIRT?

SHE BY ELVIS COSTELLO

Watch, Sing and Enjoy!

BREAK TIME

Cold monday afternoon.

1st YEAR FACES

I was allowed to upload this picture taken from the first year students´ fotolog. You can see some more at www.fotolog.com/schwaaa_ep

KARAOKE SINGING

FRIDAY MORNING

Phonetics I , some of the students in a photo session.

ORAL ENGLISH I B

Some of the students that came to classes today.

JENNIFER & ROMINA

Romina and Jennifer also visited my office . they gave me their fotologs and you can see them in the student's links. ( kiiiisme_me and jennylinda )

JUST A MINUTE AGO

Three of my first year students visited my office and ask me to upload this photograph. Enjoy and Cheers.

I Y Phonetics !

BEFORE THE TEST

Aquí vemos a algunos de los alumnos de primer año preparandose para su primera prueba de fonética I. Nótese la cara de concentración, motivación e interes por la asignatura en los estudiantes .

I Y PHONETICS.