October
Hello dear participants 
This will be our last post this year 
. I hope you have enjoyed working in our blog. First of all I would like to tell you that you can come and participate in this blog whenever you want.
Well, ready for our last e-activities ?
I would like to speak about social networking. Probably you have heard about these two words. If you have not, click here
e- activity 1: Let’s start a social network-> Open an account at “blip” 
A social network is a “ social structure” made of individuals organizations (called nodes) that are tied by values , visions, ideans, friendhisp, like, etc. Probably you already belong to a social network: e-groups, photologs, facebook, MySpace, Twitter, del.icio.us, etc, NING. Don´t you?
We can start our own social network. What about a musical social network? There is a website called : http://blip.fm Once you get registered, you go to settings and put the info you want to show about yourself . Then you look for the song or artist you want to listen on line and start a kind of “library” with your favourite songs. And the social fact? You can invite your friends to join blip. They will see you favourites and you will see theirs. In this way, you and your friends start sharing songs. But this does not stop there. Other blip members can visit your “musical library” and become your friends, too. That is how the social network grows and grows.
Oh, by the way, my ID is nelbaq, just in case you want to share music with me.
e-activity 2: Another social network-> Open an account at “Twitter”
Are you a mobile fan? Can you live without that gadget? Do you phone people or do you send txt messages? If you like sending txt messages and save money , you can do it via Twitter. Twittering – it has become a verb as well ... everything is possible on the net – is called microblogging. Why? Because your posts are very short. When you wirte a message or “post” in Twitter, you can write a maximum number of words. So you can send txt messages to all your friends telling them what you are doing, reading, listnening to or playing at your PC. It is an interesting tool. Try it!
e- activity 3: Some Grammar exercises for final tests?
Here is a link to a very good site with Grammar exercises to practise. Hope you find it useful: http://www.autoenglish.org/basicgrammar.htm
g- And finally, I would like to recommend you this site of a very hardworking teacher, web colleague, Nik Peachey. His blog is a fantastic site where you will find activities of different types and levels. I do recommend it to go on practising the language, even if you finish classes. Oh, by the way: Don´t forget to leave Nik a comment either you liked or did not the activity. Give him feedback, please.
This is the end of 2008 . See you next year! 
Best , Nelba
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September
Hello, participants:
Don´t you associate September with spring (click on this link and read to pick up vocabulary and ideas) and high school? Pic-nics, singing, having fun with friends? Let's talk about this topic.
e-ctivity Nº 1( I have changed the name "task" by e-ctivity, isn´t it cool?)
I will write some quotes to inspire you, and then I invite you to write one of your own or copy one you like in comments
"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."
by Kahlil Gibran
" 'Tis like the birthday of the world,
When earth was born in bloom;
The light is made of many dyes,
The air is all perfume:
There's crimson buds, and white and blue,
The very rainbow showers
Have turned to blossoms where they fell,
And sown the earth with flowers."
-by Thomas Hood
e-ctivity Nº 2
Spring is also associated with love...here is a very nice site where you can make posters http://www.glogster.com/categories/
Please, look for the poster you like best to celebrate love (you can also make one , of course!) , copy the URL and paste it in your comment so you can share it with all of us.
e-ctivity Nº 3
Finally, I would like to present you a different e-ctivity. Get a microphone and get registered at this site: http://chinswing.com
Chinswing is a global message board where anyone can add voice messages to ongoing topical discussions. Share your personal interests or hobbies, debate hot issues or find answers to questions. They've combined features of podcasting, text forums and live voice chat to create a whole new way to talk.
I have recorded a meesage to start a discussion about what is your dearest memory from those spring days when you were a teenager. Click on the following link and leave your message. I will be looking for hearing your voices. (Speak loud and clear 
)
http://www.chinswing.com/pages/discussion.aspx?id=fec722e4-f278-43fd-917a-49e6ce22dea8
Before I forget... We have a "brother" blog. A colleague of mine is working with her students in a blog similar to ours. The URL is http://lablevelten.blogspot.com/ Have a look at it and leave them comments.
HAPPY SPRING DAY!!!!
Prof. Nelba Quintana
PS: If you want to practise some grammar go to "Archives" and click on August 2007
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August Olympic Games
Hello, participants.
Back from holidays? Ready to continue working and having fun in our blog? Here we go!
TASK ONE:
The whole world is watching the Olympic Games on TV, but we are going to look on the Internet. Have a look at its official website , evaluate the website according to this table and then write your result in comments.
TASK TWO:
Look at the official website for the necessary information to answer the following questions in comments:
1. What is the slogan of Beijing Olympic Games? Do you like it or not? Support your opinion.
2. What is the logo of Beijing Olympic Games? Why?
3. How many sports will take place August 8-24, 2008 , in Beijing?
4. How many athletes are expected to participate in the Games?
5. Look at the list and say: Which sport are you interested in?
6. Click on the sport you are interested in and find out about its origin.(Copy it in comments)
TASK THREE:
What do you know about Olympic Games? Read about the Olympic Spirit
Write in comments what you find most interesting.
Have fun! Prof. Nelba Quintana- blogmaster
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Before Winter Holidays
Hello, we are in July. Fortunately it is not so cold as it was last year.
It snowed on July 9th 2007, remember?
Here we are to do some activities before winter holidays.
Exercise 1: Pronounciation surprise
Do you want to improve your pronunciation? Why don't you try the site that appears below? It is a text-to-speech program on line. You can choose the voice of a man or woman (male or female). You just type or copy and paste the text you want to listen. Then, click on: “SAY IT” , on the right top. Be careful, it can't read 100 % (per cent), but most of words are OK.
Copy in comments the URL you get once you have typed and heard your message.
Good luck.
http://text-to-speech-translator.paralink.com
Exercise 2: How technological are you?
Do you know what a browser is? It is a computer program used for accessing sites or information on the World Wide Web. For example: Internet Explorer or Firefox. But now, what is a meta- browser????
Well, it is a highly organized or specialized one. For example, this one: Click on the link with your right button and choose " open in a new window" , please.http://www.searchcrystal.com/home.html
You will see that you can look for images, videos, blogs, tags, etc.
The topic will be FRIENDSHIP because we celebrate friendship day on July 20th. Look for whatever you like and share the URL you have chosen with us in comments and give reasons.
Exercise 3: Free Grammar Practice. Here I present you a website where you can practice any grammar topic you do not feel very confident about. Click on the image on the left, and do as many exercises as you want.
More !!!
Remember you can have a look at the activities in ARCHIVES (right margin on your Screen)
4th and 21st July 2007 and you can also play a game which is in LINKS section item Nº 7 How technological are you?
Have fun learning English!
Nelba
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Public Services
Hello, participants: Thank you for your contributions in the previous post.
Please do not forget to sign your comments with your name and the letter of course you are. E.g. Juan Perez Adults 
Most of you do it, but there are still people who do not.
I would like to remind you that if you have problems with any link or have a doubt with an exercise, please send a mail to: escuelaunlp@yahoo.com.ar instead of including it in the comment.
OK, ready for a new set of activities? Here we go!
Exercise 1: The topic this time will be Public Services. Public services is a 
Look at the table on the left. Write in comments if you agree or not. Is there anyone missing?
Exercise 2: Do you know what number you must dial if you have an emergency? Was it easy or difficult to decide the emergency number in
Exercise 3: Let’s see how familiar you are with Transport vocabulary. What about a Hangman game? Click on this link and have fun:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-games-hangman-transport.htm
Exercise 4: We are going to have a “tren bala” to Córdoba. Will it be useful or not? Unfortunately, trains do not work well in
Exercise 5: Please, give us your opinion about Public Services by leaving a comment (no less than 5 lines, ok?) .
Exercise 6: Weak in pronounciation? Listen and repeat to these sounds
That is all for now, enjoy the activities!
Nelba.
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Do you smoke?
Last week I went to Buenos Aires and got some free postcards with phrases against smoking such as: Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of recreational drugs.
Exercise 1: Do you want to learn more about Smoking? Look at this link. It is an online Dictionary. Save it in you “Favorites” you may need it. Click on the following link: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Online dictionaries are very useful. Personally I do not like looking up word in dictionaries… but online dictionaries are fast and they give you not only the meaning of a word but also synonyms, pronunciation and more…
Exercise 2: Going back to our topic… tobacco: What’s in a cigarette? What’s in a puff? Tobacco smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals. Some of which are harmful, others deadly. If you want to practise Reading… here is an article. Click on it : http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-magazine-smoking.htm Why reading? It expands your vocabulary. The more you read, the more fluent you will become. You happen to know about different topics. While you read, you unconsciously incorporate spelling and grammar rules.
Exercise 3: Now I propose you to do a Jigsaw…it is a game. Have fun and put your brain at work! http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-games-smoking-jigsaw.htm
Leave comments giving your opinion about the activities above. Which one did you like best? Why?posted by: escuelaunlp at 10:45 |
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Module 7 - Socialising
Hello, participants: Module 7 is about social behaviour. Well, we are going to work on behaviour on the Internet.
Do you know that there are social rules on the Web? These rules are called Net- tiquette.
Netiquette is a neologism formed from "network netiquette". It involves the conventions of politeness and respect recognized in mailing lists, in live chat systems and on other electronic forums. These conventions address the relationship between netizens, and outline a dynamic set of guidelines for conduct that is conducive to pleasant, efficient and agreeable interaction.
Please, click HERE and enjoy a Power Point Presentation about Netiquette tips or on this link and read about it : http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm
Your task is: write your answer to these questions in "comments"
Did you know about these rules? yes or no?
If yes, do you follow it?
Which one are you going to adopt immediately? Why?
What would you do if you received an e-mail breaking these rules?
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Class in Computing Lab
Last Monday we had a class in the Computing Laboratory at Humanities College. We spent an hour learning how to work in the blog: leaving comments, visiting links where you can practise the language, reading last year posts.
I think it was useful for the people who are not very familiar with the Internet.
If you were present, please leave your comment giving your opinion about this class.
Thank you.
Oh, By the way, I took some photos and here they are. Click on "Ver todas las fotos"
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Medieval helpdesk with English subtitles
Dear participants: Watch this video either in the blog or click on the link below. Describe what the priest's problem is. Do you find any similarity with present technology?Please, write your responses in " comments"
Enjoy the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&feature=related
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Welcome to 2008 participants!
Dear Students:
Welcome to our blogging sessions 2008. The School of Languages successfully incorporated the use of blogs last year.
What can you do in the blog? 
- Practise grammar, reading, listening, etc. at your own pace.
- Visit links ( on the right of this window-browse downwards) to interesting sites. For example, the URL to our English Virtual Community.
- Watch videos
- Contact students of English from other countries ... and much more!
My name is Nelba Quintana and I am the blog master. If you have any problem with this blog, please let me know at the following address:
and write "Blog adults 5" in the subject of the mail.
Do not panic if you are not familiar with blogging. You will get used to it little by little.
To break the ice and start getting familiar with this tool, please, write in " comments" ( See below this) what experience you have using Internet: Do you use Internet? How often? What for? ( checking mail, chatting, read the newspaper, etc.)
Please, sign your comments with your name and the course you belong to. For example: Juan Sánchez- Adults 5 C
Thank you 
