The Good Friends Ep. 5

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La casa

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1. Hay tres cuarto en la casa.
2. Hay un comedor en la casa.
3. Hay una cocina en la casa.
4. Hay dos baño en la casa.
5. En la casa tiene las escaleras.
6. En la casa tiene tres cama y tres sofá.

home work 3/15 : describe esta casa



En la casa hay un habitaciones. Hay un garaje. En la casa hay un comedor. La cocina es en el segundo piso. El baño tiene la dundra y el espejo. En sòtano hay un lavadora y secadora. El  comedor es en el segundo piso.
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Hay.. En La Casa

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Hay un vaso on la mesa en la sala. No hay el sótano, pero la casa tiene un ático. Hay una computadora en un cuarto. Alguien ha quitar la mesa en el comedor.  Es un jardín grande. Es una pintura en el comedor..

The Story of Stuff: Critiqued

This is a point-by-point refutation of the Annie Leonard piece. I offer this up not to say that what was initially presented to you is incorrect, but rather to provide you with the opposite end of the spectrum of thought in these issues. Somewhere, in between the two perhaps, the truth resides, and it is up to each of us to come to our own personal conclusions as to what that is. Watch both sides of the argument, and then think about the ways each use data and specific points to argue their case. 

This is only part 1 of 4 for the critique. The rest can be found on Youtube linked to this one. (There is a link for all of this on the Moodle assignment). 

La Casa

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1. La casa tiene dos cuartos, un sótano, un baño, una cocina, y una sala.   
2. La cocina tiene un horno, una nevera, y un lavamanos.
3. Hay un árbol encima de la casa. 
4. Hay cuatro ventanas.
5. El baño es cerca de los cuartos.
6. La sala tiene un silla. 
 
 

The Story of Stuff: Critiqued

This is a point-by-point refutation of the Annie Leonard piece. I offer this up not to say that what was initially presented to you is incorrect, but rather to provide you with the opposite end of the spectrum of thought in these issues. Somewhere, in between the two perhaps, the truth resides, and it is up to each of us to come to our own personal conclusions as to what that is. Watch both sides of the argument, and then think about the ways each use data and specific points to argue their case. 

This is only part 1 of 4 for the critique. The rest can be found on Youtube linked to this one. (There is a link for all of this on the Moodle assignment). 

Parents Leading SLA's Fuel the Rocket Campaign

SLA's Home and School is running a "Fuel the Rocket Campaign" to raise $40,000 to help close next year's budget gap.  These funds will pay for keeping the building open until 6pm, school supplies and after school programs.

We are almost half way toward our goal!  No amount is too small.  Monthly donations are welcome.  

Please online donate today or send a check to SLA Fuel the Rocket, c/o Home & School, 55 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103



La Casa

La casa es muy grande. Hay un sóntano y un garaje. El comedor está cerca de la cocina. En el baño, hay un espejo. La sala tiene sofá y un tele. Hay un carro en el garaje. Hay una ventana en la cocina.
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Blog #3

 

Blog Post #3

I wanted to learn how to say insults in Spanish since I felt as though I didn’t get a good enough answer in my first blog. So I thought to ask someone else an easier more specific question. Which is “yo mama jokes.” Im red and my partner is blue

 

Hola

 

Hola

 

¿Peudas enseñar mi sobre insultos en español?

 

¿Que tipos de insulto quieres aprender?

 

Yo quiero aprender cómo decir “yo mama jokes”.

 

¿Por que quieres aprender “su mama chistes”?

 

No se yo penso sería fresco usar

 

Tu hablas su mama y un chiste sobre ella como grande, feo y mas.

 

Gracias para su ayunde

 

De nada

Blog #3

 

Blog Post #3

I wanted to learn how to say insults in Spanish since I felt as though I didn’t get a good enough answer in my first blog. So I thought to ask someone else an easier more specific question. Which is “yo mama jokes.” Im red and my partner is blue

 

Hola

 

Hola

 

¿Peudas enseñar mi sobre insultos en español?

 

¿Que tipos de insulto quieres aprender?

 

Yo quiero aprender cómo decir “yo mama jokes”.

 

¿Por que quieres aprender “su mama chistes”?

 

No se yo penso sería fresco usar

 

Tu hablas su mama y un chiste sobre ella como grande, feo y mas.

 

Gracias para su ayunde

 

De nada

Goal #5: Fashion!

  • Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
    -I spoke with a girl name Adriana. She was from Ecuador. I chose her because she was young like mean and she seemed interesting. 

  • What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
    -I learned that she wore the same style of clothes like us. Which I thought it was interesting because she was from Ecuador so I expected her style to be different. I also learned that she doesn't have the same stores as us over here in the USA. 

  • How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
    -Well, my goal was to talk about fashion. It kinda worked but at the same time, the conversation went to a whole different project. So I don't really know if this was considered helping me achieve my goals?

  • What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
    -I think I did well on asking her questions about things that described her. I didn't want to talk about me during the whole conversation.

  • What specifically do you need to improve on? 
    -I think I'm doing great!
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Política y Gobierno de Costa Rica (Cuarto Objetivo)

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Downtown San Jose, Costa Rica.
Conversation Question: What is the politics and government structure of Costa Rica like?


Pre-Conversation:


•  What will be your topic of conversation be?

I will investigate about the politics and government of and the role it plays in people's lives.


•  What are 5 questions related to your conversation goal that you can think of ahead of time to ask your partner?

1. How many states/provinces are in Costa Rica?

2. What are the different political parties in your country?

3. How are the people represented?

4. How often are elections held?

5. How does the government help improve the lives of people?


•  What are you looking forward to about this conversation?

I am looking forward to learning about the role that the government plays in the lives of the people. This include how the government helps the poor and even student who want to go to university.


•  What are you nervous about?

I am not nervous about anything since this is my fourth blog post and I have had a lot of time to practice and improve my skills. I am prepared with all of my questions, so there is nothing to be nervous about.


Post-Conversation:

Reflection:

• Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?

I spoke with Carlos Huertas and I chose him because he lives in Costa Rica. I also choose him because of his age. Carlos is 38 years old and this means that he might know more about the government and its polices that a younger person.

• What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?

I learned that there are 7 provinces in Costa Rica and Carlos lives in San José, which is the name of the province and the capital city. The name of the other provinces are Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Guanacaste, Puntarenass and Limon. San José is located in the center of the country. There are many different political parties in Costa Rica. The main ones are the Liberacion Nacional, Partido Accion Ciudadana, Movimimento Libertario, PUS and the PASE. The political system is largely bipartisan and Congress is made up of multiple parties. Carlos also told me that election are help every 4 years in Costa Rica. The government has many programs to help its citizens like such as student loans to student so they can go to university and housing programs. There are also food stamps and employment programs run by the government. 

• How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?

I was able to learn about a topic hat I was interested in while at the same time sharing information about the government of the United States. Carlos was also very enthusiastic about the conversation and this helped to drive the conversation even more. I learned a lot of new vocabulary and I got to use vocabulary that I never even knew I had. I also had to substitute words that I wanted to say with words that I actually knew how to say in spanish.

• What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?

I did not use a translator during the conversation. I used my 5 questions that I had prepared before hand and these questions helped to drive the conversation. I was also able to sustain the conversation for well over 5 minutes and ended up talking to Carlos for over 15 minutes. This was not something that I could have done before so I was very proud of this achievement. 

• What specifically do you need to improve on?

I think that I need to respond more quickly during the conversation. This conversation was hard because I had to think hard about what I wanted to say and the vocabulary that I had to use. I also had to think of words that I could use as a substitution for words that I did not know.


Interesting Links

List of Costa Rican Political Parties: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Costa_Rica

Travel Guide to Costa Rica: http://costa-rica-guide.com/
PART 1
PART 1
PART 2
PART 2
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​Map of Costa Rican provinces.
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Costa Rican Parliament Building.
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Laura Chinchilla, the first female president of Costa Rica.