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- Uni assignment Hey guys, an assignment for uni. Please feel free to make any suggestions of what needs changing or could be added. Thanks TAREA 1 BUSCANDO COMPAÑERO DE PISO. Estás haciendo un intercambio en Granada y has encontrado un piso que quieres compartir con otro estudiante. Te ha llegado una carta de Marius, un estudiante noruego, que está interesado. Escríbele una carta a él y explícale: 1. cómo eres tú, (físico, personalidad, etc.) 2. por qué estudias en Granada, (desde cuándo estudias español, etc) 3. cómo es el piso donde vives (¿cómo es, qué tiene, etc?) 4. recomendaciones de cómo conseguir el piso (¿cómo tiene que ser él, qué cosas (no) te gustan?, etc) Hola, Gracias por tu interés. Soy Todd de Australia. Estudio en Granada por intercambio para 6 meses. Creo que soy bastante limpio, relajado y amable. Tengo 19 años, un metro y 90; y soy rubio. Estudio español desde hace un año, y quería a venir a España para aprender más. Decidí a venir a Granada porque me encanta el clima aquí y la gente es muy amable. Creo que es una de las ciudades más bonita del mundo. Me gustan muchos los deportes, en particular el fútbol, cual es enorme aquí. Además de jugar al fútbol, me gusta correr, la guitarra y las lenguas. El piso donde vivo yo está a los 15 minutos por bici del centro de la ciudad, y solo 10 minutos de mi universidad, la Universidad de Granada. Es muy tranquilo y la zona es muy segura. Hay una habitación disponible con cama y armario incluido. El baño es compartido pero es muy adecuada para dos personas. Hay una cocina, sala de estar pequeña y lavadero también. Algunas preguntas. ¿Cómo vas a pagar por alquiler? ¿Vas a estudiar o trabajar? ¿Qué es tu equipo de futbol favorito? Espero que eres limpio, divertido y un buen cocinero. Ya me dirás qué te parece. Muchas gracias, ToddMarch 25, 201310
Light, Crowdfunding and Science
Something like a light bulb could be lit, or it could be unachievable (unachievable is pretty uncommon, you could say - or it might not be possible depending..) depending on where on Earth zone you may be. As we know, there are millions of people that not only wich lack of basic needs (food, water,..) but also with lack a place to live, medical assistance,... (and) light? Can you imagine a day without light? (This question actually implies the day is without any light at all, including natural light, like the sun. Maybe you could say - can you imagine living with the sun as your only source of light?)
The developed countries boast about their aid to disadvantaged (usually you should say developing countries, ocassionally some people will be offended if you say disadvantaged) countries; they give (theoretically) 0'7% of their GDP to developing countries. They also help developing countries when they suffer a natural catastrophe (natural disaster is more common) by sending many NGOs to disadvantaged (developing) countries, but it is not enough. It will never be enough.
In all of this, science could contribute greatly. Not long ago, a research group has designed (in their free time) something that can to bring light to anywhere on Earth. It´s powered by gravity and after only 3 seconds of charging, you'll have (it can provide) 30 minutes of light:
http://www.fayerwayer.com/2012/12/una-lampara-a-gravedad-busca-entregar-luz-a-paises-en-desarrollo/
But what company or country is going to finance a product that can't be paid for by the people who need it? None. It's for this reason that developers have resorted to crowdfunding through indiegogo platform. Here you could read about it (You can read about it here) and even cooperate with them:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/282006?c=home
CONGRATULATIONS to JIM REEVES and MARTIN RIDDIFORD for their creativity, dedication and start up. As well, CONGRATULATIONS to Science that has won the game again. (It sounds quite strange to compare this to winning a game, but it will be understood)0 votedDecember 22, 20121- No, but they are related. You can say ´what are the chances´ when anything unlikely occurs but ´what a coincidence´ can only be used when an unlikely event occurs as a result of unrelated events or circumstances. To say what are the chances another way, you could say: What are the odds? What a fluke! or just, Fluke! - but these 2 can only be used in some circumstances.0 votedDecember 22, 20120
