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- Being a teacher Teaching is a challenging task. Many teachers try to clear our duties with the highest degree of professionalism, skill, and with utmost devotion and dedication to ensure the quality of education, even though this job is not well paid compared to the effort it requires. Teachers’ chore is not just simply uttering the lesson inside the four corners of a classroom. A teacher makes the students realise their mistakes and they give them clues to better know how to act in a future similar situation. Teaching is not a bed of roses, teachers will have to deal with problematic students, talkative students, smart alecks, unmotivated ones and also, with others who are in poor economic circumstances. The only reward that a teacher expects from students is for them to finish studies and to be more able to get a good job. Being a teacher is hard, nobody says “thanks” at the end of a class, at the end of the school year or when these students finally earn a living on their own, teachers’ job is never valued. Teachers and parents are who have the keys to open our minds; they will help us to overcome all the challenges and difficulties. Students must be immersed to the complexities and realities of life so that they would be able to better value their lives. This all is what our mentors mainly want for us. I don’t still know if I want to become a teacher but I know that being a teacher can burn you easily if you don’t have enough determination to handle with a part of the future of a country.April 21, 201420
- The two faces of fame. We could understand fame as a sickly status which most of the people would like to undergo. Nevertheless, do people know the two faces of fame? Would people like to lead a hectic and stressful life because of fame? On the one hand, being famous can allow you to fulfill your dreams, travel around the world, live where you want and shop until you drop. Even, fame can make you become so rich that you can help financially your family and close friends. Moreover, thousands of people will run after you everywhere you go, they will love you and will make you feel so special. On the other hand, if you’re famous you will need to waste a lot of money in assistants and bodyguards in order to have a more personal life. Paparazzi are willing to chase you to get photos and gossips for their hot news. Furthermore, you will also have your own club of “haters” which will always despise you for everything you do. Despite this, there is also a lot of competition and jealousy for reaching the top, that’s what make some famous to talk about others in a bad way. Personally, I strongly believe that the dark side of fame is stressful and hateful. I wouldn’t like to be famous if I had no privacy, even though, being recognized for what you do is awesome. I would like you to correct all my mistakes, thank you.April 14, 201430
- Online socializing has a bad effect on real communication? Every single place you go you can see more than one person handling his smartphone or laptop. People mainly use social networks as Twitter, Facebook or the popular app: WhatsApp. I can swear that when I meet my friends, we’re sometimes using our smartphones instead of talking to others vis-à-vis. Does online communication take over us? Does it prevent us from relating more in real life? First of all, speaking through the Internet is not good for shy people, since it makes them more introvert because they avoid facing difficult situations. Not being physically in front of the person you are speaking to makes you say things you would not say otherwise. This temporary relief can marginalize shy people from society because this increases the lack of necessity of getting around. Nowadays, Internet and lie has the same meaning for an amateur netizen: chats, comments on recent posts and many social networks are full of fake profiles which could fool us if we talk to them regularly. Online socializing is also making many couples break up because there is a thorough survey in the other one of the couple and many misunderstandings, but the most important thing is that real communication is being lost. For me, online communication is not a real problem if you use it in an adequate way. We just have to know that real communication is more important than faceless conversations. I hope you could help me if there are many mistakes. Thank you.April 14, 201422
Voy a (tratar de)/intentar escribir en español sin comprobar mi ortografía. Necesito mejorar :)
Bueno, hoy he pasado/pasé el día escuchando las noticias de "New York Times" y "Banquero Americano" o American Banker en inglés. Obviamente yo sé que Nelson Mandela falleció y que todos están sufriendo y recordando a un icono y a un liberador. Es interesante leer lo que él ha hecho en su vida y el amor que la gente de Sudáfrica tiene por/hacia él. Además, he pasado/pasé mi tiempo limpiando la casa y preparando mi carrera nueva con una compañía de tecnología/tecnológica. Información de (la) Tecnología es una gran curva de aprendizaje para mí, ¡pero estoy aprendiendo rápido y ya quiero empezar! ¿De qué más puedo hablar...? ¡Ah! ¡La Copa Mundial/El Mundial! No puedo creer que los Estados Unidos/EEUU trabajasen tan duro en las calificaciones/rondas de clasificación y todavía/finalmente estén/acabasen en "el grupo de la muerte". Pero México/Méjico, habiéndolo hecho realmente mal, terminaron en el grupo A con Brasil, ¡aunque los otros dos equipos son Camerún y Croacia! ¡Qué suerte! Jaja. Fueron Estados Unidos/EEUU los que nos sacaron de problemas en las calificaciones/rondas de clasificación en los últimos dos partidos y (finalmente/al final) ellos fueron/son los que tienen el peor grupo. ((Por lo)/Al menos en mi opinión). De cualquier manera, espero lo mejor para los dos países.
Finalmente, ya tengo ganas de comprar un coche nuevo. Estaré ahorrando durante un mes más pero estoy listo para comprar un Honda o un Mazda. No quiero gastar tanto dinero tampoco porque yo sé que un coche no es una inversión. Solamente quiero comprar algo que sea seguro y fiable... Por supuesto un poco moderno, es decir, nadie quiere un coche feo/anticuado.
¡Bueno, eso es todo!
Estoy seguro de que hay mucho para/que corregir, ¡y ojalá que la gente me apoye/ayude con mi español!
Gracias :)Hi man! Well, the words and sentences which are in bold and blue are mistakes. The other words or sentences which are marked in blue indicate that those would be the correct words, even though the ones that you wrote are completely valid and make sense. I have to say that I'm from Spain and that's why there are some words (which are more used in Latin American Spanish) that I have replaced, so that, they sound better to me this way (for example: Nomás = Solamente). My English is not perfect but I hope you can understand everything. Keep on improving your Spanish because you impressed me!
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Quiero aprender Espanol entonces puedo viajar a Mexico. Mi idioma primera es ingles, y vivo en America. Me gusta jugar deportes.
Quiero aprender español para/por lo tanto puedo viajar a México/Méjico. Mi idioma nativo/materno es el inglés y vivo en América. Me gusta prácticar deporte/*Me encanta hacer deporte.
Hi Paul! Such a short presentation because it's not too meaningful at all. There are some mistakes but I would personally like to read something longer in order to analyze your real level of the Spanish language, so that I could help you with the part of vocabulary and grammar. It's a pity, I'm from Spain but I hope you can improve your Spanish quickly. Good luck! (Sorry for my English, I'm just learning!)
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