Write about 200 words on a topic of your choice. Leave a comment on my blog and on the blogs of at least 3 classmates.
So my free post is about Aniara, a Swedish Sci-Fi movie that I've just read about in today's Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/28/aniara-review). It looks really great but then again I love Sci-Fi so I may be a little bias. I'll post the trailler at the end of the post. I don't want to say too much or spoil the film for anyone (in case there are any Sci-Fi fans reading). Bits of it remind me of a wonderful book that I read last year called Eleveneves, which is a Sci-Fi story about how hummanity saves itself after the moon explodes and causes metiorites to rain down on earth for 10,000 years. It features lots of people floating around in space:)
Try to read the review if you have time. Reading a newspaper in English is a great way to practice a second language and keep up to date on today's news at the same time:)
Students rarely request specific these to write about, but I
love it when they do:) So, last week there was a request and this is the
resulting post. Today I’m going to write a post about a movie hero or villain.
At first, I was going to write about Daleks, the alien robot-like creatures who
are the archenemy of Doctor Who (a fictitious time traveller from the planet
Gallifrey). However, I realized I’d written about him in a post about a TV
programme I enjoyed when I was a child, so I decided to write about Roy Batty,
the Replicant from the Science Fiction film Bladerunner.
I first saw Bladerunner in 1982 when it first came out. A
friend gave me a pirate copy and it blew me away. I loved everything about it.
The dark film noir setting, the high-tech gadgets, the idea of a future that
wasn’t perfect, the action, the architecture, the rain, the script, the soundtrack, and to top it all off, the most amazing villain.
I found Roy Batty to be the perfect villain.A humanoid robot, whose battery is about to
run out, trying to find out why he has to die. This was quite a mind-blowing
concept back in those days as it’s really a question of what it is to be
human.Actually, some of the humans in
the film have less “humanity” than the Replicants. I won’t tell you the story
as it’s a film everyone should watch without spoilers. However, I can highly
recommend it as a film to see, even now 37 years after it’s release. The great
thing about Roy Batty is his intelligence. At times he may appear violent and
ruthless but at the end of the film, he demonstrates that Replicants have
humanity even though they don’t have a soul. He was built as a fighting machine
to work on distant galaxies but, the same as thousands of “slaves” throughout
history, he rebels and goes in search of the answer to a question that alludes
us all: Why am I here? Why do I have to die?
Write about a movie hero or villain that you like.
Say:
Who they are,
What movie they are in,
When you first saw the movie,
Why you like them,
Why they make such a good villain.
Mention anything else you think is important or
interesting. Try to write at least 200 words. Leave a comment on my blog and on
the blogs of 3 classmates.
Chile has hundreds of great beaches so I thought it would be nice if you could write about a beach that you like.
I'm not really fond of sitting on the beach sunbathing. If I go to the beach I prefer to walk and look at things. One of the beach-walks I like is from Maitencillo to Colchagua. I haven't done it for a couple of years but I have fond memories of the times I've done it. If you set off from La Laguna in Maitencillo walking North along the coast it will take about 2 hours or so to get to Colchagua. Some parts are a little difficult and they may be cut off by the tide depending on the time of the year. Also, if you do this walk in the summer you need to take drinking water and sunblock.
The beaches at the beginning and end of the walk are both long sandy bays. In between, there are some beaches with pebbles and others with large boulders. Often you can see sea otters (nutria) and lots of interesting seabirds.
One year my wife and I found a penguin that had been mauled by a dog and took it to an Animal Rescue Centre but unfortunately, it didn't survive.
If you don't like walking, the beach at Maitencillo is good for surfing, horse-riding, kite-flying or just sitting in the sun. It gets quite crowded in the summer so I tend to go out of season.
Write about a beach you like.
Say:
Where it is,
How often you go there,
What you do there,
What you like it.
Mention anything else you think is important. Write at least 200 words. Leave a comment on my blog and on the blogs of 3 classmates.
Today I'd like you to write about a family meal you remember. The
family meal I remember was in about 1983 or 1984 (I think. My memory isn't as
good as it used to be!!). It was in a Hostel my father managed in a little
village in Scotland called Coldingham Bay. It was a couple of tears after my
mother had died and possibly the first time the family had gathered together
since her death, The whole family was my dad and my 5 sisters (Terri, Clare,
Moira, Lizzie & Fran) and my 3 brothers (Adie, Colin & Ged). My nephew
Dan would have been there too. I can't remember what time of the year it was so
I can't remember if we were celebrating anything special or not. I think there
was turkey or vegetarian meatloaf on the menu. One of the reasons the meal is
so memorable is because my sister Moira and brother Adie started a food fight
that got really crazy. It was so epic that it took us ages to clean up
afterwards. I mostly remember it because of my dad's reaction. He was always
very strict at mealtimes when we were younger but, on this occasion, he
just sat there laughing. I think he had finally realized that his children were
all a little bit crazy but in a good way.
Here's a picture of the coast next to Coldingham Bay.
Write about a family meal you remember.
Say:
When and where it was.
Who was there,
What you ate.
Why it was memorable.
Mention anything else you think is interesting or important. Try to write at least 200 words. Leave a comment on my post and on the posts of 3 classmates.
