Changing places

Johanna is an artist from San Francisco who moved to London in 1988. She did a comparison about life in San Francisco and London. Here's what she wrote.

Read the text and learn the new vocabulary.


A) The cities
San Francisco is a lovely city in a beautiful bay. It's got lots of great buildings and places. It's smaller and much more modern than London, but it's less interesting. London has a lot more theatres and museums. The Americans are usually more interested in money than culture! The architecture in London is incredible and very stimulating, and the parks and markets are wonderful. London isn't as dangerous as San Francisco, and it's less violent. I feel much safer living here - nobody carries a gun, not even the police!
 

B) The cost of livingPeople have a higher standard of living in the States because generally, it's much less expensive than England. For example, petrol is less than half the price and things like food, clothes, and cameras are much cheaper. It's a shopper's paradise and I always spend a fortune when I go back! It's a bit more expensive to rent a flat in London and my bills are much bigger than they were in San Francisco. So, although my salary in London is about the same as it was in the States, I have to work harder to get the same quality of life as I had before.

 

C) Public transport
In San Francisco you can walk everywhere because it's a small city. There's less traffic than in London, and public transport is great. There are cablecars to go up all the hills and electric buses which make the city much cleaner. Public transport in London is terrible and really expensive. It takes me an hour to get to work and the journey is usually stressful. London's dirtier too and much more polluted. The traffic is awful, because there are too many cars and the streets are narrow. But English drivers aren't as aggressive as American drivers!
 

D) The food
Food in the States is generally much better. It's fresher, cheaper, and there's much more choice. Restaurants aren't as expensive as in London and the service is much better. In some restaurants they put a clock on the table when you arrive, and if they haven't served your meal in five minutes, they'll give you the food free! I'm usually disappointed when I eat out in London, although the Indian restaurants are excellent.

MaQuiLo

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WOLD

Hi, welcome to my blog again! This homework is for my dear students of 8th grade.
Read the below text and learn the new vocabulary.  
Good luck, see you next Monday!. 

The Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Egypt were built during 2700-2500 B.C in Giza on the west bank of the Nile and are the most ancient of the Wonders of the World. The first three of the ten pyramids at Giza are considered to be the most important. The first pyramid is the largest and is known as the Great Pyramid. It was built for Pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops, and is 450 feet high.

  

Some believe that the Cheops Pyramid was built by slaves but this is not true. One hundred thousand people worked on it for three months of each year. This was the time of the Nile's annual flood which made it impossible to farm the land and most of the population was unemployed. He provided good food and clothing for his workers and was kindly remembered in folk tales for many centuries.

There are three great pyramids at Giza, each of which once had an adjoining mortuary temple. The 'great' pyramid itself is truly an astonishing work of engineering skill - for over four thousands years, until the modern era, it was the tallest building in the world. The sides are oriented to the four cardinal points of the compass. Limestone blocks weigh on average 2.5 tons each. But some weigh as much as 16 tons. The Cheops Pyramid was constructed using around 2,300,000 limestone blocks.

 

11 REGLAS PARA LOGRAR LA EXCELENCIA

hola chicos y chicas del Centro Social, hoy quiero compartirles este artículo sobre algunas reglas que  Bill Gates recientemente dictó en una conferencia en una escuela secundaria sobre 11 cosas que los estudiantes no aprenden en la escuela.

 

Habla de cómo la sociedad con su "política educativa de vida fácil para los niños" ha originado una generación sin concepto de la realidad, y cómo esta política ha llevado a las personas a fallar en sus vidas después de la escuela.

 

Regla 1:

La vida no es fácil, acostúmbrate a ello.

 

 

Regla 2:

El mundo no está preocupado por  tu autoestima.

El mundo espera que  hagas algo útil por él ANTES de sentirte bien contigomismo.

 

Regla 3:

No ganarás 20.000  dolares al mes nada más por salir de la escuela. 

No serás vicepresidente de una empresa con coche y teléfono a tu disposición, 
hasta que con tu esfuerzo hayas conseguido comprar tu propio

coche y teléfono.

 

Regla 4:

Si crees que tu profesor es duro,espera a tener un Jefe. 

Ese sí que no tendrá vocación de enseñanza ni la paciencia requerida.

 

Regla 5:

Vender papel usado o trabajar los  días festivos 
no es ser lo último en la escala social. 

Tus abuelos tenían una palabra diferente para eso: 
lo llamaban oportunidad.

 

Regla 6:

Si te equivocas, no le eches la culpa a tus padres o a la mala suerte.

Por lo tanto no llorisquees por tus errores, aprende de ellos.

 

Regla 7:

Antes de  nacer tú, tus padres no eran tan críticos como ahora.
Ellos se volvieron así por pagar tus cuentas, 
lavar tus ropas y oírte decir que son “ridículos”.

Por tanto, antes de salvar el planeta para la próxima generación,  
queriendo remediar los errores de la generación de tus padres,  
comienza limpiando las cosas de tu propia vida, 
 empezando por tu habitación.

 

Regla 8:

La escuela puede haber eliminado la distinción entre excelentes, 
 buenos y regulares, pero la vida no es así.  

En muchas escuelas hoy no repites el curso,  
hacen que tus tareas sean cada vez más fáciles 
y tienes las oportunidades que necesites hasta aprobar.

Esto no se parece en nada a la vida real.  
En la vida real si fallas, estás despedido.

Así que acierta a la primera.

 

Regla 9:

La vida no está dividida en bimestres. 
Tú no tendrás largas vacaciones de verano y

no encontrarás quien te ayude a cumplir con tus tareas,   
ni jefes que se interesen en ayudarte para que te encuentres a ti mismo. 

Todo esto y mucho más, tendrás que hacerlo en tu tiempo libre.

 

Regla 10:

La televisión NO es la vida real.

En la vida real, las personas tienen que dejar los juegos, el bar,  
los bailes o los amigos,para irse a trabajar.

 

Regla 11:

Sé amable con los estudiosos 
(aquellos estudiantes que tú y muchos otros juzgan que son sonsos o nerds).

Existen muchas probabilidades de que algún día

termines trabajando PARA uno de ellos.

 

 

Porque el futuro es brillante solo para aquellos dedicados que se autoexigen y dan lo mejor hasta convertirse en EXCELENTES.

 

MaQuiLo