Webquest 2

1. Visit: Animals > Photos

Choose 2 photos that you like and say why you like them or describe them (30 words each). Post the pictures too.

 

 

 

1.- The marine iguana of galapagos, I like this picture because this animal looks like a dinosaur, he seems very dangeorus with his spikes and scales, his orange and black colours are great too, he looks very stylish.

 

 

 

 

2.- Two wild stallions fighting for the right to mate the mares in the herd, this is a great picture because it shows the normal behavior of the equines in his natural environment, I have never seen a herd with all his members of the same colour.

2. Visit: Video > Animals

Choose 2 videos that you like and describe each of them in about 40 words. Post their links.

 

1.-  Superfast flyer makes a kill

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/birds-animals/birds-of-prey/deadliest-peregrine-falcon/?source=vidcarousel

This video shows the peregrine falcon and his ingenuous method to hunt, he utilizes de dive bomb, reaching an extreme speed, his prey cannot escape. I like this video because it shows an amazing animal, the most fastest animal in the word

2.- Narwhals

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/mammals-animals/whales/weirdest-narwhals/

I like very much this video, because I think that narwhals are very strange animals. this video reveals many secrets about the misterious tusk of the narwhal. I would like to see this animal at least once in my life, his tusk that he weild like a sword against other males narwhals.

3. Recommend any other section or subsection of the website. (40 words)

 

I recommend the environment section, because you can see many amazings landscapes like fire tornados, lighting storms. You can also see the facts of the global warming depict in this fotographs. Also you can find interesting articles about all kind of energy production with his benefits and problems. There are many interesting subsections that can help you to understand the currently events in the environment.

Why do I want to be a vet?

When I was a young boy, about 10 years old I wanted to be a pilot, I really liked planes, I had dreams about me, flying around all places I could imagine. I was not very much interested about animals.

Grown up I started to be more attracted by natural sciences and animal kingdom, I was very good at chemistry and biology, an I started to relate myself with animals, principally dogs and horses.

The last year of highschool was very dificult to me because I was very indecisive about what career to choose, I had many options like Biochemistry, Literature, Veterinary, Kinesiology. But finally I choosed to became a Vet because animals are stronger than anything to me (now I know it much more than those years before).

I decided to be a Veterinarian, because I have a strong feeling about animals, and  I believe that I could not have study another profesion because I think I should be very bored.

After four years studying to be a vet at this university, I created a good affection to this faculty, to my friends, classmates, teachers, assistants. It is very hard to me to choose a specialty, I like all kind of animals, even though I like more bigger animals like bovines and equines.

After graduate from this Faculty, I would like to work in a stud farm, far away from santiago, I want to run from this city.

My Favorite piece of technology

I think there are many useful tecnology items, but the most of them are used to work or study. Personally my favorite piece of technology it is my ps3 ( Play Station 3),  I get this game console about 3 years ago, me and my brothers saved up the money for many years, it was a lot of effort to save that amount of money.

I like playing video games, when I was younger I used to spend many hours of the day playing, I think you can forget about the real world when you play video games, its an excellent anti-stress tool.


At this time at the career, I don`t have much time to spend playing videogames, but in any free moment I can go and play, especially when I come back tired and angry from the university.
Well, I also can see many movies in the ps3, actually I spend more time seeing movies than playing videogames in it ( I don`t have a dvd player). You can also install many programs  in its operative sistem  to customize the console and make it more useful.
I think that technology has to be a support to the daily living, but there are more important things to spend time with, like family, friends or our pets. So if the ps3 didn`t exist I think I would spend my time doing other stuff.

CA1 (Continuos assessment 1)

 Act 01.- Go to Pets 101 > dog breed selector  > answer the dog breed questionnaire. According to the results from the questionnaire, what is your favorite dog breed's name?

Vocabulary Activity: These terms appear in the questionnaire. Look for the meanings AND add 5 more words that you don't know from the same questionnaire.

Sprinter: Velocista
Jogger: Trotador
Breed: Raza
To hunt: Cazar
Laid-back approach: Acercamiento relajado
Watchdog: Perro Guardián
Grooming: Acicalamiento

Keen: Afilado
Devote:  dedicar - dedicarse
Hierarchy: Jerarquía
Aloof: Distante
Heritage:  Herencia

Act 02.- Go to Pets 101 > dog guide > dog training > Can dogs understand what we say?
  First, read the text.
Then select 5 words you don't know and find their meaning.
Finally, write a 30-40 summary of the text

 Toddler: Bebé Mayor (1-2 años)
Ropey:  Filamentoso
Deaf:  Sordo
Pungent:  Acre
Musk: Almizcle

This text talks about how dogs  understand words, the comunication between owner and the dog, and also between another dog. Dogs do not only comunicate with barking, they also do with his posture, smell and situation.

  Act 03.- Select 3 TV shows that attract your attention. In one or two lines for each show, tell me why you would like to watch it.

1) Gator boys: because I like gators and crocodiles very much, I´ll like to learn a little more about them, their behavior, their alimentation and reproduction.

2) Monsters inside me: This show is about parasites and how they can affect to the animal and human being, it could be interesting for a veterinary student.

3) River monsters:  This show is about the greatest fishes seen in the world, they teach how to track and catch this monsters.

What´s your opinion?

What is your opinion about owning an exotic pet? 
 Exotic species belong to their natural environment, because they have not experienced as a species the taming process.  That´s why I think that having exotic animals as a pet, out of their ecosystem, is cruel for the animal.

What is your opinion about tattoos?
Personally I like tattoos, I think of them as artistic manifestation on your own body. I also think that any tattoo should have a meaning for that person. Someday I will tattoo myself but I need to find a meaning for it.

What is your opinion about legalizing marijuana?
This is a very controversial subject, my opinion about this is that there are many dangerous drugs, and has been scientifically proven that marijuana causes less damage in health than alcohol, tobacco for example. So I think it should be legalized but with a great regulation.

What is your opinion about legalizing abortion in some cases?
I support only the legalization of the therapeutic abortion, this means when the viability of the baby or the mother is really compromised, with a medical investigation behind. in any other case I don´t support abortion.

What is your opinion about same-sex marriage? 
I think that same-sex marriage should be permitted in this country because any person have the right to have this contract with anyone. but I also think that this will take long time until it happen in this country. 

Red hot chili peppers

I really like music but im not good at playing it, i just like to listen. In this chance im going to tell you about one of the most popular bands in the last time, this band is Red hot chili peppers.

The Red hots are a band of funk music. This group is compound by 4 musicians, on the guitar is John Frusciante, Flea is the bass player, Chad Smith is the drummer and Tony Kiedis is the voice of this band, Tony and Flea were the founders of this group. Flea is one of the most talented bass player in the world and John is considered a great guitar player and an studious of music.

Personally i like this band because they make songs suitable for every moment and mood state. In my experience i had never found a person that doesn´t like this band.
Give it away is one of my favorite songs because it´s a very funny song that´s suitable to any party.

I hope you enjoyed this song much as i am