POSTCARD

Postcard to an English Friend

Dear: Sofia

I am in Santorini Greece, it is a wonderful city. My parents and I, we are in a restaurant eating. his food is delicious. Santorini is always sunny and windy. But it is as cool as Villa de Leyva, Colombia. Although is a island its nights are very colds.

The education in Greece is very well. Because is Compulsory; for all children 6 to 15 years old, it includes primary and lower secondary education.

In the first two days, we arrived at tired and exhausted Hotel. For the travel. But at next day, we went to took photos and go to swimming at the sea. In the next three days, we went to buy some souvenirs and we are going to take a tour around the island. Although I am here.

I will return soon...

Dali Muñoz A

R Dali Muñoz A

04-08-2008

MY BEST FRIEND

My Best Friend

My best friend is Federico

Probably my best friend is one of my schoolmates. His name is Federico and we have known each other since we were 15 years old. If I were to describe how he looks, I would say he is a chap very nice. He has short brown hair, brown almond-shaped eyes, a small nose and a small pointed chin. He is not very tall and he is quite slim. He doesn't like to dress up so I usually see his wearing jeans and a T-shirt or sweatshirt.

He has a very nice personality and a wonderful sense of humor but he can also get a little depressed from time to time. I can always count on him to be honest and to give me the best advice.

We are interested in many of the same hobbies. We both enjoy music, playing the violin and singing. We like going to the events but sometimes can't agree on which events to see. Sometimes we just walk around, trying to find a new area of the city to explore. We both like traveling, reading and running. Sometimes during the holidays, I go with him and his family to their summer house which is located next to a large lake. We usually spend most of the day running or exploring the area but sometimes we take a small row boat and go fishing. In the evenings we might walk into town and see a movie and drink some beer. But I do not like to the beer, me like drinking the champagne but is most expensive. Whatever we're doing, it's always fun to be with him.

I know I can rely on him. Even when our lives get busy.

R Dali Muñoz

04-08-2008

Fortunately / Unfortunately

There was a really good film on TV last night

I was in my house, seeing the movie mission to Mars.

Unfortunately: my mother had said to me that it should do the cleaning of the apartment

Fortunately: I made quick.

Unfortunately: The movie had already ended.

Fortunately: Alone were the erased scenes of the movie.

Unfortunately: My sister was using the television.

Fortunately: I convinced her that my father would give him Money.

Unfortunately: My father was not there.

Fortunately: My father arrive and gives him money.

Unfortunately: My father’s on TV set.

Fortunately: My father see the film with myself.

Unfortunately: The film was distorted.

Fortunately: I clean it and put it inside the DVD.

Unfortunately: It gave us a Little hunger.

Fortunately: The film was really good.

Unfortunately: continue us with hunger.

Fortunately: I Did a little of popcorn and bought some drinks.

Unfortunately: My father was with much more hunger.

Fortunately: The popcorn already was ready.

Unfortunately: Me had lost a part of the film.

Fortunately: We were already not more hungry and we finish of watching the movie.

Unfortunately: In this moment, it turns off light in the city.

Fortunately: My father like a lot the movie and we begin tale; those the most important aspects of the film.

Unfortunately: my mum and my sister were out and still it is not arrived the light.

Fortunately: she did arrived and it did not happen absolutaly, nothing.

Unfortunately: Still, it is not arrived the light in the city.

Fortunately: we dinner at style Italian with some candles.

Unfortunately: We did not have the red tablecloth and the hite pictures .

Fortunately: The light arrived.

Unfortunately: Us ruin the dinner and we were enjoying it.

Fortunately: Alls were very happy; by those moment that we share in family.

R. Dali Muñoz

03-08-2008

THE ARTICLE

Scientists use windows to trap solar energy

A team from scientists MIT have created a new technique that involves coating windows with special chemical dyes, The team's discovery could transform buildings into energy plants. The scientists say their dyes can produce ten times more power than the traditional solar panels used around the world today.

The MIT engineers revived the idea end used coloured dyes to stop the light from escaping MIT's development also does away with the need for hundreds of bulky solar cells. MIT's Professor Baldo explained.

A glass would let through about 10 per cent of the Sun to light up the room, and the edges to solar cells to generate electricity…" The new discovery could help fight climate change.

As this radiant energy collides with opaque objects on the other side of the glass, it’s wavelength increases to 11 microns, The amount of light penetrating a glass is dependent on the angle of incidence; The team believes that it could be implemented within three years - even added onto existing solar-panel systems to increase their efficiency by 50 percent for minimal additional cost substantially reducing the cost of solar electricity.

Vocabulary

Dyes: tintes

Panels: tableros

revived : reavivado

escaping: escapando

development:: desarrollo

bulky: voluminoso

edges: bordes

collides: choca

opaque: opaco

side: lado

wavelength: longitud de onda

microns: micras

amount: cantidad

penetrating: penetrando

believes: cree

within: dentro de

added: agregado

onto: hacia

R Dali Muñoz

03-08-2008

Dream of the dolphin

Dream of the dolphin

This is of the music more spectacular that I have been to listen in my life. Dream of the dolphin by Frank Quintero is beautiful a version in Gaelica.
Here an extract of the song that they presented in the commemorative concert of the 35 years of artistic life of Frank Quintero.
In the guitar: Ruben and Santos, In the Violin: Cesar, Playing an curious instrument of percussion African.
called Udu: Armando, In the Low Whistle: Gabriel. On the whole they make of this music the cure for the soul. Listen to music and see.

(This video was extracted of the program Kasa Loka of Televen of the day 300606. Enjoy!)


R. Dali Muñoz
27-07-2008

What's your favorite place of your house?

The Living room

My favorite room is the Living room has got a fantastic sofá and a big TV. It is great to be there watching TV programmes, the Champions Club and other things; I have got a computer, great tables, however I can arrive home and use my computer for making some programs in my computer. I can also read books in the bookcase or listen to music if I want.

Why do you like it? Well because I can read more quietly and not only that, I can be with myself and me feel a little more relax. I like the Read and be writing.

What do you do in that room ? I like listening to a music of sorf soundtrack or Classical; Because It’s very nice and I feel very well. But I like playing violin in the free time, I like painting pictures, about forest and water polution. I like reading magazines and talking about Hollywood stars , seldom I like eating an ice-cream great vanilla with prunes , chocolate and strawberries salsa.

Sometimes the room, Is the centers of meetings and of dialogue, where we exhibit our perpectiva that we have opposite to the events through that we are living every day.

R. Dali Muñoz A

23-07-2008

The world in the Internet

Surfing the Net

I love the internet because it is a fast, different means of communication. For example I can speak with best friend in a video conference, watch his face on my computer screen and listen to his voice through the speakers while Omar is doing the same some miles away in his office.

They aren’t speaking about serious things, just about home matters such as the shoppings or their plans for next weekend. But they enjoy these virtual chats. I also use the Internet for other purposes. For example I can do the shopping, communicate with people through e-mail, I can do an investigation about the things that me like and I can even program the dishwasher from his PC at work.

R. Dali Muñoz
22-07-2008

MY POEM

I have got fear of to lose the marvel

I'm afraid of last slowly
the marvel of your estetuas eyes and the accent
that at nigth put me quickly in the cheek
the pink loner of your food.

Tragically, I have sorrow of seeing in these shores
trunks without branches, angrily that more I feel
It haven't the flower.

For the clay for the worm of my suffering
if you're the proud treasure of my feeling
and my cross of the distant pain.

Of his agreeable one and nervously smile.
do me to lose suddenly, what I have won.
and it decorates the waters urgently of his rivers

With sheets of my alienated Autumn
as those clear evenings
of a carefully a star extinguished.

R. Dali Muñoz
18 07-2008