English 3, Post 7, 'Choice of Two Topics (Choose one of the two)'

 Dear Earthlings from FCQF!

As the title so eloquently suggests, this time there is a choice that you will have to make, either 'a career-oriented website', or 'an expert person in your field of study'. 

Topic A: Tell us about a career-oriented website you enjoy visiting. 

Include this information:

·        Describe the website and provide the link.

·        How often do you visit it?

·        Explain why you like the site.

·        Who would you recommend it to?

Upload pictures (optional)


Topic B: Tell us about an expert/person in your field that you admire. 

Include this information:

·        Why do you admire this person?

·        What has this person done/contributed?

·        Provide a short biography of this person

       Upload pictures (optional)

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post

Word Count: 160 words


"This time it is not necessarily a career-oriented web site but a YouTube channel (which is in fact, a website for videos) and it is called ‘Wisecrack’. Particularly interesting material for this channel and that gives it all its funny flavour while learning is a funny man and this is ‘Thug Notes: Classic Literature, Original Gangster’, a black dude who provides a thorough analysis to every single literature classic masterpiece.

It is actually hilarious to see a book review/analysis is done with such professional treatment, though, under an extremely colloquial tone. It is as if someone exploits a 'seemingly uneducated' stereotype and puts it in an academic field. It is counter-intuitive, at first, to see how a fully-fledged expert provides such an insightful analysis in such an unusual fashion.

Since my major actually is on English Literature, it was a huge pleasure to see, for example, how ‘1984’ is deconstructed under a point of view that takes a dystopian character, at first sight, a human tragedy, and turns it into a hilarious review. I highly recommend this channel for you to have a good laugh". 

What about you?

Cheers.

Comments

  1. Johanna Rivera23 June 2021 at 13:50

    Oh! The YouTube channel looks quite interesting and eye-catching from how you describe it, I will take a look at it later.

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  2. Javiera Pedraza24 June 2021 at 20:47

    I like Youtube too, I think it's a super useful website.

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  3. Rocío24 June 2021 at 21:26

    I will see the 1984 , it is very interesting and it would be great to see it from another point of view.

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  4. Williams Otárola25 June 2021 at 09:11

    I like review about One Hundred Years of Solitude in Thug Notes

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  5. isadora26 June 2021 at 09:42

    I've never seen 1984, but it's on my list

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  6. Yamilí González27 June 2021 at 14:05

    Youtube is definitely one of the most useful websites. It's great for having fun and learning new things.

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  7. Millaray Avelin27 June 2021 at 17:49

    Oh! I read 1984! and the way you talk about the reviews of the channel sounds interesting, so I'm going to see the video!

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  8. DaniAmbar Donas28 June 2021 at 15:54

    YouTube has very interesting accounts :)

    (I’m sorry, I tried to post it yesterday but it gave me an error and forgot to try it later :()

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    1. Daniela Baeza28 June 2021 at 15:59

      Was me, I’m sorry

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    2. Joaquin Meza S30 June 2021 at 21:00

      Yes , youtube is very usefull , has everything you are looking for
      PD : sorry for the delay

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  9. Ariel2 July 2021 at 12:59

    I want to learn more english to understand these interesting channels on YT.

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  10. Anonymous5 July 2021 at 19:44

    Sometimes being colloquial is more fun, but teaching colloquial is something more surprising ... that attracts me :)

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  11. Benjamin Leal Zapata6 July 2021 at 14:07

    After reading this amazing post, I wonder why you don't create a channel on Youtube?

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  12. Javier Romo7 July 2021 at 17:01

    Without youtube life would not be the same

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  13. Ignacio Marchant10 July 2021 at 09:12

    youtube is the best platform and I think I have spent the most time on it.

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  14. Ale Antequera30 July 2021 at 15:58

    I'll look for the site on youtube :)

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