Session 7: Career-related website or An expert on your field

For today's post you will have the chance to choose ONE from these two options. 


Post 1 (Instructions). 
Write about a career-related website that you enjoy visiting.

You should:

- provide a link
- describe the website (sections, features,etc)
- say how often you visit the site
- explain why you like the site.

>Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs
>Word Count: 170
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Post 2 (Instructions)
Who is a person/expert on your field that you admire?

Say:

-Who she/he is.(short biography)
-What she/he has done. (examples of their work)
-Why you like her/him.
-Include his/her image

> About 170 words
>Add comments to at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs




Here's my attempt:


BBC LEARNING ENGLISH WEBSITE: WORDMASTER

One of the things that I've learned  through the years is that you never stop learning. Being a teacher of English implies working autonomously in your own learning, by acquiring more vocabulary and using it in  different contexts. For that matter, I try to read books in English to learn new words by reading the lyrics of songs I like, or watching films without subtitles. In addition to this, I try to take advantage of what the internet provides. In this sense, there are some really useful websites which I strongly recommend to use. For example, my favorite one is the BBC learning english website, since it has a wide variety of activities, games, audios and sections that are quite interesting and updated. From these sections, the one I really enjoy is the wordmaster game.
To play this game you only need to be motivated to do it. First, you need to select a level from elementary to advanced. Then, you will have to complete different sentences by choosing a suitable word that makes sense with the rest of it but against time! You also have the choice to read a clue in order to answer. However, this will decrease your score. If you are doing well, then you'll receive a score according to your answer and the time you took to give the response. It's quite fun, and makes you think on your instant vocabulary. 
I try to play as much as possible when I have time. Then of course, I use other sections such as The teacher, where you learn different idioms used in real contexts. 


So, here's the link if you feel like playing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flash/wordmaster/