My friend Matias.

I have known my friend Matias since primary school. But unfortunately, we stop ourselves seeing. We went to Instituto Sudamericano Modelo primary school.Now my friend stills at that school but at the secondary school.

The last time I saw him, we talk about the things that we have in common as: we like to play volleyball, listen to all kind of music, among other things.

One day, we went to a trip with the school. One week of full fun. With Matias we do all the activities together, we spend it very well. The day of the night activity, I hurt my arm, and Matias stay with me at the cabins. We played card games and things that don’t needed that I made force with my arm. In spite of it, it was a wonderful week.

Now I am a little free cause the exams period has already finished, so now I can call him and arrange to meet us.

My friend Mateo

I have known my friend Mateo for a long time. We went to the same primary school, were we met us. We found out that we have a lot of things in common such as we both like volleyball, music especially the rock music and we enjoy talking to each other, also we have a lot of things that aren't in common too, like our volleyball team, we go to a different club, or we do a different things, but we don't care about that.
One year ago, we went on holiday together and that has been one of the most beautiful holidays in my life. During the holidays we did a lot of things such as playing volleyball in the beach, we went out to dance all the nights, also we visited the city, and it has been very nice.
In the middle of this year, his father was chosen to do an important job out of the country, that it may take several years in being finished, so of cause of that he had to go to a new country. I remember that day, I was crying a lot and it has been very difficult to me to forget him. Then with pass of the years I have to accepted, and now days I can chat and speak to him all the days, but I still miss him.

My friend Alan

I have known Alan since we were almost 3 or 4 years old.we first met at kindergarden with other friends I have now.We found out that we liked the same things, like movies and other stuff. I was always inviting him over my place.He has always been my best friend.
Eight or nine years ago he went with me to a summer holiday, we went to florianopolis in brasil .I liked that holyday, it brings me lots of good memories of those times.We played a lot in the pool of hotel there was lots of slides I liked it very much.
Seven or eight years ago his parents decided to leave to USA so he left and i was very sad abaout it. But he visited me in all his holidays and three years ago he came back to argentina. Now we don`t see each other so offen (with all the study its kind of dificult) but it is always fun to pass by his house and look up for him. I hope next time we can see each other like old times.

My friend Daiana

I have known my best friend Daiana since 2004, when I started to go with her to primary school. At first we didn’t talk with each other because she was very introverted (now she is not), but about two months later I knew that she was my best friend.
We have fallen out with each other lots of times, but never for more than a day. That is very funny, because we don’t have big fights.
We are making jokes to another person, all the time and never tell on because we are like a big machine of lies. We are always talking about guys and sometimes we like the same person, but we stand by each other so is not a problem. We spend all the day together and it’s just brilliant. I hope to be always like this. I sit with her everyday and she is going crazy because I don’t stop talking. I know that I can always trust in her, because I know she will never let me down.

My Friend David

I have known David since we were on the garden. We went to the same primary and we do the two first years of the secondary together too. We found out that we bought like to play football and to listen the same music, old music like The Beatles or Queen. I invited David to my birthday the first year he was in the school and since that we have been very good friends.
Last summer David invited me to go on holiday with him and his family, but I was on the beach with my family, and I didn’t go. After that I have gone a lot of times to sleep to David’s house, only or with other friends. We like to go with others friends to play football on Fridays and to go out on Saturday night.
This is the first year we aren’t on the same classes on school; we are in the same secondary but in different courses. However we talk a lot by phone and we see each other always on the school.

My friend Lucas

I have known my friend Lucas for a long time. We went to the same primary school, but our relationship started in the secondary school, four years ago. We found out that we have a lot of things in common such as we both like football, music, especially the rock and roll and we enjoy talking each other.
Two years ago we went to a camping that was organized by the school. It was great. We were there for a week. At first we were very happy and obviously we had some arguments during the camping, but we could overcome them and we got on well . But in the third day Lucas broke his leg playing football. So I was there, standing by him in that time. Later, Lucas had an improvement and he was ok.
Last year Lucas said me that he was going to move to another country and I was very unhappy. Since then, we have not seen each other anymore, but we have written emails and letters to each other.
I wish to go to his country to see him and talk a lot of things and don't lose our relationship.

My friend Gaston.

I have known my friend Gaston for a long time. We went to the same Kindergarden, the same Primary school, and we are in Ort Secondary school too.
We found out that we have a lot of things in common, like sports, foods and music. We enjoy talking or seeing each other. We have a lot of things that aren't in common too, like our football team, we go to a different club, or we do a different sport, but we don't care about that.
Two years ago, we went on holidays together. We have already enjoyed it. During the holidays, we went to the beach, we played football, and we went out all nights.
Last year, we had to choose a specialty, and he chose Administrative Management and I, Informatics, so we have less time together than the other years, but despite the fact that we are on a different specialty, we talk on the phone and we write a lot of e-mails.

My Friend Matias

My friend Matias.

I have known my friend Matias for a long time. We first met in the street about 4 years ago but our friendship started when we met in Ort. There, we found out we have a lot of things in common such as music and feelings. Soon, became best friends.

Two years ago, Matias invited me to pass a weekend with him! It was great.
We spent two days in a little country club with a swimming pool. Matias and I loved walking along the club at night. We had a lot of fun.

One year ago I spend a week at home and Matias came to see me three times.
But then, this year, Matias changed to another school. Since then, we haven’t seen each other very much, but we’ve talked on the phone or on Internet.

(Y subi esto el 4/06, pero me equivoque y lo subi en borrador.)

My friend Damian

I have known my friend Damian for a long time. We went to primary school together, but our friendship started in 1999 when I started to go to hebraica club. Together, we found out that we have a lot of things in common, we both liked sports, the same kind of music and we enjoy talking about the past.
6 months ago we went camping, and we stay at a campsite that h ad a lot of funny things to do. When everyone was sleeping, we escape from the campsite and we went to play football with 3 more friends.
In our relationship we went through difficult times but we were always with each other in bad times.
A year ago we started to go together to Bet Hilel groups on Saturdays afternoon.
Now he is at “Carlos pellegrini” secondary, and I am at “Ort”, soo we separated each other when we finished school.
We see each other on Saturdays, so now we do not talk like before, but we are still chatting, playing and going out together.

Writing

I have known Manuel for a long time. We went to the same primary school, but our friendship started in a tennis club that both of us went. We found out that we have some things in common, like Babasonicos and Pinkfloyd. We went to the same garden too, but here we were not friends.
During last summer we went to a lot of parties and we went out all saturday. Also we participied in the same tournament and we were rivals in the semifinals, it was an excellent match but he won.
Since last month that we have not seen, because we have a lot of exams and homework, but yesterday I called him and if he can we will go to the cinema next week or to play football with more friends.

My friend Federico

I have known my friend Federico for a long time. We went to the same garden, but our friendship started when we were at Primary school called “Tel Aviv”. We found out we have a lot of things in common such us we both like Babasonicos (It is a music group), Pettinato (a comedian), we went to the same Secondary school (so we have gone garden, Primary and Secondary school together), and we enjoyed talking to each other.

Two years ago, we went Holidays together. During them, we played a lot of games (Football, Burako,etc.. ), we went to a swimingpool, we saw films and we knew new places in Cordoba.
Although we had a bad weather, we had a great moment there. We went and returned by bus, only ten days we were.

The last year we started going to a club called “Scholem” and also we started to go dancing each Saturday with friends. Now, he is going to constructions, because in our Secondary school you have to choose one specialty, but I am going to Informatics so we have less time together than the last year. There are a lot of specialties such us Informatics, Constructions, Chemistry, Electronics, Musical Production and Administrative Management. We see each other in the break at the school.

My friend Vanessa

I have known my friend Vanessa for a long time. We went to the same volleyball classes for seven years, but our friendship started five years ago, when her parents broke up and she confided me all her feelings, and I was there, standing by her in that bad times. We also found out we have a lot of things in common, besides volleyball, of course: we both like The Police and Bon Jovi, we went to the same kinder-garden and remember the teachers we had so we had a lot of topics to talk, and we enjoyed talking to each other.

Two years ago we went to a concert of The Police together. After the concert, we could go backstage and meet the band, it was great!
Obviously, we had a lot of argues during our friendship but we overcame all the bad moments and we generally got on well and had fun together.

Last year I abandoned the Volleyball classes, so we don’t see each other as often as we used to. We try to arrange to meet in some place but we have different obligations, priorities and timetables that don’t let us. I haven’t talked to her for two months, so we are losing contact and it makes me so sad because we had an amazing friendship and now it is very different.

Some important dates

Hi, I'm posting the dates of the next tests and writing assignments for us to better organize ourselves. Consult me in class if you need to.

SECOND TERM:

Friday 6th:
DEADLINE to post Writing Unit 2 (A good friend)

Friday 13th:
DEADLINE to post writing Unit 3 (Jessica nad Adam) and hand in the final version of the writing from UNIT 2.
TEST MODULE 1 (Units 1 to 4)

Tuesday 17th:
Read "Dracula", chapter 1 to 6 and the Introductory notes. There is a Glossary at the back of the book, so you may consult the meaning of some of the words there. Soon I'll be posting the group task you will have to complete about the story.

Friday 20th:
DEADLINE to hand in the final version of the writing on Unit 3.

Remember!!

• The Deadlines are the last day I'm accepting the tasks but you can post them before (use the programmed post: click "Opciones de Entrada" next to the Publish button and choose the date you want the post to appear)
  
  
• The final versions of the writing tasks should be printed on the template. If you were unable to download them, please send me an e-mail asking for it, I'll attach it on a message.
  
  
• Don´t leave everything for the last day! Organize yourselves so that you can post/hand in your assignments in time.
  
  
• After you have posted a task, check in the comments box for my corrections. Follow them to improve your work and get a better mark!
  
  
• Use F7 or the Spelling check in Word BEFORE you hand in a writing assignment, it will help you reduce your mistakes.
  
  

See you, Jimena

New writing assignment

As I promised, here goes the next writing activity (English in Mind 3, unit 3, ex 11).

1. Read this story about how Adam and Jessica met.

2. Add information / details about their story in the numbered spaces (following the questions in our books).

3. Remember to use linkers (when, while, as soon as, by the time..., after, etc.) and pay attention to the past narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous and past perfect)!

4. Once your story is ready, post it on this blog (Click on "Nueva entrada" and copy and paste your version of the story).

5. Read your classmates stories, we will compare and discuss them in class next week.

6. You may comment on some of your classmate's stories, remember you can just click "Comentarios" and leave your opinion.

Jessica and Adam met five years ago . She was working in London (1). One day she saw him (2). He was a university student, but was doing a summer job (3). He had come to the place where she was working (4).
As Adam was leaving, he left a little message net to Jessica's computer (5). Jessica phoned him (6) and they met the same evening. Adam and Jessica liked each other a lot (7). One day a terrible thing happened. Jessica was hit by a car (8). She was badly hurt. Six months later, Jessica was OK again. Adam had helped her a lot (9).

Good luck and consult me if you have any doubt.

Have a nice weekend, Jimena

Writing tasks

Good work, people!

Most of you have already posted your draft copies of the report "Images of Argentina".
Remember you should correct the mistakes pointed in the comments box and print it on the template to hand in BEFORE MAY 30th.
This final version together with the previous letter will make up a mark for "Writing Assignments" for the first term.

Get your Portfolios ready too, I'll be asking for them soon.

See you later today and good luck in this last test (of the 1st term, of course!)

Jimena

Work

Introduction
My name is Nicolás Levit and I have just done a report of Argentina.
The aim of this report is to present the most popular activities in our country and what the people like. I have interviewed some friends and my family, so i am going to say the things that i learn of ather traditions an preferences . The questions are about food, music . sports
FOOD:
The most famous and eaten food by the people in Argentina is the “Asado” this food consist in different types of meet that are cook in the “Parrilla”. Also like´s very much pizza and empanadas , generally in my family and other houses this food, are eaten on Sundays at night because my mother don´t want to cook that´s way that on Sundays Pizza is very consumed.
Over half say their favourite drink is Coca-Cola in my interview generally coca cola is consumed by adolescents and smaller ages. and the adults like so much wine and beer. (But in this country unfortunately many adolescents drink too this kind of alcoholic drinks)
MUSIC:
The music that is very popular is tango is an Argentinean invention. Here in some neighborhoods like san telmo and la boca this type of music is danced by people that do this to get some Money. Tano gis not so listen by the adolescents (I am the exception). The adolescents use to listen more cumbia, reggeaton and rock bands.

Sports : here in Argentina football is very important for the people specially for men but some women like it also. The majority of the people interviewed is from Boca or River, but there are many teams very important like san Lorenzo, independiente or racing, There are more than one deviational this team are from the division “A” but for example my team is Colegiales that is from metropolitan “B” the other categories are: National “B” , “C” and ”d”
Conclusion
I reailzed that in argentina all the peolpe do the sames things all listen the same music, all are from river or boca and all do the same things. And I also realized that is not the etter music that children listen

Do it By Nicolas levit

Images of Argentina

Introduction

Hello, my name is Matias kujawski and I have just done a report of Argentina.

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in Argentina. I interviewed a lot of people in my family ( mother , father , sister , grandmother and grandfather ) and more than half of my friends . I met with some in tearooms , I met with others at school, and for example two days ago I went to my dad’s office to interview his. I made many calls too!. Approximately 40 people were interviewed by me. The questions concerned food , free time activities , sport and music.

Findings

FOOD:

The majority of people in Argentina prefers Argentinean food ( like the incredible roasts of Argentina) to food from other countries. Here, in Argentina , this roasts are called “asados”.

A lot of people in Argentina like fast-food , especially McDonald’s ( one of the biggest fast-food in the world ).

many people in Argentina also loves pizza and empanadas , pasta is a very consumed food by Argentines.

Over half say their favourite drink is Coca-Cola and the adults like so much wine and beer.

FREE TIME:

Just over 60% of people like going out with friends, watching tv and buying a lot of things in the shopping mall.

The majority of the adults like going to restaurants and 2 in 3 childrends in Argentina like playing computer games.

More than half my friends go shopping every weekend and play computer games every day.

SPORT:

Football is the most important sport for all of the people interviewed , but half of those interviewed said they didn’t like sport

Just under 10% of people prefer another sport to football.

Argentine football is very important both locally and globally and it is known to almost every country in the world. In the Argentine football exist 5 different categoriesà First “A” , National “B”, Metropolitan “B” , First “C” and First “D”.

Argentinean football is the passion of the most of the population in this country. Some of them go to the stadiums every Saturday to watch a football match of their team.

The most important soccer stadium of Argentina is “The monumental” stadium which belongs to the team River Plate.

MUSIC:

About one quarter of the people interviewed prefer Argentine music to that from other countries.

Among my friends , the majority usually listen to songs by British and European singers.

Among my family, just over 70% usually listen to songs by Local singers. Also, many people in Argentina often hear tango.

PLACES TO VISIT: A lot of people say the most beautiful place in Argentina is the Perito Moreno glacier, which is in the south of the country. It is impressive and huge. On the north west, you can find mountains and woods, and in Misiones are located the Iguazu falls, which is the limit with Brazil, in a jungle environment.

Also in Argentina there are many beautiful provinces that can visit, for example: mendoza, cordoba, Entrerríos, corrientes, among others.

Another place much visited by tourists and by Argentines is : Bariloche. It's a very beautiful city which has the characteristic that in winter snows.

Conclusion

I was surprised that many people do not realize sporting activities in Argentina.

I was surprised that most people listen to music from other countries.
I like music from my country and for me we have to listen and support our music, music from Argentina.

The people on Argentina love sports, specially football. It's amazing the passion felt by viewers of the sport in Argentina.

Jimena, yo te lo habia impreso para que veas que lo hice... desde mi casa no me anda el ACCEDER y no pude postearlo antes , asi que te lo imprimi el mismo dia que habia que entregarlo.. por eso lo estoy posteando despues. no me andaba el acceder en mi casa.

Images of Argentina

The aim of this reports is to present what is popular and important in Argentina. I interviewed some of my friends by mail, and I talk about food, sports and music.
Music: Some friends say that the most important type of music is Tango, other says that cumbia. In other countries when you say Argentina they associate with Tango.
Food: The most representantive food is barbacue. Most people of Argentina eats 3 or 4 times a week meat.
Sport: the most important sport in Argentina is Football, also volley, tennis and rugby are prefered by argentina people.
In my opinion, people prefer sports than art or culture.

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The aim of this report is to present the most popular activities and what people like. I have interviewed many friends and all the people in my family for two weeks, so now I can do statistics of their preferences. The questions are about food, free time activities, music and pets.

Food: more than half said that their favourite food is roast lamb with any local drink as the well-known "mate". Some of my friends prefer Caribbean food to Argentinian food. They also like tea more and more each day, they think it's amazing!
Free time: Well, in my family there is a wide variety about the thinks they do. The majority of adults like playing Burako in their free time, so they are never bored. More than a half of young people think that shopping is better than parties. The teenagers said that in their free time they go to parties or to the club with friends.
Music: Two thirds of teenagers prefer Argentinian music to that from other countries. The majority of adults like listening Brazilian music because they can dance better. The children in my family usually listen to the radio and the sing the songs they know.
Pets: Dog is the most popular pet in my family, we all have one in our houses. About three-quarters of my friends have a cat. Under a quarter don't like pets.

The most surprising aspect of the report is that people in my family prefer going shopping to parties. I was also surprised to find out that it is quite uncommon for my friends to have a pet.

Images of Argentina

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in Argentina. I my bests friends, by chat, in person, and by telephone. The questions concerned food, free time, sport and music.

Food : Most of my friend prefere fastfood like mc donalds, but 2 o 3 of my friends hate fastfood and they prefer another kind of food, like meat "asado" with chips.

Free time: 90% of my friends spend their free time playing computer games or something like that, chat and that kind of activities.
and the other 10% study and study and study

Sports: Most of my friends dont do any sports now, but when we were more younger we played football and basket.
a little part of my friends follow doing sports at the present.

Music: In my family the most heared rock band is La Vela puerca.
My friends prefere national rock exepting 2 or 3 who listen electro.

The averages say that the favorite food is the fast food, and the most popular free time activity is play game or chat.
I dont think It is quite common that people spend all their free time in the computer.

Images of Argentina

Images of Argentina

Introduction:

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in Argentina. I interviewed all my family, some of my friends and I went to different popular places to asked people in general. The questions concerned food, free time activities, sport and music.

Findings:

Food: The gastronomy of Argentina is based on meats and wines. The typical meals are pasta, roast, pasties, etc. But usually the majority of the population, in special teenagers, eat fast foods like hamburgers and pizza. Also more and more young people are being vegetarian.


Free time: In my family neither my mother nor my father have much free time because both work every day and in many other families too. More than half of my friends spend their money in the shopping centers or in cinemas. Just under 30% of people go to the theater. They think it has been increasing of price.
On national holidays just over 60% of the population leave the country and the other stay and visit fairs, museums, parks, etc.

Music: The tango is a musical style and it is very popular internationally.
Actually in discos it is quite common for young people listen pop music.
The most famous singers are Britney Spears, Ricky Martin and some others.

Sports: Football is the most important sport for more than half of the people. About one third prefer basketball. The majority of the girls choose hockey or volleyball.

Conclusion:
I was very surprised with the amount of people who leave the country on holidays and also with the increase of vegetarian people.

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IMAGES OF ARGENTINA

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in argentina.
I have an interviewe whit my father, this following quiestions concerned food, sports and music.

Food: in most of restaurants, an usual option is “milanesa con papas” or some pastas, however,
The food that is eaten by the ¾ of the people in capital federal, is meat.
I mean asado, bife or entraña. A lot of people also preffer fast food in Burger King or Mac Donalds.

Sport: the most played sport in argentina is football but in the last two years appeared hockey and rugby in both worldcup of each sport. My father thinks that football will be popular as now in the future. Bascketball has been a succesfull sport after the olimpiadas in athenas.
Emmanuel Ginobili and Nocioni are playing at the NBA after a great cup.
My father also said that in the future, Argenitna will be a powerfull country relationated with sports.

Music: me and my family are agreed that english’s songs are better than ours but we like many songs created by argentinians. Bersuit and Los Piojos are great bands but my father thinks that 80’s songs were the best.

Conclution: argentina will be an excited place to visit in a few years and many people will enjoy sports and national food like (choripan) but my father told : “national music wont be important in our comunity”.
I desagree with that; i think that music will be fantastic in some years.

Images of Argentina

The aim for this report is to present what is common and popular in Argentina. I interviewed a few days ago my friends, my family and another people that I have known since I started this report. I made a lot of questions, by telephone and in person, and the results are incredible. The questions concerned food, free time activities, sports, music and places to visit.

FOOD: Over one half of the population prefer fast food, like hamburgers and hot dogs. Other meals that they prefer are pizza and “empanadas”, it is quite common to go to a restaurant to eat this last two. About two- thirds of the population like argentinian meat, people say that it is the best in the World. On Saturdays many families gather together and enjoy a beautiful day.

FREE TIME: The majority of people like going out with friends. They prefer doing activities like dancing at night or going to the cinema during the day. More than half of my friends play computer games every time and they talk on the phone and Messenger with their friends. Many teenagers and kids have a playstation at home, where they spend hours playing videogames.

SPORT: The most important sport in Argentina is football. Argentinian football is the passion of the most of the population in this country. Some of them go to the stadiums every Saturday to watch a football match of their team. Just a small part of the population don`t like to play any sport. Most people enjoy playing football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

MUSIC: There are many famous musicians like Andres Calamaro and Charly Garcia, and there are a lot of rock bands like “Bersuit” and “La vela puerca”. Most of my friends and family like music very much. You can find people in the street listening to music. Some like music in English, they prefer clasics bands like Queen, The beatles or another british and american singers.

PLACES TO VISIT: A lot of people say the most beautiful place in Argentina is the Perito Moreno glacier, which is in the south of the country. It is impressive and huge. On the north west, you can find mountains and woods, and in Misiones are located the Iguazu falls, which is the limit with Brazil, in a jungle environment.

As a conclusion, Argentina has a rich nature and people is very friendly. I was also surprised that it is uncommon to my friends to sleep in their free time, they are very active. The barbacue is delicios, I recommend you to come and taste the “mate”.

Images of Argentina

The aim of this report is present what kind of music people in Argentina listen, what food they eat and what they do at their free time. I interview my friends, my parents and people in school by chat, telephone and in person.

Music: People who is more than 30 prefer nacional and international rock and roll. Most of teenagers listen electro music or Rock too. And a few of they listen "cumbia".

Food: Most of people i interviewed prefer argentinian food like "asado" or maby a big "milanesa" with potatoes. But only less of half say that like vegetarian food like salad or differents types of soja.

Free time: Lot of people like going out with friends to the cinema or to the shopping. A half go to the theatre and buy clothe.

Conclution: I am surprised for the lot teenagers that listen electro music. I think this is strange.
Another thing that surprised me is that the majority of old peolple eat a lot of meat.

Images of Argentina

The aim of this report is to present what is popular in Argentina. I interviewed 10 of my friends, by telephone, and all the people in my family. The questions concerned food, music, sports, free time activities and places to visit.

Food: the 60% of the persons I interviewed said the fast food is the most common food they eat. The 25 % prefer the asado, they like to eat it on weekends. Others said they prefer pastas, pizza and fish.

Sports: in Argentina the most popular sport for the men is football, but sometimes they prefer to play basketball or tennis. The girls like to play other sports like volleyball or handball. Other sport they play is rugby, it is coming very popular.

Music: in Argentina the people listens a lot of kinds of music. The oldest people like the traditional music, like tango, Mozart or Beethoven. The teenagers had a lot of different tastes of music. The girls prefer the pop, electronic music and sometimes rock. The boys prefer the rock, jazz, blues, metal and sometimes electronic music. The international music is very popular too, a 50% said they like it.

Free time: the majority of young boys like to play online games in computer, or in the playstation, or to play football matches in the clubs, parks, etc. the girls prefer to go sometimes to shopping and go out with friends. A 80% said they like to go to the “boliches”(this is something like a disco club) on Sundays. The old people like to do more quiet activities like walk, stay in their houses, go to a club or organize a metting with their friends in a house.

Places to visit: the 70% of the people prefer to go in vacations to the beach. Argentina has a lot of beautiful cities with beach, and the people like to stay there in summer. Other places to visit can be Bariloche, las leñas, or the capital city, Buenos Aires.

Conclusion: I’m surprised about the lot of tastes of music they like. In my country we are more traditional about that. The food is very good in Argentina, they have very good meats, and the pizza is delicious!!! I like to play sports in my free time, I think play computer is a stupid habit, but sometimes I do it.

Gastón