Just a few weeks are left to finish school, face the PSU and enter into the university, but How do you feel about it? Do you feel prepared to face the plain reality, to face high demanding studies and responsibilities? Is there any thing you don't have and would like to in order to feel prepared?

1. Talk about an easy and popular dish and the way it is prepared. Include the recipe, ingredients, steps to follow, personal comments about taste, texture, etc.
2. Choose one of the following topics and be prepared to talk about it:
a) exotic food
b) fast food
c) chilean cuisine
d) junk food
e) food from other countries.
f) healthy diet

Chile has plenty of different dishes to choose from, we can taste delicious seafood up to fresh vegetable dishes. One of my favorite is empanadas, they are not so simple to cook as it seems. What typical dish do you like? How do you cook it?

1. Work in pairs and read the worksheet on unit 53 Eating out. Check all the vocabulary on the left hand page, then do the exercises 1 to 5.
After this hand the worksheet to the teacher who is with you.
2. Go to the links sections in the blog, click on apples 4 the teacher site and click on a) fruits and vegetables, b) meat and fish and c) drinks. Play the three games in the following order jigword game, word web game and speed word game.
3. Post a comment to the entries "Plans for the weekend" and "My favorite food"

All the activities will be graded.
Good luck and see you on Monday.

There are many delicious food and dishes to taste from. People like different dishes and food, fruits, cakes, pastas, and so on. My favorite food are pastas, they are great and delicious. How about you?

Weekend is a day all of us expect during all the week, we make plans, we hope to have a very good time and of course rest a lot. What are you doing this weekend? What about Friday, Saturday and Sunday?

This is a very interesting story about aliens among us, How could they behave? What about their intentions? What do you think about the story in the movie? Is it possible that aliens are looking for a kind of arc just to save as many species and then destroy the planet?

1. Describe your favorite movie, use adjectives, adverbs and words to intensify ideas. Talk about plot, setting, characters and so on.
2. Choose any topic you would want to discuss and comment on it.

Comedies are funny and irreverent, sometimes they are not so polite. Do you like comedies? Do you think they are really funny? Don't mess with the Zohan shows many things about american society, which are they? What's your opiniuon about the movie?

1) Talk about interesting and funny things about your childhood. Use past forms.
2) Free topic.
3) Read the story and tell the end of it.
Armando Casas Rojas was a house builder, he was the best one in La Serena, but certain day he started doing things badly. He had to build the second floor of a house but doors didn't open and windows fell down, the ceiling broke and walls had scratches everywhere, he didn' t know why, he had done everything right. He was so nervous that he started doing things even worst, his clients didn't hire him again and his fame was not the best now. One night, after long hours of insomnia he came across the solution, he .........

One of my favorite movies is a japanese art movie called "Akira Kurosawa's Dreams". It is an extremely beautiful movie, it is a bit silent and slow but very inspiring and relaxing. Through nine dreams (or sometimes nightmares) Kurosawa tells the story of man, Japan and the world. Inspiring and moving, if you think a bit, a lesson about life.

There is a lot of movie genres we can choose at the moment we want to see a movie. Some people prefer comedies because they are fun, others prefer horror because they feel a thrill down their spine, different people and different genres. Personally I prefer science fiction movies because they show us a feasible vision of the future. One of my favorite sci-fi movies is the Star Wars saga, because it's great and some of the technological stuff in the movie is taken to our real life to help in medicine, communication, etc.

Herb Waffle woke up one morning to find that all his neighbors were standing on the sidewalk in front of his house. They were carrying signs and looked very angry. One of the signs read, "No more sheep!" Another read, "Herb Waffle move out now."
Herb has 72 sheep in his front yard. Recently he had planned to buy 28 more. He decided to get dressed and go out to talk to his angry neighbors. Maybe he could tell them something to make them forget about being angry. As he got dressed, he began to think of something to say. When he went outside, he suddenly shouted.......

Friends are very important for every one. We can say that a real friend is like a brother or sister we had the luck to choose. They are a companion, a support and of course a voice that gives us love and understanding. We always remember the way we became friends or the moment when we first met. I met one of my best friends a long time ago when we were applying to the Escuela de Música, to enter 5th Grade. We are still good friends. How about you? How did you meet one of your best friends?

TV has a wide variety of programs to choose from. We can watch good and bad ones, some are really interesting but others are a real waste of time. You can choose intelligent content, silly shows, cultural and educational ones, action films or thrilling serials. My favorite programs are the documentaries on Discovery and History channel, because they are funny, interesting and of course they teach you a lot of things. How about you?

A moving film that reflects the real situation of children in India. Poverty, lack of opportunities, violence and abbuse of rights are every day things there. What do you think about this real life story?

Memories are a great aspect of our life, they remind us of who we are and what we do, they remind us of important people and places and of course important events in our lives. Everyone has lots of moments to remember, two of the most important for me are the birth of my daughters. How about you?

Clothes are very important they keep us from cold or heat, they need to be nice, cute and comfortable. Everyone feels great with certain items, young people love jeans, others sport clothes. My favorite items are jeans, they are cool and very comfortable. How about you?

Families are an important support for all of us. They give us love, comprehension, support and understanding. We belong to that wonderful group of people who care about us. My family is not so big but it is really something I wouldn't live without. I have three daughters, my wife, that my close family, then I have my parents and my cousin.
How about your family?

A friend of mine went to a party yesterday and got drunk, today he has a terrible hangover, sick feeling, headache and other unconfortable things. What do you think he could take or do?

Every person would like a different job, some would like a better salary, some less working hours, others more benefits. How is your ideal job like?

Hi, this is me the teacher and I would like to share some things about me with you. I am from La Serena and I've lived all my life here. My family is not so small, my wife and my three daughters. I am an only child. I am an english teacher and work in Elena Bettini school and in an english lab here in La Serena. I like music, computers, reading and drawing (even I don't read and draw a lot lately). My favorite movies are LOTR and the Star Wars saga. How about you?

Chile is a country of many nice and attractive places, we are plenty of beautiful cities. One of my favorites is Frutillar, you can enjoy peace and nature by the lake shore, enjoy the attractive german architecture and of course try a german kuchen, I love Frutillar, which is your favorite city?

Hello again and welcome to a new school year, a year full of new things and challenges for you. Work hard and enjoy learning more and new things.
Best wishes!!