Pet

Dear Students, Today we will be practising for the upcoming PET final test.

Please go to the following Links and complete each exercise, It is mandatory that each one of you complete this practise individually.

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/reading1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_vocab.htm

My favorite song

                                                              My favorite song

For me it is hard to choose a song, I have a lot of favorite songs.

It depends on what I am doing and how I feel the music that I listen to.

For example when I am working checking tests, preparing materials for my classes, studying for my master or writing my thesis I need to listen to electro swing.

It gives me a lot of energy, I feel as if I had drunk a thousand rebulls.

When I am riding my bike a listen to pop music, such as when the lights go out (five), I rememeber (deadmau5), In another life (blast flava) and others.

Now I will describe on of the songs that I listen a lot, that song is Barbra Streisand (Duck Sauce)

 This song uses a sample from the single “Gotta go Home” (Boney M’s), which also uses a sample of another song “hallo bimmelbahn” (nightrain).

I remember the first time I listened to it. It was when I was in New Zealand. I thought who would ever like this song! It is so repetitive. I used to go clubbing a lot when I was there, and this song was played everywhere! So of course it was impossible not to like it at the end.

When I was there every time that I listened to it I felt happy and energetic but when I listen to it here, sometimes I feel a bit nostalgic. I see how much I have changed. When I was in Auckland I used to work and party 24/7. Here I work, study and party only like once a month because I do not feel like doing that anymore. Maybe there is a time for everything. Don’t get me wrong, I really like my life now but I miss that part of me. The crazy Maca hahaha.

So that’s it my dear students. Those are my favorite songs.

Cheers!

Electro swing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gZ-GAlgIB8&t=2564s

Blast flava in another life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBWZ1VY1Q88

Five

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpdcKmaHk_s

I remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1mLIeXwsQ

Crystilised

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5zFfbaTMc

Barbra Streisand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu_zwdmz0hE

Postgraduate studies

Dear students,

Today the topic is postgraduate studies, please include the following info

Cheers! 😋

Include:

- Reasons to do the course
- Subject(s) you would like to study
- Where you would like to study (Chile or abroad)
- How you would like to study (distance learning, blended system, part-time course, etc)
- Any other relevant ideas

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

To be honest when I was studying to become an English teacher, I never thought about taking a postgraduate course. I just wanted to finish and start working as soon as possible! As I told you on my previous blog, I thought I would teach little kids. But since I work with adults now, it is a must to have a postgraduate degree. So that is why I enrolled to a Master program last year.

I am studying a Master in Education, major in English as a foreign language at Universidad Central.  It is a two years program, I am so happy because this is my last semester.  It has been really hard though, I have a class which is English v/s Spanish phonetics. And Spanish is more difficult, believe me! So we are lucky that it is our mother tongue. Also I am working on my thesis, which takes a lot of time. Talking about that, I am going to need your help for it! I will need you to answer to a survey in a couple of weeks. I really hope that you can and want to participate J

Hopefully I will finish this on May. Even though I am really tired, I would like to study again.

A couple of years ago I applied to a Master in Education at the University of Auckland. I got in but of course in order to study there, I needed a scholarship. Every time that I have tried to apply, I forget about a document. Maybe I will try next year again.

I have looked for one year courses that are related to methodology, phonetics, grammar and didactics here in Santiago. I still do not know if I will start studying again next year, but I really hope so.

My future job

Dear students!

Here are the instructions for today's blog.

What kind of job would you like to have? How do you imagine it?
- Outdoors /indoors?
- Would you like to travel a lot in your job?
- What about the salary?
- What major are you studying?
- Add any other related ideas.

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post.
- Word Count: 210 words

                                   MY FUTURE JOB

I started working here last semester. I started with one course, level III. It was a really nice experience. At the same time I was working at Instituto la Araucana. I worked there for 5 years. I had a course of students that were studying International trade. I started with them last year, on the first semester. That means that we were together for a year and a half. To be honest, I had a really good time with them. We had classes from 18:30 until 22:00. Even though they were really tired, they were really interested in the class.

I really love what I do, I love teaching and working with adults. I have worked with little kids too. They are adorable, but I prefer to teach adults. I know it is hard to think about a future job, I did not even know what I wanted to study. The options at that time were music teacher, chemist and pilot, yeah pilot!!

Well I took a year off. One of my sisters works as a flight attendance and as a birthday gift; she took me with her to New Zealand. There I met a guy, his name is Daniel. So it was kind of a summer love and when I came back I still had feelings for him. I went to see him during that year 4 times and we started dating.

We talked about our future together so I thought, well why not to study something related with English. I love teaching and I love the Backstreet Boys so there you go, that’s why I am an English teacher now hahaha. I know it isn’t the best reason but now I cannot see myself doing something else.  While I was studying I always thought I would teach little kids but when I finished my studies I got a job offer for teaching adults. I liked the idea of trying something different so here I am.

Hope to continue working like this in the future, I really enjoy this.

I do what I love and I love what I do. :)

Here are some pictures of students that I have had.

My dear students!

Today you will have to write about your favorite animal.
Please include the following information:
Why do you like it so much?
Where does it live?
What does it eat?
Talk also about its wigh and lengh.
Where can it be found?

200 words.

                                                          My favorite animal

Well to be honest, I think there are many beautiful animals.

But since this time I have to choose I would say that it is the manatee.

Every time that I have said this to my friends they have said; really? manatee? how come?

They are sooooo ugly! and then I said; no, they are not, in my opinion they are really cute.

When I was about 9 years old my father bought a computer. This came with some games included.

I remember that one of the games was about the sea. And there was like a “host”, he used to talk about the different animals that we could find there, what they eat, how long they live and some other specific information. Then there were some games where you have to use the information given. So the host was a manatee! He was so cute, he even sang a song. It was the beach boys song, surfin USA. 

Now some specific information about this animal. They are also called sea cows.  “Manatees have a mass of 400 to 550 kilograms and mean length of 2.8 to 3.0 metres, with max of 3.6 metres and 1,775 kilograms seen. Also females tend to be larger and heavier"

Manatees are herbivores. The places where they can be found are the following:

“Marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (T. West Indian manatee), the Amazon Basin (T. inunguis, Amazonian manatee), and West Africa (T. senegalensis, West African manatee)” 

My favorite movie or book

Hey!

Today you will have to write about a movie or book.
Think about the following things to include

When was it released?
What is it about?
What genre is it?
Talk about the cast (actors)
When did you watch it?
Who did you watch it with?
Why is it your favorite movie?

180 words

                                    My favorite movie or book

                       

To be honest I do not have a favorite movie since I like so many!

But since I have to choose one I would go with Big Hero 6. 

This movie was released in 2014 and it is an animated kind of movie.

What I really like about this movie is that even though it is an animated one, the movie is more for adults I would say.

 It is about a teenager who really enjoys betting using a robot that he created. His older brother does not like this and encourage him to be part of a really nice university.

So he decides to apply and he creates what are called microchips which are a group of small chips that gather together and create different forms. The person who wears a special kind of helmet has to think about it and then the microchips get together and create this form.

I cannot say anything else about this movie because I think that you should watch it!

Ah! I almost forgot, I went to the cinema last year with my niece who is also my goddaughter, she is 8 years old.  We had a really good time together. 

THE BEST HOLIDAYS/CONCERT I'VE HAD

Hey there! 

This week you can write about the best concert or the best vacation:

Concert:

- when / where it was
- the artist they saw
- a bit of info about the artist
- describe the atmosphere during the event
- describe how they felt and why they enjoyed it
- any other memories about it

Vacation:

- when it was
- where you went
- how long it was
- people you went with
- things/activities you did
- why it has been the best so far
- any other relevant info

Words: 170 

THE BEST CONCERT I'VE HAD

So the Backstreet Boys have come to Chile 4 times already!

The first time was in 1998 I guess you were babies at that time but I was 13 years old. They came to Festival de Viña del Mar and I was in La Serena so I had to watch their performance on TV which was really sad.

The other time that they came I was away again! I was in New Zealand so I missed their concert again! I was so mad at that point.

Finally I had the chance to go to see them last year, it was amazing! I just loved it!! I went to the concert with two friends. I remember that it was really hard to buy the tickets. The website collapsed, after like half an hour I was able to get them. We got really nice seats. 

I almost forgot! I went to see them for the first time in 2007. I remember that at that time the fans (including myself) were crazy! screamed a lot.

Last year was different, we danced and sang. I guess it was because we are not twenty something anymore… 

(yellow seats, left side first section) 

A COUNTRY I'D LIKE TO VISIT

A COUNTRY I'D LIKE TO VISIT

- Which country would you like to go to? Why?
- What do you know about it?
- What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain.
- Upload pictures
- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts + a comment on your teacher's post
- Word Count: 160 words

I would like to go to United States again. I have been there twice, but I have not gone to all the places I would like to go. It is such a big country and there are so many interesting things to do there. If I had the chance to go there again I would definitely go to Washington again. I just loved that place but unfortunately did not have enough time to go to all the museums. Something that I would check for sure will be the declaration of independence. Also I would like to visit Mount Rushmore which is in South Dakota. In this place you can see the sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

When I was a student I had to do a research about it, it is such an incredible place.

 To be honest I would not go there to study, work or live since it seems to be that it is a dangerous place now. In the news we have seen terrible things these days so I would not feel safe living there. 

                                                          Mount Rushmore

 Declaration of independence