POST 8: YOUTUBE

Today you have chosen to write about YouTube. Here are some questions to guide your writing.

-What do you think of this website?
-How did you feel the first time you accessed YouTube?
-What kind of things do you like to see on YouTube? Do you have a favourite site?
-How often do you visit YouTube?
-Do you usually leave comments on videos you have seen? Do you ever click on "I like it"?
-Which of the videos that you have seen lately made an impact on you?
-Have you ever uploaded or downloaded a video on/from YouTube?

Remember to write a comment on 3 of your classmates' posts. The Word count is 240.

VIDEO 3: AN ACTIVITY YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME

Record a 2-minute mobile phone video presentation about an activity you like to do in your free time.
Say:

· What the activity is,
· How often you do it,
· Where you do it,
· What the activity involves,
· Why you enjoy doing this activity.
· Mention anything else you think is important.

Remember the deadline for video 3 is 28th November.

POST 7: FOOD AND EATING HABITS

"We are what we eat" I've heard some people who are concerned with eating habits say this, and I couldn't agree more with that.
Today you have chosen to write about food, so here you have some questions to guide your writing. They are related to three topics, but you don't have to answer them all, just choose the ones that sound more interesting to you..

Personal Eating habits / eating habits of Chileans
• Are you a vegetarian?
• Do you like to eat at fast food restaurants?
• Do you read the nutritional information on the foods you buy?
• Do you think fast food, soda and sweets should be sold in school cafeterias?
• Have you ever been on a diet? If so, for how long?
• How much do you eat when you are sad or happy?
Favourites
• How do you like Chilean food?
• What foods do you love and what foods do you hate? Why?
• If you were on death row, what would you request for your last meal?
• Do you like food from other countries? If yes, which do you like the most?
• Do you like to try new food and drinks?
Experiences
• Do you prefer to eat at a restaurant or at home?
• What is the most unusual thing you've ever eaten. Did it taste good or bad?
• Have you ever eaten something that made you ill?
• Have you ever found something disgusting in your food?
• Have you ever left a restaurant without paying ("dined and dashed")?
• Are there any foods that bring back special memories for you? What are they?
Make sure you write 240 words and write comments on three of your classmates'`posts.

POST 6: HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

 My heart must be green. Ever since I was a skinny little kid I have been fond of nature. I must have been six when I was walking in the street and bumped into a heap of a very simple type of creeping plant. I couldn’t help feeling sorry for the plant that had been cut off and unmercifully thrown away. So, by way of compensation, I picked up a piece of the plant, took it home and planted it. It didn’t take the little plant very long to grow bigger and thankfully offer me larger and greener leaves. And that was the beginning of my friendship with nature, which later developed into care for all type of living things and care for the planet.
Some years ago I started recycling things like cardboard, aluminum tins and tetra-pack cartons, which is not easy when you live in a small flat and the recycling points are far from your home, but I think it’s been worth the effort.
I must admit that I don’t walk very much and I use public transportation a lot, but that is because my place of work is rather far away from home to walk or ride there. I wish there were more facilities for byke riders in our city, as in The Neatherlands. When that happens I’ll go into a shop a buy a nice bicycle for me to ride everywhere.
I’ve been a suppoorter of Green Peace for some years now. Well, I don’t jump into little boats and go to Antartica to try and stop Japanese whale factory ships, but I donate to Greenpeace on a monthly basis. So, even when I wouldn’t dare personally participate to stop whale slaughter, at least I’m contributing to prevent it happening, aren’t I?

This week´s post is related to looking after the environment. So, we want you to tell us how far down the green road you are, in other words, what shade of green you are: an Eco-Hero, a Tree-Hugger-Hater or a Green-in-Between.
Here you are some questions to help you start off writing your post:

- Where do people learn about enviromentally friendly practices?
- Have you incorported recycling into your habits? Describe
- Do you use a bike or your legs instead of a car?
- Have you joined or supported any eco-organisations? Why/Why not?
- What else have you done /would you like to do?
- What have you done to reduce your carbon footprint?
- What's missing in our society/Santiago ragarding this issue?

Keep in mind that the number of words is 220 and don't forget to make comments on at least 3 of your classmates posts.

(Tree-hugger: an environmentalist or one who believes trees and all living things should not be cut down or harmed. Someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution)

SHORT SURVEY

At Plataforma Programa Inglés - http://www.lapetus.uchile.cl/japeto/interior.php?id=105 - we have uploaded a short survey that we want all students to answer. It won't take you more than 5 minutes. Can you help us?

PET SESSION 1

PET SESSION 1
Hi everybody!
Today you are going to have some practice for the final written exam. Please, click on the links below to access the sites to practise your Reading and Listening skills, and also your vocabulary. I hope you get a lot done and learn new things.


PET (Preliminary English Test) Practice

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

PRESENTATION 2: A JOURNEY I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

SECOND VIDEO PRESENTATION:
A JOURNEY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE

Record a for 2 –minute mobile phone video presentation* about a journey you would like to make

Say:
-Where you would like to go,
-Who you would go with,
-What you would do there,
-Why you would like to make this journey.
-Mention anything else you think is important.

°A mobile phone video presentation is a video of you talking directly to the camera.
Please feel free to practice and record as many versions as you see fit in order to complete the task. However, the final video must be in one take (i.e. it must not be edited).
Remember: you musn’t be wearing sunglasses or read when you do the video.

IMPORTANT: The deadline to send me your video by e-mail or take it to class is: 8th November.