Dear students,
I am writing to let you know that our classroom is 35, and the test starts at 8:30.
We'll start with the written test and then we'll do the oral test.
Best,
Clara Nora
jueves, 27 de octubre de 2011
martes, 25 de octubre de 2011
Final EXAM on Friday
Dear students,
It has been a long time without any communication. I hope you are all fine and with a lot of practice in English.
The exam has an oral and a written part and the exercises are similar to the activities we practiced in class and in our blog.
The written exam has 3 parts: reading, listening, and writing. Review the lessons we studied in class and the ones in the program. (See the program in Plataforma)
The oral part is an interactive conversation about different topics. For example, city life, the environment, public transport, university activities, national television, etc.
You can also practice listening to the websites suggested in Plataforma and also with films and music.
See you on Friday at 8:30.
Best,
Clara Nora
It has been a long time without any communication. I hope you are all fine and with a lot of practice in English.
The exam has an oral and a written part and the exercises are similar to the activities we practiced in class and in our blog.
The written exam has 3 parts: reading, listening, and writing. Review the lessons we studied in class and the ones in the program. (See the program in Plataforma)
The oral part is an interactive conversation about different topics. For example, city life, the environment, public transport, university activities, national television, etc.
You can also practice listening to the websites suggested in Plataforma and also with films and music.
See you on Friday at 8:30.
Best,
Clara Nora
domingo, 23 de octubre de 2011
FINAL EXAM
Dear students,
I received this mail from sociology. Please contact the Faculty for information.
Estimados Profesores: Junto con saludarlos, por encargo de la Dirección de la Escuela de Pregrado, solicito puedan reanudar contacto con los cursos del nivel de Inglés correspondiente, con el objeto de organizar cierre de Primer semestre 2011.
Les pido ofrecer, de acuerdo a lo conversado con la dirección de inglés, algunas clases de repaso para los exámenes orales y escritos, logrando dichos cierre semestral.
Todos aquellos profesores que ya cuentan con los promedios de su asignatura de inglés se ruega ingresar a la página www.docentes.uchile.cl y plasmar las respectivas notas, de lo contrario acercarse a la Secretaría de Estudios a realizar las actas en forma manual. El plazo para lo anterior se vence el 28 de octubre, contando con su colaboración, saluda atentamente.
Natalia Figueroa Hormazábal
Secretaria
Dirección de Escuela de Pregrado
Dirección de Asuntos Estudiantiles
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Universidad de Chile
(56-02) 978 78 69
www.facso.uchile.cl
I received this mail from sociology. Please contact the Faculty for information.
Estimados Profesores: Junto con saludarlos, por encargo de la Dirección de la Escuela de Pregrado, solicito puedan reanudar contacto con los cursos del nivel de Inglés correspondiente, con el objeto de organizar cierre de Primer semestre 2011.
Les pido ofrecer, de acuerdo a lo conversado con la dirección de inglés, algunas clases de repaso para los exámenes orales y escritos, logrando dichos cierre semestral.
Todos aquellos profesores que ya cuentan con los promedios de su asignatura de inglés se ruega ingresar a la página www.docentes.uchile.cl y plasmar las respectivas notas, de lo contrario acercarse a la Secretaría de Estudios a realizar las actas en forma manual. El plazo para lo anterior se vence el 28 de octubre, contando con su colaboración, saluda atentamente.
Natalia Figueroa Hormazábal
Secretaria
Dirección de Escuela de Pregrado
Dirección de Asuntos Estudiantiles
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Universidad de Chile
(56-02) 978 78 69
www.facso.uchile.cl
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM
Food
What are some foods that are considered unhealthy?
What are some foods that you know are healthy for your body?
In your opinion, which country has the tastiest food?
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
What do you eat when you feel sad?
What food can you cook the best?
What are some typical meals from your country?
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
What is your favorite food?
Is there any food that you really dislike to eat?
Friends
Has a friend ever let you down?
Have you made any friends over the Internet?
How do you maintain a good friendship?
How do you make new friends?
How many people do you consider your "best friends?"
What do you usually do with your friends?
What makes friends different from family?
What qualities do you think are important in a friend?
Why do you like your best friend?
Do you think it is possible to have a best friend of the opposite sex without becoming a girlfriend or boyfriend?
Books and Reading
What is your favorite story?
Who is your favorite author?
Who is your favorite character?
What is your favorite genre?
How many hours do you spend reading in a week?
Did you enjoy reading books in school?
What books have you recommended for other people?
How often do you go to the library?
How do you choose the books you are going to read?
How important is the cover of the book.
Pets and Animals
Did you grow up with pets in your home?
What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?
What is the best pet to own?
What are some animals that live in your country?
Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?
Do you think it is acceptable to test cosmetics on animals?
What animals do you think are ugly?
What can children learn by having a pet?
What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
Why do some people not like pets?
What can people learn from animals?
What are some foods that are considered unhealthy?
What are some foods that you know are healthy for your body?
In your opinion, which country has the tastiest food?
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
What do you eat when you feel sad?
What food can you cook the best?
What are some typical meals from your country?
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
What is your favorite food?
Is there any food that you really dislike to eat?
Friends
Has a friend ever let you down?
Have you made any friends over the Internet?
How do you maintain a good friendship?
How do you make new friends?
How many people do you consider your "best friends?"
What do you usually do with your friends?
What makes friends different from family?
What qualities do you think are important in a friend?
Why do you like your best friend?
Do you think it is possible to have a best friend of the opposite sex without becoming a girlfriend or boyfriend?
Books and Reading
What is your favorite story?
Who is your favorite author?
Who is your favorite character?
What is your favorite genre?
How many hours do you spend reading in a week?
Did you enjoy reading books in school?
What books have you recommended for other people?
How often do you go to the library?
How do you choose the books you are going to read?
How important is the cover of the book.
Pets and Animals
Did you grow up with pets in your home?
What are the pros and cons of keeping a pet?
What is the best pet to own?
What are some animals that live in your country?
Do you know someone who owns an unusual pet?
Do you think it is acceptable to test cosmetics on animals?
What animals do you think are ugly?
What can children learn by having a pet?
What is the largest animal you have ever seen?
Why do some people not like pets?
What can people learn from animals?
jueves, 9 de junio de 2011
Class tomorrow
Dear students,
I hope to see you in class tomorrow.
Please, remember we have only 3 more classes before the final exam.
Regards,
Clara Nora
I hope to see you in class tomorrow.
Please, remember we have only 3 more classes before the final exam.
Regards,
Clara Nora
domingo, 5 de junio de 2011
About the strike and the end of the semester
My dear students,
Last Friday I went to the Faculty to know about the details of the strike because I am worried about the end of the semester.
I understand your reasons, but we need to think about the end of the semester.
One action we can take is to write our blogs and advance on the topics we have to work on.
I have included a model blog for you to read and do the brainstorming alone because unfortunately we cannot meet and do this together.
I hope to see you on Friday, June 10th.
In case of questions, write to me at claranoramoreira@yahoo.com
Regards,
Clara Nora Moreira
Last Friday I went to the Faculty to know about the details of the strike because I am worried about the end of the semester.
I understand your reasons, but we need to think about the end of the semester.
One action we can take is to write our blogs and advance on the topics we have to work on.
I have included a model blog for you to read and do the brainstorming alone because unfortunately we cannot meet and do this together.
I hope to see you on Friday, June 10th.
In case of questions, write to me at claranoramoreira@yahoo.com
Regards,
Clara Nora Moreira
Blog 8 A pice of news I think is important
Blog 8 A piece of news I think is important
The piece of news I will write about today is the indefinite strike of the students at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
I read about it in my mail because one student wrote to me in order to ask for more information. After this mail I received another official mail from the secretary of the faculty to inform me of this situation.
This happened on Thursday, June the 2nd on campus Juan Gòmez Millas, but this is not the first time. Chilean students have been demonstrating against the present system in all parts of Chile for decades.
I think this is a social and economic type of news because the students are trying to change the current system of education by forcing the political authorities to make education more accessible and massive for the Chilean students. Besides, they are trying to obtain larger budgets for free education.
I chose this type of news because it is relevant for all society and specifically for students at private and public universities, where the tuition fees are extremely high and many students who graduate from high school cannot continue their studies at these universities.
At a more personal level I think this decision affects students and professors, because we miss classes and
the opportunity to learn more. But at the same time I think we need to do something in order to let the authorities and society know how we think and finally change the present system.
The questions that derive from this idea are whether this way of demonstrating against this situation is the correct one, or whether there are other ways which can be more effective and less harmful.
And, most importantly, once it is accepted that the present system has to change. How should it be changed? Should education be free, or should students pay part of that education after they graduate?
The answer to these questions can be the topic for a future blog. One hint is to remember the proverb: “Easy comes, easy goes.”
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/156662/different_types_of_news_for_the_beginning.html
The piece of news I will write about today is the indefinite strike of the students at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
I read about it in my mail because one student wrote to me in order to ask for more information. After this mail I received another official mail from the secretary of the faculty to inform me of this situation.
This happened on Thursday, June the 2nd on campus Juan Gòmez Millas, but this is not the first time. Chilean students have been demonstrating against the present system in all parts of Chile for decades.
I think this is a social and economic type of news because the students are trying to change the current system of education by forcing the political authorities to make education more accessible and massive for the Chilean students. Besides, they are trying to obtain larger budgets for free education.
I chose this type of news because it is relevant for all society and specifically for students at private and public universities, where the tuition fees are extremely high and many students who graduate from high school cannot continue their studies at these universities.
At a more personal level I think this decision affects students and professors, because we miss classes and
the opportunity to learn more. But at the same time I think we need to do something in order to let the authorities and society know how we think and finally change the present system.
The questions that derive from this idea are whether this way of demonstrating against this situation is the correct one, or whether there are other ways which can be more effective and less harmful.
And, most importantly, once it is accepted that the present system has to change. How should it be changed? Should education be free, or should students pay part of that education after they graduate?
The answer to these questions can be the topic for a future blog. One hint is to remember the proverb: “Easy comes, easy goes.”
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/156662/different_types_of_news_for_the_beginning.html
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