ENGLISH IV FINAL GRADES

HI GUYS,

Here are the final grades:

-RODRIGO AZOCAR 5.4
-JAVIER CASTRO 5.9
-PAMELA FUENTES 3.7
-FRANCISCA GUAGAMA 5.8
-TAMARA GUZMAN 3.9
-PAULINA JARA 5.8
-TAMARA MORA 4.3
-DEBORAH ROCO 5.4
-DAIANA VENEGAS 4.4

I already sent the grades to Secretaría de Estudios so you should ask them if you want to see all the grades you got during the course.

Happy holidays.

Paula

THURSDAY 25TH LAST MINUTE CHANGES!!!

HELLO GUYS,

How is everything? I hope you are doing well.

There have been some last minute changes regarding the time of the evaluations starting tomorrow.

The oral test will be tomorrow, Thursday 25th, from 3.00 to 4.30 pm, in room 35.

The written test will be on December 2nd also from 3.00 to 4.30 pm, in room 35, too.

Pending quizzes will be given tomorrow, at 1.30 pm, not at 1.00 pm. because classrooms are busy at that time.

Sorry for not letting you knnow about these changes in advance but I only knew about classroom problems today, Wednesday.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused by these changes.

See you.

Paula

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ABOUT THE COURSE

HI GUYS,

NEXT WEEK (NOV. 25TH) YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE FINAL ORAL EXAM. IT WILL BE IN THE SAME CLASSROOM (Nº 35) AT 2.30 P.M. THE TEST WILL BE IN PAIRS. THERE IS NO CLASS AFTER THAT.

THE WRITTEN TEST WILL BE ON DECEMBER 2ND. IT WILL ALSO BE AT 2.30 PM IN THE SAME ROOM. THERE ISN´T CLASS AFTER THE TEST EITHER.

THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE SHOULD MEET ME NEXT THURSDAY 25TH AT 1.00 PM IN THE SAME CLASSROOM FOR PENDING LISTENING QUIZZES OR TESTS.

IT´S IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU THAT IF YOU DON´T SHOW UP, THERE WON´T BE MORE CHANCES.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE:

-CAMILA BALCAZAR
-FRANCISCA GUNGAMA
-TAMARA GUZMAN
-PAULINA JARA
-TAMARA MORA
-DEBORAH ROCO
-DAIANA VENEGAS

THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT COME TO CLASS TODAY (NOV 18TH) CAN STILL DO POST 10 UNTIL FRIDAY 19TH MIDNIGHT. AFTER THAT, YOUR GRADE WILL BE PENALIZED IN ONE POINT.

POST 10 IS WORTH A FULL. GRADE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

PAULA

PS. YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT vergara.paula8@gmail.com FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DOUBTS.

POST 10 NOVEMBER 18TH.

Possible essay topics. Choose one of them.

1. Your experience learning English at the University / A general reflection.
2 The use of technologies within the different subjects you have studied this year. (Review/opinion)
3. Chile 2010. What are your views on Chile´s bicentennial year?

Essay structure:

Introduction (about 80 words)
Body 2 or 3 paragraphs (about 200 words)
Conclusion (about 70 words)

Useful links:

http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/

www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay

http://esl.about.com/cs/writing/ht/ht_essay.htm

POST 9, NOVEMBER 11

THEMED POST 4 "CHRISTMAS"

Wrtie about Christmas and refer to some background information such as, what it is about or what do people celebrate at Christmas time.

Also include,

why Christmas is special to you,

how this celebration has become a material event in spite of being a religious celebration and last,

what is your ideal way of celebrating Christmas


Don´t forget to do this post according to essay writing conventions, such as it is stated on

http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers/

Comment on 2 of your classmates´ posts.

Write 300 words

POST 8, NOVEMBER 4TH. HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

- 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?

Number of words: 300

Don't forget to make comments on at least 2 of your classmates posts.

TASK 7, CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Talk about the time when you were a child and select one of your best memories.

Give some background information about it and say,

- what you were like,
- how old you were at that time,
-who you were with,
- when it took place and
-why this memory is special to you.

300 words

This post will be evaluated with a full grade (not points) and it should have the structure of an essay (introduction, body and conclusion). Look at previous post 7 (themed post 3, below) for references.

You can use any English dictionary on line, such as http://www.merriam-webster.com/ or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/cambridge.org.

Plagiarism or the use of Google´s translator are not accepted.

You can do this task until tomorrow Friday, October 29th midnight.

Enjoy and have a good weekend.

Paula

OCT 28TH. THEMED POST 3

HI GUYS,

THEMED POST AGAIN! SO BEFORE YOU START WRITING WE MUST AGREE ON A TOPIC.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS SITE FOR GUIDELINES ON HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY, BECAUSE YOUR WRITING WILL BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED ON GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY, ORGANIZATION AND TASK .

http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers

SEE YOU.

PAULA

OCT 28TH. IMPORTANT NEWS

HI GUYS,

DON´T MISS TODAY´S CLASS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT TEST.

SEE YOU.

PAULA

TASK 6, OCTOBER 21ST

SESSION 6 (week 8) >> SUMMARY FROM A CAREER-RELATED ARTICLE FROM THE GUARDIAN
Go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Select a piece of news connected to your area of studies / future career.
Write a summary of it.
Provide the link to your piece of news.
Leave a comment on 2 of their partners' posts.
250 - 300 words

TASK 5: THEMED POST "THE MAPUCHE CONFLICT"

HI GUYS,

HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL. WELCOME BACK.

THIS WEEK YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK ON 2 POSTS.

LAST WEEKS´S POST, TASK 4 (ALREADY POSTED)

AND THIS WEEKS´.

THIS WEEK`S POST IS:

THE MAPUCHE CONFLICT

Include:

-background information about the Mapuches
- what they were protesting about,
- how did the president solve the problem,
-what is your opinion about the problem, and
- what should be done.

- Write at least 250 words and comment on two classmates posts.

POST 4, SEPTEMBER 30TH

WHAT TO DO / WHERE TO GO IN SANTIAGO


What to do and where to go in Santiago.

- What places should a foreigner tourist visit in Stgo?
- What things should a foreigner tourist do?
- Make a list of the top 5 places/activities, describing them, giving suggestions and explaining the reasons for your choice.
- Leave a comment on 2 of your classmates' posts.

Number of words: 250

SEPTEMBER 23RD. THEMED POST

Hi guys!!!

Welcome back. today you have to think of a topic (or theme) to write about.

I´m attaching some guidelines on how to write an essay (like a composition), because your post should have the structure of an academic essay.

Have a look at this site:

http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/

Leave a comment on 3 of your classmates´ posts
Write between 200 - 250 words

SEPTEMBER 2ND, TASK 2

POST 2 (week 4) >> A COUNTRY YOU'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.
- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts
- Word Count: 200 words

AUGUST 26TH, TASK 1

POST 1 - FIRST TERM: GOOD AND BAD POINTS (week 3)

| author: Ernesto Sanhueza


Write about your experiences during the first term of 2010.
Describe:
- the relevant things you learned/studied
- the sports and free time activities you did
- the challenges you had to face
- Others (family, friends, etc..)
- Word Count: 200