PET Practice Session 2

Dear all,

today is your second PET Session. Go to the links below and complete the tasks for reading, listening and use of vocabulary.

Reading:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading4.html

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading_part5.htm

Listening:

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/B1_vocabulary_topics.htm

Video 3: An Ambition you have

Record a 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* 

Say:

What your ambition is,

Why you would like to achieve this ambition,

Who or what inspired your ambition,

What it would mean to you to fulfil your ambition.

Mention anything else you think is important.

* You MUST talk directly to the camera.

* The final video must be in one take (i.e. they must not be edited)

* No sunglasses!

DEADLINE: December 20th

Submit your video by email: inglesudechile@gmail.com

Post 10 >> English Language Challenges

Dear all, 

as this is your last post you can reflect about the English language challenges you have faced in this subject. 
Please Include the following: 

> What comments can you make about your experience learning English at university? What about the use of blogs?
> What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this?
> Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for?

- Wordcount: 260
- Make comments on 3 of your partners' posts.

PET (Preliminary English Test) Practic

Session 1 (week 10)

 

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

Post 9 (week 12) CHANGES TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

Write about some changes that could be made to your study programme (career)
Among others, think about:

> The curriculum (the subjects you have to study)
> Workload and length of studies
> Faculty facilities (buildings and infrastructure)
> Use of technology
> Teaching methods

- Word Count: 250
- Leave comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts. 

Post 8 >> Summer Plans

Write about your plans or ideas for this summer.

Among other things, write about:
> Places you are going to / would like to visit.
> People you are going to / would like to be with in summer.
> Activities you are thinking of being part of.
> If you are planning to work/study in summer.

- Comments:  Leave a comment on 3 of your classmates posts.
- Word Count for post 8: 240 words

Post 7- My favorite Piece of Art

Dear Students,
In this Blog Session you'll have to write about your favorite piece of Art.
Include:
- What is it? and What's its name?
- Why you like it?
- Who is the author?
- Where is it?
- Any other piece of information you consider important

* Word-count: 230
* Include an image
* Write 3 comments in your classmates' posts.

Video 2 >> A Job you Would Like to Do in the Future

Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about a job you would like to do in the future.

Say: 

1. What the job is,

2. Why you would like to do this job,,

3. What qualities or skills you would need to do this job,

4. What type of reward or job satisfaction you would get from doing this job.

5. Mention anything else you think is important.

* A mobile phone video presentation is a video of the student talking directly to the camera. (You Can NOT read)

* The final video must be in one take (they must not be edited).

* No sunglasses!

Deadline: November 22nd

Submit it by email to: inglesudechile@gmail.com

POST 6 - Postgraduate Studies (WEEK 8)

Write about a postgraduate course that you would consider taking in the future.

    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 

* Word Count: 220 words

Post 5: My Future Job (week 7)

- 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 / are you      thinking of taking?    Explain why

- Add any other related ideas.

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’    posts 

- Word Count: 210 words

Well, I consider myself very lucky to say that I already have the job I wanted. Since I finished my studies I had the opportunity to work in different places and that is something positive about being a teacher; Having the possibility to work with students, know about their realities and be part of their learning process. Maybe in the future I'd like to have an administrative job but always related to English, however I don't really like indoor jobs I prefer moving from one place to another and to interact with more people than just the same group every single day. In this sense if I could mix all those elements teaching english, working with different groups of people in an outdoor context it'd be great!

I feel the same about traveling. I'd love to go abroad as part of my job specially if that gives me the possibility to practice English in a real context with native speakers.
About the salary I'd love to have more economic stability and of course having a job that  would allow me to keep studying and accomplishing my goals.
In the future I'd like to keep studying because I think it's important improving as teacher in many senses and there is always something new to be learned.

Post 4 'A movie you would recommend'

Dear all,

this week you'll have to recommend us one movie. 

Please include:

- The name of the movie and why do you recommend it?

- What gender is it?

- What is it about? (Don't be a spoiler, just a general idea)

- Any other information you consider important 

- Comments: Leave a comment on  3 of their classmates posts.

- Word Count for post 4: 200 words 

Video 1 (October 20th)

A SUBJECT YOU ENJOYED AT SCHOOL

Record a for 2 minute mobile phone video presentation* about a subject you enjoyed at school

Say:

What the subject was,

Who taught it,

Why you enjoyed it,

What things you learnt in this subject.

Mention anything else you think is important.

Deadline: October 20th
Submit it to my email: inglesudechile@gmail.com

Post 3 (week 5) >>> Themed/Free Post 1 "Pets"

Your assignment this week is writing about your Pets

Please include:

- Do you have or had any pets? How did you choose their names?

- Would you like to have any different pet in the future?

- What kind of pets do you like the most? why?

- What do you think about having exotic pets?

- Any other piece of information you may consider important.

-200 words minimum.

- Include a picture. 

- Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blog.

Hello everyone, let me introduce you my pets, they are Minerva (the cat) and Tincho (the dog)  in July of 2014 my brother rescued minerva a little cat who was alone in the street so he decided to bring her home. She was only months of life and was dirty and thin, so we fed her and took her to the Vet. Everything was ok, I have to say that my dog is extremely friendly so he accepted that Minerva was going to be a new member of our family and they started building a beautiful friendship. They play all the time, share food and even sleep in the same place. On the other hand our dog was also a baby when my dad rescued him three years ago now.

Well, Minerva's name was chosen from my brother because it was the name of one of the Head Teachers in Harry Potter Minerva Mcgonagall and because it is the name of a song we really love from the music band Deftones. And Tincho used to called chiqui but then it turned into chiquitincho and finally we just called him tincho.
I think that in the future I'd like to have cats and dogs as well, I'm not really interested in having other type of pets because despite I like animals I think that having exotic pets is cruel. Spiders, ferrets, porcupines and birds are beautiful but they suffer a lot and in my opinion they should live in their real habitat. 
What about your pets?

Post N°2 The best Holidays/Concert ever

(choose ONLY 1 theme). 

Mention:

Holidays:

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

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



>>Worcount: 170
>>Leave comments on 3 of your classmates posts 

POST 1 (Week 3) >> 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 
- Word Count: 160 words

Week 2

Register in plataforma (see link below) Week 2

LINK DE REGISTRO

http://www.plataforma.uchile.cl/lapetus/registrate.php