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Theres no place like home!

How well do you know yourneighborhood/town/city/region/country?Do you think you can describe yourhome to a foreign person/tourist?

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Whats Chile like?

Chile is located in the southeast cornerof South America, squeezedbetween theAndes and the Pacific Ocean. Thecountry is only 240 km across at itswidest point, but being more than 4.200km long.

In the extreme north you will find the

most arid desert in the world, whereastowards the centre the environmentchanges completely into fertile landsbeautiful beaches and stunning

mountains with excellent skiing.

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Whats Chile like?

The south is the area of lakes, forestsand volcanoes, leading to ancientglaciers of Patagonia and Antarctica.

Chile also has plenty of attractions off-shore, like Easter Island and itssurrounding treasures, RobinsonCrusoe with its unique fauna andvegetation, and Chilo an Island full ofmystery and special folklore.

Chile in twominutes

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Give you opinion

What do you think of the writtendescription? Is it for Chilean people orforeign tourist?

Do you think the

description of the video

is more accurate?

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Starting conversation

Where are you from?

Im from Chile. Have you heard of it?

Yeah, What part?

From the south, eighth region Whereabouts?

I doubt youll know it. Its small city

called Chillan. Ive never heard of it. Whats it like?

Its a

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Describing your home town [My home town, city, village, neighborhood]

is known as/for, is situated/located in, is just18 km from, is renowned for, is the(superlative) of Chile

My city is ancient, beautiful, crowded,charming, pleasant, contemporary, exciting,fascinating, popular, polluted, picturesque,old, tiny, small, an industrial area, a big port,

a rural area, a dry , famous place, iconic etc.

Vocabulary cities and areas

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Work in pairs

Create a short dialogue with a partner inwhich you describe briefly your hometown.Include questions and adjectives. Example:

Hi. My home town known as Zhabinka, it's locatedin Southern-West part of Belarus about 50kilometers from Brest. Zhabinka is famous for itssugar factory, one of the biggest in Belarus. TheRiver Mukhavets flows near Zhabinka. Now I live inMinsk, it's the capital of Belarus. I lived in Brestbefore, it's renowned for Brest Fortress, the placeof the valiant resistance to the fascist invadersduring The Second World War.

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Complete with the words

CHILLN, one of the most picturesque towns inthe whole country, it lies between two rivers, theuble and the Chillan, the citys meaning ischairunder the sun in the Mapudungn language.

Chillan is one of Chiles oldest towns and wasfounded four centuries ago. Among the touristattractions it includes The Cathedral that wasbegun in 1941, after the tragic earthquake of 1939,which resulted in the destruction of the old church.

The Craft in the open market are also worth a visit,as it offers a most complete and varied selection ofChilean handicraft work. The resort of Termas deChilln is situated only 80 kilometres from the city.It is an international tourist resort, which prides

itself on being one of the foremost winter sportsresorts on the planet.

Includes handicraft prides worth picturesqueforemost meaning oldest - earthquake

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Video: A story for tomorrow

This video was written and producedwhile traveling through Chile &Patagonia with my girlfriend. We spent 5weeks exploring this amazing country,

and this is how we chose to document it.Thanks so much for checking it out

http://vimeo.com/36519586

Music:Bowspirit by: BalmorheaSkeletons by: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

http://vimeo.com/36519586http://vimeo.com/36519586

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Riddles

Riddles are very useful to learn a language.Many of them are the same in otherlanguages but other are specially British or

American. Many of them play with words,meanings and similar sounds.

Try to guess the meaning of the following

riddles Why was Cinderella taken off the basketball

team?

- Because she always run away from theball

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I follow you all day long, But when the nightor rain comes, I am all gone.

-The Shadow I come one in a minute, Twice in a moment,

But never in a thousand years.

- The letterm.

What starts with T, ends with T and is fullwith T?

- A teapot.

What starts with E, ends with E but onlyhas one letter?

An envelope.

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Where does Friday come before Thursday?

- In the dictionary.

What has many keys but cannot open anydoor?

- A piano.

What word is always pronounced wrong?- The wordwrong.

I have a head, a tail, but no body. What amI?

A coin.

You hear my sound, You feel me when Imove, But see me you never will.

The wind

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Chilean Slangs Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that

are not considered standard in the speakers language

or dialect but are considered acceptable in certainsocial settings. Flaite: Thief Condoro: Mistake Cachai?: you know

Cahuin: rumor Poncio: Promiscuous

Trollear: To mockSomeone

Pato: Shameless Fome: Dull Penca: Not good Caa: Hangonver Dar jugo: being asshole Apagar la tele/Plida: ToPass out

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DIALOGUE!

Create a dialogue in group includingquestions about origin, your personalinformation, home country, description ofyour home country, city or town, slang,expressions etc.

Present in to the class!

Youve got 10 minutes!

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Speaking and listening

What time did you leave home? Whats good/bad about leaving

home?

Grammar: Have to/dont have to/ can

We use have toto talk about strongobligation that comes from somewhereelse, for example from you boss, you

parents, a rule at school or work.

Have To and Don't Have To - Use

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Examples:

Ihave tobe home by ten. (My parents toldme so.)Ihave toget up early, because I start workat 8. (It is a rule.)

Don't have to means that there isn't anyobligation at all, there is no need to do it.

Idon' t have toget up early at weekend.(I can stay in bed as long as I want.)You don' t have togo with me.(You can go with me if you want to.)

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Exercises

BOOK

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on ave o us nexercisesThe choice is yours Total prohibition

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Will and Wont We use wi l lorwon tfor actions in the future and immediate

responses.

1. Don't get up, I ______ answer the phone.2. If you eat too much you ______ put on weight.

4. Don't stay out too late, you ______ get up on time.

4. I don't think she ______ pass the exam, she isn't very good.

5. You may as well go home now, I _______ be back for hours.

6. Go to bed and you ________ feel better tomorrow.

7. It's Mary's birthday next month. She ______ be 18.

8. They are on holiday for two weeks so they _____be heretomorrow.

9. ______they want dinner?

10. If the weather is ok, the plane _______ leave on time.

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LOOKATTHEFOLLOWINGEXPRESSIONS:

ITBUGSMEWHEN . . .(MEENFERMACUANDO)

I CANTSTANDITWHEN . . . (NOSOPORTOCUANDO)

ITANNOYSMEWHEN. . . (MEENOJACUANDO)

ITBOTHERSMEWHEN. . . (MEMOLESTACUANDO)

ITPISSESMEOFFWHEN. . .(MEENFADACUANDO)

ITDRIVESMECRAZYWHEN. . . (MEENLOQUECECUANDO)

ITMAKESMEANGRYWHEN. . . (MEHACEENOJARCUANDO)

ITMAKESMYBLOODBOILWHEN. . .(MEHACEHERVIRLASANGRECUANDO)

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They all have a similar meaning: It makes me angry.Complete the following sentences:

1) It both ers me whenI am at a movie and somebody

2)It pisses m e of f when

men

3) It anno ys me whenwomen

4) It real ly makes me ang ry whenpeople

5) It driv es me crazy whenmy neighbors

6) It bugs me whenmy best friend 7) It makes my b lood boi lwhen (my) children

8) I can t s tand it w hen p o lit ic ian

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Places in a town skyscraper- rascacielos

neighborhood - barriomarket - mercadodowntown - centro de la ciudadfreeway - autopistatraffic jam - atasco de trficofactory - fabricasidewalk - acera

street signs - seales de trficonews stand - quioscoparking meter- parqumetrophone booth - cabina telefnicataxi stand - parada de taxistraffic lights - semamorosintersection - cruzeparking lot - estacionamientostreet lights - luces de la callebench - bancobus stop - parada de autobstrash dumpster - contenedor de basura