Welcome to Level IV!

Dear all:
I hope you all had a nice break and managed to relax either somewhere else or just doing something different.

First thing you should do is to add anybody new to your link list.

To give you a bit of freedom, today you will have the chance to choose what you write about. Please make sure you plan your writing before you start. Give it an introduction, body and some sort of conclusion or closure. (250 words min)
Of course I expect you to comment on your classmate's blogs.



The possibilities are:






-Animal rights in Chile.



-Education in Chile.



-Gender and opportunities in Chile.

Important favor

Dear all:
Very important to do before July 9th. Visit:

http://www.lapetus.uchile.cl/lapetus/2009/1/ingles/index.php

And do the "evaluacion docente", please. You create a password and it should take 20 mins.
Thank you.

Regards,
Beatriz

Blogging experience

Write about your blogging experience.

- Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not?

- Did it help you improve your English?

- Give your opinion of the advantages and disadvantages of blogging in the English class.

Minimum 280 words

Write 3 comments to any member of the class you wish.

Oral Interaction Language Test

Giving your opinion

Giving your opinion neutrally

"I think…."


"I feel that…."


"In my opinion…."


"As far as I'm concerned…."


"As I see it…."


"In my view…"

Giving a strong opinion


"I'm absolutely convinced that…."


"I'm sure that….."


"I strongly believe that…."


"I have no doubt that…"


ASKING for SOMEONE'S OPINION

"What do you think?"


"What's your view?"


"How do you see the situation?"

Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing

"I think you're right."
"I agree with you."


Strong agreement

"I couldn't agree with you more."
"You're absolutely right."
"I agree entirely."
"I totally agree."


Agreeing in part

"I agree with you up to a point, but..."
"That's quite true, but..."
"I agree with you in principle, but..."


Disagreeing

"I'm not sure I agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't agree."
"(I'm afraid) I disagree."
"(I'm afraid) I can't agree with you."
"(I'm afraid) I don't share your opinion."

Note that when you disagree with someone, you can often sound
more polite by using a phrase such as "I'm afraid..."

Disagreeing strongly

"I don't agree at all."
"I totally disagree."
"I couldn't agree with you less."

Keeping a conversation going
Making comments

"No!" - to show surprise
"I don't believe it!" - to show surprise
"Wow!" - to show admiration or surprise
"That's incredible / amazing / unbelievable" - to show great
interest in the subject of conversation
"How awful / terrible" - to show sympathy with someone else's bad
news

Asking questions

"Really?" - to show surprise
"And you?" - when someone asks you how you are
"Did you?" - can be used to encourage someone to tell their story.

For example, "I saw her last night" "Did you?" "Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she...."

Rate it!

Today's task is to visit a classmate's blog and then write about it..


Post your review (220 words min.) on your blog with a picture that sums up how you felt when reading the blog:


Say:
Whose blog you are reviewing


What the blog is called

How many posts there are

Any particular features of the blog you like.


Which is your favourite post and why.


What aspect of English they should focus on more.


suggest one thing your classmate could do to improve their blog.

Remember your 3 comments on your classmates' blogs.

Final tests

Dear classmembers:
Remember next Friday we will have the last listening quiz. We will have the oral test(You will need a partner for this test )on July 2nd,and the written test on July 9. Next week we will practice for them.

Best regards,
Beatriz

Two choices

Hello guys:

Choose ONE of the following topics and write.

Choice I: An important event.

Write a report on the Chilean game against Honduras.
What were the strengths shown by Chileans?
What were the weaknesses?
Which players make it happen?
A comment on Honduras’s game.

240 words, 3 comments.

Choice II: Our culture

What makes Chileans, Chileans?
What are our main characteristics?
Do you feel there is a strong sense of identity in our country?
are we a nationalistic country? deeply rooted? When?

Develop any ideas on the topic.

240 words, 3 comments.