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My family....................................................................................................................................... 4
My class ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Best friends ................................................................................................................................ 6

An interview with school children ....................................................................... 7

A party for Ray ....................................................................................................................... 8
The guests - A short story for Hallowe’en ..................................................... 9
Summertime blues, by Eddie Cochran .......................................................... 10

Holidays .......................................................................................................................................11
An E-mail from London..................................................................................................12
My plans for the future ...................................................................................................13
A holiday in Florida ........................................................................................................... 14
Stephen Hawking ............................................................................................................... 15
Pine forest, by Gabriela Mistral ............................................................................. 16
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Hi, my name is Risotis. I’m

10 years old and this is my
family. We are from the Risotiso
planet. I have two sisters. Their
names are Risotisa and Risotisis.
Risotisa’s 15 years old. Risotisis is 12 years old.
They are very nice, but today, Risotisis is not very
happy. She is sad.
My mother’s name is Risotisona. She is 40 years old. She is
tall and beautiful. My mother is also very nice and she is always
happy! My father’s name is Risotison. He is smart. He is an engineer. He
builds bridges between different planets.
I also have a pet. My pet’s name is Pawitis. He is a big brown pet and he is
very quiet!
I love my family!

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MY CLASS
Be nja mi n an d th is is my cla ss. We are 40 children in our
Hi! I’m
es. He’s nice and ver�
class. Our class teacher ´s Mr Jon
d his wife´s Chilean.
f�iendly. He’s f�om Aust�alia, an
my class. They are
I have some ver� good f�iends in
d Bar�� are f�om
Tom, Bar��, and Er�esto. Tom an
change prog�amme)
England (they are par� of an ex
and Er�esto’s f�om Chile.
They are ver� tall!
Tom’s 11 years old and Bar��’s 12.
s, but they miss their
They are here with their familie
r� good st�dents
f�iends in England. They are ve
ish. Er�esto’s a
and they speak English and Span
ppy boy!
good st�dent, too. He’s a ver� ha
like it because it has a nice
My classroom’s ver� small, but I
r� er ca lle d ‘Th e rea din g cor� er’. It’s f�ll of ver� good books in
co
e can read them in our
English, Spanish and French. W
lang�age classes.

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BEST FRIENDS
DJ: Hello, Angelina.

Angelina: Hi!

DJ: Do you have a best friend?

Angelina: Yes, of course. His name’s Brad Pete.

DJ: Is he from Chile?

Angelina: No, he’s from the USA, but he lives in

Calama.

DJ: Is his hair black?

Angelina: No, Brad’s hair is blond.

DJ: What colour are his eyes?

Angelina: Blue.

DJ: How old is he?

Angelina: He’s twelve.

DJ: Does he have any brothers or sisters?

Angelina: No, he doesn’t. He’s an only child.

DJ: What’s Brad’s favourite book?

Angelina: Harry Potter.

DJ: Fine. Now tell me, who’s your favourite film

star?

Angelina: Brad Pitt!

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 An interview
with school children
Interviewer: Good morning, children. Today, I’ll interview some of
you to talk about extra-curricular activities. What are
the extra-curricular activities in your school?

Amy: Well, there are Spanish workshops, sports, drama,

gardening, and technology.

Interviewer: What activities are you doing?

Sam: I’m doing gardening. I love plants and nature!

Amy: I love technology.

Burt: I’m very good at Spanish, so I’m doing the Spanish

workshops.

Interviewer: It sounds very interesting. What time do you do the

extra-curricular activities?

Sam: Well, we have classes until 2 o’clock and the activities

are from 3 to 5.

Interviewer: What’s good about having extra-curricular activities?

Amy: Well, in my opinion, it’s a good opportunity to meet

other children with the same interests and curiosity.

Sam: Yes, you can get new friends.

Burt: I have a lot of new friends now!

Interviewer: Well, children, thanks a lot for your time. It’s been very
interesting. Goodbye!

All the children: Goodbye!

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A par t r Ray
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s Ra y´ s birth da y on Satu rday. Why don’t we organi
Rachel: It’
a part y for him?
’s a ve ry good idea ! Fir st, we have to make a list
Mar y: That
of family and friends.
send the
chel : Ex ac tly. An d ne xt, we have to write and
Ra
invit ations.

l do it! An d th en we ha ve to buy the food.

Mar y: I’l
t
new supermarket sells grea
Rachel: That’s right. The s!
snacks and delicious cake
fa nt as tic ! An d af te r that, we have to buy some
Mar y: Mm…
soft drinks.
rt y in
el : Do yo u th in k it’ s a good idea to have the pa
Rach
my house?

I belie ve it’s a fa nt as tic idea, Rachel. And

Mar y: Ray!
finally, we have to invite
you’re right.
Rachel: Ha-ha-ha! Yes

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 The Guests
A short story for Hallowe’en
(Anonymous)

A young man and his wife were on a trip to visit his mother.
Usually, they arrived in time for supper, but they had had a late start
and now it was getting dark, so they decided to look for a place to
stay overnight and drive on in the morning.
Just off the road, they saw a small house in the woods. “Maybe they
rent rooms,” the wife said, so they stopped to ask. An elderly man and
woman came to the door. They didn’t rent rooms, they said, but they
would be glad to have them stay overnight as their guests. They had plenty
of room, and they would enjoy the company. The old woman made coffee,
brought out some cake, and the four of them talked for a while. Then, the
young couple were taken to their room. They insisted on paying for the
room, but the old man said he would not accept any money.
The young couple got up early the next morning, before their hosts
had awakened. They left an envelope with some money in it on a
table near the front door, to pay for the room. Then, they went on to
the next town. They stopped at a restaurant and had breakfast.
When they told the owner where they had stayed, he was shocked.
“That can’t be,” he said. “That house burned to the ground, and the
man and the woman who lived there died in the fire.”
The young couple could not believe this, so they went back to the
house. Only now there was no house. All they found was a burned-out
shell. They stood staring at the ruins, trying to understand what had
happened. Then, the woman screamed: in the rubble was a badly
burned table, like the one they had seen by the front door, and on the
table was the envelope they had left that morning.
Source: Anonymous. (n.d.). The guests – A short story for Hallowe’en. Learn-english.com. Retrieved 27 June,
2013, from http://learn-english-network.org/stories/halloween/guests.html

Supper: cena. Overnight: toda la noche. Envelope: sobre. Burned-out: quemado. Rubble: escombros.

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Summertime blues By Eddie Cochran

I’m gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler
About working all summer just to try to earn a dollar.
Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date
My boss says, “No dice son, you’ve got to work late”.
Sometimes I wonder what I’m gonna do,
But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.

Well my mom and pop told me, “Son you’ve got to make some money,
If you want to use the car to go riding next Sunday”.
Well, I didn’t go to work, told the boss I was sick .
“Well you can’t use the car ‘cause you didn’t work a lick”.
Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do,
But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.

I’m gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation,

I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations.
Well, I called my congressman and he said, Quote:
“I’d like to help you, son, but you’re too young to vote”.
Sometimes I wonder what I’m gonna do,
But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.

Source: Cochran, E. (1958). Summertime Blues. Metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 27 June, 2013,

from http://www.metrolyrics.com/summertime-blues-lyrics-cochran-eddie.html

Fuss: escándalo. Holler: grito. Gonna: going to (informal). Ain’t: is not (informal). Blues: pena (informal). A lick: un poquito
(informal). Quote: cita.

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 Holidays
I.
Christmas is my favourite holiday.
My grandmother makes ham, salad,
and cupcakes on Christmas day.
I always get a lot of presents for Christmas.
This year, I want to get new pencils and a
drawing pad. I always have a lot of fun
at Christmas!

II.
Hallowe’en is a great holiday. My mother
makes candy corn and cupcakes on Hallowe’en.
People wear costumes during Hallowe’en.
Last year, I wore a skeleton costume.
This year, I am going to wear a zombie costume.

III.
September 18th is a fantastic holiday.
We celebrate our Independence Day.
We have a barbecue and salads on September 18th.
I don’t have to go to school on September 18th!

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AN E -MAIL FROM LONDON

Mail To:

From:
[email protected]

[email protected]

Dear Aunt Louise,

How are you? I am writing to you in English because it’s good for me
to practise a lot!
I am studying English in an academy in London (London is very big
and beautiful, but it´s very expensive).
My classmates are from different countries: France, Spain, Germany,
and Italy. My teacher´s English, her name is Joanna Fowler. I think
she is from London, but I’m not sure. She is tall, blonde and has got
blue eyes. She´s a good teacher.
I get up at 07:00 every day and I take the tube to the centre. The journey takes
25 minutes.
My classes start at 09:00. I have five hours of English a day. I usually arrive home at 6 p.m.
When I get home, I do my homework and watch television. English television is very good. I
normally go to bed at 11 p.m.

Write to me soon.
Lots of love,
Jorge

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MY PLANS F OR T HE F UTURE
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When I grow up, I’m go
television.
would love to work on
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go to ac ting classes th ree times a week , and m
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teacher says that I’m ve .
presenting programmes
travel all over the world
ish, French, and Italian.
I’m going to learn Span

until I’m thirty and I’m

I’m not going to marry and
ren. First, I’d like a boy
going to have two child
then, a girl!

money, and with my

I’m going to earn lots of es, a
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money I’m going to bu t
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beautiful house, and a nic
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you? What are your futu

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A HOLIDAY IN FLORIDA

Mail
To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Dear David,
How are you? I’m in Florida with my family at the moment; I’m having a very
good time!
I went to Disney World and Epcot Centre last Sunday, and on Tuesday, we
went to the cinema.
After the cinema, we went to a restaurant. The food here is different. I ate a
huge hamburger and lots of ice cream. In fact, all of the food here comes in really
big portions. Now, I only eat healthy food. I promise I’ll never eat junk food again!
Americans are very friendly. Yesterday, my mum met somebody she went to
school with. It’s a really small world!
Shopping malls are very big and they have about 300 shops! My mother bought
some clothes at very good prices: a pair of jeans, a jumper, and a pair of trainers.
I have to go now. We’ve just been on a roller coaster and I’m feeling a bit sick!

See you soon,

Love,
Sarah
P.S. My dad bought me the new Justin Bieber album this morning, so we
can listen to it when I return.

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STEPHEN HAWKING
Stephen Hawking was born January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England.

From an early age, he showed a passion for science and the

sky. At age 21, while studying cosmology at Cambridge,
Hawking was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS). Despite his debilitating illness, he has done ground-
breaking work in physics and cosmology and his several
books strive to make science accessible to everyone.

Early in his academic life, Stephen, while recognised as

bright, was not an exceptional student; he preferred activities outside of school.
He loved board games, and with a few close friends created new games of their own. At the age of 16,
Stephen, along with several buddies, constructed a computer out of recycled parts for solving rudimentary
mathematical equations.

In a sense, Hawking’s disease helped him become the noted scientist he is

today. Before the diagnosis, Stephen Hawking hadn’t always focused on
his studies. With the sudden realisation that he might not live long,
Hawking devoted himself to his work and research.

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Let us go now into the forest.
Trees will pass by your face,
and I will stop and offer you to them,
but they cannot bend down.
The night watches over its creatures,
except for the pine trees that never change:
the old wounded springs that spring
blessed gum, eternal afternoons.
If they could, the trees would lift you,
and carry you from valley to valley,
and you would pass from arm to arm,
a child running
from father to father.
Source: Mistral, G. (1924). Ternura. Poemhunter.com. Retrieved 27.June, 2013 from http://www.
poemhunter.com/poem/pine-forest/

Bend: doblarse. Watches over: cuida. Wounded: herido/a. Gum: resina.

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