What do you think people from the US know of Chile? What do you think they will mention in the podcast? Listen to the podcast, minutes 0-6:31. What are the events they mention? Link the two parts of the sentences: struggling turned deadly too much to bear civil what some have estimated to be billions…
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What protests are currently happening around the world? What do you know about them? Watch this video and find out more. Listen to this podcast to find out more details: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/explaining-social-protest-in-paris-hong-kong-santiago-by-jeffrey-d-sachs-2019-10?fbclid=IwAR1RLB4eHeuLosNtvhqk4ib4X_kC1h9QW9bsUfQLxPdw24A-twO8dafgQCY https://www.economist.com/international/2019/11/04/why-are-so-many-countries-witnessing-mass-protests?cid1=cust/dailypicks1/n/bl/n/2019114n/owned/n/n/dailypicks1/n/n/LA/336900/n https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/05/few-chileans-have-voice-government-thats-why-so-many-are-streets/

A. Video 1.Why are people protesting? What are the different reasons. 2. Watch the following video and answer the following questions: What is Manuela doing at the protests? Why are the people protesting? What does she think the government should do? 3. Watch the video again. Are the following true or false? Manuela is a…
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Match the these captions with the following pictures: Riot police hold a demonstrator during a protest near Plaza Italia in Santiago Workers clean up a looted supermarket in Santiago Firefighters extinguish a barricade placed by protesters in downtown Santiago Riot police stand in front of a mural in Santiago An aerial view of a metro…
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What does the «exotic» mean to you? How would you describe it? If you can picture a scene that encapsulates the exotic. Kubla Khan, By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Complete the first verse with the following words: fertile, blossomed, caverns, sunless, sacred spots, hills, sank In Xanadu did Kublai Khan A stately Pleasure-Dome decree, Where Alph,…
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How would you describe your mother? What sort of life has she led? Watch this video. How does he describe his Mum? How many children did she have? What was her job? How did she meet her husband? What does Dan think about his Mum? What did Dan learn from his Mum? What does his…
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How would you describe these outfits? Who would you match them with? Watch 0.00-7.07. Would you like to change your mind? Watch 7:07-7:40. Were you right? Match these expressions to the clothes: more masculine casual floral prints comfortable, doesn’t conform schoolgirl, fun, spunky mix of masculine and feminine classic modern androgenous, different silhouhettes Which clothes…
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Do you remember your first kiss? Or your first kiss with your current partner? When and where was it? How did you feel? 2. Watch this video, with sound off. how do you think the author felt about his first kiss? 3. Look at the words of the poem. What words do you think could…
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What do you think the Atacama desert sounds like? What do you think are the reasons for those sounds? Are these statements True or False? The cracking sounds are because of movements in the earth. There is life in the Atacama desert Watching the night sky in the Atacama helps with your problems. What are…
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What do you remember about the 1988 vote? Why was it so important? What did people expect to happen? What were the dangers? Listen to the recording. Did you find out anything you didn’t know about? Anything you disagree with? Part 2 What did the recording say about the following? Allende’s governmentThe coup d’étatPinochetWorries of…
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