Congratulations!!

A former student of mine, Seba, just emailed me to tell me he got an excellent grade at PET. What is this? The Preliminary English Test is the first of many Certified English Examination you can take along your life to find out how proficient you are when speaking, reading, listening and writing English as a Second Language. Even more... colleges and academic institutions AROUND THE WORLD take your PET score into account. This means you don't need to take English Language as a subject because you already can communicate!!
Thanks again, Seba for sharing this good news.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!!
;)

all winners!!

Hello, everyone!!
Seba reminded me our contest. I did the maths and he is going to get his 6 stars coupon.
I am going to mail it to you.
Does anybody else want a coupon?...
Byeeeeee ;)

H A L L O W E E N!!

Hellooooo, everyone!! Are you having a good time this long weekend? I hope so because this is your last chance to rest before your finals.
Did you go trick or treating? I did not. I watched 3 horror movies instead... Pretty stupid, eh?

I found this crazy video. Do you know people put their pets on costumes for Halloween? It is too much, I think. Poor dogs!! They are everything but happy. Anyway, take a look.
Bye :)

dO yOu happen tO knOw whO Chuck NOrris is?

He is an American action artist and actor (?) who appeared in a number of action films. He always plays the "tough guy" role. Watch the following video and you will see it with your own eyes.

Seba, may the fOrce be with yOu

Today Seba and I met for our last English class together. I would like to wish him a happy, wealthy, healthy, and holy life. 

Seba is 18 year old and is going to college next year. So, my work has finished.

I am happy I had the opportunity to teach him and very grateful of all things I have learnt through all these years (maybe 6?)

Yes, it has been a lOOOOOOOOng way, hasn't it Seba? So, thank you and good luck!!

ginger and cinnamOn cake... super yummy!!

Nati and I baked a cake yesterday class. We used her mOther's professional mixer, sO Our dOugh was perfect!! We had a gOOd time and it wasn't difficult at all!! Yummy cake and happy student. (prOud teacher, by the way) LOOk at the pic! :)

Cooking Class !!

Miss Paulina! :) Hi,  I was thinking about next class, and what do you think about bake a cake? yummy!! hihihihi

when is my birthday?

Hello everybody!!
If you guess this riddle, I will give you a b-day present instead, ok?

 "The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?".

GOOD LUCK!!

mOOOOre riddleS...

Good mOrning, hOw was yOur weekend? Are yOu gOOd at sOlving riddles?? Well, let's see...

"Brothers and sisters, I have none but this man's father is my father's son. Who am I looking at?"

pOst yOur answers!!
bye ;)

tOday is Cata's b-day!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATITA!!!!!!!!! Hope you had a worderful day and nice celebrations with your friends and family. We love you!!

talking about flowers...

Hey, Natii!! I wanted to show you this pic last Monday but since I got sick it wasn't possible. Take a look at this rare and unique kind of orchid. Pretty amazing. eh?
FYI (for your information) Natii is an artist and paints beautifully. Her favorite subject is flowers. We talked about them, looked pics our last class.
What do you think about this Monkey Orchid?
;)

SOOOO sOOOOrry!! and thanks CarOlina for your input

Yes, our dear blog was not getting my attention... My apologies. But from now on we are going to post as madmen, aren't we?
The first thing I ahve to tell you is that I really hope you have a wonderful last term at school. Count on me if there is anything I can do to help you, okay?
Well... this is our first contest and if you answer correctly, we will get an ice cream cone. How does it sound? Pretty cool, eh?


What does the following represent? Deadline is this Friday.

JULY 31st!! HAPPY B-DAY, JOJO!!!! :D :D

Dear Jojo, as this song says "you're so young, age is just a number, don't you stop having fun"

Happy happy b-day, precious Jojo!!

Has this ever happened tO yOu?

 HA HA HA HA!!

This has never happened to me because I have never been busy with FacebOOk...

Take care, guys. See you after winter vacation.

;)

On vacatiOn!!

I hOpe yOu are great and having a great time!!

WOuldn't it be gOOd if Our COrdillera lOOked always like the One On this blOg? Ahhhhh

Okay... In the meantime, here's a jOke I think yOu might enjOy.

Jack Black is One Of my favOrite actOrs. Watch this videO. Isn't he funny? See yOu later, alligatOr.

what a cute videO!!

Hey guys, hOw are yOu? HOpe yOu are indOOrs because it is terrible cOld Outside at the mOment.

I fOund this videO surfing the net and I thOught it wOuld be tO share it with yOu. EnjOy!!

CarOla and Cata!! Have a gOOd, fun, and save trip!!

HellO guys! It is really cOld in SantiagO, isn't it? Well, I hOpe yOu are all great anyway.
CarOla and Cata are gOing On their "viaje de estudiOs" with their classes fOr 6 days... Lucky girls!!
SO, we wish they bOth have a wOnderful experience and return happy, relaxed, and "in one piece" to SantiagO.
Girls, enjoy!!
;) 

a little bit of love!

We watched this video with Nati yesterday and had a good laugh. I hope its energy and good vibs help you to go through these last days of school, final exams, grades...
By the way, what is love? Can someone answer this question?
;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SEBA!!

You are officially an adult!! We wish you have a good time in your birthday, and get a lot fo cool presents ;) Now that you are 18 you are able to vote, drink alcohol, get a driving license, watch XXX movies, do the military service, live alone... But remember what a wise man said: growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. H A P P Y    B I R T H D AY ;D

 

HellO guys!! JOjO has something to tell uS...

Mmm...This is the end of the semester and my last English class! for now... This has been a very difficult year for me because of my low grades, but I have vacation! So, good luck and enjoy the holidays! Jojo:D

are yOu stressed Out?

I am sending a lot of green energy to you in this exams season. I am sure you need some extra help to finish this term successfully... So drink a lot of water, eat healthy food, a lot of tuna fish and almonds wll really help; sleep 8 hours every night... Uhm, is this too difficult? You are not sure it will work? Ok, so grab some coffee and chocolate bars!! Winter vacation... just around the corner!!! Yahooo!!
:)

thiS is a piCture Of Our 1st winner Getting hEr awArd

 Carolina will get a fine hair treatment. Carola, will you share with us pictures on the procedure or at least a post - beauty parlor one? 

and the 1st winner is... Carolina!!

Captain Zorg 1
Jojo 3
Seba 5
Carola 7
Martin 2
Nati 4
Cata 2

Congratulations!!

English last name? spOrts peOple?

HellO dear students,
I hOpe you all are very happ this weekend.
This is the new challenge fOr yOu brains, eager tO participate -right?
YOu knOw that English last names are cOmmOn in Our cOuntry. But are they cOmmOn in spOrts peOple?
SO lOOk fOr tennis, sOccer players Or any kind Of player whOse last name is English.
GOOd luck!!

new member (ad hOnOrem)

HellO,
FrOm nOw On, yOu will see anOther name in Our scOre bOard. Isabel is going to be part of it but nOt a regular member Of Our blOg. SO, Isa yOu are very welcOme tO this space!!

Isa 4 credits
Seba 5 credits
Carola 7 credits
Jojo 3 credits
Nati 4 credits
Martin 2 credits
Captain Zorg 1 credit
Cata 2 credits

Is this English?

You may want to ask your parents or relatives about this one.
Chilean creativity is funny most of the times. When English was not as popular as it is today, our parents tried to express themselves in English using the little information they had available. They did not do it correctly but it was a funny attemp to communicate.
Expressions as "please, come in" was said as "between no more" (entre no mas) "Have a sit" as "drink a chair" (tome asiento) hahahahahahaha
Can you give more examples?
There are 2 credits if you complete this assignment.
Good luck! ;)

CaChai?

Let's work with words!!


There are many words in Spanish that come from another language: almohada comes from Arabic, cahuin comes from Mapudungun, and "cachai" from the English verb "to catch".
Can you give 3 Chilean words that come from English?

One credit is waiting at the end of the road!!

scOre bOard- wednesday 6th

Captain Zorg 1
Jojo 3
Seba 5
Carola 5
Martin 2
Nati 4
Cata 2

Keep up the good work and post!!!!!!

AnyOne?

Guys!! Nick's words are so inspiring!! I can't believe only Carola posted a comment. What about you, Martin, Seba, Natii, Jojo, Cata...? Where are you, guys? Even there, knock knock, Captain Zorg... Try it again and post a comment!!
;)

hEy, whAt hAppEnEd?

DO yOu understand the videO? If sOmeOne needs help, let me knOw... :)

nO arms nO legs nO wOrries

Dear students,
Check this wonderful video. Amazing, eh? Tell me -post a comment- what you understood and any ideas, thoughts you may have about Nick's words.
Enjoy!!

anOther credit hunting?? OK!!

1) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ
    QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ


2) COME TABLE TABLE TABLE TABLE

Happy B-day tO Nati!! tOmOrrOw May 27th!! Let'SSSS all wish Nati happy B-day!!

Dear Nati, I wish yOu have a wOnderful 16th B-day party and a cOOl year!! All my blessings fOr yOu and yOur sweet sweet yOuth!!

                                                                      

cOme On!! dO yOu remeber what yOu can get with 5 credits??

Martin 2 credits!!
Carola 3credits!!
Nati 3 credits!!
Cata 2 credits!!
Jojo 3 credits!!
Seba 4 credits!!

I think you may need a refreshment!!

Martin, leave school at 1.30 pm (only one day)
Carola, clothes
Nati, able to get home at 2.30 am!!
Cata, clothes
Jojo, a cd or earphones
Seba, a book

what's the cOncept or hidden infOrmatiOn?

Ok, are yOur brains wOrking tOday? Since this is a shOrter week, I assume yOu are still full of energy, aren't yOu?

Use yOur energy to get mOre credits. Find Out what the secret infOrmatiOn Or cOncept is in the fOllOwing exercises.  GOOd luck!!

FOr example:
SOLUTION SOLUTION
SOLUTION SOLUTION

Concept?: Resolution

Understand? So, here we go.

1) LEM
    ADE


2)


3) BOAT
    BOAT
    BOAT
    BOAT

    SALE SALE SALE SALE

cOntradictiOn...

DO yOu think English is a strange language? Well, in my opinion every language can be. Take a look at this word: eggplant is a kind of vegetable, it does not contain eggs.
Can you give one similar example? Is there a word in English you find strange because the meaning does not have any relation with the word?
Tic Tac Tic Tac.... Hurry up!!

lOng weeKend riddle

Hello earthlings, this is our next contest. Think hard!!
"What is it?
It is born in the air, speaks without mouth and it has no body"
Post your answers and get credits!!

I am bAck!!

I'm so sorry I didn't publish before... Believe it or not I was abducted by aliens!! Yes!! They took all my writing abilities away from me for 2 weeks!! OMG!! Finally I had a conversation with Captain Zorg and explained I had a blog I needed to keep updated. He understood. Now he is one of my students too.
;) 

Let's start this week with a BrAin TeAssEr!!

What never speaks but always tells the truth? Any ideas?
The mirror!!

"scOre bOard" updated!! MAY 24

HellO everyOne,
Check this out!!

Martin 2 credits
Carola 3credits
Nati 3 credits
Cata 2 credits
Jojo 3 credits
Seba 3 credits

To tell you the truth, I am thrilled. I never thought you would participate as you have. So I would like to thank you for being such nice and motivated students :)
Hope you all have and awesome weekend.
Bye!!

HOw much mOre can we gO On with "planet"?

Well, a lOt mOre...
Next cOntest: take the wOrds list I pOsted yesterday and classify the wOrds as nouns, adjectives, or verbs. For example: "planet": count noun, "let": irreg verb. OK?
Once you have dOne the assigment, leave a cOmment On this page and then email me the new list to dorkeybubblejuice@gmail.com DO nOt post the list On this page, dO nOt send me an email withOut previOus pOst, please.
Have a nice and fun weekend ;)

What A QuestiOn!!

WhAt hAppEnS WhEn yoU thRoW a GreeN sTonE iN tHe Red SeA?

... It gets wet!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!
;)

PlanEt?

CarOla y JojO are equal. BOth gOt 21 words!! COngratulatiOns, girls!! Each Of yOu gets 1 credit ;)
This is the list I made with the words both winner and Seba found:
ant - plant- pet- let - plane - pane - plan - pant - tale - panel - plate - lent - net - ten - teen - teal - lane - plea - pleat - pelt - pent - pain - lap - pat - tea - late - lean - pate - pal - tap - eat - a - an- ape - ate -leap - nap.

Very ImpOrtant NewS

Hi guys...
I hope you are all having a good time this looooong weekend.
This is very important news: I am trying to get us an online classroom practice at Oxford website, so if you get en email from this website, please keep it until we have classes or you can try to log in at www.oxfordenglishtesting.com Let me know how it goes, ok?
Thank you. See later.

NeW ChalleNGe...

Do you like "words"? I do. A lot, actually...
Next contest will test your ability to work with words.
How many English words can you make from the word PLANET? For example, PEN.
Once you have finished, let me know by posting a comment and I will call you to get your word list.
DO NOT POST YOUR WORD LIST, ok?
Good luck ;))

aNd the CrediT gOes to...

CATA!!

LeT's See hoW you do IT thiS TiMe...

Ok dear students, here is your next challenge.

Check this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLHK7bG2pKE&feature=player_detailpage
and create A CONVERSATION from minute 0,15 to 1,22. Don't tell me what is going on, imagine these objects can speak instead (you can give the objects names if you want to)
This time I 'll be extra strict whit capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

If you have any questions, just post it (them)!!
Good luck!! ;)
Oh, DEADLINE is this Friday at 4 pm.

Get 1 credit with this BrAin teaSSeR

"Ted Stin loves his work. Part fo his job is to look for holes and filling them in. Rearrange the letters in his name to find out his job. What's Ted Stin's occupation?"
Good luck ;)

time for a joke:

WHaT iS a VoLcAnO?
A mountain with hiccups!! HA HA HA

...AnD the 2 creditS Go to...

SEBA!!
Your answer has a sarcastic tone which I happen to enjoy a lot...
Congratulations!!

CreAtivitY...

Ready for more?
THE MOST CREATIVE RESPOND WILL GET 2 credits!!!
Check this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dk0ASMrGA0 Put yourself in the piggy's position and tell me what you are thinking while this lovely hand pets you...
ReMemBeR!! CREATIVITY and correct use of English, of course!!
Good luck to all of you :)

Buuuuhhhh...

NO WINNER!!
ANSWER: This TV commercial is so successful and funny because it presents one of the most commons with English pronunciation: "s" sound and "th" sound. If you pronunce "th" as "s" you will make the same mistake the coastguard did. The verb "to sink" (hundirse) has a "s" sound. The verb "to think" (pensar) has a "th" sound. The ship/ boat "is sinking", that's what the voice on the radio says but the coastguard understands "thinking"... that's why he answers "what are you thinking about?" (en que estan pensando?) Imagine!! A boat is sinking, the captain is asking for help and the coastguard responds to him what are you thinking about?" HILARIOUS!!
Since Nati and Seba were very closed to the correct answer, each of them gets 1 credit ;)

CoMe On!! OnE HinT...

OK, since we don't have a winner yet, I must understand you all have found this assignment a little bit difficult...
If you LISTEN carefully... you might get the answer. Oh! and as extra motivation, if you happen to respond correctly you will get 3 credits this time!! 3!!
Good luck!! ;)

almost...

Yes, Nati. You are right about the context.
Now I need to know if you get the specific problem... Why this coast guard needs English lessons and how this affects his job...
So, EVERYONE!! take your chances. There are 2 credits waiting for you. 
;)

CORRECTION!!

OOPS!! I made a mistake... Sorry!! Thank you Nati for your input!!
This is the correct link.
Good luck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_3AhZh8Y0

WHy iS ENgliSH sO ImpOrtAnT?

Hi... Are you ready?
If you happen to answer correctly, you will get 2 credits this time.
What do you have to do?
Watch this video and answer the question: why does this coast guard really need English classes?

Good Luck!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLHK7bG2pKE&feature=player_detailpage

FRieNdY ReMinDeR

Cata,
Have you talked to your dad about what we can give your mom as presents?
See you ;)

Martin,
Sorry!! I forgot to go over the prizes yesterday... So that will be the first thing to do next class, ok?
Have a good week... ;)

WhAt dO eLvEs Do aFtEr SchOOl?

GNOMEwork!! ha ha ha ha...
Good joke, isn't it?
I hope you all had a great weekend... Ready for more EnglishAfterClases?
;) ;)

HaPpY EaSteR!!

I wish you all have a nice and happy weekend with your loved ones and -of course- try delicious chocolate eggs!!

See you next week ;)

AnD The WinNer iS...

JOJO!! Congratulations, Jojo!! You have got your first credit...
I really like your answer ;)
Keep up your good work

Do you have any plans for this weekend?

... Now let's give a chance to your creative part of the brain.
Look at the picture and imagine what Darth Vader is thinking...
The most ORIGINAL response will get the credit (not the first one)
Good "luke" hahahahaha
Have a very nice weekend ;)

And the credit goes to...

CAROLA!! Well done!! Congratulations!! ;)

Congratulations to Nati, our first winner. Nati, how do you feel? Well, this game has just started.
NEXT QUESTION:
You are all young and beautiful people, so I think you are familiar with Bon Jovi, aren't you? Well, in the song "It's my life" (woa woa woa woa) Jon Bon Jovi says "as Frankie said I did it my way" who is this Frankie he is refering to?
Tic tac tic tac... There is one credit waiting for an owner.
;)  

So far this week, nobody has yet won the credit... Come on!! You can do it!!

Hihihihihi... I have been trying to give our blog a little bit more of style... I am sure I am happy with the results yet, so please be patient and I promise you will be proud of my final work.
Does anyone want that extra credit? It doesn't seem like you do because I haven't gotten any responses so far this week...
Come on!! Give it a try!!
;)

"Gooooood moooorning, Vietnaaaam!!"
If you tell me whose line this is and which movie it belongs to, you will get an extra credit...

Hello!! Welcome to my cyberspace!! Well, actually this is going to be OUR cyberspace...
Uhm... I don't know what we can do with all this space? Have you got any ideas? Let me know!!