Friday, July 31, 2009
National Geographic readings.
This semester we are working with texts from National Geographic. In the case of Freshman classes the text is "Living with a volcano", Sophomores work with "The lost temples of the Maya". Both books are being sold in "Books and Bits" bookstore in Ramírez 1351. The price is $7.000 approx.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
SOPHOMORE CLASSES: QUIZ.
This Friday July 31st a Quiz on the text "Navel of the earth" will be given. Contents are:
a) Vocabulary.
b) Questionnaire.
The text is published on this blog.
a) Vocabulary.
b) Questionnaire.
The text is published on this blog.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
WINTER BREAK
Today all students from Colegio Ingles start their winter break. Two weeks to rest, think and have fun. We'll see you again on July 28th. Best wishes!!!
BLOG PRIMERO MEDIO E
He creado un blog especial para mi jefatura del Primer Año Medio E, la dirección es www.primeroeiec.blogspot.com
Toda la información concerniente al curso será canalizada a través de este blog y así www.lemaiec.blogspot.com seguirá siendo en Inglés.
Ante cualquier consulta dirigirse a la parte de "comentario".
Toda la información concerniente al curso será canalizada a través de este blog y así www.lemaiec.blogspot.com seguirá siendo en Inglés.
Ante cualquier consulta dirigirse a la parte de "comentario".
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
APODERADOS PRIMERO MEDIO E: ENTREGA DE INFORME DE NOTAS. MIÉRCOLES 8 DE JULIO.
Este Miércoles 8 de Julio desde las 7 y hasta las 8 de la noche en sala 212 se entregarán informes de notas parciales. Una vez terminadas las vacaciones de invierno se efectuará la reunión de apoderados correspondiente. Sólo se entregarán los informes a los APODERADOS, ningún alumno podrá retirarlos. Luis Lema, Profesor Jefe.
TEXT: NAVEL OF THE EARTH.
As legend has it, Hotu Matua, who was king of the Maori territory, decided to migrate with his people because a natural disaster was affecting their country, so he sent a canoe withy seven young warriors to explore an island in the middle of the ocean.
Once on the island, the explorers were not happy with what they found, and only one of them wanted to stay there while the others wanted to go back to Hiva, their country. But before they could make a decision, Hotu Matua arrived with his people in two large canoes. He landed on what is now Anakena beach and called the island Te Pito O Te Henua or Navel of the Earth. After exploring the island, Hotu Matua divided the land among his people, the Hanau Momoko (thin people) and organized them in twelve clans. Then they built the village of Hanga Roa.
Tradition says that a second group of people arrived on the island later, the Hanau Eepe (Big people). The Hanau Eepe told the Hanau Momoko to carve big stone statues called Moais, a representation of their ancestors; after carving the statues, the Thin people had to put them standing on large stone platforms called Ahus. For many years the Thin People worked for the Big People like this; after extracting stone from the Rano Raraku quarry, they carved the statues and then transported them for many kilometers to the platforms.
After doing this for several years, the Thin People rebelled against the Big People, killing them all but one. They then went to live in the village of Orongo, on the Ranu Kau volcano.
In the end, the creation of the Moai and the subsequent war meant a total ecological disaster for the island with many thousands of palms growing all over the place.
Once on the island, the explorers were not happy with what they found, and only one of them wanted to stay there while the others wanted to go back to Hiva, their country. But before they could make a decision, Hotu Matua arrived with his people in two large canoes. He landed on what is now Anakena beach and called the island Te Pito O Te Henua or Navel of the Earth. After exploring the island, Hotu Matua divided the land among his people, the Hanau Momoko (thin people) and organized them in twelve clans. Then they built the village of Hanga Roa.
Tradition says that a second group of people arrived on the island later, the Hanau Eepe (Big people). The Hanau Eepe told the Hanau Momoko to carve big stone statues called Moais, a representation of their ancestors; after carving the statues, the Thin people had to put them standing on large stone platforms called Ahus. For many years the Thin People worked for the Big People like this; after extracting stone from the Rano Raraku quarry, they carved the statues and then transported them for many kilometers to the platforms.
After doing this for several years, the Thin People rebelled against the Big People, killing them all but one. They then went to live in the village of Orongo, on the Ranu Kau volcano.
In the end, the creation of the Moai and the subsequent war meant a total ecological disaster for the island with many thousands of palms growing all over the place.
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