Activity 4

mystery
investigation
suspense
 intrigue
suspect
criminal
crimes
asecinato
secrets
breakfast
hotel
vacacciones
family
friends
Chile
forest
diseases
police
theft
sisters

Activity 3

Emilia and the black queenEmilia is a girl who likes to play detective and this makes when going on holiday with their uncles and thus solves the case of the black queen asecinato

Activity 2

The Alchemist is an easy story with a deep message. It is a message to follow your heart and search for your dreams. The book is about a young man named Santiago who lives in Spain and works as a shepherd. He begins to have strange dreams so he goes to a Gypsy to find out what they mean. The Gypsy tells him that he needs to go to the Egyptian pyramids to find his treasure. Of course he does not believe her. But later he meets another person who tells him the same thing. At last Santiago decides to give up his life as a shepherd and go find his treasure.

Santiago encounters many problems as he goes on his journey. He meets many people and learns a lot along the way. He also learns to listen to and trust the Soul of the World. Does he ever find his treasure? And why is the book called The Alchemist? I can't tell you. You will have to read the book if you want to find out.

The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author. It has been translated into many languages, including, of course, English. It is a good book for people who are learning English because most of the sentences are fairly short and you will recognize a lot of the vocabulary. There are definitely words you will not know at first, but with a little patience and study you should be able to finish (and maybe enjoy) the book. They say patience is a virtue whether you are learning English or trying out new catfish fishing lures for the first time. This book is a great choice for readers learning the English language. And hopefully you will be able to follow your dreams as well.

1.The Alchemist is a book about following your dreams.

 True

2. Santiago takes care of cows.

 False

3. A Gypsy is from Egypt.

 True

4. Santiago has a lot of problems as he looks for his treasure.

 True

5. The author of the book is from Brazil.

 True

6. The author wrote the book in English.

 False

7. The book has only easy English words.

 False

Activity 1

• How many English authors can you name? Who are they?
• 1  William Shakespeare
• How many Chilean authors can you name? 
• gabriela mistral- pablo neruda- isabel allende- jose donoso- nicanor parra- maria luisa bombal-marcela paz- andres bello
•   Have you ever read a book and then seen a film of that book? If it is so, which one?
• yes is the perfume- the jungle Book
•  About how many books do you have in your house?
• about fifty
• Which book have you read recently?
• 1.000 will fall
•    Why is literature important in our lives?
• For starters, it is how to translate the experience of past generations to the next as it as they wanted to be detailed