Colegio Portales

English Department
PROJECT: My Culture (Worksheet N 1)

Chilean Food
OBJECTIVES: Working on this project, students will demonstrate theyve learnt:
- Vocabulary related to Chilean traditions
OFT: National Values Appreciation.

1. Work in groups of 3-4 students, discuss and analyze the following

a) Can you identify the following Typical Chilean Food?

1. _______________ 2. __________________ 3. ________________

4._______________ 5. ___________________ 6. _______________

II. How can you explain to a foreign tourist about what we eat? Now, using a
dictionary, try to match food-definition:

1. sopaipillas: a) ____ These are similar to American sweet donuts

but pay attention to its funny name that
literally is related to ripped knickers, because
of its shape.

2. mote con huesillos: b) ____ Steam cooked ground corn and spices served
in a corn hush made of corn leaves.

3. calzones rotos: c) ____ This is a fried dough made of flour, baking

powder and salt.

4. humitas: d) ____ An either baked or fried meat, cheese or

seafood patty.

5. empanadas: e) ____ small pieces of meat, chicken, onion, tomato

and sausages, roasted onto a skewer or stick

6. anticuchos: f) ____ The juice of dried peaches that have been

boiled in water and then left to cool, with
 stewed husked wheat. Served ice cold, this is
delicious and nutritious, especially during
summer.

III. TRUE OR FALSE? After solving matching exercise above, decide if these
statements are True of False:

1. ___ Mote con huesillos is served with dried peaches juice.

2. ___ You dont need corn husks to prepare humitas.
3. ___ Sopaipillas are sweet.
4. ___ You can eat empanadas either baked or fried.
5. ___ calzones rotos arent sweet.
6. ___ You can prepare anticuchos on a barbecue.

IV. FILL IN THE BLANK EXERCISE: complete the following sentences, related to
our Chilean, traditions, culture, and history. ( ????? ask n2 group)

1. On December, people celebrate _______________________ Feast.

2. On May 21 is the _____________________ anniversary.
3. There are huasos at the ______________ and in ______________ Feast.
4. Feast Day of San Sebastin is every _____________________________.
5. On July its __________________Feast in the north of Chile.

Get organized with your group

and bring:

- A piece of cardboard
- Colour pencils / markers
- Glue Scissors
- Chilean food pictures