By Alejandra Pino, 3rd Grade

IntroductionHi my name is Alejandra and I am a student at WCS. I am going to tell you something about my two countries: Chile and the United States of America. I was born in Vermont and I live in Williston.

My FamilyI have two parents and two brothers. Also, I have three fish and a dog. My brothers’ names are Carlos and Nicolas . My mom’s name is Andrea and my dad’s name is Carlos. My dog’s name is Snowy and my fish names are Mr. Whiskers, Tom Sucker and Jaws. My family and I like to sail on our boat and watch movies. We also love going on vacation.

My Two Countries

Chile The United States, Vermont

Maps

Flags and Symbols

Chile flag The United States, Vermont

Languages

Chile languages The United States, Vermont

In Chile people speak Spanish and many other languages. Here are some words in Spanish.“Hola” means hello.

“Chao” means bye.“Porvavor” means please.“Gracias” means thank you.“Si” means yes .“No “means no.

In the United States of America people speak English and that is the main language. Also, people speak Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Navajo, crow, Yupik and many other languages.

LandscapeChileThe United

States, VermontAs you could see on the map, Chile is a long and narrow country. It takes a couple of hours to get across Chile. It takes three days to drive up to the Andes mountains and a whole week to travel from North to South of Chile.

Vermont has many mountains so it would take hours.

Climate

Chile VermontIn Chile the weather changes all the time. It all depends where you are. The central part of the country is mild and in the south it is cold and rainy. The northern part is hot and it has driest desserts in the world.

Winters in Vermont are rough and cold. When it snows it looks like you are in a wonderland. Summer are hot and humid.

SchoolsChile The United States,

VermontIn Chile people are serious about education. All kids in between 5 and 17 have to go to school.

Schools in Vermont busy and awesome. Students often go to fieldtrips.

Life as a KidChile The United States,

VermontMost kids that I know in Chile live in Santiago, the main capital. They also go to school on weekends and wear uniforms. Children in Chile are more serious than in Vermont.

Children in Vermont go down town, Burlington, swim in North Beach, and play in woods.

Holidays and TraditionsChile The United States,

VermontChileans love to celebrate their Independence Day which is on September 18

We celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving and Saint Patrick’ Day.

FoodChile The United States,

VermontIn Chile we eat Enpanathas, Congro of the ocean and lots of other food.

We have pizza, hamburgers, ice cream and lots of other things.

AnimalsChile

The United States, Vermont

There are penguins in Chile and a lot of them are endangered. There are lots of zoos with animals from all around the world.

We have horses, coyotes and lots of other animals .

ConclusionWhat did you learn about my project? What was your favorite part?

Any questions or comments???

Sources: Culturegrams.com Creative Commons, Flickr.com