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                                                       ORIGIN OF CHIPS In 1853 George Crum was a cook in a restaurant in Saratoga Springs in New York. One day, a costumer said he didn´t like George´s French fries. He said they were too thick!. So George played a joke on him. He made some French fries that were very thin, like paper. The costumer loved them! Soon all of George´s customers wanted thin French fries. George called them Saratoga chips. In 1860 George opened a new restaurant and his thin chips became famous all over the USA. Today potato chips are one of the most popular snacks in the world. People eat millions of them every day. In the UK, French fries are called chips, and potato chips are called crisps!                                     ...

What´s your DREAM JOB? Will that job be needed in the future? Which jobs share the highest perspectives of employment? Match the following jobs with their descriptions. JOB DESCRIPTION 1, Solar Energy Technicians A. Together with solar energy the use of this renewable source of energy reduces the use of fossil fuel sources like oil, coal and natural gas. It regenerates on its own and its use is never-ending. 2. Wind Energy Technicians B. Technological and medical breakthroughs that enable the senior population to increase these people will continue to be in high demand. 3. Nurse Practitioner C. Not only helpful in postoperative but also in rehabilitational processes these profesionals are required for people to recover adequately. 4. Software Developer D. Tracking, selecting and measuring the amount of data will require highly-skilled professionals capable of using and developing sof...

Use the info on your notebooks. Say whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones and NAME the students if necessary: 5ºA 1. Daniela P.´s dream job is pro football player and she gets up on weekdays at half past eight 2. Adrián A. gets up on weekdays at half past eight and on weekends at quarter to eleven. 3. Héctor practises football two times a week and English on Tuesday and Thursday. 4. Mateo is good at English but he´s not good at Maths. 5. Sonia gets up at nine o´clock on weekdays but on weekends at twelve o´clock and she goes to bed at two o´clock on weekends. 6. Fabian goes to bed at ten o´clock on weekdays but on weekends at eleven o´clock and his dream job is to be a vet. 7. Miguel practises football two days a week and Adrián F. practises badminton two days a week. 8. Adrián F.´s dream job is pro hacker and Dario´s  is football player. 9. Edu has lunch at half past two on weekdays at home but on weekends at...