Going to University???

There's a huge difference between secondary school (or high school) and college or university...

Are you ready for the change???

Watch this video and do the activities below.




1. Give your opinion about the 4 tips. Which ones do you agree / disagree with? Which ones are relevant / irrelevant? etc.

2.. What would you do if you turned up late the first day and you noticed that you were in the wrong room ?

3. What's the best (or worst) excuse you have ever made for late or missing work in these 6 years?

4. Why hasn't the lady ever made  excuses for late work?

5. Why hasn't the guy had late work for tha last 4 years? 

6. In your opinion, What are the main differences between secondary school and university?

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Amazing life story

Have you heard of Nick?  Watch this video and find out. 




Then answer the following questions:

A) How did he feel when he was a child?

B) According to what you watch in the video, which activities can he do?

C) What message does he give? Summarize it in 30 - 50 words.

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FINAL EXAMS

Watch these two videos and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BydMrPH41rE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEieiNX5IA4

1) Mention 3 tips each video gives

2) Say which one is the best and which one is the worst and why.

3) Say which video gives better advice and why.

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Trinity Interactive Phase Grade 7

Watch the this video from 5.25 to 10.15  (You need to click on Gd7 Zhan)

http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk/site/?id=2046

Do the following activities:

1. List all the questions the candidate asks.

2. List the suggestions he makes.

3. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best one? Why?

4. Did you notice any mistakes? Which ones?

5. In your opinion, did the candidate do well in this phase? Did he use a variety of expressions and a wide range of vocabulary? Was he able to maintain the conversation flowing? Justify your answer.

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Jokes

1. Choose the best 3 jokes from the video.

2. Share 3 jokes of your own - they should be short, clean and of course in English!

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Pollution 2

What's the worst ecological problem? Choose one and write an article. Include: Description of the problem and possible solutions. Write between 100 - 150 words.

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Is it really funny???

1. Do you think these jokes are funny? Why / Why not?

2. Why do you think that these kind of jokes are so popular in our society?

3. In which ways do you think a joke becomes aggressive?

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Humor or Aggression?

Read the following article from The Telepgraph newspaper.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6078247/Humour-is-an-act-of-aggression.html

1. According to the article, what's the role of humor?

2. Why was it rare for women to tell jokes in the past?

3. Explain the difference between the way men and women use humor (use more than 50 words).

4"Humour is an act of aggression and telling jokes is a method of reinforcing a social hierarchy"

What is your point of view regarding this topic?

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POLLUTION

Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4K-PdGi0wo


1. What does the anonymous saying mean?

2. According to Greenpeace, who are responsilbe for the enviromental pollution?

3. What does number 37 mean?

4. In which ways can we help? (Mention 4)

5. In your opinion, is it possible to change the situation? What should be done?

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Country vs City Life

Imagine you are an inmigrant in another country. You come form a big house in a village but you've just to a small flat in the city centre. Write an email home (more than 150 words). Include the following:

• Compare life in the new neighbourhood with life the old one (people, nightlife, work, etc.).

• How you feel in the new place (positive and negative aspects).

• What you miss from your old life.

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What is the difference between city people and our country counterparts?

Read some differences between a city resident and a country resident .-

A. Which do you think is the best and which one is the worst? Why?

B. Choose one which might be offensive for some people and explain why.

1)

A country resident never hesitates to knock on their neighbour's door - if only for a coffee and a friendly chat.
A city resident never answers their door fearing it could reveal:
a) someone who'll try to convert them to a little-understood religion;
b) a neighbor seeking a charitable donation;
c) a gang of ruthless home invaders.

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2) 

A country person stops for anyone who's stranded beside a broken-down vehicle and provides a lift to the nearest service station (Believe it or not, service stations do still indeed exist - but mainly in the country).

A city person slows down, locks the car doors and makes hand-signals to the stranded motorist that he'll use a cell phone to call a tow truck.

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3)

A city dweller spends $1,500 to install a state-of-the art home security system and another $25 a month to have it monitored by a company 24 hours a day.

A country resident buys a dog - or gets one free from a neighbor who's more than thankful to part with one of eight new pups.

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4) 

City folks boast about how much theatre, film, sports and fine dining their metropolis offers - but are too tired to ever go out after their long work week.

Stir-crazy country folks cram all of their friends and relatives into a pickup and happily drive 300 km to catch an NHL exhibition game, no matter how tired everyone is.

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5) 

Country people personally know each person from every family who lives within a 500 sq. km area.

City folks don't know the person across the street - and probably think they're a little weird anyway.

City life vs Countryside

We will be dealing with this topic in the next lessons - The difference between living in the city and living in the countryside.

Watch this video and do the activities below:

1. What does he criticize about the countryside? (Include comments on the people and the food)

2. Which negative aspects of the city life does he mention? 

3. Did you find him funny, aggressive or both? Give examples to justify your answer.

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We don't need no education...

We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teacher, leave them kids alone

Hey, teacher, leave the kids alone

All in all it's just another brick in the wall

All in all you're just another brick in the wall

1. Compare education in the past and now. How has it changed? (write about: teachers, students and methods.)

2. Find out why was this song so important in the past. What is 'The Wall' related to?

3. In your opinion, how important is education for a country? Justify your answer.

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E-Learning

Watch these two videos:

1. Which video do you think reflects better what E-Learning is? Why?

2. Highlight the top 5 advantages of E-Learning (according to you).

3. Write a short paragraph about the main advantage (#1 according to you) giving reasons for your choice - More than 50 words.

4. Which disadvantages of E-Learning could you think of?

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The Value of education

Click on the link below and you'll find many reasons why education is so important.

Choose 1 and develop / enrich / extend it (click on the circles to get more information). You can also look for more information in other pages. 

Write more than 60 words.

The Value of Education

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P.S. Happy Holidays!!!

EDUCATION

Watch this video and:

1. Explain with your own words Dr. Davies's main point (Education is not the same as schooling).

2. Mention and develop other ways in which people can be educated and develop 2 of them.

3. Give your opinion on the subject (with examples and justifications)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omx5KrRVkMc

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Early memories

Read about Childhood memories.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/brain-overload-explains-missing-childhood-memories-6C10070729


1. Why is the hippocampus important?

2. What's Frankland's theory?

3. What's your earliest childhood memory? Give details. 

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Write

Imagine you are Mills

Write a letter from prison to your old friend Rick. Tell him about:

• John Doe

• Tracy

• How you feel at the moment

Also (in your letter) answer these questions:

• Are you sorry that you shot John Doe or not?

• What are your plans when you leave prison?

• Do you still want to be a policeman? Why  / Why not?

WRITE 100 - 150 WORDS

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John Doe

Watch the end of the film and answer the questions

1. Why does John Doe get mad when he hears the word 'innocent'?

2. Summarize each of the sins he mentions.

3. According him, why do we tolerate deadly sins?

4. What does he think of his own work?

5. What's your opinion about John Doe? Is he crazy? Do you agree with him? (Write 60-100 words)

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Chapter 6

Read chapter 6 and explain:

1, The connection between the victim and pride.

2. Why John Doe went to the police precinct.

3. According to you, the meaning of the word 'pride' 

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Pride...

Watch the first 9 minutes of this video and...

1. Do the test. What's your score?

2. Answer the 10 questions (Give true answers!).

3. Do you consider yourself to be proud? Why / Why not?

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Lust

Watch this video and answer...

1. Which answer did this guy give when he was asked how to overcome lust and obsession?

2. What is your point of view concerning his answer?

3. Could you think of any other possible answers?

4. Do you think people should try to "overcome" lust and obsession? Why / Why not?

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LET'S TAKE A BREAK!

Did you know??? 

A. Watch this video and comment on 2 tips you did NOT know 

about. (If you knew all of them, choose 2 and answer: Are they 

useful? Why / Why not?)

B. Is it really necessary to 'save time'? Don't you think we live 

in a hurry nowadays? 

Express your opinion (Use + than 50 words)

Post your comment here

Sloth: Essay

Last class we debated whether sloth should be considered a deadly 

sin or not. Use all the strategies we 

worked with in class and write an essay featuring arguments for & 

against the topic. (See the link posted on 

April 4). The Title will be 'Should sloth be considered a deadly sin?' 

Write 120 - 180 words.

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Sloth

1) Read Chapter 3 of the book 'Seven'. 

2) Ask 3 comprehension questions and answer them (50 words or more).

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Greed

Listen to Bill Maher and comment on the following:

1. The relationship between greed and the Americans

2. What Bill says about healthcare in the U.S.

3. The influence of food companies.

4. Prison.

5. Two things that were made legal and why.

6. In your opinion, what are the consequences of  being greedy?

Post your comments here.

Gluttony

http://suite101.com/article/the-second-deaSedly-sin-gluttony-a108717

Read the article and answer the following questions with your own words:

a) What is gluttony?

b) What is a mortal sin?

c) Why is gluttony a mortal sin?

d) How can we overcome gluttony?

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Deadly sins

Watch this video about the seven deadly sins. 

Choose three examples the person gives to explain the meaning of the deadly sins and write about them in a comment below.

For & Against Essay

Yesterday we learnt a lot of details about the life of Pablo Picasso - that triggered an interesting question... Should people know about private lives of celebrities?

Have a look at this link (tips to write an essay) and use it to answer the question below. (Don't do the exercises on page 4)

http://lenkateacher.pbworks.com/f/For+and+Against+Essays.pdf

A fashion magazine has invited readers to write articles discussing this question: 'Some people claim that the public has the right to know about private lives of celebrities'. Write an essay for the magazine, giving your opinion and justifying your point of view. Write 150 - 180 words.

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Easter Time

Happy Easter!

Watch this video and send your comment. Write more than 50 words. Include the following:

- In which ways can you associate this video with Easter?

- What happened to the girl?

- What's the message?

As we've been dealing with the topic of 'Fitness', I thought you might find this article entitled 'I am not my body' quite interesting.

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/7710/

I) Read the article and answer T (true), F (False) or DS (Doesn't Say). JUSTIFY your True and False answers.

1. The author is disabled.

2. She's always accepted her condition.

3. She didn't have her parents support.

4. She had a difficult adolescence.

5. She reacts aggressively when people feel sorry for her.

II) Read again and find words in the text which match these definitions:

1. The period of life between the ages of 40 and 60   (paragraph 1) ___________

2. A short piece remaining after something has been cut, removed, etc. (paragraph 2) ___________ 

3. Contending, battling, or fighting (paragraph 3) ___________

4. At the very end; finally (paragraph 4) ___________

5. Sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another  (paragraph 5) ___________

III) Answer

1. What did the author learn to do, despite her condition?

2. In which ways did her parents help her?

3. How, do you think, people treat someone like her with prejudice or pity?

4. What would you do if you were in her condition?

5. The author says "I am much more than a body". Do you agree with this? Why / Why not?

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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope.

Watch the video and answer the questions

1. According to Begoglio, What was the duty of the conclave? How did they do that? 

2. What was your first reaction when you heard the news? How did you feel? Why?

3. In your opinion, how will the fact that the Pope is Argentinian affect our country?

4. What do you expect from the new Pope?

Please post your answer in a comment below