Wednesday, 21 August 2013

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.

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

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.

Send your answers by email to mromero.nes@gmail.com

Thursday, 8 August 2013

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.

Post your answers in a comment below.

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

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?


Send your answers to mromero.nes@gmail.com

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

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

Post your answer on a comment below.

P.S. Happy Holidays!!!

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

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

Send your answers by EMAIL to mromero.nes@gmail.com

Monday, 1 July 2013

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. 

Post your answers on a comment below