INGL 3101 NO2 Group 8 by Carlos X. Massas Melendez https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd en-us 2022-08-24 15:09:11 UTC 2022-10-13 09:54:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f99d.png Think and Discuss(Page 1) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2270232067 1) How many people do you think are in the world today?

Personally, we believe that there are around 7 billion people around the world.

2) Which countries have the most people?

From what we remember and discussed, we believe China and India have the most amount of people by far.]]> 2022-08-24 15:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2270232067 Exploring the Unit(Page 2) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2270248379 A) Look at the information on these pages and answer the questions.

1) What is a megacity?

A megacity are cities with an extraordinary population of people; cities with more than ten million people.

2)What is the closest megacity to you?

Currently, the closest megacity to Puerto Rico seems to be Mexico City.

B) Use the correct form of the words in *blue* to complete the sentences.

Our ________ is the Earth and all the people and things on it.

*World

A ________ is a place like Brazil, Spain, and Japan.

*Country

A ________ is a place like Tokyo, New York, and London.

*City]]> 2022-08-24 15:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2270248379 Practicing the Vocabulary(Page 4) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291702862 The words in blue below are used in the reading passage on pages 5-6. Match the sentence parts to make definitions. Use a dictionary to help you.

  1. A restaurant  _B_
  2. A job  _D_
  3. A hotel  _A_
  4. The countryside  _C_

Read the definitions. Use the correct form of the words in blue to complete the sentences (1-3).

  1. Large
  2. Grow
  3. Different

List three ideas for each category below. Then, share your ideas with a partner.

  1. Nevada, San Juan, New York.
  2. United States, Russia, China.
  3. Animals, Trees, Mountains.

Look up the word typical in your dictionary. Then read the title and look at the photos on pages 5 and 6. What do you think the reading is mainly about? Check your prediction as you read the passage.

  1. I believe the reading is going to be about “A typical person” in China. 

]]> 2022-09-12 04:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291702862 Unit Reading: “The Face of Seven Billion” (Pages 7-8) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291703796
Page 7

Complete the chart with information about the typical person

  1. A typical person lives in a city.
  2. A typical person works in a hotel or restaurant.
  3. A typical person is 28 years old.
  4. A typical person is male.
  5. A typical person is Han Chinese.

Complete each sentence (1-5) with the correct numbers from the heading.

  1. 51
  2. 1.01
  3. 1.3 billion
  4. 28
  5. 82

Find and underline the following words in the reading. Use context–the words around the word–to help you understand its meaning. Then, match the words to the correct definition.

  1. A statistic _B_
  2. A researcher _C_
  3. An image _A_

Look back at the chart in A. Note your answers to the same questions below. How similar are you to the “typical person” described in the passage? Discuss with a partner.

  1. I’m not like a typical person as I live in the countryside.
  2. I’m like a typical person as I–at the moment of writing–work in a restaurant.
  3. I’m not like a typical person as I’m 20 years old.
  4. I’m like a typical person because I’m a male.
  5. I’m not like a typical person as I’m an American/Puerto Rican.


Page 8

Scan the following paragraph and circle all the numbers.

  1. 2030 
  2. 1.5 billion
  3. 1.4 billion
  4. 2015
  5. 2030
  6. 260 million

Now complete the chart using the information in the paragraph above.

  1. India
  2. China
  3. United States
  4. Indonesia
  5. Nigeria

Scan paragraph E on page 6 and answer the questions.

  1. 1 billion people were on the planet in 1800.
  2. Over 7 billion people are on the planet now.
  3. Over 9 billion people are estimated to be on the planet in 2045.
  4. Five people are born, and two people die every day.
]]> 2022-09-12 04:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291703796 Unit Reading: “A connected world”(Pages 11 & 14) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291710511
Page 11 

The words in blue below are used in the reading passage on pages 12-13. Complete the definitions using the correct form of the words.

Around/Popular/Site/However/Visit/Add/News/Available

  1.  If you _____ to something, you make a group of things bigger.
 
*Add

  1. If you say a number is _____ one million, it is not exactly one million, but very close.

 *Around

  1. If something is _____, you can get it or use it.

*Available

  1. _____ means the same as but or on the other hand.

*However

  1. _____ is information you didn’t know before.
 
*News

  1. If something is _____, many people like it.
 
*Popular

  1. A _____ is a place on the internet.
 
*Site

  1. If you _____ a place or website, you go there.
 
*Visit
 
  1. Note answers to the questions below. Then discuss with a partner. 
 
What are the most popular social media sites in your country?  

  1. The most popular social media sites in my country are, in order of popularity, Facebook, Whatsapp, Youtube, and Instagram.

Do you often read news online? Which websites do you use? 

  1. I don’t read the news, in fact, I stay as far away from them as possible.

Which websites can you visit to find out about available jobs in your country?

  1. Linkedin and Indeed are websites I can visit to find out about available jobs in my country.

Work with a partner. Guess the answers to the questions below. Then scan the reading passage to check your guesses. 
 
What percentage of the world’s population uses social media regularly? 
 
  1. I’d say about 60 to 80 percent of the world’s population uses social media regularly.

How much time does an average person spend on social media each day?
 
  1. I’d imagine the average person uses social media for 3 to 5 hours a day.

Page 14


Match each of these main ideas with a paragraph (A-F) from the reading.

  1. Facebook and Qzone are popular social media sites. _E_

  1. The amount of time people spent on social media varies by country and by gender. _C_

  1. On social media, people spend most of their time on friends’ pages. _D_

  1. Many people around the world use social media regularly. _B_

Use the reading passage and infographic on pages 12-13 to answer the questions.

Which social media sites have 500 million users or more?

  1.  The sites that have 500 million users or more are: Instagram(500 million), Tumblr(550 million), Qzone(632 million), and Facebook(2 billion users).

In how many countries does the average user spend more than three hours a day on social media?

  1. The countries where the average user spends more than three hours a day on social media are: Turkey(3h 1m), Egypt(3h 10m), Indonesia(3h 16m), Malaysia(3h 19m), U.A.E.(3h 24m), Mexico(3h 32m), Argentina(3h 32m), Brazil(3h 43m), and the Philipines(4h 17m).

How many more users did Facebook have than Twitter?

  1.  Facebook has 1 billion, 683 million more users than Twitter.

On social media, is it more common for someone to post a photo or look at a friend’s photo?

  1. On social media, it’s more common to look at a friend’s photo.

Find and underline the following words in the reading on pages 12-13. Use the context–the words around the word–to help you understand their meanings. Complete the definitions.

Regularly/Active/Survey

If someone is _____, they are always doing things.
 
  1. *Active

If you do a _____, you find out information by asking people questions.
 
  1. *Survey

If you do something _____, you do it often.
 
  1. *Regularly

Discuss your answers to these questions with a partner.

How much time do you spend on social media? 

  1. Admittedly, I use social media excessively, as I use it from 10 to 12 hours a day.

What do you usually do on social media?

  1. For the most part I’m usually in voice calls or messaging people, playing video games, studying, just spending as MUCH time as possible with the people I care about.

Are your habits similar to or different from the ones in the infographic on pages 12-13?

  1. For the most part, I don’t really use normal social media sites. While I spend time with friends, I don’t actually use Facebook or Twitter. At most? I just use Discord.
]]> 2022-09-12 04:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291710511 Unit’s Video: “7 billion”(Pages 9-10) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291710951
Before Viewing(Pages 9-10) 

What is the population of your country? Is it going up or down? Discuss with a partner.

  1. The population in my country is around 2.7 million. It’s been on a downwards scale as people move away.

Look at the information below about the world’s population. Then answer the questions.

When did the world’s population start to grow more quickly?
 
  1. The world’s population started to spike approximately around 1930-1940.

Why do you think this happened?

  1. I believe the population started to grow when the second World War ended. It was when the world began turning towards modern tech and inventions, as well as cherishing a time of new freedom and peace.
 
The words in bold below are used in the video. Math each word with the correct definition.

Consume/Average/Adequate/Energy

___ (adj) usual, typical, or normal.

  1. *Average

___ (adj) enough

  1. * Adequate

___(v) to use, eat, or drink something

  1. *Consume

___(n) the power that makes things work

  1. *Energy

While Viewing(Page 10)

Watch the video. Check (✔) the topics you learn about.

  • 1) The speed at which the world population is growing.
  • 2) The movement of people from the countryside to the city.
  • 3) The countries that are growing the fastest.
  • 4) Differences between rich and poor people in the world.
 
Watch the video a second time and complete the sentences.
 
In 2010, the average person lived for _____ years. In 1960, the average person lived for _____ years.

  1. *69

  1. * 53

In 1975, there were _____ megacities. Now there are _____.

  1. *3
 
  1. *31

Five percent of the population uses 23 percent of the world’s _____.

  1. *Energy

Thirteen percent of people don’t have _____.

  1. *Clean Drinking Water

After Viewing (Page 10)

The sentences below are from the reading passage on pages 5-6. Check (✔) the sentences that are supported by information in the video.

  •  1) There are 1.01 men in the world for every woman.
  •  2) More people … live in a city than in the countryside.
  •  3) Eighty-two percent of the world’s population can read and write.
  •  4) Every second, five people are born and two people die.
  •  5) In 1800, there were 1 billion people on earth.
]]> 2022-09-12 04:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291710951 Exploring Written English(Pages 15-17) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291715864 Read the information below. / Now underline the subject and circle the verb in each sentence (1-5). (Two sentences have more than one subject and verb).

Note to Teacher: Subjects will be in Bold and verbs will be in Italics.

  1. I use my phone every day.
  2. My brother and I don’t call each other very often.
  3. Every day, my friends send me emails or texts.
  4. He always goes online when he’s watching TV.
  5. I connect on my phone when I don’t have my laptop.

Read the items below (1-7). Check (✔) each complete sentence. If it is a fragment, what is missing? Write S for subject and V for verb.

  • 1) The “most typical” person from China. _V_
  • 2) The population bigger every year. _V_
  • 3) Cell phones are also known as mobile phones. ___
  • 4) Researchers used thousands of photos of 28-year-old people. ___
  • 5) Lives in a big city, not a small town. _S_
  • 6) My school’s library has 50 computers for students. ___
  • 7) I never the computers in the library. _V_

Change the fragments in exercise B into complete sentences using your own ideas.

  1. The “most typical” person is from China.

  1. The population grows bigger every year.

  1. He lives in a big city, not a small town.

  1. I never use the computers in the library.

Unscramble the words to make sentences. Then underline the subjects and circle the verbs.

cell phones / people / A lot of / have / .

  1. A lot of people have cell phones.

goes / to the library / every day / My best friend / .

  1. My best friend goes to the library every day.

all over / Internet / the world / use the / People from / .

  1. People from all over the world use the Internet.

are / heavy / not very / Tablets / .

  1. Tablets are not very heavy.

Read the information below. Then complete each sentence (1-6 on page 17) with the correct form of be. Use the simple present tense.

My favorite social networking site _____ Tagged. 

  1. *is

My brothers _____ in Seoul. 

  1. *are

My sister _____ a doctor.

  1. *is

I think social media _____ a great way to meet people.

  1. *is

Facebook and Twitter _____ fun. 

  1. *are

I _____ in law school.

  1. *am

Read the information below. / Now complete each pair of sentences (1-5) with the correct form of a verb from the box. Use the simple present tense.

Like/Live/Speak/Study/Use
 
I _____ science for about two hours every day. / My sister _____ science for about three hours a day.

  1. Study / Studies

I _____ Twitter better than Facebook. / Joe _____ Facebook better than Twitter.

  1. Like / Likes

Pam and Luke _____ in the country. / Alex _____ in the city.

  1. Live / Lives

Tina _____ three languages: Spanish, French, and English. / I _____ two languages: English and Mandarin.

  1. Speaks / Speak

Matt and Kim _____ the computers in the library. / James _____ the computers in the coffee shop.

  1. Use / Uses

]]> 2022-09-12 04:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291715864 Writing Task(Page 18) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291725849 Write answers to questions (1-6). Write notes (not complete sentences). Then share your answers with a partner.

About Yourself:

Where do you live?

-Puerto Rico

What languages do you speak?

-English and Spanish

Do you have a job? If yes, what is it? If not, what do you want to do?

-Yes, Church’s Chicken

About your communication habits:

How do you connect with friends online?

-Discord

How long do you spend on social media in a typical day?

-10 to 12 hours.

What websites do you like?

-Youtube

Use your notes to write four or more sentences about yourself and your communication habits. Use the simple present tense of be and other verbs in your sentences.
 
-I’m looking to become a computer technician.
-My favorite Social Media site is Discord.
-I use Crunchyroll to watch my favorite anime.
-I use a lot of mobile devices to use social media.

Now edit your draft. Correct mistakes with the simple present. Use the checklist on page 157.

My name is Carlos Xavier Massas Melendez. I self-taught myself English growing up because when I was a kid, I used to love watching everything in English, as it was something new and interesting. I also know Spanish as my birth language, but admittedly I’m better with English due to how much more I use it. I currently work in Church’s Chicken as a janitor, clearing out the trash, and doing the usual cleaning stuff you’d relate to a janitorial job. Right now, I’m going to college to learn to become an IT worker, as I love working with anything digital and computer-related. My current Communication Habits are a bit excessive. I stay on the internet for many hours of the day as my friendships are mostly online. I use Discord a lot to talk to my friends through Voice Calls, and use Crunchyroll to watch anime with them. I don’t actually use much more than that, as the rest of my internet use if for homework and other important things. I can say with certainty, though, that such constant use of Social Media has let me learn English better, and more formally thanks to the constant use of the language.

]]> 2022-09-12 05:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291725849 Unit Review(Page 18) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291746364 Answer the following questions.

What is a megacity?

  1. A megacity is a city with a population with more than ten million.

When do you use the simple present tense?

  1. We use it for habits, daily routines, facts, or things that are generally true.

Do you remember the meanings of these words? Check () the ones you know. Look back at the unit and review the ones you don’t know.

Reading 1

  • City
  • Country
  • Countryside
  • Different
  • Grow
  • Hotel
  • Job
  • Large
  • Restaurant
  • World

Reading 2
 
  • Add
  • Around
  • Available
  • However
  • News
  • Popular
  • Site
  • Visit

]]> 2022-09-12 05:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2291746364 Think and Discuss(Page 19) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2338477454 1) As a child, I wanted to be a world-renowned scientist who could do everything. (Hey, it was a dream job, not realistic!)

2) In all actual reality, I still don’t know what I want I want my dream job to be. I’ve settled for an IT job, but I’m finding my way as I go. Who knows, it might stay as my dream job, or it might not!
]]> 2022-10-13 09:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2338477454 Explore the Theme (Page 20) carlosmassas https://padlet.com/carlosmassas/rxqxgglhf9ca1ixd/wish/2338479015 1) Look at the information on these pages and answer the questions.

A) The places where Engineer is the top dream job are Brazil, Sweden, U.A.E.(United Arab Emirates), India, Singapore, and Indonesia.

B) The top dream jobs for women are Teacher, Veterinarian, Writer, Doctor/Nurse, and Singer. The top dream jobs for men are Athlete, Pilot, Scientist, Lawyer, and Astronaut.
 
C) 30% of people have said that they achieved their dream job.

2) Match the correct form of the words in blue to their definitions.

Dream / Interested / Achieved

1) Dream

2) Interest

3) Achieve
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