Homework Advanced Class 2018 by Sarah Stretton

Homework

2018-01-12 12:08:53 UTC

Reading
STUDENT book - page 54 and 55 - READING Q2-4
Writing
WORKBOOK
Formal email - page 38 Q 1- 4
Post your finished formal email here!

www.padlet.com/sarahstretton/email1

Applying for the Biology Course

2018-01-12 14:34:14 UTC

Dear employees at UFAL.

My name is Vinicius Praxedes de Almeida Rocha Calazans. I'm writing this e-mail to apply for the Biology Course at the Federal University of Alagoas in the Campus
A. C. Simoes. As it happens, I got enough points to join the course in the next semester.

Student Information:
CPF: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name: xxxxxxxxxxx
Number: xxxxxxxxxx
Country: xxxxxxxx
City: xxxxxxxx
State: xxxxxxx
Link to results: xxxxxxxxxx

If you have any further questions of information that I must know, please contact me again.

Thank you,
Vinicius Praxedes

Feedback -

Dear employees at UFAL.

My name is Vinicius Praxedes de Almeida Rocha Calazans. I'm writing this e-mail to apply for the Biology Course at the Federal University of Alagoas in the Campus
A. C. Simoes. As it happens, I got enough points to join the course in the next semester.

Student Information:
CPF: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name: xxxxxxxxxxx
Number: xxxxxxxxxx
Country: xxxxxxxx
City: xxxxxxxx
State: xxxxxxx
Link to results: xxxxxxxxxx

If you have any further questions of information that I must know, please contact me again.

Thank you,
Vinicius Praxedes

1. This address is very broad, you would either direct it to a specific person or keep it open - Sir/Madam
2. - I got enough points - I have enough - is more formal and appropriate. You could also use I have got.
3. This sentence is a bit muddled.
If you have any further questions or need further information/to contact me, please get in contact/don't hesitate to get in contact.

Complaining about my new laptop

2018-01-14 11:08:57 UTC

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to express my complete dissatisfaction about the new computer I purchased from your shop on 09th January 2018.

The computer arrived new and factory sealed. Unfortunately, since the second week of using this laptop I was unable to tip anything. I have downloaded a new update and since then it didn’t work. I have also noticed that the laptop is constantly creating a lot of heat. As a result, it doesn’t work properly, or other functions work very slowly.

I called your customer service line half a dozen times in the last few weeks, but no one seems to be interested in my problem. I need this situation to be solved as soon as possible. I bought this laptop due to previous good recommendations some friends of mine gave me about your laptop. However next time I think twice about buying a new computer from your shop.

Cristina Clerici

Feedback:

Dear Sir/ Madam

I am writing to express my complete dissatisfaction about the new computer I purchased from your shop on 09th January 2018.

The computer arrived new and factory sealed. Unfortunately, since the second week of using this laptop *1. I was unable to tip anything. I have downloaded a new update and since then it didn’t work. I have also noticed that the laptop is constantly generating a lot of heat. As a result, it doesn’t work properly, or other functions work very slowly.

Cristina Clerici

*1 - since... I've been unable to type anything
It hasn't worked - Why have i changed the tense here?

Complaining about my laptop,

2018-01-14 20:41:56 UTC

Dear Mr. Williams,

Last week I was sent the laptop that I bought one month ago. Once I opened the book I realised that it was not what I exactly payed for. Not just only I would like to ask for responsabilities because of the delay, but it had not the features that your company actually is advertasing on your website.

After surfing one more time on your website, it appears quite clear to me that the laptop I bought has the following main characteristics:
-Colour: White
-Speed: 2.5 GhW
-Weigh: 2 pounds
- Screen Size: 13 inches

In the image that it is attached to this email you could appreciate that the only feature that fit with what I initially pay for is just the colour. Unfortunately, I called to your customer service and they just told me that it was a logistic problem so they could do nothing more than give me the number of this departament. After several conversations with different employees, I have been informed to send you an email explaining this issue. Hopefully I paid for the guarantee so I hope you could fix it.

I would highly appreciate that you could tell me where could I send this laptop in order you to deliver me the correct one.

Kind regards,

Carlos del Rosal

Feedback -

Dear Mr. Williams,

Last week I was sent the laptop that I bought one month ago. Once I opened the book I realised that it was not what I exactly payed for. Not just only - In addition, I would like to ask for responsabilities *1 because of the delay, but it had not the features that your company actually is advertasing - advertising on your website.

After surfing one more time on your website, it appears quite clear to me that the laptop I bought has the following main characteristics:
-Colour: White
-Speed: 2.5 GhW
-Weigh: 2 pounds
- Screen Size: 13 inches

In the image that ~~it i~~s attached to this email you *2 could appreciate that the only feature that fit with what I initially pay for is just the colour. Unfortunately, I called to your customer service and they just told me that it was a logistic problem so they could do nothing more than give me the number of this departament. After several conversations with different employees, I have been informed to send you an email explaining this issue. Hopefully I paid for the guarantee so I hope you could fix it.

I would highly appreciate that you could tell me where could I send this laptop in order you to deliver me the correct one.

Kind regards,

Carlos del Rosal

*1 - In addition - as this is a formal email this is more suitable. If it was a semi-formal email, you could use Not only that, ...
- I think you mean compensation?
In addition (to these issues), I am seeking compensation as a result of poor service...
2- use present tense because it's a present action - you can see/appreciate that the only feature that fits/matches the original product I paid for is... - Why have I changed the tense for pay?
- Informed- this is a good sentence, but we use inform when we are describing what the company has told you they will do . In this context, i have been instructed/told/asked to send you... works better.
3 - ell me where could I send this laptop in order you to deliver me the correct one. -the problem here is sentence word order. Can you see the problem?

Dear Mr. Brown

2018-01-14 21:11:14 UTC

I'm writing to inform you about a meeting that will be held at the office next week. It is vital you attend this meeting because it will be decided if our company should merge with our main competitor. As you know your opinion on this matter is of great value, so please inform me if you will be able to attend it.

Thank you,
Murilo Abreu

2018-01-14 21:29:15 UTC

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m writing to express my concern about an Asus 16,5” Notebook which I purchased in your Shop on High Street roughly a year ago.

The Laptop recently started to lose screws that were attached to its bottom side. I have not experienced any other complications that seem to be relating to this. However I am deeply concerned as the screws must have served some kind of purpose.

On another note my Laptop is steadily slowing down and takes longer to boot up every day, a matter that increasingly affects my working comfort.

I sincerely hope you can provide we with a repair service or, if that is the only possibility, with a replacement unit. In that case I expect you to provide IT-support as I would have to transfer all my data to a new device. Therefore, I would like to avoid that situation and would prefer to resolve the matter in a more convenient way.

Since I am relying on the laptop for business purposes I do hope for a quick and effective solution.

For further details and the receipt please see the attachment.

Yours Sincerely

Sarah Melanie Settele

Feedback -

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m writing to express my concern about an Asus 16,5” Notebook which I purchased in your Shop on the High Street roughly a year ago.

On another note my Laptop is steadily slowing down and takes longer to boot up every day, a matter that increasingly affects my working comfort.

I sincerely hope you can provide me with a repair service or, if that is the only possibility, with a replacement unit. In that case I expect you to provide IT-support as I would have to transfer all my data to a new device. Therefore, I would like to avoid that situation and would prefer to resolve the matter in a more convenient way.

Since I am relying on the laptop for business purposes I do hope for a quick and effective solution.

For further details and the receipt please see the attachment.

Yours Sincerely

Sarah Melanie Settele

1. purchase from (not in)
2. Punctuation - use a comma after However,
and you don't need to capitalise Shop - unless that is the name of where it was purchased. e.g. I recently purchased the laptop from your high street store/shop.
3. This line is a little awkward, "f that is the only possibility, "I would say - if there is no other option

HOMEWORK 15/01/2017

2018-01-15 10:37:32 UTC

Linguistic Relativity

Read these 3 articles on linguistic relativity
How words influence our thought
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/29/how-words-influence-thought
Change your world view - learn another lanugage
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/27/world-view-learn-another-language
Donald Trump is changing our language
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/17/resist-donald-trump-vocabulary-resistance-rhetoric

POST READING ACTIVITY
Option 1
- Write a summary of one article
Option 2
- Write a short reaction piece - how do these articles make you think about language and how we think? Refer back to the lines you agree with and the lines you disagree with.

Think your world is fixed? ? Learn another language and you’ll think differently

2018-01-15 20:29:43 UTC

New research says that German and English speakers perceive the world in different ways – thanks to the grammatical toolkit they’re using. In the past few years there has been an overwhelming amount of research on the bilingual mind. Going back and forth between languages seems like brain training, pushing your brain to be more flexible.

Recently they studied German – English bilinguals and monolinguals to find out how different language patterns affected how they reacted in experiments. They showed video clips of events with a motion in them, such as a woman walking towards a car or a man cycling towards the supermarket and then ask them to describe the scenes.

German speakers will tend to describe the action but also the goal of the action. In this case the car. English monolingual speakers would simply describe those scenes as “A woman is walking” or “A man is cycling” without mentioning the goal of the action.

German speakers are more likely to focus on possible outcomes of people’s actions, but English speakers pay more attention to the action itself.

In the end we can say that the language you speak can affect the way you think.

C.C.

- German speakers tend to (not will), because will because it's a general truth.

Reaction Piece: How does the language we speak influence our perception of the world.

2018-01-16 14:25:34 UTC

The articles does give a solid explanation on how our brain works when operating under a certain language logic or linguistic situation, giving many examples to solidify their point of view. 2|* I'm strongly convinced in the mentioned fact that our brain can interpret situations, colors and timelines differently when we use a certain language, since the words and constructions we use for time for example can effectively influence the way we interpret the situations we face in life time wise speaking in a specific language, like when German speakers normally presume the outcome of an action and when English speakers focus on the action itself, or when people can become influenced by the way a person with a high media wise influence speaks.*3
However, we need to be careful with too extremist or ethnocentric ideas, like some of Whorf's remarks when he said that the Hopi can't interpret time, we should keep in mind that linguistic differences doesn't necessarily make a language better or worse than other, but instead, they make it unique, with it's own characteristics and qualities, and we should also keep and eye to behaviors that might give less credit to the importance of language.

Vinicius Calazans

1. The articles gives a solid explanation.
You can use DOES give for emphasis, however it would be usually contrasted with another point.
e.g. This article doesn't adequately explain how the brain processes new language. However, it does give a solid explanation...
2. I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here.
3. The content of this sentence is strong, with good vocabulary. However, it is an extremely long sentence, which we tend to avoid in English. This paragraph would have more rhetorical impact if you seperated this into smaller sentences.

Think your world is fixed? Learn another language and you will think differently

2018-01-16 18:38:01 UTC

The article starts by comparing people who are bilingual to those who only know their native language. Also it shows that people that are able to speak more than one language have more several advantages over those who can not, both in professional life and in health.
As matter of fact the article shows that monolingual speakers tends to have different perspectives from those who are bilingual, these speakers usually switch from the perspective of their native language and the from the other language depending on the context.
The article comes to the conclusion that bilinguals are able to understand more about the emotional that the other language carries. In addition to that they can make better choices in other language too.

Murilo Abreu

- Word order!
It also shows
- have several more advantages

2018-01-16 18:50:58 UTC

Donald Trump is changing our language

Communicating through ~~the~~ language probably has more importance if your are the president of one of the most important countries of in the world. The article introduce in a very nicely way the language resistance topic reffering to Nazism. It is ~~worldwide~~ recognised worldwide that what happened during the Second War World must be forgotten or at least must help us to learn from our mistakes. However, the article introduces ~~the~~ language perception elegantly even starting with ~~the~~ Nazism speeches.

During ~~the~~ Nazism, something that allowed it to rapidly spread among the population was language, the way of approaching people and how people communicated. They had to be clear and connect directly with people. Therefore, if someone has no defence at all or is too weak he might be affected by the ideology behind this language. Therefore, there has always ~~has~~ been a need of a resistance language, as the articles refers to. Not just only when ~~the~~ Nazism was among us, but after the election of Donald Trump as president.

Being a president of the USA means that his speechless are going to be heard by the whole world. Before Trumps´ election, all presidents from the USA communicated their different measures or ideas in a very formal way. But after Trump, this has changed dramatically. It has led to the progressive parties to a call for more "moral language" as they know the impact that the way of communicating threw language can have on the population itself.

Therefore. what I think the article tries to transmit is that the language is not just related to try to communicate in a certain way. It is directly connected with the listener and the people aware of this language who must recognise when a language is being used badly.

1. If we are talking about a topic in general we usually omit the article.

Think your world view is fixed? Learn another language and you’ll think differently

2018-01-16 18:52:05 UTC

Research into bilingual minds 1* proved that speaking more than one language not only delay cognitive ageing and age-related degenerative disorders, but also changes the way the speaker sees and interacts with his or her surrounding. German-English bilinguals and monolinguals were tested in experiments with description of scenes involving motion. The results showed that monolingual speakers tend to describe the scene in correlation with their worldview, meaning the German ones tend to focus on the action itself and on its goal, differing from the English ones, that focused only on the action itself. This has to do with the grammatical structure of the languages. English speakers 2* have the obligation to mark ongoing events using -ing, while German speakers do not.

On the other hand, bilingual speakers changed their description perspectives based on the language in which the task was given, meaning that their focus was highly influenced by the language of the assignement.
In addition to that, bilinguals also tend to make more rational decisions when speaking their second language, due to the fact that it lacks affective biases that influences pondering consequences.

Those new evidences erode the theory that people behave differently dependeing on the language spoken, and claims the necessity for further research about (it) until which point learning a new language affects your brain.

Pedro Land
1 - proved that speaking more than one language not only delay cognitive ageing and age-related degenerative disorders,
Has proven ....not only delays
Use the present perfect because it is a past action that is important to the present and is often used to talk about the outcomes of research/findings.
2- are obligated to (the common collocation is to be obligated to, rather than have the obligation)

Reaction piece

2018-01-16 19:35:09 UTC

All three articles provide some interesting thoughts on how our language influences our way of thinking. As a German and English speaker, I particularly enjoyed the article “Think your world view is fixed? Learn another language and you’ll think differently “. The article presented a relatable and unique reflexion on the differences in thinking between the two languages. Although I sorely enjoyed reading it, I can imagine that it might be a little dull for non-German-speakers as the text fails to provide sufficient examples from other languages. On another note all articles encouraged me to approach language differently, they made me realise how little thought I’d given the topic so far. After reading these articles I feel strongly encouraged to look into the matter more deeply.

S. Settele

1. We wouldn't use this sorely as a collocation with enjoyed. In this context, thoroughly enjoyed is more appropriate.
Sorely is most often used in negative contexts - these are the most common collocations -
sorely missed/tempted. Take a look here for more - https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/sorely
2. On another note all articles encouraged me to approach language differently,
...all of the articles....

Learn another language

2018-01-16 21:13:21 UTC

I agree with the idea of the article. If we speak another language, we can see things in a different way. The article says "Now new research shows that they can also view the world in different ways depending on the language they are operating in."

My mother tongue is Japanese and when I compare English with Japanese, I think English is more logical and objective. For example, when we speak Japanese, we don't have to say a subject so usually we just guess that what a speaker wants to say. So when I speak English, I feel like I recognize and ~~tell~~ say things more directly and clearly.

I think we can learn our way of thinking, culture, values and so on through learning other languages. The more languages we speak, the more we can broaden our minds.

Chikako Kinoshita

- I'm not sure what you mean here-
...we can learn our way of thinking, ...
Do you mean - we can learn more about our own way? Or we can teach/share our way of thinking?

Letter of complaint

sarahstretton — 2018-01-16 23:22:52 UTC

Dear Mr. Rocha,

I come, through this letter, inform you about some events that took place at our organization. It started on the last friday, when we were not been allowed to enter in the building, what just changed after 30 minutes of wait, and that happened with no apparent reason. Also, some of our employees, had been telling me about the coffe machine that is apparently broken. That little events has been responsable for a down on the brands performance, leading to a 10% less income. Hope you read this e-mail soon, and answer the sooner possible, we are expecting changes on your way to lead this company,

Grateful for your attention,

Unhappy employee

Some feedback points -
1. This email would benefit from some stock phrases, at the moment it seems like aspects have been translated.
Stock phrases - e.g. I am writing to inform you ...
2. You need to include some clear paragraphs and spacing, this is very important in formal writing.

Think your world view is fixed? Learn another language and you’ll think differently

2018-01-17 09:02:50 UTC

The article whose title is demonstrated above tries to explain the outcomes of a research made on the different mindsets between German speakers, English speakers and bilinguals. The study ultimately found that some key changes in the grammatical tools available for each language shaped significantly how the subjects described and perceived events. For example, a German speaker would focus on the goal of an action more than an English speaker, whose language requires him to pay more attention to the action itself. The study also shows that bilinguals tend to shift their mindsets when using a different language.

Its clear demonstrations and undeniably interesting results really opened up my mind to how the expressions you use to organize your thoughts can, in little but significant ways, change the thoughts themselves. Overall, I was mildly entertained and really look forward to descovering what are the differences in thoughts between my language and English.

Gabriela Sarubbi

1. The aritcle, whose title is featured/written above, tries to explain...
2. significantly shaped

AREAS TO IMPROVE -

sarahstretton — 2018-01-17 10:46:32 UTC

LETTER OF COMPLAINT

Dear Sir/Madam ,
To whom it may concern

Dear employees at FOPP

Unfortunately, since the second week of using his laptop I was unable to type anything. I have downloaded a new update ad since then it didn’t work.

…but it had not the features that you advertised…

I’d appreciate it I you could tell me where could send this laptop

if you have any further questions of information that I must know, please contact me again

I come, through this letter, inform you about that took place at our organisation

Homework 17/01/2018

2018-01-17 12:13:07 UTC

Workbook
page 28 - Vocabulary Nights Out
page 29 - Developing Conversations - Commenting on what is said
Pronunciation = Intonation in responses

If you didn't read all the articles the other day, please read one more.

Also - please go and check your feedback to Monday's homework below and write a comment in response to me.

Homework 19/01/2018

2018-01-19 11:54:15 UTC

PLEASE CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK FROM LAST MONDAY AND REPLY TO MY FEEDBACK IN THE COMMENTS.

Workbook - Unit 5
1. DEVELOPING WRITING - A review emphasing your ideas
Question 3 to 6.
Q 6 is writing a review please put your writing here.
page 28- 29

2. Reading -
Q 3-6
page 30-31

Review “The Greatest Showman”

2018-01-20 14:35:55 UTC

An exceptionally entertaining movie with fantastic and original songs. Although the Greatest Showman is based on a real story it's as opposite to a mind-numbing documentary as it could possibly be.

The film tells the story of the first ever circus and its founder P. T. Barnum in an emotional and catching way. It’s a rags to riches story of a young tailor’s boy dreaming of the world ahead of him. The musical convinces with its diverse range of songs, all of them special and touching in their own way. It does an amazing job in showing that everyone can reach something in live no matter who they are and what they look like, just by being themselves.

The movie features a range of famous actors such as Hugh Jackman, Zack Efron and Zendaya and they all manage to exceed the high expectations. Even though it has only been realised rougly a month ago it has already received a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song".

Overall the movie offers a fantastic opportunity to escape your daily life and relax. It is bound to entertain grown ups as well as kids and definitely shouldn’t be missed!

S. Settele

Review "It"

2018-01-21 17:56:44 UTC

The movie is based on the horror novel of Stephen King centred around kids and how they need to fight their fears. Even though the main actors are just kids all of them show an outstanding performance, especially Finn Wolfhard him already famous for Stranger Things.
The film tells the story of small town in America that is cursed by an evil that makes kids disappear more than every other town in America. The kids will need to face their biggest fears to fight the evil by themselves. The evil is represented by a clown, the movie could had explored more about the past of this clown, due to the fact that it's not very clear the origin of the clown.
In this spectacular production there are lot of amazing scenes with commendable special effects. The film make very clear its message that we should fight our fears. So if you haven't seen yet I recommend that you do, even though if you are afraid of scary movies.

Murilo Abreu

Review: Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle

2018-01-21 18:30:20 UTC

In the brand-new adventure film Jumanji – Welcome to the jungle four teenagers are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they find an old video game console with a game they’ve never seen, they’re immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they have chosen. They must fight their way out of the game – otherwise they will die in the game. By now Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle is the funniest movie and has become a global phenomenon. A must see for everybody.

Visually, the Hawaiian locations provide eye – catching views for the effect of heavy action, with beasts and thrilling helicopter stunts. At this point, there’s no movie that The Rock doesn’t make better by his presence. It’s even funnier because he must play being amazed by his own strength, considering he’s the nerdy Spencer inside. All adult actors do a good job, playing the insecure and horrified teens controlling their avatars.

Overall the movie offers a great opportunity to laugh and escape the seriousness of our lives. It’s a film for teenagers and grownups as kids wouldn’t understand all jokes.

C.C.

Review "Life Is Beautiful "

2018-01-21 19:35:41 UTC

"Life Is Beautiful" must be a truly great moving story for everyone. It has a lasting effect on me. This fascinating film is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama and the plot focuses on Jewish parents' love for their children, inner strength and courage.

When WWⅡ breaks out, the Jewish family and many other Jews are forced to go to a concentration camp and they become victims. In the terrible camp, the father hides their true situation from his son. The father explains to his son that the camp is a complicated game not to frighten the son and to protect him. So the son believes the camp is a game to enjoy and he never knows the true situation.

The protagonist, the father, is an open-minded Jewish librarian. He uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. The story is about a seriously brutal history but the father tries to make the situation fun so it's acted in a funny way. I can't help feeling how deep parents' affection is.

I highly recommend it. It will touch your heart and make you think of your family and friends . This absolutely beautiful movie is well worth seeing!

C. K.

Crooked House Review

2018-01-21 20:33:30 UTC

Being able to watch a Agatha Christie’s creation it’s a spectacular experience for anyone. Book inspired movies are typically a devastating disaster, yet “Crooked House” fortunately didn’t turn out to be one of those.
The story takes place in a British 40’s mansion, where a peculiar family lives. Their routine changes when the owner of the great house gets murdered and it’s the mission of a young detective to discover who is the assassin. What is really intriguing is that the spectator knows as much as the detective, who tries to understand how that crooked family behaves.

The actors truly captured the ideia of a ideal Agatha Christie’s character, with a dramatic and almost comic acting, which couldn’t be better. Besides that, the director managed to not completely change the story, but was capable of creating a captivating scenario we would never be able to see in the book.
Make sure to watch this amazing movie or you’ll miss a great expirience.
Enzo Santomartino

Manhunt: Unabomber

2018-01-21 21:30:53 UTC

Unabomber is an in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. It is TV series and what really shocked the audience from the first episode is that is based on true events in the USA of the 90s, when the Unabomber panicked the public.

IT consists of 8 episodes, where different clues keep appearing and where each episode ends with such a surprisingly end that really hooked the audience. After several terrorist attacks, the FBI called on a new kind of profiler to help track down the elusive killer. Unfortunately, after a very strong beginning it turned into a wooden storyline. Somehow, the director partly lost the spectator (but not me) as this latter did not know if the plot was focus on the FBI agent or the killer.

Anyway, Unabomber combined all the flavours that a TV thriller should have. The dialogue was not stilted and the acting was very convincing. Even though is based on a true story, the TV series achieved the audience not look up the end on the net but wait for discover it while watching the final ending.

So if you are keen on TV thrillers and you like to lap up TV series, Manhunt must be essential on your list.

Carlos del Rosal

Wonder Woman

2018-01-22 05:59:48 UTC

Known for its delivery of overall stilted and uninspired movies, it was, at first, hard to believe that DC had put out a solid story that was already winning fans over. I had no choice but to give it a watch.

The movie revolves around the famous heroine as she grows up on an island of female warriors, the amazons, and eventually leaves it to fight in WWI, an event that she believes to be Ares, the god of war’s doing. Her plan is to find Ares, defeat him, and, by default, bring peace back to a war torn world. But she has to do it as fast as she can, as Ares is working on a new weapon that will bring even more mass destruction.

The plot is deeply impactful in its depiction of war and the grey moral area that goes along with it. It doesn’t try to be exceptionally brutal, and by doing that, it gives a strong message for the whole family. The characters are mostly distinct and well developed, and the environment just enhances the sense of urgency in every decision they make, which makes the movie even more engaging. The best, though, by far, is the protagonist herself, played by the wonderful Gal Gadot. She has such a naive view of the world, and, yet, such a strong will towards helping others, you can’t help but want her to succeed. Sequences of heart-stopping stunts and exciting action are also part of the package.

In a nutshell, the film is a nice refreshing achievement for DC, that empowers women, but is not solely in service of that. It has good story, characters, romance and action. All the things you need for a good experience. It’s the perfect movie to take your family to - especially your daughters.

Gabriela Sarubbi

The Avengers

2018-01-22 07:46:33 UTC

Marvel Studios has been in a up lifting growth for the past years. Dictating the super hero’s film industries, the studio, alongside Disney, has been manageing to develop each of their characters individually in previor movies, building characters with singular characteristics and background histories, which, when combine, culminated in a thrilling science fiction action moving with everyone’s favorite childhood heroes.

Earth is put in danger when Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) manages to find an take control of an unlimited source of energy called Tesseract, and threatens to invade the planet using it to control an alien army. Humanity’s last hope is placed in group made of beings with remarkable powers such as the Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Rufallo) and Thor.

Although the sequenceing of events is pretty linear and straight-forward, the film’s writer and director Joss Whedon deserves credit for being able to create a solid storyline without disregarding the comics, where the original stories are. In a starry cast, is worth to point the decent performance of Robert Downey Jr, understanding his role and founding the right balance between seriousness and sarcasm.

The script and the non-compromising performances are supported by a fitting soundtrack and an outstanding use of special effects, which are crucial to create the needed atmosphere to hold the attention of the viewer for the hole length of the film. If you are either a Marvel, super hero or a CG fan “The Avengers” is a must in your movie list.

Pedro Land

Movie review: "Ghost in the Shell" (1995) (Rewritten)

2018-01-22 08:30:07 UTC

The anime genre has always been famous, not only in Japan, but worldwide, because of its variety of content and versatility, and it wouldn't be different with the successful 1995 movie "Ghost in the Shell".

This masterpiece is about a futuristic world in which technology and humans are extremely evolved and intrinsically connected, with people being able to swap their limbs, organs and even their brain with cybernetic variations. Sometimes even better than their organic counterparts, effectively turning them into cyborgs.

The protagonist is a female cyborg named Motoko Kusanagi, that works as a police officer that fights cyber-crimes. Due to her cybernetic body (including her brain) she has many super human capabilities, such as super strength, agility, thermo-optical camouflage and the ability to hack almost anything with her cyber brain.

Even though the animation seems to be a simple Sci-fi movie, anyone that watches it will be surprised to discover that the main focus of the movie is actually philosophy. Questions such as "what makes us humans" and "what is ethical in a technological world" are constantly discussed and dissected in it, and in an extremely unique and unexpected way, because of its unconventional scenario and innovative overall concept.

Ghost in the Shell is not a movie for everyone. Its approach is very serious and can be really confusing to understand, even for a fully grown adult. But for those who are willing to spend their time analysing this wonderful cinematographic work are in for an unforgettable experience, full of creative animations, ideas and overall concept, that was also the spark for the creation of the phenomenal GitS animation franchise.

In a nutshell, this is a classic anime movie, that is absolutely worth the effort, may change your view of the world and can really be excellent for thinking about humanity in general.

Vinícius Calazans

Homework 22/01/2018

2018-01-22 12:01:05 UTC

Refinement!!!
I'd like you to review all of the vocabulary that you have collated today
- from others' reviews (Ie.g. thrust into the action)
- from the listening (disect the story)
-from the workbook (weave a complex plot)
I'd like you go back to your original reivew (last friday's homework ) and produce a second draft.

Improve on it, include as much of the new vocabulary as you can and correct any mistakes your classmates picked up on.

If you didn't do the homework now is your chance! Write your review, including the same content as written above.

"Life Is Beautiful" second draft

2018-01-22 19:04:26 UTC

Life Is Beautiful" is a truly great moving story for everyone. It's had a lasting effect on me. This fascinating film is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama and the plot focuses on Jewish parents' love for their children, inner strength and courage.

When WWⅡ breaks out, the Jewish family and many other Jews are deported to a concentration camp and they become victims. In the terrible camp, the father hides their true situation from his son. The father explains to his son that the camp is a complicated game not to frighten the son and to protect him. So the son believes the camp is a game to enjoy and he never knows the true situation.

The protagonist, the father, is an open-minded but eccentric Jewish librarian. He uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. The story is about a seriously brutal history but the father tries to make the situation fun so it's acted in a funny way. I can't help feeling how deep parents' affection is.

I highly recommend it. It will touch your heart and make you think of your family and friends . This absolutely beautiful movie is well worth seeing! Give it a watch!

C. K.

Review 'Jumanji' - second draft

2018-01-23 15:46:13 UTC

In the brand-new adventure film 'Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle' four teenagers are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they find an old video game console with a game they’ve never seen before, they’re immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they have chosen. They must fight their way out of the game – otherwise they will die in the game. By now Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle is the funniest movie I have ever seen and has become a global phenomenon. A must see for everybody.

Visually, the Hawaiian locations provide eye – catching views for the effect of heavy action, with beasts and thrilling helicopter stunts. At this point, there’s no movie that The Rock hasn't made better by his presence. It’s even funnier because he has to pretend being amazed by his own strength, considering he’s the nerdy Spencer inside. All adult actors do a good job, playing the insecure and horrified teens controlling their avatars.

Overall the movie offers a great opportunity to laugh and escape the seriousness of our lives. It’s a film for teenagers and grownups as kids wouldn’t understand all jokes.

2nd draft: Review "The Greatest Showman

2018-01-23 18:03:00 UTC

An exceptionally entertaining movie with fantastic original songs. Although “The Greatest Showman” is based on a real story it's as opposite to a mind-numbing documentary as it could possibly be.

The film narrates the story of the first ever circus and its founder P. T. Barnum, displaying a perfect mixture of emotionality and entertainment. It’s a rags-to-riches story of a young tailor’s boy dreaming of a world that he designs. The musical convinces with its diverse range of songs, all of them special and touching in their own unique way. It excels in showing that everyone can reach something in live no matter who they are and what they look like, just by being themselves.

This spectacular production features a range of famous actors such as Hugh Jackman, Zack Efron and Zendaya and they all managed to exceed great expectations. Even though it was only released roughly a month ago it already received a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song".

Overall, the movie offers a fantastic opportunity to escape your daily life and laze. It is bound to entertain grown-ups as well as kids and definitely shouldn’t be missed!

S. Settele

- life not live

Crooked House Review Second Draft

2018-01-23 18:58:05 UTC

The movie concerns a wealthy patriarch who gets killed in his mansion full of plausible suspects including his dearest granddaughter, Sophia de Havilland (Stefanie Martini) that hires a past lover and a private detective, Charles Hayward (Max Irons), to solve this case. The spectator learns about the peculiar family’s behaviour through Hayward’s point of view, which creates an intriguing

atmosphere. The actors truly captured the idea of a ideal Agatha Christie’s character, with a theatrical.

The audience gets easily immersed in the movie by the noir visual as a reference to classic 50’s movie, creating this unique style which many other directors aimed to achieve, but failed miserably.

Make sure to watch this amazing movie or you’ll miss a great experience.

Enzo Santomartino

1 -Being able to watch AN A.C creation IS a spectacular experience for anyone. BOOKS inspired BY movies are typically devastating disasters...
2- who hires a past lover...
3- We'd probably say -viewer rather than spectator - we use spectator to talk about people who watch sports.
4- of AN ideal..., with a theatrical ...? A theatrical what? Not sure what you mean here

KING ARTHUR : LEGEND OF THE SWORD

2018-01-24 00:10:00 UTC

The story, the main characters and even the plot are already know by the majority of the people. So is particularly difficult for a director to tell the fascinating story of King Arthur. A lot of them had tried already.

Firstly I have to confess that my expectations for the film weren’t pretty low. I wasn’t attract to see another King Arthur’s film but after only 2 minutes in the cinema I fell into the Camelot’s atmosphere. Guy Ritchie, under my point of view had realized it in a very catching way.

When I saw it I was entirely overwhelmed by the music that mixed with the special effect gave me the opportunity to fight against the uncle of Arthur Pendragon, Vortigern; to see how the future King of Camelot tried to have back his born right to reign.

The film has also first-class actors that really fill in the different characters: Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur, Jude Law as Vortigern, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen and Eric Bana.

It’s a must. You have to see this story under an innovative approach.

Marta Valenti

"Jumanji- Welcome to the Jungle" 2nd draft

2018-01-25 18:31:26 UTC

In the brand-new adventure film ‘Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle’ four teenagers are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they find an old video game console with a game they’ve never seen before, they’re immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they have chosen. They must fight their way out of the game – otherwise they will die in the game. By now Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle is the funniest movie so far and has become a global phenomenon. A must see for everybody.

Visually, the Hawaiian locations provide eye – catching views for the effect of heavy action, with beasts and thrilling helicopter stunts. At this point, there’s no movie that The Rock hasn’t made better by his presence. It’s even funnier because he must pretend being amazed by his own strength, considering he’s the nerdy Spencer inside. All adult actors do a good job, playing the insecure and horrified teens controlling their avatars.

Overall the movie offers a great opportunity to laugh and escape the seriousness of our lives. It’s a film for teenagers and grownups as kids wouldn’t understand all jokes.

C.C.

1- this is a little ambiguous - so far. It needs a little more context - it's the funniest movie so far in the series/this year
2- Use the infinitive after pretend + inf
He must pretend to be amazed.

Immoral (Book review), by Brian Freeman

2018-01-25 19:35:46 UTC

Immoral is a riveting thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Michael Connelly who gave live to the Detective Harry. It is by Brian Freeman who perfectly plays with ~~the~~ obsession and revenge, making a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and such a shocking plot that makes the book even more page-turner.

The main protagonist, Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of deja vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared from the streets. There is no corpse and nothing that could lead to the victim. Because it is set~~tled~~ in Minnesota, the reader can be teleported to this mountainous city with small villages, allowing a perfect intrigue environment. The two victims couldn't be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, shy, introvert, sweet sixteen. And then Rachel Deese, strange and a wild child. Everyone pretend to be what they do not really are, hidden deep secrets. Secrets than can be even immoral.

Carlos del Rosal

1. Give LIFE not live.
2, make the book even more OF A page-truner.
3. this is worded a little awkwardly, I would probably write something along these lines-
Everyone pretends to something they're not and are concealing deep secrets.

Homework 26/01/2018

2018-01-26 12:05:44 UTC

Workbook page 13-15.

Vocabulary - Phrasal verbs
Q 1
Pronunciation
Q2+3
Reading
Q4-6
Grammar - Would
Q1-4

Homework 29/01/2018

2018-01-29 12:12:26 UTC

Emergency services .....

In your group of 3, make a recording of your emergency services call and upload it here.
Everyone in your group should contribute.

Homework

2018-01-30 16:11:43 UTC

999 call recording
Marta, Vinícius and Saiel.

Chikako, Luan and Enzo

2018-01-31 08:36:28 UTC

Homework 31st January - TV transcription

agnieszka_gurbin — 2018-01-31 12:13:03 UTC

Transcription - Team work!

With a partner, agree on a TV show/clip that you will both watch it can short or a full episode.
You could choose an Amercian programme or British (iplayer is good for Eastenders or other soaps).
Once you have chosen one, agree on a point to start your transcription.
You should transcribe 60-90 seconds.

THEN do your transcription separately!!

You can add it here or bring it to class on Friday.

Homework 2nd February

sarahstretton — 2018-02-02 16:15:07 UTC

WRITING

Write a 250-300 word essay on the topic below and post it here.
Due - Monday 05/02/2018

Dying languages are not worth saving.

To what extent do you agree with this statement?
You should give both sides of the argument in your essay. You should refer to
the ideas you read about in today's reading.

Links to the articles -
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/05/bo-language-extinct-linguistics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11304255

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140606-why-we-must-save-dying-languages

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/asia/09iht-englede.1.5198685.html

Link to UNESCO Map of endangered languages
http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/

Homework 5th February: The death of language

2018-02-04 11:48:59 UTC

About 6,000 different languages are spoken around the world. But scientists estimate between 500 and 1,000 languages as Endangered languages. Those are spoken by only a handful of people. Every year the world loses around 25 mother tongues. Unfortunately, the death of a language is the most obvious symptom of an acute human crisis. But are dying languages worth saving?

One argument for saving dying languages is the wealth of wisdom. Some languages contain an accumulated body of knowledge. For instance, about geography, zoology, navigation, astronomy, pharmacology, botany and more. We will lose all this knowledge when there are no languages for it and nobody understands it.

For many people languages are a way of interpreting the world. As such, they can provide insight into psychology. For this reason, linguists are trying to document and archive the diversity of quickly disappearing languages. They make dictionaries, record histories and traditions. If they do so, there might be a chance that these languages can be revitalized in the future. But without speakers the effort will be for nothing.

But what’s the point of trying to save a language when there are no one who speaks it. The purpose of language is communication. We can quantify how a good a language is by how many people you can speak with. Nowadays it is necessary to speak English as you can speak almost to everybody around the world. On the contrary there is no point of learning a language with is spoken only in one country in the world.

Some languages are worth saving. There should always be people who speak the same language as you. You can share jokes or experiences with them. Language is a tool that’s perfectly adapted by the people who use it.

C.C

Homework 2nd February

2018-02-04 13:32:17 UTC

I disagree with the idea "dying languages are not worth saving" . Language is not only a tool of communication but also contains beneficial knowledge, unique culture and different thinking. We can learn a lot of things from languages. If a language die once, we can never learn from it.

When I saw" unesco atlas of world languages" I was really surprised that there were 8 languages in Japan. I thought only Japanese and Ainu were spoken in Japan. I think a lot of Japanese don't know about minor languages and the government doesn't regard them as important ones. Also people who speak minor language start learning major language to acquire education and get a job.

On the other hand, as an article says, if a language isn't spoken anyone , the language is not a language anymore, it's more like a heritage. It means demand for the language has decreased. It doesn't have the function of communication anymore. If so, It's hard to spread the language widely.

As far as I'm concerned, we need to preserve dying languages but learning how to speak or how to write the languages does not have to be obligatory. It should be optional. Language experts, researchers or people who are interested in the language can learn them. We can learn their studies and research. However, to let many people recognize the problem, the government should do publicity campaigns. The more people realize the issue and how important language is, the more people get interested in it and the movement would start.

C. K.

2018-02-04 19:08:11 UTC

Are dying languages worth saving?

Each of the 6,000 Languages that we accommodate on this planet has its own unique culture, no two languages are the same. Therefore, losing a language automatically means losing a piece of our diverse range of cultures. Which would logically mean that there lies a certain value in saving dying languages. However, it is vital to consider the probability of that kind of attempt being successful because there is a crucial question that we might not have a satisfying answer for: How does one save a language?

Personally, I believe that saving a dying language is an honourable idea, but I see no point in forcing people to learn a certain language. Because after all language isn’t just facts its emotions, passion and culture. I am utterly convinced that the only efficient way of saving a language is from within its native speaking community. If a member of a tribe realises that fewer descedants master the original tribal language it seems likely that he will be successful in teaching it to his own kids again, as well as convincing other members to do the same. Contrariwise, if a governmental program aims to preserve that language and forces tribe members to learn it they might learn parts of it, but it seems likely that most of them won’t find a passion for speaking it and as result won’t integrate it into their daily life.

A language that is not needed and not wanted doesn’t seem to stand a chance nowadays. This could possibly result in more and more languages dying and a few languages surviving such as English, Spanish and Chinese. As sad as it might be to see languages dying, I’m afraid that we do have enough things to save and protect apart from languages.

S. Settele

Homework 05/02/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-02-05 10:42:37 UTC

Watch this scene (below)

1. Go through the script and mark the features of advanced connected speech BEFORE you watch it.

2. Watch the clip a few times and double check, rewind and focus on the small sounds.

You should include – there should be examples of each.

- Intonation patterns (rising/falling)

- Intrusion (r/j/w/s) sounds

- Elision (t/d and some vowels in words)

- Weak forms (schwa)

We will compare notes in class on WEDNESDAY.

Homework 7th of FEB for MONDAY

2018-02-07 12:01:58 UTC

1. Workbook
Unit 4, page 21- 23. .
Student book
p. 35 Vocabulary - consequences

2. Writing - TWO OPTIONS
1. Workbook - A report -evaluating data
page 26. Q1-4. Post your finished report here.

2. A discussion piece/essay explaining your views on some of the topics in Q2, Sb, page 34 (eg. globalisation, banning cars, etc) or an area of politics that you'd like to talk about.
- You should include -
+ Expressions for giving opinions
+ At least 3 conditional sentences - showing a variety of use and structures.

Globalization

2018-02-10 14:11:13 UTC

Globalization is the progress by which the world is becoming interconnected because of international trade and cultural exchange. This progress has increased the production of goods and services. In the past years national firms became multinational companies with factories all over the world.

I don’t really know where I stand, for me globalization has positive and negative effects on our society. It might seem good for developed countries but that doesn’t mean it’s also good for developing countries. One negative effect would be that multinational companies dominate the market in the country. If they build big supermarkets, smaller local shops will disappear. This leads to less diversity.

One positive effect of globalization is that multinational companies can create new jobs. They can open new job markets in areas of the world where there are none. I’m totally in favour of that because I think it is important to give this people the opportunity to work. If more people would have a job, the unemployment rate will be lower, and more people can escape from the circle of poverty.

In the end we cannot deny the fact that the progress of globalization has negative and positive effects on our economy. Even if they build new infrastructures and factories, local people will lose parts of their culture.

C.C

Evaluation Data

2018-02-12 20:14:26 UTC

The graph presents the evolution of the market capitalization of listed domestic companies around the world from 1975 to 2016. The market capitalization of each company (in trillion USD) is the result of multiplying the nominal value of its shares by the total number of shares. As shown in the graph, it was not until the 90’s that the market capitalization increased significantly.

Between 1975 and 1990 the expansion of multination companies barely was significant. However, technology finally boosted in the 90´s explaining the turmoil during these years. It was not until 1995 that the main firms of the different sectors experienced an important raise in their value as they consciously invested in the suppose benefits of technology. Nevertheless, the stock prices decreased abruptly as the economic world suffered from its first financial crisis between 2000 and 2003 due to the boom of the extreme and uncontrollable use of the technology.

The change in value that companies experienced in 2003 was unprecedent. The market price doubled in roughly five years, reaching one of the main peaks the previous year of the last known financial crisis. It was this crisis that caused the crash of the companies’ equity to similar levels to those achieved the previous decade. After several restructurings through the financial sector, apart from another significant decrease given the collapse in 2010 of the oil prices, the tendency changed to a positive behaviour from 2009 onwards.

To sum up, although the pace of increase was not relevant until 1990, the market capitalization has evolved from 1 trillion USD in 1975 to more than 60 trillion USD in 2015. IT should be noted that it has not always increasing as it was really affected by both financial crisis.

CdRL

Seinfeld - The Nothing Pitch

2018-02-13 15:08:14 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQnaRtNMGMI&feature=player_embedded

Evaluating data

2018-02-13 20:44:06 UTC

The chart presents the percentage of people who voted in the 2001 UK parliamentary elections compared to 1983 and sorted by age groups. Overall, the chart shows that participation in the elections has decreased significantly.

The participation rates in 1983 were highest in the groups between the age of 35 and 64 while younger citizens as well as the oldest took part in the election less commonly. This trend has slightly shifted over time until 2001, showing a drop in participation through all ages except 65+. In the meantime, voting behaviour of the over 65 year olds has been nearly unchanged showing only a slight increase.

In the year 2001 participation seems to have been directly connected to age and more people would vote who are in a higher group of age. The younger groups of citizens have seen a further decrease although they already had a lower rate of participations back in 1983.

The statistics prove that overall less people are taking part in the elections and the age distribution shifted slightly.

S. Settele

Nuclear energy

2018-02-13 21:52:07 UTC

These days a lot of countries use nuclear energy and there have been some accidents and disasters in nuclear facilities. So banning using nuclear energy sounds a good idea in theory, but just not in practice.

I suppose nuclear energy might be a only way to get no effect of climate change and to prevent grobal warming. Compared to fossil fuel, nuclear energy is relatively clean as long as it's safe . Fossil fuel produces carbon dioxide and it is the main cause of global warming. So nuclear energy can Reduce CO2 emissions. If we are going to use more fossil fuel, it will worsen situation of environment.

However, nuclear energy has some problems. One of the biggest problems is nuclear waste and pollution. It has extremely poisonous chemical elements and it takes over several tens of thousands of years to lose its harmfulness. We usually bury it but we still can't find a place where it will definitely stay secure for many years. Supposing it wasn't safe, what would happen to us?

Also as I mentioned, some terrible accidents have happened, for instance in Chernobyl. Even now people can't go to a certain place. The harmfulness lasts long and have a damaging effect on humans' body. The risks may outweigh the benefits.

On the other hand, we couldn't find an alternative eco-friendly way to produce energy effectively. That's why a lot of countries which are poor in natural resources rely on nuclear energy and stick to it. So in my opinion, we couldn't change the present situation unless new innovative technology comes up.

Chikako Kinoshita

Homework 14/2/2018

2018-02-14 10:38:08 UTC

Transcription - Team work! This is a repeat of a similar homework we did a few weeks ago.

With a partner, agree on a TV show/clip that you will both watch. It can short or a full episode of something. You could choose an Amercian programme or British (Iplayer is good for Eastenders or other soaps).

Once you have chosen one, agree on a point to start your transcription.
You should transcribe 60-90 seconds.

THEN do your transcription separately!! On Friday you'll compare your transcriptions to see if you have the same content.

You can add it here or bring it to class on Friday.

You can also leave your suggestion for next week's transcription in the comment's section. The suggestion for Sherlock has been noted!

Transcription Friends: S4 E24

2018-02-15 16:45:21 UTC

Waiter: Sir?

Joey: What’s in it?

Waiter: Goat cheese, water chestnuts and pancetta.

Joey: That’s not food. No, I don’t, no (pause) Everything’s different here… I want to go home. I … I miss my family. I miss the coffee house. I can’t even remember what Phoebe looks like.

Chandler: Joey, it’s been three days, okay. You’re just a little homesick, okay. Would you just try to relax and just … just enjoy yourself.

Joey: You’re different here, too. You’re mean in England.

Jack Geller: What the hell!

Ross: What’s up, dad?

Monica: What’s the matter?

Jack Geller This bill for my half of the wedding. It’s insane.

Judy Geller: How can it be so much? The reception's at their house.

Jack Geller: Flowers, liquor, recarpet first floor, new guest bath, landscaping. I’m paying to remodel this guy’s house. I’m going to give that son of a bitch a piece of my mind.

Ross: Dad. Come on, please. I don’t want anything to upset Emily tonight. She’s had a hard-enough couple of days as it is. Here, let me go talk to him, okay?

C.C

Hallo Sarah,

2018-02-18 10:28:41 UTC

We can't find the homework, could you post it again?

Homework 16/02/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-02-18 12:24:46 UTC

Hey guys - my apologies about this! I did do it on Friday but it doesn't seem to have posted. Having a dysfunctional padlet week! Hopefully next week will be much smoother. I don't have the books with me so I can't remember the page numbers, unfortunately.

So, as discussed in class. There are three options, choose 2.
Of course you can do three. Also, seeing as there was a problem accessing the homework, I'll extend the deadline until Wednesday. Although it would be great if you could do some of it for tomorrow.

1. Listening text - Find it at the back of your student book.

1. Analyse the text for examples of the future forms we used in class. How many can you find? How are they used? Could they have used an alternative?
e.g. I'm on the verge of ... I'm about to/I'm on the point of..

2. Look for interesting collocations , e.g. more of a blessing than a curse. Make a note of form, etc

3. Look at the different people who have phoned in Joyce, Nigel and Oliver., and the presenter. Look at the style of their speech.Is there any difference in formality? Are any more or less formal? How do you know this?

2. Grammar Activities -
Workbook - Unit 16
Complete the Talking about the future/future forms tasks in Unit 16.
and
Student book- Grammar Exercises at back of book (I think page 180?) Unit 16, Exercise 2 + 3 (we did 1 in class). There are also some activities in the main unit pages for Unit 16.
Basically - complete the activities in the student book for future grammar forms.

3. Writing - an email
Write an email to a friend OR colleague/client

You had arranged to meet your friend/colleague/client next week, but you've realised that you won't be able to go.

Write an email to them. In your email you should -
+ cancel the meeting and apologise
+ explain why you won't be able to meet them
+ suggest where and when you could meet again

(Try to include a variety of future forms in your email).

Homework 16/02 - Writing an email

lucaswcrestani — 2018-02-18 21:07:07 UTC

Hi Niklaus,

I hope this finds you well. I want to let you know that I’m not going to make it to our appointment next week and I wanted to apologize by that.

I was supposed to be at a loose end on Friday, but something came up. The firm is suffering a lawsuit and I’m in charge of dealing with it. That’s why I’m due to meet some lawyers next week and we’ll have to reschedule our meeting. What about Wednesday, 7^th of March, at the same place? Are you free then?

They don’t have any proofs. In all likelihood, the case will be dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence by then. Oh man, I’m so tired about all these troubles, this work is such a time-consuming. As you may know, I’m on the verge of retiring, so the chances of us passing more time together will be pretty high soon. Do not give up on me, okay?

Best Regards, your friend

Lucas Crestani

Homework 21.02.2018

2018-02-20 16:49:07 UTC

Dear Mr. Smith
With regret I am writing to inform you that we must cancel our meeting which was arranged on Friday at 7 pm. I have been notified by my manager that I must take a business-related trip to Switzerland this Thursday, which can not be postponed. I sincerely apologize for all the inconvenience, as well as for my short notice.

I hope you understand and am looking forward to our meeting, which we can reschedule for the 26^th of February. I kindly ask you to send me a confirmation that you have received my email and suggest the new date for our meeting will suit you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards
Cristina Clerici

Writing an email

2018-02-20 18:02:29 UTC

Dear Mike,

I am writing regarding to our meeting of next week. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to attend it because I must go to London the same day. I must attend a conference that I have been putting off during the last weeks. I hope that rescheduling the meeting to next Friday would not very inconvenient for you. Otherwise we could arrange another day that pleased you moret.

In case that next Friday was finally a good option, I would suggest holding the meeting in our offices. After considering other options, I strongly believe our offices are the best choice because they are only 10 minutes far from the airport. Besides, doing so we could discuss as well about your tax issues as we could meet face to face with our legal team. You could see our address’s details at the bottom of this email.

Please do not hesitate if you would need further details.

Kind regards.

Charles of the Rose

E mail home work

2018-02-20 19:45:12 UTC

Dear Mr Brown
I am writing to ask if it might be possible to change the meeting date. I am really sorry for the inconvenience but I have to go to another meeting with my boss and I have forgot it.

I am available from next Monday to Thursday from at 10 a. m to 6p.m. Would you mind meeting again between the time at Cafe Nero?

Best regards,
Chikako Kinoshita

Homework 21/02/2018

2018-02-21 10:23:11 UTC

Listening/Pronunciation work

Note down the features of advanced pronunciation on your corrected copy of the script. See script for details.
Transcribe the first 50 seconds of the video (from when John and Mike are sat on the bench)

Due - Friday

This is the link to both scripts and the clip - Sherlock

If you'd like to see the full episode you can find it on Netflix :)

Weekend Homework 23/02/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-02-23 14:44:21 UTC

Below are your four options. I' d like everyone to do the 1st option (grammar) and then you can choose one more (or as many as you like!).

1. Grammar
- Student book - Exercise 2, 3 and 4, page 182.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Choose one more option-
2. Writing
Write a journal entry on your experience in Oxford so far. Is it different from what you originally expected? How does it compare with your home?
250-300 words.

3. Reading
Workbook -
Unit 14 - Coporations: in what sense responsible ? Q4-6.
Unit 16 - Holidays for thrill seekers - Q 1-3
Keep an eye open for good collocations and grammar structures.

4. Listening and Pron
Choose a TV clip of your choice (I've included some suggestions below if you don’t have a particular show in mind).

a. Write a 30-60 transcription of part of it. Try to focus on an area of rapid speech. If there is a part you don't understand well, why is that? Too fast? Weak forms?
b. Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the scene - think about the language, tone and body language of the actors and how we can infer meaning from them all.
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British accents - Sherlock is bored - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVXt8jBAGkc
American accents- Friends - Ross buys a couch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGt-Sdwzxyw
New Zealand accents - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bjC-VMUhIs

Oxford experience (300 words)

2018-02-25 12:12:38 UTC

I arrived in Oxford seven weeks ago. Because job reasons, I had the chance of coming 2 months to UK to gain confidence with my English. Since everything was too fast, I had to decide between looking for a temporary work in UK and studying in an academy. Finally, I leaned towards the learning choice due mainly to the limit period of time that I had here. As I wanted to take advantage on the whole experience, I chose to be in a homestay rather than in a residence.

All considered, it was neither the family nor the house that I was expecting. The former because the family weren´t native English speakers and they didn´t even make the effort to speak to me; and the latter due to the house was all disorganised and dirty. However, as I´m considered myself an open-minded person, I always tried to approach the family and even clean a little bit the kitchen’s table to have at least a place where to eat. Fortunately, I moved one month ago to another homestay with other family who is quite the opposite.

People told me that London could be a good choice. As for me, Oxford has been a better choice. Because in my job I’ll have to speak with clients from all over the world, one of my goals since I arrived here was to speak with people from different countries. Oxford is a perfect city because the likelihood of meeting people from Europe, Asia and overseas through events such as toastmaster (public speeches), coachsurfing and meetup is very high.

Overall, I´d consider that my experience in Oxford has been very palatable. However, it must be said that perhaps it would have been more productive to be working in a company meanwhile learning and speaking in English.

Carlos del Rosal

My experience in Oxford

2018-02-25 15:56:57 UTC

I have been having a wonderful time in Oxford. Living in a foreign country is my biggest dream so I'm a kind of in my dream now. Everything is new and fun.

The most exciting thing is what I feel like I'm in a movie. Even when I just go to school, I can pass places which are used in movies such as x-men and Harry Potter. Every morning they draw me into the fantasy world and I can immerse myself in a romantic atmosphere.

Also I enjoy shopping. I'm tall and have big feet for Japanese so sometimes I can't find clothes and shoes in my appropriate size. Japanese shops usually have only 3 sizes. However, there are great ranges of sizes here so it's not hard to get my favorite clothes here.

Most things vary from Japanese yet, some things are similar. For example, my hometown, Nagasaki, has ground that is made of stones. So the road in Oxford reminds me of my hometown. Also people who walk fast recall my hometown. I've expected Oxford was a serene city and people had slow life without stress in contrast to my hectic city. However, especially in the morning, people walk so fast and some people look tired. My friends who study at Oxford university look exhausted every day. I've realized that is life.

Overall, I really like Oxford. It's a countryside but we can enjoy pubs, shopping, sightseeing and so on. I want to come here again with my family and friends. My 3 months here would be my unforgettable period of time in my life.

Chikako Kinoshita

Homework 26/02/2018

2018-02-26 12:00:07 UTC

Workbook
Unit 14 - page 82

Vocabulary -
How's business? Q1
Small Talk - Q2
page 86
Relative clauses -Q1+2
Vocabulary - Business situations Q3, 4,5

Homework 28/2/18

sarahstretton — 2018-02-28 12:28:04 UTC

Listening transcript tasks and Question 6 (cleft sentences in the book).

1. Listening text - page 199, UNIT 3.

First, complete question 6 on page 27.
and then:

1. Analyse the listening text for examples of cleft sentences. Read the information on page 168 and reflect on why they're used that way.

2. Look for interesting collocations , e.g. he's such a lovely bloke, difficult to fit in...

3. Look at the different speakers . Look at the style of their speech. Is there any difference in formality? Are any more or less formal? How do you know this? Be prepared to give examples. If they're American is there any vocab that shows us this?

Homework 06/03/2018

2018-03-06 13:08:55 UTC

Find and prepare a folk tale/myth/fairy tale/legend from your country to bring to class on Thursday. If possible, choose one that is unlikely to be known outside of your country.

Prepare your own summary of the story and be prepared to tell the story to your classmates on Thursday. Think about how you'd tell it, not read it aloud. Will you provide any context before hand? Explain the characters? Or just go into the story?

Due - Thursday

Photo - The Lady in the Lake and Excalibur, the Legend of King Arthur, British folk tales

Homework 08/03/2018

2018-03-08 13:59:45 UTC

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairytales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairytales.”

― Albert Einstein

Choose one of the questions below and referring to at least two of the articles below write a 250 word essay style answer to the question OR you can record a 1-2 minute audio discussing your answer.

1. Do fairytales do more harm than good?
2. Is there a place for fairytales in modern society?
3. Are fairytales a tired, backwards way of storytelling? Should we focus on modern stories?
4. Fairytales are not only a part of our collective imagination but our shared heritage. Do you think they should be treated as part of our shared cultural heritage?

Articles-
1. Fairytales are not just harmless fun-
https://www.theguardian.com/books/commentisfree/2017/apr/08/fairytales-are-not-just-harmless-innocent-fun-they-need-to-be-interrogated?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2. Fairytales not just for fun-
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/02/fairytales-not-just-fun-philip-pullman-grimm-tales?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

3. We need new fairy stories and folk tales to guide us out of today’s dark woods

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/01/fairy-stories-folk-tales-climate-change-refugees

4. Fairy tales much older than previously thought-
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/20/fairytales-much-older-than-previously-thought-say-researchers

sarahstretton — 2018-03-22 11:16:19 UTC

Homework 03/04/2018

2018-04-03 11:09:44 UTC

Writing - Blog Post
Due - Thursday Morning
By hand or post here.

Style - informal/conversational
Language - idiomatic
Length 150-250 words

Topic -
Write a blog post about an interesting experience in your life (incorporating some of the idioms from today
out of the blue, over the moon, pull up my socks. snowed under, keeping your head above water....

Banaue, Philippines

2018-04-04 20:48:51 UTC

I had always dreamt of ~~going seeing~~ going to see the rice terraces in real life, but I thought, well, chance would be a fine thing. They seemed so distant and otherworldly, a bit like heaven on earth.
Lovely description

When I was 11 years old I got the chance to actually go there and see them and truly experience life in a small village there, which was certainly the most unique experience in my life so far. When we look at pictures of such places we never really try to imagine what life there is actually like, so I was surprised to see all those people working so hard barely managing to keep their head above water.

As I was staying there with my parents and a group of 25 undergraduates who were all snowed under with work, I used to wander around a bit on my own. But I wasn’t allowed to go on the streets by myself. For such a small village in the mountains the traffic was crazy. Cars cars and motorbikes seemed to appear out of the blue and soared past.

As you might imagine country life in such place can be quite overwhelming for a kid like me ~~I was.~~ The most shocking experience certainly was the last day, on which the family we were staying with had decided to butcher a pig in our honour. As it turned out that included us watching the progress in all it's beauty ~~in its full beauty.~~ No sooner had they brought the squealing pig into the tent when they brutally inserted stake into its mouth to quiet it. I’ll spare you the details, but it wasn’t pretty, and it certainly put me off from eating meat for a while. Still it was a once in a lifetime experience and I wouldn’t have wanted to miss it for the world. So if you ever find yourself in the situation of not being totally tied up with work than you should give it a shot.

SMS

Brilliant use of vocabulary and lovely description. Thanks for sparing the details of the pig slaughter too! Sounds like a great trip with your parents - I'm jealous. (Apart from the pig bit!)
Green is area to improve and bold is great stuff.

Snow

2018-04-04 20:55:13 UTC

I was over the moon about spending the whole winter up in the mountains. Instead of having a 9-5 job in an office, I could pass my passion for skiing on to many kids. Besides picking up on technical skills, ~~we had really much fun~~ we really had a lot of fun. At least I ~~had~~ did. ;)

But for sure I was many times in deep water: Once I had a group of 9 kids, which is a big amount, considering they were aged 4-8. We were having lunch in a restaurant, when out of the blue someone started crying. One of my girls had been going to the toilet and when [she was] coming back, she had slipped out and stabilised (? not sure what you mean here) at a wooden wall. As you might expect, she had catched scales of wood. Not just one, her whole hand was covered by them. I had to pull up my socks quickly. The little girl kept her head surprisingly well above water as I took the wooden pieces out. Fortunately, some colleagues kept an eye on the rest of my kids that I could concentrate on the patient.

Time didn’t just fly fast in moments like this, but during the whole winter. I’m looking already forward to next winter with all its tricky situations and golden moments of morning sunlight on the snow.

Karin

1. I was in deep water many times/a lot.
2. She'd caught caught on some splinters of wood.

My university life

2018-04-04 21:05:21 UTC

My university life started 3 years ago. My university is far from my hometown so I started living alone for the first time in my life. Everything was new. A new place to live, new friends and a new life.

I was over the moon and so excited about my new life. I wanted to do as many things as possible. So firstly, I applied for three part-time jobs: a tutor, a hotel staff and a waitress in a bar. Also I was keen on kendo, which is a Japanese traditional sport so I decided to belong to the club. Additionally, I started to do a volunteer work in schools.

As you can guess, my new life has turned out miserable. I was absolutely tied up. I was slaving away to do three part time jobs. I had to practice kendo every day. Before exams, I was snowed under a bunch of reports and studies. I was trying to keep my head above the water desperately. I shouldn't have been bitten off more than I can chew.

To escape the pity life and to study English, I've left Japan. After that, I've really enjoyed myself here. My life here is like a paradise. However, at the same time, I kind of miss my hectic days. I've had a really tight schedule but I've realized I had actually enjoyed it. On the other hand, I'm afraid of not being able to do things like before because once I've got lazy, it's hard to pull my socks up again . I'm going to face it in a week.....My real life is waiting for me in Japan!

Chikako Kinoshita

Homework 05/03/2018

2018-04-05 11:21:01 UTC

1. Choose an episode of a TV show that you like in English.
Watch it and write a brief summary of the episode.

2. Watch it carefully - paying attention to the vocabulary and language used. Listen out for idiomatic phrases/expressions, interesting collocations or functional phrases.
Make a list of those (this should include at least 5 and you should be able to explain their use and the context).

3. Make your own mini Bucket List -
5 Things that you want to do/learn/try/experience in your life.

You can post your answers here.
____________________________________________________________________________
My favourite TV series

When it comes to films and TV series, without being skeptical, I would say my favourite TV series is The Vampire Diaries. It's an American supernatural drama television series which is about a young teen who struggles to make a decision between two vampire brothers and their supernatural lives.

Nice description!

I will give a brief summary of one of my favourite scenes in ~~these~~ this series. In season 7 episode 22, the two vampire brothers Stefan and Damon try to help and save their friend Bonnie. In order to save her, they need to sacrifice themselves, in the end, they succeed saving Bonnie from the devil who cursed her in the first in the place, without the need of sacrificing themselves. But after suceding succeeding in saving their friend, something occurred.

After Damon goes inside this black magic gate, looking for something which he had to destroy (to save) ~~for a purpose of saving~~ Bonnie. Damon hears his love Elena, the sound of her voice came from the vault, which is inside the black magic gate. It was obvious that it was not her at all! more It was more likely to be a some sort of a trap, an attraction forcing him to follow the sound and go deeper inside. When that happened he was on the phone with Bonnie and Enzo "Bonnie’s boyfriend". Hearing Damon saying Elena over and over again. They immediately knew that Damon is was in a trouble.

Overall, a mysterious thing happened which will be revealed in the next season.

Usama Al-Maskari :)

Great job, Usama. You’ve explained the series and the episode very well and have shown some great vocabulary control and application.

Homework 10/04/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-04-10 11:02:57 UTC

WRITING TASK -
Should we have a global government? Would it make the world a better place?

or YOUR own SHOULD WE question?

Write 150- 250 words explaining your answers. Be sure to answer both parts of the question and show nuance in your answer. Try to reference some of the reading you’ve done today.

Due Thursday.

Global governance

2018-04-11 21:00:30 UTC

In my opinion we must distinguish between global governance and global government. While the first one is a system to solve issues and to assess situations to, the second term describes an authority that has the power to realise its aims. As we have to deal with many problems that consider us globally, I think that global guidance is essential. When we all use similar ways to handle global obstacles we’ll be much more successful.

I suppose we’re already having a global governance, but not a global government. International contracts and deals, often considering environmental issues are a clear example. I might be wrong but I believe that global government is something we’ll never achieve. Countries would lose sovereignty by agreeing to such a deal. Each one has its specific problems and I see no way to unite them in one government. That means that no country can really be forced to stick to rules, suggested by other countries. So in the end, each and every government is demanded to show good-will for finding globally working solutions. For me that’s the key to a better place.

Karin Hediger

Homework 12/04/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-04-12 10:52:37 UTC

Listening Task

1. Watch another TED talk that one of the other students watched and complete their comprehension questions.
Write your own short summary.
On Tuesday, you will check your answers with that student and compare summaries.

2. Optional (but encouraged) extra -
Watch this BBC documentary on our solar system. It is available for free on BBC iplayer.
What are the key ideas presented in this documentary? What do you think about them?

Homework 24/04/2018

2018-04-24 11:01:47 UTC

Writing
Please complete a final draft of your opinion essay. It should be around 250 words.
At the top, please include
1. The title of your essay.
2. The list of three elements/area that you wanted to incorporate into your essay from the model essay and functional language handout.

You can either write it by hand or post it here.
________________________________________________________________________________

(Behind Bars is the solution)

Nowadays many different kinds of crimes have increased compared to the past,
there are a lot of arguments whether prison is the best solution or not. In this essay will give my personal opinion about why I think imprisonment is the most effective and best punishment for criminals supported by examples.

First and foremost, Time in my view is the most significant and important thing in life for any human being. Sending criminals to prison will punish the inmates in many different ways. For example, losing their privacy and freedom is not the best element they want to lose. What is more, Even though prison might seem more likely to be a punishment, it helps rehabilitate inmates. And as a result, most never re-offend when they are free from there.

Moreover, life in prison can be a second home for those who have nowhere else to go. Let us take homeless people as an example, they can have the opportunity to study while doing time, Getting re-educated and even more to gain and learn.

To sum up, I know it is simplistic to say that there are no cons with imprisonment but, generally speaking, clearly the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Personally, I believe that prison is the conducive way to have a double-edged sword, which is punishment and rehabilitation.

Usama Al-Maskari <3
(we made it )

Prison is the best way of punishments

2018-05-01 08:02:59 UTC

Prisons have developed into what they are today, having started about 2,000 years ago, as a way of vengeance, often performed by the victims themselves, including having them physically and non-physically punished, to being a way of avoiding death, and finally, a legal form of holding people as a punishment for a crime.

During the last half century, H.L.A. Hart, and John Rawls have believed it to be ideologically neutral, having it defined from the Roman law, nullum crimen sine lege and nulla poena sine lege (No crime without law, no punishment without law) in which sense, justification of any act of punishment is to be done by reference of the norms. However , we have to take into account how people perceive this form of punishment, given that sometimes, is a form of vengeance; behavioral scientists have observed that instead of quenching hostility, revenge can prolong the unpleasantness of the original offense and that merely bringing harm upon the offender is not enough to satisfy a person’s vengeful spirit. Therefore, justice is not what is performed, but instead, the creation of a cycle of retaliation.

Moreover, because prison is some form of deprivation for the person behind bars, the infliction of itself provides unparalleled opportunity for abuse of power. This is especially true where penalty through the legal system is concerned, since they, at the system’s disposal—as well as the abuses—are typically severe, having it validated by whatever constitutes the sentence as such and whatever justifies it. And so, I believe, that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits that this form of penance provides society.

Homework 01/05/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-05-02 18:13:08 UTC

Modernising Dorian Gray.
1. Using the extract that we studied in today's lesson as inspiration, re-imagine the scene in a 21st Century setting.
Think about how you can update the characters, their social status, relationship to each other and the setting.
Rewrite the scene thinking about these things and how you can modernise the language.

You can post it here or bring it in on paper.

Homework 03/05/2018

2018-05-03 11:13:13 UTC

Writing
Please write 2-3 synopsis of films you have seen - in the style of the picturehouse programme. Make sure that you include lots of adjective-noun collocations and try to make it as evocative as possible.
Each one should be around 3 sentences.
You have a week to do this!

Please bring to class or post here.

Homework 22/05/2018

2018-05-22 11:12:15 UTC

1. Watch the Spelling video again and write a thorough summary using your own words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhqr-GNNgGo

2. Choose two of these videos to watch and write two brief summaries WITH examples.

How British and American Spelling parted ways - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmxHfRCrMCM
Why do we have irregular verbs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o82_XBJXxMk
Words we invented by getting them wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSdSuOpyPwA
Words that are their own opposites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfzlBYqtd4
Why isn't there a word for that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5WctmULD8

Due: Thursday

Homework 24/05/2018

2018-05-24 11:07:11 UTC

Listening/Pronunciation work

Transcribe the first 50 seconds of the video (from when John and Mike are sat on the bench).
Watch an episode of a TV show in English. Write down 5 collocations/idioms that you hear.

Due - Tuesday

If you'd like to see the full episode you can find it on Netflix :)

sarahstretton — 2018-05-29 08:15:48 UTC

Homework 29/05/2018

2018-05-29 11:15:12 UTC

Happy Planet Index

1. Answer Q1 and Q3 and Q4 in your notebooks.
2. Watch it again and write a reflection comparing this TED talk to the article we read. How are they connected? What can we learn from them? What are the key takeaways?in

Homework 05/06/2018

2018-06-05 10:47:58 UTC

Listening

Choose a ted talk from the playlist below.

1. Watch it once without making notes.
2. Then write down what you can remember and your reaction to the talk (did you like it?)
3. Watch it again, this time make notes.
4. GO back to your original notes and reaction. Would you change or add anything?
Be prepared to discuss the talk you chose on Thursday and describe it to another student.

2018-06-06 22:55:01 UTC

things in a different way. The article says "Now new research shows that they can also view the world in different ways depending on the language they are operating in." My mother tongue is Japanese and when I compare English with Japanese, I think English is more logical and objective. For example, when we speak Japanese, we don't have to say a subject so usually we just guess that what a speaker wants to say. So when I speak English, I feel like I recognize and tell say things more directly and clearly. I think we can learn our way of thinking, culture, values and so on through learning other languages. The more languages we speak, the more we can broaden our minds. Chikako Kinoshita - I'm not sure what you mean here- ...we can learn our way of thinking, ... Do you mean - we can learn more about our own way? Or we can teach/share our way of thinking? thumb_up 1 thumb_down 0 1 comment Sarah Stretton 5ay Thank you, Chikako. Neatly put. I like hearing about your perspective as a Japanese speaker. It has surprised me actually, because I've never thought of English as being that objective or logical! In fact, I thought that Japanese was more like this! Yorum ekle Homework 2nd February Homework 2nd February WRITING Write a 250-300 word essay on the topic below and post it here. Due - Monday 05/02/2018 Dying languages are not worth saving. To what extent do you agree with this statement? You should give both sides of the argument in your essay. You should refer to the ideas you read about in today's reading. Links to the articles - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/05/bo-language-extinct-linguistics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11304255 http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140606-why-we-must-save-dying-languages http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/world/asia/09iht-englede.1.5198685.html Link to UNESCO Map of endangered languages http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/ thumb_up 0 thumb_down 0 Yorum ekle Applying for the Biology Course Applying for the Biology Course Dear employees at UFAL. My name is Vinicius Praxedes de Almeida Rocha Calazans. I'm writing this e-mail to apply for the Biology Course at the Federal University of Alagoas in the Campus A. C. Simoes. As it happens, I got enough points to join the course in the next semester. Student Information: CPF: xxxxxxxxxxxx Name: xxxxxxxxxxx Number: xxxxxxxxxx Country: xxxxxxxx City: xxxxxxxx State: xxxxxxx Link to results: xxxxxxxxxx If you have any further questions of information that I must know, please contact me again. Thank you, Vinicius Praxedes Feedback - Dear employees at UFAL. My name is Vinicius Praxedes de Almeida Rocha Calazans. I'm writing this e-mail to apply for the Biology Course at the Federal University of Alagoas in the Campus A. C. Simoes. As it happens, I got enough points to join the course in the next semester. Student Information: CPF: xxxxxxxxxxxx Name: xxxxxxxxxxx Number: xxxxxxxxxx Country: xxxxxxxx City: xxxxxxxx State: xxxxxxx Link to results: xxxxxxxxxx If you have any further questions of information that I must know, please contact me again. Thank you, Vinicius Praxedes 1. This address is very broad, you would either direct it to a specific person or keep it open - Sir/Madam 2. - I got enough points - I have enough - is more formal and appropriate. You could also use I have got. 3. This sentence is a bit muddled. If you have any further questions or need further information/to contact me, please get in contact/don't hesitate to get in contact. thumb_up 2 thumb_down 0 1 comment Anonim 5ay Thanks for the feedback Sarah, I'll keep this in mind. Yorum ekle

Homework 07/06/2018

2018-06-07 11:12:45 UTC

Topic - Vocabulary
1. Watch an eipsode of a TV show that you love and make a list of 6-10 idiomatic phrases. Write the example from the show and your own example.
2. Today we looked at many expressions using the word mind. There are also many collocations with the word thing.
How many can you think of?
Use Longman dictionary to help you and ozdic.com (a collocation dictionary - but some of them can be outdated so only choose ones that sound familiar to you)

Homework 12/06/2018

2018-06-12 10:56:18 UTC

1. Listening and vocabulary
Option 1 -
Watch the video again
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral/transcript#t-416293
And complete questions 3, 4 and 5 on your worksheet.
or
Option 2
+ Watch the TED talk below and make a list of the key points.
+ Make a comparison between this video and the video we watched in class.

2. Find and bring in an example of a viral video that you have enjoyed and tell people how you came across it.

Homework 14/06/2018

2018-06-14 10:45:32 UTC

Harry Potter
1. Read Chapter 7 - The Sorting Hat. Read it once through without stopping (if you need to highlight new words to come back to)
2. Make a list of useful words that you learned from the chapter.
Think critically about it, it's probably useful to learn "ruff" as it's repeated and an important part of the description of the character Nearly Headless Nick.
But perhaps "bowlers" is only mentioned in the song and doesn't add anything in particular to the story.
3. Write a description of the Hogwarts Houses based on the information given at the start of the chapter (using your own words).
4. How are characters introduced in this chapter? What is our first impression of them? How does J.K. Rowling create these impressions? How does she use language?

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Homework 19/06/2018

sarahstretton — 2018-06-19 19:15:59 UTC

Detailed listening skills
Watch the clip of Sherlock and Watson in a taxi.
Then focus on half a page of dialogue and annotate it for any of the following features-
1. Elision
2. Intrusion
3. Weak forms
4. Moving syllables
5. Main Stress

You don’t have to focus on all of those features. Choose one or two and go from there.
Bring your notes to class on Thursday.

Personal pronouns some deer came to the waterhole because they were thirsty

2018-07-26 06:19:39 UTC

ashwell

2019-04-23 11:42:50 UTC