Wednesday 30 October 2013

PET PEEVES































Photocopy from Tuesday 29th October:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THeDNpT1J1SHFVdkU/edit?usp=sharing

News, news, news_Bushfires in Australia:       https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THTXF5T3poc3NXX0k/edit?usp=sharing

Videos about bushfires in Australia:



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Sunday 27 October 2013

SUCH A WHINER!

Are teachers whiners, always moaning about their students not doing their homework? Am I a whiner, I wonder. Yes, I  think I am. Anyway, if you do not want to have to put up with my whining, make sure you have a look at the links below:











Photocopy from 24th October: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THVVlCcjFVTDBFTmM/edit?usp=sharing 
Article about whining: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THUTNUWDVqOUdIQkE/edit?usp=sharing


Last Thursday we talked about strikes, the right to strike and whether it is effective means of protest or not. Read the document below if you want to find some useful expressions to talk about this topic:

Strikes:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THRWRDcWdTVkJCQXM/edit?usp=sharing  
Today on Your Call: Are strikes effective in today's labor climate? (radio programme):http://kalw.org/post/today-your-call-are-strikes-effective-todays-labor-climate 
The Madeleine Brand Show: Grocery stores narrowly avoided a strike, but do strikes work?:  http://www.scpr.org/programs/madeleine-brand/2011/09/20/20747/do-strikes-work/
Debate: Do you support the BBC strikes?  http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/comment/debate-do-you-support-the-bbc-strikes/5052140.article


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Thursday 24 October 2013

AT THE END OF MY TETHER










Photocopy 1 from 22nd October_seaworthy:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THa1BvampuaWlmQ0U/edit?usp=sharing
Photocopy 2 from 22nd October_Buried Alive_The Puce Dressing-Gown: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THLXNUVGYyVVVhdHc/edit?usp=sharing




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Friday 18 October 2013

PRAISEWORTHY















Photocopy from 17th October: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THN2NONWNKV3lQM1U/edit?usp=sharing
Straightforward_pages 6 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THSzJINEYtaHVBN0E/edit?usp=sharing  and 7 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THNF9xWTV2Y2dfOVk/edit?usp=sharing 

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Tuesday 15 October 2013

A BRUSH WITH DEATH

The Nobel Peace Prize was announced last week. Many people took it for granted that it was going to be awarded to Malala Yousafzai, but she didn't win it. Do you wish she had won it? Do you know WHO has won it? What's your opinion on these prizes?

Photocopy from 15th October_Malala: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THMTlMR3VBVjNJUTg/edit?usp=sharing

videos about Malala:





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Thursday 10 October 2013

THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Have you heard of the current exhibition at the British Museum Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art which will run until 5th January 2014?


What's Shunga? Here you are a few videos  that explain what Shunga art is:

    Honolulu Museum of Art Japanese Shunga Podcast 1: Greeting by Stephan Jost, Director:  http://youtu.be/DFnIrAjJ-uk
   Honolulu Museum of Art Japanese Shunga Podcast 2: "Nishikawa Sukenobu" Narrated by Sati Benes Chock:   http://youtu.be/5DXbvxMHQF8
   Honolulu Museum of Art Japanese Shunga Podcast 3: "Concepts of Gender" Narrated by Kristin Remington  http://youtu.be/jS9wmO4mMZM
   Honolulu Museum of Art Japanese Shunga Podcast 4: "The Yoshiwara" Narrated by Dietra Cordea:   http://youtu.be/lDFqsxYNxE4
   Honolulu Museum of Art Japanese Shunga Podcast 5: "The Sugimura Jihei" Narrated by Stephen Salel: http://youtu.be/VBDTW0XgBeY

Photocopy 1 from October 10th 2013_Shunga Art: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THTW5CMHhRb1NOVXc/edit?usp=sharing
Photocopy 2 from October 10th 2013_collocations with DRAW:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THNmdpaGJ6dTRBLWM/edit?usp=sharing




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Wednesday 9 October 2013

GUNNING FOR GLORY

So Nadal is back to no. 1 in the ATP tennis rankings, is he? Good for him! He is also involved in your homework for tomorrow since you have to try and complete the gaps in a few items of news where he's the protagonist. How is it going?
Well, for those who did not come to class, here's the link to the texts:
Photocopy 1 from 8th October 2013_gagging and retching:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THd2NuWHJjTmtlN2c/edit?usp=sharing
Photocopy 2 from 8th October 2013_Nadal:
  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THVkEzNVJIUjlKYTg/edit?usp=sharing

Besides I'm including some links to videos related to that news:

video 1_Experts' preview of the 2013 China Open final: http://www.tennistv.com/video/clip/2284414
video 2_interview with Novak Djokovic after the final: http://www.tennistv.com/video/clip/2285061 
video 3_interview with Rafael Nadal after the final: http://www.tennistv.com/video/clip/2285072 
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Friday 4 October 2013

GRIND TO A HALT

TO GRIND TO A HALT, FOUL MOOD, TO LOOM, BAFFLED, TO STAND SB UP, OFF-LIMITS, TO TAKE A QUIZ, CRAMP,... these are terms and collocations that we saw yesterday in class. Nice, aren't they?

Besides, we learnt some facts about Lady Liberty. You will find the link to the quiz  below.

And this is the link to get the photocopy from yesterday's class: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THcFYtd0hiVlVwbEE/edit?usp=sharing

Quizzes: 







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Wednesday 2 October 2013

FIRST AND FOREMOST











Photocopies from 1st October 2013: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THS1M0ejY2R2pzT00/edit?usp=sharing

Five scary urban myths:   http://video.us.msn.com/watch/video/scariest-urban-legends/1zexep2?cpkey=b27a4375-6dfb-06b3-3b42-74cfcf66ffc0%257c%257c%257c%257c










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