PAST
1. When were you born?
2. Where were you born?
3. What was your childhood like?
4. Who did you play with?
5. Did you have a favourite tv programme when you were younger?
6. What was your favourite game?
7. Who was your best friend in highschool?
8. What was your happiest moment in your life?
9. Have you ever been abroad?
PRESENT
1. Where do you live?
2. Who do you live with?
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. What is your favourite_______?
5. Do you work?
6. What do you do for a living?
7. Do you have any pets?
8. What kind of _______ do you like?
9. Would you like to ______?
10. How do you see yourself?
11. Do you think that ( verb +ing) is ( adjective)
12. What do you think about_______?
13. Do you practise any sport?
FUTURE
1. What are you going to do (adverb of time)______?
2. What are you going to study?
3. Where are you going to live?
4. Will you ever marry?
5. When are you going to have children?
6. Are you going to work tomorrow?
7. You won’t become a/ an __________, will you?
8. You will stay in Uruguay, won’t you?
His/ Her name is _______. He/ she lives in _______, with ____________. He/ she ____________ in his / her free time.
His/ her favourite _______ is _________. He/ she works in ___________. /// doesn't work. He/ she is a/ an___________.
He/ she has/ doesn't have pets. He / she likes ____________.
He/ she would like to _____________. He/ she sees himself/ herself as a ________ and ________ person. He/ she thinks that __________ is __________.He/ she thinks that _________ is ___________. He / she does/ doesn't practise__________ a sport.
He/she was born in _________________. His/her childhood was ___________. He/she played with _________. He/she had/didn't have a favourite TV programme . His/her favourite game was _________. His/her best friend in high school was ________. The happiest moment in his/her life was __________. He/she has/ hasn't been abroad.
In the future he/she is going to ___________.In the future he/she is going to study _________. He/she is going to live in ________. He/she will/won't marry _________. He/she is/isn't going to have children ________. He/she will/won't stay in Uruguay.
THANK YOU CINTHIA REYES FOR YOUR SECRETARIAL WORK!!!
- What is your name?
- How old are you?
- Where do you live?
- Do you like dancing?
- What is your favourite food?
- What is your favourite sort of music?
- What is your favourite colour?
- What do you do in your free time?
- What do you like doing?
- When were you born?
- When is your birthday?
- Where were you born?
13a What would you like to do in the future?
13b What are your plans for the future?
14What are you going to study?
15Where are you going to live?
16 Who are you going to live with?
His/ Her name is_________ He/ She is _________years old. He/ She lives in __________. He/ she likes/doesn’t like dancing/. His/ her favourite food is ______ .His / her favourite colour is______In his/ her free time he / she _________(s). He/She likes (to +verb)// (verb+ing). He/ she was born on _____, _____ 19__ in __________. His/ her birthday is in _________. In the future he/ she would like to ________. He/ she is going to study ________. He/ she is going to live in _________ with _________.
What’s your name? Joaquin
How old are you? Noelia
Where do you live? Victoria
When is your birthday? Eugenia
What is your favourite football team?Nicolas
What do you do for a living? Isis
Which games did you use to play when you were a child? Catalina
What are your plans for the future? Ana Laura
What kind of music do you like? Maximiliano
What do you do in your free time? Nicolás Luna
What are you going to study? Fernando Giustiniani
Do you believe in God? Diego Lamique
Where will you work? Matilde
Do you have any siblings? Romina :)
I hate to admit it but I think I have a problem. Actually I’m not sure what my problem is, but whatever it is I need help. It seems like I’m always doing favors for people and I never have time for myself.
I mean, I like people and I want them to like me. But it’s getting to be too much. You see, like this week I’m taking care of Rats. It’s a dog that belongs to a woman in my office. How did I end up taking care of this dog?, I don’t even like dogs. And guys I was in the office and Sheila mentioned that she was having trouble finding a dog sitter and she said if she couldn’t find a dog sitter she couldn’t go on vacation. And suddenly I said Oh! I can take care of the dog for you! No problem! I shouldn’t have said that. I always seem to get into this kind of situation.
Just last week, this guy across the hall had a problem with his toilet. So he called me and I don’t even know this guy. He said that another neighbor said that I was really good at fixing things and that she was sure I would be willing to help him so how could I say no. So I fixed it and I really didn’t mind it only took me about an hour
It’s not only my neighbors and people at work
Like yesterday my brother needed help fixing a broken window I drove 2 hours to his house to help. It only took 10 minutes to repair but my whole day was shot. And Rats shoot at my sofa while I was gone. These sorts of things happen to me all the time. Oh there’s the phone, that’s probably Emily she’s moving out this weekend and I told her I’d help her pack
I just couldn’t say no. What am I going to do?
The text belongs to Impact Values- unit 5
1- What is the boy's problem?
2- Does he have time for himself?
3- Why?
4- Who is Rats?
5- What was Sheila's problem?
6- How long did it take him to fix the toilet?
7- What did he find when he came back home from his brother's house?
1. What instrument does Monk play?
Correct Answer: b.
He plays the Clarinet
2. How old was Monk when he joined the San Francisco Police Department?
You Answered: a.
When he started working for the San Francisco Police Department he was 23 years old
3. What size shirt does Monk wear?
Correct Answer: d.
He wears size 16
4. What is Monk's favorite food?
Correct Answer: c.
His favourite food is Chicken Pot Pie
5. According to his brother Ambrose, how old was Adrian Monk when he started going out on dates with women?
Correct Answer: d.
He started going out on dates when he was 26
6. What apartment does Monk live in?
Correct Answer: d.
He lives in apartment 2G
7. What is the name of Monk's former partner, who was with Monk when he got the news about Trudy's murder?
You Answered: a
He was with Joe Christie when he found out about his wife’s tragedy
8. How old was Monk when his father walked out?
Correct Answer: c.
He was 8 when his father abandoned his mother
9. What is the name of Monk's half-brother?
You Answered: a.
His name is Jack Jr, he is Monk’s only half- brother
10. In what town is Monk's childhood home (where his brother Ambrose still lives)?
Correct Answer: d.
He comes from Tewkesbury
11. What sports team was Monk on in high school?
Correct Answer: c.
He was in the Track & Field team
12. What's the one item in Monk's house that he prefers to leave crooked?
Correct Answer: b.
The only piece of furniture he does not want straight is the coffee table
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Flowers for Maria by Chris Rice- (Extracted from Penguin Readers Level I – Addison Wesley Longman Hopkins and Potter 1999)
Herman looked up at the big white house. Maria took his hand and said: ‘It’s OK. He won’t eat you.’ Her father met them at the door. He did not say hello. He looked at Herman coldly and walked into the house.
‘Herman’s a gardener, Daddy.’ Maria said at the table
‘A gardener?’ Her father’s face went red.
‘Yes, but I want to be a writer.’ Herman said.
The father’s eyes went black. He looked across the table at Herman and said ‘You writers are all thieves. You want my daughter because you want my money!’ ‘Daddy!’ Maria said ‘You don’t know him. Herman’s not interested in money.’ ‘Good’ said her father, ‘because he can’t have mine!’ Herman stood up and looked sadly at Maria. ‘I’m sorry’ he said ‘I can’t stay here.’ And he walked out.
Two days later Herman wanted to say sorry to Maria. He went into a big shop and looked at some flowers. Maria will like these, he thought. He took some flowers and started to look for his money. But then, he suddenly stopped. It was Maria! She was with her father, and they were in the flower shop! Oh no! Herman thought. I don’t want to see him again. He did not move. Maria and her father came very near, but they did not see him because of all the flowers. Herman wanted to run to Maria. He wanted to take her in his arms, away from her father. But this isn’t a good time, he thought.
Very quietly, very slowly, he moved to the door- He watched Maria and her father all the time. Then, when he was near the door, he ran quickly into the street. Suddenly he stopped. There was a hand on his arm. The policeman looked at Herman’s hands. Herman looked down too. In his hands were twelve beautiful red roses. ‘No please, you don’t understand’, Herman said, ‘I’ve got the money. I’m not a thief.’
But the policeman took him by the arm back into the shop, across the floor and to the boss’s office. All the people in the shop watched him. Maria and her father watched him too.
‘Herman.’, Maria said, and she tried to run to him. But her father put his hand on her arm and stopped her.
‘Now do you understand?’ He said to his daughter. ‘I was right. That man is a thief. Taking flowers from a shop because he doesn’t have any money. You’ll never see him again. Now come with me. I’ll take you to lunch by the river.’
María did not want to go, but her father’s hand was strong. ‘All right Daddy’, she said sadly, ‘I’ll come with you. But you are wrong about Herman. He isn’t a thief. One day you’ll understand.’
READING COMPREHENSION
1-Answer
- What is the problem in the story?
- What is Maria’s opinion about Herman?
- Why did Herman say that he couldn’t stay?
- What happens in the end?
2-True – False- Do not know- Provide the evidence.
- Maria thinks that her father will not immediately like Herman
- Herman is unemployed
- Maria’s father thinks that gardeners are thieves
- María went to the flower shop with Herman
- Herman didn’t pay for the flowers
LISTENING COMPREHENSION 7 marks
3-Choose a or b in each case
- Lisa is happy with her mother
- Lisa thinks her mother is embarrassing
- Lisa’s friend likes Lisa’s mom
- Lisa’s friend thinks she is ridiculous
- Lisa’s mother dresses up like an adolescent
- Lisa’s mother wears very conservative clothes
- Lisa’s father approves of Lisa’s mom tastes
- Lisa’s father doesn’t like Lisa’s mom looks
4-Tick the words you hear.
Mom- mother- dad-father-music-tops-
GRAMMAR
5-Herman is having a dream while he is in jail.
1-Classify the underlined statements- 1 each
2- Report a positive and a negative statement- 2 each
3- Explain the structure of a sentence- 1 each
María: Herman’s a gardener, Daddy.
Herman: Yes, but I want to be a writer
Father: You writers are all thieves.
You want my daughter because you want my money
María: Don’t say that Daddy. Tell him you are sorry. Do you want to make him leave?
Father: Sorry, Herman, I don’t mean you. If my daughter loves you I am going to help you find a good writer’s job. Where would you like to work?
VOCABULARY
6-Read the story again and find the opposite of the following words
- Happily
- Son
- Slowly
- Right
- Weak
Find in the story a word that means the following:
- Person that makes a living by taking care of the people’s yards
- One of the basic colors of the rainbow
- A person that steals things to obtain money
- Place where you can find different goods for sale
- A wooden board used to cover the holes of houses, flats, etc.
Writing- Choose a,b c or d
Leonard and Sheldon meet Penny, the beautiful new neighbour...After a weird welcoming episode, they come back to their apartment:
Leonard: Should we have invited her for lunch?
Sheldon: No. We're gonna start season two of Battlestar Galactica.
Leonard: We already watched
the season two DVDs.
Sheldon: Not with commentary.
Leonard: I think we should be good neighbors.
Leonard: Invite her over, make her feel welcome.
Sheldon:We never invited Louie/Louise over.
Leonard: Well, and that was wrong of us.
Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle.
Sheldon:I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard:Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it.
Leonard: I'm gonna invite her over.
Leonard: We'll have a nice meal and chat.
Sheldon:Chat? We don't chat, at least not off-line.
Leonard:Well, it's not difficult.
Leonard: You just listen to what she says...
Leonard:...and then you say something appropriate
in response.
Sheldon and Leonard want to donate their "high IQ sperm"- This silly idea springs from the fact that "they want to help humanity" and make some money for a faster bandwidth in their appartment.
Woman- Can I help you?
Leonard- Yes.
Leonard-Um, is this the high-IQ sperm bank?
Woman-If you have to ask, maybe you shouldn't be here.
Sheldon:I think this is the place.
Woman- Fill these out.
Leonard- Thank you.
Leonard- We'll be right back.
Woman- Oh, take your time.
I'll just finish my crossword puzzle.
Oh, wait.
Sheldon: Leonard, I don't think I can do this.
Leonard: What, are you kidding? You're a semipro.
Sheldon: No. We are committing genetic fraud.
There's no guarantee our sperm's
going to generate high-IQ offspring.
Think about that.
I have a sister with the same basic DNA mix
who hostesses at Fuddruckers.
Leonard: Sheldon, this was your idea.
A little extra money to get fractional T1 bandwidth in the apartment?
Sheldon:I know. And I do yearn for faster downloads.
There's some poor woman
who's gonna pin her hopes on my sperm.
What if she winds up with a toddler
who doesn't know if he should use...
...a differential to solve for the area
under a curve?
Leonard- I'm sure she'll still love him.
Sheldon- I wouldn't.
TASK 1- Scanning Exercise
Find examples of statements, commands and questions and decide in which tense are the first and the third ones- This will prepare you for the linguistic point "Reported Speech"-
TASK 2- Try to read between the lines to understand Sheldon's values. Do you agree with him? Why? Why not?
Source: Wikipedia-
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show. It premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007.[2]
Set in Pasadena, California, the show is about two Caltech prodigies in their 20s, one an experimental physicist (Leonard Hofstadter) and the other a theoretical physicist (Sheldon Cooper), who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations (Penny). Leonard and Sheldon's 'geekiness' and sheer intellect are contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.[3][4] Two equally geeky friends of theirs, Howard and Rajesh, are also main characters.
The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.[5] In March 2009, it was reported that The Big Bang Theory had been renewed for a third and fourth season by CBS.[6] In August 2009, the sitcom won the best comedy series TCA award and Jim Parsons won the award for individual achievement in comedy.[7]
When the third season premiered on September 21, 2009, it ranked as CBS's highest-rated show of that evening in the adults 18–49 demographic (4.6/10), along with a then series-high 12.83 million viewers.[8]
The Big Bang Theory airs on Mondays at 9:30 EST following another Chuck Lorre-produced show Two and a Half Men.[9]
The Big Bang Theory
Musical Theme by the barenaked ladies
Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion
started. Wait…
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools,
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries,
That all started with the big bang!
“Since the dawn of man” is really not that long,
As every galaxy was formed in less time than it takes
to sing this song.
A fraction of a second and the elements were made.
The bipeds stood up straight,
The dinosaurs all met their fate,
They tried to leap but they were late
And they all died (they froze their asses off)
The oceans and pangea
See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya
Set in motion by the same big bang!
It all started with the big BANG!
It’s expanding ever outward but one day
It will cause the stars to go the other way,
Collapsing ever inward, we won’t be here, it wont be
hurt
Our best and brightest figure that it’ll make an even
bigger bang!
Australopithecus would really have been sick of us
Debating out while here they’re catching deer (we’re
catching viruses)
Religion or astronomy, Encarta, Deuteronomy
It all started with the big bang!
Music and mythology, Einstein and astrology
It all started with the big bang!
It all started with the big BANG!
“Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles
Cant´t buy me love, love,
Can´t buy me love.
I´ll buy you a diamond ring my friend,
If it makes you feel alright,
I´ll get you anything my friend,
If it makes you feel alright,
For I don´t care too much for money,
For money can´t buy me love.
I´ll give you all I´ve got to give,
If you say you love me too,
I may not have a lot to give,
But what I´ve got I´ll give to you,
For I don´t care too much for money,
For money can´t buy me love.
Can´t buy me love, ev´rybody tells me so,
Can´t buy me love, no, no, no, no.
Say you don´t want no diamond ring,
And I´ll be satisfied,
Tell me that you want those kind of things,
That money just can´t buy,
For I don´t care too much for money,
For money can´t buy me love.
Can´t buy me love, ev´rybody tells me so,
Can´t buy me love, no, no, no, no.
Say you don´t want no diamond ring,
And I´ll be satisfied,
Tell me that you want those king of things,
That money just can´t buy ,
For I don´t care too much for money,
For money can´t buy me love.
Can´t buy me love, ev´rybody tells me so,
Can´t buy me love, no, no, no, no.
Can´t buy me love, love,
Can´t buy me love.
Human Values- Interview to the teacher
Webquest:What kind of person are you? Could you tell us something positive and something negative about yourself?
Gabby:I have some virtues and defects-my main virtue is that I am quite hardworking, but an awful problem of mine is that I tend to be rather impatient, and sometimes a bit rude.
Webquest:Tell us an anecdote that proves it,please.
Gabby:Last year, it was 2:30 in the morning and I was doing an online course writing an e-mail to the instructor at Oregon University. That is some evidence of my hard work, isn't it? About my natural grumpy personality I can say that many of my friends used to be people who got angry with me at some point. I guess I must be good at apologizing too.
Also, I have had problems with people for interrupting them- Ha ha
Webquest:What kind of person do you hate?
Gabby:I hate bullies
Webquest:Can you tell us an anecdote that proves it?
Gabby:I have worked against bullying, helping students in need to escape the vicious circle. Students need to reassure their self esteem, in order not to be victims of other, more socially apt students.
Webquest:What do you think about TV?
Gabby:I watch mostly cable TV, I think there are some very bad programmes but there are also some good ones. I like comedies and drama comedies, and sitcoms. You can see interesting facts about life and a wide variety of values too, in these shows. I used to watch Friends, and Two and a Half Men- with Charlie Harper. I ocassionally watch Monk. - My husband likes Dr House so I watch it with him, I also like The Big Bang Theory and Revenge- my official favourite these days!
Webquest:What do you think about human values?
Gabby:Well, there are many classifications, some people believe that the positive values like non violence, truth, the "right conduct", peace and love are the only values. But, what do they mean by right conduct?, that depends on your value scale and also on where you stand. Uh uh, there are also negative values, like war. I believe in peace but also in honesty, courage, fairness, respect, caring for people and animals, and trust.
Webquest:What is your favourite Value?
Gabby:Friendship and Truth, I believe they make the world go round.
Webquest: Thank you very much teacher!
Gabby: You are welcome!
The text below is about Monk and the song is by Randy Newman, it is called, "It's a jungle out there"
TIME LINE ________________________________________________________Adrian Monk was a brilliant detective for the San Francisco Police Department until his wife, Trudy, was killed by a car bomb in a parking garage, which Monk then believed was intended for him. He later believes that Trudy's death was part of a larger conspiracy that she had uncovered during her time as a journalist. Trudy's death led Monk to suffer a nervous breakdown. He was discharged from the force and became a recluse, refusing to leave his house for over three years.
He is finally able to leave the house with the help of his nurse, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram). The breakthrough allows him to work as a private detective and a consultant for the homicide unit despite limitations rooted in his obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), which had grown significantly worse after the tragedy.
Monk's compulsive habits are numerous, and a number of phobias compound his situation, such as his fear of germs. Monk has 312 fears, some of which are milk, ladybugs, harmonicas, heights, imperfection, and risk. The OCD and plethora of phobias inevitably lead to very awkward situations and cause problems for Monk and anyone around him, as he investigates cases. These same personal struggles, particularly the OCD, are what aid him in solving cases, such as his sharp memory, specific mindset and attention to detail. In one episode entitled "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan", Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) has compiled a list of all of Adrian's fears. On another episode, he tries to conquer his fears by doing various activities which involved his phobias. For example, he tries drinking milk, climbing a ladder, and putting a ladybug on his hand, but when things are scattered unorganized across a table, he cannot resist the compulsion to arrange them neatly
The Monk theme song is called "It's a Jungle Out There". Here are the lyrics: It's a jungle out there
Disorder and confusion everywhere
No one seems to care
Well I do
Hey, who's in charge here?
It's a jungle out there
Poison in the very air we breathe
Do you know what's in the water that you drink?
Well I do, and it's amazing
People think I'm crazy, 'cause I worry all the time
If you paid attention, you'd be worried too
You better pay attention
Or this world we love so much might just kill you
I could be wrong now, but I don't think so
It's a jungle out there
You can download the song at the Monk website: http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/theshow/music/music.html |
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/interactivegames/monkish/
Período | Unidad | Material Utilizado- sugerido y sujeto a cambios | Descripción del Contenido Conceptual y/o Procedimental |
Marzo Abril | Human Values Diagnóstico- Acordado en sala 1era Evaluación escrita | Canciones Can’t buy me love- Beatles It’s a jungle out there-Randy Newman Textos Citas de educadores y pensadores Revenge-The Count of Monte Cristo Monk The BIg Bang Theory- Video Monk- Episodio 1 temporada 8 The Big Bang Theory Episodio 1 temporada 1 Topics Consumers pag 10- Charity Shops Pag 11-The travels of a blouse Pag 12-13 Unicef Works | Repaso de Pronombres Sujeto y Objeto Estructura básica de una oración inglesa SVO- V /Don’t +V-(WH) +aux +s+v+…? Introducción al concepto de Discurso Directo y Discurso Indirecto Tiempos verbales: Present Simple- Present Continuous- Future Simple- Conditional Simple-Past Simple- Present Perfect Elaboración de preguntas en estos tiempos en los contextos elegidos Práctica significativa de escritura mediante método de escritura de proceso: Realizar una lluvia de ideas sobre un tema determinado Encontrar relaciones gramaticales entre el tema principal y las proposiciones encontradas en la lluvia de ideas Escribir oraciones basadas en dichas relaciones Encontrar un orden lógico en el que presenter las oraciones Realizar sustituciones léxicas y gramaticales con respecto al tema principal Editar su propia escritura y la de sus compañeros Revisión de Conditionals tipo 0, 1 and 2 Escribir redacciones sencillas acerca de sus temas favoritos Lectura letras de canciones sencillas- Entonación musical Comprender textos auténticos y extraer información fundamental para escribir llenar cuadros de datos y escribir redacciones sencillas |
Mayo | Human Values Evaluación oral | Película Confessions of a shopaholic | Preparación de Evaluación Oral- Parte 1- Información personal- Hablar sobre sí mismo en las dimensiones pasado presente y futuro Parte 2- Temas- Valores Humanos-Cuestionario estipulado- Hablar sobre los valores humanos en general y en relación al cuestionario trabajado en clase Parte 3- Los valores humanos en los programas que miramos- Análisis de personajes – Sheldon- Monk- Charlie H- Emily Parte 4- Memorización de una cita relacionada con valores humanos y análisis de la misma en sus propias palabras y/ descripción de una figura Escribir sobre personas relacionadas con los valores humanos Extraer información específica de textos variados Analizar diálogo en una película Funciones: expresar rutinas, preferencias, dar opinión |
Junio | Working Life | Topics Travel and Tourism Macmillan Pag 5 Hostels an Inside View Pag 15 A Career in Tourism Canción Taxman- Beatles | Voz pasiva- reconceptualización y reenseñanza Reading:Microdestrezas escaneo e idea principal – scanning and skimming Writing: Llenado de formularios, redacción de currículum Speaking: hablar sobre sí mismos, expresar opinión (preparación para discusión)- Listening: comprender información específica, frases, vocabulario relacionado al tema |
Julio | Working Life 2° Evaluación escrita Prueba semestral | Premium Right for the job? Unidad 4 Clasificados reales de periódicos-ej New York Today-Junio y Julio 2011 | Past Perfect Puede reconocer géneros textuales escritos |
Agosto | Undesrtanding the Media 3° Evaluación escrita | Topics Consumers Macmillan Pag 4 Ad Speak Pag 7 Image Pag 8 Innovation Pag 14 Phones can do anything Pag 24 Teen speak Topics Communication 4 Computers 5Chat 6Safe surfing 7 TXT that MSG | Consolidación de Discurso (“statements, questions and commands”) Reconocer información principal dentro de los distintos párrafos- “Topic sentences” Entender globalmente un comercial en inglés Comparar y contrastar tecnología relacionada con la comunicación de masas |
Setiembre | Understanding the media 2° Evalución oral | Tools- Science and Technology 3 Avisos de revistas y periódicos en ingles- Cosmopolitan The New Yorker | Analizar comerciales desde un punto de vista crítico Crear un comercial |
Octubre | Unidad a negociar con los estudiantes Evaluación parcial final. | A decidir con los muchachos | Debatir oralmente y en forma ordenada Escribir razonablemente un ensayo sobre cualquier tema del año |
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/songs/people-work | |
Nigel Naylor, he's a tailor
He makes trousers, suits and shirts
Penny Proctor, she's a doctor
Comes to see you when it hurts
Peter Palmer, he's a farmer
He's got cows and pigs and sheep
Wendy Witter, babysitter
Minds the kids when they're asleep
People work in the country
People work in the town
People work day and night
To make the world go round
Mabel Meacher, language teacher
Teaches English, French and Greek
Gary Gummer, he's a plumber
Call him when you've got a leak
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/people-work
Patty Prentice, she's a dentist
Keeps your teeth both clean and white
Ronnie Ryman, he's a fireman
Comes when there's a fire to fight
People work in the country
People work in the town
People work day and night
To make the world go round
People work in the country
People work in the town
People work day and night
To make the world go round
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Spanish Translation |
Arise | Arose | Arisen | Surgir, Levantarse |
Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Despertarse |
Be/ am, are, is | Was / Were | Been | Ser / Estar |
Bear | Bore | Borne / Born | Soportar, dar a luz |
Beat | Beat | Beaten | Golpear |
Become | Became | Become | Llegar a Ser |
Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar |
Bend | Bent | Bent | Doblar |
Bet | Bet | Bet | Apostar |
Bind | Bound | Bound | Atar, encuadernar |
Bid | Bid | Bid | Pujar |
Bite | Bit | Bitten | Morder |
Bleed | Bled | Bled | Sangrar |
Blow | Blew | Blown | Soplar |
Break | Broke | Broken | Romper |
Breed | Bred | Bred | Criar |
Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer Llevar |
Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Radiar |
Build | Built | Built | Edificar |
Burn | Burnt /Burned | Burnt / Burned | Quemar |
Burst | Burst | Burst | Reventar |
Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar |
Cast | Cast | Cast | Arrojar |
Catch | Caught | Caught | Coger |
Come | Came | Come | Venir |
Cost | Cost | Cost | Costar |
Cut | Cut | Cut | Cortar |
Choose | Chose | Chosen | Elegir |
Cling | Clung | Clung | Agarrarse |
Creep | Crept | Crept | Arrastrarse |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Tratar |
Dig | Dug | Dug | Cavar |
Do (Does) | Did | Done | Hacer |
Draw | Drew | Drawn | Dibujar |
Dream | Dreamt / Dreamed | Dreamt / Dreamed | Soñar |
Drink | Drank | Drunk | Beber |
Drive | Drove | Driven | Conducir |
Eat | Ate | Eaten | Comer |
Fall | Fell | Fallen | Caer |
Feed | Fed | Fed | Alimentar |
Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
Fight | Fought | Fought | Luchar |
Find | Found | Found | Encontrar |
Flee | Fled | Fled | Huir |
Fly | Flew | Flown | Volar |
Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Prohibir |
Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Olvidar |
Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Perdonar |
Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Helar |
Get | Got | Got / Gotten | Obtener |
Give | Gave | Given | Dar |
Go (Goes) | Went | Gone | Ir |
Grow | Grew | Grown | Crecer |
Grind | Ground | Ground | Moler |
Hang | Hung | Hung | Colgar |
Have | Had | Had | Haber o Tener |
Hear | Heard | Heard | Oir |
Hide | Hid | Hidden | Ocultar |
Hit | Hit | Hit | Golpear |
Hold | Held | Held | Agarrar Celebrar |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Herir |
Keep | Kept | Kept | Conservar |
Know | Knew | Known | Saber Conocer |
Kneel | Knelt | Knelt | Arrodillarse |
Knit | Knit | Knit | Hacer punto |
Lay | Laid | Laid | Poner |
Lead | Led | Led | Conducir |
Lean | Leant | Leant | Apoyarse |
Leap | Leapt | Leapt | Brincar |
Learn | Learnt / Learned | Learnt / Learned | Aprender |
Leave | Left | Left | Dejar |
Lend | Lent | Lent | Prestar |
Let | Let | Let | Permitir |
Lie | Lay | Lain | Echarse |
Light | Lit | Lit | Encender |
Lose | Lost | Lost | Perder |
Make | Made | Made | Hacer |
Mean | Meant | Meant | Significar |
Meet | Met | Met | Encontrar |
Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Equivocar |
Overcome | Overcame | Overcome | Vencer |
Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
Put | Put | Put | Poner |
Read | Read | Read | Leer |
Ride | Rode | Ridden | Montar |
Ring | Rang | Rung | Llamar |
Rise | Rose | Risen | Levantarse |
Run | Ran | Run | Correr |
Say | Said | Said | Decir |
See | Saw | Seen | Ver |
Seek | Sought | Sought | Buscar |
Sell | Sold | Sold | Vender |
Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
Set | Set | Set | Poner(se) |
Sew | Sewed | Sewed / Sewn | Coser |
Shake | Shook | Shaken | Sacudir |
Shear | Shore | Shorn | Esquilar |
Shine | Shone | Shone | Brillar |
Shoot | Shot | Shot | Disparar |
Show | Showed | Shown | Mostrar |
Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk | Encogerse |
Shut | Shut | Shut | Cerrar |
Sing | Sang | Sung | Cantar |
Sink | Sank | Sunk | Hundir |
Sit | Sat | Sat | Sentarse |
Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
Slide | Slid | Slid | Resbalar |
Smell | Smelt | Smelt | Oler |
Sow | Sowed | Sowed / Sown | Sembrar |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Hablar |
Speed | Sped | Sped | Acelerar |
Spell | Spelt | Spelt | Deletrear |
Spend | Spent | Spent | Gastar |
Spill | Spilt / Spilled | Spilt / Spilled | Derramar |
Spin | Spun | Spun | Hilar |
Spit | Spat | Spat | Escupir |
Split | Split | Split | Hender / partir / rajar |
Spoil | Spoilt / Spoiled | Spoilt / Spoiled | Estropear |
Spread | Spread | Spread | Extender |
Spring | Sprang | Sprung | Saltar |
Stand | Stood | Stood | Estar en pie |
Steal | Stole | Stolen | Robar |
Stick | Stuck | Stuck | Pegar Engomar |
Sting | Stung | Stung | Picar |
Stink | Stank/Stunk | Stunk | Apestar |
Stride | Strode | Stridden | Dar zancadas |
Strike | Struck | Struck | Golpear |
Swear | Swore | Sworn | Jurar |
Sweat | Sweat | Sweat | Sudar |
Sweep | Swept | Swept | Barrer |
Swell | Swelled | Swollen | Hinchar |
Swim | Swam | Swum | Nadar |
Swing | Swung | Swung | Columpiarse |
Take | Took | Taken | Coger |
Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseñar |
Tear | Tore | Torn | Rasgar |
Tell | Told | Told | Decir |
Think | Thought | Thought | Pensar |
Throw | Threw | Thrown | Arrojar Tirar |
Thrust | Thrust | Thrust | Introducir |
Tread | Trod | Trodden | Pisar, hollar |
Understand | Understood | Understood | Entender |
Undergo | Underwent | Undergone | Sufrir |
Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Emprender |
Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertarse |
Wear | Wore | Worn | Llevar puesto |
Weave | Wove | Woven | Tejer |
Weep | Wept | Wept | Llorar |
Wet | Wet | Wet | Mojar |
Win | Won | Won | Ganar |
Wind | Wound | Wound | Enrollar |
Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn | Retirarse |
Wring | Wrung | Wrung | Torcer |
Write | Wrote | Written | Escribir |
Dear All,
I _________ (correct) all the exercises of your Mid Year tests. I _________(not add)up the results to get the final mark, but I have to tell you something: Congratulations!
Maybe you _______(not understand) why I congratulate you. What do I congratulate you on?
Because nearly 90% of my students ______(write) a composition, and even those who __________(not like) English very much _______(get) very good results in it. As simple as that. You __________(not know) how to write a composition and now, everybody wrote beautiful compositions, original, poetic- in some cases, interesting, creative... I do not know if you will all pass the mid year test, but I really think you _______(learn) As for me, I _________(be) still in Uruguay because of the ashes of the Chilean volcano- Ha ha very funny!
I believe that you are learning 2 verbs a day as you promised you would.
Here is a useful link, http://www.mansioningles.com/gram53.htm
Best,
Gabriela
What ¡s his problem?
Why did his brother need help?
When did his brother need help?
Why did Sheila want him to take care of Rats?
What is the plot like?
In your opinion why can't he say no?
Do you think he is a good person?
Who's Rats?
What happened last week?
Why did Adolfo drive for 2 hours?
Did Adolfo drive for 3 hours?
What has Adolfo's brother broken?
Who's moving this weekend?
Why will Adolfo take care of Sheila's dog?
Thank you SH1 for the questions! Gabriela
I can’t say no
I hate to admit it but I think I have a problem. Actually I’m not sure what my problem is, but whatever it is I need help. It seems like I’m always doing favors for people and I never have time for myself.
I mean, I like people and I want them to like me. But it’s getting to be too much. You see, like this week I’m taking care of Rats. It’s a dog that belongs to a woman in my office. How did I end up taking care of this dog?, I don’t even like dogs. And guys I was in the office and Sheila mentioned that she was having trouble finding a dog sitter and she said if she couldn’t find a dog sitter she couldn’t go on vacation. And suddenly I said Oh! I can take care of the dog for you! No problem! I shouldn’t have said that. I always seem to get into this kind of situation.
Just last week, this guy across the hall had a problem with his toilet. So he called me and I don’t even know this guy. He said that another neighbor said that I was really good at fixing things and that she was sure I would be willing to help him so how could I say no. So I fixed it and I really didn’t mind it only took me about an hour
It’s not only my neighbors and people at work
Like yesterday my brother needed help fixing a broken window I drove 2 hours to his house to help. It only took 10 minutes to repair but my whole day was shot. And Rats shoot at my sofa while I was gone. These sorts of things happen to me all the time. Oh there’s the phone, that’s probably Emily she’s moving out this weekend and I told her I’d help her pack
I just couldn’t say no. What am I going to do?
The text belongs to Impact Values- unit 5
Mid Year Test
Text
- Reading Comprehension 10m
- Listening Comprehension 07m
- Grammar 10m
- Vocabulary 10m
- Writing 13m
Reading-
Answer the questions
True false
Fill in the chart
…
Listening
Fill in the blanks
Tick what you hear
Choose the correct one
Grammar
Three kinds of discourse
Direct
- Statements S+ V* +(O) // S + TOBE +COMPLEMENTó V=TOBE
- Commands
+ vINF
- DON’T + vINF
Requests please +command v command +please
- Questions (WH) +(aux)+ (subj)+ verb*
Three types of auxiliaries
Simple— did do-does will (would) + vINF
Continuous----was /were is am are will be + (v+ING)
Perfect___ had have/ has will have + vPP
Indirect Speech
STATEMENT S+v+o PRESENT Simple Continuous Perfect Future | Statement (t-1) S+v(t-1) +obj PAST Simple Continuous Perfect Conditional |
QUESTIONS | |
COMMANDS | |
I am rich
She said that she was rich
I am teaching English
She said that she was teaching English
I will travel by plane
She said that she would travel by plane
Verbs, subjects and objects
Tenses
Make questions for which the answer is the underlined text
Example:
1) What do human beings need?
They need different things
TEXT (Adapted from the essay by Awdhesh K Singh
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Awdhesh_K_Singh )
Human beings need different things to live in this world. However, nothing in this world is available free of cost. Everything has a price and one has to pay the right price to get ones need satisfied. However, we value the things based on our needs and the needs depends on the basis of our value system.
First, there are basic necessities like food, water, air, shelter, and clothing without which survival of the body itself is not possible. However, once these necessities are satisfied, man moves to satisfy his higher needs like the social needs, security needs or the need of self-actualization.
1. Individualistic Values
2. Family Values
3. Professional Values
4. National Values
5. Moral Values
6. Spiritual Values
2. match titles 1-6 to paragraphs
A)Every person has to join an origination to earn his livelihood and to contribute to the society. These organizations are designed to serve a specialized function of the society and thus need a set of value to keep all members of the organization motivated and united. Thus man develops a set of values due to his profession.
B)The values are thus the source of conflicts in the world as every person or nation believes strongly in their values as right. Yet all these values are non-permanent and transient which changes with time and space. The values of the present generation are not same as the value of the previous generation.
C)Yet there is some ingredient in all values that never changes. It has remained same in long years of human evolution. These values are eternal as they never change. Therefore, often people call such values as spiritual or divine as it never dies and its origin too is not known.
D)The world today is divided into a number of countries and each country is sovereign and independent By virtue of independence, every country develops certain values which keep on evolving with time. The values of a nation represent its tradition, history and experiences of its people since its creation. The values of India and China are many thousands of years old while the values of the newly created nations like USA, Israel, Australia, and Pakistan are quite new. The national values are often codified in their laws that seek to grant equality and justice to all its citizens.
E)As every man desires to be loved and respected by the society, the moral values are often more powerful to keep the man on the right path than the legal enforcement.
F)The concept of family has given rise to the family value where a family is considered to be the basic unit of the society instead of the individual. The family has right and power to control the other member of the family.
G)The modern world has been moving more and more towards individualistic values where the interest of the individual is considered to be the most "right" and needs to be protected over everything else.
To apologize or not to apologize that is the question
When do people apologize?
Have you ever apologized?
Do you remember why?
Do you value it when people apologize?
Is there a case where it is too late to apologize?
Do you forgive people when they apologize?
Mr Footballer
Who should apologize in this story?
Why?
The Wave- Die Welle
Who should apologize?
Why?
Listen to the song APOLOGIZE by One Republic and fill in the blanks with the words in the bubble:
IM HOLDING ON YOUR,_________
GOT ME TEN ______OFF THE GROUND
IM HEARIN WHAT YOU SAY BUT I JUST CANT MAKE A _________
YOU TELL ME THAT YOU NEED ME
THEN YOU GO AND CUT ME DOWN, BUT WAIT
YOU TELL ME THAT YOURE SORRY
DIDNT THINK ID TURN AROUND, AND SAY...
ITS TOO _______TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
I SAID ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
ID TAKE ANOTHER__________, TAKE A _______
TAKE A SHOT FOR YOU
AND I NEED YOU LIKE A _______NEEDS A BEAT
BUT ITS _______NEW
I LOVED YOU WITH A ______,RED-
NOW ITS TURNING________, AND YOU SAY...
________LIKE THE ______HEAVEN LET ME THINK WAS YOU
BUT IM AFRAID...
ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
I SAID ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
BRIDGE (GUITAR/PIANO)
ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
I SAID ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, ITS TOO LATE
ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, YEAH
I SAID ITS TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE, YEAH-
IM HOLDIN ON YOUR ROPE, GOT ME TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND...
ROPE- FEET- SOUND- NOTHIN- ANGEL LATE – FIRE- BLUE CHANCE-"SORRY" FALL- HEART |
Title:Mr Jealous
Author:Joanna strange
Actions:
Dating
Talking
Calling
Speaking on the phone
Meeting
Asking difficult questions
Places:
tennis court
Cathy's home
Telephone booth
a public open space- zoo? park? square?
Characters:
Main : Cathy and Rob
Secondary: Tom, Cathy's mother.
Problem:
Cathy and Rob are dating. Whenever Rob calls Cathy she can't go out with him because of another boy called Tom. Rob is sad because he thinks that she has another boyfriend- Tom. Rob doesn't want to show that he is jealous but he is. He asks her questions about her outings with Tom. The real problem is lack of trust and self confidence.
Solution:
Cathy introduces Tom to Rob. Tom is a 3 year old. There is nothing to be jealous about for Rob. But.... Cathy likes Tom's older brother!
Comments:
In the comment part you can try to answer the following questions:
Do you like the story?Yes.
What is the story about?It's about a couple of teenagers and their special friendship
What is your favourite part? I like the end
Who is your favourite character? Rob, because he is very innocent and honest
What is the end like? Unexpected. You do not think that the girl liked some other boy
Do you like the end?Yes, it is my favourite part.
How would you end it? Exactly as it ends
Do you think the story is real? It could be real, yes.
Do you know any cases like that? No, but I know that nowadays adolescents do not have a single boyfriend or girlfriend
Use the following scheme to organize your impressions on the short stories
Penguin Readers Level I – Addison Wesley Longman Hopkins and Potter
1999
Title: Mr. Football
Author: Anette Barnes Jean Hines and Jennie Weldon
Actions:
Place:
Characters:
Problem:
Solution:
Comments:
Title: Boys and Girls
Author:Robin Waterfield
Actions:
Place:
Characters:
Problem:
Solution:
Comments:
Title: The Plan
Author:Joanna Strange
Actions:
Place:
Characters:
Problem:
Solution:
Comments:
Title:Flowers for Maria
Author:Chris Rice
Actions:
Place:
Characters:
Problem:
Solution:
Comments:
Title:The Bully
Author:Anette Barnes, Jean Hines and Jennie Weldon
Actions:
Place:
Characters:
Problem:
Solution:
Comments:
In the comment part you can try to answer the following questions:
Do you like the story?
What is the story about?
What is your favourite part?
Who is your favourite character?
What is the end like?
Do you like the end?
How would you end it?
Do you think the story is real?
Do you know any cases like that?
Instructions
Read the comments, decide if they are in favour or against the video and agree or disagree with one of them giving your reasons
Instrucciones
Lee los comentarios- Decide si están en contra o a favor del video de Nuclear Boy - Acuerda o desacuerda con uno de los comentarios dando tus razones
Ej: In my opinion comment number 1 is in favour of the video. I agree with the comment. Minecraftor has good sense of humour and continues with the metaphor to warn people against nuclear danger in the Fukushima Prefecture
or
In my opinion comment number 1 is against the video. I don't agree with Minecraftor because he does not take the problem seriously. He doesn't realize that the video is for children
1-…nuclear poop is serious and it can kill you
Minecraftor
2…the problem is that the reactor is not a cute little child but a highly dangerous plant constructed by men. The video tries to arouse sympathy for something that actually should be deactivated, not healed.w9isc
3…fukushima is not chernobyl, it is much better, japaneese specialists are the best, not like silly russians . I knew it. thanks japan for this beautiful cartoon with explanation. Now japaneese can drink the cleanest water and eat yummi food with great pleasure because fukushima is not chernobyl !!!
goodspeedy666
4The radioactivity doesn't disappear in one week.
The half-life of iodine129 is 15.7 million years.
I fear because this video have been translated by many words all over the world.
masanamasana
5This video reminds me of propaganda cartoon in WWII.
hnksm
6i would love to go to japan give my time in person. but the the most i can do is give what i can in the way of money .
ps. i really REALLY would love to visit japan before anything serious happens
pukymcp
7I love the bit where they show little Chernobyl and that he pooped everywhere and was running around at the time. All this stuff can be scary to small children. This is the best way to explain in a way they'll understand. I know radioactive Cesium/Iodine and farts are very different, but they're both unpleasant and that is the point. Clever!.albertusj
8Even the Children are being fed propaganda by the government during this nuclear disaster of epic proportions. Nuclear fallout is no fart that goes away in 7 days. The Japanese government and Tepco should be blamed for all the future deaths and illnesses that will result from their refusal to admit the immense danger to the people still close to the reactor.
AVincent2
9I am a Japanese and I know this video from how it started. This Video is NOT made for kids or anything. This video is made from a JOKE in twitter. This video was made for FUN or PRANK and NOT for any type of education or information purpose. I don't know why people are making serious comments as if this is a serious stuff.
Buff0322
10this video makes me never want to poop again
VanIsleBC
11They're already trying to get electricity to the plants to cool the spent-fuel rods and the reactors. If anything, worry about the people in need and the people working there because the job is getting done.
PattehPatrick
12
Remember that Japan has HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI. All Japanese well know about nuclear power and radiation rather than people in other countries. But at this time, most of them cannot do anything except for watching and waiting. Of course, they are worrying a lot and concerning for the others even outside of Japan. I think they are just trying to keep smiling without crying. Pray for JAPAN!! isaiah4008
1
13 I know the video may be silly at times, but I seriously almost broke down in tears when I remembered that this is for children and they have to understand this accident. I feel so bad for the Japanese people. williswrks
NUCLEAR BABY
If you're a child in Japan right now, you've got a lot of stuff on your plate. There was the earthquake, the tsunami, and if things got really bad maybe your house is flooded or you're worried about your friends' safety. Now on top of all of that, there's something going on with the nuclear plants. How are you gonna understand it all?
With a cartoon, of course! A cartoon about a boy who has really bad gas! And his poop is toxic, so the doctors really don't want him to poop!
According to The Daily What, they've been airing 'Nuclear Boy' on national TV in an effort to explain the current crisis to children, and while it might work for now, I'm pretty sure these kids are gonna have a lot of unanswered poop-related questions later in life when they reach the nuclear power unit in science class.
excerpted from http://www.urlesque.com/2011/03/17/nuclear-boy-cartoon-japan/
1- What have Japanese children seen these days?
2- What is the metaphor that the Japanese authorities use?
3- Why do they use this “funny” cartoon?
Nuclear Boy has a stomachache
Ever since the big earthquake
Nuclear boy had an upset stomach
NB: “My tummy hurts”
I can’t hold my poo any longer
Nuclear boy is notorious for his stinky poo
It would surely ruin everyone’s day if he pooped
Nuclear boy held it in as long as he could
Bu t”Bang”
Everyone jumped as Nuclear Boy let out a loud bang
Did he just poo?
We measured the stinky level around Nuclear Boy
Thankfully it wasn’t that stinky
So we figured he had just passed some gas
But nuclear boy is still having stomach issues
To help ease his pain a doctor pays him a visit and gives him some medicine
The two main ingredients are: sea water and boron
Unlike us humans it’s most important to cool him down
He had a couple of close calls from not getting enough medicine
Doctors work around the clock to make sure he doesn’t poo
But since he passed gas a few more times, there are some smelly neighbourhoods
But don’t won’t last long
And people living further away won’t even notice the smell
You might be worried that the odors stay around
But is should go away in about a week
So there’s no worries
Anyhow a long time ago
At the US’s Three Mile Island,
There was an incident with a lot of passed gas
But there was no poo
Oh and even more famous was Chernobyl Boy
That was one giant accident
It literally pooped in the classroom
And it was diarrhea
And it went all over the place
Yes, it was quite an incident
But I’m hoping this won’t happen in Japan
Besides Nuclear Boy wears a diaper for extra protection
To keep his poo from scattering all over the place
You might say “I’m afraid of poo flying right at me!”
But fear not
The real threatening poo is too heavy to fly
So there’s no chance
But you know who’s stepping up to plate
It’s the doctors giving Nuclear Boy his medicine
Doctors can only stay with him for so long before they get sick
It’s a risky job
So the doctors have to take turns
It’s not very efficient
But we need to keep them healthy
You might think, “Shouldn’t the diaper help?”
But nobody knows how to dispose of a soiled diaper
And it’s costly to dispose of such a dangerous material
What’s most important right now is cooling down Nuclear Boy
Everyone is helping so he doesn’t start to poo
If you hear news about “refilling the Cooling Water”
It means the doctor is giving him his medicine to cool him down
And let us not forget to thank these doctors
And here’s the worst case scenario
It’s if he poops and it leaks from his diaper
But is still won’t be as bad as Chernobyl
Even if his poo is contained people there will have to move and marine and agricultural life will be negatively impacted
So will do everything in our power to prevent it for the people of Fukushima prefecture
And that’s one of the reasons why the doctors are working around the clock to save the plant
I would say the next two days are the most crucial
In the meantime I will pray for people in Fukushima that peace will come to them soon
That’s the least we can do for receiveing Nuclear Boy’s energy for so many years
Don’t worry with each passing moment Nuclear Boy gets better and better
I’m sure of it
GROUP:_______What group are you in?____________I’m in ____grade PRE-TESTS_________Do you have any pretests from previous grades?_______________Yes/ no | ROLL NUMBER:__What’s your roll number?__________________ My roll number is ____ |
NAME AND SURNAME What’s your full name? | My full name is_____ but my friends call me ______ |
IDENTITY CARD NUMBER What’s your id number? | It’s _____________________ |
TELEPHONE NUMBER What’s your telephone number? | It’s ________________ |
AGE How old are you? | I’m_______(years old) |
ADDRESS What’s your address? WHO DO YOU LIVE WITH? | I live at________________ with my ______________________________ |
TRANSPORTATION How do you get to highschool? | By _______________ On foot |
JOBS Do you have a job? | Yes, I work at_______________ No, I’ve never worked |
ACCESS TO INTERNET Do you have access to the internet? | Yes No |
E-MAIL Do you have an e-mail address? | Yes No |
LEVEL OF ENGLISH What’s your level of English? | I’m in ________________ |
OTHER STUDIES AND INTERESTS What do you like to study apart from the official courses? | I like to ____________________ |
PREFERENCES What are your hobbies? | My hobbies are ________________ and _____________________ |
MUSICAL PREFERENCES IN ENGLISH What kind of music do you like? | I like _______________music |
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES IN THE ENGLISH CLASS What’s your favourite activity in the English class? | I like it when we ______________________ (do crosswords , work in groups, sing songs etc) |
GROUP:_______What group are you in?____________I’m in ____grade PRE-TESTS_________Do you have any pretests from previous grades?_______________Yes/ no | ROLL NUMBER:__What’s your roll number?__________________ My roll number is ____ |
NAME AND SURNAME What’s your full name? | My full name is_____ but my friends call me ______ |
IDENTITY CARD NUMBER What’s your id number? | It’s _____________________ |
TELEPHONE NUMBER What’s your telephone number? | It’s ________________ |
AGE How old are you? | I’m_______(years old) |
ADDRESS What’s your address? WHO DO YOU LIVE WITH? | I live at________________ with my ______________________________ |
TRANSPORTATION How do you get to highschool? | By _______________ On foot |
JOBS Do you have a job? | Yes, I work at_______________ No, I’ve never worked |
ACCESS TO INTERNET Do you have access to the internet? | Yes No |
E-MAIL Do you have an e-mail address? | Yes No |
LEVEL OF ENGLISH What’s your level of English? | I’m in ________________ |
OTHER STUDIES AND INTERESTS What do you like to study apart from the official courses? | I like to ____________________ |
PREFERENCES What are your hobbies? | My hobbies are ________________ and _____________________ |
MUSICAL PREFERENCES IN ENGLISH What kind of music do you like? | I like _______________music |
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES IN THE ENGLISH CLASS What’s your favourite activity in the English class? | I like it when we ______________________ (do crosswords , work in groups, sing songs etc) |
GROUP:_______What group are you in?____________I’m in ____grade PRE-TESTS_________Do you have any pretests from previous grades?_______________Yes/ no | ROLL NUMBER:__What’s your roll number?__________________ My roll number is ____ |
NAME AND SURNAME What’s your full name? | My full name is_____ but my friends call me ______ |
IDENTITY CARD NUMBER What’s your id number? | It’s _____________________ |
TELEPHONE NUMBER What’s your telephone number? | It’s ________________ |
AGE How old are you? | I’m_______(years old) |
ADDRESS What’s your address? WHO DO YOU LIVE WITH? | I live at________________ with my ______________________________ |
TRANSPORTATION How do you get to highschool? | By _______________ On foot |
JOBS Do you have a job? | Yes, I work at_______________ No, I’ve never worked |
ACCESS TO INTERNET Do you have access to the internet? | Yes No |
E-MAIL Do you have an e-mail address? | Yes No |
LEVEL OF ENGLISH What’s your level of English? | I’m in ________________ |
OTHER STUDIES AND INTERESTS What do you like to study apart from the official courses? | I like to ____________________ |
PREFERENCES What are your hobbies? | My hobbies are ________________ and _____________________ |
MUSICAL PREFERENCES IN ENGLISH What kind of music do you like? | I like _______________music |
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES IN THE ENGLISH CLASS What’s your favourite activity in the English class? | I like it when we ______________________ (do crosswords , work in groups, sing songs etc) |
Liceo ________________ - Student's file
The present format has been agreed upon in the Sala de Inglés by
Prof: Ascheri, S- Erico, M-Gaione, G-Lamaita, G - Rocha, I-Szamengo, S-Torres, S
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NAME AND SURNAME | |
IDENTITY CARD NUMBER | |
TELEPHONE NUMBER | |
AGE | |
ADDRESS WHO DO YOU LIVE WITH? | |
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JOBS | |
ACCESS TO INTERNET | |
E-MAIL | |
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OTHER STUDIES AND INTERESTS | |
PREFERENCES | |
MUSICAL PREFERENCES IN ENGLISH | |
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES IN THE ENGLISH CLASS | |
The following conversation has been excerpted from the following link:
Daniel: When I was asked to do a presentation on ‘Where WebWare is going, and what I can do to help it get there,’ my first thought was simple: me!
As you’ve already seen, I’ve got a lot of skills, and the right kind of personality needed to do a job like this... Here’s a slide I made! You see that – that’s my sales team – they love me! Certainly going to be sad to see me leave...
Outside the box thinking – that’s what I’ve got...!
Sarah: Ok. To start with, I did a careful SWOT analysis using the data I had available, which is obviously only partial. I looked at aspects such as competitors, online visibility, changing technologies and R&D... On the basis of this, I believe WebWare should carry out some careful market research, strengthen its brand awareness in secondary markets, and improve the flexibility of its offer. If this produces positive results, I think it should be possible to maintain the premium pricing policy...
Daniel: Here’s the sales figures for the last job I did – all down to me! Blue sky thinking! Finally, to finish my presentation, I’d like to play you a song I wrote...
Philip Hart: Ok, Ok... that’s enough. Thanks Daniel...
Daniel: Great! So does that mean I’ve got the job?
Marcia Boardman: Erm, we’ll be in touch over the next five days to let you know...
Daniel: OK great, thank you.
Sarah: This is how I’d predict a sales pattern would go. I have to emphasise these are only speculative results at the moment.
The key words are: caution, adaptability, and consolidation of main product lines – WebWare’s “cash cows,” if you like. It’s important to be flexible, yet reliable. Oh, and another thing is you need to improve the delivery times on your online orders! I hope all that’s clear. Do you have any questions?
Philip Hart: No, thank you Sarah – that’s all very clear – you’ve given us quite a lot to think about there!
Marcia Boardman: Yes, thanks a lot Sarah. We’ll be in touch over the next few days to let you know about the appointment.
Sarah: Thank you both for your time. It’s been a pleasure meeting both of you.
Philip Hart / Marcia Boardman: Bye!
Chiara is a beautiful girl. She is Pier's niece. She is 6 years old.
She told us things in Spanish and we translated them and reported them:
Here is what she said:
"La mesa tiene un florero encima"- The table has got a vase on top of it
Translation
Chiara said that the table had a vase on top of it
or
Chiara said that there was a vase on the table
"No me acuerdo lo que hice ayer"- I don't remember what I did yesterday
Chiara said that she didn't remember what she had done the day before
"En el techo hay una luz"
There is a light in the ceiling
Chiara said that there was a light in the ceiling
Javiera said:
Le voy a sacar una foto a Mauricio vestido de oveja
I am going to take a picture to Mauricio, dressed up as a sheep
Javiera said that she was going to take a picture to Mauricio dressed up as a sheep
The miners, their families and friends attended a ceremony led by Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy at the mouth of the San
Jose gold and copper mine from which they were hoisted to freedom on
Wednesday in a flawless rescue operation watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Find the synonyms and the definition
throughout-liberty-lifted-entrance- went-impeccable
1. A preposition that means “all over”
2. The door that grants access to somewhere
3. Without mistakes- elegant and smooth
4. A verb in the past that means go
5. The past participle of a verb meaning take up
Example A human value that people have defended throughout history liberty = freedom
Answer
Example
Who…? Who attended the ceremony?
The miners, their families and friends did
1. Where…? Where did the ceremony take place? Did the ceremony take place in Buenos Aires?
2. What…? What kind of mine is San José? Is it a silver mine?
3. When...? When were the miners rescued? Were they rescued yesterday?
4. How…? How did the operation go? What was the operation like? Did they make many mistakes?
5. Who…? Who watched the rescue operation? Did the people around the world watch it?
Report the questions
The teacher asked who had attended the ceremony
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The private service was held in the area known as "Camp Hope," the tent city where family members gathered to pray and await news about their husbands, sons and fathers trapped for 69 days at 2,050 feet underground.
"It was inspiring," 52-year-old Juan Illanes, described by many as the group's spokesman, said after the ceremony as miners' relatives dismantled the tents that became their homes during the ordeal.
"Seeing this camp I feel I've had incredible support," he added. "It gives you strength."
As the miners sang hymns inside a cordoned-off tent, some of their co-workers who were not caught in the cave-in protested, blowing horns and holding up banners to demand that the mine's owners compensate them for the jobs they have lost.
"We are not 33, we are 300," read one placard. "Trapped on the surface," said another.
After the ceremony, Mario Gómez, who at 63 is the oldest of the 33 men, helped his family pack up their tent and voiced support for his out-of-work colleagues.
"We always had faith that we were going to get out. Now it is time to rest," he said.
The service was closed to the press. During the ceremony, participants could be heard clapping loudly and singing Chile's national anthem.
So far, the miners have not revealed many of the details about what it was like after the cave-in left them huddled together in a dark, damp cavern. Some have said they are saving their stories for a book.
Gómez's daughter said he has not talked about the worst moments and the family has not pressed him to open up.
"I want to know everything," Romina Gómez, 20, said. "But we don't want to ask him."
A poll published by La Tercera newspaper said 84 percent of Chileans approved of the handling of the mine crisis by President Sebastián Piñera, a billionaire businessman who took office in March.
The conservative leader visited the mine several times during the two months the workers were trapped and personally oversaw the 23-hour rescue operation during which they were hoisted one by one to the surface.
His overall popularity was 62 percent, according to La Tercera's poll, conducted late last week. Surveys taken before the rescue had placed Pinera's popularity in the 50s.
Basking in the glow of the successful rescue, Pinera took some rock from the mine on a European tour. He will meet Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace and hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
"I am bringing him a piece of rock from the mine, so he will keep it in Downing Street as a tribute to courage, faith and hope," Piñera told reporters in London.
When the mine caved in, the men were thought to have died in yet another of Latin America's litany of mining accidents. Rescuers found them two and a half weeks later with a bore hole the width of a grapefruit.
That tiny hole became an umbilical cord used to pass down hydration gels, water and food to keep them alive. A bigger shaft was later drilled to extract them.
The miners were hauled out on Wednesday in a metal capsule a little wider than a man's shoulders and dubbed "Phoenix" after the mythical bird that rose from the ashes. The government said it would send one of the capsules to Expo Shanghai.
"The happiest moment I had was when I came out and saw the sun," said Omar Reygada, 56, who lived through two other serious mining accidents.
Gómez returned to the surface with some advice for his grandchildren. "Never go into a mine," he said on local television. "Study a profession."
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"They had two teaspoons of tuna fish, a sip of milk and half a biscuit each every 48 hours"
Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.
Rescuers heard hammering noises when they sent a new probe into the mine.
When the probe came back it had a note tied to it saying: "All 33 of us are fine in the shelter."
The men were working at a depth of around 700m (2,300ft) at the San Jose mine, near the city of Copiapo, when the rock above them collapsed.
Until Sunday, there had been no word from the miners and hopes for their survival had all but faded.
But it could take several months to drill a rescue shaft large enough to rescue the men.
'Flat-sized refuge'
Mr Pinera was at the mine on Sunday when he announced the breakthrough. Brandishing the miners' note for TV cameras he hailed the news saying:
"It will take months to get them out. It will take time, but it doesn't matter how long it takes, to have a happy ending."
President Pinera said he had seen footage of the men waving at a camera inserted into their shelter through a small tube.
"They got close to the camera and we could see their eyes, their joy," he said.
The miners are reported to be 4.5 miles (7km) inside the gold and copper mine and about 700m vertically underground.
They have been trapped since 5 August when the main access tunnel collapsed.
According to Reuters news agency, the authorities said the men are in a mine shaft shelter about the size of a small flat and have limited amounts of food.
Rescuers plan to send narrow plastic tubes down the borehole with food, hydration gels and communications equipment, including cameras and microphones.
Jubilation
However, the chief engineer in charge of the rescue operation, Andres Sougarret, has warned that it will take at least four months and more powerful digging equipment to reach the men.
An emotional President Pinera displayed the miners' note to reporters who had gathered at the mine "A shaft 66 cm (26 inches) in diameter will take at least 120 days," he said.
On Saturday relatives of the trapped men had accused the authorities of not doing enough to reach the men.
One of their complaints was that officials had so far insisted on using probes to locate the miners, rather than digging tunnels through which they could be rescued.
Many of the trapped men's relatives have been camped outside the mine since the tunnel collapse occurred.
There were jubilant scenes as the news that contact had been made broke.
"We never, never lost faith. We knew they were there, and that they would be rescued," one relative, Eduardo Hurtado, said.
"For the first time, I'll be able to sleep peacefully," said the daughter of Mario Gomez, one of the trapped miners.
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The longest underground nightmare in history ended safely -- and faster than anyone expected.
In a flawless operation that unfolded before a hopeful, transfixed world, 33 miners who were trapped for more than two months deep beneath the Chilean earth were raised one by one Wednesday through a smooth-walled shaft of rock.
The last man out was the one who held the group together when they were feared lost, a shift foreman named Luis Urzua who enforced tight rations of their limited food and supplies before help could arrive.
"We have done what the entire world was waiting for," he said immediately after his rescue. "We had strength, we had spirit, we wanted to fight, we wanted to fight for our families, and that was the greatest thing."
Not even a full 24 hours after the rescue began, Urzua made the 2,041-foot ascent in a rescue capsule called Phoenix and emerged from a manhole-sized opening in the ground to a joyous celebration of confetti, balloons and champagne.
President Sebastian Pinera told him: "You are not the same, and the country is not the same after this. You were an inspiration. Go hug your wife and your daughter." With hardhats held to their hearts, the pair led a joyous crowd in singing the national anthem.
The first rescue worker down was last up -- Manuel Gonzalez, a mine rescue expert with Chile's state-owned Codelco copper company, talked the men through the final hours inside the mine. Then, he spent 26 minutes alone down below before he strapped himself into the capsule for the ride up. He reached the surface at 12:32 a.m. Thursday local time to hugs from his comrades and Pinera.
The rescue exceeded expectations every step of the way. Officials first said it might be four months before they could get the men out; it turned out to be 69 days and about 8 hours.
Once the escape tunnel was finished, they estimated it would take 36 to 48 hours to get all the miners to the surface. That got faster as the operation went along, and all the miners were safely above ground in 22 hours, 37 minutes.
IF IF IF
Some facts
a) If I drive along the road opposite Eden Rock Beach, I have to turn into West Street
What do you do if/when:
it rains and some water enters your house?
you see trash on the beach?
you see someone who needs help?
you see the miners on TV?
Some hypothesis
If I had a lot of money I would buy a house opposite the beach... wait a minute, would I?
What would you do if:
you were in the situation of the couple from Suffolk?
you lived opposite the beach in Villa Argentina, Las Vegas or Floresta?
you were an architect?
you were the president?
Reflecting about the past
Chris: If I had known that the sea was so powerful I would not have bought a bungalow in that area
What would you have done if
your house had lost its initial value?
your parents had told you not to buy a house so close to the beach?
you had known that the coastline was going to be washed away by the sea?
you had spent all your savings on a house near the beach in Suffolk?
If clauses type 1- general conditions If = when
If clauses type 2 improbable conditions- was becomes were
If clauses type 3 - impossible conditions- it's too late and nothing could be done now because the events belong in the past
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Read the text about Suffolk and do the following activities below:
Suffolk Coastal District Council has previously estimated that 1,600 homes could be at risk because of weak sea defences and coastal erosion. Happisburgh, a village on the north Norfolk coast, is also highly vulnerable. Sea defences there, which were built in 1959, have crumbled away, delivering a hit to local house prices. Residents Jane Archer, 49, and Chris Cutting, 45, whose coastal bungalow was assumed to be worth £80,000, were given a valuation of just £1 by their bank, who cited "chronic coastal erosion", when they attempted to put it up as collateral for a £50,000 loan. When Ms Archer and Mr Cutting bought their bungalow in 1987, it was about 500 yards from the sea, yet today the ocean is only 65 yards away. Ms Archer said last month: "It's been a nightmare. We did it all by the book - we've worked hard, paid our mortgage off a few years ago and we've ended up with nothing." | |
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True False Don't know
Less than 1,000 homes are in danger because of erosion
The prices of the houses in Happisburgh have gone down because of political reasons
Jane and Chris have a bungalow in the coast
They couldn't put their bungalow as collateral
In 1987 the bungalow was 500 yards away from the sea, now the sea is less than 100 yards away
Their house has been valued £1 by the bank
Your turn
1- How far from the sea do you live?
2- Do you like going to the beach?
3- Were there any collapsing buildings in your area near the coast?
4- What can people do to help with the situation?
5- Do you know about the Ecología Costera Programme?
6- Have you seen their video on Youtube?
The following address takes you to Ecología Costera
www.inju.gub.uy/mides/colgado.jsp?...site... -
By Jon Swaine
Published: 5:00PM BST 18 Aug 2008
Comment
Evacuation plans are needed for some British seaside towns as stretches of coastline are doomed to disappear, the head of the Environment Agency has warned.
Britain must surrender some erosion-hit areas to the sea, said Lord Smith, a former cabinet minister, as it will be impossible to defend them all from being overwhelmed
As insurance companies cannot be relied upon to protect homeowners, he said, the Government must prepare rescue packages for those whose homes will inevitably be lost.
Suggesting that parts of north-east Norfolk and Suffolk are most immediately at risk, Lord Smith said: "We are almost certainly not going to be able to defend absolutely every bit of coast - it would simply be an impossible task both in financial terms and engineering terms.
"This is the most difficult issue we are going to face as an agency. We know the sea is eating away at the coast in quite a number of places, primarily - but not totally exclusively - on the east and south coasts. It's a particularly huge issue in East Anglia, but in quite a number of other areas as well."
Lord Smith, who was a Culture Secretary under Tony Blair, said talks will need to be opened with the communities they view as being indefensible, he said, adding that the agency will seek to agree a "consensus" with those involved.
Southwold, the Suffolk town in which the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, recently holidayed, is at serious risk due to coastal erosion.
Earlier this year the Environment Agency abandoned plans to reinforce the sea defences at Southwold harbour shortly before reinforcing defences outside the Essex family home of Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary.
Peter Boggis, who lives near Southwold and has been labelled "The King Canute of East Anglia", has since 2002 used about a quarter of a million tons of clay and shingle in an attempt to shore up the cliff and prevent houses being lost to the sea.
John Gummer, a former Environment Secretary and the MP for Suffolk Coastal, which comprises Southwold, has criticised the Government for not paying attention to the issue of coastal erosion in his and other constituencies.
Mr Gummer, who has set up Suffolk Coast Against Retreat, a group campaigning for the preservation of vulnerable areas, said: "Chris Smith's wide ranging speech must be taken seriously. The Government must listen to the concerns of the people of Suffolk and the rest of the East Coast. We want managed defence, not managed retreat. This must not be the first government in history to abandon Britain to the sea.
"Coastal erosion is perhaps the most serious issue that faces the Suffolk Coastal Constituency. We have 74 miles of coastline and all of it is vulnerable."
Suffolk Coastal District Council has previously estimated that 1,600 homes could be at risk because of weak sea defences and coastal erosion.
Happisburgh, a village on the north Norfolk coast, is also highly vulnerable. Sea defences there, which were built in 1959, have crumbled away, delivering a hit to local house prices.
Residents Jane Archer, 49, and Chris Cutting, 45, whose coastal bungalow was assumed to be worth £80,000, were given a valuation of just £1 by their bank, who cited "chronic coastal erosion", when they attempted to put it up as collateral for a £50,000 loan.
When Ms Archer and Mr Cutting bought their bungalow in 1987, it was about 500 yards from the sea, yet today the ocean is only 65 yards away. Ms Archer said last month: "It's been a nightmare. We did it all by the book - we've worked hard, paid our mortgage off a few years ago and we've ended up with nothing."
Civilization depends on fertile soils. Ultimately, the health of the people cannot be separated from the health of the land. Conserving and rebuilding soils will be covered in the next Plan B 4.0 Book Byte.
Adapted from Chapter 2, “Population Pressure: Land and Water” in Lester R. Brown, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2009), available on-line at www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/books/pb4
Protect your own soil’s fertility by using organic gardening tools and products, including composting bins and biological pest controls.
Destruction
Many cities have been destroyed by natural disasters and rebuilt, sometimes repeatedly. But in other cases the destruction has been so complete that the sites were abandoned completely. Classic examples include the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, buried with many of their inhabitants under a thick layer of volcanic ash after an eruption of Vesuvius. A lesser known example is Akrotiri, on the island of Thera, where in 1967, under a blanket of ash, the remains of a Minoan city were discovered. The volcanic explosion on Thera was immense, and had disastrous effects on the Minoan civilization. It has been suggested that this disaster was the inspiration that Plato used for the story of Atlantis.
Indianola, Texas, a significant port city on the Gulf Coast in much of the latter half of the 19th century, was abandoned shortly after the devastating hurricane of 1886.
Less dramatic examples of the destruction of cities by natural forces are those where the coastline has eroded away. Cities which have sunk into the sea include the one-time centre of the English wool-trade, at Dunwich, England, and the city of Rungholt in Germany which sank into the North Sea during a massive storm surge in 1362.
The thin layer of topsoil that covers the planet's land surface is the foundation of civilisation. This soil, measured in inches over much of the earth, was formed over long stretches of geological time as new soil formation exceeded the natural rate of erosion. As soil accumulated over the eons, it provided a medium in which plants could grow. In turn, plants protect the soil from erosion. Human activity is disrupting this relationship.
Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation in large areas. Perhaps a third or more of all cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, thereby reducing the land's inherent productivity. Today the foundation of civilisation is crumbling. The seeds of collapse of some early civilisations, such as the Mayans, may have originated in soil erosion that undermined the food supply.
What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Badness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how angers works and operates
Nigga, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love
It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our own direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
(February 2008) Find sources: "Coastal erosion" – news · books · scholar · images
Many stretches of the
East Anglia, England coastline are prone to heavy levels of erosion, such as this collapsed section of cliffs at
Hunstanton,
Norfolk.
Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage (see also beach evolution). Waves, generated by storms, wind, or fast moving motor craft, cause coastal erosion, which may take the form of long-term losses of sediment and rocks, or merely the temporary redistribution of coastal sediments; erosion in one location may result in accretion nearby. The study of erosion and sediment redistribution is called 'coastal morphodynamics'. It may be caused by hydraulic action, abrasion, and corrosion.
On rocky coasts, coastal erosion results in dramatic rock formations in areas where the coastline contains rock layers or fracture zones with varying resistance to erosion. Softer areas become eroded much faster than harder ones, which typically result in landforms such as tunnels, bridges, columns, and pillars.
Dunwich, the capital of the English medieval wool trade, disappeared over the period of a few centuries due to redistribution of sediment by waves. Human interference can also increase coastal erosion: Hallsands in Devon, England, was a coastal village that washed away overnight, an event possibly exacerbated by dredging of shingle in the bay in front of it.
The California coast, which has soft cliffs of sedimentary rock and is heavily populated, regularly has incidents of housing damage as cliffs erode. Damage in Pacifica is shown at left. Devil's Slide, Santa Barbara and Malibu are regularly affected.
The Holderness coastline on the east coast of England, just north of the Humber Estuary, is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe due to its soft clay cliffs and powerful waves. Groynes and other artificial measures to keep it under control has only accelerated the process further down the coast, because longshore drift starves the beaches of sand, leaving them more exposed.
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Mass media denotes a section of the media specifically designed to reach a large audience. The term was coined in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation newspapers and magazines. However, some forms of mass media such as books and manuscripts had already been in use for centuries.
Mass media includes Internet media (like blogs, message boards, podcasts, and video sharing) because individuals now have a means to exposure that is comparable in scale to that previously restricted to a select group of mass media producers. The communications audience has been viewed by some commentators as forming a mass society with special characteristics, notably atomization or lack of social connections, which render it especially susceptible to the influence of modern mass-media techniques such as advertising and propaganda.
The term public media is less used and is defined as "media whose mission is to serve or engage a public."[1]
Marshall McLuhan, one of the biggest critics in media's history, brought up the idea that "the medium is the message."
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