febrero 21, 2010

RULES AND REGULATIONS (saturday morning group)



How many rules can you think of for each of this places?

* On an Airplane * In a Library * In an Art Museum * In a Movie Theater

Useful expressions:

You can / can't... You are / aren't allowed to... You have to...

febrero 02, 2010

Tongue Twisters

Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches.
Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch?

diciembre 03, 2009

Message:

Me without you is like a nerd without braces, A shoe without laces, aSentenceWithoutSpaces.

octubre 31, 2009

Listen to this Radio Program about Privacy on Facebook



Listen to the program carefully and be prepared to share your ideas about it in class.

agosto 14, 2009

julio 29, 2009

10 Mind & Brain Mysteries, Psychology Mind Control Report

Here's an exercise for all my students. It's a 10 min. educational video. Watch it and answer the questions below.



1. WHAT'S THE TOPIC?
2. WHAT DO ALL 10 MYSTERIES HAVE IN COMMON?
3. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF FUNCTION VS. ESTRUCTURE DIFFERENT THAN THE GIVEN ONE.
4. WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE DIFFERENT THAN THE GIVEN ONE.
5. MENTION 3 PARTS OF THE BRAIN AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
6. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A LACK OF SLEEP?
7. HOW COME THE TIME IS PERCEIVED IN A DIFFERENT WAY DEPENDING OF THE KIND OF ACTIVITY?
8. WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE?
9. WHAT'S #1 BRAIN MYSTERY?

julio 17, 2009

Crosscultural Communication


Read this text about Colombia and answer the following questions:

1. Is there any surprising information to you about Colombian culture, customs and ettiquete? Provide an example.

2. Is there any fact you don't agree with? Why?


Now, read this text about Cambodia and answer the next question:

3. Compare culture, customs and ettiquete of Colombia and Cambodia. What are the main differences? What are the similarities?

Personal Opinion:

4. What do you think about Crosscultural Communication?

julio 14, 2009

CROSSING CULTURES 0.02


Read the article of Laura Laubeová (2000) titled 'Melting Pot vs. Ethnic Stew' and write a summary of 12 lines including the main ideas.

CROSSING CULTURES 0.01






QUESTIONS


1. Who organized the parade?

2. What's the parade about?

3. Select and comment the interview of one of the spectators.

4. Name three countries participating in the parade.

5. How is the parade related to New York's 'spirit'?

6. Do you think this kind of events are important? Why?

junio 13, 2009

A LETTER TO A COMMUNITY LEADER

Write a letter to a community leader about a topic in this unit that you feel strongly about. Use this questions to help you.

1. What is your opinion about the topic or issue?

2. What are two or three reasons that support your opinion?

3. What do you think should be done?

A PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR AN APPLICATION

Imagine you are applying to a school or a job that requires a personal statement. Use these questions to organize your ideas.

1. What has your greatest accomplishment been? Has it changed you in anyway? How?

2. What are some interesting or unusual facts about yourself that make you a good choice for the job or school?

3. What is something you hope to have achieved in the future? When, why, and how will you reach this goal? Will achieving it change you? Why or why not?

junio 10, 2009

OBAMA´S INTERVIEW


Imagine you had 10 minutes to interview the president of the United States in the White House. What would you ask him? Prepare 5 questions to him, be clever.


Once you are sure about the topics of the inteview, study about one of the issues and rebuild the question this way:

The situation is...

Statistics say that...

Then, finish with your question.

junio 03, 2009

Chapter 2 ( East 43rd Street)

1. What does handwriting say about a person?

2. What do you think a marriage agreement is?

3. What are some of the Angela´s most expensive belongings?

4. Describe Robert Lake´s appereance and lifestyle in a few lines.

5. What was really surprising for the investigator about Angela´s story?

6. What happened to Angela´s jewelery?

7. What does Angela exactly want the investigator to do for her?

8. How much did the investigator receive for his services?

9. Why did Nancy say to her boss about Angela? Why?



Personal research:

Look for an eccentric millionaire over the internet and report about his o her lifestyle. Don´t forget to include the source the information was taken from.
Check this this page.

mayo 27, 2009

First Chapter Questionaire (East 43rd Street)

      1. What kind of people were in the bar the evening the story begins?

      2. Why was the Chrysler building an important icon for the Investigator?

      3. Why does Mr. Marly assume the woman in the bar was an "expensive
        woman"?

      4. What kind of legs do you think are normally seen in McFadden´s?

      5. Describe the appearence of Nathan.

      6. What was the weather like outside the bar?

      7. Why did the investigator follow the woman, what did she do?

      8. Where did Mr. Marly live, where did he work?

      9. Who was Mrs. Delgado?

      10. What´s the favorite drink of Nathan?

      11. Describe Nathan´s office.

      12. What was Nathan´s background?

What are some basic facts about Manhattan? Read about it here

mayo 20, 2009

EXERCISE ON THIRD PERSON USE.

Finish this exercise on-line and have a nice week.

EXERCISE ON THIRD PERSON USE.

SETTING


How about the setting (place, environment) for this story... Where is this story going to take place... in a big city or a small town? or...

Describe time (past, present, future) and space.

CHARACTERS

Hi.

We´re going to describe two characters for a short story. One is an investigator and other is a rich woman.


Describe their appearance and personality.

mayo 13, 2009

More about choosing a career



Watch the video and write down five recommendations Jack Canfield gives about how to choose a career.

Use the ¨Comments link¨ below for your responses.