Stress management

Dear class,

Watch this video. Answer the questions below and bring them to class

1. What does the expert mean by "vicious circle"?

2. What's important to remember when you need to focus?

3. What exercises does she recommend not to panic?

4. What is affirmation about?

5. What advice does she give for people who live on stress mode all the time?

Improving communication

Dear class,

Watch the video below, then go to your Gmail inbox to get instructions.

Controversy

Dear class,

Watch the video below.  You will find some questions about it on this post, answer them and bring them to class. We will check and discuss them tomorrow morning.

1. According to the reporter, what has caused big controversy lately?
2. What is not so funny to Angus T Jones in real life?
3. What does Angus T Jones do on the YouTube video they refer to?
4. What is Angus' experience with drugs?
5. What has changed his attitude?
6. Why doesn't he want to be on the show anymore?
7. What would happen if he were to leave the show?
 8. How do you think this situation adds to what we are discussing in class?

Cleft sentences

Dear class,

The cleft sentence material was left at Servicopy, in case you want a copy of it.

PS: Please check your Gmail inbox

Pink

Dear class,

Below you'll find the video to the song we did in class today. What do you think about it? Does the video match the lyrics? Does it conceal a different message?

Work with or for ?

Dear class,

When Maria Teresa had her little confusion this morning, it made me think about this episode. Give it a look.

How to make a limerick

Dear class,

I found this children's song that will teach you how to create your own limerick. Give it a try!

Some Funny videos

Dear class,

Watch the following videos and post your comments. Answer the questions below them and bring them to class

What does Sheldon's song talk about?

What are the steps to not get kicked by the police?

Once upon a time, in a far away land...

Dear class,

It is time for all of us to start getting ready to work on our creative writing project. On the first stage, we will give a look at some other people's creations that suggest telling fairy tales from a different angle. The links below will take you to some videos and texts. As you will notice the first link will redirect you to CUEVANA.TV, this site provides you with English captions; make use of them.  Watch the videos and read the stories, explore the other side of fairy tale stories and start thinking about which story you'd like to tell.

http://www.cuevana.tv/#!/series/14162/once-upon-a-time/pilot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3GdmQBcVlA

http://www.shol.com/agita/wolfside.htm

Impressions

Dear class,

Choose one of these videos to do your impression of one of their characters. You will find the script-line below each video

Hey, I don't like to leave the store, but for the next five minutes I'm gonna party like it's on sale for 19.99.

I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.

The meeting has officially come to order, let us all say the pledge. I am a nice shark not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends not food.

English and subtitles

Dear class,

This is another video for you to watch

1. What is the main problem with the spokesman?
2. Why does he think the reporters condescend to them?
3. Where did he take his English lessons?
4. What are the subtitles for?
5. Which tongue twisters does he repeat?

British Vs American

Dear class,

Watch this video on British and American slang. How many words did they discuss? Bring them to the classroom together with the meanings provided in the video.

The history of English chapter 10

 Dear class,

This is the video we watched today and the link below it will take you to its transcript. Check any unknown words as we might have a quiz on them.

http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/history-of-english/transcript/historyofenglish10_01478_14768.pdf

David Crystal on Global English

Dear class,

Watch the video to answer the last two questions we couldn't go through in class.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Dear class,

The link below will take you to a PDF file that contains your next reading task. We'll have a discussion on the story on November 19th.

http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/rue.pdf

An American's view of Europe

Dear class,

Listen to Bill Bryson, a travel writer from Iowa in the United States. He first went to Europe in 1972. You are going to hear an extract from his book Neither Here nor There. In this extract he describes his impressions of Europe and the Europeans. Is this an example of  'a clash of cultures'? Why?

https://www.opendrive.com/folders?MV82NTY4MzFfSW0xOXQ

Video session homework

Dear class,

Watch the videos below and complete the exercises on the document that I've shared with you on Google docs. We will check your answers in class.

The Black Cat

Dear class,

Below you will find a link to E. A. Poe's short story The Black Cat. This is the unabridged version. Remember you are to have finished reading it by Friday.

http://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Poe/Black_Cat.pdf

What is Globalization?

Dear class,

Watch the video you will find below, then click on the link to see the activity corresponding to it. Answer the questions and bring them to class. Post any comments you have on the video, consider the clarity of it.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-ST_U-1K1fXZjlJbkZhcW9odTA/edit

Globalization, you're living it

What do you think about this?

Welcome!

Dear class,

Welcome to Advanced English 2012.  Here we will share information, thoughts and tasks throughout this academic term.