lunes, 8 de junio de 2020

Oracle Harari - No pot ser! philosopher

Listening comprehension. We are going to listen to this man and his ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxIVrZwHeA&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxIVrZwHeA&feature=youtu.be Questions: 1- WHO IS THIS MAN? 2- WHICH ARE THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES NOWADAYS? 3- WHICH ONE IS EMPHASIZED IN THIS VIDEO? 4- WHY? 5- WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE FUTURE? 6- ARE WE DEALING WITH A HUGE CRISIS OF ATTENTION? 7- WHY IS THIS DANGEROUS? 8- WHAT IS AN ALGORITHM? 9- WHAT IS DEMOCRACY FOR YOU' 10- IS DEMOCRACY IN DANGER? 11- WHY? 12- CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU THAN YOURSELF IN THE FUTURE? 13- WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL TO COPE WITH THIS SITUATION? 14- WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH JOBS IN THE FUTURE? 15- POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS?



Philosopher talks about future digital intelligence and control.
What is your opinion?

https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/no-pot-ser/oracle-harari/video/6043797/
https://youtu.be/WTxIVrZwHeA Questions: 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- When you finish look for a short info of your interest and make a brief summary to share it with the rest of the class. It should be something current, of interest for EVERYBODY, that adds value and it helps understand the present situation.

sábado, 6 de junio de 2020

HOMEWORK for WEEK 8TH JUNE

HOMEWORK for WEEK 8TH JUNE - last week!!!!



Dear students,

The course is coming to an end and we all deserve a nice rest.
I would like to finish the course with a SONG of your choice. 
We all agree that music enlighten our spirits! ;-)


Here you have the instructions:

1- Choose a song that you LOVE!
2- Make sure that it has nice lyrics (you can find lyrics online or youtube subtitled)
3- Understand the song and listen to it MANY, MANY TIMES 
4- READ OR SING THE SONG at least 20 times making sure you PRONOUNCE PERFECTLY
5- Record an AUDIO SINGING (IF YOU FEEL VERY SHY YOU CAN READ IT, NOS STRESS PLEASE!!!!)
6- MAKE SURE YOU REPRODUCE THE EXACT PRONUNCIATION AND INTONATION - this is a great effort to better your oral skills!!!!
7- ENJOY!!!!!!!



Send it to my mail: anaguismaremar@gmail.com



You can use:

- YOUTUBE
- LYRICS ONLINE

viernes, 29 de mayo de 2020

HOMEWORK for WEEK 1st JUNE

HOMEWORK for WEEK 2nd JUNE


1 - LISTENING: THE PARTY
Have you ever had a party without telling your parents? Watch what happens when Kate invites a few friends to her house.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/advanced-vocabulary/party



1 - DO THESE EXERCISES ONLINE 

Show Check your understanding: multiple choice

Show Practise your phrasal verbs: gap fill - in context

Show Practise your phrasal verbs: matching - meanings

Show Practise your phrasal verbs: reordering - form


2- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:


1- WHAT IS A PHRASAL VERB?

2- WRITE 5 PHRASAL VERBS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNT AND YOU THINK YOU CAN INCORPORATE TO YOUR VOCABULARY and use in the future (WITH TRANSLATION!):


  1. ...
  2. ...
  3. ...
  4. ...
  5. ...


READING COMPREHENSION
Are celebrities bad for you?

What's wrong with enjoying a bit of celebrity gossip? It doesn't do us any harm ... or does it? Read the article to find out if celebrities really are bad for you.

Celebrities are everywhere nowadays: on TV, in magazines, online. Is this preoccupation with famous people harmless fun or is it bad for us? How many people are truly obsessed with modern media idols? And on the other side of the coin, can fame be harmful to the celebrities?
Studies suggest that the vast majority of teenagers do not really worship celebrities. Researchers have identified three kinds of fans. About 15% of young people have an ‘entertainment-social’ interest. They love chatting about their favourite celebrities with friends and this does not appear to do any harm.
Another 5% feel that they have an ‘intense-personal’ relationship with a celebrity. Sometimes they see them as their soulmate and find that they are often thinking about them, even when they don’t want to. These people are more at risk from depression and anxiety. If girls in this group idolise a female star with a body they consider to be perfect, they are more likely to be unhappy with their own bodies.
That leaves 2% of young people with a ‘borderline-pathological’ interest. They might say, for example, they would spend several thousand pounds on a paper plate the celebrity had used, or that they would do something illegal if the celebrity asked them to. These people are in most danger of being seriously disturbed.
What about the celebrities themselves? A study in the USA tried to measure narcissism or extreme self-centredness, when feelings of worthlessness and invisibility are compensated for by turning into the opposite: excessive showing off. Researchers looked at 200 celebrities, 200 young adults with Masters in Business Administration (a group known for being narcissistic) and a nationally representative sample using the same questionnaire. As was expected, the celebrities were significantly more narcissistic than the MBAs and both groups were a lot more narcissistic than the general population.
Four kinds of celebrity were included in the sample. The most narcissistic were the ones who had become famous through reality TV shows – they scored highest on vanity and willingness to exploit other people. Next came comedians, who scored highest on exhibitionism and feelings of superiority. Then came actors, and the least narcissistic were musicians. One interesting result was that there was no connection between narcissism and the length of time the celebrity had been famous. This means that becoming famous probably did not make the celebrities narcissistic – they already were beforehand.
So, what can we learn from this? People who are very successful or famous tend to be narcissists and are liable to be ruthless, self-seeking workaholics. As we can see from celebrity magazines, they are also often desperate and lonely. They make disastrous role models.


Are the sentences true or false?

1. The article is about whether celebrity culture is harmful, for either the public or the celebrities themselves.
2. 15% of teenagers have an interest in celebrities that probably isn't a cause for concern.
3. Young people who feel they have an 'intense-personal' relationship with a celebrity do not experience any negative consequences related to it.
4. A study found that celebrities were more self-centred than business administration masters students.
5. Celebrities from reality TV were found to be the most vain and exploitative.
6. Actors were the least self-obsessed group of celebrities.
7. The research concluded that the experience of being a celebrity made people more narcissistic than they were previously.
8. The author says that celebrities tend to exhibit negative qualities and are therefore not good role models.
Write the correct word from the text to fill the gaps.
1.
p............ = something we think or worry about a lot (noun, paragraph 1)
2.
h............ = damaging or injurious (adjective, paragraph 1)
3.
w............ = have or show feelings of profound devotion (verb, paragraph 2)
4.
s............ = a person with whom you feel a deep affinity or connection (noun, paragraph 3)
5.
n............ = excessive interest in or admiration of oneself (noun, paragraph 5)
6.
s............ o.... = behaving in a way that is intended to attract attention (phrasal verb, paragraph 5)
7.
v............ = excessive pride or interest in your own attractiveness (noun, paragraph 6)
8.
r...... m........ = a person we look up to and want to be like (noun, paragraph 7)

domingo, 17 de mayo de 2020

HOMEWORK for week 18th MAY

HOMEWORK for week 18th MAY


Dear students,

This week we are going to enjoy a very nice documentary about music.
THE WORK YOU DO THIS WEEK WILL BE A HOMAGE TO ALL THOSE OLD PEOPLE IN THIS CONFINEMENT!!!
You have 3 activities:
- LISTENING
- WRITING
- ORAL

I hope you enjoy it very much!!!



LISTENING:

'THE LADY IN NUMBER SIX'


https://youtu.be/G1pG0ZmYjfg



WRITING:  around 120 words

'THE LADY IN NUMBER SIX'
What is this story about? STRUCTURE = 3 paragraphs

-Introduction - 2 lines with the main important idea of the video
-Body- explain the story in detail
-Conclusion/opinion



ORAL:

MINI MUSIC PROJECT:

- CHOOSE A SONG THAT YOU LIKE (it can be in Spanish, English, French, Català...)

- RECORD AND AUDIO EXPLAINTING THE FOLLOWING: IN ENGLISH

- Title and singer
- what is the song about
- why do you like it so much!

lunes, 4 de mayo de 2020

ciclos HOMEWORK for week 11th MAY

HOMEWORK for week 11th MAY


RESUMEN CONTENIDOS DOSSIER 3
This week we are going to concentrate on sections 1 TO 6

WORK:

1- Listen to the 6 videos (sections 1-6 sections of dossier)
2- Make a brief/SHORT summary of each system (select JUST the main vocabulary)
3- REFLECTION:
-  Are you taking good care of all the different systems of your body?
-  Which system of our body is the most important in your opinion?
-  Do you consider there is a function more important than another?


SEND YOUR WORK TO MY MAIL: anaguismaremar@gmail.com

1- The brief summary of each video (you can get info from the dossier too)
2- The reflection

MAKE SURE YOU MAKE IT SIMPLE!
NO TE AGOBIES
SIMPLEMENTE ES IMPORTANTE QUE TENGAS UNA IDEA GENERAL Y TE FAMILIARICES UN POCO CON EL VOCABULARIO



VIDEOS:

1- JOINTS and MOVEMENT





2- THE SKELETON





3- THE MUSCLES





4- THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM





5- THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM




6- THE NERVOUS SYSTEM





7- FOOD types (nutrition)
8- SPORT (taking care of your body)
Healthy life quiz





martes, 28 de abril de 2020

HOMEWORK week 4th MAY

HOMEWORK week 4th MAY

Book - GOING FOR GOLD


Dear students,
This week we are going to practice READING COMPREHENSION AND TALKIG (ORAL) ABILITY.
This is the READER that we have for this third term: GOING FOR GOLD

PROPOSAL:

1- READ ONLY 3 CHAPTERS: THE FIRST CHAPTER, THE LAST CHAPTER AND ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR CHOICE
(leed SOLAMENTE 3 capítulos: el primero, el último y otro el que elijáis vosotros)

2- RECORD A SHORT AUDIO with JUST 2 questions:
(grabad un pequeño audio con solamente 2 preguntas)


  • WHAT HAVE YOUR LEARNED ABOUT THIS BOOK?
  • WHICH IS YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS BOOK?
3- SEND THE AUDIO TO MY MAIL: anaguismaremar@gmail.com


MAKE SURE YOU USE A PROPER PRONUNCIATION & INTONATION!
DO NOT FEEL SHY. IT IS JUST AN AUDIO!!!!! ;-)