Dirt Cheap

Dear students,

Task 1: 1 page essay: Tell me about your experience in the "Shop till you drop" activity. (What I learned; What I like or dislike?; Ideas to improve our activity, etc.)

Task 2: Answer the questions from "Shopping Idioms", Exercise (Skills 43-45), Toefl Exercise (Skills 43-45), Toefl Review Exercise (Skills 1-45). Print these worksheets and bring them to class.

Task 3: Study for your Quiz #8, include besides these terms the meaning of flea market, grocery center, shopping mall, brand and bargain.

Notice: Here's another reminder to start reading for your book report. Pre-requisites are avaiable in our blog archive from September 23, 2011.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Finally and not the least, we invite you to bring a costume the next class! Don't be a party pooper!

I wanna be a jedi! FAIL

Can Money Buy Happiness?

Quiz #7. Study the vocabulary of this lesson, in addition to those from 'Who wants to be a millionaire? We do.'

Homework

1) With the audio files answer to the Listening Practice. Bring it the next class.
Exercise A
Exercise B
Exercise C

2) Write a 1 1/2 page essay: "If I were a millionaire..."

Hooked on the Net

Homework

1) Review the lesson's vocabulary for your Written Quiz #6.

2) Write a 1 1/2 page essay about:

"Cideb Town: A call for civil disobedience"

Introduction: There's no meaningful difference since the last water privatization deal. With many unsolved issues, post-election chaos has become a nightmare for you, the current mayor of this town. The People's Liberation Movement (PLM) lead by Mr. Jaime and Simeon is calling for civil disobedience, which means more trouble on the horizon for your overwhelmed goverment. The good news is that your intelligence and secret service have detained prominent critics of the state. Reports show that they're using the social networks to organize and spread the opposition. Furthermore, one of the leaders in custody has revealed the plans of Mr. Jaime about a cover operation for a coup d'etat (military coup).
You're in a brink of a civil war. In an attempt to set order back, your congress suggests:
a) to diminish the people's freedom of speech, e.g. increasing regulations for media censorship and ban the right to publicly voice disagreement in mass gatherings.
b) restrictions on social networks, like Facebook and Twitter
c) set up spywrare on networks to track the content of every phone call made and website visited in the net.
d) use cctv technology to identify the perpetrators of violence

The measures are meant to "protect the general population from the threats posed by crime and terrorism". But leaders from the PLM claim their movement represents the "voice of the people"; war can only be waged as a last resort.

As the mayor of this town, decide which are the right measures for law enforcement. You're encouraged to draft your own procedures to reach your goals. Justify your reasoning.

Good luck! (The introduction is not part of the lenght of your essay)


Additional references:

British Parliamente blame Social Media for London Riots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibjYRM7amS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asJDND545SI

Today's News!

Tasks for the Week: Study for Quiz #5. You've got the vocabulary on your practice.

Write a 1.5 page essay about 1 of these topics:

a) Option A: If you could set the ethics and standards for a "fair journalism", what would you consider to regulate the media?

b) Option B: If you were a war journalist and had to make a choice between reporting a story or lending "a helping hand", what would you decide? What's ethically what you're supposed to do? Should journalists be involved in events or refuse to help because it's not their job?

c) Option C: Suppose you were a reporter in Libia and you decide to "cross the line" involving in the story to help the injured and sick. In your report, you'll be certainly including the fact that you're trying to help to treat a patient in your story. But people will argue that you're exploiting the sick and injured. Are these crtics well-founded or they ignore the common sense of kindness? What's fair and what's not? Explain your reasoning.

Have a wonderful week!

Resultados al 29 de septiembre

Estimados Alumnos y Padres de Familia,

Les comparto los resultados del alumno al 29 de septiembre en la siguiente liga:

Resultados Comunicativo 1 'B'

los cuales estarán disponibles hasta el próximo jueves.

Se programará una fecha para recibir a los padres de los alumnos con mayores deficiencias y áreas de oportunidad.

Saludos cordiales.