Week 2

WEEK 2 READING:
AFTER YOU READ:
Surf the Internet and try to find information to answer these questions: In what way do gases such as carbon dioxide contribute to global warming?
R/ The disproportionate increase in the last decades of carbon dioxide contributes to global warming, because despite being a gas produced naturally by humans, this gas is also produced by large factories and industries. Carbon dioxide is concentrated in the atmosphere and does not allow the output of the rays of sun from the earth, it is increasing global temperatures. Which pollutants are more harmful: primary pollutants or secondary pollutants? Why?
R/ Both types of contaminants are harmful, because both can be deposited on the surface of the soil by rainfall. Primary pollutants are harmful to human health, plants and materials. Secondary pollutants produce acid rain, smog; these are also deleterious to humans, animals and plants. What are the most polluted cities of the world?
R/ 1. Chernobyl (Ukraine) 2. Dzershinsk (Russia) 3. Haina, (Republic Dominican) 4. Kabwe (Zambia) 5. La Oroya (Per) 6. Linfen (China) 7. Mailuu-Suu (Kyrgyzstan) 8. Norlisk (Russia) 9. Ranipet (India) 10. Rudnaya Pristan (Russia) What concrete actions have governments taken to restore the natural characteristics of the atmosphere modified by air pollution?
R/ I did not find concretes actions. The governments have been issuing laws and creating institutions of regulation which have no effective action.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING:
AFTER YOU LISTEN: How have TV programs changed in the last 10 years?
R/ The TV happened to be analogous to digital. There are now commercial and advertising between programs, and the realities occupy an important role in programming. What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV?
R/ ADVANTAGES: information and communication. Some are educational programs.
DISAVANTAGES: it causes loss of time. The TV is alienating. What is your opinion of the power of advertising on TV?
R/ It is a serious threat to the planet's ecosystem, natural resources and even our individuality, which when exposed to the propaganda of the TV, the person is away from his self-knowledge and alienated. Do you think that people spend too much time watching TV?
R/ I think that they waste time and criterion. Do you think TV is an educational tool?
R/ Yes. I think. TV can be used both for alienation as for to education. LETS PRACTICE: Listen to another conversation between Mr. Henkins and Sofia. Take notes in your notebook about the following aspects: Topic: Digital TV (DTV) Characteristics and benefits of the technology mentioned: BENEFITS Picture clarity Sound quality Wide array of programming possibilities In the DTV you can watch the movie in its original widescreen format.
CHARACTERISTICS Is a telecommunications system that broadcast and receives moving pictures and sound through digital signals.
Differences with older technology:
R/ High definition TV (HDTV) has better resolution than traditional TV systems.
ACTIVITY 3:
LETS PRACTICE:
AFTER YOU LISTEN: Visit this website http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/solar-cell3.htm. Watch one of the videos available on the page. Take notes while viewing it and ask yourself questions about the material. Then, write a short passage based on what you learned. Write it on a word document and send it to your tutor for revision. Toyota Prius: Solar Panel Advertisement: The Toyota Prius is chock-full of technological innovations, and they don't stop at the hybrid engine. Toyota announced that the new car will use solar panels to supply only air conditioning system of the car. These panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp, would not be designed to store energy to drive the car, but it would be designed to power the various electrical and electronic accessories that comprise the car. Thus, the engine power would be designed only to himself. GRAMMAR: ACTIVITY 4: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
ACTIVITY 5:
ACTIVITY 7:
ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE:
ACTIVITY 3:
ACTIVITY 5:
VOCABULARY:
ACTIVITY 1: COGNATES Alcoholism, Altruism, Adolescent, Capitalism, Credit, defect, demagogic, economic, experiment, idealist, materialism, narcotic, ocean, poetic, racism, victim, violent.
ACTIVITY 2:
Write at least three different problems related to climate change and global warming in the world and a possible solution for them. R/ PROBLEMS CO2 emissions of cars Felling of trees Factories use fossil fuels that pollute the air SOLUTION Using cars with clean energy Planting of trees Using wind power
Can you think of a natural phenomenon which has affected the world lately? R/ Earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan.
ACTIVITY 2: NATURAL DISASTERS
ACTIVITY 3:
DOUBST AND DIFFICULTIES: LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1. At the Pag 8 I cant listen nothing. The activity says: You have to identify the idea which is closest in meaning to the uttered sentence by clicking on it. First, read the alternatives given, make sure you understand them well, and then listen to the sentences. 2.
I dont understand why in the impersonal construction WILL not appear.
TOPIC FOR THE PROJECT HISTORY OF WOMEN'S DAY

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WEEK 2 READING:

AFTER YOU READ:

LISTENING AND SPEAKING:

R/ ADVANTAGES: information and communication. Some are educational programs.

Differences with older technology:

R/ High definition TV (HDTV) has better resolution than traditional TV systems.

ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE:

ACTIVITY 2: NATURAL DISASTERS

I dont understand why in the impersonal construction WILL not appear.

TOPIC FOR THE PROJECT HISTORY OF WOMEN'S DAY

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