there’s a performance by the group Moving On scheduled for 7:00 pm. The class at 4:00 pm will be ‘normal class’, and of course open to students from both groups, at 7:00 we will attend the performance.
Archive for April, 2008
Are you afraid to fly?
Age :
Gender :
- Are you afraid to fly?
yes/no - Do you start to feel frightened some days before taking the plane?
yes/no - What way of travelling do you consider to be safer?
boat/plane/car - Do you usually listen to the safety demonstration that the flight attendant performs before taking off?
yes/no - What do you think that the flight attendant’s work consists on? service/safety
- Do you think that turbulences are very dangerous for the safety of the aircraft? yes/no
Lesson for today, 28th April
This is the plan for today:
- Go to Reviews, debates and resources and read the article the brain wiring test, do the test and discuss your results with a partner.
- Now go to the previous article Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, read it, watch the videos and discuss John Gray’s views with a partner.
- Go to New Bloggers and do the following interactive exercises:
I’m very sorry I can’t be with you today, but I will be there tomorrow.
The mass media
Age:
Gender:
1. Do you follow the news regularly? Yes / No
2. How? TV / radio / newspapers / internet / others
3. Do you think the information we get in public tv is neutral, not influenced by politics or personal opinions? Yes/ No
4. Is advertising a deceptive way to sell us a product? Yes / No
5. Do you think so many news about celebrities are necessary? Yes / No
6. Can you think about a bad consequence of the “Age of information” in which we are living? Answer with a short phrase.
Obesity
1. Do you think that “fast food” and “junk food” are damaging for your health? Yes/No
2. Do you like this kind of food? Yes/ No.
3. How many times do you eat it? once a week/ twice a week/frequently/not very frequently.
4. Do you think that this food is the first step to obesity? Yes/ No
5. Do you think that obesity is very important when we talk about children? Why?
6. Write your opinion about obesity (in only one phrase)
Ghosts and spirits
Age:
Gender:
1- Do you consider yourself easy to scare? (Yes/No)
2. Have you ever watched a terror film? (Yes/No)
2.1 If yes, do you find it difficult to get asleep after watching the film? (Yes/No)
3- Do you believe in ghosts or spirits? (Yes/No/Don’t know)
4- Have you ever tried to communicate with the spirit world with a ouija board? (Yes/No)
4.1 If yes, did you get any communication? (Yes/No/Don’t know)
5. Have you ever had an experience you would describe as paranormal? (Yes/No)
6. Has someone you know (relatives, friends…) ever had a paranormal experience? (Yes/No)
Survey for everyone–do you know your own constitution?
Age:
Gender:
1.-What are the three powers of our State?
2.-When was our constitution passed?
a)-2005
b)-1978
c) -1931
d)-1982
3.-According to it… Who will be our king/queen if Juan Carlos and Felipe die today?
4.-What is the diference between the Senate and the Congress?
5.-Can we change a president without elections?
6.-Can laymen propose a law? How many people are needed?
a) no, only politicians can
b) no, only the president of the government can
c) yes of course, anyone can
d) yes, at least 500.000 people
7.-Who holds the highest military rank according to the constitution?
a) Zapatero
b) Rajoy
c) Juan Carlos I
d) Carmen Chacon
8.-Do you think the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has any relevance in our constitution?
a) No
b) Yes, we copied it
c) No, we should change some things to respect it
d) Yes, our constitution was written according to it
9.- Could another country change our constitution?
10.- Are you in favour or against a European Constitution?
Nutritional Habits
Age:
Gender:
1. Do you think you eat in a healthy way? Why?
2. How many times do you eat in a normal day?
a) 3 times (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
b) 3 times but I also eat when I’m hungry
c) Whenever I want/can
d) Other option/s. Which one/s?
3. Do you eat fruit and fish regularly?
a) Yes
b) No
c) I eat fruit but I don’t eat fish
d) I eat fish but I don’t eat fruit
4. How many times do you eat ‘junk food’ and what type of ‘junk food’ do you eat?
5. Do you practice sport regularly?
6. Do you always have breakfast?
Food Today
- What’s your age and gender?
- Do you think our food habits have changed during the last years? Why?
- How often do you eat junk food? How often did your parents do when they were your age?
- How often do you eat at a fast food chain (Burguer King, Telepizza…)?a)Once in a blue moon b)Once or twice a week c) Three or more times a week
- Do you prepare your own food? Do you like doing it?
- What’s your favourite food? Do you like fast food? What kind of fast food do you prefer?
- Do you like food from other countries (Chinese food, Italian food…)? Do you eat it very often?
‘Once’ again
Do you remember the film Once, that we went to see at Cajastur? If you feel like doing a listening activity with one of the songs from the soundtrack, you can try this one by Javier, a teacher at Luarca EOI. You can find lots of interesting things in his blog Javier’s English Corner.
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