Agenda de tareas: 2015-2016 "A" 3rd semester

HW ASSIGNMENT # 1

September 3rd

1. Go to the link below:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/tom_wujec_demos_the_13th_century_astrolabe.html

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the main focus of the lecture?

a. The lecturer uses the astrolabe to argue that technology is always good and bad.

b. The lecturer wants to encourage people to learn how to use astrolabes in their daily lives.

c. The lecturer wants to convince the audience that astrolabes can help us build better computers.

2. According to the professor, an astrolabe is

a. A map of the sun

b. A puzzle

c. A model of the sky

3. All of the following are true of astrolabes EXCEPT

a. Children at the time knew how to use them

b. An educated person could learn how to build an astrolabe

c. Astrolabes were always painted gold to represent the sun

3. Why does the lecturer say "It's worth probably about three MacBook Pros"?

a. To put the cost of the 15th century astrolabe replica into perspective

b. To protest the cost of technology

c. To prove that everyone should own an astrolabe

4. Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of using an astrolabe?

a. Selecting a star

b. Moving the rete so the altitude of the star corresponds with the scale

c. Aligning the moon and the North Star

5. According to the lecturer, an astrolabe

a. Can be used in hundreds of ways

b. Must be made out of bronze

c. Is always identical

HW ASSIGNMENT # 2
September 4th

1. Go to the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke83y0PBAAw&feature=player_embedded

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Will Smith thinks the use of 3D effects in his new film is mainly focussed on creating sensations of falling and vertigo .

True

False

2. Will Smith believes that aliens may or may not exist .

True

False

3. Will Smith will play Obama in a film if he feels the ending is appropriate .

True

False

4. According to the interviewer , Will Smith seems to be both a happy and a lucky kind of person .

True

False

5. The word 'bugbear' means 'a hidden shape' .

True

False

6. What really annoys Will Smith is people talking too loudly on trains .

True

False

HW ASSIGNMENT # 3

September 8th

1. Go to the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsQBeXWktU&feature=player_embedded

2. Answer the following questions:

1. When did the Myth of the Bermuda Triangle start?
a) On the fifth of December, 1945.
b) On the third of December 1945.
c) On the fifteenth of December 1935.

2. Why did the aircrafts in flight 19 take off?
a) They were training to be aerobatic aircrafts.
b) They were doing a routine flight.
c) They were training for war.

3. How were the conditions of the aircrafts before the flight?
a) They had some minor problems.
b) They were strong and safe aircrafts.
c) They were old aircrafts but still useful.

4. How long were the aircrafts in the air?
a) About four hours
b) Twenty minutes
c) It was not mentioned

5. What happened right after the planes disappeared?
a) They found some wreckage in the ocean.
b) Some people heard pilots asking for help.
c) A rescue plane took off to look for them.

6. Which area is covered in the Bermuda Triangle?
a) 1500 000 square miles between The Bermuda Island, Puerto Rico and Miami.
b) 1500 000 square miles between The Atlantic Ocean and The Gulf of Mexico.
c) 150 000 000 square miles between The Bermuda Island, Puerto Rico and Miami.

7. Why did the reasons of these unexplainable disappearances start growing?
a) Because a ship sailing in the area saw some lights in the sky.
b) Because after many years a ship disappeared again in the Bermuda Triangle.
c) Because the Columbus ship sailed in the area and disappeared.

8. What would not be a speculation of what happened in the video?
a) Giant monsters appearing in the sky.
b) Spinning compasses.
c) Holes in the ocean which swallowed ships.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 4

September 10th

1. Go to the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DduAbLpZDHg&feature=player_embedded#!

2. Answer the following questions:

1. How much would the drug cost in the street?

a) 16 or 17 pounds

b) 60 or 70 pounds

c) 1670 pounds

2. Which of these effects is NOT mentioned?

a) you can go paranoid

b) your heart beats faster

c) you feel in good spirits

3. The expert says that...

a) having drugs for personal use is illegal

b) having up to half a kilo is legal

c) is legal if its for religious reasons

4. Which drugs is Class A?

a) Marijuana and hash

b) Extasy and LSD

c) Cocaine and Heroine

5. A worrying effect of Extasy is that...

a) it helps you concentrate at home

b) it makes you enjoy house music

c) it alters your perception

6. How did Ali's friend, "Dangerous Dave", feel after having 22 E's in one night?

a) He had sleeping disorders

b) He had a driving accident

c) He had a big headache and felt dizzy

7. What happened when a friend of Ali's gave his dog an E?

a) The dog died soon

b) The dog tried to rape a cat

c) The dog went mad and bit him

8. What is the lesson people can learn from this?

a) You can hurt yourself if you are under the effects of substances

b) You run the risk of having a heart attack

c) Substances affect the way your body work

HW ASSIGNMENT # 5

September 15th

1. Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZbAufhdfwU

2. Answer the following questions:

1. In which year were the smurfs created?
a. 1958
b. 1968
c. 1978

2. Who created the smurfs?
a. Peter Culdesack
b. Pierre Culliford
c. Dear Mulligan

3. The smurfs were created as side characters for which comic?
a. The shoe with 6 wholes
b. The flue with 6 poles
c. The flute with 6 holes

4. For how many years did the cartoon air?
a. 8
b. 7
c. 9

5. How many episodes aired?
a. 376 episodes
b. 256 episodes
c. 266 episodes

6. The characters were given names based on...?
a. They were given names based on their personality.
b. They were given names base don their brothers.
c. They were given names based on actuallity.

7. When they first debuted, they lived in the...?
a. They lived in a lovely land.
b. They lived in a magical land.
c. They lived in the cursed land.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 6

September 17th

1. Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh3BbLk5UIQ

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Rights you have simply because you are human, they are applied to everyone, everywhere; they are universal:
a. Natural Rights
b. Human Rights
c. Individual Guarantees

2. According to the United Nations, there is a total of
a. 29 Human Rights
b. 30 Human Rights
c. 31 Human Rights

3. This is the most widely accepted document of Human Rights:
a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
b. Constitution
c. Magna Carta

4. What was the most important contribution of Cyrus the Great?
a. He conquered Babylon
b. He announced that all slaves were free to go
c. A document called the Cyrus Cylinder where the rights for people were written

5. Who did change the concept given by the romans of Natural Law to Natural Rights?
a. French people
b. American people
c. British people

6. In 1915 a man from India leaded protests and insisted that all people on Earth should have rights:
a. Nelson Mandela
b. Martin Luther King
c. Mahatma Gandhi

7. With the creation of this document Human Rights were born:
a. United States Declaration of Independence
b. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
c. Cyrus Cylinder

8. When was the United Nations formed?
a. In 1945
b. In 1946
c. In 1948

9. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in:
a. 1946
b. 1947
c. 1948

HW ASSIGNMENT # 7

September 22nd

1.Watch the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dKnzu8-D8

2. Answer the following questions:

Questions:

1. You can recall what you read if..

a. you decide it matters enough if you remember

b. you decide you have the motiviation to read

c. you decide you have the time to read

2. What is the first thing you need when reading?

a. Focus

b. Purpose

c. Techniques

3. Which of the following was not mentioned?

a. Skim quickly at first

b. Read word quickly by snapping eyes across page

c. Read chunks of words together, instead of one at a time

4. According to the video it is a good idea to

a. to categorize information while reading

b. avoid making connections while reading

c. ask people if you dont understand something

5. According to the video in step 4 it is important to

a. take notes and say words outloud

b. compare and contrast what is being memorized

c. highight everything

6. Whey highlighting it is important to

a. highlight only important key words

b. highlight everything

c. avoid highlighting

HW ASSIGNMENT # 8

September 24th

1. Watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKNBIitoXMQ

2. Answer the following questions:

1. The first church in St. Paul 's location was built...
a. in 1988
b. in the 7th century
c. in the 14th century

2. Trafalgar Square is...
a. in central London
b. in the north of London
c. near the river

3. Two great ways to tour the city are...
a. a double decker cruise and a river bus
b. a double decker bus and a river cruise
c. a duble decker bus and a taxi tour

4. Nowadays, Trafalgar Square is...
a. a vegetable market
b. a vegetable garden
c. a hub of restaurants, pubs and shops

5. The Tower of London was built...
a. 900 years ago
b. 100 years ago
c. 300 years ago

6. London Bridge has got...
a. 1 tower in the middle
b. 2 towers, at right and left
c. 2 towers in the middle

7. At Buckingham Palace...
a. gardens are not to be missed
b. changing of the guard is not to be missed
c. changing of the guard is not interesting at all

8. London eye was created...
a. for the millennium celebration
b. for the Queen's jubilee
c. for the Olympic Games

9. Houses of Parliament are also known as...
a. Parliament House
b. Westminster House
c. Westminster Palace

SECOND TERM

HW ASSIGNMENT # 9

HW ASSIGNMENT # 10

October 8th

1. Go to the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI025NwWkTk

Questions:

1. What 2 traffic violations does Rachel commit?
a. Speeding and the expiration of her driver's license.
b. Speeding and passing a red light.
c. Speeding and flirting with the police officer.

2. How does Rachel handle the situation?
a. She flirts with the police officer.
b. She tries to hide her license.
c. She asks him on a date.

3. What is the play on word that she uses with the officer's name?
a. She asks him his horoscope sign.
b. She calls him Officer Handsome. His surname is Officer Harrison.
c. She calls him Officer Handsome. His surname is Officer Hanson.

4. What is Ross's reaction to the scene?
a. He is annoyed and frustrated because he wants to get home quickly.
b. He is annoyed and frustrated about the policeman's reaction.
c. He is annoyed and frustrated because the car has a stick shift.

5. Why is Ross pulled over?
a. For using the fourth gear.
b. For using a stick shift.
c. For driving too slowly.

6. How does Ross handle the situation?
a. He blames Rachel.
b. He tries to flirt with the police officer.
c. He tells the police officer about his son.

7. What is the play on word that Ross uses with the police officer?
a. He tells the police officer about a dream.
b. He calls him Officer Pretty. His surname is Officer Petty.
c. He calls him Officer Pretty. His surname is Officer Pity.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 11

October 13th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmDENxTPn8Q

1. Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. How are mushrooms being used to help the environment?
a. Mushrooms are used to break down plastics
b. Mushrooms are used to create materials that will take the place of synthetic materials that harm the environment
c. Mushrooms are used to help trees keep their leaves longer

2. All of the following are advantages of using mushrooms EXCEPT
a. Mushrooms, unlike plastics, naturally decompose when we are done using them
b. Mushroom would not require using a petroleum feedstock
Mushrooms can be grown without using water

3. Mycelium
a. is a part of the mushroom that can be used as a type of glue
b. comes from the Greek word meaning "to grow"
c. is the chemical which causes styrofoam to be resilient

4. The professor mentions all of the following reasons for choosing mycelium EXCEPT
a. It is self-assembling
b. It is waterproof, fireproof, and liquid proof
c. It is easy to transport on ships

5. An example of a synthetic material is
a. plastic
b. a mushroom
c. water

6. The speaker mentions trees dropping their leaves in order to
a. to prove that synthetic materials can be found in nature
b. to illustrate that humans need trees to purify our air
c. explain what humans can learn from observing nature's method for properly disposing of waste

HW ASSIGNMENT # 12

October 15th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0

1. Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. Where is Chichén Itza located?
a. Mexico
b. Peru
c. Chile

2. Where does the city takes its name from?
a. From a book they had
b. From their ancesters
c. From the large wells

3. What is the name of the god that lived in the depths of the well at Chichen Itza
a.Pet
b. Chack
c. Shock

4. What was the circular building belived to be?
a. A house
b. An observatory
c. A club

5. How did the Spaniards call the pyramid?
a. The castle
b. The warehouse
c. The palace

6. How many steps does the main Pyramid has?
a. 409
b. 275
c. 365

7. Who were to be sacrificied after the ball game?
a. Winners
b. Losers
c. Both

HW ASSIGNMENT # 13

October 20th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wB9WTHaZUo

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What was the Louvre during the 14th century?
a. A palace
b. A royal residence
c. A museum

2. Who is by many seen as the founder of the modern Louvre?
a. Francis II
b. Louis XIV
c. Francis I

3. When did the construction of the modern Louvre begin?
a. In 1190
b. In 1564
c. In 1541

4. Who was Catherine de Medicis?
a. sister of Francis' second son
b. wife of Francis' second son
c. mother Francis' second son

5. When was the Tuileries Palace found?
a. In 1190
b. In 1541
c. In 1564

6. Who united the the Tuileries with the Louvre?
a. Francis I
b. Louis XIV
c. Napoleon III

7. What happened during the reign of the Paris Commune?
a. The entrance to the Louvre was burned and destroyed
b. The Tuileries Palace was burned and destroyed
c. The whole Louvre was burned and destroyed

8. When did the Louvre begin to serve more as a museum and as a residence for artists?
a. By the mid 18th century
b. By the mid 17th century
c. In late 17th century

9. Who agreed to display of some of the royal collection in the Louvre for the public?
a. Louis XV
b. Louis XIV
c. Louis XVI

10. When was the museum opened for the public?
a. In 1793
b. In 1783
c. In 1773

11. What is the architectural style of the Louvre?
a. French Gothic
b. French Baroque
c. French Renaissance

12. Where did the Louvre get the majority of the works?
a. From donations
b. From the church
c. From private property

13. What do you see by looking at the outside of the Louvre?
a. A wall
b. A fortress
c. Some sculptures

14. What is its most famous piece of art?
a. A sculpture
b. A statue
c. A painting

15. Who was the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel dedicated to?
a. Napoleon's military victories
b. Louis' military victories
c. Francis' military victories

16. What is another main feature of the Louvre?
a. The yard
b. The courtyard
c. The pyramid

17. Could you visit the Louvre in just an afternoon?
a. Yes
b. No
c. I don't know

18. Who was responsible for the grand renovation of the Louvre?
a. Ieoh Ming Pei b. Francois Mitterrand
c. Napoleon Bonaparte

19. How many visitors did the Louvre receive every day?
a. Around 15.000
b. More than 6.000
c. More than 8.000

20. What is the chef d'oeuvre?
a. masterpiece in French
b. Louvre in French
c. museum in French

HW ASSIGNMENT # 14

October 22nd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8ARB5FmsA

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1.What marks the women as part of a different ethnic group?
a. Their shackles
b. Their dress
c. Their language

2.The coils chafe means
a. they pull their necks
b. they rub their skin
c. they choke them

3.The people live in
a. a displaced person camp
b. a village
c. a sheltered border region

4.The visual effect is due to
a. the neck being pulled
b. the collar bone sinking
c. the number of rings

5.These people's way of life is
a. respected by westerners
b. distrusted by westerners
c. interesting for westerners

6.The brass coils are
a. an embarassment for the women
b. a sacrifice for their past
c. a symbol of their roots

HW ASSIGNMENT # 15

October 27th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3P5tmkjHa8

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1.In the 1930s the new form of restaurant was called:
a. Drive in
b. Buffet
c. Fast food

2.In order to cut costs, What did McDonalds brothers decide to do?
a. to prepare veggie burguers instead of beef
b. they brought the factory system to the back of the restaurant kitchen
c. to fire most of the employees

3.What did they do to pay their employees low wages?
a. They gave them only few hours
b. They just simply reduced their wages
c. They trainned each worker to do only one thing.

4.What was the secret for the huge success of McDonalds?
a. Happy meals
b. Drive in modality
c. unexpensive food, and the taste was good

5.McDonalds is the largest purchaser in USA of :
a. ground beef and potatoes
b. carrots and ground beef
c. potatoes and corn

6.Why McDonalds have changed the way the ground beef is produced?
a. Because they own all the beef packers companies.
b. Because they wanted their hamburguers taste exactly the same in any place.
c. Because they invented they â��ground beefâ�� preparation of meat.

7.In 1970 the top 5 beef packers controlled the:
a. 58% of the market
b. 25% of the market
c. 52% of the market

8.What company is the biggest packer in the history of the world?
a. Cargill
b. Swift
c. Tyson

9.In how many days a chicken is raised nowadays?
a. 23
b. 48
c. 109

HW ASSIGNMENT # 16

October 29th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8o4ouMLhuQ

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1.The actress describes Bella’s personality as:
a. a fairy tale character of a young woman in need of a hero to save her
b. a young woman desperately looking for love
c. an independent young woman trying to get emancipated

2.How does Bella feel when she moves to the new town?
a. Stressed out
b. Out of place
c. Disappointed

3.The story becomes interesting when:
a. Bella moves to a new town
b. Bella meets Edward’s family
c. Bella meets Edward Cullen

4.According to the actress, what makes the story so emotional is that:
a. Bella finds the love she’s been looking for
b. Bella is not looking for love and can take care of herself
c. Edward feeling alive again when meeting Bella

5.How do the Cullens feel about Edward’s relationship with Bella?
a. they approve of it but realize that this may be dangerous
b. her relationship with Edward may compromise their established lifestyle
c. they aren’t sure if they’ll be able to control their instincts

6.Why does James envy Edwards?
a. He wishes Bella was his girlfriend
b. He envies Edward’s ability to control himself
c. He finds Edwards abilities absurd and ridiculous

7. What does Kristen think of the quality of Twilight’s love story?
a. She thinks it’s an ambitious attempt to make such a movie
b. She thinks it’s just a beautiful fantasy story
c. She thinks it sounds like a real story

THIRD TERM

HW ASSIGNMENT # 17

November 10th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1."To go head to head" is closest in meaning to
a. to bang your head
b. to come into contact with
c. to fight

2. One of the causes of landslides is
a. the earth gravitational force
b. humidity
c. raging rivers

3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a cause for landslides
a. volcanic eruptions
b. floods
c. wind

4. "Stripped of vegetation" is closest in meaning to
a. laid bare
b. pieces of plants
c. erosion

5. In 1998, in Laguna, awareness of a potential landslide was
a. high
b. medium
c. low

6. "To plummet" is closest in meaning to
a. fall down lightly
b. fall down rapidly
c. fall down heavily

7. We can infer that the events in venezuela can be considered to be
a. common place
b. unique
c. unexpected

HW ASSIGNMENT # 18

November 12th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. In this video clip, how many acts has his story of technology played out in?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4

2. In which year did Steve Jobs introduce the first successful personal computer, the Apple 2?
a. 1972
b. 1977
c. 1984

3. Which was not mentioned about Macintosh as a difference between it and other computers?
a. Graphical interface
b. Creative software
c. Outstanding Color

4. Which is true according to the video clip?
a. He started working in Apple at the age of 30.
b. The company, Next, which he founded went bankrupt.
c. The TV commercial for Macintosh was really different from the others.

5. What is the name of the animation company which he founded aftr acquiring the graphic art division of Lucas Films?
a. Pixar
b. Apple
c. Disney

6. What do people call iMac?
a. Steve note
b. Jobs' book
c. Next Steve Jobs

7. Which is not introduced in this video?
a. iPad
b. iBook
c. iPod

8. Which is not true about the iPod?
a. It is small in size and looks good.
b. It was introduced in October, 2001.
c. It became a major cellphone for Apple.

9. Which is not true?
a. The iPad is totally different from the iPhone.
b. Steve Jobs is described as a culture changer at the end of the video.
c. Some people disagreed with Steve Jobs' attitude towards the iPhone 4 problems.

10. Where did Steve take out his iPod in his presentation?
a. From his bag
b. his pocket
c. From his dictionary

11. What is inferred about Steve Jobs?
a. His life was always successful.
b. He graduated from a prestigious college and studied history.
c. He had and still has a big influence on the way we communicate in our lives.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 19

November 17th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknStAMia0Q

1. According to the narrator Halloween is a…
a) patchwork holiday.
b) mainly religious holiday.
c) only cultural holiday.

2. Samhain celebrated…
a) the spread of the Celts culture across Europe.
b) the death of the living.
c) the end of the harvest season.

3. The Catholic church frowned on the pagan rituals, which means that…
a) it accepted them.
b) it didn't approve of them.
c) it ignored them.

4. Halloween was brought to America…
a) by Irish immigrants escaping from poverty.
b) by Irish immigrants looking for the potato famine.
c) by Irish immigrants who wanted to conquer America.

5. Over the years the harmless tricks…
a) disappeared.
b) became more popular.
c) turned into something different.

6. So the neighbours started to give ... to stop the tricks.
a) braibs
b) braves
c) bribes

HW ASSIGNMENT # 20

November 19th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPkOFwaGKG0

1. How many ways to save the planet are mentioned in the video?
a) One
b) Seven
c) Five

2. What happens to the ice cap?
a) They melt
b) They are very cold
c) Nothing happens to them

3. What can you do to save energy?
a) Use a lot of heaters
b) Turn down the temperature
c) Turn up the temperature

4. What happens if you leave the appliances on standby?
a) They do not consume energy
b) They still consume energy

5. What happens if you leave the lights on when you are not at home?
a) Burglars will not enter the house
b) I waste energy and money because I do not need them when I am not at home
c) My dog does not get scared

6. When should I do the laundry?
a) When I only need to wash some clothes
b) When I feel like doing so
c) When I already have a lot of clothes to wash

7. How much water is it necessary to boil to prepare a cup of tea or coffee?
a) As much as I want
b) Only the amount of water I will drink
c) It does not matter

HW ASSIGNMENT # 21

November 24th

a) Watch the video and answer the questions.
it doesnt´t work

1 Sharing something embarrassing on the web
a) is not a big deal.
b) can affect your reputation

2 When a search engine scans a web page
a) the information it finds may stay online for ever.
b) the information it finds can be deleted.

3 Sahring something on the web can cause problems
a) to your boss.
b) to you and your friends.
c) to your grandfather.

4 When you share something privately
a) search engines can't find it.
b) search engines find it anyway.

5 Names
a) are easily found by search engines.
b) can't be found by search engines.

6 Tell your friends to
a) take pictures and post them without permission.
b) take responsibility, too.

7 If a friend posts something ambarrassing about you,
a) you can always ask them to remove it.
b) you can remove your friend from your contacts' list

HW ASSIGNMENT # 22

November 26th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqnQq86fkY

1 Felix is climbing 850 ______ per minute.
a) meters
b) feet
c) inches

2 Felix is approaching the border between the the troposphere and the stratosphere, where _____ is common.
a) bad weather
b) trouble
c) turbulence

3 He's travelling at the speed of ____ miles per hour.
a) 3
b) 30
c) 300

4 Felix is cleared to jump at his own ____________.
a) discretion
b) risk
c) peril

5 Felix is trying to break the speed of sound with his own _____.
a) balloon
b) capsule
c) body

6 Felix successfully completed his mission to the edge of ____
a) space
b) the earth
c) the moon

HW ASSIGNMENT # 23

December 1st
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTQCbds8hsc

Questions:

1- Where did Joey get in?
a- to an English class
b- to and English as a second language class
c- to a communication class

2- Why did Joey stay in the class?
a- because he liked English a lot.
b- because he liked studying.
c- because he liked a girl.

3- Did the girl speak English well?
a- yes, she did.
b- no, she didn't.
a- yes, she doesn't.

4- According to the video, what's the meaning of "TOUGH"?
a- A nice person.
b- A good person.
c- A violent person.

5- What's the teacher wearing at the beginning of the video?
a- A brown suit.
b- A purple shirt and brown pants.
c- A purple t-shirt and brown pantyhose.

6- Why did Joey count until 15?
a- because he wanted to impress the girl.
b- because he wanted to show he knew English.
c- because he loved English.

7- Was he getting bored in class?
a- Yes, he didn't.
b- No, he didn't.
c- Yes, he was.

8- Why the girl say that Joey is stupid?
a- because he answered wrong.
b- because he didn't say anything.
c- because he liked the teacher.

9- How do you describe Joey?
a- He likes English very much.
b- He likes learning a new language.
c- He falls in love easily.

10- In 2:34 the teacher says: If the present tense of verb to be is .....
a- I were
b- I am
c- I was

HW ASSIGNMENT # 24

December 3rd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ehbu8W4QQc

Questions:

1. A house dress is probably
a) an ordinary dress
b) a pretty dress
c) an old dress

2. The woman gets up to leave because
a) the man didn't want to dance
b) the man insulted her
c) she doesn't like his personality

3. The man knows how to give a proper compliment
a) True
b) False
c) Not enough information

4. The woman is embarassed when the man orders because
a) he doesn't ask her what she wants.
b) he doesn't know she likes french fries
c) He shouts the order to the whole restaurant .

5. The woman thinks he will say something "awful" because
a) He has already embarassed her twice
b) He is smiling too much
c) He hurt her feelings when he spoke about her house dress

6. The man says he's got a(n)
a) medical condition
b) element
c) aliment

7. Doctors say the pills work
a) 15 to 16 per cent of the time
b) 55 to 65 per cent of the time
c) 50 to 60 per cent of the time

8. The man hates taking pills because
a) they are not helpful
b) they are dangerous
c) they have bad side effects

9. Even though the man hates pills, he started taking them
a) the first time he met the woman
b) the night before they had dinner
c) the night she came over to see him

10. After the man says he starts taking the pills, the woman
a) is insulted about the compliment
b) is confused about why this is a compliment
c) is angry at the man for ispeaking that way

11.The real compliment is that the woman
a) makes him want to be a better man
b) makes him want to be a bitter man
c) makes him want to be a badder man

12. The woman says this is the
a) nicest compliment of her life
b) almost the best compliment of her life
c) maybe the best compliment of her life

13. The word "overshot" probably means
a) he spoke too fast
b) he said too much
c) the compliment was too strong

14. The word "overshot" a little problably means the man
a) spoke too fast
b) The man's compliment was too nice
c) is sorry he gave her a compliment

STOP

PROJECT

November 20th, group 505. November 21st, group 506

LIPOGRAM

First, find all the information necessary related to a lipogram.

Make yours based on what you have lived in Justo Sierra (2 paragraphs, 4 lines each) using the lipogram technique. For this exercise the letter will be “E”, then write yours on a large paper sheet (bond) and get ready to present it in class.

If you do "copy-paste", you will lose the 10% of your project and 10% of your continuous evaluation.

RUBRIC

Presentation 2%

Creativity 4%

Clear writing 2%

Reading with feeling 2%

GUIDE FOR YOUR FINAL EXAM

A) COPY-PASTE IT AND FIX IT BECAUSE THE LINES AND EXERCISES ARE NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

B) ANSWER IT AND PRINT IT.

C) DELIVER IT ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM IN A BLUE FOLDER.

EDUCACIÓN MEDIA SUPERIOR

DIRECCIÓN ACADÉMICA

GUÍA PARA EXAMEN FINAL

CICLO ESCOLAR

2009-2010 “B”

SEMESTRE

GRUPO

FECHA

ASIGNATURA

Taller de Composición en Inglés II TOEFL

PLANTEL

CONTENIDO PROGRAMÁTICO

TODO EL PROGRAMA

PROFESOR (A)

ALUMNO (A)

APELLIDO PATERNO APELLIDO MATERNO NOMBRE (S)

A. GENERAL STRATEGIES FOR LISTENING SECTION.

1. Be careful of vocabulary. Words with more than one meaning will be tasted in section one. See checkpoints L1 trough L3 for practice

2. Be careful of sounds. Look for sounds-alikes in answer choices. Do not be tricked by words and expressions which sound like those in the dialogues but which are different in meaning. See L4 for practice.

3. Listen carefully for the stress and intonation of each spoken sentence. They can be used to show strong emotion or even to change the statement into a question. See L5 and L6 for practice.

4. Listen carefully for tricky spoken structures such as contractions, negatives, causative verbs, conditions, tag questions, modals, passives, and relationship signals. See L10 for practice.

5. Listen carefully for the second speaker. The second speaker always gives important information.

6. Try to determine who is speaking an where the speakers are having their conversation. See L11 for practice.

7. Determine the topic of the dialogue. Try to determine what the speakers are talking about. See L12 for practice.

8. Guess if you don´t know the answer to a question.

9. Use extra time between questions to look ahead at the answer choices. Try to predict what the question types might be for each dialogue.

B. THE FOLLOWING SKILLS WILL HELP YOU TO IMPLEMENT THESE STRATEGIES IN THE LISTENING SECTION STUDY AN ANSWER THEM, THEN FIND AND PRACTICE MORE ON YOUR TOEFL BOOK ON PAGES 47 TROUGH 99.

Skill 1 : Focus on the second line.

In Listening Part A you will hear a short conversation involving two people; this conversation is followed by a question. It is important understand that the answer to this type of question is most often (but not always) found in the second line of conversation.

Exercise 1: In this exercise, you should focus on the second line of this conversation, read the question, and then choose the best answer to that question. Remember that you can probably answer the question easily whit only the second line.

(man) Can you tell me if today’s matinee is a comedy, romance or western? (woman) I have no idea. (Narrator) what does the woman mean?	(A) She has strong ideas about movies. (B) She prefers comedies over westerns and romances. (C) She doesn’t like today’s matinee. (D) She does not know.
(woman) Was any one at home at barbs house when you went there to deliver the package? (man) I rang the bell, but no one answered. (narrator) what does the man imply?	(A) Barb answered the bell. (B) The house was probably empty. (C) The bell wasn’t in the house. (D) The house doesn’t have a bell.

Skill2: Choose answers whit synonyms.

Often the correct answer in listening part A is an answer that contains synonyms ( words whit similar meaning but different sounds) for key words in the conversation.

Exercise 2: In this exercise, underline key words in the second line of each short conversation. Then underline synonyms for this key words in the answers., and choose the best answer to each question. Remember that the best answer is probably the answer that contains synonyms for the key words in the second line of the conversation.

(woman) Did you see the manager about the job in the bookstore?

(man) Yes, and I also had to fill out an application.

(narrator) What does the man mean

(A) he got a job as bookstore manager.

(B) The bookstore was not accepting applications.

(D) It was necessary to complete form.

Skill3: Avoid similar sounds.

Often the incorrect answers in listening part A are answers that contain words with similar sounds but very different meanings from what you heart in the recording program.

You should definitely avoid these answers.

Exercise 3: In this exercise, underline words in the second line of each short conversation. Then underline words with similar sounds to these key words in the answers, and choose the best answer to each question. Remember that the best answer is probably the answer that does not contain words with sounds that are similar to the sounds of the key words in the second line of the conversation.

1. (woman) I heard that sally just moved into a new, big house near the beach.

(man) But sally doesn’t have a cent.

(narrator) What does the man mean.

(A) Sally doesn’t has no sense of responsibility.

(B) Sally sent her friend to the house.

(D) Sally is on the set with her.

C. THE FOLOWING CHART OUTLINES A VERY IMPORTANT LISTENING STRATEGY. STUDY IT.

Strategy 1: Focus on the second line.

The second line of the conversation probably contains the answer to the question.

2. Listen to the first line of the conversation. if you understand it that’s good., if you don’t understand it, don’t worry because is probably does not contain the answer.

3. 3. Be ready to focus on the second line of the conversation because is probably contains the answer. Repeat the second line in your mind as you read through the answers in the text.

Strategy 2: Choose answer whit synonyms.

1. as you listen to the second line of the conversation, focus on key words in that line.

2. If you see any synonyms for key words in a particular answer, then you have probably found the correct answer.

Strategy 3: Avoid similar sounds

1. Identify key words in the second line of the conversation.

2. Identify words in the answers that contain similar sounds, and do not choose these answers.

D. MAKE AND STUDY WORD CATEGORY CHART.

In order to develop the ability to recognize words make a glossary with the words provided. Use a dictionary or thesaurus to help you.

1. Match the words with their correct meaning.

1. Energy ____ [ U ] the power and ability to be physically and mentally active

2. Equipment ____ a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit

several places,

3. Examine ____ regulations

4. Performance ____ to look at or a person or thing carefully and in detail.

5. Positive ____ to get pleasure from something

6. Abroad ____ in or to a foreign country or countries

7. Pupils ____ the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose

8. Rules ____ a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught

9. Enjoy ____ how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity

10. Cruise ____ hopeful and confident, or giving cause for hope and confidence

2. Identify the parts of speech. NOUN, VERB, ADVERB, ADJECTIVE.

Safe___________ worried_________

Patient_________ infer___________

Patriotism_______ easily__________

Encourage______ wealthy________

Rescue_________ happiness______

Eager__________ amusingly______

Cruel___________ smart__________

Useful__________ pleasure________

Regularly_______ tidy____________

Healthy_________ share__________

Digestion_______ profit__________

Powerless______ customers_____

Aggressively____ enthusiastically__

Future_________ drugstore______

Trouble_________ corners________

E. READING SKILLS. STUDY EACH OF THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BESTE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

The black widow is the most dangerous spider living in the United States. It is most common in the southern parts of the country, but it can be found throughout the country. The black window got its name because the female has been known to kill the male after mating and, as a result, becomes a window.

The black window is rather distinctive in appearance; t has shiny globular body, the size and shape of a pea, and is marked on its underbelly with a red o yellow spot. The female is considerably more ample than the male, roughly four timers larger on the average. If a human is biting by a black window, the spider’s poison can cause severe illness and pain. Black window bites have occasionally resulted in death, but it is certainly not the norm for black window bites to be mortal.

1. in line 2, the word “window” means:

(A) a type of poison

(B) the dead male spider

(D) a female whose mate as died

3. the word “ample” in line 7 indicates that the Spider is

(A) feminine

(B) large in size

(D) normal

2. Which of the flowing is closest in meaning to the word “globular” in line 5:

(A) Earthen

(B) Luminescent

(D) Round

4. Which of the following has the same meaning as the word “mortal” in line 10:

(A) deadly

(B) painful

(D) sickening

F. THE FOLLOWING CHART OUTLINES THE KEY INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER ABOUT READING SKILLS.

STUDY THE EXAMPLE AND DEVELOP YOURS BASED ON THE READING CHECKPOINTS ON PAGES 247 TROUGH 309.

VOCABULARY QUESTIONS CONTAINING SIMPLE WORDS
How to identify The question	what is the meaning …? which of the following is closest in meaning to…? The word is a simple word, one that you see often In everyday English.
Where to find the Answer.	the question usually tells you in which line of the Passage the word can be found.
How to answer The question	1. find the word n the passage 2. read the sentence that contains the word carefully 3. look for context clues to help you to understand the meaning 4. choose the answer that the context indicates

Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) to each question. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

Read the following passage:

John Quincy Adams, who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825

to 1829, is today recognized for his masterful statesmanship and diplomacy. He dedicated his

life to public service, both in the presidency and in the various other political offices that he

Line held. Throughout this political career he demonstrated his unswerving belief in freedom of

(5) speech, the antislavery cause, and the right of Americans to be free from European and Asian

domination.

Example I. To what did John Quincy Adams devote his life?

(A) Improving his personal life.

(B) Serving the public. Sample Answer

(D) Working on his private business.

According to the passage, John Quincy Adams “dedicated his life to public service”. Therefore, you should choose (B).

Example II. In line 4, the word unswerving is closest in meaning to

(A) moveable

(B) insignificant Sample Answer

(D) diplomatic

The passage states that John Quincy Adams demonstrated his unswerving belief “throughout his career”. This implies that

the belief did not change. Therefore, you should choose (C).

Now begin work on the questions.

QUESTIONS 1-10

Carbon dating can be used to estimate the age of any organic material; it has been used

successfully in archeology to determine the age of ancient artifacts or fossils as well as in a variety of

other fields, the principle underlying the use of carbon dating is that carbon is a part of all living things on earth

Since a radioactive substance such as carbon-14 has a known half-life, the amount of

Line (5) carbon-14 remaining in an object can be used to date that object.

Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,570 years, which means that after that number of years half of the

carbon-14 atoms have decayed into nitrogen-14. It is the ratio of carbon-14 to nitrogen-14 in that

substance that indicates the age of the substance. If, for example, in a particular sample the amount

of carbon-14 is roughly equivalent to the amount of nitrogen-14, this indicates that around half of the

(10) carbon-14 has decayed into nitrogen-14, and the sample is approximately 5,570 years old.

Carbon dating cannot be used effectively in dating objects that are older than 80,00 years.

When objects are that old, much of the carbon-14 has already decayed into nitrogen-14, and the

minuscule amount that is left does not provide a reliable measurement of age. In the case of older

objects, other age-dating methods are available, methods which use radioactive atoms with longer

(15) half-lives than carbon has.

1. This passage is mainly about:

(A) the differences between carbon-14 and nitrogen-14

(B) one method of dating old objects

(D) various uses for carbón

2. The word “estimate” in line 1 is closest in meaning to:

(A) understand

(B) hide

(D) approximate

3. The pronoun “it” in line 1 refers to:

(A) carbon dating

(B) the age

(D) archeology

4. Which of the following is NOT true about carbon-14?

(A) It is radioactive

(B) Its half-life is more than 5,000 years.

(D) It can decay into nitrogen-14

5. The word “underlying” in line 3 could best be replaced by:

(A) below

(B) requiring

(D) serving as a basis for

6. It can be inferred from the passage that if an item contains more carbon-14 than nitrogen-14, then the item is:

(A) too old to be age-dated with carbon-14

(B) not as much as 5,570 years old

(D) more than 5,570 tears old

7. The word “roughly” in line 9 could best be replaced by:

(A) harshly

(B) precisely

(D) approximately

8. The expression “is left” in line 13 could best be replaced by:

(A) remains

(B) has turned

(D) is gone

9. It is implied in the passage that:

(A) carbon dating could not be used on an item containing

nitrogen

(B) fossils cannot be age-dated using carbon-14

(D) carbon dating has no known uses outside of archeology

10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses:

(A) how carbon-14 decays into nitrogen-1

(B) various other age-dating methods

(D) what substances are part of all living things

QUESTIONS 11-20

Madison Square Garden, a world-famous sporting venue in New York City, has actually been a

series of buildings in varied location rather than a single building in one spot. In 1873, P.T. Barnum

built Barnum’s Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and

26^th Street, across from Madison Square Park. Two years later, bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought

Line (5) the property, added statues and fountains, and renamed it Gilmore’s Gardens. When Cornelius

Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879, it was renamed Madison Square Garden.

A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890, with a

ballroom, a restaurant, a theater, a Garden, and a main arena with seating for 15,000.

However, this elaborated Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924, when it was torn down to

(10) make way for a forty-story skyscraper.

When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in this location across from

Madison Square Park, boxing promoter Tex Rickard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison

Square Garden. This new Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location, on 8^th

Avenue and 50^th Street and quite some distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue.

(15) Richard’s Madison Square Garden served primarily as an arena for boxing prizefights and circus

events until it outgrew its use fullness by the late 1950s.

A new location was found for a fourth Madison Square Garden, atop Pennsylvania Railroad

Station, and plans were announced for its construction in 1960. This current edifice, which includes a

huge sports arena, a bowling center, a 5,000-seat amphitheater, and a twenty-nine-story office

(20) building, does retain the traditional name Madison Square Garden. However, the name is actually

quite a misnomer. The building is not located near Madison Square, nor does it have the flowery

gardens than contributed to the original name.

11. The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden:

(A) has had a varied history in various locations

(B) was P. T. Barnum’s major accomplishment

(D) was named after an adjacent park

12. Which paragraph discusses the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden?

(A) The first paragraph

(B) The second paragraph

(D) The last paragraph

13. What is a “venue” in line 1?

(A) A place where people come together

(B) An event in a competition

(D) An invitation to a program

14. According to the passage, Patrick Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT:

(A) purchased the property at the corner of Madison Avenue

and 26^th Street

(B) made improvements to the property that he bought

(D) sold the property to Cornelius Vanderbilt

15. The word “lavish” in line 7 is closest in meaning to:

(A) simple

(B) modern

(D) outlandish

16. How long did the second Madison Square Garden last?

(A) 11 years

(B) 34 years

(D) 60 years

17. Which of the following would most likely have taken placed at Rickard´s Madison Square Garden?

(A) A ballroom dance

(B) A theater production

(D) A tiger shoe

18. An “edifice” in line 18 most likely:

(A) an address

(B) an association

(D) a building

19. What can be inferred about the current Madison Square Garden?

(A) It is on Madison Avenue

(B) It is across from Madison Square Garden Park

(D) It is above a transportation center

20. What is the tone of the passage?

(A) Sarcastic

(B) Critical

(D) Historical

SECTION 2

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

The TOEFL tests your understanding of noun structures used as subjects, objects, and complements by:

using incorrect word order in these noun structures.
repating subjects, objects, an complements unnecessarily.
leaving out necessary parts of subject, object, and complements.

MODEL

They didn’t know___________

(A) what to do

(B) do

(D) the should do

What is needed in this sentence?

Answer: (A) is the correct answer tom the question because it contains all the parts of a direct object in the correct order.

The TOEFL tests your understanding of expressions of quantity by using them incorrectly with countable and uncountable nouns.

MODEL

The professor will require us to conduct research, many of which can be done inour library.

a b c d

What is wrong in this sentence?

Answer: (C) is the correct answer to the question because many is incorrect.

The TOEFL tests your knowledge of articles by:

using articles incorrectly with definite and indefinite countable and uncountable nouns.
leaving out articles when they are needed.
adding articles when they are not needed.

MODEL

Patricia is taking a very difficult classes this semester.

a b c d

What is wrong in this sentence?

Answer: (C) is the correct answer because classes is the incorrect form of the noun.

The TOEFL tests your understanding of the use of verb parts to form English verb tenses by:

leaving out parts or adding extra verb parts to tense forms.
combinig verb parts incorrectly.
forming irregular verbs incorrectly.

MODEL

David has eating in this restaurant several times.

a b c d

What is wrong in this sentence?

Answer: (A) is the correct answer to this question because has eating is in correct.

The TOEFL tests your understanding of the form and meaning of active an passive sentences by:

forming passive sentences incorrectly
using active verb forms where passive forms are needed and viceversa.

MODEL

The answer was knew by most of the class.

a b c d

What is wrong in this sentence?

Answer: (b) is the correct answer to this question because of the formation of the passive.

The TOEFL tests your understanding of the use of prepositions and prepositional phrases by:

leaving out necessary prepositions or parts of compound prepositions.
adding extra words to prepositional phrases.
using incorrect prepositions.

MODEL

In yesterday’s class, Professor Cummings talked ___________ the discovery of gold in California in the 1800s.

(A) for

(B) in

(D) about

What is needed in this sentence?

Answer: (D) a preposition

The TOEFL tests your understanding of –ing and –ed adjectives by:

using them in the incorrect form.
placing them so that they modify the incorrect noun
using other structures in their place.

MODEL

Even though the parking car was locked, someone was able to steal the tape player from inside.

a b c d

What is wrong in this sentence?

Answer: (b) is the correct answer to this question because parking is incorrect.

The TOEFL tests your understanding of the standar word order by mixing up the order of the principal parts of English sentences.

MODEL

Karen’s home___________ on a busy downtown street.

(A) small, is an apartment

(B) a small apartment is

(D) is a small apartment

What is needed in this sentence?

Answer: (D) a verb and a complement

Now allow yourself to complete this check point test.

Time — 18 minutes

(including the reading of the directions)

Now set your clock for 18 minutes.

This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.

STRUCTURE

Directions: Questions 1-10 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.

Look at the following examples.

Example I

Sample Answer

(A) (B) (C) (D)

The president ______ the election by a landslide.

(A) won

(B) he won

(D) fortunately

The sentence should read, “The president won the election by a landslide.” Therefore, you should choose (A)

Example II

When _____ the conference?

Sample Answer

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) the doctor attended

(B) did the doctor attend

(D) the doctor’s attendance

The sentence should read, “When did the doctor attend the conference?.” Therefore, you should choose (B).

Now begin work on the questions.

1. _______ recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of sub disciplines.

(A) It is since

(B) when

(C)since it is

(D) In

2. Birds head south to warmer climates when _____ .

(A) is cold weather

(B) does cold weather come

(D) comes cold weather

3. The city council is empowered not only to enact new laws, _____ select a new major between elections should the need arise.

(A) and to

(B) but also to

(D) so that

4. Drying of meats and vegetables is no longer considered one of _____ of preserving food.

(A) the ways are useful

(B) useful ways

(D) most are useful ways

5. A giant kind of grass, bamboo may reach a height of 120 feet and _____.

(A) a diameter of 1 foot

(B) its diameter is 1 foot

(D) which is a diameter of 1 foot

6. _________ up to seven months.

(A) lasting New England winters

(B) New England winters can last

(D) the length of a New England winter

7. High and low atmospheric pressure systems are______ caused changing weather patterns.

(A) the

(B) whose

(D) what

8. There is evidence to suggest that, at certain times of the year, smog in the Artic is thicker______ anywhere else on earth.

(A) of smog

(B) that smog

(D) than smog

9. _________ have a powerful influence on the shape of the entire magazine industry.

(A) That economic principles

(B) Why economic principles

(D) Economic principles that

10. Most American families_________ at least one automobile.

(A) have

(B) in

(D) has

PROJECT

Students are going to research for a strange museum in the world. Students should make a presentation in power point and find information about:

· current exhibitions, events and activities

· the kinds of pieces exhibited

· the oldest objects in the collection

Task: Students research the museum and select the things they find most interesting.

Dynamic: Trios

Delivery date: September 10th (Group: 506), September 11th (Group:505)

Time: 4 minutes.

Agenda de tareas

lunes, 19 de agosto de 2013

2015-2016 "A" 3rd semester

HW ASSIGNMENT # 1

SECTION 2

STRUCTURE

Example I

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			EDUCACIÓN MEDIA SUPERIOR DIRECCIÓN ACADÉMICA GUÍA PARA EXAMEN FINAL
CICLO ESCOLAR	2009-2010 “B”		SEMESTRE	GRUPO		FECHA
ASIGNATURA	Taller de Composición en Inglés II TOEFL				PLANTEL
CONTENIDO PROGRAMÁTICO		TODO EL PROGRAMA
PROFESOR (A)
ALUMNO (A)	APELLIDO PATERNO APELLIDO MATERNO NOMBRE (S)