SAMSARA ENGLISH: 2014

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

A TRIP AROUND AMERICAN HORROR AND HUMAN MIND

This is the documentary we have seen in the class.

To have access to the project's different topics go to Edmodo

Monday, December 1, 2014

CYBER MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Read this CNN report about Cyber Monday
What is the meaning of doorbusters, to tout, banner year, retailers?
Look this video from USA Today

Monday, October 20, 2014

Read this article about how work will evolve in our future society and answer the following questions:

1. What would the major changes be regarding work organization?

2. Which basic skills will a worker need to develop ?

3. What will "limited contracts mean?

4. What kind of work will Peer-to-peer networks imply?

Here are the videos we have watched in class

Thursday, October 9, 2014

LA TRAVEL GUIDE VIDEO

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES:
1. The city rolls out from ________________to __________
L.A. is home to _________________________

2. The city has been a magnet because of its ________________________

3. The birthplace of the city is in _________________

4. Some well-woth seeing museums are_________________________
where you can find_____________________________________

5. In Hollywood Boulevard we can see______________________

6.The biggest urban park in the USA is ________________________

7. Mention to big theme parks:

8. Things to do in Long Beach:_______________________

9. What is iconic in Santa Mónica:________________________

10. Venice Beach is ________________________________

Thursday, September 25, 2014

STATIVE AND ACTION VERBS

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1H.html

CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO GET YOUR NOTES ON STATIVE VERBS. AND HERE FOR SOME MORE PRACTICE.

Friday, September 19, 2014

ORGANIC FOOD

Why organic food might be healthier ?

This article was published on 28th July 2014 TIME magazine issue.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

DESCRIBING PEOPLE EXERCISE

Choose two people on this list of best Oprah Winfrey interviews and make a physical and character description of the person.

http://heavy.com/news/2013/01/top-10-oprah-winfrey-interviews-that-made-major-headlines/

To remember the vocabulary, have a look at this video

To organize your composition click here

http://es.scribd.com/doc/21652395/Describing-People-the-Composition-Should-Be-Divided-in-Three-Parts

FOOD CHEMICALS

Are food chemicals a real danger for our health?

Find it out watching this video and answer the questions below.

1. What is the main purpose of processed food?

2. Can you explain the concept of "whole grain"?

3.Why does the body have to work more if you eat chemically leading food?

4. Do we all have the same exposure to chemicals?

5. Mention an example of a chemical that mimics estrogens and its effects.

6. Quick recommendations to improve your health?

If you want more information here there are another interesting ones.

Monday, May 5, 2014

CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS

CLICK HERE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD.

Monday, April 7, 2014

RELATIVE CLAUSES

CLICK HERE TO DO SOME MORE EXERCISES ABOUT RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Thursday, April 3, 2014

TOURISM

WATCH SOME OF THESE VIDEOS ABOUT TOURISM AND SUSTAINABILITY.

Communication in English in the world today

Ten unusual facts about English language
What is a world language? Listening
Most spoken languages in the woorld today

Monday, February 24, 2014

BIG BAND THEORY. RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT.

Have you ever made your girlfriend or boyfriend sign a relationship agreement? Well Sheldon Cooper has. Let's find about it!!!

TALKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.

Here you have some vocabulary regarding relationships taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode29/languagepoint.shtml

RELATIONSHIPS

more Lingo

a chick, a bimbo - These are informal (and unpleasant) terms for a girl or girlfriend.

a bloke, a guy, a geezer - These are informal terms for boyfriend.

He / She is good looking! - She's pretty / sexy! He is handsome / sexy!

She's a real babe! - She's gorgeous!

Asking someone out a date

To go on a blind date - To go on a date with someone you haven't met before.

a chat up line - a line to get yourself talking to someone e.g. 'Do you come here often?'

To ask someone out - to invite someone on a date

Advertisements for love - 'small ads'

WLTM - Would like to meet

GSOH - Good sense of humour

LTR - A long term relationship

NS - non smoker

easy-going - relaxed, not easily annoyed or upset.

fun-loving - young at heart, enjoys having a good time.

socialising - spending time with friends

solvent - not in debt or owing money.

broadminded - tolerant of different kinds of behaviour and opinions.

likeminded people - those who share interests and opinions.

Being in love

I'm mad/crazy/bonkers about him! - I really like him and can't stop thinking about him!

He's the love of my life. - He's the one I love.

I think the world of him. - I respect and admire him very much.

I'm head over heels in love. - I am totally in love.

He is The One - I know it! - I'm certain he's the only one for me!

We're living together. - We share a home.

We're going to take the plunge. / I'm going tomake an honest man of him. - We're getting engaged [to be married].

My other half / my better half - My partner [male or female]

Getting serious

Finishing the affair

Things just aren't working out between us. -Things keep going wrong in the relationship.

We're bickering all the time. - We're arguing about unimportant things.

He's never got any time for me. - He's too busy [or maybe selfish] to see me.

I'm sure. he's having an affair! - I'm sure he's seeing someone else [and not telling me]

Here is some vocabulary to describe some of the different stages of a relationship

to chat (somebody) upto talk to somebody in the hope of starting a romantic or sexual relationship

to flirt (with somebody)to behave playfully towards another person who you are - or pretend to be - attracted to romantically or sexually

a flirta person who likes to flirt

a blind datea meeting (arranged by a third party) with a person you might be interested in romantically but who you have never met before

lonely hearts

to be smitten with somebodyto be deeply affected by your love for somebody

to fall for somebodyto fall in love with somebody

it was love at first sighttwo people fell in love with each other as soon as they met

to take the plungeto get engaged/married

I can hear wedding bellsI suspect that they are going to get married soon

terms of endearmentnames people in love give each other or call each other:

darling
sweetheart
love
pet
babe/baby
cutey pie
honey bunny


they are having a domestic (informal) they are having an argument they have blazing rows they have very serious, often noisy arguments (s)he is playing away from home(s)he is having an affair to break up with somebody to finish a relationship with somebody to split upto break up to dump somebodyto finish a relationship with somebody without much thought for the other person break-up lines(fixed) expressions, often sweet or apologetic, used to tell a partner, girlfriend or boyfriend that the relationship is finished or is going to finish: We need to talk I just need some space It's not you, it's me I hope that we can always be friends This is hurting me more than it is hurting you It's not enough that we love each other It simply wasn't meant to be

We're going to couples' therapy. - We're having professional help [counselling] to try and improve our relationship.

I need some space. - I need some time to think on my own.

Let's have a trial separation. - let's stop seeing each other [for a while].

PASSIVE

PASSIVE EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE. CLICK ON THE PHOTO.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

TOP TEN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BROADSHEET AND A TABLOID?
CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN A BROADSHEET?
IN THIS LINK YOU WILL HAVE THE MOST REMARKABLE PRESS FROM BOTH UK AND THE USA.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

TO CONSUME RESPONSIBLY

WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1.WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR MATERIAL GOODS ARE USED ONLY ONCE?
2. WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN THE USA REGARDING CONSUMPTION AND SUSTAINABILITY?
3.ACCORDING TO THE JOURNALIST, WHAT ARE THE BASIC HUMAN BEING NEEDS?
4. WHAT RETARDS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THESE BASIC NEEDS?
5. ARE PEOPLE HAPPIER NOW THAN IN THE PAST? WHY ?
6. EXPLAIN CONSUMPTION AS AN INVESTMENT AND AS A GRATIFICATION? WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BOTH?
7. MENTION EXAMPLES OF LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CONSUMPTION HABITS.