Class: 22^nd/23^rd November

Unit 7: Health

Can-Do Objectives:  Take turns in a discussion

                                  Give opinions in an extended conversation

Pages: 73 – 75

Grammar: Passives and participles;

                  Referencing and substitution

Vocabulary: (SAD) Seasonal Affective Disorder, (TB) Tuberculosis, aerosol droplets, pidgin English, lice, louse, lousy, raise awareness, to irk, irksome, midst, runway, biometric, comprise, involve, include, contain, consist of, to worship, Primary Health Care

Homework: Workbook pg. 47 ex. 5; pg. 51 (ALL)

Also: Do you think the following ad is effective?

Healthy lifestyle campaign

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

Class: 15^th / 16^th November

Unit 7: Health

Can-Do Objectives:  Discuss implications

                                  Discuss an issue

Pages: 72 and 76

Grammar:  Passives and participles;

                  Referencing and substitution

Use of Either – or and Neither – nor

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_bothand.htm

Use of Some and any

http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Some_Any_A_An.htm

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/some.htm

Vocabulary:  lenient, to gather, non-conformist, literacy, to ban, tack

Homework: Workbook – pg. 45 ex. 1; pg. 48; pg. 50

Also: In class I mentioned that in the past I had posted a couple of videos that might interest you regarding the food industry. If you want to watch them, go to the blog archive and look at the posts for February. The first video is posted on February 15^th/16^th under the title About the food industry. The other is a Jamie Oliver youtube video titled Food Revolution-Pink slime.

With regards to Beauty, I recommend that you watch the following BBC documentary.

The Human Face: 3/4 - Beauty (Documentary Series - BBC)

Class: 2^nd / 8^th November

Unit 7: Health

Can-Do Objectives:  Describe and comment on an exhibition

                                         Describe a process or an experiment

                                         Discuss implications and significance

                              

Pages: 69 - 71

Grammar: Passives and participles;

             Referencing and substitution

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/7-other-types-of-pronouns/

Vocabulary:  to cram, coffin, casket, to intersperse, to intermingle, to be biased, jittery, gullible, C-section, epidural, cyst, hyphen, to sip, to devise, to lure, to summon, emetic, to stash, to do a double take, to drift, ravenous, far-fetched, far-reaching, homeopathy

Homework: Workbook – pg. 45 ex 2 a & b, pg. 46, pg. 47 ex 6 a & b

Also, read:

The Nocebo Effect: Media Reports May Trigger Symptoms of a Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130506095305.htm

TED Talk - Eric Mead: The magic of the placebo

http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_mead_the_magic_of_the_placebo.html