viernes, 31 de octubre de 2014

Vocabulary: stealth, buzz, gush, hype, stunt, liable, to be taken in, jumbo, nude, Fair Trade, jingle, sweat shop, sweet dreams, plain clothes, plain, English, flat tyre, give/get a break, odd man out

Barnum effect

http://skepdic.com/barnum.html

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 31 ex.3; pg. 32

Extras, if you have time:

Coca Cola Commercial - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - 1971

Funny Commercial Compilation

15 Funniest Commercials of All Time

TED TALK

Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man/transcript?language=en

Rory Sutherland: Perspective is everything

http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_perspective_is_everything/transcript?language=en

sábado, 25 de octubre de 2014

Class: 24^th/25^th October

Unit 1A: A curious science

Pages: 57 - 59

Grammar: Formal and Informal Comparative Expressions

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/wp-content/uploads/grammar/comparative_superlative/08.htm

Vocabulary: Slap on the back of the neck, (colleja), procrastinate, urban myth, hopscotch, brothel, hedge, grub, to put smtg, down to, to wind smo. up, to put smo. on the spot, haste, weigh (v.), weight (n.), to master

spanking (new)

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/spanking

Cheat vs. Deceive

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/164058/whats-the-difference-between-cheat-and-deceive

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 29 - 30

Extras if you have time:

TED Talks

Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you

http://www.ted.com/talks/meaghan_ramsey_why_thinking_you_re_ugly_is_bad_for_you/transcript?language=en

Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_researches_happiness/transcript?language=en

Sheena Iyengar: The art of choosing

http://www.ted.com/talks/sheena_iyengar_on_the_art_of_choosing/transcript?language=en

Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions?

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions/transcript?language=en

Traditional X-mas song / carol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_%28song%29

12 Days of Christmas (This is the straightforward version which… you be the judge.)

Straight No Chaser - 12 Days (This is a great version but not the original. I’m including it because I love choirs.)

domingo, 19 de octubre de 2014

Class: 17^th/18^th October 2014

Unit 6A: A curious science

Pages: 56 - 57

Grammar: Formal and informal ways of comparing

http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/compare-and-contrast.html

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/comparing-and-contrasting/

Vocabulary: dead-end, high-powered, perk, witty, western, self-deprecating, grin, hearsay, taint, resign, promote, endanger, butt, slapstick, ATM, bait

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: TED Talks