Monday 26^th / Wednesday 28^th October

Unit 6B: But is it ethical?

Pages:  59 - 61

Grammar: Formal and Informal Comparative Expressions

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

Vocabulary: stealth, buzz, gush, hype, quirky, squeak, screech, cutlery, zapping

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

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

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

OR simply look them up in Google.

For slang go to:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Also:

Oxford Online Collocations Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/ 

Homework: Workbook – pg. 29 ex. 1 & 2

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talks

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

Week: 19^th – 24^th October

Unit 6A: A curious science

Pages: 56 - 58

Grammar: Formal and informal ways of comparing

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

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

Vocabulary: to behold, lenient, goatee, self-conscious, self-aware, self-confident, cunning, sheer, wrinkle, to prime, shopping cart/trolley, instinctive

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 ex. 3 & pg. 30

Extras if you have time:

TED Talk

Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

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

The Best of Buster Keaton

Monty Python - The Funniest Joke In The World

About make-up

http://verne.elpais.com/verne/2015/10/22/articulo/1445512223_634400.html

Article

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/21/why-do-girls-wear-makeup-google-answer