sábado, 27 de febrero de 2016

Class: Saturday, 27th / Monday, 22nd  - Wednesday, 24th February
Unit 9B / 9C: Cash free / World Issues
Pages: 90; 92 - 93

Grammar:

a/an vs one; few, a few, quite a few


Vocabulary: perish, performance enhancing drugs, convenience /grocery store, loot, tax haven, evict, seize/ garnish a bank account,
To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following links:
OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 46 – 47; (only Sat. group; pg. 48 ex. 1)

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talk

Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies


James A. White – The little problem I had renting a house

Entrevista Satish Kumar Education (Sub español)


domingo, 21 de febrero de 2016

Class: Saturday, 20th / Monday, 15th - Wednesday, 17th February
Unit 9A: The price of happiness
Pages: 86 – 89; 91

Grammar:

Simple vs Continuous – verbs with different meaning

Vocabulary: inheritance, strive, lessen, taper off, fuzzy, peer, conspicuous, to qualify, healthiness, gain, grip, disruptive
To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following links:
OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 44 - 45

Extras, if you have time:

Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness


Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis on Greek economic problems (20Feb12)


sábado, 13 de febrero de 2016

Class: Saturday, 13rd / Monday, 8th - Wednesday, 10th February
Unit 8C: The pros and cons
Pages: 83 - 85

Grammar:

Idiomatic phrases

Vocabulary: bike/cycle path, frayed, strain, male chauvinism, patriarchy, matriarchy, flirtatious, put off, homemaker, tyre, juggle, crutch
To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following links:
OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 43; AND, Composition – Textbook, pg. 83, ex. 5. (180 -200 words)

Extras, if you have time:

Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating


Esther Perel: The secret to desire in a long-term relationship


George Carlin - Political Correctness is fascism pretending to be Manners..................


miércoles, 3 de febrero de 2016

Class: Saturday, 23rd / Monday, 25th - Wednesday, 27th January
Unit 8A: Fear!
Pages: 80 - 82


Grammar: Whoever, whenever, etc.

Vocabulary: slope, up/down/in/out/back/forward, Driving under the influence (DUI) wound, blow, sore, ache, to flatter, pay compliments, credit crunch, moody, spill, wrath, sloth, frown
To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following links:
OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 40 ex. 3; pg. 41 - 42

Extras, if you have time:
TED Talks

Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness