July 2009
11 posts
news. week 6.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111208400
Prevention Efforts May Not Reduce Health Care Costs
by Julie Rovner
VOCABULARY:
-disease: illness
-preventive:which stop something happening.
-strategy: planning of war, planning of an action.
QUESTIONS:
-Do you think that is better to pay a lot to prevent an illness or pay when this illness is happening?
-Do you think that the costs...
Speaking reflection-week 6. Bolivia.
On Friday, I was in a barbecue with Rachel, an American native girl and we were speaking about her experience in Bolivia. She was working like a teacher there for one year in the elementary school. Her house was located in the upland, it is a high flat area of land. This land isn´t very high, but at the beginning, she felt dizzy due to the decrease of quantity of Oxygen that there was there. I...
weekly speaking: Week 5. gum and cavities
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106347234
Gum: A Stick A Day May Keep The Dentist Away
Questions:
- Do you think is a good idea to substitute the fact of brushing your teeth for chewing gum?
-Which age do you think is appropiate for chewing gum? When did you take your first gum?
-Apart from to wash teeth do you know more methods to prevent cavities?
Vocabulary:
-claim:...
rosebian:
Hi, I went to science museum of Vigirnia...
I went to Zumba class, I liked it a lot. I decided...
Speaking reflection, week 5. Cars
On Sunday morning, I was speaking with Julia, American tutor of a group from Saudi Arabia, about american cars. We were on the road and we could see the majority of cars were enormous. The most of them are four by four. She told me that Americans need cars so big, because they transport a lot of things; sometimes, things so big like boats. Then, the potency for them is very important.ipotesis: But...
Weekly news- week 4
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106423112
Anti-Smoking Drugs May Have Psychological Effects
Questions:
-Do you think is easy to quit smoking?
-What do you think about taking anti-smoking for quittong smoking? Do you need to visit the doctor for quiting smoking?
Vocabulary:
- To prescribe: to order something to be done (for example the doctor to the pacient).
-To quit...
weekly speaking: Week 4
Today, July 12, I went to Williamsburg with spanish and american people. Firstly, we went to shopping, after that, we went to this colonial city. It was fantastic. By the way, I had the chance of spaeaking with Joseph, an american friend. He told me he had traveled a lot in his life, but now he is living in Richmond. We were speaking about his future, he wants to study Bussiness Degree. We were...
Weekly news Homework.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106364271
In Pamplona, Bulls Run And Tourism Soars
Vocabulary:
Soars: to rise rapidly.
martyrdom: death for your believes.
sangria: a kind of spanish alcoholic drink made of red wine mixed with fruit, and sometimes with water and lemonade.
Questions:
Do you agree with this kind of celebration?
Is there this kind of celebration in your...
weekly speaking: Week 3
Traveling in the world:
The other day when I went to First Friday, I spoke with Shawn, our conversation partner in class about his plans for the future. While we were enjoying in the galleries analyzing some masterpieces, he told me that he wanted to travel around the world to learn about new cultures, new people and new languages. We were thinking that travelling is very important in developing...
Weekly news- week 1
A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by Diabetes
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/health/30well.html?_r=1&8dpc
Questions:
1.-Do you think to have diabetes change your life? Can you do the same than the rest of people?
2.-Do you think that is increasing the quantity of affected by diabetes?
3.-What are the factors that influence in the illness? How can we decrease the risk of have diabetes?
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June 2009
4 posts
Speaking reflection-week 1
I went yesterday to Washington with my spanish friends and my native tutor. Her name is Catherine. We stopped for awhile at 10 o´clock more less in a supermarket and there I spoke with her about what I did on saturday. On Saturday evening I went to birthday of one of my VCU friends. It was so fun! There was people from Arabia, Turkey,Spain, Mali… An international party! At the...
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Goals for the future
At this moment I am trying to improve my english here in VCU, something that is very difficult for me but at the same time it is fantastic. I will be doing it for 6 weeks while I enjoy meeting people and travelling by Virginia. When I come back to Cordoba, my city located in the south of Spain I will continue with my doctorate in Agricultural Engineering for at least 2 years more. After it, I...