SESSION 23: TALKS POSPONED

THE TALKS FOR WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH HAVE BEEN POSPONED.

WE WILL MEET AT THE USUAL TIME & PLACE FOR OUR ORAL SESSIONS

SESSION 23: A TALK ON 30TH MARCH

SESSION 23: A TALK ON 30TH MARCH

I INVITE YOU TO COME TO ONE OF THE TWO TALKS GIVEN BY OUR LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS ON 30TH MARCH IN EOI ALMERÍA:

'THE BEST OF ENGLISH MUSIC'

A TALK BY ALINE OUZOUNIAN.

FROM 6 TO 7 P.M

'FROM SLAVES SONGS TO ROCK and ROLL'

A TALK BY KATE BRANTLEY.

FROM 8 TO 9 P.M

SESSION 22: A VIDEO (2)

SESSION 22: A VIDEO (2)

FACEBOOK SONG

SESSION 22: A VIDEO (1)

SESSION 22: A VIDEO (1)

THE SOCIAL NETWORK OFFICIAL TRAILER

I RECOMMEND YOU TO SEE THE FILM!

SESSION 22: A SONG

SESSION  22:  A SONG

LIFEHOUSE: EVERYTHING

LIVE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_2VzzNASMw

LYRICS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjDojEOiMcE

HOPE YOU  ENJOY IT!

SESSION 22: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

SESSION 22: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION

2.1 PERSON OF THE YEAR: Who would you choose person of the year in these different categories? Why?

• sports
• politics
• movies
• business
• technology
• your country

2.2 FB: What´s best about Facebook? Rank these from best to worst:

• photos
• making new friends
• finding old friends
• social networking
• sharing things
• knowing people´s news

2.3 FACEBOOK DISCUSSION: Here are some questions you can try asking yourself before you come to our discussion on Wednesday:
a) What did you think when you read the headline?
b) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Facebook’?
c) Why do you think Facebook is so popular?
d) What do you know about Facebook’s creator Mark Zuckerberg?
e) Do you think Mark Zuckerberg is a good person of the year?
f) What do you think of the fact that 12% of the world population is on Facebook?
g) Why hasn’t China opened up to Facebook?
h) Is a more connected world a better world?
i) What three adjectives would you use to describe Mark Zuckerberg – a multi-billionaire at 26?
j) Do you think the name ‘Facebook’ is a good one?
k) Did you like reading this article?
l) Is Mark Zuckerberg a better choice for person of the year than Julian Assange?
m) What are the best things about Facebook?
n) How would you like to see Facebook improved?
o) How has Facebook changed the world?
p) Do you agree that Facebook “changed how we all live our lives in ways that are innovative and even optimistic”?
q) How many friends is it possible to have?
r) Is Facebook useful to use as a study aid?
s) What do you think Facebook will be like in 10 years from now?
t) What questions would you like to ask Mark Zuckerberg?

PREPARING A DISCUSSION IS FUNDAMENTAL:

THIS MUST BE DONE IN TWO DIRECTIONS:

FIRST, YOU NEED TO LEARN NEW VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO USE FOR THE DISCUSSION.

SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE THE TOPIC BY LOOKING UP INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET, BOOKS, ENCYCLOPAEDIAS.

THIS WAY YOU WILL FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL HAVE MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT.

FINAL TASK:

HERE IS ONE FINAL TASK THAT YOU MAY DO IN ORDER TO COVER THE FOUR SKILLS YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON WHEN LEARNING A LANGUAGE: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING AND WRITING.

Write a composition and leave it in the blog as a comment to Session 22, I will edit it in the blog so that everybody can learn from other people´s opinions. Choose one of these two options:

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Facebook or other social networks.
• Tell about your experience with Facebook.

SESSION 22: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

SESSION 22: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

1.1 TRUE/FALSE:
a.T / b.F / c.F / d.F / e.T / f.T / g.F / h.T

1.2 SYNONYM MATCH:
1.f / 2.d / 3.i / 4.c / 5.b / 6.j / 7.a / 8.g / 9.h / 10.e

1.3 PHRASE MATCH:
1.g / 2.a / 3.h / 4.j / 5.c / 6.d / 7.e / 8.f / 9.b /10.i

1.4 GAP FILL:
1.NAMED - 2.ACCOLADE - 3.PLANET - 4.STATISTIC - 5.NATURALLY - 6.RECOGNITION - 7.CONNECTED - 8.QUARTER
9.UNCERTAIN - 10.FOUNDER - 11.EXPLAINED - 12.POSITIVE - 13.INNOVATIVE - 14.AUTHORITY - 15.FAITH - 16.POTENTIAL

SESSION 22: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

SESSION 22: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

NOTE: IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THE TEXT, UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE IT BETTER I RECOMMEND THESE EXERCISES.

THERE WILL BE TWO TYPES OF EXERCISES:

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT: THESE ARE EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE READING COMPREHENSION, WORKING WITH VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS.

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION: EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE DISCUSSION.

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

1.1 TRUE/FALSE: Look at the article and guess whether these sentences are True (T) or False (F):

a. The man who created Facebook has won a magazine’s award.

b. Mark Zuckerberg, at 26, is the youngest ever winner of this award.
c. Over 20 per cent of the world population use Facebook.
d. Zuckerberg has a huge team helping him keep Facebook going.
e. There was a possibility Julian Assange could win the award.
f. Time chose Zuckerberg because he was more positive than Assange.
g. Time’s editor said our trust in authority increases year by year.
h. Zuckerberg believes we could have more friends in the future.

1.2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1. founder ........... a. survey
2. accolade .......... b. linked
3. statistic ........... c. mark
4. impression ........ d. award
5. connected ......... e. possibility
6. uncertain .......... f. creator
7. poll ................. g. eating away
8. erosion ............. h. belief
9. faith ............... i. figure
10. potential ......... j. unsure

1.3 PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from this article (sometimes more than one option is possible):
1. the second-youngest winner ...... a. of the planet
2. connecting 12 percent ............. b. authority
3. an impressive ....................... c. that
4. the site has yet to make .......... d. online poll
5. I'm happy to be a part of ......... e. positive figure
6. voting in the ....................... f. our lives
7. he was a more ..................... g. of the accolade
8. how we all live .................... h. statistic
9. trust in .............................. i. himself knows
10. only the Facebook creator ..... j. any impression in China

1.4 GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text:

STATISTIC - QUARTER - ACCOLADE - RECOGNITION - NAMED - NATURALLY - CONNECTED - PLANET

Time magazine has ____________ Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, as their Person of the Year 2010. Zuckerberg, 26, is the second-youngest winner of the ____________. He won the award for connecting 12 percent of the ____________ on his social networking site. This is an impressive ____________ considering the site has yet to make any impression in China. Mr Zuckerberg said on Wednesday, ____________ on his Facebook page: "Being named as Time Person of the Year is a real honor and ____________ of how our little team is building something that hundreds of millions of people want to use to make the world more open and ____________. I'm happy to be a part of that." The young entrepreneur owns a ____________ of the shares of Facebook and is a multi-billionaire.

POSITIVE - AUTHORITY - FOUNDER - POTENTIAL - EXPLAINED - UNCERTAIN - FAITH - INNOVATIVE

It was ____________ for a while who would win Time’s annual honour. Readers voting in the online poll chose the Wikileaks ____________ Julian Assange as the winner. However, Time panelists chose Mark Zuckerberg. Time’s editor Richard Stengel ____________ they chose Zuckerberg because he was a more ____________ figure than Assange and because he changed “how we all live our lives in ways that are ____________ and even optimistic”. He wrote on Time’s website: "There is an erosion of trust in ____________, a decentralizing of power and at the same time, perhaps, a greater ____________ in one another.” Mr another…” he said. Mr Stengel continued: “Zuckerberg sees the world as filled with ____________ friends.” Perhaps only the Facebook creator himself knows how much more he can do.

SESSION 22: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 23rd MARCH

SESSION 22: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 23RD MARCH

FACEBOOK CREATOR IS TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR

TEXT TAKEN AND ADAPTED FROM:

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

THE TEXT:

Time magazine has named Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, as and their Person of the Year 2010. Zuckerberg, 26, is the second-youngest winner of the accolade. He won the award for connecting 12 percent of the planet on his social networking site. This is an impressive statistic considering the site has yet to make any impression in China. Mr Zuckerberg said on Wednesday, naturally on his Facebook page: "Being named as Time Person of the Year is a real honor and recognition of how our little team is building something that hundreds of millions of people want to use to make the world more open and connected. I'm happy to be a part of that." The young entrepreneur owns a quarter of the shares of Facebook and is a multi-billionaire.

It was uncertain for a while who would win Time’s annual honour. Readers voting in the online poll chose the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the winner. However, Time panelists chose Mark Zuckerberg. Time’s editor Richard Stengel explained they chose Zuckerberg because he was a more positive figure than Assange and because he changed “how we all live our lives in ways that are innovative and even optimistic”. He wrote on Time’s website: "There is an erosion of trust in authority, a decentralizing of power and at the same time, perhaps, a greater faith in one another…" he said. Mr Stengel continued: “Zuckerberg sees the world as filled with potential friends.” Perhaps only the Facebook creator himself knows how much more he can do.

'Facebook Creator is Time Person of the Year' - 16th December, 2010

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

SESSION 21: A VIDEO (2)

SESSION 21: A VIDEO (2)

PERUVIAN TSUNAMI SHORT FILM

PLOT:

An old man finds himself into a tragedy after his hometown is devastated by a water earthquake (tsunami) The pain for losing his family will end in a surprising ending. Peruvian Short film winner of the people's choice award in a local short film festival.
Directed by Roger Solis and Gianni Chirinos (2001)

The film was shot at Camana - Arequipa, a real coast town devastated by a tsunami in 2001 after an earthquake in the south of Peru.

SESSION 21: A VIDEO (1)

SESSION 21: A VIDEO (1)

PLEASE, HELP THE WORLD - COP15 OPENING FILM

SESSION 21: A SONG

SESSION 21: A SONG

MEAT LOAF: YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH

LYRICS:
On a hot summer night.
Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Will he offer me his mouth?
Yes
Will he offer me his teeth?
Yes
Wlll he offer me his jaws?
Yes
Will he offer me his hunger?
Yes
Again. Will he offer me his hunger?
Yes
And will he starve without me?
Yes
Then, does he love me?
Yes
Yes
On a hot summer night,
Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Yes
I bet you say that to all the boys.

It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning
There was a fog crawling over the sand
When I listen to your heart I hear the whole world turning
I see the shooting stars
Falling through your trembling hands
You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
By the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment
Not another moment
Not another moment to waste
You hold me so close that my knees grow weak
But my soul is flying high above the ground
I'm trying to speak but no matter what I do
I just can't seem to make any sound
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh-it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh-it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
Now my body is shaking like a wave on the water
And I guess that I'm beginning to grin
Oooh, we're finally alone and we can do what we want to
The night is young
And ain't no one gonna know where you
No one gonna know where you
No one's gonna know where you've been
You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
By the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment to waste
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh-it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh-it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
It must have been while you were kissing me
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH
IT MUST OF BEEN WHILE YOU WERE KISSING ME

SESSION 21: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

SESSION 21: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION

2.1 PLANNING: What measures should the Disaster Management Agency and the Japanese Government take after an ecological disaster of this type? Think of these different fields:

• households
• buildings, city reconstructions
• economy
• water, gas, electricity
• food
• nuclear energy
• going back to the normal

2.2 EARTHQUAKE DISCUSSION:  Here are some questions you can try asking yourself before you come to our discussion on Wednesday:

a) What did you think when you read the article?

b) Did you already know all the information given in the article?

c) What other facts do you know about this earthquake that aren´t mentioned in the text?

d) Do you think the Japanese Government is taking the adequate measures?

e) Have you ever been in an earthquake? How did you feel?

f) Almería is in a seismic region. Does this worry you?

g) Has your local government or regional government taken any measures to prevent the effects of ecological disasters like: floods, earthquakes, fires, etc...?

h) Do you think builders and governments are aware of possible future ecological disasters when they plan buildings and the infrastructure of cities in general?

i) What consequences does an earthquake have in a society apart from the fact of thousands of deaths and building and cities devastated?

j) Now the major problem is the nuclear escapes of the nuclear power plants close to the epicenter. What do you know?

k) Is the Japanese government giving clear information about the nuclear escapes?

PREPARING A DISCUSSION IS FUNDAMENTAL:

THIS MUST BE DONE IN TWO DIRECTIONS:

FIRST, YOU NEED TO LEARN NEW VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO USE FOR THE DISCUSSION.

SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE THE TOPIC BY LOOKING UP INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET, BOOKS, ENCYCLOPAEDIAS.

THIS WAY YOU WILL FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL HAVE MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT.

FINAL TASK:

HERE IS ONE FINAL TASK THAT YOU MAY DO IN ORDER TO COVER THE FOUR SKILLS YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON WHEN LEARNING A LANGUAGE: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING AND WRITING.

Write a composition and leave it in the blog as a comment to Session 21, I will edit it in the blog so that everybody can learn from other people´s opinions. Choose one of these two options:

• Plan the cleanup of an earthquake and tsunami. What are the steps a government should follow?
• Nuclear Power, pros and cons.

SESSION 21: KEY TO EXERCISES

SESSION 21: KEY TO EXERCISES

1.1 PHRASE MATCH:

1.e / 2.a /3.f / 4.b / 5.c / 6.d

1.d /2.f / 3.a / 4.e / 5.c / 6.b

 

1.2 MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1.c /2.a / 3.b / 4.b /5.c / 6.a / 7.a / 8.c / 9.b / 10.c / 11.a / 12.b

 

1.3 SPELLING:

1.CLEANING - 2.MISSING - 3. MASSIVE - 4.EXPECTED - 5.HOUSEHOLDS - 6.SUPPLY -

7.RECORDED - 8.SCALE - 9.WASHED - 10.ALERT - 11.FOCUS - 12.PRESSURE

SESSION 21: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

SESSION 21: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

NOTE: IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THE TEXT, UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE IT BETTER I RECOMMEND THESE EXERCISES.

THERE WILL BE TWO TYPES OF EXERCISES:

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT: THESE ARE EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE READING COMPREHENSION, WORKING WITH VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS.

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION: EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE DISCUSSION.

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT
 
1.1 Match the following phrases from the article:
Paragraph 1
1. beginning the ................. a. earthquake
2. deadly ......................... b. buildings
3. hundreds more ............... c. have no electricity
4. destroyed ..................... d. cut off
5. households currently ........ e. cleanup
6. had their water supply ..... f. people missing
Paragraph 2
1. the seventh largest ............. a. of Japan’s north
2. It hit .............................. b. pressure inside it
3.washed away large parts ....... c. from overheating
4. put on tsunami .................. d. ever recorded
5. stop a nuclear power plant .... e. alert
6. reduce the ....................... f. northeast Japan

1.2 Multiple choice. Put the correct word from this table into the article:

Japan is beginning the cleanup after Friday’s (1) ____ earthquake and tsunami. The death (2) ____ is currently at 573 with hundreds more people missing. Most of the people died in the (3) ____ tsunami, which was up to ten metres high. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency says the number of destroyed buildings has (4) ____ 3,400, but that is expected to rise. In the quake-hit areas, around 5.57 million households (5) ____ have no electricity, while more than one million homes have had their water supply cut (6) ____.

The mega-earthquake is the seventh largest (7) ____ recorded. It hit northeast Japan at 2:46 p.m. with a magnitude (8) ____ 8.9 on the Richter scale. It was felt as far away as Beijing, China. The following tsunami has completely (9) ____ away large parts of Japan’s north. The damage is (10) ____ tens of billions of dollars. Fifty-three countries in the Pacific Rim were put on tsunami alert. Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his (11) ____ focus now is to stop a nuclear power plant from overheating. Scientists released (12) ____ steam from the plant to reduce the pressure inside it.

1. (a) death        (b) dead            (c) deadly
2. (a) toll            (b) doll             (c) roll
3. (a) largish       (b) massive       (c) tiny
4. (a) reaches     (b) reached       (c) reaching
5. (a) current      (b) currant        (c) currently
6. (a) off            (b) on               (c) in
7. (a) ever          (b) never          (c) even
8. (a) by             (b) at               (c) of
9. (a) washing     (b) washed       (c) washes
10.(a) on            (b) to               (c) in
11.(a) main        (b) mainly         (c) mains
12.(a) radio       (b) radioactive  (c) radiate

1.3 Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1
1. beginning the nacuepl
2. hundreds more people mgnssii
3. the ismeasv tsunami
4. that is cpteexed to rise
5. 5.57 million hhsselduoo
6. water plpusy cut off
Paragraph 2
7. the seventh largest ever eddrecro
8. 8.9 on the Richter esacl
9. completely hswead away
10. put on tsunami ratle
11. his main uocfs
12. reduce the eussrper

SESSION 21: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 16TH MARCH

SESSION 21: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 16TH MARCH

JAPAN´S QUAKE, TSUNAMI AND ATOMIC ALERT

TEXT TAKEN AND ADAPTED FROM:

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

THE TEXT:

Japan is beginning the cleanup after Friday’s deadly earthquake and tsunami. The death toll is currently at 573 with hundreds more people missing. Most of the people died in the massive tsunami, which was up to ten metres high. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency says the number of destroyed buildings has reached 3,400, but that is expected to rise. In the quake-hit areas, around 5.57 million households currently have no electricity, while more than one million homes have had their water supply cut off.

The mega-earthquake is the seventh largest ever recorded. It hit northeast Japan at 2:46 p.m. with a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale. It was felt as far away as Beijing, China. The following tsunami has completely washed away large parts of Japan’s north. The damage is in tens of billions of dollars. Fifty-three countries in the Pacific Rim were put on tsunami alert. Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his main focus now is to stop a nuclear power plant from overheating. Scientists released radioactive steam from the plant to reduce the pressure inside it.

'Japan´s Quake, Tsunami and Atomic Alert' - 12th March, 2011
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

SESSION 20: A VIDEO (2)

SESSION 20: A VIDEO (2)
WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY

LAUGHTER IS THE MUSIC OF LIFE

PROVERB:

'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.' LAUGHTER IS THE MUSIC OF LIFE

SESSION 20: A S0NG

SESSION 20: A SONG

BARBAROSSA: STONES

This is the ending song from the How I Met Your Mother Episode "A Change of Heart" (Season Six, Episode 18)

LYRICS: 
Stones that I carry around
Every stone a story that weighs me down
But there is gold hidden by rock and sand
I have to search a little harder now

Sharp as a marble these stones keep my feet on the ground
All this experience weighs me down
But there is gold hidden by rock and sand
I have to search a little harder now

But there is gold hidden by rock and sand
I have to search a little harder now

It's by the UK Band Barbarossa from their album "Sea Like Blood"

SESSION 20: A VIDEO

 SESSION 20: A VIDEO

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY

I thought this video was interesting. People all over the world were asked what were the things that make them  truly happy? It’s a business piece, but yet speaks to our values and how consumerism is taking over:

AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO:

Make a list of the things that make you happy and random them from more to less important for you. You can include the things mentioned in the video and add new ones.

One of the comments to this video says like this:

“What makes people happy?”…having their needs met. This comes with having a job that pays all your bills and leaves you with a little extra. Yet the only ones getting it are business owners who take a huge profit and pay little more than enough to all their employees to make it just above legal slavery. Perhaps more people would be happier and more money would circulate, strengthening the economy if bosses would have less swimming pools and yachts and pay better wages. Then the rest of us could relax, quit eating mac and cheese every night, and “be happy” too.

- Do you agree with this comment? Is there something you would like to answer or ask?

SESSION 20: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

SESSION 20: EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL TASK

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY?

Different people have different opinions on what makes people happy. Some would say it's getting a raise. Others would say it's having a wonderful and meaningful life. There have even been quite a few who have more specific answers pertaining to their personal life. 

All of these answers hit home, of course. While everyone has their own opinion, some universal things like the ones below might be considered as what makes people happy.

1. Family and friends

One of the things that make people happy is the company of family and friends. The emotional support these people give you is priceless.You probably don't enjoy being smothered by your mother or your father, but attending family reunions or getting together for a barbecue once in a while pumps up your happiness level. Having people around you that you love, trust and care for makes you feel that you're not alone.

2. Giving back

Helping others, whether in small or big ways, uplifts a person's spirit like nothing else. Doing something for nothing might be completely opposite of what you have been taught, but acts of generosity always leaves you with a warm, fuzzy feeling.Sharing your wealth or time with others puts you in the position to receive the same positive energy back from others. Besides, making a difference in somebody else's life has a way of coming back to you.

3. Meaningful work

A job with a corresponding high salary isn't always what makes people happy. In fact, these jobs often make people miserable (unless your heart is in what you do). Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to pursue their dream job. And not everyone finds meaning in their work.You could try to compensate for this by volunteering at hospitals or environmental causes in your spare time. By finding meaning in what you do, you will feel fulfilled and have a sense of purpose.

4. Freedom

It's impossible to become truly happy when you don't have even a small ounce of freedom in your life. Whether it's being able to express yourself creatively or being able to make a choice for yourself, personal freedom is important. Suppressing yourself only brings forth a lot of negative emotions and discontent.

5. Success

Who doesn't want to succeed? People who have achieved personal or professional success in their life are more inclined to pursue other goals and try new experiences. They become more content with the direction their life is taking and are generally happier in the long run.

These are just some of what makes people happy. Not everything is about materialism. There's happiness to be found in even the simplest, intangible things.

PREPARING A DISCUSSION IS FUNDAMENTAL:

THIS MUST BE DONE IN TWO DIRECTIONS:

FIRST, YOU NEED TO LEARN NEW VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO USE FOR THE DISCUSSION.

SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE THE TOPIC BY LOOKING UP INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET, BOOKS, ENCYCLOPAEDIAS.

THIS WAY YOU WILL FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL HAVE MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT.

FINAL TASK:

HERE IS ONE FINAL TASK THAT YOU MAY DO IN ORDER TO COVER THE FOUR SKILLS YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON WHEN LEARNING A LANGUAGE: LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING AND WRITING.

Write a composition and leave it in the blog as a comment to Session 20, I will edit it in the blog so that everybody can learn from other people´s opinions. Choose one of these two options:

• 'A HUMAN MIND IS A WANDERING MIND, AND A WANDERING MIND IS AN UNHAPPY MIND.' EXPRESS YOUR OPINION.
• DO YOU AGREE WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH? EXPLAIN WHY/WHY NOT.

SESSION 20: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH

SESSION 20: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH

LIVING IN THE MOMENT REALLY DOES MAKE PEOPLE HAPPIER

Text taken from:

http://www.onestopenglish.com/

Just click on:

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/monthly-topical-news-lessons/pdf-content/living-in-the-moment-really-does-make-people-happier-advanced/550849.article

And you have the text together with some exercises and the key for you to work on.

HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!