MODAL MIX

Dear Students
Practice what you learnt with the following exercise. Click on each link to practice a different topic (modal exercise 1; modal exercise 2; .....)
Do not forget to share you scores!

and...have a nice Sunday!!

Your teacher
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

WELCOME TO THE ANTHROPOCENE

Anthropocene is the name of a new geological epoch, define by our own massive impact on the planet. As wiki explains: "The term was coined by ecologist Eugene F. Stoermer but has been widely popularized by the Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen, who regards the influence of human behavior on the Earth's atmosphere in recent centuries as so significant as to constitute a new geological era"


Activities: 
1.- Complete the following extracts from the video, by filling the gaps: 


"....the great railways, then cars and highways ______________ people across ____  __________. Medical __________ saved millions of lifes, new artificial _________ meant we could always ________ more people.."






2.- Complete the gaps of this second extract: 

"temperatures are increasing, we ___ __________ a hole in the ________ _________...."




3.- Find the definition of Anthropocene: (minute 2:00 aprox)


"We´ve entered Anthropocene: ____________________________________________________"


If you are interested on this subject and want to get further information, find the following links avaliable: 
http://www.anthropocene.info/en/home (here you´ll fnd some pictures and explanations of the impact of Almeria greenhouses to the extent of cooling the atmosphere)
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/age-of-man/kolbert-text

Have fun and discover new things!

Your teacher

ONLY FOR AERONAUTICAL FANATICS!

43 minutes film about RED FLAG; an advance aerial combat training exercises hold once a year for two weeks at Nevada by the 414 Combat Training Squadron (Sorry!! it´s too technical!) 

The aim is to train USA and NATO*  pilots for real combat situations. 

FULL SCREEN, VOLUME UP.....and after it, even you will be considering joining the squadron 

(America sets once again at the top of marketing and self-propaganda! Amazing!) 

ENJOY IT!!

Activities: feel free to comment

*NATO: OTAN for on english speakers

Plácido Domingo & John Denver "Annie´s song" (uses of like vs as )

"En portada" now in english!

Dear students;

En Portada is a famous documentary programme, for those who already know it, I just want to inform you that it´s possble to see them in Spanish version but with English subtitles.

Maybe, you will find easier to understand while reading at the same time.

This report- I´ve have chosen -is an immersion in the city through several taxi drivers of New York. An emotional trip, full of memories of the September 11 attacks. It also reflects how the city and the world have changed since then.

I hope you like it!

(45 minutes video aprox. Spanish original version with English subtitles)

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/programa/portada-nyc11english-subtitles/1334871/

TUAREG REBELS: independence of Azawad

They call for the international community to recognize their independence without delay

Interesting "no-comment"video attached

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/06/205763.html

Strong libraries build strong futures (B&M Gates foundation)

Snooping around the Internet I bumped into Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. At first, I was amazed as I didn´t know they focus in many areas (health, education, poverty & development) and their projects are spread wordlwide.

I´ve chosen this video that deals the importance of having access to information, what reminds us that, there are still many countries where getting it is not a daily routine.

Witness how important information is in order to get freedom (whether intellectual or physical), to be stronger, to build up your own criterion and to have a future....

Feel free to comment!

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/latvia-public-libraries-computers-internet-connections-video.aspx