Thursday, November 1, 2007

Nova is Over!!!

Today we have an interesting report about Nova, Japan's largest but also very corrupt English language school. Look at the T/F questions on your handout. See if you can predict the answers before listening.
Next look at the DETAIL questions. This is the information you need to listen for to answer these questions.

Now, let's listen to the report:Nova is Over! Answer the questions on your handout as you listen.

Now go here and do the SYNONYM MATCH and PHRASE MATCH. Try some of the other exercises as well. Try to answer the DISCUSSION questions! Write a summary and I can check it for you.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Cell Phones on Planes.

Here is an interesting video on the problems of Cell Phones on Planes.
Many countries have banned cell phone use on transatlantic flights because of fears of terrorism. However, now some countries are relaxing their ban and are considering allowing people to use their cell phones on airplanes.
What do you think?
Would you like to be able to use your cell phone while travelling on an airplane?
What kind of problems might you cause by using your cell phone on a plane?
How would you feel if someone's cell phone rang every few minutes?

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