10th March 2009 Your tasks today

Your choices today


1) Self study for the exam next week

Idioms


2) BBC English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Click on the link and watch the video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/02/090226_teacher_white.shtml

Then use these idioms in the class blog: intensiveenglish09


3) Update your personal blog

Toddler lesson

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j096v/Baby_Borrowers_USA_Episode_3/

Useful resources for learners of English

Here are a few ideas for you and other learners..
1. I've found some some very nice links from the BBC Learning English site. There are a host of activities, including video and audio podcasts, quizzes and blogs. Try these and let me know how you get on. Please add further links you find.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/announcement.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/communicate/blog/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/archiveepisode.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/archiveepisode.shtml
I'd also recommend:
-living with British flat mates
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rls=GGLJ%2CGGLJ%3A2007-51%2CGGLJ%3Aen-GB&q=flatshare+Brighton&meta=

Bionic eyes

The blind man sight who’s talking about his live during thirty years ago he didn’t see the light always is black, now he can see the flashing light and the road lines after he had a surgery seven month ago to fit a bionic eye.
The teachings use camera and video which located on top of class and send the capture image wireless to tiny receiver in out side of eyes the receiver send back the images through wires to sensitive area in rear of eyes, and transferred data to the brain for processing. The discovered gives a chance for those blind people to see again


Thanks. See my corrections.

The article is about a blind man sight who describes his life during the last thirty years. Previously he didn’t see light: everything was always is black; now he can see flashing lights and the road lines after he had a surgery seven month ago to fit a bionic eye. The teachings use camera and video which are located on top of class and send the capture image wireless to tiny receivers in out side of eyes. The receiver sends back the images through wires to sensitive area in rear of eyes, and transferred data to the brain for processing. The discovery gives a chance for blind people to see again

Air accident inestigatior

Air accident investigator have been started how an Easy jet airliner fell from 10,000 ft during a test flight due to a Little confusion between the two pilots, However that what AAIB spoken man said to the newspapers to describe the event. Although, this test was held on 12 January this year, and the pilot had flown the same air plan the previous month for maintenance and carried out test during that joinery. Wherefore, he found that there is a Little problems with the wheels which means, it has to be looked at by the maintenance team, but unfortunately thet did not look at, so the Easy Jet had fall dowen.

Today's online tasks

Good morning

Today I'd like you to read the day's top stories and summarise them or more in this blog (not your own)

Read:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7919645.stm


http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/04/twitter-death-entrepreneur-rob-william



http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/04/twitter-death-entrepreneur-rob-william


Take notes on paper- key words
Try writing 100 words to describe what the news stories are about. Don't use the same words- use your own.

Discuss: which is the most interesting story and why. Then choose another one or more stories you think are interesting.

Thanks

Tom