Wednesday, October 10th

A. What do you think about this innovation? 

Article: "Beam Yourself Anywhere for $16K" (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-27/beam-yourself-anywhere-for-16-000#r=nav-r-story)

Read the story and prepare a 5 minute presentation about this innovation and your personal opinion.  When preparing your presentation, you should think about answering the following questions: What do you think about it? Do you like it? Are we all moving in that direction you think? Why or Why not? These are just a few general questions BUT you can present whatever you want as a REACTION to this article. It SHOULD NOT be solely a summary of the article but instead a paragraph containing your reaction and thoughts about this subject.


B. Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence.

Use contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't, etc.

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1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I  (live) here since 1997.'

2. He lived in London for two years and then he  (go) to Edinburgh.

3. When I left school, I cut my hair and  (wear) it short ever since.

4. Shakespeare  (write) a lot of plays.

5. My brother  (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.

6. I  (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

7. He  (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

8. Chopin  (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

9. 'When  (he/arrive)?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.'

10. I read his books when I was at school. I  (enjoy) them very much.

11. I can't go out because I  (not finish) my work yet.

12. 'I  (never/drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!'

13. Here are your shoes. I  (just/clean) them.

14. I left home at 8.00a.m. and I  (get) here at 12.00p.m.

15. I  (meet) him last June.

16.  (you/see) the moon last night?

17. Cervantes  (write) Don Quixote.

18. He  (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

C. Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses

1. When I (arrive)  home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)  a beautiful candlelight dinner.

2. Since I began acting, I (perform)  in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even)  publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.

3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already)  without me. My boss (be)  furious with me and I (be)  fired.

4. When I (turn)  the radio on yesterday, I (hear)  a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not)  the song in years, and it (bring)  back some great memories.

5. Last week, I (run)  into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not)  each other in years, and both of us (change)  a great deal. I (enjoy)  talking to her so much that I (ask)  her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

6. When Jack (enter)  the room, I (recognize, not)  him because he (lose)  so much weight and (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually)  by the time Europeans first (arrive)  in the New World.

8. I (visit)  so many beautiful places since I (come)  to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never)  of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

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D. Learning all about Twitter
Click here to watch a video produced by Common Craft about Twitter.  What is the best way to explain what Twitter really is.

Watch the video and prepare a 3-4 minute presentation with as many details as possible INCLUDING your own personal examples about Twitter.  The presentation should include answers to the following questions:
1. What is twitter?
2. How does one uses twitter (mechanics)?
3. Who uses it and Why?
4. How is Twitter helpful to people and businesses?
5. Would you recommend people to use it? Why?


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Asking politely someone something

Use the following forms when asking:

May I please?

Do you mind if or Will you mind if?

Is it OK if or Will it be OK if?

Does it bother you if or Will it bother you if?


Look at the following list of requests and build a sentences using the forms shown above

1. Smoke                              

2. Listen to Music

3. Cook tonight

4. Do the dishes

5. Help me on this project

6. Turn up the music

7. Buy a new purse

8. Go out tonight

9. Go to sleep early

10. Watch the game tonight