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This task has been designed to suit the needs of Spanish speakers.  Due to the complexity of the examples  that I provide this task caters for intermediate or advanced students. For easier examples, check the label BILINGUAL DICTIONARY in this blog.   Aim: by carrying out this task students should understand that grammar class and general meaning of a sentence are crucial before looking for a word up. Sample task. From English to Spanish Materials : English/Spanish dictionary. Ideally students  should do the following exercise in the computer room using the dictionary in www.wordreference.com Students may also use a traditional paper bilingual dictionary.    Power point with examples of sentences to translate  You can download the related Power Point by clicking HERE Procedure: The teacher gives the students three types of exercises. Examples and solutions  are provided in the Power point. These are the 3 types of tasks the Power Point incl...

Second Year Students. Culture and Leisure.  First Lecture. Advertising  Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider “real” value -- and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life. You will need:  Introduction to Rory Sutherland's task. Power Point presentation (for the teacher) Script of the talk with vocabulary (for the students)   You can download the   Introductory Power Point , and   script and vocabulary   HERE Video of the talk: provided below to watch on-line or downloadable from the original Ted Talk site HERE. Questions  Read the following statements by Rory Sutherland. Do you agree with them? Can you provide examples that support or contradict his ideas?  1. Once you have reached a reasonable level of wealth,   most of the p...

Second year students: Culture and leisure Hello students.Our next speaker is Sheena Invengar .  We are going to listen  about  Sheena Iyengar's study on the cultural nature of choosing. Sheena Iyengar was born in Toronto, Canada in 1969. Her parents had emigrated there from Delhi, India.  When Sheena  was three years old, she was diagnosed with a rare form of retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease of retinal degeneration.[4] By 6th grade,  Sheena  had lost the ability to read, and by 11th grade, she had lost her sight entirely and could only perceive light. Sheena is an example to all of us.   If you want to download the vocabulary and the script and video , click HERE  See underneath for original source.  I have donwloaded the scrip and video from the Tedtalk network. If you want to see this video in its source, click HERE QUESTIONS 1 . According to Sheena Iyengar, fundamental ideas about choosing shape our minds. How where you s...