Cheat sheet

Class exercise: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous.

Here are the answers for the exercise you copier in class. Notice how the setting is done using the Past Continuous and then the events  are described using the Past Simple.

1.-George was answering  a question, when suddenly Webster shouted out the answer.

2.- The class was dreaming of free time but the teacher destroyed the dream.

3.-Lorrain wasn’t paying attention so she got hit by a ball.

4.-Emilio and Alex were fighting over a biscuit when Vanessa ate it!

5.-Paola and Alvaro were studying when Hector announced the exam was cancelled.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Use the verbs in parenthesis to complete the story. 

The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins ________ (to be) a Little hobbit, who _______(like) nothing more than a warm meal and a hot cup of tea. Until one day, while he _____________(smoke) his pipe and blowing smoke rings an old wizard named Gandalf __________(come) along and _____________ (ask) him to go on an adventure. Together with thirteen dwarves they set out to reclaim an old dwarf treasure from Smaug the dragon.

One night, they _____________(complain)about their miserable situation, when they ____________(encounter) three large, evil and dumb trolls. The trolls ____________(catch) them and ______________(plan)to eat them when Gandalf ____________(arrive) just in time to confuse and make the trolls fight amongst each other until the sun ____________(come out)an the trolls _____________(turn) to stone.

This exercise is due on Thursday November 29th, 2012

Cyberbullying Statistics

• 95% of social media-using teens who have witnessed cruel behavior on social networking sites say they have seen others ignoring the mean behavior; 55% witness this frequently. (Pew Internet Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
  • 84% have seen the people defend the person being harassed; 27% report seeing this frequently. 
  • 84% have seen the people tell cyberbullies to stop bullying; 20% report seeing this frequently. 
• 66% of teens who have witnessed online cruelty have also witnessed others joining; 21% say they have also joined in the harassment. (Pew Internet Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
• 90% of social media-using teens who have witnessed online cruelty say they have ignored mean behavior on social media; 35% have done this frequently. (Pew Internet Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011)
  • 80% say they have defended the victim; 25% have done so frequently
  • 79% have told the cyberbully to stop being mean and cruel; 20% have done so frequently
• Only 7% of U.S. parents are worried about cyberbullying, even though 33% of teenagers have been victims of cyberbullying (Pew Internet and American Life Survey, 2011)
• 85% of parent of youth ages 13-17 report their child has a social networking account. (American Osteopathic Association, 2011)
• 52% of parents are worried their child will be bullied via social networking sites. (American Osteopathic Association, 2011)
• 1 in 6 parents know their child has been bullied via a social networking site. (American Osteopathic Association, 2011)
• One million children were harassed, threatend or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. (Consumer Reports, 2011)
• 43% of teens aged 13 to 17 report that they have experienced some sort of cyberbulying in the past year.[1]
• More girls are cyberbullys than boys (59% girls and 41% boys).[2
• Cyberbullies spend more time online than other teens overall (38.4 hours compared to 26.8 hours).[3]
• Cyberbullies are more likely to have engaged in sexting (31% vs. 19% for teens overall).[4]
• 34% of those who have had any engagement in cyberbullying have been both a cyberbully and been cyberbullied.[5]
• 68% of teens agree that cyberbullying is a serious problem with today’s youth.[6]Reasons cyberbullies said they engaged in cyberbullying:[7]

o   To show off to friends (11%)

o   To be mean (14%)

o   Something else (16%)

o   To embarrass them (21%)

o   For fun or entertainment (28%)

o   They deserved it (58%)

o   To get back at someone (58%)

• 81% of youth agree that bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.[8]
•  80% think it is easier to hide online bullying from parents than in-person bullying.

Endemic species

Follow this link to find a list of endemic species by region:

Endemic species by geographic region

Global Warming 101

An inconvenient truth

An inconvenient truth

Questions:                                     Due : 13/11/2012
1.- Who is the speaker?
2.- Why does he say that the atmosphere is the most vulnerable part of the ecosystem?
3.- What is "CO2"?
4.- Why do the levels of CO2 naturally go up and down every year?
5.- Explain the relationship between CO2 levels and temperature in the planet.
6.- Use a diagram to explain the natural green house effect in our atmosphere.
7.- How do green house gasses affect the natural effect?
8.-Name one consequence of global warming.
9.- Name another consequence of global warming which will affect you directly.
10.- Name 5 human activities which generate green house gasses.
11.-Use a diagram to explain "the water cycle".

Smartphones are changing our lives

Short of the plainly dangerous, there is simply the rude and obsessive. According to a Lookout Mobile Security study:

• Nearly 60% of smart-phone owners don’t go an hour without checking their phones.
• Some 54% check their phones while in bed — before they go to sleep, after they wake up or in the middle of the night. And 1 in 5 checks immediately after sex.
• Nearly 40% check their phones while on the toilet.
• Some 30% check their phones during a meal with others, and 9% check their phones during religious services.

Read more: http://business.time.com/2012/06/22/how-smart-phones-are-changing-the-way-we-bank-and-drive/#ixzz2BV3Do3ju