USB level 14

Activity May 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqQ5lST3gYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHX-xnP_G5s

do´s and don´t´s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOO99UjsSE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c1susCPAE&feature=youtu.be

http://slideplayer.com/slide/8508669/

oral presentation outline

https://www.hawaii.edu/gened/oc/outline_format.htm

http://usfsm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/basic-presentation-outline.pdf

http://film.ism-online.org/2012/04/09/oral-presentation-outline-checklist-samples/

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/english-for-uni/oral-presentation/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRaPmO6TlaM

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson416/OralRubric.pdf

https://www.ted.com/talks/aziz_abu_sarah_for_more_tolerance_we_need_more_tourism?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_gebbia_how_airbnb_designs_for_trust

Activity May 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRv1-6Y9N2A

Stress and intonation
http://pediaa.com/difference-between-stress-and-intonation/

http://www.elementalenglish.com/same-verbs-nouns-stress-english-pronunciation/
http://www.english-at-home.com/pronunciation/noun-and-verb-syllable-stress/
http://www.businessenglishresources.com/31-2/teachers-section/mini-lessons/pronunciation-lessons-pronunciation-changes-in-words-that-are-both-nouns-and-verbs/

Emotions and intonation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9wgB9HI460
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kksfqYcYkeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgwpom2ME_E

Body language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4O5szBzIA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLjudWTuGQ

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_SMBIW1mg
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIho2S0ZahI
c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6NTM793zvo

Activity May 4

Read and report:

1. Protecting Antarctica from tourism

A solution may be at hand for holidaymakers who are finding it harder to get off the beaten track. For those who really want to get away from it all, a new holiday destination has sprung up – Antarctica. However, this new hotspot, or freezing zone, might only be for those with the deepest pockets if a new policy gets under way. Tourism on Antarctica has been increasing dramatically in the past twenty years, from a few thousand people in 1985 to more than 40,000 in 2007. The growing numbers are having a negative effect on the pristine environment of the South Pole. To combat this, researchers from Holland’s Maastricht University have come up with a possible solution: limit the number of tourists allowed to visit and auction the vacations to the highest bidders.

Many environmental protection agencies agree that there is a need to protect the frozen wilderness from the damage created by modern tourism. Antarctica is the last unspoiled place on Earth. It has a very delicate ecosystem that could be easily upset by hordes of tourists landing in airplanes and using skimobiles. A difficulty exists because Antarctica is not a country and therefore has no government to pass laws or guidelines to control the number of visitors. The Maastricht University team’s proposal to auction off a fixed number of tourist places seems a workable solution. It would limit the number of visitors and therefore contain the amount of environmental damage, and the money would be used to protect Antarctica’s future. For further details, consult your local South Pole travel agent.

2. Japan is hoping to boost tourism by using one of the most famous figures from its history - the ninja.

A "ninja council" has been set up by mayors and governors from around the country, who ditched their office wear in favour of ninja gear to launch the new initiative, the Japan Times reports. Officials are hoping that global interest in the mysterious figures will encourage people to visit Japan. It's a "subject that always comes up whenever we go abroad to promote tourism," says Hiroshi Mizohata, former head Japan's Tourism Agency. The council wants local authorities and tourism bodies to put the ninja front and centre - a position the stealth assassins historically tried to avoid, the report points out. It will also be holding ninja-related events.

"Through ninja, we want to revive our communities," says Eikei Suzuki, the governor of Mie prefecture, who joined his colleagues in donning the black attire. The Mie region includes the city of Iga, often referred to as the "home of ninja" because it had a famed school of ninjutsu - or ninja techniques. Mie University even offers a course in ninja studies, which includes lessons in how to walk stealthily. Ninjas were traditionally mercenaries hired by warring states in the 15th and 16th centuries, before Japan was unified. While they were skilled in armed combat and famed for being able to "disappear", experts say they tried to avoid fighting wherever possible - espionage and intelligence gathering were their main strengths.

3. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/seabubbles-a-new-hydrofoil-taxi-for-city-rivers-a7541196.html

minimal pair exercises:

http://www.shiporsheep.com/

https://www.espressoenglish.net/minimal-pairs-english-pronunciation-exercises-vowels/

https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/minimal-pairs.htm

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m08.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m09.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m10.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m11.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m12.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m13.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m14.html