Sunday, May 31, 2009
news 3
A thief staged a robbery in paris, getting away with over 8 euros in jewelry from a well known jewler store called chopard. the police have told the press that the robber had costumers at gunpoint before making his escape, they didn't say anything else, other than that he was a man around fifty years old, he was wearing a suit and a hat. He got all the jewls that were on display in the window.
The chopard store now has a sign that says ''closed''because none of the kewls were insured.
It is quite a famous store, it has appeared in many films like ''mesrine-public enemy number one''
the legendary french gangster
informal letter
It's been a while since we wrote, so I thought I'd drop you a line to bring you up to date with what's been happening here.
I suppose the most important thing is that marina's job is more secure than we thought. At the beginning of the year, when she got the job, we thought it might only be for one semester, but we just found that she has a permanent contract of sorts. Obviously this is great, as it means we can relax a little. I still don't have what I really want work wise, but it will happen soon. You have to stay positive, don't you?
My parents are both fine, and I think they are really happy that we've moved back. For us, it's great to be so close to family again. We see my sister quite often as she's in London, although we're not that bothered about going into the city.So, what about you these days? Are you still stuck in that old job? Since I've been having so much trouble getting a job I understand your reluctance to change. There is nothing worse than filling in endless application forms, with no idea of what it will lead to.
Anyway, I've got another form to fill in so take it easy man!
Regards
jake
observation oral presentation
TOPIC: Hunger in Africa
Presentation:
1. Did you use any resources?yes, we got our information from the internet and a news paper i had in my house. We used a powerpoint presentation to help us.
2. Were the resources relevant and attractive? Yes, we tried to put quite sad pictures because hunger is not an attractive subject, si the pictures and information were relevent to what we were saying
Body language and eye contact:
3. Did you look at your audience most of the time? at the start of the presentation i looked at my notes but inly for a second, and i looked at the presentation quite often and related it to what i was saying. most of the time i was looking at the audience
4. Did you read from your notes?one time at the start of the presentation.
5. Did you do any gestures/movement to hold the attention of you audience? yes, like i said i related the powerpoint to what i was saying and used some gestures.
Structure:
6. Did you organize your ideas in order of importance? Yes.
7. Did you use discourse makers to make your ideas more clear? I think what i said was very clear, and I can always improvise if i have to
Content:
8. Did you introduce interesting, NEW information to your audience? Yes. especially the critical issues.
9. Did you look up information/facts/ideas in the Internet/books? Yes. internet and news papers
10. Was your information more superficial or more detailed and original?I think the titel ''hunger in africa'' is a very extence topic, so i think what we said was detailed but more superficial.
Language:
11. Did you use check your grammar? Yes.
12. Did you use rich vocabulary looking up the dictionary? no
13. Did you use sentence linkers? Yes.
14. Did you use fillers? yes
Pronunciation & Intonation:
15. Did you know how to pronunce all you words? Yes, we practised together a lot but I’ve done some mistakes.
16. Did you check the pronunciation with a dictionary, a classmate or the teacher? No.
17. Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone tone all the time? i changed my tone of voice.
18. Did you speed in a fluid continuum or with breaks and interruptions? i spoke fluently
Self-Evaluation: I spoke better than in the other presentations, i wasen't as nervious than before, so I think that it went very well. i got the message to the audience!!
Check your Language and Structure. Can you correct your mistakes?
the structure is correct, we worked on it a lot and during the presentation i didnt make any mistakes.
transcription oral presentation.
Hello, me and roger have done our oral presenation on the hunger in africa,
mi going to start off with a question,,
does anybody know about the situation at the momen in africa??
More than half of Africa is now in need of urgent food assistance.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is warning that 27 sub-Saharan countries now need help.
But what appear as isolated disasters brought about by drought or conflict in countries like Somalia, Malawi, Niger, Kenya and Zimbabwe are - in reality - systemic problems.
It is African agriculture itself that is in crisis, and according to the information that we know this has left 200 million people malnourished.
It is particularly striking that the FAO highlights political problems such as civil strife, refugee movements and returnees in 15 of the 27 countries it declares in need of urgent assistance. By comparison drought is only cited in 12 out of 27 countries.
Africa's years of wars, coups and civil strife are responsible for more hunger than the natural problems that befall it.
Critical issues
Wars and political conflict, leading to refugees and instability.
In 2004 the continent of Africa had suffered from 26 major wars in the past 50 years. It is estimated that there are more than 16 million refugees and displaced persons in Africa.
Farmers need stability and certainty before they can succeed in producing the food their families and societies need.
HIV/Aids depriving families of their most productive labour.
This is particularly a problem in southern Africa, where over 30% of sexually active adults are HIV positive. According to Oxfam, when a family member becomes infected, food production can fall by up to 60%, as women are not only expected to be carers, but also provide much of the agricultural labour.
Consequences
In 1966-1970, net exp
orts averaged 1.3 million tons of food a year, it states.
"By the late 1970s Africa imported 4.4 million tonnes of staple foods a year, a figure that had risen to 10 million tonnes by the mid 1980s."
It said that since independence, agricultural output per capita remained stagnant, and in many places declined.
Some campaigners and academics argue that African farmers will only be able to properly feed their families and societies when Western goods stop flooding their markets.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Jake & Roger
Jake: Where you been Roger - I haven't seen you for weeks.
Roger: I've been in the jail, so I have.
Jake: Jail?
Roger: Yeah - four weeks in the bloody jail.
Jake: Your kidding!
Roger: No - some people got annoyed at the name I gave my baby.
Jake: Away! Did you call him Muhammad and get those Muslims annoyed.
Roger: No - I know better than to call him Muhammad.
Jake: Well did you call him Jesus and get the Pope all upset?
Roger: Don't be stupid!
Jake: Was it Abraham? Did you go and upset all your Jewish friends.
Roger: No! I wouldn't do that.
Jake: Well what did you call him then?
Roger: Inra . . . Inra-Cludgie
Jake: Inra! - Who did that offend - Church of Scotland? Hindus? Buddhists? Chinese?
Roger: No! I didn't offend any religious groups.
Jake: So why did you get bunged up in prison for calling the baby Inra?
Roger: Cos it's such a shite name.
Jake: True . . . good point.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Chelsea - Barcelona
The first of two champions league semifinal matches was played yesterday between Barcelona and Chelsea, Chelsea achieved what very few teams have been able to do which is to hold the best team in Europe to a 0-0 draw. It has been a year since Barcelona have drawn 0=0 at home, the last time it happened was against Manchester United in the same stage of the championship.
The chelsea goalkeeper made several late saves, one of his vest coming from a Hleb shot that was a sure goal if not for him.
The chelsea team made a good efort but now they have all the work to do, any scoring draw nat Stamford bridge will mean that the blues will be out og the tournament. Eto ,the barcelona striker,said that hes sure that if Chelsea play like they did they will surley lose.
During the match Barcelona held most of the possession, similar to there matches against Bayern and Lyon, but Chelseas defence prevailed even thought in tha last round they let in 5 goals against Liverpool.
"They had a lot of possession but we stayed very tight," Terry said. "We watched videos before the game, they like to play little balls through and we knew that and stopped them doing it.".
Chelsea and Barcelona have met in four of the last five champions league competitions.
Pep Guardiola felt cheated he said that it was unfail when a team is trying to play creativly while the other team plays defence.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
news 1
Nearly two years ago
lisa Stebic was gong some ploblems in her marrage and was going through a seperation. She dissapeared suspisiously after going to court to evict her husband from there home in plainfields illanois. Her husband said'' she just took off, with her purse and her phone''. She is known to go jogging on a route near her house.
Even the neighbours said that they were going through some problems, the neighbours also went to court but they did'nt say anything
The police and inverstigators aren't sure who is the culprate, but the husband is the prime suspect at the moment, even thought he pleeds innocent. No arrests have been made because no substancial evidence has been found.
Lisa Stebic went to court to evict her estranged husband on the day she disappeared.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
discussion essay
On one hand, famouse people start off on the television where they are seen and loved by everyone who watches them. Althought they might be famous they still have a lot of work to do, like going to conferences, making speaches to big crouds, but there hard work is normally paid off because they eaarn a lot of money and they grow in popularity.
On the other hand, famouse people don't have a lot of privacy, a lot of people know who you are and where you live. paperazzi follow you everywhere taking photos when possible and lookin to see if you do anything that you not supose to so that they can tell the world. So famouse people are always carefull of what they do.
Personally I would like to try to be a celebrity , but on the condition that I could go back and not be a celebrity when I wanted, just in case anything went wrong. I think that you have to have the personallity to be a celebrity, and be able to deal with the pressure, thats why maby I would prefer my own live.
dialogue of oral presentation
Jamaica is an island of the greater antilles situated in the carribean sea. It is 234 kilometers in length and as much as 80 kilometres in width. The first settlers there were the arawack and the taino, originating from south america. They first settled there between 4000 and 1000 BC. When christopher comunbus first arrived there were many villages already formed and ruled by chiefs. The taino tribes were largely increasing when the spanish first arrived . The tainos were still living on the island until the beitish finally took control. It has been saif that The taino bloodline has been absorbed into the population. The english generals, william penn ans robert venables, seized the island in 1655. during the next 200 years jamaica became the worlds leadins sugar exporter. It was a slave dependent country
By the beginning of the 19th century, The British government drew-up laws regimenting the abolition of slavery, but they also included instructions for the improvement of the slaves' way of life. Jamaica slowly gained increasing independence from the United Kingdom and in 1958, it became a province in the. Jamaica attained full independence by leaving the federation in 1962
dialalects and accents:
The official language of Jamaica is English. Informally, Jamaican Patois , is more commonly spoken by a majority of the population. Although British English is the most obvious influence on patois, it includes words and syntax from various African languages, other European languages, Pre-Columbian Caribbean languages and Asian languages evidence of historical admixture. In general, patois differs from English in pronunciation, grammar, nominal orthography and syntax. The language's characteristics include pronouncing /θ/ as [t] and /ð/ as [d], and omitting some initial consonant sounds, principally /h/. A number of linguists classify Jamaican Patois as a separate language, while others consider it to be a dialect of English.
Culture:
tha jamaican culture is like a mixture of all the cultures that have inhabited the greater antilles island, jamaica. The largest religion is the christian faith. ements of ancient African religions remain in remote areas, most of which practices are described generally as Obeah, Kumina or Pocomania.
An internationally known aspect of Jamaica's African-Caribbean culture is the Rastafarian movement, that are expressed by reggae music. Rastafari is a local culture, based on some selected teachings of the Old Testament in the bible. Some Rastafari wear their hair in an untended, uncut condition called dreadlocks. However, like most local cultures, there are various strands of thought and practice rather than just one written dogma of the Rastafari movement.
Dance has always been important in Jamaica - from colonial times until the present. Early folk rhythms and movements were associated with Christian holidays. More recently, dances have become associated with the music of Jamaica, particularly dancehall styles. More than 30 distinctive Jamaican dances have been identified. Ska music, with fast beats, also had fast dances. The slow to rocksteady also developed slower dances, allowing dancers to stay on the floor longer. Reggae is associated with many things, including the Rastafarian movement, but influenced the newer styles.
podcast jake roger
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
movie - fragile
In Wight Island, Amy Nicholls arrives in the old Mercy Falls Children Hospital to work as night nurse as replacement of the former nurse Susan. The hospital is in a deactivation process, with the patients being transferred to Saint James Hospital; however, due to a train crash, the closing process has been postponed. Amy is introduced to eight children with lung cases by the nurse Helen Perez, and she feels a sort of attraction for the terminal girl Maggie. Maggie likes to play with some letter blocks to talk with the "mechanical girl" called Charlotte that would live upstairs, in an abandoned floor. Amy asks about Charlotte to her coworkers and they explain that she is an urban legend and the Maggie is making up her existence. But sooner they find that the children can not be transferred to Saint James since there is something evil that wants to keep them near.
It is quite a scary movie at times, your always on the edge of your seat
Frankenstein- the movie vs. the book
-At the begining of the book the captain said that he saw the monster and viscor chasing eachother on the sledge but in the movie we only see Victor Frankenstein
-In the book william has two brithers, but in the movie, he only has one.
-In the movie, when the professor of the university dies, Victor follows his books to create life, but in the movie, he found his own way to create lofe.
-In the film, justine loves Victor, but in the book it does'nt say anything about this.
-Victors mother died giving birth in the film, but in the book, she died of an illness.
-In the book, willam and elisabeth comunicated by letters. In the film Elisabeth went to visit him in his laboratory.
-There is an epedemic of cholera, but in the book, there is no such thing.
-Henry Clerval knew about Frankensteins experiments in the film, but in the book he did'nt
-Williams laboratory is in a village in the film , and on a island in the book.
-In the film Justine is hung for murdering williams brother, but in the book she is only put in jail.
-There is no trial for Justine in the film.
-Victor builds a female monster for himself, but when she is brought alive she does'nt love
Dr,frankenstein but the first monster that he created in the film, and in the book victor made the second monster before elisabeth died.
-In the book the monster helped the girl that fell into the water. In the film he does'nt.
-When Victor and Elizabeth are on their honey moon the monster kills Elizabeth pulling out her heart out of her chest and in the book the monster kills Elizabeth by strangling her.
-In the book Henry and Victor met when they were children, but in the book they first met in th university.
-In the book Victor is sent to prison for a while, in the book this does'nt happen.
-The monster kills himself by burning the body of himself and Victor, but in the book he kills himself.
-In the film ,the monster kills Victor’s father but in the book Victor’s father dies because of the death of Elizabeth.
It was quite an enjoyable film to watch, it makes you think, ''what if we could give life to somehting that is already dead?''
News 3
A fifty meter wide asteroid passed close to the earth on Monday. The astronomer who spotted the asteroid said that there was nothing to worry about.
The asteroid called DD45 passed within twice the height of the satelites that gwe depend on for comunications. McNaught, who watches for asteroids with his telescope northwest of Sydney, Australia, discovered the approaching rock last week."It's not something to worry about, but something to be aware of," he said."If discovered in advance and with enough lead time, there is the possibility of pushing it off course, if you have decades of advance warning," McNaught said. "If you have only a few days, you can evacuate the area of impact, but there's not a great deal [else] you can do."
A global catastrophe was very unlikley he said, even thought hundreds of asteroids pass clode to the earth every year.
The 2009 DD45 asteroid circles the sun every 18 months, but its path will not threaten this planet at least for the next century, he said.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Description a friend
What I like most about him would be his personality, he is a very outgoing and energetic person, always wanting to do something and have fun. But he is also an expressive, intelligent and a very sociable person , he is at the very least a shy person.
When Handball and Waterskiing are involved he always has a determined look on his face as he is involved in a handball team and he is on the Spanish waterski team with me, so he's really competetive, . He is'nt an aggresive person , he seems quite calm when you talk to him.
Although he is a very good student he likes going out with his friends to parties, when the carnaval was on in a town where he has a house he invited me to sleep there, I declined the offer but that is an example of his friendlyness and loyalness to his friends. I think that luis is a once in a lifetime person and I am priviledged to be his friend and for him to be a part in my life.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Formal letter
Dear miss. Pinto.
Yours sincerly
Jake Bridges
