jueves, 26 de mayo de 2016

ORAL PRESENTATION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiC7r63dwFE&feature=youtu.be

NOTE: The video not is complete, because the memory of phone die.

This is the third and final oral presentation of the course.

This time, we talk about of bullying. We try this topic because think who is a one issue very important. Because, although we are not aware, happens every day in our society.

First of all, I have to separate this comment into six parts: Presentation, body language and eye contact, structure, content, language and by last the pronunciation and intonation.

As we have all seen, the video is not recorded in good light, so the body language and eye contact I explain above, why only seen one part.

Then, I talk about the presentation (10% of mark); in my opinion I think it was a good job because we use different materials as prezzi, video, images, etc. And also see something important is that each of the three of us, speak for 5 minutes without out of questions.

After, we take the body language and eye contact (10% of mark). In this case, I don’t comment a lot, but I remember my mistake, looking at the paper when I not read, for fear of getting lost or not remember what touched me say. We can see that despite all, I tried not to take my eyes of fellow class.

We also have the structure (10% of mark), really yes it was very well done because everything was well ordered by importance.

Then, we are the content (40% of mark) and language (20% of mark). These two paragraphs were the worst, because failure grammar a bit.

And finally, then the pronunciation and intonation (10% of mark); this part are very good, because they are understand our explanation, buy some words were mispronounced.


In conclusion, I think this presentation has been the best in the all of course, because we prepared a lot this oral presentation and using short sentences to express better.

domingo, 22 de mayo de 2016

NEW 3 - HOW WILL VIRTUAL REALITY CHANGE OUR LIVES?

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36279855

Four experts talk about virtual technology.

MARK BOLAS: OUT OF THE LAB
Everyone at one time or another we wanted to do the impossible with our hands, for that began to create the technology.
Mark Bolas created a building where you could feel the sensation of vertigo and to see fireworks, something magical.
“I wanted to build a tool so people could use it. The best way to do that was to stay away from the consumer market because it really wasn't ready, and to go after industrial uses.”
Then they sought a low-cost materials where they could opt for further improvements so that all users could use.
To find those cheap materials, they investigated a lot, played and watched until they found lenses at low cost.
So they could make people enjoy themselves also.
In short, this man explains that technological advancement was great, but it is worrying to where we came up with the technological revolution.

MARIA KOROLOV: WORK, REST AND PLAY
The biggest way is training and simulations.
She explains that because of technology, human labor is being replaced by machines that do all the work. She gives us the example of a robot plan surgery the heart of a baby.
In education, Google has been the greatest progress since achieved through technology that a person can travel to the moon through the virtual reality .
“The way the internet has changed the way we communicate information, virtual reality will change the way we communicate experiences.”
For example if you want to cook, go through the woods or beach, with fields of virtual reality will make it if you were present there.
This will make the world even smaller than it is now. It will unite us.

SKIP RIZZO: ON THE VIRTUAL COUCH
Skip Rizzo talks about the vision that the from home. He noted that many people were like video games.
For this reason, I wanted to create a virtual reality, where people could "live".
To make the game actually put into practice different traumas of people, to see if they could overcome them.
Thus, they realized, that through this "false reality" patients could be overcoming the traumas they had.
“We know that the brain is quite good at suspending disbelief, so even though people know these aren't real people, they relate to them as if they are.”
By creating this system improvement, he realized that people use video games in their daily lives.

NICK YEE: VULNERABLE REALITY
We were not interested in technology for technology's sake .
The technology used in video games to see how we wish we were, or how we would feel if we were in that way both physically and psychologically.
People feel good if you see around you have acquaintances or people with similar traits.
“Our brains are wired with all these heuristics for who we like, how easily we're persuaded.”
Virtual reality is the only one able to manipulate our minds and our feelings through images. 
In short, technology is difficult to control because it is one of the easiest ways to manipulate the brains of people.


MY OPINION
Personally I think it's a very interesting news, because you realize everything that happens around you. Really getting faster we go to a lie, where we see bodies, minds and nonexistent "fault " of technology skills.
I found very interesting research experts and also very curious.

NEW WORDS
Mimicked - Imitat
Mannerisms - Gestos
Disbelief - Incredulitat
Provocativeness - Provocació

NEW 2 - WHAT DOES THE TRUMP/PUTIN KISS REALLY MEAN?

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160518-what-does-the-trumpputin-kiss-really-mean

This news is about a mural depicting shared by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin kiss. The reason for the image painted on the walls of Lithuania, is why Putin and Trump have expressed great friendship between them in recent months.

<<Seizing on Putin's praise of Trump as “bright and talented” and Trump's reciprocating estimation of Putin as “a leader, unlike what we have in this country”>>

First we see a wakeup call to the mutual relationship of the two political figures. But if we look closely, the mural reveals a political comment that expresses the surface sensitivity.

The work is based on a Lithuanian artist who painted a picture when Erich Honecher kiss the first Soviet Leonid Brezhnev.

But the biggest difference is that Trump and Putin have their eyes open sign of rivalry. Instead Honecher and Brezhnev have their eyes closed as a sign of confidence.


MY OPINION
In my opinion, I think this article is a bit sexist. It shows that a person can not be free to feel and express what you want. Since, at one time or another, anyone can judge him.
In this part of the news, it looks like two politicians like Putin and Trump maintain a friendship. By simply keeping a friendship with the pressure of outside criticism.
In short, it is a text that shows some thoughts of society.


NEW WORDS
Clinch - Rebelar
Upshot - Resultat
Featuring - Que ofereix
Reciprocating - Vaivé
Fuelled - Alimentat
Tenderness - Tendresa

NEW 1 - WHAT ARE THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST ANIMALS?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-36320744

Worldwide there are six species of dangerous animals, whose chopped or bite can come to kill you.

1. MOSQUITOES
Every year, some 725,000 mosquito diseases people die. Mosquitoes also carry dengue fever, yellow fever and encephalitis.
Mosquitoes are found in large numbers worldwide, at different times of the year. When the time of the appearance of mosquitoes, can reach outnumber all other species of animals; except ants and termites. 

2. SNAKES
Every year, about 50,000 people die in the world because of snakes. The most poisonous in the world is
The Inland Taipan. Their venom is highly toxic and can kill a person in less than 45 minutes.
Many people die from snake bites, but it is not the main cause because they do not usually bite humans.
The saw-scaled kills about 5,000 people each year , more than any other snake.
The Inland Taipan is native to central Australia, while the saw-scaled viper can be found in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.

3. DOGS
It is true that dogs are good company for people. But many rabid dogs transmitted infections because of the rage that is 99% of virus.
Every year died approximately 20,000 to 55,000 people by the rage of stray dogs. A normal dog bite is dangerous but without the possibility of death.

4. TSETSE FLY
The tsetsé fly It has the same size as normal fly. Used mechanisms to attack large vertebrate animals and humans. It is a Bloodsucking.
Contains sleeping sickness, which causes fever, headache, joint pain, vomiting, inflammation of the brain and sleep problems.
Every year, died 10.000 people because tsetse fly.



5. CROCODILES
The cocodriles are opportunistic murderers.
In África, every year, dies less than half of the population because of the crocodiles. Usually in small places.
Every year, the cocodriles killed 1.000 people more than sharks.

6. HIPPOPOTAMUS
The hippopotamus is the largest and most lethal land mammal in the world.
Every year, in Africa, die 500 people because the hippopotamus.
One hippopotamus can weigh 2.750kg.


MY OPINION
In this article we have seen what are the most dangerous animals in the world are. Despite this information, I still think there are other even more dangerous animals such as sharks.
This publication has helped me to see that despite all, there are many dangerous animals. I never thought that a mosquito could be as dangerous as me have bitten me many times.
The animal that has not surprised me is the serpent. Also I have a lot of panic snakes, the reptile is more fear and disgust has.

NEW WORDS
Encephalitis - Encefalitis
Among - Entre
Average - Promig
Reliable - De Confiança



REVIEW - COMPASSES IN SEARCH OF LOST SMILES

The book which speaks in this post, is titled: Compasses in search of lost smiles. The author is Albert Espinosa. This book will make about 2 or 3 years published. With many sales was one of the great successes of the author.

The argument of this book is based on the protagonist's life; bad relationship with his father, the death of his mother and the mother of his daughters, his twin brothers and their daughters.

It is a very powerful and original story, where you let go all your imagination, in scenes where you could never even imagine what will happen.

In short, the novel teaches you what is really important in life, it teaches you to learn family values and leave aside material things.

In my opinion, it is one of the best books I've read and really I recommend everyone to read it.

STORY OF STUFF - ANY SOLUTIONS

MAIN IDEAS
1. Buy better (and less toxic), and recycling at the end.
2. Unite to demand rules that work.
3. Share ideas about things to work better.
4. Responsibility; work together to solve the problem.
5. Educate new researchers, communicators, builders, resistant and organizers for a new global improvement.
6. Less toxic voting policies, to have a new economy with safe products and healthy planet.

NEW WORDS

Citizens - Ciutadà
Trashing - Escombreries
Shortcomings - Limitacions
Fault - Culpa/Defecte
Shelves - Estanteria
Wreckers - Demolidors
Sewed - Cosir
Nag - Queixa
Edges - Vores
Corporate profits - Beneficis Corporatius
Commitment - Compromís
Plugging - Endollant





RESEARCH WORK

In this post, I will talk about my research work, why I chose that topic, the choice of teacher work, and what I did to reach the final structure of the work.

First of all, because of bad luck... I still have not had the "opportunity" to start work. For the simple fact that I have to retake other subjects and move to 2nd high school. But I plan to pass the course and get the job done.

Then I start explaining my main idea of the research work. As I was not sure about what to do, I searched for topics of degrees I want to study, but they didn't call my attention the issues of economy, because they were not interesting. I kept looking and I found different research works that could form one that caught my attention.

Later, when it became clear, I asked the teacher that I wanted to have as a tutor to take my research work. We met, improve it, pin it down and present it as proposal, he accepted.

Mainly, the work was very extensive. Finally, I chose three research work. Of those 3, I opted for the gender violence as research work. Because I think what it is a very sensitive issue.

So, as a main idea he continues to be the tutor of my research work.