Google, the popular way of learning

Since the internet creation, many companies have taken the top rating by making our lives easier, such Wikipedia, independent blogs, or the excellence searching machine; Google.

Google is, in the most of the computers, the first website we see when we enter the internet, making the life much easier for being the faster searcher. This will be our very first option in the search of knowledge, leaving behind the harder ways, like search in books or official articles, even in newspapers.

When we have to study, we will curry to our searcher, this will disencourage the traditional ways of learning, such read books, university studies, newspapers, etc...

But in the other hand, I consider that is an extreme idea of people leaving behind the privilege of taking classes or even doing an own field work because of Google. It's even more likely that Google motivate people to do their own works and investigation and post ideas in the internet.

In summary, Google has both pros and cons, but is really affecting our learning?

Dialog

C- I'm thinking about having a baby with this new test tube thing...

J- Stop, I read an article about this and it said it was unnatural and there is a possibility of breaking goverment policy '

C- But are you sure that the article is saying the truth? Because there are a lot of hospitals and clinics promoting this service, and the goverment doesn't care about that

J- Maybe you are right, but it's still unnatural and inappropriate and elitist, because you can choose the sex of your child and the skin color.

C- That's the good thing about that, you can have the son or daughter you always wanted, also it's a modern way of having a baby. And I have my reproductive rights

J- But what about the rights of the baby, he/she also has rights, maybe in the school his classmates will bother him because of being a test tube baby

C- You are right, maybe I need to reconsider this

Task 1; Cloning humans

In our labs in the London international genetic biology labs we are making several investigations and manufacturing special machines to do something that can change the world as we know them; cloning the first human. We tested with monkeys, so can work with humans too. This person will be a normal human, voluntary, of course, because our goal is not to make a new Elvis Presley or a new Albert Einstein. Most important than the fact of creating a first human is to create a healthy child, because it can be a huge mistake creating a not healthy child that in the future can get serious diseases or more easily to get diseases. We want this to be a secret for now on, because this will be a potential debate theme.

12 years a slave

12 years a slave, first a novel, then a movie. This novel take place in the united states, in their years of the black slaves as a legal business. A free man is kidnapped by slave traders, who make the business legal by sending them to boats for their selling to white men or millionaires who want slaves for hard work or only for servants. There are constant racist jokes or songs, they treat the black man as a beast, even saying that monkeys know the same as them. In my personal opinion, I think this people were stupid by thinking like that.

Discrimination in our school

Only a year ago, we had an USA partner in our class. This person was my friend in good and bad times. He went to our School at 5th grade. His problem? He was fatter from the rest of us. He was product of discrimination from 5th grade to 1th medio, year that he went back to the United States, were he got his friends. A particular case were some class partners who constantly were discriminating him only for his physical appearance. I still talk with him sometimes by the internet, he's happy in his country now.

 It's different because this person has a different skin color and facial features that differ from ours. Years ago, a person with this physical would had been downplayed and judged by our society due to ethnocentrism, also because people with those features were something that the society was not used to see. In other side, this person can fit perfectly in our society, because me and my friends are not racist persons, so we'll not treat him in special form or things like that.

Anti-Racist poster in school!

This poster is located in the St John's Primary School in UK. The message is for the kids, for they to know from the beginning that it's the best going against racism.

http://orep.co.uk/index.php/school-message-says-it-all/

Racist graffitis

This graffiti is located in Harcourt Street. This message is going direct to the chinese race in the area, saying that they are not from the United States, so they need to go home. Fortunately, this message was removed from an anti-racist group of people.

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/74220

Kite Runner

http://bitstrips.com/r/ZVLNZ

'The Kite Runner'

'The Kite Runner'

http://www.bitstrips.com/r/N7S4Z

Director Mark Rosevear
The Mackay School
May 15

Dear mr. Rosevear,

I am writing to protest against the idea of mixing with the other boys, we all know the traditions in the school and this can't be accepted.

I am concerned about the situation of mixing schools, its not a good idea for the school in general because we have traditions that stay in our school only as The Mackay School. The space also, space is very important, imagine our school with the double of students, a mess. It is important to recognize that the money in this situation is important too, they should pay. And also the number of students in class, more mess.

There are many consequences, as i said before, the mess in our school would be catastrophic, and there are limited space for students, both in classrooms and outside at breaks, Students can get angry, probably more troubles like fights and troubles with teachers, or problems outside the school with the new boys.

It is for these and more reasons that i think the school must be how it is now, with our traditions, space. At least the school can explain why they want to mix our school with other boys of other school.

Sincerely,

Nicolás Cabrera

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We pay, we stay $$

This coming 13th of July we will be holding a rally outside the Mackay's School yard. We will peacefully express what we want. What we want is simple, we don't want other kids to be mixed with us, the reason is simple, if we pay our right to study they should as well. Our parents work and earn, why shouldn't they pay? Come with signs and shirts saying " We pay, we stay ". See you there on Friday 13th 2014. This rally will last until we are kicked out.

Ignacio Cáceres

Nicolás Cabrera

E-petition

We need heaters in our classrooms because every cold mornings at 7:30 all student want to get warm. Our heaters doesn't work, we tried to turn it on but nothing, at least the school can fix that problem, because is the only thing we want in the morning. Is not an impossible thing for the school, just heaters, a simple mission.

http://nicocabrera.edu.glogster.com/new-glo

Eva Braun activity

1.- Who was Eva Braun ?

Eva Braun was the longtime companion of Adolf Hitler and, for less than 40 hours, his wife.

2.- When and were was she born ?

Eva Anna Paula Braun born in 6 February 1912, in Munich, Bavaria, German Empire.

3.- When and how did she die ?

She died in April 30, 1945, by committing suicide ( cyanide poisoning )

4.- When did she get married to Hitler and in what conditions ?

On April 29, 1945. She married Hitler during a brief ceremony; she was 33 and  he was 56. Less than 40 hours they committed suicide together .

The case

John walks in the street thinking about the tomorrow's test, and how he's about to study in his house. He's feeling lucky but he doesn't know why.

John was lookimg for a copybook in his bag after going home, but when John took his copybook, he looks at a case in the corner. Curiosity attacks John. So when he opened the case, he found 900 dolars and a phone.

The first thing he does was to call the police and keep a little money, 200 dolars, no one could know this. The police can't search for the owner of the " 700 " dolars and the phone, the phone were off, so they cant call a parent or a friend in the contacts list.

When John enters into his house, he tells his mother about the case, there was a lot of interest, because it was his father's case and John didn't recognice it.

The father lost many important papers in that case at the other side, so he didn't work too much in the office maybe, then the bell rings, it was dad with the case in his hands. John gives his dad the 200 dolars he took when he found the case.

Allsop academy, one of the worst schools is now the best.

The Allsop academy is going forward with the new headmaster Michael Wilson, being extremely strict with all the students in the school. Now the new rules, it's obligatory to go with the correct uniform, if not the student go back home, showing respect to all people in school is an important rule too, students, teachers, janitors etc... Standing up when a teacher enter to the class and the cellphones in the backpack while in classes, long hair or Bad personal presentation Will be penalized.

They repaired the old buildings, and  also the bad behaving, the student are doing more sports and they are respectful to the teacher, much better than before.

In my opinion, the school is almost perfect, going well in education, formal events, parties and also being respectful, the students now will be successful.

Grammar task

Rules PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE TENSE.

Present Tense (SIMPLE):

• With singular- verb + (s)
• With Plural- Verb only

PAST TENSE
(simple present)Isà Was (simple past)
I /he/she/ità was/ wasn’t 
I saw, ate, drank etc (2nd form of verb)

FUTURE TENSE
 will/shall & going to 
I/we/you/they/he/she/it- will + 1st form of verb
They will do……I/we shall do (1st form of verb)
‘It’ will be done (3rd form of verb with IT)

attribution http://www.citehr.com/139945-thumb-rules-present-past-future-tenses-english.html#ixzz2iUP3v44A


The use of '' if '' and commas ( , )

0 Conditional – is used for scientific facts or general truths. ‘If’ can be substituted for ‘when’.

 ‘If you boil water to 100°C, it boils.’

‘When you boil water to 100°C, it boils.’

1st Conditional – is used with ‘will/can + base verb’ for a probable future result.

 ‘If you study hard, your English will improve.’

'If I get enough sleep, I will feel better.’

2nd Conditional – uses the ‘simple past’ with ‘modal + base verb’ for imagined, impossible or unreal future situations.

 ‘If I won the lottery, I would buy a plane.’

'If you met Johnny Depp, what would you ask him?’

3rd Conditional – uses the ‘past perfect’ with ‘modal + have + past participle’. It is usually used to express a past regret about something which did not happen in the past.

 ‘If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a plane.’

‘If I had been taller, I could have played in the NBA.’

From http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-use-‘if’-conditional-sentences

Sentences :

Past tense : 

Yesterday we went to Max's house, we played a little, saw a movie and thing like that. Then we went back home.

With comma : 

In March, i worked on a very special project, a wood home made car, with wood, obviously, glue and tools.

If :


if we had practiced more, we could have won.


Present tense : 

Im cooking cookies for the tomorrow's dessert.

With comma : 

We are the best team in football, rugby, handball and athletics.

If : 

If we eat the cookies now, my mom will get angry.


Future tense :

Tomorrow i will go to the greatest party in the year, the X party productions.

With coma : 

Tomorrow i will play basketball, rugby, handball and even football.

If: 

If i study a little tomorrow, i will have a free weekend.

New task '' Fashion and clothes ''

Definitions

V-Neck : Neck on a garment that comes down to a point on the throat or chest, resembling the shape of the letter ''V''.

Leather ( jacket ) : obviously, a normal jacket made of cow or bull's leather, very expensive.

Baggy : Hanging loosely; puffed out.
Flowery ( can be any tipe of clothe ) : A flowery clothe, again obviously, is a clothe - flower design, like pants with flowers, jackets, shirts or even shoes and sandals.

Round neck : Neck on a garment with semi-circle neck, if you look over the shirt you can see the complete circle.

Sources: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ and me.

Sentences 

1.-With V-Neck : The other day, me and my friend Martin went to the mall to buy clothes for a special party, we two choose a V-Neck shirt for a discount in Zara.

2.- With Leather ( jacket ) : Last night i saw my uncle with her new Leather jacket, going to an X place in centre of London.

3.- With Baggy : Most of the rapers in streets use Baggy pants, but maybe they don't know that baggy pants are from the jail, to identify the gay ones. That's a new lesson to you, raper.

4.- With Flowery Clothes : Amanda want to buy a new dress, but she can't decide between a Red dress, or the Rainbow Flowery Dress. Finally Amanda went back to her home, but with her new Rainbow Flowery Dress.

5.- With the Round Neck : After that day at the mall with Martin, before the party we decide to not to be with the same shirt, so he keep her V- Neck, and i change my shirt to a Round Neck shirt.