Extra Work Lesson 15

How to Sell your Home page 7.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "How to Sell Your Home".
Video name on your CD: "HowToSellYourHome" (MPEG 4 file).

Questions about context.
1. Where’s the house Celine and Warren are planning to buy? Could you describe it for us?
2. What type of trouble are they facing to move to their dream house?
3. What needs to be done to sell quickly according to Kirsten Kemp?
4. Who needs to catch up to be able to sell faster? How come?
5. What else do Celine and Warren need to do to be able to sell?

Script
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-15.html .

Sharing an Apartment Page 4.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "SharingAnApartment".
Audio name on your CD: "SharingAnApartment.mp3".

Questions about context.
1. Why is Jeff looking for a roomate?
2. Provide a detailed description of the apartment.
3. What did Jeff’s previous roomate leave behind? What did he take with him?
4. Can you tell us some of the agreements between Jeff and Andrew?
5. When’s Andrew moving in?

Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-15.html .

Blockbuster Commercial page 11.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Blockbuster (MOV)".
Video name on your CD: "Blockbuster (MOV)" (Quick Time file).
To download the quicktime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/  

Exercise about context.
Write a paragraph to explain how the blockbuster store works, how you get your videos, how you pick them and so on.

Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-15.html  .


Extra work: Documenting Doppelgangers (video in your CD).
A news report from ABC's 20/20 that's about a peculiar photographer in Canada.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Documenting Doppelgangers".
Video name on your CD: "Documenting Doppelgangers" QuickTime file.
To download the QuickTime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/  

Remember any books or movies talking about Doppelgangers? Alma Murillo suggests a book by Saramago called "The Double". Find out about it at  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(novel) . She also suggests watching a famous Kievslovksy movie called "The Double Life of Véronique". Find out about its plot at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_Life_of_V%C3%A9ronique . Another good example lies on perhaps the best Hitchcock movie. Find out about "Vertigo" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_(film) .

Questions about context.
1- What’s the story all about?
2- Where’s the photographer from?
3- How easy is it for participants to be ready for each shooting?
4- Are there any restrictions as to who can participate?
5- How did he manage to get so many participants?
6- What so unusual about the young ladies from Montreal?

Extra work: Dogs make great exercise partners. (video in your CD).
A news report from a local NBC station in Washington, DC. It talks about the benefits when you exercise with your dog.

Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Dogs Make Great Exercise Partners".
Video name on your CD: "Dogs Make Great Exercise Partners" QuickTime file.
To download the QuickTime software, click http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/  

Questions about Context.
1- According to Lou, what are the great advantages of exercising with a dog?
2- What’s wrong with pet dogs nowadays?
3- What does Dr. Weissman suggest you do if you start exercising with your dog?
4- Mention some of the things Lou hates doing if he wants to exercise?

Script.
Find the script at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-15.html  .


Extra Info.
Find extra info about dogs as exercise partners at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/the-best-walking-partner-man-vs-dog/

Extra work: Are you getting enough sleep? (in your CD)
Also from the news show from a local station in Washington, DC. It's about the problems you have if you don't sleep enough.

Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Are You Getting Enough Sleep"'.
Video name on your CD: "NBCAreYouGettingEnoughSleep" (iTunes music player File).
To download iTunes, go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ . 
Questions about context.
1- What's so important about getting enough sleep?
2- What does everybody in the US think about sleeping?
3- According to doctors and people interviewed on the street, what happens if you don’t sleep enough?