Don't Sneak

Don't Sneak.
Lesson 15.

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech

Steve Jobs Commencement Speech in Stanford.
Lesson 24.
Activity.
Stanford always hosts a public figure to give a speech when a class graduates from undergraduate and graduate school. Watch this video from a commencement speech given by Steve Jobs back in 2005.
Video.


Questions about Context.
Did he graduate from school? Why or why not?
What does he mean by connecting the dots?
What did he do after he got fired from Apple back in 1995?
What happened to him after he found out he was supposed to have terminal cancer back in 2003?

Script.

Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/05/scripts-lesson-24.html

Scientist Jane Goodall

Interview with Scientist Jane Goodall.
Lesson 16.

Vocabulary.
Advocate. Noun. One that defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
Chicken coop. Noun. the place where chickens live.
Get accross. Verb. To make clear or convincing.
Inquisitiveness. Noun. Always willing to ask questions.
Make up. Verb. invent.
Outdoors. Noun. Outside buildings or houses.
Squeeze. Verb. Compress.
Reassure. Verb. To restore to confidence.




Link to Video.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/13/books/review/100000000789861/jane-goodall-illustrated.html .


Exercise.
Jane Goodall is a world famous British scientist who has spent a lifetime learning about chimpanzees. After listening to the interview and finding out more about who she is, write a biography in your own words.

Questions about Context.

1. what was the name of her chimpanzee when she was a child?
2. What's a good definition for Ms. Goodall?
3. How do chimpanzees reassure each other?
4. Who is Jane Goodall?
5. What's the message she always tries to get across?
6. What's the book "Me Jane" all about?
7. When Jane was a kid, what did she want to do with her life?
8. Who made the drawings and diagrams contained in the book?
9. What's the book "The Watcher" all about?
10. Where's Jane Goodall from?
11. What's typical behavior from chimpanzees?
12. Why did she spend so much time at the chicken coop when she was a kid?
13. According to Jane, what's the morale from the story at the chicken coop?
14. How does her life when she was a child compare with today's kids?

Transcript.

Find the transcript at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-16.html .

Video.

Alissa Torres and September 11

Alissa Torres and September 11.
Lesson 24.
Biographies.
9/11

Luis Eduardo Torres, 31 years old, was working as a Currency Trader for Cantor -


Fitzgerald on September 11. He married Mrs. Alissa Rosenberg and had a child with her

who was born two months after he passed away. From a previous marriage Luis

Eduardo had two kids: Kevin Torres who is probably 17 years old now, and Nicolas Torres who is probably 13. Both families were dependents of Luis Eduardo Torres Rueda. Luis Eduardo’s

mother, Mrs. Maria Teresa Rueda de Torres, was also depending on him. At the time of

the tragedy, Mrs. Rueda was living in Colombia, where Luis Eduardo was born. She has

come to United States and is now recovering from the loss.
 
Video.


Exercise.
After watching the video, describe Mr. Torres's story.