Kidney Donors

Making More Successful Kidney Transplants.
Lesson 30
Health. Disease.

Activity.
Watch the video and answer the questions.

Questions about Context.
1. Tell us how Cesar BonVentre found out about his disease.
2. How did Cesar get a donor?


Find the video at http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/02/18/health/100000001348484/blood-brothers-and-sisters.html .

Finding a Place to Live

Finding a Place to Live.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "ESL Podcast #175 - Places to Live".

Audio name on your CD: "ESL Podcast #175 - Places to Live.mp3".


Vocabulary.
Condo. A condominium may be simply defined as an "apartment" that the resident owns as opposed to rents.

Townhouse. The name townhouse is used to describe units mimicking a detached home that are attached in a multi-unit complex. It is also a house on a small footprint in a city, but because of its multiple floors (sometimes six or more), it has a large living space, often with servant's quarters. The small footprint of the townhouse allows it to be within walking or mass transit distance of business and industrial areas of the city, yet luxurious enough for wealthy residents of the city.

Backyard.
Penthouse.
Duplex.
Bungalow. In Britain and North America a bungalow today is a residential house, normally detached, which is either single story, or has a second story built into a sloping roof, usually with dormer windows ("one and a half stories").

Useful Expressions.
Down payment. It is a payment used in the context of the purchase of expensive items such as a car and a house, whereby the payment is the initial upfront portion of the total amount due and it is usually given in cash at the time of finalizing the transaction. A loan is then required to make the full payment.


Of my own.
Real estate agent.
Single-family home.
Multi-story building.
Love at first sight.

Questions about Context.
1. Describe the places to live he would never look for.
2. Describe the place he ended up buying.
3. Describe where you live in a single sentence.

How to Prevent Memory Loss

Extra Work: Memory Loss Can Be Avoided.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Memory Matters".

Video name on your CD: "Memory Matters" Quick time video.

Vocabulary.
Aerobic. Adjective.


Antioxidants. Noun.

Forgetful. Adjective.

Protective. Adjective.

Robust. Adjective.

Sedentary. Adjective.

Tout. Verb. Promote.

Idiomatic Expressions.
Crossword puzles.

Downhill for me.

Fish oils.

From time to time.

Geriatric specialist.

Growing evidence.

Mediterranean diet.

No absolutes.

Omega 3 fatty acids.

Senior moments.

Sharp memory.

Use it or lose it.

Questions about Context.

1. How can you delay or prevent memory loss?

Phoenix Long Distance Call.

French Band Phoenix's "Long Distance Call".

Video.

Phoenix - Long distance call - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.


Complete the Lyrics.
Where to go I had no _______

26.10 was the price ___ _____
A messed up kid with no ideals at all
I thought those 26.10 I shouldn't _____'em ____
I remember this young guy died and I took his part He got far too many stitches on his pretty face
Long time to see but I always thought us two would be _________ I was looking around town, thinking the same as you
I'm far gone but your long distance call and your _______ ________ keep me ________ _______ _______
It's never _______ like that
It's never _______ like that
I'm _____ ________ but your ______ _________ ________ And your ________ ___________ keep me ________ _________ _______
Where to go I had no _____ _____ it
Most of the ________ do, there're only doing just fine I don't wanna stay in place no more, see Ain't _______ well well well, I am only ______ just fine
long time no see, long time no say
Got little to tell, I don't say much but I might Something _____ _______me us two would be _________ I am looking around town, thinking the same as you
I'm far gone but your _______ _________ ________ And your capital letters keep me _______ _________ _________
It's never been like that
It's never been like that
I'm far gone but your _______ _________ ________ And your capital letters keep me _______ _________ _________

Long time no see... Long time no say..

Working Mother On Board.

Working Mother On Board.
Lesson 26.

Reading Exercise.
workingMomsOnBoard.mp3

Activity.
Watch the video, read the story and share your point of view.

Video.

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

Describing Fabric Patterns

Describing Fabric Patterns.
Lesson 11.
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "531 Describing Fabric Patterns".

Audio name on your CD: "531 Describing Fabric Patterns.mp3".

Exercise.
Describe the fabric patterns you can find in sofas, chairs and clothes around you.

Vocabulary.
Pattern. Noun. Design. “This pattern is busy”.

Tacky. Adjective. Something with bad taste.
Pick out. Verb. Select. 3:00
Fabric. Noun. 3:21. Cotton, wool, silk to cover something or to make clothes.
Upsholtery. Noun. 3:21. Fabric covering.
Checkered. 4:10. Adjective.
Subtle. 5:32. Adjective. Not easily noticed for somethng or someone.
Bold. Strong, something that tldraws a statement.
Stripe. Noun.
Boot. In addition.
Dull. Boring.

Idiomatic Expressions.
Eye sore. 5:10. Ugly.
Make a statement. 6:45. Doing something uniqye and noticeable.
Polka dots.
Sight for sore eyes. Attractive.
Solid. No pattern and only one color.
Shades f colors. Types of colors, also said hues of colors.
A classic.

Script.

Find it at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-11.html