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Monday AUDIO LESSON

“WHO Declares Zika Virus a Global Emergency”

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

Zika: a forest in Uganda

virus: an agent that causes infectious disease

pose: to introduce or present something (e.g., a problem or question)

mild: manageable; not severe

ACTIVITIES

WHO Declares Zika Virus a Global Emergency

After listening to the audio above, answer the following paragraph below by filling in

the blank with the missing words or phrase.

The Zika virus, which is carried by ________, is spreading through Latin

America, and has become an international public health threat according

to the World Health Organization. In most people, Zika symptoms are

mild or ________. However, there is_______

concern that the Zika virus is connected to microcephaly, a serious

medical_____ that causes babies to be born with an underdeveloped

brain and a small head. American officials have warned pregnant women

and those who are planning on getting pregnant to stop travelling to

Brazil at this time. There is no known prevention_____ from avoiding

mosquito bites..

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Why does the report mention mosquitos? 2. Where is the current outbreak of the Zika virus? 3. Who is most at risk of developing a serious illness from the Zika virus?

Discussion Questions: With six months to go until the Summer Olympics in Brazil, panic is spreading about the Zika virus. Do you think countries should warn female athletes and spectators (of childbearing age) not to travel?

https://edition.englishclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/englishclub-news-zika.mp3



Tuesday ARTICLE

IMAGINE THAT: JEALOUSY

The children were gathered around the petting zoo admiring the ponies

and goats and llamas. Then along came King and Weston. The ponies

went berserk when they saw the mounted police on their turf. The

parents and children wondered what

the ponies were thinking.

Did the ponies want the horses to

come closer? Did the ponies want the horses to go away? Did these

miniature horses wish they were as big and beautiful as the animals

that roamed free on the other side of the chain link fence?

Personally, I think the ponies were jealous. After all, these tall dark

horses were perfectly groomed. They were also strong and powerful.

They belonged to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

What were these horses doing in the children’s park other

than showing off their power and beauty? Your guess is as good as

mine.

Now that you’veimagined the word jealousy I’ll bet you never forget

this word! Do you have any real life examples of animals

displaying jealousy?

Usage Note:

This word is often misspelled. Be careful to choose the correct word

form when you use it.

jealous: adjective

jealousy: noun



Wednesday PICTURE ANALYSIS

Talking about a specific topic.

JOB INTERVIEW

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

Portfolio

Stay calm

Honesty

Nervous

GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What is the most memorable job interview you encountered? Why?

2. How is the job interview don in your country’s employment culture?

3. How long is the process of job application?

4. What attires are acceptable when applying for a job?

5. How do you introduce yourself? Give an example.

EXERCISES: COMMON MISTAKE:

MISTAKE He becomes better.

CORRECT He got better. MISTAKE We'll have a hearing test tomorrow. CORRECT We'll have a listening test tomorow. MISTAKE I recommend you to take a long vacation. CORRECT I recommend that you take a long vacation.

MISTAKE The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up! CORRECT The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly ( almost ) eleven

now, Hurry up!



Thursday DEBATE

SHOULD BOXING BE BAN? Boxing, the physical skill of fighting with fists, originated as a sport around 800BC. It is a sport of antiquity that has had a troubled and contentious livelihood. The modern day sport has developed from rules and standards established since this time; with two participation forms: professional and amateur. Each has its own rules, although for both forms of boxing, a win is achieved by scoring more points than an opponent by delivering more blows to the designated scoring regions of the body (trunk and head), or by an opponent being unable to complete a bout.When first started, this sport was designed as entertainment for aristocrats who enjoyed watching two people ‘slug it out’ to the death. As safety concerns over boxing have grown, high schools in most western countries have stopped offering it as a sport. Yet overall enthusiasm for boxing is at an all-time high; television audiences are up and record numbers of youngsters across the world are joining boxing clubs. Thousands more boxers have suffered permanent disfigurement, detached retinas in their eyes and various neurological complaints. Unfortunately for the sport, the most well-recognised and revered of all of its participants - Mohammed Ali - is now seen shuffling and mumbling as a result of Parkinson’s Disease which many incorrectly contribute to his boxing career. While neurological conditions (including chronic traumatic encephalopathy - which has almost exactly the same symptoms and signs as seen with Parkinson’s Disease) have been reported at high rates in former boxers, Ali is not one of its victims.

Pros: The British Medical Association has repeatedly called for a ban on boxing or a removal of the head from the permitted target areas. The body of medical evidence is growing

that suggests even if a boxer survives individual bouts relatively unmarked, the cumulative effect of a career in boxing can lead to a greater susceptibility to chronic neurological injury. That risk is so great that boxing should be banned. A ban, quite simply, would mean fewer people dead, injured or permanently brain damaged.

Cons:

Boxing should not be banned; whatever problems there are with the sport can be fixed with reforms. The World Health Organization has called for tighter regulation, including “Simple rules, such as requiring medical clearance, national passports to prevent boxers from fighting under more than one name, restricting fights for fixed periods after knockouts, requiring that ringside physicians be paid by the state and not the promoter, and making sure that the boxers are aware of the potential long-term consequence of boxing may help protect boxers to some degree. WORD CHECK UP

Use the words below in sentence

1. Bout

2. Disfigurement

3. Mumble

Personal Application:

1. Is boxing a known sport in your country?

2. Which side are you with the debate? Why?

3. What popular sports do you enjoy doing?



Friday BUSINESS IDIOM FOCUS

Read and be familiar with the Business Idiom below and use them in

your conversation.

Why study idioms?

One of the keys to speaking like a native is the ability to use and understand

casual expressions, or idioms.

ditch class: skip class/play hookey.

"You shouldn't have ditched class yesterday. We had an unannounced test."

do a bang-up job: do a very good job; do very well at something.

"Have you seen Frank's home page? He did a bang-up job with it."

down in the dumps: depressed; "blue."

A: "Is something wrong?"

B: "Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps."

drop someone a line: write to someone.

"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop

them a line

today or tomorrow."

drag one's feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something.

"Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging

his feet?"

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