23 Mar 2015
Sherlock Homes 2ºD
Here I post the link about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle so that you can find out more things about this eternal detective.
25 Nov 2013
16 Nov 2013
2ºD. DISCOVERING SHERLOCK HOLMES
Here I post the link about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle so that you can find out more things about the beginings of British Detective Ficiton. Hope you enjoy it! On Monday, we'll start the first chapter of The London Eye Mystery. I can't wait! :D
3 Oct 2013
4º ESO . UNIT 1. BODY AND MIND
by Nancy Shute( NPR)
What would you say to a cheap, easy way to stay slim, one that would help avoid serious illness and early death? How about if it made your neighbors healthier, too? It could be as simple as biking to the store.
READING COMPRENHENSION ACTIVITY
Read this ARTICLE and do the following activities:
A. LET'S LEARN NEW WORDS
Translate the following expressions into your language:
- slim
- avoid
- "just a wee bit"
- measurable
- gather up
- mash-up
- errands
- reap
- to take mass transit
- hazardous
- win-wins.
- a. Where was the research carried out ?
- b. What are the ill effects of air pollution on health?
- c. When would people from the Midwest do errands according to the research?
- d. Why were people who didn't go on bycicle also benefited?
- e. What other two healthy habits are also mentioned in the article?
- f. Why was Baltimore a dangerous place to ride a bike?
B. "Count him as a scientist who's testing his theories firsthand".
DEADLINE 7th October 10/7
30 Sept 2013
2ND ESO. UNIT 6.CROSS- CURRICULAR - SCIENCE- ROBOTICS.
ROBOTICS IN
ISAAC ASIVMOV
The
Three Laws of Robotics appearing on page75 (Inside Information) are a set of rules
devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in
his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they had been
foreshadowed in a few earlier stories. The Three Laws are:
1.
A robot may not injure a human being or, through
inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2.
A robot must obey the orders given to it by
human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3.
A robot must protect its own existence as long
as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
The Laws are incorporated into
almost all the robots appearing in his fiction, and cannot be bypassed,
being intended as a safety feature. Many of Asimov's robot-focused stories
involve robots behaving in unusual and counter-intuitive ways as an unintended
consequence of how the robot applies the Three Laws to the situation in which
it finds itself. LISTENING COMPRENHENSION. I, ROBOT (2004)
1. Fill in the gaps according to the dialogue what Detective Spooner says.
a. “_______ is a new
_______ for a robot”
b. “Human beings have dreams, even dogs
have dreams, but not you, you’re just
a ________, an _________ _____
_________.
c. "Can a robot
_____ ____
________, can a robot ______ a
________ into a ___________ _____________?".
2.
Answer the following questions about
Sonny, and detective Spooner.
a. According to Spooner, winking at somebody means
……………………………………………………
b. What does Sonny think about human
emotions? ………………………………………………………….
c. Who taught him human emotions? ………………………………………………………………………………
d. Why was Sonny at the crime scene?
……………………………………………………………………………
e. Why does Spooner disagree with his
answer? ………………………………………………………………
f.
Spooner
says Sonny killed doctor Lanning because
........................................................................……………………………………………………………………………………………………
g. Spooner compares a robot with what two
types of household machines?
…………………… ……………………………
Why do you think he does it? ……………………………………………………………………………………
h. Does Sonny lose his temper? Why?
What does he do?
i.
Spooner
describes his reaction as ___________
j.
Finally,
Sonny seems to blame himself for Lanning’s death. How does he pretend to
justify it? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
26 Sept 2013
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