4th ESO: Subject and Object Questions

4th ESO: Subject and Object Questions

Something to debate about..............

Hello everyone, remember that this blog is also for you to talk freely in English about anything you like. You can make suggestions yourself and start up discussions.
Take a look at the link below - what do you think, what is your opinion?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2711087/Agony-of-mum-in-battle-to-turn-off-babys-life-support-machine.html

This is just to practise your English out of school!

Kathryn

YOUR JOURNAL

"Many of us today realize the healthy benefits of tuning into ourselves, paying attention to our needs and listening to our intuition. As we listen to ourselves we begin to hear our inner"magic" emerge."
Journal Writing is an innocent and gentle process that has been around for centuries. It is a Powerful tool for personal growth and personal healing. It helps people discover and utilize their greatest gifts & hidden resources; it provides a way to mirror the processes by which they become dynamic and develop themselves -- what concerns students here is mainly "Communicating in English", Encouraging Creativity, & Practising Writing and all of the concomitant thinking skills that underlie writing.
Unfortunately, writing a journal is not as easy a task as it might seem. Our culture is so externally oriented that it is really difficult to stop, shift gears and listen to our inner selves. We have good intentions but find it difficult to turn off the TV or radio, let go of the telephone and sit in the quiet "chamber" of ourselves. The trip inward can be extraordinarily rewarding-once we have begun, since, let's face it, it is the beginning that is so difficult.
So often, when we sit down to do journal writing, we are caught up in our left brain responsibilities and may have a hard time switching gears. What we need to do is breathe deeply and begin to release whatever we have been attached to--to begin to listen to that still small voice within. Some people can do this with relative ease, but others find it difficult ... they often don't know what to write about.

What should you do if you don't know what to write about?

1- You can write about the themes you are studying at school => Your Analysis of facts, situations, what you would do if you were in ... shoes,what should be done to avoid ....... / to improve ...... / to make up for ......

2- You can glue on the inside front cover a list of possible topics you havecollected ourselves (quotes, proverbs ...), so if you run out of ideas you have a list to consult.

3- You can collect some texts that inspire you a lot, and when in need, you use them.

4- You can also use the additional handouts given by your teacher.

5- You can comment on the songs studied and movies seen.

6- You can comment on whatever is going on around you: at school, at home, with a friend, in Lebanon, in the world ....

7- You can write about & interpret (or at least try to) your dreams.

8- You can collect poems, ads, photos, or newspaper clippings (interestingones), paste them in your journal and give your opinion about them.

9- You can write a list of advice you would give to your friend, teacher, parents, supervisor, principal ......

10-You can write about many different areas including personal relationships, career and special interests, body and health, and meaning in life.

Note: It is much better to match the topic of the entry with the theme being studied.

Setting up your Journal:

- Decide what you'd like your journal to look like. Give your journal a title. The title will be the first really creative thing you'll do with your journal, so make your title witty, unusual, thought provoking. - Decorate the cover of your journal. You could sketch on the cover, paste on an advertisement or a photo, or write your favorite quotes on it.

Don't forget to:

- Bring your journal with you to class every week. Your teacher might read one of your entries to the whole class (after having had your permission of course). - Write the date & time whenever you make an entry. Make a List of the entries at the end of the month (on a separate sheet on your journal), for the teacher to see and put a grade.
- Be Creative!!

" If we are committed to growth, we should discover and utilize our inner gifts, then we should move beyond our internal critics, move past the darkness inherent in our life and move into our power, meaning, and joy. We should implement this process of opening to ourselves. As we grow in our openness to love and to being loved, we heal...and as we heal, everyone is benefited."

Lucy

Common file format

File format

Images can be saved in a variety of file formats. Different file formats exist because some are better at certain tasks than others. Some file formats are associated with specific software programs. For example, Adobe Photoshop's file format is .PSD.

However, graphics packages also allow the user to save their work in compatible file formats that can be used in a variety of software programs - eg .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF. Most digital cameras automatically save photographs as .JPG and these can be used in a variety of graphics packages.

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Answer the following questions. You can get the information you need through this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/dida/graphics/selectingrev7.shtml

1.- What are the main characteristics of the three formats: JPG, GIF, BMP?
2.- What are they used for?
3.- Compare the three formats.
4.- Which has a bigger size?

Should the morning-after pill be banned?

CONS

Emergency contraceptive pills can have serious, harmful side-effects including nausea, vomiting, infertility, breast tenderness, ectopic pregnancy and blood clot formation. Nobody knows the long-term effects.

Emergency contraception is a form of abortion. It works by preventing a fertilised egg and a fertilised egg is a human being, because it contains within itself all that is necessary for a child to develop. Therefore it could be considered as murder.

Should the morning-after pill be banned?

PROS

Whether intentionally or not, people do sometimes have unprotected sex without wanting to get pregnant. When this happens, emergency contraception allows women to ensure that they are not pregnant, without the stress and increased health risk caused by waiting until a pregnancy can be confirmed and then, if desired, having an abortion.

There are good reasons for making the morning-after pill a non-prescription drug. It can take time to get a prescription from a doctor, and in speed is very important in an emergency. Some patients may be embarrassed to tell their doctor about what they need, and so will not go to get a prescription.

Should the morning-after pill be banned?

CONTEXT

Emergency contraception, often called the ‘morning-after pill’, reduces the chance of pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse. if taken within 72 hours they reduce the risk of pregnancy by between 75 and 89 percent. Emergency contraceptives such as Levonelle are legal in the US and UK; in the UK they can be bought over the counter from pharmacists by over-16s.