Monday 24 September 2018

Bio data

The Biodata is an abbreviation for the term biographical data

If this is written in a more formal context, we will narrate in third person but the information and narration will depend on the audience you have.

Data presented normaly  includes:

Personal information (name, studies)
Academic information ( interests, publications)

Narration normally chronologically even though you may begin with a first person overview.
Narrow the information
Include humanazing factors.
Start with your name

Write a bio data related to you (use your imagination) and write a minimum of 200 words.


Dr. Jane Wright is a professor of Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her B.S from UCLA and her M.D. from Penn State University before eventually becoming supervising doctor at the Pennsylvania Hospital Emergency Center in 1997. After her fifteen-year career as a supervisor there, Dr. Wright returned to Los Angeles, where she accepted a tenure position at her alma mater UCLA. In addition to teaching, Dr. Wright is a regular contributor to National Science Quarterly and an enthusiastic Lakers fan. She recently collaborated on a manuscript with friend and colleague, Dr. Sam Smith, entitled Parkinsons and the Genetic Response to Eastern Medicine, in which she and Dr. Smith presented research compiled during three summers spent in India. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband Frank and their dog Lucy. She can be contacted at Jane (at) Janewright (dot) com.

Monday 10 September 2018

Monday 10

Some practice

Cultural differences can be striking. Unlike in Latin America, in the UK most people leave home when they go to university. Do you have headphones? Watch a couple of chapters of this university series.

Click on a new tab and open a dictionary. (English at Uni) Study skills.
What advice is given? What does Mary know?


Too easy? Do you think you should work at intermediate level?

Watch sessions 1 & 2 and write what you think


Some extra practice


A game



Practice some pronunciation. Decide on the level. Easy, medium, difficult


Some more practice


Listen and put the conversation in order


Do we have good manners in Chile?



Check your vocab



Visit this listening site and choose a  minimum of 3 activites.


short description

Dear all,
Please write a response to Stephanie and describe a friend of yours.
Include
paragraph 1   age, family, work, study
paragraph  2 personality  (good side)
paragraph 3 hobbies and insterests
paragraph 4 any negative aspects?

Write a minimum of 150 words