Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Jobs

 1) a person employed to work in the agriculture (e.g keeping animals, growing crops etc.)

2) a person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones.

3) a person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside a hospital.

4) a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, the drawing up of wills, and other legal matters. They may also instruct barristers and represent clients in some courts.

5) a person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery, office, resaurant, hotel etc.

6) a person who is qualified to design buildings and to plan and supervise their construction.

7)  a person who cuts and styles hair as an occupation

8) a person who serves customers in a shop

9) a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures / a person who controls an engine, especially on an aircraft or ship

10) a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Essay: Global Warming

 1. Introduction paragraph: What is global warming? How does it effect people? How does it effect animals and plants? How has the climate changed? 

2. What countries / governments can  do? How can we reduce carbon emissions? Which means of transport rely on fossil fuels and which don't? How can a country invest in renewable energy? 

3. What can people as individuals do? How can you make environmentally-friendly choices every day? How can you reduce your carbon footprint? Do you take global warming seriously? 


* Add facts, but also your opinion

* Form different paragraphs

* Write at least 120 words (min 15 sentences, 5 sentences in each paragraphs)

* Use syonyms

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

4E: Phrasal verbs and vocabulary

 Group 1

1) average surface temperature

2) fossil fuels

3) greenhouse gases

4) cause global warming

5) add oxygen

6) animal species

7) climate change

8) polar ice

9) develop alternatives

10) renewable energy

11) nuclear energy


Group 2

1) to use everything

2) to continue

3) to delay

4) to think, get  an idea or find sth

5) to take care of sth / sb

6) to stop using or doing sth

7) to finish, shut, cease an activity

8) to stop sleeping, awaken

9) to saw, chop

10) to exhaust, waste, dry up


Thursday, February 9, 2023

Weather Report

 1) Open a presentation (Office.com)

2) Create a title page (town, your name, month, school)

3) 1st slide: general information about the country, location of the town

4) 2nd slide: annual average (temperature, precipitation, humidity etc.)

5) 3rd slide: today's weather (temperature, wind, cloudiness, humidity, UV factor etc.). Be ready to compare it with the monthly average. 

6) 4th slide: warnings 


Making a presentation / speaking

1) Maintain eye contact, find the best place where to stand so that you can use the computer but also see your audience well.

2) Start with a greeting. 

3) Tell what you are going to talk about. 

4) Speak more than your slides have information. Explain. 

5) Pay attention to the volume of your voice - even the furthest person has to hear you! 

6) Pay attention how to emphasise important numbers, words or names. It's natural to make pauses while you speak - it gives time for the audience to follow you. 

7) Finish your presentation by thanking the audience. You should be ready to answer the questions or repeat some of the information. 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Do video games do harm?

 Taken from a youth magazine "Club".


Yes, they do
1) Many video games make you "get even". It inspires unstable teenagers to get even in real life, too.
2) Seeing so many deaths, virtually killing others, listening to the noise make kids become immune to the horror and reality of death. It makes them fearless in a bad way.
3) The fontal lobe of the brain is responsible for controlling a person's behaviour. It does not grow fully until a person is about 25 years old.
4) Although video games have ratings, teenagers play such games meant for mature/adult people.
5) Video games are escapism - teenagers escape dealing with everyday duties or problems and their ability to deal with them worsens. When a real serious problem occurs, they might react in an exaggerated brutal way.
6) Video games desensitize youngsters, make them less emotional and numb. 
7) Your brain stores all violence as trauma and a young person may not know how to deal with the stress caused by it.
8) Video games are very attractive and young people get easily hooked. 

No, they do not
1) Video games aren't bad if they are controlled by parents. (parents control how much time and what games  a child can play)
2) Although there have been many studies about the impact, they give different results. 
3) Video games are fantasy for kids and fantasy has always been part of childhood.
4) It is claimed that only abnormal amount of hours spent playing violent video games starts to effect our brain and its development.

3F: Why video games are good for your health?

 1) Many people ________ (oletama) that video games have a _______ (negatiivne) effect on young people. 

2) Newspaper headlines often express the same opinion - _______ (võitlusmängud) cause the most concern because of ________ (vägivald).

3) ________ (vastavalt) to a report in American Psychologist playing video games  is sometimes good for children's education, health and _______ (sotsiaalsed) skills. 

4) Research shows that video games, especially_______ (võitlusmängud) can actually _______ (parandama) mental ______ (oskusi). 

5) Other type of video games do not usually have these  _______ (kasu, eelised).

6) The research showed that children who play ________ (rollimänge) get _____ (paremaid hindeid) at school. 

7) Quick and simple games teache children how to ______ (reageerima) well to the ______ (ebaõnnestumine). 

8) In online games players learn useful _______ (sotsiaalsed oskused) - how to lead a ______ (rühm), how to work ______ (koos) and how to ______ (teha) decisions. 

9) Overall the report says that some video games can have ______ (halb mõju), but it's important to think about ________ (kasu, tulu) too.