PM1 WRITING AND READING

PM 1 

Follow the link, read the article and answer the questions IN YOUR WORDS:

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/01/health/drugs-adderall-concentration/index.html


1.  What are "study drugs"?

2.  What is their original purpose?

3.  How common is the use of these drugs?

4.  What are some of the dangers?

5.  Do most student's recognize the potential danger?  Explain.

130 HOMEWORK

Use of English 3-3 and 3-6

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/opinion/31niman.html?_r=1

Page One

1.  What is the main point of the article?

2.  The author defends meat consumption by arguing the difference between industrial and traditional farming methods.  What are three of those differences?

3.  He suggests that vegetarians are also part of the environmental problem.  How so?

4.  What is his point about rice farming?

5.  With a partner, define the following words, identify what part of speech they are, and, when possible, give an example of a related word (noun form, verb form, adjective form, etc)

equivalent

condemn

conscientious

substantial

emissions

livestock

cultivation

ventilation  

mechanize

liquefy  

nauseating

skyrocketed

culprits

ruminant

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/sep/07/food.foodanddrink


Choose an environmental issue that is of particular concern in your country and discuss the following with a partner or group:

1.Does this problem directly affect your area of the country? Give detailed examples.

2. What, if anything, is being done to improve the situation? Is it adequate or ought more to be done? What?

3. What is likely to happen if no action is taken?

AM 130

Part One

Do some online research on the the following three innovations. Which do you think is the best idea for reducing city traffic and pollution? Why?

1. 3D Express Coach (Straddle Bus)
2. Ultra Light Transit
3. Schweeb

Part Two

Designing Future Cities

1. According to Kent Larson, how and why has the importance of “the home” changed over history, from past up to the present?

2.  What are some benefits of urban living mentioned in the talk?

3.  His prediction for the “city of the future” is a photograph of the early 1900’s, which he describes as “a place for people”.  What do you think he means by this?

4.  What is the difference between the way cities evolved before and after the automobile?

5.  He uses Boulder, Colorado and Seoul, Korea as examples of mobility in cities.  What have these cities done?

6.  In your words, how would you sum up his thoughts on:

a) mobility

b) the home

c) work space

130 AM HOMEWORK

Use of English 3-8 ORAL PRESENTATION

1. What are the main challenges of dealing with garbage in Tokyo?

2. Describe the process of trash collection and management in the city.

3. What are the categories and restrictions Tokyo citizens must follow when they throw out their garbage?

4. Why are trash cans banned in Tokyo?

5. What problem has this caused? How have they solved it?

6. What is the biggest problem facing Japan in regards to trash disposal? How have they attempted to solve it?

7. What role has recycling played in the Tokyo trash management system?

Further Discussion

How do you think your city compares to Tokyo in terms of trash management? Are there any things from Tokyo that you think would work in your city?

What does a city need to be considered modern? Is it important for a city to be so?

What should a city offer its citizens? In a group make a list of the benefits and drawbacks to living in a major metropolis.

Benefits	Drawbacks

Decide as a group if a megacity or metropolis is worth living in.

130 AM HOMEWORK

Finish Causative Structure Exercise 2 Part 2


Presentations for Friday

Use of English 3-8