Interesting things about Mount Fuji

 

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The following issues were most frequently mentioned on a global survey about current world problems

 Book Activity 3

A. Understand from context.

B. Activate language from a text.

1. In this row the main topic is about racism, that includes people, ethnic groups and races, so politics isn't really remarkable.
2. The main issue in this row is people's lack of money, not about the people's race.
3. Here we talk about money and it's dirty use through bribe and corruption and discrimintion has nothing to do on that.
4. The issue is about poverty, not domination.
5. They're talking about judging othe people based only on race and ethnical features and business is out of context.

C. Critical thinking.

1. Corruption always involves money or expensive things and those express the hunger for power that most of humans desire. And that's exactly why I think corruption is a never end issue, because we always want the best things and we'll do whatever we need to obtain them, for that reason even the most kind and anti-corrupt person you think you voted there's always a chance for him/her to convert in someone greedy and bad. For example, if a good candidate for your city wins at the election, there's always other people at the goverment who can manipulate him/her and make him/her fall on corruption through hard decisions.
   
   
2. The reasons behind the poverty are a bad administration on the public and natural resources, natural disasters, historic problems and consequences, conflicts between neighboring countries and  politial issues. I think the most powerful cause on poverty are the historics consequences and conflicts, because most countries that were ruled by another, today are really poor. In the case of natural disasters, for example, Haiti is the poorest country in latin america and Burundi is one of the most poorest countries in the world because all the reasons told before.
   
   
3. Most acts of terrorism are performed by religious extremists and for that reason I think those people are really desesperated about marking their religion is superior and better, because majority of people around the world are religious, 84% on 2022, and terrorists think they can manipulate other religions through theirs and the fear. Terrorism isn't only religious, it also involves power and goverments with traditional and conservative values for their countries, like in Yemen, where the population are muslims and the goverment are extrmely religious where the tradition rules, even terrorism is also common on neighbor countries.
   
   
4. I think the hate to other groups is almost a consequence of previous acts of hate in pasts years. I explain myself. Some of the recent generations don't have hate to other groups because it is a process that involves their antecesors, so many years in the past racism and discrimination were very common, even normalized, but then the subjucated people began to fight against them and gain more respect that was learned by the next and then the next generation of people. For that history, the hate wasn't ever justified or appropiate. However I can understand why we prejudice, for example, tatooed people or muslims, but we don't need to hate all one group because one feature or a stereotype.
   
   
5. The four problems are very different, but I believe that one of the connectors between them is the lack of comunication. We, humans, are imperfects about comunicate with other human being, an that causes troubles and then it passes to another and another and the confusion never ends. We are not tolerant either to live in peace with someone different to ourselves, we are selfish to give someone help. The main problem about world problems are us. But there are still hope for all one of us, we can change the things and make this a better world.

Talking about politics - Controversial Issues

 Do you like to talk about politics? Do you think politics is a good topic for discussion with "just anybody"? Or is politics " a little too personal"? Explain.

Holidays around the world

 Book activity 2

A. Scan for facts.

B. Compare and contrast.

The Chinese New Year was the most interesting and fascinating for me, because I love the asian culture including the Chinese culture. This celebration is so colorful and it's full with joy and hope for the new new that is coming. I loved the Lion and Dragon dance, the costume it's a piece of art itself.

Also, I like the mysticism that involves the celebration, I feel that the tradition and old customs are preserved. Finally, obviously I'd like to recieve money into an envelope at the beginning of the year.

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The five most effective work habits

 Book activity 1

The five most effective work habits

A. Understand from context:

A habit: Are things or actions we always do in order to achieve a target or clear an objective. In the end, those things or actions we did repeatedly become a habit that we can not leave to do.

• I have the habit of waking up at 4 am.

A solution: Is the final answer to a problem or a situation.

• Tomorrow we have to come up with a solution about the car.

Volunteer: A person who offers his/her help to another or to contribute a cause, project, etc.

• She is going to be a volunteer at the hospital. 

Prioritize: The action of classify our task, works and activities in order to do the most important or urgent before the other.

• They have to prioritize their school activities before playing videogames.

B. Confirm content:

1. Which may be the most important in determing a new worker's succes: knowledge, work habits, or skills?
   I think work habits are the most important thing when we have a job for the first time, because we have to adapt to the work environment, the skills and knowledge can not be fully displayed if we don't have good work habits which help us to improve the thing we already know.
   
   
2. Why should workers volunteer to do tasks?
   Because being a volunteer can help the workers to be more known in the office and give the impression that they're very skilled and reliable at variety of things. And being a volunteer can increase worker confidence and comunication between others.
   
   
3. Why is "being nice" a valuable habit to develop?
   Because that shows the worker is repectful to others regardless who they are.
   Being nice is always a way to say that you're a kind person and trustworthy. Also, it makes your co-workers can help you at things that you don't know how to do.
   
   
4. What is the value of prioritizing tasks?
   Prioritizing tasks helps the worker to do an impeccable work and focus in the important things to the office.
   Also, makes the worker a more organized and efficient person. 
   
   
5. How does staying positive help you be more productive?
   Positivism is good when we feel down sometimes, it helps to think alternatives to the problems and search for solutions in order to achieve a goal. When we stay positive, we are focused.
   
   
6. What's wrong with stating a problem without proposing a solution?
   People could thing we are a "complainer", which means we're being negative and someone who always are in a bad mood about something and does nothing to solve the situation.

 Vocabulary

1. My tastes changed ⇢ Mis gustos cambiaron
2. To make a living as... ⇢ Vivir de... 
3. I didn't pass the exam ⇢  No aprobé el examen
4. Talked me out of it ⇢ Me convencieron de... / Me hablaron de...
5. I changed my mind ⇢ Cambié de pensamiento

Conversation:

A:  So what are you doing these day?

B: Well, I've been working at my parents' café

A: No kidding! I thought you had other plans.

B: That's right. I was going to move with my boyfriend but my parents talked me out of it.

A: How come?

B: Well, my parents told me about finishing my studies before and earn some cash first. So here I am!