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Thursday, 20 December 2012
Have fun: why punctuation is important
And here's the punishment for breaking the grammar rules :
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Building a tourist facility on top of a mountain
Have you ever climbed a mountain and felt like having a nice cup of tea or coffee?
BBC news tells about such an enterprise on top of Snowdon. Watch the clip and then express your own opinion on such a touristic facility. What facilities can you find on highest Romanian mountains?
BBC news tells about such an enterprise on top of Snowdon. Watch the clip and then express your own opinion on such a touristic facility. What facilities can you find on highest Romanian mountains?
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
The drivers' market - "A car is a potentially lethal weapon"
According to The Telegraph, Young drivers face a ban on carrying anyone other than family members as passengers under proposals being considered by the Government to cut the number of road accidents involving teenagers.
According to the Association of British Insurers, which submitted the proposals to the Department for Transport, one in eight drivers is under 25, but they account for one third of the number of people who die on the country’s roads. It estimates that an 18-year old driver is three times more likely to be involved in a crash than a motorist 30 years older.
In 2011, drivers between 17 and 19 were involved in 12,000 crashes of which more than half resulted in serious or fatal injuries. “I read regular reports where three or four young people have been killed in a car and it’s a new driver and you wonder what happened,” Mr McLoughlin said. Naimo Jones, 19, was jailed for six months after killing her best friend in a car crash in Blackpool. The court heard she was showing off when she lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa as it hurtled into a blind left-hand bend.
"We know from research that young drivers are far more likely to crash when they have passengers of their age in the car. Placing this restriction makes sense."
WATCH THE VIDeO BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you agree with the suggestions being made?
2. What are your own suggestions in order to combat failure in the driving market?
3. Would you like to drive a car whose speed can be controlled by your parents? Read the news below:
Parents will be able to control how fast their children drive thanks to technology being fitted on Britain’s top selling car, the Ford Fiesta. Read the article here
According to the Association of British Insurers, which submitted the proposals to the Department for Transport, one in eight drivers is under 25, but they account for one third of the number of people who die on the country’s roads. It estimates that an 18-year old driver is three times more likely to be involved in a crash than a motorist 30 years older.
In 2011, drivers between 17 and 19 were involved in 12,000 crashes of which more than half resulted in serious or fatal injuries. “I read regular reports where three or four young people have been killed in a car and it’s a new driver and you wonder what happened,” Mr McLoughlin said. Naimo Jones, 19, was jailed for six months after killing her best friend in a car crash in Blackpool. The court heard she was showing off when she lost control of her Vauxhall Corsa as it hurtled into a blind left-hand bend.
"We know from research that young drivers are far more likely to crash when they have passengers of their age in the car. Placing this restriction makes sense."
WATCH THE VIDeO BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you agree with the suggestions being made?
2. What are your own suggestions in order to combat failure in the driving market?
3. Would you like to drive a car whose speed can be controlled by your parents? Read the news below:
Parents will be able to control how fast their children drive thanks to technology being fitted on Britain’s top selling car, the Ford Fiesta. Read the article here
Jobless
Many people in our country and abroad face a tough battle to find a job.
Watch this BBC News example about a man who's been jobless for 10 years.
1. Why did he lose his job? What are some other reasons people you know have lost their own? Give an example.
Then watch the video below and answer the question: What does it take to create a job?
Monday, 19 November 2012
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Consumer behaviour
Consumer Behaviour
1. What determines how much people tip? Who should get tips and who should not?
2. Usually found in convenience stores, why are some ATMs paid-for cash machines and others are free to use?
3. Theatres, cinemas and sports stadiums rarely charge to use public toilets but many of the larger railway stations in cities do – why?
4. When a printer can be bought relatively cheaply, why is the ink so expensive?
5. Explain this "Was £7.99, now £3.99." Why is this a common pricing tactic?
6. Why do many computer manufacturers offer free software whose market value exceeds the price of the computer itself?
7. Why do many photo processing stores give you a second set of prints for free?
9. WiFi use is often free in budget hotels but charged at a high price in luxury hotels – why?
10. Why do most UK cinemas choose open seating whereas theatres and sports stadia usually use reserved seating?
11. Why do women’s clothes usually button from the left while men’s clothes button from the right?
12. Why does a light come on when you open the refrigerator but not when you open the freezer compartment?
Looking forward to your opinions.
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