Geology!

Hey, Ivana! Maybe you know this website, but it looked really interesting. I thought I'd share it with you.

Types of Forces

Explanation for laypeople, once more :)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Here are some interesting videos I found related to the unit we're working on.





And this is a great website with information and vocabulary about bridges for laypeople like me :)

Survey

The end of the year is near and we would like you to complete a short survey about your experience as part of the English Program. The survey is anonymous and it will only take you 5 minutes to complete.

We really appreciate your help and support and we look forward to your answers in order to improve our teaching.
To complete the survey, you have to visit this URL:
http://www.quia.com/sv/359744.html
Thanks!

OSHA website

Last class we were talking about occupational safety. I believe you're going to enjoy this link, where you have a lot of info and vocabulary on PPE.


 

Webquests

I tried to access continuar platform today and I was not able to do it. So, in case you'd like to start working on your webquests, here is copy of all the URLs:

Chemical Engineering / Food Engineering
Civil Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Electrical Engineering / Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science
Geology
Industrial Engineering

Saying Dates

I came across this really interesting blogpost about the way we say the years in English. This has been a rather difficult topic after the year 2000 and I think this post is pretty clear on the subject.
Hope you find it as interesting as I did.
Click here to read the post.

NO CLASSES TODAY - NOV 17

Sorry about the short notice, but I have a family problem and I won't be able to go to university today. Hope you understand and see you all on Thursday.

Invitation to meeting with native speakers

On November 24th, 2009 at 12:00 the English Program has organized a meeting with some native speakers.

I think it would be a great opportunity for you to practice your speaking and listening skills. The meeting will be held in our regular classroom.
Hope to see you there!

Risk vs. Hazard (thanks Gerónimo!)

Last class we were talking about their differences and Gerónimo did an excellent job explaining this in terms a layperson can understand.

Hazard is the potential to cause harm; Risk, on the other hand, is the likelihood of harm (it means, the probability of future harm).
A good example to differentiate Hazard and Risk is the regasification ship that came to the petrochemical pole in Bahia Blanca last year. Some people thought that the presence of the ship near the city posed a high RISK to health. It wasn't this way. The presence of the ship represented a HAZARD or DANGER because it has stored inside an explosive gas in large quantities. The population was not at risk because the probability of an explosion happening was very low, or what is called an Acceptable Risk which is a relative term and depends on the control of the hazard to reduce the risk.

Come join the club!

As I told you in class, you're invited to join our social network. Remember to write "(S)" after your name. Hope you join! I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

www.myenglishclubuns.ning.com

Chemistry Lab Vocabulary

As they say in English: "Better late than never".
Sorry for the delay, but I had some technical issues with my printer and I couldn't use the scanner.
Here you have the images with the vocabulary. Hope you find them useful. Click on the image to expand it.

Robot vs. Cube

Some other Link to share with the class

Ramiro watched the video about civil engineering and, as he states in his comment, he wants to work in road safety. Here is a link he'd like us all to watch. Please, if you are a sensitive person, bear in mind that the images are rather explicit.

How to Use "Can" and "May" Correctly | eHow.com

While I was correcting the activities, one of your classmates asked me about the difference between CAN and MAY. I believe this is a very usual question, so here you have a really crystal clear explanation in only four points.
How to Use "Can" and "May" Correctly | eHow.com

Some Links You Wanted to Share with the Rest

• Martín came across this very interesting video about wi-tricity (or wireless electricity). Some classes ago, I remember one group explained this technology to me. So here you have an explanation from an expert. It's really interesting and the technology sounds promising.

• Ivana sent me this link where you have tons of information and links about science. You can spend hours reading really amazing things.

I know you don't have much time, but whenever you have some minutes to spare, try to click on the links and visit these pages your classmates have shared, cause I'm sure if they found them interesting, so will you!

How did I do it? Here is the answer