Mental Health: Stigmas and Taboos

The comedian, the brother, the friend, the son...

Answer the questions (sent via email) on this discussion)

Homework: Choose three of these talks and write a summary of the main points

Health: AA - problems and solutions

Alcoholics Anonymous

Read the article above. Generate a list of any phrases or expressions you do not know.

Follow the link to Chapter 3 of the book regarding alcohol addiction. Using the text, make 8 questions to ask your partner next lesson.

Root Words: Selectividad Prep

Study these following lists as preparation for PAU exam...

Root words Selectividad

Prefixes

Suffixes

Prepositions - Answers

1)CAE Students’ book p. 129: ex.

2. TO 3. TO 4. AT 5. FOR  6. WITH

2)CAE Students’ book p. 130: ex 2 (correcting errors)

2. CORRECT 3 NOT FOR = IN 4. NOT TO = FOR 5. NOT FOR= TO 6. NOT FOR = TO (VISITORS)

3)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex 1 (at, in and on – location)

2. IN 3. ON, AT, IN 4. 4. AT, AT, 5. AT 6. IN 7. ON

4)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex3

2. NOT AT =ON, 3. NOT OF = IN, 4. NOT AT = IN, 5. NOT AT= ON, 6. NOT AT= ON, 7. NOT AT= IN,           8. NOT IN = ON, 9. NOT AT = ON, 10 NOT TO = IN

5)CAE Students’ book p.115 : Island wanted

1. FOR, 2. ON, 3. GO/SET, 4. ELSE, 5. ALL, 6. WHOSE, 7. UNTIL, 8. WHO, 9. ENOUGH, 10. HAVE/ TAKE   11. SOON, 12. ONE, 13. HAD, 14. WHAT, 15. A

TERM 1 EXAM - CONTENT - MONDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2015

Reading – Criteria B

Revise by reading as much as you can in English (Library books, news websites – BBC, The Guardian, Football blogs). The more exposed you are to vocab, structures, English in general the more your English will gradually improve. Ensure you have read at the very least all the articles I have posted on the blog about cultural diversity and health. 

Your reading texts will be based on the IB English B Standard Level Reading Paper.

Writing – Criteria C

Part 1: Grammar and Vocabulary

Vocabulary:

1)    Health and Lifestyle

2)   Prejudice

3)   Stereotypes / Multiculturalism / Prejudice

Grammar:

1)    Prepositions

AT: a position which is thought of as a point, not an area

ON: a position in contact with a surface

ON: a position along a border or a boundary (e.g. the coast, the ocean) or along something which connects two places (e.g. a road, a river)

IN: a position within a larger area or space

1)CAE Students’ book p. 129: ex.1

2)CAE Students’ book p. 130: ex 2 (correcting errors)

3)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex 1 (at, in and on – location)

4)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex3

5)CAE Students’ book p.115 : Island wanted

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

     Exercise 4

    Conditionals

1st Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3226

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

2nd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3227

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

3rd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3233

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional-exercise-1.html

PAU USE OF ENGLISH - 

There will also be a small selection of PAU style Use of English questions on the exam.

Use of English (4 marks)

Part 1: 6 questions are worth 0.25 marks each

·         Synonyms

·         Root words

·         Finding words in the text from a definition

·         Groups of words with similar meanings

·         Prepositions

·         Phrasal verbs

Types of questions:

• find in the text one synonym / opposite for “ejemplo” (clase de palabra*).

• give one synonym / opposite for “ejemplo” (clase de palabra*) as it is used in the text.

• find in the text one word / expression meaning “ejemplo de definición”.

• find in the text the word which has the following definition: “ejemplo de definición”.

• which word is not a (clase de palabra*)?

• which word does not have the same meaning?

• complete the series with another word from the same semantic group.

• give a (clase de palabra*) with the same root as “ejemplo” (clase de palabra*).

• fill in the gap with a correct (adjective/adverb/noun/verb/...).

• fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.

• fill in the gap with the correct option.

Part 2: 

·         Verb tenses

·         Relative pronouns / Defining and non-defining clauses

·         Creating questions

·         Conditional sentences

·         Active or Passive voice

·         Reported speech

·         Word order in sentences

Types of questions:

• turn the following sentence into the passive voice / active voice.

• turn the following sentence into reported speech / direct speech.

• join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use and, but, or because). make changes if necessary.

• join the following sentences using a relative. make changes if necessary.

• rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. begin as indicated.

• rewrite the sentence correctly.

• complete the following (conditional) sentence.

• use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.

• give a question for the underlined words.

Part 2: Writing

1   YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF TWO TASKS

Write approximately 120 words

WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT

A – Grammatical accuracy – 

·         Verb tenses, Verb–subject agreement, prepositions are accurate

B – Vocabulary – 

·         A range of vocabulary, used correctly (no Spanglish)

C – Communication and organization – 

 Ideas are well organised and clearly explained, paragraphs are well structured and not repetitive, connectives are used effectively

Articles on Health

Please read these articles on Health. You must also find 3 additional articles, related to these articles and save them in your POCKET!



1) conventional-vs-alternative-medicine-explained

Throughout this article conventional medicine is critisied. It criticises how doctors no longer worry about the heart but only curing the illnesses. Nowadays as the article mentions we over take pills, vaccines, etc so as to eradicate our “problem” straightaway. The article points out the importance of having a healthy lifestyle so as to prevent those “problems”. From this article we can get the idea that we over take medication and we shouldn’t because we even take them when not required.

2) stress-can-be-a-very-useful-thing

The article I read was about how stress can be helpful in certain situations. What affects us the most  is the way we interpret the way our body reacts. For example if you are very nervous before an exam and you think it is because you are going to fail, you are bound to fail. However, if you think that you are nervous because you are going to do it great, then your performance will increase. I chose this article as it offers us a different perspective concerning how stress affects us, which is commonly thought of as a bad thing. 

3) bacon-ham-sausages-processed-meats-cancer-risk-smoking-says-who

The UN health body says bacon, sausages and ham are carcinogenic substances, ranked alongside cigarettes. For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal due to processed meat is very small, but it is increased if the amount of processed meat consumed is high.

The industries, rejected the extreme comparison between cigarettes and meats, which may affect their sales volume.

Scientist agree that this decision doesn’t mean that we need to stop eating red and processed meat, but that are salad or fish are more preferable, which also helps with obesity and health problems.

Finally, we should draw the line on whether it is more important to consider the meat risk that other realities which derive in diseases, such as sunburn, alcohol or the lack of exercise.

4) is-my-anger-going-to-kill-me

This article explains that recent studies have shown that there is a correlation between rage and premature death. Apparently, those people with a temper, who have a tendency to become enraged, especially males, are at a higher risk of dying prematurely, as it leads to blood pressure problems. However, the article also states that in many occasions, keeping your anger to yourself without venting it,  can lead to high blood pressure, which is not beneficial either.

Health vocab

Term 1 Vocab : Health

Term 1: Topic 2: Health

VIDEO 1: TED Alternative/ Complementary Medicine

1)What were Wylde´s first impressions of the Chinese hospital?

2)After 5 months of acupuncture, Nadine still doesn´t get pregnant, so what does Wylde change?

3)How are cancer patients treated differently in China?

4)What is chi?

5)According to the video, in what ways do Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine differ?

6)In what ways is Britain hostile to Alternative Medicine?

7)What do you personally think of Complementary/Alternative medicine? Compare and contrast with Traditional Western Medicine.

VIDEO 2: TED Is medicine killing you?

Term 1 Grammar: PREPOSITIONS

Term 1 Prepositions

AT: a position which is thought of as a point, not an area

ON: a position in contact with a surface

ON: a position along a border or a boundary (e.g. the coast, the ocean) or along something which connects two places (e.g. a road, a river)

IN: a position within a larger area or space

1)CAE Students’ book p. 129: ex.1

2)CAE Students’ book p. 130: ex 2 (correcting errors)

3)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex 1 (at, in and on – location)

4)CAE Students’book p. 114: ex3

5)CAE Students’ book p.115 : Island wanted

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Turnitin: Upload your Written Assignment

Deadline: Friday 13th November @ 22.h 

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Plan for Written Assignment

12AB Written Assignment Planning

Working Title of Essay: There needs to be an angle here – something specific. Not vague: “Racism”. More like “The difficulties of challenging racism”. “How to tackle racism in Sport”.	TITLE:
Introduction: Clear and strong standpoint. Clear reference to the question and make sure your main line or argument is clear.	I will say -
Main Body: Consider the order of your points. You should be making perhaps 5/6 clear and developed points. These can be from the articles and your own opinion. Remember you need to reference the alternative idea somehow: Consider where you will mention this – it needs to be logical and ordered to get a top mark!	1 2 3 4 5 6
Conclusion:  Be clear here and offer some kind of solution to the problem. “Moving forward, it is clear that…” “Ultimately, in order to change people’s mindset…”	I will say…
BIBLIOGRAPHY: DON’T FORGET THIS!	Need the hyperlink and the name of the article here: 1. 2. 3.

Written Assignment: Examples & Guidance

12AB – Term 1 WRITING (Criteria C) preparation

Requirements for an essay

1)      Address/consider an issue and make it very clear in your introduction

2)      Think carefully about how you phrase your question or title to your essay and make sure it corresponds with the content of your essay

3)      Develop an argument in which you consider different points of view on your topic/issue (and NOT simply factual repetition from the source)

4)      Ideas should be very well organised with lots of connectives

5)      Give specific and relevant examples to back up your ideas – if you refer to a study/statistcis/facts give details of the name of the report/person involved and reference in bibliography

6)      Make a clear and critical personal angle or standpoint, distinct from any sources used

7)      Sources should only be used to provide secondary support material (e.g. factual details, or contrasting points of view) DO NOT copy the opinions and pretend that they are your own

8)      Come to a clear and thoughtful conclusion – offering solutions to the problem

EXAMPLE 1

Cancer Essay:                                   Investments should bring benefits.

Nowadays there is widespread concern about cancer. It is a very harmful disease that affects one in every three people.  According to Dr. Mercola, medical technology has advanced and developed massively over the past 50-60 years. Yet, too many people continue to die from this disease, maybe due to bad investment.

Many people argue that cancer is a business. It is an important to consider the way in which some laboratories spend all their money from charity or big businesses on popular cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery that will give them a great profit. As a result there are no resources left for effective ways to prevent cancer, such as dietary guidelines or therapy for alcoholics. Despite the fact that laboratories want more money to be invested in prevention, they also want to continue investing in treatments. So, they just want a balanced investment.

The awareness of this issue is crucial because cancer patients, recently in the state of California, pay more than 50000 dollars for a complete treatment. Yet, they could have never had the disease with good prevention. However, the prevention of cancer is a complex issue, therefore fundraising and volunteers are the main support. Nevertheless, big laboratories continue spending all the investments on treatments that keep patients alive, yet, sick in order to keep them tied to the treatment so as to continue paying.

On the other hand, there are many people, like Debra Jarvis, who think that investment should go towards scientific investigation. Those who stand up for chemotherapy and radiotherapy have good reason. Generally speaking, 70% of cancers treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery get cured according to statistics in 2014. In my personal opinion, it is right to investigate ways of curing this disease.

Taking all this into account, it is clear that the development of cures is an important issue in order to try to save more lives. In the same way, prevention of cancer needs to be promoted, just because it is a harmful global issue. Our world should invest in an equal way in prevention and investigation, in order to reduce the amount of people with cancer whilst continuing to work on a cure.

Bibliography:

1)       Article on cancer http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/08/03/natural-cancer-treatment.aspx

2)       Ted talk in which Debra Jarvis talks about her experience throughout cancer. http://www.ted.com/talks/debra_jarvis_yes_i_survived_cancer_but_that_doesn_t_define_me

3)       Psychotherapy http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/emotionalsideeffects/attitudes-and-cancer

EXAMPLE 2:

Reject Fanaticism, not religion

History has been littered with examples of religious fanaticism. In the past many people killed and pursued other people in the name of religion. However, this is not related, under any circumstance, to religion. It is related to fanatics. Being too fanatical about something or someone might have negative consequences and religion is not an exception.

Despite being in a modern society where we have the privilege to have freedom and rights, there are still some parts of the world where by choosing a different religion which is not accepted, you are persecuted. Moreover, there are still some parts of the world where religion is the main cause of many wars, for example, in Nigeria there are to date some religious conflicts; while some people might think that this is due to some religions encouraging violence, I think that the problem is fanaticism.

Religion doesn´t promote war as football doesn't promote violence, however, wars occur because of religion and fans of different football teams fight against each other, in other words, extreme fanaticism leads to those problems. Owing to this fact, we shouldn't blame religions in the same way that we shouldn´t blame sports.

The awareness of this issue is crucial because in order to solve this problem, we need to be informed. However we need to keep in mind that the origin of all the wars in places like Saudi Arabia is not Islamism as the media tries to show, the problem comes from human nature. Gustave le Bone observed in his theory “Herd behavior” that when a group of people consecrate their life to a same institution they tend to be against people of a different group. Consequently, discrimination, religious conflicts and intolerance have the same root, fanaticism.

To take steps towards peace we need to seek respect and tolerance. While it´s true that is important to defend your ideas and thoughts it´s also important to respect others, being too fanatical about something can be perilous and it can damage other people.

In my eyes, fanaticism can lead to terrible consequences, therefore we should try to avoid it and fight against it. However, the leaning towards fanaticism is deep in human psychology and on the other hand, limiting people´s beliefs is even worst. In this way, education might not be a solution for this problem but undoubtedly it will help until we find a better one.

Resources:

http://etfhq.com/blog/2010/03/16/trading-psychology-herd-mentality/

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/02/religion-wars-conflict

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clay-naff/the-dangers-of-religious_b_574624.html