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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Sunday, November 13, 2011

WEEKLY TOPIC "EXPECTATIONS" PROS AND CONS OF ONLINE COLLEGES.- READING PRACTICE


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Expectations

Online students work independently and are therefore somewhat isolated from the traditional social engagement often found through college life. This is one of the primary differences between online offerings and the traditional classroom, with the online experience focused on the course material while a traditional program integrates the material with extracurricular activities. One solution to overcome this lack of interaction for online students is to pair their coursework with an internship, providing both the classroom material as well as face-to-face interaction with those related to their field of study.
INTERESTING VOCABULARY:
outweigh
        outweigh   outweighs   outweighing   outweighed  
If one thing outweighs another, the first thing is of greater importance, benefit, or significance than the second thing. (FORMAL)
   The medical benefits of x-rays far outweigh the risk of having them.
   The advantages of this deal largely outweigh the disadvantages.
outpaces
outpace   outpaces   outpacing   outpaced  
To outpace someone or something means to perform a particular action faster or better than they can.
   These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats.
   The Japanese economy will continue to outpace its foreign rivals for years to come.
   She outpaced the former Olympic champion Evelyn Ashford.
VB  
= outstrip  
standard brick-and-mortar institution
You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment.
           Paying rent simply helps to line the pockets of landlords. It's far better to put your money into bricks and mortar of your own.
           As an investment, bricks and mortar are not what they were.
slouched in a chair
slouch   slouches   slouching   slouched 
         If someone slouches, they sit or stand with their shoulders and head bent so they look lazy and unattractive.
             Try not to slouch when you are sitting down.
             She has recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.
         VB  
tech savvy.
expert in ICT: person that have good understanding and practical knowledge of ICT
Encompasses= to include
turn in assignments
to give your homework to your teacher
to avoid getting bogged down and missing a due date.
to delay something 
Source: Collins Dictionary


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