Boy survives a cold flight

Boy survives a cold flight:

1.- Stowaway    
    stowaway   stowaways
A stowaway is a person who hides in a ship, aeroplane, or other vehicle in order to make a journey secretly or without paying.
   The crew discovered the stowaway about two days into their voyage.
2.- Consciousness
Consciousness is the state of being awake rather than being asleep or unconscious. If someone loses consciousness, they become unconscious, and if they regain consciousness, they become conscious after being unconscious.
   She banged her head and lost consciousness.
   He drifted in and out of consciousness.
3.- Spot

spot   spots   spotting   spotted 

            If you spot something or someone, you notice them.

                Vicenzo failed to spot the error.

                He left the party seconds before smoke was spotted coming up the stairs.

 4.-Wander

If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction.

                When he got bored he wandered around the fair.

                They wandered off in the direction of the nearest store.

                Those who do not have relatives to return to are left to wander the streets and sleep rough. 

5.- Foremost (most importantly

6.- Concern

Concern is worry about a situation.

                The European Community has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa.

                The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.

                As the militants gather, there is concern that the protest might again run out of control.

                There is no cause for concern.

7.- Unharmed      

    unharmed  

If someone or something is unharmed after an accident or violent incident, they are not hurt or damaged in any way.

   The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.

   His eleven-year-old daughter was unharmed in the attack.

   The nine crew on the Boeing 747 were released unharmed.

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= unscathed  

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Listening - Daily Lesson

Listening - Daily Lesson:

Hunting

Jun 06 2014

Intro

Hunting has been an activity for as long as there have been people and animals. For thousands of years, humans have hunted animals for food, but today people also hunt for sport. An animal that is killed might not be eaten, but instead its skin or head might be hung on a wall. Today’s hunting is not always about being self-sufficient like it was so many years ago.

People who are opposed to hunting often don’t like guns, killing animals, or both. People who are avid hunters believe that having a gun is their right, and so is killing animals, especially if it’s done as humanely as possible. If it came down tohaving a meal or being hungry, would everyone shoot an animal? Maybe, or maybe not!

Marni and Brian discuss a difficult topic in today’s English lesson about a popular outdoor activity.

Dialogue

Marni: I just was spending time with my friend, and he is an avid hunter. What are your thoughts?
Brian: Oh, hunting? I wish I had that skill, but I am not good around dead animals. I feel like I would be totally unprepared in the apocalypse if it came down to killing an animal.
Marni: He grew up hunting with his family. They lived off the land, they were totally self-sufficient. So he grew up doing it. I’m just so opposed to it. I mean, killing animals for sport? I guess a lot of people do that. He used it as a food source.
Brian: I can imagine using it as a food source. But I can’t even think about touching a carcass or trying to skin it. I don’t even know how to fire a gun, let alone how to load ammunition or anything like that.
Marni: I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I am totally for gun control. A lot of hunters I know actually are.
Brian: It seems unnecessary in this day and age.
Marni: I agree.

Discussion

Marni was just hanging out with a friend who likes to go hunting. She understands why he does it, but she doesn’t agree with the activity. To Marni, killing animals for sport isn’t OK. Even though her friend hunts for food and not for sport, it still makes her uncomfortable.

Brian’s thoughts on hunting are more about what he can and cannot do with a gun, and less about if hunting is an OK activity. Brian knows that if he needed to kill and eat an animal, using a gun would be a problem. He doesn’t know how to shoot a gun, and he also doesn’t know what to do with the animal after it’s dead.

Marni and Brian both have little experience with hunting… Marni because she believes it’s wrong, and Brian because he has never tried it.

Have you ever gone hunting? Is it OK to kill animals for sport, or only for food?

Grammar Point

Past Progressive Tense

Marni tells Brian that she “was just spending time” with her friend. She uses thepast progressive tense.

The past progressive tense (also sometimes called “past continuous”) is formed by using was/were + main verb + ing, as in, “We were eating dinner when the phone rang.”

We use the past progressive tense to talk about actions that were already in progress when another action took place in the past. (At the moment the phone rang, we were already in the process of eating dinner.)

It’s also common to use this tense to talk about two on-going actions that were happening simultaneously in the past, as in, “While Justin Timberlake was finishing his new album, his fans were waiting for it to come out.”

Finally, we can also use this tense to talk about actions in the past that took place over time, as in, “I couldn’t sleep last night because dogs were barkingthe whole night.”

Which is correct, “I was talked to my brother when I sneezed,” or, “I was talking to my brother when I sneezed”?

Quiz

1. How does Marni feel about hunting?
   
   •  It’s fun.
   •  It’s an enjoyable sport.
   •  It’s not OK.
   •  It’s her favorite weekend activity.
2. In Brian’s opinion, when is hunting OK?
   
   •  When it’s done for food.
   •  When it’s done with friends.
   •  Only during hunting season.
   •  It’s never cool to go hunting.
3. If you want to go hunting, you must have __.
   
   •  avid
   •  apocalypse
   •  apples
   •  ammunition
4. Which sentence is in past progressive tense?
   
   •  We were hunting last weekend.
   •  We’re going hunting this weekend.
   •  We hunted last weekend.
   •  We will be hunting this weekend.

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The science of attraction - Dawn Maslar

Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart…right? Not quite. Actually, the real boss behind attraction is your brain, which runs through a very quick, very complex series of calculations when assessing a potential partner. Dawn Maslar explores how our five senses contribute to this mating game, citing some pretty wild studies along the way. 

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Listening - Daily Lesson

Listening - Daily Lesson:

Solitude

May 28 2014

Intro

Most of the time, we put everyone into two groups: either you’re apeople person or you’re not. It’s usually easy to tell which group you’re in. If you like spending time with people, you’re the first. If you need to take a step back and be by yourself, you’re likely introverted.

It’s definitely not bad to spend time alone, though. While it may take disciplinefor social people to get away from the crowd, spending time creating calmnessand awareness is not only healthy, it’s also important. We need time to relax, tomeditate, and to think about what is important in life. When you’re always around other people, it can be hard to figure out life.

Why is Jessica feeling stressed? Discover what advice Rafael gives her in this English lesson about being alone.

Dialogue

Jessica: So, Rafael, I am a people person.
Rafael: You are?
Jessica: Yes. And I work alone. And lately, I’ve been really lonely and just stressed with work. So I’ve been trying to get my priorities straight and take a step back from all of my stressful work and really just try to find that peace and quiet again.
Rafael: Yeah, if you do things like that, if you meditate, you find your peace and quiet, it gives you a lot of calmness. It gives you a lot of focus, helps you get your priorities straight, that sense of awareness. Helps you step back from it all. Do you know what I’m saying?
Jessica: Yeah. Don’t you think it takes a lot of discipline, though, to be able to take a step back from all of the busy, daily life?
Rafael: It depends on who you are. I mean, me, for example. I’m super, superintroverted.
Jessica: Are you?
Rafael: I wouldn’t say it takes me discipline. I would say it’s just a little more natural for me to be introspective all the time.
Jessica: All right. Well, I will try to focus on meditating and relaxing more.

The science of persuasion

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Listening - Daily Lesson

Listening - Daily Lesson:

Storage

May 21 2014

Intro

It’s a fact that organized space is more relaxing. Coming home after a long day to a clean house will help you relax much more than returning to chaos. But what do you do when you simply have too much stuff?

If you’re a pack rat, you’re likely to keep everything. If you have a system, you can probably organize your house, even if it’s full of your belongings. However, if you never pack things away, your home will probably get out of control quickly. One way to deal with a mess is to find some storage space… in your garage, in a closet, or maybe in another building. If you don’t use something very often, you can put it out of sight. It will help your home have more space, and help you feel more relaxed.

Jessica and Rafael have opposite ideas about storage. Whose system is better? Listen to this English lesson about organizing to find out.

Dialogue

Rafael: My room is a mess right now. It smells. I think there’s mold in some corners of the room. I really need to organize. I really need to pack things away. It is just chaos in there right now.
Jessica: That stresses me out. I’m kind of a neat freak, and so I like things organized. I put everything away. Everything has its place.
Rafael: What you’re saying, basically, is that you have a system.
Jessica: Absolutely.
Rafael: And you stick to it.
Jessica: Yes. I don’t like piles of junk all over the house. I like the order of my house. Everything is neat.
Rafael: So forgive me for asking, but would you describe yourself as a pack rat?
Jessica: You know, I actually am. But as long as everything has a specific spot, I feel very content and less anxious.
Rafael: See, for me, the specific spot is piles. I’m done with this shirt. It goes in this pile.
Jessica: You should create a system so that you can organize your mess. I’ll help you out.
Rafael: Hey, that would be swell.

Discussion

Rafael tells Jessica that his room is a complete mess. It smells bad and there is something growing in the corners! Jessica is a neat freak, and she thinks Rafael needs help with his mess. She likes everything in her house to be perfectlyorganized. She will always pack things away and stick to her system.

Rafael asks Jessica if she’s a pack rat. She says yes, but that doesn’t mean she’s not clean. For her, having lots of stuff doesn’t mean chaos. It just means she has a specific spot to put everything she owns.

Jessica tells Rafael that he should create a system to organize his junk. In fact, she offers to help, and Rafael accepts.

Do you have a good storage system? What are some tricks for organizing your things?

Grammar Point

Comparing Quality

Jessica likes to keep her house organized, not only because it looks better but also because it helps her feel less anxious. She uses a comparison of qualityto describe how she feels.

There are a couple of different ways to make comparisons of quality. With a one-syllable adjective or a word ending in -y or -ly, add the suffix -er or -ier to form a comparative phrase with than. For example, “This apple is redder than that one,” or, “My bag is heavier than yours.”

With an adjective or adverb of more-than-one syllable, use more or less to create the comparative phrase with than. For example, “This dress is more beautiful than that one,” or, “These flowers are less colorful than those flowers.”

To show that two things have the same quality, use as… as to compare similar aspects of quality (adjective) or of manner (adverb) of two items. You could say, “My bicycle is as fast as your bicycle,” or, “My dog runs as quickly as Ann’s dog.”

You and your coworker both work late in the evening. Use a comparison of quality to describe your work habits.

Quiz

1. Who is a pack rat?
   
   •  Jessica.
   •  Rafael.
   •  Neither.
   •  Both.
2. How does Jessica feel when everything is clean?
   
   •  Stressed out.
   •  Content and less anxious.
   •  Worried.
   •  Upset.
3. To organize something, you need a good __.
   
   •  neat freak
   •  system
   •  pack rat
   •  chaos
4. Which sentence uses a comparison of quality?
   
   •  My rent is more expensive than Dave’s.
   •  Sam and Jill are twins.
   •  Your apples taste delicious.
   •  Linda’s dog is very cute.

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