domingo, 4 de octubre de 2015

ADVANCED 9

ADVANCED 9


HW ASSIGNMENT # 1
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dKnzu8-D8
2. Answer the following questions:
1. You can recall what you read if..
 a. you decide it matters enough if you remember
 b. you decide you have the motiviation to read
 c. you decide you have the time to read

2. What is the first thing you need when reading?
 a. Focus
 b. Purpose
 c. Techniques

3. Which of the following was not mentioned?
 a. Skim quickly at first
 b. Read word quickly by snapping eyes across page
 c. Read chunks of words together, instead of one at a time

4. According to the video it is a good idea to
 a. to categorize information while reading
 b. avoid making connections while reading
 c. ask people if you dont understand something

5. According to the video in step 4 it is important to
 a. take notes and say words outloud
 b. compare and contrast what is being memorized
 c. highight everything

6. Whey highlighting it is important to
 a. highlight only important key words
 b. highlight everything
 c. avoid highlighting
HW ASSIGNMENT # 2
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

2. Answer the following questions:
1. The first church in St. Paul 's location was built...
 a. in 1988
 b. in the 7th century
 c. in the 14th century

2. Trafalgar Square is...
 a. in central London
 b. in the north of London
 c. near the river

3. Two great ways to tour the city are...
 a. a double decker cruise and a river bus
 b. a double decker bus and a river cruise
 c. a duble decker bus and a taxi tour

4. Nowadays, Trafalgar Square is...
 a. a vegetable market
 b. a vegetable garden
 c. a hub of restaurants, pubs and shops

5. The Tower of London was built...
 a. 900 years ago
 b. 100 years ago
 c. 300 years ago

6. London Bridge has got...
 a. 1 tower in the middle
 b. 2 towers, at right and left
 c. 2 towers in the middle

7. At Buckingham Palace...
 a. gardens are not to be missed
 b. changing of the guard is not to be missed
 c. changing of the guard is not interesting at all

8. London eye was created...
 a. for the millennium celebration
 b. for the Queen's jubilee
 c. for the Olympic Games

9. Houses of Parliament are also known as...
 a. Parliament House
 b. Westminster House
 c. Westminster Palace
HW ASSIGNMENT # 3
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

1. A colony is a group of people who do not live in their native country but
 a. do not like their native country
 b. are still ruled by their native country
 c. go back to their native country

2. The Roanoke colonists vanished; they
 a. disappeared
 b. helped each other
 c. were very sad

3. The colonists at Roanoke were from
 a. Spain
 b. Italy
 c. England

4. The colonists traveled to Roanoke in
 a. 1487
 b. 1587
 c. 1687

5. At the end of the first summer, the governor left
 a. to get more supplies
 b. because the Indians attacked
 c. without giving a reason

6. The governor could not come back right away because
 a. he got sick in England
 b. his ship sank during the voyage
 c. England was in a war with Spain

7. A fleet is a
 a. large group of ships
 b. terrible storm at sea
 c. sailor who steers a ship

8. The only clue that the missing colonists left was
 a. a map drawn in the sand
 b. the word "Croatoan" carved in wood
 c. an arrow painted on a rock

9. What happened to the colonists?
 a. They were killed by Indians.
 b. They died of disease (sickness).
 c. No one knows.

10. The story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke is
 a. true, a part of history
 b. fiction, a tale someone made up
 c. an Indian ghost story

HW ASSIGNMENT # 4
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

1. How are mushrooms being used to help the environment?
 a. Mushrooms are used to break down plastics
 b. Mushrooms are used to create materials that will take the place of synthetic materials that harm the environment
 c. Mushrooms are used to help trees keep their leaves longer

2. All of the following are advantages of using mushrooms EXCEPT
 a. Mushrooms, unlike plastics, naturally decompose when we are done using them
 b. Mushroom would not require using a petroleum feedstock
 Mushrooms can be grown without using water

3. Mycelium
 a. is a part of the mushroom that can be used as a type of glue
 b. comes from the Greek word meaning "to grow"
 c. is the chemical which causes styrofoam to be resilient

4. The professor mentions all of the following reasons for choosing mycelium EXCEPT
 a. It is self-assembling
 b. It is waterproof, fireproof, and liquid proof
 c. It is easy to transport on ships

5. An example of a synthetic material is
 a. plastic
 b. a mushroom
 c. water

6. The speaker mentions trees dropping their leaves in order to
 a. to prove that synthetic materials can be found in nature
 b. to illustrate that humans need trees to purify our air
 c. explain what humans can learn from observing nature's method for properly disposing of waste

HW ASSIGNMENT # 5
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

1. Where is Chichén Itza located?
 a. Mexico
 b. Peru
 c. Chile

2. Where does the city takes its name from?
 a. From a book they had
 b. From their ancesters
 c. From the large wells

3. What is the name of the god that lived in the depths of the well at Chichen Itza
 a.Pet
 b. Chack
 c. Shock

4. What was the circular building belived to be?
 a. A house
 b. An observatory
 c. A club

5. How did the Spaniards call the pyramid?
 a. The castle
 b. The warehouse
 c. The palace

6. How many steps does the main Pyramid has?
 a. 409
 b. 275
 c. 365

7. Who were to be sacrificied after the ball game?
 a. Winners
 b. Losers
 c. Both

HW ASSIGNMENT # 6
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What was the Louvre during the 14th century?
 a. A palace
 b. A royal residence
 c. A museum

2. Who is by many seen as the founder of the modern Louvre?
 a. Francis II
 b. Louis XIV
 c. Francis I

3. When did the construction of the modern Louvre begin?
 a. In 1190
 b. In 1564
 c. In 1541

4. Who was Catherine de Medicis?
 a. sister of Francis' second son
 b. wife of Francis' second son
 c. mother Francis' second son

5. When was the Tuileries Palace found?
 a. In 1190
 b. In 1541
 c. In 1564

6. Who united the the Tuileries with the Louvre?
 a. Francis I
 b. Louis XIV
 c. Napoleon III

7. What happened during the reign of the Paris Commune?
 a. The entrance to the Louvre was burned and destroyed
 b. The Tuileries Palace was burned and destroyed
 c. The whole Louvre was burned and destroyed

8. When did the Louvre begin to serve more as a museum and as a residence for artists?
 a. By the mid 18th century
 b. By the mid 17th century
 c. In late 17th century

9. Who agreed to display of some of the royal collection in the Louvre for the public?
 a. Louis XV
 b. Louis XIV
 c. Louis XVI

10. When was the museum opened for the public?
 a. In 1793
 b. In 1783
 c. In 1773

11. What is the architectural style of the Louvre?
 a. French Gothic
 b. French Baroque
 c. French Renaissance

12. Where did the Louvre get the majority of the works?
 a. From donations
 b. From the church
 c. From private property

13. What do you see by looking at the outside of the Louvre?
 a. A wall
 b. A fortress
 c. Some sculptures

14. What is its most famous piece of art?
 a. A sculpture
 b. A statue
 c. A painting

15. Who was the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel dedicated to?
 a. Napoleon's military victories
 b. Louis' military victories
 c. Francis' military victories

16. What is another main feature of the Louvre?
 a. The yard
 b. The courtyard
 c. The pyramid

17. Could you visit the Louvre in just an afternoon?
 a. Yes
 b. No
 c. I don't know

18. Who was responsible for the grand renovation of the Louvre?
 a. Ieoh Ming Pei
 b. Francois Mitterrand
 c. Napoleon Bonaparte

19. How many visitors did the Louvre receive every day?
 a. Around 15.000
 b. More than 6.000
 c. More than 8.000

20. What is the chef d'oeuvre?
 a. masterpiece in French
 b. Louvre in French
 c. museum in French

HW ASSIGNMENT # 7
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1.What marks the women as part of a different ethnic group?
 a. Their shackles
 b. Their dress
 c. Their language

2.The coils chafe means
 a. they pull their necks
 b. they rub their skin
 c. they choke them

3.The people live in
 a. a displaced person camp
 b. a village
 c. a sheltered border region

4.The visual effect is due to
 a. the neck being pulled
 b. the collar bone sinking
 c. the number of rings

5.These people's way of life is
 a. respected by westerners
 b. distrusted by westerners
 c. interesting for westerners

6.The brass coils are
 a. an embarassment for the women
 b. a sacrifice for their past
 c. a symbol of their roots

HW ASSIGNMENT # 8
1. Watch the following video and answer the questions.

Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1.In the 1930s the new form of restaurant was called:
 a. Drive in
 b. Buffet
 c. Fast food

2.In order to cut costs, What did McDonalds brothers decide to do?
 a. to prepare veggie burguers instead of beef
 b. they brought the factory system to the back of the restaurant kitchen
 c. to fire most of the employees

3.What did they do to pay their employees low wages?
 a. They gave them only few hours
 b. They just simply reduced their wages
 c. They trainned each worker to do only one thing.

4.What was the secret for the huge success of McDonalds?
 a. Happy meals
 b. Drive in modality
 c. unexpensive food, and the taste was good

5.McDonalds is the largest purchaser in USA of :
 a. ground beef and potatoes
 b. carrots and ground beef
 c. potatoes and corn

6.Why McDonalds have changed the way the ground beef is produced?
 a. Because they own all the beef packers companies.
 b. Because they wanted their hamburguers taste exactly the same in any place.
 c. Because they invented they â��ground beefâ�� preparation of meat.

7.In 1970 the top 5 beef packers controlled the:
 a. 58% of the market
 b. 25% of the market
 c. 52% of the market

8.What company is the biggest packer in the history of the world?
 a. Cargill
 b. Swift
 c. Tyson

9.In how many days a chicken is raised nowadays?
 a. 23
 b. 48
 c. 109
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