B2.2 Unit 2 Technology round up lesson

A bunch Quizzes and things to round off the week:

The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars

Survey

Grammar Quiz

Big Data meets Big Brother - vocab

How China is changing the internet

NASA's messy robots - vocab

Fertile Ground - vocab

(Student writing B2.2) New technology

We're living in an era where new technologies are accepted as the normal standard, we're used to wait to the new IPhone every year, or the new updates in every technological device that we have, but it wasn’t like this some time ago.

I remember being 7-year-old maybe, sitting in the desk of my old apartment and waiting 10 minutes for the computer to start working. It was normal for me, it was the standard of that time, but if it seems impossible to think about waiting that long just for turn up a computer.

Times have changed, maybe we are more impatient. We are used to get everything fast, wait for something seems like a waste of time, and I think that we develop this kind of thinking based in how easy a lot of things are thanks to this process of constant improvement.

I would say that the most important breakthrough is in the area of communication, being able to send a mail to another part of the world in seconds, call your friend from a different country or read about what it’s happening in the UK while you are having breakfast in Chile, makes me feel like I’m connected to this huge network of people from different places. However, everything isn’t bright and there are problems.

Our social abilities are badly affected. The way we built personal relationships is being harmed with the possibility of talk with someone while you’re just looking at a screen, where you can hide your insecurities, your fears and even change your personality because nobody is actually there to judge you.

For me this is scary and dangerous, we are losing the opportunity of really understand what the other person we’re talking with feels, and that chance of communicate by the language of gestures is what makes communication special.

writing assignment

GW

Gabriel White

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Today, 9:46 a.m.

Marisabel Diaz Gil (marisabeldiazg@gmail.com)

We're living in an era where new technologies are accepted as the normal standard. We're used to waiting for the new IPhone every year, or the new updates in every technological device that we have. But it wasn’t like this some time ago. I remember being 7-year-old maybe, sitting at the desk of my old apartment and waiting 10 minutes for the computer to start working. It was normal for me, it was the standard of that time, though it seems impossible now to think about waiting that long just a computer to boot up. Times havechanged. Maybe we are more impatient. We are used to getting everything fast. Waiting for something seems like a waste of time, and I think that we develop this kind of thinking based on how easy a lot of things are,  thanks to the process of constant improvement.

I would say that the most important technological breakthrough is in the area of communication. Being able to send an email to another part of the world in seconds, call a friend from a different country, or read about what it’s happening in the UK while you are having breakfast in Chile, makes me feel like I’m connected to this huge network of people from different places. However, everything isn’t so bright and there are problems. Our social abilities are badly affected. The way we build personal relationships is being harmed with the possibility of talking with someone while you’re just looking at a screen, where you can hide your insecurities, your fears and even change your personality because nobody is actually there to judge you. For me this is scary and dangerous. We are losing the opportunity of really understanding what the other person we’re talking with feels, and the chance to communicate by the language of gestures is what makes communication special.

-- 

Marisabel Díaz Gil

Hi Mari

This is your most common mistake:

standard, we're

standard. We're

we have, but

we have. But

changed, maybe

changed. Maybe

fast, wait

fast. Waiting

communication, being

communication. Being

dangerous, we

dangerous. We 

The way to fix this problem is to grasp the difference between a clause and a sentence. A sentence basically communicates one idea, even if it is made up of several clauses. The clause can qualify and extend the idea, but you can't introduce a whole new idea without finishing the sentence and starting a new one. 

Look at this example:

First idea:

We're used to waiting for the new IPhone every year, (basic clause)

or the new updates in every technological device (extending clause)

that we have. (complementary clause)

End of idea.

New idea:

But it wasn’t like this some time ago. (one clause sentence)

Notice that the words "but" and "this" refer back to the previous sentence. Thus the two ideas are connected, but not in the same sentence.

Look at this sentence. It is long, but you'll see that the clauses are connected correctly by linking words and commas. It works as a sentence:

"The way we build personal relationships is being harmed with the possibility of talking with someone while you’re just looking at a screen, where you can hide your insecurities, your fears and even change your personality because nobody is actually there to judge you."

In my experience, Spanish speakers tend to write quite long sentences. In fact that's great, it shows intelligence and fluency of mind. But you need to be careful not to miss the natural conclusion of the statement and continuing on to the next thought without a full stop to mark the transition.

(B2.3 writing) Letters to Google

Fill the gaps:

To Whom it May Concern,

My name is Motoki Maeda. I am c_________y attending a EF language school in Auckland in New Zealand. Recently I learned of your internship p______m in a class. I am interested in it and I would like to a___y.

I am 26 years old and from Japan w_____ I have lived for most of my life. I've been studying English in New Zealand since late last year.

My higher education has been f_______d on Information Technology, the Psychiatric Social System and Religion. During my education I r________d Artificial Intelligence programming and philosophy. After that I studied Religion. I have studied how to develop human j_________t on issues to do with AI such as m____l dilemmas in_______g the famous “trolley problem”.

I am a____ able to c________te input around your company environment relating to my b_______nd in the Psychiatric Social System. This has given me a lot of in_____t into company culture, and I know that Google has striven to make itself a l____r in this area.

As an intern I would love the o________y to offer advice and perspectives on your technology and help develop the environment within your company. For me this would be a fantastic l______ng experience. 

Being able to apply my experience at Google will help me, e_______ly in testing my knowledge in a real s______n. 

Being an intern at Google would be a great s____ for me.

Thank you so much for reading my letter. I am looking for to your reply.

B____ Regards,

Motoki Maeda

To Whom it May Concern,

I am interested in a______ for an i_______p in the design department at Google. 

I am a student of Kurume University w____ I am studying English and Art History. I am studying Japanese art esp_____y and I am working t______s a qualification in curating. I have an excellent u_______g and a p____on for art and design. 

Google is a large, international, but most i_______y, unique company. I would love to experience working in such an exciting place and see h___ my experience and skills in the arts could c___ in use. I think the unique c_____re of your company would t____ me a lot and I'm c____n that I would flourish there.

Thank you for your co_________n. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Y____ Sincerely, 

Yume Nakahara

To Whom it May Concern,

I saw the advertisement for the Google Internship Programme in the Monday issue of the “Otago Daily Times” and I would like to apply.

At the m_____t I am studying at the University of Auckland, m_____g in Marketing. I will graduate next semester, but before this I need to accomplish a m____-long internship. I am also c______y working part-time in a local industry ___ a member of the marketing department. Through this position I have g___d experience in computer design and in l____g and supervising others ___ the team. I would like to broaden and improve my knowledge and your internship programme seems like the p_____ opportunity for me, as Google is such an important and exciting g____l company.

I believe I would be a p_____ive and en______tic member of your team. I am enclosing my CV with details of my previous education and work experience. 

I hope you will consider my application for the position as an intern. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Yours faithfully, 

Anett Bodo

(Music) How to read music

How to read music

30 min of Basic Piano Sight Reading Practice (Grade 1)

20 min of Piano Sight Reading Practice (Grade 2)

Music Sight Reading for Guitar - Conventional Notation music sheet

Learn to Read Rhythms

14 Rhythm Exercises

15 Rhythmic Exercises for TWO HANDS

Understanding time signatures

Syncopation reading practice

Test your rhythmic notation sight reading

(Music) The Circle of Fifths

The circle of fifths helps you to unravel the mystery of how chords and keys all connect. Once you understand and can apply the circle of fifths you can compose chord progressions and modulate between keys, unlocking a vast tonal world to explore.


The Circle of Fifths

Mnemonic:

Carolyn gets drunk and eats butterflies Carolyn fondled beads

The Circle of Fifths - Minor Keys and Advanced Uses





First Practice:

Go around the circle alternating between the major scales (outer ring) and the minor scales (inner ring).


Effectively Practicing with Circle of Fifths Patterns

Play through these progressions, which go anti-clockwise through the circle of fifths:

Bass	Maj7 Chord
C	C E G B
F	C E F A
Bb	Bb D F A
Eb	Bb D Eb G
Ab	Ab C Eb G
Db	Ab C Db F
Gb	Gb Bb Db F
B	F# A# B D#
E	E G# B D#
A	E G# A C#
D	D F# A C#
G	D F# G B
C	C E G B

Bass	Maj7 Chord
C	E B E
F	E A E
Bb	D A D
Eb	D G D
Ab	C G C
Db	C F C
Gb	Bb F Bb
B	A# Eb A#
E	G# D# G#
A	G# C# G#
D	F# C# F#
G	F# B F#
C	E B E

Bass	Min9 Chord
C	Bb D Eb G
F	A D Eb G
Bb	Ab C Db F
Eb	G C Db F
Ab	Gb Bb B Eb
Db	F Bb B Eb
Gb	E Ab A Db
B	D# G# A C#
E	D F# G B
A	C# F# G B
D	C E F A
G	B E F A
C	Bb D Eb G

After this, try doing the same thing with any chord you like.