SESSION 1:
"THEY MIGHT NOT COME IN PEACE"
"If intelligent alien life forms do exist out in the vastness of the space, they might not be the friendly cosmic neighbors the people of Earth are looking for", scientist Stephen Hawking said in a television series chronicling his work to explore the secrets of the universe.
Professor Stephen Hawking (1942 – 2018) widely regarded as one of the world’s most brilliant minds was known throughout the world for his contributions to science, his books, his television appearances, his lectures and through biographical films. He was mostly known for his theory of exploding black holes which drew upon both relativity theory and quantum mechanics. He also worked with space-time singularities. Know more about Stephen Hawking:
1. Go to page 122 and do exercises 1 and 2.
2. Then read the text on page 123 while you listen to Audio 3.14. and do exercises 4 and 5 on page 122.
SESSION 2:
A FLAWED ARGUMENT
1. CLICK ON THE LINK AND KNOW HOW TO APPROACH A FLAWED ARGUMENT:
2. Determine the flaw. Read the example in A and do letter B:
A. Jim: My friends say I am putting my life in danger by snowboarding recklessly. But I have done some research, and apparently skiers have much lower accident rates than snowboarders. So, trading in my snowboard for a a pair of skis would lower my risk of having an accident....
Explanation:
The fact the skiers have lower accident rates than snowboarders may not have any bearing on whether either activity is safer for Jim. That is, just because skiing is more correlated with safety than snowboarding does not mean that skiing is inherently safer than snowboarding; it is possible that skiers, as a group, tend to act less recklessly than snowboarders making the activity appear safer. In such a scenario, if Jim continues his reckless ways as a skier, he may be no better off than if he had continued to snowboard.
B. Analyze this: The statement "all blue birds are birds" is true. Thus, by analogy, the statement "all suspected terrorists are terrorists" is also true.
Why is this a flawed argument?
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3.. Go to page 123 and do Train to Think section: Spotting Flawed Arguments.
SESSION 3:
Hi guys, this week we will start taking different parts of FCE test as mock exam. We will do it little by little, so today your partners in class will take Reading. You also will, but tomorrow.
1. Today, those at home will do page 125 from your books Citizen Z B2:
Listening & Vocabulary. Audio 3.17.
SESSION 4:
MRS DALLOWAY
READ PAGES 67-72
Summarize these pages and do the questionnaire below:
Questions:
1. How would you describe Dr. Bradshaw's skills as a doctor?
2. Does Rezia agree with Dr. Bradshaw's decision of taking him to a "rest home"? Why?
3. Does Dr.Bradshaw show any prejudice towards Septimus? Why or why not?
4. What does proportion imply?
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