Lifelong learning Listening St John's college unusual way of learning

1. Many St. John's students declared that they decided to enter this college because there are no class lectures.

True.

False.

It's not said on the video.

2. The first student interviewed thinks the Iliad covers the full _________ of human experience.

space.

spectrum.

range.

3. The second student interviewed likes the Odyssey.

True.

False.

It's not said on the video.

4. Students study every branch of the liberal arts, except for music.

True.

False.

It's not said on the video.

5. St. John's education can make students more ___________ citizens.

truthful.

thoughtful.

full.

Lifelong learning by + gerund to describe how to do things

The grammar form by+ gerung is ussually the best way to describe how to do things for example:
A good way to improve your English pronunciation is by watching movies in English.
A good way to learn new vocabulary is by reading a book.
A good method to improve your grades is by getting a tutor.

Lifelong learning Would rather and Would prefer Grammar

When would rather is used it is followed by the verb in it's base form. Would prefer is followed by the verb in infinitive. Both forms when used in negative are followed by the word not.

Examples with would rather: Would you rather play volleyball or basketball?

• I'd rather play volleyball
• I'd rather play another sport than volleyball or basketball
• I'd rather not play sports.

Examples with would prefer: Would you prefer to go to Spain or Italy?

• I'd prefer to go to Spain
• I'd prefer not to go to either.

The World We Live In Listening excersise

1. The Bonaventure is a 37-story tower with more than ______ guest rooms in the heart of Los Angeles.
130.
300.
1,300.

2. It is the ______ hotel in Los Angeles to get the Green Seal's stamp of approval.
best.
first.
last.

3. Kitchen waste is composted to make fertilizer.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

4. The green certification will be used to market the hotel to environmentally conscious customers.
True.
False.
It's not said on the video.

5. It cost ________ to change hotel practices and educate the staff.
$20,000.
$120,000.
$200,000.

The World We Live In Word Power World Problems

The Vocabulary that is used is in bold print.

• Drug trafficking causes insecurity in Mexico.                                         
• Millions of people go through famine due to the lack of food.
• Global warming has raised awareness about the environment.
• Government corruption ocurrs in almost every country.
• HIV/AIDS is a disease that keeps having victims.
• Inflation causes global economic recesion
• Overpopulation causes natural habitats to be destroyed for housing developments.
• Third world countries suffer from poverty.

The World We Live In Passive with Prepositions Grammar

Passive Sentences

When sentences are in a passive form th action comes before what is causing it for example Cars are polluting the air. is active while The air is being polluted by cars is passive.When passive is used a preposition will come right after the verb in the last sentence by is the preposition. You can see how Fabrics thee subjetc is in sifferent locations.

Present continuous passive : Water is being polluted by toxic waste from factories.
Present perfect passive: Many forests have been destroyed due toovercrowding.

What's wrong with it? Pronunciation Contrastive stress

The meaning of the sentence can change depending on the stressed word or words.