February 2009
9 posts
NewsHW (Kelen) 02/25/09
NASA Launch Of Carbon-Measuring Satellite Fails
by Richard Harris and Andrew Prince
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101102724
Do you think that the money spent on space travel should be spent in another way, such as Education, Health care among others issues?
Vocabulary:
Satellite - Astronomy. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon.
Rocket - a space capsule...
Speaking Reflection Kelen 2/23/09
On February 21, I met my friend David at Toppekas’ restaurant and we had dinner together. We talked about the Carnaval in Brazil that began in last Friday. He wanted to know what are the best places to enjoy the carnival. Also, we talked about beautiful places around the world in which we desire to know. Finally we got some plans to do during spring break. I liked our conversation,...
NewsHW (Kelen) 2/18/09
aeshort:
freitask:
Why is important creative play for children?
Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288
Question:
Why creative play is important for children?
New Vocabulary:
Paperwork - written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
Freeze...
NewsHW (Kelen) 2/18/09
Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288
Question:
Why creative play is important for children?
New Vocabulary:
Paperwork - written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
Freeze game - In a normal game of freeze, music plays and children dance and...
Speaking Reflection (Kelen) 2/15/09
On February 14, I met Charlotte Beers, from Berlim Germany and she lives in Arhington. We talked about Knitting as a happy, as a way to relax and make useful and beautiful things such as sweaters and scrves. We talked at her daughter’s house. Her doughtar is one of my mother’s friend and she is American. I loved to talk with her it because I “learned” how to make scarf but...
NewsHW (Kelen) 2/10/09
Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
Questions:
Why do you think the children’s play became focused, as never before, on toys?
Why children’s play is in decline?
What means Self-regulation and Why is very important on children?
New Vocabulary:
Threat -a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict...
Speaking Reflection (Kelen) 2/9/09
On february 2, I met my friend Maria at my home. We talked about Brazil ,since she is going to Brazil on march 5. I introduced my brother to her and we talked about places that are very beautiful in Brazil and now she has the opportunity to know . I showed for her some pictures of my family. Also my mother made a really delicius dinner for us. We conclude that Brazilian’s food is one of...
NewsHW (Kelen) 03/03/09
Medicaid A Prickly Issue In Stimulus Package.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100093453
Should Medicaid be a prickly issue of the U.S government stimulus package?
New Vocabulary:
Medicaid - is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal...
Speaking Reflection (Kelen) 02/02/09
On January 31, I met my friend Mary at VCU. This time was different, because I introduced my mother for her and She introduced her brother for me. At VCU we talked a little and then we went together in a Chinese restaurant to have lunch. There we talked about Brazil, working in the U.S., family and children. Her brother is english teacher in Norfolk and he helped me with some questions that I had...
January 2009
13 posts
The Holocaust
NewsHW (Kelen 1/28/09)
npr jan 18, 2009
Study Sheds light on How Depression Drugs Work. By Jon Hamilton
http://www.npr.org/search.php?text=protein+p11
Questions:
Could Researchers use human to do researchs?
Why the discovery of this protein P11 is important?
Vocabulary:
Depression - Pathology. a low state of vital powers or functional activity.
Serotonin - a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is...
Speaking Reflection (Kelen)
On January 23, I met a student at VCU. Her major is international studies and french. We talked about Brazil, USA and our family. She went to Brazil in 2007 through a program that VCU has with USP (University of Sao Paulo). She studied one year there. In Brazil she made a lot of friends, which keep in touch to practice her portuguese. We spoke about Brazilian culture and the importance of knowing...
NewsHW (Kelen)
Can a pregnant woman’s diet affect baby’s sex?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99346281
Questions
Do you think that a pregnant woman’s diet can influence the baby’s sex?
Do you know how the baby’s sex is biologically determined?
Could woman determine the sex of her baby?
New Vocabulary:
Gender (noun)-The fact of being male or female.
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my goals for the future
moumouniaj:
freitask:
I would like to get my master degree in hematology and start to work pretty soon. Also I would like to take a trip to Europe, especially to know Paris, because I know that city is one of the most beautiful in the world.
this city is the most beatiful
my goals for the future
aeshort:
freitask:
aeshort:
freitask:
I would like to get my master degree in hematology and start to work pretty soon. Also I would like to take a trip to Europe, especially to know Paris, because I know that city is one of the most beautiful in the world.
Does this mean that you got an undergraduate degree in Brazil? If yes, was it in biology?
I graduated in pharmacy not in biology.
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my goals for the future
aeshort:
freitask:
aeshort:
freitask:
I would like to get my master degree in hematology and start to work pretty soon. Also I would like to take a trip to Europe, especially to know Paris, because I know that city is one of the most beautiful in the world.
Does this mean that you got an undergraduate degree in Brazil? If yes, was it in biology?
I graduated in pharmacy not in biology.
...
aeshort:
freitask:
my goals
Do you hope to work...
my goals for the future
aeshort:
freitask:
I would like to get my master degree in hematology and start to work pretty soon. Also I would like to take a trip to Europe, especially to know Paris, because I know that city is one of the most beautiful in the world.
Does this mean that you got an undergraduate degree in Brazil? If yes, was it in biology?
I graduated in pharmacy not in biology.
Why do you want to go...
my goals
my goals for the future
I would like to get my master degree in hematology and start to work pretty soon. Also I would like to take a trip to Europe, especially to know Paris, because I know that this city is one of the most beautiful in the world.