Monday, November 7, 2022

INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY. Listening Practice for B2.1 (blended).


Try to listen without looking at the video. If there are words you don't understand then you can listen again.
Remember as you only come to class once a week, you have to practise as much as possible at home.

English Vocabulary Quiz - Intermediate Level (B1 - B2) | 25 Questions

Can you solve the giant iron riddle? Let's try...

Joke

 

A Snail Crosses the Road

A snail crosses the road to go to his brother's house. He was in the middle of the road when he was run over by a turtle! When he came to the doctor and his brother were standing over him. The doctor asked, "Mr. Snail. Are you OK?" His brother said, "What happened brother?" The snail sat up and said, "Yes doctor. I'm fine. I don't know what happened...it all happened so fast."

 

 

Do you think this joke is funny? Did it make you laugh?
 

INSIDE MAN Official Trailer (2022)

Do you think you'd enjoy this TV series? Why/why not? Please explain.

Do you think it's true any of us could become a killer?

Read the article below and share your opinion in the comment section

Value Your Own Wisdom

Your very own inner wisdom should be valued more than any other and will always guide you in the direction you need to travel.Throughout our lives, we will encounter individuals who presume to know what is best for us. The insights they offer cannot compare, however, with the powers of awareness and discernment that already exist within us. From birth we are blessed with wisdom that cannot be learned or unlearned. It exists whether or not we acknowledge it because it is a gift given to us by a loving universe before we chose to experience existence on the earthly plane. Yet for all its permanence, it is vital that we value and honor this incredible element of the self. It is when we do not use our inborn wisdom that we begin to doubt our personal truths and are driven to outside sources of information because we are afraid. What we know to be true in our hearts is invariably true, and we discover how intensely beautiful and useful self-trust can be when we recognize the power of our wisdom.

Inner wisdom is not subject to the influences of the outside world, which means that it will never demand that we surrender our free will or counsel us to act in opposition to our values. We benefit from this inspiration when we open ourselves to it, letting go of the false notion that we are less qualified than others to determine our fate. The wisdom inside of us is the source of our discernment and our ability to identify blessings in disguise. When we are unsure of who to trust, how to respond, or what we require, the answers lie in our inner wisdom. It knows where we are going and understands where we are coming from, taking this into account though it is not a product of experience but rather a piece of our connection to the universal mind.

In the whole of your existence, no force you will ever encounter will contribute as much to your ability to do what you need to do and be who you want to be as your natural wisdom. Through it, you reveal your growing consciousness to the greater source and discover the true extent of your strength. If you heed this wisdom with conviction and confidence, the patterns, people, and fears that held you back will be dismantled, paving the way for you to fulfill your truest potential.

Source:  https://www.dailyom.com/


 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE

1. What would be wonderful about this hypothetical vaccine?

2.What is being developed now?

3. What does the video compare hemagglutinin to?

4. How does the immune system remember things?

5. What do we call the molds in the video? 

6. What is the meaning of antigenic drift?

7. Flu is an abbreviation for ...

8. How do we design a vaccine against a strain that doesn't exist yet?

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