THE 2015 BOSTON MARATHON

Where to watch and how to get there:

http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/marathon/

 

The BAA website (Boston Athletic Association) – MAP

 

Tracking the runners

 

Mile-by-Mile Guide to the Boston Marathon:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/guide/mile-by-mile-guide-to-the-boston-marathon/

 

3 Utah sisters qualify, prepare to run in 2015 Boston Marathon3 Utah sisters qualify, prepare to run in 2015 Boston Marathon

 

Marathon Scandals – Rosie Ruiz

http://runitfast.com/2011/12/13/the-10-biggest-marathon-cheaters-ever/

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The Boston Globe – Guilty on All Counts

Skim and scan all the articles about the verdict to answer the questions on the board/worksheet

 

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TOEFL PRACTICE TESTS

MORE TOEFL PRACTICE

 

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Homework for Monday, March 23

Reading Book

Read pages 113 – 115

Do exercises 1 and 2 on page 116

Read page 117 – Taking notes

Do exercise 6A on page 119

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• SCHEDULE FOR SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, March 25th:

Fabrizio

Sihun

Mohammed

Thursday, March 26th:

Lujain

Hanan

Monday, March 30th:

Kun

Ahmed

Judy

Ivanna

Wednesday, April 1st:

Saeed

Sarah

Sean

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Homework for Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Select 10 -15 slides from your own photo collection

The photos should show the class things about you and your life that make you who you are.

The  title of your slide show is “This is who I am”.

As you show us the photos you have chosen, you can explain why you picked them to show who you are.

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Midterm exams

Listening and Reading

Monday, March 2, 2015

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How I got into College/NPR

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Homework for Wednesday, February25, 2015

Vocabulary book: pages 50 and 51

Reading book: Pages 69 – 73*

* read the article very carefully, marking your page so that you can find the answers to questions very easily.

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Homework for Wednesday, 2/18/15:

Reading: Pages 59 and 60. Be prepared to answer my questions in class.

Reading: Pages 64, 65. Be prepared to answer my questions in class.

Vocabulary: Pages 32 –34

Pay attention carefully as you do this work, and learn as much as possible based on the reading and vocabulary skills you’ve been learning in the class.

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DIGITAL DENTISTRY AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Digital Dentistry at BU

 

MBTA head’s travel expenses revealed

 

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Snow day make up activity:

Stretch before exercise? Not so fast

EN050/020/HD/RMD                                 READING COMPREHENSION           Name:______________

 

http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/stretch-before-exercise-not-so-fast/

 

BU Today, Monday, February 9, 2015

 

Answer the following questions USING YOUR OWN WORDS. Answer in complete sentences.

 

 

1. If you had to tell someone who has not read this article what it is about, in one sentence, what
   would you say? That is, what is the main idea of this article?

 

2. Remembering to use your own words, how do you understand the difference between a static and
   a dynamic warm up?

 

3. Explain the meaning of the following phrase:

 

without significantly ensuring against injury during their exercise.

 

4. What is your hamstring muscle and do you need to stretch it before you run? Explain.

 

Now, go to the following article from the New York Times:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/reasons-not-to-stretch/?_r=0

5. Explain the meaning of the following sentence :

 

Together, the studies augment a growing scientific consensus that pre-exercise stretching is generally unnecessary and likely counterproductive.

 

6. Remembering to use you own words, why did the Zagreb (Croatian) researchers do their study?

 

 

7. In your own words, summarize what these researchers discovered.

 

8. What is the best reason that the researchers in the studies described in this article are able to give
   for stretching being a problem before exercising?

 

9. Find the words in this article that mean:

 

1. the position in which someone stands or sits                    ___________________________________
2. difficult to imagine or accept                                               ___________________________________
3. unable to keep your balance                                                           ___________________________________
4. a weight that you lift to make you stronger                       ___________________________________

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The History Channel: Valentine’s Day

 

homework for Wednesday, 2/4/2015

Academic Vocabulary Academic Words: pages 14 – 16

Academic Encounters: Pages 18 – 26

 

 

Welcome to level HD at CELOP and to this blog

Dear students,

I hope that all is well with you in the snow.

Electives will begin tomorrow. You will receive your elective placements in the morning core class.

Reminder:

HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY, January 29, 2015

1. Vocabulary quiz – words from the board.

2. Vocabulary book – pages 8-13

3. Reading book – pages 4- 15

See you all tomorrow.

Renee Delatizky

rdelatiz@bu.edu

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CELOP SNOW POLICY

Please note the following procedures in case of the university closing or a delayed opening due to snow.

1. To find out if Boston University is affected by snow, you can call Boston University’s information line, 617-353-SNOW (7669) or see an announcement at the top of the BU or CELOP website. You can also check news sources such 7 News and wbur.org .
2. If Boston University is closed, CELOP is closed and no classes will be held.
3. If Boston University has a delayed opening, CELOP will send an email message to all faculty, staff, and students to explain to when classes will begin.
4. In case of an announced 3-hour delay, Core classes will be canceled. Elective classes will be held as normal.

 

To summarize: 

If Boston University is closed  >  CELOP is closed, no classes.

If there is a delayed opening >   check email to find out when classes will begin.

If there is a three-hour delayed opening >   core classes are canceled. Elective classes run as normal.

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TALKS

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend

http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend.html