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ENGLISH ADV I


ENGLISH ADV I








HW ASSIGNMENT # 1
JANUARY 21ST
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egYTxxKylv8

2. Answer the following questions:

1. The group of women who helped put a man on the moon were known as
 A )women computers.
 B) human computers.
 C) space computers.

2. The women did advanced math calculations
 A) using computers.
 B) by using calculators.
 C) by hand.

3. They had to make sure that the planes were
 A) safe and fast.
 B) efficient.
 C) safe, fast, and efficient.

4. Their work was _____ for the astronauts.
 A) life or death
 B) life and death
 C) safely

5. Hidden Figures is the story of how a small band of black women joined the space program in the 50's and 60's,
 A) describing female stereotypes and chastising a segregated system.
 B) dying female stereotypes and challenging a separated system.
 C) defying female stereotypes and challenging a segregated system.

6. Katherine Johnson still lives by the same ___ her father told her when she was young: "You're as good as anybody else."
 A) model
 B) motto
 C) mottle

7. What did Katherine Johnson's calculations help accomplish in 1969?
 A) They calculated the trajectory of Alan Shepard's space flight.
 B) They helped verify the numbers in John Glenn's orbit.
 C) They helped the Apollo mission land on the moon.

8. Because of the Jim Crow laws, these women
 A) had to sit at the back of the bus to get to work.
 B) couldn't sit at the same lunch tables or use the same bathrooms as whites.
 C) All of the above.

9. Langley's newly ___ workforce made it not just a flight laboratory, but a social experiment.
 A) diverse
 B) divorced
 C) reversed

10 Leland Melvin said that after Johnson retired, her name was spoken
 A) in remembrance.
 B) with hesitance.
 C) in reverence.

HW ASSIGNMENT # 2
JANUARY  23RD
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGRnlXplx0

2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where does this short film take place?
 A) in a boardroom
 B) in a classroom
 C) both a) and b) are correct

2. "We have the ability to accomplish anything, truly anything, if we use our ________ wisely."
 A) life
 B) time
 C) mind

3. "Is this jar _________?"
 A) fill
 B) full
 C) filled

4. "How about now? Is the __________ full now?"
 A) jar
 B) bottle
 C) container

5. What does the jar represent?
 A) a person's life
 B) a person's home
 C) important things

6.. What do the golf balls represent?
 A) important things: family, friends, health, and passions
 B) less important things -- "the small stuff"
 C) other important things: car, job, home

7. What do the pebbles represent?
 A) important things: family, friends, health, and passions
 B) less important things -- "the small stuff"
 C) other important things: car, job, home

8. What does the sand represent?
 A) important things: family, friends, health, and passions
 B) less important things -- "the small stuff"
 C) other important things: car, job, home

9. "Now, if you put the sand in the jar first, you _____________ room for the pebbles or the golf balls."
 A) wouldn't have
 B) won't have
 C) have
10.  "____________________ all your energy and your time on the small stuff, you won't have time for all the really important things that matter to you."
 A) If you spend
 B) If you spent
 C) If you have spent

11. "It goes to show that no matter how _________ your life may seem to be,
 A) filled
 B) full
 C) fill

12. there is always ___________ for a couple of beers with a friend."
 A) space
 B) room
 C) time

13. According to the professor, in life it is important to _______________________.
 A) balance your time
 B) set priorities
 C) procrastinate

HW ASSIGNMENT # 3
JANUARY  28TH
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrpJTVVCFU

2. Answer the following questions:
1. Which phone does the youtuber use ?
 A) iPhone 6 plus
 B) Android
 C) phone

2. What is the number 1 about ?
 A) his wife
 B) Siri
 C) his sister

3. What is he bored of ?
 A) Ok Google
 B) touch screens
 C) the sassy responses

4. Why is the iPhone slow ?
 A) because of its animations
 B) because of its brightness
 C) because of its sluggishness

5. When is he allowed to use his phone?
 A) 1996
 B) 69 yo
 C) 96 yo

6. Why are iPhones notorious?
 A) their games
 B) their speed
 C) their cost

7. How can Apple improve the iPhone?
 A) by producing more colors
 B) by making the iPhone waterproof
 C) by making the iPhone fly

8. How can you make the iPhone waterproof?
 A) We can't.
 B) by boiling the iPhone
 C) by going to one of the centre booths in the mall

9. Why is a closed system like iOS good?
 A) it prevents malware
 B) everybody can maskerating a sale towers to spy and collect data
 C) It gives real power applications


HW ASSIGNMENT # 4
 JANUARY  30TH

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_YvEwtWXU

2. Answer the following questions:
1. The parking lot lights can help people because______________.
 A) people will know where to park
 B) the parking lot will look nicer
 C) people will know where the exits are

2. The coffee mug ______________.
 A) helps people charge their cellphones
 B) is design to avoid messes
 C) is not very useful

3. The portable charger uses ______________ to charge your cellphone.
 A) the cold or hot temperatures of your drink
 B) the hot temperatures of your drink
 C) the cold temperatures of your drink

4. The second type of portable charger uses ______________ to charge your cellphone.
 A) the cold temperatures of the window
 B) the energy of the window
 C) the sun-light reflected in the window

5. The new design of battery helps you save money because ______________.
 A) they are smaller and cheaper
 B) they can be recharged in any computer
 C) they can be recharged anywhere

6. The new invention that can help you save space in the fridge uses ______________ to work.
 A) Magnets
 B) Glue
 C) Pressure

7. Jibo the robot will ______________, ______________ and ______________.
 A) check your facebook, read your emails, educate kids.
 B) order food, take photos, talk to you.
 C) call your friends, order food, answer your texts.

8. The foot handle can help you avoid ______________.
 A) germs and bacteria.
 B) people in the restrooms.
 C) dirty restrooms.

9. Smart eyeglasses debut in ______________ and cost ______________.
 A) 2015 - $60
 B) 2015 - $600
 C) 2015 - $660

10. The straws will be able to ______________
 A) purify water in anyplace
 B) purify water only on lakes
 C) not save people's life

HW ASSIGNMENT # 5
FEBRUARY 4TH

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60dheI4ARg

2. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the key to Apple?
 A- It's an incredibly creative company
 B- It's an incredibly collaborative company
 C- It's an incredible consulting company

2. There's no ... ?
 A- Communities
 B- Commissions
 C- Committees

3. How many times does Steve Jobs say "person in charge"?
 A- 5
 B- 3
 C- 6

4. How is the start-up qualified?
 A- It's the best start-up on the planet
 B- It's the most brillant start-up on the planet
 C- It's the biggest start-up on the planet

5. How many times a week do they meet?
 A- Once a week
 B- Three times a week
 C- Four times a week

6. What are they talking about in their meetings ?
 A. About what they are doing and the world
 B. About what they are doing, all the business
 C. About teamwork

7. Teamwork depends on ... ?
 A- Trusting the other folks to come through with their part without watching them all the time
 B- Trusting the other folks to come with their problems
 C- Trusting the other folks to come through with their part but watching them

8. What does Steve Jobs every day?
 A- Meet teens to find new ideas
 B- Meet with teams of people
 C- Eat with teams of people

9. How to hire great people?
 A- Respect the hierarchy
 B- Let them make a lot of decisions
 C- Run after them

10. Does Steve Jobs contribute ideas?
 A- He isn't there for that
 B- He's just a facilitator
 C- Yes, obviously

HW ASSIGNMENT # 6
FEBRUARY 6TH

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8re1U9rCo4

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the lecture mainly about?
 A) Finding a way to stop black holes from forming
 B) Proving that a supermassive black hole exists within our galaxy
 C) Explaining what would happen if the sun became a black hole

2. According to the lecturer, why can't we see a black hole?
 A) Black holes have such intense gravitational pull that even light cannot escape
 B) Black holes are too far away from Earth to be seen even with the most powerful telescrope
 C) Black holes are so small that they are invisible

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three characteristics used to describe a black hole
 A) The mass
 B) The spin
 C) The color

4. According to the lecture,
 A) Any object that is condensed to its Schwarszchild radius can become a black hole
 B) Only planets can become black holes
 C) Any object in the sky can become a black hole

5. The Schwarzschild radius is useful because it provides all of the following information EXCEPT
 A) Allows scientists to predict when a black hole will occur
 B) Allows scientists to understand what is necessary for proof that a black hole exists
 C) Allows scientists to distinguish between the different types of galaxies

6. According to the lecture, a supermassive black hole
 A) Is believed to form at the center of a galaxy
 B) Is likely to form from a planet with a high ice content
 C) Is unlikely to develop


HW ASSIGNMENT # 7
FEBRUARY 11th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ0yqOavyPo

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of present does Will bring Monica?
 A) a dairy product
 B) a non-fat product
 C) a product high in sugar

2. How does Phoebe behave when meeting Will?
 A) She is spontaneous.
 B) She is thorough.
 C) She is sensible.

3. How does Will react when hearing Rachel is coming to Thanksgiving?
 A) He wants Rachel to get her act together.
 B) He is straightforward with Monica.
 C) He thinks Rachel is down to earth.

4. Will's job is
 A) rewarding
 B) tedious
 C) motivating

5. In high school, Ross and Will
 A) were crazy about dinosaurs
 B) hated dinosaurs
 C) had nothing to do with dinosaurs

6. Rachel gets the impression that Will
 A) wants to get over her
 B) wants to get together with her
 C) wants to get his own way

7. When Rachel talks to Will
 A) she tells him she is having a deja vu
 B) she reminds him when they were friends in high school
 C) she admits she cannot remember him

HW ASSIGNMENT # 8
FEBRUARY 13th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MN0QfQx7I

2. Answer the following questions:
1. Jeff was in the ___ hospital.
 A) Spaulding
 B) Baltimore
 C) Massachusetts

2. The instrument that Jeff played was the guitar.
 A) True
 B) False

3. The color of Jeff's guitar is yellow
 A) True
 B) False

4. The film was developed in Boston.
 A) True
 B) False

5. The movie premiered in the year 2014
 A) True
 B) False

6. They are trying to ___ a hero ___ of me.
 A) become-out
 B) make-out
 C) be-for

7. I am going to be there at the _____ . I am going to make a big sign for you!
 A) women's hospital
 B) first time
 C) finish line for you

8. There was this time in the hospital when _____ and now, I just want to live.
 A) I just wanted to give up
 B) I wanted go
 C) I wanted to get out there

9. In the year ___ was the explosion in Boston
 A) 2012
 B) 2013
 C) 2014

10. The actress who makes Erin in the stronger movie is called_______.
 A) Tatiana Maslany
 B) Miranda Richarson
 C) Franquie Shaw





HW ASSIGNMENT # 9
FEBRUARY 25th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spo8vkrJFRo

2. Answer the following questions:
1- It all begins here, ______ miles...
 A) one hundred
 B) one thousand
 C) one under

2.Today this ___ is commonly known as ___ .
 A) war machine / shark tooth hill
 B) formation / shark tooth hill
 C) formation / shark toot hell

3- ___ years ago...
 A) Fifty miles
 B) Fifteen miles
 C) Fifty million

4- What is the literal translation of Megalodon?
 A) Big foot
 B) Big tooth
 C) Fig tooth

5- Were skeletons found?
 A) Yes
 B) No
 C) Maybe

6- Megalodon was probably ___ of all time.
 A) the expect predator
 B) the extractor
 C) the apex predator

7- Maybe it was ___ long.
 A) seventeen feet
 B) seventy feet
 C) seven inches

8- Did T-Rex have a chance against Megalodon?
 A) Yes
 B) No
 C) Who knows

9- All we have left of his enormous predator are a ___ vertebrae and teeth.
 A) few saucer size
 B) new saucer size
 C) few saucer-sized

10- It may be possible to ___ nightmare.
 A) reverse engineering
 B) reverse new year
 C) river engineer



HW ASSIGNMENT # 10
FEBRUARY 27th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h82ltr84_Yg

2. Answer the following questions:

1. How long does pregnancy usually last?
 A) About 35 weeks
 B) About 40 weeks
 C) About 45 weeks

2. The first trimester is...
 A) from week one until week 12.
 B) from week one until week 10.
 C) from week two until week 12.

3. Do the periods stop when a woman becomes pregnant?
 A) Yes, it does. And it becomes permanent.
 B) No, it doesn't.
 C) Yes, it does. But it is just temporarily.

4. The fertilised egg is released from...
 A) the vagina.
 B) the womb.
 C) one of the ovaries.

5. Where does the fertilised egg start to divide?
 A) In the womb.
 B) In the fallopian tube.
 C) In the ovaries.

6. Where does the embryo continue to develop?
 A) In the womb.
 B) In the ovaries.
 C) In the fallopian tubes.

7. When is the embryo called fetus?
 A) By week two.
 B) By week fifteen.
 C) By week nine.

8. Are most of the organs formed by week nine?
 A) Yes, they are.
 B) No, they aren't.
 C) We don't know.

9. The umbilical cord connects the baby...
 A) to the amniotic fluid.
 B) to the placenta.
 C) to the fallopian tubes.

10 When do the baby's sex organs develop?
 A) In the first trimester.
 B) In the third trimester.
 C) In the second trimester.



HW ASSIGNMENT # 11
MARCH 3rd

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hXsLTcgmLQ


2. Answer the following questions:

1. Where was Walt Disney born?
 A) Los Angeles
 B) Chicago
 C) New york

2. Who did Walt Disney meet at Kansas City Art Studio?
 A) Edwin Cauger
 B) Paul Newman
 C) Ubbe Iwerks

3. When did Walt Disney open Hollywood Studio?
 A) 1923
 B) 1913
 C) 1924

4. Which of these characters was a huge success?
 A) Donald Duck
 B) Mickey Mouse
 C) Bambi

5. How many Academy Awards did Mary Poppins score?
 A) 7
 B) 2
 C) 5

6. Which film gave Walt Disney the opportunity to experiment with colour and sound?
 A) Snow White
 B) Pinocchio
 C) Fantasia

7. What did Disney dream about?
 A) a children's fairyland
 B) an amusement park
 C) a trip to Argentina

8. What was the cause of his death?
 A) pneumonia
 B) brain tumor
 C) lung cancer





HW ASSIGNMENT # 12
MARCH 5th


1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02Ie8wKKRg


2. Answer the following questions:

1. A rating card, which informs about the viewing restrictions, appears at the beginning of the trailer
 A) Yes
 B) No

2. The trailer starts with the production company's logo.
 A) Yes
 B) No

3. On-screen texts show names of the director, actors, etc.
 A) Yes
 B) No

4. The text on screen features the film's USP (Unique Selling Point), e.g. reviews ("Powerful!" The Daily Express).
 A) Yes
 B) No

5. The title of the film is shown at the beginning.
 A) Yes
 B) No

6. The beginning of the trailer is emotional.
 A) Yes
 B) No

7. The opening establishes the setting and introduces the protagonist (central character).
 A) Yes
 B) No

8. The trailer sets up (introduces) the character's problem.
 A) Yes
 B) No

9. Clips from the film show the film off in the best way to help sell it. The central plot is clearly laid out in the trailer and gives the audience a good idea of what the film will be about.
 A) Yes
 B) No

10. The audience is given some information about the plot and character and has to guess at the missing pieces.
 A) Yes
 B) No

11. The story is shown in the correct narrative order.
 A) Yes
 B) No

12. The trailer establishes the genre (type of film), e.g. drama, crime, romance.
 A) Yes
 B) No

13. The trailer is fast-paced: There are short shots and quick cuts of some of the most important moments from the film.
 A) Yes
 B) No

14. Transitions (switches from one image to the next) and sound effects help build tension (suspense).
 A) Yes
 B) No

15. Conversations between characters often consist of one-liners.
 A) Yes
 B) No

16. Special effects: There are stunts in the trailer.
 A) Yes
 B) No

17. The voiceover gives background information and helps us make sense of the narrative.
 A) Yes
 B) No

18. The intertitles (language on screen) suggest key themes and summarise the plot.
 A) Yes
 B) No

19. The trailer mentions other films the director has produced.
 A) Yes
 B) No

20. The title of the film is shown at the end.
 A) Yes
 B) No

21. The trailer shows the official website so that the audience can find out more.
 A) Yes
 B) No

22. The trailer builds to a climax, where it ends (cliffhanger). The final shot leaves a lasting impression to the audience.
 A) Yes
 B) No



HW ASSIGNMENT # 13
MARCH 10th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ29DQvopZo

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What does the presenter (Jonathan Porritt) say is more powerful than anything else?
 A) religión
 B) shopping
 C) consumerism

2. What does he say that the "message" of advertising is?
 A) that the more we consume, the better our lives will be
 B) that we should shop until we drop
 C) that shopping is at the heart of the economy

3. Several million people becoming "shopaholics" is...
 A) an economic success
 B) a disaster
 C) unfolding

4. Which is true?
 A) He's in the UK and he buys apples that came from NZ by plane.
 B) He's in the UK and he buys local apples.
 C) He's in NZ and he buys apples that came from the UK by plane.

5. Where does he think we should buy our food from?
 A) supermarkets
 B) local farmers' markets
 C) New Zealand

6. He says that every little act of consumerism is linked to a much bigger picture. What's the picture?
 A) too much shopping
 B) ice melting
 C) the end of the world as we know it

7. What's been the problem for much of human history?
 A) scarcity- poverty and deprivation
 B) consumerism
 C) global warming

8. For thousands of years, there were only a few...
 A) basic needs
 B) conspicuous consumers
 C) survival instincts

9. In the past, religion encouraged people to
 A) be rich
 B) be unhappy
 C) be satisfied with very little

10. In the 17th century, it became
 A) respectable to consume and flaunt consumption
 B) easy to be rich
 C) possible to trade

11. The economist Adam Smith said that individuals should
 A) get luxury
 B) follow their self-interest
 C) get jobs

12. The 19th century saw
 A) more factories
 B) more wealth
 C) a shift to consumerism

13. Both production and consumption were
 A) easy
 B) transformed
 C) different


HW ASSIGNMENT # 14
MARCH 12th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjIVwvXImgo


2. Answer the following questions:

1. Bourdain created the cookbook for...
 A) his daughter.
 B) his wife.
 C) his mother.

2. What kind of eater is Bourdain's daughter?
 A) conservative
 B) healthy
 C) adventurous

3. What is an example of an adventurous food his daughter eats?
 A) yak eyeball
 B) noodles and butter
 C) raw oysters
4. What did booksellers do with Bourdain's new book?
 A) Took it off the shelves.
 B) Covered it in a white wrapper.
 C) Changed the price.


HW ASSIGNMENT # 15
MARCH 17th
1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQZErtwA3E&list=PLABYnDflaxOuKBlM0KGRGJnZlRfIDzNe1

2. Answer the following questions:
1. Which of these activities is NOT connected to Halloween?
 A) trick-or-treating
 B) giving presents
 C) bobbing for apples

2. Samhain is an ancient _______ celebration.
 A) Greek
 B) Roman
 C) Celtic

3. Why did people leave food and wine on their doorsteps on October 31?
 A) to feed the homeless
 B) to prevent roaming spirits from moving closer to their homes
 C) to feed roaming ghots

4. What did people do to be mistaken for fellow ghosts?
 A) They painted themselves white.
 B) They wore costumes.
 C) They wore masks.

5. All Saints' Day is also known as:
 A) All Hallows
 B) Halloween
 C) All Hallows' Eve

6. Where (and when) did trick-or-treating, souling and guising begin?
 A) In medieval France
 B) In ancient Greece
 C) In medieval Britain

7. What did needy people do in return for soul cakes?
 A) They would pray for people's dead relatives.
 B) They cleaned people's houses.
 C) They prayed for the people who helped them.

8. When did trick-or-treating take on the family-friendly, kid-centred form we know now?
 A) in the 1980s
 B) in the 1960s
 C) in the 1950s

9. How much money do Americans spend on Halloween costumes each year?
 A) more than 2.5 billion dollars
 B) more than 2.5 million dollars
 C) more than 6 billion dollars

10. Halloween is the ___________ most commercial holiday in America.
 A) second
 B) third
 C) fourth

HW ASSIGNMENT # 16
MARCH 19TH 

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDR4htE4vG8

2. Answer the following questions:
1. A "snout" is:
 A) The paw of an animal
 B) The nose of an animal
 C) The tail of an animal

2. A "companion" is:
 A) Someone who is related to you
 B) Someone who is with you
 C) Someone who works for you

3. "Feigned" means:
 A) died
 B) pretended
 C) fainted

4. "Jocularly" means:
 A) sadly
 B) jokingly
 C) frantically

5. "Conceal" means:
 hide
 climb
 attack

6. Aesop was from _________________.
 A) Italy
 B) Germany
 C) Greece

7. How were Aesop's fables passed down?
 A) Written in old books
 B) Verbally
 C) It is unknown how they were preserved

8. Which of the following best describes the traveler who climbed the tree?
 A) Quick-thinking but selfish
 B) Afraid but loyal
 C) Brave but foolish

9. How does the man feel about his traveling partner who climbed the tree?
 A) He's happy they didn't get hurt.
 B) He thinks it was funny.
 C) He doesn't trust him anymore.

10. Did the bear really talk to the man?
 A) Yes
 B) No




STOP...STOP..STOP
HW ASSIGNMENT # 19
NOVEMBER 8th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1G4_oPt_o

2. Answer the following questions:
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is a young politician from New York who won a surprising victory in August. This quiz contains some high intermediate conversation about elections. 
1. What is another word for "unseat" as it is used in this video?
 A) stand up
 B) lose
 C) defeat

2. Where is Ocasio Cortez' home?
 A) Manhattan
 B) The Bronx
 C) Brooklyn

3. What does "you have a good shot" mean?
 A) Ocasio Cortez has good aim.
 B) Ocasio Cortez will probably win.
 C) Ocasio Cortez is healthy.

4. How does Ocasio Cortez describe her political views?
 A) Conservative
 B) Democrat
 C) Democratic Socialist

5. Which does Ocasio Cortez NOT mention as part of what democratic socialism means to her?
 A) Free Speech
 B) Health Care
 C) Shelter

HW ASSIGNMENT # 20
NOVEMBER 13th


2. Answer the following questions:
1. Ann believes that computer science is basically...
 A) data analytics
 B) problem solving
 C) non-profit work

2. Emily is convinced that computer science gives people...
 A) a lot of prospects.
 B) a lot of problem-solving.
 C) a lot of perspectives on problem-solving.

3. Bella thinks that...
 A) her company has given her a lot of projects.
 B) her company has been great to her.
 C) her company could have allowed her to work more flexible hours because she has a baby.

4. Zavain thinks
 A) it's very easy to start coding without knowing the solution of the problem.
 B) that it's easy to code being blind.
 C) that it's exponentially useful not to take any steps back in coding.

5. Justin fell in love with his profession after writing codes for
 A) programs of virtual reality.
 B) mobile applications.
 C) small games.

6. Brina says that
 A) everyone has started learning coding.
 B) computers have become the main communication tool of today.
 C) computers have become the quickest way to communicate.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 21
NOVEMBER 15th



2. Answer the following questions:
1. What does "Know Before You Go" mean?
 A) Stay out of the water if the lifeguard tells you to.
 B) Check the local beach forecasts before you go to the beach.
 C) Know how to swim before you go to the beach.

2. Rip currents happen on all beaches.
 A) True
 B) False
 C) Unknown

3. A rip current is basically
 A) a river in the ocean coming from the sea.
 B) a rip in the ocean.
 C) a river in the ocean returning to sea.

4. What percentage of rescues at the beach are the result of rip currents?
 A) eighty percent
 B) eight percent
 C) eighteen percent

5. To stay safe at the ocean, it is important to
 A) recognize what a rip current looks like.
 B) keep from being sucked off your feet in the water.
 C) stay out of waist deep water.

6. The easiest way to identify a rip current is to ask the lifeguard.
 A) True
 B) False
 C) You should never bother a lifeguard.

7. Which of these is NOT a description of a rip current as given in the video?
 A) a river of brown water flowing out through the surfline.
 B) a pair of polarized sunglasses
 C) a brown, murky mushroom with a lot of turbulence

8. If you are caught in a rip current, you will feel yourself
 A) being pulled under the water.
 B) being sucked out to sea.
 C) swimming parallel to shore.

9. If you find yourself in a rip current, you should swim parallel to shore until
 A) the rip dissipates or the lifeguard arrives.
 B) the rip dissipates and the lifeguard arrives.
 C) the rip current grabs you and pulls you under.

10. What happens when people try to fight the rip current?
 A) They get tired.
 B) They panic.
 C) They get pulled too far out to sea to be rescued.

11. The worst thing you can do if you are caught in a rip current is
 A) to get tired.
 B) to panic.
 C) to float.

12. Which of these is NOT a way to stay safe when you are caught in a rip current?
 A) Swim parallel to shore.
 B) Float.
 C) Swim against the rip current.

13. If there is no lifeguard on the beach and someone is in trouble, you should NOT
 A) go into the water to try to save the person in trouble by yourself.
 B) keep an eye on the victim and wait until help arrives.
 C) shout for help and call 911.








1. Watch the video.

2. Answer the following questions:


1. How many pieces of advice are needed to improve your leadership ?
 A) 3
 B) 5
 C) 7

2. Today, the stereotypical leader image is...
 A) A buttoned-up person in a grey suit holding a hefty briefcase.
 B) A person with sneakers and a friendly look.
 C) A person always behind his desk.

3. There is only one kind of leader.
 A) True
 B) False
 C) Who knows?

4. Great leaders must...
 A) ignore challenging situations and solve daily tasks.
 B) give up faced with challenging situations and let employees solve them.
 C) face up to challenging situations and deal with them honestly.

5. Why must leaders communicate openly on their challenges ?
 A) To build trust and confidence
 B) To delegate responsibility
 C) To build a dashboard

6. What kind of reactions should a leader have in order to create a good environemment ?
 A) Let his employees know he's interested in their success and happiness.
 B) Let his employees know about his salary.
 C) Let his employees know about his interests and marital issues.

7. If employees make mistakes, it is better to...
 A) Confront them in anger and sanction them.
 B) Calmly explain the origin of the mistake and what you expect in the future.
 C) Leave them alone without explaining why they did wrong.

8. How to forge your authenticity ?
 A) By trying to be someone else.
 B) By amplifying your own strings and personality traits.
 C) By copying the best managers.

9. It is recommended to conduct yourself in an ethical way...
 A) To get a promotion.
 B) To improve your hardskills.
 C) To earn respect.

10. Earning respect will encourage...
 A) shareholders to increase sales.
 B) employees and stakeholders to be proud of their companies.
 C) you to be better than other leaders.

11. Why is it good to stay curious ?
 A) To meet an opportunity for innovation and new perspective.
 B) To know all about your employees' private lives.
 C) To appear as an open-minded person.

12. What key does not appear in the video ?
 A) Be positive.
 B) Stay curious.
 C) Win trust.


HW ASSIGNMENT # 14
MARCH 12th

1. Watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa6KEwWY9HU

2. Answer the following questions:
1) Aluminum has so many applications because it's ___ .
 A) right and wrong
 B) light and strong
 C) sunlight and belong

2) Producing aluminum ___ but it saves money over time.
 A) is free
 B) is costly
 C) is very cheap

3) The most widely available source of aluminum is actually:
 A) Bauxite
 B) Alúmina
 C) The European Union

4) Where can we find Bauxite?
 A) In a large cold región
 B) In the European Union
 C) In the tropical countries

5) How are the oxygen bonds (Al-O) broken to produce pure alumina?
 By electrolysis
 Using high temperature
 By pyrolysis

6) What is the name of the chemical treatment that transforms Bauxite?
 A) Beyer
 B) Bayer
 C) Payer

7) ... Through which a powerful ___ will be passed to produce ___ .
 A) magnetic current / thermolysis
 B) electrical current / electrolysis
 C) electric current / pyrolysis

8) At what temperature is alumina reduction performed?
 A) 724 degrees Celsius
 B) 1072 degrees Celsius
 C) 1742 degrees Celsius

9) What is the problem with the anodes?
 A) The anodes are too small
 B) The anodes do not conduct the current
 C) The anodes lose volume and have to be replaced

10) It's a ___ operation.
 A) long
 B) continuous
 C) difficult


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