journal

this week was very busy, and I had a lot of homework, test, and many things to do, so I dont have much time to write before. this week, I went to see my friends play soccer in the school tournament.on Thursday I loss my english notebook but i found it in the afternoon because I forgot in the SAC, jijiji. Ehhhh!!!! this weekend is halloween and I will eat pib ehhh.
thats all for this week, happy halloween to everybody..
hugs and kisses...

The Early Years

Adapted from Felicia Mode Alexander and Jack R. Gannon, Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook (1984): National Association of the Deaf, p. 3-4.


In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in this country. Several people attempted to start schools, but all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people to _____1_____ were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not close. It was named the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons. It was the _____2_____ school for deaf children in America!

Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The school grew, and many more students enrolled. These _____3_____ students were from all over the country. People thought the school would be _____4_____ enough for all of the deaf children in America. The school is still open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called The American School for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.

The first state supported school for the deaf was the Kentucky School in Danville. It opened in 1823 and has a rich history. One of the first teachers at the Kentucky School was John Jacobs. He was hired as a teacher of the deaf but did not know how to teach! He was also just 18 years of age at the time. Gallaudet suggested that the Kentucky School hire Jacobs because the _____5_____ man wanted to work with deaf people. John was hired and rode his horse all the way to Connecticut to learn from Gallaudet and Clerc. They taught him how to sign and how to teach deaf students. When he _____6_____ in Connecticut, John went back to Danville and worked for many years at the school for the deaf there.

After Clerc and Gallaudet established their school, many others were opened. Before Gallaudet's death in 1851, 15 other _____7_____ for deaf children and youth were established! Many of the teachers at those 15 schools used Gallaudet's teaching methods. Many had even studied with Gallaudet and were deaf themselves!


Choose the correct answer for each blank line.


1The first people to ________ were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
succeed
offer
begin
agree
try

2It was the _________ school for deaf children in America!
earliest
oral
free
worst
only

3These _________ students were from all over the country.
local
new
former
vacationing
foreign

4People thought the school would be _________ enough for all of the deaf children in America.
near
quiet
big
simple
old

5Gallaudet suggested that the Kentucky School hire Jacobs because the ________ man wanted to work with deaf people.
hearing
young
poor
little
experienced

6When John ________ in Connecticut, he went back to Danville and worked for many years at the school for the deaf there.
arrived
failed
stayed
finished
lived

7Before Gallaudet's death in 1851, 15 other ________ for the deaf children and youth were established!
programs
positions
events
activities
accounts

source:
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/exreading/earlyyears.htm

reflection:
this activity was veri interesting. i dont have alot of things to say, so that´s all.

Causes of Hearing Loss

Adapted from Felicia Mode Alexander
and Jack R. Gannon, Deaf Heritage: A
Student Text and Workbook (1984):
National Association of the Deaf, p. 62-63.


People can lose their hearing at any age - before they are born, as infants, during childhood, or as _____1_____. Each age of onset has a different name and the deafness may have different origins.
Prenatal deafness means that a baby is born deaf. There are several reasons why this can happen. If parents are deaf, they may have a deaf baby. There are genes related to deafness that hearing parents can also pass on to their child. Genes control the way we look and all of our characteristics. If the baby gets the right genes from hearing parents, it will be born deaf. Other prenatal _____2_____ of deafness can include: accidents; medicine or drugs that the mother takes; illnesses; and genetic syndromes.
Genetic syndromes are a group of characteristics that a child inherits from its parents. There are two very common types of genetic syndromes related to deafness. One is Waardenburg's Syndrome. Its characteristics are very ____3______. The person may have pigment disorders: a streak of white hair; two different color eyes; or streaks of white in a man's _____4_____. Most residential schools have children with these characteristics. It is possible to have the physical traits of Waardenburg's Syndrome but not be deaf.
Usher's Syndrome is also fairly common. Children with Usher's Syndrome are born with a hearing loss and later lose their vision. The first symptoms of this genetic syndrome occur at _____5_____. A person with Usher's Syndrome will experience problems seeing well in the dark. Later, they will lose their peripheral vision and see only within a tunnel area in front of them. This is called "tunnel vision." Persons may eventually lose more and more of their vision and become blind or partially blind.
If you notice that a deaf person does not see you when you stand at his or her _____6_____, that person may have this syndrome. The best way to communicate with a person who has Usher's Syndrome is to stand directly in front and to sign _____7_____.



Choose the correct answer for each blank line.

1 People can lose their hearing at any age - before they are born, as infants, during childhood, or as __________.
adults
friends
relatives
students
citizens

2Other prenatal __________ of deafness can include: accidents; medicine or drugs that the mother takes; illnesses; and genetic syndromes.
benefits
causes
degrees
tests
results

3The characteristics of Waardenburg's Syndrome are very __________.
rare
valuable
old-fashioned
obvious
dangerous

4The person may have pigment disorders: a streak of white hair; two different color eyes; or streaks of white in a man's __________.
smile
clothing
picture
glasses
beard

5The first symptoms of the Usher's Syndrome occur at __________.
night
home
dinner
rest
recess

6If you notice that a deaf person does not see you when you stand at his or her __________, that person may have this syndrome.
window
rear
side
door
mirror

7The best way to communicate with a person who has Usher's Syndrome is to stand directly in front and to sign __________.
politely
clearly
quickly
quietly
English

source:
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/exreading/hearingloss.htm

reflection:
the topic of this reading its very interesting and I learn more things about that.
kisses.

depreciation: Choose the odd one out in each of the following

1.- Fixes assets could include:
a) Buildings
b )Plant and the machinery
c) The firms delivey vans
d ) Fuel or vans ******

2.- Depreciation due to physical deterioration of an asset may include
a Wear and tear
b Theft******
c Erosion
d Rot


3.- Machinery becomes obsolete due to:
a) New technology
b ) Consumption****
c ) Changes in production methods
d) Change in fashion

4.- Amortization is the provision for consumption of the following items:
a ) Mortgages****
b )Leases
c) Patents
d ) Copyright

5.- A provision for depletion would be used for the following items:
a) Mines
b ) Buildings*******
c ) Quarries
d ) Oil wells

6.- The following are methods of depreciation:
a) Straight line
b) Reducing balance
c )The sum of the year´s digits
d) Market value*********

7 .- A machine could be disposed of by being
a) Scrapped
b ) Resold
c )Revalued *****
d) Trade in

8 .-The accounts which would record the sale or disposal of a machine are:
a) Machinery account
b) Sales account ****
c) Machinery disposal account
d) Provision for depreciation ( machinery) account


REFLECTION:
In this activity I learn more words and how to use about accounting.

SOURCE:
professional english .. accounting. alison pohl page45

telephoning: fill in the missing words in the telephone dialogue below. Choose from the box.

*Can i suggest
*Can you let me have
* First of all
*How can i help you
*I´d also like
*I look forward to
*My name is
*That´s right
*We can arrange
*What we need is


Berg: Anders Berg.
Peretti: Hello. (1) MY NAME IS Ruth Peretti. Im Managing Director of Woodtech Ltd, a wood machinery manufacturer.
Berg: Oh yes. (2) HOW CAN I HELP YOU.
Peretti: Well, an associate in the industry recomended you. You helped raise finance for Bill Wylde a few years ago.
Berg:Yes, (3)THATS RIGHT.
Peretti: Well Woodtech Ltd now wants to expand into new markets with a new product.Up till now we have served specialists in the wood industry but our new product is aimed at the small manufacturer.(4) WHAT WE NEED IS finance.
Berg: Right! (5) FIRST OF ALL I´ll need some background information. (6) CAN YOU LET ME HAVE a copy of your balance sheet and profit and loss figures fo the past three years?
Peretti: of course.
Berg: I´D ALSO LIKE a letter outlining your ideas and a cash flow forecast for the new product.
Peretti: fine.
Berg: If you let me have these by the beginning of the next week (8) WE CAN ARRANGE a meeting for the weel after.. That will give me enough time to look through the fugures.
Peretti: Good. (9) CAN I SUGGEST a meeting on Monday 16th at 9 o´clock?
Berg: That´s fine. (10) I LOOK FORWARD TO receiving your letter and accounts in the next few days.
Peretti: I´ll post theme first thing tomorrow. I look forward to meeting you on Monday 16th.
Berg:Goodbye
Peretti:Goodbye.


reflection:
in this actividy i remembered the words and all the things i learn in class the last week.

source: professional english .. accounting. alison pohl pages27-28

Journal

Well, this week was very difficult and tired, because I had alot of homework, and exams. This week we only had one english class, and that was great because a needed to do many things. and I really like this lesson telephone conversation and in the class we practice that. It was fun. Well I dont know what more I can write, so ......... that all.

See the movie "7years in Tibet" and write your opinion about the movie

In this movie we can see how a person can change his opinion about the life, about the culture, about the things he like to did before he arrived to the Tibet. He was imprisoned by the British while mountaineering in the north of India at the beginning of Word War II in 1939.Then he scaped and went to the Tibet. He was introduced to the Dalai Lama who was still a boy, and became a tutor and then close friend to the young spiritual leader. This is great movie....

Reflection:
In this activity I can practice not just my writing, because I can practice my listening too.

Source:
Movie "Seven years in Tibet"

Complite the headlines from the financial press using the words in the box

• BANKRUPT
• BUYOUT
• CHARGES
• CURRENCY
• DEBT
• DIVIDEND
• FLOW
• ISSUE
• LOSSES
• MARGINS
• PROFITS
• RATES

1. Shareholders rewarded with increase DIVIDEND after good results at megabuck
2. Mardock goes BANKRUPT : huge debts uncovered after police investigation.
3. MARGINS improve at macrocomp after steep price rises
4. Jayburg forced to write off bad DEBT after main supplier fails.
5. Pre-tax PROFITSup at flinco after improved trading in far east
6. Single european CURRENCY is boosting trade, minister claims
7. "Bank CHARGES too high ", say national business leaders
8. High interest RATES killing small business, says management guru
9. Lonrev announce big share ISSUE to finance planned expansion
10. Bigbank finances management BOYOUT at natbus
11. Negative cash FLOW creates problems for perth and stewart
12. Massive LOSSES at guam investments after south amercans operation fails.

source:

Professional english ,Businnes intermediate, Steve Flinders

reflection:

in this activity I can learn more words in english for a futere work

About the lesson "COMUNICATION ON THE PHONE"

Today, in the english class we learn how to leave a message, the best way for a call. I think this lesson was very funny, and I really enjoyed it. I learned what to do when I make telephone call, the best way to prepare for a call, and the points that I need to know if I make a call to another culture or countries.
That information will be important for my future jobs.

Hugs & kisses

DESCRIBING TRENDS

There are many ways to describe change. This test look at several alternatives.
Choose words from the box which are the opposite to each of the following words.

• decline
• decrease
• escalate
• expand
• fall
• get worse
• go down
• improve
• peak

1. Rise................. fall
2. Increase.......... decrease
3. Go up............... go down
4. Climb............... decline
5. Shrink.............. expand
6. Deteriorate...... improve
7. Get better........ get worse
8. Collapse............ escalate
9. Hit bottom....... peak

REFLECTION:

For this career, we need to know many words related with accounting. And in this activity I can learn more and practice.

SOURCE:

page 7. section 1 Introducing key terms in finance

Angels of Mercy

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up afer having his tonsils taken out. His throat hurt, and he was scared. However, the young nurse standing by his bed smiled so cheerfully that the little boy smiled back. He forgot to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton and she was deaf.
May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton near the year 1909. Three years later she went to see Dr. Katherine B. Richardson about becoming a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. She had never heard of a deaf nurse. Dr. Richardson told May that her salary would be very small and that the work would be arduous. However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was impressed with her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr. Richardson never regretted her decision. In fact, she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The first was Miss Marian Finch of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who was hard of hearing. The second was Miss Lillie "Bessie" Speaker of St. Joseph, Missouri. These three were called "the silent angels of Mercy Hospital" during the time they worked there.
May and Marian did not know each other before Marian was hired by the hospital. When Marian first came to the hospital, Dr. Richardson introduced May to Marian. She showed them to the room they were to share. During the next two days, the two girls wrote notes to each other. Finally, other nurses asked Marian if she knew that May was deaf. Marian ran to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she really was deaf. May answered in sign. Then, as the joke sunk in, the two girls burst into laughter.
May was always conscientious about following orders. Only once did she disobey Dr. Richardson. It took a lot of time to care for all the sick children, as a result, Dr. Richardson asked the nurses not to take the time to hold the new babies when they were crying. However, May hated to see the babies cry. When Dr. Richardson was not around, she found time to hold them. This small change helped the nursery to run much more smoothly. When Dr. Richardson discovered what May was doing, she recognized that May's actions had improved the nursery, and decided to overlook May's disobedience.
In spite of their success, none of the girls finished the nursing program. Marian had to go back to South Dakota because of a family problem. Illness forced Bessie to give up her nursing carreer. May decided to give up nursing for marriage, and married Alexander Benoit.
Dr. Richardson often spoke of her faith in the girls' ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, "For three years, you have been with us ... It is wonderful to me that no man, woman or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint against you ... "



1. May Paxton started working at Mercy Hospital:
a.
in 1909.
b.
before she graduated from the Missouri School.
c.
three years after she graduated from the Missouri School.
d.
three years after she went to see Dr. Richardson.


2. When May disobeyed Dr. Richardson's orders about holding babies:
a.
Dr. Richardson was very angry.
b.
Dr. Richardson didn't know because she wasn't there.
c.
May was fired.
d.
Dr. Richardson didn't say anything about it.


3. May and Marian communicated by writing at first because:
a.
they didn't know each other and were shy.
b.
they were playing a joke on each other.
c.
neither one of them knew that the other was deaf.
d.
Marian was a hearing person.


4. We can guess from this passage that:
a.
May was fond of children and babies.
b.
May hated her job and left as soon as she could.
c.
May enjoyed working in the Emergency Room.
d.
May preferred to work with deaf people.


REFLECTION:
Fist of all, in this activity a practice my reading . and I learn that everyone can do everything. And everything is possible if you want to do it.

SOURCE:
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/exreading/topic5a.html

October 9th 2008