Idi 323 Sem 2 2018

Smart cars, Intelligent Highways (brief summary from the book) In the near future, cars may be virtually stuffed with computer chips from front fender to taillight. Many of the smart features we are seeing today are safety-related.  This may use sonar, radar, lasers, computers, or video cameras, or some combination of these.  These objects beep or warm drivers with a voice signal if the vehicle gets too close to an object. One of the most convenient aspects of smart cars is their ability to navigate (by means of a GPS navigation). Vocabulary (from the book) Monitoring: observing Severity: seriousness Gadgets: devices Vigorously: strongly High-end: expensive Chronic: constant Warped: distorted They are monitoring all their computers for security. Nowadays every child knows how to use a gadget. He just bought a high-end car for his birthday. She opened the door vigorously and the baby woke up. My mother has suffered...

Smart cars, Intelligent Highways Vocabulary from the book: -Monitoring: Observing. -High-end: An expensive, luxury model. -Severity: Seriousness. -Vigorously: With too much force. -Intoxicated: Drinking too much alcohol. -Chronic: Occurs again and again. Warped: Distorted and inaccurate. Sentences: -Monitoring: Lenny have been monitoring the target for awhile. -High-end: Spoden and Lenox are the best known of the high-end tableware. -Severity: His severity has remained legendary. -Vigorously: Blood pulsed vigorously into her neck. -Intoxicated: She stood in the warm silence, senses intoxicated by their bond, his scent and body. A spectacular electric smart car Cars today are smart. Every car produced today has at least one computer for monitoring fuel consumption and pollution controls. Everything will controlled by a computer. Many of the smart features we are seeing today are safety related. One of the most convenient aspects of smart cars is their a...

Mastering the law of gravity Comment about the class: This unit is so interesting because try about a choreographer named Yuen Wo-Ping who made many action movies. In the class the teacher spoke about his life, the movies that he made, and so on. In this unit the teacher explained the vocabulary as words we didnt know the meaning. Yuen Wo-Ping Yuen Wo-Ping is considered the world`s foremost action choreographer. He was born in 1945 in Guangzhan, China, the eldest of twelve children.

Mastering the Law of Gravity This unit, is about Yuen Wo-Ping an action choreographer who is considered the world's foremost.  He has directed more than 50 movies his first one was the well-regarded snake in the Eagle's shadow (1978), starring for Yackie Chan. According to the book he helped catapult action stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Jet Li to international fame. from google images video from you tube` Personal Opinion This unit was very interesting for me because I had seen a lot of action movie of  Yackie Chan, Jet Li and others, but I didn't know their action choreographer.  I'ts good to know him couse I love action movies.  As I can see he is really good at it. On the other hand I really enjoyed this unit because the professor Atilano was funny making examples about action movies. LOL

According to the book since the dawn of languages, people have told stories.  All cultures have collections of tales handed down from generation to generation that are collectively known as ''folklore''.  Urban legends are simply contemporary examples of folklore. My Brief Comment About Urban Legends The Vac á In this unit, we were talking about some Dominican urban legends.  One of them is ''el Bac á''.  Is when somebody makes a pact with the devil that could be an animal and at night become in a monster.  Some people say have heard it at midnight dragging a string. from google images Dominican Witches Another one is the Dominican witches they fly on their broomsticks at midnight believers say that like to suck children's blood. from google images La Ciguapa To end ''la ciguapa'' is a beautiful woman with long hair lives in the mountain, are always naked and their feet face backward making impossible t...

In this unit with talk about Yuen Wo-ping , an action choreographer. Woo-Ping Yuen was born on January 1, 1945 in Guangzhou. He is known for his work on El tigre y el dragón (2000), Kung fu (2004) and Kill Bill: La venganza, volúmen 2 (2004). He helped catapult action stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Jet Li to international fame.  (Taken from internet)

In this unit the teacher made some examples with seldom . We use it to refer to things that don't happen very often. Examples: I seldom say that she seldom go to the beach. I seldom enter to the blog. My mother seldom watches TV at night. It is not correct to say: My father not seldom puts sugar in his coffee or My teacher  don't seldom miss a class. Synonym: rarely

Dominican Republic has some urban legends which are: The Bacá: That is an animal creature created with witchcraft. You make a pact with the evil to acquire good materials and to have protections. But all this have condition, you have to give a soul of the son or daughter, or anyone you love so much. The Witches: they take flight saying ¨Without God and Saint Maria¨ to access the darkest forces. This one they suck the children´s blood that aren´t baptizing. The Ciguapa: It is a nocturnal being and they prefer the dark areas of the forests. When it comes out it is because they seek to feed themselves as fish, fruits or birds. On the other hand, they like to steal butter and raw meat from those places that are accessible to them. Another one of their tastes is the corn or grains that they find.

It was very interesting to speak about this unit because it´s about baseball. The original name of it was townball. It was a big playground in the 1940s and 1950s. Nowadays, this sport is becoming the world's pastime . (A picture of town ball's team)

Vocabulary ( definition from internet ) Gaffe:  An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. Dainty: Delicately small and pretty. Brisk: Active and energetic. Consciously: In a deliberate and intentional way. Catchy: Instantly appealing and memorable. Coined: Invent a new word or phrase. Straightforward: Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. Leisure: Free time. Playful: Funny and not serious. Aloof: Not friendly and distant. Sentences Last time I noticed my friend was aloof   she is not that kind of people. Maria made a gaffe a the end of the party. My mother's leisure activity is shopping she spends all her money. They coined the name of the store from an American word. My little brother was in a playful mood last night, he laughed for everything.

This unit is about Baseball, which is one of the most watched sports in the world developed in the early nineteenth century in the northeastern United States.  Baseball's first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings.  In the Dominican Republic, are many important baseball players. Took from google http://baseballhotcorner.com/facts-history-baseball/ Sentences with vocabulary: Turmoil:  Venezuela is having many political turmoils due to the mismanagement. Taken Root:  Misery has taken root since Maduro took over. Lured:   My brother always has been lured by motorcycle. Prosperity:  Martha's prosperity has changed since she moved to another country. Revered:   Barack Obama is revered by too many people. On the heels:   It starts to rain on the heels of I got home. Lucrative:  I start a lucrative business with my friend

Hello, my name is Yanibel Alberto.  I am from Bonao, I am 27 years old.  I'm studying modern languages.  I have four brothers and I am the oldest one.  In my free time, I like to listen to music,  to read something interesting, I love to share with my family.

Brief summary  The name game Each year, business executives around the world struggle to find original and catchy names for their companies. A name is the first point of contact that a company has with the world. Names are so important that some companies hire special naming firms that develop a list of names, test them at focus groups, screen them to be sure they are available, and then trademark the final selections. Some companies choose straightforward names. Some companies are mainly identified by initials. Others choose names that are inspired by other company names. Some firms have chosen names that have nothing to do with their business. Some corporations have turned to other language for names. Choosing good names becomes more difficult when a firm markerts internationally. today, through the internet, even small businesses often do business in several countries. vocabulary from the book -Catchy: Easy to remember. -Bankrupt: Went out of business. -Consciously...