Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

 Good afternoon LINC 7,

Today we are going to do some more on-line listening using TED Talks.  I would like you to follow the link below to the talk entitled, "Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk about an Injustice." This talk is 23:41, so it will be possible to listen to it twice if necessary.  *DO NOT enable the subtitles in your language.

http://www.ted.com/playlists/15/the_pursuit_of_justice.html

Here are some vocabulary words that will hear in the talk:

matriarch, enslaved, y'all, hung up on, probation, parole, distort, culpability, disenfranchised, litigation, lynched, unconscionable, degraded, marginalization, conviction

• After you have listened, please research these people who were mentioned in the talk: Vaclav Havel, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King.  
• What is the connection between these three people and concepts of 'identity' and 'injustice'? 
• Please write about the connection between these three and identity and injustice.  Which one do you identify with the most? Why?

This weekend, there are two special things happening.  Friday marks the beginning of the lunar new year, also known as the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival).  

         恭禧發財

Here's some interesting information about the festival:

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/535951/20140126/chinese-new-year-2014-wooden-horse-facts.htm

This year is the year of the horse. 

Sunday is Groundhog Day.  Don't forget to check the news and see whether Wiarton Willie sees his shadow or not. 

Enjoy,
Kim

Paraphrasing

Remember when you are paraphrasing someone else's words and ideas, change the words but not the ideas.  Here's a picture to help you remember. :)








Page 135, Task 7, Practising Paraphrasing


Here are some example paraphrases created by previous LINC 7 students:

1.  Vaccines are safe for almost everyone although very rarely there are people who experience adverse reactions. (original)

• Immunizations are considered safe for every single person even though they have negative effects for some.
• Not very often, people have a negative reaction to vaccines.
• Vaccines can cause severe reactions to a minority of people in rare cases.
• Some people have bad reactions to vaccines. However, vaccines are okay for most people.
• Vaccines are good for people, but some have a negative reaction to them.

2. Some mild side effects are experienced by most people after they are immunized. (original)

• After immunization, most people usually have mild side effects from vaccines.
• Most people  have mild side effects when they are vaccinated.
• Mild side effects occur for some people after vaccination.
• Even though there are people who have negative reactions to immunizations, they are still good for the majority.