THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL.
The fall out from Chelsea v. Barcelona on Wednesday night continues unabated today as PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has called for the use of technology in football to assist referees. Speaking to the BBC, he said: “We are putting referee’s in too vulnerable a situation with the conspiracy theories that abound that UEFA would not want an all English final, it was an accident waiting to happen…. Until we bring in technology we are almost giving ourselves ignition points where the game could flare up for players and supporters.”
Tom Ovrebo is the scapegoat of the moment but it boggles the mind how it could have come to Wednesday night for this debate to be once again pushed to the fore. Chelsea are not the only victims of dodgy penalty decisions, Barca were unlucky in the first leg at the Nou Camp and last year Arsenal were denied a clear penalty at the Emirates against Liverpool when Alexander Hleb was brought down, just a couple of examples.
The debate over technology should not just focus on mistakes made on Wednesday night, as Taylor points out the referee is put in such an exposed position by the powers that be in the game. Ovrebo is now under police protection in Norway amid death threats and a media storm. He is not the first, as Swede Anders Frisk retired from the game after abuse suffered following a Chelsea/Barcelona Champions League tie in 2005.
SUMMARY
The fail on Chelsea v. Barcelona on Wednesday continues today as PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has called for the use of technology to assist referees. He said to the BBC: “We are putting referee’s in too vulnerable a situation with the theories that abound that UEFA would not want an all English final, it was an expected accident…. Until we bring in technology we are almost giving ourselves ignition points where the game could start for players and supporters.”
The scapegoat of the moment Tom Ovrebo, boggles the mind how it could have come to Wednesday for this debate to be pushed to the fore again. Chelsea are not the only victims of dodgy penalty decisions, Barca were unlucky in the first leg at the Nou Camp and last year Arsenal were denied a penalty against Liverpool when Alexander Hleb was brought down.
The debate should not just focus on mistakes made on Wednesday, as Taylor said the referee is put in an exposed position by the powers of the game. Ovrebo is now under police protection in Norway amid death threats. Swede Anders Frisk was retired from the game after abuse suffered following a Chelsea/Barcelona Champions League tie in 2005 too.
martes, 10 de agosto de 2010
martes, 27 de julio de 2010
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
This study went through over 1,600 marginal and end comments written on 110 first drafts of essays by 47 university ESL advanced students, considering both the pragmatic goals for and the linguistic features of each comment. After this, drafts of each individual essay were examined to observe the influence of the first draft commentary on the students' revisions and assess whether the changes that were made in response to the teacher's feedback actually improved the essays. The author thinks that a really significant proportion of the comments led to substantive student revision, and that there were particular types or kinds and forms of commentary that were more helpful than other commentaries. The final results are suggestive of several important implications for L2 writing instruction and for future studies on a vital but surprisingly neglected topic.
REDUCTION
This study tried 1,600 marginal and end comments written on 110 drafts of essays by 47 university ESL students, considering the pragmatic goals and linguistic features of comments. Then, the drafts of the essays were examined to observe the influence of these commentaries on the students' revisions and asses whether the changes that were made in response to the teacher's feedback improved the essays. (3)The author thinks that a big proportion of comments led to students revision, and that existed particular kinds and forms of commentary that were more helpful than others. (4) The results are suggestive of several important implications for L2 writing future studies about on surprisingly neglected topic.
This study went through over 1,600 marginal and end comments written on 110 first drafts of essays by 47 university ESL advanced students, considering both the pragmatic goals for and the linguistic features of each comment. After this, drafts of each individual essay were examined to observe the influence of the first draft commentary on the students' revisions and assess whether the changes that were made in response to the teacher's feedback actually improved the essays. The author thinks that a really significant proportion of the comments led to substantive student revision, and that there were particular types or kinds and forms of commentary that were more helpful than other commentaries. The final results are suggestive of several important implications for L2 writing instruction and for future studies on a vital but surprisingly neglected topic.
REDUCTION
This study tried 1,600 marginal and end comments written on 110 drafts of essays by 47 university ESL students, considering the pragmatic goals and linguistic features of comments. Then, the drafts of the essays were examined to observe the influence of these commentaries on the students' revisions and asses whether the changes that were made in response to the teacher's feedback improved the essays. (3)The author thinks that a big proportion of comments led to students revision, and that existed particular kinds and forms of commentary that were more helpful than others. (4) The results are suggestive of several important implications for L2 writing future studies about on surprisingly neglected topic.
domingo, 25 de julio de 2010
Adam Smith Paragraph
Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, proposed a theory in the eighteenth century that has made him controversial ever since. This British economist, who-was- born in Scotland and educated In England, wrote the first complete study of political economy. The Wealth of Nations was published in the same year that Americans declared their independence from England — that was in 1776. Smith's book pointed out and directed attention to the interdependence of freedom and order, economic processes, and free trade laws. Although his thinking did not really affect economic policies significantly during his lifetime, its influence in the next century was considerable. Among economists, "the invisible hand" and "laissez-faire" are synonymous with Smith's name. History has only made Smith's ideas more controversial. Say "Adam Smith" to conservative businesspeople and those same people will smile and make a response with words like "He was a good man—really understood how business works!" Say "Adam Smith" to liberal reformers, and they will grimace and mutter something along the lines of "He was an evil man —really sold the average citizen down the river." Both, of these reactions are extreme, but such responses indicate that the controversy aroused by Smith's ideas is still alive.
conciseness
Adam Smith, the modern economics founder, proposed a controversial theory in the eighteenth century. This Scotish economist, who was educated In England, wrote the first complete political economy study, The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, when Americans declared their independence. Smith's book directed the attention to the interdependence of freedom, economic processes, and free trade laws. Although he did not affect economic policies during his lifetime, its influence in the next century was considerable. Adam was called "the invisible hand" and "laissez-faire" among economist. Smith's ideas have become more controversial due to history. Say "Adam Smith" to conservative businesspeople and those same people will smile and make a response with words like "He was a good man—really understood how business works!" Say "Adam Smith" to liberal reformers, and they will grimace and mutter something along the lines of "He was an evil man — sold the average citizen down the river". These reactions are extreme but they indicate the controversy aroused by Smith's ideas is alive
Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, proposed a theory in the eighteenth century that has made him controversial ever since. This British economist, who-was- born in Scotland and educated In England, wrote the first complete study of political economy. The Wealth of Nations was published in the same year that Americans declared their independence from England — that was in 1776. Smith's book pointed out and directed attention to the interdependence of freedom and order, economic processes, and free trade laws. Although his thinking did not really affect economic policies significantly during his lifetime, its influence in the next century was considerable. Among economists, "the invisible hand" and "laissez-faire" are synonymous with Smith's name. History has only made Smith's ideas more controversial. Say "Adam Smith" to conservative businesspeople and those same people will smile and make a response with words like "He was a good man—really understood how business works!" Say "Adam Smith" to liberal reformers, and they will grimace and mutter something along the lines of "He was an evil man —really sold the average citizen down the river." Both, of these reactions are extreme, but such responses indicate that the controversy aroused by Smith's ideas is still alive.
conciseness
Adam Smith, the modern economics founder, proposed a controversial theory in the eighteenth century. This Scotish economist, who was educated In England, wrote the first complete political economy study, The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, when Americans declared their independence. Smith's book directed the attention to the interdependence of freedom, economic processes, and free trade laws. Although he did not affect economic policies during his lifetime, its influence in the next century was considerable. Adam was called "the invisible hand" and "laissez-faire" among economist. Smith's ideas have become more controversial due to history. Say "Adam Smith" to conservative businesspeople and those same people will smile and make a response with words like "He was a good man—really understood how business works!" Say "Adam Smith" to liberal reformers, and they will grimace and mutter something along the lines of "He was an evil man — sold the average citizen down the river". These reactions are extreme but they indicate the controversy aroused by Smith's ideas is alive
jueves, 1 de julio de 2010
Paraphrasing Activities
Exercise 1
*Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.
Even they are big and heavy, it is known that elephants are skilful.
*Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.
Elephants could raze in a short period of time because they eat more than 500 pounds of food per day.
*Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.
For a long time, people has used lions arts as symbol of strenght and greatness.
*Lions are social animal with one dominant male in each pride.
Lions are friendly felines that have a principal male in every group of lions.
*George Washington carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as a talent artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country.
George Washington Carver was a devoted educator. He was a famous skilful artist, musician and researcher who made great colaborations to the United States.
*Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.
The poet Archibald McLeish, was selected to manage the congress "Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.
Exercise 2
1. There is plenty of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it is needed. In addition, much of the water is polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without sufficient water.
Main idea: There is enought water to everyone in the world but the problem is that it is not able to humans to comsume.
2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands and thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.
Main idea: People need to find fuel sources in order to substitute the exhausted ones.
3. Quakers, a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in The United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the globe and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living.
Main idea: The religious group called quakers is famous for its humanity work.
*Despite their massive size, elephants are known for being agile.
Even they are big and heavy, it is known that elephants are skilful.
*Because elephants consume up to 500 pounds of food a day, they are able to strip a forest bare in no time.
Elephants could raze in a short period of time because they eat more than 500 pounds of food per day.
*Over the centuries, lions have been used in art to represent power and magnificence.
For a long time, people has used lions arts as symbol of strenght and greatness.
*Lions are social animal with one dominant male in each pride.
Lions are friendly felines that have a principal male in every group of lions.
*George Washington carver was a dedicated teacher, in addition, he was known as a talent artist, musician, and researcher who made valuable contributions to his people and his country.
George Washington Carver was a devoted educator. He was a famous skilful artist, musician and researcher who made great colaborations to the United States.
*Archibald McLeish, known for his poetry, was appointed head of the Library of congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.
The poet Archibald McLeish, was selected to manage the congress "Library of Congress by President Roosevelt in 1939.
Exercise 2
1. There is plenty of water on the earth. In fact, there is enough water in this planet for everyone to have a huge lake. The trouble is that the water is not always found in the place where it is needed. In addition, much of the water is polluted or salty. Because of these problems, there are many people without sufficient water.
Main idea: There is enought water to everyone in the world but the problem is that it is not able to humans to comsume.
2. New oil supplies need to be found to replace those that have been used up. There is a constant search for new oil fields. Oil hunters sink their wells wherever there are signs of oil. Each of these drillings costs thousands and thousands of dollars, and often there is not enough oil to make it profitable. Nevertheless, the search for new oil never ends.
Main idea: People need to find fuel sources in order to substitute the exhausted ones.
3. Quakers, a religious group known as the Society of Friends, have always worked for human causes. Before the Civil War in The United States, they were against slavery and led the movement to help slaves escape from the southern part of the United States and seek freedom in the northern part. Today, they fight hunger and disease around the globe and still aid people fleeing tyranny and war. Their beliefs are based on the principles of pacifism and simple living.
Main idea: The religious group called quakers is famous for its humanity work.
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