lunes, 14 de diciembre de 2015

Is Texting Actually Advancing Language?

Watch the viedo up to minute 6.

Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? Linguist John McWhorter says that there's much more to texting — linguistically, culturally — than it seems, and it's all good news.

Body Language Do's & Don'ts | Good Manners


Texting vs. Talking


Virtual vs Face-to-Face Communication - The Extra Demands - With Jennifer Logue


Effects of Technology on Communication


Teen Texting Soars; Will Social Skills Suffer?


domingo, 13 de diciembre de 2015

Face-to-Face Communication and Technology

Face-to-Face Communication and Technology

The cell phone is replacing the good, old fashioned way of communicating face to face. From texting to social media, are we relying on it too much? And, what is this teaching our kids? Our child and family therapist, Dr. Larry Curry was here with more.

martes, 24 de noviembre de 2015

Listen to five people talking about friendship


You will hear 5 people talking about friendship. For questions 1-5, choose from the list A-H what each speaker says is most important to them in a friendship. Use each letter only once. There are 3 extra letters which you don't need to use.

A- frequent contact
B- mutual trust
C- shared interests
D- good manners
E- emotional support
F -similar personalities
G- a sense of humour
H- some experience of school

Speaker 1________ Speaker 2_______  Speaker 3______ Speaker 4_____ Speaker 5 _____

C-G-E-A-F