Video Task

Video Task

http://www.nytimes.com/video/theater/100000002575787/in-performance-fiona-shaw.html

Questions

What are the symbols used in the video?

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Why there is no any drop to drink in spite of the water is in everywhere?

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What is the meaning of the albatross's hanging around mariner's neck?

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Vocabulary Questions

Try to guess the meaning of the words given.

*Crawl:

*Fathom:

*Mist:

*Wither:

Open-Ended Questions

·      What do you think about this video ?

     

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     What could be the causes of the disaster which is mentioned in the video? Why? 

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     Is the language used in this video wheater literary or metaphorically ? Write your opinions.

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     Self-Evulation of The Video Task

    

      I have chosen this video because I am familiar to the book 'The Rime of The Ancient Mariner' and I like reading literary books, mythological artifacts and ancient plays. So, I think if I choose it, the preperation comes easier to me. In this video, we can see that the mariner exposed to variety of disaster because of the anger of  the Gods. 

When the mariner looks slimy beings which are mentioned in the video with love and respect nature, the mariner's sin is lighter and it rains.

   REFLECTION TASK 3

 

I want to introduce you to my candidate Bear Grylls. Bear is one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. He is also one of the youngest ever climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. His journey started in the UK on the Isle of Wight, where his father taught him to climb and sail. Bear spend his three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces serving with 21 SAS. After a well trained process, he is involved in a number of television series in the United Kingdom and the United States about survival in the wild. He is best known for his television series 'Man vs Wild' also known as 'Born Survivor' but it ended in 2013. He married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000.They have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry.

In his dangerous adventures, Bear hasn't got anything except from his knife. He starts the journey without food and water. You can see his courage, ambition and love of nature in 'Escape from Hell', my favorite tv series. In this program, he struggles with the wildernes whether it be jungles, snow-capped mountains, burning deserts or steep canyons. It shows the true life stories of ordinary people who are trapped in extraordinary situations of survival from bandit attacks, to avalanches, being lost in ferocious sand storms... I chose him because Bear Grylls is very experienced, strong and bold person.

REFLECTION TASK 2/b

http://www.nytimes.com/video/theater/100000002598246/in-performance-anne-marie-duff.html?playlistId=100000001987201

In Performance-ANNE MARIE DUFF
My video is a quotation from the Shakespeare's well-known play 'Macbeth'. Anne Marie Duff who is an English actress noted for a tv series 'Shameless'  is enacting Lady Macbeth. I chose this video because like many other people, I admire to Shakespeare's works and Macbeth is  my favorite one. This part of the video is act 1 scene 5:
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood;
Stop up the access and passage to remorse
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Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. She is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. When I first read this play, I think how she is clever and elegant contrary to other female characters. She demonstrates that women can be as ambitious and cruel as men. For example, Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband with effectiveness, overriding all his objections when he hesitates to murder. Afterward, however, she begins a slow slide into madness just as ambition affects her more strongly than Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s sensitivity becomes a weakness and she is unable to cope. At the end of the play she kills herself. To my opinion Anne Marie Duff enacts Lady Macbeth successfully. I find the video very impressive and fascinating. You should watch it just for a few minute, you'll like.

Group Work

(Write a quiz with 10 questions based on the film scenes that you have watched.)

Answer the questions below.

1. Why did the lesbian girls start the therapy program?
2. Why does Dave have to take the therapy for 30 days?
3. Why does Dave hate Andrew?
4. Do you think Chuck and Dave will get along well?
5. Does Dr. Rydell do these things deliberately? Why?
6. What does mean 'T.A.S.'?
7. How can Dr. Rydell help Dave to get over his anger?
8. Will Dave be fired? Why?
9. Does Dave really need the therapy? Why?
10. What do you think will happen at the end of the movie?


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 Reflection Task 2/a
                    

  Hi everybody!

 

    I want to mention about the media's effects on women's body imagine and beauty. I choose this topic because it is an really important issue not only for me but also society. Today, many parents complain about their adolecent girls who are mostly affected demographic. Many of them are exposed to standards of beauty in a verly early age thanks to 'Barbie dolls'. Barbie dolls lead to lower self-esteem and a greater desire for a thinner body shape. Those are going on variety of diets because they believe what you weigh determines your worth; then, they want to become a Barbie's sizes. It leads to many kind of diseases.  It is a parent’s job to censor the toys they allow their young children to play with in order to protect them from psychological and physically damaging Barbie dolls and other toys similar.

    I think another offenders are magazines. In many women magazines, there are a lot of ads or articles which mention cosmetics, slimming drugs, diets, beauty centers and plastic surgery. In every pages you can see ads such as  ‘ How can you become a stylish woman?’,  ‘ 1O golden rules to lose weight’,  ‘Miracles of plastic surgery’ etc. With this way, dressing style, shape and lifestyle, our sense of beauty being imposed on us by them. Many women believe that  ‘Beauty=Hollywood Stars’.  I think, today’s beauty is too artificial and industrial beauty. Forcing everyone to be one type person is just a persecution.

 

 

    I mean there is a sense of beauty  standardized by media. I see young girls all looks alike in everywhere. Highlighted long hair, proportionate nose ...  Clothing, bags transport formats, all the same,  even their  body language. Actually, they all are aware of that,  but  they  internalize it so much that they do not see a strangeness. I can understand  that which girl is from which university, because they have a certain typology. In short, beauty imposition is a curse on women.
 

   There is a short documentary on the concept of "beauty" and what the media does to influence girls' perception of it.

Sentence Variety Exercise 9.10

1. Because of having  a very good diet, Sandra is always healthy.

 2. The common cold can make you feel very miserable; therefore stay at home in bed.

 3. Although I have been maintaining a very healthy diet, I've been sick.

 4. She exercises regularly, consequently, she is in very good shape.

 5. With excellent nutrition, a generous supply of vitamins, a lot of rest, and plenty of exercise, you can recover in a short time.

6. Not only is medicine important when you're sick, but taking care of yourself is also important.

 7. The relationship between body and mind is interesting.

 8. Many doctors charge very expensive rates as my doctor does .

 9. The magazine I read is about how to increase longevity through better health.

 10. Because the sun shines my window, I have my plants in the window box.

 11. I heard about an acupuncture clinic which also has a specialist on herbal medicine.

  

Reflection Task  1b

Hi everybody!

  Today, I want to  introduce one of my friends to you. Her name is Lucia Santos. She was born in Esgueira, Aveiro, Portugal. She graduated from Escola Secundária Jaime Magalhães Lima, Secondary School in 2009 and graduated from Escola Profissional de Aveiro, High School in 2012 and at the same time she graduated from Escola Profissional de Aveiro Téc.Animador Sociocultral. She has two sisters and one stepbrother. She met music long time ago thanks to her mother. In  her sixth birthday party, her mother,  Sara Silva  gave a guitar Lucia as a gift. When she was 12 years old her parents  divorced. Since then, she lived with her mother and weekly she visits her father.

 

( When she was in Escola Secundária Jaime Magalhães Lima)

   Her father,  Gui Santos was living in Lizbon. While she was going to Lizbon from Aveiro, she run across the street musicians. After this, nothing would be the same for her. She fell in love their music. She began writing her own lyrics.                           

(With street musicians)

 

She can play golf. In some competiton about this sport she has some prizes. And also she is interested in arts. In festivals, she undertook a variety of roles.  She really knows what she can do, she always pay attention to her job and  she always fulfill her responsibilities.

(In Festa dos Tabuleiros)

So, I think she is the one who should be famuos with her songs and lyrics. I hope her dreams will come true one day.