2016-02-12 Core: 6 project and video

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 164 practice 2, and think of ways to become unhealthy as efficiently as possible (with a parody diet/exercise plan)
2 recommend, will buy
3 comes, will feel
4 will get, eat
5 won’t eat, lose
6 get, will do
7 won’t change, see
8 will do, do
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Remember: Conditional clauses and time clauses don’t use future tense.
When I get home, I will cook dinner. (NOT “When I will get home,...”)
(if, unless, until, when, after, before, as soon as, by the time, while, etc.)

When will you get home? (not a time clause)
What will you do when you get home? (yes a time clause)
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clause: a group of words with a subject and verb
independent clause: a clause that can exist independently, as a whole sentence
dependent clause: a clause that gives additional information about an independent clause, but cannot exist alone

I will cook dinner. (complete sentence -> independent clause)
when I get home (incomplete sentence, this only tells us a time, not an action -> dependent clause)
I will cook dinner when I get home. (complex sentence, including one independent clause and at least one dependent clause)
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With your group, come up with a four-week diet and exercise plan to become as unhealthy as possible. (Each week should have some food, exercise, and weight goals.)
You can start by choosing a specific unhealthy goal. (You want to gain 20 pounds of fat, you want to be unable to run for 15 minutes, etc.) Also, anticipate some difficulties people may have with this plan, and how to overcome them. Finally, come up with a name for your health plan.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20010413103123/http://www.thespark.com/science/fat/  - In October of 2000, two people tried to gain 30 pounds in 30 days (since many weight-loss programs advertise losing that much weight). It was actually pretty difficult to do.
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“How to Die in Four Weeks”
“America’s Next Top Model in Four Weeks”
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http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html (it uses US units)
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anorexia = eating disorder in which people eat far too little and see themselves as always too fat
bulimia = eating disorder in which people eat normal amounts (or too much), but then “purge” by throwing up or taking laxatives (People with bulimia also often see themselves as always fat.)
orthorexia = eating disorder in which people obsessively control their food intake
compulsive overeating = disorder in which people regularly eat far too much

disordered eating = eating habits that are abnormal and unhealthy, including specific eating disorders
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“Eat a variety of foods. Mostly plants. Not too much.”
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p. 78-79 - Besides fugu, do you know of other foods that can be dangerous to eat?
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BREAK
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p. 79 part 2 - Which things do you expect to see in the video? Watch and check.
(They don’t show catching fish. Do they talk about it?)
part 4 - Watch the first half again and mark these sentences true or false.
1 F - “No product has a higher price than...the puffer fish.” (= It’s the most expensive one.)
2 F
3 F - 1000x more dangerous
4 T
5 T
6 T
7 F
8 F - Most people die at home because they catch and prepare fugu on their own.
part 5 - Watch the second part and answer these questions.
1 He studies fugu poison, and he wants to develop an antitoxin.
2 1mg can kill a person. It paralyzes the lungs and nerves, so a person can’t move or breathe.
3 The person needs to use a respirator to help them breathe.
4 The heart and the gills are toxic. This is half of the fish.
part 6 - try to remember this information about Tom Caradonna (the American who tries fugu)
1 fugu
2 120
3 dying
4 fine
5 license
6 eight
7 fin
8 breathe
Watch the whole video again to check your answers (and listen for what fraction of the fish is poison).
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p. 77 part 3b - Complete the sentences with the words in the box to describe consequences. (You can look in the letter in part 1 to see examples of the expressions.)
1 Consequently / Thus / Therefore (these can start a new sentence, followed by a comma)
2 result in / lead to (these are both verbs)
3 Consequently / Thus / Therefore
4 means (this is also a verb)
5 result in / lead to
6 so / consequently / thus / therefore
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It’s raining. Consequently, I will eat at home.
It’s raining. Therefore, I will eat at home.
It’s raining. Thus, I will eat at home.

It’s raining, so I will eat at home.

It’s raining and consequently/therefore/thus/so I will eat at home.

The rain leads to my eating at home.
The rain results in my eating at home. (preposition + gerund)

The rain means (that) I will eat at home. (“means” + (that) + sentence)
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register = the level of formality or informality in a conversation
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What other things in the letter on p. 77 tell you that it’s formal?
“Dear”, “Mrs.” + last name, “Sincerely”

Transitions like “in addition”, “consequently, “currently”
“we request a meeting” (instead of “let’s meet”)
First paragraph to explain the purpose of writing: “to express our concern”
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Imagine that someone in authority (for example your boss) instructed you to do the “health” plan you developed in class. After 1 or 2 weeks you decided to quit because it was very unhealthy.

Homework: write a formal letter to this person to explain why you quit the diet and to request a meeting to discuss it further (use vocabulary for consequences in your letter).