Today we starting off talking about the Pope's visit to Barcelona, and discovered that Ruben was actually there in the Sagrada Familia! I think that had to have been a remarkable experience...
We spent the rest of class working on academic writing: analyzing an abstract, listening to some advice on writing abstracts from Texas A&M, and providing some feedback to each other on our own writing.
Vocabulary:
He can write a creative abstract and get away with it because he's famous.
word of mouth
mouth to mouth
pitch an idea (promover?) = to attempt to promote or sell
ex. pitch a movie idea to a producer, give a sales pitch
Homework:
Bring a writing (abstract, introduction, paper) to class next time. If possible, bring copies to share.
Optional: Watch the TED presentation embedded below. We will discuss it in class next time.
Translate: How do you translate "sobre la marcha"?
Curiosity: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/09/action-plants-time-l.html
Movie Recommendations: A River Runs Through It, The Social Network
Link to TED talk by the artist Chris Jordan (among other things, image of cigarettes)
For a transcript and more options, go directly to TED.com
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