Alfio's Time

Speaking time with Alfio
===About tenses: ===

Lesson 6
GRAMMAR (Present Continuous, Future Simple, Past Simple) Sleep TED Video the-connection-between-sleep-and-mental-health

Lesson 4 and 5 - (Present and Past Simple/Continuous)
Lesson 4 Plus already Done: Ordinal numbers
 * Notes about present tenses
 * Focus on tenses, mostly Present Simple, Continuous and Past Simple.
 * Exercises on Question Words (who, where, when, what, how, which)
 * Exercise
 * Game 1
 * Game 2

Lesson 5
 * Games - Simple_Present_Tense
 * Do_Does
 * Have_Has_Go_Goes  Noun_Be_Noun
 * Song! Animal Instinct Youtube
 * If we have time, start the conversation about Alternative Beliefs

Lesson 3 - ALTERNATIVE BELIEFS
 1. Do you think there is life on other planets?

- composition of air, human beings cannot survive, other creatures maybe



2. Some people claim to have seen UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) such as flying saucers. Do you believe them?



3. What is your opinion of people who say that they can communicate with spirits? Have you ever taken part in a seance (calling spirits)?



4. Do you know anybody with psychic powers or extra sensory perception?



5. Do you believe in telepathy? Is there another person in the world with whom you have a special understanding?



6. Would you ever visit an astrologer for a forecast of how your life will run in the future?

- no because i will be biased, influenced, therefore stressed. I don't want others to schedule my life. I like adventure suspense.



7. Do you believe in stars signs? What does your star sign tell you about your personality and your compatibility with other people?

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">- recognise common characteristics in people born in the same era. Sometimes i like reading my star forecast but mostly for fun with my friends. Sometimes i might make connections through my star sign and reality.

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<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">8. Do you believe in other forms of fortune-telling such as

Today is mostly a way to gain money. In the past grandparents used to do it for fun or because they were convinced of having this charisma.
 * palmistry? (line of life, kids etc)
 * tarot cards?
 * reading teacups? (coffee)

People have the need for affirmation and to predict/foresee so that they could take some decisions and proceed with actions. Or simply people are curious to see what will happen in the future and impatient.

However there are some people who have this charisma of predicting. saint people. I don't why but this scares me.

THERE IS AN ALIEN IN OUR PLANET! john_hodgman_s_brief_digression.<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;">  Love is an alien, something that cannot be explained by scientits or predictable means!

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;">Past Simple and Past Continuous
Give Grammar sheets

Lesson 2 - HOMOSEXUALITY
Relevant Concepts:

transgender models TED Video:  Io_tillett_wright_fifty_shades_of_gay    <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Artist iO Tillett Wright has photographed 2,000 people who consider themselves somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">Most people, it turns out, consider themselves to exist in the gray areas of sexuality, not 100% gay or straight. Which presents a real problem when it comes to discrimination: Where do you draw the line? <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;">  '''"Do not treat as like strangers, that's what we are!" '''(2:10 - 3:20, 4:50 - 6:40, end).
 * What is 'GAY'= carefree, happy, bright and showy. By the end of 20th century it was used to describe people attracted to members of the same sex.  "That's so gay" = rubbish, stupid. it was harshly criticised.
 * What discrimination have you observed against gays and lesbians? (feelings, offended, humiliated, insulted or cool)
 * LGBT flag (6 colours)
 * <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,'timesnewroman',times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px;">“What is between my legs is not thoroughly who I am. If gender is black and white, I’m gray.”

Not unnatural! Example of normal and natural variation in human sexuality.
 * Homosexuality according to research:

Scientists: have not come to a consesus about why a person develops a particular sexual orientation.

Biological based theories! Due to genetic factors.

Not s ubstantive evidence that parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to              sexual orientation.
 * Homosexuality also n animals! Sheep have an exclusive homosexual orientation! (Almost 1500 spieces).

Homosexuaity is not a mental illness.articles.timesofindia.homosexuality
 * Tolerance for: alterntive lifestyles, sexual variation, alternative opinions
 * Respect for: diversity, critical thinking
 * Deveopment of communication skills: listeining, agree to disagree, attitude - Help me to understand you and not "let me to tell you why i'm right"
 * Gay marriage

global movement towards increased visibility, recognition, legal rights (marriage, adoption, parenting,            employment, military service, equal access to health care)
 * Homophobia= negative attitude, antipathy, fear, prejudice, hatred towards homosexual people tht might be related to religious beliefs.
 * Homosexual relationships and acts have been admired as well as condemned:
 * Crave to be treated equally: For some people this is an overreaction because in this way they shout that they are different.

Present Simple - Continuous
Grammar  sheets

Song - Imagine John Lennon
Imagine John Lennon

Lesson 1 - FASHION

 * Mind map about fashion (what is it, fashion Vs style, are you fashionable, favourite fashion designer and why).

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;">Discussion questions:

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px;font-size:14px;">1. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px;font-size:14px;">What does Fashion mean to you? <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:16px;">Have you ever bought something because it was fashionable?

<span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;">2.. Have you ever bought something because it was fashionable? If so, what? <span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;">3. Does the fashion industry exist mainly to persuade people to spend money on       things they do not really need? <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">4. Is fashion selfish in a world where many people have not got what they need?

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">5. Would you like to be a fashion model if you were offered the opportunity? <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">6. Is your country famous for any fashion products? Which ones? How are they marketed? <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">7. Which countries have the best and worst fashions in clothes?

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<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Fashion Vs Style: Difficult to distinguish.

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Fashion: way to express ideas, thoughts etc/variates according to era. eg stripes on fashion.

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Style: reflection of preferences/specific way of doing sth, of acting in general. eg adjust stripes in style.

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Commentary on: <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">1. Coco Chanel's quotes

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">''"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses. Only fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening". '' <p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">2. Grammys - outfit mado

<h3 style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> TED video

<p style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:LGDisplay-Regular,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">talks isaac mizrahi on fashion and creativity