TP No 4 HUMA Missing tasks: Happiness depends on health and friends, not money, says new study (Prof. Candela)

C. Read the article again and answer the questions using information from it. 

1. Compared to 50 years ago, ...

a. ... we are poorer now.

b. ... we have twice as much money now.

c. ... our income has not changed.

2. Our wellbeing and level of happiness ...

a. ... have increased.

b. ... have decreased.

c. ... have not changed.

3. Having a partner ...

a. ... is good for your mental wellbeing.

b. ... is like being unemployed.

c. ... helps when you are looking for a job.

4. In the past, the state has tried to find ways to deal with ...

a. ... poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, depression and anxiety conditions.

b. ... unemployment, alienated youth, education and physical health.

c. ... education, physical health, poverty and unemployment.

5. The report says that states should now concentrate on dealing with ...

a. ... domestic violence, alcoholism, poverty, unemployment and alienated youth.

b. ... poverty, depression and anxiety conditions, youth unemployment and exam stress.

c. ... alcoholism, domestic violence, depression and anxiety conditions, alienated youth and exam stress.

6. It also says ...

a. ... we should care more about exam results.

b. ... we shouldn’t judge people by their exam results.

c. ... that getting good exam results makes children happy adults.

7. The money that governments would have to spend on reducing mental illness would ...

a. ... lead to more unemployment.

b. ... pay for itself through the positive results it would bring.

c. ... come from taxes paid by working people.

D. This article was shared on Facebook. Write your comment, use these questions to guide you: What could schools do to help tackle anxiety and mental health issues? What else could governments do? 

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E. Translate the text.

Timed Reading Comprehension (Prof. Candela)

TOKIO 2020 

  

Fifty-six years after having organised the Olympic Games, the Japanese capital will be hosting a Summer edition for the second time, from 24 July to 9 August 2020. The Games in 1964 radically transformed the country. According to the organisers of the event in 2020, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad of the modern era will be “the most innovative ever organised, and will rest on three fundamental principles to transform the world: striving for your personal best (achieving your personal best); accepting one another (unity in diversity); and passing on a legacy for the future (connecting to tomorrow)”.

Aligning with the reforms advocated by Olympic Agenda 2020, the Tokyo Games will use as many existing competition venues as possible, namely those built for the Games in 1964, such as the prestigious Nippon Budokkan for judo, the Baji Koen Park for equestrian events, and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium for handball. The Tokyo National Stadium, where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics competitions will be staged, will be completely revamped and replaced by a new arena.

Japan has been an Olympic land since the Summer Games of 1964, which were the first to be staged in Asia. In 2020, the country will host its fourth Games, if we include the Winter Games of 1972 in Sapporo and of 1998 in Nagano.https://www.olympic.org/tokyo-2020

Verb Tenses Examples Part 2 (Prof. Candela)

Verb Tenses: The millennials not using social media

Simple Present

Millennials use social media a lot.

Jason loves his extra free time

Present Continuous

I’m spending so much time doing this.

We are always checking our smartphones.

Past Simple

Beausoleil deleted her account recently.

She recently broke up with her partner.

Mathias had Facebook and Twitter accounts for years.

Past Continuous

Jason was spending too much time online.

Everyone could know what we were doing.

Present Perfect Simple

Lauren has deleted her Twitter account

Three quarters have created
a profile on a social networking site.

Beausoleil has had an “on and off relationship with Facebook.”

Present Perfect Continuous

These millennials have been living in the information age all their lives.

Past Perfect Simple

Before starting his first year at college, Hariharan had joined Facebook to contact his future roommate.

Past Perfect Continuous

He had been trying to contact him by phone without success.

Future Simple

The number of millennials using social media will increase in the future.

Going to- Future

Jason is going to open a new account for the organization of large events.

Future Continuous
Millennials will be using Facebook less in the future.

Future Perfect

By the year 2023, Generation Z will have displaced millennials. 
By the year 2023, Millenials will have been living for 4 decades.

VERB TENSES: BRAZIL HOSTS THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Present Simple
Brazil hosts the 2016 Olympic Games.
In the Paralympics athletes with physical disabilities compete for medals.
Another problem is the Zika virus.
Present Continuous
About 4,350 athletes from 160 countries are taking part in these games.
Past Simple
Michael Phelps won 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal.
Some athletes decided not to travel to Rio.
Past Continuous

Many Brazilians were not happy that their country was hosting the event.
Present Perfect
Many experts have described the situation as an economic crisis.
Many Brazilians have said the Costa of the games is bar for the country.
Present Perfect Continuous
Some athletes have been training hard for a very long time.
Past Perfect
After London 2012, Phelps had announced his retirement.
Past Perfect Continuous

The Rio authorities had been preparing the city for the event.
Future simple

The games will cost the city of Rio at least $4,6 billion.
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will have 5 new sports
Future going to

Tokyo is going to manage the Olympic Games differently.

Future continuous
Tokyo will be hosting the Olympic Games for the second time.
Future Perfect Simple
By the 10th of August 2020, Tokyo 2020 will have finished.
Future Perfect continuous
When Argentinian athletes arrive in Tokyo, they will have been flying for 27 hours.

Timed Translation HUMA (Prof. Candela)

Clase jueves 27 comisión Prof. Heras 10 hs

Hola chicxs! este jueves 27, si bien es semana de exámenes igual tendremos clase en el aula B217 solo en el horario de 10.00 a 12.00. Saludos! Cristina

Timed Translation PUEF WORLD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAY

WORLD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAY

The World Physical Activity Day is celebrated every year on 6th April.

The World Health Organization (WHO) named April 6 World Physical Activity Day back in 2002 when the 54th World Health Assembly was being held. The theme of the 54th World Health Assembly was promoting physical activity. The day was inspired by the Agita Mundo Network; a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting physical activity.

The Agita Mundo Network was formed when a group of national and international institutions gathered at the 25th International Symposium on Sport Sciences in Sao Paulo, Brazil and agreed to form an independent organization whose goal would be promoting physical activity globally and coordinating the move for a Health Day.

The 54th World Health Assembly’s theme, physical activity had a huge impact internationally to the extent that the World Health Organization decided to make it a permanent event. Since then April 6th is known as the World Day for Physical Activity. To commemorate this day, a variety of events are held worldwide.

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