Trapped Chilean miners alive!!

Dear all,

Stripped to their waists and sweating in the heat, unshaven, scrawny and filthy but all, it seemed, optimistic and hearty: the first video footage of the 33 trapped Chilean miners gave hope today to their families waiting above ground. But they all will have to wait until Christmas before they are rescued...

On this report brought to you by Australia's ABC Radio we invite you to work on adjectives and adverbs.

Exercise to be downloaded (answers included)

May you all find this exercise challenging, and useful!

Kind regards,

Prof. Mariano Ignacio

Centro Univ. de Idiomas.

CNN Student News

div>Dear people,

CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program for middle and high school students in the US produced by the journalists and educators at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion Web site are available free of charge throughout the school year.

As classes resumed in the US last week, the program is back on the air

On today's show:

* As combat operations come close to an end, what's next for the U.S. forces remaining in Iraq?

* Why are government officials discussing the safety of seafood from the Gulf?

* Should schools adjust their start times to help students get more sleep?

* Explore the answers in this Friday edition of CNN Student News.

* Plus, watch what happens when a group of penguins experience a butterfly effect.

SHOW'S TRANSCRIPTION

May you enjoy the show, and our classes at CUI.

Prof. Mariano Ignacio

Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Thai HIV vaccine reduces infections by a third

Hello everyone!

An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. As there is no known cure for AIDS, the search for a vaccine has become part of the struggle against the disease.

This week new results have come to light. Today we bring you a report produced by Australia's ABC Radio. May you enjoy it and have fun working on it!

ACTIVITY TO BE DOWNLOADED (answers included)

Have a nice week,

Profesores del CUI

Para escuchar el audio deberán tener instalado el Flash Player de Acrobat (el programa que permite ver videos de YouTube)

Argentinians in London

Hi there!

A bonus track video clip this weekend! CNN visited a London bar where Argentine fans were watching the World Cup match between Argentina and Greece. Peek inside!
Have a look at Argentinians in London as they enjoy a football match as much as we do... but in English!

Cheers!
Mariano

Nurse Jackie

Dear all,

Nurse Jackie is a comedy that meets drama. The premise of Nurse Jackie is the following: Nurse Jackie, played by Edie Falco, is obviously a nurse in a hospital in New York City. She is hooked on pills (Vicodin) and has a family at home, a husband and two young daughters. She sleeps with a doctor in the hospital in order for him to write her prescriptions to keep up her habit. She has a biting personality, being brutally honest to patients and even hurting those who are disrespectful and undeserving of treatment, yet she does an incredible job as a nurse. She really knows what she's doing, she really cares about her job, and she puts in way too much time to give back to humanity. It's a series that is actually worth watching. In Argentina, it can be watched on STUDIO UNIVERSAL in English with subtitles in Spanish.
Today, we bring you an activity based on the review that Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross filed for NY1.

The activity can be downloaded here (answers included).

And this is the video you will need to solve the exercise.

TRAILER TO NURSE JACKIE

Have a nice weekend,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Same-sex Marriage and Adoption

Dear all,
These weeks are rather controversial in Argentina regarding Same-sex Marriage and Adoption. In the USA, a similar process is under way.
In today's entry we invite you to explore, along with CNN, family issues and other aspects of being gay in America. The report looks at gay marriage, adoption issues, the political ramifications and community outreach. Under no circumstances do we want to influence or change your view point on this matter, but we want to share with you all a report that was aired on June 24, 2010.

We have prepared an exercise for you to practice your listening skills (DOWNLOAD HERE), which can be solved by watching the following video.

TRAILER to GAY IN AMERICA

Have a nice weekend,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Shutter Island DVD Review

Hi there!

Shutter Island is a 2010 American psychological mystery-thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film is based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels, who is investigating the psychiatric facility on Shutter Island. The film was released in February 2010, and later released in DVD. This is the review that NY1 (a New York based TV station) aired early this month. We also provide you with the TRANSCRIPTION TO THE CLIP in case there are words that you do not understand. And if you are into thrillers, this is a great one!!!



And this is the spooky trailer!


Enjoy!
Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas