Listening practice: Deep ocean life and mountain ranges

Hello jellyfish. Here's a TED Talk how volcano vents help create ocean life: David Gallo: Life in the deep oceans.

Here are some words to know before you watch:

• A vent is an an opening through which air, steam, smoke, liquid, etc., can go into or out of something.
• A ridge a long area of land that is on top of a mountain or hill. In this talk, the ridges are in the ocean.
• And bacteria are groups of very small living things.

And, of  course, here are some comprehension questions. Feel free to post your answers in the comments below. Try to write short answers.

1. Are the longest mountain ranges on land or in the ocean? [detail]
2. Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on land or in the ocean? [detail]
3. The speaker says that these deep ocean areas are "A world within a world." Why does he say that? [author's purpose]
4. How are these scientists making maps of the ocean mountain ranges? [detail]
5. Using the maps, what do the scientists drive underwater? [detail]
6. What is the pressure at these deep ocean sites? (X pounds per square inch) [detail]
7. The sun light does not reach this deep into the ocean. So from where does life there get its energy? [detail]
8. How many new species has this project discovered? [detail]
9. What is the main idea of the presentation? [main idea]
10. Do you think the scientists fear being in the water? [inference]

Extensive Reading & Listening on Climate, Earth, and More

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Student-created study guide: Reading Explorer 2

For now, only units 5 and 6 are available.
Click here for the study guide.

Autonomous project (you decide and create)

The rules:
1. Create a product in English
2. Use all English
3. Post it to your blog
4. Present it to class

Monday: Have a quick meeting with Mr. Oberlin

Thursday: Present to class

Present a character from The Gifts of Wali Dad

1. Re-read or listen (mp4) to the story we listened to last week: The Gifts of Wali Dad.
2. Choose one character (person) from the story.
3. Organize your ideas about that character. For example, think about who the character is, his or her personality, what happens to him, what is important in his life, what happens to him in the end of the story, etc.
4. From your ideas, record a one-minute speech about the character and post it to your blog.

You can use this web site Vocaroo to record your speech: Or, you can record it on YouTube or any other technology you'd like. Your choice.

Listening practice for SE2: Comparing cultures

Felipe talks about how life seems different in Colombia and Ecuador. Click here. A vocabulary and comprehension quiz is on the right side of that web site.

Three Gorges Dam mp3

If you're having troubles listening to the file, try this link. It is not the complete file, but try your best. It's the best we have!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1IoFx3peHD1WFVqaEN4U09LQW8/view?usp=sharing