Milking: an udderly bizarre student trend

Be careful when looking up a work in the dictionary!!







Have a look at this video and read the article from the www.guardin.co.uk!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2012/nov/26/milking-the-new-internet-craze-video

          First came planking, swiftly followed by Batmanning and owling. Now students are 'milking' – pouring milk over themselves in public places.

Planking

Owling

Batmanning

             Last week, many students travelled to London to protest against being milked by the government. Back on campus, other students were busy milking themselves. Almost literally.    Among the creme de la creme of British youth, an udderly bizarre trend has emerged: milking.
             Undergraduates stand in public spaces, open a four-pint bottle of milk and pour its contents over their fully clothed bodies.

              The trend started in Newcastle, where students have been filmed milking themselves in stations, shopping centres, hotels and roundabouts, and there are reports of the craze in Edinburgh, Oxford, Nottingham and Cirencester.

              This is of course just the latest in a long line of pointless student crazes. The first was planking, which saw the world's youngsters lie face down in unlikely places and post the evidence on Tumblr.

              Then there was Batmanning, which took planking to a whole new level. Or rather, a whole new angle: instead of lying face down, they hung upside down.  Somewhere in this mix came owling – for people more comfortable with squatting than lying.

                                             

         Some vocabulary:

•udderly  (udder=ubre)

•To pour (verter)

•Trend (tendencia)

•Craze  (moda, manía)

•Evidence (prueba)

•To squat (ponerse de cunclillas)

What do you think about this way of protest? Is it useful? 

Why are they protesting against?

Would you do it? Where? What for?

At the airport!!

For those you are planning an abroad holidays, here you go some videos with dialogues and real situations.

Enjoy your holiday and have a lovely summertime!!!

BASIC VOCABULARY:

Step 1: CHECK IN:
Here you go a video about the check in and the flight.

Step 2: To find out information about your flight, have a look at the DEPARTURES BOARD

 

                Remarks: ON TIME vs DELAYED / GO TO GATE / CANCELLED

Step 3: SECURITY CONTROL

After checking in, you have to pass the security control, where your hand luggage is checked. You will pass through a metal detector and even a body scanner (in the USA). Be polite when talking to the officers!! 

- Put your hand luggage in a tray (bandeja) as well as EVERYTHING you have in your pockets (bolsillos).

- You may be asked to take your shoes off. If asked, leave them in another tray. 

- Pass through the metal detector.

- You may be asked to be frisked (cachear), be helpful!

- You may be asked to open your hand luggage, be helpful!

Step 4: Find your gate and wait in the departure LOUNGE.

If you travel to the USA and make a transfer (trasbordo) you can be asked for another search, be polite and helpful!

If you buy something at the airport- duty free shops, you may be asked to declare them before boarding.

Step 5: BOARDING

When travelling to the USA you will be interviewed before boarding about your trip.

- Can you show me your passport?

- Is this your first time in the US?

- Where are you going?

- Where are you staying?

- When and how are you coming back?

- Why are you travelling to the US?

- Are you flying alone? 

- Have you packed your luggage?

- Has anybody asked you to bring anything in your luggage?

- Has anybody openned your luggage?

- Do you know somebody in the US?

- Would you like to live in the US?

And many other questions you have to answer. Be polite. If you don't understand you may say:

- Sorry, I don't understand you, could you say it again, please? Thank you.

Step 6: On the plane

Flight attendant: Can I see your boarding pass? Ok... your seat is...(right, left... corridor...)

The pilot will make some announcement such as:

1st ANNOUNCEMENT

This is your captain. My name is Harold Burns, and I'd like to thank you for choosing Pan Am Airlines. Welcome aboard our Boeing 747, flight 769 to Miami. We'll be taking off as soon as the air traffic control give us the clearance to do so. I'd like to remind you to keep your seats belts fastened, and also that smoking is not allowed on Pan Am flights.

2nd ANNOUNCEMENT

This is your captain speaking once again. My apologies, I'm afraid we have an air traffic delay. It'll be 20 minutes before we can take off. In the meantime please sit back, relax and our flight attendants will serve you courtesy drinks of Pan Am Airlines. We will inform you of our departure time as soon as we receive a go signal from the air traffic control. Thank you.

3rd ANNOUNCEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen. We're now cruising at 25,000 feet and I've just turned off the "Fasten Seat Belts" sign. Though I would like to remind everyone for your safety to keep your seat belts fastened at all times. I'm hoping to make up some of the lost time we had. I'll be updating our progress later in the flight. Our flight attendants will be serving lunch in a couple of minutes.

4th ANNOUNCEMENT

This is your captain Harold Burns speaking. I have some good news. We have made up some lost time of our E.T.A. (that's estimated time of arrival) in San Diego where it is now 9.40 pm local time. If you want to adjust your time, I repeat 9.40 is the time in San Diego and we'll soon be commencing with our landing into the city. The temperature on the ground is 4º centigrade with clear skies and some light snow cover. Let me also suggest to put on your winter coats since it will be very cold down there.

5th ANNOUNCEMENT

We're now taxiing in to our gate. May I remind you to remain seated with your seat belts fastened until the plane has come to a complete halt. It is now 9.50. Passengers with connecting flights should proceed immediately to the Transfer Desk in Concourse B. Thank you for flying Pan Am Airlines and we hope you'll be flying with us again soon.

 

Step 6: PASSPORT CONTROL

Follow the signs towards: 

 

Queue at the passport control in the correct line, such as EU RESIDENTS (in European countries).

For those who are travelling to the USA, you have to fill in and sign the Customs Declaration to give the officer at the passport control. They will also take a photo of you and your fingerprints.

 

 

Step 7: BAGGAGE CLAIM
Go to the luggage desk and wait for your suitcases.
If they are not there, go to the BAGGAGE (or LUGGAGE) CLAIM DESK with your boarding pass and fill in the claim.
Keep your boarding pass, your check luggage claim ticket and your claim form until you get your luggage back.

SOME USEFUL WEBSITES:

The Flatmates: videos and language study

Landing in London

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode50/index.shtml

Flying to China

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode157/index.shtml

Infnitives... Are they really tough??

‘These Words’ by Natash Bedingfield

TASK 1: listen to the song and complete the gaps.

(I) Threw some chords together;
The combination D-E-F
Is who I am, is what I do.
No one’s ................ (go) ..................(let) it down for you.
(I) Try ..................(focus) my attention,
But I feel so A-D-D.
I need some help, some inspiration,
But it’s not .................. (come) easily.
Whoah oh…

CHORUS-1
(I'm) ..................(try) ..................(find) the magic;
(I'm) ..................(try) ..................(write) a classic.
Don’t you ..................(know), don’t you ..................(know), don’t you ..................(know)?
(The) Waste-bin ('s) full of paper;
Clever rhymes. (I will) ..................(see) you later

CHORUS-2
These words are my own;
From my heart (they) flow
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.
There’s no other way
..................(better say):
I love you, I love you…

(I) Read some Byron, Shelly and Keats,
Recited it over a Hip-Hop beat.
I’m ..................(have) trouble ..................(say) what I mean
With dead poets and drum machines.
I know I had some studio time ..................(book),
But I couldn’t ..................(find) a killer hook.
Now you’ve ..................(go) and ..................(raise) the bar right up,
Nothing I write is ever good enough.

[Repeat Chorus-2]

I’m ..................(get) off my stage,
The curtains pull away.
No hyper-bowl ..................(hide) behind;
My naked soul exposes
Whoah.. oh.. oh.. oh.. Whoah.. oh..

[Repeat Chorus-1]

[Repeat Chorus-2]

Is that okay?

TASK 2: Answer these questions by posting a comment.

1. What does A.D.D. stand for? What are the symptoms?
2. What does the singer mean 'a classic'?
3. Do you like this song?

TASK 3: Using the internet, or library, find poems by Byron, Shelley & Keats. Copy them in a word document and send them back to me by email. Make a summary of them.

OPTIONAL EXTRA TASK 4: Take the one you like the most, recite it or try chanting these poems with a rap beat (use a bongo drum, or drum machine if you have one; alternatively, tap on the table to keep time) and record it. Attach the video to the email.