What message would you like to communicate to future generations of Earth?

Watch this video to learn about communications we have left for those who may or may not find us after we are long gone... Do you think it is a good idea to try and communicate with aliens or not?

Edward Snowden and 'State of Surveillance'

Security or Privacy? This is a question that we all need to ask ourselves? Has mass collection of data about individuals made our world a safer place?



After watching this short film, please watch this short documentary about the whistle blower Edward Snowden. Is he a hero or a traitor?

Trump and Women...

First this video was released by the Washington Post.


Now, women are publicly accusing Trump of sexual assault?


What do you think? How do these videos make you feel? Should Trump be judged by what he said and these allegations?

Play gameboy games on your phone! (Not in class though)

Hey everyone. Missing your old Gameboy games? I grew up with them and they always brought me hours of fun and entertainment. Video games are also a great way to learn English as you need to follow the dialogue in the games to know what to do next. I highly recommend any of the Pokemon games to start with.

For Android:

The best app available that emulates a Gameboy Color or Gameboy Advance is called My Old Boy!(Original Gameboy, Gameboy Color) or My Boy! (advance). When you have downloaded and installed the app you now need games to play. The game files are called .rom files. The best place to find these files is at this website. Emuparadise.me (Be sure to have adblock enabled)

Here is a link to Pokemon Emerald, Pokemon Fire Red and, Pokemon Leaf Green

Leadership Presenation

Hello Class!

For this presentation you only need to complete four tasks.

1. Choose a leader. Come see me when you have decided and I will let you know if that leader is still available. Have 2 or 3 choices handy in case someone picks your first choice.

2. Give a biography in summary form of the leader whom you chose.

3. Explain what qualities make/made them a great leader.

4. Explain why you chose this person to present to the class.

(Also be ready to answer a question or two from your audience)

          Here is a presentation a previous student made to give to the class. Since we do not have a media room you do not need to create a power-point. Simply bring a picture of your leader to share with the class or draw a picture if you are feeling creative and write the main points of your biography on a paper or index cards. I'll be grading you mostly on pronunciation and I will try to give you as much feedback as possible on mistakes that I hear. Also, PRACTICE YOUR PRESENTATION BEFORE COMING TO CLASS. If you go over 4 minutes I will have to interrupt you and stop.

Ben: Steve Jobs
Jihyo: Stephen Hawking
Maite: Albert I of Belgium
Sebastian Perez: Mark Zuckerberg
Anna: Mary, Queen of Scots
Luca: Henri Guisan
Hector: Nelson Mandela
Jeongrae: Julius Caesar
Jessica: Scott Harrison
Sebastian: Itzhak Rabin


Presentations will happen on Friday in class.