APLE HOMEWORK 9/10. Deadline November 25th.

Jody McIntyre, a 20-year-old student with cerebral palsy, attended a demonstration in London against the recent increase in student tuition fees. Pictures appeared on TV showing police officers pulling him out of his wheelchair and dragging him across the road.

He was interviewed on the BBC. The interviewer received criticism for his line of questioning that suggested Jody was a threat to dozens of armed police officers.

Here are some of the questions the BBC interviewer asked Jody McIntrye. Watch the video below and write down the answers.


a. The police say you haven’t made any kind of complaint. So… why not?

b. There’s a suggestion that you were rolling towards the police in your wheelchair. Is that true?

c. In the Observer newspaper you were described as a cyber-radical and you were quoted as saying that you want to build a revolutionary movement and that can only happen through direct action on the streets. Do you classify yourself as a revolutionary?

d. Were you throwing anything at all at the police during that day?

e. Did you shout anything provocative or throw anything that would have induced the police to [attack] you?






Post-listening discussion:

What did you think of Jody’s answers?

What did you think of the interviewer’s questions?

What three adjectives best describe Jody? Why?

What three adjectives best describe the interviewer? Why

If Jody and the interviewer met again in private, what do you think they’d say to each other?

Send me the answers to the 10 questions on a Word document to my usual email address javiprofeingles@hotmail.com

Javier

WELCOME TO APLE, STUDENTS

Dear students,

This is my first post this year. First of all, I wanted to welcome you all aboard this trip. Remember you are the most important part on it. I will try to do my best, but if you don't work hard, all my efforts will be useless.

Since education and the strikes are a current issue, here are two interesting videos in English about the topic.

The first one is from the prestigious Wall Street Journal. There is an article in there, but there is also this video. If you are also interested in reading the article, you can do it here.



The second video is a speech by the famous American actor Matt Damon in favour of teachers and public education. Watch the video and answer the questions about it in pairs.



1.- How many children did Matt Damon's mother have?

2.- Why is Matt Damon bald now?

3.- How did Matt get in there?

4.- Which positive things for his life did Matt learn at home and at school?

5.- Is Matt in favour of standard tests? Why/Why not?

6.- Why didn't Matt take standard tests in his school?

7.- Does he think standard tests prove anything?

8.- What should teachers do instead of testing the students' knowledge?

9.- What does Matt appreciate more now that he's older?

10.- Who is behind teachers, in favour of them?

Special thanks to Ana Méndez and her blog http://uptodate-amef.blogspot.com/ . It is a constant inspiration to me.

Javier