tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12028484471502103382024-03-05T04:33:35.380-08:00ENGLISH IS MY BUSINESSWelcome aboard! I´m Professor Paula B. Pudo and I created this blog as a free space for talking, learning and exchanging information about English as a foreign language. Here, you will find papers, good texts and many news about English and business vocabulary. You can also find some activities, problem solving tasks, even exercises, in order to help you learn your target language better. Enjoy yourself and learn in a collaborative way!Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-64593709709405326282023-11-01T12:36:00.002-07:002023-11-01T12:36:59.648-07:00BACK TO ACTIVITY! <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: verdana;"><b>Hello, everyone! I hope you´re fine! Guys, depois de um longo período sem postagens, hoje retornamos às atividades deste blog, mas com uma novidade super bacana. Além das dicas de inglês para quem precisa melhorar suas habilidades e a possibilidade de postar comentários para interagirmos e praticarmos nosso inglês, deixarei o link de alguns vídeos para complementar a discussão, ok. Espero que vocês aproveitem e aprendam bastante. See you soon.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: verdana;"><b>Welcome back!</b></span></p><p><br /></p>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-11799194123409286242018-05-04T07:11:00.002-07:002018-05-04T07:11:37.085-07:00OPERATING SYSTEMS: HIDDEN SOFTWARE<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When a brand new computer comes off the factory assembly line, it can do nothing. The hardware needs software to make id work. Are we talking about applications software such as word processing or spreadsheet software? Partly. But an applications software package does not communicate directly with the hardware. Between the applications software and the hardware is a software interface - an operating system. An operating system is a set of programs that lies between applications software and the computer hardware. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The most important program in the operating system, the program that manages the operating system, is the supervisor program, most of which remains in memory and is thus referred to as resident. The supervisor controls the entire operating system and loads into memory other operating system programs (called nonresident) from disk storage only as needed.</b></span></div>
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-13505750055665159362017-12-04T04:44:00.002-08:002017-12-04T04:54:55.182-08:00MARKETING AND ADVERTISING<div style="text-align: center;">
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-34639261381847910862017-10-25T16:30:00.001-07:002017-10-25T16:30:24.391-07:00WHY DO YOU WORK?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<br />Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-68210953876177641942017-09-25T11:53:00.003-07:002017-12-04T03:12:23.284-08:00PROFIT AT ANY PRICE? Ethics and responsibility in the business world<span style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Hello, folks!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>As we discussed last lesson, Business environment is full of conflicts and sometimes it is common to find companies surpassing some limits, what leads them into an unethical way. You´ll find 2 parts of movies below. The first video comes from "Thanks for smoking" and the other video is a fragment of "A good year". After watching them, discuss with friends about :</b></span><br />
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-29821474259769164212017-08-28T20:05:00.002-07:002017-09-25T11:20:46.374-07:00MY DREAM JOB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-89203188345292875842016-12-02T03:39:00.003-08:002016-12-02T03:42:26.434-08:00WEEK 9: E-COMMERCE<h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; letter-spacing: 0.6px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">The first thing to do (after you decide what you want to sell, of course) is choose a fabulous, memorable business name that no one else is using. You can conduct a corporate name search to make sure it’s not already in use. Once you’ve chosen the name, <span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; text-shadow: rgb(0, 53, 217) 0px 0px 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;">register it</span>. (If you form an LLC or corporation, this will happen automatically in the state where you file your paperwork.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you don’t choose a business structure like a corporation or LLC, you’ll automatically be considered a sole proprietor (or partnership) by the IRS. However, operating as a sole proprietor, your personal assets are at risk. If your company is ever sued, the court can seize your personal assets if your business doesn’t have enough to cover its debts. Both the corporation and LLC separate you and your assets from the business, and provide other tax benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You can register on your own by filling out the appropriate business structure paperwork from the IRS yourself, or you can hire a business filing company to do it for you. A lawyer is another option, but that’s often overkill for the average small business owner’s needs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You’ll need an Employer Identification Number (EIN) to open a business bank account and file your business taxes next April. Your EIN is a bit like your business’ social security number: it’s a unique number that identifies your business and helps you file important paperwork. Every business needs one, whether you’ll have employees or not.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Operating an eCommerce business does not exclude you from needing certain business licenses and permits. Check with your city, county, and state to see what sorts of sales tax licenses or home business licenses you need, and get those approved before you start operating.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You’ll have a lot of competition selling products online, so it’s in your best interest to find the best quality and best prices for the products you sell or materials you use to create your products. Shop around until you find a vendor you want to do business with long-term.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Even if you’re not up and running, it’s a good idea to set up social media profiles and writing content for your blog now so that you’re not starting from scratch Day 1. You can set up your website with a “coming soon” page where people who are interested can sign up to get updates, using a tool like LaunchRock.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Technology can make so much of your work easier, so before you start your eCommerce business, play around with customer relationship management, accounting, project management, and email marketing software that you can integrate into what you’re doing once you launch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whether you’ve got a warehouse full of products somewhere or your inventory lives in your garage, make sure you’ve got enough to launch. It can be tricky, not knowing how much you’ll need, but in general, it’s better to have too much inventory than not enough. Pay attention to how your sales increase so you can be smart with future orders.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once you launch your eCommerce business, things are going to move at the speed of light. Don’t overlook filing your annual report, if you incorporated or filed an LLC, nor those annual fees for business permits. If you need to, put these deadlines on your calendar so you stay on top of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Can you check all 10 of these items off your list? Great! It’s time to launch. Having done all the preparation up </span><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;">front, your eCommerce business will skyrocket.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;">https://smallbiztrends.com/2015/08/checklist-starting-an-ecommerce-business.html</span></div>
Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-42332913462354901092016-10-06T17:49:00.002-07:002016-12-02T03:18:19.126-08:00WEEK 8 - WEBSITES AND WEBPAGE CREATION<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-766628863503097262016-09-11T18:18:00.002-07:002016-10-06T18:16:59.220-07:00WEEKS 6 AND 7 - THE INTERNET - THE WORLD WIDE WEB<h1 id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: proxima_nova_regular, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;"><i>The Rise of the World Wide Web</i></span></h1>
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<label for="q1" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">a. Was the Internet built for science geeks or the general public? </b></span></label><br />
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<label for="q2" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">b. Did online communities exist before World Wide Web?</b></span></label><br />
<label for="q2" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> If so, can you give some examples?</b></span></label></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b> By the early 1990's, people were using computers in many different ways. </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b>Computers were already installed in most schools, offices, and homes. </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b>They were commonly used for writing papers, playing games, financial accounting,</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b> and business productivity applications. But very few people used them for </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b>communication, research, and shopping the way we do now. A man named</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b> Tim Berners-Lee changed all that. In 1990, Lee added an exciting</b></span></span><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span>hypertext</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b> <span style="text-align: justify;">and multimedia layer to the Internet and called it the</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span>World Wide Web<span style="text-align: justify;">. The rest, </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><b><span style="text-align: justify;">as they say, is history.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> Believe it or not, the Web was not the first attempt at building a worldwide </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">online community. Cutting edge geeks have been using online services such as</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> Compuserve all the way back to the early 1980's. There were thousands of other</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> privately run Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) as well, which served the general</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> interest of curious nerds and researchers from around the world. Perhaps the </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">most ambitious project was the French system Minitel, but it never caught on in the</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> rest of the world and eventually faded into obscurity. Experiences on these BBS</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> was poor by today's standards. There was no graphics or even color. There was </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">no sound except of course the obnoxious beeps and gurgles a modem makes when</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> it it initiates a dial-up connection to a server. Bandwidth was also very slow compared </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">to today's speeds. Typical operating speeds were between 300 and 1200 baud. Today, </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">a typical broadband connection is thousands of times faster than this.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> The Web was not built for geeks. It was built for everyone. It was built with very high </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">ideals. No single company, government, or organization controls it. It was new and exciting. </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">New ideas and words appeared almost daily. Obscure technical terms became </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">household words overnight. First it was email. Then it was URL and domain name. Then </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">rather quickly came spam, homepage, hyperlink, bookmark, download, upload, </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">cookie, e-commerce, emoticon, ISP, search engine, and so on. Years later we are still </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">making up new words to describe our online world. Now we "google" for information. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">We "tweet" what's happening around us to others. The new words never seem to stop!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> Just because the web seems so chaotic and unorganized compared to more structured<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">companies and governments, doesn't mean it's total anarchy. In 1994, Tim Berner's Lee</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> started the W3C, a worldwide organization dedicated to setting standards for the Web. </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">This group is probably the most respected authority for what should and should not be </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">Web standards. W3C's mission is to lead the Web to it's full potential.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> As a student of English and Technology, you will hear people use the words 'Internet' </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">and 'World Wide Web' almost interchangeably. They are, of course, not the same thing. </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">So what is the difference between the two? Perhaps a simple answer is that the Internet </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">is the biggest network in the world, and the World Wide Web is a collection of software</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> and protocols on that network. I guess a more simple way to put it is, the World </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">Wide Web is an application that runs on The Internet.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> The original backbone of the Internet is based on an old military network called ARPANET </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">which was built by ARPA in the late 1960's. ARPANET was built so information could withstand </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">a nuclear war. The idea was not to have a single point of failure. This means if part of the </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">ARPANET was blown up in a nuclear war, the rest of it will still work! What made ARPANET </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">so successful was it's packet-switching technology, invented by Lawrence Roberts. </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">The idea is that "packets" of information have a "from" address and a "to" address. How they </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">get from point "a" to point "b" depends on what roads are open to them. Packet switching </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">is a very elegant thing. Without it, the Internet would simply not work.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> People view the World Wide Web through a software application called a web browser or </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">simply a "browser" for short. Some popular examples of web browsers include Microsoft </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari. Browsers allow people </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">to search, view, and even add and edit data on the World Wide Web.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> The Web is not supposed to be a passive experience. Creating new pages for the Web is getting </b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">easier all the time. Web editing software is specially designed to work with hypertext languages </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">such as HTML, which is the original specification for the Web. Web editing software normally allows </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">for the WYSIWYG creation of text, images, and hyperlinksbetween related documents. With</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> web applications such as wikis, MySpace and FaceBook, a typical user can create his or her first </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">online presence in a matter of hours.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> In the year 1999, the Internet suffered it's first financial crash. Many companies selling products</b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">and services on the Web were not living up to sales expectations. This was known as the Dot</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> Com Bubble. There were many reasons why this happened, but perhaps the two most important </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">reasons were a combination of slow connection speeds and too much optimism. Very few people </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">had fast internet connections and many people thought the Internet was "just a passing fad". </b><br />
<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;">But we know now that the Internet is not a fad. So what happened? Web 2.0 happened!</b></span><br />
<b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> What is Web 2.0? It's very hard to say. It's just a phrase to describe a transition from the </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">pre-existing state of 'Web 1.0', which was slow, static, and unusable, to a new, 'second web', </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">which was faster, more dynamic, and more usable for the average person. How did these things</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> happen? Easy. Broadband modems enabled sites like video-streaming YouTube to become </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">possible. Better design and development practices enabled social media sites like MySpace</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> and then Facebook to attract hundreds of millions of users. Finally, search engine technology </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">improved on sites like Google where people could actually find the information they were looking for.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span> What will be the future of the Web? Easy. More speed and more power. In the future,</b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> digital distribution on the Internet is likely to replace all other forms of media distribution </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">including CDs, DVDs, and even radio and television broadcasts.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-size: xx-small;"><b style="background-color: black;"> I personally feel lucky to be alive in the age of the Web. It is one of the coolest things ever</b></span><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> invented. It is unlikely that such another wonderful and major revolutionary invention will </b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;">occur in our lifetime. But I can still dream about the Next Big Thing. And who knows? Maybe</b><b style="background-color: black; color: #d0e0e3;"> you will invent it.</b></div>
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-84640108962669485442016-09-06T16:03:00.000-07:002016-09-07T18:45:09.253-07:00WEEK 4 - PERIPHERALS<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>After reading the following article, asnswer these questions:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>a- What´s the difference between peripherals and components?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>b- What´s the main purpose of peripherals in a computer?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Peripherals are a generic name for any device external to a computer, but still normally associated with it's
extended functionality. The purpose of peripherals is to extend and enhance what a computer is capable of doing
without modifying the core components of the system. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> A printer is a good example of a peripheral. It is
connected to a computer, extends its functionality, but is not actually part of the core machine.
Do not confuse computer peripherals with computer accessories. An accessory can be any device associated
with a computer, such as a printer or a mousepad. A printer is a peripheral, but a mousepad is definitely not one.
A mousepad does not extend the functionality of a computer, it only enhances the user experience. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Peripherals are often sold apart from computers and are normally not essential to its functionality. You might
think the display and a few vital input devices such as the mouse and keyboard would be necessary, but certain
computers such as servers or embedded systems do not require mice, keyboards, or even displays to be
functional. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Peripherals are meant to be easily interchangeable, although you may need to install new drivers to get all the
functionality you expect out of a new peripheral device. The technology which allows peripherals to work
automatically when they are plugged in is called plug and play. A plug and play device is meant to function
properly without configuration as soon as it is connected. This isn't always the case however. For this reason
some people sarcastically refer to the technology as 'plug and pray'.
Still, plug and play was a big deal when it was introduced in the 1990's. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Before then, installing a new peripheral
could take hours, and could even require changing some jumper settings, DIP switches, or even hacking away at
drivers or config files. It was not a fun time except for real hardware geeks. With plug and play technology, all
the nasty jumpers and DIP switches moved inside the peripheral and were virtualized into firmware. This was a
clear victory for the common, nontechnical person!
Peripherals normally have no function when not connected to a computer. They connect over a wide array of
interfaces. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> Some common ones from the past include: PS2 ports, serial ports, parallel ports, and VGA ports.
These are all being replaced by some new standards including USB, Bluetooth, wifi, DVI, and HDMI ports.
The most common peripheral linking device is probably USB technology. Why? USB is good because you can
daisy chain a lot of peripherals together quickly, it is quite fast and growing ever faster in recent editions, and it
even provides enough power to supply some smaller peripheral devices like webcams and flash drives.
Some peripherals are even used for security.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b> A good example of this is the dongle. The dongle is often used to
protect very expensive applications from software piracy.
Here is a list of common peripherals you should be familiar with as an IT professional. Keep in mind the list is
always changing due to changing technologies:
- monitors or displays
- scanners
- printers
- external modems
- dongles
- speakers
- webcams
- external microphones
- external storage devices such as USB-based flash drives and portable hard disk drives
- input devices such as keyboards, mice, etc are normally considered peripherals as well
Now you know a little more about peripherals and what makes them different from components and accessories. </b></span></div>
Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-8879577174299825162016-09-06T15:59:00.002-07:002016-09-07T18:37:02.117-07:00WEEK 3 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - THE "APPS"<div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>a- What´s the difference among ALPHA VERSIONS, BETA VERSIONS AND RELEASE CANDIDATE VERSIONS when we talk about computer apps?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;">b- Considering the distribution of apps nowadays, what do you understand by "shareware, freeware, upgrade versions and open source?</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span><b><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="background-color: black;"> Without software applications, it would be very hard to actually perform any meaningful task on a computer, unless one was a very talented, fast and patient </span><span style="background-color: black;">programmer. Applications are meant to make users more productive and get work done faster. Their goal should be flexibility, efficiency, and user-friendliness.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> Today there are thousands of applications for almost every purpose, from writing letters to playing games. Producing software is no longer the lonely profession it once was, with a few random geeks hacking away in the middle of the night. Software is a big business and the development cycle goes through certain stages and versions before it is released.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> Applications are released in different versions, including <span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">alpha versions</span>, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">beta versions</span>, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">release candidates</span></span>, trial versions, full versions, and upgrade versions. Even an application's instructions are often included in the form of another application called a <span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">help file</span>.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> Alpha versions of software are normally not released to the public and have known bugs. They are often seen internally as a 'proof of concept'. Avoid alphas unless you are desperate or else being paid as a 'tester'.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> Beta versions, sometimes just called 'betas' for short, are a little better. It is common practice nowadays for companies to release public beta versions of software in order to get free, real-world testing and feedback. Betas are very popular and can be downloaded all over the Internet, normally for free. In general you should be wary of beta versions, especially if program stability is important to you. There are exceptions to this rule as well. For instance, Google has a history of excellent beta versions which are more stable than most company's releases.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> After the beta stage of software development comes the release candidates (abbreviated RC). There can be one or more of these candidates, and they are normally called RC 1, RC 2, RC 3, etc. The release candidate is very close to what will actually go out as a feature complete 'release'.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> The final stage is a 'release'. The release is the real program that you buy in a shop or download. Because of the complexity in writing PC software, it is likely that bugs will still find their way into the final release. For this reason, software companies will offer patches to fix any major problems that end users complain loudly about.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: #f4cccc;"> Applications are distributed in many ways today. In the past most software has been bought in stores in versions called retail boxes. More and more, software is being distributed over the Internet, as open source, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">shareware</span>, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 51, 102); box-sizing: border-box; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: all;">freeware</span>, or traditional proprietary and upgrade versions.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f4cccc;">SOURCE: https://www.english4it.com/unit/4/reading</span></b></div>
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Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-54289383989075837372016-08-23T16:30:00.002-07:002016-08-25T08:58:46.668-07:00WEEK 2 - COMPUTER USERS: "COMPUTERS MAKE THE WORLD SMALLER AND SMARTER"<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>READ THE ARTICLE BELOW AND ANSWER THE EXERCISE:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">a. Edutainment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">( ) Software that enables computers to ´think´ like experts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">( ) Use computers to stay in touch with the office while working at home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">( ) Internet system designed to provide free, interactive access to vast resources for people all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">( ) Multimedia materials with a combination of educational and entertainment content.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">( ) A combination of text with sound, video, animation, and graphics,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The ability of tiny computing devices to control complex operations has transformed the way many tasks are performed, ranging from scientific research to producing consumer products. Tiny ´computers on a chip´are used in medical equipment, home appliances, cars and toys. Workers use handheld computing devices to collect data at a customer site, to generate forms, to control inventory, and to serve as desktop organisers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not only is computing equipment getting smaller, it is getting more sophisticated. Computers are part of many machines and devices that once required continual human supervision and control. Today, computers in security systems result in safer environments, computers in cars improve energy efficiency, and computers in phones provide features such as call forwarding, call monitoring, and call answering.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These smart machines are designed to take over some of the basic tasks previously performed by people; by so doing, they make life a little easier and a little more pleasant. Smart cards store vital information such as health records, drivers´licenses, bank balances, and so on. Smart phones, cars and appliances with built in computers can be programmed to better meet individual needs. A smart house has a built-in monitoring system that can turn lights on and off, open and close windows, operate the oven, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With small computing devices available for performing smart tasks like cooking dinner, programming the *electronic objects, and controlling the flow of information in an organization, people are able to spend more time doing what they often do best - being creative. Computers can help people work more creatively.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Multimedia systems are known for their educational and entertainment value, which we call ´edutainment´. Multimedia combines text with sound, video, animation, and graphics, which greatly enhances the interaction between user and machine and can make information more interesting and appealing to people. Expert systems software enables computers to ´think´like experts. Medical diagnosis expert systems, for example, can help doctors pinpoint a patient´s illness, suggest further tests, and prescribe appropriate drugs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Connectivity enables computers and software that might otherwise be incompatible to communicate and to share resources. Now that computers are proliferating in many areas and networks are available for people to access data and communicate with others, personal computers are becoming interpersonal PCs. They have the potential to significantly improve the way we relate to each other. Many people today telecommute - that is, use their computers to stay in touch with the office while they are working at home. With the proper tools, hospital staff can get a diagnosis from a medical expert hundreds or thousands of miles away. Similarly, the disabled can communicate more effectively with others using computers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Distance learning and videoconferencing are concepts made possible with the use of an electronic classroom or boardroom accessible to people in remote locations. Vast databases of information are currently available to users of the internet, all of whom can send mail messages to each other. The information superhighway is designed to significantly expand this interactive connectivity so that people all over the world will have free access to all these resources.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">People power is critical to ensuring that hardware, software, and connectivity are effectively integrated in a socially responsible way. People - computer users and computer professionals - are the ones who will decide which hardware, software, and networks endure and how great an impact they will have on our lives. Ultimately people power must be exercised to ensure that computers are used not only efficiently but in a socially responsible way. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Adapted from ´Computing in the information Age´, 2nd edition, Nancy Stern & Robert A. </span></div>
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<br />Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-17713181579453955112016-08-12T07:48:00.001-07:002016-09-07T18:37:24.997-07:00COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helllo, IT people, welcome to our blog!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this week, we are discussing the evolutions and revolutions of technology in the modern world. As we all know, technology changes very fast everyday. And if we don´t update very often, suddenly we´re out of the market.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read the text below, published in a book in 2000. Compare what they say about "computers of the future", by that time, and the computers of today. Write down what you know about present and future when it comes to COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feel free to talk to your friends and comment their ideas.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The technological revolution is producing an explosive change in computers´hardware and software. PCs are now coming in different shapes, sizes and prices: the desktop or classical computer (with separate monitor, keyboard, CPU and mouse) and portable designs such as the ultrafast notebooks, the ultrathin laptops and ultrathin palmtops. Also, the variety of software is infinite: there are programmes for education, entertainment, business, professions, and every field you can imagine. What about the future? The computers of the future will interact with us because they will recognize our voices, handwriting and faces. They will also understand our gestures. Also, they will predict situations and look for solutions. How? They will learn by trial and error and adjust their own programming. They will also learn by simulation: they will simulate weather conditions, environmental dangers,traffic jams, health risks and many other circumstances,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In less than ten years, PCs will include interactive television, telephone and video transmission. Scientists see a world with no limits to storage space, processing power and transmission capacity."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Book: Technology & the future. Tools Press. 2000.</span></b></div>
Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-77851284462296813412014-10-22T06:39:00.001-07:002014-10-22T06:41:08.523-07:00USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This expression is very common in the UK and means something "unreal, difficult to put into practice". </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Estou farto das ideias impraticáveis dele!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This expression means "very expensive, too much money". Like in Portuguese when we say: "os olhos da cara".</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This expression is used when you want to be a bit ironic, when you consider something really difficult to happen, although you´d love to. Like the Portuguese expression: "quem me dera!".</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">A - I´m sure your boss will give you a pay rise.</span></b></span></div>
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<br />Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-23504913829495418372013-03-21T10:38:00.002-07:002014-06-07T18:12:30.932-07:00Welcome to this blog my IT fellows!!<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #666666; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Its name "CN" originally referred to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" style="text-decoration: none;" title="Canadian National Railway"><span lang="EN-US">Canadian National</span></a><span lang="EN-US">, the railway company that built the tower. </span><span lang="EN-US"> Since the name<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>CN Tower</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>became common in daily usage, the abbreviation was eventually expanded to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Canadian National Tower<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Canada's National Tower. However, neither of these names is commonly used. </span><span lang="EN-US">In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World" style="text-decoration: none;" title="Wonders of the World"><span lang="EN-US">Wonders of the World</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">by the<span class="apple-converted-space"> American Society of Civil Engineers.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #666666; color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The CN Tower consists of several substructures. The main portion of the tower is a hollow concrete hexagonal pillar containing the six elevators, stairwells, and power and plumbing connections. On top of this is a 102-metre (334.6 ft) tall metal broadcast antenna, carrying TV and radio signals. There are two visitor areas: the main deck level (formerly known as <i>SkyPod</i>) located at 346 metres (1,135 ft), and the higher Sky Pod (formerly known as "Space Deck") at 446.5 metres (1,465 ft), just below the metal antenna. The hexagonal shape can be seen between the two areas; however, below the main deck, three large supporting legs give the tower the appearance of a large tripod.</span></b></div>
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<br />Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-40492640736774619592011-10-22T12:40:00.000-07:002011-10-22T12:40:39.717-07:00ARTISTIC VIEW OF TORONTO - CANADA<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>If you are one of my students or if you were one day, I´m sure you have heard me say something good about Canada, mainly about Toronto.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><a href="http://vimeo.com/30788720">http://vimeo.com/30788720</a>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-71203143246878119542011-10-18T16:47:00.000-07:002011-10-18T16:56:39.112-07:001º GESTÃO COMERCIAL - ENGLISH I - ACTIVITIES<div style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WELCOME, FOLKS! THESE ACTIVITIES MAY HELP YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS IN ENGLISH. FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE TOPICS YOU FIND. TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE FUN!</span></b></div><br />
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</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Jayson Meyer was sixteen when he and his younger brother Matthew started their technology company. Jayson lives in Daytona Beach, Florida, in the USA. He looks like any typical university student, but Jayson doesn´t need to. He is already a successful businessman. Jayson is co-founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Meyer Technologies, Inc.</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>At night school, Jayson spent a lot of time working on computers for the school and local businesses. He didn´t have time for school work, but he could fix almost any computer problem. So, when he was fifteen, Jayson left school and went into business full time. With this brother, he set up a shop at the local weekend market.</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The business was successful and quickly went from making $4,000 in the first year to $100,000 per year. Soon, Meyer Technologies, Inc. expanded and was making over $500,000. The company builds special computers and creates software programs for its clients. Many small businesses in Florida can´t afford in-house coumputer support. They rely on service companies like Meyer Technologies to maintain their computers, and the company has plenty of customers. In 2000, the sales grew to over $ 1 million. No bad for a business whose CEO was not old enough to vote!</b></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
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Currently, Jayson is helping to grow another company called WorkSmart MD, which makes special software for doctors´offices. Jayson now employs a number of technical staff and most of them are older than their boss. Jayson himself works 80 to 100 hours a week and often sleeps at the office. He doesn´t have a lot of free time to do the things that most young people do, but he doesn´t mind. He says, "I´d rather be building an international business. I think about my business most of the time - it´s in my blood".</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>a. What is an entrepreneur? </b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>b. Do you know any famous entrepreneurs in the world? </b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>c. Give examples of famous Brazilian entrepreneurs.</b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>ACTIVITY 3: If you had a chance to be an entrepreneur, what would you do? What kind of job would you like to have? What kind of company would you like to own or manage?</b></div><div style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
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</b></div>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-48758048647795605752011-10-11T14:42:00.000-07:002011-10-11T15:26:30.001-07:002º GESTÃO COMERCIAL - ENGLISH II - ACTIVITIES<div style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MOTIVATION AT WORK</b></span></div><br />
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<div style="color: #f9cb9c; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This subject is very important, once you are working or if you are looking for a job at the moment. It isn´t so easy to feel happy and motivated at work all the time, that ´s why sometimes we have to think about different ways to keep always focused and excited about our job. In this activity, you´ll find some exercises and texts discussing about the topic above. Read everything to gather information for further discussions with you friends. Feel free to share your point of view over here. Join us!</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>1. What´s really important to you when you choose a job: earning a lot of money? Working for a big company to have status? Helping other people? Working on something you love, even if you don´t earn much money?</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>MARIE, ACCOUNTANT: I work in the finance department of a large company. There are a lot of benefits. for example, if the company makes a profit, all the employees get a bonus. There´s also a profit share, but that´s only for managers. I have a company car and I also travel abroad quite a lot - always business class and on expenses, of course. We also get a pension and private health insurance. The company pays for its staff to go on training courses to develop their professional skills. And we get free membership of the local gym. There are also rewards: it´s hard work, but I get a lot of satisfaction from it. People recognize it if you do a good job, so there are good prospects for promotion.</b></div><div style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>TOM, PHYSIOTHERAPIST: I work for the health service. There are a lot of rewards: the main one is the job satisfaction. I get a real sense of achievement when someone says "thank you". You know you´re doing a worthwhile job. If you work hard, there are opportunities for promotion. I like the responsability of making a difference to people´s lives. There are some benefits. We don´t get bonuses or anything like that, but there´s a very good pension. The health service pays for us go to on training courses, and people with children get help with paying for childcare. If I visited patients at home, I get a travel allowance, but it´s not very much.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>In your opinion, who´s motivated by helping other people? And who´s motivated by earning a lot of money? Why do you think that?</b></div><div style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b>3. Read the list of benefits and rewards that usually get people motivated to work. Choose some of them and explain why they are so important for you.</b></div><div style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<li>training</li>
<li>profit share</li>
<li>expenses</li>
<li>company car</li>
<li>business class travel</li>
<li>private health insurance</li>
<li>bonus</li>
<li>travel allowance</li>
<li>subsidized childcare</li>
<li>job satisfaction</li>
<li>promotion</li>
<li>responsability</li>
<li>gym membership</li>
<li>doing something worthwhile</li>
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</b></div><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>4. Now let´s talk about Brazil. In your opinion, what´s the best company to work at the moment? What kind of benefits and rewards this company often give the employees to motivate them? Would you like to work there?</b></span>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-47196332705691302562011-09-28T15:04:00.000-07:002011-10-18T17:04:05.319-07:003o GESTAO COMERCIAL - INGLES III - ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>GOOD EVENING, FOLKS, WELCOME TO OUR BLOG, NOW WE HAVE A TASK TO DO! READ THE TEXT BELOW AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT! GIVE YOUR OPINION ABOUT EMPLOYMENT NEWS:</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>EMPLOYMENT NEWS: WHAT IS CHANGING OUR WORKING WORLD?</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>COMPUTERS CHANGED EMPLOYMENT IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, SO WHAT IS CHANGING OUR WORK AND LIVES IN THIS CENTURY?</b></span></div><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Employees aren't staying in the same job. Nowadays, the average employee starts a new job every three years.</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">The number of women in work is rising and more women are working in higher positions.</b></span></li>
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</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE ARTICLE?</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2. IS IT TRUE FOR YOU AND YOUR COMPANY?</b></span></div>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-84691961922768820702011-09-19T16:13:00.000-07:002011-10-18T17:04:28.118-07:003º GESTÃO COMERCIAL - ENGLISH III ACTIVITIES 3 AND 4<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>HI, FOLKS! THESE ARE OUR FIRST ACTIVITIES USING OUR BLOG. TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSIONS, WRITE YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE TOPICS YOU READ AND HELP YOUR FRIENDS TO LEARN AS A GROUP!</b></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>ACTIVITY 1: DURING AUGUST AND THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT DEPARTMENTS OF A COMPANY AND EMPLOYMENT. OUR FIRST TASK HERE RELATES TO THESE TOPICS.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Cineworld is a multi-screen cinema complex in the centre of London. It contains five cinemas, two restaurants, and an electronic games centre and internet café. The manager, Amy Watkins, needs to recruit more sales assistants for the complex. She has decided to carry out a two-stage job analysis before writing the job advertisements.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>The first part of the job analysis is to interview a sales assistant, to find out she perceives her role in the company. The second part of the job analysis is to observe the sales assistants as they perform their work. The first job analysis interview is with Susan Trimble. She is 23 years old, and she has worked at the complex for 6 months.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>"I start work at 3 in the afternoon", Susan explains, "and I finish at midnight. It´s a long working day, but I only work 4 days a week. My main job is in the games centre and internet café. I sell entry tickets, and make sure that all the machines and computers are working properly. That´s the easy part of the job, really. As most of our customers are young people, I also have to make sure that they treat the machines properly - teenagers can be quite rough when they get excited! There can be problems after 11 in the evening. A lot of the people who come in then have been to the pub, and they can sometimes be difficult or aggressive. It´s a great job, though, and I love the contact with people".</b></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ACTIVITY 2: NOW, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE SUBJECT:</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966;"><b>a.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> What are Susan main tasks in her job?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>b. What other tasks does she mention?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>c. What problems does she mention?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>d. What does she like best about her job?</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>e. Would you like to work there and do the same tasks as Susan? Why?</b></span>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-74194283180941513722011-09-13T14:01:00.000-07:002011-09-13T14:01:03.594-07:003º SECRETARIADO - ENGLISH III - ACTIVITIES 1 AND 2<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>WELCOME ABOARD! THESE ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO THE TOPICS WE DISCUSSED IN THE CLASSROOM SOME DAYS AGO. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR FUTURE JOB AND FOR YOUR CAREER TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>READ THE TEXT BELLOW AND TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1. WHAT´S THE BEST AIRPORT FOR YOU? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT? WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IN AN AIRPORT TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES TO THE CUSTOMERS AND PASSANGERS?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f9cb9c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MOST FAMOUS, MODERN AND BEAUTIFUL AIRPORTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD, DO YOU THINK BRAZILIAN AIRPORTS ARE PREPARED TO RECEIVE FOREIGNERS DURING THE WORLD CUP? WHAT DO YOU THINK WE MUST IMPROVE TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES IN 2014?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 26px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Airports are one of the most important locations on a map. Airports are the base station for the fastest means of international transport. Modern day aircrafts are the fastest means of travel via air and airport directs this air travel.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Not just commercial aircrafts, but many privately owned jets, helicopters and airplanes also land and take off through common airports. All this air traffic is controlled by air control towers situated at each airports.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span>But from a travellers point of view the more important thing is the facilities with in the airport buildings, to shop and enjoy at the most widely visited buildings on Earth. Present day airports are cities within themselves, and tourists prefer to have a longer stay between flights to, see and shop at these airports. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;">Here are some of the world's famous airports:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Cape Town Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;">Cape Town International Airport is South Africa's second-biggest airport. It is an important entry for tourists who love to visit the well-liked Western Cape annually. It is located about 25 km east of central Cape Town.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Previously it was named as the DF Malan Airport, but in mid 1990s name was changed to Cape Town International Airport. Each year thousands of passengers use it and are now in 2010 too, because of the FIFA World Cup being hosted by South Africa.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Numerous airport awards have been granted to this particular airport for example Skytrax ‘Best Airport in Africa' award and the World Travel 'Leading Airport in Africa' award. Some of its special features include banks, currency exchange services, numerous dining outlets, around 30 retailers, and executive lounges, OSCA health care surgery, baby changing facilities etc.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Tokyo Haneda Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Tokyo Haneda airport is the biggest and the busiest airport in Japan, located 14 km south of Tokyo Station. Around 300 flights come and go on daily basis, among them more than half of them are domestic.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Haneda was initially the main airport for the Tokyo; but Narita International Airport has shared the business. Haneda deals with majority of local flights, while Narita deals nearly all the international flights.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span>This Airport has a special VIP terminal, with two parking lots for private aircraft. The special terminal is used by foreign officials visiting Japan, government officials, and Air Force of Japan. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;">Haneda airport is liked by foreign visitors.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Tambo International Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Tambo International Airport previously was known as Johannesburg International Airport. This airport is a latest airport with 60 different airlines and six terminals.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>It was established in 1952 and flights were linked from Johannesburg to London's Heathrow Airport with jet aircraft. It is presently the most crowded airport in the whole of Africa and lies approximately 22 km east of central Johannesburg.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>The facilities include a large luggage compartment; a health clinic; banks and ATMs; more than 40 shops including Cape Union Mart and Capi International; Premier Conference Centre; prayer areas for Muslims, and restaurants including the African Lounge, Cafe di Roma and Nandos.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Dubai International Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Dubai International Airport is an international airport of Dubai, which is the largest city of UAE and a major aviation hub in the Middle East. This airport is located in the Al Garhoud district, 4 km southeast of Dubai. It is run by the Department of Civil Aviation and is the home base to Emirates and Emirates Sky Cargo airlines.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Emirates is the leading airline in the Middle East and Africa taking care of 60% of all travelers around the world, and account for 38% of all plane movements at the airport.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>It is the 15th busiest airport in the world, trafficking 40.9 million passengers in 2009. The airport comprises of four terminals, three concourses, a VIP Pavilion, Dubai Executive Flight Terminal, Cargo Mega Terminal, Flower Centre, two parallel running runways, Dubai duty-free shopping area.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">London Heathrow Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>London Heathrow International Airport is the fourth-busiest international airport in the world taking care of approximately 70 million passengers each year and a main hub for BMI, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>It is located 22 km west of central London. The airport is owned and run by BAA limited, who also own and operate five other UK airports. This airport is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations globally.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>It serves excellent facilities, including many restaurants, fast food outlets, shops, large duty-free outlets and with two parallel runways running east-west.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Guararapes International Airport</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span> </span>Guararapes International is also known as Gilberto Freyre International Airport, this is an international airport located in Brazil, in the city of Recife.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span>It serves local and international flights. In 2009, the airport served 5,249,831 passengers and 66,414 aircraft schedules, being graded as 8<sup>th</sup>busiest airport in Brazil in terms of passengers and 5<sup>th</sup></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background: white;">busiest in terms of cargo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</b></span>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-55055444572259108872011-09-06T14:37:00.000-07:002011-09-06T14:39:52.630-07:002º SECRETARIADO - ENGLISH II - ACTIVITY 4<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>FOR THE FINAL ACTIVITY, I NEED YOUR HELP!! IN THE OTHER TASKS YOU HAD TO READ ABOUT A FAMOUS SKYSCRAPER CALLED "CN TOWER", IN TORONTO, CANADA. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>THIRD STEP: WRITE A SMALL TEXT USING THE MAIN INFORMATION YOU HAVE ABOUT THE BUILDING.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</div>Paula Barbosa Pudohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360008477079569974noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202848447150210338.post-46811157495252716182011-09-06T13:47:00.000-07:002011-09-06T13:47:52.765-07:002º SECRETARIADO - ENGLISH II - ACTIVITY 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO ABOUT CN TOWER AGAIN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW SCARY THE EXPERIENCE OF LYING DOWN ON THE GLASS FLOOR </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>IS</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>. NOW, READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ACCESS THE WEBPAGE ON THE LINK BELOW. I´M SURE YOU WILL FEEL MUCH MORE SCARED AFTER THAT. </b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, Toronto’s most extreme attraction, is now open!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EdgeWalk is CN Tower’s most thrilling attraction in its 35 year history, and the first of its kind in North America. It is the world’s highest full circle hands-free walk on a 5 ft (1.5 m) wide ledge encircling the top of the Tower’s main pod, 356m/1168ft (116 storeys) above the ground. Visitors will walk in groups of six, while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system. Trained EdgeWalk guides will encourage participants to push their personal limits, allowing them to lean back over Toronto with nothing but air and breathtaking views of Lake Ontario beneath them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed with the highest international safety and security standards in mind, EdgeWalk will run 1.5 hours, with the outdoor walk lasting approximately 30 minutes. Tickets cost $175 CAD and include a keepsake video, photos and certificate of achievement. Participants will also receive a Total Tower Experience Ticket which includes access to Look Out, Glass Floor, Sky Pod, Movie and Motion Theatre Ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EdgeWalk will operate through October in all weather except for electrical storms and high winds. Varying weather conditions will make the EdgeWalk experience different with each visit. </span></div><br />
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