Puig,+Jose+Luis

THIRD PRESENTATION (9) FUNCTION (/^/, NOT /U/) to process (stress on 2nd sylable) psychology (the right spelling) theory (/i/, not /e/) display (/ei/, not /ai/) it´s impossible no communicate (to communicate) circular (/ª:/, not /ir/) good pronunciation of "ism" pygmalion (/ei/, not /a/) intelligence ("ce" should be pronounced (/s/)) Very interesting and funny

SECOND PRESENTATION (7)

I´m talking about (going to talk) fortunately (/it/, not /eit/) she was //updated on// films....(well up ) realise on (no preposition) dialogue (/daiª/, not /dia/)XXX easy to undrestand the nature documentaries (no **//the)//** pronunciation (stress on second, not 1sr syllable)(/^/, not/u/) why every morning take a photo (he takes a photo ...every morning there are another film (is) they shoot (shot) drasma film (drama) Good pron. of Edimborough!!! village (/v/, not /b/ the film tackles... - good word spoke machine (?) guy who have (has) be attribute (+ed/id/) frustration (^/, not /u/) dw//**a**//rf (/o/, not /a/) Good, well done- please study those language points. this have changed (has) spent(spend) many time (a lot of time) television (/z>/, not/s>/) where start (to start) theori???(theoretically) in Xmas (at) not sure about to have (having) ||  || costumers (customers) ||  || =Book review. 9th j anuary= Published in 2001, //Thinks// is the twelfth fiction work written by David Lodge. Set in a fictitious university campus, it is written in first person by the two main characters: Ralph Messenger, a thriving cognitive researcher and Helen Reed, a novelist who cames over the campus to run a literature course for a few months. Occasionally a external narrator turns up as well. The vocabulary is not extremely difficult, nevertheless sometimes the vocabulary level related to the character’s study subject, I mean literature and cognitive science, is a bit high.
 * || JOSÉLUISPUIG (7) ||  ||
 * || good, fluent
 * || INTERACTION ||  ||
 * || With all due rrespect(good)

As shown in previous works, the author smartly uses the academic environment to tackle amusingly not only the intellectual world and university life. He also addresses universal issues such as love, religion, sex and social morality through the thorough construction of the characters and relationship between them by using carefully their concerns, backgrounds, deep-rooted beliefs and feelings. However, the plot looses interest and strength as the novel goes on and there is some stereotyped features related to sex roles of the main characters.

Although I don´t enthusiastically recommend the book, there are some interesting parts such as the debate between literature and cognitive science, that might make this novel worth reading. =CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT= =Book review. 9th j anuary= Published in 2001, //Thinks// is the twelfth fiction work written by David Lodge. Set in a fictitious university campus, it is written in first person by the two main characters: Ralph Messenger, a thriving cognitive researcher and Helen Reed, a novelist who comes over to the campus to run a literature course for a few months. Occasionally a external narrator turns up as well. The vocabulary is not extremely difficult except sometimes, when related to the character’s study subject, I mean literature and cognitive science. Then it is a bit high.

As shown in previous works, the author smartly uses the academic environment to amusingly tackle not only the intellectual world and university life but also universal issues such as love, religion, sex and social morality, which he does through the thorough construction of the characters and relationship between them, by carefully using their concerns, backgrounds, deep-rooted beliefs and feelings. However, the plot loses interest and strength as the novel goes on and there are some stereotyped features related to sex roles of the main characters.

Although I don´t enthusiastically recommend the book, there are some interesting parts such as the debate between literature and cognitive science that might make this novel worth reading. =** Good **= = = =Writing activity. Workbook Unit 4. November 24th.= Jose Luis Puig Moragón

This chart shows the percentage of voter turnout in 2001 and 1983 UK parliamentary elections. It also compares the percentage of voters by age using six age groups, from 18 to 65 years old and over. As shown in the chart, there has been a steady decrease in the percentage of people who voted from 1983 to 2010 in all age groups apart from the older one, in which the voter turnout is slightly higher in the last election. In the younger age groups, people between 18 and 34, abstention has grown significantly, reaching almost the 50% in 2010. Otherwise, turnout among middle-aged and older people remains fairly stable and it keeps around 80%.

To sum up, although voters turnout still remains high in the middle-aged and older people groups, the abstention in young people has been increasing in the last 25 years as it has been doing in the western countries democracies. These figures might reflect the young people sense of estrangement from political and election system.

CORRECTION AND ASSESSMENT

This chart shows the percentage of voter turnout in 2001 and 1983 UK parliamentary elections. It also compares the percentage of voters by age using six age groups, from 18 to 65 years old and over. As shown in the chart, there has been a steady decrease in the percentage of people who voted from 1983 to 2010 in all age groups apart from the older one, in which the voter turnout is slightly higher in the last election. In the younger age groups, people between 18 and 34, abstention has grown significantly, reaching almost the 50% in 2010. Otherwise, the turnout among middle-aged and older people remains fairly stable and it stays around 80%.

To sum up, although voters´ turnout still remains high in the middle-aged and older people groups, abstention in young people has been increasing in the last 25 years as it has been doing in the western countries democracies. These figures might reflect young people´s sense of estrangement from the political and election system. = = =** Very good, but a bit of a confusion between general and specific article functions. As a rule of thumb, when you look at a concept in an abstract way, drop the article //the//. When you narrow it down to a set of circumstances tie it up with a //the//. **=

=Writing Unit 1. October 17th.= Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you. I´m very happy you´ve already decided to come over. As for me, the next weekend would be all right as in all likelihood I´ m not (*)working on Monday, if there is not a last minute hitch.

Anyway, it´s a short time but it´ll be enough to go sightseeing and visit the main monuments at least. I´m sure you´ll really enjoy the old town. The city market surroundings, all though some areas nearby are a bit run-down, have become a tourist hot-spot and it´s a lovely place to have some food. It may be a bit congested and some places are staggerly expensive but never mind! we´ll turn a blind eye to them, I know some great places to go to. At night, well, the old town used to be a vibrant place ( maybe I´m getting older and nights like there is not tomorrow have gone ) some years ago but we´ll be able to find some exciting pubs that are a bit like stepping back in time. In some of them we can also enjoy a play (stand up comedy usually) while having a drink, last friday I was in one and it was a blast!

Let me know when you are arriving at the train station so as to meet you there. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Jose Luis Puig.

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant,

It´s great to hear from you. I´m very happy you´ve already decided to come over. As for me, next weekend would be all right as in all likelihood I won' t be (*)working on Monday, if there is not a last minute hitch.

Anyway, it´s a short time but it´ll be enough to go sightseeing and visit the main monuments at least. I´m sure you´ll really enjoy the old town. The city market surroundings, although some areas nearby are a bit run-down, have become a tourist hot-spot and it´s a lovely place to have some food. It may be a bit congested and some places are staggeringly expensive but never mind! we´ll turn a blind eye to them, I know some great places to go to. At night, well, the old town used to be a vibrant place - maybe I´m getting older and nights like there is not tomorrow have gone -(**)** ** some years ago but we´ll be able to find some exciting pubs that are a bit like stepping back in time. In some of them we can also enjoy a play (stand-up comedy usually) while having a drink. Last Friday I was in one and it was a blast! **


 * Let me know when you are arriving at the train station so as to meet you there. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. **


 * Jose Luis Puig. **
 * (*)the present continuous is fine to refer to the future when the likelihood is not an issue. With the fabulously advanced expression //in all likelihood// you need a more flexible tense to refer to the future. **
 * ( **)Avoid complicated brackets. English syntax is more elegant when it is simple and clear.

= **Excellent vocabulary and language exploration. Very good.** = = =