miércoles, 5 de noviembre de 2025

PAST HABITS

COMING-OF-AGE RITUALS

 

 

 Watch the video and mark the following statements T -True- or F -False- 

  1. The bullet ant ritual lasts one hour. 
  2. To be considered warriors, these young men have to wear the gloves not only once but twice.  
  3. The sting of a bee is more painful than a bullet ant’s stab. 
  4. This ritual proves a young man is ready to be an adult. 
  5. The dance around the pole, with the gloves on, lasts less than five minutes. 
  6. The poison of the ants causes paralysis.  
  7. The effect of the ants’ poison lasts a whole day 

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martes, 24 de septiembre de 2024

ENGLISH MANIA


Answer the questions. 
1. What kinds of mania does he mention?
 a)                                        b)                                c)                                 d)
 2. How do Chinese students practise English?
 3. How many people are trying to learn English worldwide?
 4. In which grade do Chinese students start learning English by law?
 5. Why do people choose to learn English?
 a)                                          b)                           c)
6. How long does the Chinese Gaokao exam last?
7. How many students in China have already taken Gaokao?
8. What other universal languages does Walker mention? a)                        b)
9. English is becoming the language of …………………..
10. What does English represent, according to Jay Walker?

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