End of course

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Hi everyone! First of all, thanks for the professionalism shown during the whole course. You all did a great job and made my effort of trying to keep this weblog up-to-date worthwhile. I was sorry for not having had the opportunity to talk to everyone at the Christmas party. This photo includes only those who were not in a hurry to sail away! Still, I wish you all a Happy New Year and may 2007 bring all those things you wish for...

Let us accept the suggestion from Lt. Marta Gabriel and use this blog to keep in contact. What do you think? Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #12 - Final mission

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Mission #12 - Photostories

The last assignment you are to fulfil in this journey that started in November and is now coming to an end is to produce in pairs a photostory which will work as a sort of Christmas e-Card.

Be creative!

I'll send you one as well...

Regards,

STEN Neto

Topic #4 - Technological developments

Technology is changing the way we live. Mainly it has raised our confort, it has helped us in our homes and outside of them. Is this good for us? Most people would say yes. recent developments have made possible for us to do a great number of things wihtout leaving our homes, like having fun, work , socialize and even go shopping without leaving our homes.
We would say tha technology can only be good for us. But its not always that way.
It ias making more difficult for people to find jobs because todays machines are "stealing" a big number of work post. more people are being fired only to be replaced by machines that dont need to be paid.
So what is my opinion? I think that technology is only good when it doesnt replace a human being.

Costa

Topic #5 - Tourism

The tourismo represent a social and economic condition to a coutry, if the peopel can recebe, if to he peopel put int practice.
The tourism a pheomenon recently make, meantime bgin to grow.The aspet postif more vew are, the economique aspect, and they are negatif aspects for to the environment.
Iy tink the tourism is a good thing, meantime to need have protect the enviornment through the dvelopenment supportable.

A. Santos

Topic #5 - Tourism

Is tourism good or bad for the people and the environment?

The tourism make part of our lives at many time ago, it's a way of relax and know new locals and new cultures, it's a shame that's not everything is good.

The tourism have lot of good things, because he allow the incomig of cash in the reciving countries, he brings also live at somme regions, and for the tourist, are always gratfying because, how alredy said it's a way of people relax and know new locals and new cultures.

Howhever, there are bad things too, because with the tourism came the criminality, the pollution and consequentily the destruction of the environment, caused f the desrespect of the people. In this days people are the enemy number one of the environment.

In my opinion if people learn to respesct each others, I think that the others things came together, like the respect to environment, the redution of criminality and came the helted tourism without preocupation for the tourist and for the people of the reciving countries.

We have to care with the environment, to our kids can visit and know the beauty of him.

Castro

Topic #5 - Tourism

Well, the theme I choose it's talh about if tourism are good or not for people and the environment. I select this one because I don't have it ideas for the others theme and this is a little bit interesting.
Tourism focus basically on to travel arround the world were the people never being and to know some new cultures and people.

The tourism it's good for people who like adventures and have money too, because to do tourism sometimes it's not cheap. But the tourism it's awesome because we kno a lot of people and their culture, who it's very good for us because we have more culture too.

Sometimes tourism it's good for environment because the tourism see the way who goes the world. And it's bad sometimes because in some countries they do bad things to environment for the tourist.

Some people who receive the tourist, they receive them as well and they agree with that and show they culture and places were they can visit. And exist other people who don't agree with that and think the tourist will go hurt or to do something bad.

I n a quick conclusion for the end of this work, the decision of it's good to do tourism or not. In my opinion I don't think if it's good or not, and the peple who maybe say if is good or not it's the minister of economy, because he see if brings money for the country. My opinion it's basically this, I don't think if it's good or not, for me this things it's not of my interess.

Pires

Topic #5 - Tourism

I will talk about the tourism and the importance that he haves for our society and if i'ts good for our environment .

Tourism is a old thing , tourism is important in our society because it makes lots of money and it brings foreigners to our contry , i'ts importante to the people , to sow them the beautifull things that our contry have and to expand there culture.

But along the years , tourism had been a risk to our environment , because of the constructions in the green zones , and the polution and the acumulation of garbage in that zones .

I think tourism is a very good thing for us , it just needs some precautions with the green zones .

Tiago Fernandes 2GRT TFH 14/12/06

Topic #5 - Tourism

Touism it makes part of peole's vacations all over the world, sometimes when people get boring and they have some time to spend without working, people travel to difrent places.

Tourism is good to enjoy with fiends, is good for local trade and most of all is good for meting new cultures and tradictions.

Tourism himself had not a negative part but, it can hlp to have more illegal persons in a country.

It's good for people traveling and met new countries but, the bad part is that it cost some money traveling so, not everybody can enjoy tourism.

In conlusion we have better reasons to have tourism than to don't have beacause it helps people to free their minds for when they come back to their jobs, they work entusiastic and more satisfied.

FERREIRA_9320606

Topic #5 - Tourism

Tourism it's away to travel arround the world,and discovery new people, new cultures, new places, new tradictions, a lot of new things. Tourism it's very good to the people because they learn more culture and some habits.

Some people make tourism because the passion and the adrenaline, and others simply to discovery a very different places, people, etc. The tourism is good and bad to the people, it's good because we can make tourism and receive tourism, and this allows us to "change" cltures, opinions, habits, etc. About the environment, this depends the people, if we respect the environment, we don't cause any problem to him and when I say respect, I want to say don't destroy him with trash or other bad things.

In m opinion it's very good make tourism because it's very amazing and fun, we can discovery a lot of fantastic places, we ever dreamin, and I agree with the continue of tourism.

Tourism is really good.

David Leal 9325006

Topic #5 - Tourism

To start, tourism is the massive deslocation of people to take on some vacations and I think that is such good as bad, depending on the point of view.

By on side, tourism is good because makes people happy and relax them, it's good for the countrys who explore that kind of activity and is good too for the people who lives in small countrys because that gives more activity and happyness to all the population. On the otherside, is bad because some people who lives in the citys who are the destination of the tourists don't like very much of being bodered by strangers and is also bad for the environment who is constantly affected and modified due to a lot of things that are provoked by the tourists.

Finally, my opinion is that tourism give us more good things that bad things and I approve it.

Parada 9813805

Topic #5 - Tourism

The envoirnment and the cultures are influenced by the tourism. The consequences tht the tourism brings to the places are very powerfull in very certain ways, because affects the industrialization and the life of the people that depend on the trade tourism to live. The environment are influenced by the tourism because the people of the citys that are depended the tourism, create better conditions in the locals that are visited by the tourists, hoping that they came more times and each year came more people to visit the citys. On the outher way the citys are full of the tourism and each year that pass the enviornment is getting more fragile and polluted because the excess of people in the citys.

The tourism make the tourists spend money in the shops, and the traders earn whit that, and because of that they can live a beter life and adquire a level of live that without the tourism they can't have.

I think that the tourism is good in the certain way that make the forigners came to our country, and that is good to our people because they spend money and we earn.

Moreira Santos 9330106

Topic #4 - Technological developments

Introduction
The technological development change the lifestyle of people, now we can run with a Ipod in the pocket or work with a portable computer in anywhere. The knowledge is higher and people wants a facility life.

Development
But there are wrong things to, technological work make strees and people don't have time to enjoy sport and nature and good things that exist without machines and computers.
People face work like a bad thing, it's why most of us do work with intentional isubordination.
People in their holidays go to shopping and consume everything that see: Cinemas, music, computer, videogames, fastfood. It's a kind of tsunami thats eats people head.

Conclusion
We have to be equal and respect work, nature, environment and live also with knowledge and tecnological development.

Samuel Coelho 9329806

Topic #5 - Tourism

My name is João Almeida and I'm here to talk about tourism.

First of all, tourism is practised by almost everyne on this planet. Those people who can`t afford travelling, they cannot be tourists. Tourism is a way to know our own country or other countries we haven`t visited. The tourism is very good to a country who has financial problems because if people come from different contries to visit another contry, they have to spend money and so, they countribute to the country with money. The most positve aspects of tourism is that a finational problem can be resolved if the country in cause invest on tourism. The negative aspects of tourism is that they can have problems if there are various races in the country.

Tourism can be practised everywhere but not everyone can practise tourism.

I think tourism is very important to countries.

Almeida 9322206

Topic #5 - Tourism

"Is tourism good or bad for people and the environment"

Tourism is important for the richment, and helps for the development of the country.
For many reasons the tourism are good because we can learn with other cultures the habitats, the language and all of them customs. Tourism of a country contrubuit for the economy and development grow up. Make people more happy and leave their problems, is god way for people forgive their daily live. The only things that tourism is bad, is because the people who sell try to make more expensive prices for tourists than people who live in their country.
In my opinion the tourism is good for all, and help us to make a difference in our personality. I like to travel around the world and I want to be respect.

Goncalves 9329906

Topic #4 - Technological developments

As we know, men are always trying to improve his lifestyle, and with the introduction of technology he saw that task much more easier.

In the past technology as only used in factorys, but due to it's development, and to the changing of times, it started to be more and more used. We started to have technological equipments at home, and even more at our jobs.

This fact changed our lifestyles and the people's prospects of getting a job, because in nowadays machines do almost all the work, and people are being dismissed each time more, and more.

In the future this will probably lead to a change on he world, because it will be controled by machines, and men will be no longer necessary.

Topic #4 - Technological developments

Techonological developments is very important to us in nowadays, in our lifes, they are getting more important to us day after day and seems in the future we will be more dependent of techologies, machines.

techonologies have in these days a big importance, they give advantages for us, for the development, for the indrustry, because with their help we can do everything more faster, with more quality.

But in the "World of Techonologies exist disadvantages, like the big dependence that we have for them, the less oppurtunities and prospects for people to getting a job, sometimes the despise of people to people cause by machines, discrimination, and finally the big accomodation that exist at the moment by people based on machines, because in these days the techonological development are so skilled and capable that they do almost everything for people.

Finally, techonologies are very important nowadays, they give us advantages and disadvantages, they can't live without them, that's for sure!

Vieira, 9319406

Topic #5 - Tourism

Tourism. It's a way of life to many people and, even, countries (like ours). There are people that live for and because of it.

Due to tourism, people can earn lots of money, due to renting houses, selling shirts, etc. Another reason why tourism is a good thing, it's because we know new countries and cultures, weathers... But it's bad for our wallet and because there are people that get advantage and get ilegal to work there.

About the environment, it's nice because it obliges villages to improve their conditions.
But some tourists make things like leaving trash and make stupidities when drunk.
In my opinion, tourism is one of the best things there are now. If I was in High-School, it was the course I would choose, because it's the one that's developping more and more in the last years.

Mission #11 - Texts for assessment

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Mission #11 - Written production

Consider one of the following topics and choose only one for your written production:

1. Comment on the following statement in about 100 to 150 words: “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.” (Douglas McArthur)

OR

2. Comment on the following statement in about 100 to 150 words: “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” (Lord John Acton)

OR

3. Imagine the short story ‘A Family Supper’ by Kazuo Ishiguro had a different ending and write it down in about 100 to 150 words.

OR

4. Recent technological developments have changed our lifestyles, especially they way we face work. Have they changed you people’s prospects of getting a job? State your opinion in about 100 to 150 words.

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5. Write an essay of about 100 to 150 words with the title: ‘Is tourism good or bad for people and the environment?’

Regards,

STEN Neto

Mission #10 - Group E

The vision is the most important sense of the human being. In the film, the main character uses his eyes to write a story or multiple stories. In the music the singer "shuts" his eyes for something that he`s done or happened to him, but he was able to correct his mistakes and pay more attention to the world that surrounds him.

The picture has an ancient pyramid with an eye that overlooks its surrounds. The only thing that the movie, the song and the picture have in common is the sense - vision.

Almeida, Costa e Pires

Mission #10 - Group D

Right before your eyes. Sometimes the little things that could change your life are right in front of you and don't understand that. Sometimes it's difficult to see the things that you don't want to see, but it's better knowing the truth than staying in ignorance. You must trust your feelings and follow your heart. So in the end you can live based in truth, and not in mistakes.


Vieira - 9319406
Ferreira - 9320606
Guerra - 9327006

Mission #10 - Group C

Right Before your Eyes

The eyes are a window to the soul! Through them we can see not only a person's feelings, but also their mind! Through them we can see beautiful things that show us the bright side of life, but we can also see things that, most of the time, we don't want to see.

We can see a lot of pain and suffering in the eyes of children, victims of war, poverty and hunger. Sometimes we close our eyes to these problems, but when we open them, they're still there. In our own life we have problems that we rather ignore, but although we don't want to go back, and we tell ourselves not to go, we always end up going back...and we see what we don't want to see.

Parada

Lopes

Fernandes

Mission #10 - Group B

Eyes are one of the most important and useful things that we have. Many times our eyes can transmit feelings that sometimes we can't explain with words, like trust, sorrow, love, etc... In our lives many people surround us with their attention.

Leal

Castro

M. Santos

Mission #10 - Group A

Right before your eyes

With our eyes we see the world. We pay too much attention to what our eyes show us, but that is a mistake. We have to learn to live without our eyes because they can influence our heart. We think the eyes aren't a good help for us because after them, we can conclude many times that they trick us.

Goncalves

Santos

Coelho

Mission #10 - Right before your eyes

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Mission #10

Task 1 - Guided comprehension / speculation activities based on an excerpt (3 minutes) of the movie 'Secret Window.' (Class participation)

Task 2 - Listening comprehension / Selection of correct option - Lyrics of the song 'Right before your eyes' by Hoobastank. (Individual)

Task 3 - Form groups of 3 members and choose one picture. Write a small text relating the video excerpt, the song by Hoobastank and the picture chosen. (Group work) - Followed by online publishing.

Go for it!
Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #9 - Mission in Fantasia

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Mission #9 - Publish here the briefings you prepared in class, regarding the activity 'Mission in Fantasia.'

Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #8 - Webquest on Japanese cultural aspects

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Mission #8 is online-based and its outcome will be an oral presentation to take place on 30NOV2006. In groups of 3, choose one of the topics given to you and follow the suggested links to find relevant information on that. Focus on the most important information and create a Powerpoint presentation which includes an outline of your presentation, some content you're going to develop and pictures to illustrate your work.

Here are the topics and links:

The Samurai - History and legends
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
http://www.artelino.com/articles/samurai.asp
http://gojapan.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=gojapan&cdn=travel&tm=2&gps=88_9_1020_603&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.judoinfo.com/samurai.htm
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Japan/02/amini/amini.htm
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/samurai.html
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/act/dfickett/japan/iaido_samurai.html
http://history.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/eras-their-highlights/who-were-samurai


Japan’s role in World War II
http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsJapConquests.htm
http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww2.html
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-leaders/ww2/japanese_ww2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html
http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/sigint/japintelligence.htm
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/AMH/AMH-23.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy


Geishas - Who are they?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha
http://www.immortalgeisha.com/
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2102.html
http://marian.creighton.edu/~marian-w/academics/english/japan/geisha/geisha.html
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/geisha.shtml
http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=359&pID=331
http://www.whatever.net.au/~amaya/geisha/history.htm
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/oldworld/asiangate/floating_world/geishah.html


Japanese Sports - Sumo
http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_sumo_wrestling.asp
http://www.japanorama.com/sumo.html
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/photogallery/l/blcul_sumo.htm
http://www.japan-zone.com/omnibus/sumo.shtml
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2080.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_sumo_wrestlers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo


Japanese cuisine
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e620.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2035.html
http://japanesefood.about.com/About_Japanese_Cuisine.htm
http://japanesefood.about.com/library/pictures/blpicindex.htm
http://www.cookingjapanese.com/
http://www.theblackmoon.com/Jfood/food1.html
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/food/food.html
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/recipes/
http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima-old/Dining/Contents.html
http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/food.shtml
http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/japan.html
http://www.mediterrasian.com/cuisine_of_month_jap.htm


Feel free to browse any search engines to look for other sources of information. Good work.

Regards,
STEN Neto

Poll on Mission #6

Here is a poll for you to vote on the best sentence, paragraph or text about the activity suggested for Mission #6.

Which was the best sentence, paragraph or text for Mission #6 - Love hurts, but...?

2GRT Coelho & Santos2GRT Gonçalves & Moreira Santos2GRT Vieira, Ferreira & Guerra2GRT Almeida & Costa2GRT Fernandes & Pires2GRT Castro & Leal2GRT Parada & Lopes

 

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Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #7 - A Family Supper - Backgroud Info

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Mission #7 is online based. Go to skipjack.planetaclix.pt and take a look at the 'Projects' area for more information.

Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #6 - Love hurts, but...

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Mission #6 involves posting your 'reflections' on what love is. We listened to the song 'Love hurts' by Incubus and you prepared a draft in class in groups. Submit your final version for voting. Let's think of this as a sort of contest and let's have a poll to vote for the best sentence / paragraph or text. Be creative!

Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #5 - A Vegan Menu

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This week we've been discussing issues related to Food and Eating Habits. Bearing in mind the text 'Veganism facts' we read in class, as well as the following list of main courses and desserts, create (in pairs) a set of 2 or 3 vegan menus combining these (or other) dishes. Tell us the reasons for your choice!

Look for more information in:

http://www.veganmeat.com/recipie.html (or simply, www.veganmeat.com)



Regards,
STEN Neto

Website available!

Hello Group E! Just to let you know that your website is already available at http://skipjack.planetaclix.pt/. Take a look at it. It has some useful information on your course!

Regards,
STEN Neto

Comments, suggestions and ideas

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This is not exactly an immediate mission. Simply a space for you to leave any thoughts or suggestions which you find relevant to share with the rest of the class or the community. Outsiders are also welcome! Start blogging...

Regards,

STEN Neto

Mission #4 - Military routines

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Mission #4 involves posting your texts on your daily military routine (more or less the same we saw when studying the unit 'Frank's in Basic Training.')

This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds... (puff!)
Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #3 - Annapolis

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Mission #3 is here! And it is based on the movie we saw in today's lesson - ANNAPOLIS!

Your mission (if you choose to accept it) is to write a small summary of the story. What did you think of the movie? How did you identify with it? What differences could you spot between the US Navy and the Portuguese one? Who was your favorite character? Why? What would you change in the plot? Let us know... and write comments to each other's posts.

Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission #2 - Written production (diagnostic):

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Based on the lyrics of Another Round by The Foo Fighters and the reproduction of a painting / photograph given to your group, write a short text of about 100 words. It may be a poem, a short article or whatever comes to your mind.

Regards,
STEN Neto

Mission # 1 - Personal profile

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MISSION #1 - PRESENTATIONS:

Write a brief presentation about yourself. Anything you find relevant, so that other comrades get to know you better. Don't give too many details. It's up to them to ask a few questions if they think you haven't said enough...

Regards,
STEN Neto

Welcome to SkipJack!

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Welcome to SkipJack! Group E's blog!

(ETNA - Group photo - 09NOV06)

This blog is primarily intended to work as a useful tool in English learning for students (CFP) who are attending the CAIG courses in the English Language Office within the Portuguese Navy. Its main purpose is to motivate them to send their contribution (small texts on varied issues), to develop, therefore, their writing skills and to allow them to receive a constructive feedback from people outside or inside the military community. So, to all of you reading this first post, don't forget... help making SkipJack an enjoyable blog which can be relevant for the improvement of English learning amongst our students and amongst the Portuguese Navy.

Be creative! Keep plugged in...
STEN Neto