SWITCHED AT BIRTH

This is the video we have seen in class related to the article about the women who were switched at birth. Who needs a DNA test with this similarity?

Watch the news items, then answer the questions below:

True or False?

1)    They were switched at the hospital where they were born

2)   It was the midwife who made the mistake

3)   Dee Ann Angel and Kay Rene Reed went to the same school

4)   They lived 30 miles apart

5)   Neither them nor their mothers had any suspicions about their origins

minute 0:25

Answer these questions

2)   Where were they born?

3)   When were they switched?

4)   What did one of the mothers say?

5)   What is Dee Ann Angel like? And her family?

6)   Who did Dee Ann Angel express her doubts to?

7)   What is Kay Rene like? And her family?

8)   When did Kay Rene start to feel different?

9)   Did the mothers find out the truth before they died?

minute 1:54

Finish watching the news and answer these questions

1)    Why is Dee Ann sad?

3)   Where did Kay Rene live? What connection does this fact have with Dee Ann?

5)   What kind of feeling did Dee Ann have from time to time?

6)   Who knew about the doubts that Kay Rene’s mum had about her daughter?

7)   What didn’t exist at the time of their birth so as to scientifically check their origin?

8)   How were the mothers at the hospital after giving birth?

9)   Where did they all find out the truth?

10) Who’s Juanita?

11)  What did they say when Kay Rene and Juanita met for the first time?

Europe's statistics

Interesting webpage with interactive information about Europe: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/14/new-europe-statistics-interactive

People's names

Fill in the gaps and do the rest of the exercises about weird people's names.

PEOPLE’S NAMES

 

From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1002/100228-peoples_names.html

 

Put these words in the spaces in the text:

 

 

birth              choosing         curious            especially introduce       realize           name              study               spokesperson  website

 

 

A website in Britain has just released a (1)…………………into the strange names some people have. TheBabyWebsite.com created a list called „The Most Unfortunate Names in Britain‟. Some of the names have been with people from (2) …………………….; others got the names after they married. The bizarre, unlucky names include Barb Dwyer, Hazel Nutt, Jo King, Justin Case, Barry Cade and Mary Christmas. A (3)……………………. for the website gave one reason for why people have these names, saying: “When the parents of some of those people named their children, many probably didn't even (4) …………………….. the implications at the time.” He added: "Parents really do need to think carefully though when (5)………………………….. names for their children.” The list is a wake-up call for today‟s parents to think more carefully about the names they give to their children. It is very common to (6) ………………………… babies after pop stars and actors. Popular names for children today include Miley, Britney and Brad. TheBabyWebsite explained how difficult life must be with a strange name: “There must be tremendous embarrassment every time they have to (7)………………………. themselves to anyone, (8)………………………. to a crowd. Even their teachers must have had to hold back their smiles sometimes.” Americans also have some (9)………………………….. names, such as Carrie Oakey and Bill Board. We found the best married-couple names on the BBC‟s (10)…………………..; Mr and Mrs Mee – Rob‟s a banker and Sue‟s a lawyer.

 

MATCH THE WORDS

 

1.	released	a.	strange
2	unfortunate	b.	warning
3.	bizarre	c.	well-liked
4.	realized	d.	consequences
5.	implications	e.	made public
6.	wake-up call	f.	fantastic
7.	popular	g.	peculiar
8.	tremendous	h.	unlucky
9.	hold back	i.	understood
10.	curious	j.	contain

KEY

 

1.       Study    2. Birth                 3. Spokesperson             4. Realize            5.choosing          6.name                                7. Introduce                               8.especially        9.curious             10.website

Synonym match

1.	released	a.	made public
2	unfortunate	b.	unlucky
3.	bizarre	c.	strange
4.	realized	d.	understood
5.	implications	e.	consequences
6.	wake-up call	f.	warning
7.	popular	g.	well-liked
8.	tremendous	h.	fantastic
9.	hold back	i.	contain
10.	curious	j.	peculiar

Doctor Martin Series 1 Episode 1

Here is the first episode of the series "Doc Martin" about this stroppy ex-cardiovascular surgeon who goes to live and work in Portwenn, a tiny village in a remote place in Cornwall, in the South West of England. These series have been going on for some years in Britain now and were the inspiration to do the Spanish counterpart, "Doctor Mateo" (the British were first, though)


Watch the first episode and write a review of it, including a brief summary of the plot, describing at least 2 of the main characters (choose from the list), where and when it is set, the strong points and the weaknesses of it, the atmosphere, the English lifestyle portrayed and finally give your personal opinion about it.

Here is the list of the main characters:
Dr Martin Elligham
Louisa Glasson, the teacher
PC Mark Mylow, the police officer
Bert Large, the plumber (father)
Al Large, the plumber (son)
Joan Norton. Doc's aunt
Elaine Denham, the receptionist
Coronel Gilbert Spencer, the patient