...TeachingEnglish | Lesson plans Worksheets – Socialising (1): Breaking the ice Quiz: Breaking the ice 1. You decide to attend an international conference. You have never attended such an event before. What is your main reason for attending? Choose one option. a. I’m going to attend lots of presentations so I can keep up-to-date with developments in my industry. b. I’m hoping to meet lots of interesting people – maybe some of them will be useful for my future career. c. I have a target of twenty people that I want to meet, so I can persuade them to buy our products. On the first evening, you attend a ‘welcome party’. You arrive in a large hall filled with about 500 people. They all seem to be talking to each other in groups. There’s nobody that you recognise. What do you do? a. Go up to one of the groups, introduce yourself and ask if you can join them. b. Go up to one of the groups and listen to the conversation. Maybe you can join in later. c. Find where the food is being served and try to start a conversation with someone in the queue. d. Walk around the hall, pretending to be looking for someone. Avoid eye contact with other people. e. Turn around and go home. At the conference party, which of these problems would be worse for you? a. No-one wants to talk to you. b. A really boring person wants to talk to you … and you can’t escape from him/her. Where is the best place to stand if you want people to talk to you? a. In the middle of the hall. b. By the wall. c. Outside. d...
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...there is the Tec-9, a crappy spray gun from South Miami. This gun is advertised as the most popular gun in American crime. Do you believe that shit? It actually says that in the little book that comes with it: the most popular gun in American crime. Like they're actually proud of that shit. You think water moves fast? You should see ice. It moves like it has a mind. Like it knows it killed the world once and got a taste for murder. After the avalanche, it took us a week to climb out. Now, I don't know exactly when we turned on each other, but I know that seven of us survived the slide... and only five made it out. Now we took an oath, that I'm breaking now. We said we'd say it was the snow that killed the other two, but it wasn't. Nature is lethal but it doesn't hold a candle to man. You think water moves fast? You should see ice. It moves like it has a mind. Like it knows it killed the world once and got a taste for murder. After the avalanche, it took us a week to climb out. Now, I don't know exactly when we turned on each other, but I know that seven of us survived the slide... and only five made it out. Now we took an oath, that I'm breaking now. We said we'd say it was the snow that killed the other two, but it wasn't. Nature is lethal but it doesn't hold a candle to man. Now that there is the Tec-9, a crappy spray gun from South Miami. This gun is advertised as the most popular gun in American crime. Do you believe that shit? It actually says that in the little book...
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...What a surprise catch! This ice fishing adventure will surely be fondly remembered. This catch is something these fishermen can talk about and share with friends, and family for years to come. In the state of Pennsylvania, once the bodies of water freeze over, any licensed individual who loves to fish can bundle up and head to the closest body of water offering fishing privileges. Getting Started Ice Thickness In order to safely ice fish, the ice must be at least 4 inches thick. Pennsylvania offers an informative chart outlining ice thickness requirements for various activities. Staying Warm Shanties Consider creating, purchasing or renting a small shelter (shanties) that you can use to stay warm while you go fishing. These shelters are usually made of plastic or wood and are available at most sporting goods stores. On average, shanties are 6 feet x 6 feet and have a bench inside; in addition, shanties are tall enough to stand in. Portable canvas shelters are also useful when ice...
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...more strongly than hydrogen, this results in a slight positive charge on the hydrogen atom and a slight negative charge on the oxygen atom. These charge difference lead to hydrogen bonding, this is where slightly negatively charge atom (oxygen) bonds to a slightly positively charged hydrogen this means that water molecules hydrogen-bond together a lot. The molecules then form a network that allows it to move around in whilst continually making and breaking hydrogen bonds. This explains why the boiling point of water is 100 degrees celsius because as soon as a hydrogen bond breaks it makes another one. However, as the temperature of water is reduced, water moves less because it is lacking kinetic energy. Water forms more hydrogen bonds and they are not so easy to break. The water becomes solid and the hydrogen bonds hold the structure in a semi-crystalline form known as ice. Properties and importance of Water Solvent: The solvent properties of water make it...
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...She couldn’t wait to work on the fort that she and Julianne (well, not really Julianne) had made. A tree had fallen several years ago making a type of overhanging that she had put sticks on. It was a carproof screen. She had also made a second one similar to the first just a few feet away from it. But this one had a pine tree as a roof, not an oak tree. They got to the the fort a couple of minutes later. Julianne went straight off to the iced covered waterfront, took her “ax” (a hard stick with a hammer-like end she had found) and started to break the ice that she could reach. When the ice started floating down stream it was stopped by two logs barricading the river. In order to clear the ice away, Julianne climbed out on the logs and helped the ice go under them and on down the river. She continued to do this while thinking how nice a day it was and wishing they could go swimming. Anja was having trouble. There was this big hole in the wall of the fort and no matter how hard she tried she couldn’t seem to get it closed. Frowning she went to go find a pine branch to place over it. All of a sudden there was the whooshing sound of an engine of a car. Anja threw herself flat of the ground behind some trees and shouted...
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...freezing temperatures. Also, warmer temperatures in our farming area have spurred plant diseases, and the quality of agricultural seeds has degenerated cutting into local women’s ability to earn a living. Because our yields are down, it is difficult to feed our children.” (Jaime Baily 14). Climate change has become a very contested and debated matter. Some scientists say that the earth is warming; skeptics contend that it is cooling. Glaciologists say that the polar ice on earth is melting, and skeptics say that Antarctic ice is growing. Skeptics-that have also concluded that the earth is warming-point out that the earth has gone through many such warming periods (interglacials or periods of desertification) in between cooling periods and that these are natural cycles. But the long-running debate over whether or not global warming is anthropogenic is arriving to its end. Not only it is caused by man, it’s real, it’s here. All across the world, in every place known to man, glaciers and ice-sheets are melting, the average temperature is increasing and dangerous weather events are occurring as an integrated response to green house gases produced by man’s activity such as motor vehicles, factories, fossil fuel plants, etc . We are already suffering the consequences of the global warming...
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...Status Related Skills that affect character and weapon stats |Skill Tree |Skill Name |Description | |Health |Health +50 |Max Health +50. | | |Health +20 |Max Health +20. | | |Health -10 |Max Health -10. | | |Health -30 |Max Health -30. | |Rec Speed |Recovery Spd +2 |Red part of health bar recovers fastest. | | | | | | |Recovery Spd +1 |Red part of health bar recovers faster. | | | | | | |Recovery Spd -1 |Red part of health bar recovers slower. | | |...
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...Taffe’s Ice Land Case Analysis Taffe’s Ice Land is clearly already sustaining itself by breaking even. Ty just needs to develop a plan that focuses on his current strengths, which is what is currently working for Taffe’s Ice Land and target those to increase them. The SWOT analysis is a powerful tool to determine everything. His current strengths are definitely the hockey sessions and weekend hours. Ty has been able to successfully manage this and kept the business up and running. Hockey sessions should continue to be held in order to continue breaking even, however Ty needs to work on the schedules. One of his weaknesses is the fact that he can’t handle huge amounts of clientele because he needs to have the business well staffed during these peak hours. Labor costs are one of the most expensive costs in a business. A major external opportunity is that children are constantly dropped off by parents and Taffe’s Ice Land is the only ice skating rink in town. Just the fact that he is and continues to be the only ice rink in town, gives Taffe’s Ice Land a great advantage. The only threat that Ty has encountered is the scheduling of the public skating sessions. Ty still hasn’t been able to figure out how to make it work so he can increase his profits. Since his strength so far has been running the hockey sessions, Ty should continue to offer them, but also on a more programmatic way. This will allow him to continue offering the hockey clinics and figure skating...
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...(Visual 2) Firstly, to inspect the breaking ball, it must first be understood. A breaking ball is a type of pitch where the thrower snaps it's elbow and wrist to get extreme spin, which curves the ball in its commanded direction. Some of the most common breaking pitches are the curveball and slider. A curveball is a pitch that has top spin making it start at the batter's head and curve down into the strike zone. A slider is almost the opposite making a side to side curving action. Secondly, the breaking ball has a direct relevance to arm injuries. Throwing these pitches puts an enormous amount of pressure on the elbow as well as tearing or weakening the tendon in the elbow. Overall, the breaking balls are good pitches to stay away...
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...Hybrid and electrical cars differ from one another. Hybrid cars are mainly gasoline-burning vehicles that utilizes their electric bites to collect and reuse the energy that usually goes as waste in standard cars. Hybrid cars produce energy through the battery which can reach an acceleration in speed. All hybrids have one thing in common which is the ability to generate the electric current, store it in a large battery and use the current to help drive the car. The hybrid cars capture the electrical energy produced by the regenerative breaking system and their engines can power a generator too. Additionally, the maximum speed and distance of the hybrid cars over which electric-only operation can be sustained varies mainly from zero to a handful of miles and is also related to the weight as well as the aerodynamics of the car, the strength of the motor-generator and more than anything else the capacity of the battery. This is to say that the bigger the capacity of the battery the more electric bites can be released thus the higher the speed of the...
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...now. Journalist: Isn’t the ice melting here in Nunavut? Harper: Environment Canada has noticed a slight warm trend over the past few years, but nothing to worry about here in (mispronounced) Nunavut. David Suzuki: That is not true!! Do you know what percentage of ice we’ve lost in the past couple of years? Harper: The Canadian Government does not believe that the ice has started to melt. Suzuki: Actually, the Arctic has lost over 40% of its ice since 1980 Harper: Well… those facts are still being debated… where are you from again, Mr. (mispronounced) Suzuki Suzuki: Canada Harper: No no... Where are you from from? Suzuki: I’m from Canada. Can you stop changing the subject! Why do you not want to talk about climate change? It’s almost as if you want the ice to melt. Harper: No! No! No! We don’t want the ice to melt, not that it’s melting. Journalist: Wait! You’re a Leafs fan... Are trying to melt the ice so that you don’t have to watch the Leafs lose again? BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Prime Minister Out to Destroy Hockey!! Polar Bear: After all this time I have supported you, you try to make me homeless. My family was right about you. (starts to walk away) Harper: Wait! We belong together! It’s true that the ice is melting, and it is all part of my plan because I hated watching the Maple Leafs lose. Maple Leafs player: Hey! I thought you were a fan! Polar Bear: Why aren’t you in Toronto? Maple Leafs player: This is the only place with ice left in Canada. Journalist:...
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...Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts Industry The global retail ice cream industry revenue is estimated to reach $74 billion by 2018. Favorable demographic factors, rising consumer disposable income, and consumer's awareness toward frozen dessert mainly drive the demand. The retail ice cream industry includes retail sales of classic ice creams and frozen novelties. Classic ice cream includes special ice cream such as low-fat and non-fat, take home, and bulk ice creams. Frozen novelties include flavored ice, sorbet, and frozen yogurt. The industry is moderately capital-intensive as large numbers of players are competing with each other to maintain their place in the market. The classic ice cream segment contributed approximately 80% in global retail ice cream industry in 2012, whereas Nestle and Unilever, the two largest players captured one-third of the total market. New product development and innovation plays an important role as a growth driver for industry. Maintaining price and quality, brand loyalty, and consumer group retention are the biggest challenges for industry due to the large number of competitors in the market. This research indicates that in the future, innovative flavors in ice cream products with focus on health improvement will increase the per-household consumption, thus reflecting an increase in demand. Frozen novelties are forecast to witness strong growth during the next five years. U.S. ice cream and frozen dessert sales topped $25.1 billion in 2011...
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...scientists were shocked at that his body has been unharmed for numerous amounts of years and no animal has eaten on the remains of the corpse. There are many theories which conclude to the why the iceman has been preserved all these years. Scientists believe that Otzi was covered by layer of ice after his death because his body has not been disturbed; therefore...
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...gather energy when the sun is out to shine but when it isn’t the power goes. The same is true for wind and water. Also because they are expensive the poorer countries cannot afford them. The government is trying to get everyone to use renewable energy and if this happens the poorer countries would have to make do without any electricity and would be even more economically challenged then they are now. As the media keeps talking about global warming and its effect on the weather which is partially true because they still say that it’s the co2 in the atmosphere that is causing it. This is wrong because studies of the ice cores of Greenland that tell us that there was a period in time when there was more co2 in the atmosphere and the climate was much more colder than the one we have to today. The media also says that the warmer weather will melt the polar ice caps and change the Atlantic...
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...Associate Level Material Sedimentary Rock Worksheet Use the following table to describe and distinguish between the effects of weathering and erosion. Each response must be at least 200 words. Effects of Weathering Effects of Erosion What are the Differences? Mechanical or physical weathering includes two main processes: fracturing and abrasion, which may be intense in wet and dry regions. Wind, rain, snow, ice and other geological events cause mechanical weathering. This type of weathering leads to splitting of rocks and minerals into fragments. Big and sudden changes in air temperature, which are very common in deserts or water temperature changes, always cause expansion or contraction of minerals. For example, when water enters a crack and freezes, it widens the crack and eventually leads to breaking of the surface. Plant roots have a similar effect when they grow so big that they reach the crack in the rock. At some point, the rock will fall apart. This type of weathering changes the mineral composition of rocks by chemical processes and it can sometimes lead to dangerous conditions. Water is the basic agent in chemical weathering because it initiates the whole process. Some of its effects are oxidation (rusting), hydration and carbonization. Chemical weathering also causes loss of chemical elements by solution in water. Caves, stalactites and stalagmites are created by different chemical processes of weathering Sheet erosion is soil movement from raindrop...
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