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Friday, October 9th

Fill in this form commenting about the picture below. Type “Amazon” in the field labeled “reference” in the form. You will find the information and the vocabulary you need here.

A possible script :

Document title or reference : Amazon

WHAT
The document I’m going to talk about is a news photograph taken from the BBC News website. It is about a strike at an Amazon warehouse.

WHERE
The scene takes place in front of a big Amazon warehouse in England, near Birmingham.

WHEN
The event occurred in winter, in January 2024. The date of the strike is given in the article and we can see the grey and cloudy sky.

WHO
The persons involved are the Amazon workers on strike. They are wearing orange vests and they are holding union flags. On the right, there is a man in a yellow vest.

Summary
Basically the story is that of warehouse workers who are on strike. The main issue is pay: they want better wages, and they want Amazon to recognise their union, the GMB.

PARTS
The photo can be divided into 3 parts. The first one, in the foreground, is focused on the group of workers. The second one, in the middle, shows the flags and the banners. The last one, in the background, deals with the huge grey Amazon building.

Analysis
By doing this, the photographer wants to show that the workers are united. He also wants us to realize that the company is very big and powerful.

React
What strikes me the most in this photo is the contrast between the giant building and the small group of people. What I find the most impressive is that they are smiling.

Alluding
It reminds me of the story of David and Goliath: a small group against a very big and powerful opponent.

Conclusion
To sum up, this photo is all based on the idea that workers are united against a powerful company.

Friday, September 25th

Fill in this form commenting about the picture below. Type “Catwoman” in the field labeled “reference” in the form.

Minerva Valencia from Puebla, works as a nanny in New York. She sends 400 dollars a week.

Tuesday, September 22nd

Do some research using DUCK DUCK GO and prepare some notes to be able to talk for 5 minutes about a business that failed at implanting itself in another country.

Friday, September 18th

The real story of the Superheroes Bernabe Mendez from the State of Guerrero. Works as a professional window cleaner in New York he sends 500 dollars a month. http://www.dulcepinzon.com/
Bernabe Mendez from the State of Guerrero, works as a professional window cleaner in New York. He sends 500 dollars a month.

Photographer : Dulce Pinzon

Series : The real story of Superheroes

Tuesday, September 15th

Take some notes while doing the exercise, don’t write EVERYTHING but write SOMETHING!

  1. Word formation
  2. Compound adjectives
  3. Compound nouns

Friday, September 11th

Tuesday, September 8th 

Back to Basics:

  1. Howlers – most common mistakes to avoid
  2. numbers and figures (to train yourself at home use this)
  3. useful vocabulary
  4. comparatives and superlatives

Friday, September 4th

General introduction & a short history of the English language, you may find most of what I said (and more) in this video on YouTube.