I understand you speak a little English, right?

Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) arrives at JFK International Airport, but finds that he is not allowed to enter the United States. While he was en route to the US, a revolution was started in his home nation of Krakozhia. Due to the civil war, the United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as a sovereign nation and denies Viktor's entrance to the US. Unable to leave the airport or return to Krakozhia, Viktor instead lives in the terminal, carrying his luggage and a mysterious Planters peanut can.

This is the picture, "A great day in Harlem", which Viktor (Tom Hanks) carried around with himself, for love for his father, keeping it inside of the Planters`peannut can, in order to collect Benny Golson`s autograph on a trip to New York. Benny Golson, is one of the Jazz players depicted on the picture, whose autograph was missing from Viktor`s father`s collection.

 

Watch this movie clip and think about the questions below:


1) Do you think Viktor would be able to get through immigration in the first moment? Why?

2) Why are the Chinese tourists suspicious?

3) What`s going on in Krakhozia?

4) Could Viktor`s condition be classified as asylum, refugee status, temporary protective status, humanitarian parole or non-immigration work travel?

5) Was Viktor acceptable?

6) What’s Cats?

7) Where is Viktor allowed to stay?

8) Could you speak English better than Viktor?

Will Google be your best or worst friend?

If you use Google, you have probably seen a little pop up at the top of the page announcing: "We're changing our privacy policy and terms." It gives you the choice to "Learn More" or, another option, the one most people followed, to "Dismiss."

Who wants to read about what Google plans to do with all that information it has about us? Will anyone be able to have access to all my data recorded on Google? I hope someone sees I have been looking for a job and gives me any position anywhere,  if it happens.

Are we losing control of our digital privacy?

Here's what Google knows about you, what it stores right there on its servers, waiting for a hacker:

Google has every e-mail you ever sent or received on Gmail. It has every search you ever made, the contents of every chat you ever had over Google Talk. It holds a record of every telephone conversation you had using Google Voice, it knows every Google Alert you've set up. It has your Google Calendar with all content going back as far as you've used it, including everything you've done every day since then. It knows your contact list with all the information you may have included about yourself and the people you know. It has your Picasa pictures, your news page configuration, indicating what topics you're most interested in. And so on.

If you ever used Google while logged in to your account to search for a person, a symptom, a medical side effect, a political idea; if you ever gossiped using one of Google's services, all of this is on Google's servers. 

Google can even track searches on your computer when you're not logged in for up to six months.

So, don`t worry, Google will always be there for you. And you, will you always be there for Google?

What could happen to the world if Google decided to make everyone`s history accessible?

Send answers to adm@airenglishschool.com, and make sure not to let Google see your ideas once more, unless it`s worth...

Happy Xmas & Goodbye 2011!

This is time to thank everyone who has been with us somehow, and wish everyone else a happy XMAS and a better 2012.

If you don't see Santa Claus this time of year, that's allright, love is what counts!

Let's make 2012 the year of love, and the end of war!

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Answer according to the text:

1)What do the words in bold mean?

a)Xmas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas
b)Santa Claus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus

The universe is surrounded by lives

NASA astronomers have discovered another blue planet... but this time it's habitable!

What's the order of the events which happened in the past?

a) ___ so now, French astronomers this year, confirmed the first rocky exoplanet is able to meet key requirements for sustaining life
b) ___ Kepler-22b, initially glimpsed in 2009
c) ___ throghout a couple of years, scientists saw this planet crossing in front of stars three times

Have you been thinking about moving, lately?


Answers:
a-3; b-1; c-2

STOP WORKING NOW! Let's all get on strike!

It seems like everyone, everywhere, is not satisfied with something, somehow. Why?

We are living an age of contradiction, opposing ideas that generate conflict leading to WAR!

> Public schools and universities in Brazil are fighting for work conditions, equal rights and a decent salary. People on strike, society is hurt and killed!

> Health system in this country is struggling with work conditions and in search for a decent salary. People on strike, society dies!

> Correios national public mail service is looking for a decent salary. People on strike, society gets seriously affected!

It also seems that strikes are everywhere around...

a) And you, what are you fighting for? What do you think about companies on strikes?

"I am maybe looking for a better salary too. That`s a difficult issue to talk about, but I reckon there are good and bad points about it..."


b) What would you do if you were a passenger on a business trip in Australia, and had a Qantas flight to take back to your hometown, and it was the only airline which opperated that specific route you needed?

"I would certainly ask for the airline to provide my way back somehow, otherwise, I would get vouchers for my stay in Australia, and try to spot any kangaroo around..."

Come on, what are you waiting for? Let`s get on strike!