This document contains an agenda for an Academic Interactions class on November 11. It includes reminders about upcoming exams and presentations. It lists the agenda items of finishing a listening activity, reviewing conversation starters on various topics, and an assignment for individual presentations. The conversation starters provide potential discussion questions on issues like government subsidies, video game violence, alternative medicine, classroom engagement, poverty solutions, clinical drug trials, crime deterrents, and infant mortality. The individual presentation schedule is also included.

1. ACADEMIC INTERACTIONS
130B
FALL 2014
IECP
JACKIE GIANICO

2. 11:15- REVIEW, 5 MINS WITH A NEIGHBOR
…in the
economy
that
___________
women from
skilled, paid
work.
Many had fled the
aftermath of the
failed liberal
revolutions that
had ________
across Europe in
1848.
…the whole
community
was
____________ by
this eruption of
lava.
She was
___________ by
the news of her
husband’s death
which occurred
while he was
deployed in
Afghanistan.
campaign
decimated
devastated
mankind
marginalized
swept
I’m concerned
with the way this
case is being
____________
under the rug.
The __________
for Tobacco-
Free kids works
with local
media to
educate…
Instead of
developing
technology for
the benefit of
____________...

3. CLASS 43: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
REMINDERS:
Chapter 6 Exam Monday
Group presentation due 11/20
AGENDA
•Finish Listening 1
•Conversation starters
•Individual Presentation Assignment

4. LISTENING 1
• p.105

5. CONVERSATION STARTERS
• Katia: Respiratory diseases have a high index of
mortality in Brazil. What kind of diseases have a high
mortality rate in your country?
• Soud: Some countries offer subsidies to those who
want to start a business venture. From your point of
view, must governments do it? That is, give a subsidy
to those who want to start a business, and why?
• Tahani: Nowadays, there are many video games
that really have negative effects, especially on kids.
For example, war games like Call of Duty or games
that involve illegal activity such as Grand Theft Auto.
These types of games might make kids act more
violent. Do you agree with it, why and why not?

6. CONVERSATION STARTERS
• Bushra: The company received a large subsidy from
the government in return for a guarantee to create
at least 100 permanent jobs in the city. My question
is: what kind of subsidies should the rich country
provide to a poor country?
• Isabella: Alternative medicines consist of a huge
range of healthcare practice, products, and
therapies such as homeo (?????) various forms of
acupuncture and others. Do you think alternative
medicine is the best way?
• Oday: Some students don’t have efficacy in class.
Can you give me some suggest to solve this
problem?

7. CONVERSATION STARTERS
• Buthainah: Each one of us has a transformative
point, a transformative change in his life in case of
career, education, of personal life, which mean it’s
a big change that happen in this area. Do you
have a transformative change, or transformative
point in your life, and what is it?
• Alhasan: As we know that there are a lot of severe
problem in some poor country. Do you think that
subsidy from rich country can have efficacy to solve
this problem?

8. CONVERSATION STARTERS
• Sae Mi: Clinical trials can give us a lot of information
about a new drug. But also it may cause side
effects. Do you agree or disagree with the
implementation of clinical trials?
• Fares: So, everyone knows that there are different
types of crimes. There are crimes of what are
considered as a first degree crimes, and others are
considered ordinary crimes or small. In fact, in many
cases, we hear that the prison do not deter the
offender from repeating the crime especially the
small crimes. In your opinion, what are the
appropriate alternatives to prison in such cases?

9. CONVERSATION STARTERS
• Ricardo: Many countries have a high infant
mortality rates. Do you have an alternative to solve
this problem?

10. INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
Monday
Dec 1
Tuesday
Dec 2
Wednesday
Dec 3
Thursday
Dec 4
Monday
Dec 8
Tuesday
Dec 9
Bushra Khalifa Ali Yong Won Katia Fares
Buthainah Soud Oday Sae Mi Tahani Ricardo
Isabella Faisal M. Alo. Alhasan M. Alm.

11. LIBRARY VISIT
• What do you remember from our visit yesterday?
• What did Rachel compare plagiarism with?

12. HOMEWORK
• Read LEAP pp. 182-183; transcript for Listening 2:
A Better Way to Beat Malaria
• Audio or video comment on blog any
vocabulary you had difficulty with