THE PRESS
What are the 2 types of press in the US and in GB?
Quality press + Popular press (tabloids)
Name a science channel that has been presented in class.
the Amoebia sisters' channel
Name a highrise in London
the Shard, the gherkin, ...
Give 3 American car brands.
Ford, Chrysler, Chrysler, Tesla
What is the first Amendment to the Constitution about?
It guarantees freedom ( of speech, of worship, , of assembly and to make a complaint)
What's the difference between Ted and TedX?
Ted X events are organized at a local level.
Singapore :
What are the 2 dates of independence ?
What do they correcpond to ?
- 1963 : independence from Britain
- 1965 : independence from Malaysia
How far is Route 66 ?
From where to where ?
-, More than 2 thousand miles
- From Chicago to LA.
Name 2 British papers or magazines and 2 American ones.
British : the Guardian, the Sun, the Daily Mirror ...
American: The New York Times, the Observer, the Washington post ...
What does MOOC stand for?
Massive Open Online Course
Who is Saskia SASSEN?
The sociologist who coined the expression "Global city"
Why has the US no high-speed rail ? ( 3 reasons)
- Car companies bought up all the streetcar system and dismantled it.
- The National Interstate system was passed.
- Money was dedicated to automobile infrastructure.
Find a synonym for "biased" and a synonym for "trustworthy"
biased:partial, subjective, unreliable
trustworthy:reliable, impartial, neutral, objective
What is an "outback govie"?
a governess teaching in the outback, in Australia.
Why is Singapore a rich city ? (4 elements)
- Thanks to its location, in the middle of an important trade route
- Thanks to the fact it kept strong ties with the British. --> open to business
- Thanks to big doses of government intervention - affordable public housing
- Thanks to the privatization of many companies
The 4th Estate / Power is the media, what about the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd?
The 1srt = the executive (the government + the police)
The 2nd = the legislative (the parliament)
The 3rd = the judicial (the court)
Name an online non-profit educational platform created in 2008. It is free, based on step by step progress and has been presented in class.
the Khan Academy
What's the English for :
1) un graphique à colonnes
2) un histogramme
3) un camembert
4) une courbe
1) a column chart
2) a bar chart
3) a pie chart
4) a line