THE PRESSING ISSUES OF TODAY S WORLD PROF ANA LOVATO

In the CEI s classes we not only propose tackling the current issues pressinG the world today because this is a must for all our , advanced level trainees. This is pressing for them and in order to pass their exams and promote their subjects they definitely must be aware of them However, it is still necessary, even regardless of college expectations,for them to get their teeth into these issues, as they have to do with equipping them and empowering them with the new challenges reaching them Please share this article with your mates in your HANGOUTS and discuss what four important issues are brought to light here SEE IF YOIU SPOT THEM Enjoy https://impact.economist.com/projects/future-is-you/article/spotting-wildfire-risks-with-ai-technology/?utm_source=paid-media&utm_medium=Economist.com&utm_campaign=Samsung-Futureisyou-2023&utm_content=970x250 PROF ANA LOVATO CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INGLESES

TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD Melina GIARIO B2

Melina read articles on this topic as the evidence she provides shows but she added her own points of views and conclusions in this essay The transition to adulthood is critical but often misunderstood. As societal and economic changes have created new demands and challenges for young people, particularly those in the 18- to 25-year-old range, we now recognize emerging adulthood as a distinct period separate from adolescence and older adulthood (Arnett, 2004). During this period, emerging adults experience new life roles. When we were children , we espected our parents to decide for us They made decisions and it was very difficult for us kids to have control over our lives As time goes by, we learn that one day our parents won t be with us, either because they grow too old, or they pass away , so we realize we had better choose our own path in life W e can t depend on them for keeps. Even if we fully agree with their lifelong choices, Time will come for us to be in control . It s not whether we actually want or do not want to become independant : the time will come for us to have to do so , regardless of what we want to do This means we will have , or we had some time ago to create our own personal identity . Sometimes we experienced unhealthy behaviours, and very often we discovered that we were at odds with what our paren

ts presented to us as good options . We sought a change, we wanted to create our own path , even if it was quite different from the one they had shown us a the best path Throughout adolescence, there is a continued risk of experimentation with situations that may be risky for us kids, therefore it fowllos that listening to what our parents have to tell us is all too important , as they have probably gone through the same experiences as we are going through now and thus know about those risks . Parents usually wish to prevent their kids making serious mistakes that they may later on regret in later stages of their lives They are no longer minors and are faced with two additional life challenges: increased adult responsibilities and decreased familial support. Autonomy: Emotional and Behavioral Components A core element in the journey to adulthood involves the attainment of autonomy (Rice & Dolgin, 2008). During this time period, young people establish their uniqueness from others, and new interests, values, goals, and worldviews divergent from close others may emerge (Rice & Dolgin, 2008). As a normal developmental process, autonomy has been described as having two components: emotional and behavioral. Emotional autonomy refers to becoming free of childish emotional dependence on adults (Rice & Dolgin, 2008). Parents can either foster an overdependence on the developing young person or provide the opposite, a lack of guidance and support. Clearly, a balance of both is the most preferred course of action (Rice & Dolgin, 2008). Behavioral autonomy refers to youth learning to become more skilled in their own self-governing behavior and independent enough to make decisions on their own accord (Holmbeck et al., 2006; Rice & Dolgin, 2008). Young persons are faced with difficult choices sometimes either follow what their parents suggest or try their own way of doing things If you reading these lines have ever faced this dilemma , what did you do ? Did you take your partents warnings into account or did you make your own decision , even contradicting them ? An adolescent s lack of previous experience may lead him or her easily into error. Thus, it sounds reasonable alway to take your elder s experiences into account and then judge by yourself how you could improve on them so as not to make preduictable mistakes that might cause unnecessary suffering

stages in life : how to grow old and still be good by BERTRAND RUSSEL BY ANA LOVATO

https://www.organism.earth/library/document/how-to-grow-old DO YOU KNOW WHO BERTRAND RUSEL WAS ? oNE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT britsih philosophers OF ALL TIMES hERE iM SENDING YOU AN ARTICLE HE WROTE ABOUT OLD AGE. oR NOT TO GROW OLD, IN ACTUAL FACT. hOPE YOU ENJOY READING IT prof ana lovato cei

WHAT ARE THE GRAMMAR ISSUES THAT B2 STS MUST KNOW VERY WELL ?

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INGLESES If you want to be sure that you have reached your b2 level , you must read these grammar topics in your grammar book TENSE CONSTRUCTION AND TENSE USAGE WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION EXPRESSED BY EACH TENSE ? VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND VERBS FOLLOWED BY BOTH WITH CHANGE IN MEANING CONNECTORS AND CONJUNCTIONS HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT¿ STRUCTURES USED FOR EACH CONNECTOR DISCOURSE USAGE FOR EACH CONNECTOR HOW ARE THEY USED IN COMPOSTION WRITING? CLAUSES OF ADDITION- CLAUSES OF CONTRAST - CLAUSES OF CONDITION- CLAUSES OF PURPOSE CLAUSES OF RESULT MODAL VERBS PRESENT , PAST AND FUTURE TIME FOR EACH MODAL VERB MODALS EXPRESSING CAPACITY- `PRoBABILITY- POSSIBILITY- PREFERENCE- DEDUCTION- OBLIGATION- NECESSITY - HABIT IN THE PRESENT And in the past WHAT IUS THE GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MODAL VERB AND A CONTENT OR ACTION VERB ? PREPOSTIONS FOR TIME AND PLACE ADVERBIAL PARTICLES AND PHRASAL VERBS CAUSATIVE USE OF VERBS NARRATIVE AND ESSAY TYPE WRITINGS- REPORTS AND BIOGRAPHIES : PARTS OF A COMPOSTION COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE OR MASS NOUNS WORD FORMATION FROM NOUN TO ADJECTIVE FROM ADJECTIVE TO VERB- ADVERBS ABD THEIR USAGE COLLOCATIONS THIS LAST TOPIC USUALLY REQUIRES STS TO DO SPECIAL SEMINARS TO SPAN THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLOCATIONS IN ENGLISH error correction and remedcial work is required for sts who still have a good deal of uncertainty about some grammar questions . This is also a SPECIAL SEMINAR given at the CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INGLESES when sts should require so . pLEASE ASK YOU TEACHER IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO LOOK UP THESE GRANMAR TOPICS IN YOUR GRAMMAR BOOKS

SPORTS AND POLITICS DO THEY MIX? by Sandra Bellino CUPEI

Should sport and politics mix? Conor Keenan Embed from Getty Images Prior to the beginning of the new Formula 1 season, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner stated that “F1 is not a political sport and it shouldn’t be used politically”. Christian Horner is wrong, and the idea that sport is not political is out of touch with reality. Sport is escapism. This is why we love it. It’s the idea that you can sit down in your favourite spot on the sofa, put your feet up and become engrossed at the world class levels your favourite sports are played at. You become so engrossed that all of life’s worries are forgotten about, whether that be for 90 minutes, 72 laps or 18 holes. The general belief is that politics and sports should not mix. Somehow, the idea that sport is a phenomenon separated from politics and society has developed. This has largely been peddled by people who use sport for their own political or societal gain. The most recent example comes from the wonderful sporting utopia of Formula One, the sporting organisation that has expanded its influence in countries with some of the worst human rights records in the world – Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar just to name a few. The suits at Formula One introduced a ban on drivers displaying political or religious statements ‘without prior approval’ for the new season that began this weekend. This ban is an attempt by the governing body to clamp down on drivers’ freedoms of expression, to use their position as world-renowned athletes to push for change in the world. Embed from Getty Images Despite the ban, Lewis Hamilton continued to wear his rainbow themed helmet in the opening race in Bahrain, a country in which is illegal for homosexuals to marry. Hamilton has yet to be sanctioned for his display. It is the latest addition of, the more than likely, white men in suits at a board table pretending that sports and politics aren’t inherently linked. Ultimately, sports and politics have and will always be linked. Sport does not live in a vacuum, detached from the rest of the world. In fact, sports are inherently connected to the social and political contexts of their time. The sports themselves are shaped by this, and in return they help shape society. Look at the countless examples from the past century. The origins of both Rugby Union and Rugby league were based primarily through the origins of class in England. The rivalry between Celtic and Rangers in Scotland is rooted in sectarianism and tribalism around Irish nationalism. The raised black-gloved fists of Tommie Lee and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics will remain one of the most iconic single moments in sport. Embed from Getty Images Sport is joined at the hip with nationalism, one of the most powerful tools in a politician’s arsenal. The Olympics medal table does not have individual athletes’ names on it, but rather a number of medals beside a nation’s flag. Sport can be used as a vehicle to drive a country’s nationalist machine, as shown so blatantly at the 1936 Olympics. A more recent example were the 1980 in Moscow and the following 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where political point scoring and parades of national strength played out at the height of the cold war. Part of the reason politics and sport will always be entrancingly linked is it’s now increasing use by politicians themselves. Sport has become a prop for the political elite to improve their self-image. The 2022 Qatar World Cup has been the most high-profile example thus far, and Formula One is contradicting itself by adding races in countries with the financial power to draw in these events for their own PR development rather than actually addressing social and political issues with their own people. Christian Horner’s support of banning political statements by drivers are sanctimonious. These comments came 3 years after Horner welcomed then Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the Red Bull headquarters in Milton Keynes for a photo opportunity on his campaign trail. Embed from Getty Images The hypocrisy is glaring. Sports will always be linked with politics while politicians use it as a prop. The fact that those in power are trying to limit the freedoms of the sports stars, the very people who make their sports successful, should be a concern for athletes in any sport. Athletes, now more than ever, have a platform to be spokespeople for issues around the world, and Williams driver Alex Albon expressed he feels it is a responsibility for sports stars like himself to “make people aware of these kind of situations”. Trying to separate sport from politics is putting the purity of sport at risk. Like any other facet of life, sport is deeply political. There was little uproar when the sporting world reacted swiftly to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, kicking them out of the International Olympic Committee and FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Where is the faux outrage for these actions from the ‘no politics in sport’ brigade, or are they too focused on footballers taking a knee? The title of this article gives the impression that we have a choice of whether sport and politics mix. Ultimately, sport always has been and will be political, whether those in charge like it or not. Instead of attempting the impossible task of separating sport and politics, we should instead focus on harnessing political acts in sport for the greater good. If we do not, sport risks lagging behind a rapidly changing society, arguably faster than we have ever seen. Author

crime across the border : Illicit trade

Collaborating across sectors and borders Illicit trade—the production and exchange of counterfeit or smuggled goods, as well as trafficking in animals, humans and illegal items—can be lucrative. According to the International Chamber of Commerce, the financial cost of illicit trade is estimated to be $4.2trn annually. Criminals profit from the sale of banned products like drugs and firearms, and use anonymity to keep their international networks hidden. When it comes to cross-border movement of illegal goods, North America’s expansiveness exacerbates the problem. The United States shares the world’s longest land border (at 8,890km), with Canada and the busiest land border crossing with Mexico. This makes preventing smuggling and illegal migration especially challenging for border security and customs agencies. With just over 12,000km in land borders and approximately 230,000km of coastline, North America is ripe with opportunities for criminal networks to traffic people and illegal goods and improve their position in the illicit market. Technology has also empowered criminals, who now use mobile devices, digital currencies and the internet to adapt to the market. Authorities find it harder to catch them partly due to e-commerce, since servers can be anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, online consumers find it difficult to tell the difference between legitimate and illegitimate goods. Stopping transnational crime requires collaboration between companies and local, national and international authorities. These organisations will need regular communication on cross-border illicit trade flows and new penalties, international regulations and standards. Governments must also educate their populations on how to identify and avoid buying illicit items. Agenda Case studies and solution-focused sessions Networking Meet in-person and take advantage of exclusive networking opportunities