THE MIND ANDSHRINKS

Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers Psychiatrists are at long last starting to connect the dots Two back to back woodcut illustrations of a person's side profile with red circles overlayed Illustration: The Economist/Getty Images Apr 24th 2024 THE TICS started when Jessica Huitson was only 12 years old. Over time her condition worsened until she was having whole-body fits and being rushed to hospital. But her local hospital, in Durham, England, was dismissive, suggesting she had anxiety, a mental-health condition, and that she was probably spending too much time watching videos on TikTok. Her mother describes the experience as “belittling”. In fact, Jessica had an autoimmune condition brought on by a bacterial infection with Streptococcus. The condition is known as Paediatric Autoimmune-Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS). When the infection was identified and treated, her symptoms finally began to improve. Ms Huitson is not alone in having a dysfunction in the brain mistaken for one in the mind. Evidence is accumulating that an array of infections can, in some cases, trigger conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, tics, anxiety, depression and even psychosis. And infections are one small piece of the puzzle. It is increasingly clear that inflammatory disorders and metabolic conditions can also have sizeable effects on mental health, though psychiatrists rarely look for them. All this is symptomatic of large problems in psychiatry. Already have an account?Log in

Alternative Forms of Energy PROF ANA LOVATO CEI

wE always inist on the fact that fossile fuels are bad for our planet earth We have been depending on them for may decades, even centuires and fossile fuels have damaged the environment . We have been oil dependant , which is responsible for polluting the earth, waters and all things that have to do with our daily lives Here we are inviting you to read about alternative forms of energy which are not harmful for our planet earth Read about these options from the link below and be prepared to speak about these forms of energy, their pros , their cons and their availability in your own country https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-energy/green-energy-which-sources-are-the-most-sustainable-or-the-economist?ppccampaignID=&ppcadID=&ppcgclID=&utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&ppccampaignID=19495686130&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjww_iwBhApEiwAuG6ccE0iZ9hjAV9ZdvsQGTy7ZstvWQwP-ydq6GpepzhTXHA6RBXxxEVv0xoCaGoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Writea list of words or phrases that have to do with each form of energy OLook up the words in your LDOCE. Discuss in yourMEET class PROF ANA LOVATO CEI

ARE YOU PLANNING TO TAKE THE CEI S B2 EXAM AT BRITISH COUNCIL 2024?

We recommend this link to students who are finishing their B2 PART 2 course at CEI in 2024 This is for self reading and self correction . the book includes the keys so you can correct yourselves and if you go wrong, you may ask your tutors to explain in your meet classes . just let them know about your difficulties you must be ready to share your screen with your teacher and your mates in your meet classes . https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/167791-b2-first-handbook.pdf

EXAMPLES OF WRITING STYLES FOR B2 , C1 AND IELTS

BELOW WE HAVE INCLUDED A LINK FOR YOU TO READ ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WRITINGS THAT YOU MAY CHOOSZE WHEN YOU ARE DOING YOUR PAPER 2 OF YOUR B2 LEVEL THEY CAN ALSO APPEAR AT IELTS LEVEL https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b2-writing/blog-x-games

BIRDS : CAN THEY BE AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE ?

THIS IS AN ARTICLE THAT I FOUND ABOUT BIRDS IT IS NOT COMPLETE BUT I SUGGEST DISCUSSING WHAT THE FIRST PARAGRAPHS SAYS ANALIA FLASINO How some birds are responding to climate change By laying a second clutch of eggs Do this all over again? Apr 11th 2019 Share One of the great concerns that ornithologists have is that climate change will throw the nesting activities of birds out of sync with the availability of food for the raising of chicks. For one species, the pied flycatcher, a new study shows that some of its clan are proving to be remarkably adaptable. Upon returning to Europe from their African wintering grounds, the flycatchers time their egg-laying to the short period when juicy caterpillars are most abundant. During the past three decades this caterpillar peak has advanced by three weeks. Pied flycatchers initially had difficulty adjusting, but over time have started laying their eggs earlier to grab the caterpillars. Some, though, are doing a lot more to improve their reproductive chances of success, according to a study in the Journal of Avian Biology led by Christiaan Both of the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands.

PREPOSTIONS FOR NOOBS

DEAR STUDENTS : Very often we as teachers at CEI are asked this question by our young trainees: ( sometimes not so young ) HOW DO I KNOW WHICH PREPOSITION TO USE , IN OR AT ? HOW DO I GO ABOUT PREPOSITIONS ? I OFTEN MAKE MISTAKES . I NEVER KNOW WHICH I SHOULD USE .... SOME WORDS ABOUT PREPOSTIONS THAT GOOGLE MAY NOT SAY : PREPOSTIONS , as their prefix indicates, PRECEDE NOUN PHRASES THERE IS A RAT IN THE CELLAR CELLAR IS A NOUN IT IS PRECEDED BY IN AND THE CELLAR NEEDS AN ARTICLE THE AND THE CELLAR FORM A NOUN PHRASE BECAUSE THIS IS MADE UP OF TWO WORDS THE AND CELLAR THE NOUN PHRASE IS PRECEDED BY THE PREPOSTION IN WHAT DOES THIS INDICATE ? PLACE The place is the cellar that phrase must be preceded by IN because you are indicating the PLACE It s not the same as There is a rat in the street You wouldn t be so worried, would you ? BOTH IN THE STREET AND IN THE CELLAR are preceded by IN THIS IS THE PLACE OR THESE ARE THE PLACES THE WORD PREPOSITION , WE SAID IS PRECEDED BY PRE WHICH ANTICIPATES THE NOUN PHRASE THEN YOU HAVE THE WORD POSTION POSTION WHAT DO YOU ASSOCIATE IT WITH? POSTION IS PLACE There are other PREPOSTIONS that indicate PLACE

ON, AT, BEHIND, BELOW, ABOVE, OVER, ACROSS, OUT OF, INTO, UNDER

These are PLACES EXAMPLES THE BOAT IS PASSING UNDER THE BRIDGE THE PLANES ARE FLYING OVER THE CITY THE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING IN THE PATIO THE LADY IS SITTING ON THE CHAIR THERE IS A MC DONNAL DS STORE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE / NEXT TO MY HOUSE/ BESIDE MY HOUSE THE THIEF WAS ARRRESTED AND STOOD BETWEEN THE TWO POLICEMEN ARGENTINA IS BETWEEN CHILE AND URUGUAY THE PANAMA CANAL IS BETWEEN TWO OCEANS THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC THE MONEY WAS IN THE MAN S SAFE AND ITS KEYS WERE IN HIS POSSESSION (POCKET MY LOVER CAME INTO MY ROOM AND I WAS VERY HAPPY!! THE BOY WAS STANDING ON THE PAVEMENT WAITING FOR THE BUS THERE WAS A LOT OF DUST ON AND UNDER THE DESK . THE PLACE WAS VERY DIRTY THERE WAS A PAINTING ABOVE THE WINDOW ( ON THE WALL) THERE IS SOME WATER IN THE GLASS AND A PILL ON THE TABLE BESIDE IT . SHE S GOING TO TAKE HER PILL . THE MAN WALKED ACROSS THE STREET TO MEET HIS LOVER WHO WAS ON THE OPPOSITE PAVEMENT ( SIDEWALK) tHE FISH ARE IN THE RIVER THE FISHES THAT THE FISHERMAN HAS CAUGHT ARE OUT OF THE RIVER NOW THEY ARE ON HIS TABLE HE IS GOPING TO COOK THEM IN THE EXAMPLES ABOVE , NO OTHER PREPOSITION COULD BE POSSIBLE YOUR TURN NOW TASK WRITE SIMILAR SENTENCES TO ILLUSTRATE THE PREPOSITIONS MENTIONED READ THEM ALOUD IN YOUR GRAMMAR CLINIC CLA