E-MAILS MADE EASYMUSIC: CHART-TOPPERS OF THE PAST
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Many students in all levels of English prefer to conduct business via electronic mail. E-mail is quick, avoids the confusion of telephone calls (for example, misunderstanding a request in English or difficulty with a foreign accent), and everybody uses it.
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The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony in the United States that celebrates achievements in popular music. The Grammy Awards ceremony this year was on February 10, 2008, in the Staples Center in Los Angeles.Q & A WITH PROENGLISH STUDENTSMUSIC: AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS
ProEnglish interviewed two students who work at a nutritional product plant in El Salto, Jalisco. Ramon Alatorre has worked as the Safety Health & Environmental officer in the plant for six years.
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Who’s “topping the charts” this week? U.S. Magazine Billboard publishes a chart that lists the popularity of singers and songs. At the end of February 2008, Jack Johnson, a songwriter from California, was at the top of the Billboard chart for his song and album of the same name, “Sleep through the static.SCIENCE: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR WORLD
SCIENCE MYSTERIES
A jet-pack is a device worn on the back that allows its user to fly. It’s like having your own personal rocket ship. Imagine all the places you could go, in almost no time at all! |
Have you ever been stuck in traffic on your way to work? Or perhaps late for an important date? Maybe a jet-pack is the answer!Q: What is the strongest muscle in the human body? - The heart is the hardest working muscle. It pumps 71 grams of blood with every heartbeat, and pumps 9,450 liters of blood daily. The heart can beat over 3 billion times during your lifetime. |
FOOD & DRINK REVIEW:
THE PRIDE OF MEXICO AT TEQUILA’S ‘MUNDO CUERVO’
FUN FOOD FACTS
Not far outside the Jalisco city of Guadalajara are expansive fields of blue agave, the famous plant from which the drink tequila comes. In fact, Tequila is a small town surrounded by those blue plants and many of the distilleries where tequila is produced. |
- Pepperoni is the number one pizza topping in the U.S. It’s ordered on 36% of pizzas, and Americans eat about 251,770,000 of pepperoni a year! In Pakistan curry is popular on pizza, Costa Ricans prefer coconut, and the Japanese like eels and squid. |
SPORTS: FUN SPORTS TRIVIARUGBY IN MEXICO?- NBA basketball player Shaquille O’Neal wears size 22 shoes! He wears a new pair of shoes before every game. - The yo-yo, a popular children’s toy, was used as a weapon in the 16th century on the Phillipine Islands. It was first used as a toy in the U.S. in 1929. |
When you think of the sport rugby, you don’t think of Mexico. Rugby is a popular sport in England and now in the United States, but can’t compete with the popularity of soccer in Mexico. The sport is played with teams of 15 players, who score goals by passing a ball (with hands or feet) to the other team’s territory. |
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS: STEVE JOBSFINANCE: FAST-FOOD EATERIES MAKE BIG CHANGESSteve Jobs is one of the most successful and creative entrepreneurs in U.S. history. He is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple, Inc., and was also the CEO of the Pixar animation studio until the Walt Disney Company bought it in 2006. Consumers love Apple products because they are both functional and elegant. Last year Jobs was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine. |
Starbucks, known for expensive, specialty coffee drinks, introduced a $1 USD cup of coffee. The most economic drink offered before at Starbucks cost $1.50 USD, the 8-ounce “short brew.” |
Two U.S. food and drink giants made big changes last week hoping to attract more business.
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