Tuesday, November 28, 2023
FILM. A street cat named Bob.
A Street Cat Named Bob (film)
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| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
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| Based on | A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob by James Bowen |
| Produced by | Adam Rolston |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Paul Tothill |
| Music by | |
A Street Cat Named Bob is a 2016 British biographical drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Tim John and Maria Nation. It is based on the book of the same name and The World According to Bob by James Bowen. The film stars Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt, Anthony Head, and Bob the Cat as himself. The film premiered in London on 3 November 2016, followed by a general release the next day. The title is a spoof of A Streetcar Named Desire.
The film won Best British Film at the UK National Film Awards on 29 March 2017.[3]
A Christmas-themed sequel, A Gift from Bob, was released to UK theatres in November 2020. The film was released posthumously, as Bob the cat died in June 2020.
Plot[edit]
James Bowen is a homeless man and former heroin addict, living on the streets of London . After a life-threatening drug-related incident, his support worker Val gets him into a council flat and prescribes him methadone in an attempt to get him off the street. On his first night in his flat James discovers a cat rifling through his food. Assuming the cat had escaped from somewhere, James tries to return the cat to his real owners.
1. Read the text above. Copy all the combinations of verb+preposition and do the following exercises.
2. Now watch this short documentary.
a. What's James problem?
b. How is he trying to overcome it?
c. Where did James use to busk?
d. How did Bob change his life?
Now complete (from min 2:40)
It's crazy to say that I can owe my __________________ to a cat. It's about redemption
and how through my __________________ people can see what I went ________________ even though I came from where I did and I went _____________ where I did I came ___________ the other side, and that everybody has a ____________________ chance.
WATCH NOW THE COMPLETE FILM HERE.
BLACK FRIDAY
Think before you read
1. What does Black Friday mean to you?
2. What's the story behind it?
3. Mention other traditions that have connections with consumming.
4. How often do you buy stuff you don't need?
Now , read the text
The psychological reason you are sucked into Black Friday buys.
5. After reading the text, how can we explain that we buy more than we need?
6. What are the techniches used?
7. Think about your shopping habits and explain how can you connect them with the information in the text.
Monday, November 27, 2023
SOCIAL INTEGRATION. UNIT 2.
Read the text:
1. make a summary with the main idea in each paragraph.
2. Write down those words that are new for you.
FROM: https://www.socialworkportal.com/social-work-intervention/
2. After reading the text and summarising it with the main ideas, imagine that you are now the teacher and prepare an exam with four questions. (in your diary)
3. Now watcth the film and do the following exercises (in your diary):
Before watching. A real case.
A. Describe the example in the film and and try to apply what you have learned above.
About the language in the film, mind that they speak with different London accents and it might be difficult to follow without the subtitles on. Anyway, do not be too concerned about understanding everything as far as you can follow the story. It is normal to miss information but if you relax you'll be able to understand it and enjoy it. The important thing is to get exposed to the language for the time it lasts.
B. Do you think animals can be effectively used in some therapies? Use the example in the film. Do you know any other cases?
C. What did you like of the film? What didn't you like of it?
FILM. A STREET CAT CALLED BOB.
USE OF ENGLISH.
Vocabulary.
GRAMMAR.
1. Past and present perfect use.
2. Present perfect / Past simple. ( four exercises)
2. Use of during, for and while.
LISTENING
WRITING
1. How to write an application letter for a summer job.
2. How to write a mail to book a hotel room
MEALS ON WHEELS
Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The name is often used generically to refer to home-delivered meals programs, not all of which are actually named "Meals on Wheels". Many of the housebound recipients are the elderly, and many of the volunteers are also elderly but able-bodied and able to drive automobiles.
Research shows that home-delivered meal programs significantly improve diet quality, reduce food insecurity and improve quality-of-life among the recipients.[1][2] The programs also reduce government expenditure by reducing the need of recipients to use hospitals, nursing homes or other expensive community-based services.
History
Meals on Wheels originated in the United Kingdom during the Blitz in the Second World War, when many people lost their homes and therefore the ability to cook their own food. The Women's Volunteer Service for Civil Defence (WVS, later WRVS) provided food for these people. The name "Meals on Wheels" derived from the delivery method of bringing meals in prams, carts, bicycles with basket, cars and other wheeled vehicles. The concept of delivering meals to those unable to prepare their own evolved into the modern programmes that deliver mostly to the housebound elderly, sometimes free, or at a small charge.[3][4][5]
Do you know anything similar in your country? ( in your diary)
Watch the video and give your opinion of the project.
GAZA
What is happening in Gaza? Do you consider it a genocide?
Watch this moving film and comment on it.
How much do you know of what's happening?
How does this film show a different perspective?
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES.
3. The unhealthiest places in the world.
Social Work Intervention Examples
For the purpose of this article about social work intervention examples, we are going to be describing interventions at the micro-level, which are between a social worker and an individual, family, or small group.
There are many different types of social workers (school, elderly, social services, hospital, home health, family and child, substance abuse, etc.), so we’ll go through just a few examples of social work interventions below but know there are many more.
Social Work Intervention Plan Example:
- Substance Abuse: For someone coming in for help with a substance abuse issue, a social worker may include both medical and mental health support for their intervention plan in social work. They may also try to encourage the person to put more energy into their positive relationships and discourage negative ones.
- Geriatric Care: For an elderly client that can no longer take care of themselves, the social worker may include the family in the social work intervention plan and include emotional support and building community connections in an assisted living facility to help everyone through the transition.
- Long-term Medical Issue: For a patient that has a long-term medical issue, the social worker may include on their list of social work interventions outpatient referral to a therapist, introduction to a community support group, and a referral to financial aid resources to help with medical bills.
- Child Neglect: In the case of a young child being left home alone, a social worker may use an intervention plan social work example designed to give the parents support through free childcare resources and parenting classes.
Read more at Social Work Portal: https://www.socialworkportal.com/social-work-intervention/
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