Friday July 27th

English exercise: Both / both of / neither / neither of / either / either of

1. 'Do you want tea or coffee? '  both neither neither of either both of either of , I really don’t mind.'
2. 'What day is it today - the 18th or the 19th?'  both neither neither of either both of either of , It’s the 20th,'
3. 'There are two sandwiches here; which one shall I take? 'oh, take  both neither neither of either both of either of .'
4. I asked two people the way to the station but  both neither neither of either both of either of them could help me.
5. 'When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon?'  both neither neither of either both of either of , I’ll be in all day.'
6. 'Where’s Kate? Is she at work or at home?'  both neither neither of either both of either of, she's away on holiday.'
7. To get to the town centre you can go along the footpath by the river or you can go along the road. You can go  both neither neither of either both of either of way.
8. I tried twice to phone George but  both neither neither of either both of either of times he was out.
9.  both neither neither of either both of either of Tom's parents is English. His father is Polish and his mother is Italian.
10. I was invited to two parties last week but I didn't go to  both neither neither of either both of either of them
11. Sarah and I play tennis together regularly but  both neither neither of either both of either of us can play very well.
12. I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted but  both neither neither of either both of either of them had it.
13. There were two windows in the room. It was very warm, so I opened  both neither neither of either both of either of them 
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Arguments in favor and against genetically modified foods.  What do you think? Thumbs up or down to GM foods













Questions:

1. What percentage of the GM crops around the world are owned by Monsanto according to the video and where are most of them located?
2. What is Greenpeace's answer to the top arguments of supporters of GMO, higher crop yield to produce more food in the world and crops resistant to fungus and pests?
3. Where does most of the GM food end up?
4. What does the video say are the consequences of GM foods on humans and animals? Why?

Jimmys GM Food Fight
  Questions:

1. Does Jim think that traditional farming practice is adequate to satisfy future food demand? no
2. What kind of cattle ranching is practiced in Argentina? 
3. What has made Argentina the GM capital of the world?
4. What is the main reason for using GM crops in Argentina?
5. What is the upside and downside of growing GM soy bean crops in Argentina?

Advance film to 45th minute  UGANDA

1. What percentage of the population in Uganda is connected with agriculture? Higher or lower than UK?
2. What is the state of African agriculture production over the last 40 years? 
3. What is the most important agricultural product in Uganda? What is the problem with these crops in Uganda?
4. Why are people stealing the GM plants grown by researchers?
5. Why aren't fungicides used in banana plants in Uganda?

Stop the film at 55th minute ===================================================================================== Writing Exercise: Using skype, you will have a 10 minute chat conversation with a coworker about planning next week's meeting about a secret project.  Helpful information to use during your conversation:

• Name of your coworker is Frank
• Frank works in the US office
• Frank is a senior engineer at the research department and has worked for RC for 10 years
• The project requires a face to face meeting in the UK on Friday.  You will need to tell him to travel there.  The meeting will be attended by the UK and US research teams and will last 1 full day
• The project entails the development of a new product (your choice)