Sogesta 22 Nov - Economist – Nutrition and Poverty

http://www.economist.com/node/21547771

misleading

favela

charity

filling

campaign

shift in approach

pay attention

how-to

stand for

nail colours to the mast

galvanising

underlying

stress

iron

damning record

crops

harvest

undermine

biblical proportions

taught

spike

held flat

sink in

bloated

wasted limbs

lethargy

ravages

veiled

impairments

stunted

struggle

peers

spouse

squirrel away

clinically obese

sedentary

puzzling

fourfold

stunningly good

cheap

next to nothing

lifelong

tackle

the norm

fancy wedding

stealth

staple crop

cassava, beans, millet

intractable

sheer complexity

household

sucklng child

backfire

tick off a list

push all the buttons

smalholder

gobbledegook

cajole

broad-based

Why is the hunger "hidden"

How many people in the world are malnourished

What causes obesity in poor countries

What are the main deficiencies with malnutrition

What are the simple solutions

Urbino - Sogesta 15/11/12

Time – Food that lasts forever

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2108051,00.html

Vocabulary-----------------------

marshmallow

corn syrup

amber

pool

shelf life

chewy

barring

sticky wad

life span

pudding

springy

concocted

throw out

Vacuum-seal

Spam

imperishable

Palate-wise

standard bearer

edible

longevity

Directorate

rations

moisture

mold/mould

salting

seeping

tucking

wrapping

sealed

chamber

handle

oysters

crispness

canning

boundaries

coins

cobbler

texture

extrapolating

rot and decay

Which food do many people think lasts forever ? (its an urban myth!)

Who is a major patron of research into food preservation ?

What needs to be controlled to preserve food ?

How do ancient preservation techniques work ?

5 advantages of food preservation ? An advantage of HPP ? Why does meat have a longer shelf-life ?

Urbino - 8 Nov

Introduction, registration and test.
For beginners you need to improve your English or you will not pass the exam, I recommend

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
especially this series starting with
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode01/index.shtml

also
the Mister Duncan series starting with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJCdihPWqc&feature=relmfu

Bring dictionaries or web access to class on Nov 15th.

Scientific English at Uni Urbino

I will post the articles we do in class on this blog, together with the vocabulary.
The exam will be in 2 parts.
1/ Vocabulary - no dictionaries or other assistance allowed - 20 marks
2/ Comprehension - on an article similar to the ones we do in class, dictionaries, Google Translate allowed - no communication in any form with anyone other than the invigilator - 10 marks.

People who come to class will learn more about how to learn English, will have a better chance of passing the exam...... and will have more fun!

Controversial Issues in Genetic Testing

Glossary

Afflict: Cause pain or suffering.

Ancestry: The descendants or blood relative of one individual. 

Blood clotting: A process in which liquid blood changes into a semisolid (a blood clot).

Carrier: An individual who does not show symptoms of a disease but has the genes for it and can transfer it to his/her child.

Cell (human): In biology, a structure surrounded by a membrane and containing genetic material (DNA) on the inside. Considered by most biologists to be the basic unit of life.

Chromosome: In organisms without a nucleus (such as bacteria), this is a circular DNA molecule used in genetic engineering. In organisms with a nucleus (including plants and humans), this is one of the threadlike structures within the nucleus that contains DNA.

Conduct: To act, guide, or manage (usually conduct research or experiments).

Convict: To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially through the verdict of a court.

Destiny: Fate. A future that an individual cannot control.

Detect: To notice; to find; often used to describe the discovery of a disease.

Devastating: Terrible; causing great harm.

DNA: (deoxyribonucleic acid) A molecule in the form of a double helix , found within a structure known as a chromosome, within the nucleus of every living cell. First discovered in the 19th century, it controls the daily operation of a cell, and provides the genetic "blueprint" for the physical characteristics of all living organisms.

DNA testing: The analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and proteins in order to detect the presence or potential presence of an inheritable disease.

Ethics: A set of principles of proper conduct. A system of moral values.

Extinct: No longer existing or living.

Gene: A small stretch of DNA that directs the production of proteins. A hereditary unit that occupies a specific position (locus) on the chromosome. This unit has a specific effect on the physical characteristics of the organism and can house one of many different allele forms (each allele causes a different trait).

Genealogy: A record or chart of a person’s extended family going back many generations; a family tree.

Genetic make-up: All the chromosomes and the information they contain. The genes of an individual.

Genetic testing: The checking of an individual's genetic material to predict present or future disability or disease, either in the individual or his/her children.

Gene therapy (human): Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect.

Gene transfer: The movement of genetic material (DNA) from the laboratory into a human subject.

Human genome: The full collection of genes in a human being.

Human genome project: The scientific project to "read" the DNA of human chromosomes. Consists of not one project, but rather hundreds of separate research projects conducted throughout the world. The objective is to create a directory of the genes that can be used to answer questions such as what specific genes do and how they work..

Immune system: A system which protects the body from disease causing agents.

Inherited disease: A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.

Liver: An organ in the body which helps with metabolism, digestion, detoxification, and elimination of substances from the body.

Malignant cells: Cells that grow uncontrollably.

Obesity: The condition of having excessive body fat.

Paralysis: The loss of motor functions; the inability to move one´s muscles.

Pharmaceutical companies: Companies that make drugs or medicines.

Potential: 1. Possible. 2. Able to grow and develop.

Side effect: An unexpected, usually undesirable reaction to a medicine or therapy.

Tissue sample (human): A small portion of a group of similar cells taken for research of medical purposes.

Trial: The formal presentation of evidence and arguments when a person is accused of a crime.

Undergo: To experience; to endure; to suffer.

Fano Biotec.
We're going to try to help the world while learning English.
In class we'll try to get you to register on www.freerice.com
then join the Group - Fano Biotec
some of you may have invites via Facebook.... lets see how that works !

Urbino - English oasses

Registration for the following passes in English will be on 13th June from 14:00.
I will give the exact marks then. Please do not ask for them before.

Alessandra	Agrimano		Giulia	Gattuso
Alessandra	Leoni		Giuseppe	Avella
Alessandra	Miccono		Giuseppe	Porzia
Alessandra	Di Quirico		Katsiaryna	Kryshtaliova
Alessandra	Alessi		Laura	Pierluigi
Alessandra	Leone		Laura	Magrini
Alessandro	Medoro		Laura	Pugliese
Alessia	Nicolais		Laura	Balsamo
Andrea	Arduino		Lorena	Passaro
Andrea	Gile		Lucia	Parenti
Angelo	Varlotta		Maria Grazia	Lanzilao
Anna	Sarcina		Maria Rita	Vitturci
Anna	Borgia		Marialicia	Pisani
Anna Paola	Moretti		Marica	Marasca
Arianna	Di Lorenzo		Massimo	Salvo
Aurora	Diotallevi		Matteo	Canale
Barbara	Troiani		Nicol	Vidali
Caterina	Gentile		Nicola	Valentino
Caterina	Romagnoli		Noemi	Bigini
Chiara	Ninfali		Patricia	Gabrielli
Daniela	Mastrosimone		Paola	Zizzi
David	Savelli		Paolo	Manfredi
Davide	D'alessandro		Pierpaolo	Paniccia
Denise	Stoppello		Raffaele	Mariotti
Elisa	Falappa		Roberta	Lombardi
Elisabetta	Mazzara		Salvatore	Carbone
Elvira	Coviello		Salvatore	Piombino
Emanuele	Foderà		Serena	Contarelli
Enrica	Zaffini		Silvia Anna Celeste	Cassaro
Fabio	Mengucci		Simona	Palusci
Fatima	Ardito		Simone	Luchetti
Federica	Maruzzella		Stefani	Melchiorri
Francesca	Scoleri		Ugo Maria	Bruschi
Gaia	Donati		Umberto	Gargiulo
Giovanni	Isabella		Valentina	Indo
Giulia	Bettini		Vanessa	Arbore
Giulia	Baschi		Vincenzo	Zaccaria
Giulia	Bartolini