Farewell, Winter, What Little There Was of It!

Another nine to ten months to go till you return.


Thank God for the fun we had, though!

Learn Stuff about Healthcare Practitioners

Did you know there is so much more than doctors and nurses in the healthcare professions? There are dentists, chiropractors, phlebologists, and many more. Also, you get professionals in specific specializations, such as cosmetic dentists, orthodontic surgeons, periodontal dentists, etc.

The following activities introduce you to some of these practitioners--have fun doing and learning!

1. Watch the 11-page Voicethread presentation above on cosmetic dentistry. Listen to that funny-looking "Jose" for stress and pronunciation. Choose one page for yourself to record your reading of that page.
2. Listening and Vocabulary: Cosmetic Surgery
3. Role Play with a Partner: Describing Symptoms to a Doctor
4. Write one sentence of over five words from this presentation:

Is Your Job Search Like Throwing a Paper Plane at the Stars?

Have you ever heard back from companies you applied to?

Do you hope to get a reply for your future job applications?

What's really going on in the Human Resources Departments that get those application letters?

Can you beat the system?

Check out the answers to those and more questions on this 4-page Time magazine article.