Universidad de La Laguna
rev. 2023-11-14

Técnicas de expresión en un idioma moderno
Historia (2023-2024)
UNIT 2

Sessions (weeks 3-4)

TOPIC 2.1
Terrestrial surface

Thurs., 8 Feb.

Assignment 2.
Exploring landforms and bodies of water for kids ► 9:18 (2008 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 2.2
Discovery

Fri., 9 Feb.

The Terracotta Warriors ► 4:11 (2008 video) (transcript).

Introducing oneself in public.

TOPIC 2.3
Commercial correspondence

Wed., 14 Feb.

Writing business letters in English (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Dustin Wax: How to write a business letter that gets results (2008) (PDF).
The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette ► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jackson Nimesheim: Emailing your college professor: do's and don'ts (2022) (PDF).

Terrestrial surface

Natural features

Rueschhoff. An introduction to landforms of the Earth. 2020. 13:03.

Maps

Monique Walker. NGA Explains: What is Cartography? 2020. 2:25.

Volcanic eruption

Lava erupts from a volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands. Guardian News, 2021. 1:31.

Discovery

The Great Wall of China

Allan Maca. The Han dynasty's Great Wall. 2020. 5:23. (Ancient China from above).

Finding archaeological sites

Eric Cline. How do archaeologists know where to dig? 2019. 4:54.

Commercial correspondence

Email etiquette

Jeffrey Kaplan. Rules for interacting with college professors: office hours, email, letters of recommendation. 2022. 20:44.