Learning about my English Level: 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Presentation english

Monday, April 16, 2012

Analyzing Vocabulary of Newspaper Articles II

TITLE	TOPIC	KEY WORDS	TOPIC RELATED EXPRESSIONS	URL
Unanswered Questions in F.C.C.’s Google Case	technology	-projects -Internet -cars -engineer -disagreed -software -program -google -wi-fi -statu	-Federal Communications Commission -Fifth Amendment right -wrangling -penalty -Justice Department -gathering information Communications Act	http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/technology/fccs-google-case-leaves-unanswered-questions.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=technology

Analyzing Vocabulary of Newspaper Articles I

TITLE	TOPIC	KEY WORDS	TOPIC RELATED EXPRESSIONS	URL
Titanic: Kate Winslet and James Cameron at 3D premiere	Entertainment	-premier -film -terrifying performance -emotional -successful -movie -iceberg	-worldwide fame -massively important -creative freedom -It's all a bit surreal	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17526845

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Paragraph

1. Please define what a paragraph is.

A paragraph consists of several sentences that are grouped together.

2. What are the three main parts of a paragraph?

Paragraphs have three principal parts. These three parts are the topic sentence, body sentences, and the concluding sentence. We will also talk briefly about details in paragraphs.

3. Identify some characteristics of the topic sentence.

The first sentence in a formal academic paragraph. (Sometimes this is not true, but as you practice writing with this online lesson site, please keep to this rule unless you are instructed otherwise.)

4. Identify some characteristics of the supporting sentences.

The sentence introduces an overall idea that you want to discuss later in the paragraph.

5. Identify some characteristics of the concluding sentence.

· Topic sentences are general, and details should appear later in the paragraph.

· Paragraphs are usually about one main thing and so their topic sentences should also be about only one main thing.

6. Write one topic sentence for each of the following topics:

· My hometown is complicated because there are many delinquency and the people there are preoccupied for others to for them

· I like travel to London where each part of the city have culture and the most people studied.

7. Choose one of the above topics and write ONE complete paragraph about it.

The place that i like to travel. London it have one variety of things for example the education is more important knowledge by the researches of high level, too the atractions main to london are: the British Museum, The royal Albert Hall hosts concert and musical events,Wenbley stadium. The Temesis river, divided the city into two halves is very saw in the movie and is very import in the city story, These are basically something of the things that I like to London its culture, its educative developed and economy.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Biography of Salvador Dali

Salvador Dalí

-he was born in figueras, España, 11 may of 1904 he dead in 23 January of 1989.
-he started his studies in REAL ACADEMIA DE BELLAS ARTES DE SAN FERNANDO.
-he was implementing his cubist art in Madrid
-after his eviction of the Academy he went to Paris when he met Pablo Picasso
-he was a Spain painter very important because is a representatives of surrealism.
-One of his most famous works is soft watches.
-he passionate the eastern clothing and the passion luxury
-August of 1929 he met his wife Gala called Elena Dmitrievna Diakonova.
-his image with his family was strong for not accepting his marriage.
-he arrives to New York in 1943 when his write the life secret of Salvador Dali.
-he was considered one of the most important influences of pop art without despising Andy Warhol
-Andy had a great interest in math and science because their works to focus on geometric shapes
-he create a TV spot when his doing an interview.
-some of his works were popular as sculptures.
-the importance that have the works of Salvador Dali were very influential to great painters, even is a dream achieve to be like his legacy.
-always me like such the works that did have a way of changing the mind the persons, showing the true face hidden each one and true feeling.

The Elements of a Story

Short Story Element	What is it?	Example
Setting	geographical location, where taken the actions, which happened in the place…etc	The boy were in the park or one zone rural, where he found a tree that built a frienship.
Plot	are the things what in the road of time have a definition special and important for us and for world.	the tree loved the boy ,it said that could climb up trunk and my swing from her branches,eat my apples ,but the change boy, he started grown faster and he wanted do other things.
characters	the characters are essential for the story that i want to build because are the life of the context.	The tree and the boy
conflict	the decision that we take in one determinate time and we can out unharmed or find make sense the contexted.	the situation of the tree, is one reflect of love and friendship, the boy grew and too him ambitions, but the tree alone want hapíness the boy , so the boy little and little was past time and the tree waited the boy, but in the moment that he came back the boy taken one desition that the tree have to decide,its answer would change your life, therefor the tree always made a decision that were for the boy good, it made everything for happyness of him..
theme	the theme is created thanks the characters or events ,that the creator took of them.	adventure

"Passive Voice and Conditionals"

1. The passive tense is used because..

R: is the form of change our actions and doings, is focus on someone or something its no know what is doing.

2. When do we use the passive voice?

R: when i wanna say someone in sure form, I don’t know agent the action, it unknown the origin of special something.

3. The structure to use the passive voice in the

PRESENT TENSE is Object+To be (present)+Past Participle+(by + subject)* *If needed.

PAST TENSE is subject+ was+participle+object

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE is subject+ being +past particple+object

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. The documents-print; the documents are printed

2. The windows-open; the windows is opened

3. The shoes-buy; the shoes are bought

4. The car-wash: the car is washed

5. The litter-throw away; the litter is thrown away

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1. The test-write; the test was written

2. The table-set; the table was set

3. The cat-feed; the cat was fed

4. The lights-switch on; the lights were switched on

5. The house-build; the house was built

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Present Perfect.

1. The postcard-send; the postcard have been sent

2. The pencils-count; the pencils have been counted

3. The door-close; the door has been closed

4. The beds-make; the beds have been made

5. The mail-write; the mail has been written

Exercises on Conditional Sentences Type 1

1. If Caroline and Sue PREPARE the salad, Phil WILL DECORADE the house.

2. If Sue CUTS the onions for the salad, Caroline WILL PEEL the mushrooms

3. Jane WILL HOVER the sitting room if Aaron and Tim MOVE the furniture.

4. If Bob TIDIES up the kitchen, Anita WILL CLEAN the toilet.

CHARACTERISTIC:

It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type 2

1. If I PLAYED the lottery, I WOULD HAVE a chance to hit the jackpot.

2. If I HIT the jackpot, I WOULD BE rich.

3. If I WERE rich, my life WOULD CHANGE completely.

4. I WOULD BUY a lonely island, if I FOUND a nice one.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. We use the past simple tense to talk about the future condition. We use WOULD + base verb to talk about the future result, we use the verb to be used in one context determined how something that maybe happen.

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type 3

1. If the midfielders HAD PASSED the ball more exactly, our team WOULD HAVE HAD more chances to attack.

2. If the forwards HAD RUN faster, they WOULD HAVE SCORE more goals.

3. Their motivation WOULD HAVE IMPROVED if they HAD KICKED a goal during the first half.

4. The fullbacks WOULD HAVE PREVENTED one or the other goal if they HAD MARKED their opponents.

Exercises on Conditional Sentences (Mix)

Type I, II or III

1. If I had time, I WOULD GO shopping with you.

2. If you SPEAK English, you will get along with them perfectly.

3. If they had gone for a walk, they WOULD HAVE TURNED the lights off.

4. If she COMES to see us, we will go to the zoo.

5. I would have told you, if I HAD SEEN him.

6. Would you mind if I OPENED the window?

7. If they HAD INVITED me, I wouldn't have said no.

8. My friend WILL MEET me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.

9. If I DIDN’T DO it, nobody would do it.

10. If my father DOESN’T PICK me up, I'll take the bus home

Monday, February 6, 2012