Prepositions of place

PREPOSITION	SENTENCE	PICTURE
In front	He is in front of the mirror.
Under	They are under the table
On	The ball is on the box.
Behind	He is behind bars
Next to	She is next to the washer.
In	The dog is in the box.
Over	The dog is over the box.

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The Paragraph!

 What is a PARAGRAPH?
                     
         * A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. 

 Three main of a paragraph:

        * Main parts or paragraph are:   + Topic Sentence.
                                                        + Supporting sentence.
                                                        + Concluding sentence.

 Topic Sentence.

                              * Usually come at the beginning of a paragraph.   
                              * Is the most important sentence in a paragraph:
                                 The sentence introduce an overall idea.

 Supporting Sentence.
                         
                             * Is a support the idea expressed in the topic
                                sentence.
                             * Give some explanation for a fact.
                         
 Concluding Sentences.

                             * Is a summarizes the information.
                             * A sort of topic sentence in reverse.


 * My hometown is one of the best places to trade.
 * There are tree reasons why Jim Morrison was the best musician of sixties... (Topic Sentence)
                                            





       

Biography Of JIM MORRISON

      James Douglas Morrison 

27 Years...

     the
                  doors...   










1.
Real person...


Was the lead singer and lyricist of Rock band The Doors*


2.
About Jim..


James Douglas Morrison Clarke had a rock ban called The Doors a little psychedelic and blues too.


He was born in December 08 of 1943 and died in July 03 of 1971 Melbourne Paris.


Jim was a poet Composer and Singer, he studied Los Angeles to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Cinema.


His coeficient was is 149 very elevated He read to Nietzsche Baudelaire and Blake. 


Jim showed him a couple of jobs that could be to music to Ray Manzarek musician too and together with  Robby Krieger  John Densmore they formed  THE DOORS, THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION.


His Love was Pamela Courson, but he was womanizer 


He died in Paris apartment bathtub by an heroin overdose, but the events surrounding his death continue to be the subject controversy. 


                    Some The Best Songs

Elements of a Short Story

Short Story Element	What is it?	Example.
Setting	Is "when and where" the story takes place. Can there are many aspects in the story like a: place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, mood or atmosphere…	The place is open, perhaps in a park where a tree can grow. The story develops over the life of a child from his infancy to old age.
Plot	The plot is developed in the story and is contained in several parts: Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement.	The story is about as a child loves a tree that gives him everything he ask, the tree loves him too, but over the years the child and only visit the tree when he need something from him. The tree always be asked to play but the child is already an adult says no. Only until the tree has nothing more to give the child decides to stay to rest as he dies.
Conflict	The conflict is the knot of the story, where an opposition is generated, it can be external, internal or man vs. another man, circumstances, society, or himself.	The conflict is that the tree before himself love, loved the child and did not care that this was selfish.
Character	They are making up the story, characters can be understood as the principal and their condescending or antagonistic, but you can also see how the characteristics of a character, whether physical or mental.	The child: Person selfish. Tree: disinterested love.
Point of view	It's like telling a story, depending on the angle you look at it, either: Innocent Eye (like a child) Stream of Consciousness, First Person, Omniscient, Omniscient Limited, Omniscient Objective.	The author can narrate the story using the omniscient point of view.  He can move from character to character, event to event, having free access to the thoughts, feelings and motivations of his characters and he introduces information where and when he chooses.
Theme	Is the main idea the author tries to convey to the reader.		selfless love

           The Giving Tree:


                Reflection:

                     BeforE LoveS AnotheR PersoN 
              Or ThinG Love YourselF....

                  

Passive Voice and Conditionals.

      1. The passive voice tense is used because... 

The passive tense is used because you can put the object or receiver if the action to the subject position, so it is easy to identify parts that constructed a prayer and the transitive verbs.

2. When do we use passive voice? 

We can use passive voice: When the focus is os the action. It is not important or not known.

1. the person who did the action in unknown.

2. it is not important who did the action.

3. it is obvious who did the action.

4. someone is trying to hid who the action.

3. The structure to use the passive voice in the...

Past Tense: Is object + to be (past was-were) + past participle + (by subject).

Present progressive is: Object + to be (being) + past participle + (by  subject)

4. Exercises. 

Passive voice Simple present. 

1. The documents are printed.

2. the window is opened.

3. The shoes are bought.

Passive voice Simple past. 

1. She sang a song : The song was sung by her.

2. Somebody hit me: I was hit by somebody.

3. We stopped the bus : The bus was stopped by us

Passive voice Present progressive.

1. I have opened the present: The present has been opened by me.

2. They have not read the book: The book hasn't been read by them.

3. You have not sent the parcel: The parcel has not been sent by you.

Conditionals

1.       The first conditional is used with tenses: 

Simple present + Simple future.

2.       It is used when a situation is real or possible.

Example:

 If  I drink too much, I'll get drunk.

3.       The second conditional is used with 

Simple past + would or could, might 

Example:

If  I were you, I would love me all life.

4.       The verb to be in this case we used in plural like that: 

I was x I were.

           5. In the third conditional is used :

           Past perfect +  would/could/might + Present Perfect

         

         Exercises on Conditional Sentences (Mix)

Principio del formulario

Type I, II or III

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.

1.     If I had time, I would go shopping with you.

2.     If you  speak speaks will speak spoke had spoken would speak would have spoken  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.

Final del formulario

Learning About My english level.

Number of question I got right: 67 out of 90

Grade in porcentaje: 74.444

Question Wrong	Language Item	My mistake/ correction	Reflection
11	Present  perfect simple	This is the best tea I’ve never tasted. This is the best tea I’ve ever tasted.	When I use "never" indicated that has never happened and when I use "ever" indicated that ever happened.
14	Simple present	The beer tasted normally. The beer tasted lovely.
19	Simple past	They said They can come, but they didn’t. They said They might come, but they didn’t.	"Might" suggests possibility and "can" skill, also the tense is past simple and would not be possible and consistent sentence construction.
20	Past progressive	They were so hard questions that I had no chance. They were such hard questions that I had no chance.	"Such" I use it with an adjective and noun. "So" without adjective and noun.
22	Past progressive	Mum gave away her job when I was born. Mum gave up her job when I was born.	The composition "gave up" is to cease to do or perform.
24	Simple present	You have a terrible fever! Do I call the doctor? You have a terrible fever! Shall I call the doctor?	The "shall" is a formal future tense as the auxiliary "will". is to ask permission or to give warnings.
25	Simple present	Johanna looks like nice in her new dress. Johanna looks nice in her new dress.	I don’t need “like” because the sentence says “looks”

28	Simple past	These bottles are make of plastic. These bottles are made of plastic.	Made is the past of Make.
29	Simple present	Do you know where did I put the keys? Do you know where I put the keys?	I don't need the auxiliary "did" because the question begins with "do”. Is incoherent.
30	Present perfect simple.	Magda knows a lot about badgers, but she hasn’t ever saw a live one. Magda knows a lot about badgers, but she hasn’t ever seen a live one.	The past participle of “see” is “seen”
33	Simple present	You should give to you mother this letter. You should give this letter to your mother.	I should make sentences together coherently.
39	Past progressive.	It’s a pity you’d not be here last night. It’s a pity you weren’t here last night.	The sentence is in past.
49	Present perfect simple	We haven’t got some Polish friends. We haven’t got any Polish friends.	"any" is used in negative sentences.
53		We must go now, call the waitress and ask for the invoice. We must now, call the waitress and ask for the bill.	Invoice is used only for business purpose. I can use the word "bill" as either a verb or noun in a business setting as well, but it is less precise than an invoice.
57	Past progressive	Who was the woman spoke to you? Who was the woman that you were speaking to?	The tense is past progressive.

58	Present simple	Is Mat more tall than his father? Is Mat taller than his father?	"Tall" is an adjective with one syllable, don't need "more"
60	W question.	How long is it here from to Berlin? How far is it here from to Berlin?	how far = asking for kilometers (distance) how long = asking for hours it would take to get there
62	Present simple	Good luck! I hope you get the job. Good wish! I hope you get the job.	I don’t understand, because I don’t know what is the situation, both words can use in the sentence.
71	Simple past	I didn't realise that the coffee shop was for the other side of the road. I didn't realise that the coffee shop was on the other side of the road.	"On" is used to indicate contact with a surface
81	Simple present	Maria has two sisters, but she doesn’t speak to neither of them. Maria has two sisters, but she doesn’t speak to either of them.	In this case is used "either" to avoid the double negative.
82	Simple present.	Hubert is an uncle of Kim. Herbert is an uncle of Kim’s.	I don’t know why Kim’s? Because the sentence has “of”.
84	Simple present	George goes to the work by car. George goes to work by car.	Is not necessary the article “the”.
89	Simple present	We can finish the rest of the eggs for the breakfast. We can finish the rest of the eggs for breakfast.	Is not necessary the article “the”.

Thanks teacher, It was a good experience!!