Monday, April 29, 2013

Passive Voice

1. The citizens of Bogota elected Gustavo Petro as their new Mayor
 Gustavo Petro was elected by the citizens of Bogota has their new mayor
2. Goverment invited FARC-EP to peace process
FARC-EP was invited by the Gorverment of Colombia to peace process
3. The Colombian Congress decided not to acept the equal marriage
Equal marriage was not acepted by the Colombian Congress
4. Gustavo Petro decided to create a metro in Bogota
The idea of creating a metro in Bogota was done by Gustavo Petro
5. Colombia was elected to be the president of Security Council of the ONU
The presidency of Security Council is done by Colombia


THE SMILE OF A BABY HAS BEEN STUDIED BY DOCTORS!!

This beautiful baby is the winner of smiles in the world, since he was in the his mother's uterus he smiled.
Do you think that's imposible?, you're wrong, important doctors of the universiti of Quibdo were studing this strange case, and the conclusion they got was that this child is happy, because everyday he can listen to those whom love him, and those he loves too.
So, a day without a smile is a lost day!!
Be happy.

Monday, April 8, 2013

The Conditionals

1. What do you know about conditionals?

Conditionals are utterances that we use to describe something that is posible in the future, they express posibility.


2.What would you like to know about conditionals?

I just want to know how do I use all kinds of conditionals.

3. Answer these cuestions.

A. Whats is a conditional?
It's a two part sentence, that expresses posibility.

B.When do we use a conditional?
when we want to express a posibility of something.

C. how many types of conditionals are there?

  • Conditional Zero, it allways expresses something that is a fact, Ex., If you run, you get tired.
  • Conditional I, it expresses a present/future situation of hogh probability, Ex., I will approve all my subjects, if I study hard.
  • Conditional II, it expresses a hyphotesis, in present or future, Ex., I would go to the theatre, if it didn't rain tomorrow.
  • Conditional III, it expresses a past situation that is impossible to change, Ex., if world war II hadn't happened, jews would have been living in Germany.
5. Extra work

1) If I  (go) out tonight, I  (go) to the cinema.Correct!Correct!
2) If you  (get) back late, I  (be) angry.Correct!Correct!
3) If we  (not/see) each other tomorrow, we  (see)each other next week.Correct!Correct!
4) If he  (come) , I  (be) surprised.Correct!Correct!
5) If we  (wait) here, we  (be) late.Correct!Correct!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Task 5: Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses

What's a relative Clause?

It's used when we whant to determine who/whom are we talking aboout.

What's a Defining relative clause?

This ones give us the essential information of what we are talking about, something important to know is that a defining relative clause doesn't use commas in the sentence on itself.

Ex.: I forgot the map whish she gave me.

What's a non-Defining relative clause?

A non-Defining relative clause gives us more information or extra information in the sentence, it's important to use a comma in the sentence.

Ex.: James Bond , who is a famous spy , was created by the writer Ian Fleming.

Defining Relative ClauseNon-Defining Relative Clause
There is Lora who is the new teacherThis is Mr. James, who works in Coca-Cola
We couldn't finish our homework wich scared meThose are the shoes, which i liked the most

Monday, March 4, 2013

Task 4: Superlatives and Comparatives.

REGULAR
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Bigger than The biggest
More Beautiful than The most beautiful
Heavier than The heaviest
More tiring Than The most tiring
Happier than The happiest
Taller than The tallest
More exited than The most exited


IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Better than The best
Worse The worst
Further Furthest

Monday, February 25, 2013

Task 3: Reported Speech about Good manners

You answered 8 tasks out of 10 correctly.
That's 80%.
Your results:
1) John:"Mandy is at home."
John said that  Mandy was at home.
2) Max:"Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that  Frank often reads a book.
Correct answer: Max:"Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that Frank often read a book
3) Susan:"I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that  she was watching TV.
4) Simon:"David was ill."
Simon said that  David had been ill.
5) Peggy:"The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that  the girls had helped in the house.
6) Richard:"I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that  he was going to ride a skateboard.
7) Stephen and Claire:"We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that  they had cleaned the windows.
8) Charles:"I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that  he hadn't had time to do his homework.
9) Mrs Jones:"My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that  her mother would be 50 years old.
10) Jean:"The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that  the boss might sing the letter.
Correct answer: Jean:"The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter
You answered 6 tasks out of 10 correctly.
That's 60%.
Your results:

1) Emily:"Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that  their teacher would go to Leipzing the next day.
Correct answer: Emily:"Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day
2) Helen:"I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that  she had been writing a letter the day before.
3) Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that  his father had flewn to Dallas the year before.
Correct answer: Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas the year before
4) Lisa:"Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that  Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
5) Patricia:"My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that  her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend.
6) Michael:"I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that  he as going to read a book that week.
Correct answer: Michael:"I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that he was going to read a book that week
7) Jason and Victoria:"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that  they would do their best in the exams the following day.
8) Andrew:"We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that  they hadn't eaten fish to days before.
Correct answer: Andrew:"We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before
9) Alice:"I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that  she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
10) David:"John had already gone at six."
David said that  John had already gone at six.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Task 2: Past Perfect Simple and Continuos



Mr. Bean's Video:

  • He had been driving his car
  • The street had closed
  • The cop had seen the car
  • The men had beeen delivering some mattresses
  • The car had gotten on the truck

Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs.

  1. speak - spoken
  2. catch - caught
  3. eat - eaten
  4. understand - understood
  5. begin - begun

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.)

  1. I lost the key that he (give) had given / 'd given to me.
  2. He told me that he (see) had seen / 'd seen the film.
  3. I went outside as I (hear) had heard / 'd heard a noise.
  4. When they came home, Liza (cook) had cooked / 'd cooked dinner.
  5. We could not send you a postcard because we (lose) had lost / 'd lost our address book.

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

  1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) had not ordered / hadn't ordered.
  2. He went to the country which he (not / visit) had not visited / hadn't visited before.
  3. She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear) had not worn / hadn't worn for ages.
  4. He (not / swim) had not swum / hadn't swum in the beach before that day.
  5. His mother was angry because he (not / do) had not done / hadn't done the shopping for her.

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

  1. (you / finish) had you finished your homework before you went to the cinema? (Check punctuationexclamation)
  2. Why (you / not /clean) had not you cleaned / hadn't you cleaned the bathroom before you took a bath?
  3. (you / have) had you had the breakfast before you left the house? (Check punctuationexclamation)
  4. (she / manage) had she managed to find a place to stay when she went to London?(Check punctuationexclamation)
  5. Where (she / stay) had she staied before she moved to live with her friend?

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

  1. (you / finish) Had you finished your homework before you went to the cinema?
  2. Why (you / not /clean) had not you cleaned / hadn't you cleaned the bathroom before you took a bath?
  3. (you / have) Had you had breakfast before you left the house?
  4. (she / manage) Had she managed to find a place to stay when she went to London?
  5. Where (she / stay) had she staied before she moved to live with her friend?

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)

  1. The storm (destroy) destroyed the house that they had built.
  2. The children (clean) cleaned the blackboard they had used to do the mathematics exercise.
  3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) had already done / 'd already done her homework.
  4. She (eat) ate all of the food that we had made.
  5. He took off the jakect he (put on) had put on / 'd put on before.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or continuous.)

  1. I (try) had been trying to get tickets for that play for months before my friend finally got them.
  2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already) had already picked up the tickets.
  3. He was really angry because he (wait) had been waiting / 'd been waiting for more than half an hour when I arrived.
  4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) had already apologized / 'd already apologized to my friend.
  5. We (watch)) had been watching / 'd been watching the play when the lights went off.
Your score is: 86.5%