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jueves, 21 de julio de 2011

100 Verbs

accept           allow          ask          believe          borrow          break          bring           buy           can/be able           cancel           change           clean           comb           complain           cough
count           cut           dance           draw           drink           drive    eat         explain          fall
fill           find           finish          fit                 fix           fly          forget           give          go
have           hear          hurt          know           learn           leave           listen           live           look
lose           make/do           need           open   close/shut        organise           pay           play put          rain           read          reply          run          say          see          sell          send          sign          sing          sit          sleep          smoke          speak           spell          spend           stand           start/begin          study           succeed           swim          take          talk          teach           tell          think          translate           travel          try          turn off           turn on
type           understand           use          wait          wake up           want          watch           work          worry           write
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http://www.world-english.org/100verbs.htm

lunes, 13 de septiembre de 2010

Sentence Connectors





Once you have mastered the basics of correct usage in written English, you will want to express yourself in increasingly complex ways. One of the best ways to improve your writing style is to use sentence connectors. Sentence connectors are used to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences. The use of these connectors will add sophistication to your writing style.








Showing Comparison
Type of Connector
Connector(s)
Examples
Coordinating Conjunction
and...too
High level positions are stressful, and can be harmful to your health too.
Subordinating conjunction
just as
Just as high level positions are stressful, they can be harmful to your health.
Conjunctive adverbs
similarly, in comparison
High level positions are stressful at times; similarly, they can be harmful to your health.
Prepositions
like, similar to
Similar to other important professions, high level business positions are stressful at times.







Showing Opposition
Type of Connector
Connector(s)
Examples
Coordinating conjunction
but
High level positions are stressful at times, but professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Subordinating conjunctions
although, despite the fact that
Despite the fact that high level positions are stressful at times, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Conjunctive adverbs
however, nevertheless
High level positions are stressful at times; nevertheless, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.
Prepositional phrases
despite, in spite of
In spite of the stressful nature of high level positions, professionals can learn to manage their stress levels.









Showing Addition




Type of Connector
Connector(s)
Examples
Coordinating Conjunction
and
High level positions are stressful at times, and can be harmful to your health.
Conjunctive adverbs
in addition, additionally, furthermore, moreover, also
High level positions are stressful at times; furthermore, they can be harmful to your health
Correlative conjunctions
not only...but also
Not only are high level positions stressful at times, but they also can be harmful to your health.
Prepositional phrases
in addition to, along with, as well as
Along with being stressful, high level positions can also be harmful to your health.







Showing Condition




Type of Connector
Connector(s)
Examples
Subordinating conjunctions
if, unless, only if, even if
If you consider the financial rewards of high level positions, the stressful nature of these positions becomes less important.
Conjunctive adverb
otherwise
You should remember the financial rewards of high level positions; otherwise, you might find the stressful nature of these positions too demanding.








Showing Contrast
Type of Connector
Connector(s)
Examples
Coordinating conjunction
but
High level positions are stressful at times, but the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
Subordinating conjunctions
whereas, while
While high level positions are stressful at times, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
Conjunctive adverbs
in contrast, on the other hand
High level positions are stressful at times; on the other hand, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.
Prepositions
unlike
Unlike the undesirable stress of high level positions, the financial rewards make these positions very desirable indeed.

martes, 7 de septiembre de 2010

lunes, 30 de agosto de 2010

This is for 11-3B Group. Read the article, answer the questions and send them via e-mail to felipene84@hotmail.com

http://www.quia.com/cz/310465.html?AP_rand=1444633925

Don't forget to visit this site and do some extra     exercises inluding the listenings.


The Present perfect with Daniel Seddiqui.

Perhaps, you have seen this young man on TV. Read his intro and work on his unique experience.
"I’m Daniel Seddiqui and I’ve traveled all 50 states and I've worked 50 different jobs in 50 weeks. Sound crazy? My mission was to explore the diverse careers, environments, and cultures offered in America. I've been a rodeo announcer in South Dakota, a model in North Carolina, a coal miner in West Virginia,a lobsterman in Maine, and just about everything in between....."


Daniel has had a lot of unusual experiences, look at the photos and choose the right form of the verb.

Daniel has  for a Baptist church choir in Alabama.

Daniel has  the border in Arizona.

Daniel has  a horseman in Kentucky.


Daniel has  through cotton fields in Mississipi.

Daniel has  politicians in New Hampshire.

Daniel has  the sunset in New Mexico.





Daniel has  students how to surf in Hawaii

Daniel has  as a lobsterman in Maine.

Daniel has  cars in Michigan.





Daniel has  the weather on TV in Ohio

Daniel has  seeds for peanuts in Georgia.

Daniel has  the subway in New York.

Daniel has  trees in Oregon

Daniel has  people in Nevada.

Daniel has  a Park Ranger in Wyoming.

martes, 10 de agosto de 2010

Where have you been?

Imagine that this is your room and write the places that you have visited.