HELLO GUYS

I'M VERY GLAD THAT LAST CLASS WE WORKED VERY NICE, I GUESS I HAVE TO PULL YOUR EARS MORE OFTEN. JUST KIDDING, BUT DON'T WAIT FOR ME TO DO SO, I KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE GREAT THINGS WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE BEHIND YOU TELLING YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. IT IS YOUR RESPONSABILITY. 

POR CIERTO, DEBIDO A ALGUNOS PROBLEMAS EN DIRECCIÓN, NO SE PODRÁ HACER LO ACORDADO CON EL DINERO PARA EL "MATERIAL". YA QUE MUCHOS MAESTROS HAN ABUSADO DE ESTA ACTIVIDAD. LO SIENTO MUCHO CHICOS, YA LES EXPLICARE EL SÁBADO. Y LA JUNTA ES EL PRÓXIMO 5 DE ABRIL. 

HOMEWORK

ANSWER PAGE 44 FROM YOUR WORKBOOK.

1.- READING.

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND, AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE


2.- INFORMATION.

COMPARATIVES 
(explicados en español )
Los adjetivos pueden tener la función de comparar dos o mas sustantivos .
Para ello , hay que agregar el sufijo ER o poner la palabra MORE (mas), delante del adjetivo y luego colocar la palabra THAN    ( que) , aunque esta ultima se puede omitir.

Cuando el adjetivo tiene 1 silaba agregamos ER

Ejemplos

ADJETIVO             COMPARATIVO
Old = antiguo         Older
Long =largo            Longer
Cheap =barato       Cheaper
Tall = alto               Taller

             
Rome    is old  but    Athens is older.
Roma es antigua pero Atenas es mas  antigua.

It is cheaper to go by train .
 Es mas barato ir en tren .

The river Parana  is longer than river Plate .
El rio Parana es mas largo que el rio de la Plata.

Albert is taller than  Henry .
Albert es mas alto que Henry .

EXCEPCIONES
Cuando el adjetivo termina en E, se omite y se agrega la R

Ejemplo :

ADJETIVO     COMPARATIVO
Nice                 NICER

This coat is fine but I think the other one is  nicer . Este saco esta bien pero este otro esta mas bonito .

Cuando el adjetivo termina en una vocal + una consonante, se dobla la consonante .

Ejemplos:

ADJETIVO             COMPARATIVO
Hot= caluroso          Hotter
Fat= gordo               Fatter
Big = grande            Bigger
Thin= delgado         Thinner
       
   Brazil    is   hotter  than    Argentina .
 Brasil es mas caluroso que Argentina .

USA is  bigger   than Canada .
USA es mas grande que Canada .

Cuando el adjetivo tiene dos silabas y termina en Y , se cambia la Y por i y se agrega ER

Ejemplos

ADJETIVO                  COMPARATIVO
Easy= facil                   Easier
Happy=feliz                 Happier
Heavy=pesado             Heavier
Friendly=amigable     Friendlier

       A                                        B
                   
The exercise A  is easier than exercise B .
 El ejercicio A  es mas facil que ejercicio B.

The suitcase is heavier.
 La valija es mas pesada.

Ben is friendlier than Liz.
 Ben es mas amigable que Liz.

 
Cuando el adjetivo tiene dos silabas o mas ,
ponemos la palabra MORE ( mas) , delante del sustantivo 
y luego la palabra THAN (que) , aunque esta se puede 
omitir en algunos casos .

Ejemplos:

ADJETIVO             COMPARATIVO

Formal                    MORE formal

Difficult                   MORE difficult
(dificil)
Expensive                MORE expensive
( caro)

Interesting               MORE interesting
(interesante )

Comfortable            MORE comfortable

                              
Oranges are more expensive than apples.
 Las naranjas son mas caras que las manzanas.

Latin is more difficult than English .
El latin es mas dificil que Ingles .

New York is more expensive than London .
New York es mas caro que London .

EXCEPCIONES
En el caso de algunos adjetivos el comparativo no sigue la regla anterior .
Se cambia la palabra .

Ejemplos

ADJETIVO             COMPARATIVO
Good                        BETTER  
( bien)              
Bad                           WORSE
(malo)                  

        
Anne is better tennis player than me .
 Ana es mejor jugadora de tenis que yo.

3.- EXERCISES.

Write the comparative form of the adjectives given.
Example: An elephant is bigger than a lion. (big)

1. The Nile river is  then the Amazon. (long)

2. I'm  than Yuri but  than Miko. (tall, short)

3. They're  than us, but we're than them. (handsome, smart)

4. This book bag is  than that bag. (expensive)

5. This newspaper is  than that newspaper. (good)

6. Soda juice tastes  than fruit juice. (bad)

7. Today is  than yesterday. (warm)

8. This TV program is  . (interesting)

1. He arrived  than expected. (early)

2. We walked  than the rest of the people. (slowly)

3. They called us  in the afternoon. (late)

4. My mother and my sister talked  than the other guests. (loudly)

5. He hit his arm  than before. (hard)

6. The Spanish athlete ran  than the other runners. (fast)

7. Jim threw the ball  than Peter. (far)

8. We answered all the questions  than the other students. (well)

9. Our new teacher explains the exercises  than our old teacher. (badly)

10. The new mechanic checked the car  than the old mechanic. (thoroughly). 

4.- PRACTICES.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2065
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/compare/
http://prek-8.com/english/grammar/adjective9.html

HI!!! BOYS AND GIRLS

HOPE YOU ENJOYED LAST LESSON, HERE A SEND YOU THE HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK.

LA JUNTA SE REALIZARÁ EL 5 DE ABRIL.

HOMEWORK

CONTESTA LA PÁGINA 44 DEL WORKBOOK

1.- READING. Ya saben que hacer con el texto. Al termino del texto, aparece el link donde podrán encontrar el audio del texto para que vayan mejorando su pronunciación.
No Food, No Job
I am an adult. I'm not a kid. I'm a grown-up. I need some money. I have no food. I am hungry. I am not thirsty, because water is everywhere. But water has no taste. I want to drink a soda. I want to drink milk. I want to drink coffee. I want to work. Nobody will hire me. Nobody is hiring anybody. Companies are firing people. Companies are laying off people. Everyone is looking for a job. I cannot pay my rent. I will have to live in my car. I don't want to live in my car. My car has no bed. Everyone should live in a house or an apartment. Many people don't have a car. They live on the street. A street has no bed. Nobody should live on the street. I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go. Maybe I will go to church. Maybe I will find help there.
http://www.eslfast.com/easyread/es/easy013.htm

2.- INFORMATION.

Clases de nombres. Sustantivos Contables e Incontables

La diferenciación que se realiza de los sustantivos en base a su función como "contables" (es decir, que se pueden contar) e "incontables" (que no pueden contarse).

Clasificamos pues en el grupo de contables todos los nombres que forman elementos individuales por sí mismos y que pueden formar grupos con otros elementos del mismo tipo y por tanto ser enumerados. Como lo mejor es el ejemplo, vamos con ello.

Gafas, lápices, naranjas, patatas, botellas, libros, neveras, coches.....

En el grupo de incontables incluimos generalmente todas las sustancias y materias y también las cualidades "abstractas":

Sal, azúcar, agua, madera, plomo, hierro, plata, vino, pobreza, riqueza, música, dinero (en términos genéricos, no así las monedas o billetes),  etc.

Ojo. Decimos que es incontable la sal, pero no así un paquete de sal. Decimos que es incontable el hierro, pero no así una viga de hierro. Decimos que es incontable la leche, pero no así una botella de leche.

                                
Milk (Uncountable)                    Two bottles of milk (Countable)

¿Y por qué esta distinción tan complicada aparentemente? Pues porque es fundamental gramaticalmente hablando:

USOS

- Los sustativos incontables tienen únicamente forma singular.

Salt / Sal    Money / Dinero    Wood / Madera

- Los nombres incontables no se pueden acompañar con el artículo a / an. Deben ir precedidos si quieren individualizarse de alguna palabra con valor partitivo:

A piece of bread / Un trozo de pan
A glass of wine / Un vaso de vino
A cup of tea / Una taza de té

- ¿Un poco lioso?, pues ahora viene lo mejor. Cuidadín, porque algunos sustantivos pueden ser contables e incontables dependiendo de la función que desempeñan.

                          
    Cake               A piece of cake                Paper                 A Paper ( a newspaper)

Cake (Tarta, pastel) es incontable, pues indica una sustancia. A piece of cake (un trozo de tarta, un pastel) es en cambio contable pues lo individualiza e identifica como un elemento concreto.

Paper (papel) es incontable. Es en cambio contable a piece of paper (una hoja de papel) así como a paper, en cuyo caso está refiriendo un periódico, (también newspaper).

Bueno, que no se nos desespere nadie que lo dificil ha acabado.

- Los sustantivos contables pueden ser singulares y plurales, estando precedidos del artículo a / an en su forma singular.

A House, houses / Casa, casas    An apple, apples / Manzana, manzanas

3.- EXERCISES. Copia en tu cuaderno las siguientes palabras y escribe. ¿Son estos nombres contables (c) o incontables (u)?

1. water ____________

2. fruit ____________

3. coconut ____________

4. bread ____________

5. DVD ____________

6. meat ____________

7. ball ____________

8. snack ____________

9. glasses ____________

10. pen ____________

11. milk ____________

12. chair ____________

13. gasoline ____________

14. table ____________

15. cream ____________

16. money ____________

17. oil ____________

18. insect ____________

19. sofa ____________

20. yogurt ____________

21. school ____________

22. bus ____________

23. food ____________

24. chocolate ____________

25. ship ____________

4.- PRACTICE.

Decide si la imagen es contable o incontrable y escribe el nombre de la imagen en ingles.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3055#a

5.- GAME.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/trolley-dash

HELLO GUYS. I KNOW THAT WE JUST HAD A TEST LAST WEEKEND AND THAT YOU SHOULD REST A LITTLE. BUT I SAW THAT YOU NEED TO WORK EVEN HARDER ON YOUR VERBS, SO THAT IS WHY HERE I LEAVE YOU A LOT OF PRACTICE TO OVERCOME THIS PROBLEM. ENJOY IT AND PRACTICE.

HOMEWORK

1.- READING.

 Building Your House

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by. 

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my gift to you."

The carpenter was shocked!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!


2.- VIDEO. Watch the following video which will help you to learn the irregular verbs so much better.

3.- EXERCISE. De la lista de verbos que les envié la vez anterior, van a hacer oraciones por cada verbo que tienen, como lo indica el video de arriba.



4.- GAME. Practice your knowledge of verbs. Da click en el siguiente link y sigue las instrucciones.

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/verb_wheel/

HOMEWORK

1.- READING. Lee el texto y busca las palabras que no sepas, además al final del texto hay un link da click en el y te enviara a la página donde encontraras el audio del texto.


A Good Meal
The children were hungry. They looked out the window. Where was their mother? She walked into the house. The children ran over to her. "Mama, we're so hungry," they both said. She said lunch was coming. She walked into the kitchen. She opened a can of chicken soup. She poured the soup into a pot. She added water. She put the pot on the stove. She made two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She sliced an apple. The soup was hot. She poured it into two bowls. She put the sandwiches on two plates. She put apple slices on each plate. She put the bowls and plates on the table. The children ran to the table. "Thank you, mommy!" they said. Then they started eating. The cat and the dog watched them eat.

http://www.eslfast.com/easyread/es/easy012.htm


2.- PRACTICE. Da click en los siguientes links y practica el uso del presente continuo con el presente simple.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_prog_ex4.htm



3.- EXERCISE. EN TU CUADERNO, COPIA Y COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES CON PRESENTE SIMPLE O PRESENTE CONTINUO UTILIZANDO LOS VERBOS EN PARENTESIS.

1. I  (to play)football right now.
2. I  (to play)football on Saturdays.
3. I  (to play)football every Tuesday.
4. I  (to learn) English at school (2 hours a week).
5. Maggy  (to cook)in the kitchen now.
6. Maggy  (to cook) for her grandmother on Sundays.
7. Billy  (to love)Mary.
8. Billy  (to like)Chinese food.
9. Billy's father  (to jog)in the park today.
10. Nicholas  (to read)a fantastic book, keep silent !
11. Erik  (to want) to go outside.
12. Patrick  (to play)on his computer this afternoon.
13. Rupert  (to eat) chicken wings at the moment: he is very hungry.
14. What  (you /do) ? I'm reading.


5.- VIDEO. Mira el video y copia en tu cuaderno todos los verbos y al lado de cada uno escribe una oración. Los primero 25 en presente simple y los otrso 25 en presente continuo. Por ejemplo:

PLAY         I play the guitar
COOK       She cooks dinner
SEND         We are sending e-mails to our friends
TAKE        They are taking pictures

TIME IS GOING SO FAST AND A PROVE OF IT IS THAT THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE THE SECOND EXAM. SO I SUGGEST YOU TO GET READY. STUDY THE PAST PARTCIPLE OF THE VERBS, REMEMBER YOU HAVE A LIST. ALSO TRY TO SPEAK MORE IN CLASSES. 

HOMEWORK

FROM YOUR WORKBOOK ANSWER ONLY PAGE 40.


1.- READING.

Two frogs
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them
fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit
was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The
two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit
with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop,
that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took
heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down
and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again,
the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He
jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the
other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to
them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the
entire time.

This story teaches two lessons:

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging
word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it
through the day.

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes
to kill them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your
path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand
that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak
words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in
difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time
to encourage another.

2.- INFORMATION

• Already y yet se usan con el Present Perfect (have + participio)

• ALREADY se usa para contestar que sí (afirmativas) o para decir que algo ya ha ocurrido, y se coloca entre el auxiliar have y el verbo.= SÍ, YA.

• I have already had a swim in my swimming-pool.
• I have already said my mathematics lesson.
• I have already studied the English present tenses.

• YET se usa para contestar que no (negativas) o para decir que algo todavía no ha ocurrido y se coloca al final de la oración. = TODAVÍA NO, AÚN NO

• I haven‘t had a swim in my swimming-pool yet.
• I haven‘t said my mathematics lesson yet.
• I haven‘t studied Conditionals with inversion yet.

3.- EXERCISE. Copy on your notebook and answer the following exercises.

Present Perfect - Yet/Already

Use the words below to form present perfect tense sentences using yet or already. Don't forget to put a full-stop at the end of each sentence.

Examples:	Have you been to the art gallery?
	No, I haven't been there yet.
	Have you sold your car?
	Yes, I've already sold it.

1.Have you seen the new movie?
No,

 2.Have you been to Paris?
Yes,

 3.Have you bought that new dress?
Yes, 

4.Has Allen gone to Melbourne?
No,

 5.Has he heard from Bill yet?
No,

 6.Have you finished your homework?
Yes,

 7.Have Annie and Bob got married yet?
No, 

8.Have you eaten at that new Thai restaurant?
Yes,

 9.Has Lisa played tennis this morning?
Yes,

10.Has the light been fixed?
No,

Sentences in Present Perfect with already and yet - Exercise

Say what you have already done (+) and what you have not done yet (-). Toggle example

1) I . (+/already/to listen to music) 2) I . (-/not/to go swimming/yet) 3) I . (+/already/to take some photos) 4) I . (+/already/to help Jane in the kitchen) 5) I . (-/not/to play the guitar/yet) 6) I . (+/already/to have fun with my friends) 7) I . (-/not/to wash my shirts/yet) 8) I . (-/not/to make my bed/yet) 9) I . (+/already/to do the washing-up) 10) I . (-/not/to speak to my Maths teacher/yet)

4.- PRACTICE.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/present-perfect-vs-past-tenses-rally/

5.- VIDEO. Watch the following piece, and see how the PRESENT PERFECT AND THE SIMPLE PAST are used.

HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS. 

EL TIEMPO TRANSCURRE MUY RÁPIDO Y EL SEGUNDO EXAMEN SERA ESTE SÁBADO. ASÍ QUE LES SUGIERO ESTUDIEN MUCHO. POR OTRA PARTE, ME GUSTARÍA QUE HABLARAN MAS EN INGLES Y POR ELLO AQUÍ LES DEJO UN POSTER CON FRASES QUE PUEDEN UTILIZAR EN CLASES.

HOMEWORK

DEL WORKBOOK, CONTESTA ÚNICAMENTE LA PÁGINA 40.

1.- READING. Lee el siguiente texto e investiga las palabras que no sepas. Además, al termino del texto hay un link, da click en el y te enviará a la página donde el texto fue tomado. En el encontraras el audio en la parte de arriba. Da clic en play y escucha el audio del texto. Esto te puede ayudar a como pronunciar las palabras.

Ask Santa

It is December. That means it is Christmas time. Christmas time means Santa Claus is coming. Sara and Billy love Christmas. They love Santa Claus. They love the gifts from Santa. Last year they got nice gifts. Sara got a teddy bear and a rubber duck. Billy got a green boat and a rubber duck. The rubber ducks float. When Sara takes a bath, her pink duck floats in the water. When Billy takes a bath, his blue duck floats in the water. One time Billy put a goldfish into the tub. It swam for a while. Then it died. He buried it in the back yard. He was sad. This year Sara and Billy want bicycles. Sara wants a red bike. Billy wants a blue bike. Mama said she would talk to daddy. Sara asked mama, "Why don't you talk to Santa?" Mama said, "That's a good idea. When daddy comes home, he and I will talk to Santa."

http://www.eslfast.com/easyread/es/easy007.htm

2.- INFORMATION. Lee la siguiente información sobre el tema que vimos en clase. 

TO LIKE

1. La traducción más usual de "like" es gustar y es un verbo muy común. No obstante, en este sentido es menos enfático que "to love". Ejemplos: 

I like your new trainers - Me gustan tus tenis nuevos

I don't like his haircut - No me gusta su corte de pelo

2. Al igual que "to love", “like” se puede usar seguido de un infinitivo o de un verbo en ING sin que esto altere el significado de la oración. Ejemplos: 

I like to eat hamburgers - Me gusta comer hamburguesas

I like babysitting - Me gusta cuidar niños

3. Para las formas interrogativas utilizamos el auxiliar DO/DOES al inicio de la oración.

• Do you like to go to the movies?     yes, I do/ no, I don't
• Does José like to play soccer)        yes, he does/ no, he doesn't

TO WANT 

1. Este es el verbo cuya traducción directa es "querer". Se utiliza por lo general para cosas o acompañado de un verbo en infinitivo. Ejemplos: 

I want a LCD TV - Quiero una tele con LCD

I want to be there while my child grows up - Quiero estar ahí mientras mi hijo crece

2. En inglés informal "want to" se suele contraer como "wanna". Ejemplos: 

I want to get pay rise = I wanna get a pay rise - Quiero conseguir un aumento

3. Para las formas interrogativas, al igual que con LIKE TO, se utiliza el auxiliar DO/DOES.

• Do you want to eat spagetti?       yes, I do/ no, I don't
• Does your mother wanna drink a soda?      yes, she does/ no, she doesn't

3.- EXERCISE. Copia en tu cuaderno las siguientes oraciones y completa los espacios con LIKE, WANT, LIKE TO, WANT TO y WANNA.

Fill the gaps with like and want in the correct form.

1	They _____________ to visit The Tate Gallery when they go to London.
2	They'd _____________ to visit The Natural History Museum.
3	Angela doesn't _____________ to see The Last Samurai.
4	My parents _____________ me to read more.
5	Nuria _____________ it when they give her flowers.
6	Her dad never really _____________ his father-in-law, although they never argued or anything.
7	What would you _____________ to do this Saturday, pet?
8	I don't _____________ to do anything at all this Sunday apart from relax.
9	My girlfriend doesn't _____________ me playing video games the whole time.
10	Her  parents _____________ her to avoid Columbia when she goes on her trip round South America.
11	I love chocolates. That's exactly the reason I don't _____________ any in my house. I'd get fat instantly.
12	So what do you _____________ for Christmas? More socks?
13	My boyfriend doesn't _____________ it when I arrive late.
14	David likes people. That's why he _____________ to be a doctor.

3. VIDEO. Mira el siguiente video sobre TIPOS DE PROGRAMAS DE TELEVISIÓN Y PELÍCULAS.

4. VIDEO. Da click en el siguiente link. Observa el video e identifica las oraciones que sean en PRESENTE SIMPLE Y PRESENTE CONTINUO y copialas en tu cuaderno.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzL6Ww7xUWc

HELLO GUYS

I JUST WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT THIS SATURDAY IS THE FIRST PARENTS' MEETING AT 8:45 IN THE MORNING. SO GET YOUR PARENTS READY TO TELL THEM HOW YOU DID IN THE EXAM.

HOMEWORK

ANSWER PAGES 66 AND 67 FROM THE STUDENT BOOK AND 37, 38 AN 39 FROM THE WORKBOOK.

DON'T FORGET TO TAKE ALL YOUR MATERIAL

1.- READING

A Box Full of Kisses
 

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

2.- INFORMATION.

Ever & Never

Uso. Estructura. Aspectos a Recordar

Estas partículas temporales se suelen utilizar junto al presente perfecto para indicar diferentes significados. Vamos a ver un ejemplo que sirva para entender a qué hacemos referencia.

¿Has ido alguna vez a Inglaterra?         Yo nunca he viajado a Inglaterra.

¿PARA QUÉ SIRVEN?

Son partículas temporales que utilizamos junto al Presente Perfecto para indicar varios significados relacionados con algún aspecto temporal.

¿CÓMO SE USAN?

EVER: La partícula 'ever' se puede utilizar en preguntas para pedir información sobre alguna experiencia.

¿Has ido alguna vez a Inglaterra?

Have you ever been to England?

La podemos utilizar en frases afirmativas después de los superlativos o la palabra 'only', tal y como podemos ver en los siguientes ejemplos.

Ella es la persona más alta que yo he visto jamás.

She is the tallest person I have ever seen.

Es el único perro que he tenido nunca.

It is the only dog I have ever had.

* Recuerda que la traducción no es siempre la misma, por lo que debemos tener en cuenta cómo traducir los diferentes ejemplos.

NEVER: La partícula 'never' se utiliza en frases afirmativas junto al presente perfecto para indicar que no se ha tenido una experiencia hasta el momento.

Yo nunca he viajado a Inglaterra.

I have never travelled to England.

Recuerda que si ponemos la frase en negativa tendremos que utilizar 'ever'. Sin embargo, la forma anterior es más común.

Yo no he viajado nunca a Inglaterra.

I haven't ever travelled to England.

¿QUÉ DEBO RECORDAR?

Los aspectos que debemos recordar son los siguientes:

• Para usar estas partículas es necesario conocer el Presente Perfecto, puesto que estas partículas normalmente acompañan a este tiempo.

• Recuerda que estas partículas tienen una posición en la frase diferente al español.

• Además, debes tener en cuenta que no siempre podemos traducirlas al español de la misma manera, por lo que es importante recordar su equivalencia en español.

PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT

Da click en el primer link y lee la información sobre el tema que se vió. Después, da click en el segundo link y realiza el ejercicio que se te pide.

http://www.aulafacil.com/Ingejerc/Lecciones/Lecc20.htm

http://www.aulafacil.com/Ingejerc/Lecciones/Ejerc20.htm

3.- EXERCISES. On your notebook, copy and do the following exercises.

• Write EVER or NEVER to complete the following sentences.

1. Have you  eaten lobster ? 
2. I have  been to France. 
3. I think I have  really known you. 
4. That’s the smallest car I have  ridden in. 
5. If you  have questions, please don't hesitate to contact me personally. 

• Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb.

1. Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific. 
2. Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel 
3. Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final 
4. Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro 
5. Elaine / never / see / a whale 

• Order the following sentences.

1. you a horse? Have ever ridden 
2. won a never competition. We've 
3. flown David plane? in ever a Has 
4. seen never ghost. He's a 
5. My parents London. have visited never 

HELLO GUYS

SOLO LES QUIERO RECORDAR QUE ESTE SÁBADO ES LA PRIMERA JUNTA DE PADRES A LAS 2:45 DE LA TARDE. ASÍ QUE PREPARENLOS PARA VER SUS CALIFICACIONES.

HOMEWORK

CONTESTA LAS PAGINAS 75, 76 Y 77 DEL STUDENT BOOK Y PAGINAS 37, 38 Y 38 DEL WORKBOOK.

1.- READING. Lee el siguiente texto las veces necesarias e investiga en un diccionario las palabras que no conozcas. Recuerda que la siguiente semana se te hará un pequeño examen sobre el significado del vocabulario en el texto.

A Long Life

Nancy wants to live a long time. She wants to live for one hundred years. She is five years old now. She wants to live 95 more years. Then she will be 100. Her father is 30 years old. He wants to live a long time, too. He wants to live for one hundred years. He wants to live for 70 more years. "Daddy, we will grow old together, okay?" Nancy said to her father. "Yes, honey, we will grow old together," he said to Nancy. Then Nancy smiled. She gave her daddy a big hug.

2.- INFORMATION. Lee la siguiente información sobre los temas que vimos en la clase pasada para que puedas realizar los ejercicios.

PRESENTE CONTINUO Y PREGUNTAS CON WHERE.

Como ya habíamos visto en temas anteriores, el presente continuo hace referencia a una acción que se realiza en este preciso instante. Este tiempo se forma utilizando el

 PRONOMBRE + EL VERBO TO BE + EL VERBO CON -ING.

I AM PLAYING (yo estoy jugando)

YOU ARE LISTENING (tu estas escochando)

HE IS EATING (el esta comiendo)

Para realizar preguntas en este tiempo lo único que tenemos que hacer es mover el verbo TO BE al inicio de la oración. 

I AM PLAYING SOCCER                                    AM I PLAYING SOCCER?

YOU ARE LISTENING TO MUSIC                     ARE YOU LISTENING TO MUSIC?

HE IS EATING PIZZA                                           IS HE EATING PIZZA?

La particula WHERE significa DONDE o A DONDE, y nos sirve para preguntar en que dirección o lugar alguien se esta dirigiendo.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? (a donde vas)

I AM GOING TO THE MALL (voy a la plaza)

WHERE IS HE GOING? (a donde va el)

HE IS GOING TO THE MOVIES (el va al cine)

Present Simple & Present Continuous

Uso. Estructura. Aspectos a Recordar

¿PARA QUÉ SIRVE?

El PRESENTE SIMPLE se utiliza para hablar de estados permanentes, rutinas o hábitos.

María va a la playa cada domingo.

Mary goes to the beach every Sunday.

* Recuerda que la tercera persona del Presente Simple lleva '-s'. Además, necesitamos el auxiliar (do/does) para formar la interrogativa y negativa.

El PRESENTE CONTINÚO de usa para hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo en el momento o alrededor del momento en que se habla.

Matt está limpiando la casa en este momento.

Matt is cleaning the house at the moment.

* Recuerda que lo formamos con la forma correspondiente del verbo 'to be' seguido de un verbo terminado en '-ing'.

¿CÓMO LOS DISTINGO?

El presente simple se utiliza para hablar de acciones habituales, mientras que el presente continuo se utiliza para cosas que se salen de la rutina, cosas que están pasando en el presente.

María siempre va a la playa los domingos, pero hoy está pintando en su casa.

Maria always goes to the beach on Sunday,

but today she is painting in her house. 

 ¿QUÉ DEBO RECORDAR?

Recuerda que ciertos verbos no tienen forma continua, es decir, no se pueden poner en '-ing'. Nos referimos a verbos relacionados con los sentidos, con las emociones, la posesión o los auxiliares. Algunos de los verbos que no se utilizan en Presente Continuo son los siguientes: have got, love, want, understand, ...

Me está gustando este dulce.

I like this cake. (Nunca: I'm liking this cake)

Recuerda que el presente continuo suele ir acompañada de expresiones de tiempo como 'at the moment' o 'now'

El presente simple, por el contrario, suele ir acompañado de adverbios de frecuencia como 'usually', 'normally' o 'never'.

3.- EXERCISE. Realiza los siguientes ejercicios en tu cuaderno. Escribe los verbos en paréntesis en presente simple o presente continuo para completar las oraciones.

PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

REVISION EXERCISES

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

1. Where's John?  He  (listen) to a new CD in his room.

2. Don't forget to take your umbrella with you to London.  You know it always  (rain) in England.

3. Jean  (work) hard all day but she  (not work) at the moment.

4. Look!  That boy   (run) after the bus. He  (want) to catch it.

5. He  (speak) German so well because he  (come) from Germany.

6. Shh! The boss   (come). We  (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready!

7.  you usually  (go) away for Christmas or  you  (stay) at home?

8. She  (hold) some roses. They  (smell) lovely.

9. Oh no! Look! It  (snow) again.  It always  (snow) in this country.

10. Mary  (swim) very well, but she   (not run) very fast.

11.   you  (enjoy) this party?  Yes, I  (have) a great time!

12. Sorry I can't help you.  I  (not know) where she keeps her files.

13.  What you(do) next Saturday?  Nothing special. I  (stay) at home.

14.  I  (think) your new hat   (look) nice on you.

15.  I  (live) with my parents but right now I  (stay) with some friends for a few days.

16. I can't talk on the phone now.  I  (drive) home.

17. Where are the children?  They   (lie) on the beach over there.

18.  You never  (listen) to a word I say!  You  always  (listen) to that mp3 player!

19.  He  (not understand) what you  (talk) about.  He's foreign.

20. How much  your suitcase  (weigh)? It  (look) really heavy.

Da click en los siguientes links y sigue practicando. Estas actividades no las van a hacer en su cuaderno.

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-formas-verbales-presente-present-simple-present-progressive-rellenar-huecos/

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-practica-comprension-lectora-present-simple-progressive/

4.- GAMES. Divierte jugando y repasando los temas que vimos en la clase pasada.

http://www.swfcabin.com/open/1316627373

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/present-simple-and-present-continuous