martes, 19 de abril de 2011

An informal email

Hi Lee is very interesting to hear from your Ethiopia trip ,it's true the time passes too fast and your trip is over. About the book I think that is a good idea to write about your experiences.


Of course, I have no problem with your student even I have an empty room if you like. If you give my email I can communicate with her ​​and keep in touch, so we may go for a walk around town and also I can show her the main parts of the city as the library or the mall. Inform me about it.


Well, all is well in my life. With respect to travel I will travel to Mexico in late July, because I found an internship in this country so it is a very good opportunity. If I go to Mexico I will send photos of my trip. Then do not worry I will keep you informed. I have everything ready for my trip I tell him that I had problems with my passport but it solved, something else I can tell, I'm going to travel alone because my girlfriend delays in processing passport.


Take care Lee
write me more often
bye

lunes, 4 de abril de 2011

Homework #6



INTRODUCCION:
The correct form of past perfect is shown below. The different ways to use past perfect and didactic examples. I also put the link where you can practice.

Past Perfect
FORM


[had + past participle]
Examples:
You had studiedEnglish before you moved to New York.
Hadyou studied English before you moved to New York?
USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past


USE 1
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.
Examples:

  • I hadnever seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

  • A: Hadyou ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?

          B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.

USE 2 
Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbsand some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past.
Examples:

  • We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.

  • By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.

Although the above use of Past Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

HOWEVER
If the Past Perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, Past Perfect is not optional. Compare the examples below. Here Past Perfect is referring to a lack of experience rather than an action at a specific time. For this reason, Simple Past cannot be used.
Examples:

  • She never sawa bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct

  • She hadnever seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct


CONCLUTION:
Is very important to know about the past perfect but it is also important to put into practice with classmates.

Link
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises

viernes, 1 de abril de 2011

Homework #5

INTRODUCTION:

This was our first OP it did in the practice room. We talk about Japan and personally.
 

This was our first project oral. The topic was all about Japan.