Homework: Reading Comprehension (26th Saturday)

Hy my dear students :D this is your homework, just read the conversation below, because probably I'll make a written test, or a conversational test, or... well you know how much I like surprises >=)

enjoy your week :D

Note: if you do not understand something and say "el teacher no me ensenio esto"

That is why we are reading!!! :D a techer cannot teach everything, a teacher is a guide and I strongly believe that the best way to learn is like in spanish we say "patitos al agua" xD

if you do not understand a word, look for it!!! busquen que significa :D y una expresion no la entienden en la clase puede preguntar, aun cuando no entiendan una palabra!!! leyendo pueden intuir a que se refiere :B, that is the best way to learn!!!

=) and of course read in a high tone, si si lean en voz alta para que mejoren su pronunciation :B

I love U!!! my dear students :D 

Long Distance Love

Alex: So how do you feel about long distance relationships?

Maria: Not that good. I had two relationships by now and both of them ended after me going somewhere. First time I was in Denmark but like I lived on a school in another city and while I was there for four months like I think two months after I went home to him and broke up and then came back to the school and just didn't really care. And then the second time I went traveling and I missed him so much and I came back and realized that there was nothing left. I'd lost everything while I was away so I don't, after one month, after two months, I think it just doesn't work for me if it's not really special.

Alex: Yeah, I guess you're kind of like me. I have to see the person.

Maria: Exactly.

Alex: Almost, you know, daily.

Maria: Exactly and you can have conversations online and on the phone but if there's no, I don't know, it doesn't have to be much, just like be close, see each other in the eye.

Alex: It's a big difference, yeah. I did a month when I went home to Australia away...

Maria: This summer?

Alex: Yeah, this recent summer and like Skype is just not enough. Do you know what I mean? You can see the person, you can talk to them, you know you can kiss the camera if you want but it's not...

Maria: If you want.

Alex: You know it's not the same but that's not to say I don't think, some people can do it.

Maria: I figure if it's a very, like if the relationship is very, it's very passionate or you've been going on for a long time because both of my relationships were under one year I think. The first one was one year and the second one was half a year. So if we're used to staying together then I think you can work it out. I'm just too impatient.

Alex: Yeah, I guess under a year you haven't really learned to depend on the other person all the time.

Maria: Exactly.

Alex: Or...

Maria: Still going by the passion and if you can't see the person every day or like whenever you want, then the passion just slowly fades.

Alex: Yeah, agreed.

Maria: But this is your first relationship right?

Alex: Yes it is and I did one month when I went home away from the person and it was just...

Maria: And that was the first time you ever went away from the person?

Alex: Yeah and it was just aah horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible.

Maria: I remember the first time I like traveled while my boyfriend was still at home and it was a week and I was devastated so it's, if it's passionate it's...

Alex: Well I did Christmas away from them when I went to Christmas, I did India for Christmas last year.

Maria: OK.

Alex: And two weeks was bad enough and then a month and I was just pulling my hair out, do you know? So.

Maria: Yeah, it's hard.

Alex: It, yeah, it certainly is.

Maria: Yeah.

Reading Activity for the next Class(may 12th)

Bullied

Bryan doesn't like going to school anymore. He is tired of being bullied. Some of the bigger boys at school are mean to him. They push him to the ground.

They hide his books. They call him names. They are bullies.

When things get really bad, Bryan tells his mom he is sick.

“You should stay home and rest,” Mom says. “You'll feel better tomorrow.”

Then Bryan gets to stay home.

He reads books. He watches television. He eats what he wants. He is not scared.

“You should tell someone you are getting bullied at school,” says Bryan’s best

friend, Link.

But Bryan is scared. He doesn't want to tell an adult.

“That will make things worse, Link,” says Bryan. “You don’t go to my school. You have no idea how mean these guys can be.”

“You can’t keep missing school,” says Link. “Your grades will fall. You will be in trouble at home. And besides, you don't want to be in the seventh grade forever, do you?"

Bryan thinks Link is probably right. He will tell his mom about the bullies when she gets home from work tonight.

He will see what happens.

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Hi guys :D

I hope you're enyoing your week, remember to read the little story ABOVE, what you have to do? simple UNDERSTAND the story :D the next class I'll ask about it and you're opinions too...

:D if there is any word you do not understand don't worry :D use a dictionary or even better copy and paste the word in GOOGLE IMAGES, in that way you can GUESS the meaning because linking words with images :)

however the next class, we'll discuss about the topic 

^_^ Thanks for your atention! :D See ya!

Happy Holidays!

^_^ My Dear Students! I'm sure you are enjoying your week, I guess :l

Remember to practice as much as you can :D

=) So I will be uploading some information for you :D

I'm sure that you are going to practice everything =')

So here there is a vocabulary for you:

bathers	béiders	bañistas
bay	béi	bahía
beach ball	bích ból	pelota de playa
binoculars	binókiulars	prismáticos
breaker	breíker	ola grande
breeze	bríis	briza
clam	klam	almeja
cliff	klif	acantilado
coast	kóust	costa
cooler	kúuler	hielera

coral	kóral	coral
crab	krab	cangrejo
current	kérrent	corriente
dressing rooms	drésing rúums	vestuarios
dune	diún	duna
folding chair	fóulding cher	silla plegable
goggles	gógls	gafas de natación
horizon	joráison	horizonte
island	áiland	isla
kite	káit	barrilete

life preserver	láif prisérver	salvavidas
lifeguard	láif gárd	bañero, guardavidas
motorboat	móurobóut	lancha
ocean	óushen	océano
pail	péil	cubo, balde
sailboat	séilbout	velero
sand	sánd	arena
sandals	sándals	sandalias
sandcastle	sándkásl	castillo de arena
sea	síi	mar

seaweed	síiwuíd	alga marina
shark	shark	tiburón
shell	shel	concha
shore	shóor	orilla
shovel	shóvl	pala
snail	snéil	caracol
starfish	stárfish	estrella de mar
sunburn	sánbern	quedadura de sol
sunglasses	sángláses	anteojos para el sol
sunscreen	sánskrin	protector solar

suntan lotion	sántan óil	loción bronceadora
surfboard	sérf bórd	tabla de surf
surfers	sérfers	surfistas
swimmer	suímer	nadador
swimming pool	suíming púl	piscina
swimming trunks	suíming tranks	pantalón de baño
swimsuit	suímsiut	traje de baño
tide	táid	marea
towel	tául	toalla
umbrella	ambréla	sombrilla

wave uéiv ola NOTE: :D I would like to hear what things have you seen if you've gone to the beach NOTA: :D me gustaria escuchar que cosa han visto si han ido a la playa :D Escribanme a mi correo Rigaldo_soren009@hotmail.com con su nombre y describiendo todas las cosas que han visto en la playa, :D utilizando el vocabulario que esta arriba, y los conocimientos que tenemos de simple present, osea escribiran en tiempo presente, como? asi por ejemplo: "I see a crab in the sand, the crab walks toward the sea. I build a sandcastle " (veo un cangrejo in la arena, el cangrejo camina hacia el mar. yo construyo a castillo de arena) ustedes no tienen que traducirmelo a español, solo quiero la información en ingles :D espero hayan entendido. =) ^_^

Simple Present Tense

^_^ Hy my dear students!! :D How are you? I hope you're enjoying your week.

>=o According with the evaluation of Simple Present Tense I could notice you have problems with auxiliaries "DO and Does". y para expresarme en español vi que tenian problemas con los Auxiliares :D bueno usare aqui les hare una breve explicacion

Simple Present Tense

Debemos tener claro las formulas que nos ayudan, no significa que siempre las tendremos que estar viendo peroooooo!!! una ves que las asimilen, podran formar sentences sin mirarlas, porque las :x internalizaran. tal como hacen con el español saben decir las cosas porque saben y no se ponen a pensar "segun la regla como pregunto?" with English is the same.

Positive Statetements:

in affirmative sentences we DON'T use the auxiliaries: "DO and DOES". asi es en oraciones afirmativas no usamos los auxiliares "do y does". BUT we have to ADD -s to the verbs to the base form of 3rd person. PERO a las terceras personas tenemos que agregar -S al final de los verbos, y si el verbo terminan en -y precesida por una CONSONANTE agregamos -ies por ejemplo: He tries (try), She Cries(cry), She Fortifies (fortify), He Studies(Study).

Hay excepciones como el verbo GO y DO: She Goes, He does.

Structure

Subject + Verb+ Complement

in Case of 3rd person

Subject + verb+s + Complement

Example:

I, You, We, They -> eat lunch at noon.

He, She, It -> works well in any situation.

Negative statements:

Conjugate the helping verb 'do' not (don't and doesn't) the base form of the verb to make negatives. >_> esa palabra me trabo la clase pasada "Conjugate" xD, Bueno jovenes :D como podemos ver, en su forma negativa del Simple Present. Nesesitamos Auxiliarnos con los auxiliares, valga la redondancia: "DO y el DOES"

Remember "DO" for the singular persons "I" and "You" and all the plural persons. el do las usamos para las personas en singular YO y TU, y para todas las personas plurarles.

DOES es unicamente para las Terceras personas: He, She, It.

Structure:

Subject + Auxiliary do or does + Not + Verb + Complement:

I Do Not Eat Fish = Yo no como pescado

She Does NOt DO Her Homework = Ella no hace su tarea

Nota 1: notese en la oracion "She does not do her homework" el primer "does" no tiene ningun significado contextual mas que indicar que estamos negando algo. el "do" es el verbo hacer

en ingles para negar algo en tiempo present necesitamos el auxiliar Excepto para el verbo TO BE que como dijimos el es independiente y NO NECESITA de ningún auxiliar para existir todos los demás verbos si necesitan auxiliar.

Nota 2: In the sentense "she doesn't do her homework" el VERBO: DO que es hacer esta en su forma base, Porque? Porque si a pesar que estamos hablando de la tercera persona SHE no le agregamos el -ES? porque? Simple el auxiliar DOES ya nos esta indicando que se esta conjugando la oracion para tercera personas, seria ilogico decir "she doesn't does her homework" es incorrecto. y es lo mismo para todos los verbos "He doesn't PLAY piano" "She doesn't EAT hamburguers".

otros Ejemplos:

I, You, We, They -> don't enjoy opera. or

He, She, It -> doesn't belong to the club.

questions

Conjugate the helping verb 'do' (do or does) the base form of the verb in question forms.

Ya sabemos que el does es para terceras personas no? para preguntar la structura es simple:

Structure:

Aux. Do or Does + Subject + verb + Complement + ?

Do you Dance Samba ?

Does she RUN fast ?

NOTA 3: in the question "Does She RUN fast?" el verbo RUN esta en su forma base a pesar de referirnos a tercera persona, asi como mencionamos en la nota 2, es la misma regla, el DOES nos indica que hablamos de una tercera persona por lo cual no es necesario agregar -S al verbo

Example:

Do -> I, you, we, they -> work in this town?

Does -> he, she, it -> live in this city?

:D Espero que con estas explicaciones todo haya quedado mas claro ^^ nos vemos el proximo sabado :D

Remember one important thing: "practice makes you perfect" if you wanna be BETTER so PRACTICE!!! =) don't be afraid or talk in english in class, because NOBODY is gonna laught of you :D SEE YA!!