miércoles, 28 de octubre de 2015

CAPELLANIA WETLAND

CAPELLANIA WETLAND


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Capellanía (Spanish: Humedal de Capellanía) is a wetland located in the municipality of Fontibón, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, Colombia. Since 1995, it has been split into two due to the construction of the Avenida La Esperanza. This has caused rapid deterioration and the wetland is likely to disappear because of the industries that surround it, the current transportation projects of the area, and future developments approved by the district. The wetland covers 37 hectares (91 acres). 

A reserve for fauna and flora, the wetlands provide for the preservation and reproduction of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles and birds.

 

 
 
ACTIVITY:

Answer the questions in your English notebook (resuelve las preguntas en tu cuaderno de ingles)

  1. Where is located the Capellania wetland?
  2. Do you know the Capellania Wetland?
  3. What kind of animals, plants live in the Capellania Wetland?
  4. What problems have the Capellania wetland?
  5. How can you do for helping this Wetland?
  6. Why is important to conserve the Bogotá Wetlands?
 
 
 
 



 

 

 


RELATIVES CLAUSES



RELATIVE CLAUSES or RELATIVE PRONOUNS


Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them. (Utilizamos los pronombres relativos para referirnos a un sustantivo (una persona o una cosa) mencionado antes y al que queremos agregar más información o modificar. Algunos pronombres relativos se pueden usar sólo con personas, otros sólo con cosas y algunos con ambos).

1.            THAT: Que (persona, cosa)

“That” es el pronombre relativo más utilizado en inglés hablado, ya que se puede utilizar tanto con personas como con cosas. Se utiliza para sustituir “which”, “who” o “whom en cláusulas que definen el sustantivo.

 Ejemplos:

This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last year. (Este es el libro que ganó el Permio Pulizer el año pasado.)

This is the restaurant that received the excellent reviews in the newspaper. (Este es el restaurante que recibió excelentes críticas en el periódico.)

 

2.  WHICH: que, cual (cosa)

“Which” sólo se puede utilizar con las cosas.

Ejemplos:

My new job, which I only started last week, is already very stressful. (Mi nuevo trabajo, que acabo de empezar la semana pasada, ya es muy estresante.)


The house in which we lived in when we were children burnt down last week. (La casa en la que vivíamos cuando éramos niños se quemó la semana pasada.)
 

3.     WHO: que, quien (persona)

Solo se puede utilizar “who” con personas.

Ejemplos:

My sister, who just moved in with me, is looking for a job. (Mi hermana, que se acaba de mudar conmigo, está buscando un trabajo.)


I never met someone who didn’t like music. (Nunca he conocido a alguien que no le guste la música.)

4.     WHOM: que, a quien (persona)

“Whom” se utiliza para hacer referencia al objeto indirecto del verbo, pero no lo utilizamos mucho en inglés coloquial. Más a menudo utilizamos “who” en vez de “whom”.

Ejemplos:

The woman with whom I was talking to was my cousin. (La mujer con quién estaba hablando era mi prima.)


This is Peter, whom I met at the party last week. (Este es Peter, a quien conocí en la fiesta la semana pasada.)

5. Whose: cuyo (persona, cosa)

El uso de “whose” indica posesión, tanto para las personas y las cosas.

Ejemplos:

That is the girl whose parents got divorced last year. (Esa es la chica cuyos padres se divorciaron el año pasado.)


Paul, whose wife just had a baby, will not be at work for a few weeks. (Paul, cuyo esposa acaba de tener un bebé, no irá a trabajar durante unas semanas.)

 

6. WHEN AND WHERE

Estos adverbios se refieren a expresiones de tiempo, lugares o motivos.

Ejemplos:

The university where I teach is an excellent school. (La universidad donde enseño es una escuela excelente.)


Can you tell me when is the best time to call? (¿Puedes decirme cuando es la mejor hora para llamar?)

INGRESA A LOS SIGUIENTES LINKS Y PRACTICA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

lunes, 12 de octubre de 2015

ENGLISH DAY: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATION TIMELINE

 FRIDAY- SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2015

GRADE 9TH:  TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATION THE 19TH CENTURY.

It was a century of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention, with significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century.

Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and spread to continental Europe, North America and Japan.









                                                            DANCE: WALTZ

Waltz is a slow dance music rhythm, originated in Tyrol (Austria), in the twelfth century.
The word waltz was born in the nineteenth century, when the waltz was introduced at the opera and the ballet.
Originally was a slow but, at present, it has become a dance alive and fast pace.












































miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2015

CONDITIONAL: ZERO AND FIRST


The Zero Conditional:
This conditional is used when the result will always happen.
Este condicional refiere a una situación que es siempre verdadera (verdades universales).
 
(if + present simple, ... present simple)
 
EXAMPLES:
 
If you freeze water, it turns into ice. Si congelas el agua, se convierte en hielo.   
  • If I work too much, I get tired.
    Si trabajo demasiado, me canso.
  • If I have time, I usually go to the movies.
    Si tengo tiempo, generalmente voy al cine.
  • If she eats hamburgers, she gets an allergy.
    Si ella come hamburguesas, le da alergia.
  • If they come here, they always bring a present.
    Si ellos vienen aquí, siempre traen un regalo.
  • If she doesn't know the answer, she keeps silent.
    Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en silencio.
  • If we don't go out on Saturdays, we rent a video and stay home.
    Si no salimos los sábados, alquilamos un video y nos quedamos en casa.

  • VIDEO: ZERO CONDITIONAL 



    The First Conditional:
    It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future.
    Se emplea cuando una situación es real o posible:
    (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
     
               EXAMPLES:
    If it rains today, I'll stay at home. Si llueve hoy, me quedaré en casa.
  • If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow.
    Si está ocupado ahora, regresaré mañana.
  • If I have time, I'll visit my parents this afternoon.
    Si tengo tiempo, visitaré a mis padres esta tarde.
  • If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
    Si está caluroso mañana, iremos a la playa.
  • If it is cold, you must wear warm clothes.
    Si está frío, debes usar ropa abrigada.
  • If he doesn't do his homework, he can not go to the party.
    Si él no hace su tarea, no puede ir a la fiesta.
  • If she doesn't call you, you can call her.
    Si ella no te llama, tú puedes llamarla.
  • If you work hard, you may become a millonaire someday.
    Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en un millonario algún día.

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    VIDEO: FIRST CONDITIONAL


    EXERCISES:

    http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/conditionals_zero_form.pdf

    http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.HTML

    http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm

     

    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME






    Prepositions of place and time : IN / ON / AT

    Use IN before:

    – Countries and cities :Colombia, Bogota (Paises y ciudades)
    – Buildings: a shop, a museum (Edificios)
    – Months: February, June (Meses)
    – Seasons: winter, summer (Estaciones del año)
    – Years: 1998, 2003 (Años)
    – Times of the day: morning, afternoon, evening – NOT night (Partes del día)

    Use ON before:

    – Transport: a bike, a bus, train, plane, a ship – NOT car (Transporte)
    – A surface: the floor, a table, a shelf, the balcony, the roof, the wall (Superficies)
    – Dates: March 1st (Fechas)
    – Days: Tuesday, New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day (Dias)

    Use AT before:

    – The following words: school, home, work, university, the airport, the station, a bus stop, a party, the door, night, the weekend
    – Times: 6 o’clock, half past five, 4:45 pm (Hora)
    – Festival periods: Christmas, Easter (Festivales)
    More Prepositions of time (colaboración englisch-hilfe.com) Mas preposiciones en inglés