viernes, 22 de marzo de 2013

Relative Clauses with songs




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Non – defining:

*      Once there was this kid whoGot into an accident and couldn't come to school
                 *      Parents made him come directly home right after school 
 *      They shook and lurched all over the church floor
*      His hair had turned from black into bright white

Defining:
      
  * But when he finally came back
·         But when they finally made her
·         She couldn't quite explain it
·         But both girl and boy were glad

Livin on a prayer:

Non defining:
*      He's down on his luck...it's tough, so tough
*      Working for her man, she brings home her pay
*      We've got each other and that's a lot
*      When she cries in the night Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday
Defining:
v  Tommy used to work on the docks
v  Gina works the diner all day
v  Gina dreams of running away  
v  If we make it or not

lunes, 11 de marzo de 2013

Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses


  1. What is a relative Clause?

Is one form of identify one person or object.

      2. What is a Defining Relative Clause?

relative pronounuseexample
whosubject or object pronoun for peopleI told you about the woman who lives next door.
whichsubject or object pronoun for animals and thingsDo you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
whichreferring to a whole sentenceHe couldn’t read which surprised me.
whosepossession for people animals and thingsDo you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whomobject pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who)I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
thatsubject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.


Is a word or a little sentences in where you can identifies or defines the person or object that were talking about, in that we can found essential information.


3. What is a Non-Defining Relative Clause?
 
Is a word or a little sentences that give you extra information, we need commas

4. Create a chart where you give examples about Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses.

Relative Clauses Example
Defining We know a lot of people who study in the Gran Colombia University
I don´t like stories  that have unhappy endings
Bogotá is the city where I was born
Non-defining  Juan, who lives near to my home, gave me flowers yesterday

lunes, 4 de marzo de 2013

Task 4: Comparatives and Superlatives



Regular
Irregular
Comparative
Superlative
Comparative
Superlative
big/Bigger than
big /the biggest
good/ better than
good /the best 
beautiful /more beautiful than 
beautiful/ the most beautiful
bad/worse than
bad /  the worst
heavy/heavier than
heavy  the heaviest
far/ the furthest
tiring/more tiring than
tiring/ the most tiring
far/farther than 
happy/the happiest
happy/ happier than
tall/ the tallest
tall /taller than 
excited / most excited

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eYBIal_sxRPIGucqy3xaqR2UwulWXktBusYifx-h4T4/edit?usp=sharing

Task 3: Reported Speech about Good manners