Grammar

Making connections
Unit 1



In this unit I learned about many things such as new words have to know in the workplace and I think are very important.
This unit was a good start to prepare in the course of English and know that comes later.




Unit 2
Making a Living

When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'.

• The President will serve for four years.
• The boss won't be very happy.
• I'm sure you'll like her.
• I'm certain he'll do a good job.

If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.

• I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.
• She'll probably be a great success.
• I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.
• I think we'll get on well.

If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.

• Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.
• Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.
• The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.
• Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.

At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk about it using 'going to'.

• I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.
• I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with Simon.

In this unit I think I learned one of the most important tenses that exist in English, since this time we can express our plans for the future.
You can use expressions like will probably and going to to talk about different ways in the future tense.

Unit 3

Lessons from History

Definitions

An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e., describes) a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may come before the word they modify.

Examples:
That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.

Adjectives may also follow the word they modify:

Examples:
That puppy looks cute.
The technology is state-of-the-art.

An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Examples:
He speaks slowly (modifies the verb speaks)
He is especially clever (modifies the adjective clever)
He speaks all too slowly (modifies the adverb slowly)

An adverb answers how, when, where, or to what extent—how often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).

Examples:
He speaks slowly (answers the question how)
He speaks very slowly (answers the question how slowly).

In this unit I learned adverbs used in English, are very important to give meaning to the sentences.
They can be used in any tense and any subject.

Unit 4

Taking Risks

Modal Verbs of Obligation

Click here for all the exercises about modal verbs

We can use have to + infinitive, must + infinitive and should + infinitive to express obligation (something you have to do).

Present	Positive	Negative
have to / don't have to	strong obligation (possibly from outside) Children have to go to school. (sometimes 'have got to')	no obligation I don't have to work on Sundays. You don't have to eat anything you don't like.
must / mustn't	strong obligation (possibly based on the speaker's opinion) I must study today.	negative obligation You mustn't smoke here.
should / shouldn't	mild obligation or advice You should save some money.	mild negative obligation or advice You shouldn't smoke so much.

 




Unit 5
Looking Back
Past Routines

Form

Affirmative: used to + infinitive
Negative: didn't use to + infinitive
Question: did + subject + use to

Meaning

1. We use used to to talk about habitual or regular actions or states in the past that are now finished.
   • I used to have a dog.
     I had a dog in the past but I don't have a dog now
   • I used to play football every weekend but I don't have time now.
   • Did you use to go swimming when you were at school?
   • I didn't use to like action films, but I love them now.
   • I never used to like spinach.
     but now I eat it every day
2. We also use would to talk about habitual actions in the past, but not to talk about past states.
   • When I was young I used to go fishing with my father every summer - Correct
     When I was young I would go fishing with my father every summer - Correct
   • She used to have a house in the country - Correct
     She would have a house in the country - Incorrect

Out-of-class contributions

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Exploring the world

There are difference options you can choose from depending on what interest you the most. Finding the best place that worth any little time you spend is very important to the overall experience. You can consider activities like walking / trekking, discovery, wildlife, festivals, cycling and natural world, also is important and interesting know historical and cultural life of many countries.

There are many options to go on vacation depends on the location and activities you want to do.

Africa is a land of cultural and remarkable diversity with different countries, traditions, languages and landscape. Exploring from north to south or east to West African, will definitely live you with amazing and most enjoyable moment of your life.

Europe is a vast and diverse area made up of different countries and cultures with rich traditions and historical events. From mountainous Albania to snowy mountains in northern Scandinavia to the warm islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

Visit the unthinkable, rich and most attractive places in the eastern and northern hemispheres of the world and the world most populated continent. Asia covers every need for you travel experience be it temple exploring, yoga, wild life, adventure, city tour and history monuments.

North America is the home of colorful traditional events, life musical concerts, sporting events and inspiring pre and post civilization history. The continent offers one of the world class leisure and irresistible, cozy and delightful tourist services.

Asia is one of the most ancient and culturally place in the world. A visit to South America will reconnect your imaginations and doubts with the real pre and post historical untold stories. With diverse people, culture and tradition, the hospitalizes from the natives will also live the everlasting memories on you.

There are many beautiful places that you can visit depends on what you want,  if you want city, beaches or mountains as what you have to do is know many cultures and customs.

In-class-contributions:
Essays

Risks in sports

Do you know how many people die while doing sports? We all know there are risks involved in sports. We accept the risk it takes when we practice the sport, although, it doesn’t means that we no longer care about putting our lives in danger just for practicing a sport. However, is there a point at which the risk associated whit the sport makes it not a viable activity to do? For some people it doesn’t matter, if there are precautions, they will still practice the sport.

Unintentional injuries represent a major health concern among adolescents. There are a lot of accidents that have occurred while practicing a sport, most common are deaths and injuries in Formula 1 car racing. In general, the risk of unintentional injury summits in adolescence, when children are susceptible to engaging in risk taking. Risk taking in sport involves activities such as diving to head the ball in soccer, sliding at a base in baseball, swimming extremely long distances, lifting a lot of weight. The proportion of serious injuries resulting in long-term or permanent disability happen as a result of sports participation among athletes aged 10 to 13 years is significantly higher than that for any other age group of youth athletes.

An interesting data is that approximately 2.9 million children sport injuries occur annually in the United States. Instead of focusing on the results of serious accident and condemning the sport as dangerous or lethal, there are two ways of recovering from an incident like that. The first one is by using the appropriate equipment to practice the sport. The second one is following the rules of the sport; never do what you want to if it’s going t put your life in danger. And something very important is to use the services provided to the team of the sport to recovery from the injury, or the traumatic event.

Another factor that might influence the perceived risk and risk-taking relationship is self-efficacy. Athletes who perceive a situation as risky have low self efficacy, and higher probability of failure, and so greater potential for injury. Conversely, athletes who are excellent in their sports are more likely to attempt difficult skills or skills that involve calculated risks. For example, young soccer players who overestimate their abilities and inaccurately perceive playing soccer to be a low-risk activity may engage in behaviors on the field, such as aggressive play, and this place them at high risk for injury.

There are , some accidents are just that, accidents. There are a lot of risks in sports that we cannot control. Sports represent a relatively controlled environment in which people are, for the most part, free to make their own decisions to engage in risk taking and in which the consequences of their decisions are significant. When we look at sky-diving, scuba-diving, marathon running and other extreme sports, there seems to be some natural level of risk that people are prepared to take on for a challenging and exciting freedom activity, while still being risky. People are free to practice whatever sport comes to mind, but it’s always recommended to do it with the security it needs.

I have no pictures to put on the blog but will summarize many activities we did in class and helped to learn and understand some issues.

classes we did activities like picking a place in the world and describe their culture customs and important monuments.

also present about a super hero who seems to us important and out favorite.

We did tests that help to practice grammar to write in good shape. topics were:

-taking risks

-around the world

-technology in society

and were very important because we talk topics of social interest.

We also exhibits themes of the book, and that helps us learn more about the topic you chose each group.

we pass to the board and we explained.

all subjects and different activities are valuable and help you learn more.

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Hello my name is alberto rodriguez, I live in Moravia and I am 22 years old.
in my free time I like sports like volleyball, soccer and weight training,
We are in family 5 people, my mom ,my stepfather ,my brother my sister and me.
I have a girlfriend for 4 years and going to college together.
I like the career of dentistry because I like helping the people and I also like that to the health area.
I love motorcycles and animals, I have a dog nuts is very large and disastrous.