tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67179240926214632162024-03-28T18:36:58.951+01:00LEARNING ENGLISH FOR LIFE IN MADRIDAdvanced and proficiency resources: (C1 and C2 English resources)Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2979125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-84031467984461279582021-01-23T07:43:00.005+01:002021-01-23T07:43:00.447+01:007 promises you should do to yourself<p><a href="https://www.powerofpositivity.com/7-promises-make-keep/?fbclid=IwAR0jgXE978HhWtyEdg8Z4p5V3n214zDgZweRsXBHNJtqFPM7cuzObX8kZC8">7-promises-make-keep</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-8518358733554835622021-01-22T00:00:00.001+01:002021-01-22T00:00:02.642+01:00Listening activities<h3 style="background-color: #fbfbfb; text-align: center;">l</h3><h3 style="background-color: #fbfbfb; text-align: center;">Listening activities</h3>
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Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-22845639775046694762018-02-11T00:00:00.000+01:002018-02-11T07:28:33.889+01:00GETTING UP EARLY: MY ENGLISH PAGES<img alt="Getting Up Early" src="http://cdn.englishbaby.com/dynamic/standard_lessons/image/0000/0002/2809/2809814_1476121885_090849.jpg" style="border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 8px; display: block; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px;" /><br />
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Are you a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>? A morning person is someone who feels good in the mornings. This kind of person can wake up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> and feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a>. In fact, they might not even need to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a> an alarm clock. Some people wake up naturally when the sun comes up. A morning person might use their mornings to exercise, write, meditate, or work on a life goal.<br />
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And then, there’s the night owl. A night owl is a person who likes to stay up late and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> the next morning. This kind of person feels best at night. In the morning, they feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. Sometimes, a night owl wants to become a morning person. This can be difficult! It takes a few weeks (and maybe, lots of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a>) to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a> getting up early.<br />
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Kelsey and Gary got up early today. Listen to this English lesson to discover who is a morning person… and who is not!<br />
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Gary: Kelsey, it’s going to be a great day.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>No, it’s not. It’s so early.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>I know, it’s Saturday! It’s great! It’s 6 o’clock in the morning.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Why couldn’t I have just slept in?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Well, you know that getting up early is one of the best things you can do, right?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I don’t buy it. I’m so <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a>, I’m exhausted and<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. I don’t understand this getting up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> thing.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Well, it takes a little while to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a>. You <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a>your sleep cycle to wake up at the same time every day, like, every day. You can’t <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> on the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">weekends</a>.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Really?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>You wake up, you’ll feel more alert. You’re going to be <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a> for the day to go and do things. You know, OK, at this time I’m waking up, and I’m going to go do stuff. So, you’re not going to be cranky because you’re used to it. It’s your normal routine now.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>OK, but do you have to have <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a> in order to be this energized?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Some people do, yes. I do not. I don’t drink any caffeine.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>So, this is just natural.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Yeah, I’m ready to go.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Wow. Well, I can try it, but I’m honestly pretty nervous about it.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Would you call yourself a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>No, I like to sleep in. Getting up early is hard.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>So, maybe you should stay up really, really late then, and wake up late. Maybe, that would be better for you.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I guess. I mean, that’s what I do now.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Would that affect work?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I don’t know. I’ll try it for a few days, and I’ll let you know.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Cool.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>OK.</div>
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Poor Kelsey! It’s 6 AM! Gary wants her to become a<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>, and she’s not feeling very happy about it. In fact, she’s exhausted. She’s <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. All she really wants to do is to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> a little longer. Getting up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> is not something Kelsey can <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a> doing.<br />
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Poor Gary! It’s 6 AM! He’s <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a> and ready for the day, but Kelsey is being <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a>. Gary’s sleep cycle is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a>to wake him up early, even on the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">weekends</a> because he likes to use his mornings to go do stuff. He doesn’t even need <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a> to feel awake. Gary’s problem now, though, is making Kelsey love mornings too. Maybe, she can try getting up early for a few days?<br />
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Are you a morning person? How often do you wake up at the crack of dawn?<br />
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It’s the weekend, and Kelsey isn’t too happy about getting up early. She tells Gary, “I don’t understand this<b>getting up</b> at the crack of dawn thing.” Kelsey uses a<strong>gerund</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Gerunds</strong> and <strong>infinitives</strong> are both <em>verbal forms that act as nouns</em>. <strong>Gerunds</strong> end in <strong>-ing</strong>, such as <strong>swimming, walking</strong>, or <strong>laughing</strong>. <strong>Infinitives</strong> are <i>the basic verb form with the particle to</i>, as in <strong>to swim, to walk</strong>, or <strong>to laugh</strong>.<br />
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Sometimes, it can be difficult to know whether it’s best to use a gerund or an infinitive in a sentence. Here are a few rules:<br />
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<em>Both gerunds and infinitives can follow verbs</em>, as in, “I don’t like <strong>losing</strong>,” or, “I don’t like <strong>to lose</strong>.” They can also both <em>be the subject of a sentence</em>, as in, “<strong>Catching</strong> a chicken is difficult,” or, “<strong>To catch</strong> a chicken is difficult.”<br />
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<em>Also, only gerunds follow prepositions</em>. For example, it’s correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting <strong>without finishing it</strong>,” but it’s not correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting without to finish it.”<br />
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Although many verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, this is not true for all verbs. The verb that Kelsey uses, for example, is special. <i>Only a gerund can follow understand</i>. “I don’t understand this <b>getting up</b> at the crack of dawn thing.” Other verbs that must be followed by gerunds include advise, enjoy, and suggest.<br />
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Which is correct, “I stopped to smoke last week,” or, “I stopped smoking last week”?</div>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_3" name="question_3" type="radio" value="3" /> To sleep in.</label></li>
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Are you a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>? A morning person is someone who feels good in the mornings. This kind of person can wake up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> and feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a>. In fact, they might not even need to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a> an alarm clock. Some people wake up naturally when the sun comes up. A morning person might use their mornings to exercise, write, meditate, or work on a life goal.<br />
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And then, there’s the night owl. A night owl is a person who likes to stay up late and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> the next morning. This kind of person feels best at night. In the morning, they feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. Sometimes, a night owl wants to become a morning person. This can be difficult! It takes a few weeks (and maybe, lots of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a>) to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a> getting up early.<br />
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Kelsey and Gary got up early today. Listen to this English lesson to discover who is a morning person… and who is not!<br />
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Gary: Kelsey, it’s going to be a great day.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>No, it’s not. It’s so early.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>I know, it’s Saturday! It’s great! It’s 6 o’clock in the morning.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Why couldn’t I have just slept in?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Well, you know that getting up early is one of the best things you can do, right?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I don’t buy it. I’m so <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a>, I’m exhausted and<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. I don’t understand this getting up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> thing.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Well, it takes a little while to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a>. You <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a>your sleep cycle to wake up at the same time every day, like, every day. You can’t <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> on the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">weekends</a>.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Really?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>You wake up, you’ll feel more alert. You’re going to be <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a> for the day to go and do things. You know, OK, at this time I’m waking up, and I’m going to go do stuff. So, you’re not going to be cranky because you’re used to it. It’s your normal routine now.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>OK, but do you have to have <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a> in order to be this energized?<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Some people do, yes. I do not. I don’t drink any caffeine.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>So, this is just natural.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Yeah, I’m ready to go.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>Wow. Well, I can try it, but I’m honestly pretty nervous about it.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Would you call yourself a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>No, I like to sleep in. Getting up early is hard.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>So, maybe you should stay up really, really late then, and wake up late. Maybe, that would be better for you.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I guess. I mean, that’s what I do now.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Would that affect work?<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>I don’t know. I’ll try it for a few days, and I’ll let you know.<br />
<strong>Gary: </strong>Cool.<br />
<strong>Kelsey: </strong>OK.<br />
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Poor Kelsey! It’s 6 AM! Gary wants her to become a<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">morning person</a>, and she’s not feeling very happy about it. In fact, she’s exhausted. She’s <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">out of it</a>. All she really wants to do is to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">sleep in</a> a little longer. Getting up <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">at the crack of dawn</a> is not something Kelsey can <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">get used to</a> doing.<br /><br />Poor Gary! It’s 6 AM! He’s <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">energized</a> and ready for the day, but Kelsey is being <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">cranky</a>. Gary’s sleep cycle is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set</a>to wake him up early, even on the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">weekends</a> because he likes to use his mornings to go do stuff. He doesn’t even need <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">caffeine</a> to feel awake. Gary’s problem now, though, is making Kelsey love mornings too. Maybe, she can try getting up early for a few days?<br /><br />Are you a morning person? How often do you wake up at the crack of dawn?<br />
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<strong>Gerunds and Infinitives</strong><br /><br />It’s the weekend, and Kelsey isn’t too happy about getting up early. She tells Gary, “I don’t understand this<b>getting up</b> at the crack of dawn thing.” Kelsey uses a<strong>gerund</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>Gerunds</strong> and <strong>infinitives</strong> are both <em>verbal forms that act as nouns</em>. <strong>Gerunds</strong> end in <strong>-ing</strong>, such as <strong>swimming, walking</strong>, or <strong>laughing</strong>. <strong>Infinitives</strong> are <i>the basic verb form with the particle to</i>, as in <strong>to swim, to walk</strong>, or <strong>to laugh</strong>.<br /><br />Sometimes, it can be difficult to know whether it’s best to use a gerund or an infinitive in a sentence. Here are a few rules:<br /><br /><em>Both gerunds and infinitives can follow verbs</em>, as in, “I don’t like <strong>losing</strong>,” or, “I don’t like <strong>to lose</strong>.” They can also both <em>be the subject of a sentence</em>, as in, “<strong>Catching</strong> a chicken is difficult,” or, “<strong>To catch</strong> a chicken is difficult.”<br /><br /><em>Also, only gerunds follow prepositions</em>. For example, it’s correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting <strong>without finishing it</strong>,” but it’s not correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting without to finish it.”<br /><br />Although many verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, this is not true for all verbs. The verb that Kelsey uses, for example, is special. <i>Only a gerund can follow understand</i>. “I don’t understand this <b>getting up</b> at the crack of dawn thing.” Other verbs that must be followed by gerunds include advise, enjoy, and suggest.<br /><br />Which is correct, “I stopped to smoke last week,” or, “I stopped smoking last week”?</div>
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To be or remain proud, stoical, or august in one's manner or composure. <span class="illustration" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #966a00; font-style: italic;">Even after two years of a losing war, the general still sat tall in his saddle before his troops.</span> <span class="illustration" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #966a00; font-style: italic;">I'll have nothing to do with your schemes or plot. One day, you're going to be locked up and lose everything, and I'll be sitting tall in the saddle when you do.</span></div>
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Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-60945754166960003392016-08-18T00:00:00.000+02:002016-08-18T00:00:22.875+02:00Toujours l´amour<img alt="Herman" src="http://assets.amuniversal.com/39e3aa90403101349ef7005056a9545d" />Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-37962197463921796332016-08-17T00:00:00.000+02:002016-08-17T23:39:15.434+02:00New clothes to have a good day<img alt="Aunty Acid" src="http://assets.amuniversal.com/699e35002832013483f4005056a9545d" />Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-55992093157205534302016-08-16T00:00:00.000+02:002016-08-16T00:00:05.274+02:00An optimistic point of view<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-68705765959648929492016-08-14T10:03:00.001+02:002016-08-14T10:03:12.860+02:00Elderly men strategies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-63835494420039987962016-01-16T09:03:00.000+01:002016-01-16T09:03:05.832+01:00GOOGLE+DAILY LISTENING<h3 style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Surfing</h3>
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Jan 11 2016</div>
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Right now, you are probably sitting at your computer. Wouldn’t you rather be relaxing at the beach? You could swim, work on your tan, or play in the sand. Or, you could ride the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">waves</a> on a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">surfboard</a>!<br /><br />Surfing is a water sport. Many people in who live on the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">coast</a> love to surf. It is fun, exciting, and a great workout. However, surfing can also be dangerous. You can run into <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">hazards</a> like a riptide or big waves. You could even have an encounter with a shark! It is important to be safe and bring a friend when you surf.<br /><br />Brian wants Sara to try surfing. Listen to the dialog to find out if she will ride the waves.</div>
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Brian: Hey Sara, do you surf? I was thinking of going to the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">coast</a> and taking some boards out there.<br />
<strong>Sara_R: </strong>Not at all. It sounds really hard.<br />
<strong>Brian: </strong>Really? Oh… well, I have a spare <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">surfboard</a> and a<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">wetsuit</a>. I can go out and teach you how to ride the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">waves</a>. It’s not that difficult.<br />
<strong>Sara_R: </strong>It sounds difficult. So, I have to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">paddle</a> against the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">current</a>, or… ?<br />
<strong>Brian: </strong>It’s just practice. It’s like riding a bicycle, which, now, probably seems a lot easier than when you started. Really, honestly, I hadn’t surfed for a long time. My friend took me out. I was scared of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">hazards</a> and whatnot, but I didn’t have any dangerous <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">encounters</a>. After three times, I really <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">got the hang of it</a>, and I really enjoy it.<br />
<strong>Sara_R: </strong>Well, I guess I could give it a try.<br />
<strong>Brian: </strong>Great. The only thing you have to look out for is<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">riptides</a>, but I will show you. That will be our first lesson, how to get out of a riptide.<br />
<strong>Sara_R: </strong>Oh, gosh. OK.<br />
<strong>Brian: </strong>I promise you’ll have fun.<br />
<strong>Sara_R: </strong>OK. Let’s do it.<br />
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Brian wants to know if Sara likes to surf. He wants to go to the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">coast</a> and was hoping to take a friend with him. Sara has never gone surfing, and she is a little bit nervous about it. She thinks it sounds difficult.<br /><br />Brian says that surfing can be difficult at first, but it is like riding a bicycle. Once you get enough practice, you will remember how to do it. He says that he just went surfing, and he did not have any difficulties or bad experiences. He can teach Sara how to surf. Sara is still not sure, but she agrees to try it.<br /><br />Do you live near the coast? Do you want to go surfing?</div>
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<b>The Past Progressive Tense</b><br /><br />Brian invites Sara to go surfing with him. He says, “I<strong>was thinking</strong> of going to the coast.” He uses the <strong>past progressive tense.</strong><br /><br />The <strong>past progressive tense</strong> (also sometimes called “past continuous”) is formed by using <b>was/were + main verb + ing</b>, as in, “We <strong>were eating</strong> dinner when the phone rang.”<br /><br />We use the <strong>past progressive tense</strong> <i>to talk about actions that were already in progress</i> when another action took place in the past. (At the moment the phone rang, we were already in the process of eating dinner.)<br /><br />It’s also common to use this tense <i>to talk about two on-going actions that were happening at the same time</i> in the past, as in, “While Justin Timberlake <strong>was finishing</strong> his new album, his fans <strong>were waiting</strong> for the chance to hear it.”<br /><br />Finally, we can also use this tense <i>to talk about actions in the past that took place over time</i>, as in, “I couldn’t sleep last night because dogs <b>were barking</b> the whole night.”<br /><br />When Brian says, “I <strong>was thinking</strong> of going to the coast,” he is talking about an action in the past that took place over time.<br /><br />Which is correct, “I was left for school when the phone rang,” or, “I was leaving for school when the phone rang”?<br />
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Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-58509325592182127352016-01-13T06:17:00.001+01:002016-01-13T06:17:00.878+01:00Meaning of coon's age/em<a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/random-idiom.php?c=865#.VpXdNquF9vc.blogger">Meaning of coon's age/em</a><br /><br />
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Go Off the Deep End</h3>
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Have you ever wanted to change your life? Maybe, you wanted to wear a new style of clothing or change your hair to a different color. Perhaps, you wanted to get more exercise, so you began playing a new sport. For some people, changes like this can be <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">drastic</a>. You might decide that <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">taking risks</a> can make you feel more alive. This might be true, but your friends may think that you’re <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">going off the deep end</a>.<br />
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When a person goes off the deep end, they choose to do things without thinking about the results. For example, going <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">skydiving</a> or taking a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">fire walking</a> class might sound like fun, but these activities can also be dangerous. It is important to think about the risks of these things before you do them. If you take too many risks and make too many drastic changes, your friends and family will begin to worry.<br />
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Marni and Jessica are worried about Gary. Has he gone off the deep end? Find out in today’s English lesson.</div>
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Jessica: Have you <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">noticed</a> anything unusual about Gary lately?<br />
Marni: Only that he seems to be <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">going off the deep end</a>!<br />
Jessica: Oh, good. It’s not just me.<br />
Marni: No. Definitely not.<br />
Jessica: Yesterday, I <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">overheard</a> him say that he’s thinking about getting a mohawk.<br />
Marni: What? He told me that he is signing up for a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">fire walking</a> course.<br />
Jessica: I overheard him mention the word “<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">skydiving</a>” when he was on the phone with someone this morning.<br />
Marni: Well, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">according to</a> Brian, Gary asked him if he wanted to go to the “Running of the Bulls” in Spain next year.<br />
Jessica: What is going on? Why is he acting like this?<br />
Marni: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Rumor has it</a> that when he learned Sara wasn’t interested, he decided to do something <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">drastic</a>.<br />
Jessica: But why?<br />
Marni: I don’t know. I guess that he feels like <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">taking risks</a> makes him feel more alive. And possibly <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">braver</a>, too?<br />
Jessica: I guess I can understand that. But I still think he’s gone off the deep end.<br />
Marni: Seriously. A mohawk?</div>
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Gary has been making some <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">drastic</a> changes in his life, and his friends have <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">noticed</a>. Jessica and Marni begin to talk about some of the strange things they have<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">overheard</a>. Gary is planning to get a mohawk hairstyle and go <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">skydiving</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">according to</a> Jessica. Marni shares the rumors that she has heard. She says that Gary is going to practice <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">fire walking</a> and travel to Spain.<br />
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Jessica is a little worried about Gary, and she asks Marni why he might be doing these things. Although Marni doesn’t know the answer, she can guess. She thinks that Gary feels better when he is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">taking risks</a>. It might make him feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">braver</a> than he felt in the past. That could be true, but his friends still think that he’s gone off the deep end.<br />
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Did you ever go off the deep end? Did you take any risks in order to feel braver?</div>
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<b>Comparatives and Superlatives</b><br />
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Marni and Jessica are talking about Gary. Marni says, “I guess that he feels like taking risks makes him feel<b>more alive</b>. And possibly <b>braver</b>, too?” She uses two<b>comparative adjectives</b>.<br />
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<strong>Comparatives and superlatives</strong> help us compare people, places, or things.<br />
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There are two ways to form <strong>comparatives</strong>. The first way is for <em>long adjectives</em>, which have three or more syllables. With <em>long adjectives</em>, we use <strong>more</strong> to form a comparative phrase with <strong>than</strong>. For example, “Sarah is<strong>more beautiful than</strong> Martha.” The second way is for<em>short adjectives</em>, which have only one or two syllables. With <em>short adjectives</em>, we add <strong>-er</strong> to the end of the word, as in, “Jacob is <strong>smarter than</strong> Ed.” For <em>short adjectives ending in y</em>, like “happy,” we drop the “y” and add <strong>-ier</strong>. For example, “Lucy is <strong>happier than</strong> Rob.”<br />
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Be careful! Some two-syllable adjectives are irregular. When Marni says, “…taking risks makes him feel <b>more alive</b>,” she uses the comparative <b>more alive</b>. <b>Alive</b> only has two syllables, but we never say “aliver.”<br />
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Marni uses another comparative when she says, “And possibly <b>braver</b>….” She doesn’t use <b>than</b> after these comparative adjectives because she is reducing the comparative grammar. She could have said, “I guess that he feels like taking risks makes him feel <b>more alive than</b> he felt before. And possibly <b>braver than</b> before, too?”<br />
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Similarly, we form <strong>superlatives</strong> in two different ways, depending on the length of the adjective. With <i>long adjectives</i> we use <b>the most</b>, as in “He is <strong>the most intelligent</strong> person I know.” With <i>short adjectives</i>, we add<b>-est</b> to the end of the word. For example, “Johnny is the<strong>fastest</strong> runner on the team.” For short adjectives ending in y, we drop the “y” and add <strong>-iest</strong>, as in, “She is <strong>the prettiest</strong> girl in the world.”<br />
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Which is correct, “The mountains are peacefuler than the city,” or, “The mountains are more peaceful than the city”?</div>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_2" name="question_1" type="radio" value="2" /> Changing his hairstyle.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_3" name="question_1" type="radio" value="3" /> Traveling to Spain.</label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_2" name="question_2" type="radio" value="2" /> They think Gary is becoming much more handsome.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_3" name="question_2" type="radio" value="3" /> They think Gary is normal and ordinary.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_4" name="question_2" type="radio" value="4" /> They think Gary is very organized and logical.</label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_2" name="question_3" type="radio" value="2" /> give to Steve</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_3" name="question_3" type="radio" value="3" /> Steve said</label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_2" name="question_4" type="radio" value="2" /> We watched a beautiful sunset last night.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_3" name="question_4" type="radio" value="3" /> I am much braver than I used to be.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_4" name="question_4" type="radio" value="4" /> Tiffany feels more alive when she is outside.</label></li>
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Meow! Are you <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">fanatically</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">obsessed</a> with cats? If you are, you probably know about many famous cats on the Internet, like Grumpy Cat and Business Cat. Cat fans can spend hours looking at funny pictures on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Reddit</a>. They can watch short videos of cats doing just about anything: climbing, playing, and even sleeping. There are so many cat fans in the world that cat memes have gone viral.<br />
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But what if you don’t like cats? Maybe, you prefer dogs. Maybe, you use the Internet to look up recipes or learn about food. Maybe, you like sports videos or reading about celebrities. One thing is for sure. If you are fanatical about something, you can find it on the Internet.<br />
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Romeo and Jessica are talking about cat memes. Find out what they think in this English lesson.</div>
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Romeo: I don’t know what you like to do for fun, but I love, I mean, I am <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">fanatically</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">obsessed</a>... I have to<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">follow</a>... every cat meme. There’s this one I saw the other day, and the cat was climbing on the curtain. It went all the way up, and I swear, it was literally climbing on the ceiling.<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>I think it’s so silly that people are using their cats to make videos, and then these videos <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">go viral</a>.<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>That’s what’s supposed to happen!<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>I guess I’m not <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">with it</a> in this <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">digital age</a>. I prefer puppy pictures…<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>Aww.<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>And puppy memes… Although, there is one cat meme I really like, Business Cat.<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>Business Cat?<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>That’s pretty funny.<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>I’m not familiar with Business Cat.<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>A cat with a tie. It’s pretty funny. I don’t know if you’re following <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Reddit</a> and following all of the<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">threads</a> about Business Cat?<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>No, I don’t do that. You’ve got to do all those other websites, the ones that have all the fourteen-second videos.<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>Oh, like <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Vine</a>.<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>Yeah, because then you get bored. Like Vine, yeah, definitely.<br />
<strong>Jessica: </strong>All right, well, maybe you will <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">peak my interest</a>with cat videos and Grumpy Cat.<br />
<strong>Romeo: </strong>Yeah, I would love to. Let’s do it.</div>
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Romeo loves cat memes. His favorite thing to do for fun is go online and watch cat videos. He spends so much time on <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Vine</a> that he says he is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">obsessed</a>! He tells Jessica about a funny cat video that he saw the other day.<br />
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Jessica is not interested in watching cat videos. She thinks it is weird that pictures and videos of people’s cats have gone viral. She prefers looking at pictures of puppies. However, she does like Business Cat because he wears a tie and is pretty funny. Jessica agrees that Romeo has peaked her interest. Maybe, she will look at more cat memes in the future.<br />
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Do you prefer cats or dogs? Do you ever spend time on Vine or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">Reddit</a>?</div>
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When Jessica tells Romeo about Business Cat, she says, “It’s <strong>pretty</strong> funny.” She uses an <strong>adverb</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Adverbs</strong> are <i>words that modify or describe other words</i>. They can modify verbs, as in, “He speaks <strong>softly</strong>.” Or they can modify adjectives, as in, “This room is <strong>quite</strong>large.” Or they can even modify other adverbs, as in, “He walked <strong>very</strong> slowly.”<br />
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You can turn many adjectives into <b>adverbs</b> by <i>adding -ly</i>to the end, as in <strong>quietly</strong>, <strong>quickly</strong>, <strong>slowly</strong>, or <strong>gladly</strong>. But be careful! This isn’t true 100 percent of the time. For example, this doesn’t work for adjectives that already end in -y, such as happy. The adverbial form of happy is<strong>happily</strong>.<br />
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<b>Adverbs</b> can come at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. You can say, “<b>Quickly</b>, she ran down the street,” <i>or</i>, “She ran <b>quickly</b> down the street,” <i>or</i>, “She ran down the street <b>quickly</b>.” However, you should <i>never put an <b>adverb</b> between a verb and its object</i>. You can say, “I <b>hungrily</b> ate an apple,” but not, “I ate <b>hungrily</b> an apple.”<br />
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Jessica says Business Cat is “<strong>pretty</strong> funny.” <b>Pretty</b> is a unique word because it can act as an <b>adverb</b> or an adjective. Jessica is using it as an <b>adverb</b> because it modifies the adjective funny. If Jessica had said, “I think cats are pretty,” she would be using the word pretty as an adjective.<br />
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Which is correct, “I am very happy that you’re here,” or, “I am happy very that you’re here”?</div>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_2" name="question_1" type="radio" value="2" /> drinking water</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input checked="checked" id="question_1_3" name="question_1" type="radio" value="3" /> <span class="correct" style="color: green; font-weight: bold;">climbing a curtain</span></label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_2" name="question_2" type="radio" value="2" /> giraffes</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_3" name="question_2" type="radio" value="3" /> penguins</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_4" name="question_2" type="radio" value="4" /> food</label></li>
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<li>What is a good definition of the expression peak one’s interest?<br />
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input checked="checked" id="question_3_2" name="question_3" type="radio" value="2" /> <span class="correct" style="color: green; font-weight: bold;">Make someone interested in something.</span></label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_3" name="question_3" type="radio" value="3" /> Tell someone a story.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_4" name="question_3" type="radio" value="4" /> Teach someone something new.</label></li>
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Mira que lunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06442847776641174903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717924092621463216.post-61646435190280685232016-01-10T00:00:00.000+01:002016-01-10T00:00:04.843+01:00Google+A clean Bill of health<h3 style="background-color: #fbfbfb; text-align: center;">
Meaning of <em><em>a clean bill of health</em></em></h3>
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a clean bill of health</h4>
said when you examine someone or something and state that they are healthy, in good condition, or legal.<h4 style="color: #66cc00;">
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<em>1. The president was given a clean bill of health by his doctors.<br />2. The company received a clean bill of health because it fulfilled all the safety requirements.</em>Source: my english pages</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">AND THE LAND IS DARK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">AND THE MOON IS THE ONLY LIGHT WE SEE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO I WON´T BE AFRAID</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO I WON´T BE AFRAID</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND, STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">AND DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">IF THE SKY THAT WE LOOK UPON</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SHOULD TUMBLE AND FALL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">AND THE MOUNTAIN SHOULD CRUMBLE TO THE SEA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I WON´T CRY, I WON´T CRY</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO I WON´T SHED A TEAR</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">JUST AS LONG AS YOU STAND, STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">AND DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">WHENEVER YOU´RE IN TROUBLE WON´T YOU STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, NOW, NOW, STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">DARLING, DARLING STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">STAND BY ME</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME, STAND BY ME</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">CUANDO CAE LA NOCHE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Y LA TIERRA ESTÁ OSCURA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Y LA LUNA ES LA ÚNICA LUZ QUE VEMOS</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO TENDRÉ MIEDO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO TENDRÉ MIEDO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIEMPRE Y CUANDO CUENTES, CUENTES CONMIGO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Y CARIÑO, CARIÑO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, AHORA, AHORA QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SI EL CIELO QUE VEMOS ENCIMA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SE DESMORONASE Y CAYESE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Y LA MONTAÑA SE DERRUMBASE SOBRE EL MAR</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO LLORARÉ, NO LLORARÉ</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NO, NO DERRAMARÉ NI UNA LÁGRIMA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIEMPRE Y CUANDO CUENTES, CUENTES CONMIGO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Y CARIÑO, CARIÑO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">CUANDO TENGAS ALGUNA PREOCUPACIÓN, ¿NO CONTARÁS CONMIGO?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, AHORA, AHORA QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">CARIÑO, CARIÑO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OH, QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO, QUEDATE CONMIGO</span><br />
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Do you remember any teachers from school? How about any college professors? A lot of students are<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">passionate</a> about their education and see their professors as <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">role models</a>. Many professors want to<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">motivate</a> their students and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set the bar</a> high so that their students can become successful in the future. It is important to have good communication with your professor so that you can get a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">worthy</a> education.<br /><br />Some people do not have good relationships with their professors. They may not be passionate about the class, or they may feel <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">let down</a> by the professor’s teaching style. Students want their professors to be excited about teaching. Some students are able to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">rise to the occasion</a> and do great in a class, but other students may need to try <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">multiple</a> classes before they can connect with their professor.<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: 12px;">Jessica and Gary are talking about their college professors. Jessica loved her professors and is telling Gary all about her experience. Find out what Gary thinks in today’s English lesson.</span><br />
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Gary: When you were in school… college… did you have any professors who just <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">inspired</a> you and got you so<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">passionate</a> about your study that you couldn’t help but go to their class every day?<br />Jessica: Oh absolutely. I had quite a few of them, actually. I got a very good education, and I had a lot of<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">role models</a>, and they really <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set the bar</a> high when it came to their <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">expectations</a> of you as a student.<br />Gary: Those are really good teachers.<br />Jessica: Yeah, I know I had <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">multiple</a> fantastic professors.<br />Gary: You’re kind of lucky.<br />Jessica: I know.<br />Gary: I was really <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">let down</a> with my experience in college.<br />Jessica: Oh, that’s too bad! They didn’t <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">motivate</a> you?<br />Gary: No, they didn’t really inspire me. They just kind of talked about their subject. And, I don’t know, they seemed motivated by the clock to get home more than they were trying to motivate the students to get excited about the topics.<br />Jessica: It’s unfortunate when you’re paying for a class that the professor doesn’t <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">rise to the occasion</a> and really give you a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">worthy</a> education.<br />Gary: I agree.<br />Jessica: Maybe, I’ll become a professor.<br />Gary: Oh, really?<br />Jessica: Yes.</div>
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Jessica is telling Gary about her college professors. She got a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">worthy</a> education and saw her professors as<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">role models</a>. She tells Gary that they <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">set the bar</a> high and were very <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">passionate</a> about their subjects.<br /><br />Gary, on the other hand, did not have a good experience. He felt <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: #236eb5;">let down</a> by his professors because they were not passionate about their topics. They just taught and wanted to go home, and so for Gary, they were a let down.<br /><br />Did you have any professors who were role models for you? Were you a passionate student?</div>
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<strong>Simple Future Tense</strong><br /><br />Jessica tells Gary, “Maybe, <strong>I’ll become</strong> a professor.” She uses the <strong>simple future tense</strong> to talk about something she will do at a later time.<br /><br />We use the <strong>simple future tense</strong> to talk about things that will happen at a time later than now.<br /><br />Using <strong>be going to + main verb</strong> is one way to form the<stron g="">simple future tense, as in, “I <strong>am going to watch</strong> a movie tonight.” Another way to form the <strong>simple future tense</strong> is with <strong>will + main verb</strong>, as in, “I <strong>will see</strong> you soon.”<br /><br />In some situations, like when you’re making a prediction about the future, you can use either <strong>be going to + main verb</strong> or <strong>will + main verb</strong>. However, to talk about something that’s already planned or decided, it’s best to use <strong>be going to + main verb</strong>, as in, “<strong>I’m going to watch</strong> a movie this weekend. Want to watch it with me?”<br /><br />Which sentence uses the simple future tense correctly, “I will eat lunch with you later,” or, “I am eat lunch with you later”?</stron></div>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_1" name="question_1" type="radio" value="1" /> Jessica had a good education and had a lot of role models.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_2" name="question_1" type="radio" value="2" /> Gary saw his professors as role models.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_3" name="question_1" type="radio" value="3" /> Gary loved his classes.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_1_4" name="question_1" type="radio" value="4" /> Jessica hated her professors.</label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_1" name="question_2" type="radio" value="1" /> His professors made him happy.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_2" name="question_2" type="radio" value="2" /> His professors were more motivated by the clock than by teaching students.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_3" name="question_2" type="radio" value="3" /> His professors are nice.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_2_4" name="question_2" type="radio" value="4" /> His professors were always motivating and inspiring him.</label></li>
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<li>Which word means having value?<br />
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_1" name="question_3" type="radio" value="1" /> Worthy.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_2" name="question_3" type="radio" value="2" /> Let down.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_3" name="question_3" type="radio" value="3" /> Absolutely.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_3_4" name="question_3" type="radio" value="4" /> Expectations.</label></li>
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<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_1" name="question_4" type="radio" value="1" /> I ate chocolate.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_2" name="question_4" type="radio" value="2" /> I was going to buy that, but he beat me to it.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_3" name="question_4" type="radio" value="3" /> I will run the race tomorrow.</label></li>
<li style="list-style: none;"><label><input id="question_4_4" name="question_4" type="radio" value="4" /> I hated going to school.</label></li>
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