The Paragraph.

A paragraph consists in:

 

Some sentences that are joined, have coherence and talk about one specific idea.

The three main parts of a paragraph are:

• The topic sentence:

It is the most general sentence in a paragraph, in some opportunities it could be at the begining of the paragraph.

• The supporting sentences

This sentences support or explain the idea of the topic sentences, so you could find more than two supporting sentences in the English paragraphs, after the topic sentence.

• The concluding sentence

 it does a "summarizes" of the paragraph and commonly is located at the end of the paragraph. 

 Now, you could see some characteristics of the topic sentence.

• is the most general statement
• This is an indentation in the USA writing.

 Also you could identify some characteristics of the supporting sentences.

• It give an indirect question to the reader.
•  Always you must to find more than three sentences in the paragraph.

 Finally, you could find some characteristics of the concluding sentence.

• summarizes the information in the paragraph.
• It looks similar to the topic sentences but in reverse.

Then, there are one topic sentence for each of the following topics:

• Your hometown:

My hometown is named Aquitania, it is located at Boyacá, Colombia, It's so beautiful, because it is near of the Tota lake, so the landscape is very grate, Here we celebrate the traditional festivals as an offering to the virgin Marie and the town is recognized as a national tourist destination and also its habitants are very polite.

• A place you would like to travel to:

I would like travel to the United Kingdom because here you could find many castles and discovered a lot of information about the humanity trought the history. Also in the UK offer big opportunities to the profesionals as the B.A in English to improves their studies and to adquires experience with the language skills. 

• My best friend:

I met her since I was 14 years old, she's name is Paola, nowadays she is 23 years old, so we have been friends for 9 years ago. Our relationship is very nice and polite, we lived so many wonderfull things, like concerts, soccer games, movies, travels and a lot of rock partys.

My own paragraph:

 

 

My hometown is named Aquitania, it is located at Boyacá, Colombia, It's so beautiful, because it is near of the Tota lake, so the landscape is very great. Here we celebrate the traditional festivals as an offering to the virgin Marie and the town is recognized as a national tourist destination and also its habitants are very polite. Aquitania has three natural and typical foods, the scallions, the potatos, and the trout. these products are imported to several domestic destinations, because to high demand they represent in the domestic market. Additionally it is very important to emphasize that the town bordering the Tota Lake, and It has a beautiful beach in the middle of the mountains, that is the delight of the national and international tourists. The qualities available to my hometown are many, both in human and material resources, as we saw previously, it has beautifuls landscapes, It has agricultural production and excellent human qualities, so it's a privilege to say I'm an Aquitanian girl.

Biography of Freddie Mercury



1. Real person?

Freddie Mercury was the singer of Queen, the successful rock band of the 70's.

2. Write some of the research you have done about your character.

He was born in September 5th 1946, on the island of Zanzibar, Africa Colonie. He's true name was Farrokh Bulsara. His parents were Persian and he had one sister called kashmira. Since 1954 they moved to England and was here when the school partner of Farrokh began to called his Freddie.

Since he was very young had an extraordinary talent and he was beginning to learned to play the piano, teather and vocal skills. He studied in the Ealing College, Graphic Art and Design and in June of 1969, he was graduated.Throught his life, he participated in some rock bands like: The Hectics, Smille, Ibex, Wreckage y Sour Milk Sea. In these time, he met with Tim Staffel, Brian May and Roger Taylor, the other integrants of Queen.Their first great hit was "Killer Queen" and their most famous song was"Bohemian Rhapsody" other of their great hits were "Prince of the Universe" "We will Rock you", "I Want to Break Free" and "We are the Champions".

Finally, in November 23th of 1991, he published that he had AIDS, related with a bronchial pneumonia and the day after, on November 24th Freddie died peacefully at his home in London.

3. Describe the person's enviroment.

In his childhood and adolescence he enjoyed many educational and artistic benefits from his parents, but when he was grown had a life of excess derived from the fame and success, his parties always were very popular, also the musician was recognize for be a great friend and also the people know about his sexual orientation, after breaking a seven-years of relationship with Mary Austin.

4. Write some of the accomplishments the person has done.

Become the king of rock
Creating the first video of the story
Create the best song ever
Teaching opera Montserrat Caballé
Although the Queen has been one of if not the best band in the world, never got a reward.

5. How does your character affects other people?

Freddie taught the world to saw the life through different eyes, to express themselves through art and music, to leave outside the paradigms and accept people regardless of their economic or cultural.

6. State your personal opinion about the person you chose.

Since I was very young, I always heard the music of Freddie Mercury, he has been one of my biggest idols and I think that from the beginning gave way to open my mind to different styles of life, taught me that I haven't to judge to others for what they are and above all it has given my life many years of excellent music. Long live the Queen!

Elements of a story

 

Short Story Element	What is it?	Example
Plot	Is the resume of the story	The story talks about one boy and his tree. Since he was child, always take things of the tree, and it give him all that it could, it apples, it brances, it trunk, but always the boy are unconformed, so he looking for something more in the tree. Finally when the tree hasn't no more to give to the boy, he die in the base of the tree.
Theme	Is the type of story, like terror, drama, romance, etc.	This story has a metaphore, because it said, that neighter we are happy with the things that we have and always we want more and more.
Conflict	Is the problem that story talk about?	The conflict was the actitude of the boy, because above all the things that the tree give him, he never be happy and each time that he need something he remember the tree and looking for more things.
Setting	It answer the questions, where, when, how... happen the story.	Where: was in an old forest. When: was since the boy was a child until his dead. How: because the boy's mother give him the tree and teach to him that always have to play with it.
Characters	Are... who's acting in the story.	The mean chararcters are the boy and the tree, and as a second character could be identify the boy's mother.
Point of view	Is the type of narrator, it could be:Innocent Eye, Stream of Consciousness, First Person or Omniscient	The narrator has an omniscient point of view, because he could see and know everything happen but never enter in the story as a character.

Passive Voice and Conditionals

PASSIVE VOICE

1. The passive tense is used because...

It is focusing in the object affected by the action. So the subject and de object direct change the side in the sentence. For example, if I said, Laura teach english to the students. The sentence turn, The students are beeing to teach by Laura.

2. When do we use the passive voice?

 We use the passive voice when the agent of the action is unknowned, obvious from the context, unimportant and to emphazise in who receives the action.

3. The structure to use the passive voice in the

PRESENT TENSE is Object+To be (present)+Past Participle+(by + subject)* *If needed.


PAST TENSE is Subject + Verb to be + Past Participle

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE is Subject+ verb to be+verb-ing+ complement.

4. Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Present

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He opens the door. -The door is opened by him.'the door' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use is + past participle
2. We set the table. -The table is set by us.'the table' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use is + past participle.
3. She pays a lot of money. -A lot of money is paid by her.'a lot of money' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use is + past participle.
   irregular verb: pay - paid - paid
4. I draw a picture. -A picture is drawn by me.'a picture' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use is + past participle.
   irregular verb: draw - drew - drawn
5. They wear blue shoes. -Blue shoes are worn by them.'blue shoes' becomes the subject. As it is plural, we use are + past participle.
   irregular verb: wear - wore - worn
6. They don't help you. -You are not helped by them.'you' becomes the subject. As it is second person and a negative sentence, we use are + not + past participle.
7. He doesn't open the book. -The book is not opened by him.'the book' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + not + past participle.
8. You do not write the letter. -The letter is not written by you.'the letter' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + not + past participle.
   irregular verb: write - wrote - written
9. Does your mum pick you up? -Are you picked up by your mum?'you' becomes the subject. As it is second person and a question, we use are + subject + past participle.
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? -Is the thief caught by the police officer?'the thief' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + subject + past participle.
    irregular verb: catch - caught - caught

CONDITIONALS


5. Which tenses are used in the first conditional?

It shows a real or possible situation:


Ex: What will most probably happen if you don't do the english homework?
If I don't do the english homework, the most probably happen is that I will lose this score.
6. What is the characteristic of the first conditional?

The first part of the first conditional is structured with:
IF + subject + verb + rest of the tense,
Then, subject + will + verb + rest of the tense7. Which tenses are used in the second conditional? Write an example about it.

The second conditional are used in the hypothetical situations.
Ex: What would happen if you will be pregnant?
If I was pregnant, I would have to stop my universitary studies.

8. The pronoun I comes with the verb to be in the second conditional in which form?

The pronoun I is near to the verb to be, in the first part of the conditional, telling about who do the action.
9. Which tenses are used in the third conditional?

The third conditional talk about hypothetical situations about the past.
Ex: What would have happened if you didn't lived in Bogotá?
If I didn't live in Bogotá, I would be in a little and beautiful town.

10.

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.

1. If I had time, I would go shopping with you.  Conditional Sentence Type II: 'if' clause in Simple Past, main clause in Conditional I (= would + infinitive)
2. If you speak English, you will get along with them perfectly. Conditional Sentence Type I: 'if' clause in Simple Present, main clause in 'will' future
3. If they had gone for a walk, they the lights off. (Your answer: »will turn«) would have turned Conditional Sentence Type III: 'if' clause in Past Perfect, main clause in Conditional II (= would + Present Perfect)
4. If she comes to see us, we will go to the zoo.    Conditional Sentence Type I: 'if' clause in Simple Present, main clause in 'will' future
5. I would have told you, if I had seen him. Conditional Sentence Type III: Note! The 'if' clause is not at the beginning of the sentence -> main clause in Conditional II (= would + Present Perfect), 'if' clause in Past Perfect
6. Would you mind if Ithe window?   (Your answer: »would open«) openedConditional Sentence Type II: Note! The 'if' clause is not at the beginning of the sentence -> main clause in Conditional I (= would + infinitive), 'if' clause in Simple Past
7. If they me, I wouldn't have said no.  (Your answer: »invite«) had invitedConditional Sentence Type III: 'if' clause in Past Perfect, main clause in Conditional II (= would + Present Perfect)
8. My friend me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.  (Your answer: »had met«) will meetConditional Sentence Type I: Note! The 'if' clause is not at the beginning of the sentence -> main clause in 'will' future, 'if' clause in Simple Present
9. If Iit, nobody would do it.     (Your answer: »don't do«) didn't doConditional Sentence Type II: 'if' clause in Simple Past, main clause in Conditional I (= would + infinitive)
10. If my father doesn't pick me up, I'll take the bus home.    Conditional Sentence Type I: 'if' clause in Simple Present, main clause in 'will' future