Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Welcome to English 1!

This week, first introduce yourself (What´s your name? How old are you?)

Then, write 4 sentences (6 words minimum).
You can talk about:
- Why do I want to learn English? For example - I want to visit New York / I want to work in the United Nations
- How do I learn English?: For example: I listen to music on Youtube / I watch funny movies and TV shows   

Remember: you can add photos, videos and interesting links.




39 comments:

  1. Hello everyone, my name is Marcelis Rodíguez and I have 23 years of old, I am the anthropologist and this is my second university degree. I like learning English because I think it is essential that today is used for everything, and I think is a good tool to help me boost my career. I learned the basics of English at school and seeing series in English as friends, The OC, the Big Bang theory or two and a half men, I think it's a fun way to learn English and listen to my favorite songs

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    1. Hello everyone, my name is Marcelis Rodíguez and I AM 23 years of old, I am AN anthropologist and this is my second university degree. I like learning English because I think it is essential, that today IT is used for everything, and I think IT is a good tool to help me boost my career. I learned the basics of English at school and BY WATCHING TV series in English, SUCH as friends, The OC, the Big Bang theory or two and a half men, I think it's a fun way to learn English and listen to my favorite songs

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  2. a funny way to learn English :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJCdihPWqc&list=PLF467B6C12B713A03&index=1&feature=plcp

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  3. Hello, my name is Mayerlin Trujillo, I have 18 years old, I learn English because I like the language and I would like to travel, it is also essential for my career and I want to pass the subject, I enrolled in a course because it makes me a little difficult language.
    As I can learn en English? Paying much attention in class, listening to music in English and watching interesting programs in English.

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    1. Hello, my name is Mayerlin Trujillo, I AM 18 years old, I learn English because I like the language and I would like to travel, it is also essential for my career and I want to pass the subject, I enrolled in a course because THE LANGUAGE IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME.
      HOW CAN I learn English? BY paying much attention in class, listening to music in English and watching interesting programs in English.

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  4. as promised I give you the basic rules for "The Present Continuous":


    THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

    Basic rule: Just add -ing to the base verb.
    Ex. work - working walk - walking.

    When it is one syllable verb (Consonant + Vowel + Consonant) DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT.
    Ex. sit - sitting, run - running, get-getting

    If the verb ends in Vowel+ Vowel + Consonant or Vowel + Consonant + Consonant,DO NOT DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT.
    Ex. need - needing,clean - cleaning,check - checking

    * Exception: If the verb ends in -w,-y,-x.
    Ex. snow - snowing,fix - fixing,enjoy -enjoying.

    In longer verbs (two syllables or more) DO NOT DOUBLE if the last part of the verb is not stressed.
    Stress


    happen= HAP-pen→ happening /visit=VIS- it→visiting

    But if the last part of the verb is stressed, and it is Consonant + Vowel + Consonant,
    DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT.
    Ex. prefer - preferring ,begin - beginning

    Verbs that end in -e, drop the -e and add -ing.
    Ex. smile - smiling write - writing.

    Verbs that end in -ie, drop the -ie and write -y+ ing.
    Ex. die - dying

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  5. SPELLING RULES FOR PLURAL NOUNS


    1. Add –s to form the plural of most nouns.
    Ex:student – students / picture –pictures.

    2. Add –es to form the plural of nouns that end in s, ss, ch, sh, x, z.(This ending adds another syllable)
    Ex: bus – buses / dress – dresses / church –churches / wish – wishes / box – boxes
    buzz - buzzes

    3. Add –es to form the plural of nouns that end in o preceded by a consonant.
    Ex: potato - potatoes
    Exception: Add only –s to plural nouns ending in o that refer to music.
    Ex: piano – pianos

    4. Add –s to form the plural of nouns that end in o preceded by a vowel.
    Ex: radio – radios.

    5. To form the plural of nouns that end in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to -ies. Ex: dictionary –dictionaries.

    6. To form the plural of nouns that end in y preceded by a vowel, add –s. Ex: boy –boys.

    7. To form the plural of certain nouns that end in f or fe, change the f to -ves.
    Ex: half – halves / wife – wives.
    Exceptions: roof-roofs / safe-safes / belief-beliefs / sheriff-sheriffs / chief-chiefs dwarf-dwarfs

    8. Some plural nouns are irregular.
    Ex: woman – women / child - children / man - men / mouse - mice / person - people
    foot – feet / tooth - teeth

    9. Some nouns do not have a singular form.
    Ex: (eye) glasses / pants / clothes / trousers / shorts.

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  6. is difficult to add the comparative adjectives and superlatives adjetives because it is a picture and paste is not well understood, let me here your email address for when I can be, send you this!

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  7. Hi everyone, My Name is Joe Smith; I´m 18 years old.
    I want to learn English because their learning is essential in the context of international relations. I like to work in a multinational company in the United States of America and I need to learn English.
    Listen to music in English is an excellent way to learn this language. Watch movies without subtitles is an option because you learn the pronunciation.

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    1. Hi everyone, My Name is Joe Smith; I´m 18 years old.
      I want to learn English because learning IT is essential in the context of international relations. I WOULD like to work in a multinational company in the United States of America and I need to learn English.
      ListenING to music in English is an excellent way to learn this language. WatchING movies without subtitles is an option because you learn the pronunciation.

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    2. Hi everyone, My Name is Joe Smith; I´m 18 years old.
      I want to learn English because learning IT is essential in the context of international relations. I would like to work in a multinational company in the United States of America and I need to learn English.
      Listening to music in English is an excellent way to learn this language. Watching movies without subtitles is an option because you learn the pronunciation.

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  8. hello everyone, My name is Oriana Mimbela , i´m 20 years old , i want to learn english , because i love it, and i think it is absolutely necessary, i want to work at some ONG, therefore i need to speak english. I trylearning english trough tv series like friends and the big bamg theory, trough movies and songs

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    1. hello everyone, My name is Oriana Mimbela , i´m 20 years old , i want to learn english , because i love it, and i think it is absolutely necessary, i want to work at some ONG, therefore i need to speak english. I trylearning english trough tv series like friends and the big bang theory, trough movies and songs

      CORRECT!

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  10. Hi, my name is Nestor A. Graterol, I have 20 years old.
    I want to learn English for the following reason is interesting and important to speak a second language.
    be visiting the U.S. and want to communicate efficiently.
    I want to learn English in order to exercise my career.
    I can learn. English watching movies without subtitles, as well improving my audition.

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    1. Hi, my name is Nestor A. Graterol, I AM 20 years old.
      I want to learn English for the following reason: IT is interesting and important to speak a second language.
      I WILL be visiting the U.S. and I want to communicate efficiently.
      I want to learn English in order to DEVELOP/PROGRESS IN my career.
      I can learn English BY watching movies without subtitles, as well AS improving my LISTENING SKILLS.

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  11. Hello, my name is Emily Rodrigues, i'm 21 years old. I am Venezuelan and I have Portuguese ancestry. I live in 'Los Teques'. I graduated from the institute Victegui and I played soccer with the selection of Miranda.

    I want to learn english because it's very important for my career and I believe that is an essential language for traveling, also I would like to go to Ireland to perfect the language.
    I learned the basics of english in high school and also by listening to music and watching movies and tv.

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    1. Hello, my name is Emily Rodrigues, i'm 21 years old. I am Venezuelan and I have Portuguese ancestry. I live in 'Los Teques'. I graduated from the institute Victegui and I played soccer with the selection of Miranda.

      I want to learn English because it's very important for my career and I believe that IT´S an essential language for traveling, also I would like to go to Ireland to perfect the language.
      I learned the basics of english in high school and also by listening to music and watching movies and TV.

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  12. Hi my name is Carlos Rodriguez,i'm 18 years old.
    i like the english and is very important for foreing affairs.
    i want travel the world and the english spoken everywhere.
    I play basketball and other sports and see sports in English by TV and so learn.also learn by watching videos, music, on youtube, series and movies and see its translation in Spanish

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    1. Hi my name is Carlos Rodriguez,i'm 18 years old.
      I like english and IT´S very important for foreign affairs.
      I want TO travel the world and English IS spoken everywhere.
      I play basketball and other sports and WATCH sports in English ON TV, and so learn. I also learn by watching videos, music, on youtube, series and movies and see THE translation in Spanish

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  13. Hello everyone! My name is Valeria Rangel De La Rosa, I`m 18 years old.
    I want to improve my english because it is pretty essential for my career. On a near future I would like to work at some NGO, embassy or any comission attached to the United Nations.
    Also, I need to improve my english very soon because I want to do a cultural internship on Australia.

    I learned a lot of english by playing educational games when is was a child, listening to songs and watching movies without subtitles. Also, my moms teached me a lot of words in english.
    So, thats it. See you later!

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    1. Hello everyone! My name is Valeria Rangel De La Rosa, I`m 18 years old.
      I want to improve my English because it is pretty essential for my career. IN THE near future I would like to work at some NGO, embassy or any commission attached to the United Nations.
      Also, I need to improve my English very soon because I want to do a cultural internship IN Australia.

      I learned a lot of English by playing educational games when I was a child, listening to songs and watching movies without subtitles. Also, my mom TAUGHT me a lot of words in english.
      So, thats it. See you later!

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  14. Hello everyone, my name is Andres Colmenares. I'm 19 years old, I always hated English all through high school :(. Anyway, i consider English to be the universal language and is much more ideal than French.

    I have a strange way to learn things, I usually write stuff on little papers so I can remember my chores and my homework just by looking at the paper, but suprisingly I didn't need that to learn some english with my last teacher "Freddy Ruiz".

    I like war movies, which also entails that I like conflict.

    Also I would like to use that subject(war) to cope with some people here in this class in a good way)

    this is all so far .. have good day

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    1. Hello everyone, my name is Andres Colmenares. I'm 19 years old, I always hated English all through high school :(. Anyway, I consider English to be the universal language and IT is much more ideal than French.

      I have a strange way OF LEARNING things, I usually write stuff on little papers so I can remember my chores and my homework just by looking at the paper, but suprisingly I didn't need that to learn some English with my last teacher "Freddy Ruiz".

      I like war movies, which also entails that I like conflict MANAGEMENT.

      Also I would like to use that subject(war) to INTERACT with some people here in this class in a good way)

      this is all so far .. have good day

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  15. My name is Limely Diaz, I`m 18 years old. I like english, is extremely important for my carrer to manoge and english is the most important one because of that, I dedicate very much to learn it, even though it`s dificult for me. I try to understand it by watching movies in english and listening to english music.

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    1. My name is Limely Diaz, I`m 18 years old. I like English, IT is extremely important for my career to manoge (?) and English is the most important LANGUAGE. Because of that, I dedicate A LOT OF EFFORT to learn it, even though it`s dificult for me. I try to understand it by watching movies in English and listening to music IN ENGLISH.

      Nota: "English music" seria musica de Inglaterra ;)

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  16. my name is Franklin Gomez, i am 29th years old. I like English and is a requirement in my profession.is very important because it allows me to communicate with colleagues in international relations. I want to learn other languages.

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    1. My name is Franklin Gomez, i am 29 years old. I like English and IT is a requirement in my profession. IT is very important because it allows me to communicate with colleagues in international relations. I want to learn other languages.

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  18. I'm going on holiday to new york city, August 13 is my flight, this trip will last one week, in which I have planned:
    first day (Monday August 13): the plane comes to new york, go to my hotel and go to visit the city.
    second day (Tuesday August 14): I will visit landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and Central Park.
    third day (Wednesday August 15): I'm going to Manhattan and spend the full day of shopping
    fourth day (Thursday August 16): I know the subway and go to Madame Tussauds, the museum ripley's believe it or not, to
    Bodies ... The Exhibition and to broadway
    fifth day (Friday August 17): walk to time square and then go to Fifth Avenue
    sixth day (Saturday August 18): i go to china town and little Italy and the Cathedral of St. Patrick
    Seventh day (Sunday August 19): In the morning I will go to do the last shopping to bring some souvenirs for my family and friends, I will give one last walk around the city. At night my return flight will leave.
    I'm sure will be a wonderful journey!!!

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  19. hi!my name is Yurian Blanco, i am 19 years old. i want to learn english because: i want travel to London, also i like watch tv in english, i listen to music in english and i don´t speak english good.

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    1. hi!my name is Yurian Blanco, i am 19 years old. i want to learn English because: i want TO travel to London, also i like TO watch tv in english, i listen to music in english and i don´t speak english WELL.

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  20. These days i´m goin to London for my vacations.
    Monday, 2 July: i´m arrive to London at the noon, i´m going to my hotel to rest an eating in the restaurant of the hotel.
    Tuesday, 3 July: in the morning, i´m going to some store´s whit my friends, that night we are goig to the London Eye.
    Wednesday 4 July: i´m going to visit the famous Big Ben , i´m taking a lot of photos of the tryp and then buying souvenirs.
    Tursday, 5 July: in the morning i´m breakfast whit my friends in a small cafe, at night i´m going to the Shakespare´s Theater Globe.
    Friday, 6 July: Today in the morning, i´m visiting the British Museum, in the afternoon , i´m visitng the Madame Tussaud Museum.
    Saturday, 7 July: I´m goiing to visit the Buckingham Palace all day, at night i´m dinner in a restaurant that is closer to The Big Ben .
    Sunday, 8 July: early in the morning , i´m finish my shopping of souvenirs , and i´m waiting to my flig at 3 o clok to return to Venezuela

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  21. Hello everyone, my name is Luisnel Guerrero "The Gocho" I have 18 years of age.
    I must learn English by:
    1. The internationalist must know English or French.
    2. Es a language that dominates the world.
    3. Because as a person I think this language important in the context of international relations.
    4. I like and want to improve it.
    the English can be learned:
    1. listening to music.
    2. viewing movies.
    3. Looking for unknown words in the dictionary.
    4. Talking with others in the same language.

    Greetings.

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    1. Hello everyone, my name is Luisnel Guerrero "The Gocho" I AM 18 years OLD.
      I must learn English BECAUSE:
      1. AN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENT/PROFESSIONAL must know English or French.
      2. IT´S a language that dominates the world.
      3. Because as a person I think this language IS important in the context of international relations.
      4. I like IT and want to improve it.
      English can be learned BY:
      1. listening to music.
      2. viewing movies.
      3. Looking for unknown words in the dictionary.
      4. Talking with others in the same language.

      Greetings.

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  22. Hello, my name is Marco Medina, I have 22 years old.
    I like the English but some difficult thing I like to give a response even understand what you are asking me the same way but I want to learn as it is a universal language and anywhere in the world is necessary and the race is very important.
    Most of the music I hear, series and movies I see are in English, I like sports and some channels are English and I practice enterder trantado of two or three words that are referring to.

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  23. Hello, my name is Andrea Mora, I'm 20 years old.
    I want to learn english because:
    - I think it is an important language nowadays
    - It helps a lot in my career
    - It's a tool very essential
    - Through this language it's easier to learn others.
    I try to learn english:
    - Reading fashion magazines
    - Listening to North-American and Brittish music
    - Keeping it on practice everytime
    - Watching movies without subtitles.



    Andrea Mora.

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  24. Hi everyone, my name is Daniel Velásquez, i'm 19 years old.
    I want to learn english because:
    -It's the world wide language
    -I want to travel to miami in the summer
    -It's very important for my career
    -I can understand movies in english
    -I can sing LMFAO music


    Daniel Velásquez

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