Profile:
My name is
Marvin Eduardo Chana Arrieta, I am 27 years old, I live in Guacimo and I`m
single. For 2 years I am a student of dentistry in ULACIT, before I had studied
dental mechanics which I graduated in 2009. My parents name are Marvin Chana
Holnnes and Jenny Arrieta Arana, I have five brothers and two sisters: Luis
Carlos, Carlos Eduardo, Bryan, Ivan, Donovan, Sharlin and Daniela.
Actually I
work in a Dental laboratory, in my job I make different works as dentures,
braces and others. I like practice sports for example soccer, basquetball, ping
pong and others, also I like going to the beach, rivers and mountains. I am a calm
and happy person that enjoys every minute of the life.
Proyect # 1 Music
History of reggae
“Reggae”
O The
Word “reggae” was coined around 1960 in Jamaica to identify a “ragged” style of
music that grew up in Jamaica.
Rastafarianism
O In Jamaica started to incorporate African music, so that’s why it also explicit the relationship with the underworld of the “Rastafarians” ( adepts of a millenary African faith ).
How
did reggae influence society?
Bob
Marley
- Reggae singe
- Song writer
- Guitarist
Songs of Bob Marley
OThis is love
OOne love
OBuffalo Soldier
OExodus
ONo woman,
no cry
ORedemption song
OThree little birds
ONatural Mystic
E-portfolio
Unit 1: Making Connections
Tag questions
- Use tag
questions in speech and informal writing to check information or ask agreement.
- Negative
tag questions are usually put after affirmative sentences and affirmative tags
after negative sentences.
Example: It`s
warm today, isn`t it?
He doesn`t
like me, does he?
- If the main
clause has an auxiliary verb, such as is, can, etc, it is repeated in the tag
question.
Example: you
can`t play tennis this evening, can you?
- If the main
clause has no auxiliary, the tag question is a form of the verb do.
Example: They
went to Australia last Christmas, didn`t they
- The Tag
Question for I am is aren`t I.
Example: I am
wrong, aren`t I?
- After
negative word like never, no, hardly, etc, use a positive tag question.
Example: you
never want to go out to clubs, do you?
- After
nothing, use it in tag questions.
Example:
Nothing happened, did it?
- After
nobody, somebody, everybody, etc, use they in tag questions.
Example:
nobody wants to go out tonight, do they?
Pronouns using any/ every/ no/ some
- Any and
every can both be used to talk in general about all the members of a group.
Example:
Don`t you have anything to do?
- Any can
also mean “it doesn`t matter which one”.
Example: It
doesn`t matter. Anything is fine.
- Nothing means
not anything.
Example: There`s
nothing we can do to change his mind.
Modals of speculation
- Use could,
may, or might to talk about present or future possibility.
Example: A.
Where is jean?
B. I`m not
sure, but she might be in the garden.
- Use can to
talk about more general possibility
Example: The
sea can get rough here with almost no warning.
- Use must to
say that you believe something is certain.
Example: You haven`t
had anything to eat all day. You must be starving.
- Use can`t
to say that you believe something is not possible
Example: they
can`t know many people. They`ve only just moved here.
Unit vocabulary
- Acquaintance
- Make a good impression
- To click
- To have a lot in common
- To be on the same wavelength
- To see eye to eye
- Step sister
- Half sister
- Co-worker
- Close friend
- Wife
- Partner
Adjective/Nouns
- Artistic/Art
- Lonely/loneliness
- Successful/success
- Skillful/skill
- Jealous/Jealousy
- Responsible/Responsibility
- Important/importance
- Frustrated/Frustration
Noises
Unit 2: Making a living
Will and be going to
- Use will to
talk about a decision made at the time of speaking.
Example: I
think I will go shopping after lunch.
- Use be
going to talk about a plan or intention in which no details have been decided.
Example: I am
going to study law, but I am not sure where yet.
Future continuous and future perfect
- Use the
future continuous to talk about something in progress at a definite time in the
future.
Example:
Don`t call me tonight. I`ll be watching the game.
- Use the
future continuous to ask about someone`s plans
Example: Will you be using the car on Saturday?
- Use the
future perfect to talk about something which will be completed before a
definite time in the future.
Example: She
won`t have finished her essay by Friday.
(Just) In case
- Use in case
to explain why somebody did something.
Example: We
took our swimsuits in case there was a pool.
- Use just in
case to add emphasis.
Example: I am
going to apologize again just in case she is still angry with me.
- Use just in
case at the end of a sentence to talk about precautions in general.
Example: I
will take some extra money with me just in case.
Unit vocabulary
Jobs:
- Journalist
- Civil engineer
- Surgeon
- Social workerPhysical therapist.
Verb phrases
about work:
- Work part-time
- Be laid off
- Be fired
- Work flextime
- Do volunteer work
- Retire early
- Quit your job
- Work the night shift
Unit 3: Lessons from history
Past Forms
-
Use simple past to talk about completed actions in the past.
Example:
We got up early.
-
Use the past continuous to talk about actions in progress at a particular
time
in the past.
Example:
I was walking to work when I tripped and fell.
-
Use past perfect to talk about completed actions that happened before another
action in the past.
Example:
I had just finished my lunch when the doorbell rang.
-
Use the perfect continuous to talk about actions which continued up to the past
moment being talked about.
Example:
Before They moved, they had been living in Australia
Adjectives and adverbs
-
Adjectives are used to describe nouns.
Example:
I live a really beautiful city.
-
Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
- Many
adverbs end in –y, but some words ending in –y are adjectives, not adverbs. Friendly,
lively, lonely, silly.
-
Sometimes the adjective and adverb have the same form: Fast, hard, fine, early,
daily, and late.
Example:
He worked really hard.
Position of adverbs
The position of adverbs in a sentence can
vary.
- At the beginning of a sentence.
- In the middle of the sentence.
- At the end of the sentence.
Unit vocabulary
Age:
- Modern
- Traditional
- Ancient
- Antique
- Elderly
Time expression:
- Throughout
- During
- In
- After that
- Until
- While
- At that time
Materials:
- Leather
- Denim porcelain
- Plastic
- Metal
- Cotton
- Wool
- Wood
- Silk
Describing
objects:
- Soft
- Rough
- Furry
- Stretchy
- Shiny
- Slippery
- Smooth
- Itchy
Verb Phrases
with take:
- Take off
- Take part in
- Take to
- Take over
- Take in
- Take it in stride
