Grease lightning

Well this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's hydromatic
Why it's greased lightnin'!


We'll get some overhead lifters, and four barrel quads, oh yeah
Keep talkin', whoah keep talkin'
Fuel injection cut off, and chrome plated rods, oh yeah
I'll get the money, I'll see you get the money
With a four-speed on the floor, they'll be waitin' at the door
You know that ain't shit when we'll be gettin' lots of tit in greased lightnin'

Chorus:

Go, greased lightnin', you're burnin' up the quarter mile
Greased lightnin', go greased lightnin'
Go, greased lightnin', you're coastin' through the heat lap trials
Greased lightnin', go greased lightnin'
You are supreme, the chicks'll cream for greased lightnin'


We'll get some purple French tail lights and thirty-inch fins, oh yeah
A palomino dashboard and duel muffler twins, oh yeah
With new pistons, plugs, and shocks, I can get off my rocks
You know that I ain't braggin', she's a real pussy wagon - greased lightnin'

28/4/2010

REPORTED SPEECH 2
VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!
HE SAID (TO ME) THAT
HE TOLD ME THAT
HE ASKED (ME) IF/WHERE-WHY-WH…
SHE ANSWERED (ME)

REPORTED SPEECH PARTICLES
Affirmative sentences:
He said (THAT) he didn’t like football
Instructions:
She told me TO follow her
Questions:
He asked me WHERE I lived
She asked me IF I was from Alhama

CHANGES IN REPORTED SPEECH
- Change personal pronouns, possessive adjectives or pronouns - depending on the speaker(s)
- TENSES
Tense in "Direct speech"-Tense to use in reported speech
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST
Cindy asked: "Do you like watching TV?"
Giles answered he didn't mind watching TV, but there were things he liked better.

Giles said: "I don't mind watching TV, but there are things I like better
Cindy asked Giles if he liked watching tV

PRESENT BE-ING PAST BE-ING
Frank declared: " I am thinking about moving"
Frank declared he was thinking about moving
PAST BE-ING PAST PERFECT BE-ING
He told them: "I wasn't expecting your visit"
He told them he hadn't been expecting their visit

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT
She said: " I have just seen an old friend of mine"
She said she had just seen an old friend of hers.

PRESENT PERFECT BE-ING PAST PERFECT BE-ING

He asked: "Paul, how long have you been studying English?"
He asked Paul how long he had been studying English
PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT
They said: "If we had arrived two minutes later, there would have been no cake left"
They said that if they had arrived two minutes later, there would have been no cake left.

PAST PERFECT BE-ING PAST PERFECT BE-ING
He declared: " You had been telling me you wanted to see her"
He declared they had been telling him they wanted to see her.
FUTURE (WILL) CONDITIONAL (WOULD)
I asked: " Where will you spend your holiday ?"
I asked where they would spend their holiday.
WILL + BE-ING WOULD + BE-ING
Anna declared:" I will be announcing my engagement next month"
Anna declared she would be announcing her engagement the following month
WOULD WOULD
Tony said: "I would like something to eat. I wouldn't mind a drink either."
Tony said he would like something to drink and wouldn't mind a drink either.

- Direct speech - Reported Speech
NOW - THEN
LAST (year, month, week...) - THE (year, month , week...) BEFORE
THE PREVIOUS (year, month, week...)
YESTERDAY - THE DAY BEFORE / THE PREVIOUS DAY
TOMORROW - THE NEXT DAY - THE FOLLOWING DAY
NEXT (week, month, year...) - THE (week, month, year...) AFTER / THE FOLLOWING (week, month, year...)
THIS – THAT
THAT - THAT
THESE - THOSE
THOSE - THOSE
HERE - THERE
THERE - THERE

HE ASKED ME IF HE COULD WALK/TAKE ME HOME
To walk sb home

Link
Thunder
Lightning
“What’s your favourite colour?” “My favourite colour is…”
He asked me what my favourite colour was.
“What time does the train leave”
He asked me what time the train left.
“What the fuck is that?”
He asked me what the fuck that was.
“Which of the different colours offered is your favourite?” (pregunta sin sujeto)
He asked me which of the different colours offered (no sj) was my favourite.

Blockbuster
All the rage
Critic (person) Reviews (comments)
Baptized-baptism
Nominated for/ win an Oscar
And the winner is / and the Oscar goes to.
Scene
Played the role of …. / a part
Didn’t last long

26/4/2010

BRIDE (NOVIA) AND GROOM (NOVIO)

DIRECT SPEECH
John said: “I love you” (palabras textuales)
REPORTED SPEECH
John said that he loved me
INSTRUCTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH
Sit down→ He told me (not said) TO sit down
Come here→ He told me TO go there
Don’t speak→ He told me NOT TO speak
Don’t walk on the grass → He told me NOT TO walk on the grass


Past perfect
John lived (2000) in a house that he had bought the year before(1999)
He had met (meet) in a party that girl that he married (marry) last year.
He returned to this country where he had lived before

past perfect

Use

We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occurred. However, when we look back from a certain time in the past to tell what had happened before, we use Past Perfect.


Example (past simple):
Jane got up at seven. She opened her birthday presents and then the whole family went to the zoo.



Example (past perfect):before/up to a certain time in the past

Before her sixth birthday, Jane had never been to the zoo.

Signal Words
Simple Past
* first
* then
Past Perfect Simple
* already
* up to then
* before that day
* after*

*Note: "After" is only used as a signal word for Past Perfect if it is followed by a subject + verb, meaning that one action had been completed before another action began (the new action is in Simple Past).

Example:
After the family had had breakfast, they went to the zoo.

However, if "after" is followed by object + subject + verb, the verb belongs to the new action and is therefore in Simple Past.

Example:
After her visit to the zoo, Jane was exhausted.

More exceptions with signal words
When

Depending on the situation, "when" can be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. Compare the following examples:

Example:
When Jane saw the elephants, she was amazed. (at the same time)
When Jane had seen the elephants, she wanted to see the giraffes. (second action happened after the first action had been completed)
When Jane went to see the elephants, she had already seen the lions. (second action had been completed when the first action took place)

Before

"Before" as well can either be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. If the action after "before" is a new action, use Simple Past. If the action after "before" started (and was not completed) before a certain time in the past, use Past Perfect. Compare the following examples:

Example:
Jane had read a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
Jane went to the zoo before she had finished reading her new book about elephants.

City Vs. Country – Which Is More Eco-Friendly?

It’s a pretty common discussion amongst us environmentalists – which is more eco-friendly, living in the city or living in the country? While there are points for both locations, I was giving this some thought the other day now that I live in a small mountain town of only 6,500 people, which is about 2 hours away from the closest city. While most of the population crams itself into our cities, there are still millions of people who live outside of the cities, living an entirely different kind of lifestyle – and that’s me now. From my perspective, living here is more eco-friendly for several reasons, but there are certainly some advantages of living in a big city as well, so let’s take a look at all of them.

Eco-Friendly Advantages To City Living
More public transportation
Might not need to own a car at all
Walkable neighborhoods
Better selection of goods
Most people live in co-housing of some sort
Probably more energy-efficient, even if cities use more energy than the country
Less lawn maintenance/pesticides

Eco-Friendly Advantages To Country Living
No idling cars sitting in traffic
No pollution
Plenty of land to grow your own food
The ability in some climates to live off-grid (many people do that here where I live)
Distances might be further, but there are more bike-friendly roads
More access to fresh fruits & veggies due to more local farmers
Much less opportunity for consumerism, meaning you buy what you need and not much more
Easier to set up composting of your old food
Ability to have your own animals for food (eggs, milk, etc)

Of course, not all cities are the same nor are all places in the country the same. I can only compare where I used to live, Los Angeles, to where I live now in Northern New Mexico. The house we are renting is only a few block from the town center, meaning we are still able to get by with one car and my bicycle. All shopping, from groceries to the hardware store, are only a few miles away at most – but a lot of country towns are different than that. In Los Angeles I could not leave my house by car at almost any time of day – it was always rush hour. To go the 20 miles to the airport one day a long time ago took 3 hours. 3 hours to go 20 miles; it was that bad. Just the other day I drove 120 miles to the airport here in 2 hours – there isn’t any traffic at all. Many homes and buildings here are powered by solar power, our radio station is 100% solar-powered, and there are a lot of people who catch their own water from the sky. In the city, not many people can have the option of using solar power, as most of them live in condos or apartments. Out here in the country we have our own water-treatment plant that recycles all of our waste water into water used for watering, while in big cities a lot of the dirty water just gets pumped into any nearby body of water. But again, not every person living in the country lives in such a progressive place as this, so it really depends on what community you live in. It is not as simple as comparing apples to oranges; there are many different kinds of both and its not easy to say one is inherently better than the other. What do you think? Do you think one is more eco-friendly than the other? Let me know, would love to hear your thoughts on this!

Spring

Don't miss this song for kids by the BBC:It's a Karaoke!!!

21/4/2010

Snakes and ladders
Board
Counter
Dice

Light bulb
Bee-wasp
Cemeteries-burial grounds
Lizard
While
Wolfie-hairy
Werewolf
Role

Afraid/frightened of
Terrified
Fear
Panic
It gives me the creeps
Creepy
Brave-bold
Chicken

He’s had his car for 3 years
His hat is for three people
They’ve lived in this house for a long time
I’ve been a teacher since 1990
She’s known her boyfriend since may
It’s been in the EU since 2004 (twenty oh four)
We’ve had our dog for about two years
He’s been frightened of water since he was a child

Uh oh
Hurray
Wee
Wicked

What exactly is you phobia?
Felinophobia
Gatophobia
Stare-look
bite bit
Heart beats quickly
Go away quickly from where the cat is
In the same room as
Without feeling nervous or afraid
Treatment
Therapist
session
How is it going?
Toy cat
Phobia for cats
Maybe one day I’ll have a cat as a pet
Live(V) /i/lives
Life(N) /ai/ lives
Live(adj) /ai/ Live concert
Jaulon javiunounjim?


Reindeer-deer (Oh deer)
Hippo
Jellyfish
Crab
Seal
Walrus
Squid
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Crocodile
Turtle tortoise
Mice-mouse
Squirrel
Raccoon
Pelican
Dinosaur
Chick(en) hen cock
Duckling
Kangaroo
Giraffe
Owl
Snail
Sheep
Peacock

Babytv.com

6A

GRAMMAR BANK pag. 137


6A

a)

1. It will be cheaper if you go by bus.
2. If I don´t see you later, I´ll see you on Friday.
3. You´ll learn more if you come to every class.
4. If you get the job, will you earn more money?
5. You won´t have time if you don´t start now.
6. If I lend you this book, will you give it back to me?

b)

1. If we start walking, the bus will come.
2. He´ll be angry if you don´t tell him.
3. If I don´t write it down, I won´t remember it.
4. Will you call me if you get any news?
5. If you ask her nicely, she´ll help you.
6. You won´t pass if you don´t study.

19/4/2010

Pantomime
Materials: leather- cotton- wool- linen- silk
If we go to his birthday, we’ll buy a nice present for him.
We’ll buy a nice present for him if we go to his birthday.
It’s crystal clear.
= equals
! exclamation mark
?question mark
: colon
; semicolon
,comma
.stop
/slash
-dash
“”inverted commas
Information
Election
Invitation
Organization
Education
Translation
Communication
Homework #53
Skill: Words ending with “tion” as in nation
Words ending with “sion” as in television
“tion” sounds like (shun)
“sion” sounds like (shun) direction

Read these words
action definition motion
addition description nation
attention devotion option
caution direction position
celebration education promotion
contraction explanation question
commotion fiction station
condition invitation subtraction
decoration lotion vacation

admission occasion
decision permission
expression vision
mansion television

Home Dictation Spelling Practice.
Have your mom or dad choose and dictate any of the “tion” or "sion" words listed above. Listen to the words they say and try to spell them correctly. Give it your best effort, they’re a little difficult. Please cover the words listed above. Do you remember the spelling patterns? (tion) (sion)

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Skill: Words ending with "tion" as in nation
"tion" sounds like (shun)
Read these sentences
1. Addition means to add. (+)
2. Subtraction means to take away. (-)
3. Do you have a question?
4. Please pay attention to the story.
5. Did you follow the directions?
6. Did you get my invitation?
7. I like the birthday decorations.
8. I like school vacations.




Read these words and sentences
admission mission
decision occasion television
expression permission vision
1. “Cool" is an expression I hear a lot.
2. The school nurse will test your vision.
3. I paid the admission to see the movie.
4. I made a decision to share my snack.
5. My birthday is a special occasion.
6. Do you like to watch television?

12 y 14/4/10

Can I have a second helping?
Help yourself
Whose
I’ve got a friend whose wife is Japanese
I drove a car whose owner is Mexican
I kissed a girl whose boyfriend lives in Alabama

soundtrack
Can you give me some advice?
I’ll think of your piece of advice
Chest of drawer
Mean
Flirt
Angry about him
University campus
Borrow things without asking
As well
Narrow-wide
I don’t want to have anything to do with that person
Good riddance

Easter

7-4-10

Flue (influenza)
Cold
Sore throat
A temperature
Bruise
Pain - ache
Deal with people
Low salary
Relative
Thief-thieves
Burglar
shoplifter
through
barely- a penas