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Category: Topics in the syllabus Nouns
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Category: Topics in the syllabus Everyone has problems in life. Sometimes, we are able to fix them quickly. However, when they come to difficult problems, they cause a great deal of stress and anxiety and require much more time to fix them. Here a list of 6 everyday problem that face teenagers: 1. Depression It’s a serious medical illness that negatively affects how someone feels, the way they think and how they act. Causes:
2. Distracted driving It’s any activity that diverts attention from driving. Causes:
3. Bullying It’s the use of force, coercion, or threat, to abuse or intimidate classmates. Causes:
4. Domestic violence It’s the abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting to maintain power and control. Causes:
5. Littering It’s the bad habit of thoughtlessly throwing away or leaving trash or garbage lying around in public places. Causes:
6. Parental pressure It’s the behavior exhibited by parents that is perceived by their children as indicating high, unlikely or unattainable expectations.
Causes:
Category: Topics in the syllabus Each country in the world has its own cultural traditions that identify its heritage and make them uniquely different. Here are 7 public holidays around the world: 1. Halloween It’s a celebration on the night of October 31st. It is most practiced in the United States, Canada and Ireland. Children wear costumes and go to peoples' homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask for candy (sweets in the UK) and people give it to them. People often dress up as monsters, ghosts, witches, or other scary things. 2. St. Patrick´s day It’s a global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17th. It particularly remembers one of Ireland’s patron saints. It is also widely celebrated in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. Many people wear an item of green clothing on the day. Parties featuring Irish food and drinks. The most common symbol is the shamrock which represents the Holy Trinity. 3. Diwali It´s India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians. The five-day celebration occurs annually in October or November; the exact dates are dependent on the Hindu lunar calendar. It represents new beginnings and the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. The houses are decorated with candles, colorful lights and oil lamps made from clay (diyas). People visit their relatives and have feasts. 4. Thanksgiving It’s a national holiday celebrated in Canada, in the United States, in some of the Caribbean islands, Germany and Japan. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It’s celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It generally centered on a large roasted turkey. 5. St. Valentine's day Common Valentine’s Day traditions around the world include giving partners sweet Valentine’s Day cards, chocolates in heart-shaped boxes, jewelry, cute stuffed animals and roses. Instead of roses, Peruvians typically exchange orchids, which are native to Peru. In South Korea and Japan, women give chocolate to the men in their live. 6. New years' Eve It starts in the evening on December 31st. There are large celebrations which may feature concerts, late-night partying, sporting events, and fireworks. Some young people go to parties and others stay at home with their family. After the celebrations, it’s traditional to make plans for the new year on January 1st and the idea is to make some positive changes in your life. 7. Christmas It’s a religious holiday. It’s celebrated on December 25th. It’s the day on which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Families come together to share their happiness, go to church and exchange gifts. People decorate their homes with trees, wreaths and ornaments. Most people eat turkey and sprouts and a pudding. Pumpkin pie, plum pudding and fruit cake are favorite desserts. In many parts of the USA and Canada, groups of people walk from house to house and sing carols.
Category: Gramática ¿Qué son las Wh-question words? Las Wh-question words son palabras que usamos para hacer preguntas en inglés. Se llaman Wh- question words porque todas las palabras interrogativas comienzan con las letras Wh, con la excepción de la palabra How. ¿Cuáles son y cómo se pronuncian
¿Cuál es la estructura de las preguntas usando verb to be? La estructura de la pregunta es la siguiente:
Category: Tiempos verbales Verbo to be El verbo to be es el verbo más básico e importante del idioma inglés y se traduce al español como ser o estar. “Be” es el único verbo que tiene tres conjugaciones en presente simple (am, is & are). Su significado depende del sentido de la oración. Por ejemplo:
El verbo to be cambia dependiendo del pronombre con que se conjuga:
Contracción Las contracciones en inglés son palabras que acortamos, eliminando una o varias letras que son sustituidas por un apóstrofe. Estas contracciones se usan en el lenguaje informal.
Sin embargo, para contextos formales es preferible usar la forma completa (am, am not, is, is not, are, are not). Usos El verbo to be implica identidad, expresa algo sobre una persona, cosa, un estado (condición, fecha, posición, precio, tamaño, tiempo, peso, etc.) o se refiere a estados temporales y permanentes. A continuación veamos algunos de sus usos más comunes: 1. Para hablar de una persona.
2. Para describir características de alguien o algo.
3. Para describir origen o ubicación.
4. Para expresar sensaciones.
5. Para hablar del tiempo y el clima.
Nota: Algunas traducciones del verbo to be al idioma español pueden variar cuando lo usamos para expresar la edad, un sentimiento, clima, etc. Por ejemplo:
Conjugación En el tiempo presente simple, el verbo to be se conjuga de la siguiente manera: Forma afirmativa del verbo to be Ejemplos:
Forma negativa del verbo to be Ejemplos:
Forma interrogativa del verbo to be Ejemplos:
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