prepositions- a few links

 Click or cut and paste:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4I2uW7j-lc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4pCJXzycM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaXTyFtQx9o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7v3yxXPPjM&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7hzH2UNA2c&feature=related

proetue26th

A cook (the person)  cooks (verb) on  a cooker (the apparatus)  in a kitchen (the room) ../.. y buen constanipolizador sera.../...

A hitchhiker?(note: the "i" in hitch is as in "is"
the "i" in hike like"I" or "like")

A hitch hitches a car to something 



















 A hiker walks with his clothes etc in a ruck-sack or back-pack, very like a school satchel.( es un senderista, vamos...)






























A hitchhiker doesn't walk.
He hitchhikes!
He hitches "lifts" from passing cars.......

Going to or will ?

Some Internet tests are like real life:

Chelsea will win the match. Chelsea are going to win the match.

Both are correct English. But the “matiz” is different

Approximate simplified rule for Spanish speakers:

If you’d say voy a, vas a etc in Spanish, use going to in English.

Trickier: when you use the  present in Spanish  with a future meaning:

Very immediate eg We’re leaving

Immediate decision: What about the money? I’ll tell you later.

Informal near future: what are you doing after class?

Here are some  links etc. None of this material is my copyright.

Goto/ clic on

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm

 or

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/decisions.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/a_grammar/unit05/hwy_int_unit05_2/

from: http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.gowil.i.htm

example:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.gowil.p.htm

going to

-plans

-when you can see what's going to happen

       

will

-immediate decisions( Note these are in PRESENT IN Spanish , eg no 1. Ahora voy a comprar...: )

-scientific predictions

Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the going to or will form of the future tense.

1     

Sally: There's no milk left!

        Betty: Oh. I _______________  some from the shop. (get)

2      The population of Valencia _______________  2 million by the year 2010. (reach)

3      Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.

        Son:  Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I _______________  it after lunch.(do)

4      Sally: Why don't we meet for coffee on Friday morning?

        Willy:  Sorry. I can't. I _______________  the doctor then. (see)

5      "Tomorrow _______________  a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La Coruña," said the weatherwoman. (be)

6      Look at that big black cloud. I think it _______________  . (rain)

7      Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?

        Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We _______________  on a picnic. (go)

8      Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?

        Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I _______________  to the travel agent's tomorrow morning. (go)

9      In the future people _______________  bigger heads. (have)

10     If we miss the bus, we _______________  a taxi. (take)

11     Next month I _______________  a DVD player.  (buy)

12     When _______________  you _______________  another party?  (have)

13     I've got to go to the dentist this morning. _______________  you _______________  with me?  (come)

14     Oh no! I think I _______________  .  (sneeze)

15     Fanny:  I can't open this jar.

        Leslie:  Give it to me. I _______________  it.  (do)

       

Betty: There's no milk left!

            Berty: Oh. I 'll get some from the shop.  Instantaneous decision

2          The population of Valencia will reach 2 million by the year 2010. Prediction

3          Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.

            Son: Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I'll do it after lunch. Instantaneous decision

4          I'm going to see the doctor on Friday morning. Plan

5          "Tomorrow will be a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La Coruña," said the weatherwoman. Prediction

6          Look at that big black cloud. I think it's going to rain . Visual evidence

7          Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?

            Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We're going on a picnic. Plan

8          Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?

            Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I'm going to (go to) the travel agent's tomorrow morning. Plan

9          In the future people will have  bigger heads. Prediction

10        If we miss the bus, we'll take a taxi. Instantaneous decision

11        Next month I'm going to buy a DVD player. Plan

12        When are you going to have another party? Plan

13        I've got to go to the dentist this morning. Will you come with me?  Instantaneous decision

14        Oh no! I think I'm going to sneeze. Evidence that something is going to happen

15        Fanny:  I can't open this jar.

            Leslie:  Give it to me. I'll do it. Instantaneous decision

-ing or -ed? Tired boring interested etc.

Is he

Glittery texts by bigoo.ws

or 






?
Glittery texts by bigoo.ws

 Well, here's the answer.
He's 

because

So I hope I'm not the world's most boring teacher inflicting you with the most boring classes in the world ! (comment box below)

Remember:

( it would go with "SER" in Spanish) -ing is for  what( or who!) produces  

boredom

tiredness

interest 

fascination

exitement 

(etc)

And 
( it would go with "estar" in Spanish)  -ed is for the person acted on, affected this way!

for more pactice, click these LINKS

quiz exercise:

http://www.manythings.org/fq/

nice gifs:

http://englishaseasyaspie.blogspot.com/

which came from:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html

In Praise of the Archangel Breakfast-maker, and for everyone who enjoyed his superb English breakfast ! (grabbed from the telegraph)

A fried breakfast is the  healthiest start to the day, say scientists

A breakfast of bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, and beans could be the healthiest start to the day, according to new research.

Photo: PA

Scientists believe that 
breakfast programmes the metabolism for the rest of the day, and a fatty meal will help the body break down fat later on.

Carbohydrate rich foods in contrast appear mainly to prepare the body to break down only carbohydrates, the International Journal of Obesity reports.

Dr Martin Young, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham,(UAB), said: 
“The first meal you have appears to programme your metabolism for the rest of the day.

“This study suggests that 

if you ate a carbohydrate-rich breakfast it would promote carbohydrate utilisation throughout the rest of the day, 
whereas if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you (can) transfer your energy utilisation between carbohydrate and fat.”

The team of researchers found 

there may be some truth in the old saying:
“'eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper (= a poor person)' 
– it may be the key to a healthy body and mind.”

Their study looked at the effects of

eating different types of food

– and of 

eating them at different times in the day.

Mice fed a high-fat meal after waking

remained healthy
, but those given a carbohydrate-rich breakfast,

followed by a fatty dinner,

did not do so well.

Co-researcher Professor Molly Bray added: 
“Our study seems to show that if you really want to be able to efficiently respond to mixed meals across a day, 

a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing.”

The report shows HOW 

a  high-fat breakfast of bacon and eggs 

may be the healthiest start to the day:

.

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" 
may in fact be the best advice to follow

to prevent metabolic syndrome,

Metabolic syndrome 
is characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease-risk factors.

The UAB research revealed that mice fed a meal higher in fat after waking had normal metabolic profiles. 

In contrast, mice that ate a more carbohydrate-rich diet in the morning and consumed a high-fat meal at the end of the day saw increased weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.

Still Having problems in NB2 with family? ( family vocabulary, I mean) perhaps this will help.Note :99% is politically incorrect because it's either traditional &/or Christian &/or Gender-linked or EVEN all three!

Don't worry! Even NA students make occasional mistakes with family vocabulary. But you should know the basics!    


Here is Cindrella's  family problem : Her  Mother died. Her father married again: Her ........?..-mother.
The good woman already had two daughters: Cinderella's ............?-sisters. (check below)

Warm up with the basic unit :

Family Vocabulary: All  these words are for a family RELATIONSHIP

ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE YOUR RELATIONS OR RELATIVES

FAMILIAR is   a FALSE FRIEND
The first nine +  words are the most important

Male	female	generic	Spanish
father  , or diminutives such as Paw,Pa, Dad, Daddy, etc	mother  or diminutives such as Ma, Mum, Mummy, etc	parent	padre
son	daughter	child * or Kid	hijo/a/os/as
brother	sister	sibling**	hermano/a etc
-	-	cousin	primo/a etc
uncle	aunt	- say uncle and aunt, uncles and aunts, etc
nephew	niece	- similar to above	sobrino/a
* 1 child, plural children  *2  remember also: male : boy	girl	child or kid	niño/nene, etc
** sibling,  officially out of fashion  but has come back again recently

Difficulty: your brain looks for an individual equivalent for yerno, suegro, padrino, etc
BUT  ENGLISH DOES IT ALL WITH AFFIXES

Use those  first nine etc  words with the following affixes

Prefixes:

 Gran(d)- for 2 lineal generations:

los abuelos: grandparents, a grandparent, grandmother, grandfather, grandfathers, granpa, granma, etc etc  

los nietos: grandchild, grandchildren, grandson, grandsons   grandaughter, grandaughters, etcetc

Step-  for relationships deriving from remarriage.= the Spanish suffix-astro/a Think of cinderella! 

God-  for relationships deriving from baptism. Think of Al Pacino!
Half-  same as in Spanish

Suffix 
-inlaw mother inlaw, brotherinlaw, soninlaw etc etc
for relationships from marriage, like the Spanish adjective politico
Difficulty: your brain looks for an individual equivalent for yerno, suegro, etc

Stages of standard  Relationships between  a man and a woman

Stage	Male	female	generic	Group ( very rarely , pair =couple)
Married	Husband	Wife	Spouse, "better half"= 1/2 naran	A married couple
For many centuries, couples just “living together”	Common-law husband	Common-law wife		A ( commonlaw) married couple
Wedding-day and honeymoon only	Groom or bridegroom	bride		A Newly-wed couple, a just married couple, “newly-weds” “just-marrieds”
Formally engaged , but single	Fiancé	Fiancé or fiancée	?fiance?	An engaged couple. Cf to be engaged
Going steady/ going out together/ dating? , but single	(+or - steady) boy-friend	(+or - steady) girl-friend	My/etc steady	A (?) couple Once: a courting couple NB "boy and girl " talk in relationships now covers people 90 or 100 years old. A genertion ago, husband and wife could be old man or old woman at 18!
First( ‘) date(s), between single people			My/etc date	A couple on a date (?) cf a blind date, double-dating(2 couples) etc
Other words :
Picking-up, chatting up			A pick-up * be careful= casual tabu, offensive	Cf to pick up, to chat up, many other more tabu synonyms
Irregular and extramarital liasons	Toyboy , gigolo	Very old fashioned: Mistress,  kept woman
			Lover	At any moment or condition, as in Spanish “amante”, the relationship will be physical or not depending on the context
Self-explanatory:			A one-night-stand
Politically correct : Anthing modern &/or  , indefinite and /or indescribable			Partner	This covers, say  5 men+ 3 women+ + 3 indefinables+ a gorilla .They’re all partners!

NOW Watch this video, several times or click:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdFPDjtX2Q4

Exercise: fill in then click above link 

I 'm My Own ……..  It sounds funny, I know, But it really is so, Oh, I'm my own …………….I'm my own ....... (x2)

Now many, many years ago, when I was twenty-three, I was married to a ……………….who was pretty as could be.

This ………………..had a grown-up …………………who had hair of red. 

My……………….. fell in love with her, and soon they, too, were wed.

This made my …………….my ………………….and changed my very life, 

My ………………..was my………………., cause she was my ………………s wife.

To complicate the matter, even though it brought me joy, I soon became the …………………….of a bouncing baby boy.

My little baby then became a …………………….to………….., 

And so became my……………….., though it made me very sad.

For if he was my………………., then that also made him ………………

Of the …………………….s grown-up…………………., who, of course, was my. …………………..

………………..'s wife then had a …………….who kept him on the run, And he became my……………………, for he was my ………………..'s son.

My………………. is now my……………….. s…………….., and it makes me blue, 

Because, although she is my…………….., she's my………………………., too.

Now if my …………is my………………., then I'm her …………………………..

And everytime I think of it, it nearly drives me wild,

For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw As ………………….of my………………….., I am my own……………………!

I'm my own…………(x2)It sounds funny, I know, but it really is so, Oh, I'm my own ………………………

Put in:Grandpa widow father uncle Dad son daughter husband wife mother' grandmother grandchild, stepmother brother-in-law brother son-in-law

You also need this vocab: widow, = viuda; to wed, wed/wedded, wed/wedded = to marry=to get married, cf  a wedding=una boda;  wild=savage, not domesticated, in a natural state; idiom: a bouncing baby boy, to bounce = rebotar, like a ball;  idiom to keep s.o. on the run, = to keep them very busy, leave them no time; Note Dad=Father=Pa=Paw

Recognize all the family words, repeat them to yourself