By Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Students‘ FAQs
Confundo already y yet.
RESPUESTA
Already y yet se usan con el Present Perfect (have + participio)
PREGUNTAS: YET se usa en preguntas (interrogativas) y se coloca al final de la oración. = ¿YA?
Have you had a swim yet? = ¿Lo has hecho ya?
Have you said your mathematics lesson yet?
Have you studied Unit 17 of Conocimiento del medio yet?
RESPUESTAS:
ALREADY se usa para contestar que sí (afirmativas) o para decir que algo ya ha ocurrido, y se coloca entre el auxiliar have y el verbo.= SÍ, YA.
I have already had a swim in my swimming-pool.
I have already said my mathematics lesson.
I have already studied the English present tenses.
YET se usa para contestar que no (negativas) o para decir que algo todavía no ha ocurrido y se coloca al final de la oración. = TODAVÍA NO, AÚN NO
I haven‘t had a swim in my swimming-pool yet.
I haven‘t said my mathematics lesson yet.
I haven‘t studied Conditionals with inversion yet.
Confundo still con yet.
RESPUESTAS
Yet se usa con el Present Perfect, mientras que still se usa con el Present Perfect o con el Present (Simple o Continuous), dependiendo de su significado.
Still se usa con el Present para decir que una acción o situación sigue ocurriendo. Para decir lo mismo en español, usamos la frase «seguir haciendo algo» o bien usamos «todavía». Ejemplos:
I am still studying at school. = Sigo estudiando en el Instituto. Todavía estoy estudiando en el Instituto.
She is still in love with Juan. = Sigue enamorada de Juan. Todavía está enamorada de Juan.
STILL se usa también para decir que algo todavía no ha ocurrido y por eso tiene el mismo significado que YET. Pero se colocan en distintos sitios dentro de la oración. En español se dice de la misma forma: Todavía no he visitado Londres / No he visitado Londres todavía.
STILL se coloca delante del auxiliar: I still haven‘t visited London.
YET se coloca al final de la oración: I haven‘t visited London yet.
Y ahora vamos a ver si haces bien el ejercicio. Hay una serie de tareas ineludibles que tienes que hacer. Siempre hay una persona que te pregunta si has hecho ya alguna tarea y tú debes contestar si ya las hecho, si todavía no la has hecho, si todavía estás haciéndola. Tienes un ejemplo hecho con la primera tarea. Las tareas son:
Mother‘s question: Have you made your bed yet?
Your answer 1: No, I haven‘t made it yet. I‘m sorry.
Your answer 2: No, I still haven‘t made it. I‘m sorry.
Your answer 3: Yes, I have already made it. Stop bothering me!
Your answer 4: I am still making it. Can‘t you see?
Your mother asks your the following questions. You may add something else after your answer, as in the example.
MAKE YOUR BED
WATER THE FLOWER POTS IN YOUR BEDROOM
ARRANGE YOUR BOOKS ON THE SHELF
POLISH YOUR SHOES
ARRANGE YOUR CLOTHES IN YOUR BEDROOM
Your English Teacher asks you the following questions:
DO THE ENGLISH EXERCISE
READ THE LAST HISTORY LESSON
REVISE FOR THE EXAM
TALK TO YOUR TUTOR AT SCHOOL
BRING YOUR TRACKSUIT AND TRAINERS
Your desk mate asks you the following questions:
BUY THE FANTA FOR THE PARTY
BRING YOUR FRIEND THAT POSTER SHE LIKED
BE ANGRY WITH SOME CLASSMATES
GIVE BACK THE VIDEO YOU BORROWED FROM A CLASSMATE
SHOW YOUR FRIENDS THE PICTURES OF THE LAST PICNIC
domingo, 25 de enero de 2009
martes, 13 de enero de 2009
Human relationships: Gay and Lesbian rights
Gay Bishop Is Asked to Say Prayer at Inaugural Event
Published: January 12, 2009 by The New York Times
President-elect Barack Obama has asked V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, to deliver the invocation at an inaugural event on Sunday on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Bishop V. Gene Robinson will deliver an invocation on Sunday on the Lincoln Memorial steps.
Obama’s Choice of Pastor Creates Furor. V. Gene Robinson Gay rights advocates saw the move as a way to compensate for Mr. Obama’s decision to give the Rev. Rick Warren, a prominent megachurch pastor from California who opposes same-sex marriage, the high-profile role of delivering the invocation at the inauguration next week.
Bishop Robinson advised Mr. Obama on gay rights issues during the campaign. He is the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, and his consecration in 2003 set off a growing rift in that church’s parent body, the Anglican Communion. Since then, Bishop Robinson has become an internationally known spokesman for gay rights — a hero to some and an object of scorn to others.
In a telephone interview on Monday, Bishop Robinson said that he believed his inclusion in inaugural events had been under consideration before the controversy erupted over Mr. Warren but that Mr. Obama and his team were also seeking to heal the pain that Mr. Warren’s selection had caused among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates.
“They called up and said this has actually been in the works for a long time,” Bishop Robinson said, “and at the same time, we understand that people in the L.G.B.T. community have been somewhat wounded by this choice, and it’s our hope that your selection will go a long way to heal those divides.”
“In many ways,” he added, “it just proves that Barack Obama is exactly who he says he was and would be as president, which is someone who is casting a wide net that will include all Americans.”
Bishop Robinson said that he had learned of the invitation about two and a half weeks ago but that he and the transition team had agreed to break the news on Monday in The Concord Monitor, his local newspaper in New Hampshire.
The event Bishop Robinson will participate in is on the first day of formal inaugural festivities in Washington. It will feature a lineup that includes the musicians Beyoncé, Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder.
The pay cable network HBO will broadcast the event and provide a free signal so that nonsubscribers can also watch, said Linda Douglass, the chief spokeswoman for the inaugural committee.
Bishop Robinson said he had been reading inaugural prayers through history and was “horrified” at how “specifically and aggressively Christian they were.”
“I am very clear,” he said, “that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won’t be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all people to feel that this is their prayer.”
Bishop Robinson said he might address the prayer to “the God of our many understandings,” language that he said he learned from the 12-step program he attended for his alcohol addiction.
Bishop Robinson said that his partner of more than 20 years, Mark Andrew, would accept the Obama team’s invitation to join him in attending several inaugural events. The two had a civil union ceremony last summer in a New Hampshire church.
Evan Wolfson, executive director of the gay rights group Freedom to Marry, said the choice of Bishop Robinson to deliver the invocation at an inaugural event was “a very powerful statement.” But, Mr. Wolfson added, “at the end of the day, policy is more important than who stands at the inauguration.”
QUESTIONS
1.- Why has the bishop been invited to the inauguration ceremony?
2.- What is an " advocate" ?
3.- How long has the bishop been together with his partner?
4.- What do you think? Should a gay be invited to the ceremony?
5.- How will Americans watch the ceremony?
6.- Was the bishop a " teetotaler" in his youth ?
7.- Check on google the word " Transgender "
VOCABULARY
1.- Find a synonym for " opening"
2.- A word similar to " choice"
3.- Similar to " priest"
4.- When you go to church you say them. What is it?
Published: January 12, 2009 by The New York Times
President-elect Barack Obama has asked V. Gene Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, to deliver the invocation at an inaugural event on Sunday on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Bishop V. Gene Robinson will deliver an invocation on Sunday on the Lincoln Memorial steps.
Obama’s Choice of Pastor Creates Furor. V. Gene Robinson Gay rights advocates saw the move as a way to compensate for Mr. Obama’s decision to give the Rev. Rick Warren, a prominent megachurch pastor from California who opposes same-sex marriage, the high-profile role of delivering the invocation at the inauguration next week.
Bishop Robinson advised Mr. Obama on gay rights issues during the campaign. He is the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, and his consecration in 2003 set off a growing rift in that church’s parent body, the Anglican Communion. Since then, Bishop Robinson has become an internationally known spokesman for gay rights — a hero to some and an object of scorn to others.
In a telephone interview on Monday, Bishop Robinson said that he believed his inclusion in inaugural events had been under consideration before the controversy erupted over Mr. Warren but that Mr. Obama and his team were also seeking to heal the pain that Mr. Warren’s selection had caused among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates.
“They called up and said this has actually been in the works for a long time,” Bishop Robinson said, “and at the same time, we understand that people in the L.G.B.T. community have been somewhat wounded by this choice, and it’s our hope that your selection will go a long way to heal those divides.”
“In many ways,” he added, “it just proves that Barack Obama is exactly who he says he was and would be as president, which is someone who is casting a wide net that will include all Americans.”
Bishop Robinson said that he had learned of the invitation about two and a half weeks ago but that he and the transition team had agreed to break the news on Monday in The Concord Monitor, his local newspaper in New Hampshire.
The event Bishop Robinson will participate in is on the first day of formal inaugural festivities in Washington. It will feature a lineup that includes the musicians Beyoncé, Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder.
The pay cable network HBO will broadcast the event and provide a free signal so that nonsubscribers can also watch, said Linda Douglass, the chief spokeswoman for the inaugural committee.
Bishop Robinson said he had been reading inaugural prayers through history and was “horrified” at how “specifically and aggressively Christian they were.”
“I am very clear,” he said, “that this will not be a Christian prayer, and I won’t be quoting Scripture or anything like that. The texts that I hold as sacred are not sacred texts for all Americans, and I want all people to feel that this is their prayer.”
Bishop Robinson said he might address the prayer to “the God of our many understandings,” language that he said he learned from the 12-step program he attended for his alcohol addiction.
Bishop Robinson said that his partner of more than 20 years, Mark Andrew, would accept the Obama team’s invitation to join him in attending several inaugural events. The two had a civil union ceremony last summer in a New Hampshire church.
Evan Wolfson, executive director of the gay rights group Freedom to Marry, said the choice of Bishop Robinson to deliver the invocation at an inaugural event was “a very powerful statement.” But, Mr. Wolfson added, “at the end of the day, policy is more important than who stands at the inauguration.”
QUESTIONS
1.- Why has the bishop been invited to the inauguration ceremony?
2.- What is an " advocate" ?
3.- How long has the bishop been together with his partner?
4.- What do you think? Should a gay be invited to the ceremony?
5.- How will Americans watch the ceremony?
6.- Was the bishop a " teetotaler" in his youth ?
7.- Check on google the word " Transgender "
VOCABULARY
1.- Find a synonym for " opening"
2.- A word similar to " choice"
3.- Similar to " priest"
4.- When you go to church you say them. What is it?
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