Sunday, August 14, 2011

Curso de Ingles Video 123 THE SENSES


FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ONE OF THE SENSES AND THE PART OF THE BODY USED.

EXAMPLE:   I ____________ at the mountains with my ________.  
ANSWER:    I look at the mountains with my eyes.

1)     I   _______________  flowers with my ___________.
2)     I   _______________  the sky with my ___________.
3)     I   _______________  water with my ___________.
4)     I   _______________  music with my ___________.
5)     I   _______________  spices with my ___________.
6)     I   _______________  salt with my ___________.
7)     I   _______________  a picture with my ___________.
8)     I   _______________  birds singing with my ___________.

Curso de Ingles Video 122 reading practice SUMMER CAMP



                            MY CAMPING TRIP

  When I was ten years old I lived in Salinas California.
 I went to Sherwood Elementary School.
 At the end of fourth grade, the teachers organized a camping trip
 to the redwood forest. I was very excited and wanted so much to go
 to the two week trip, that I pestered my mom for permission. I did get
 permission but I had to come up with the eighty dollar fee on my own.

  I worked two full weeks picking strawberries to make enough money. I ate 
 more strawberries in those two weeks than I have in my entire lifetime.

   The day before the trip, I packed everything that was on the camping gear
 list. The departure date came and I was off to summer camp. I was so excited.
 We arrived at the camp three hours later. I was awed at the size of the
 trees.

   I saw things I had never seen before, banana slugs, giant redwood trees,
  crayfish at a nearby stream, I even saw a real live bear.
   We swam in the pool. We went hiking in the woods. We made bonfires
 and sang at night. I had so much fun! It was my best vacation ever!


COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:  WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE COMMENT BOX.

1)  Where did the author live as a child?

2)  What did the teachers organize?

3)  How did the author get permission to go to the trip?

4)  How long did he have to work to earn enough money for the trip?

5)  What did he see that he had not seen before?

6)  What activities did he do while in camp?

7)  Do you like camping trips?


Curso de Ingles Video 121 Use of PLAY GO DO with sports


FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PLAY,GO,DO or PRACTICE:

1)        I ___________ football.
2)        I ___________ horseback riding.
3)        I ___________ karate.
4)        I ___________ excercise.
5)        I ___________ swimming.
6)        I ___________ running.
7)        I ___________ volleyball.
8)        I ___________ skating.
9)        I ___________ basketball.
10)     I ___________  golf.
11)      I ___________ tennis.
12)      I ___________ cycling.
13)      I ___________ athletics.
14)      I ___________ Judo.
15)      I ___________ table tennis.
16)      I ___________ push- ups.
17)      I ___________ aerobics.
18)      I ___________ Yoga.
19)      I ___________  sit-ups.
20)      I ___________  skiing.


WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE COMMENT BOX BELOW.

Curso de Ingles Video 120 MAY CAN FOR PERMISSION



can. (3) permission: In informal circumstances, since the second half of the 19c., can has often been used in contexts of permission where may had earlier been obligatory: Can I speak with the Count? – Tennyson… But in any context where politeness or formality are overriding considerations, may is the better word. May I come and stay with you? —Fowler's Modern English Usage (10-10)
345. 1. permission: can / could more common Can and could are more common thanmay and might, which are used in a formal style. Compare: Can I look at your paper. Excuse me, may I look at your newspaper for a moment?  There is an old belief that may/might are more 'correct' than can/could in this case, but this does not reflect normal usage.—Swan(345.1)
can, may 1. The use of can in a direct question to request permission is basically an oral use.  (Several examples are given for speech.)
Conclusion: The uses of can which request permission are seldom found in edited prose.  In general, this use of can belongs in speech, reported or fictional.  In negative statements,cannot and can't are much more frequently used than may not and mayn't; use in negative contexts is seldom notice or criticized. —Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage(218)
9-2 POLITE REQUESTS WITH "I" AS THE SUBJECT May and could I are used to request permission. They are equally polite. Can I is used informally to request permission, especially if the speaker is talking to someone s/he knows fairly well.  Can I is usually considered a little less polite than may I or could I. —Azar (152)



FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH MAY OR CAN:


1)    ________  I go to the bathroom?
2)  _________  I use my cellphone?
3)  _________  I borrow your pencil?
4)  _________  I go to the party?
5)  _________  Call you tomorrow?
6)  _________  I have some more ice-cream?
7)  _________  I speak to your sister?

Curso de Ingles Video 119 QUESTIONS AT THE AIRPORT



ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW IN THE COMMENT BOX:

1) Where are you going today?

2) Can I see your passport and ticket please?

3) Will you be checking any bags?

4) Would you like isle or window seats?

5) Did you pack your bags yourself?

6) Have they been in your possession at all times?

7) Has anyone asked you to carry anything on to the plane?

8) Is this your first time in The United States?

9) Can I see your U.S. Visa please?

10) What is the purpose of your visit?

11) Where are you staying?

12) Is this your bag?

Curso de Ingles Video 118 SHOULD for travel advice


LISTEN TO THE VIDEO AND
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH  SHOULD or SHOULDN'T  + VERB:

1)   You  ________ _______ coppy of your passport.
2)   You ________  ________ wear expensive jewelry.
3)   You ________  ________ take taxi from the airport.
4)   You ________  ________ passport expiration date.
5)   You ________  ________ coppies with the originals.
6)   You ________  ________ travel insurance.
7)   You ________  ________ a lot of cash with you.
8)   You ________  ________ credit cards or travelers cheques.
9)   You ________  ________ anything important in your check in bag.
10) You ________  ________ a book to read.

Write the answers in the comment box below.

Curso de Ingles Video 117 Language practice possessions


FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE MISSING WORDS FROM THE DIALOUGUE:
POST YOUR ANSWER IN THE COMMENT BOX.


BOB:      Is ______   _____  bag?
BILL:     No, it's  ____  ______.
BOB:      Well _______ ___ ___?
BILL:     Maybe _____  _____ .
BOB:      Is _____ ______?
JIM:       Yes, it _________ ___ ___.

Curso de Ingles Video 116 How to express possession




Observe carefully and complete the exercise as in the example:
a) my pencil: 
    It's mine, it belongs to me.

Write the answers in the comment box.

1 - your camera:

2 - her book:

3 - their house:

4 - his shoes:

5 - our work:

6 - my money:

7 - her earings:

8 - his car:

9 - your watch:

10 - my computer: