sábado, 7 de febrero de 2015

TALES. British Council. Little Red Riding Hook

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/short-stories/little-red-riding-hood

Little Red Riding Hood lived in a wood with her mother.
One day Little Red Riding Hood went to see her Granny. She had a nice cake in her basket.
On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. “Hello” said the wolf. “Where are you going?” I’m going to see my grandmother. She lives in a house behind those trees.”

The wolf ran to Granny’s house, and ate Granny up. He got into Granny’s bed. A little later, Little Red Riding Hood reached the house. She looked at the wolf.

“Granny, what big eyes you have!” “All the better to see you with!” said the wolf.
“Granny, what big ears you have!” “All the better to hear you with!” said the wolf.
“Granny, what a big nose you have!” “All the better to smell you with!” said the wolf.
“Granny, what a big teeth you have!” “All the better to eat you with!” shouted the wolf.

A woodcutter was in the wood. He heard a loud scream, and ran to the house.
The woodcutter hit the wolf over the head. The wolf opened his mouth wide and shouted- and Granny jumped out.
The wolf ran away, and Little Red Riding Hood never saw the wolf again.



AS and LIKE















t AS
- sb/sth is that thing, or has that function
- = the same as and it is collocated before a subject+ verb or a past participle
- = because
- after some verbs including describe and regard
- in comparisons, with adjectives and adverbs
- = for example
- with expression the same…as
- in the phrases:
            Ÿ as far as I know (I think it’s true but I don’t know all the facts)
            Ÿ as far as I’m concerned (this is my personal opinion)
            Ÿ as far as I can see/tell (this is what I’ve noticed or understood)

t LIKE
- = similar to
- = for example

Green is great. Professor Martyn Poliakoff



World-renowned scientist Professor Martyn Poliakoff, Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the UK, and Foreign Secretary and Vice-president of the Royal Society, visited Hong Kong in late May 2013 and spoke to local students about the importance of green chemistry. In this video, Professor Poliakoff talked about the UK's strong reputation for science and innovation, the strong UK-Hong Kong collaboration on green chemistry and how green chemistry helps industries to become sustainable.

INFINITIVE or -ING

martes, 3 de febrero de 2015

QUOTES

‘Time. No one has enough of it, no one can stop it, no one can make it pas one bit faster. Unless, of course, you’re an author’.

Aaron Shepard

INFINITIVE AND VERB + -ING FORMS

BRITISH COUNCIL. Infinitive and verb + -ing forms

Oliver, Daisy and Alfie are at Oliver and Daisy's home. Oliver is upset, so Daisy and Alfie decide to cheer him up.

PHRASAL VERBS. STUDY TIME


get away with                = to go unpunished; to avoid blame, criticism for doing sth bad
get over                         = overcome; feel better after sth or sb has made you unhappy
hand back                      = to give back; return sth to the person who gave it to you
live up to                        = be as good as expected
look back                       = to look behind; remember; to think about sth that happened in the past
point out                        = to identify; to show or talk about sth because they are not aware of it
put off                            = discourage; decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date
turn out                         = appear; attend; be known or discovered finally and surprisingly