Student's Day Parade in Sarmiento

Sarmiento, September 28th



            Hundreds of people gathered around the town center on Friday to celebrate the Student's Day. Primary and Secondary students prepared the traditional carnaval known in Argentina as "murga". The sang songs, danced at the drums' rhythm, and wore exquisite costumes designed by themselves. The party was fantastic! Here are some of the pictures taken in the parade.

Defining Relative Clauses

relative pronoun	use	example
who	subject or object pronoun for people	I told you about the woman who lives next door.
which	subject or object pronoun for animals and things	Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
which	referring to a whole sentence	He couldn’t read which surprised me.
whose	possession for people animals and things	Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whom	object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who)	I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
that	subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)	I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

Simple Past - Exercises

EXERCISE 1

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Example: ____ she ____ the Internet? (to surf) Answer: Did she surf the Internet?

1) I  my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) 2)  Susan  to England by plane? (to go) 3) They  a farm two weeks ago. (to visit) 4) Jenny and Peggy  their brother. (not/to help) 5) The children  at home last weekend. (not/to be) 6) When  you  this wonderful skirt? (to design) 7) My mother  into the van. (not/to crash) 8) The boys  the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) 9)  you  your aunt last week? (to phone) 10) He  milk at school. (not/to drink)

EXERCISE 2

Now write your own sentences using verbs from exercise 1.


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Simple Past (Past Simple)

Exercises on Simple Past

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form (2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
• If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

Movie: 17 Again

Activity:

1. Write the name of the main character and also mention the name of the family members.
2. What is (the MC) dealing with?
3. How different was his life back in 1989?
4. Describe his best friend as well as you can.
5. Set differences between the MC and his friend using comparatives (at least three).
6. If you had the chance to get back in the past, which changes would you do?

3ero Polimodal - Turismo

Chicos, dejen como comentario las oraciones del ejercicio. Un saludo, Felices Vacaciones


Diego.

Tell the time

Write the time.

Example:   

          5:20 - it's twenty past five.

a) 2:30 - 

b) 1:15 - 

c) 5:40 - 

d) 6:45 - 

e) 12:20 - 

f) 7:55 - 

g) 8:00 - 

h) 4:50 - 

i) 9:05 -