Section 3 - Task 3

Surprising a friend

The last Friday was the birthday of my best friend. I organized this because he is a good friend and it was his fifteenth birthday. First I asked permission to his parents one week before the birthday day. When I have the permission I create a group in whatsapp with all his true friends. In the group we took about who bring the things like: the drinks, food, the gift, etc. The birthday day we went to my friend home, while him to the mall for distraction. We had around one hour to prepare everything and when he arrived, we jumped on him and he got surprised. He was really surprised of this party and very grateful for this. I recommend do this to yours friends, so... Do it!  

Section 2 - Task 4

8/8/13

How to Plan the 

Perfect Party

Do you want to do a party? Do you know what type of food you need to buy? What music do you need to put on the radio?

Well, first of all you have to ask permission to your parents, then you choose a good kind of music to dance, this are my favourite parties, with good and loud music, because if the party doesn´t have good music, everybody will get bored, for this some parties are not successful. Next you go to the supermarket and buy: coca-cola, fanta and these type of drinks. Next, you need to buy some chips, nachos, etc. And finally you invite a lot of people to came that are the best parties! So... Get up and make your party! 

My common grammar mistakes

Name: Sebastián Covarrubias    Date: Thursday 22nd, August, 2013    Grade: 8th ISE-1

Mistake Nº1: We was lost.

Correction: We were lost.

Grammar Rule: Simple past verb "to be"

Explanation of the grammar rule:

The Verb To Be

Probably the best known verb in the world: "To be or not to be..."

Forms of To Be
	Present	Past	Perfect Form	Continuous Form
I	am	was	have / had been	am / was being
he / she / it	is	was	has / had been	is / was being
you / we / they	are	were	have / had been	are / were being

Normally we use the verb to be to show the status or characteristics of something or someone (as a stative verb). It says what I am, what you are or what something is.

(Source): (http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbtobe.html)

Two new examples:

1.-We were having dinner                                                                                                                         2.-I was playing basketball

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1:http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php
Exercise 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03

Mistake n°2: Haslem heard this words

Correction: Haslem heard these words

Grammar Rule: "Determiners"

Explanation of the grammar rule:

1. Function

The demonstratives this, that, these, those ,show where an object or person is in relation to the speaker.
This (singular) and these (plural) refer to an object or person near the speaker. That(singular) and those (plural) refer to an object or person further away. It can be a physicalcloseness or distance as in:

• Who owns that house? (distant)
• Is this John's house? (near)

Or it can be a psychological distance as in:

• That's nothing to do with me.. (distant)
• This is a nice surprise! (near)

2. Position

• Before the noun.
• Before the word 'one'.
• Before an adjective + noun.
• Alone when the noun is 'understood'.

(Source): http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/demonstratives.php

Two new examples:

1.-  This is your house?

2.-   I sold these candies

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=9426
Exercise 2:http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/this_that/this_these.html

Mistake n°3: This Friday start the basketball competition.
Correction: This Friday starts the basketball competition.

Grammar Rule: "Simple Present"

Explanation of the grammar rule:

The affirmative form of the simple present:

I, you, we, they	play.
He, she, it	plays.

Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he,she and it) always take an "s". For example, "he plays, she sings,it works..."

(Source): http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-simple-present.php

Two new examples:

1.- They jump in basketball class

2.- She drives in the city 

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1.- http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises

Exercise 2.- http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm

Mistake Nº 4: What music you need to put on the stereo?                                                                   Correction: What music do you need to put on the stereo?

Grammar Rule: "Auxiliaries"

Explanation of the grammar rule:

The verb do can be an auxiliary verb or a main verb in English.

do as a main verb in the Simple Present (do, does, don't, doesn't)

affirmative	negative
I, we, you, they:
I do my homework in the evenings.	I don't do my homework in the evenings.*
he, she, it:
He does his homework in the evenings.	He doesn't do his homework in the evenings.*

*Note: Here we use do in the negative sentence as an auxiliary and as a main verb.

(Source): http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/do.htm

Two news examples:

1.- I do my homework

2.- He always do exercise 

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3663

Exercise 2: http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/present_simple/pres_sim_quests1.html 

Mistake Nº5: if the party have slow music.                                                                                           Correction: if the party has slow music.

Grammar Rule: "Simple Present"

Explanation of the grammar rule:

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speaks / learns	English at home

(Source): http://www.grammar.cl/Present/Simple.htm

Two new examples:

1.- The gym works all the day                                                                                                                     2.- You train all the day

2 links to practice this structure:

Exercise 1:  http://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html#01                                        Exercise 2:  http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-present.php

Section 3 - task 5

Visiting Frutillar

The last summer I went to Frutillar with my family. When we arrived, we were lost and we asked some people, "where is located the lake?", you went down and you saw a beautiful and big lake, a small and beautiful town, a big theatre, a very big volcano, very rare and beautiful houses. There you can do a lot of things like: swim in the lake, goes to the museum, if it is raining you go to the theatre, ride bike, etc. When you go to the lake you met a lot of people, I met Kevin playing volleyball, after meeting him, we went to restaurants, play football and ride bike. If I go again to the south, I will surely came back to Frutillar.

Section 2- task 5

Breaking a rule in the sport event

The last Saturday I went to the "airlines arena" to watch the basketball match played by "Miami heat" and "Los Angles Lakers". In the last quarter The Lakers won 100-80 and the head-coach of Miami called a time out, the number 40 of the heats named Udonis Haslem became very angry because they were losing. A fan of the Lakers was very happy and shouted "Go Lakers go! Miami is dead!" Haslem heard these words and he went to the fan and hit him! I think that this is unacceptable, so I want this player be expelled from the National Basketball Association. You need to take some measurements, so this never happen again.

Sebastián Covarrubias.

Section 1- Task 3

                                                                                                                                    25 of July 2013

To: sjobs@live.com

Subject: Sport competition

Hi Steve, how are you?

Well, this Friday starts the basketball competition and I will play there! The principal rules are: Arrive before 10:00 a.m, each team goes with 8 players (5 at the field and 3 in the bench), one match consists of 4 quarters of 6 minutes one and have a lot of fun. If we win, we meet Kobe Bryant! This Wednesday and Thursday are the last two trainings to get ourselves prepared. I invite you now, if you like, go!

Bye

Sebastián Covarrubias.