Write a story p.23

                                                      The new medal

In summer holidays it was a sunny day like other, the family was camping in the beach at the north of Chile. After swimming in the beach, Rusell went to the shower and he dressed up and went to the camp ground again. after tea he went to the tent with his little sister, Lucy. They were playing and Rusell started to follow his sister. While they were running and, Rusell's sister dropted his medal of his 1st communion, In that moment Rusell stoped running and started to search for his medal.

That night he cannot sleep well. In his dreams, he only searched for his medal, in the morning he ate some brakfast and he went to the beach started to search, in six days he left the camping, the next day he stopped search and tried to have fun the nexts days.

The last day the family was charging the car and Rusell went the last time
to the beach and for and for the last time he put inside the sand, he watched inside and .....
Rusell was sad. He went to the camp ground again. His family was waiting for
him. He was sitting up in the car but a little boy was running to him and he brought a little shell. It was a very beautiful shell it was gold, a very beautiful color the most spectacular shell he had ever seen, it was a collar of a gold shell the boy said " I saw you searching something, is it
this ?" Rusell said "No, but can I take it?"-"yes" said the boy and he turned and left. Rusell thought that shell was his new medal. What if the child was an angel ? Rusell now was happy seeing his new medal.

Task Correction

TASK 1

Allsop Academy

This academy was a very bad school. The students did not go to a good university and the buildings were very old, etc. But, when the new headmaster, Michael Wilson, arrived everything changed. Now, the students have to follow new measurements like: correct shoes, an acceptable hair and no mobile phones in class, also the buildings changed cause now these are painted blue and yellow and the students of Allsop go to the best universities.

In my opinion this academy with this new headmaster is one of the best schools in this country, however, the only thing that I am disappointed about is that the students can not go with short hair. I recommend this school because it is a very strict and if you want to have a good future going into a good university, come to Allsop for a good education.

TASK 2

16th October

Well,

        Today was a good day, all started today`s morning. I went to eat some breakfast and my mom cook pizza. After breakfast I took a shower and went to the mall, I took the bus and when I arrived I went to the cinema  where there were 3 good friends. While I was waiting in the line, I found 50 dollars, on the floor! 

After seeing the movie we went to eat sushi at "sushihome", it was delicious. Then, we went to my house and other friend`s made me a surprise party, it was spectacular. All of this because tomorrow I will go to live in Scotland. 

I`m thinking what things I can do with fifty dollars, for example buying a CD or giving it to my friends, because in Scotland I don`t need dollars.I`m very nervous, I will miss them, tomorrow a new day will start.

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Section 1 -Task 5

Vicuña Mackena 700

Reñaca

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Valparaiso

Steve Nash

White house

Fake street 123

Miami

1st August 2013

Hi Steve, how are you?

I found out that you want to be a television presenter! Well, to be one you need to have a clear voice, without nervous, be sure of yourself. The most difficult thing is that you don't get nervous on the stage, because if you do something wrong cause of your nerves all the people and all cameras are recording you and you will be affected. If you dominates the nerves I'm sure that you will have a lot of success!

See you later,
Sebastián Covarrubias

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