Poem: Theme for English B

When I read the poem I had a bad sensation because it reflects a true reality. I could infer that the author was really sad of being discriminated by his skin color. As we all know, black people always had been discriminated, white people do not accept that those people have the same rights than them.
I think that we have to respect all kind of people because everybody is equal. My dad always tells me: From the diversity we have to learn and grow.

This part is so special for me:

I guess being colored doesn't make me NOT like
the same things other folks like who are other races.
So will my page be colored that I write?

With this stanza, I can, for a moment, realize what the author feels, I can see his pain because he feels different, but is really bad to be different? I think that if the people are all equal, with the same language, or the same skin color, the life would be boring.

Finally I want to write this stanza:
As I learn from you,
I guess you learn from me---
although you're older---and white---
and somewhat more free.

I believe that black and white people together have to be a complement for living and we to learn about "different people" from me.

Analyzing new articles

1. Match these newspaper headlines into with the following categories (some headlines fit two categories):

Categories

Noun Phrases
-Difficult times ahead
-Unexpected Visit-Overwhelming Response of Voters
-Professors Protest Pay Cuts

Noun Strings
-Mustang Referral Customer Complaint
-Landscaping Company Disturbance Regulations
-Widow Pension Pay Committee

Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect
-Forgotten Brother Appears
-Professors Protest Pay Cuts
-Passerby Sees Woman Jump
-President Declares Celebration
-Under Pressure from Boss

Auxiliary Verbs Dropped in Passive Form
-Man Killed in Accident
-Tommy the Dog Named Hero

Articles Dropped
-Man Killed in Accident
-Forgotten Brother Appears
-Unexpected Visit
-Under Pressure from Boss

Infinitive to Indicate Future
-James Wood to Visit Portland- Major to Open Shopping Mall

2.Make these headlines into sentences (you can use simple or complex sentences, using what you know about dependent and independent clauses; check your dossier)

1.Difficult Times Ahead= Difficult times are ahead
2.Forgotten Brother Appears= A forgotten brother has appeared.
3.James Wood to Visit Portland= James Wood is going to visit Portland
4.Landscaping Company Disturbance Regulations= A landscaping company has a disturbance with regulations
5.Man Killed in Accident= A Man has been killed in an accident
6.Mayor to Open Shopping Mall= The mayor is going to open a shopping mall.
7.Mustang Referral Customer Complaint= A customer complains about a Mustang referral.
8.Overwhelming Response of Voters= An overwhelming Response of the voters.
9.Passerby Sees Woman Jump= Passerby sees a woman jumping
10.President Declares Celebration = The President declares a celebration
11.Professors Protest Pay Cuts= Professors are protesting against the pay cuts
12.Tommy the Dog Named Hero= Tommy the Dog is named a hero.
13.Under Pressure from Boss= Under Pressure From the Boss
14.Unexpected Visit= An unexpected visit
15.Widow Pension Pay Committee= A Committee pays the pension to a widow.

PET Online Practice

Reading part 1: 5/5
Reading part 2: 8/10
Reading part 3: 7/10
Reading part 4: 3/5
Reading part 5: 7/10

Writing part 1:

1. Yesterday there was milk in the frigde, but there isn't today.
2. We must buy it today because yesterday we forgot it.
3. I get very annoying when this happens.
4. Normally we don't have problems with the milk, because we have a lot in the fridge.
5. Fresh bread is more difficult to get than fresh milk.

Writing part 2:

Dear Jeff,
Your party was great!, I really enjoyed it, it was really nice so see you again, moreover I loved to met your new apartament, it is comforatble and bigger than the last one.
Would you like to meet this week in any cafetria? I have many things to tell you. Call me as soon you read this messege.

Kind regards, Ingrid.

Writing part 3:

Dear Colin,
You say you want to have the same holiday as mine, but I have had some problems her.I don't like the facilities of this hotel, the weather forecast say will get worse and here there is not heating, moreover the rooms are not clean so I think is not a good idea to be here in this holiday.
I have been thinking and we coould go to the beach,it is the better place for holiday, beacuse the weather is getting so cold, what do you think go to Miami? , we could have a good time there. If you want another place let me know it. I see you soon friend, take care.

Love, Ingrid.

My dream home !

Hello everybody! as you can see this is my dream house, it will be located in the countryside bacuase I think is the best place to live.
Well, my house will have five rooms, a garden plenty of flowers, a big pool where my family and me could have fun.
I would like to live in the countryside because is more quiet than the city and you can be relaxed, feel peaceful and have good moments with your friends.

PET Online Practice

Correct answers

Reading part 1: 5/5
Reading part 2: 5/5
Reading part 3: 8/10
Reading part 4: 4/5
Reading part 5: 9/10


Writing Part 2.

Dear Robyn,
Thank you very much for inviting to me last time, but now I want to invite you, what do you think to go to Lastarria neighbohood?, I have haard taht is an excellent place for having a good time, would you like it? . Call me at night ok?. Have a nice day friend, bye !

Ingrid B.

The People Next Door-Reading and Writing

1.- Summary
The People Next Door is a suspense short-story and catches your attention quickly and you want to read it because is not boring.
The story is about a young couple, Bradd and Shirlee, who decide to move in a new house in a new neighborhood, but one day they went out without luggage and they never came back again.

Everybdoy in the neighborhood wanted to know what happened with Bradd and Shirlee, so Lily, who lived next to the couple's house, went into the house becuase she wanted to find an answer.

I think that it is a interesting story because you can imagine what is happening in the text, moreover you can find your own conclusions and create a new ending.-




2.- Glossary

3.- Changing the ending

When Lily went into the house walked to the couple's room and saw two corpses so she started to cry and shout. Suddenly she saw a man who was looking at her and told her: Don't say anytthing or I will kill you. In that moment Lily ran to her house and called the police.
After that police arrived and went into the house, so they discoverded the corpses and brought them to the mortuary and the house was closed.

Double Lives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyNDWjIivo

This movie is a really good example for "Double Lives". In this movie the protagonist has a double lives bacuse in the day he dess up as a woman and the nigth he is a normal person. Mr. Doubtfire's wife need a woman who clean her house and Mr. Doubtfire decide to dress up as an old woman and work in that house. With that excuse he can be with his children and wife. He only want to recover his family ad he doesn't matter to dress up as a woman.