dimecres, 23 de febrer del 2011

FAMOUS PEOPLE


Marilyn Monroe Norma Jeane Mortenson stage name or Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, whose sensuality and hismysterious death at the age of 36 years did that became a myth oferoticism, sex symbol more important twentieth century.
Despite its enormous reputation, his private life was full ofdissatisfaction and committed suicide, although there are manyspeculations about his death.



















The Beatles were a band from Liverpool, England, formed by JohnLennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are a group of pop hits and more sales record in the history ofpopular music, and have also achieved recognition from critics.
















Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452-2 May 1519) was a Florentineartist and a man of a universal spirit, in turn, scientist, engineer,inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, planner, naturalist,musician, poet, philosopher and writer.
Leonardo da Vinci has often been described as the archetype andthe symbol of the Renaissance man, a universal genius, a humanistphilosopher with a boundless curiosity and a great creative force. has been regarded as one of most important painters of all time and perhaps the most versatile and talented person in a greater numberof different areas.


















Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564), also known simply as Michelangelo orMichelangelo was a sculptor, painter, Renaissance architect andpoet.
For over seventy years his work was held in Florence and Rome,where he was living his great patron, the Medici family of Florence,and various Romans potatoes. It was the first Western artist which was published two biographies in his lifetime.

dilluns, 7 de febrer del 2011

GRAMATICA y VOCABULARI

VOCABULARi


TRANSPORT
bicycle-bicicleta
bus-autobús
helicopter-helicòpter
motorbike-moto
plane-avió
rollerblades-patins
taxi-taxi
train-tren
tram-tamvia
underground-metro
PLACE IN CITY
art gallery-galeria d'art
bridge-pont
canal-canal
cathedral-catedral
museum-museu
railway station-estació de tren
river-riu
square-plaça
statue-estàtua
street-carrer
theatre-teatre
town hall-ajuntament
ENGLISH YOU NEED
Where’s the nearest underground station?-On és l’estació de metro més propera?
What time is the next train to Wimbledon?-A quina hora és el proper tren per a Wimbledon?
Can I have a ticket, please?-Un bitllet, si us plau.
Would you like a single or a return?-D’anada o d’anada i tornada?
How much is a single?-Quant costa el d’anada?
I’d like a return, please.-Un d’anada i tornada, si us plau.
OTHER WORDS
day ticket-bitllet d’anada i tornada
festival-festival
ghost-fantasma
passenger-passatger/a
quarter-quarta part
return (ticket)-bitllet d’anada i tornada
single (ticket)-bitllet d’anada
site-lloc, emplaçament
the Tube-el metro de Londres
tunnel-túnel



GRAMATiCA


Comparatives
• We use comparative adjectives to compare people, animals or things.
A tiger is quicker than an elephant. My bedroom is smaller than the living room.
• We always follow the comparative adjective with than, not that.
A tiger is quicker than many animals.   NOT A tiger is quicker that an elephant.


Adjective

Comparative
Short adjective
tall
+ -er
Taller than
Adjective ending in -e
Blue
+ -r
Bluer than
Short adjective ending in vowel +
consonant, except -w
fat
Double the consonant + -er
Fatter than
Adjective ending in consonant + -y
early
Change –y to –i + -er
Earlier than
Adjective of two or more syllable
difficult
More + adjective
More difficult than
Irregular adjective
Good
Bad
far

Better than
Worse than
Farther /further than


Superlatives

• We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more people, animals or things.
John and Pete are tall, but Gary is the tallest.
Coconut cake and lemon cake are lovely, but chocolate cake is the best!
• Generally, we form superlatives by adding -est to the adjective and putting the before it,
but there are exceptions (see table).


Adjective

Comparative
Short adjective
Small
+ -est
The smallest
Adjective ending in -e
Large
+ -st
The largest
Short adjective ending in vowel +
consonant, except –w
Big
Double the consonant + -est
The biggest
Adjective ending in consonant + -y
Early
Change –y to –i + -est
The earliest
Adjective of two or more syllable
Modern
Most + adjective
The mostmodern
Irregular adjective
Good
Bad
far

The best
The worst
The farthest /furthest

dijous, 3 de febrer del 2011

Tourist spots





Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre It's near the River Thames.


Harbour Bridge
The Harbour Bridge It's the widest in the world.

Louvre
The Louvre It's one of the biggest and oldest in the world.



Grand Canal
The Grand Canal It's the most important in the city.


Times Square
The Times Square It's one of the busiest areas in the city.



Eiffel tower
The Eiffel tower It's the tallest structure in the city.