La pandemia de COVID-19 ha tenido un impacto significativo en la economía mundial. Muchos países experimentaron fuertes caídas en el PIB y aumentos en el desempleo en 2020 debido a los bloqueos y otras medidas de contención. A medida que se implementan las vacunas, se espera que la actividad económica se recupere en 2021 aunque el panorama sigue siendo incierto.
The document discusses the uses of the present perfect tense in English. It describes three main uses: 1) actions that began in the past and continue in the present, 2) actions that occurred at some unspecified time in the past, and 3) actions that occurred in the past but have present consequences. It also discusses the present perfect continuous tense and how it is used to emphasize duration or repetition of a situation. Finally, it notes that stative verbs like "have", "know", and "believe" are not typically used in the continuous form.
This document discusses different types of reporting questions in English. It provides examples of using "ask + object + infinitive with to" to report requests and "ask + object + if" to report yes/no and information questions about abilities, habits, and locations. Reporting questions are used to indirectly report what someone said by using "asked" instead of quoting them directly.
The document discusses the causative use of the verb "have" to mean "to have something done." It notes that "have" can be used with an object and past participle to indicate that an action was done by someone other than the subject. Examples are given showing how all tenses can be used, and that "have" can also refer to events outside of one's control. It is mentioned that the more informal verb "get" can sometimes be used instead of "have" in these causative constructions.
Tortoise was unhappy with his hard shell and wanted a different one. He saw a scrapyard with metal objects and got an idea. He made himself a bright, shiny new metal shell. However, the metal shell ended up being too heavy, rusty, dangerous, hot, and soft, so Tortoise did not like his new shell after all.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha tenido un impacto significativo en la economía mundial. Muchos países experimentaron fuertes caídas en el PIB y aumentos en el desempleo en 2020 debido a los bloqueos y otras medidas de contención. A medida que se implementan las vacunas, se espera que la actividad económica se recupere en 2021 aunque el panorama sigue siendo incierto.
The document discusses the uses of the present perfect tense in English. It describes three main uses: 1) actions that began in the past and continue in the present, 2) actions that occurred at some unspecified time in the past, and 3) actions that occurred in the past but have present consequences. It also discusses the present perfect continuous tense and how it is used to emphasize duration or repetition of a situation. Finally, it notes that stative verbs like "have", "know", and "believe" are not typically used in the continuous form.
This document discusses different types of reporting questions in English. It provides examples of using "ask + object + infinitive with to" to report requests and "ask + object + if" to report yes/no and information questions about abilities, habits, and locations. Reporting questions are used to indirectly report what someone said by using "asked" instead of quoting them directly.
The document discusses the causative use of the verb "have" to mean "to have something done." It notes that "have" can be used with an object and past participle to indicate that an action was done by someone other than the subject. Examples are given showing how all tenses can be used, and that "have" can also refer to events outside of one's control. It is mentioned that the more informal verb "get" can sometimes be used instead of "have" in these causative constructions.
Tortoise was unhappy with his hard shell and wanted a different one. He saw a scrapyard with metal objects and got an idea. He made himself a bright, shiny new metal shell. However, the metal shell ended up being too heavy, rusty, dangerous, hot, and soft, so Tortoise did not like his new shell after all.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses arguments for and against the fur trade. Proponents argue that fur farmers have a right to produce goods and that banning fur would negatively impact jobs and fashion choices. Opponents counter that animals suffer in the fur trade and that its products are a luxury rather than necessity. Consumer and celebrity opinions are increasingly opposing fur, and these trends may eventually end the fur trade without making it illegal.
Clare Thornbury is a British citizen living in Newcastle. She received a BA Hons in German with French from Tyne University. Her work experience includes her current role as a trainee manager at Hotel Organica since 2001, and previous roles as a call center worker and receptionist. She is proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and has been driving since 1996. Her interests include travel and amateur dramatics. She provides two referees.
Este documento describe las diferencias entre el uso del futuro simple y "be going to" en inglés. El futuro simple se usa para decisiones repentinas, predicciones y ofrecer ayuda, mientras que "be going to" se usa para planes e intenciones próximas, eventos inminentes y resultados seguros. Luego explica las formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa de ambas construcciones del futuro.
El documento explica las diferencias entre las expresiones "must", "have to", "should" y "may/might" en inglés. "Must" y "have to" se usan para expresar obligaciones, aunque "must" también implica prohibiciones con la forma negativa "mustn't". "Should" se usa para dar consejos u opiniones, mientras que "may/might" indican posibilidades o permiso.
This document summarizes the use of gerunds and infinitives in English grammar. Gerunds are used as subjects, objects, or complements of verbs. They are also used after prepositions and certain verbs. The infinitive with "to" is used to express purpose and after many adjectives and certain verbs. Certain verbs are followed by gerunds or infinitives with no change in meaning, while others change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive.
Second-wave feminism in the 1960s-70s focused on recovering works by forgotten women writers and exploring how literature by male authors portrayed women. Influential works included Kate Millett's critique of Freud/Lawrence, and Gilbert and Gubar's "The Madwoman in the Attic" which analyzed how 19th century women writers had to negotiate oppression and psychological distress to achieve literary authority. New French Feminism celebrated feminine discourse to challenge patriarchal constructs of gender difference. Later critiques argued the movement overemphasized female victimization and ignored factors like class, ideology and non-white women's experiences.
Gender studies analyzes theories that problematize heterosexuality and normalize alternative sexualities. It examines how gender is a fluid, socially constructed identity that does not necessarily align with biological sex. Gender studies scholars challenge essentialist notions of fixed gender identities and sexualities, arguing instead that they exist on a continuum that is historically and culturally contingent.
Derrida developed the concept of deconstruction as a method of textual analysis that questions traditional philosophical assumptions about language and meaning. Deconstruction examines the inherent instability in all texts created through language and seeks to uncover multiple interpretations by challenging hierarchical oppositions such as speech over writing. While controversial, deconstruction had a significant influence on literary theory by promoting a fluid, open understanding of texts unconstrained by authorial intent or fixed meanings.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document lists various feelings or emotional states that a person can experience, including both positive feelings like happy, excited, and calm as well as negative feelings such as angry, worried, scared, sad, and tired.
The document discusses different characters and what pets they have. It introduces a woman who has a cow, pig, and rooster, and mentions that "we've" got a sheep twice. It then discusses grammar structures for talking about what pets various subjects "have got" or "haven't got" and provides examples of their use, including answering questions about what pets different subjects have.
This document provides a list of family relationships including mother, father, parents, daughter, son, brothers, sisters, granny, grandpa, grandparents, auntie, uncle, and cousins. It gives both the singular and plural forms of these relationships. The document comes from a website on family relationships and games.
This document provides a list of family relationships including mother, father, daughter, son, brothers, sisters, granny, grandpa, grandparents, aunty, and uncle, and cousins. It outlines basic familial roles within a family structure.
This short document lists different emotions in English including happy, angry, sad, hot, cold, sick, hungry, thirsty, tired, sleepy, shy, and in love.
Jack wakes up nervous for his first day of school. He has to get dressed, eat breakfast, brush his teeth, and pack his lunch. Jack is scared when he arrives at school but makes new friends, plays at recess, and has art class. When the day is over, Jack goes home tired but happy about his first day.
Comparatives and superlatives, How to do it!raltafulla
This document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It explains that the comparative form is used to compare two things, and is formed by adding "-er" or using "more" with adjectives of more than one syllable. The superlative form compares three or more things and is formed by adding "-est" or using "most". It provides examples of regular and irregular forms, and exceptions to the typical rules for forming comparatives and superlatives.
This document compares different animals using comparative and superlative adjectives. It provides examples showing that the monkey is taller than the crow but the giraffe is the tallest, the frog is faster than the ant but the cat is the fastest, and so on, with the elephant being the biggest, heaviest, and the snake being the most dangerous while the horse is the most elegant.
This document provides an order of adjectives to describe nouns. It lists 8 categories of adjectives: 1) Opinion, 2) Size, 3) Age, 4) Shape, 5) Colour, 6) Origin, 7) Material, 8) Purpose. Within each category are examples of adjectives that modify nouns. It also provides a memory trick "O S A Sh . C O M :P P" to remember the order of adjectives and cautions using no more than three adjectives at a time to modify a noun.
This document discusses the present simple tense in English grammar. It explains that the present simple is used to talk about habits, frequent actions, and general truths. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the present simple. It also describes rules for forming the third person singular form for different types of verbs ending in vowels, consonants, and y. Finally, it notes that adverbs of frequency are used to express how often things happen and can come before verbs or after the verb "to be".
The document discusses arguments for and against the fur trade. Proponents argue that fur farmers have a right to produce goods and that banning fur would negatively impact jobs and fashion choices. Opponents counter that animals suffer in the fur trade and that its products are a luxury rather than necessity. Consumer and celebrity opinions are increasingly opposing fur, and these trends may eventually end the fur trade without making it illegal.
Clare Thornbury is a British citizen living in Newcastle. She received a BA Hons in German with French from Tyne University. Her work experience includes her current role as a trainee manager at Hotel Organica since 2001, and previous roles as a call center worker and receptionist. She is proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and has been driving since 1996. Her interests include travel and amateur dramatics. She provides two referees.
Este documento describe las diferencias entre el uso del futuro simple y "be going to" en inglés. El futuro simple se usa para decisiones repentinas, predicciones y ofrecer ayuda, mientras que "be going to" se usa para planes e intenciones próximas, eventos inminentes y resultados seguros. Luego explica las formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa de ambas construcciones del futuro.
El documento explica las diferencias entre las expresiones "must", "have to", "should" y "may/might" en inglés. "Must" y "have to" se usan para expresar obligaciones, aunque "must" también implica prohibiciones con la forma negativa "mustn't". "Should" se usa para dar consejos u opiniones, mientras que "may/might" indican posibilidades o permiso.
This document summarizes the use of gerunds and infinitives in English grammar. Gerunds are used as subjects, objects, or complements of verbs. They are also used after prepositions and certain verbs. The infinitive with "to" is used to express purpose and after many adjectives and certain verbs. Certain verbs are followed by gerunds or infinitives with no change in meaning, while others change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive.
Second-wave feminism in the 1960s-70s focused on recovering works by forgotten women writers and exploring how literature by male authors portrayed women. Influential works included Kate Millett's critique of Freud/Lawrence, and Gilbert and Gubar's "The Madwoman in the Attic" which analyzed how 19th century women writers had to negotiate oppression and psychological distress to achieve literary authority. New French Feminism celebrated feminine discourse to challenge patriarchal constructs of gender difference. Later critiques argued the movement overemphasized female victimization and ignored factors like class, ideology and non-white women's experiences.
Gender studies analyzes theories that problematize heterosexuality and normalize alternative sexualities. It examines how gender is a fluid, socially constructed identity that does not necessarily align with biological sex. Gender studies scholars challenge essentialist notions of fixed gender identities and sexualities, arguing instead that they exist on a continuum that is historically and culturally contingent.
Derrida developed the concept of deconstruction as a method of textual analysis that questions traditional philosophical assumptions about language and meaning. Deconstruction examines the inherent instability in all texts created through language and seeks to uncover multiple interpretations by challenging hierarchical oppositions such as speech over writing. While controversial, deconstruction had a significant influence on literary theory by promoting a fluid, open understanding of texts unconstrained by authorial intent or fixed meanings.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document lists various feelings or emotional states that a person can experience, including both positive feelings like happy, excited, and calm as well as negative feelings such as angry, worried, scared, sad, and tired.
The document discusses different characters and what pets they have. It introduces a woman who has a cow, pig, and rooster, and mentions that "we've" got a sheep twice. It then discusses grammar structures for talking about what pets various subjects "have got" or "haven't got" and provides examples of their use, including answering questions about what pets different subjects have.
This document provides a list of family relationships including mother, father, parents, daughter, son, brothers, sisters, granny, grandpa, grandparents, auntie, uncle, and cousins. It gives both the singular and plural forms of these relationships. The document comes from a website on family relationships and games.
This document provides a list of family relationships including mother, father, daughter, son, brothers, sisters, granny, grandpa, grandparents, aunty, and uncle, and cousins. It outlines basic familial roles within a family structure.
This short document lists different emotions in English including happy, angry, sad, hot, cold, sick, hungry, thirsty, tired, sleepy, shy, and in love.
Jack wakes up nervous for his first day of school. He has to get dressed, eat breakfast, brush his teeth, and pack his lunch. Jack is scared when he arrives at school but makes new friends, plays at recess, and has art class. When the day is over, Jack goes home tired but happy about his first day.
Comparatives and superlatives, How to do it!raltafulla
This document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It explains that the comparative form is used to compare two things, and is formed by adding "-er" or using "more" with adjectives of more than one syllable. The superlative form compares three or more things and is formed by adding "-est" or using "most". It provides examples of regular and irregular forms, and exceptions to the typical rules for forming comparatives and superlatives.
This document compares different animals using comparative and superlative adjectives. It provides examples showing that the monkey is taller than the crow but the giraffe is the tallest, the frog is faster than the ant but the cat is the fastest, and so on, with the elephant being the biggest, heaviest, and the snake being the most dangerous while the horse is the most elegant.
This document provides an order of adjectives to describe nouns. It lists 8 categories of adjectives: 1) Opinion, 2) Size, 3) Age, 4) Shape, 5) Colour, 6) Origin, 7) Material, 8) Purpose. Within each category are examples of adjectives that modify nouns. It also provides a memory trick "O S A Sh . C O M :P P" to remember the order of adjectives and cautions using no more than three adjectives at a time to modify a noun.
This document discusses the present simple tense in English grammar. It explains that the present simple is used to talk about habits, frequent actions, and general truths. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the present simple. It also describes rules for forming the third person singular form for different types of verbs ending in vowels, consonants, and y. Finally, it notes that adverbs of frequency are used to express how often things happen and can come before verbs or after the verb "to be".
Tortoise has a series of unsuccessful attempts at making new shells after finding paper on the ground. His paper shell blows away in the wind. His wooden shell burns near a fire. His wool shell unravels after getting caught on a rose bush. He decides his final shell will be made of rubber and plastic, materials that are hard, waterproof, and won't burn or unravel like the previous shells.
The document provides instructions for a quiz about science. It asks 7 multiple choice questions about what science is, what a scientist does, what can be done in a laboratory, what is studied in science, and which subjects are and are not part of science. For each correct answer, the participant receives 5 points.
The document discusses key facts about the moon including that it is Earth's natural satellite, has no life or light of its own, and has phases that change its illuminated appearance from Earth. In 1969, humans first walked on the moon's surface.
The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love. While early people thought Venus could support life, it is actually far too hot, with surface temperatures over 450°C. Venus orbits between Earth and the sun and photos from satellites reveal its landscape consists primarily of volcanic zones, with no rivers or oceans and an orange, cloudy sky.
The International Space Station is an artificial satellite and habitable laboratory in the sky that orbits Earth. It is used for scientific research in fields like medicine, industry and meteorology, to study life in microgravity, and explore space. Construction of the ISS began in 1998 with the assembly of initial elements, and the first astronauts arrived in 2000 to live aboard the station. Made up of assembled modules, the ISS features solar arrays, motors, laboratories and life support systems to maintain an atmospheric environment for astronauts. Measuring over 100 meters wide and 50 meters long, the ISS orbits Earth at an altitude of 400 km and travels at a speed of 26,000 km/h.
The document discusses key facts about the moon including that it is Earth's natural satellite, has no life or light of its own, and has phases that change its illuminated appearance from Earth. In 1969, humans first walked on the moon's surface.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet after Jupiter, taking 29 years and 167 days to orbit the sun from its average distance of over 1.4 billion miles. Galileo Galilei was the first to observe Saturn's iconic rings in 1610 using his telescope. Saturn's rings are composed of ice, stones, and dust.
This document provides information about satellites in our solar system. It defines what a satellite is and lists the four types: shepherd, Trojan, coorbital, and asteroidal. It then lists the number of satellites for each planet in our solar system, with Jupiter having the most at 63. For Earth, it only has one satellite, the Moon. The document discusses the different theories for the origin of the Moon and provides details about the most important satellites for each planet, such as Titan for Saturn and Europa and Ganymede for Jupiter.