NEWS OF THE WORLD.

"NEWS OF THE WORLD"

"St. Petersburg metro explosions kill ten".

At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg.

News agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploschad and nearby Tekhnologichesky Institut stations in the centre of the city.

Images posted on social media showed a badly-mangled carriage, with a number of casualties nearby.

President Vladimir Putin said all causes, including terrorism, were being investigated.

The Interfax and RIA news agencies reported that at least 50 people had been injured, and that a number of children were among those hurt.

Interfax said one of the blasts may have involved a device filled with shrapnel.

St Petersburg's metro system is the 19th busiest in the world, with more than two million passengers every day.

While it has not suffered attacks before, in 2009, a bomb exploded on a high speed train travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg, killing 27 and injuring another 130.

"Vegan restaurant raises a ruckus with baby milk policy".

A vegan restaurant in the Spanish city of Tarragona has sparked a fierce debate online for asking parents not to bottle-feed their children with milk from animals.

El Pais said the restaurant owners intended to stick to their policy. It cited one of them saying: "Mothers who have been genuinely humiliated are those raped throughout their lives to have babies that are then stolen and butchered so that humans can take the milk that was for them: these mothers are cows, sheep, and goats, the victims of the bottle you feed your child."

El Vergel de Tarragona claims on its website that a vegan diet is "the healthiest, ethical and sustainable", and warns on its door: "We don't like bottle feeds based on cow's milk. Please don't use them in the restaurant."

FIRST AND SECOND VIDEOS - ENGLISH V - ENP 2 - GROUP 514 - 2016 - 2017.

"FIRST AND SECOND VIDEOS - ENGLISH V - ENP 2 - GROUP: 514, 2016 - 2017". 

"ABSOLUTE LOCATION" CROSS - CURRICULAR FOCUS: HISTORY / SOCIAL SCIENCES.

"ABSOLUTE LOCATION" CROSS - CURRICULAR FOCUS: HISTORY / SOCIAL SCIENCES.

Navigators use lines of latitude and lines of longitude to locate places. Lines of latitude run east and west (sideways, or horizontally) around Earth. Lines of longitude run north and south (up and down or vertically around Earth. These lines create kinf of an imaginary graph paper on the Earth. They make it possible to find an absolute location on Earth.

When we use lines of latitude and longitude together, we can get a very precise location. If we want to identity the absolute location of a point, we look where the latitude and longitude lines cross nearest to that point- We use the coordinates for that point as its address. Many maps today include degrees of latitude and longitude. Another tool that help us navigate is the magnetic compass.

Asnwer the following questions.

1.- What is the function of lines of latitude and longitude?

To allow us to find an absolute location of a point on Earth.

2.- Which imaginary lines run north and south?

Longitude

3.- Which imaginary lines are based on the Equator?

Latitude

4.- Explain what is meant by an absolute location.

It is an adress of longitude and latitude of a place on Earth.

5.- In your opinion, which invention was more important: The astrolable or the magnetic compass? Why?

The magnetic compass is the most important advance in navigation because it allowed mariners to determine their direction even if clouds obscured their usual astronomical cues such as the North Star. 

VOA NEWS "LEARNING ENGLISH"

"KENYAN STUDENTS WIN PRIZE FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECT"

A group of students from Kenya was among winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The 10-member team is receiving a $100,000 award to make their school a “green energy” institution.

The Zayed Future Energy Prize winners were recognized at a ceremony in January in Abu Dhabi. The award is presented every year through a competitive process. It goes to organizations or individuals with new ideas about renewable energy to help in efforts against global warming.

The Kenyan students were recognized for their plan to improve the Starehe Girls’ Centre and School, a secondary school about 20 kilometers north of Nairobi. The students say they will use some of the prize money to create a 25-kilowatt embedded solar carport. Under their proposal, the school would set up solar equipment to collect energy from the sun.

The Kenyan team competed in designing and modeling a solar powered car at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. The car’s solar panel creates electricity from sunlight. The students tested their vehicle in a race. It finished in fourth place out of 15 schools.

Kenya’s Ministry of Education, through the National Commission of Science and Innovation, promised an additional $20,000. The organization operates in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. But the project had an effect on the representative, who promised to extend Solar Sisters’ work to Kenya.

The school administration and teachers believe in protecting the environment. They have a custom of asking every visitor at the school to plant a tree on the property.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FUTURE TENSES.

"Will and going to".

“Going to” and “will” are used in the English language as the future tense. The future tense has many different ways of being expressed. Different forms include the simple future tense, “going to form, be about to form,” and the future continuous tense, future perfect tense, and future perfect continuous tense.

Summary:

1.- “Will” and “going to” are both used for the future tense. “Will” is used in the simple future tense where the decision is immediate; whereas the “going to” form is a separate form which is not used for the simple future tense.

2.- “Will” is used to express the future as a fact. It is used to express what we think might happen in the future and when we decide at the time of speaking that something has to be done in the future. Whereas the “going to” form is used for a decision that has been taken before speaking for something which is likely to happen for sure in the future and to express an action at the point of happening.

We use 'will' in the following situations: 

1. To talk about plans that we take at the time of speaking

     I will have a coffee after the class

 2. Predictions in the remote future

       The doctor said my father will get better

 3. Invitations, requests and offers

     Will you come to the theatre with me?

 4. In a question tag after an imperative form (not going go)

     Close the door, will you?

 5. To give an order or express a desire

     Will you close the window?

  6.  Threats

    Study harder or you will not pass your final exam

    

 Adverbs that accompany ‘will’: perhaps, probably and certainly

     I will probably go on holiday when I finish my degree in September

     I will certainly give you a call when I am in Barcelona

     Perhaps I will visit my cousin in June

We use 'going to' in the following situations':

1. To talk about future plans that we have decided some time before:

    

           I am going to Sri Lanka next Christmas.

          My brother and I are going to start a language course in January.

 2. Predictions in the near future that the speaker is quite sure about because there are signs

      

           It is going to rain this afternoon, the sky is grey.

           My stomach is hurting, I think I am going to be sick.

BIOGRAPHY.

"DONALD TRUMP"

(Business Leader, Reality Television Star, U.S. President)

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children of Frederick C. and Mary MacLeod Trump. 

He has involved in large, profitable building projects in Manhattan. Since he became president, he has been opening the Grand Hyatt for the benefit of Americans. Trump has begun starring in the hit NBC reality series The Apprentice to increase his popularity. He has travelled around the world. 

He has been turning the attention of many people since 2015, when he announced his candidacy for president of the United States on the Republican ticket. After winning a majority of the primaries and caucuses, Trump became the official Republican candidate for president on July 19, 2016. He has been electing for being the 45th President of the United States, after defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

"A GIRL LIKE YOU - EDWYN COLLINS". (PRESENT PERFECT).

"A GIRL LIKE YOU - EDWYN COLLINS"

(PRESENT PERFECT)

I've never known a girl like you before

Now just like in a song from days of yore

Here you come a-knockin', knockin' on my door

And I've never met a girl like you before

You give me just a taste, so I want more

Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw

'Cause now you've got me

Crawlin' crawlin' on the floor

And I've never known a girl like you before

You've made me acknowledge the devil in me

I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically

I hope that I'm talkin' allegorically

Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel

And I've never known a girl like you before

Never, never, never, never

Never known a girl like you before

This old town's changed so much

Don't feel that I belong

Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs

And now you've come along, yes, you've come along

And I never met a girl like you before

Yeah, it's all right

Yeah, it's all right

"PRESENT PERFECT".

"PRESENT PERFECT"

Form: [Has/have + past participle]

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. 

The exact time is not important. You can't use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. 

We can use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.

Examples:

1.- You have seen that movie many times.

2.- Have you seen that movie many times?

3.- You have not seen that movie many times.

"PASSIVE VOICE"

"PASSIVE VOICE"

The Titanic was built in 1912.

It was founded in London.

It was made like a transatlantic.

The film was created by James Cameron.

The representative song of the film was made by:

James Horner.

It's song was tituled: "My heart will go on".

COMPOSITION.

"COMPOSITION USING:

 LOVE, HATE, LIKE AND SHOULD (RECOMMENDATION)"

First, I'm going to tell you the things that I love...

1.- I love to read many stories because I imagine a different world in my mind.

2.- I love to cook beacause it's funny and delicious to smell the food. 

3.- I love to listen to music because I feel better.

4.- I love to play videogames because they're fantastic.

5.- I love to watch movies because I like to see many characters.

Then, I'm going to talk about the things that I hate:

1.- I hate to eat vegetables.

2.- I hate to carry heavy things.

3.- I hate the gray color.

4.- I hate the cloudy days.

5.- I hate to put garbage in the street.

Now, I'm going to write some of my likes and dislikes:

1.- I like to take care of babies.

2.- I don't like to sell things.

3.- I like to listen to the radio.

4.- I don't like the cold climate.

5.- I like to rest.

Finally, I'm going to say some recommendations for healthy life.

1.- You should eat vegetables.

2.- Yo should drink water. 

3.- You should do excercise.

4.- Yo should sleep 8 hours.

5.- Yo should limit you drinking to occasional or no alcohol.