LADY GAGA

° lady was a beautiful woman and a famous singer.

° her boyfriend in some way, because of their harassment, throws it to a world of self-consciousness.

° she was chased by several media.

°he lost the privacy of your personal life.

° his life is full of unrest

° but despite being persecuted and harassed by all means, this was not a reason to leave aside what both the passion that was to be a singer

° Vocabulary

kids:

° doll

° stuffed animals

° slide

° roller skates

GREETINGS:

° Goog night: buenas noches

° See you later: hasta la vista

°You ´re welcome: de nada

° Good luck: buena suerte

°Excuse me : disculpe

° Thank you: gracias

°See you soon: hasta luego

TIME:

°Second: segundo

°Minute: minuto

° Hour: hora

° Day: dia

° Week: semana

°Season: estacion

°Year: año

° Eternity: eternidad

°Noon: al medio dia

° Night: noche

FRUITS:

° Banana: banano

°Apple: manzana

°Orange: naranja

°Pear: pera

°Coconut: coco

°Pineapple: piña

°Strawberry: fresa

HOLIDAYS ENGLISH WORKSHOP

Read the material provided, watch the videos, and then do the exercises, remember to print the exercises in word, in order to access to the exam

Present Continuous
FORM

[am/is/are + present participle]

Examples:

* You are watching TV.
* Are you watching TV?
* You are not watching TV.

Complete List of Present Continuous Forms
USE 1 Now

Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

* You are learning English now.
* You are not swimming now.
* Are you sleeping?
* I am sitting.
* I am not standing.
* Is he sitting or standing?
* They are reading their books.
* They are not watching television.
* What are you doing?
* Why aren't you doing your homework?

USE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now

In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.)

* I am studying to become a doctor.
* I am not studying to become a dentist.
* I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
* I am not reading any books right now.
* Are you working on any special projects at work?
* Aren't you teaching at the university now?

USE 3 Near Future

Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.

Examples:

* I am meeting some friends after work.
* I am not going to the party tonight.
* Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
* Isn't he coming with us tonight?






Verb Tense Exercise 1
Simple Present / Present Continuous

Pass the verbs in parentheses to the correct form

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

Do the following online text, then print the answers


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/present_progressive1/index.php


E N J O Y Y O U R H O L I D A Y S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) (what time / you / go to the cinema)?

what time are you going to the cinema ?

2) (why / you / study)?

why are you studying ?

3) (when / you / leave)?

when are you leaving ?

4) (you / smoke)?

are you smoking ?

5) (he / play / tennis later)?

is he playing tennis later ?

6) (you / go / shopping at the weekend)?

are you going shopping at the weekend ?
7) (you / drink / wine)?

are you drinking wine ?

8) (what / you / drink now)?

what are you drinking now ?

9) (what / you / think)?

what are you thinking ?

10) (she / work / in an office at the moment?)?

is she working in an office at the moment ?

11) (they / study / Portuguese)?

are they studying portuguese ?

12) (what time / she/ come)?

what time is she come ?

13) (where / you / play tennis tonight)?

where are you playing tennis tonight?

14) (you / meet / your friends on Friday)?

are you meeting your friends on friday ?

15) (you / read / now)?

are you reading now ?

16) (where / you / go now)?

where are you going now ?

17) what / you / do)?

what are you doing ?

18) (she / live / in London)?

is she living in london ?

19) (they / study now)?

are they studying now?

20) (you / eat / cake)?

are you eating cake ?

Present Simple 'Be' Yes / No Questions

1) John / in the garden?

do jhon in the garden?

2) They / hungry?

do they hungry ?

3) We / late?

do we late ?

4) You / tired?

do you tired ?

5) He / French??

does he french ?

6) She / a teacher?

does she a teacher ?

7) Harry and Lucy / from London?

do harry and lucy from london ?

8) I / early?

do i early ?

9) You / thirsty?

do you thirsty ?

10) She / on the bus?

does she on the bus ?

11) We / on time?

do we on time ?

12) Pedro / from Spain?

do you from spain ?

13) They / in Tokyo

do they in tokyo ?

14) Julie / at home?

does she at home ?

15) The children / at school?

does children at school ?

16) You / in a cafe?

do you in a cafe ?

17) I / right?

do i right ?

18) We / in the right place?

do we in the right place ?

19) She / German?

does she german ?

20) He / a doctor?

does he a doctor ?

Exercises Of Present Continuous And Simple Present!!

Present Continuous!!

1-(She / go home now)

She is going home now

2-(I / read a great book)

I am reading a great book

3-(She / not / wash her hair)

She is not washing her hair

4-(The cat / chase mice?)

Is the cat chasing mice?

5-(She / cry?)

Is she crying?

6-(He / not study Latin)

He is not studying Latin

7-(We / drive to London?)

Are we driving to London?

8-(They / watch TV?)

Are they watching TV?

9-(Where / she / go now?)

Where is che going now?

10-(I / not / leave now)

I am not leaving now

11-(You / not / run)

You aren´t runing

12-( Why / he / leave?)

Why is he leaving?

13- (How / I / travel?)

How Am I traveling?

14- (It / not / rain)

It isn´t raining

15-(When / we / arrive?)

When are we arriving?

16- (Where / they / stay?)

Where are they staying?

17-(It / rain)

It is raining

18-(She / come at six)

She is coming at six

19-(He / watch a film at the moment)

He is watching a film at the moment

20-(We / not / sleep)

We aren´t sleeping

Simple Present!!

1-(You / hungry)

You are hungry

2-(They / not / at home)

They don´t at home

3-(When / the party?)

When does the party?

5-(She / kind?)

Does she kind?

6-(They / German?)

Do they german?

7-(You / late?)

Do you late?

8-(I / early?)

Do I early?

9-(You / from London?)

Do you from London?

10-(They / sad)

Do they sad?

11-(She / beautiflu)

She is beautiful

12-(We / in love)

We are in love

13-(Where / you?)

Where do you?

14-(I / happy)

I am happy

16-(I / not / too hot)

I don´t too hot

17-(She / not / called Julia)

She doesn´t called Julia

18-(How old / she?)

How old does she?

19-(What time / the train?)

What time does the train?

20-(He / not / an accountant)

He doesn´t is an accountant

PARK ARVI

TOURISM

Since the early twentieth century it became visible the importance of the Santa Elena, with the construction of the road which connected Guarne Medellin and generates a route to the forest where later the dam would be built to cater to white mercy city water, molding the factor thet set this environment and the ecosystem as municipal reserve, and incidentally, the country houses area thus implementing a tourism of nature.

TRADITION

The population of Santa Elena has a vocation farmer, cultivated flowers, strawberries, blackberries, potatoes, mortiño all of great economic importance to the distric and also in the pantry of medellin, their crops are an attraction for visitors as they leave local products such as jams, jellies pickles wine production "Craft" that are not available in the city`s markets.

WILDLIFE

This region becomes the hostel via a varied wildlife, the forest is shared by more than 69 species of mountain birds of beautiful colors that give lofe to the canopy of the forest, freshwater crabs, demonstrating the purity of water that psychically pearly butterflies appear at the same times of day, traces reveal elusive diurnal and nocturnal mammals, insect armies in order to maintain soil folder where we move.

Videos

1. Ski and Stone

-I see the ski
-I enjoy of the music

2. Guernica

In 1937, during the spanish civil war the fascists devastated the town of Guernica with acrial bombings executed by the Nazy Luftwafte.

Picasso is painting Guernica
Was his reaction to the tragedy.

the picture is showy and interesting

3. Pearl Jam Do the evolution

-The planet explodes
-The shark eats to the animal
-The dinosaurio eats the shark
-The dinosaurio great persecutes to the small dinosaurios
-Disappear the dinosaurios by an explosion
-The mico is eating
-The man arrives
-There is a war, die many people
-The men destroy the planet

4. Madonna Vogue - MTV awards 90

- The men are dancing
-Madonna dances with two women
-The women are dancing with fans
-Madonna is singing
-the public applauds

THE PARK ARVI

The park arvi is a conservation strategy and development, it is an unit of environmental, social, patrmonial, and economic performance, it looks for the conserve the environment of the forest of fog an the cultural patrimony, by means of the care, the planet use and rational of the natural resources of this region, to put to the service of local, national and international community the environmental and cultural wealth of the corregimiento that up to now is vulnerable.

VIDEOS

DO THE EVOLUTION

• I don't understand some words.
• I am listening the song.

SKY AND STONES

• I don't understand of video.
• I am watching the earth.

GUERNICA 3D

• I am seeing the picture.
• I like the pictures of Picasso.

MADONNA VOGUE

• I believe that this song is very anticuated.
• I am seeing that the clothes is very old.

EXERCISES

1. Video
The clouds are moving
Everything is spinning
We are part of the world

2. Video
The figures in motion
Figures that represent humans
Figures representing animals
Human expressions

3. Video
Stages of human evolution
The species are reproducing
Dinosaurs Appear
A man is born
Wars occur
There are sovereign
Destruction of our world

4. Video
People are dancing
A woman runs
A woman begins to sing
Three women dance
The audience watches the dancers
Three women are moving their handkerchiefs
Women and men dance together
A woman lying on a couch


Exercise 1

1. (he / walk to school now)
He is walking to school now

2. (I / study at the moment)
I am studying at the moment

3. (I / not / sleep)
I'm not sleeping

4. (you / play badminton tonight)
You're playing badminton tonight

5. (we / watch TV)
We are watching TV

6. (she / not / work in Spain)
She isn't working in Spain

7. (he / not / wait for the bus)
He is not waiting for the bus

8. (they / read)
They’re reading

9. (we / not / go to the cinema tonight)
We are not going to the cinema tonight

10. (you / not / read the newspaper)
You aren't reading the newspaper

11. (she / eat chocolate)
She is eating chocolate

12. (I / not / live in Paris)
I’m not living in Paris

13. (we / study French)
We’re studying French

14. (they / not / leave now)
They aren't leaving now

15. (they / live in London)
They are living in London

16. (he / work in a restaurant now)
He is working in a restaurant now

17. (I / not / meet my father at four)
I'm not meeting my father at four

18. (she / not / drink tea now)
She is not drinking tea now

19. (she / play the guitar)
She's playing the guitar

20. (we / cook)
We’re cooking

Exercise 2

1. (they / not / visit their parents)
They’re not visiting their parents

2. (he / meet his friend tonight)
He is meeting his friend tonight

3. (he / not / walk to school now)
He isn't walking to school now

4. (we / not / watch TV at the moment)
We are not watching TV at the moment

5. (you / not / read a book)
You aren’t reading a book

6. (I / visit Linda tonight)
I’m visiting Linda tonight

7. (she / not / eat dinner now)
She is not eating dinner now

8. (Lucy / not / work in a bookshop this summer)
Lucy isn’t working in a bookshop this summer

9. (they / watch a film)
They’re watching a film

10. (we / buy a new car)
We’re buying a new car

11. (David / have a party tomorrow)
David’s having a party tomorrow

12. (I / get a bike)
I am getting a bike

13. (you / take a long time)
You’re taking a long time

14. (I / not / come until later)
I’m not coming until later

15. (Jill and Susan / walk)
Jill and Susan are walking

16. (we / not / listen to the radio)
We aren’t listening to the radio

17. (they / not / speak to each other)
They aren’t speaking to each other

18. (he / take a shower)
He is taking a shower

19. (you / get fat)
You’re getting fat

20. (I / not / use the computer)
I’m not using the computer

photos qte arvi park

ARVI PARK

ARVI PARK

The Arvi Park is a natural heritage, situate in eastein. Holy district of an open park, developed in more than 1.700 hectares. Its purpose is to protect the natural and cutural resources.

what I'm talking the guide

• ROAD
  Encizo down this path, medellin to the mall sandiegohistory of silleteros is marked by these pathways through which they traveled, before they traveled Spanish. when they arrived they began to exploit the salt and gold mines. studying the history of the Indians who inhabited this territory were the Tadami. the builders believe that these territories were very great civilizations that lived 1000, 2000, 3000 years ago.

• The impact that the park because the city is nice and fun, through this we can learn much more, is a great prgreso for the city.


• The arvi park is an interesting. it has amny animals and plants.

EXERCISES TO PREPARE THE EXAM

Please read the following website and download the exercises

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous.html


Watch the following videos and write descriptions using simple present and present progressive

PARK FEATURE ARVI

The core of nature, to take account of sustainable design principles in what has to do with the sound management of natural resources and water use efficiency. For this proposal three elements are integrated infrastructure development, including the centipede, the tombs and saddles.
Guarne Lagoon offers a stage to enjoy the scenery and the appreciation of the history of the Aburrá Valley in harboring ancient stone roads, fences, ruins, information on the development of Arví colonization, Santa Elena and Medellin. The gap though his name is "Guarne.




PUBLICADO POR SANDRA CARVAJAL RAMIREZ

REPORT ARVI PARK

ARVI PARK
This awakened the spirit investigative park visitors and generate transformations on the perspectives and attitudes towards their natural environment and to the local and global environmental problems.
The Center for Biodiversity Project Arví Park has an area of 58.457 hectares, making it the third Core in size within the Project.
The dam is developed by COMFENALCO, who operates at the Piedras Blancas area for over 15 years. And have a hotel, ecological trails, aviary, butterfly, Insectarium, camping and picnic areas, lead flight agroecological farm, theme holidays, gondolas, aerial trails, auditorium and a future life and spa enclosure.
the sidewalk Piedras Blancas - Clarin Chorro area. In charge of COMFAMA. Thanks to the rich heritage that has this area, with traces of pre-Hispanic cultures that demonstrate significant advances in agricultural technology, hydraulics, mining of gold and salt and ancient roads, with beautiful stone fences. There are three elements to the development of infrastructure such as the centipede, the tombs and saddles.
In the tambo have activities such as picnicking, camping and more recreation.

The deck is centered activity the Mayor of Medellin for the promotion of entrepreneurship, building social fabric and commercial supply of goods in the region through the permanent installation of a Zonal Business Development Center - CEDEZO, a Center arts and crafts and local produce market.

The lagoon is located in a strategic place where the boundary is visible between the urban and rural, Guarne Lagoon offers a setting for enjoying the scenery and the appreciation of the history of Bore Valley to enter the old roads of stone , fences, ruins, information on the development of Arví colonization, Santa Elena and Medellin.

PHOTO GALLERY

PARK ARVI.

PARK ARVI.






The park arvi impress positively the city of Medellín because it is a project thought for the ecological conservation about the corregimiento of Holy Elena, with the intention of creating a public and tourist space granting a recreative and formative experience on good practices for the valuation, the enjoyment, the investigation (research) and the conservation of the environmental and cultural patrimony, with opportunities for the economic and social development, managing to do of Valle de Aburra and Antioquia a tourist national and international modal.

The Arví Park

The Arví Park is a ecotourism proposal shaping for six focus localize in the paths of Piedras Blancas, Piedra Gorda and Mazo, in the corregimiento of Santa Elena, rural area of Medellin City, Department of Antioquia’s Capital, placed in the northwest o Colombia.

Is a Park open, developed in 1761, is a touristic offer that permit to consolidate a strategy of conservation and promotion of the strengths of the Corregimiento of Santa Elena extolling the ecotourism, the archaeological patrimony;, the silletera tradition and the variety in flora and fauna.

Focus of the Lake

It is localized in a strategy place where is tangible the limit between the urban and rural, the Lake of Guarne offer a stage to enjoy and valuation of the history of the Valle de Aburra that to house in its ancients roads of rock, fences, ruins, information of the develop of the colonization of Arví, Santa Elena And Medellin

VISIT THE PARK ARVI

this is a tourist project for all, learn and know Aceca flora of Nature Reserve St. elena.

In enjoying the scenery, birds, ecological tours, camping, white stones picni en piedras blancas.

Antioquia heritage park is a long history of our ancestors, we note also the many kinds of trees and small lakes that passes through this place.

private property also are inhabited by working people, kind, where one breathes a healthy, natural, quiet

This site is divided by cores: biodiversity, Comfama, dam, dairy, deck, pond

in the history of this park tourist can mention for example the old stone path we tread the silleteros at that time, and the deterioration or reconstruction of these

A piece central to this park is the cable line Arvi helping with the transportation of people in the valley of boredom