MOVIES

About history of…….

The history of the movies began in 1890’s. The first movie was projected in París in the end of the XIX century. It lasted minutes. The first Academy Awards was on May 16 of 1929, now it is called Oscar Awards. The event was in Hollywood city. Where 270 people attended. The cost of the ticket was five dollars per person.

Kinds of movies…..

There are a lot of kinds of movies. But, which are the most common? Comedy films are made to laugh and enjoy, they are films designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Horror films are designed to make people feel fear and panic. They cause dread and alarm. Science fiction films are designed to commute people to an unreal world. Also, the action films, they has fast and dangerous activities. They have fights and adventure.

How much do you know about the actors role?

The actors are essential to make movies. They give life what the director wrote. In fact, they have to memorize long roles. If you want to be an actor, you must act excellent. But, there is something interesting. When they have to make dangerous scenes, the role is made by a stunt. A stunt double is the person who substitutes him/her. Oh yeah, It is so sad to find out that the person who jumps out of a building, jumps from vehicle to vehicle, or makes other similar actions, he is not the real actor. Obviously, the stunt double has to be physically similar to the famous actor.

Places where the movies are filmed!

The movies are filmed in a film studio. The set has everything they need. Indeed, it is enormous and it has different scenarios which are adapted to the required scenarios. There are a lot of sets around the world. Furthermore, there is a part of the movie that it is not filmed there. The co-production is edit on a computer. Some details are made digitally. For example some special effects.

We like to watch movies….

It doesn’t matter what kind of movie, everybody has seen one, and they have enjoyed it. People like to spend time with their family, and watch a movie, it is a good option. Boys use to go to the cinema with a girl to give some kiss her. Finally, we can get a small idea that to produce a movie, it is not as easy as we thought.  

TAG QUESTIONS

Hello, I am going to explain you a topic that I learned in my English class. The tag questions.

They have an easy structure. The tag questions are a statement. Then, you must add a mini-question, this mini-question is called “Question Tag”.

For example:

                      She is tall, isn’t she?

It’s used to make affirmations. It’s very common to ask for confirmation. It means, when the people need to know if something is true or not. It’s like when people say am I right? Those questions are very used in English. In CR people say “Ella es bonita, verdad?”

So, I’m going to show you an image. It’s to make it clearer.

Notice that when the statement is positive, the question tag must be negative. Furthermore, if the statement is negative, the question tag must be positive.

Also, you can see that after the statement you must add a comma. Then, write the question tag. People mostly use contractions.

 EXAMPLES:

• She’s beautiful, isn’t she?
• You don't really love her, do you?
• She ate hamburgers, didn`t she?

With Modal Verbs

• I couldn't help it, could I?
• We'd never have known, would we?
• You should help me, shouldn’t you?
• She can’t dance, can she?
• You’ll tell me “if she calls”, won't you?
•  She hasn’t eaten, has she?
• He had known it, hadn’t he?

Be careful if you use adverbs of frequency, because it would make the statement negative or positive.

Example:

• You never come on time, do you?
• She can hardly love him after all that, can she?

It is clear, isn’t? Well, if you don’t get it, perhaps would be, because for  you  is easier listening than reading. So, I leave you with a video. This video is an abstract of the lesson.

Be an expert!!!!    

To practice will make you an expert. So, I give you many links where you can make a lot of exercises related to this topic:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/question_tags3.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/question-tags/exercises

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/233.html

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2100

                       Good Luck!

A LETTER THAT WE MADE IN CLASS.........

Secretary, Oakwood School of English

16 Bridge Street

Boston, MA 02122

June 3rd, 2014

Dear Secretary,

I am writing to apply for the job Assistant organizer, after your advertisement in this week.

I am going to talk to you about my experience and a little of me. I am a dynamic, energetic, extroverted and honest person.  I speak a 90% of English. I have worked in public relations, so I have organized different kinds of events like weddings, birthdays, work meetings and other special events. I think that I have gained personal experience and I believe that I have grown in this field.

I am interested in the job, because I would like to develop my skills in a different environment. Ultimately, I would like to develop the language and grow like a person with your social activities.

I can be contacted at (506) 22-13-62-14. I hope to know about you soon.

Sincerely,

 

 Geraldo Cabrera G. 

MY ADMIRED CHARACTER

Jesus is the character who I admire. He is a god example of real love, because God gaves his only son to save us all. We could fallow his steps for have a nice lifestyle. Everything is better when you get him. He apologize us through all that he suffered. He did it because, He loves us. Furthermore, if you’re with him nobody would damage your.

He came to the world to make miracles, but also, He came to suffer. He has all the power. The life was created by him. The amazing world was made by him. He doesn’t wear a costume hero. However, He is the better of all the superheroes. We can't see him. But, We believe in him.

He is always with us. He always will be next to us. When I don’t feel so strong and I think my world is falling, I talk to him and He gives me all that I need to continue the life. We can meet him in the Bible. 

He is going to help you if you are in a trouble. You must to know that before you ask him for something, He will have known what you need and He's going to give you if it's necessary.