Travel Agency

Dialogue using in "Will" and "Going To"

Cesar: Good morning, Lady                

Travel Agent: Good Morning Sir. May I help you?

Cesar: Yes, I’m thinking of going to Switzerland and I need information about flights.

Travel Agent: Are you going on a pleasure or a business trip?

Cesar: I will meet my son there. We will spend our christmas together.

Travel Agent: Excellent. I bet it will be a good Christmas for you! When are you planning to travel?

Cesar: On December 21st and I'll be back on January 5th.                  

Travel Agent: Well, today is your lucky day. We have a special price with American Airlines.

Cesar: Fantastic, How much is the ticket?

Travel Agent: Do you want a round trip ticket?

Cesar: Yes, I do.

Travel Agent: That will be 1.200$

Cesar: It's perfect, but... This will be a non-stop flight?

Travel Agent: Yes this is stopping, but I don't think it'll be a problem, unless you can't stay in France for one night

Cesar: It won't be a problem at all. As a matter of fact, I have some friends in France

Travel Agent: Great! Excuse me, How will you pay for the ticket?                      

Cesar: I'll pay with my credit card                

Travel Agent: All right!

Need - Don’t need / Imperative

Sentences with Need / Don’t need 

1.- We need top ay more attetion

2.- He doesn’t need a girlfriend

3.- Jose and Barbara need a card

4.- I need a song to dance

5.- She doesn’t need a friend like him

6.- They need to win this game

7.- We don’t  need to buy that

8.- I don’t need more homework

Sentences with Imperative

1- You will do your homework!
2.- You're not going to the party!
3.- Carlos is not staying alone in home!
4.- Don't eat that pizza!
5.- Jose, don't play with the ball here!
6.- Don't listen to her!
7.- Micaela is not going to play!
8.- You do need to work!

Describe and Compare

THE MAYA AND AZTEC CULTRURA

The Mayans and Aztecs had different cultural beliefs, and scientific advances. The Aztecs were very heavy on human sacrifice; they did all to please their gods through these rituals. The Maya, not very heavy on this event, made sacrifices of blood, and only a human sacrifice of a captain of a losing ball team. The Mayas are also a very scientific group, they studied the stars, and have an advanced calendar than our own today. The Mayas were obsessed with time, and studied it through astronomy and their current events. The Aztecs though, were very warlike, they were expansionists, they conquered neighboring tribes and forced them to pay tribute. The Aztecs also placed much attention to the prestige of their warrior males, rather than the Maya, where the city ruler had glory; besides, the Maya was mainly city-states where city rulers had their own sovereignty, while the Aztecs were ruled by one sovereign leader.

Present Progressive (Future)

TRAVELLING TO ALASKA 

First day, I will be boarding a deluxe motor coach driving through the Matanuska Susitna Valley and Worthington Glacier; second day I am going to the Valdez Museum, at day three I will traveling through the majestic Prince William Sound, Keeping my eyes open for seals, sea lions, otters, whales, dolphins and puffins throughout this day exploration cruise; during the four day I am Learning how the gold rush affected Alaska's interior on a sightseeing tour and then visiting the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Museum; the fifth day I will travelling deep into Denali National Park on the Tundra Wilderness Tour and search the pristine wilderness for bears, moose and caribous; finally my six day is ending with a hotel courtesy transfer to the airport.

Example Irr Plurals

1- The bird flies around the flowers

2- Taylor speaks many languages

3- He always sleeps because works much

4- It rains a lot

5- Carlos studies all at day

6- Mary really hates cats, toads and snakes.

7- He knows all about wine.

8- She loves contemporary libraries.

9- Michelle does her homework

Biography of Margaret Thatcher

Who was Margaret Thatcher?

        She was a policy that was ranked Britain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and was the person in that position for longer during the twentieth century and the only woman to have held this position in your country.

Which was the nickname of Margaret Thatcher?

        Nicknamed was her "The Iron Lady" for his strong opposition to the Soviet Union implemented a series of conservative policies that became known as Thatcherism

Which specialized in margaret thatcher?

        Margaret applied for a scholarship to study chemistry at Somerville school, Oxford but was initially rejected, and only offered a place after another candidate withdrew. He arrived at Oxford in 1943 and graduated four years later, in 1947, with second class honors degree in Bachelor of Science, in the last year, she specialized in X-ray crystallography under the supervision of Dorothy Hodgkin.

He became president of the Conservative Association at Oxford University in 1946, where he was influenced at university by political works such as The Road to Serfdom (1944), 25, Friedrich von Hayek, who saw government economic intervention as a precursor of an authoritarian state.

How was your political career?

           In the general elections of 1950 and 1951, Roberts was the conservative candidate for the Labour stronghold seat of Dartford, where he attracted the attention of the media for being the youngest and the only female candidate. Although they lost both times to Norman Dodds, markedly reduced the Labour majority in 6000, and then to other 1000 (by a strange coincidence, Edward Heath, was first elected in the constituency neighbor in 1950). During the campaigns, Roberts was supported by her parents and by Denis Thatcher, whom she married in December 1951. Denis funded his wife's studies for the Bar Association, was received in the category of barrister in 1953 and specialized in tax law. That same year her twins were born, Carol and Mark. Thatcher was not a candidate in the general election of 1955, as it took place relatively soon after the birth of their children, but was narrowly defeated candidate for Orpington by-election in 1955, which won Donald Sumner.

throughout his career was:

     -Member of Parliament (1959-1970)

     -Minister of Education (1970-1974)

     -Leader of the Opposition (1975-1979)

     -Prime Minister (1979-1990)

In February 2007, Thatcher became the first prime minister to be honored live with a statue in the Houses of Parliament.

How has life been after his political career?

    

      Thatcher's health declined significantly during the 2000s. He suffered several small strokes in 2002 and his doctors advised him not to give public speeches. After collapsing during a dinner at the House of Lords, was admitted to St. Thomas Hospital in central London on May 7, 2008 to efectuársele tests. In June 2009, he slipped at home and broke his arm, so it had to be operated and kept under observation. On October 19, 2010, was admitted again because of the flu, why could not attend the celebration of his 85th birthday that the British government had organized. According to a book published by his daughter Carol in 2008, A Swim-On Part In The Goldfish Bowl, senile dementia Thatcher about since 2000. As reported, the Falklands War confused with that of Bosnia, must constantly remind her husband Denis died several years ago and is unable to speak for more than ten minutes because they lost and forgotten phrases.

        

        Thatcher is a public supporter of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism and the resulting Prague Process result, even sent a public letter of support for the previous conference. On April 29, 2011, was invited to the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, but did not attend, nor to the ceremony for the unveiling of a statue of three meters of former Ronald Reagan against the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square, apparently due to his fragile health. In June, she was awarded by the Spanish president José María Aznar with FAES II Prize for Freedom in his private residence in London. On July 31, it was announced that the office of the Baroness in the House of Lords had been closed, the month in which Thatcher was named the most competent British Prime Minister of the past 30 years in an Ipsos MORI poll. Thatcher no longer makes public appearances due to their difficulty to communicate and mobilize.

English irregular plurals

What is the rule for understanding English irregular plurals?
Is easy but no fixed rule. However, there are plenty of things to learn including irregular shapes.


1. Regular plurals in English
Usually added an 's' to make regular plurals in English. How easy!
The rule is - 'S'.
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
House	Houses	Casa	Casas
Car	Cars	Coche	Coches
Brother	Brothers	Hermano	Hermanos
Sister	Sisters	Hermana	Hermanas
Friend	Friends	Amigo/a	Amigos/as
Book	Books	Libro	Libros
Television	Televisions	Televisión	Televisiones
Plant	Plants	Planta	Plantas
Blanket	Blankets	Manta	Mantas
School	Schools	Escuela	Escuelas

2. English irregular plurals - end with 'Y'
There are exceptions and when plural nouns ending with 'y', we have to change the 'y' to 'ies'.
The rule is - 'ies'.
Example:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Family	Families	Familia	Familias
Party	Parties	Fiesta	Fiestas
Puppy	Puppies	Cachorro	Cachorros
Library	Libraries	Biblioteca	Bibliotecas
Country	Countries	País	Países
Baby	Babies	Bebé	Bebés
Sky	Skies	Cielo	Cielos
Lady	Ladies	Señora	Señoras
Fly	Flies	Mosca	Moscas
Company	Companies	Empresa	Empresas

3. Irregular plurals - ending in "ch, x, s, sh"...
There, irregular plural nouns when ending in "ch, x, s, sh" or sounds like "z and s", form plurals but adding "es" at the end of the word.

The rule is - 'es'.

*But in the case of nouns ending with a single 'z', the plural is formed by adding '-zes' at the end of the word.

Example:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Church	Churches	Iglesia	Iglesias
Lunch	Lunches	Comida	Comidas
Match	Matches	Partido	Partidos
Ash	Ashes	Ceniza	Cenizas
Fox	Foxes	Zorra	Zorras
Box	Boxes	Caja	Cajas
Class	Classes	Clase	Clases
Gas	Gases	Gas	Gases
Bush	Bushes	Arbusto	Arbustos
Quiz*	Quizzes	Pasatiempo	Pasatiempos

3. Irregular plurals - common mistakes
To create other irregular plural nouns do not add the letter 's'. Sometimes we need to add or remove other letters, or the same word can be sometimes. Below is a list of the most common mistakes of irregular plurals in English:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Child	Children	Niño	Niños
Man	Men	Hombre	Hombres
Woman	Women	Mujer	Mujeres
Person	People	Persona	Personas
Foot	Feet	Pie	Pies
Tooth	Teeth	Diente	Dientes
Mouse	Mice	Ratón	Ratones
Species	Species	Especie	Especies
Sheep	Sheep	Oveja	Ovejas
Fish	Fish	Pez	Peces

There are other rules for English irregular plurals that are important but less common than the above examples:

5. Irregular plurals - ending in "f'" or "fe"

When irregular plural nouns ending in '"f" or "fe" the change by "v" or "ve" before adding 's'.
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Wolf	Wolves	Lobo	Lobos
Life	Lives	Vida	Vidas
Thief	Thieves	Ladrón	Ladrones
Knife	Knives	Cuchillo	Cuchillos
Shelf	Shelves	Estante	Estantes
Half	Halves	Mitad	Mitades
Leaf	Leaves	Hoja	Hojas
Wife	Wives	Esposa	Esposas
Elf	Elves	Elfo	Elfos
Dwarf	Dwarves	Enano	Enanos

6. Irregular plurals - ending in "o"
Most nouns ending in "o" in the plural forms change to "es".
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Tomato	Tomatoes	Tomate	Tomates
Potato	Potatoes	Patata	Patatas
Volcano	Volcanoes	Volcán	Volcanes
Hero	Heroes	Héroe	Héroes
Zero	Zeroes	Cero	Ceros
Mango	Mangoes	Mango	Mangos
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamuses*	Hipopótamo	Hipopótamos

* Also the way America Hippopotami

7. Irregular plurals - 'new words' in English
But 'new words' in English, we use the 's' no 'e' to form the plural, as the regulars.
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Piano	Pianos	Piano	Pianos
Photo	Photos	Foto	Fotos
Casino	Casinos	Casino	Casinos
Kangaroo	Kangaroos	Canguro	Canguros
Ratio	Ratios	Ratio	Ratios
Patio	Patios	Patio	Patios
Pistachio	Pistachios	Pistacho	Pistachos

8. Plurals 'irregular' - that have no singular forms
We irregular plurals in English that are irregular in the sense that no singular forms, but there is the singular form in Spanish.
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
Species	Species	Especie	Especies
Deer	Deer	Ciervo	Ciervos
Salmon	Salmon	Salmón	Salmones
Series	Series	Serie	Series
Means	Means	Medio	Medios
Moose	Moose	Alce	Alces
Trout	Trout	Trucha	Truchas
Cod	Cod	Bacalao	Bacalaos
Squid	Squid	Calamar	Calamares
Monkfish	Monkfish	Rape	Rapes

This rule also works with the nationalities, but as adjectives.
Examples:

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
English	English	Inglés	Ingleses
Spanish	Spanish	Español	Españoles
American	American	Americano	Americanos
French	French	Francés	Franceses
Mexican	Mexican	Mejicano	Mejicanos
Colombian	Colombian	Colombiano	Colombianos
Australian	Australian	Australiano	Australianos
German	German	Alemán	Alemanes
Portuguese	Portuguese	Portugués	Portugueses
Chinese	Chinese	Chino	Chinos

8. Plurals 'irregular' - The clothing and food (uncountable nouns)
There are many examples in English when we talk about an article in the plural when in fact the garment is unique because there is no singular form. The reason is that the nouns are uncountable.

Singular inglés	Plural inglés	Singular español	Plural español
X	Trousers	Pantalón	Pantalones
X	Pyjamas	Pijama	Pijamas
X	Shorts	Pantalón Corto	Pantalones Cortos
X	Knickers	Braga	Bragas
X	Tights	X	Medias
Rice	X	Arroz	Arroces
Bread	X	Pan	Panes
Water	X	Agua	Aguas
Pasta	X	Pasta	Pastas
Toast	X	Tostada	Tostadas

9. Plurals 'irregular' - Subjects in school / college
And finally, there are two specific examples where in English we use the plural form, as in Spanish, using the singular form - Subjects in school / college.
Examples:

English English Singular Plural Singular Plural Spanish Spanish
Economics - Económicas
Physics -  Física

10. Plurals 'irregular' - Families and names
Are Spanish people use the plural form of the article with the surname in the singular form, but in English it's the opposite:
Examples:

We're going to meet the Robinsons tomorrow.
Vamos a quedarnos con los Robinson mañana.

The Browns are very good neighbors.
Los Brown son muy buenos vecinos.