Review of Gerunds

The social impact I want to produce

Last Tuesday I was talking with my favorite sister about the consequences of buying fast food and packet food due to the pollution on earth. I was explaining her that’s for example a small bag of cheetos just required less than ten minutes producing it, it cost around 15 pesos at the market, when the real cost is approximately 5 pesos.

Just for enjoying eating Cheetos we are forgetting the ecology impact because throwing this insignificant piece of plastic last about more than a 100 years to degrade.

Remembering the importance of taking care of our consumption habits can be changed.

Packet food is just a small part of the biggest problem of consumption system, his principal objet is keeping the consumer consuming regardless of the damage in the nature.  Every single habitant in the earth has the option choosing a different course avoiding the unhealthy food and plastic waste by selecting naked food.

I choose engraving to show the damage of human activities in wildlife, especially in the endemic animals of Mexico. I like doing images about stop damaging the ecosystems of animals. To raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity in our country.

I mind showing our actions as nature destroyers and their impact on our lifestyle. And maybe we can change our habit to create a new way of relating with nature without harming it.

We don’t remember caring what allows us to live as we do. I try evidencing that we are the necessary factor for the change of mentality. We need changing our relation between humans and nature.

Then we can appreciate the amazing importance of biodiversity. It gif us drinking water, food and another thing we need for living. I want to cause a change in the way we see nature.

 

Gerund Adjetives VS Gerunds as Nouns

Praying to a new god

This world was disgusting; there were many wars, pollution and violence. How could we live like this? One day somewhere on Earth someone said amazing words. That was the most interesting event in history no one were prepared to the exciting happening.

The beginning of a new form of living was what we needed for awake of the dreaming where we were the center of the story and the enemy of nature.

This magic entity taught us important things about loving each other and our environment to remember our role in life. We did everything they did; the ending of the wars came but some people wasn’t happy whit this.

They started to destroy the things we did, the hate returned and all the believers needed to hide. We were praying to a new god who wasn’t wanted for many people but we resist for many years until we only stay few people.

When the world was destroyed we were frightening about the consequences on the environment so we decided to teach our knowledge to everybody. It was hard because no one listened us.

One day, the consequences were irreversible, most of the animals were extinct and there wasn’t drinking water. Then the entire human race returned to nature.

Gerunds after prepositions

1.    Children can learn with playing

2.    You can feel better at working in the garden

3.    Some are disappointed about seeing the news of covid

4.    We are sick of staying in home

5.    Many have anxiety at studying online

6.    We understand the importance in getting safe in home

7.    We have time to focus on reading or writing

8.    We are looking forward to seeing our friends

9.    We can prevent from getting sick if we stay in home

10. The government warned us against visiting sick people

Infinitive VS Gerund

Use of Articles

Review of Conditionals

I have English classes every Saturday, which is tiresome because my class finishes at 10 clock the Fridays and I need to arrive at 8 to my English class. If we take online classes, we will rest better. But it requires too many commitments from the students and teachers to achieve the objects and learn. The bad thing about online classes is the Reading and talking because is difficult to improve it.

Due to the current situation we take online classes to recover the time. It’s complicated because we have more subjects besides English. Every teacher leaves homework, a few are more complicated as if we were doing our thesis.

If we didn’t have too much homework, we would have more time to improve our English

Because of the COVID-19, we have the opportunity to take over about our time and learning. But sometimes there is a lot of pressure with the homework and the news.

If we had stayed at home, we would have reduced the contagions. But many people didn’t take the correct cautions. Now, there are many sick people.

Many classmates want to cancel the semester because the emotional pressure which entails the online classes. Some teachers only leave homework and don’t explain the subjects.

3° conditional

            If + past perfect, would+ present perfect (have +past participle)

 

·         If the Axis powers had won the World War II, the half of the world would have been German

500 years have passed since the Axis Powers won the war. I and my family belong to the last Jew clan in the entire world. We have been persecuted for many time but we are tired. We are going to start a new war and liberated all the oppressed peoples. We are going to unify all the half of the world and destroy the Royal German Empire…

·         If the Russians had won the space  race, the socialism would have been the economic model

We live in Russia in a small village with cows. We make milk and cheese for the state. I only have time to walk around de village, once in winter in the distance I saw a person without coat; she has red hair and blue eyes. I run behind her, but when I arrive she has disappeared. The next day I return and find some rocks with inscriptions, I bring them to my house. I weak up late and notice that I was on a little hose and there are many plants and flowers...

·         If entities from outer space had invaded Earth, the humans would have been slaves of aliens

The humans are survivors; we invaded Earth for five centuries. I was friend of a human since I was a child; my parents hate humans so they were angry when they discovered that I was his friend. He was my slave, he helped me to get everything that I wanted. I love the humans; they are tiny, funny and brave. They fought against us for many years, until they won and we needed to search other planet. I will always miss him.

2nd conditional

                         If + verb in simple past, would + verb in simple form

a)    What kind of student would you be if you weren’t registered at FAD?

If I didn’t study Visual Arts, I would study Architecture

When I was in high school, I was in technical drawing. I liked drawing but when I passed to preparatory I took painting, woodcarving and sculpture and I liked more. So I decided to study Visual Arts but my second option was Architecture or Civil Engineering. At the last moment I chose Arts although I was on area three in that moment, I wanted to study economy.

 

b)    Where would you like to work if you had de opportunity and means to choose?

If I were working, I would like to work as a farmer

I have liked the farm since I was a child; I wanted to have my own orchard and eat food that I cultivated. I never did it for real; I only do it in my roof when I have time. I have tomatoes, onions and sunflowers. If I were a farmer, I would like to have fruits, vegetables and flowers. I enjoy seeing them grow but sometimes my plants get sick, that is so sad because I have cut them

 

c)    Who would you like to practice English with if you had the chance to use it on a daily basis?

If I wanted to improve my English, I would like to do it with a native teacher

I think that a native teacher knows useful tips. Also I would like to move to another country where my teacher would live. In this way, I would improve my English faster. I have studied English for sixteen years in the school but although I don’t kwon it very well. If I needed to speak it for my live, I have to improve it and never forget it.

1st Conditional

1° conditional

If + present simple, will + infinitive

 

a) The economic impact of the coronavirus quarantine

1.    If the virus continues like now, it will affect the global economy

2.    The poor people will be the most affected if the global economy is damaged

3.    If the economy falls, the inequality will increase

b) The digitization of education

4.    If the online education is implemented, it will help the people to learn better

5.    The online education will make possible new forms to learn if it implements with careful

6.    The learning will decrease if the students aren’t interested

c) The global future of English language

7.    If the English becomes the global language, it will affect the culture

8.    The others languages will disappear if we don’t protect them

9.    The English like global language will help to communication between the people of  others places if all countries talk it

d) The effect of your educational decisions on your future professional life

10. If I don’t get my degree, I won’t get a good gob

11. If I learn a different language, I will work abroad

12. If I expose in a gallery, I will sold my work

e) Your perception of the results you will have in this course

13. If the quarantine go ahead, we will need practice more in our houses

14. If we practice all the lessons, we will improve our English

15.  When the semester ends we will get more vocabulary of arts if we talk about arts and ours workshops

Modals and Present Perfect

 

Could have, Should have or Would have?

 1.      I would have bought                                   (buy) bread but I didn’t know we needed it. (past possibility)

2.      We shouldn’t have invited                              (invite) so many people to our party! I’m worried that we won’t have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)

3.  I should have started                                   (start) saving money years ago! (past advice

/ regret)

4.      We would have joined                                    (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter. (past willingness)

5.      The weather couldn’t have been                                  (be) any worse! (past negative possibility)

6.      I couldn’t have arrived                               (arrive) on time, even if I’d left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative possibility)

7.      They should have won                                      (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)

8.      Amanda would have finished                                (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)

9.      Lucy should have left                                       (leave) earlier. She missed her flight. (past advice / regret)

10.  We couldn’t have finished                              (finish) the game, even if we’d wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. (past negative possibility)

11.  I shouldn’t have eaten                                (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (past negative advice / regret)

12.  Luke could have passed                                    (pass) the exam if he’d studied a bit more. (past possibility)

13.  John would have call                                        (call) Amy, but he didn’t have her number. (past willingness)

14.  You shouldn’t have been                                 (be) rude to him. He’s going to be really angry now. (past negative advice / regret)

15.  She could have come                                      (come) to the restaurant if she’d left work earlier. (past possibility)

16.  You shouldn’t have took                                 (take) this job. I can see you’re not enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)

17.  The race was really difficult. She shouldn’t have won                               (win) because she’s not fit enough. (past negative possibility)

18.  Our neighbors shouldn’t have cut                                     (cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree. (past negative advice / regret)

19.  The children should have did                                       (do) their homework last night. Then they wouldn’t be panicking on the way to school. (past advice / regret)

20.  I’m really cold! I shouldn’t have brought                           (bring) my coat. (past advice / regret)

21.  I would have came                                     (come) to see you! I didn’t know you were ill. (past willingness)

22.  Andrew could have went                                       (go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility)

23.  They couldn’t have were                                   (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)

24.  You shouldn’t have bought                              (buy) some milk at the shops. We don’t have any milk. (past advice / regret)

25. They would have came                                     (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness)