martes, 25 de marzo de 2014

NEW VOCABULARY



New vocabulary are:

My little boats is loaded with: 
DIFFERENT KIND OF CATS


  • Persian
  • Exotic
  • Oriental
  • Bengal
  • Singapura


 KIND OF TRIANGLES
  • Isosceles triangle
  • acute triangle
  • Obtuse triangle
  • Scalene triangle
  • Equilateral triangle

KIND OF SHOES

  • Pumps
  • Boots
  • Sandal
  • Clogs
  • Wedge

KIND OF BYCICLES
  • Child
  • Fold
  • Racer
  • Style
  • Delivery
KIND OF MUSIC
  • Classic Music
  • Electronic Music
  • Latin Music
  • Pop Music
  • Rap Music
KIND OF FLOWERS

  • Lilies
  • Pink roses
  • Sunflowers
  • Daffodils
  • Morning glory

KIND OF BEERS

  • Stout
  • Pilsener
  • Dark ale 
  • Lager
  • Wheat beer

martes, 18 de marzo de 2014

Modal Verbs

Modals  are special verbs which behave irregularly in English.  They are used to indicate modality. They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it .They have a great variety of communicative functions. 
Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:
  1. Permission
  2. Ability
  3. Obligation
  4. Prohibition
  5. Lack of necessity
  6. Advice
  7. possibility
  8. probability

Examples:

  • You must stop when the traffic lights turn red
  • You should see to the doctor
  • There are a lot of tomatoes in the fridge. You need not buy any.

Exception:

  • You ought to go to the doctor
       Here is a list of  modals 
Modal VerbMeaningExpressingExample

must

to have to100 % obligationI must stop when the traffic lights turn red.
to be very probablelogical conclusion (deduction)He must be very tired after such enormous work

must not

not to be allowed toprohibitionYou must not smoke in the hospital.

can

to be able toabilityI can swim
to be allowed topermissionCan I use your phone please?
it is possiblepossibilitySmoking can cause cancer !

could

to be able toability in the pastWhen I was younger I could stay up all night and not get tired..
to be allowed tomore polite permissionExcuse me, could I just say something?
it is possiblepossibilityIt could rain tomorrow!

may

to be allowed topermissionMay I use your phone please?
it is possible, probablepossibility, probabilityIt may rain tomorrow!

might

to be allowed tomore polite permissionMight I use your phone please?
it is possible, probableweak possibility, probabilityI might come and visit you in America next year, if I can save enough money.

need

necessarynecessityNeed I say more?

need not

not necessarylack of necessity/absence of obligationI need not buy any tomatoes. There are plenty in the fridge.

should/ought to

used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do50 % obligationI should / ought to see a doctor. I have a terrible headache.
to suggest an action or to show that it is necessaryadviceYou should / ought to revise your lessons
to be very probablelogical conclusion (deduction)He should / ought to be very tired after such enormous work

had better

to suggest an action or to show that it is necessaryadviceYou 'd better revise your lessons