Source: English Intermediate Unlimited
jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2012
sábado, 17 de noviembre de 2012
WILL, COULD, MAY, MIGHT
MEANING
Use will to say you are sure about something in the future,
- People will do most of their shopping online in the future.
You can also use will to talk about now, or about things in general.
A. Let's call Nathalie.
B. No, she'll be in the car.
- He is always complaining so no one will listen to him.
Use might, may and could to say you're not sure about something now or in the future.
- Chinese might / may / could become the most important language in the world. (future)
A. Where is Kimiko?
B. I don't know. She might / may / could be at work. (now)
- There might / may / could be thousands of animal species we don't know about. (in general)
May is a little more formal than might. May is more common in formal kinds of writing, but might is most common in every day speech.
There is an important difference between could and can.
-The supermarket could be crowded on Saturday. (= It's possible that it will be crowded on Saturday)
-The supermarket can be crowded on Saturday. (= It's sometimes crowded on Saturday, almost sure)
Use will and may with other words to show that you are more or less sure.
- Nathalie will definitely be there for the meeting. (+++ sure)
- Nathalie will be there. (++ sure)
- Nathalie will probably be there. Also: Nathalie may well be there. (+ sure)
- Possibly / Maybe / Perhaps Nathalie will be there. (? sure)
You can also use be likely to and be unlikely to to express probability. Use more or less to compare probabilities.
- Don't call Nathalie now. She's likely to be busy at work.
- She's unlikely to have her mobile switched on.
- Try her landline. She's more likely to be at home than at work.
- She's less likely to answer if you call her mobile.
FUENTE: English Unlimited Intermediate.
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Use will to say you are sure about something in the future,
- People will do most of their shopping online in the future.
You can also use will to talk about now, or about things in general.
A. Let's call Nathalie.
B. No, she'll be in the car.
- He is always complaining so no one will listen to him.
Use might, may and could to say you're not sure about something now or in the future.
- Chinese might / may / could become the most important language in the world. (future)
A. Where is Kimiko?
B. I don't know. She might / may / could be at work. (now)
- There might / may / could be thousands of animal species we don't know about. (in general)
May is a little more formal than might. May is more common in formal kinds of writing, but might is most common in every day speech.
There is an important difference between could and can.
-The supermarket could be crowded on Saturday. (= It's possible that it will be crowded on Saturday)
-The supermarket can be crowded on Saturday. (= It's sometimes crowded on Saturday, almost sure)
Use will and may with other words to show that you are more or less sure.
- Nathalie will definitely be there for the meeting. (+++ sure)
- Nathalie will be there. (++ sure)
- Nathalie will probably be there. Also: Nathalie may well be there. (+ sure)
- Possibly / Maybe / Perhaps Nathalie will be there. (? sure)
You can also use be likely to and be unlikely to to express probability. Use more or less to compare probabilities.
- Don't call Nathalie now. She's likely to be busy at work.
- She's unlikely to have her mobile switched on.
- Try her landline. She's more likely to be at home than at work.
- She's less likely to answer if you call her mobile.
FUENTE: English Unlimited Intermediate.
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viernes, 9 de noviembre de 2012
jueves, 1 de noviembre de 2012
sábado, 27 de octubre de 2012
domingo, 21 de octubre de 2012
RECURSOS PARA APRENDER IDIOMAS EN INTERNET
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk - Topics, vocabulary, grammar downloads
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/resources/audio-bank/dialogues- Conversations and links to other related themes
- http://www.businessenglishonline.net- Resources for students and teachers
- http://www.berlitzpublishing.com/berlitz/online-content.asp - Downloads and extra material
- http://www.oup.es - Oxford University Press resources
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/quiznet/quiznet_archive.shtml- Grammar, vocabulary and cultural tests. A lot of audio to download
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice - BBC World Service Learning English. Site for students by the BBC with links to a lot of material.
- http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/a-list.html - English idioms and tests
- http://learningenglish.voanews.com/ - Learning English with the Voice of America
- http://english2american.com/index.html#index - British and American English differences
- http://www.fonetiks.org/ - Everything on phonetics
- http://www.vaughanradio.com/reproductor - 24-hour radio English learning
- http://www.clssibiu.ro/self_study/index.htm - Comprehensive study of English and links (Military English)
- www.eslcafe.com - Dave´s ESL Café – A good place to start. Lots of online quizzes and exercises. Everything on this site is free
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/- Guide to Grammar and Writing. Stanford University online writing and grammar site, very helpful for developing students´ writing skills.
- http://a4esl.org/q/h/ - Idioms Quizzes (Self – study quizzes for ESL students) Site for learning and practicing idioms
- http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang - TESL-TEFL-TESOL-ESL-EFL-ESOL LINK- ESL Idioms and slang
viernes, 19 de octubre de 2012
TELEVISION VOCABULARY
2. More TV genres.
3. Try this cloze to practise the vocabulary.
4. A reading that links Doctor House and Sherlock Holmes.
lunes, 15 de octubre de 2012
How do I keep my child safe on social networks?
How do I keep my child safe on social networks?
The benefits of social networking are undeniable, but we often overlook their hazards,
particularly for children. But by getting involved in your child's social networking, you can
teach them how to remain safe.
Social networks can be great fun and a powerful force for good. They have contributed
significantly to popular culture, disaster relief and even political change.
But as anyone can sign up to a social network, it will inevitably attract a small minority of users who want to promote extreme or unsavoury views, or who have abusive or criminal intentions. So, although the vast majority of users are respectable, it's important to take precautions.
But as anyone can sign up to a social network, it will inevitably attract a small minority of users who want to promote extreme or unsavoury views, or who have abusive or criminal intentions. So, although the vast majority of users are respectable, it's important to take precautions.
Too much information
Maintaining privacy is one of the biggest considerations. We live in a celebrity
culture where you become 'someone' by displaying yourself to the world. So youngsters
can fall for peer pressure and disclose more about themselves than is wise to the wrong
people - without realising the risks.
They can also casually link up with huge numbers of supposed 'friends', who in reality are completely unknown to them. This can have serious consequences. For example, after a teenager posted an invitation to her birthday party on a social networking site, 50 uninvited strangers turned up and trashed the family home.
Information your child posts can remain on a site for much longer than you might think, and can be leaked through inadequate site security. Sometimes this can have adverse consequences. People have been sacked or lost job opportunities because of old postings on social networks.
They can also casually link up with huge numbers of supposed 'friends', who in reality are completely unknown to them. This can have serious consequences. For example, after a teenager posted an invitation to her birthday party on a social networking site, 50 uninvited strangers turned up and trashed the family home.
Information your child posts can remain on a site for much longer than you might think, and can be leaked through inadequate site security. Sometimes this can have adverse consequences. People have been sacked or lost job opportunities because of old postings on social networks.
Your child's safety
Children are usually quite astute when it comes to judging whether someone they meet
face to face is okay. But, the very nature of a social networking site (not being able
to see the person or hear their voice, for example) makes the decision much more
difficult. So your child could innocently connect with users that might bully or
otherwise harass them.
A very small number of social networkers may be sexual predators masquerading as children or teenagers. They try to get accepted by 'grooming' a child using their false persona, and then gradually progress to more and more intimate interaction, such as asking for photos, webcam sessions or meetings.
The CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works across the UK to tackle the sexual abuse of children. It offers advice to parents, young people and children as well as using its law enforcement powers to track and bring offenders to account either directly or in partnership with local and international police forces.
It handles around 600 reports a month, of which around one in five is urgent - such as children making arrangements to meet strangers they have previously only communicated with online. That's a tiny proportion of the daily total of social networking activity, but it's still a significant risk because of the seriousness of the potential consequences.
The CEOP now has an emergency button on most social networking sites, so you and your child have a way to report suspect contacts and find out more about the problem.
A very small number of social networkers may be sexual predators masquerading as children or teenagers. They try to get accepted by 'grooming' a child using their false persona, and then gradually progress to more and more intimate interaction, such as asking for photos, webcam sessions or meetings.
The CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works across the UK to tackle the sexual abuse of children. It offers advice to parents, young people and children as well as using its law enforcement powers to track and bring offenders to account either directly or in partnership with local and international police forces.
It handles around 600 reports a month, of which around one in five is urgent - such as children making arrangements to meet strangers they have previously only communicated with online. That's a tiny proportion of the daily total of social networking activity, but it's still a significant risk because of the seriousness of the potential consequences.
The CEOP now has an emergency button on most social networking sites, so you and your child have a way to report suspect contacts and find out more about the problem.
Bullying and unsavoury content
But by far the most common form of abuse on social networking sites is peer bullying.
Many people lose their normal self-restraint once they feel anonymous and remote from
others.
This is clearly seen in the phenomenon of 'road rage', and the same occurs quite often on social networks, particularly between youngsters. Minor disagreements may escalate into really nasty persistent personal attacks - occasionally severe enough to drive the victim to suicide.
This is a general cultural problem on the web - there's an established tradition of 'trolling' - viciously insulting people you disagree with on discussion sites.
The remaining significant threat is unsavoury content. Some of this may be pornographic, but the majority is best described as 'gross' (gory images and videos or sadistic jokes) or illegal (content advocating drugs and criminal activities). Peer pressure, particularly among teenagers, often encourages the consumption and exchange of such material.
This is clearly seen in the phenomenon of 'road rage', and the same occurs quite often on social networks, particularly between youngsters. Minor disagreements may escalate into really nasty persistent personal attacks - occasionally severe enough to drive the victim to suicide.
This is a general cultural problem on the web - there's an established tradition of 'trolling' - viciously insulting people you disagree with on discussion sites.
The remaining significant threat is unsavoury content. Some of this may be pornographic, but the majority is best described as 'gross' (gory images and videos or sadistic jokes) or illegal (content advocating drugs and criminal activities). Peer pressure, particularly among teenagers, often encourages the consumption and exchange of such material.
Parental guidance
All these threats make social networking seem like a minefield. But the picture is not
as black as it seems, provided you ensure your child understands the risks - which are
primarily social, not technical.
Ideally, using social networking should be social within the home as well as online. You should participate in and guide your child's activities on the site. So initially, you can ensure your child's profile and postings contain nothing that might expose their identity or whereabouts, or that might have adverse consequences for them in the future.
But from then on, it's important to teach your child to understand the real meaning of both privacy and friendship, and to help them develop the necessary foresight and self-restraint to resist peer pressure and unconsidered impulse.
You should ideally go through the site's terms and conditions, explaining them to your child in simple practical terms - it's important you both understand them.
But most importantly, you must equip your child with the skills to decide who to trust, even in the absence of face-to-face subliminal cues, and the knowledge of what constitutes a real friend. Together, they will provide the greatest overall protection against threats on social networks.
Ideally, using social networking should be social within the home as well as online. You should participate in and guide your child's activities on the site. So initially, you can ensure your child's profile and postings contain nothing that might expose their identity or whereabouts, or that might have adverse consequences for them in the future.
But from then on, it's important to teach your child to understand the real meaning of both privacy and friendship, and to help them develop the necessary foresight and self-restraint to resist peer pressure and unconsidered impulse.
You should ideally go through the site's terms and conditions, explaining them to your child in simple practical terms - it's important you both understand them.
But most importantly, you must equip your child with the skills to decide who to trust, even in the absence of face-to-face subliminal cues, and the knowledge of what constitutes a real friend. Together, they will provide the greatest overall protection against threats on social networks.
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