My house
The
apartment where I live is small, is a sixth floor, has two bedrooms, two
bathrooms, living room, kitchen, a balcony and laundry room.
The second
room is where my brother and I sleep and it has a bunk bed, window, a closet
and two fans.
In the living room there is a TV, bathroom, sound system, dining room, sofa, a small table that accompanies the sofa, carpet, fan, lamp, some big windows that give way to the balcony and the computer table.
We always
thought about how the houses could be where we could live in the future, in the
following writing I will show you how the houses could be in the future:
First the great novelty that will define the houses of the future is the Internet of Things. As its name suggests, this trend means that household appliances and objects will have their own Internet connection. The applications of IoT, as it is also known, are innumerable.
Thanks to the Internet of Things our refrigerator will be able to order food at the moment it is spent or the washing machine, the detergent, for example. However, they will not only have commercial applications but also directly related to well-being.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the houses of the future has to do with big data and Artificial Intelligence. Thanks to the enormous amounts of information that the artificial intelligences that are going to manage our homes analyse and process, we have reached a moment in which they not only have the capacity to act on their own but also to learn
On the other hand, we also have to point out that housing construction itself will evolve. Non-polluting materials will be used that will offer the best energy efficiency and thermal and acoustic insulation. The new houses are destined to provide the greater well-being with the smaller consumption
In the
following video they show us what a house could look like in the future:
Saxon genitive
The Saxon genitive is the grammatical construction used in English to express possession, that is, to indicate that something belongs to someone.
The Saxon genitive is a construction that does not exist in Spanish, since for these cases, the only thing we do in Spanish is to indicate that "something" is "someone's". However, in English, that "of someone" is contracted in an apostrophe + s or in a simple apostrophe if the noun is in the plural
-There are two ways of forming the Saxon genitive, depending on whether the noun is in the singular or in the plural. The components that form a phrase expressing possession in both cases are constructed as follows:
-If the noun is in the singular, all we have to do is add an apostrophe +s to the noun designating the possessor
Examples:
-If the noun is in the plural, it will be even easier, since we will only have to add the apostrophe after the last letter of the noun designating the possessor.
Examples:
-In the following table I will give you more examples of the Saxon genitive:
Saxon
genitive exercises link:
https://www.englishspanishlink.com/ejercicios-ingles/saxon-genitive_1.htm
-Mother: Mamá
-Mom: Forma
familiar de referirse a la mamá
-Father:
Papá o padre
-Dad: Forma
familiar de referirse al padre
-Parents:
Padres, esta palabra incluye a la mamá y al papá
-Son: Hijo
-Daughter:
Hija
-Brother:
Hermano
-Sister:
Hermana
-Aunt: Tía
-Uncle: Tío
-Grandparents:
Abuelos, esta palabra incluye abuelo y abuela
-Grandfather:
Abuelo
-Grandpa:
Forma familiar de referirse al abuelo
-Grandmother:
Abuela
-Grandma: Forma familiar de referirse a la abuela
-Cousin: Primo o prima, funciona para masculino y
femenino
-Nephew:
Sobrino
-Niece: Sobrina
-Mother-in-law: Suegra
-Father-in-law: Suegro
Complete
the following chart with what you learned earlier:
Point (.)
The most
common use of the dot is at the end of a sentence, when we have finished
stating a complete idea.
-->Johnny
grew up in Birmingham in the 1980s. (Johnny creció en Birmingham en los años
ochenta.).
Comma (,)
There are
people for whom eating is like breathing, as it acts as a pause in the
sentence. Its most frequent uses are:
-->I
hadn't finished my homework, but I decided to go out anyway (No había terminado
los deberes, pero decidí salir de todos modos).
-->Sally
was feeling upset, and Romesh was not helping (Sally estaba molesta, y Romesh
no ayudaba).
The
semicolon is like the big brother of the comma. You can use it when you want to
join two separate (independent) sentences that are related to each other, but
between which no conjunction has been used.
-->I
clean my teeth everyday; I don't want to end up with tooth decay (Me lavo los
dientes todos los días; no quiero acabar con caries).
Two points
(:)
We put two
dots before we write lists:
-->For
your English class, you will need: a coursebook, a pen, a notebook, and a good
teacher (Para la clase de inglés necesitarás: un libro de texto, un bolígrafo,
un cuaderno y un buen profesor).
-->She
had always loved grammar: she owned multiple dictionaries and had verb lists
all over the walls of her study (A ella le apasionaba la gramática desde
siempre: poseía múltiples diccionarios y tenía listas de verbos en todas las
paredes de su despacho).
Apostrophe
(')
Many people
make mistakes with the apostrophe, but the rules are pretty clear. The
apostrophe is used for contractions:
-->Es la
chica más lista del colegio → She's the smartest girl in the school (She's =
She is).
-->Estaremos
allí a las 7 de la tarde → We'll be there at 7 p.m. (We'll = We will).
-->¿No
crees que el verano es mejor que el invierno? → Don't you think summer's better
than winter? (Don't = Do not / summer's = summer is).
The other
main use of the apostrophe is in the Saxon genitive, to indicate possession:
-->This
is Dan's pencil case (Este es el estuche de Dan).
-->Leroy's
jacket is brown (La cazadora de Leroy es marrón).
The
question mark in English always goes at the end of the questions, unless it is
an indirect question that does not begin with an interrogative formula:
-->Ask
in direct style: Where is the bank? (¿Dónde está el banco?).
Be careful
with the exclamation mark, as its use tends to be exaggerated, especially on
social networks, where it is common to come across phrases like “OMG!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!” In any formal writing, the exclamation mark
should be used for only one thing: to exclaim, often in direct style:
-->''Hey!''
John shouted. "I'm here!'' (“¡Oye!”, exclamó John. “¡Estoy aquí!”).
complete
the following picture by putting into practice what you have learned
Sacado de:
https://www.britishcouncil.es/blog/signos-puntuacion-ingles
connectors
The
connectors in English have the function of joining and connecting two ideas.
As an
example of the above we have
"and"- in English. "Y"-in Spanish.
The function of these words is that by using them correctly they help us to better organize what we say and what we write in English.
Next we will show you the most used connectors:
Opinion
connectors:
Some
connectors indicate that an opinion will be expressed:
I think: Pienso
I think she is the best candidate for the job / Pienso que ella es la mejor candidata para el trabajo
I believe: Creo
I believe I will get promoted soon / Creo que seré promovido (ascendido) pronto
Input connectors:
These are
the connectors we use to expose an idea. This is why they are placed at the
beginning of the sentence.
To begin : para empezar
To begin I’d like to talk about what we want to achieve / Para empezar me gustaría hablar de lo que queremos lograr
First / First of all : primero, antes que nada.
First of all, I’d like to thank you for being here. Then, let me introduce you my business partner. / En primer lugar, me gustaría agradecerle su presencia aquí. Entonces, déjeme presentarle a mi socio de negocios.
Add-on Connectors:
The following words are used to add an additional idea or meaning:
In addition: Además
I have good grades. In addition, I am part of the student committee / Tengo buenas calificaciones. Además, soy parte del comité estudiantil.
And: y
My friend Marco is friendly and outgoing / Mi amigo Marco es amigable y extrovertido
Actually: de verdad, en realidad
After all these texts, I can’t wait to actually meet John. / Después de todos estos textos, no puedo esperar a conocer a John
Also: Además o También
Yesterday I met Janice. She has a new job. I also met Ralph. He has long hair now / Ayer me encontré a Janice. Tiene un trabajo nuevo. También me encontré a Ralph. Ahora tiene cabello largo.
-These words are usually used when we want to exemplify or illustrate an idea:
For example: Por ejemplo
You can bring any drink to the party. For example: soda, beer or wine / Puedes traer cualquier bebida a la fiesta. Por ejemplo: refrescos, cerveza o vino.
Such as: Tales como
That restaurant serves international dishes such as lasagna, paella and burritos / Ese restaurante sirve platos internacionales tales como lasaña, paella y burritos
Cause & Effect Connectors:
These words indicate the causes or consequences of an event:
Therefore: Por lo tanto
I was at work. Therefore, I could not have committed the crime / Estaba en el trabajo. Por lo tanto, no pude haber cometido el crimen.
As a result: Como consecuencia o Como resultado
They didn’t hand in the paper. As a result, they failed the class / Ellos no entregaron el artículo. Como resultado, perdieron la asignatura o materia.
Since: Dado que o Ya que
Since you are sick, you do not have to come today / Ya que estás enfermo, no tienes que venir hoy
So : Así, De esta manera o Así que
I arrived early, so I had a cup of coffee before the meeting / Llegué temprano, así que tomé una taza de café antes de la reunión.
I recommend you to watch the following video to reinforce your knowledge about connectors, also, I invite you to access the link after the video where you will perform some exercises on connectors:
