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Contigo Hasta El Final
(With You Until The End)
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA'S LIFE
No name is more associated with Spanish literature — and perhaps with classic literature in general — than that of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. He was the author of El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, which is sometimes referred to as the first European novel and which has been translated into nearly every major language, making it one of the most widely distributed books after the Bible.
FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER DIES
London, Apr 8 (EFE).- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died from a stroke, her spokesman, Lord Bell, said Monday. She was 87.
"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning," Lord Bell said.
Thatcher, known as the "Iron Lady" because of her tough leadership style, was the United Kingdom's first female prime minister.
The conservative former prime minister, who was in office from 1979 to 1990, introduced free-market reforms in Britain, privatizing state-owned companies and dismantling the socialist system implemented after World War II by the Labor Party.
Thatcher led Britain to victory over Argentina in the 1982 Falklands War.
The former prime minister, who entered politics in 1959 with her election to Parliament from Finchley, in London, had suffered from Alzheimer's disease and had a series of strokes in recent years.
Thatcher, born Margaret Hilda Roberts, had a meteoric rise in politics after being elected to Parliament, taking the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1975 from Prime Minister Edward Heath, who was in office from 1970 to 1974.
She led the Tories to victory in the 1979 general elections and again in 1983 and 1987.
Thatcher, who was born on Oct. 13, 1925, in the northern English city of Grantham, came from a middle class family.
FOOD IN BRITAIN
What do you think of as typical British food? Roast beef? Fish and chips? Tea and cakes? Or maybe there's more to British food than that? Check out this video to find out about what people in the UK are eating these days.
FUTURE TENSE
DIFFERENT POSSIBLITIES FOR THE FUTURE. WILL, GOING TO AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
FUTURE EXERCISE
Look at the pictures and complete with the people´s plans for next weekend,
using going to.
WILL OR GOING TO?
When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'.
- The President will serve for four years.
- The boss won't be very happy.
- I'm sure you'll like her.
- I'm certain he'll do a good job.
If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.
- I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.
- She'll probably be a great success.
- I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.
- I think we'll get on well.
If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.
- Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.
- Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.
- The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.
- Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.
At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk about it using 'going to'.
- I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.
- I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with Simon.
EXERCISES
- Choose the corrrect answer for each question: Will or Going to?
- Group the sentences: Will - Going to
- Mix and match: Will and Going to
- Mix and match 2: Will and Going to
- Complete the sentences: Can you remember?
- Which is the most natural sentence? Will or Going to?
- Put the verb in the correct form.Using Will or Going to
- Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use Will-future or Going to-future
- Complete the text below: Will or Going to?
IMPERATIVE
Listen the song and complete with the correct verb in the imperative form. LINK
Love me
by Justin Bieber
EXTREME SPORTS
Do you like the excitement of extreme sports? If so, you might be an 'adrenaline junkie'. Find out more about white-water rafting and parkour in this video.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE
What will the world look like in the Future?
Thanks to some awesome technology, the world will look very different in a few years.
Perhaps, in the Future, many children will not be going to school but learning at home, at a cyberschool.
Watch the videos carefully.
* MENU:
1.- The Future of Teaching. (A phrase of the day is here, kids!)
2.- The Future of Shopping.
3.- Men and Women shopping in the Future.
4.- Can a robot play the violin?
5.- Intoducing NAO, an amazing robot.
6.- Future cars.
7.- The Computers of the Future.
8.- New Technology for the Future.
9.- The House of the Future.
10.- Digital Lifestyle. (A very funny story)
11.- The Healthcare of the Future.
12.- Future vision of retailing.
13.- The Future Supermarket.
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