Topic Sentences.

1.   John Bookmeyer is a versatile, well-rounded boy. In
addition to singing in his church choir, he is a drummer in a
small combo. He maintains a high average in his subjects at
school and still manages to play football and run on the track
team. Although he is very popular with other young people, he
doesn't let his social life interfere with his weekend job at the
drugstore.

  2.   The first thing I noticed about the school was the litter
in the schoolyard. Trash and paper were scattered everywhere. The
building, which could have been very attractive despite its age,
was dingy and dirty beyond belief. A window -pane was broken out
of the main door, and the door itself led into a dark, for
bidding hall. As I walked down the hall, I noticed the messy
bulletin board and, in several places, writing on the wall. No
one greeted me when I entered the outer office, although a
receptionist was sitting there noisily chewing a huge wad of gum
and putting on fingernail polish. All in all. I couldn't help
feeling that the school was poorly cared for.

  3.   Through the fog the arc lights high above the stadium
looked like small moons from the field below. The lights were
reflected all over the marshy field in pools of water, an
accumulation of twenty four hours of steady drizzle. Despite
lengthy warm-up drills, the players now felt the cold and
dampness beginning to penetrate. They were either huddled
together or dancing up and down to keep warm-- that is, all
except our first-string quarterback and our all-state offensive
end, both of whom were out of the game with injuries. They sat
glumly on the bench wrapped in soggy woolen blankets, Conditions
could hardly have been worse for this crucial game.



Found the topic sentences or the main idea from the paragraphs wasn't too easy that I expected. But I think that the underline sentences were the most important of each paragraph.

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Movie Review "Bridget Jones: The edge of reason". (2004)

Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) it's again in love troubles with her currently boyfriend Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and her ex, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). After left her job, Jones find another in wich she have to make some "different" interviews. She have a lot of problems with this new job and also with Mark's new colleague, Rebecca Gilles (Jacinda Barrett).


As always, this romantic comedy film, contains a little bit of everything: Jealousy, fights, honor, loyalty and the most important, LOVE.

One of the important facts in a movie, always, is the soundtrack. In this film, the soundtrack continues with the "good taste" from the previous sequel, Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). With Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, Areta Franklin and Barry White ("You're the First, the Last, My Everything"), among others great singers.


Directed by Beeban Kidron, "Bridget Jones: The edge of reason" it is a very funny movie. It have one line of filming and the script is fast and powerful. Five out of five stars; thumbs up.

Reading Comprehension

Dear all,

I let you a link to practice the reading comprehension part from the language class. I think that the page is good because you can practice and learn vocabulary also (double click any word and obtain the translation from "wordreference.com")

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/reading/index.html

Big hug for everyone!

Mitch the ferret: “Friendship”

It is the superbowl season and Mitch wants to go to the stadium to watch their favourite soccer team with his friends, Larry and Linus.

Mitch’s dad, Pete, gave him money for one ticket and Mitch had a good idea to buy the other two tickets. He took the money and bought lemons. After that, Mitch called Larry and Linus and he told them about his idea and asked them to bring more lemons and some sugar to his house.

Meanwhile, Mitch asked to his mother for sugar. He went to the backyard and put a table and a giant sign that said “Lemonade $100”

Later the three little ferrets were selling the lemonades and they were happy doing it. In the afternoon, the ferrets began to count the money and they were very sad when they realised that the money from lemonade sale was very little.

Pete saw them and he was moved by the three little ferrets so he bought three tickets to the superbowl and gave it to Mitch and his friends.

The next day, the friends went to the stadium and they had fun watching the game.

Last Class. Punctuation.

1. On Friday , we will have another chance .
   On Friday, we will have another chance.
2. It 's not necessary,but I will do it.
   It's not necessary, but I will do it.
3. The movie,Full Speed, is coming soon.
   The movie "Full Speed", is coming soon.
4. It' s a well designed program.
   It's a well designed program.
5. IBM(International Business Machines ) was not present.
   IBM (International Business Machines) was not present.
6. Clinton said,"How do you like my budget"?
   Clinton said, "How do you like my budget?"
7. The word "arbeit "is not English.
   The word "arbeit"_is not English.
8. The New York Times called it "a giant mistake. "
   The New York Times called it "a giant mistake".
9. The blue colored text is hypertext .
   The blue colored text is hypertext.
10. HTML (hypertext markup language)is used to link documents,but the server must be able to find the document.
    HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is used to link documents (but the server must be able to find the document).
11. Turing said,"Give me read-write head and a..tape long enough and I will compute the world."
    Turing said, "Give me read-write head and a tape long enough and I will compute the world."
12. There are many technical terms, for example,"RAM", "ROM," and "EPROM."
There are many technical terms, for example, "RAM", "ROM," and "EPROM".
13. Three companies participated:Fujitsu,IBM, and NEC.
Three companies participated: Fujitsu, IBM and NEC.
14. JIS ( Japan Industry Standard ) codes are used.
JIS (Japan Industry Standard) codes are used.
15. That ' s not the procedure we need.
That's not the procedure we need.
16. They invited NEC,IBM,and Toshiba to the trade show.
They invited NEC, IBM and Toshiba to the trade show.
17. It says that the third power of two(2^3) is eight.Is that right?
It says that the third power of two(2^3) is eight, is that right?
18. Grace Murray Hopper, who developed the Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), said that, " If anyone asked if we were accomplishing anything, we replied that we were 'debugging"."
Grace Murray Hopper, who developed the Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), said that, "If anyone asked if we were accomplishing anything, we replied that we were 'debugging'".
19. ENIAC was...the world's first fully electronic general-purpose (programmable) digital computer, although this claim, as well as the validity of the patents for ENIAC, was challenged in 1973 by John V. Atanasoff (b.1903,) a professor at Iowa State College.
ENIAC was the world's first fully electronic general-purpose (programmable) digital computer, although this claim as well as the validity of the patents for ENIAC was challenged in 1973 by John V. Atanasoff (b.1903) a professor at Iowa State College.
20. Turing visited the United States in 1942 and apparently talked with John von Neuman (1903-1957) , a mathematician, but had little impact on the American development of the computer until after the war,at which time there was extensive American-English discussion on the subject of computation.   Turing visited the United States in 1942 and apparently talked with John von Neuman (1903-1957), a mathematician, but had little impact on the American development of the computer, until after the war at which time there was extensive American-English discussion on the subject of computation.

Describing and Comparing places.

1. Offices

The first image shows us a hugh  disaster. I seldom see the computer (or the screen) because it's full of papers everywhere. I think that the poor guy that is sitting behind the computer is exhausted and crazy with all that trash!!

The second image shows us an office with everything in its right place. The books are order in a little shelf. We would see different office stuff on the desk. Everything is clean and also we would see a chair!

 2. Bedrooms

The first bedroom looks like a eighteen-years-old-girl. Everything is so tidy and clean, with books piled up and a great decoration.
The second bedroom is like a chicken coop. Everything is scattered on the floor. There are clothes and toys everywhere.

3. Santiago

The first photo seems like it was taken in a summer and clear day. We can note a mountain range, clouds, trees and a lot of buildings.
In the second photo we cannot see much. The pollution is notorious. It seems like the photo was taken in a winter day.