Second blog. Advanced 2 A

We have worked on the lesson 5 "Looking back". We saw different grammar structures that were these ones:

• Past Routines
• Verbs, adjectives, or nouns
• Degrees of ability
• Connectors of contrast
• Definition of remind and remember

Past Routines

These are used for talking about things that happened in the past but are not happening anymore.

Examples:

*Chris is finally get used to being a success

-Chris is no finally getting used to beeing sucsess

?Chris is finally getting used to being a success

Verbs, adjectives, or nouns

Nostalgic: characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia.

Remember: is when you think of a memory (past experience).                                                                 

Remind: is when a person or thing makes you think about something.

Forgetful: apt or likely not to remember.

Reminisce: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

Degrees of ability

Present: can, am, is, are, able to}Formal

Past: could, was, were able to} Managed. Succeeded.

Future: cant, will be able to} Performance. Achievement.

 Conectors of contrast

Phrases or a word in a sentence or paragraph that separates the main idea with the contrasting idea.

Examples:

• Nevertheless 
• However 
• Otherwise 
• Even though 
• Despite the fact 
• Though  
• In spite of the

Even thought it was cold, althought I went swimming} Adverb clausses

It was cold, but I went swimming anyway} Conjuctions

It was cold. Nevertheless, I went swimming} Transitions

I went swimming despite the cold water} Prepositions 

CONCLUSION

I still confused about some themes, but I love learn and if it is about English, more!

I learned that remind and remeber doesn't mean the same. I have to study more about degrees of ability because I'm not very clear. Conectors of contrast I'm unterstand them a little bit more.

 THANKS!