English Writing: Comparisons with as...as

Comparing with as...as

CRISTINA

The news conditions of employment in Spain.

The economic crisis live our country have worsened the conditions of employment. For example, now, a spanish licensed doesn´t earn as money as germany licensed. The same happen with the other workers. Also a spanish workers doesn´t find emply as fast as germany workers. Now, the spanish workers will work as many years as germany workers. In addition, the spanish´s bills are as expensive as germany´s bills. The result, the worker´s spanish doesn´t live as well as germany´s workers. 

ZULEMA

A REGULAR VACUUM CLEANER OR ORDINARY BROOM

            The ordinary broom is as expensive as the regular vacuum cleaner. I can buy an ordinary broom for a lot less money. It is very very expensive.

            The broom is as light as the ordinary broom.

            The vacuum cleaner is as durable as broom, but the broom don’t need electricity.

            The broom is as easy to use as vacuum cleaner; the broom don’t need instructions for use. The broom is something convenient for use in house of country.

            The vacuum cleaner is as fast as the broom.

            The vacuum cleaner is as moderm as broom.

            In all house has a vacuum cleaner and one or more broom.

            The broom is the great invention for the housewives!!.

ANAIS

My sister and me

Ainhoa is my sister. She isn´t as old as me, because she is 24 years old and I am 30. My hair isn´t as dark as hers, because I am blondie and she is brunette. Her eyes isn´t as clear as mine, she has brown eyes and I have blue eyes.

She is as tall as me . She hasn´t as many problems as me, because she is the youngest. 

Ainhoa is as happy as me because we are great sisters.

Aida
My favorite way to communicate is cell phones because you can to stay in communicate whit many people. In market I prefer brand´s apple  even it´s as expensive prizes as others companies because your cell phones was a warranty and if you need to change in this period Apple give you a other cell phones not  as others companies as .
The products of others brands aren´t as light as products of apple even the app or characteristics of apple are as much as their.
You can to see a lot of similar products but in my opinion not as beautiful in the design  as the Apple´s products in fact Cell phones.

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English Writing: Things Have Changed

Patricia
Five years ago my bedroom used to be small, but now it´s bigger than that one because I change my room. My family used to move to other place, and now I live alone.  In the other side my friends used to go out of Spain, and this year they come back because they get a new job here in Spain. Five years ago I used to go to university, I studied economics and journalism. And now I´m looking for a work.  In the past I used to like comical movies and funny TV programs. In this time I like mystery movies because it´s more interesting. And finally five years ago I used to think that I live in Madrid, but now I think that I have to go out, maybe The United States.

Aida
In this moment my home used to is  in Madrid but when I was a teenager I lived in other city.
I used to  lived with my parents in the past but now I live with my husband
I have very lucky because My friends used to were when I need them even now.
Last year I used to worked in a production company but now I am looking for a job because in beginning of the year I lost my job.
When I was a teenager I used to liked a romantics films although now I like intrigue movies too.

Cristina

My old customs.

There is credence that the old person have more rarities than young people.

In my case, it isn´t. When I was a little girl, I have many rarity. For example, I didn´t use to go up elevator of mi home. Now, I don´t use to go up stairs. Before, I always used to sit in the same place of sofa. Now, I use to sit in the place is free.

When I was young, I used to meet with my friends all afternoons. Now, we use to meet only the Saturdays. I used to go my work in subway, since some months I use to go my work in my car. Before, I didn´t use to see the films in English. Now, I used to see the films in her original lenguaje. There is some examples that the customs change with the step time, the people doesn´t change our customs by her age.

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Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Hurricane

Moonsoon
 

Earthquake



Snow Blizzard



Drought 


Dust Storm

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English Writing: Formal vs. Informal e-mails

Writing better e-mails:
Don't use informal language with people you don't know.
Use emoticons


NATALIA

Dear Amy,

Don't worry!!!. When you saw Blake after class he had just to hurry to take the bus. That's all. You know that he lives far away and there aren't so many buses going to his neighborhood. He must have been very busy with the exams lately.  

Be patient. Just wait that he calls you back!

We will talk tomorrow after class!!

See you soon :)

Tony.

Second message:

To: amykarlson@wowmail.net           Subject:  Can you help me?

Dear Mrs. Karlson, 

In our advice column we receive and attend many messages from people like you who are requiring our help to improve the relationships in their couple. Our recommendation is to avoid sending so many messages and notes to your partners, because they could feel overwhelmed by it. Let them express openly their behavior respecting their own time.

You can contact us. Our specialized psychologist team will receive you, with pleasure, providing more personal suggestions to your case. 

Cordially,

Dr. Dating

JOSE D.

Hey Amy,

I am sorry to hear this news, I think You should try to talk him other time. If he continues with this attitude, you must forget him. Perhaps He isn´t your
soulmate. He is very insensitive if he don´t want to talk with you one minute. There are a lot of interesting men in your class, perhaps if you talk with other
man he become jealous. Good luck!!

Greetings
Tony


Dear Amy Karlson,

I read your email, I suggest you that You may not pressure some men, because there are a lot of men that They don´t react well to these ways. You should
take it easy these relationships and don´t fall head over heels. You should try to find some man similar you, Someone that are looking for a serious relationship.
I think if you follow my advices You probably find what you are searching.

Cordially
Dr. Dating

ELENA PUELLES

Dear Mrs. Karlson,

Welcome to my column. My piece of advice to you is to calm down. At the beginning, couples usually have a good start because everything is new and both of you feel very excited. But after a few months, things sometimes can change. In that moment, if you see that things are not working out, you should give to your partner his own private space and so do you. Maybe, you should not push him trying to talk with him every second of the day. It is better to take things slowly and not to force them, because if he is your soulmate, sooner or later he will find out.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dating.

BEGOÑA

Hi Amy!

I’m sorry you feel so bad. Probably Blake’s thinking about if he wants to go out with you or not, so you cannot miss any opportunity. First of all stop to call him. Second you must be as pretty as you can in every moment. And third try to look nice but not too interested on him. Wave him everyday with a smile, but you must be the “busy” person, the one who cannot stay since have a lot of things to do or persons to meet. He will call back soon. You’re going to see.

E-mail to Amy Karlson

From doctordating

Dear Amy

To find someone to love and to be loved by is not easy. At the beginning of a relationship everything seems to be special, but after a few time things change, defects comes out from both and the relationship stops to be as special as it seemed before. At that moment is time to analyse by everyone if the person and the relationship worth enough to fight for it. People usually need space and time to analyse such a thing and maybe so many notes, e-mails or calls makes feel the other part too pressed.

You should try to relax and enjoy each moment with your partner, without thinking in the future, and without pressure. If it doesn’t work maybe he’s not the right men for you.

Sincerely

Dr. Dating

DAVID

Hey Amy,

Don´t think all men are like Blake. Sooner or later you´ll find the right one.;-)

I don’t think Blake deserve all your efforts to get close to him. Let him go! Perhaps when he realize you aren´t interested in him at all he would tried to get back to you.

Give him time! Don´t worry.

See ya!

David

E-mail to Amy Karlson

Dear Amy,

Have you ever think you ask too much of your partners from the beginning? Try to rise up your relationship together with the other person. Perhaps they have felt overwhelmed. You must let the relationship flow and you will see it will rise strong and healthy.

Sincerely,

David

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also (adv.)	in addition
beat the odds (i.)	to overcome difficulty
but unlike	in opposition
devastated (v.)	destroyed; completely upset
emerged (v.)	came out
fled (v.)	ran away
like (v.)	resembling or similar
nevertheless (adv.)	despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
retreated (v.)	went backward
though (adv.)	despite the fact that
whereas (adv.)	although on the contrary
wiped out (v.)	completely destroyed
back-up plan	an alternate way to carry out a project if something unexpected changes the first plan
devise	come up with plan figure out invent create
essential	absolutely necessary
evacuation	remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
evaluate	think about something and decide if it is good or not
extent	amount; limit; degree of something
get through	survive finish
hazard	something dangerous
implement	put into effect; enforce; carry out
in-depth	in a detailed and thorough way
jeopardize	put at risk; endanger
on hand	available close by
take into consideration	think about; weigh the pros and cons
walk through	practice or rehearse for a situation
be cut out for	have the necessary skills or talent for
poisonous	very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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Technology Vocabulary

affect	(V) to influence or change in some way
affordable	(N) something that most people have enough money to buy
area	(N) a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world
consume	(V) to use it up
convenient	(ADJ) something that is easy, useful, or suitable for a particular purpose
disposable	(ADJ) a product is designed to be thrown away after it has been used
durable	(ADJ) strong and lasts a long time without breaking or becoming weaker
effect	(N) the change that something causes
location	(N) where something happens or is situated
portable	(ADJ) easily carried or moved
practical	(ADJ) likely to work in a real situation
prevent	(N) to make not happen
recycle	(V) use again
reduce	(V) make it smaller
reliable	(ADJ) trusted to work well
restore	(V) to cause something to return to a previous place or condition
transform	(V) to change completely

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Used to in English

Used to is used to speak about situations that happened regularly in the past or that were true in the past but are not anymore.

Examples
I used to work for Intel, but I work for Apple now.

past	present
I used to buy my clothes at H&M	now I buy them at Zara.
We used to have coffee after class	now we have no time.

	Question	Answer
Did	you use to park in the garage?	Yes, I did./No I didn’t.
Did	your live in Paris?	Yes, I did./No I didn’t.

Used to Explanation
Game for Practice

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