Prepositions

Definition of preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. See the lists of simple prepositions and verbal prepositions below.

Simple Prepositions:

Aboard,  about, above, across, after, against, along ,amid, among, around, as, at, atop, before, behind ,below, beneath ,beside, between ,beyond ,by ,despite ,down ,during , for, from ,in ,inside, into, like near ,of, off, on ,onto ,out, outside ,over ,past ,regarding, round, since ,than ,through ,throughout, till toward, under, unlike, until, up, upon

Examples:

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty."

“Yes, I lied to you. Of course it makes you look fat. I've never been to Brussels. It is pronounced 'egregious.' By the way, no, I've never met Pizzaro, but I love his pies. And allof this pales to utter insignificance in light of the fact that my ship is once again gone."

"To this day, I remain impressed by the ability of Britons of all ages and social backgrounds to get genuinely excited by the prospect of a hot beverage."
(Bill Bryson, Notes From a Small Island. Doubleday, 1995)

Adverbs

Adverbs

An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its meaning. Usually, an adverb tells you when, where, how, in what manner or to what extent an action is performed. Very many adverbs end in '...ly' - particularly those that are used to express how an action is performed. Although many adverbs end 'ly', lots do not, e.g., fast, never, well, very, most, least, more, less, now, far and there.


Examples:
 Anita placed the vase carefully on the shelf.
(The word carefully is an adverb. It shows how the vase was placed.) 

Tara walks gracefully.
(The word gracefully is an adverb. It modifies the verb to walk.)
He runs fast.
(The word fast is an adverb. It modifies the verb to run.)

Vinton Cerf How change the world

 He born June 23, 1943 in New Haven, Connecticut. Vinton Cerf is a computer scientist, humanist and futurist. He is married and has two sons. They must be very proud of him; he has in fact changed the way people around the world communicate. Vinton Cerf is widely regarded as the "founder of the Internet," a title he shares with his colleague, Robert E. Kahn. In the early days, Cerf was a program manager for the United States 

Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funding various groups to develop TCP/IP technology. When the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity during the late 1980s, Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system (MCI Mail) connected to the Internet.

Cerf was instrumental in the funding and formation of ICANN from the start. He waited in the wings for a year before he stepped forward to join the ICANN Board, eventually becoming chairman.

Cerf was elected as the president of the Association for Computing Machinery in May 2012,  and in August 2013 he joined the Council on CyberSecurity's Board of Advisors.

Cerf went to Van Nuys High School along with Jon Postel and Steve Crocker; he wrote the former's obituary. Both were also instrumental in the creation of the Internet.

Cerf is also known for his sartorial style, typically appearing in three-piece suit—a rarity in an industry known for its casual dress norms

Blog Instructions

English Portfolio

I.  The Portfolio will have a recollection of all the Works done in class.  All these works will be in the page call Port-Blog.

·        Oral Reports

·        Activities

·        Special Works

·        Assessments

·        Group Works

II. In the other pages of the Portfolio will be filled during the year having the value of a grade as follows.

·        Welcome page  and Autobiography = 100

·        Port-Blog will be evaluated separetly

·        Cook Book will be evaluated as a group work, value =100

·        Essay and A Cause to think of…=100

III. Instructions for next week:  Welcome and Autobiography.

               Welcome Page

·        Search for a Peace Nobel Prize winner.  Read why he/she won the prize. Write a Persuasive paragraph telling why you believe he/she deserve it and then write a second paragraph welcoming the readers of all over the world that are reading your blog.  Your welcoming paragraph should include that you are a student and you are learning English as a foreign language.  Value 50 pts

·        If is not a persuasive paragraph you’ll lose all the points, and for every grammatical error you’ll lose a (1) point.

Autobiography

·        The Autobiography is a narrative paragraph telling a story about yourself.

·        If is not a narrative paragraph you’ll lose all the points, and for every grammatical error you’ll lose a (1) point.

·        Use the following questions as a guide to build your paragraph.  As a bonus include a picture (5points).

o   Name (only the name not your last names)

o   Family members (only the name not your last names)

o   Things that you like, sports, hobbies and others (be careful what information you include)

o   Tell stories of things that happened to you during your life at least (three stories)