Vocabulary

And now it´s time to learn some new vocabulary about...
-Nouns: nations and government
·Border  ·Citizen  ·Currency  ·Election  ·Flag  ·Government  ·Head of state  ·Law  ·Minister  ·Nation  ·Politician  ·Society

-Verbs: policies
·Ban  ·Build  ·Cut  ·Elect  ·Introduce  ·Lower  ·Raise  ·Spend  ·Tax  ·Vote

-I wish, if only-

"Wish" and "if only" are both used to talk about regrets (things that we would like to change either about the past or the present).

·About the present:

I wish/If only + subject + Simple Past

Ex: I wish I knew what to do.

·About the past:

I wish/If only + subject + Past Perfect

Ex: I wish I hadn't eaten all that chocolate.

·Wish/If only + would:
We use it to talk about something in the present that we would like to change- usually something that we find annoying.
Ex: I wish you would give up smoking. It's really bad for you.
We can only use wish + would to talk about things we can't change.



And now here you've got some exercises to practise it:
Exercises

Conditionals

Zero conditional:

·It is used to universal truths. Present
·Form: If+present simple+,+present simple
·Ex: If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

First conditional:

·It is used to open condition, what it is said in the condition is possible. Present and future
·Form: If+ present simple+ will+infinitive
·Ex: If it rains today, I'll stay at home.


Second conditional:

·It is used to unreal or improbable situations. A real situation that you would like to change in the future. Present or future.
·Form: If+past simple+would+infinitive
·Ex: If I studied, I would pass the exams.


Third conditional:

·It is used when we are talking about a situation that wasn't in the past-Unreal past conditions. Past.
·Form: If+past perfect+would have+past participle
·Ex: If I had studied, I would have passed the exams.

Other things about conditionals: 
- For the second conditional, were replaces was: If I were a rich person...
- Instead of if not, we can use unless.
- Instead of if, we can use as long as, provided (that) or supposing that.
- The if-clause can go at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
-We often write a comma after the if-clause.

·Exercises that can help you to learn the conditionals sentences:
Conditional's exercises.

New vocabulary

·Nouns: body decoration

-Beard 

-Chain 

-Dreadlocks 

-Hair dye 

-Lipstick 

-Moustache 

-Nail varnish 

-Necklace 

-Piercing 

-Ring           

-Sideburns 

-Tattoo

Letter to a penfriend

Dear Sunita,
I´m writing to you because I should write to a penfriend in India and you are that person, so I want to know something about you and I´m going to show to you something about me, my interests, my worries, my hates...

My name´s Nuria and I´m from Tomelloso, a town of Spain. I enjoy my free time listening to music, watching films, reading books... I like different sports too, and if I have to choose one, it would ve go to the swimmingpool. Do you like my hobbies? Or what things do you prefer to do?

On the other hand, I don´t hate too many things but one thing that I can´t support is people who don´t look after their pets, if you don´t like it... why do you have one? I can´t understand it. Do you agree with me or not? What do you hate?

If I think on the future, I´m worried about how people drive in my town. Because here the people don´t drive very well and the pedestrians aren´t careful, so that makes me feel very insecure, driving and walking. How people drive in India? Are you worried about something different?

I think that´s all. I hope that you love the idea, like me.
I will be waiting to your answer.
Nuria

The Europe Day- Pooram Festival

Yesterday was the Day of Europe (9th May) and we had to talk about an European festival.
My partner, Lorena, and I searched information about the Pooram Festival and that´s what we found:

Pooram Festival is an annual festival which is celebrated in temples dedicated to goddesses Durga or Kali. It has been celebrated every year in Medam (April).
It was believed that every year the dynastic gods and goddesses of neighbouring temple met together for a day of celebration.
The festival dures about 36 hours. A lot of people go there. And just two days before pooram, there is a huge exhibition.
At the end, groups enter the temple through the western gate and come out through the southern gate and array themselves, face to face in distant places.
The pooram concluded with a spectacular fire works display, which is held in next day early morning after the pooram.
 

And if you want to know more about this festival, you can click this link:
Pooram Festival

My Voki

     I just made a new Voki. See it here:                                                                                                                    Voki