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Week 23: Persuasion

-Some sentences which we can use on persuasive writing: Most people would agree, Only a fool would think, A sensible idea would be to, We all know that, Does not everyone know that, It would not be very difficult to, The real truth is that, Are we expected to, Naturally I feel that, The fact is that, Surely you would agree that, and Here are two reasons why. -Hypothesis: The purpose of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of composite filters made from citrus peels and citrus pectin along with charcoal and sand on removing heavy metal pollutants from the waters of Tar Creek. A toxicity test was also done before and after filtration using Daphnia magna. Charcoal and sand were used as filtrates to decrease the TDS and neutralize the pH of the water after filtration. Daphnia magna were used as toxicity test before and after filtration. It was hypothesized that the composite filters (citrus + sand +charcoal) will decrease the heavy metal concentration, neutralize the pH, ...

Week 22: Narrative essay writing

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-http://maracaibo.pekanbarumx.co/how-to-make-a-narrative-essay/92.html -https://domywriting.com/blog/narrative-essay-examples/ The main characteristics of a narrative essay are: to involve the readers in the story, to relate events in sequence, to include detailed observations of people, voices, places and events, to present important changes, differences, conflicts and to create moods. Furthermore, it is essential to connect the past to the present and to communicate the thesis statement. -The main differences between a narrative essay and a discursive essay are:  Narrative essays are written from a set point of view with sensory information, using intense adjectives and exact verbs. These essays can be anecdotal, experiential and personal. The writer is encouraged to be creative and thought-provoking. Experiential and personal writings are based on or involve what has happened to the writer as an individual. Note that anecdotal accounts are not necessarily reliable. ...

Week 21: Telling the truth

Browse the Net and find sites where lies are approached. make a list of the characteristics shown by a person who lies according to these websites. Being vague:  If the speaker seems to intentionally leave out important details, it might be because they are lying. Vocal uncertainty:  If the person seems unsure or insecure, they are more likely to be perceived as lying. Indifference:  Shrugging, lack of expression, and a bored posture can be signs of lying since the person is trying to avoid conveying emotions and possible tells. Overthinking:  If the individual seems to be thinking too hard to fill in the details of the story, it might be because they are deceiving you. Try to watch the film  Liar, Liar  and give your opinion on it. From the film, in which the main character cannot lie in 24h, we can see how many white lies a person can tell even in just one day. This is complicated for him as long as he is a lawyer and canno...

Week 20: Reviews

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Find a review on the Internet and comment of the structure of the review, the language used and the information included (opinion versus facts). Upload the link to your blog. This review's structure is divided into:  -An introduction where we can see the definition of the topic; it provides an appropriate context for reviewing the play they are going to talk about. -The main body, where the middle or main body is organised according to the common themes. -And a conclusion which summarises the important aspects of the existing body of the review. The language used is a cultured language fulled of descriptions such as: Adrenaline-filled, comic-inspired, seductive cat burglar, violent masked villain, The Dark Knight Rises is exciting, creative, and dark, and so on. Furthermore, the information included is personal, as they are giving their opinion about the film, and they use words or phrases recommending such as: " Despite the films minor shortcomings,  The ...

Week 19: Descriptive essays

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Find out on the Internet the difference descriptive, narrative and discursive essays and draw a chart in your blog. Browse the Net and find a sample of descriptive essay. Comment on its characteristics. Tell us what you've done this week to improve your English. This week I have watched "The best of me" and "The lucky one" in english.

Week 17: In my view

-A trending topic I strongly support is the fact that many people are sharing the hashtag #dontspoiltheendgame. I have never been really keen on The Advengers but this year I decided to watch some of the films to check if I liked them or not: I gave them a chance. I ended up enjoying the films very much and I find it really annoying when people spoil films. I have not been watching 20 films in a month to be updated to read a spoiler in twitter. I highly support the #dontspoiltheendgame initiative. Many people are busy and can not waste time going to the cinema the day that the film is première, but are going to watch it any other day. Some of these people end up knowing some spoilers and that is not fair. -Links where the infinitive is explained: https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/infinitivo/ https://www.spanishdict.com/guia/el-infinitivo-en-ingles -To improve my english this week I have read some summaries of some plays we have to work on this ...

Week 18: who we are

- Five more expressions with body parts are: 1. Idiom: To cry your heart out. Meaning: to cry very hard. "I cried my heart out when my best friend moved away" 2. Idiom: My own flesh and blood. Meaning: to be a relative. "I have to hire Mia. She's my own flesh and blood. 3. Idiom: Let one's hair down. Meaning: to relax, have fun. "Go to the cottage and let your hair down this week". 4. Idiom: Make my blood boil. Meaning: to make someone very angry. "It makes my blood boil when people do not tie up their dogs". 5. Idiom: Over my dead body. Meaning: not unless I'm dead and can't stop you. "My daughter wants a tatoo. I told her she'd get one over my dead body. -Links where the inversions are explained: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/inversion.html https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs/inversion.html -To improve my English this week I have started a serie called Sex Educat...