We read about two
female writers famous for their detective novels, Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie.
We used Agatha Christie’s biography to talk
about her lifeline. It’s true that you are very young and your
lifelines are short, but even though, you told me about them.
If you remember, Agatha
Christie’s biography was written using past simple, that’s because she is dead and everything belongs
to her past. On the other hand, Ruth Rendell’s life is told using both tenses. That is because there are
finished, completed actions that belong to her past (past simple) and also things that
have happened so far but could still continue. They are not
completed or finished, yet. That’s why Present Perfect is used.
Agatha Christie wrote over 80 detective novels.
Ruth Rendell has been awarded with different prizes during
her career.
Another use of Present Perfect is linking
past with present, talking about duration.
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2005 2014
Past Present
Moved to the countryside Lives in the countryside
As it was
the last week before Christmas, we did a "Winter Quiz."
·
Do you know why Christmas is often given the
abbreviation “Xmas”?
·
What part of the body is special about Rudolf
the Reindeer and why?
·
What do the carols “Silent Night”, “Noche de
Paz” and “Stille Nacht” have in common?
·
Do you know where turkeys originally came
from? Turkey?
Enjoy your Christmas holidays, relax, do some homework
and I’ll see you in 2014, 8th January.
Happy New Year!!!
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