Photos, Memories of the Past!

Week 17^th – 19^th February

This week we talked about famous photos.

We describe and commented three photos by Harry Benson.

There was a photo of The Beatles when they were in a hotel room in Paris. Nothing much was happening, but suddenly they found the inspiration for the song “I feel fine.

 In another photo we can see a lot of people attacking (they were attacking) the wall with stones. It was the knocking down of Berlin Wall in 1989.

The third photo was taken in 1974. President Nixon was saying goodbye to his cabinet after the “Watergate” scandal.

 I can’t believe you don’t have a 

favourite photo! 

Or at least a photo you like

 because you are

 with friends or

brings back memories!

 It doesn’t have to be a famous one!

Make an effort and tell me about one:

Who took it?

What was happening at the time?

Why do you like it?

This a photo that I like.

http://rebeccaplotnick.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_3466.jpg?w=348&h=522

We learnt different ways of talking about the past.

Past Simple	Finished / completed actions in the past.	She worked in London for five years.
	Actions that happened one after another.	He opened the door, took off his shoes and sat on the sofa.
Past continuous	To set a story.	The sun was shining and people were happy that spring afternoon.
	An action in progress at some time in the past.	The kids were studying for the exam in the kitchen.
Used to + infinitive	States or repetitive actions in the past that are no longer true.	Her daughter used to have long black hair. (Now, she is blonde) I used to go to the cinema once a moth. (Now, I don’t usually go)

Remember that “used to” grammatically acts like any other ordinary verb in the past.

·           Did your friend use to wear glasses?

·           My friend used to wear glasses when she was a child.

·           She didn’t use to wear contact lenses.

And also that, in the same way we use “am/is/are going to” for the future, we can use “was/were going to”, to express a future action in the past!

They were going to (unfulfilled future plan in the past) study abroad but they didn’t because they didn’t get the grant.

We revised the use of “in/on/at” to refer to time.

And we learnt about the use of “the” with geographical names.

	With “the”		Without “the”
Continents	Africa, Europe
Countries	France, England	Some countries (plural or acronyms, usually)	The U.K., the Netherlands, the Philippines, etc.
States, regions etc.	Central Europe, Tuscany,
Islands	Corsica, Sicily	Groups of islands	The Canary Islands, the Bahamas…
Cities, towns, etc.	Cairo, New York, Berlin
mountains	Everest, Etna	Mountain ranges	The Alps, the Pyrenees …

This was all!

Happy Birthday, Alberto!!!

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