PRESENT PERFECT SENTENCE TRANSLATION ANSWERS

Hi folks,

Here are the answers to the translations:


1.La Gemma acaba de llençar el xiclet : Gemma has just thrown the chewing gum

2.La Maria ja ha vist al Carles avui? : Has Maria seen Carles today yet?

3.Nosaltres encara no hem fet els deures: We haven´t done the homework yet.

4.Ella treballa a Anglaterra fa 5 anys : He has worked in England for five years.

5.Nosaltres ja hem oblidat els nostres problemes We have already forgotten our problems.

6.Desde 1999 Catalunya ha augmentat la població.(increase) . Since 1999 Catalonia has increased its population.

7.Has donat mai sang? : Have you ever given blood?

8.Fa un any vaig veure al Fernando Alonso a Barcelona: I saw Fernando Alonso one year ago.

9.Conec al Jordi desde que vaig néixer.: I have known Jordi since I was born.

10.Repasem el present perfect fa 50 minuts.(revise) :We have revised the present perfect for 50 minutes.

PRESENT PERFECT SENTENCE CORRECTION

LISTENING COMPREHENSION OBAMA

Listen to the following video and answer the questions. Write your answers in the comments and don´t forget to put your name.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=H5h95s0OuEg

1-What has he been thinking about for the last few months?

2-What did he want to do before taking the decision of taking the race for the Presidential elections?

3-Where has he travelled these last months?

4-What has struck him?

5-What has put the USA in a precarious place?

6-How is economy changing in the US?

7-Can you name some of the problems Obama mentions?

8-What´s happened to American politics?

9-How can political changes come?

10-Where does meaningful change start?

11-Is he hopeful about the future?

12-What is he doing to do for the next several weeks?

13-When is he going to share his plans?

14-Who with?

VOCABULARY
Challenging: repte
Precarious: molt pobre
Struggles: lluites
To winge a war: provocar una guerra
To concern: preocupar
To face a problem: afrontar un problema
Common sense: sentit comú
To demand solutions: exigir sol.lucions
Politics: la política
To be willing to: estar disposat a
To commit: comprometre´s
To file papers: arxivar
Share: compartir

LET´S PRACTISE THE PRESENT PERFECT

Hi there folks: A)Let´s practise the present perfect before the exam. Here are some Internet pages where to practise:

Video.

Video 1

Video http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/upperf.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1A.html http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html (only exercise 5 and 6) B) Translate the following sentences and write the translations in the comments. DON´T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME.

1. La Gemma acaba de llençar el xiclet
2. La Maria ja ha vist al Carles avui?
3. Nosaltres encara no hem fet els deures.
4. Ella treballa a Anglaterra fa 5 anys
5. Nosaltres ja hem oblidat els nostres problemes
6. Desde 1999 Catalunya ha augmentat la població.(increase)
7. Has donat mai sang?
8. Fa un any vaig veure al Fernando Alonso a Barcelona
9. Conec al Jordi desde que vaig néixer.
10. Repasem el present perfect fa 50 minuts.(revise)