Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps (born 30 June, 1985) in Baltimore, Maryland.

When he was young, was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorderntion. He start to swimming at seven years old, because a solution for outlet his energy.

He was debuted with 15 years old in an Olympic Games (Sydney, 2000), but he wasn't won any.

Five months after the Sydney Olympics, Phelps broke the world record in the 200 m butterfly to become, at 15 years and 9 months, the youngest man ever to set a swimming world record.

He brokes another time his own record at the 2002 Summer Nationals in Fort Laudale

In 2003, Phelps broke a new record, and broke another time his own record.

In the year 2004, Phelps was playing the Olympic Games of Atenas, he won six gold medls and two bronze medals.

At the 2007 World Championship , Phelps won seven gold medals, tying the record, and broke five world records. The 4x100 m medley relay team.

But his best performance was in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Michael won eight gold medals, he becomes the best swimmer and atlet of the Olympic Games History with 14 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.

Michael Phelps have the perfect phyisical to swim, because he's long and due his hyperactivity he can swim without tire.

Credits: Michael Phelps Official Website, Michael Phelps Web Site, Michael Phelps Wikipedia

Mallorca

This summer i was in Mallorca with Edu, Mallorca have the bests beachs of Europe and mountains. I like this, because you had the beach stuck on the mountain, and you could go to the two sites. The beaches had water completely transparent and were well cared, were also of different types: rock, sand etc.

We were in a camp, we had a vantage point from which hearings were wonderful (photo). -->

<-- This photo is the beach of Mallorca at the night.

This photo is the same beach of mallorca in the morning-->

In my opinion, Mallorca is a beautiful lanscape, because have mountain and beach, and is very clean.

Credits: Mallorca

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920-April 6, 1992) was born in Petrovichi (Russia) but at 1923 he and his family emigrate to New York, he grow in Brooklyn. He starts to read at the 5 yeras old. Asimov studied biochemistry in 1939 at the University of Columbia. In 1942 he works at Philadelphia shipyards for the Second World War. He starts to write in 1939.

Isaac Asimov was a great writer of Science Fiction, is considered the best Science Fiction writer of the XX century. Also Science Fiction, Asimov write about: Science, history, mistery, fantasy and poethry.

My Favourite Books of Isaac Asimov:

Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation: It's a saga based on a scientist who has been able to anticipate everything that will happen in the next thousand years.

Lucky Star: It's another saga based in a ranger of the space, consists of: David Starr, Space Ranger, Lucky Starr and the pirates of astheroids, Lucky Starr and the oceans of venus, Lucky Starr and the big sun of Mercury, Lucky Starr and the moons of Jupiter and Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn.

The Naked Sun: It's a police history based in an investigator and a robot. They travel to a world where people have never had contact with other people.

The End of the Ethernity: It's a novel based in travels around the time.

The God Themeselves: For me is the best novel of Isaac Asmimov, in this history, a group of sciencists exchange energy with an other universe, but gradually the world was dying.

Credits: Isaac Asimov

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE + CONTINUOUS

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.

You can use the Present Perfect to describe your experience.

Example:

I have been to France (This sentence means that you have had the experience of being in France. Maybe you have been there once, or several times).

I have been to France three times (You can add the number of times at the end of the sentence).

I have never been to France (This sentence means that you have not had the experience of going to France).

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.

Examples:

We have been runing along the street for the last hour.
She has been playing at this game for three years.
What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?.
Danny has been working at the super market since May.

WILL + GOING TO

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to".

"Will" and "be going to" refer a specific time in the future.

"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else.

Examples:

You will help him later.

Will you help him later?

You will not help him later.

"Going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.

Examples:

You are going to watch a film today.

Are you going to watch a film today?

You are not going to watch a film today.

PAST SIMPLE + CONTINUOUS

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Affirmative:

I played tennis.

You played tennis.

He/She/It played tennis.

We played tennis.

You played tennis.

They played tennis.

Negative:

I didn't play tennis.

You didn't play tennis.

He/She/It didn't play tennis.

We didn't play tennis.

You didn't play tennis.

They didn't play tennis.

Interrogative:

Did I play tennis?

Did you play tennis?

Did he/she/it play tennis?

Did we play tennis?

Did you play tennis?

Did they play tennis?

PAST CONTINUOUS:

Affirmative:

I was playing tennis.

You were playing tennis.

He/She/It was playing tennis.

We were playing tennis.

You were playing tennis.

They were playing tennis.

Negative:

I wasn't playing tennis.

You weren't playing tennis.

He/She/It wasn't playing tennis.

We weren't playing tennis.

You weren't playing tennis.

They weren't playing tennis.

Interrogative:

Was I playing tennis?

Were you playing tennis?

Was he/she/it playing tennis?

Were we playing tennis?

Were you playing tennis?

Were they playing tennis?

PRESENT SIMPLE + CONTINUOUS

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, facts, generalizations etc.

PRESENT SIMPLE:

Affirmative:

I play tennis.

You play tennis.

He/She/It play tennis.

We play tennis.

You play tennis.

They play tennis.

Negative:

I don't play tennis.

You don't play tennis.

He/She/It don’t play tennis.

We don’t play tennis.

You don’t play tennis.

They don’t play tennis.

Interrogative:

Do I play tennis?

Do you play tennis?

Does he/she/it play tennis?

Do we play tennis?

Do you play tennis?

Do they play tennis?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment.

Affirmative:

I am playing tennis.

You are playing tennis

He/She/It is playing tennis.

We are playing tennis.

You are playing tennis.

They are playing tennis.

Negative:

I am not playing tennis.

You are not playing tennis.

He/She/It isn't playing tennis.

We are not playing tennis.

You aren't playing tennis.

They are not playing tennis.

Interrogative:

Am I playing tennis?

Are you playing tennis?

Is she/he/it playing tennis?

Are we playing tennis?

Are you playing tennis?

Are they playing tennis?

FALLAS

Fallas it's a typical Valencian celebration/tradition in which burning monuments of paperboard and wood, Fallas are an escultures made and painted by hands.

A part of last Fallas i went to my village (Requena) to visit my grandmother, my uncles and my cousins. In Requena i met the friends of my cousins.

An other part i stay at Valencia with mi friends.

In Fallas i eated "friters" with chocolate, launched firecrackers, and a lot of more things...

The last day i can't saw burn any "Falla" because i don't like Fallas, i like the holidays of Fallas!

Like every year, the best Falla wins a prize, this year the winner was Nou Campanar, because is the most expensive Falla of all.

This year i don't saw many Fallas, because i don't stay at Valencia enough.

In my opinion i like the Fallas because in Fallas i have holidays, but, i don't like the tradition because the monument and the "ninots" are more pollulants (and this contributes to Greenhouse Effect) and are more expensive.

Links: Fallas, Wikipedia and me.

PAST CONTINOUS

It's formed by the verb to be in past + the verb ending in -ing.



Affirmative:

I was playing

You were playing

He/she was playing

It was playing

We were playing

You were playing

They were playing



Negative:

I not/wasn't jumping

You weren't jumping

He/she wasn't jumping

It wasn't jumping

We weren't jumping

You weren't jumping

They weren't jumping



Interrogative:

Was I eating?

Were you eating?

Was He/she/ it eating?

Were we eating?

Were you eating?

Were they eating?



Answer:

Yes, I was eating

No, you wasn't eating

Yes, he/she/it was eating

No, we/you/they weren't eating

PAST SIMPLE

The Past Simple is formed adding "ed" to infinitive. The Negative and Interrogative are form with the auxiliar "did"

Afirmative:

I
You
He/She
It eated in a restaurant.
We
You
They

Negative:

I
You
He/She
It Didn't eat in a restaurant
We
You
They

Interroagtive:

I
You
He/She
Did It eat in a restaurant?
We
You
They

GOOD MOMENTS AT CHRISTMAS

Christmas Night: I was in the Christmas night in my grandmother house, here we reuned all family. And we eat, drink and speak every night. This moment was the best moment of the christmas, because it’s the first time that we are together.

New Year Night: In the New Year night i am again in my grandmother house, but in this occasion the night was very borried, because were not my cousins and only are a small part of my family.

6 of January: I was open the gifts last night at twelwe o’clock.

These and the moments with my friends in Valencia, are my personal Good Moments at Christmas.

OUR PLANET

Greenhouse Effect: The earth heats, because a small part of solar energy is absorbed, another is returned to space, and the last part arrive to earth and heats the surface.

Ozone Layer: The ozone layer protect the world for the ultraviolet ray. The layer is affected for the Chlorofluorocarbons.

Radiation: Nuclear plants produce a small pieces of waste. But the pricipal danger is a nuclear accident, Chernobyl 1986.

Credits: Wikipedia , Greenhouse effect.