Too and Enough

That´s TOO much. It means TOO MUCH = É demais, em excesso.
That´s ENOUGH. It means = É suficiente.

Exercises: 1 and 2.

Future!

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

FORM Will

[will + verb]

Examples:

• You will help him later.
• Will you help him later?
• You will not help him later.

USE 1 "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action

"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use "will" to respond to someone else's complaint or request for help. We also use "will" when we request that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't" when we refuse to voluntarily do something.

Examples:

• I will send you the information when I get it.
• I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it.
• Will you help me move this heavy table?
• Will you make dinner?
• I will not do your homework for you.
• I won't do all the housework myself!
• A: I'm really hungry.
  B: I'll make some sandwiches.
• A: I'm so tired. I'm about to fall asleep.
  B: I'll get you some coffee.
• A: The phone is ringing.
  B: I'll get it.

USE 2 "Will" to Express a Promise

"Will" is usually used in promises.

Examples:

• I will call you when I arrive.
• If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance.
• I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.
• Don't worry, I'll be careful.
• I won't tell anyone your secret.

No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future, Simple Present is used.

Examples:

• When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct
• When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct

There are some more here and here.

Should and shouldn´t

They are used when you want to give advice. For example:

You are sick. You SHOULD SEE a doctor.

You are sick. You SHOULD NOT eat this.

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Hello, hello, seventh year!

You´re about to have your tests at school, right? So I will help you with some interesting links.

History: Portugal and The Expansion, the The Renaissance, Mercantilism and Absolute Monarchy.

Sciences: Crustacean, Arachnids, , Chilopods. Also echinoderms are on the list.

Where are We Going? How? Why?

We all hear about the future of Earth and that things can go really bad. Al Gore has had his say on the doc An Inconvenient Truth. The US environmental agencies publish data (click here), but what´s real and what´s just about the money?

It´s been said that recycled paper is a way of saving the planet, but now we know it´s not like that: making recycled paper makes greater damages to the environment than simply disposing it.For example, it is not good because toxics from the ink can leach into the soil.

Where do you think you are going? Do you think you´re too small to make a difference? Humpf! have you ever slept with a mosquito in your room? Annoying, right? And he´s really small....

Wiil x Going to

As we all remember - if you don´t that means trouble - the present continous may be used as a future form. And what´s going to?

A continous form, of course! And, as a continuous form, it may be used as future!

He is going to travel to Canada.
He is traveling to Canada.

Although they´re written in different forms, they mean the same: a scheduled action in the future. He probably has already bought tickets.

Check some exercises here.

Today at school!

Eight year A and B:
In class: Correct homework. Student book pages 77,76 and 80. Corrected in class.
Homework: Wbk 38,39. Stbk: 78,76. Extra reading sheet for 8th year A.
Grammar issue covered: Past Passive.

Seventh year A:
In class: Correct homework. Student book pages 77, 78, 80. Corrected in class.
Homework: Wbk 38,39. Stbk: 78,80 Extra reading sheet.
Grammar issue covered: Going to for future.