CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION OF THE CAMERA

The camera´s history seems to be so much time ago. These history began in 5th-4th Centuries B.C. when Chinese and Greek philosophers describe the basic principles of optics and the camera, then with so many others discovers around the world, finally Joseph Nicéphore Niépce achieve the first photographic image with " camera obscura" dark camera, however, the image required eight hours of light exposure, because of this it need to be improved, with the purpose of create a better machine. There are many effects that can demonstrate that the camera is a great invention and the purpose of this essay is discussing three of the main effects of the camera.

The first effect of the camera is the role that the photographic image had through out the history, so we can see with photos several moments that we couldn’t see, for example world wars or events that so much people don’t know because it was several time ago. In this way the camera helps to show all the people the best and important moments in the history, and. and important celebrities through the history.

The second mind effect of the camera is that you can take pictures and keep special moments of your life always at handy, special triumphs and exceptional moments, as well as bonds with other people, Relationships and They are not just a picture; they represent a scene of a person's lifetime, which reminds him of specific memories about something that happened before.
One of the most significant effects of the camera and the photographic image is the importance that it has in the journalism. How could feel someone who reads the news and doesn’t have a picture? All in journalism need a photo to complete the information and add more details of the event or the situation.

All things considered, the invention of the camera and the possibility to take a picture is a great invention. Most of the people enjoy preserving their memories having pictures of those.

writing quiz

EFFECTS OF THE ILLITERACY

The illiteracy produces many effects in our society, unfortunately in our country there are a big population without education, because of this situation, we have for example in our country a very big rate of unemployment. The porpoise of this essay is discussing three of the main effect of the illiteracy.

The first effect of the illiteracy is that someone who cant read or write, cant be a professional because these people couldn’t go to the school and the improve the education status. However these people work in informal jobs.

The second effect of the illiteracy in our country, and one of the most important is effect in the Colombia finances, probably the illiteracy is the big deal when someone is looking for a job, then these people don’t fine a job and have deals because of the financial troubles.

Finally, the third effect of the illiteracy is over the family, A person that doesn’t have education cant help to improve the education for their children, for example they cannot stimulate their children, for example. They cannot stimulate their children to go to the school; nevertheless there are children with illiteracy parents. But they go to the school because they don’t like to live in this form and they want to be a better people.

In conclusion, looking over the effects, somebody else knows that the illiteracy is a bad condition, and it must be improved if we want to have better country with better lifestyles.

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GRAMMAR EXERCISE

The definite article the

Decide whether to use the definte article >the<>the<, use x. 1) My grandmother likes x flowers very much.
2) I love the flowers in your garden.
3) See you on x Wednesday.
4) I always listen to the radio in the morning.
5) Alex goes to work by x bus.
6) Don't be late for x school.
7) Listen! Dennis is playing the trumpet.
8) We often see our cousins over x Easter.
9) She has never been to the Alps before.
10) What about going to Australia in x February?

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/article_the.htm

GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Present Perfect - Statements - Exercise

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.Example: I _____________ my father's car. (to wash)Answer: I have washed my father's car.

1) Karen has sent me an e-mail.
2) Dave and Pat have visited the museum.
3) I have been at the pet shop.
4) They have already packed their rucksacks.
5) Marcus has had an accident.
6) We have done the shopping for our grandmother.
7) I have just cleaned my bike.
8) Emily has painted her room.
9) Lisa and Colin have gone to a concert.
10) My friends have given up smoking

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/check.php

listening practice

Instructions: Listen to each sentence describing a personality type (for example, "A person who is happy"). Then choose the word that describes that personality type ("cheerful" in this example). http://www.esl-lab.com/person1.htm


1. A. selfish
B. interesting
C. generous

2. A. comical
B. honest
C. ungrateful

3. A. spoiled
B clever
C. easygoing

4. A. punctual
B. bland
C. skeptical

5. A. bigmouth
B. depressing
C. pushy

6. A. talented
B. brilliant
C. inconsiderate

7. A. sloppy
B. frank
C. helpless

8. A. childish
B. nasty
C. cultured

9. A. creative
B. timid
C. narrow-minded

10. A. forgetful
B. ambitious
C. disorganized

SECOND DATE listening practice 2º

Listen each of the short statements by pressing the "Play" button (for either Wav or RealAudio (RA) sound files) and choose the correct meaning for each. There will be a short pause between questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

1. What does the man think of Bob?A. Bob is very intelligent.B. Bob is an energetic personC. Bob is really stupid.

2. How did the man like the movie?A. He thought it was boring.B. He thought it was exciting.C. He thought it was very silly

3. What does the man invite Tom to do?A. He invites Tom out for a drink.B. He invites Tom to go fishing.C. He invites Tom to a movie.

4. How does the man's brother spend his day?A. His brother reads.B. His brother watches TV.C. His brother cooks.

5. What is the man going to do?A. He is going to study for a test.B. He is going to take a bath.C. He is going to bed.