GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

 GRAMMAR: the passive causative 

The passive is used when the focus is on the thing instead of the person. When you combine them together, you are essentially saying someone caused something to be done (by someone).

GRAMMATICAL COMPOSITION  

PASSIVE 

subject + BE/GET + Past participle 

CAUSATIVE 

Subject + have/let/make + object + base verb 

PASSIVE CAUSATIVE 

Subject + have/ get + object + past participle 

EXAMPLE

Passive: The test was taken by the student 

Causative: the teacher had the student take the test 

VOCABULARY 

SERVICES 

dry-clean a suit 

repair shoes 

frame a picture 

deliver a package

Getting thing done

what is getting things done?

five simple steps to a more productive life 

step 1

capture: Capture anything that crosses your mind - nothing is too big or small!These items go directly into your inbox. 

step 2 

clarify: Process what you've captured into clear and concrete action steps.

You'll decide if an item is a project, next action, or reference material.

step 3

organize: Put everything in the right place: Add dates to your calendar, delegate action items, file away reference materials, sort your tasks, and more. 

step 4 

review: Frecuently look over, update. and revise vour lists. Do smalier daily

reviews and bigger weekly ones. 

step 5 

engage: Get to work on the important stuff. Use your system to know exactly what to work on when

ARE YOU A PROCRASTINATOR? 

Procrastination is the action or habit of delaying activities or situations that must be addressed, substituting them for other more irrelevant or pleasant situations. Based on this definition, we can understand that those tasks that are most likely to be postponed are those that do not entertain us.

GRAMMAR 

meaning:

+ to allow or permit someone to do something

+to force or pressure someone to do something

+to aid someone in doing something

+o ask, instruct, or request someone to do something (making the person do something indirectly)

+to convince, coax, or encourage someone to do something

STRUCTURE 

GET + person + infinitive (TO + V1)

EXAMPLE 

-The students got the teacher to dismiss class early

- We couldn't get him to sign the agreement.

- Mark is so much in love with me, I can get him to do anything I want.

Modal verbs

Unidad 2: Medications ( a painkiller, cold tablets, cough medicine, an antihistamine ,ointment ,vitamins, a nasal spray / a decongestant etc)

We start with grammar, which in this lesson is learning to use the must to conclude, and the modal verbs may and migth. 

                                                                                             

The pronunciation and usage is appreciated, and it is a song that I love. 

symptoms: 

Dizzy: 

nauseous

vomiting

Medical procedures

a checkup

a shot 

an EKG

an X- ray 

medications

vitamins 

cough medicine 

painkillers

With this vocabulary it has been much easier for me when I get stressed out, for my medical training I am very interested in learning about this unit since it is something that I will see very regularly in the future.

perfect past

We use the auxiliary "had" to mention the action that occurred first in the sentence. I learned that in class with the help of some examples and exercises.

the songs have been very useful to understand a little more the structure and use of the past perfect

when she says "I had a dream" the past perfect is noted, so I learn a little more about how I can use and pronounce it