Have (get) Something Done/ Get Someone To do Something/ Do Something yourself.

Have/Get something done.

-When someone does some work for us.

They had their house painted. (that means a professional painter painted the house)

-When something unpleasant occurs.

I had my purse stolen. 

-Using get instead have would be more informal.

They got  their house painted.

Get Someone To do Something.

I get my mum to alter my clothes. ( I do not know to alter so I ask my mum, in other cases you can ask your friends, your relatives...)

Do something yourself.

-When we do the job without help from other people.

-The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

If I buy shelves in IKEA, I always put up them myself because I enjoy it very much.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

In this post we are going to discover some interesting facts about First National Park in the World, Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872. I am going to focus on hydrothermal features that occur in this park.

In the first part, I will write about general information about geography and geology to understand why the hydrothermal features happen in Yellowstone. Then, in the second part, I am going to explain different types of these features. Finally, I will show you two examples: Old Faithful geyser an Prismatic hot spring.

Before starting I would like to ask you something:

Yellowstone was named after:

a) the color of the rocks is yellow

b) the translation of the Minnetaree name Mi-ts-a-da-zi

c) yellow was the favourite color of Ulyses S Grant, president of USA.

Now you can find out the answer in the next picture.

GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

 More or less he 96% of the land of the area is located within the state of Wyoming, norhtwest of Wyoming, another 3% in Montana and 1 % in Idaho. It spands an area of 8/980 km2, the same area as the province of Almeria.

And what is the most important feature in Yellowstone?

The most important feature in  that it is located in a supervolcano. Supervolcano has erupted with tremendous force several times in the las two millions years. Volcanic rocks cover most of the land of Yellowstone.

We can see the caldera boundary in the map, the caldera is the crater of  supervolcano, and we can see the rivers like Yellowstone, Snake, Firehole... and the lake.

Now we have the caldera and  water...

And what happen when the water reachs the caldera?

The joint of the water and hot rocks produce HYDROTHERMAL FEATURES.

We have four types of Thermal Features:

GEYSER, HOT SPRING, MUD POT  and  FUMAROLE.

Now I am going to explain one by one.

For geyser to occur there must be three things:

heat

water

plumbing system

Magma chamber provides the heat, which radiates into surrounding rocks.

Water rain and snow go into underground through cracks in the rocks.

As water reaches hot rock it begins to rise back to the surface. The hot water dissolves the rock creating geyser's plumbing systen. When the hot water can not resist the pressure, hot water and steam spray out of the geyser's surface vent. It works like a pressure cooker.

Hot springs don't have constricted plumbing system, and we see a colorful pool on the surface.

Mud pot is a pool with bubbles of mud. The mud is generally of white to grayish color. They smell like "rotten egg'', it is due to sulfuric acid. The acid dissolves the surrounding rocks into fine particles.

Fumaroles, or steam vents, are hot springs with a lot of heat, but so little water that it all boils away before reaching the surface.

EXAMPLES

OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER is the most popular one in Yellowstone. The average heigh of an eruption is 44 meters. Intervals between eruptions can range from 1 or 2 hours.

In the next picture of PRISMATIC HOT SPRING we can see beautiful colors, why?

The blue color is due to sunlight being scattered by fine particles suspended in the water. Yellow, orange and brown colors are caused by THERMOPHILES, heat-loving microorganism. This microbe contains colorful pigments that allow them to make energy from sunlight and live in the sever conditions of hot springs.

I hope you enjoy this post.

HOME

This documentary was directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. It won Victoria & Tasmania Gold Award for the category of Wildlife & Nature in Australian Cinematographers Society. It was realised on June 5th -World Enviroment Day- simultaneously in cinemas, on TV, on DVD and on the internet, and everyone can download the movie on Internet, because it has not copyright, there is no business on this movie.

"Home" is set in our planet nowdays, and it shows us how the Earth are changing due to humans being. The main idea is being aware of all organisms and the Earth are linked, and we need to get the balance to survive together.

We should concern  about:

Water -

100 liters of water .... 1 kilogram of potatoes

4000 liters of water.....1 kilogram of rice

13.000 liters of water .... 1 kilogram of beef

"The Colorado River is one of those rivers that no longer reaches the sea"

5.000 people a day die because of dirty drinking water

1 billion people have no access to safe drinking water

Nearly 1 billion people are going hungry

Over 50% of grain traded around the world is used for animal feed or biofuels

Every year 13 millions hectares of forest disappear

...

Please... Think about what we buy!!!

The last part of the film is positive and tells us about positive movements, for example the "Eco-friendly district in Freiburg, Germany"...

So... It's up to us to write what happens next. 

Water Dreams

Water moves the life

Blood flows into the rivers

Deaf sounds flood my mind

Blue veins run he Earth

Bubbles fall and fall

Feelings flood my soul

Water vapour opens my heart

Clear water tells me the truth

I can not live without you.

by Water Lover.

The Spring Is Here

English is like the Spring

One day it is raining and I cry

Another day  is sunny and I smile

Eventhough  you smile

You need to carry your umbrella.

The last day in class we were playing to be  poets  and this is the  result!!

Besides our teacher recommended us this webpage about poetry: giggle poetry .

Narratives- Stories

Story Plan
Setting the scene: This happened to me when I was…I was...-ing when…I…because I had…
The main events: I decided to …because.. So then I… Suddenly/At that moment…
What happened in the end? : In the end… Eventually… I felt…
Adjectives or adverbs
Big: enormous, gigantic, huge, massive, colossal, tremendous, spacious, large, and immense.
Small: miniature, microscopic, tiny, little, diminutive.
Bad: nasty, horrible, terrific, horrifying, disgusting, terrible, unpleasant.
Good/nice: wonderful, fabulous, delightful, superb, gorgeous, lovely, and precious.
Sarcastically, angrily, threateningly, frantically, hurriedly, miserably, confidently, suddenly, urgently, nervously, patiently, calmly…
Descriptive verbs
Walking
Wander: walk or travel around with no clear direction.
Crawl: move slowly on your hands and knees.
Stagger: walk as if you are going to fall
Speaking
Whisper: say something very quietly so only one person can hear.
Groan: make a long sound when you are pain or unhappy.
Grumble: complain about something.
Looking
Peer: look at something with difficulty.
Stare: look at something for a long time with eyes wide open.
Observe: watch carefully to learn about something.
Touching
Scratch: cut your skin slightly with something sharp.
Tapping: hit something gently, usually more than once.
Grab: take something quickly an aggressively.

Urban legends

In 1628 there was a huge lizard, which lived in a cave near of Magdalena spring. The lizard ate sheep; therefore the shepherds were terrified of being eaten. The neighborhood had been trying to get rid of the lizard without success.
Then a prisoner, who faced the death penalty, asked to fight against the lizard. It was a golden opportunity, so the neighborhood put up with the suggestion. He needed three things to win: a horse, loaves of bread and gunpowder.
When the dark night arrived, the prisoner went to the cave and left the loaves in a line. Suddenly the lizard woke up and started to eat, and in the same time the prisoner was throwing loaves the lizard was eating them. When the prisoner reached San Ildefonso Square he threw the gunpowder, so the lizard ate it and exploded.


This is the end
of the lizard of Jaen.


Nowadays there is a well-known phrase “ You will explode like the lizard of Jaen”

Advantages and Disadvantages

Writing a composition is very hard sometimes, so I follow step by step. This is a very useful guide to write about advantages and disavantages.
Paragraths: introduction, advantages, disadvantages, conclusion and your opinion.
Expressions:
First of all, Firstly
Besides, In addition, Moreover, Futhermore
So, As a result, Therefore
However, On the other hand, In contrast
In conclusion, To sump up, On the whole.
One of the advantages/ disadvantages of... is..
There are advantages/ disadvantages to...
The main advantage of ... is..
A further advantages (of), problem (with) ...is..

 Cats are beautiful animals...if they want to be, so we have to know how cats are if we want to adopt one as a housepet.

One of the main advantages of cats is they are easy to care for, because they are trained to use the litter box. Besides cats can be left alone for a few days. Moreover cats are affectionate and they ask you to be petted. In addition you feel happy when they are purring in your lap.

On the other hand cats are used to scratching furnitures and sometimes they attack you for no reason. Furthermore if they are not neutred they can get into fights.

In conclusion cats are the best housepet, however you have your sofa fulls of cathairs.

Types of crime

robbery: stealing from people and banks
theft: stealing money and things
burglary: stealing  from house and flats
mugging: using violence to steal from somebody in a public place
shoplifting: stealing things from a shop while it is open
smuggling: taking things illegally from one country to another
kidnapping: taking a person by using violence, often in order to get money for returning them
fraud: obtaining money illegally, usually by using clever and complicated methods
bribery: trying to make somebody do something you want by giving them money, presents
murder: killing somebody intentionally
arson: starting a fire in a building in order to damage or destroy it
vandalism: intentionally damaging public property, or property belonging to other people
looting: stealing from shops or homes that have bee damaged in a war, natural disaster..
terrorism: the use of violence such as bombing, shooting... for political purposes.
identity thef: when someone pretends to be another person
harassment: when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you.
e-crime:  crimes which are commited on the internet.
blackmail: when someone tries to get moneyfrom you or make you do what they want by threatening to tell other people your secrets.
speeding: driving faster than the legal limit.

Conditionals

If someone offered me a job in USA, would I accept it?
I would like to work because I have a "pettit-job" and I don't mind where working, I might go if they had job for my husband and I, moreover the job might be situated in Washington State because I lived in Kansas for two years, therefore I enjoyed my stay but I prefer to know differents  parts of US. If I  hadn't   spent  two years there, I would not think in this way.
Alternatives for IF
even if, incluso si
as long as, siempre y cuando
provided, con la condicion, siempre que
assuming,
supposing,
imagine,
Second Conditional
Imagine I could choose my job, I would probably work as a Arts teacher.
imaginary situations in the present or the future
if+subject+past simple, subject+would+infinitive.
Third Conditional
If I had not studied Architecture, I might have studied Arts.
imaginary situations in the past.
if+subject+past perfect, subject+would+ present perfect
Mixed Conditional
If I had not lived abroad, I would not be studying English now.
imaginary situation in the past with consequences in the present.

Word Building - Suffixes

We can make verbs by adding these suffixes to noum or adjetives: -ate originate, -en weaken, -ise recognise, -ify identify.
We can make nouns by adding these suffixes to verbs or adjetives: -er driver, -or actor, -ee employee, -ess careless, -ness tenderness, -ity hability , -al arrival, -ion reaction , -ment  improvement, -hood childhood, -ence preference, -dom freedom, -ist pianist, -ian politician, -ese chinese.
We can make adjetives by adding these suffixes to verbs or noun: -al original, -ent different, -ive active, -ous serious, -ful useful, -able recognisable, -ing boring, -ed bored, -ic realistic, -ive decisive, -ible responsible. 

Let it snow !

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

It doesn't show signs of stopping,

And I brought some corn for popping;
The lights are turned way down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

When we finally kiss good night,
How I'll hate going out in the storm;
But if you really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying,
And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,
But as long as you love me so.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.