About Colombia By Lady Palma

1- Population of Colombia: 45,644,023
2- Capital city and population: Santafé de Bogotá, population:7,594,000
3- Infant mortality rate:18.9/1000
4- Average life expectancy: 72.8
5- Colombia is one of the richest country in biodiversity of fauna and flora. Also, Colombia is known for the excellent coffee that produces.
6- Language: Spanish.
7- Ethnicity: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%.
8- Religion: Roman Catholic (90%)
9- GDP: $319.5 billion (2007)
10- Per capita income: $6,700.
11- Inflation rate: 5.5%
12- Unemployment rate: 11.2%
13- Arable land: 2%
14- Agricultural products: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp.
15- Industries: textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds.
16- Literacy rate:92.8% (2007)
17- International disputes: With Nicaragua over disputed maritime boundary involving 50,000 sq km in the Caribbean Sea, including the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank; dispute with Venezuela over maritime boundary and Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela.
18- Exports: $24.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.): petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers.
19- Imports: $24.33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.): industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity.
20- Major trading partners: U.S, Venezuela, Ecuador, China, Mexico, Brazil (2004).
21- Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower.
22- Growth rate of economy: 7%
23- Number of internet users: 4.739 million (2005)


COMPARISONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR:
- The population of Colombia is bigger than that of Ecuador.
- The life expectancy of Colombia is 72.8 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 75.3 years.
- There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Colombia. The GDP of Ecuador is $98.28 billion dollars. In contrast, that of Colombia is $319.5 billion dollars.
- There isn't as high an inflation rate in Ecuador as in Colombia. The inflation rate of Colombia is 5.5%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 3.3%.

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Lady, these sentences are your comparisons with corrections. You should rest and recuperate. Monday is a holiday.

COMPARISONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR:

- The population of Colombia is bigger than that of Ecuador. CORRECT

- The life expectancy of Colombia is 72.8 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 75.3 years. CORRECT

- There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Colombia. The GDP of Ecuador is $98.28 billion dollars. In contrast, that of Colombia is $319.5 billion dollars. (as high A GDP- missing indefinite article)

- There isn't as high an inflation rate in Ecuador as in Colombia. The inflation rate of Colombia is 5.5%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 3.3%. CORRECT

Geovanna Morales

There isn't as long a life expectancy in Ecuador as in Korea.
The life expectancy of Korea is 78 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 73 years.

There isn't as high an infant mortality rate in Korea as in Ecuador.
The infant mortality rate of Ecuador is 21/1.000. In contrast, that of Korea is 4/1.000.

There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Korea.
The GDP of Korea is 20''' dollars. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 54.7'' dollars.

There isn't as high an unemployment rate in Ecuador as in Korea.
The unemployment rate of Korea is 33%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 8.7%.


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Geovanna, this is the correction of your sentences:

There isn't as long a life expectancy in Ecuador as in Korea. CORRECT
The life expectancy of Korea is 78 years. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 73 years.CORRECT

There isn't as high an infant mortality rate in Korea as in Ecuador.CORRECT
The infant mortality rate of Ecuador is 21/1.000. In contrast, that of Korea is 4/1.000.CORRECT

There isn't as high GDP in Ecuador as in Korea. (as high a...)
The GDP of Korea is 20''' dollars. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 54.7'' dollars.CORRECT

There isn't as high an unemployment rate in Ecuador as in Korea.CORRECT
The unemployment rate of Korea is 33%. In contrast, that of Ecuador is 8.7%.CORRECT


You only forgot an article (a).

ilda

1- Population of Brazil.
a- 198,739,269
2- Capital city and population
a- Brazilian 2,5 million
3- Infant mortality rate.
a- 22.5/1000
4- Average life expectancy.
a- 72,7 years
5- Brazil is the bigger country of South American, that don't speak spanish. Also, is bigger in arable land and population.
6- Language
a- Portuguese
7- Ethnicity
a- Portuguese, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Arab, African and Indigenous people.
8- Religion
a- Roman Catholic (74%)
9- GDP
a - 1.573 trillion (2008)
10- Per capita income
a - 2.842.36 per person
11- Inflation rate.
a - 5%
12- Unemployment rate.
a - 5,26%
13- Arable land (percent)
a - 83%
14- Agricultural products.
a - Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice,corn,sugarcane,cocoa.
15- Industries.
a- Textiles, shoes, chemicals,cement,ethanol,lumber,iron,tin,steel,etc
16- Literacy rate.
a - 88% of adult population
17- International disputes.
a- Amazon
18-Exports
a- Precious metal, cotton, crude oil, footwear, wallboard,stone,sand,etc.
19- Imports
a- Computer assessories, plastics,chemical ferlizers,pharmaceutical preparation,etc
20- Major trading partners
a - The U.S.
21- Natural resources.
a- Iron ore, manganese, bauxite, nickel, granite, limestone, clay, sand, tin , gold,etc
22- Growth rate of economy(percent)
a - 1/2%
23- Number of internet users.
a - 67,510,400 3,9%

3- comparison
a- There isn't as high an unemployment rate in Brazil as in the U.S.
b- The population of U.S is bigger than in the Brazil.
c- There isn't as high as much arable land in U.S as in the Brazil.


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Ilda,

In your comparison sentences (3), A is correct. Let's look at B and C:

b- The population of U.S is bigger than in the Brazil.

Correction: The population of the U.S. is bigger than that of Brazil.

c- There isn't as high as much arable land in U.S as in the Brazil.

Correction: There isn't as much arable land in the U.S. as in Brazil.

explain to japan toya

1.127,078,679
2.35,327,000
3.2.8/1000
4.82.1
5.japanese have complex history
6.japanese
7.korean,chinese,brazillian,filipino,other1%
8.shintoist and buddhist
9.$4,29trillion
10.per capita $33.600
11.0%
12.4%
13.12%
14.rice sugarbeets vegetable
15.among world's largest and technologically advanced product
16.99%
17.japan have some problem about island
18.$665.7 billion
19.$571.1 billion
20.U.S.china.south korea etc
21.negligible mineral resources. fish
22.2.1%
23.87.54

please refer to message A question.

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Toya,

The information is all here. Let me give you some hints:

1. Remember, the correct form is "Japan has" (not "have")

2. Remember, the first letter of country names is capital (Japan and South Korea, not japan and south korea). Also, the first letter of religions is capital (Shintoist and Buddhist).



-in sentence number 15, "product" should be plural ("products")

U.S. / MEX.

1.-THERE ISN´T AS HIGH AN ARABLE LAND IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.
THE ARABLE LAND OF U.S. IS 18%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF MEXICO IS 13%.

2.-THERE ISN´T AS HIGH AN UNEMPLOYMENT IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF MEXICO IS 3.7%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF U.S. IS 4.6%.

3.-THERE ISN'T AS HIGH AN INFLATION IN U.S. AS IN MEXICO.
THE INFLATION OF U.S. IS 2.9%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF MEXICO IS 4%.

4.-THERE ISN'T AS MUCH OF EXPORTS IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.
WHILE THE EXPORTS OF U.S. IS 927.5 BILLION. THAT OF MEXICO IS 267.5 BILLION.

By Oliva

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Oliva, here is correction of your generalizations and support:


1.-THERE ISN´T AS HIGH AN ARABLE LAND IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.


-THERE ISN"T AS MUCH ARABLE LAND...


THE ARABLE LAND OF U.S. IS 18%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF MEXICO IS 13%. CORRECT,

but remember, it's THE U.S. (the)



2.-THERE ISN´T AS HIGH AN UNEMPLOYMENT IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.


-unemployment RATE

-THE U.S.


THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF MEXICO IS 3.7%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF U.S. IS 4.6%.


-THE U.S.



3.-THERE ISN'T AS HIGH AN INFLATION IN U.S. AS IN MEXICO.

-inflation RATE

-THE U.S.


THE INFLATION OF U.S. IS 2.9%. IN CONTRAST, THAT OF MEXICO IS 4%.


-THE....



4.-THERE ISN'T AS MUCH OF EXPORTS IN MEXICO AS IN U.S.

-AREN'T AS MANY EXPORTS..

-THE U.S.

WHILE THE EXPORTS OF U.S. IS 927.5 BILLION. THAT OF MEXICO IS 267.5 BILLION.

.. THE U.S. ARE 927.5...


-..billion, THOSE of Mexico ARE...

general and support_Mexico & Korea _Sera

*unemployment rate: Mexico - 3.7% , Korea - 33%

-There isn't as high an unemployment rate in Mexico as in Korea.
-The unemployment rate of Maxico is 3.7%.In contrast, that of Korea is 33%.

*literacy rate: Mexico - 91% , Korea - 98%

-There isn't as high a literacy rate in Mexico as in Korea.
-While the literacy rate of Korea is 98%, that of Mexico is 91%.


*population: Mexico - 111,211,789 , Korea - 48,508,972

-There isn't as large a population in Korea as in Mexico.
-The population of Mexico is 111,211,789 and that of Korea is 48,508,972.


*arable land : Mexico - 13% , Korea - 17%

-There isn't as high an arable land in Mexico as in Korea.
-The arable land of Maxico is 13%.In contrast, that of Korea is 17%.


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Sera, this is the correction of your generalizations and supporting sentences:

-There isn't as high an unemployment rate in Mexico as in Korea. CORRECT
-The unemployment rate of Maxico is 3.7%.In contrast, that of Korea is 33%. CORRECT

*literacy rate: Mexico - 91% , Korea - 98%

-There isn't as high a literacy rate in Mexico as in Korea. CORRECT
-While the literacy rate of Korea is 98%, that of Mexico is 91%. CORRECT


*population: Mexico - 111,211,789 , Korea - 48,508,972

-There isn't as large a population in Korea as in Mexico.CORRECT
-The population of Mexico is 111,211,789 and that of Korea is 48,508,972. CORRECT

- A comma before "and" is a good idea.


*arable land : Mexico - 13% , Korea - 17%

-There isn't as high an arable land in Mexico as in Korea.

-AS MUCH ARABLE LAND

-The arable land of Mexico is 13%.In contrast, that of Korea is 17%. CORRECT

Thailand/ AUT

1.Population of country = 65,905,410
2.Capital city and population = 6,320,174
3.Infant mortality rate = 17.6/1000
4.Average life expectancy = 73.1
5.Summary of history = Formerly called SIAM
6.Language = THAI/ ENG second language

jayoung

There isn't as high a GDP in Ecuador as in Korea.
The GDP of Ecuador is 98,28billion. Incontrast, that of Korea is 1,201trillion.

There isn't as long a life expectancy in Ecuador as in korea.
In Ecuador the life expectancy is 73% and in Korea the life expectancy is 78.7%.

There isn't as high a unemployment rate in Ecuador as in Korea.
In Ecuador the unemployment rate is 9.8%. In contrast, In Korea the unemployment rate is 33%.

There isn't as high an infant mortality in Korea as in Ecuador.
While the infant mortality in Korea is 4.2/1000, the infant mortality in Ecuador is 22/1000.

ilda

1- Brazil is more dangerous than Poland.

a- There is more danger in Brazil than in Poland
b- There isn't as much danger in Poland as in Brazil.
c- Poland isn't as dangerous as Brazil.

2- Japan is safer than U.S.

a- There is more safety in Japan than Unites States.
b- There isn't as much safety in Unites States as in Japan.
c- Japan isn't as safe as Unites States.


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Ilda, this is the correction of your sentences:


1- Brazil is more dangerous than Poland. CORRECT

a- There is more danger in Brazil than in Poland. CORRECT
b- There isn't as much danger in Poland as in Brazil. CORRECT
c- Poland isn't as dangerous as Brazil. CORRECT

2- Japan is safer than U.S. (THE U.S.)

a- There is more safety in Japan than Unites States. (IN THE UNITED STATES)
b- There isn't as much safety in Unites States as in Japan. (in THE UNITED STATES AS IN JAPAN)
c- Japan isn't as safe as Unites States. (THE UNITED STATES)

comparatives_Sera

Sera, the corrections are in capital letters under the sentences.

Comparatives

1. Chicago is more dangerous than New York. CORRECT
New York isn't as dangerous as Chicago. CORRECT
There is more danger in Chicago than in New York. CORRECT
There isn't as much danger in New York as in Chicago.CORRECT



2. Boston is safer than New Orleans.CORRECT
New Orleans isn't as safe as Boston.CORRECT
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.CORRECT
There isn't as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.CORRECT


3. Tokyo and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai.CORRECT
Beijing and Shanghai isn't as expensive as Tokyo and Osaka.CORRECT
There is more expense in Tokyo and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.CORRECT
There isn't as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokyo and Osaka.CORRECT


4. Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba.CORRECT
Havana, Cuba isn't as populous as Mexico City.CORRECT
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana, Cuba.CORRECT
There isn't as much population in Havana, Cuba as in Mexico City.CORRECT


5. My neighbors in Quito, Ecuador were more friendly than my neighbors in Manhattan.CORRECT

My neighbors in Manhattan weren't as friendly as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador.

AREN'T AS FRIENDLY


There was more friendliness my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador than my neighbors in Manhattan.

..more friendliness BETWEEN my neighbors...

..than BETWEEN my..


There isn't as much friendliness my neighbors in Manhattan as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador.

..as much friendliness BETWEEN my neighbors..

..as BETWEEN my..


6. People in Bogota dress more conservatively than people in Los Angeles. CORRECT
People in Los Angeles don't dress as conservatively as people in Bogota.CORRECT
There are more conservativism people in Bogota than people in Los Angeles.

..There IS more conservatism AMONG people..

There aren't as much conservativism people in Los Angeles as people in Bogota.

..There ISN'T as much conservatism AMONG people..


7. Citizens of Argentina express themselves more formally than citizens of the United States. CORRECT
Citizens of the United States don't express themselves as formally as citizens of Argentina. CORRECT
There are more formality citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States.

..There IS more formality AMONG...

..than AMONG...

There isn't as much formality citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina.

..formality AMONG..

..as AMONG..



8. His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York. CORRECT
His life in New York wasn't as busy as his life in Algeria.CORRECT
There was more business in his life in Algeria than in his life in New York. CORRECT
There wasn't as much business in his life in New York as in his life in Algeria.CORRECT



9. He works harder now than he worked in the past.CORRECT
He didn't work in the past as hard as he works now.CORRECT
There is more hardship in his work now than in his work in the past.CORRECT
There isn't as much hardship in his work in the past as in his work now.

..There WASN'T..

homework !!! Maria Carmona

Maria, the correction will appear in capital letters

1.Chicago is more dangerous than New York.CORRECT
New York isn´t as dangerous as Chicago. CORRECT
There is more danger in Chacago than in New York.CORRECT
There isn´t as much danger in New York as in Chicago.CORRECT

2.Boston is safer than New Orleans.CORRECT
New Orleans isn´t as safe as New Orleans.CORRECT
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.CORRECT
There isn´t as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.CORRECT

3.Tokio and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai. CORRECT (English spelling is Tokyo)

Beijing and Shanghai aren´t as expensive as Tokio and Osaka.CORRECT
There are more expense in Tokio and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.

There IS..

There aren´t as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokio and Osaka.


There ISN'T..


4.Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba.CORRECT
Havana Cuba isn´t as populous as Mexico City.CORRECT
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana Cuba.CORRECT
There isn´t as much population in Havana, Cuba than in Mexico City.CORRECT

5.My neighbors in Quito Ecuador were friendlier than my neighbors in Manhattan.CORRECT (There should be a comma (,) between Quito and Ecuador)

My neighbors in Manhattan aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in Quito Ecuador.CORRECT
There are more friendliness in my Quito´s neighbors than in my Manhattan´s neighbors.

There IS..

There aren´t as much friendliness in my Manhattan´s neighbors as in my Quito´s neighbors.

There ISN'T.. and omit apostrophe (') after Manhattan.

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles.

conservativeLY

People in Los Angeles don´t dress as conservative as people in Bogota.

conservativeLY


There is more formality in Bogota´s peolple than Los Angeles´s people. CORRECT
There isn´t as much formality in Los Angeles´s people as in Bogota´s people. CORRECT

("Los Angeles' people" is clumsy. A smoother alternative is "the people of Los Angeles")

7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves formaler than citizens of the United States.

MORE FORMALLY

Citizens of the United States don´t express themselves as formal as citizens of Argentina.

FORMALLY

There are more formality in citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States.

There IS

than IN (or: than AMONG)

There aren´t as much formality in citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina.

There ISN'T

than IN (or: than AMONG)

8.His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York. CORRECT
His life in New York isn´t as busy as his life in Algeria.CORRECT
There are more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York.

There IS..

IN his life in Algeria

IN his life in New York.

There isn´t as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.


IN his life in Algeria

IN his life in New York.

9.He works harder now than he worked in the past. CORRECT
He didn´t work in the past as hard as he works now.CORRECT
There are more hardship in his past work than his work now.

There WAS

than IN his..

There isn´t as much hardship in his work now as his past work.

as IN his..


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Comparations By Lady Palma

1.Chicago is more dangerous than New York.
New York isn´t as dangerous as Chicago.
There is more danger in Chacago than in New York.
There isn´t as much danger in New York as in Chicago.

2.Boston is safer than New Orleans.
New Orleans isn´t as safe as New Orleans.
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.
There isn´t as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.

3.Tokio and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai.
Beijing and Shanghai aren´t as expensive as Tokio and Osaka.
There are more expense in Tokio and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.
There aren´t as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokio and Osaka.

4.Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba.
Havana, Cuba isn´t as populous as Mexico City.
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana, Cuba.
There isn´t as much population in Havana, Cuba than in Mexico City.

5.My neighbors in Quito, Ecuador were friendlier than my neighbors in Manhattan.
My neighbors in Manhattan aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador.
There were more friendliness in my Quito´s neighbors than in my Manhattan´s neighbors.
There aren´t as much friendliness in my Manhattan´s neighbors as in my Quito´s neighbors.

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles.
People in Los Angeles don´t dress as conservative as people in Bogota.
There is more formality in Bogota´s peolple than Los Angeles´s people.
There isn´t as much formality in Los Angeles´s people as in Bogota´s people.

7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves formaler than citizens of the United States.
Citizens of the United States don´t express themselves as formal as citizens of Argentina.
There are more formality in citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States.
There aren´t as much formality in citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina.

8.His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York.
His life in New York isn´t as busy as his life in Algeria.
There was more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York.
There isn´t as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.

9.He works harder now than he worked in the past.
He didn´t work in the past as hard as he works now.
There was more hardship in his past work than his work now.
There isn´t as much hardship in his work now as his past work.


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Lady, this is the correction of your comparisons:




1.Chicago is more dangerous than New York. CORRECT
New York isn´t as dangerous as Chicago.CORRECT
There is more danger in Chacago than in New York.CORRECT
There isn´t as much danger in New York as in Chicago.CORRECT

2.Boston is safer than New Orleans.CORRECT
New Orleans isn´t as safe as New Orleans.CORRECT
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.CORRECT
There isn´t as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.CORRECT

3.Tokio and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai. CORRECT (spelling in English is Tokyo).
Beijing and Shanghai aren´t as expensive as Tokio and Osaka.　CORRECT
There are more expense in Tokio and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.　(are) IS
There aren´t as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokio and Osaka. (aren't) ISN'T

4.Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba. CORRECT
Havana, Cuba isn´t as populous as Mexico City.CORRECT
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana, Cuba. CORRECT
There isn´t as much population in Havana, Cuba than in Mexico City. CORRECT

5.My neighbors in Quito, Ecuador were friendlier than my neighbors in Manhattan. CORRECT
My neighbors in Manhattan aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador. CORRECT
There were more friendliness in my Quito´s neighbors than in my Manhattan´s neighbors. (were) WAS
There aren´t as much friendliness in my Manhattan´s neighbors as in my Quito´s neighbors. (aren't) ISN'T

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles. CONSERVATIVELY
People in Los Angeles don´t dress as conservative as people in Bogota. CONSERVATIVELY
There is more formality in Bogota´s people than Los Angeles´s people. (than IN...)

THE PEOPLE OF BOGOTA and THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES is preferable.

Also, you should probably change "in the people of..." to "BETWEEN the people of.."

There isn´t as much formality in Los Angeles´s people as in Bogota´s people. CORRECT

7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves formaler than citizens of the United States.

MORE FORMALLY

Citizens of the United States don´t express themselves as formal as citizens of Argentina. FORMALLY
There are more formality in citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States. (are) IS
There aren´t as much formality in citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina. (aren't) ISN'T

- again, in both sentences "BETWEEN citizens of.." is better than "in citizens of.."


8.His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York. CORRECT
His life in New York isn´t as busy as his life in Algeria.CORRECT
There was more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York. CORRECT
There isn´t as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.CORRECT

9.He works harder now than he worked in the past. CORRECT
He didn´t work in the past as hard as he works now.CORRECT
There was more hardship in his past work than his work now. (than IN his work now)
There isn´t as much hardship in his work now as his past work. (as IN his past work)

Yaritza's Comparison

Puerto Rico is smaller than New York. The people in Puerto Rico is friendlier than the people in New York. Too many people in New York is busier than the people in Puerto Rico. The beaches in Puerto Rico are more beautiful than the beaches in New York. New York has more interesting places than Puerto Rico but everything is more expensive than my country. In Puerto Rico we have more time to share with family and friends than New York. I Love Puerto Rico and I miss it.

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Yaritza, this is the correction of your comparison of Puerto Rico and New York:


Puerto Rico is smaller than New York. The people in Puerto Rico (is) (ARE) friendlier than the people in New York. Too many people in New York is (ARE) busier than the people in Puerto Rico. The beaches in Puerto Rico are more beautiful than the beaches in New York. New York has more interesting places than Puerto Rico but everything is more expensive than IN my country. In Puerto Rico we have more time to share with family and friends than (IN) New York. I Love Puerto Rico and I miss it.

homework toya

1.Buma Afghanistan Somalia 2.Somalia 3.New zealand 4.Singapore 5.Rwanda 6.Most Barbados Least Haiti 7.Most Metherlamds Least Greece 8.Most CAnada least Russia 9.japan 17 Ecvador 116 10.19

2.Boston is more safe than New orleans.
New orleans isn't as safe as Boston.
There is more safety in Boston than is New orleans.
There isn't as much safety in New orleans as in Boston.

3.Tokyo and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai.
Beijing and Shanghai aren't as expensive as Tokyo and Osaka.
There are more expence in Tokyo and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.
There aren't as much expence in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokyo and Osaka.

4.Mexico city is more populous than Havana cuba.
Havana cuba isn't as populous as Mexico.
There is more population in Mexico than in Havana cuba.
There isn't as much population in Havana cuba as in Mexico.

5.My neighbors in quito, Ecuador were more friendly than my neighbors in Manhattan.
My neighbors in Manhattan, weren't as friendly as my neighbors in quito.
There were more friendliness my neighbors in quito than my neighbors in
Manhattan.
There weren't as much friendliness my neighbors in Manhattan as my neighbors in
quito.

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles.
People in Los Angeles aren't as conservative as people in Bogota dress.
There are more conservativism people in Bogota dress than people in Los Angeles.
There weren't as much conservativism people in Los Angeles as people in Bogota
dress.

7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves more formal than citizens of the United
States.
Citizens of the United states aren't as formal as citizens of Argentina express
themselves.
There are more formality citizens of Argentina express themselves than citizens of
the United States.
There aren't as much formality citizens of the United states as citizens of
Argentina express themselves.

8.His life in Algeria was more busy than his life in New York.
His life in New York aren't as busy as his life in Algeria.
There are more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York.
There aren't as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.

9.He works more hard now than he worked in the past.
he worked in the past isn't as hard as he works.
There is more hardship he works than he worked in the past.
There isn't as much hardship he worked in the past as he works.

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Toya, this is the correction. I will use CAPITAL LETTERS for corrections


1.Buma Afghanistan Somalia 2.Somalia 3.New zealand 4.Singapore 5.Rwanda 6.Most Barbados Least Haiti 7.Most Metherlamds Least Greece 8.Most CAnada least Russia 9.japan 17 Ecvador 116 10.19

spelling: BURMA ECUADOR NETHERLANDS


2.Boston is more safe than New orleans. (more safe) SAFER


New orleans isn't as safe as Boston.


There is more safety in Boston than is New orleans. (is) IN


There isn't as much safety in New orleans as in Boston. CORRECT


3.Tokyo and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai. CORRECT


Beijing and Shanghai aren't as expensive as Tokyo and Osaka.CORRECT


There are more expence in Tokyo and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai. (are) IS (expence) EXPENSE



There aren't as much expence in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokyo and Osaka.(are) IS (expence) EXPENSE



4.Mexico city is more populous than Havana cuba. CORRECT (capital C for Cuba and all countries).


Havana cuba isn't as populous as Mexico. comma (,) between Havana and Cuba


There is more population in Mexico than in Havana cuba. CORRECT (capitalize Cuba)


There isn't as much population in Havana cuba as in Mexico. CORRECT



5.My neighbors in quito, Ecuador were more friendly than my neighbors in Manhattan.


CORRECT (capital Q in Quito)


My neighbors in Manhattan, weren't as friendly as my neighbors in quito. (CORRECT, but there's no comma after Manhattan.


There were more friendliness my neighbors in quito than my neighbors in
Manhattan.

(were) WAS


There weren't as much friendliness AMONG my neighbors in Manhattan as my neighbors in
quito.


(were) WAS

6.People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles. (CONSERVATIVELY)


People in Los Angeles aren't as conservative as people in Bogota dress. CORRECT


There are more conservativism people in Bogota dress than people in Los Angeles.


(conservatism) CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE or IS MORE CONSERVATISM)


There weren't as much conservativism people in Los Angeles as people in Bogota
dress.

(as much) WEREN'T AS MANY CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE or WASN'T AS MUCH CONSERVATISM)


7.Citizens of Argentina express themselves more formal than citizens of the United States. (MORE FORMALLY)


Citizens of the United states aren't as formal as citizens of Argentina express
themselves. CORRECT


There are more formality IN THE WAY citizens of Argentina express themselves than citizens of the United States.

(are) IS


There aren't as much formality citizens of the United states as citizens of
Argentina express themselves.


THERE ISN'T AS MUCH FORMALITY IN THE WAY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THE WAY CITIZENS OF ARGENTINA EXPRESS THEMSELVES. (or: IN THE WAY THOSE OF ARGENTINA DO)


8.His life in Algeria was more busy than his life in New York.(more busy) BUSIER


His life in New York aren't as busy as his life in Algeria. (isn't) ISN'T


There are more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York. (are) IS


There aren't as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria. (aren't) ISN'T



9.He works more hard now than he worked in the past. (more hard) HARDER


he worked in the past isn't as hard as he works.


HE DIDN'T WORK AS HARD IN THE PAST AS HE WORKS NOW. or THE WAY HE WORKED IN THE PAST WASN'T AS HARD AS THE WAY HE WORKS NOW.


There is more hardship he works than he worked in the past.


(he works, he worked) IN HIS WORK NOW, IN HIS WORK IN THE PAST



There isn't as much hardship he worked in the past as he works.


(The last sentence correction is the same as the one before it).

Eliana

Japan is more corrupt than USA but it isn't as corrupt as Colombia.

There is more corruption in japan than in USA, but there isn't as much corruption in Japan as in Colombia

New Zeland is more corrupt than Venezuela but it isn't as corrupt as Somalia

There is more corruption in New Zeland than Venezuela, but there isn't as much corruption in New Zeland as in Venezuela

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Eliana, this is the correction:

Japan is more corrupt than USA but it isn't as corrupt as Colombia. (the USA)

There is more corruption in japan than in USA, but there isn't as much corruption in Japan as in Colombia. (again, The USA is correct)

New Zeland is more corrupt than Venezuela but it isn't as corrupt as Somalia (spelling: New Zealand)

There is more corruption in New Zeland than Venezuela, but there isn't as much corruption in New Zeland as in Venezuela (the same spelling error)

Comparition and Equivalence

1. Colombia is more corrupt than the U.S, but it isn't as corrupt as Colombia.
2. There are more corruption in Colombia than in the U.S but there isn't as much corruption in the U.s as in Colombia.
3. The U.S is more corrupt than Japan, but Japan isn't as corrupt as the U.S.
4. There are more corruption in the U.s than in Japan, but there isn't as much corruption in Japan as the U.S.
Martha Benigno

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Martha, this is the correction of your work:

1. Colombia is more corrupt than the U.S, but it isn't as corrupt as Colombia. CORRECT


2. There are more corruption in Colombia than in the U.S but there isn't as much corruption in the U.s as in Colombia. (THERE IS, not "there are" at the beginning)


3. The U.S is more corrupt than Japan, but Japan isn't as corrupt as the U.S. CORRECT

4. There are more corruption in the U.s than in Japan, but there isn't as much corruption in Japan as the U.S. (again, IS not "are" at the start)


Martha Benigno

Zheng Yue

I think Zheng Yue's job as Chinese language teaches in Oklahoma is difficult because she have to lead with students of difficult culture and different language but if she teach only three hours a day she has time to do other things and learn more about American culture, study, enjoy visiting different places. In addition, she should be proud because she is expanding her language and culture.

Martha Benigno

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Martha, this is the correction of your summary. I have indicated changes in CAPITAL letters.

I think Zheng Yue's job as Chinese language teacheR in Oklahoma is difficult because she haS to lead with students of difficult cultureS and different languageS, but if she teachES only three hours a day she has time to do other things and learn more about American culture, study, AND enjoy visiting different places. In addition, she should be proud because she is expanding her language and culture.

Lima and New York

New York is a city bigger than Lima, and has trains that are fast, people don have many problems to go from one city to another. Lima does not have trains as fast as New York that people take much time commuting to get to work using only buses.
In New York people who have a high level of education have more opportunities to get a job and earn more money than people who live in Lima. In Lima People with master degree are not earn as much as People in New York. That is the reason because many people arrive to New York looking for better opportunities to improve professionally and economically.
Even though, New York and Lima are very different, these two cities are visited for many people from different countries. Lima is attracted by tourist to visit historical places and New York is attracted by people dedicated to financial activities.

Martha Benigno

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Martha, again I will write corrections in UPPER CASE letters.

New York is a BIGGER CITY than Lima and has trains that are fast. People don'T have many problems to go from one city to another. Lima does not have trains as fast as New York, SO people take much time commuting to get to work using only buses.

In New York people who have a high level of education have more opportunities to get jobS and earn more money than people who live in Lima. In Lima people with master degree DO not earn as much as people in New York. That is the reason THAT many people arrive IN New York looking for better opportunities to improve professionally and economically.

Even though New York and Lima are very different, these two cities are visited BY many people from different countries. TOURISTS ARE attracted by LIMA to visit historical places and PEOPLE dedicated to financial activities ARE attracted TO NEW YORK .

My hometown

Cuenca is smaller than New York,and the people from Cuenca dress more conservatively than the people from New York,Cuenca aren't as four seasons as New York.

In my hometown,same places are more dangerous than here,but,I love Cuenca because the neighbors were more friendlier than my neighbors in New York.Cuenca doesn,t have as beach as New York.

I miss my family and they know that are missed by me.


Rosa Maldonado

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Rosa, this is the correction of "My Hometown":


Cuenca is smaller than New York,and the people from Cuenca dress more conservatively than the people from New York. In Cuenca there aren't four seasons, as in New York.

In my hometown,some places are more dangerous than here, but I love Cuenca because the neighbors were more friendlier than my neighbors in New York. On the other hand, Cuenca doesn't have as many beaches as New York.

I miss my family and they know that they are missed by me.

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Magda

Lima is smaller than New York, and some places in Lima are quieter than New York. My neighbors in New York aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in lima, but Lima has some places aren´t as safe as some places in New York.

Lima doesn´t have as big department stores as New York, but New York has more expensive department stores than Lima.
The beaches in Lima are closer than beaches in New York, but some beaches in New York aren´t as cold as some beaches in Lima.


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Magda, this is the correction:

Lima is smaller than New York, and some places in Lima are quieter than New York. My neighbors in New York aren´t as friendly as my neighbors in lima, but Lima has some places THAT aren´t as safe as some places in New York.

Correct, except for omission of "that"

Lima doesn´t have as big department stores as New York, but New York has more expensive department stores than Lima. The beaches in Lima are closer than beaches in New York, but some beaches in New York aren´t as cold as some beaches in Lima.

Correct

Teaching Chinese, and Learning America by Ivan X

After I read, printed and read again a NYTIMES
I think, Ms. Zheng, a woman from China and teaching chinese in America, it is hard for she, because, she is out of her usual elememt in this city, people and culture are different beetwen, China and America.
She want a litte respect, because, studendts interrup her, and she have to repeat, and teach again.
Also she is voluteered to work in U.S. school, but this country doesn't value a teachers,
Her life in High School was torture, she only study, study and study, but here students lead more interesting lives.

I agree with she, beacuase a lot American, misundertand a Sudamerican, Asian, Europe, ect.. people for yours languages, cultures and other things.

No matter what, people would to try undertand each other.


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Ivan, this is the correction of your summary:

After I read, printed and read again the article from the N.Y. Times
I have thoought about Ms. Zheng, a woman from China and teaching Chinese in America. In my opinion, it is hard for her because, she is out of her usual element in this city. People and culture are different in China and America.

She wants a litte respect because students interrupt her, and she has to repeat and teach again.

Also she volunteered to work in the U.S. school, but this country doesn't value teachers.

Her life in high school was torture; she only studied, studied and studied, but here students lead more interesting lives.

I agree with her because a lot Americans misunderstand South American, Asian and European and other people in terms of their languages, cultures, etc. (usually, etc. is at the end of a sentence)

No matter what, people should to try to understand each other.

Ivan X homework

Comparative
The students on four level were more friendly than the students on level three..
Equalitative
The students on level three were not as friendlier as students on level four..

Passive voice
The schoolwork was already done by him .

The cat was reprimanded by his owner.


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Ivan, there are some corrections:

Comparative

The students IN LEVEL FOUR were FRIENDLIER than the students IN level three..



Equalitative


The students IN level three were not as friendlier as students IN level four..


Passive voice

The schoolwork was already done by him .

CORRECT

The cat was reprimanded by his owner.

CORRECT

jacqueline verduga

Chicago is more dangerous than New York
New york isn't as dangerous as Chicago
There is more danger in Chicago than in New York.
There isn't as much danger in Chicago as in New York.

CORRECT!

Boston is safer than New Orleans.
Orleans isn't as safer as Boston. AS SAFE AS
There is more safety in Boston than in Orleans.
There isn't as much safety in Boston as in Orleans.

3 of 4 are CORRECT

Tokyo and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai.
Beijing and Shanghai isn't as expensive as Tokyo and Osaka.
There is more expensive in Tokyo and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai. MORE EXPENSE
There isn't as much expensive in tokyo and Osaka as in Beijing and Shanghai.AS MUCH EXPENSE

2 0f 4 are CORRECT

Mexico city is more populous than Hvana, CUBA.
Havana,Cuba isn't as populous as Mexico.
There is more population in Mexico than Havana, Cuba.
There isn't as much population in Mexico as in Havana,Cuba.

CORRECT

My neighbors in Quito,Ecuador were more friendly tahn muy neighbors in Manhattan. FRIENDLIER
My neighbors in Manhattan weren't as friendly as my neighbors in Quito,Ecuador.
There was more friendliness in muy neighbors in Quito,Ecuador than in my neighbors in Manhattan.
There wasn't as much friendliness my neighbors in Manhattan as in my neighbors in Ecuador.

3 0f 4 are CORRECT

People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in los Angeles. MORE CONSERVATIVELY
People in Los Angeles don't dress as conservative as people in Bogota. AS CONSERVATIVELY
There are more conservatively people in Bogota than in Los Angeles. MORE CONSERVATIVE
There aren't as much people conservatively in Bogota as in Los Angeles.AS MANY CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE

His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York.
His life in New York wasn't as busy as his life in Algeria
There was more business his life in Argeria than in his life in New York.
There wasn't as much business his life in Argeria as in New York.

CORRECT

He works harder now than he worked in the past.
He isn't as harder works now as he worked in the past.
There is more hard works now than in the past. WORK (no S)
There isn't as much hard works now as in the past. WORK (no S)

2 of 4 are CORRECT

O L I V A

1.-CHICAGO IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN NEW YORK.
2.-NEW YORK ISN´T AS DANGEROUS AS CHICAGO.
3.-THERE IS MORE DANGER IN CHICAGO THAN IN NEW YORK.
4.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH DANGER IN NEW YORK AS IN CHICAGO.

ALL CORRECT

5.-BOSTON IS MORE SAFE THAN NEW ORLEANS. safer
6.-NEW ORLEANS ISN´T AS SAFE AS BOSTON.
7.-THERE IS MORE SAFETY IN BOSTON THAN IN NEW ORLEANS.
8.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH SAFETY IN NEW ORLEANS AS IN BOSTON.

3 of 4 are CORRECT

9.-TOKYO AND OSAKA ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BEIJIN AND SHANGHAI.
10.-BEIJIN AND SHANGHAI AREN´T AS EXPENSIVE AS TOKYO AND OSAKA.
11.-THERE IS MORE EXPENSE IN TOKYO AND OSAKA THAN IN BEIJIN AND SHANGHAI.
12.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH EXPENSE IN BEIJIN AND SHANGHAI AS IN TOKYOAND OSAKA.

CORRECT

13.-MEXICO CITY IS MORE POPULOUS THAN HAVANA, CUBA.
14.-HAVANA,CUBA ISN´T AS POPULOUS AS MEXICO CITY.
15.-THERE IS MORE POPULATION IN MEXICO CITY THAN IN HAVANA,CUBA.
16.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH POPULATON IN HAVANA,CUBA AS IN MEXICO CITY.

CORRECT

17.-MY NEIGHBORS IN ECUADOR WERE MORE FRIENDLY THAN MY NEIGHBORS IN MANHATTAN.
18.-MY NEIGHBORS IN MANHATTAN WEREN´T AS FRIENDLY AS MY NEIGHBORS IN ECUADOR.
19.-THERE IS MORE FRIENDLINSS IN ECUADOR THAN IN MANHATTAN.
20.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH FRIENDLINSS IN MANHATTAN AS IN ECUADOR.(spelling is FRIENDLINESS)

CORRECT

21.-THE PEOPLE IN BOGOTA DRESS MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THE PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES.more conservatively
22.-THE PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES DON´T DRESS AS CONSERVATIVE AS THE PEOPLE IN BOGOTA.as conservatively
23.-THERE IS MORE CONSERVATIVISM IN BOGOTA THAN IN LOS ANGELES.
24.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH CONSERVATIVISM IN LOS ANGELES AS IN BOGOTA.

2 of 4 are CORRECT

25.-CITIZENS OF ARGENTINA EXPRESS THEMSELVES MORE FORMAL THAN CITIZENS OF UNITED
STATES. more formally
26.-CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES DON´T EXPRESS THEMSELVES AS FORMAL AS CITIZENS OF
ARGENTINA. as formally
27.-THERE IS MORE FORMALITY IN CITIZENS OF ARGENTINA THAN IN CITIZENS OF UNITED
STATES.
28.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH FORMALITY IN CITIZENS OF U.S. AS IN CITIZENS OF ARGENTINA.

2 of 4 are CORRECT


29.-HIS LIFE IN ALGERIA WAS MORE BUSY THAN HIS LIFE IN NEW YORK. was busier than
30.-HIS LIFE IN NEW YORK WASN´T AS BUSY AS HIS LIFE IN ALGERIA.
31.-THERE IS MORE BUSINESS IN ALGERIA THAN IN N.Y.
32.-THERE ISN´T AS MUCH BUSINESS IN N.Y. AS IN ALGERIA.

3 of 4 CORRECT

33.-HE WORKS MORE HARD NOW THAN INTHE PAST. works harder
34.-IN THE PAST HE DIDN´T WORK AS HARD AS NOW.
35.-THERE IS MORE HARDSHIP NOW THAN IN THE PAST.
36.-IN THE PAST THERE WASN´T AS MUCH HARDSHIP AS NOW.

3 of 4 are CORRECT

ilda

1-The 3 least corrupt contries.
a- New Zealand
b- Denmark
c- Singapore
2-The least corrupt coutry.
a- New Zealand
3-The country is the most corrupt.
a- Somalia
4-The most corrupt contry in ASEAN.
a-Mayanmar (Burna)
5- Which African contry is the least corrupt?
a- Botswana
6-What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt contries in OAS?
a- HAITI is the most corrupt
b- CANADA is the least corrupt
7-Which contries are the most and least corrupt in NATO?
a- Denmark is the least corrupt
b Albania is the most corrupt
8- What are the least and most corrupt contries in G8.
a- Belgium is the least corrupt.
b- Russia is the most corrupt
9-What number on the transparency index is your partner's contry and your contry?
a- Brazil 3,7
10-What number is the United States?
a- US is 7,5

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Ilda,

You are a very good student! This wasn't homework. Your answers are correct, except for number 8 a. The least corrupt country in the G8 is Canada.

Geovanna Morales - Comparatives

COMPARATIVES

1. Chicago is more dangerous than New York.
New York isn't as dangerous as Chicago.
There is more danger in Chicago than in New York.
There isn't as much danger in New York as in Chicago.

Correct!

2. Boston is safer than New Orleans.
New Orleans isn't as safe as Boston.
There is more safety in Boston than in New Orleans.
There isn't as much safety in New Orleans as in Boston.

Correct!

3. Tokyo and Osaka are more expensive than Beijing and Shanghai.
Beijing and Shanghai isn't as expensive as Tokyo and Osaka.
There is more expense in Tokyo and Osaka than in Beijing and Shanghai.
There isn't as much expense in Beijing and Shanghai as in Tokyo and Osaka.

Correct!

4. Mexico City is more populous than Havana, Cuba.
Havana, Cuba isn't as populous as Mexico City.
There is more population in Mexico City than in Havana, Cuba.
There isn't as much population in Havana, Cuba as in Mexico City.

Correct!

5. My neighbors in Quito, Ecuador were more friendly than my neighbors in Manhattan.
My neighbors in Manhattan weren't as friendly as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador.
There were more friendliness my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador than my neighbors in Manhattan.
There isn't as much friendliness my neighbors in Manhattan as my neighbors in Quito, Ecuador.

Error: There WAS more friendliness..

6. People in Bogota dress more conservative than people in Los Angeles.
People in Los Angeles don't dress as conservative as people in Bogota.
There are more conservativism people in Bogota than people in Los Angeles.
There aren't as much conservativism people in Los Angeles as people in Bogota.

Error: more CONSERVATIVELY than... as CONSERVATIVELY as

7. Citizens of Argentina express themselves more formal than citizens of the United States.
Citizens of the United States don't express themselves as formal as citizens of Argentina.
There are more formality citizens of Argentina than citizens of the United States.
There aren't as much formality citizens of the United States as citizens of Argentina.

Error: more FORMALLY than.. as FORMALLY as

Error: There ISN'T as much formality

8. His life in Algeria was busier than his life in New York.
His life in New York wasn't as busy as his life in Algeria.
There was more business his life in Algeria than his life in New York.
There wasn't as much business his life in New York as his life in Algeria.

Error: There was more business IN his life in Algeria than IN his life in New York.
There wasn't as much business IN his life in New York as IN his life in Algeria.


9. He works harder now than he worked in the past.
He didn't work in the past as hard as he works now.
There is more hardship he works now than he worked in the past.
There isn't as much hardship he worked in the past as he works now.

Error: There is more hardship IN HIS WORK NOW now than IN HIS WORK in the past.
There isn't as much hardship IN HIS WORK IN the past as IN HIS WORK now.

KIJJAPHOT AU

1 Somalia,Afghanistan
2 New Zeland
3 Somalia
4 Philippines
5 South Africa
6 Somalia
7 Venezuela
8 Romain and Greece
9 Italy
10 Colombia 3.7 and Ecuador 2.2
11 USA 7.5 position 19

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Au,


Most of your answers are correct. These are the complete correct answers (except number 9, which you and your partner should find).

Also, in question 10 and 11 I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

Khwanchai Jaidee

1.Somal , Afghanistan
2.New Zeland
3.Somalia
4.Philippennes
5.South Africa
6.Somalia
7.Venezuala
8.Romain and Greece
9.Italy
10.Columbia 3-7 and Ecuador 2.2
11.US 7.5 position 19

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Kwanchai,

Some of your answers are correct and some are incorrect.

In question 10 and 11 I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data

These are the correct answers

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

9. What number on the transparency index is your partner's country and your country?
Ecuador = 146
Thailand = 84
10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

motsim

1-Somalia,Afghanistan
2- New Zeland
3-Somalia
4-Philippines
5-Mauritius
6-Somalia
7-Venezuela
8-Romain and Greece
9-Italy
10-Colombia 3.7 and Ecuador 2.2
11-United State 7.5 position 19

Motsim,

Most of your answers are correct. These are the complete correct answers (except number 9, which you and your partner should find).

Also, in question 10 and 11 I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.


10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

jacqueline verduga

1.- Somalia, Afghanistan and somalia
2.- New Zelanda
3,- Somali
4,- Philippines
5.- Maurtitius
6.- Somalia
7.- Venezuela
8.- Romani and Grece
9,- Itali
10.-Colombia 3.7 and Ecuador 2.2
11.- United State 7.5 position 19


Jacqueline, please look at the questions again and check the answers below. Number 9 is for you and your partner to find.

By the way, in question 10 and 11 I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data


1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

Corruption

1. simalia, afganistan and suma
2. new zelanda
3. somali
4. philippines.
6. somalia
7. venezuela
8. romani and grece
9. itali
10. colombia 3.7 and ecuador 2.2
11. united state 7.5 position 19

Edwin, please look at the questions again and check the answers below. Number 9 is for you and your partner to find.

And in question 10 and 11 I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data


1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today? (least, not most)

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

OLIVA

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?
NEW ZEALAND, DENMARK AND SINGAPORE.

2. Which country is the least corrupt?
NEW ZEALAND.

3. Which country is the most corrupt?
SOMALIA

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian
Nations? MYANMAR

5. Which African country is the least corrupt?
BOTSWANA.

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of
American States)? THE MOST IS HAITI, THE LESS IS CANADA.


7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization). THE MOST IS ROMANIA , THE LEAST IS CANADA.


8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?
THE LEAST IS CANADA AND THE MOST IS RUSSIA

9. What number on the transparency index is your partner's country and your country?
IN JAPAN IS 17, IN MY COUNTRY IS 89.


10. What number is the United States? IS 19


BY Oliva

prachya

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?
New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?
New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?
Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations? You can find the member nations here: http://www.aseansec.org/74.htm
Burma - Myanmar

5. Which African country is the least corrupt? Do the research on google.
Botswana


6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)?

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)?

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.


9. What number on the transparency index is your partner's country and your country?
Ecuador = 2.2
Thailand = 3.4

10. What number is the United States?
United States = 19

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Prachya,

Your answers are all correct, except number 9. I was looking for the rank, which is the number on the left. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data

Corruption Country

1.Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?
1-New zealand
2-Denmark
3-Singapore

2.Which country is the least corrupt?
New Zealand

3.Which country is the most corrupt?
Somalia

4.What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN
Myanmar

5.Which African country is the least corrupt?
Botswana

6.What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS
Least corrupt country is Canada
Most corrupt country is Haiti

7.Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato?
Most country is Romania
Least country is Denmark

8.What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8
Least country is Canada
Most country is Russia

9.What number on the transparency index is your partner's country and your country?
My partner's country is 89 (Mexico)
My country is 17 (Japan)

10.What number is the United States?
United States is 19

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What is your name?

Those answers are correct. I think you got tired by number 7 and 8, because you forgot to write the word "corrupt" in your answers.

Geovanna Morales - Corruption

1. Which are the three least corrupt countries in the world today?

New Zealand
Denmark
Singapore

2. Which country is the least corrupt?

New Zealand

3. Which country is the most corrupt?

Somalia

4. What is the most corrupt country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations? You can find the member nations here: http://www.aseansec.org/74.htm

Myanmar (Burma)

5. Which African country is the least corrupt? Do the research on google.

Botswana

6. What are the least corrupt and the most corrupt countries in OAS (Organization of American States)? Find the member countries here: http://www.oas.org/en/about/member_states.asp

Haiti is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

7. Which countries are the most and least corrupt in Nato? (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). List of members: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/nato_countries.htm

Romania is the most corrupt.
Denmark is the least corrupt.

8. What are the least and most corrupt countries in the G8 (Group of 8)? Look here for the member countries: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_countries_are_in_the_G8

Russia is the most corrupt.
Canada is the least corrupt.

9. What number on the transparency index is your partner's country and your country?

Ecuador - 2.2
Thailand - 3.4

10. What number is the United States?

United States - 7.5


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Geovanna, your statistics are correct, but in number 9 and 10 I was looking for the rank (for example, New Zealand is ranked #10. That number is in the column on the left.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/nov/17/corruption-index-transparency-international#data

School

Japanese Junior high and high school usually has a school lunch program and a uniform, but actually elementary school usually doesn't have a uniform. However a elementary school uniform is a bag and a cap. Boy wear a cap but girl wear a hat color is just yellow. And elementary school is six years, junior high school is three years, high school is three years. American elementary school is four or six, junior high school is four or two, high school four. American school doesn't have a school lunch program and a uniform. But American school student has a locker. However, Japanese student doesn't have a locker. American school has a grade-skipping Japanese doesn't have it.

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This is the corrected summary:

I recommend that in the future you use plural not singular: Japanese schools (not school)Japanese students (not student). That is the usual way in English.

Japanese Junior high and high school usually has a school lunch program and uniforms, but actually elementary school usually doesn't have uniforms. However, an elementary school uniform is a bag and a cap. Boy wear a cap but girl wear a hat color is just yellow. And elementary school is six years, whereas junior high school is three years and high school is three years. American elementary school, in contrast, is four or six, while junior high school is four or two and high school is four. American school doesn't have a school lunch program and uniforms. But an American school student has a locker. However, a Japanese student doesn't have a locker. American school has grade-skipping while a Japanese one doesn't have it

ilda

active voice
someone will give the starving people a week's supply of rice as soon as the food suplies arrive in the famine striken area
Passive voice
The starving people will be given a weeks suply of rice as soon as
the food suplies arrive in the famine striken area.
Active voice
He has been transferred to a new job
Passive voice
They have transferred him to a new job.

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Ilda, this is the correction:

Someone will give the starving people a week's supply of rice as soon as the food supplies arrive in the famine stricken area.

Passive voice

The starving people will be given a week's supply of rice as soon as
the food suplies arrive in the famine stricken area.

Active voice

They have transferred him to a new job

Passive voice

He has been transferred to a new job

ilda

I'm going to make a comparison between the two most important cities of the world. Sao Paulo Brazil, my hometown and the other city New York which is where I live now. Sao Paulo is more beautiful than New York, but in some ways people are unnhappy and
have more difficult lives there. Sao Paulo is not as safe as New
York and is not as peaceful and charming as New York. For example,
my neighbors in New York are not as friendly as muy neighbors in
Sao Paulo. Another example, subways from New York are more securit
than subways from Sao Paulo. I'm not afraid to go in the subways
station in the morning in New York because there more police at the
subway station.
Finally, both cities are powerful and have a successfully, but New York is more exciting.

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Ilda, this is the correction of your second post:

I'm going to make a comparison between the two most important cities of the world, Sao Paulo Brazil, my hometown, and the other city, New York, which is where I live now. Sao Paulo is more beautiful than New York, but in some ways people are unnhappy and have more difficult lives there. Sao Paulo is not as safe as New
York and is not as peaceful or charming as New York. For example,
my neighbors in New York are not as friendly as my neighbors in
Sao Paulo. Another example is subways. Those in New York are more secure
than those in Sao Paulo. I'm not afraid to go in the subways
station in the morning in New York because there more police there.
Finally, both cities are powerful and have developed successfully, but New York is more exciting.

What is the Difference Between Schools in my Country and in the U.S

My country school don't have discusion. In the U.S,especially discusion is better. because american like to talk everybody. Is so interest. My country is really quite. if you taking a class japanese don't speak nothing. when i lived in japan it's so boring.
anyway,i don't know exactry about the U.S school but interest U.S education.

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This is the correction of your writing. I am not sure who you are. Could you please please add your name? (go to "Edit Posts" after you sign in).


Schools in my country don't have discussion. In the U.S, especially discussion is better. because Americans like to talk to everybody. It is so interesting. My country is really quiet. if you take a Japanese class, you don't speak at all. When I lived in japan, it was so boring.

Anyway,I don't know exactly about the schools in the U.S., but I am interested in U.S education.

"About The Hilton High School" by Lady Palma

There were a lot of foreign students whose were going to he Hilton high school in suburban Virginia. They came from different countries like Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Pakistan, China, etc. The school had ESOL Program. The director of the school said: "They are inmigrants, they are here, so they need to be tought.

ESOL Program is more difficult at the begging, but it is gettin easy. It has advantages and disadvantages. Advantages are learning new information about new languages, culture and history. Their teachers try to teach as much as their can.
Disadvantages are: it is hard to understand new vocabulary because they can take more class about ESOL.

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Lady, this is the correction of your summary:

There were a lot of foreign students who were going to the Hilton high school in suburban Virginia. They came from different countries like Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Pakistan, China, etc. The school had an ESOL Program. The director of the school said, "They are inmigrants, they are here, so they need to be taught."

The ESOL Program is more difficult at the beginning, but it gets easier. It has advantages and disadvantages. Advantages are learning new information about new languages, culture and history. Their teachers try to teach as much as they can.
Disadvantages are that it is hard to understand new vocabulary.

I cut the end of the sentence because the meaning wasn't clear: (because they can take more classes in ESOL).

Chinese teacher in U.S.

Hi Kevin,

This is Daphne.Please try to correct my grammar/words if you are free to read this,because I didnt use dictionary/translation this time,thanks alot;)

After I read the post in NY Times, I want to talk about my view.I am not totally agree with her. I was born in Hong Kong.Hong Kong is part of China. But I can say HK and China are kind of different, no matter education or life.
She said that "In China, they study and study and study, they dont have a lot of activities to do after classes like Amercian students. I think it's not really true, because China is getting progress than before. It changed.But likes pregnancy problems, she is true. It's rare to see teenagers got pregnant.If you get pregnant in China or HK under 16. The man who did it with you that he would get in jail.
And I admitted it, a lot of amercian or western were misunderstanding Chinese people.They thought Chinese people are mean, greedy,selfish,dirty...etc. It was just part of peoples. Like Hong Kongers, we read the news and it was saying some chinese people was doing bad business for earning more money. We hated it.They are embarrassing Chinese and get a bad impress of China.I think she is doing hard to want to change the students's mind here.She wants to let all the American knows the real Chinese culture and involved all the misunderstand from China. Although I think it is pretty tough for her. But,I feel happy for her,and I believe that she would love here.She is still young,she can earns more experience,learns or realizes the Amercian culture through teaching class in U.S.It's good for her. Even this job is difficult, but I believe that she would earns more than lose.


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Daphne, this is the correction:

After reading the post in NY Times, I want to talk about my view.I do not totally agree with her. I was born in Hong Kong.Hong Kong is part of China. But I can say HK and China are kind of different, no matter whether in education or in life.

She said, "In China, they study and study and study; they don't have a lot of activities to do after classes like Amercian students." I think it's not really true, because China is getting more progress than before. It has changed.But concerning pregnancy problems, she is right. It's rare to see teenagers get pregnant.If you get pregnant in China or HK under 16, the man who did it with you would get in jail.

I admit that a lot of Americans or westerners misunderstand Chinese people.They think Chinese people are mean, greedy,selfish,dirty, etc. It is just part of peoples. In the case of Hong Kongers, we read the news and when it reported that some Chinese people were doing bad business to earn more money, we hated it. They are embarrassing Chinese and giving a bad impression of China.I think she is working hard in an effort to change the students mind here.She wants to let all the Americans knows the real Chinese culture and dissolve all the misunderstandings from China. Although I think it is pretty tough for her, I feel happy for her,and I believe that she will love being here. She is still young and can earn more experience,learn or realize the American culture through teaching classes in the U.S. It's good for her. Even though this job is difficult, I believe that she will earn more than she loses.

Jacqueline Verduga

A High School on the Front Line

This article takes place in a High School in suburban Virginia. There are students from many different countries. They all play soccer toguether. It has nathing to do with language or culture they just play for fun, but in the classrom is different story becouse non English speaking students are separeted from the students speaking English. Amalia is a student at Hylton High school that came to the unites state 18 months ago from Guatemala speaking no Enghish. She studies in an ESOL programs .
ESOL is English for speakers of other language, where students who don't speak English are separeted from English speaking students.
This programs has one goal. The goal is for help all the ESOL students pass the exam for graduation. The program is good in helping ESOL students but it separeted the students speak English and ones don't.
According to Amalia this programs have advantage and desadvantage of ESOL classes. One of the advantage is the teachers try to explain averything as much possible.One disadvantage is that almost all her classes are ESOL,so she doesn't get a chance to practice English with students from the regular classes.
Amalia hopes to became a doctor one day but the language barrier makes it hard, so her goal is to learn English first.


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Jacqueline, this is the correction:


"A High School on the Front Line"

This article takes place in a high school in suburban Virginia. There are students from many different countries. They all play soccer together. It has nothing to do with language or culture; they just play for fun, but in the classroom it is a different story because non English speaking students are separated from the students speaking English. Amalia is a student at Hylton High school that came to the United States 18 months ago from Guatemala speaking no English. She studies in an ESOL program.

ESOL is English for speakers of other languages, where students who don't speak English are separated from English speaking students. This program has one goal. It is to help all the ESOL students pass the exam for graduation. The program is good at helping ESOL students but it separates the students who speak English and ones who don't.

According to Amalia this program have advantages and disadvantage. One of the advantages of ESOL classes is that the teachers try to explain everything as much as possible. One disadvantage is that almost all her classes are ESOL,so she doesn't get a chance to practice English with students from the regular classes.

Amalia hopes to become a doctor one day but the language barrier makes it hard, so her goal is to learn English first.

summary of the article from NYT_Jayoung

am I too late?
I guess toooooo late. sorry :-/

A young woman,Ms.Zheng, from China teaching chinese and learning American culture in Lawton, Oclahoma. The government of China supporting her(including 352volunteers to work at U.S.) for 3years. She feels many differences living in Lawton, because she had to study only, when she was in highschool in China, unlike American students who are usually having party, enjoying date, do many activities. In China, most teachers get respect from students and they consider it's worth it. Not in the U.S. So, sometimes she's pretty upset. However exchanging their culture and language are valuable thing.

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Jayoung, you're not too late! This is the correction of your writing:

A young woman, Ms.Zheng, from China, is teaching Chinese and learning American culture in Lawton, Oklahoma. The government of China is supporting her (along with 352 other volunteers) to work in the U.S. for 3 years. She feels many differences living in Lawton, because she had to study only when she was in highschool in China, unlike American students who are usually having parties, enjoying dates, doing many activities. In China, most teachers get respect from students, and they consider it's worth it. Things are not that way in the U.S., so sometimes she's pretty upset. However, exchanging their culture and language is a valuable thing.

My Partner

Her name is Lady Palma,and she is from Colombia.She have two brother,her parents and brother lived in Colombia.Now she have been in New York for one month.She live with her uncle, aunt and cousin.They had two pets on cat,and on dog.

She like listening to music and chatting with her friends and her boyfriend because.She came to New York because she want learn and practice English.Before she went to the university in Colombia.She studied International Business for five years.

she like New York ,because there are many beautiful building and alot people from different country.She favorite color is brown.She think to study English here for one year,then go back to Colombia.she miss her family and her boyfriend so mach.

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This is a correction of your introduction of Lady Palma (You should pay attention to verb tenses, past tense and present tense):

Her name is Lady Palma,and she is from Colombia.She has two brothers,her parents and brother, who live in Colombia. Now she has been in New York for one month.She lives with her uncle, aunt and cousin.They have two pets one cat and one dog.

She likes listening to music and chatting with her friends and her boyfriend. She came to New York because she wants to learn and practice English.Before coming here, she went to the university in Colombia. She studied International Business for five years.

She likes New York because there are many beautiful buildings and a lot of people from different countries.Her favorite color is brown.She intends to study English here for one year,then go back to Colombia.she misses her family and her boyfriend so much.

TO TEACH CHINESE

I think Ms.Zheng has a difficult job because her students have a different culture than her.I think, she feels unconfortable about her studens conduct oneself in the classroom. But she has to acept that, is a part of her job that´s why is difficult.

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This is the correction of your writing. In the future, please write your name with your writing.

I think Ms.Zheng has a difficult job because her students have a different culture than her.I think she feels uncomfortable about her students conducting themselves in the classroom. But she has to accept that. It is a part of her job. That´s why it is difficult.

JACQUELINE VERDUGA

This articles is abaut a young teacher, her name is zheng, who has been teaching chinese in MacArthur High school in Lawton,Oklahoma.
Zheng is learning a few things herself about American culture. I think she has experiencing a lot of culture shock.One of her taken aback is if you teach the students and they don't get it, their problem.Here if they don't get it, you teach it again.She can see the culture of America school is different.For instance,here students lead more interesting lives,party becouse they are more involved in athleties, choir and other actiivities. In China,they study and study and study.She see too,that in America the teachers got little respect, becouse the student disrupted classes by speaking, then the whole class laughs. Another different from China is in this country doesn't value teachers.
teachers don't earn much same like china but it's a very honorable career.
All in All, Zheng thinks this country is so different from her own. She can teach a lot and really get to know this country and culture well.

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Jacqueline, this is your writing with small corrections:

This article is about a young teacher whose name is Zheng and who has been teaching Chinese in MacArthur High school in Lawton,Oklahoma.

Zheng is learning a few things herself about American culture. I think she has been experiencing a lot of culture shock.One thing that took her aback is that in China if you teach the students and they don't get it, it is their problem. Here if they don't get it, you teach it again.She can see that the culture of America school is different.For instance, here students lead more interesting lives, partly because they are more involved in athletics, choir and other actiivities. In China,they study and study and study.She sees too that in America the teachers get little respect, because the students disrupted classes by speaking, then the whole class laughs. Another difference from China is that this country doesn't value teachers. Teachers don't earn much in China either, but there it's a very honorable career.

All in All, Zheng thinks this country is so different from her own. She can teach a lot and really get to know this country and culture well.

Geovanna Morales

The article is about a young woman from China, who teaches her language and culture to Americans students at a school in Oclahoma. She has many problems because the Americans students don't respect teachers. American's culture is different because Chinese students spend their time only studying, while americans students study and enjoy their life in the same time. Also, she is more conservative than American's teachers.

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Great work, Geovanna!

Ms. Zheng´s Life By Lady Palma

Do you think her job is difficult? Why?

I think that her work is good, but it is so dificult. She nkows that the education here is very diferent than chinese education however she enjoys teaching. Sometimes Teenegers don´t pay attencion o maybe are talking with parnerts.On the other hand, people know that to come to a diferent country is a big shock.

SUMARY

Ms. Zheng from China is teaching her native language and learning things American culture.She has been volunteered to work for three years in American schools, and her salary is subsidized by the Chinese government.

The culture of American schools is very different than Chinese schools. She said "My life in high school was torture, just studying, nothing else" For that reason, sometimes her job is dificult becauase the students are other activiies. “They party, they drink, they date,” she added. “In China, we study and study and study,”she said.

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Lady, this is your writing with a few minor corrections:

I think that her work is good, but it is so dificult. She knows that the education here is very different than Chinese education. However, she enjoys teaching. Sometimes teenagers don´t pay attention or maybe are talking with partners.On the other hand, people know that to come to a different country is a big shock.

SUMARY

Ms. Zheng from China is teaching her native language and learning things about American culture.She has volunteered to work for three years in American schools, and her salary is subsidized by the Chinese government.

The culture of American schools is very different than Chinese schools. She said, "My life in high school was torture, just studying, nothing else." For that reason, sometimes her job is difgicult becauase the students have other activities. “They party, they drink, they date,” she added. “In China, we study and study and study,”she said.

Summary_ Sera

The story is about a Zheng Yue, a young woman from China who is teaching her native language to students in the US. But she has many difficulty to teach the students because they don't respect any teachers and the culture of American schools is also different. And many studens don't know about the outside world. She wants her students to have a good memory of taking Chinese and they remember the beauty of the language and the culture.

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Sera, this is a correction of the summary you wrote:


The story is about Zheng Yue, a young woman from China who is teaching her native language to students in the US. She has many difficulties teaching the students because they don't respect any teachers and the culture of American schools is also different. And many students don't know about the outside world. She wants her students to have a good memory of taking Chinese and for them to remember the beauty of the language and the culture.

summary

Zheng Yue from China
she is teaching her native language to students in Oklahoma.
She is a volunteer teacher from the Chinese government.
She wants students to understand about China, and Chinese government too.
Now she makes an effort teach.

by toya


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Toya, this is your writing with corrections:


Zheng Yue from China is teaching her native language to students in Oklahoma.
She is a volunteer teacher from the Chinese government.
She wants students to understand about China and the Chinese government too.
Now she makes an effort to teach.

Summary about Guest Chinese Teacher

Zheng Yue from China.
She is teaching her native language to students in Oklahoma.
She is volunteer teacher from Chinese government.
She want to understand about China to student, Chinese government, too.
Now she make an effort teach.

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This is the correction of your summary. In the future, please write your name.



Zheng Yue from China is teaching her native language to students in Oklahoma.
She is a volunteer teacher from the Chinese government.
She wants students to understand about China, the Chinese government, too.
Now she makes an effort teach.

jimenez ansherson

Do you think her job is difficult? Why?
I think that her job is so hard ,because teach is very difficult and more in another country whit another language ,other cultures ,other people.

Summary about the story.
she came to Oklahoma ,and get salary from the government ,she is from china ,and her purpose is teaching her language and her culture for Americans students.
she is working every day in high school ,her job is so hard ,because the students zoning out when she is talking.However ,some students don't believe her ,obviously they have a different culture and different way to think.However she tries every day that her students learn something about the Chinese culture," I want not that my students learn all words ,I just want that they know about Chinese culture " she said .


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Ansherson, This is the corrected summary:


I think that her job is so hard because teaching is very difficult and more in another country with another language ,other cultures ,other people.

Summary of the story:

She came to Oklahoma and gets a salary from the government. She is from China, and her purpose is teaching her language and her culture for Americans students.

She is working every day in a high school. Her job is so hard because the students zone out when she is talking. Moreover, some students don't believe her. Obviously, they have a different culture and different way to think. However, she tries every day to help her students learn something about the Chinese culture. " I want not that my students learn all the words. I just want that they know about Chinese culture, " she said.

Coment

I think that teacher's job is so dificuld and they have a havy responsability, the society depend in grant part the his esforces.



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Here is your correction. By the way, you forgot to write your name.


I think that a teacher's job is so difficult and they have a heavy responsibility. The society depends in great part on their strength (I'm not sure "strength" is the word you wanted).

zeynep

Guest-Teaching chinese,and Jearning Amerika

Her job i m thinking so hard.Beacause she have different cultures students. she had chinese cultures but she had amerikan cultures students.She was pronuns different for amerikan studens.

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Zeynep, here are some corrections:


I think her job is so hard because she has students from a different culture. she had students from Chinese cultures but now she has students from American culture. She pronounces English differently from American students.

Geovanna Morales

Guest-Teaching Chinese, and Learning America
An article is about Zheng Yue, a young woman from China who is teaching her native language to students in this town on the Oklahoma (America).

I think her job is very hard because the cultures are different. She have to understand the culture and a new system of learning in America; after that, she could feel more comfortable.


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Geovanna, the following is a correction of your summary:


The article is about Zheng Yue, a young woman from China who is teaching her native language to students in this town in Oklahoma (America).

I think her job is very hard because the cultures are different. She had to understand the culture and a new system of learning in America; after that, she could feel more comfortable.

Guest-Teaching Chinese, and Learning America

Do you think her job is difficult? Why?
- Her job is difficult because she explain Chinese language,culture and something to student, but a lot of people are not easily understand about other country language,culture and something. I think it's a good plan for country and people.

- Ed -

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Ed, here are some corrections:

Her job is difficult because she explains Chinese language,culture and some other things to students, but a lot of people do not easily understand about another country's language,culture and so on. I think it's a good plan for the country and the people.

Oil Spill Disaster

You can listen here:


http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1005/100502-oil_spill.mp3


American President Barack Obama ___________________ British Petroleum (BP) is responsible _____________________ up the huge oil spill off America’s southern coast. The oil slick is now the size of Jamaica and has started washing up on beaches in Louisiana. Obama told reporters that BP "is ultimately responsible ___________________ paying the costs of response and cleanup operations". US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ___________________. She called on BP to take urgent action to send resources to tackle the disaster. BP’s CEO Tony Hayward is in the area to personally direct the emergency mop-up ___________________ exercise. President Obama ___________________ area.


The catastrophe _____________________ a BP offshore oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. As much as 5,000 ___________________ are now pouring into the sea. Experts believe it is on its way to becoming the worst oil spill in U.S. history. ____________________ 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The ___________________ enormous environmental and economic damage to the southern U.S. states. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi have all called a state of emergency. One of the biggest problems ___________________ cleaning up the oil. The affected coastline is full of wetlands that are difficult to reach by boat. Hundreds of different species are under threat including ___________________ marine life.

more on the oil spill

American President Barack Obama has said the oil giant British Petroleum (BP) is responsible for paying for cleaning up the huge oil spill off America’s southern coast. The oil slick is now the size of Jamaica and has started washing up on beaches in Louisiana. Obama told reporters that BP "is ultimately responsible under the law for paying the costs of response and cleanup operations". US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano echoed her boss’ words. She called on BP to take urgent action to send resources to tackle the disaster. BP’s CEO Tony Hayward is in the area to personally direct the emergency mop-up and damage limitation exercise. President Obama has also visited the area.

The catastrophe began last week when a BP offshore oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. As much as 5,000 barrels of oil a day are now pouring into the sea. Experts believe it is on its way to becoming the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Even worse then the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The spill could cause enormous environmental and economic damage to the southern U.S. states. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi have all called a state of emergency. One of the biggest problems is the difficulty of cleaning up the oil. The affected coastline is full of wetlands that are difficult to reach by boat. Hundreds of different species are under threat including very rare bird and marine life.



1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.
The U.S. president has said BP is responsible for oil-spill cleanup costs.
T / F

b.
The oil spill has reached as far as Jamaica in the Caribbean.
T / F

c.
BP is not legally responsible for paying for the cleanup.
T / F

d.
BP’s CEO is nowhere to be seen.
T / F

e.
Over 5,000 barrels of oil a day are spilling into the ocean.
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f.
The article says the spill is now the biggest in U.S. history.
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g.
Four different states have declared emergencies.
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h.
The areas affected by the spill are not easy to reach.
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