As I have mentioned in prior posts, verbs can be a challenge in Spanish. Over the years, I have discovered that contrary to popular belief, there are a finite number of spelling rules and irregular verbs. It is hard to convince my students that this is true. This weekend I had quite a bit of grading to do. Procrastination being what it is, this is what came of it. The first document is verbs with patterned spelling changes. The second document highlights the irregular verbs. There were a couple that I keep going back and forth about where they best go, namely oler and -ducir verbs.
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It's a classic. The documentary opens with the Golden Gate Bridge, complete with the motorcyclists in their bell bottom jeans and leather jackets. You are immediately centered in time and place. 1970s, San Francisco. The title pops up, San Francisco: The City that Waits to Die. Scientists warn of the eminent doom of San Francisco due to the omnipresent threat of movement along the San Andreas Fault. A highlight is when they show a school yard with a crack caused by a recent quake going right through it. This is contrasted with the city map that shows the fault line take a quick jag around the school yard. This map allowed them to build an elementary school over the fault line. This was one of my first introductions to the government at work/not at work in an academic setting. If you are imagining the narrator right now, you are right. Now you've seen the film without watching it.
There are many cities that easily could fit San Francisco's ominous tagline. Any city on the west coast for starters. Earthquakes are not the only natural threat. When we look to water and wind, we can expand the list. New Orleans: The City that Waits to Die Miami: The City that Waits to Die _______: The City that Waits to Die, you get the idea This title pops into my head from time to time. Recently I have been wondering what would come after the colon for other cities. I have come up with a few. Palm Beach: The City that Waits for You to Die Victoria, BC: The City that Waits for You to Die if you are Canadian Richmond: The City that Waits for the Civil War to End Charlottesville: The City that Waits to be Named World Largest Mall New York City: The City |
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