Are you using English Possessives Correctly (video and exercise)

Are you using English Possessives Correctly (video and exercise) English possessives are a bit different than they are in most other languages In our classes, we see even advanced students making mistakes with possessives, or using them in ways that are maybe technically correct, but sound strange to a native English speaker.For example, which of the sentences below is correct?My husbands uncle is coming to dinner.The uncle of my husband is coming to dinner.Watch the video for the correct answer, and to learn more about English possessives. Create possessive sentences from the words below. Write your answers in comments and we will respond.  Example: children/the/books/are/these These are the childrens books.1. company/computers/are/they/the2. friend/that/my/dog/is3. car/wife/where/my/is/?4. president/interesting/speech/the/was5. traffic/Los Angeles/bad/is6. Usain Bolt/record/to beat/difficult/will be7. atmosphere/great/for/the Olympics/London/has a9. these/your son/glasses/are/?10. food/what/like/is/London/?Ok, thats it. You can write your answe rs below. Contact us if you would like to schedule an English class. marcotulioac@gmail.com They are the company`s computers. That is my dog`s friend. Where is my wife`s car ? The president`s was speech interesting. Los Angeles` traffic is bad. Usain Bolt`s will be difficult to beat record. The Olympics` for London has a great atmosphere. These are your son`s glasses. What is London`s food like ? LOIEnglish Marco, You are having some word order and sentence structure problems. For example: #2. Yes it is possible that your dog has a friend but a better sentence is: That is my friends dog. Your possessive comes before the noun. In the above sentence friends is the possessive and dog is the noun. #4. In this sentence you separated or split the possessive presidents from the noun speech which is not possible. Here is the correct sentence: The presidents speech was interesting. #6. Again in this sentence you split or separated the possessive word from the noun. The correct sentence is : Usain Bolts record will be difficult to beat. #7. This is also incorrect can you try to write the correct sentence? Take a look at our word order video, it may help you with the structure in English.Thanks for answering!

Be Lazy in the Right Way!

Be Lazy in the Right Way! Laziness one of the most interesting phenomenons in the human condition. Although laziness is associated with negative connotation, and is often observed when parents look at their school aged kids, laziness demonstrates has substantial positive benefits. Laziness actually has a quite positive influence. Psychologist, teachers and even historians belief that laziness has served as one of the contributing factors in the  scientific and technical progress.  For example when the famous English physicist Isaac Newton idled underneath that proverbial apple tree he came up with the concept of gravity.  Similarly, Archimedes relaxed often in bath houses.  This laziness gave rise to the his understanding of the volume of irregularity shaped objects, such as the kings crown. Laziness acts as a defense mechanism against stress.  It is no secret that modern  life can be extremely busy filled with all kinds of activities, constant problems and nuisances. In these situation, we humans developed a natural school defensive reaction to the stress on the body overload:  laziness. The nerves calm, the blood pressure falls and after a deep sigh the problems of this world appear to be less daunting. Our children have to cope with pressure from many sides: the teachers, the piers and, lets face it, from the parents too.  Isnt it the desire to idle  understandable?  Psychology R. Keith Sawyer, Ph.D. at    Washington University  says laziness protects us people from  moral and psychological pressure. Laziness indirectly helps to improve the quality of work. A person who is rested and grounded typically works has at a higher level of efficiency and precision. This translates into less errors, less accidents and more satisfaction for everyone involved. There has been ample research in the field of creativity. It unmistakably shows that at state of centered (a.k.a laziness) is an important prerequisite of conceiving creative solutions. “Idle time allows people to think of their problems in new ways,” says Sawyer, author of  Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation, a seminal overview of the history of creativity and of research into traits that highly creative people all share. “People talk about the ‘aha’ moment emerging when you are doing something else.” The message of this article is this: It is better to allocate downtime filled with making paper planes and sleep than pretending we are busy. Much effort and time wasted when we are trying to do something to which we have neither the capacity nor the desire to do. In summary, laziness is an often misunderstood concept.  Laziness it beneficial to the degree that it resources our body and soul, makes us more productive, creative and satisfied.