Farm animals

Names and sounds.

BBC National Orchestra - Brass Section

What is the brass section in an orchestra?

Listen to the tuba, trombone, trumpet or horn.



Do you want to listen to the woodwind section?  Click here.
Do you want to listen to the String section? Click here.
Do you want to listen to the percussion section? Click here.

The United States of America

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states.

• Washington D.C. is the capital city of the USA.
• New York is the biggest city.
• The USA has got a population of 332 million people.
• California is the most populous state with 39 million people.
• Alaska is the biggest state with 1,723,337 km2.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

JOBS AND HOBBIES:

Present Simple

Carl is a cook. He works in a restaurant. He wears special clothes. He sometimes works on Saturdays and Sundays.

Present Continuous

Today Carl is not working. He is climbing a mountain with some friends.

Music

Can you play any musical instruments?
Yes, I can. I can play the trumpet and the saxophone.
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Can you play the piano?
No, I can´t.


Can: significa "poder" o "saber" hablando de habilidades.
Ej: I can ski ----Yo sé esquiar.
Can you ski? Yes, I can. No, I can´t.
I can´t play the drums.

Es igual para todas las personas: I can..You can...He can...She can...

Superlatives

1.- Russia is the biggest country in the world. (El más grande)  17,075,200 km²
2.-Canada: 9,984,670 km² 

1. 3.-United States: 9,631,418 km²
2. 4.-China: 9,596,960 km² 
3. .....................................................
4. The smallest countries in the world are...

   1 Vatican City	0.44 km sq
   2 Monaco	2.02 km sq
   3 Nauru	21 km sq
   4 Tuvalu	26 km sq
   5 San Marino	61 km sq

   
   

Comparatives and Superlatives

Spanish	English	Comparative	Superlative
Frío	Cold	Colder	The coldest
Calor	Hot	Hotter	The hottest
Grande	Big	Bigger	The biggest
Pequeño	Small	Smaller	The smallest
Húmedo	Wet	Wetter	The wettest
Seco	Dry	Drier	The driest

Canada is colder than Spain.         Spain is hotter than Canada.

Canada is bigger than Spain.         Spain is smaller than Canada.

Canada is wetter than Spain.         Spain is drier than Canada.