The English were always Philistines, Sir Roy!

Written by John Lynch


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The Victorians did not encourage education amongrepparttar working masses. They were employed in dreadful conditions in dangerous factories, on low wages onrepparttar 109391 farms of big landowners and in virtual servitude in domestic service. Added to this there wasrepparttar 109392 constant demand to fillrepparttar 109393 ranks ofrepparttar 109394 army and navy to maintainrepparttar 109395 largest empire inrepparttar 109396 world. In 1870 an Education Act was passed allowing all children between 5 and 10 to go to school. However, as their parents had to pay a small fee, most children did not attend. Only in 1891 when education was made free for children under 10 didrepparttar 109397 majority go to school. Even then many did not, as their parents were poor and they preferred to send them to work to earn income forrepparttar 109398 family.

The rich Victorians were happy with an uneducated underclass which they could control politically. The legacy of this educational exclusion ofrepparttar 109399 majority continues torepparttar 109400 present day in England. Hence,repparttar 109401 appetite for trashy television programmes such as ‘I ‘m a Celebrity'. I am afraid Sir Roy,repparttar 109402 majority of English were always philistines. The Victorian legacy has proved too powerful to undo.

© John Lynch 2004

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Verbo Ser

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6.¿Cómo es el presidente de Estados Unidos? ____________________________________________________________________ 7.¿Cómo es su familia aquí en Costa Rica? _____________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARIO Grande (big) Clara(Light) Pequeña/o (small) Oscura/o (dark) mediana/o(medium) alta /o(tall) Bonita /o(pretty) baja/o(short) Fea/o(ugly) Delgado/a (slim) cómoda/o (comfortable) flaca(skinny) Incómodo/a (umconfortable) Gordo/a (fat) sencilla/o (simple) Guapa/o (handsome) moderna/o (modern) joven(young) Vieja/o (old) nueva/o(new) Antigua/o (old) Interesante (interesting)

b) Elija siete palabras de la lista anterior y forme oraciones.

1.__________________________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________________________ 4___________________________________________________________________ 5.__________________________________________________________________ 6.___________________________________________________________________ 7.___________________________________________________________________

Otros usos de ser:

1.SER + adjetivo Para expresar las características de un sustantivo Ejemplo: El profesor es alto The professor is tall. 2.SER DE Para expresar: propiedad, origen y material. Ejemplo: Es el libro de Gloria. It’s Gloria’s book 3.Para expresar: nacionalidad, religión o afiliación política

Ejemplo:María Laura es italiana. Es católica y republicana. María Laura is Italian. She is catholic an republican. 4.Para expresar la fecha y la hora Ejemplo:¿Qué hora es? ¿Es tarde? What time is it? Is it late? Hoy es Martes dos de abril Today is Tuesday, April 2.

PRACTICA DE OTROS USOS DEL VERBO SER

a) Complete las siguientes frases utilizando el verbo SER. Use la congujación correcta.

1.María Jorge_______________venezolanos. 2.¿Qué hora____________? __________las diez menos quince. 3.Rodrigo trabaja en el hospital. El_______________doctor. Esa película__________ideal para niños.

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