Presidents of Ecuador: José María Urbina

José María Urbina

José María Urbina was born in 1808 and died on 1891. He was President of Ecuador from 1851 to 1856. Urbina participated in the revolt that overthrew Juan José Flores.  In his presidency he developed a reformist policy. He expelled Jesuits and reoreinted the economy in the country. He defended human rigths and granted concessions to indigenous people. Slavery was legally abolished during his presidency with a decree signed on September 27, 1852.

Presidents of Ecuador: Diego Noboa y Arteta

Diego Noboa y Arteta

Diego Noboa y Arteta was born in 1789 and died in 1870. He was president of Ecuador for only six months, from 1850 to 1851. He was an interim president. He characterize for being an honorable and peaceful man. During his short administration he gave shelter to Jesuits who had been exiled from Colombia.

Presidents of Ecuador: Manuel Ascázubi

Manuel Ascázubi

Manuel Ascázubi y Matheu was born in Quito in 1804 and died in 1876. He married Carmen Salinas de la Vega, she was Juan de Salinas' daughter. Ascázubi's presidential period was from 1849 to 1850. Among his most important work there is the foundation of Dominican schools in order to promote popular education. He improved health and education. He also demostrate honesty and honorable management of public funds.

GOING TO or WILL?

Look at the exercises, read the explanation at the end of each sentences and decide if you have to use GOING TO or WILL to complete the sentences. Remember that you have to use: IS, ARE or AM before GOING TO. Use the verbs in the parenthesis.

Example: I'm going to go on vacation next month. (Prediction seen- with evidence)
               She will be an actress or a singer. (Prediction beleive- without evidence)

1) Philipp ______________________________ (be) 15 next Wednesday. (Fact)

2) They _______________________________ (get) a new computer. (Prediction seen)

3) I think my mother__________________ (like) this CD. (Spontaneous decision)

4) Paul's sister _______________________ (have) a baby. (Prediction seen)

5) They ______________________________ (arrive) at about 4 in the afternoon. (Fact)

6) Just a moment. I _________________ (help) you with the bags. (Spontaneous decision)

7) In 2020 people ____________________ (buy) more hybrid cars. (Prediction believe)

8) Marvin _________________________  (throw) a party next week. (Prediction seen)

9) We ___________________________ (fly) to Venice in June. (Fact)

10) Look at the clouds! It ______________________ (rain) soon. (Prediction seen)

Future Tense: GOING TO vs WILL

ESL GAMES + (http://www.eslgamesplus.com/) is a wonderful page that will help you understand and learn verbs, grammar and vocabulary. Games are very important for learning because you are motivated and enjoy the language. 

So, lets play Spin the Wheel!! Follow the instructions and enjoy learning how to use GOING TO or WILL! 

Click here to play:
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/future-forms-review-spin/

Let's play to learn!!

ENGLISH ONLINE  (http://www.english-online.org.uk/) is a wonderful page that will help you understand and learn verbs, grammar and vocabulary. Games are very important for learning because you are motivated and enjoy the language. 

So, get the frog across the pond by choosing the right lily for him to jump on to. If you click on the lily with the correct past tense form of the verb, the frog will jump there. If you click on the wrong lily, the lily will sink, and the snake will eat the frog. Good luck. Save the frogs!

Click here to play:
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm

Slavery in Latin America

The African presence in Latin America has a profound affect on the culture from Mexico to the Bahamas and Brazil.  Black slaves and freedmen arrived in America during the early stages of exploration and settlement.  By the first decades of the sixteenth century they were regularly participating in Spain's military expeditions. Spaniards considered Indian workers to be weak and unreliable.  Whenever possible they would buy African slaves.  This lead to and increase in the importation of Africans.  As the agriculture of sugar and coffee increases, so did the demand for slaves.

Life was harsh for the slave in Latin America.  Some slaves did have more freedoms than the slaves of North America.  Marriage was allowed in some areas and some slaves were even taught to read and write.  In fact, Colonial Brazil had the highest recorded number of legal marriages among slave regions in Latin America. Whether in the city or on a plantation, slaves were at the mercy of their owners.   Runaways were common and even suicide was and answer for some.  Because most slaves were baptized upon arrival to the New World, the Catholic Church did come to the defense of slaves.  Some brotherhoods raised money to purchase the freedom of some of their slave members.  

Web: http://slavery2003.tripod.com/fromafricatoslavery/id6.html

Please watch the video and answer the questions.

Questions:

1. Who were the empires involved in the slave trade in Latin America?
2. Why did the above empires rely so much on slave labor?
3. Why from Africa and not Native Americans?
4. What was the triangular trade?
5. What was the Middle Passage?
6. When were slaves brought to Latin America?
7. Where were slaves located in Latin America? (Specific countries)
8. How did African slavery impact Latin America?