Do Androids Drream of Electric Sheep?

San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half - deserted apartments building, and keep electric animals as pets because so many reals animals have died. Most people emigrate to Mars - unless they have a job to do on Earth.

The book is fine and reading is easy.

 

AT VS. IN THE END

At the end = Los últimos momentos antes de 

que algo termine.

I usually go on holiday at the end of the year.

In the end = El resultado final o finalmente.

He didn't know what to do, so in the end, he 

asked for advice.

Questions with the auxiliary DO and TO BE

Present simple

Does Araceli still go to class?

Present continuous 

Is Araceli still going to class?

Adjectives followed by prepositions

Different from 

London is different from New York.

Worried about 

I'm worried about my sister.

Good at - Bad at 

John is really

good at maths. 

My brother is very bad at English.

Famous for

Oscar Wilde is famous for his ironical and comical plays.

Aware of

They weren't aware of the dangers of the jungle.

Interested in

My father is interested in History.

Mistakes in red x

1. I lived in three different countries X  
I´ve lived in three different countries ←
2. If they´ll go now, they'll arrive on time. X   
If they go now, they'll arrive on time ←
3. When I had arrived he'd already left x    
When I arrived he'd already left ←
4. Have you met John before the party? x   
Had you met John before the party? ←

Meanwhile is normally used at the beginning of the second clause. It comes after a full stop and is always followed by a comma.

If you are in doubt, you can think of the following question: Can I translate the word as Mientras tanto? If so, you need meanwhile. If you can't, you need while.

1. While I was cooking, Alice was reading in the garden.

2. Alice was reading in the garden. Meanwhile, I was cooking.

3. Wait for Peter here. Meanwhile, I'll try to park the car somewhere else.

4. It rained heavily while we were on the island.

5. One of the suspects was being interrogated, while the other was waiting outside.

6. One of the suspects was arrested yesterday while he was driving to the airport, and is being interrogated at the moment. Meanwhile, the other suspect is still missing.

7. He spent the whole morning ironing. Meanwhile, I was in my room studying.

The rule for the position

 The rule for the position of each type of adjective, these are:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
	Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Colour	Material	Origin	Purpose
	Nice	Small	Old	Square	Black	Plastic	British	Racing
	Ugly	Big	New	Circular	Blue	Cotton	American	Running

we use them to describe people, animals and things.