1. To practice imperatives: complete the sentences and translate them.

TURN

WRITE

DONT EAT

DONT ENTER

DONT SMOKE

WASH
FUNCIONES DEL INFINITIVO CON "TO"
El infinitivo con "to" o "to-infinitive" se emplea en numerosas construcciones
sintácticas. A menudo, expresa un propósito u opinión. Hay un número
considerable de verbos que van seguidos por esta forma del infinitivo..

INFINITIVO CON "TO" PARA INDICAR PROPÓSITO O

INTENCIÓN DE UNA ACCIÓN
En este caso, "to" significa lo mismo que las expresiones "in order to" o "so
as to".

EJEMPLOS

▪ She came to collect her pay cheque.

INFINITIVO CON "TO" COMO SUJETO DE LA ORACIÓN

Este uso es propio del registro formal y es mucho más habitual en el inglés
escrito que en la lengua hablada.

2. Rewrite the following sentences using infinitives of purpose. The

meaning of the original sentence/sentences and your sentence must
be exactly the same. Use the example we looked at earlier to
help you. (Notice the infinitive of purpose in that last sentence!)

1. I went to the coffee shop because I wanted to meet my best friend.

I went to the coffee shop to meet  my best friend.

2. I often travel by public transport. I want to save money.

I often travel by public transport to save  money.

3. I’m studying at university. I want to be a pharmacist.

I’m studying at university to be  a pharmacist.
4. I called my uncle because I needed to find out what time he would arrive.
I called my uncle to find out what time he would arrive.

5. I stayed late at the office. I had to finish the project.

I stayed late at the office to finish the project.

6. I bought a new sofa for putting in the living room.

I bought a new sofa to put in the living room.

7. I have been working extra hours because I need to earn more money.
I have been working extra hours to earn more money.

8. I’m learning another language so I have a better chance of promotion at work.

I’m learning another language to have a better chance of promotion at work.

9. He does a lot of exercise. He wants to become healthier.

He does a lot of exercise to become healthier.

10. We are organizing a big surprise party. We want to celebrate his fortieth birthday.
We are organizing a big surprise party to celebrate his fortieth birthday.

11. I started running a course for helping new mothers look after their babies.
I started running a course to help new mothers look after their babies.
12. I usually go to the supermarket so I can buy everything I need in one place.
I usually go to the supermarket to buy everything I need in one place.

3. Read and translate the following sentences with “to infinitive” as subject

For us to travel     is   exciting.   (adjective) 

Para nosotros viajar es emocionante.

For them to browse the Web  is   entertaining. (adjective) 

Para que puedan navegar por la web, es entretenido

For me to speak five languages well would be  ideal.

Para mi hablar bien cinco idiomas seria genial

For him to be around her all day becomes  tiring.

Para que el este cerca de ella todo el dia. Se vuelve

agotador

For Edward to commute to New York takes  three hours.

Para que Edward viaje a nueva york toma tres horas  

4. The sentences in blue have a “to infinitive “ to express purpose.

Underline it and translate the sentence.

One of the sentences in green has a comparative form and the other
one has a superlative form. Identify the two forms and translate
them.

Colour in read three imperative forms

5. Why is it important to write daily?

its important for building a following.
 6. What happens when your`re regular on other`s writers sites?
the owner of the site will recognise you, and might mention you in their
writing.
7. Why is it important to write your name on your blog?
8. What is a great source of ideas?
Build a community on your site
Allow people to comment on your site.
9. What can you use if you`re involved in any social media site?
contacts

Building a Successful
Blog
Overview
1)This article covers the things you need to do to create a popular blog,
whether or not you seek to make money from it.

infinitive: to create ( para crear )

If you're just writing for yourself, or for your family and friends, you don't
need to follow this advice.

Topic
Write about something you really understand. Make sure it's a deep topic
that you could write about for years.
Write (imperative) about a single topic, or make sure(imperative) there's a
theme running(imperative) through your writing. You need to make sure that
a reader can enjoy one of your articles, and have a good chance of enjoying
the next. That way, they'll come back, and you can start to build up a
following.

The people who are fascinated by your progress in quilt-making are not going
to be interested in your prize chickens, even if you are.

Write a lot
Google picks up every post you write. Each post you make is like another
fishing line you're casting into the great sea of Google. Each post has a
chance of turning up when someone happens to search for words that match
part of what you've written. Over time, each post will bring in a tiny stream
of visitors (some far more than others). With enough posts, these streams will
add up into a sizeable river. This is the way you bring in the serious traffic
you need for success.

Write regularly
Ideally, you should write every day. If you really can't, then write on specific
days.

Writing daily isn't just important because it forces you to write a lot, it's
important for building a following. We all have favourite sites we check
daily, because we know there'll be something new there. If you just write
sporadically, people never know when (or if) there will be something new on
your site.

If you need to, build up a backlog of writing, so you can reliably post one
new thing per day.

People will bookmark you and follow your site because they like what
they've already read. Give them more of it. Stick not only to your topic, but to
a consistent format too; write roughly the same amount each day, in the same
style.

Consistency is a mark of quality.

Tom starts a blog about his time in prison. He met hundreds of different
people during his incarceration. Each day, he writes 1,000 words about one of
those characters, each time finishing with a fictitious "where are they now"
paragraph.

Sharon is a stay-at-home mother of three, and has developed creative ways of

entertaining and educating her children. She writes 500 words every
weekday, describing the day's activities, and posts a picture.

Be someone
Unless you're blogging anonymously, you should let people know who you
are. A name and photo is one of the easiest ways to say "This is a serious,
quality site." People will think you're important. You don't have to do this
straight away, but you'll need to bite the bullet eventually.

For a business site, having a name and photo is more about saying "I'm a
genuine businessperson." For a blog, it's more about being able to relate to
your visitors. People want to learn about who you are.

Write from your own point of view and experience, not from a neutral,
factual perspective. People relate better to a story than they do to a faceless
slab of information.

Superlative: the easiest(el mas facil)

Comparative: better(mejor)
Build a community on your site
Allow people to comment on your site. Reply to them, and start a
conversation.

Correspond with people. It's a great source of ideas. Almost all of what I've
written has been inspired by corresponding with people, and helping them
understand some topic.

When you first start your site, you'll be writing material for no one – only
your friends and family will be visiting. Once you've got a host of regular
visitors and commenters, you'll start to feel like you've got an audience. An
audience eager for your writing is an excellent source of motivation.

Build relationships with other writers

Get yourself known. Participate in discussions on other sites with similar
topics. Typically, when you post on someone else's blog, your name will be a
link back to your site. If you post something worthwhile, you might nab
yourself a few curious visitors. If you're a regular on their site, the owner of
the site will recognise you, and might mention you in their writing.

Link to other blogs from your blog, when that other blog has something
valuable to say. You might think this is just leaking out your visitors to
another site, but it's well worth doing. Your readers will appreciate it, the
other site owner will see the visitors coming from your site in their statistics,
and you'll have a chance of having the favour returned.(As I've explained
elsewhere, when another site links to you, your ranking in Google improves.)

Social media
If you're involved in any social media sites, use your contacts there as an easy
source of visitors. Don't overdo it, but occasionally link to your posts from
Facebook.

Get a Higher Ranking on

Google
How Google's ranking system works
If someone searches, using Google, they're more likely to click on and visit
your site if you're towards the top of the list of sites. Around 40% of people
will click on the site at the top of the list, while less than 1% will click on the
20th site.

The way Google ranks pages is by looking at links. If another site puts a link
to your site on their site, Google sees this, and views it as a sign that your site
is good. Google will then rank you higher – particularly if the site that linked
to you is a high-ranking site itself.

Therefore, if you want to rank higher in Google, you need to get other sites to
link to your site.

Imperative: to link(para vincular) indica propósito

Overview
There's no way to cheat Google's system. Swapping links with people doesn't
work. Links from new or worthless sites are worth nothing. Buying links, or
spamming/posting your link on forums or blogs will get your site removed
from Google's listings altogether.

In the long run, the main way you'll need to get links is by people linking to
you of their own volition. For this to happen, your site needs to be as good as
you can make it.

If your site is a typical business site, people just aren't going to link to you.
To get any serious amount of traffic, you're going to need to advertise.

Some ways to get links

Links are valuable, but they're very hard to get these days. Just get a few easy
links, as described below, and then spend the rest of your time writing new
articles/content for your site.

Directories – Search in Google, for directory and the topic of your site.

There will likely be numerous relevant directories you can submit your site
to. Directory links are low-value, but they're (usually) one-way, and easy to
get. Ignore any directories that require you to link to them. Start with
the Open Directory Project. That's an easy, valuable link. They take time to
review sites, and are fairly picky.

Local resources – Search for directories or resources specific to your

city/state/country. They're likely to be receptive to a site created by a local.

Links pages that accept submissions – Do a search for your site topic plus a
phrase like "submit a resource", "useful links", "useful resources", or any
combination of "submit your site", "suggest a resource", and "add new link".

Contact people – This is time-consuming, but it's really the only way to get
links from medium-sized sites. You need to write a very short, relevant,
personal email to the webmaster of a site, suggesting your site for their
resources page, or for some other feature. The email must be specifically
tailored to this person/site, and should be very informal and chatty. It helps if
you actually have something else to say, other than your link request.
Remember, anything generic will get binned with the rest of the day's link-
begging spam.

Get involved in communities – You can also get a few free links, and make
a name for yourself, by participating in forums or blog discussions, and
making valuable contributions.

Remember. None of this works unless your site is good. People don't link to
you to help you out. They link to you because they like your site, or they
think their visitors will find your site useful

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