Verb THERE BE - looking at a computer

1.- Reading.

Problem:
There are some programs which I use every day. Is there a way to make them load automatically when I start my computer?

Answer:
Yes, the simplest way there is to do that is using the "startup"¹ folder in the Start menu. There are several ways you can add programs to the list of programs that load at startup. The easiest way is this:

1. There is a folder called Startup where there are direct access links to all the programs that load automatically. This folder is in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Startup Menu\Programs\Startup.

2. Make a direct access link to your program, then move it to this folder.

¹ Startup = Inicio

2.- Vocabulary homework.

Read the text and make a glossary (a list in alphabetical order) of all the words, with their meaning in Spanish. Make four lists: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other words.

3.- Language work.

MEANING When the verb be has there in front of it, it means «haber»: There are many shortcuts in Windows. There is one which I use very often: F2, to change a file name.
FORM THERE BE has two forms in the present simple: We use THERE IS for the singular, and THERE ARE for the plural. Both mean «hay» in Spanish. The negative form is THERE BE + not: There's a file with that name. ---> There isn't a file with that name. There are some similar names in this list. ---> There aren't any similar names in this list. For the interrogative form we put BE in front of THERE: Is there another way to copy a file? Are there any other questions you want to ask? The infinitive is THERE BE: There must be an easier way to format this. There should be some information in the help section. There can't be many different ways.
USE THERE BE is used: To describe the objects or people that we can see in a place, especially to talk about quantity: There are two expansion slots at the back. There is a USB port on the right, and two more on the left.

4.- Grammar homework

5.- Language work: some / any.

There is some interesting information in this section.

There isn't any useful information in this web site.

ANY can be translated in three different ways, depending on what kind of sentence it appears in; in questions, it is translated as "algo de" (with uncountable nouns; it can be omitted in Spanish), or "algún" (with countable nouns, either in the singular or in the plural; in Spanish we normally use the singular only):
In negative sentences, it is translated as "nada de" (with uncountable nouns; it can be omitted in Spanish) or "ningún" (with countable nouns in the plural; it is not normally used with countable nouns in the singular):
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¹ "No hay ningún virus" es singular, "no hay virus" es plural.
In affirmative sentences, it is translated as "cualquier" (or sometimes, as "algún / algo de"):
SOME is always translated as "algo de / unos/algunos / algún":

Affirmative sentences:
Negative sentences:
Interrogative sentences:

6.- Homework.

Fill in the gaps in a text with A / AN / SOME / THE / ANY / OTHER / OTHERS / THE OTHER / ANOTHER.

7.- Vocabulary homework.

Fill in the gaps in a text with SOME / ANY / OTHER / OTHERS.

8.- Language work: a / an / the / Ø .

We use THE to talk about specific people or things, when we know which ones we are referring to:
We use A when we refer to an indeterminate person or thing (we do not know which specific person or thing we are referring to, or it is new information in the context):
We use AN instead of A when the next word begins with a vowel (except when a u- is pronounced /ju:/, as in "university":
We use THE instead of A / AN when we know which person or thing we are referring to:
We use the zero article (Ø) when we are talking in general:
We can also talk about things in general using THE or A, but only if we use a countable noun in the singular; with plural or uncountable nouns we must use the zero article:

9.- Vocabulary homework.

10.- Writing homework.