Wednesday, January 09, 2013

nb1 9/10-1-13


Homework: Grammar Bank 4C p. 131 (a + b) and exercise 4, p. 33 (reading) (a +b +c + d).

month /mʌnθ/
year /jɪə/
hour /aʊə/
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/

Once upon a time…

teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒə/ UK  US  sustantivo
adolescente

unhealthy /ʌnˈhelθi/ UK  US  adjetivo (-thier, -thiest)
1  poco saludable, insalubre
a very unhealthy lifestyle
un estilo de vida muy poco saludable

research /ˈriːsɜːtʆ, rɪˈsɜːtʆ/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
research (into/on sth) investigación (de/sobre algo)
 •  verbo [transitivo/intransitivo] (3ª persona singular del presente -ches)
investigar
to research (into) sth investigar algo

percent (%), también per cent /pəˈsent/ UK  US  adjetivo & adverbio
por ciento
Unemployment is down four percent
El paro ha bajado un cuatro por ciento.
a hundred percent/one hundred percent cien por cien

fruit /fruːt/

vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbəl/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 verdura

often /ˈɒfən/ UK  US  adverbio
1 a menudo, con frecuencia
I don't see them very often.
No les veo muy a menudo.

Adverbs of frequency go…
… before the main verb
(they never have breakfast – they don’t usually sleep 8 hours a day).
... after the verb to be
(They are often tired)

Expressions of frequency go at the end of a sentence (they spend 31 hours online every week)


I hardly ever be late for work.
I’m hardly ever late for work.

I don’t tired in the morning.
I’m not tired in the morning.


Once or twice times a week.
Two (en este caso no se dice twice) or three times a week.
Twice or three times a week

I’m always watch TV in the evening

Once every two months...

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