Wednesday, April 10, 2013

nb1 10-11/4/13


Homework: ex. 3, p. 63 and 138 – grammar 8B and ex. 1 p. 64 – reading.

advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt, AmE ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/ UK  US  sustantivo
anuncio [publicitario]
an advertisement for sth un anuncio de algo

advert /ˈædvɜːt/ BrE UK  US
 ▶  ver advertisement

ad /æd/ UK  US  sustantivo
 (informal)
 ▶  ver advertisement

For sale (se vende)
For rent – to rent – to let (se alquila)
Ceiling ≠ roof
The ground floor, the first floor, the second  floor...

ladder /ˈlædə/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 escalera [de mano]

stair /steə/ UK  US  sustantivo &  sustantivo plural
 •  sustantivo
escalón, peldaño
 • stairs sustantivo plural
escalera(s)
to go up/down the stairs subir/bajar las escaleras (to go upstairs, to go downstairs).

Cook: cocinero

cooker /ˈkʊkə/ UK  US  sustantivo BrE
cocina [electrodoméstico]

wardrobe /ˈwɔːdrəʊb/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (ropa) vestuario, guardarropa
2  BrE (mueble) armario (ropero)

cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ UK  US  sustantivo
armario

sink /sɪŋk/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo
 •  sustantivo
1 (en la cocina) fregadero
2  AmE (en el baño) lavabo
 ▶ En inglés británico se usa  washbasin

fireplace /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ UK  US  sustantivo
chimenea, hogar

chimney /ˈtʆɪmni/ UK  US  sustantivo
chimenea

hall /hɔːl/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 vestíbulo, recibidor
2 pasillo
3 salón, sala

furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʆə/ UK  US  sustantivo
muebles, mobiliario
All the furniture was smashed.
Todo los muebles quedaron destrozados.
a beautiful piece of furniture
un mueble precioso

Double genitive
It’s Barbara’s father’s bedroom.
It’s Peter’s brother’s motorbike.
It’s my parents’ neighbours’ cat.
It’s our teacher’s favourite pupil’s exam.

history /ˈhɪstəri/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -ries)
1 historia
2 to make history hacer historia

story /ˈstɔːri/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -ries)
1 cuento
to tell/read sb a story contarle/leerle un cuento a alguien

champagne /ʆæmˈpeɪn/ UK  US  sustantivo
champán

- Somebody died in the house / Somebody killed Mr Travers.
- Some people think that she killed her father. She didn’t get married.
- They wanted to sell the house, but nobody wanted to buy it.
- They go to a hotel. They don’t want to sleep in the house.

There is / are (hay)
There is (there’s) a dog (singular) in the house.
There isn’t a dog (singular) in the house.
Is there a dog (singular) in the house?

There are two cars (plural) in the garage.
There aren’t two cars (plural) in the garage.
Are there two cars (plural) in the garage?

There is sugar (incontable) in the cupboard.

Describing a house con there is/are:
There’s a living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms... (Nombramos muchas habitaciones, pero el verbo está en singular porque el primer objeto de la lista es singular).
There are two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen... (Aquí como el objeto inmediato al verbo es plural, el verbo está en plural).

some /səm, acentuado sʌm/ UK  US  adjetivo,  pronombre, adverbio
1 En ocasiones equivale a  unos/unas,  algunos/algunas o parte pero muchas veces no tiene equivalente en español, sobre todo cuando precede o sustituye a un sustantivo singular:
 We need some bread (esto es porque “bread” es incontable).
 Necesitamos pan.
 He brought some biscuits.
 Trajo unas galletas.
 Some of the cups were broken.
 Algunas tazas estaban rotas.
 I left some papers in the box.
 Dejé algunos papeles en la caja.

En oraciones negativas e interrogativas no se usa some sino any. En las negativas any significa ningún(a).
I didn’t leave any papers in the box.
 No dejé ningunos papeles en la caja.
Did you leave any papers in the box?
¿Dejaste algunos papeles en la caja?


He was killed / murdered.
Somebody killed him.

They are happy because they rented the house.
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