Monday, May 06, 2013

nb1 6-7/5/13


Homework: Grammarbank 9C, p. 141.

spoon /spuːn/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
1 cuchara
2  (también spoonful) cucharada

fork /fɔːk/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
1 tenedor

knife /naɪf/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural knives)
1 cuchillo

fizzy /ˈfɪzi/ UK  US  adjetivo (-zzier, -zziest)
gaseoso -a, con gas
fizzy mineral water
agua mineral con gas

add salt

sweet
1 [countable] British English a small piece of sweet food made of sugar or chocolate [= candyAmerican English]
Eating sweets is bad for your teeth (dientes).
a sweet shop
tooth – teeth
foot – feet

bis‧cuit
1 [countable] British English a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person to eat [= cookie American English]
a packet of chocolate biscuits

Healthy or unhealthy?

A lot of = lots of

vegetarian /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/ UK  US  sustantivo & adjetivo
vegetariano -a

voyage /ˈvɔɪ-ɪdʒ/ UK  US  sustantivo
viaje [por mar o por el espacio], travesía [por mar]
 ▶  ¿voyage, journey, trip o travel? ver nota en viaje

ritual /'rItʆuˈl/ UK  US  sustantivo & adjetivo

suicide /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/ UK  US  sustantivo
suicidio
to commit suicide suicidarse


fuel /ˈfjuːəl/ UK  US  sustantivo
combustible

bacteria /bækˈtɪəriə/ UK  US  sustantivo plural
bacterias

curriculum /kəˈrɪkjʊləm/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural curriculums o curricula)
plan de estudios, programa de estudios

sugarʆʊgə/ UK  US  sustantivo
azúcar

sure /ʆʊə/ UK  US  adjetivo &  adverbio
  adjetivo
1 seguro -a
I'm sure it was him.
Estoy seguro de que era él.
Are you  sure about  that?
¿Estás segura de eso?
I'm not  sure of  the exact date.
No estoy segura de la fecha exacta.
2 to make sure asegurarse
I made sure that the doors were all locked.
Me aseguré de que todas las puertas quedaran cerradas con llave.
3  (informal) claro
"Can I phone my Dad?" "Sure!"

NUMBERS

One hundred
Two hundred_ NO plural “s”

hundred /ˈhʌndrəd/ UK  US  número
1 cien
a hundred years
cien años
 ▶ Cuando  hundred  se usa como numeral, su plural es invariable
two hundred kilometres

One hundred and one (101)
One hundred and twenty-one (121)

404- four hundred and four
444- four hundred and forty-four

One thousand
Two thousand_ NO plural “s”

thousandθaʊzənd/ UK  US  número
1 mil
a thousand years
mil años
 ▶ Cuando  thousand se usa como numeral, su plural es invariable
two thousand kilometres
dos mil kilómetros

one thousand and one (1,001)
one thousand and eleven (1,011)
one thousand, one hundred and eleven (1,111)
9,999- nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine.
5,420- five thousand, four hundred and twenty.

3,425,782-three million, four hundred and twenty-five thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two.

million /ˈmɪljən/ UK  US  número
1 millón
a million years
un millón de años
 ▶ Cuando  million se usa como numeral, su plural es invariable
350 million dollars
350 millones de dólares


Her diet is healthy because / but she eats ... and drinks ...

My advise is drink more water and eat less meat.

He has a lot of sugar in his coffee.
She doesn’t have any sugar in her coffee.
She doesn’t have any sugar.
She has no sugar.
She only has a little fruit.
She eats a lot of bread.

How many hamburguer do you eat a day?
A lot / not many / a few / none.
I eat a lot of hamburguers.
I eat a few hamburguers.
I don’t eat many hamburgers.
I don’t eat any (ninguna) hamburguer.

How much milk do you drink?
A lot / not much / a little / none.
I drink a lot of milk.
I drink a little milk.
I don’t drink much milk.
I don’t drink any (ninguna)milk.


I drink some milk.
I don’t drink any (= ninguna) milk.
Do you drink any (= algo de / alguna) milk?

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