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charity /ˈtʆærəti/ UK  US  sustantivo

1 obras de beneficencia/obras benéficas

He raised £2,000  for charity.

Reunió 2.000 libras para obras de beneficencia.

2 (plural -ties) institución/entidad benéfica

3 caridad, beneficencia

charitable /ˈtʆærɪtəbəl/ UK  US  adjetivo

1  benéfico -a

2 caritativo -a

I’ve worked for them since 2012.

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1b, 2c, 3a

From the past until now

Has been – has had – has been working (present perfect continuous)

since /sɪns/ UK  US  preposición,  adverbio conjunción

Cuando señala un momento en el pasado,  since equivale a  desde,  desde que o desde entonces. El verbo que lo acompaña va en los tiempos perfectos:

 He's been living here since June.

 Vive aquí desde junio.

 I've been waiting since ten o'clock.

 Llevo esperando desde las diez.

 I've known her since she was a child.

 La conozco desde que era una niña.

How long have you known her?

I haven’t seen her yet.

for /fə, acentuado fɔː/ UK  US  preposición

con períodos de tiempo

 I've known Chris for years.

 Hace años que conozco a Chris.

 Bake the cake for 40 minutes.

 Dejar el pastel en el horno durante 40 minutos.

 I'm going away for ten days.

 Me voy diez días.

I go away for 10 days.

I’m reading a book for a year / since last year.

Have you seen her?

Yes, I have / no, I haven’t

Homework: GRAMMAR BANK, p. 135, 2B a and b

How long have you been learning French?

I’ve been learning French for three years.

How long has it been raining?

I’ts been raining since lunchtime.

How long have you been waiting?

I’ve been waiting for half an hour.

How long have you been learning Russian?

How long has she been working in Italy?

How long has John been looking for a job?

How long have they been living with Mary’s parents?

How long has he been going to salsa classes?

How long has it been raining?

How long has Justin been going out with Britney?

gadget /ˈgædʒɪt/ UK  US  sustantivo

aparato

nursery /ˈnɜːsəri/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural -ries)

1  BrE guardería

 nursery school parvulario, jardín de infancia

kin‧der‧gar‧ten /ˈkɪndəɡɑːtn $ -dərɡɑːrtn/ noun [countable, uncountable] 

1 American English a school or class for children aged five

2 British English a school for children aged two to five SYN nursery school

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old, young /jʌŋ/, challenge/ˈtʃæləndʒ/ , complete/kəmˈpliːt/, marathon /ˈmærəθən/, hours/aʊə/ , raise/reɪz/, suggest/səˈdʒest/, road/rəʊd/, wide/waɪd/, hospital /ˈhɒspɪtl/, once/wʌns/, arrived /əˈraɪvd/