p.21
This winter is being very cold. In fact, it’s freezing!
Today it’s freezing cold.
I’m / was amazed! I’ve never seen / I had never seen
an elephant before.
I’m positive I’ll pass the exam.
positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/ UK
US adjetivo
1 positivo -a
2 segurísimo -a
"Are you sure it was
him?" "Positive."
–¿Estás
seguro de que fue él? –Segurísimo.
to
be positive about sth/that estar seguro -a de algo/de que
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ UK US adjetivo & sustantivo
• adjetivo
1
(informal) I'm/he's etc
freezing! ¡estoy/está etc helado!
it
was/it is etc freezing hacía/hace etc un frío
terrible
I’m terrified of spider just by seeing them.
terrified /ˈterɪfaɪd/ UK US adjetivo
aterrorizado
-a
I'm
terrified of
heights/spiders etc las alturas/las arañas etc me dan pánico
They look so funny together. She's really tiny and
her husband's about six foot five.
five/six etc feet
En
inglés la altura de las personas y de los objetos a menudo se expresa en pies (
feet o foot, abreviado ft. o con el símbolo ') y pulgadas ( inches, abreviado ins., o con el símbolo ").
five foot seven/five feet
seven/5 ft. 7 ins./5' 7" (cinco pies y siete
pulgadas) equivalen a 1,70m, six foot/six feet (seis pies) equivalen a
1,80m
pound /paʊnd/ UK US sustantivo & verbo
• sustantivo
1
(unidad
de peso) libra [= 0,45 kg]
2 (moneda) libra
a five pound_ note
un billete de cinco libras
Fah‧ren‧heit /ˈfærənhaɪt/ noun [uncountable](written
abbreviation F) a scale of temperature in
which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°
72° Fahrenheit (=72 degrees on the Fahrenheit
scale)
p. 113
happy to do something
John will be so happy to see you.
GRAMMAR: Patterns with happy
• You are happy to do something
or happy to be doing something:
I’m very happy to be here.
✗Don’t say: I’m very happy for being here.
• You are happy that something
has happened or is true:
I’m very happy that I’m here.
• You are happy about something:
I’m so happy about your engagement.
✗Don’t say: I’m so happy for your engagement.
• You are happy for someone when
something good has happened to them:
Congratulations – I’m happy for you.
mind doing something
Did you mind being away from home for so long?
good at (doing) something
Alex is very good at languages.
She’s good at making things.
good with
As a politician, you need to be good with words(=skilful
at using words).
He’s very good with people (=skilful
at dealing with people).
p. 114
thought /θɔːt/
isle /aɪl/ UK US sustantivo
isla
▶ Este vocablo se usa solo en contextos
literarios o como parte de los nombres de algunas islas, p. ej. the Scilly Isles
island /ˈaɪlənd/ UK US sustantivo
isla
They live on a small island.
Viven
en una pequeña isla.
adorable /əˈdɔːrəbəl/
UK US adjetivo
adorable,
encantador -a
stressed, changed
I’ve been, English, don’t, trip, being, to, message, I’ll
send them (promise),
viaje
sustantivo
1
trip
un
viaje al extranjero
a
trip abroad
Ganaron
un viaje a Port Aventura.
They won a trip to Port Aventura.
▶ También existe el
término journey, que se usa para referirse a viajes largos o difíciles y
sobre todo en contextos literarios
un
viaje a través del desierto
a
journey across the desert
▶ travel, que es incontable, se puede
usar para referirse a la actividad de viajar
Los
viajes amplían los horizontes.
Travel
broadens the mind
▶ voyage se usa para hablar de un viaje
largo o difícil por mar
los
viajes de Colón
the
voyages of Columbus
irse de viaje to go on a
trip
¡buen viaje! have a good trip!
He saved enough money to buy (v) a small
house.
I’m saving for a new car (n).
PS /piː ˈes/ UK US (= postscript)
P.D.
Homework:
writing (over 100 words), p. 114, ex. 2D
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