Tuesday, January 16, 2018

NI1 16/1/18

p. 27

I’m agree -> I agree
I think you aren’t right -> I don’t think you’re right

agree /əˈɡriː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 
1 SAME OPINION [intransitive, transitive] to have or express the same opinion about something as someone else OPP disagree
- Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.
agree with
- If she felt he was right, she would agree with him.
agree that
- Most people nowadays would agree that a good pub is one of our best traditions.
agree on/about
- We don’t agree on everything, of course.
I quite agree/I couldn’t agree more (=I agree completely)
- ‘We have to talk.’ ‘Absolutely, ’ Meredith replied. ‘I couldn’t agree more.

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machine /məˈʆiːn/ UK  US  sustantivo
máquina

chef /ʆef/ UK  US  sustantivo
chef

hire /haɪə/ UK  US  verbo & sustantivo
 •  verbo [transitivo]
1  BrE alquilar
 sustantivo
 BrE alquiler
for hire se alquila
"Boats for hire."
"Se alquilan barcas".

quite /kwaɪt/
quite a lot bastante
I go there quite a lot.
Voy allí bastante a menudo.
We had quite a lot of problems.
Tuvimos bastantes problemas.
quite a few unos -as cuantos -as, bastantes
Quite a few people didn't turn up.
Han fallado unas cuantas personas.
quite a bit bastante

They are  a lot / much cheaper.

Too much traffic (unc.)
Too many people (count.)

Ex. 3c
0n, off, next to, on, on the top of, with, in, at.

Why do we get ON a bus, but IN a car?
Answer: When you get into a car, you’re getting directly into your seat. When you get on to a bus, you are walking on to it, then walking to your seat. Same with a plane, boat and train – you’re able to walk around in the space.

An article for a magazine:

Transport in Murcia
The tram
This is the quickest way to get aorund a big part of Murcia. There are many tram stops. The cheapest way to use the tram in to get a bonotram. You put money on it and then you top it up when you need to and then you use it every time you get on it.
You can buy the bonotram at university and at shopping centres.
The tram is the most popular transport with students.

Buses
It’s the most comfortable public transport in the city. It isn’t very expensive and it is very easy to take. There are many lanes which cross the city. If you want to take them, you have two options: You wait at the bus stop or you go to the bus station. Normally, the people pay with cash or use a return ticket.
There are buses that operate all the day from the city centre there are buses to all the town in the region.

Bikes
Hiring bikes isn’t popular in Murcia because there aren’t too many cycle lanes and there aren’t many places to hire them. In addition, bikes are really heavy and uncomfortable. Besides, they aren’t safe to move in town, although it’s the healthiest public transport.

Taxis
Murcia’s white taxis are expensive. When you travel alone they are comfortable and the taxi drivers know Murcia well. They can be quicker than buses. You normally tell the driver where you want to go before you get in a taxi.
Taxis are the safest way to travel.


ain't /eɪnt/ UK  US
Ain't  es la contracción de  am not, is not,  are not,  has not o  have not. La mayoría de los hablantes considera que su uso es incorrecto.

Lead guitarrist

Small gigs

gig /gɪg/ UK  US  sustantivo (informal)

actuación, bolo [de una banda musical]

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