make do
to manage with the things that you have, even though
this is not really enough
I hardly had
any food in the house so I just had to make do.
make do with/without
I usually make
do with a cup of coffee for breakfast.
For many people,
make do and mend (=when someone manages with the things they have and does not
buy anything new) was a harsh reality.
get by phrasal verb
to have enough money to buy the things you need, but
no more
- I don’t earn a huge salary, but we get by.
p. 103
ex. 8
Botsuana
diamonds
invested in education, health care, infrastructure
(roads)
strong democracy, lowest level of corruption in
Africa.
though /ðəʊ/ UK US conjunción & adverbio
• conjunción
1 aunque
Though she was only seven, she
played the piano brilliantly.
Aunque
solo tenía siete años, tocaba el piano de maravilla.
2 pero
I bought it in Italy, though
it's probably cheaper here.
Lo
compré en Italia, pero es probable que sea más barato aquí.
▶ ver
también as, even
• adverbio
(informal) (sin embargo)
We had to queue for an hour. It
was worth it, though.
Tuvimos
que hacer cola durante una hora, pero valió la pena.
Tough
/tʌf/
Though
/ðəʊ/
thought /θɔːt/
bear
beard
coal /kəʊl/ UK US sustantivo
carbón
THE PASSIVE
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Tense
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Active
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Passive
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I make a
cake.
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A cake is made (by me).
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I am making a cake.
|
A cake is being made (by me).
|
|
|
I made a
cake.
|
A cake was made (by me).
|
|
|
I was making a cake.
|
A cake was being made (by me).
|
|
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I have made a cake.
|
A cake has been made (by me).
|
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I have been making a cake.
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A cake has been being made(by me).
|
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I had made a cake.
|
A cake had been made (by me).
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I will make a cake.
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A cake will be made (by me).
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I will have made a cake.
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A cake will have been made (by me).
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p. 103
ex. 10
wise /waɪz/ UK US
adjetivo
1 sensato -a,
prudente
It would be
wise to book.
Sería prudente reservar.
2
sabio -a
3
to be none the wiser no sacar nada en claro/limpio
Is imported, was discovered, are being constructed, is
subsidised, will be damaged, be done, is made, isn’t invested.
p. 124
plug /plʌg/ UK US sustantivo & verbo
• sustantivo
1
enchufe
[de un aparato eléctrico]
2
tapón
[de una bañera, etc.]
plug
sth in
phrasal verb
enchufar algo
socket /ˈsɒkɪt/ UK US sustantivo
1
(en
la pared) enchufe, toma de corriente
2
(en
un aparato eléctrico) enchufe
Ex. 1
File, screen, menu, cursor, printer, scanner, mouse, keyboard,
socket, plug, external hard drive, cable.
cursor /ˈkɜːsə/ UK US sustantivo
cursor
Ex. 2
Menu, external hard drive, socket, printer, cable, cursor,
plug, scanner, file, screen.
I have one computer, but as if I didn’t have one.
I’m completely useless with computers.
trip /trɪp/ UK US sustantivo & verbo
• sustantivo
viaje
a
business/road trip un viaje de negocios/por carretera
to go on a trip irse de viaje
• verbo (-pped, -pping)
1 [intransitivo] tropezar
to trip on/over sth tropezar con algo
p. 125
ex. 6
1) Internet down
Check connections, issue with the cable
2) computer crashed + folders dissappeared from the
screen
Backup copies, rebooting, search by name
3) can’t print – spinning wheel
Virus – run the security scan for unwanted software,
google it
4) password problems, 3 times in a month. Email you. App:
all my passwords
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