Thursday, May 14, 2020

B1 13-14/5/20


13/5/20  unit 10

P. 162

icon /ˈaɪkɒn/


Released /d/-publicó
devastated/id/
Shocked /t/
Considered /d/
Retreated /id/
Published /t/
died /daɪd/
Described /d/
campaigned/d/ hizo campaña
Recorded /id/
Inspired /d/
dated/id/

REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION

mem‧o‧ra‧ble /ˈmemərəbəl/ ●●○ adjective    
very good, enjoyable, or unusual, and worth remembering
forward /ˈfɔːwəd/ - delantero
sen‧su‧ous /ˈsenʃuəs/
Died 21 April - Died the twenty-first of April
ˌself-ˈtaught - autodidacta
(teach - taught -taught)
St, Street
Nicknamed - apodado
As much as - tanto como
Singer-songwriter - cantautor
Bud‧dhis‧m /ˈbʊdɪzəm/
Early 2016 - al principio de 2016

David Bowie won a prize - David Bowie was awarded a prize

And the winner is - And the Oscar goes to


RELATIVE CLAUSES

We use them to put 2 sentences together.

My cousin is 2m tall.
He is a basketball player.
My cousin, who is 2 m tall, is a basketball player.



Whose - cuya
Whom - el cual / la cual / al que…

The girl THAT / WHO we met in France…
We live in a flat THAT / WHICH backs onto…
Do you like the cat THAT / WHICH is sleeping …?

This is the café WHERE we first met. (where is for places)

Which / That is for objects or animals
Who / That is for people

THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES:


  1. DEFINING (the information is essential to understand the sentence + it is NOT between commas + The relative particle can disappear when we have the subject after it)

Bono is a singer.
Bono leads the band U2.

Bono is the singer WHO / THAT leads the band U2 (here the relative particle (WHO) is the subject)
BUT
Bono is the singer.
I prefer him.
Bono is the singer WHO I prefer. (here the relative sentence has a subject)
Bono is the singer THAT I prefer.
Bono is the singer I prefer.

Indurain is the Spanish cyclist WHO / THAT won the Tour of France 5 times.

The Eiffel Tower is the monument WHICH / THAT was built by ‎Gustave Eiffel (here the relative particle (WHiICH) is the subject)


They visited the Eiffel Tower.
They visited it first.
The Eiffel Tower is the 1st monument WHICH they visited. (here the relative sentence has a subject)
The Eiffel Tower is the 1st monument THAT they visited.
The Eiffel Tower is the 1st monument they visited.

Whose y where ni se sustituyen ni desaparecen
The Eiffel Tower is where we had lunch.
Bono is the singer whose new single is top of the list.

  1. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (the information is NOT essential to understand the sentence + it is between commas + The relative particle can’t disappear when we have the subject after it or be replaced by THAT)

This footballer won an award last year.
I wrote to him.
This footballer, who I wrote to, won an award last year. (the relative sentence adds extra information that is not relevant)

This footballer, that I wrote to, won an award last year. 👎WRONG
This footballer, I wrote to, won an award last year.👎WRONG

This footballer, who I wrote to, won an award last year.
This footballer won an award last year. (👈this is the relevant /essential information)
Al ir entre comas el WHO tiene que aparecer si o si.

This cat has beautiful blue eyes.
I found it in the street.

This cat, which I found in the street, has beautiful blue eyes.
This cat has beautiful blue eyes.(👈this is the relevant /essential information)
This cat, that I found in the street, has beautiful blue eyes.👎WRONG
This cat, I found in the street, has beautiful blue eyes.👎WRONG
Al ir entre comas el WHICH tiene que aparecer si o si.

This city  is the biggest in Spain.
I have 2 friends there.

This city, where I have 2 friends, is the biggest in Spain.
This city is the biggest in Spain.(👈this is the relevant /essential information)

This car costs $1m.
The driver is only 18.

This car, whose driver is only 18, costs $1m.
This car costs $1m.(👈this is the relevant /essential information)


Homework: p. 222, grammar bank.


P. 182

A pedestrian is a person WHO / THAT walks in the street.
A loan is money WHICH/ THAT / ___  the bank lends you.
Fans are people WHO /THAT admire a famous person.
A boarding school is a place where children study and sleep,
A coach is the person WHO / THAT trains sportspeople.
Traffic lights are objects WHICH / THAT control the traffic.
A golf course is the place WHERE people play golf.
A selfish person is someone WHO / THAT thinks about himself.
A router is an object WHICH / THAT gives us Wi-Fi.


Speed camera

A shy person is someone who / that doesn’t speak very much.
A remote control is an object which / that / ---  we use to turn on the TV.
A remote control is an object.
We use it to turn on the TV. (or change the channel)
A referee is the person WHO controls the time of a match /the game.
A cycle lane is the place where we use the bicycle.
A thriller is a film IN WHICH someone dies.
A thriller is a film.
Someone dies in the film
A receipt is a piece of paper that / which / --- the waiter gives us when we pay the bill.
A taxi rank is the place where you can wait for a taxi.
A colleague is a person who / that works with you.
A scooter is a thing which / that / --- you can use to move in the city. 

died /daɪd/
Colega - mate

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