Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
nb2 27/10/11
Homework: Grammar bank 2B p129
Re‧sign [intransitive and transitive]
1 to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization [↪ quit]
Resign from
She resigned from the government last week.
Memorable / ˈmemərəbəl/
Strong/weak
Suddenly / ˈsʌdnʲli/
Fo‧cussed British English ; focused American English paying careful attention to what you are doing, in a way that shows you are determined to succeed:
I've got to stay focussed if I want to win this competition.
Loss for words
Come up
Phrasal verb
1 if someone comes up to you, they come close to you, especially in order to speak to you:
One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.
Blood /blʌd/
…
This morning I WAS HAVING a shower when the bell RANG.
Re‧sign [intransitive and transitive]
1 to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization [↪ quit]
Resign from
She resigned from the government last week.
Memorable / ˈmemərəbəl/
Strong/weak
Suddenly / ˈsʌdnʲli/
Fo‧cussed British English ; focused American English paying careful attention to what you are doing, in a way that shows you are determined to succeed:
I've got to stay focussed if I want to win this competition.
Loss for words
Come up
Phrasal verb
1 if someone comes up to you, they come close to you, especially in order to speak to you:
One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.
Blood /blʌd/
…
This morning I WAS HAVING a shower when the bell RANG.
ni2: be supposed to do/be something
be supposed to do/be something
a) used to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said:
We're supposed to check out of the hotel by 11 o'clock.
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
What time are you supposed to be there?
b) used to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially when it did not happen:
No one was supposed to know about it.
The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.
The new laws are supposed to prevent crime.
c) used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree:
The castle is supposed to be haunted.
'Dirty Harry' is supposed to be one of Eastwood's best films.
Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money.
a) used to say what someone should or should not do, especially because of rules or what someone in authority has said:
We're supposed to check out of the hotel by 11 o'clock.
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
What time are you supposed to be there?
b) used to say what was or is expected or intended to happen, especially when it did not happen:
No one was supposed to know about it.
The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.
The new laws are supposed to prevent crime.
c) used to say that something is believed to be true by many people, although it might not be true or you might disagree:
The castle is supposed to be haunted.
'Dirty Harry' is supposed to be one of Eastwood's best films.
Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
ni2 26/10/11
Recordad que el lunes inicialmente hay puente, pero lo confirmo el viernes en el blog y os mando un correo.
Ex 10 p 21
You are allowed to choose the time you start and finish work.
You don’t have to wear smart clothes and you can call the boss by his first name.
It’s the capacity and characteristics that a person is supposed to have to socialise with people.
You are supposed to have completed a certain level of studies.
You needn’t have work experience.
NEED: Verb patterns
- You can say that you need to do something
• I need to clean (NOT I need clean) the house.
If someone else is going to do something for you, You can say that you need something done or need something doing
• I need my car fixed urgently.
• You need your head examining!
When you are talking about the object that is going to have something done to it, you can say that it needs something doing or needs something to be done
• My hair needs cutting.
• That box needs to be moved (NOT needs moved).
Negatives
- You can say that you don't need to do something or needn't do something
• I don't need to leave (NOT don't need leave) until 10.
• You needn't apologize (NOT needn't to apologize).
!! need not means that it is not necessary to do something. Do not use it to mean must not (=are not allowed to)
• You needn't take any money.
• You mustn't take any sharp objects on the plane.
!! needn't have means that it was not necessary for someone to do something that they in fact did. Do not use it to mean didn't need to or didn't have to (= something was not necessary)
• We needn't have ordered so much food.
• I didn't need OR didn't have to tell him who I was - he already knew.
- Noun patterns
The most common noun patterns are a need for something and a need to do something
• Her need for friendship
• A need to preserve the environment
!! Say there is a need, not 'it is a need'. Say a need for, not 'a need of'
• There is a desperate need for cash.
You can also use the expression be in need of something
• We are in need of funds (NOT We have a need of funds).
…
Gal
Ex 10 p 21
You are allowed to choose the time you start and finish work.
You don’t have to wear smart clothes and you can call the boss by his first name.
It’s the capacity and characteristics that a person is supposed to have to socialise with people.
You are supposed to have completed a certain level of studies.
You needn’t have work experience.
NEED: Verb patterns
- You can say that you need to do something
• I need to clean (NOT I need clean) the house.
If someone else is going to do something for you, You can say that you need something done or need something doing
• I need my car fixed urgently.
• You need your head examining!
When you are talking about the object that is going to have something done to it, you can say that it needs something doing or needs something to be done
• My hair needs cutting.
• That box needs to be moved (NOT needs moved).
Negatives
- You can say that you don't need to do something or needn't do something
• I don't need to leave (NOT don't need leave) until 10.
• You needn't apologize (NOT needn't to apologize).
!! need not means that it is not necessary to do something. Do not use it to mean must not (=are not allowed to)
• You needn't take any money.
• You mustn't take any sharp objects on the plane.
!! needn't have means that it was not necessary for someone to do something that they in fact did. Do not use it to mean didn't need to or didn't have to (= something was not necessary)
• We needn't have ordered so much food.
• I didn't need OR didn't have to tell him who I was - he already knew.
- Noun patterns
The most common noun patterns are a need for something and a need to do something
• Her need for friendship
• A need to preserve the environment
!! Say there is a need, not 'it is a need'. Say a need for, not 'a need of'
• There is a desperate need for cash.
You can also use the expression be in need of something
• We are in need of funds (NOT We have a need of funds).
…
Gal
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
nb2 25/10/11
Homework: grammarbank 2A p. 128/129 and read the text p. 18
Comb 1 /kəʊm/
Hangover
camp‧site [countable]
1 British English an area where people can camp, often with a water supply and toilets [= campground American English]
(WRONG=footing, parking, camping…)
(RIGHT=jogging, car park/parking lot, campsite…)
Go on foot
Take the dog for a walk / walk the dog
MEET past tense and past participle met
1
see somebody at an arranged place
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time, according to an arrangement, so that you can talk or do something together:
Meet me at 8.00.
I'll meet you by the main reception desk.
meet (somebody) for something
Why don't we meet for lunch on Friday?
We arranged to meet outside the theatre.
2
See somebody by chance
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to see someone by chance and talk to them [= bump into]:
You'll never guess who I met in town.
I was worried I might meet Henry on the bus.
3
See somebody for the first time
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to see and talk to someone for the first time, or be introduced to them:
We first met in Florence.
I met my husband at university.
Jane, come and meet my brother.
Nice/pleased to meet you (=used to greet someone politely when you have just met them for the first time)
'This is my niece, Sarah.' 'Pleased to meet you.'
(It was) nice meeting you (=used to say goodbye politely to someone you have just met for the first time)
4
See somebody at an airport/station etc
[Transitive] to be waiting for someone at an airport, station etc when they arrive in a plane or train:
My dad met us at the station.
I'll come and meet you off the plane.
5
Come together to discuss something
[Intransitive] to come together in the same place in order to discuss something:
The committee meets once a month.
The two groups will meet next week to discuss the project.
El‧dest especially British English
the eldest of a group of people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first [↪ old]
eldest son/daughter/brother/child etc
My eldest daughter is 17.
He was the eldest of six children.
THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST FROM OF REGULAR VERBS
- Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h - pronounce ED as “T”
Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
Ed as “T”
asked
baked
brushed
cooked
cracked
crashed
danced (da:ns) + t
dressed
dropped
escaped
finished
fixed
guessed
helped
hoped
hiked
joked
jumped
knocked
kissed
laughed (læf) + t
locked
looked
missed
mixed
packed
passed
picked
pressed
pushed
pronounced
relaxed
slipped
smoked
stopped
shopped
surfed
talked
typed
walked
washed
watched
worked
- T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Example: Need, needed = need(id)
Ed as “ID”
accepted
afforded
attended
arrested
collected
contacted
counted
decided
defended
demanded
divided
ended
expanded
expected
exported
flooded
graduated
hated
hunted
included
invited
invented
landed
needed
painted
planted
printed
presented
pretended
protected
provided
rented
repeated
reported
respected
rested
scolded
skated
started
shouted
treated
visited
waited
wanted
wasted
If you have any doubt, you can look at the dictionary for the phonetic transcription.
Example: advised (ad’vaiz)
WEATHER VOCABULARY
Airconditioner/airconditioning
Noun, an appliance that cools down the air in a home or building: The airconditioner keeps the office nice and comfortable even when it's very hot outside.
Boiling hot
Adjective + noun, common expression for describing a very hot day: It was boiling hot, so we all jumped into the lake.
Breeze
Noun, light wind: Don't bother with a hat. There is always a breeze near the ocean.
Celsius
Noun, measurement of temperature (0 degrees is freezing/100 is boiling) In the summer, the average temperature here is 20 degrees Celsius.
Chilly
Adjective, cold: It's a bit chilly today, so I think you should wear a coat.
Clear
Adjective, when the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun: On a clear night you can see a lot of stars.
Cloud/cloudy
Noun/adjective, water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass: It may look cloudy in the morning, but the sun always comes out by afternoon.
Cool
Adjective, temperature in between warm and cold: The days were boiling hot, but the nights were cool and comfortable for sleeping.
Degrees
Noun, measurement for temperature: I don't feel the heat until it's about forty degrees Celsius outside.
Drizzling
Continuous verb, raining slightly: I think I'll take the dog for a walk. It's only drizzling now.
Drought
Noun, a long period with no rainfall: Forest fires are a serious danger during a drought.
Fahrenheit
Noun, measurement of temperature (32 degrees is freezing/212 is boiling): It was 100 degrees Fahrenheit when we got to San Francisco.
Flood
Noun, overflow of rain water: The flood was so bad, our basement was full of water.
Fog/foggy
Noun/adjective, thick water vapor that blocks one's vision: We couldn't see the bridge because there was too much fog.
Forecast
Noun/verb, the expected weather for the future: According to the 5 day forecast, it's going to rain on our wedding day.
Freezing cold
Adjective + noun, common expression used to describe a very cold day: It was a freezing cold day for the Santa Claus parade.
Heat-wave
Noun, extremely hot weather that is much higher than average--usually lasts a short time: During the heat-wave we cooled our beds down with ice packs.
Humid/humidity
Adjective/noun, moisture in the air: It feels a lot hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.
Hurricane
Noun, a tropical storm with very strong wind and rain (from Atlantic Ocean); from Pacific Ocean it is called a "typhoon"; from Indian Ocean it is called a "cyclone": Half of the buildings on the island were flattened by the hurricane.
Icy
Adjective, slippery because of ice: The roads are icy so please avoid driving down any hills.
Lightning
Noun, electric flash caused by two clouds hitting: The outdoor pool always closes when the lifeguards suspect lightning.
Mild
Adjective, temperature that is warmer than average(in a cold season): It's quite mild out so I didn't bother with a hat or mittens.
Meteorologist
Noun, a person who studies weather patterns: The meteorologist predicted that the cold spell would be over by now.
Minus/negative
Adjective, indicates that a temperature is below zero: It was minus twenty degrees at the top of the skil hill.
Partly cloudy
Adverb + adjective, term often used in a weather forecast to indicate that the skies are sunny and cloudy at the same time: Tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy with clear skies by nightfall.
Puddle
Noun, collection of rain water: Children love to splash in puddles when they are wearing rubber boots.
Rain/raining/rainy
Noun/continuous verb/adjective water that falls to earth: My hair is all wet and messy from the rain.
Raindrop
Noun, a single measurement of rain: I love catching raindrops on my tongue.
Rainbow
Noun, a band of colours found in the sky after a rainfall: According to legend you can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Raining cats and dogs
Idiom, raining heavily: They cancelled the football game because it was raining cats and dogs.
Season
Noun, time of year characterized by certain weather
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (or Autumn): My favorite season is Fall, because I love to watch the leaves changing colours.
Shower
Noun, quick/light rainstorm: They've been calling for showers all week, but so far it's been dry.
Smog
Noun, heavy, dark cloud cover caused by pollution: You really notice the smog downtown in this type of humidity.
Snow/snowy/snowing
Noun/adjective/ continuous verb, frozen water that warms slightly as it falls to earth: It is already snowing up in the mountains, so the ski season should be great this year.
Snowstorm
Noun, large amounts of wind and snow: All of the schools were closed because of the snowstorm.
Sun/sunshine/sunny
Noun/noun/adjective, the gassy star that warms the earth: We hope to have sunshine on the day of the beach picnic.
Sunburn
Noun, painful red/pink skin caused by being in the sun too long: The bald man got a sunburn on his head.
Sunglasses/shades
Noun, dark eyewear that protects you from the sun I forgot my shades and I was driving right into the sun.
Suntan/tanned
noun (also verb)/adjective(also verb), brown/golden skin caused by long periods of sun exposure : I got a suntan on the cruise, but it has already faded away.
Sunscreen/suntan lotion
Noun, cream that protects your skin from sun damage: Don't forget to reapply your sunscreen when you get out of the lake.
Temperature
Noun, how warm or cold the air is: Can you check the temperature before we get dressed for our walk?
Thermometer
Noun, instrument for measuring the temperature of the air: When I checked the temperature this morning, the thermometer said it was already thirty degrees Celsius.
Thunder/thunderstorm
Noun, the crashing of clouds (often followed by a strike of lightning and heavy rain): Let's close all of the windows. It looks like a thunderstorm is coming.
Tornado
Noun, violently spinning windstorm: The tornado picked up everything in its path, including animals and cars.
Umbrella
Noun, held over one's head and body for rain protection: I always keep an umbrella in my car in case of rain.
UV (ultra violet) rays
Noun, the damaging rays from the sun Ultra violet rays can cause skin cancer if you don't wear sunscreen.
Wind/windy
Noun/adjective, blowing air outside: It's too windy to play golf today.
Comb 1 /kəʊm/
Hangover
camp‧site [countable]
1 British English an area where people can camp, often with a water supply and toilets [= campground American English]
(WRONG=footing, parking, camping…)
(RIGHT=jogging, car park/parking lot, campsite…)
Go on foot
Take the dog for a walk / walk the dog
MEET past tense and past participle met
1
see somebody at an arranged place
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time, according to an arrangement, so that you can talk or do something together:
Meet me at 8.00.
I'll meet you by the main reception desk.
meet (somebody) for something
Why don't we meet for lunch on Friday?
We arranged to meet outside the theatre.
2
See somebody by chance
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to see someone by chance and talk to them [= bump into]:
You'll never guess who I met in town.
I was worried I might meet Henry on the bus.
3
See somebody for the first time
[intransitive,transitive not in passive] to see and talk to someone for the first time, or be introduced to them:
We first met in Florence.
I met my husband at university.
Jane, come and meet my brother.
Nice/pleased to meet you (=used to greet someone politely when you have just met them for the first time)
'This is my niece, Sarah.' 'Pleased to meet you.'
(It was) nice meeting you (=used to say goodbye politely to someone you have just met for the first time)
4
See somebody at an airport/station etc
[Transitive] to be waiting for someone at an airport, station etc when they arrive in a plane or train:
My dad met us at the station.
I'll come and meet you off the plane.
5
Come together to discuss something
[Intransitive] to come together in the same place in order to discuss something:
The committee meets once a month.
The two groups will meet next week to discuss the project.
El‧dest especially British English
the eldest of a group of people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first [↪ old]
eldest son/daughter/brother/child etc
My eldest daughter is 17.
He was the eldest of six children.
THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST FROM OF REGULAR VERBS
- Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h - pronounce ED as “T”
Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
Ed as “T”
asked
baked
brushed
cooked
cracked
crashed
danced (da:ns) + t
dressed
dropped
escaped
finished
fixed
guessed
helped
hoped
hiked
joked
jumped
knocked
kissed
laughed (læf) + t
locked
looked
missed
mixed
packed
passed
picked
pressed
pushed
pronounced
relaxed
slipped
smoked
stopped
shopped
surfed
talked
typed
walked
washed
watched
worked
- T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Example: Need, needed = need(id)
Ed as “ID”
accepted
afforded
attended
arrested
collected
contacted
counted
decided
defended
demanded
divided
ended
expanded
expected
exported
flooded
graduated
hated
hunted
included
invited
invented
landed
needed
painted
planted
printed
presented
pretended
protected
provided
rented
repeated
reported
respected
rested
scolded
skated
started
shouted
treated
visited
waited
wanted
wasted
If you have any doubt, you can look at the dictionary for the phonetic transcription.
Example: advised (ad’vaiz)
WEATHER VOCABULARY
Airconditioner/airconditioning
Noun, an appliance that cools down the air in a home or building: The airconditioner keeps the office nice and comfortable even when it's very hot outside.
Boiling hot
Adjective + noun, common expression for describing a very hot day: It was boiling hot, so we all jumped into the lake.
Breeze
Noun, light wind: Don't bother with a hat. There is always a breeze near the ocean.
Celsius
Noun, measurement of temperature (0 degrees is freezing/100 is boiling) In the summer, the average temperature here is 20 degrees Celsius.
Chilly
Adjective, cold: It's a bit chilly today, so I think you should wear a coat.
Clear
Adjective, when the sky is blue because no clouds are blocking the sun: On a clear night you can see a lot of stars.
Cloud/cloudy
Noun/adjective, water in the sky that appears as a white or grey mass: It may look cloudy in the morning, but the sun always comes out by afternoon.
Cool
Adjective, temperature in between warm and cold: The days were boiling hot, but the nights were cool and comfortable for sleeping.
Degrees
Noun, measurement for temperature: I don't feel the heat until it's about forty degrees Celsius outside.
Drizzling
Continuous verb, raining slightly: I think I'll take the dog for a walk. It's only drizzling now.
Drought
Noun, a long period with no rainfall: Forest fires are a serious danger during a drought.
Fahrenheit
Noun, measurement of temperature (32 degrees is freezing/212 is boiling): It was 100 degrees Fahrenheit when we got to San Francisco.
Flood
Noun, overflow of rain water: The flood was so bad, our basement was full of water.
Fog/foggy
Noun/adjective, thick water vapor that blocks one's vision: We couldn't see the bridge because there was too much fog.
Forecast
Noun/verb, the expected weather for the future: According to the 5 day forecast, it's going to rain on our wedding day.
Freezing cold
Adjective + noun, common expression used to describe a very cold day: It was a freezing cold day for the Santa Claus parade.
Heat-wave
Noun, extremely hot weather that is much higher than average--usually lasts a short time: During the heat-wave we cooled our beds down with ice packs.
Humid/humidity
Adjective/noun, moisture in the air: It feels a lot hotter than it actually is because of the humidity.
Hurricane
Noun, a tropical storm with very strong wind and rain (from Atlantic Ocean); from Pacific Ocean it is called a "typhoon"; from Indian Ocean it is called a "cyclone": Half of the buildings on the island were flattened by the hurricane.
Icy
Adjective, slippery because of ice: The roads are icy so please avoid driving down any hills.
Lightning
Noun, electric flash caused by two clouds hitting: The outdoor pool always closes when the lifeguards suspect lightning.
Mild
Adjective, temperature that is warmer than average(in a cold season): It's quite mild out so I didn't bother with a hat or mittens.
Meteorologist
Noun, a person who studies weather patterns: The meteorologist predicted that the cold spell would be over by now.
Minus/negative
Adjective, indicates that a temperature is below zero: It was minus twenty degrees at the top of the skil hill.
Partly cloudy
Adverb + adjective, term often used in a weather forecast to indicate that the skies are sunny and cloudy at the same time: Tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy with clear skies by nightfall.
Puddle
Noun, collection of rain water: Children love to splash in puddles when they are wearing rubber boots.
Rain/raining/rainy
Noun/continuous verb/adjective water that falls to earth: My hair is all wet and messy from the rain.
Raindrop
Noun, a single measurement of rain: I love catching raindrops on my tongue.
Rainbow
Noun, a band of colours found in the sky after a rainfall: According to legend you can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Raining cats and dogs
Idiom, raining heavily: They cancelled the football game because it was raining cats and dogs.
Season
Noun, time of year characterized by certain weather
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall (or Autumn): My favorite season is Fall, because I love to watch the leaves changing colours.
Shower
Noun, quick/light rainstorm: They've been calling for showers all week, but so far it's been dry.
Smog
Noun, heavy, dark cloud cover caused by pollution: You really notice the smog downtown in this type of humidity.
Snow/snowy/snowing
Noun/adjective/ continuous verb, frozen water that warms slightly as it falls to earth: It is already snowing up in the mountains, so the ski season should be great this year.
Snowstorm
Noun, large amounts of wind and snow: All of the schools were closed because of the snowstorm.
Sun/sunshine/sunny
Noun/noun/adjective, the gassy star that warms the earth: We hope to have sunshine on the day of the beach picnic.
Sunburn
Noun, painful red/pink skin caused by being in the sun too long: The bald man got a sunburn on his head.
Sunglasses/shades
Noun, dark eyewear that protects you from the sun I forgot my shades and I was driving right into the sun.
Suntan/tanned
noun (also verb)/adjective(also verb), brown/golden skin caused by long periods of sun exposure : I got a suntan on the cruise, but it has already faded away.
Sunscreen/suntan lotion
Noun, cream that protects your skin from sun damage: Don't forget to reapply your sunscreen when you get out of the lake.
Temperature
Noun, how warm or cold the air is: Can you check the temperature before we get dressed for our walk?
Thermometer
Noun, instrument for measuring the temperature of the air: When I checked the temperature this morning, the thermometer said it was already thirty degrees Celsius.
Thunder/thunderstorm
Noun, the crashing of clouds (often followed by a strike of lightning and heavy rain): Let's close all of the windows. It looks like a thunderstorm is coming.
Tornado
Noun, violently spinning windstorm: The tornado picked up everything in its path, including animals and cars.
Umbrella
Noun, held over one's head and body for rain protection: I always keep an umbrella in my car in case of rain.
UV (ultra violet) rays
Noun, the damaging rays from the sun Ultra violet rays can cause skin cancer if you don't wear sunscreen.
Wind/windy
Noun/adjective, blowing air outside: It's too windy to play golf today.
Monday, October 24, 2011
ni2 24/10/11
Homework p 17
Due -expected
[not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time
due to do something
The team are due to fly to Italy next month.
His new book is due to be published next year.
clock off
phrasal verb 1 informal to leave work at the end of the day:
What time do you clock off?
Buck [countable]
1
dollar
informal a US, Canadian, or Australian dollar:
He owes me ten bucks.
The movie is about a group of men trying to make a buck (=earn some money) as male strippers.
Does it ring the bell?
Isolated
More often than not.
menu / ˈmenjuː/
Verbs with 2 objects (p19):
They serve you your second course/badly prepared food…
They give you a menu/a basket/mineral water…
It costs you an arm and a leg…
They bring you the bill…
…
Ex 7
We left the waiter a tip/a tip for the waiter.
The waiter brought us the bill/the bill to us.
I gave them some water/some water to them.
They charged her a pound/a pound to her.
Ex 11
Expected us to…
Costs… charge…
Occupied…attend to…
VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS
When verbs are followed by two objects, the first object (the indirect object) is usually a person or a group of people and the second object (the direct object) is usually a thing:
• I peeled her an orange.
• He lent me his pen.
• They taught us the German alphabet.
• It was kind of you to make the vicar and his wife a cup of coffee.
If we want to reverse the order and place the direct object first, then the indirect object has to be converted into a phrase beginning with either to or for:
• I peeled an orange for her.
• He lent his pen to me.
• They taught the German alphabet to us.
• It was kind of you to make a cup of coffee for the vicarand his wife.
We often prefer this second pattern is we want to focus particular attention on the people described in the indirect prepositional object or when the prepositional object is very long:
• We gave a course certificate to everyone who had attended 90% of the programme.
• We fetched take-away pizzas for all the children who arrived home after eight o' clock.
It would clearly be inappropriate, if not confusing, to say:
• We gave everyone who had attended 90% of the
programme a course certificate.
• We fetched all the children who arrived home after
eight o' clock take-away pizzas.
as the meaning may not be clear.
Here are some of the most common verbs with the for + indirect object formulation:
book build buy catch
choose cook find get
make order peel pour save
• He poured a drink for me.
• She found a two-bedroom flat for me.
• She found suitable accommodation for all the French tourists who arrived last night.
Here are some of the most common verbs with the to + indirect object formulation:
award give grant hand
lend offer owe tell
promise pass show teach throw
• He handed him a four-page form.
• He handed a four-page form to everybody who had applied for early retirement.
• She told lies about her background to everyone at work.
Some common verbs we can use with either to or for + indirectobjects. These include:
bring leave pay play post
read send sing take write
Sometimes the meaning is the same:
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read me the letter?
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read it out for me?
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read it out to me?
Sometimes it changes:
• Will you post it to me? Please send it to me.
• Will you post it for me? I can't get to the post office this afternoon.
There are some common verbs which are followed by two objects which cannot have their objects reversed to allow the to/for formulation. These include:
allow ask cost deny
envy forgive permit refuse
We would have to say, for instance:
• You have asked me a difficult question which I cannot answer.
• It cost them a lot of money.
• I envy you your large detached house in the country.
We cannot say:
• You have asked a difficult question to me which I cannot answer.
• It cost a lot of money to them.
• I envy your large detached house in the country for you
Due -expected
[not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time
due to do something
The team are due to fly to Italy next month.
His new book is due to be published next year.
clock off
phrasal verb 1 informal to leave work at the end of the day:
What time do you clock off?
Buck [countable]
1
dollar
informal a US, Canadian, or Australian dollar:
He owes me ten bucks.
The movie is about a group of men trying to make a buck (=earn some money) as male strippers.
Does it ring the bell?
Isolated
More often than not.
menu / ˈmenjuː/
Verbs with 2 objects (p19):
They serve you your second course/badly prepared food…
They give you a menu/a basket/mineral water…
It costs you an arm and a leg…
They bring you the bill…
…
Ex 7
We left the waiter a tip/a tip for the waiter.
The waiter brought us the bill/the bill to us.
I gave them some water/some water to them.
They charged her a pound/a pound to her.
Ex 11
Expected us to…
Costs… charge…
Occupied…attend to…
VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS
When verbs are followed by two objects, the first object (the indirect object) is usually a person or a group of people and the second object (the direct object) is usually a thing:
• I peeled her an orange.
• He lent me his pen.
• They taught us the German alphabet.
• It was kind of you to make the vicar and his wife a cup of coffee.
If we want to reverse the order and place the direct object first, then the indirect object has to be converted into a phrase beginning with either to or for:
• I peeled an orange for her.
• He lent his pen to me.
• They taught the German alphabet to us.
• It was kind of you to make a cup of coffee for the vicarand his wife.
We often prefer this second pattern is we want to focus particular attention on the people described in the indirect prepositional object or when the prepositional object is very long:
• We gave a course certificate to everyone who had attended 90% of the programme.
• We fetched take-away pizzas for all the children who arrived home after eight o' clock.
It would clearly be inappropriate, if not confusing, to say:
• We gave everyone who had attended 90% of the
programme a course certificate.
• We fetched all the children who arrived home after
eight o' clock take-away pizzas.
as the meaning may not be clear.
Here are some of the most common verbs with the for + indirect object formulation:
book build buy catch
choose cook find get
make order peel pour save
• He poured a drink for me.
• She found a two-bedroom flat for me.
• She found suitable accommodation for all the French tourists who arrived last night.
Here are some of the most common verbs with the to + indirect object formulation:
award give grant hand
lend offer owe tell
promise pass show teach throw
• He handed him a four-page form.
• He handed a four-page form to everybody who had applied for early retirement.
• She told lies about her background to everyone at work.
Some common verbs we can use with either to or for + indirectobjects. These include:
bring leave pay play post
read send sing take write
Sometimes the meaning is the same:
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read me the letter?
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read it out for me?
• I haven't got my glasses. Will you read it out to me?
Sometimes it changes:
• Will you post it to me? Please send it to me.
• Will you post it for me? I can't get to the post office this afternoon.
There are some common verbs which are followed by two objects which cannot have their objects reversed to allow the to/for formulation. These include:
allow ask cost deny
envy forgive permit refuse
We would have to say, for instance:
• You have asked me a difficult question which I cannot answer.
• It cost them a lot of money.
• I envy you your large detached house in the country.
We cannot say:
• You have asked a difficult question to me which I cannot answer.
• It cost a lot of money to them.
• I envy your large detached house in the country for you
The little horror shop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skb4Tpf3H94
I've given you sunshine
I've given you dirt.
You've given me nothing
But heartache and hurt.
I'm beggin' you sweetly.
I'm down on my knees.
Oh, please-grow for me!
I've given you plant food
And water to sip.
I've given you potash.
You've given me zip.
Oh God, how I mist you
Oh pod, how you tease
Now, please-grow for me!
I've given you southern exposure
To get you to thrive.
I've pinched you back hard,
Like I'm s'posed ta.
You're barely alive.
I've tried you at levels of moisture
From desert to mud.
I've given you grow-lights
And mineral supplements.
What do you want from me blood?
(Spoken) Ouch! Damn roses. Damn thorns.
(Sucks on finger, plant makes sucking noises) You opened up!
(Sung) I've given you sunlight.
I've given you rain.
Looks like you're not happy,
'Less I open a vein.
I'll give you a few drops
If that'll appease.
Now please-oh please-grow for me!
I've given you sunshine
I've given you dirt.
You've given me nothing
But heartache and hurt.
I'm beggin' you sweetly.
I'm down on my knees.
Oh, please-grow for me!
I've given you plant food
And water to sip.
I've given you potash.
You've given me zip.
Oh God, how I mist you
Oh pod, how you tease
Now, please-grow for me!
I've given you southern exposure
To get you to thrive.
I've pinched you back hard,
Like I'm s'posed ta.
You're barely alive.
I've tried you at levels of moisture
From desert to mud.
I've given you grow-lights
And mineral supplements.
What do you want from me blood?
(Spoken) Ouch! Damn roses. Damn thorns.
(Sucks on finger, plant makes sucking noises) You opened up!
(Sung) I've given you sunlight.
I've given you rain.
Looks like you're not happy,
'Less I open a vein.
I'll give you a few drops
If that'll appease.
Now please-oh please-grow for me!
MY HOMETOWN
How the culture is changing?
Nowadays, culture is changing a lot, because the world is more global, there are more people, more immigrants...
New technologies have made our lives easier and we have abandoned many customs, thoughts ... We have changed the way we talk, think, act ...
The crisis in the world has caused many people to abandon their culture and they go to another country to look for a better job, different customs, lifestyles ...
Now the mentality of people is more open than some years ago.
HOW THE CULTURE IS CHANGING:
In the past people worked in the market garden; however, nowadays this kind of job is disappearing in the name of the progress.
Currently, most of the people work and live in the city, and this change has made people's culture change too. One example of this is, on the one hand, the improvement in the access to school education and, on the other hand, the loss of a good familiar education in terms of social values because parents have to work.
HOW THE CULTURE IS CHANGING
I remember when I was a child, kids in my neighbourhood used to play all together in the street after they finished class, but ,unfortunately, nowadays they can’t do it because is more dangerous than before, so young people spend more time watching TV, playing at home and so on; in fact, they don’t socialize enough, and in my opinion it is bad.
RELIGION
Most of people in Murcia are catholic or they practise the Catholicism. In Catholicism there are several types of groups: Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox, Evangelists...
Nowadays, because of immigration we can see people with different religions like Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, etc.
All commons religions have a unique God, and a book which contains his dogmas, recommendations, rules and life habits.
RELIGION
Here in Murcia the most of the population is traditionally catholic. But, nowadays, more and more people are living their lives apart from religion. Immigration also has brought other religions such as subdivisions of Christianity (Baptist, evangelistic, etc.) or Islam.
RELIGION
In Spain, the traditional religion is Christianity and we usually celebrate all the festivities related to his religion like Easter and Xmas.
In my opinion, nowadays, religion is less important (for some people) because it is possible that before, people had more free time than now to go to the church, for example.
I said that almost all people are catholic but there are more and more people with different cultures in Spain and therefore, also there are different religions like the Muslim one.
RELIGIOn
In Alcantarilla, almost all people are catholic, then they believe in "Virgen de la Salud", the patron-saint of the town.
Unfortunately, young people are interested in other things and they hardly-ever go to the church; God isn’t important in their lives. Also, there are people that practise other religions, for example, Jehovah Witnesses or Evangelists.
In conclusion, in Alcantarilla there are people with different religions, but the most important is that everybody respects the other people, in fact, we live and let live.
TRADITIONS
In Murcia people always go out to have a lunch on Sunday to relax or they do other funny activities with the family. Also, people take a snack on Friday after work. However, young people go out to parties or just go for a walk with friends at the weekend.
TRADITIONS
There is a variety of traditions in Murcia. One of them is about food. In Murcia it is typical eating meat cakes that, I think, are only made in our region and they are very good, but, unfortunately, it has a lot of calories. The fish rice (caldero) is very typical too.
Also, there are religious traditions like the processions at Easter, in which its members give sweets to the public that see them.
Another tradition is the “Romería” that consists of going with the Fuensanta Virgin to her house in the mountain. Every year, more and more people go with her when the Fair finishes.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Well, in my village there´re many special occasions, like The Easter Week, there´re many religious parades with the most important scenes from the life of Jesus and his saints.
The last weekend, we celebrate the parade in honour of (Nuestra Señora del Alba), with a group of people, called “auroros”, who sing and play music with traditional instruments. It´s nice.
The next weekend, it’s the same with The Rosario Virgin.
Another important occasion is the celebration of the festivities in honour of another Virgin, The Health (La Salud).
It´s also a pagan festivity, because people drink a lot and at the end a witch is burned. Oh, what a pity!
Finally, I think there are too many Virgins and too much alcohol.
TRADITIONS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN MY REGION: MURCIA.
Murcia has a lot of traditions like its local dances where people wear traditional clothes or the processions with religious idols on the streets.
At Christmas you can see in a lot of figures where Jesus birth is shown / represented.
Another special occasion is in September with "La Romería", in this annual festival, people come from all over the villages to go with the local saint "La Fuensanta" to the mountain where she has her church.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
There are many special occasions in which you can enjoy the people, the weather and the beautiful squares in Murcia.
At Christmas you can see a fantastic festival in "Santo Domingo" square, at Easter there are great figures of Salzillo in the street and, of course, in summer you can enjoy our fantastic beaches, some of which are still wild.
It is easy to find a special occasion to have a beer at the flowers square with good friends.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
In Spain there are a lot of festivals, but people celebrate specially two of them.
- Easter. It is a Catholic celebration in which people commemorate Jesus death.
- Christmas. People celebrate when Jesus was born and when the Three Wise Men visited him in Belen.
LANGUAGE
In our city, the language is Spanish. But there are a lot of people from different countries here, so they also speak other languages, such as Chinese and Muslim. These days, people like learning languages too for studying, working or travelling reasons. The most commons are English and French. We have got another typical language which old people used to speak some years ago. It is called Panocho, but now it is dying out.
LANGUAGE
In Murcia, the official language is Spanish but there is a particular way of speaking the Spanish language named "panocho".
It consists of the omission of the last sound or syllable, for example: "todo" sounds "to". In Panocho dialect there area lot of own expressions like: "pico' squina", "ta too güeno" or "vente pacá". This is very strange for the people of the rest of Spain and it is very complicated for tourists to understand us.
Language in my country
In Spain there are five different languages: Galician, Euskera, Catalan, Valenciano and Spanish. The official language in all the country is Spanish; the other four languages are co-official languages in different places of Spain. Moreover, there are a lot of languages spoken by tourists and immigrants like English, Italian, French, Arabic, Germany, and many more. In addition, in Spain people try to learn English as second or third language both for work and as a hobby.
Alcantarilla (language/national costume)
In Alcantarilla there aren't different languages, everybody speaks Spanish but we speak with a special accent. There is a dialect called panocho that nowadays it is not spoken.
In Alcantarilla people is starting to wear brand clothes. In the past people wore comfortable clothes to work in the country.
LANGUAGE
In our region, called "Región de Murcia", the oficial language is Spanish, but we have also an old language, known as "Panocho" that was spoken years ago by local inhabitants.
NATIONAL COSTUME
We have our own typical costume, that is used on special events as "el Bando de la Huerta" and other local festivals.
It´s always worn by groups that play them and dance with typical music.
CULTURE CHANGE.
Nowadays, there is an only one difference between people who live in the city and people who live in the nearest villages: young people live in the city. This is because more people than in the past go to University and it is in the city. Another change that we can see is about Technology. Nowadays most of the citizens use gadgets such as I-Pods, mobiles phones, tablets or laptops, which are very popular among young people. We could conclude that nowadays young people is moving the world and leading the change.
TRADITIONAL COSTUME.
Here in Murcia we have a traditional costume. This costume is different if you are a man or a woman. If you are a man, you have to wear white special trousers called "Zaragüeles". If you are a woman, you have to wear a special skirt. This skirt, which is called "Refajo", is made of cotton, it is very heavy but very beautiful too. It has a fantastic design which is handmade.
NATIONAL COSTUME
In Spain every region, city and town has its costume. Actually, these costumes are a heritage of past centuries and nowadays there are people who work to recover these costumes. They look for them in old books and they ask the oldest person in the town about them. Thanks to them, we have been able to dress young people with traditional costumes in special occasion like local festivities.
National Costume
In Murcia, people use a traditional costume when the “Bando de la Huerta” takes place. For women it consists of a long skirt with handmade flowers and a white shirt with shorts sleeves. Over this shirt they usually wear a big “mantón”. On their head they usually wear traditional jewellery. On their feet they usually wear a pair of long white socks and a pair of special shoes called “esparteñas”.
For men it consists of a white pair of trousers called “zaragüeles” and a white shirt with long sleeves. Over this shirt they usually wear a vest, and round their waist they usually wear a “faja” of the same colour as the vest.
On their feet they use the same things as women.
Nowadays, culture is changing a lot, because the world is more global, there are more people, more immigrants...
New technologies have made our lives easier and we have abandoned many customs, thoughts ... We have changed the way we talk, think, act ...
The crisis in the world has caused many people to abandon their culture and they go to another country to look for a better job, different customs, lifestyles ...
Now the mentality of people is more open than some years ago.
HOW THE CULTURE IS CHANGING:
In the past people worked in the market garden; however, nowadays this kind of job is disappearing in the name of the progress.
Currently, most of the people work and live in the city, and this change has made people's culture change too. One example of this is, on the one hand, the improvement in the access to school education and, on the other hand, the loss of a good familiar education in terms of social values because parents have to work.
HOW THE CULTURE IS CHANGING
I remember when I was a child, kids in my neighbourhood used to play all together in the street after they finished class, but ,unfortunately, nowadays they can’t do it because is more dangerous than before, so young people spend more time watching TV, playing at home and so on; in fact, they don’t socialize enough, and in my opinion it is bad.
RELIGION
Most of people in Murcia are catholic or they practise the Catholicism. In Catholicism there are several types of groups: Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox, Evangelists...
Nowadays, because of immigration we can see people with different religions like Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, etc.
All commons religions have a unique God, and a book which contains his dogmas, recommendations, rules and life habits.
RELIGION
Here in Murcia the most of the population is traditionally catholic. But, nowadays, more and more people are living their lives apart from religion. Immigration also has brought other religions such as subdivisions of Christianity (Baptist, evangelistic, etc.) or Islam.
RELIGION
In Spain, the traditional religion is Christianity and we usually celebrate all the festivities related to his religion like Easter and Xmas.
In my opinion, nowadays, religion is less important (for some people) because it is possible that before, people had more free time than now to go to the church, for example.
I said that almost all people are catholic but there are more and more people with different cultures in Spain and therefore, also there are different religions like the Muslim one.
RELIGIOn
In Alcantarilla, almost all people are catholic, then they believe in "Virgen de la Salud", the patron-saint of the town.
Unfortunately, young people are interested in other things and they hardly-ever go to the church; God isn’t important in their lives. Also, there are people that practise other religions, for example, Jehovah Witnesses or Evangelists.
In conclusion, in Alcantarilla there are people with different religions, but the most important is that everybody respects the other people, in fact, we live and let live.
TRADITIONS
In Murcia people always go out to have a lunch on Sunday to relax or they do other funny activities with the family. Also, people take a snack on Friday after work. However, young people go out to parties or just go for a walk with friends at the weekend.
TRADITIONS
There is a variety of traditions in Murcia. One of them is about food. In Murcia it is typical eating meat cakes that, I think, are only made in our region and they are very good, but, unfortunately, it has a lot of calories. The fish rice (caldero) is very typical too.
Also, there are religious traditions like the processions at Easter, in which its members give sweets to the public that see them.
Another tradition is the “Romería” that consists of going with the Fuensanta Virgin to her house in the mountain. Every year, more and more people go with her when the Fair finishes.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Well, in my village there´re many special occasions, like The Easter Week, there´re many religious parades with the most important scenes from the life of Jesus and his saints.
The last weekend, we celebrate the parade in honour of (Nuestra Señora del Alba), with a group of people, called “auroros”, who sing and play music with traditional instruments. It´s nice.
The next weekend, it’s the same with The Rosario Virgin.
Another important occasion is the celebration of the festivities in honour of another Virgin, The Health (La Salud).
It´s also a pagan festivity, because people drink a lot and at the end a witch is burned. Oh, what a pity!
Finally, I think there are too many Virgins and too much alcohol.
TRADITIONS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN MY REGION: MURCIA.
Murcia has a lot of traditions like its local dances where people wear traditional clothes or the processions with religious idols on the streets.
At Christmas you can see in a lot of figures where Jesus birth is shown / represented.
Another special occasion is in September with "La Romería", in this annual festival, people come from all over the villages to go with the local saint "La Fuensanta" to the mountain where she has her church.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
There are many special occasions in which you can enjoy the people, the weather and the beautiful squares in Murcia.
At Christmas you can see a fantastic festival in "Santo Domingo" square, at Easter there are great figures of Salzillo in the street and, of course, in summer you can enjoy our fantastic beaches, some of which are still wild.
It is easy to find a special occasion to have a beer at the flowers square with good friends.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
In Spain there are a lot of festivals, but people celebrate specially two of them.
- Easter. It is a Catholic celebration in which people commemorate Jesus death.
- Christmas. People celebrate when Jesus was born and when the Three Wise Men visited him in Belen.
LANGUAGE
In our city, the language is Spanish. But there are a lot of people from different countries here, so they also speak other languages, such as Chinese and Muslim. These days, people like learning languages too for studying, working or travelling reasons. The most commons are English and French. We have got another typical language which old people used to speak some years ago. It is called Panocho, but now it is dying out.
LANGUAGE
In Murcia, the official language is Spanish but there is a particular way of speaking the Spanish language named "panocho".
It consists of the omission of the last sound or syllable, for example: "todo" sounds "to". In Panocho dialect there area lot of own expressions like: "pico' squina", "ta too güeno" or "vente pacá". This is very strange for the people of the rest of Spain and it is very complicated for tourists to understand us.
Language in my country
In Spain there are five different languages: Galician, Euskera, Catalan, Valenciano and Spanish. The official language in all the country is Spanish; the other four languages are co-official languages in different places of Spain. Moreover, there are a lot of languages spoken by tourists and immigrants like English, Italian, French, Arabic, Germany, and many more. In addition, in Spain people try to learn English as second or third language both for work and as a hobby.
Alcantarilla (language/national costume)
In Alcantarilla there aren't different languages, everybody speaks Spanish but we speak with a special accent. There is a dialect called panocho that nowadays it is not spoken.
In Alcantarilla people is starting to wear brand clothes. In the past people wore comfortable clothes to work in the country.
LANGUAGE
In our region, called "Región de Murcia", the oficial language is Spanish, but we have also an old language, known as "Panocho" that was spoken years ago by local inhabitants.
NATIONAL COSTUME
We have our own typical costume, that is used on special events as "el Bando de la Huerta" and other local festivals.
It´s always worn by groups that play them and dance with typical music.
CULTURE CHANGE.
Nowadays, there is an only one difference between people who live in the city and people who live in the nearest villages: young people live in the city. This is because more people than in the past go to University and it is in the city. Another change that we can see is about Technology. Nowadays most of the citizens use gadgets such as I-Pods, mobiles phones, tablets or laptops, which are very popular among young people. We could conclude that nowadays young people is moving the world and leading the change.
TRADITIONAL COSTUME.
Here in Murcia we have a traditional costume. This costume is different if you are a man or a woman. If you are a man, you have to wear white special trousers called "Zaragüeles". If you are a woman, you have to wear a special skirt. This skirt, which is called "Refajo", is made of cotton, it is very heavy but very beautiful too. It has a fantastic design which is handmade.
NATIONAL COSTUME
In Spain every region, city and town has its costume. Actually, these costumes are a heritage of past centuries and nowadays there are people who work to recover these costumes. They look for them in old books and they ask the oldest person in the town about them. Thanks to them, we have been able to dress young people with traditional costumes in special occasion like local festivities.
National Costume
In Murcia, people use a traditional costume when the “Bando de la Huerta” takes place. For women it consists of a long skirt with handmade flowers and a white shirt with shorts sleeves. Over this shirt they usually wear a big “mantón”. On their head they usually wear traditional jewellery. On their feet they usually wear a pair of long white socks and a pair of special shoes called “esparteñas”.
For men it consists of a white pair of trousers called “zaragüeles” and a white shirt with long sleeves. Over this shirt they usually wear a vest, and round their waist they usually wear a “faja” of the same colour as the vest.
On their feet they use the same things as women.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
nb2 20/10/11
CHARACTER:person [countable]
a) a person in a book, play, film etc:
Candida is the most interesting character in the play.
INFORMAL EMAIL:
From:
To:
Subject:
Hi (Dear) ____________(,)
Best wishes / kisses / lots of love- love from… / take care /thinking of you …
Say hello to Peter from me (Dale recuerdos a Pedro de mi parte)
P127 1C
a)
You’re standing…
They aren’t playing...
…are you studying …?
We’re thinking…
Is she wearing …?
They are making a …
Is your brother working…?
She isn’t / She’s not talking…
b)
He doesn’t bite.
Why are you wearing….? It’s raining.
I’m not listening to it.
I don’t have…
The baby is putting...
Do you usually cook...?
We normally eat out.
What are you doing here?
I’m meeting Emma.
Hard working / post office / musician / drink / pasta.
GREAT / FLIGHT / TIRED / PLEASED / AGAIN
hear /hɪr / ||/hɪə(r)/ here /hɪr / ||/hɪə(r)/ (homophones)
Capital letter –mayuscula
Apostrophe- apóstrofo
Go on a trip
Homework p 147 vocabulary and p 13 answer the questions
a) a person in a book, play, film etc:
Candida is the most interesting character in the play.
INFORMAL EMAIL:
From:
To:
Subject:
Hi (Dear) ____________(,)
Best wishes / kisses / lots of love- love from… / take care /thinking of you …
Say hello to Peter from me (Dale recuerdos a Pedro de mi parte)
P127 1C
a)
You’re standing…
They aren’t playing...
…are you studying …?
We’re thinking…
Is she wearing …?
They are making a …
Is your brother working…?
She isn’t / She’s not talking…
b)
He doesn’t bite.
Why are you wearing….? It’s raining.
I’m not listening to it.
I don’t have…
The baby is putting...
Do you usually cook...?
We normally eat out.
What are you doing here?
I’m meeting Emma.
Hard working / post office / musician / drink / pasta.
GREAT / FLIGHT / TIRED / PLEASED / AGAIN
hear /hɪr / ||/hɪə(r)/ here /hɪr / ||/hɪə(r)/ (homophones)
Capital letter –mayuscula
Apostrophe- apóstrofo
Go on a trip
Homework p 147 vocabulary and p 13 answer the questions
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
ni2 19/10/11
P 13 ex 7
1. progress
2. completed
3. repeated
4. completed
5. progress
6. repeated
7. completed
8. how long
P 13 ex 8
1. a) normally she lives there b) emphasis in how long.
2. a) in progress b) I’ve tried once or twice, it didn’t work.
3. a) normally b) complete
4. a) progress b) repeated
gardener / ˈɡɑːdnə(r)/
Phone booth = box
Why have you been living in this phone box?
How long have you been living in here?
What have you been doing for food?
How have you been sleeping?
Pick‧y informal
someone who is picky only likes particular things and not others, and so is not easy to please:
He's a very picky eater.
Good riddance (to somebody)
spoken a rude way of saying you are glad someone has left:
She was awful. Good riddance to her, I say!
Crisp [countable] British English
a very thin flat round piece of potato that is cooked in oil and eaten cold [↪ chip; = potato chip AmE]
a packet of crisps
Quit past tense and past participle quit also quitted British Englishpresent participle quitting
1 [intransitive and transitive] informal to leave a job, school etc, especially without finishing it completely:
He quit his job after an argument with a colleague.
I quit school at 16.
She has decided to quit show business.
People are now calling on the chairman to quit.
2 [intransitive and transitive] especially American English to stop doing something, especially something that is bad or annoying [↪ give up]:
The majority of smokers say that they would like to quit the habit.
Quit it, Robby, or I'll tell mom!
We've done what we can. Let's quit.
Homework: grammar bank 1D and page 17
1. progress
2. completed
3. repeated
4. completed
5. progress
6. repeated
7. completed
8. how long
P 13 ex 8
1. a) normally she lives there b) emphasis in how long.
2. a) in progress b) I’ve tried once or twice, it didn’t work.
3. a) normally b) complete
4. a) progress b) repeated
gardener / ˈɡɑːdnə(r)/
Phone booth = box
Why have you been living in this phone box?
How long have you been living in here?
What have you been doing for food?
How have you been sleeping?
Pick‧y informal
someone who is picky only likes particular things and not others, and so is not easy to please:
He's a very picky eater.
Good riddance (to somebody)
spoken a rude way of saying you are glad someone has left:
She was awful. Good riddance to her, I say!
Crisp [countable] British English
a very thin flat round piece of potato that is cooked in oil and eaten cold [↪ chip; = potato chip AmE]
a packet of crisps
Quit past tense and past participle quit also quitted British Englishpresent participle quitting
1 [intransitive and transitive] informal to leave a job, school etc, especially without finishing it completely:
He quit his job after an argument with a colleague.
I quit school at 16.
She has decided to quit show business.
People are now calling on the chairman to quit.
2 [intransitive and transitive] especially American English to stop doing something, especially something that is bad or annoying [↪ give up]:
The majority of smokers say that they would like to quit the habit.
Quit it, Robby, or I'll tell mom!
We've done what we can. Let's quit.
Homework: grammar bank 1D and page 17
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
-ing (from mansioningles.com)
El gerundio se forma en inglés añadiendo la desinencia 'ing' (sin 'to') al infinitivo del verbo.
To play / jugar playing / jugando
CONSIDERACIONES
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en consonante precedida de una sola vocal pronunciada más fuerte, la consontante última se duplica:
To sit sitting (sentarse)
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en '-e' muda, ésta desaparece.
To write writing (escribir)
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en 'ie' cambia a 'y' + 'ing'
To lie lying (mentir)
USO DEL GERUNDIO
- Como sujeto en una expresión
Reading English is easier than speaking it / Leer inglés es más fácil que hablarlo
- En algunas expresiones de prohibición
No smoking / Prohibido fumar
- Se emplea para obtener la forma progresiva de los verbos
I am reading a book / Estoy leyendo un libro
- Cuando a un verbo precede de forma inmediata una preposición se utiliza la forma de gerundio.
After swimming I felt cold / Después de nadar me sentí resfriado
They had difficulty in finding a parking place / Tuvieron dificultad para encontrar una plaza de aparcamiento
- Como complemento de un verbo
His hobby is painting / Su hobby es la pintura
- Se utiliza frecuentemente después de los verbos 'to go' y 'to come'
Come sailing with us next Saturday / Ven a navegar con nosotros el próximo sábado
To play / jugar playing / jugando
CONSIDERACIONES
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en consonante precedida de una sola vocal pronunciada más fuerte, la consontante última se duplica:
To sit sitting (sentarse)
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en '-e' muda, ésta desaparece.
To write writing (escribir)
- Cuando el infinitivo termina en 'ie' cambia a 'y' + 'ing'
To lie lying (mentir)
USO DEL GERUNDIO
- Como sujeto en una expresión
Reading English is easier than speaking it / Leer inglés es más fácil que hablarlo
- En algunas expresiones de prohibición
No smoking / Prohibido fumar
- Se emplea para obtener la forma progresiva de los verbos
I am reading a book / Estoy leyendo un libro
- Cuando a un verbo precede de forma inmediata una preposición se utiliza la forma de gerundio.
After swimming I felt cold / Después de nadar me sentí resfriado
They had difficulty in finding a parking place / Tuvieron dificultad para encontrar una plaza de aparcamiento
- Como complemento de un verbo
His hobby is painting / Su hobby es la pintura
- Se utiliza frecuentemente después de los verbos 'to go' y 'to come'
Come sailing with us next Saturday / Ven a navegar con nosotros el próximo sábado
nb2 18/10/11
ROUTINES
I’m (at) home-in my house / I go home-to work / I get-arrive-come back home.
I start/finish work-my lessons at…
Leave home – marcharse de casa
go (out) for a meal/ask somebody out for a meal/take somebody (out) for a meal/have/eat a meal/cook/prepare/make a meal/enjoy your meal! (=I hope you like your food)
Have/make/cook breakfast/lunch/dinner.
Eat (your) lunch/have (your) lunch (=eat lunch)/have something for lunch (=eat a particular food or dish at lunchtime).
In the (early/late) morning (12h)/afternoon(18h)/evening(24h)
At night.
Homework/housework (uncountable).
First/then/later/next/after that/finally.
In the-during the week/at the weekend-at weekends.
Another country/other countries.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES=the information in the relative clause is necessary to understand the sentence. It’s not between commas.
A celebrity is a person WHO-THAT doesn’t want people to recognize her.
A waiter is a person WHO-THAT works in a restaurant.
A secret is something WHICH-THAT you only tell one person.
A mobile phone is something WHICH-THAT you use to talk to people.
A bank is a place WHERE you can borrow money only if you don’t need it.
A supermarket is a place WHERE you can buy anything.
p.127 1D
a)
Who, which, which, where, who, which
b)
c, e, a, f, d, b
c)
She’s the woman who lives next door to me.
That’s the shop where I bought my dress.
He is the actor who was in Friends.
They are the children who broke my window.
This is the restaurant where they make great pasta.
That’s the switch which controls the central heating.
That’s the teacher who teaches my sister.
That’s the room where we have our meetings.
…
These are the players who won the league.
This is the tennis player who won Wimbledon.
That’s the showman who eats light bulbs.
They are the dogs which bark every night.
Define
Paraphrase
Grass mower, garlic, clown, changing /fitting room, octopus, bellboy.
You challenge somebody from the other group.
Homework: p 14
I’m (at) home-in my house / I go home-to work / I get-arrive-come back home.
I start/finish work-my lessons at…
Leave home – marcharse de casa
go (out) for a meal/ask somebody out for a meal/take somebody (out) for a meal/have/eat a meal/cook/prepare/make a meal/enjoy your meal! (=I hope you like your food)
Have/make/cook breakfast/lunch/dinner.
Eat (your) lunch/have (your) lunch (=eat lunch)/have something for lunch (=eat a particular food or dish at lunchtime).
In the (early/late) morning (12h)/afternoon(18h)/evening(24h)
At night.
Homework/housework (uncountable).
First/then/later/next/after that/finally.
In the-during the week/at the weekend-at weekends.
Another country/other countries.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES=the information in the relative clause is necessary to understand the sentence. It’s not between commas.
A celebrity is a person WHO-THAT doesn’t want people to recognize her.
A waiter is a person WHO-THAT works in a restaurant.
A secret is something WHICH-THAT you only tell one person.
A mobile phone is something WHICH-THAT you use to talk to people.
A bank is a place WHERE you can borrow money only if you don’t need it.
A supermarket is a place WHERE you can buy anything.
p.127 1D
a)
Who, which, which, where, who, which
b)
c, e, a, f, d, b
c)
She’s the woman who lives next door to me.
That’s the shop where I bought my dress.
He is the actor who was in Friends.
They are the children who broke my window.
This is the restaurant where they make great pasta.
That’s the switch which controls the central heating.
That’s the teacher who teaches my sister.
That’s the room where we have our meetings.
…
These are the players who won the league.
This is the tennis player who won Wimbledon.
That’s the showman who eats light bulbs.
They are the dogs which bark every night.
Define
Paraphrase
Grass mower, garlic, clown, changing /fitting room, octopus, bellboy.
You challenge somebody from the other group.
Homework: p 14
Monday, October 17, 2011
ni2 17/10/11
Grammar practice
1A
Are asking
Isn’t working
Is telling
Are moving
Are dying out /aren’t doing
I’m queuing
I’m constantly having to
Are you wearing
When I arrive at the border, Helen is waiting for me.
Are we trying hard enough not to lose our traditions.
1B
Like very much
Does well
The tension carefully
Too scary
Almost screamed
Recently
Pretty good
Starts rather slowly
Quickly
Never talk
1C
So do I
Neither do I
Neither can I
Neither do I
So can I
Neither am I
So am I
So am I
…
So do I neither do I
So can I neither can I
So am I neither do I
So am I neither am I
So am I neither do I
So do I neither can I
So can I neither am I
…
rev‧el‧ler British English ; reveler American English [countable usually plural] someone who is having fun singing, dancing etc in a noisy way
I’d feel embarrassed/ashamed if I had to show my life in public.
The little island in the middle of nowhere with people coming once in a while.
You’re so sweet- que majo!!!
Slightly different
Dole /dəʊl/ sustantivo (BrE) the ~ el subsidio de desempleo, el paro(Esp), la cesantía (Chi);
to be on the ~ estar(conj.⇒) cobrando subsidio de desempleo or (Chi tb)
...
• State verbs son verbos cuyos significados están relacionados con una condición ó estado que son hechos NO actividades.
• Este grupo de verbos solo se usan normalmente en el present simple o elpresent perfect simple.
• Los state verbs se pueden dividirse en varios grupos:
1. Verbos de pensar y opiniones
Believe -creer
Think - pensar
Understand - entender
Suppose - suponer
Expect - esperar
Agree - estar de acuerdo
Doubt - dudar
Know - conocer/saber
Remember - recordar
Forget - olvidar
Mean - significar
Imagine - imaginar
Realize - darse cuenta
Deserve - merecer
Prefer - preferir
2. Verbos de emociones
Like -gustar
Love - amar
Hate - odiar
Care - cuidar
Hope - esperar
Wish - desear
Want - querer
Admit - reconocer
3. Verbos de tener y ser
Belong - pertenecer
Own - poseer
Have - tener
Possess - poseer
Contain - contener
Cost - costar
Seem - parecer
Appear - aparecer
Need - necesitar
Depend on - dependerse de
Weigh - pesar
Come from - ser de
4. Verbos de los sentidos
Look - mirar
Hear - oir
Taste - probar
Smell - oler
Feel - sentirse
ALGUNOS de estos verbos se pueden usar con el presente continuo pero entonces tienen otro significado y expresan una actividad y no un estado.
Think past tense and past participle thought
1
opinion/belief
[transitive] to have a particular opinion or to believe that something is true
think (that)
I think that you're being unfair.
I thought I heard something.
2 use your mind
[intransitive and transitive] to use your mind to solve something, decide something, imagine something etc:
She thought very carefully before answering.
Wait a minute - I'm thinking
1A
Are asking
Isn’t working
Is telling
Are moving
Are dying out /aren’t doing
I’m queuing
I’m constantly having to
Are you wearing
When I arrive at the border, Helen is waiting for me.
Are we trying hard enough not to lose our traditions.
1B
Like very much
Does well
The tension carefully
Too scary
Almost screamed
Recently
Pretty good
Starts rather slowly
Quickly
Never talk
1C
So do I
Neither do I
Neither can I
Neither do I
So can I
Neither am I
So am I
So am I
…
So do I neither do I
So can I neither can I
So am I neither do I
So am I neither am I
So am I neither do I
So do I neither can I
So can I neither am I
…
rev‧el‧ler British English ; reveler American English [countable usually plural] someone who is having fun singing, dancing etc in a noisy way
I’d feel embarrassed/ashamed if I had to show my life in public.
The little island in the middle of nowhere with people coming once in a while.
You’re so sweet- que majo!!!
Slightly different
Dole /dəʊl/ sustantivo (BrE) the ~ el subsidio de desempleo, el paro(Esp), la cesantía (Chi);
to be on the ~ estar(conj.⇒) cobrando subsidio de desempleo or (Chi tb)
...
• State verbs son verbos cuyos significados están relacionados con una condición ó estado que son hechos NO actividades.
• Este grupo de verbos solo se usan normalmente en el present simple o elpresent perfect simple.
• Los state verbs se pueden dividirse en varios grupos:
1. Verbos de pensar y opiniones
Believe -creer
Think - pensar
Understand - entender
Suppose - suponer
Expect - esperar
Agree - estar de acuerdo
Doubt - dudar
Know - conocer/saber
Remember - recordar
Forget - olvidar
Mean - significar
Imagine - imaginar
Realize - darse cuenta
Deserve - merecer
Prefer - preferir
2. Verbos de emociones
Like -gustar
Love - amar
Hate - odiar
Care - cuidar
Hope - esperar
Wish - desear
Want - querer
Admit - reconocer
3. Verbos de tener y ser
Belong - pertenecer
Own - poseer
Have - tener
Possess - poseer
Contain - contener
Cost - costar
Seem - parecer
Appear - aparecer
Need - necesitar
Depend on - dependerse de
Weigh - pesar
Come from - ser de
4. Verbos de los sentidos
Look - mirar
Hear - oir
Taste - probar
Smell - oler
Feel - sentirse
ALGUNOS de estos verbos se pueden usar con el presente continuo pero entonces tienen otro significado y expresan una actividad y no un estado.
Think past tense and past participle thought
1
opinion/belief
[transitive] to have a particular opinion or to believe that something is true
think (that)
I think that you're being unfair.
I thought I heard something.
2 use your mind
[intransitive and transitive] to use your mind to solve something, decide something, imagine something etc:
She thought very carefully before answering.
Wait a minute - I'm thinking
ni2 : customs and habits
Nazareno 2 sustantivo masculino (penitente) penitent (in Holy Week processions)
Túnica sustantivo femenino ( Relig ) robe
Belén: crib / nativity
AT Christmas / Easter - IN spring / (the) summer
Carroza sustantivo femenino (de carnaval) float
The three wise men
The burning of the witch
Festivities [plural] things such as drinking, eating, or dancing that are done to celebrate a special occasion:
The festivities started with a procession through the town.
Madrid está bien comunicada con Sevilla, Madrid has good connections with Sevilla
In honour of
Sporting activities / events
People parade around the town
Alcohol poisoning
Túnica sustantivo femenino ( Relig ) robe
Belén: crib / nativity
AT Christmas / Easter - IN spring / (the) summer
Carroza sustantivo femenino (de carnaval) float
The three wise men
The burning of the witch
Festivities [plural] things such as drinking, eating, or dancing that are done to celebrate a special occasion:
The festivities started with a procession through the town.
Madrid está bien comunicada con Sevilla, Madrid has good connections with Sevilla
In honour of
Sporting activities / events
People parade around the town
Alcohol poisoning
Thursday, October 13, 2011
nb2 13/10/11
p.127
1Aa
Are you going to go out….
Where does your sister…
… are you listening to?
Does the class finish…
Why didn’t you…
Do you often go…
What does this…
What time did your friends…
1Ab
Do you have a car?
Is your brother older than you?
How often does he write to you?
What time does this class start?
Where did you go last summer?
How many languages do you speak?
Are you going to see her this evening?
Who are you waiting for?
1Ba
Does Anna like music?
She has a lot of hobbies
I don’t get on very well with my sister
My brother doesn’t know me very well
Do they have any children?
Does the film finish late?
He goes out twice a week
We don’t often talk about politics.
1Bb
Do...open…
Doesn’t have
Listen
Doesn’t talk
Does … get on…
Doesn’t work…
…
The present:
HAVE
- I have a car / I don’t have a car / Do you have car? No, I don’t / Yes, I do
- I have breakfast
- I haven’t a car (Wrong)
HAVE GOT (similar to the verb to be no auxiliary verb needed)
- I have got a sister / I haven’t got a sister / Have you got a sister? Yes, I have / No, I haven’t.
- I have got breakfast (wrong)
The present perfect.
- I have (auxiliary) read your mail a minute ago / I haven’t read your mail yet / Have you read my email? No, I haven’t / Yes, I have.
…
messy
Coins – notes (a five pound note)
Guess what
Laugh
How do you pronounce this word?
…
Like
I like reading comics
I like playing basket
Like to
I like to go to the dentist
Would like
I would like to have chicken wings
…
Homework: 1c grammar bank
1Aa
Are you going to go out….
Where does your sister…
… are you listening to?
Does the class finish…
Why didn’t you…
Do you often go…
What does this…
What time did your friends…
1Ab
Do you have a car?
Is your brother older than you?
How often does he write to you?
What time does this class start?
Where did you go last summer?
How many languages do you speak?
Are you going to see her this evening?
Who are you waiting for?
1Ba
Does Anna like music?
She has a lot of hobbies
I don’t get on very well with my sister
My brother doesn’t know me very well
Do they have any children?
Does the film finish late?
He goes out twice a week
We don’t often talk about politics.
1Bb
Do...open…
Doesn’t have
Listen
Doesn’t talk
Does … get on…
Doesn’t work…
…
The present:
HAVE
- I have a car / I don’t have a car / Do you have car? No, I don’t / Yes, I do
- I have breakfast
- I haven’t a car (Wrong)
HAVE GOT (similar to the verb to be no auxiliary verb needed)
- I have got a sister / I haven’t got a sister / Have you got a sister? Yes, I have / No, I haven’t.
- I have got breakfast (wrong)
The present perfect.
- I have (auxiliary) read your mail a minute ago / I haven’t read your mail yet / Have you read my email? No, I haven’t / Yes, I have.
…
messy
Coins – notes (a five pound note)
Guess what
Laugh
How do you pronounce this word?
…
Like
I like reading comics
I like playing basket
Like to
I like to go to the dentist
Would like
I would like to have chicken wings
…
Homework: 1c grammar bank
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
nb2 11/10/11
Wrist /rɪst/- muñeca
Ankle / ˈæŋkəl/-tobillo
Play hangman
Xmas
What’s she like?-personality
What does she look like?-physical appearance.
Dislike
…
Cloak-capa
Winter clothes, hats, coats, long dresses…
They are talking and drinking
Doing her hair/looking at herself in the mirror
They are leaving
She has fair/red hair and her face in white/blue. She has very red lips. Perhaps she is dancing or looking at something.
Monday, October 10, 2011
ni2 10/10/11
fair‧ly
1 [+ adjective/adverb] more than a little, but much less than very[↪ quite]:
The house had a fairly large garden.
She speaks English fairly well.
The instructions seem fairly straightforward.
lay‧er [countable]
1 an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things
layer of
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture.
The moon was shining through a thin layer of cloud.
He pulled off layer upon layer of clothing (=many layers of clothing).
in layers
Arrange the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in layers.
➔ OZONE LAYER
trick‧y comparative trickier, superlative trickiest
1 something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems:
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.
2 a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you [= crafty]
This book is a must (you can’t miss it)
Involvement
…
To show interest we can use:
Adverbs
Question tags (I’m too tall, aren’t I? it must be Peter, musn’t it? Peter goes crazy every time he sees her, doesn’t he?)
Negative questions to show knowledge
Some verbs: guess, assume…
So/neither do I…
…
The great, great book of phrasal verbs…
1) You have to go to the gym, haven’t you?
2) It’s very expensive for us, isn’t it?
3) You should play with your brother, shouldn’t you?
4) They will be doing the homework, won’t they?
5) Peter and you have to go home, haven’t you?
6) Mariano wakes up at six o’clock, doesn’t he?
7) There would be less accidents, wouldn’t there?
8) Things here could be harder, couldn’t they?
…
So/neither
- I can’t look.
- Neither can I / I can
- I feel stressed
- So do I / I don’t
…
up‧beat
positive and making you feel that good things will happen[≠ downbeat]:
an upbeat message
Tedious
Relief
Isolation
draw [countable]
1 the final result of a game or competition in which both teams or players have the same number of points [= tie]:
The match ended in a draw.
go for
vi + prep
1 (=attack) (physically, verbally) atacar
suddenly the dog went for me de pronto el perro me atacó or fue a por mí
go for him! (to dog) ¡a él!
2 *
(=like, fancy)
I don't go for his films very much no me gustan mucho sus películas
I don't go for that sort of talk no me va esa clase de conversación
I could really go for him! ¡me gusta muchísimo!, ¡me mola cantidad! (Sp) *
I go for quiet, unassuming types me gustan or me van más los tipos callados y sin pretensiones
3 (=strive for) dedicarse a obtener
go for it! * ¡a por ello!, ¡adelante!
I decided to go for it * decidí intentarlo
4 (=choose) escoger, optar por
I'll go for the cream caramel para mí flan
5 IDIOMS to have a lot going for one
he has a lot going for him tiene mucho a su favor
the theory has a lot going for it la teoría cuenta con muchas ventajas
1 [+ adjective/adverb] more than a little, but much less than very[↪ quite]:
The house had a fairly large garden.
She speaks English fairly well.
The instructions seem fairly straightforward.
lay‧er [countable]
1 an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things
layer of
A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture.
The moon was shining through a thin layer of cloud.
He pulled off layer upon layer of clothing (=many layers of clothing).
in layers
Arrange the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in layers.
➔ OZONE LAYER
trick‧y comparative trickier, superlative trickiest
1 something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems:
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.
2 a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you [= crafty]
This book is a must (you can’t miss it)
Involvement
…
To show interest we can use:
Adverbs
Question tags (I’m too tall, aren’t I? it must be Peter, musn’t it? Peter goes crazy every time he sees her, doesn’t he?)
Negative questions to show knowledge
Some verbs: guess, assume…
So/neither do I…
…
The great, great book of phrasal verbs…
1) You have to go to the gym, haven’t you?
2) It’s very expensive for us, isn’t it?
3) You should play with your brother, shouldn’t you?
4) They will be doing the homework, won’t they?
5) Peter and you have to go home, haven’t you?
6) Mariano wakes up at six o’clock, doesn’t he?
7) There would be less accidents, wouldn’t there?
8) Things here could be harder, couldn’t they?
…
So/neither
- I can’t look.
- Neither can I / I can
- I feel stressed
- So do I / I don’t
…
up‧beat
positive and making you feel that good things will happen[≠ downbeat]:
an upbeat message
Tedious
Relief
Isolation
draw [countable]
1 the final result of a game or competition in which both teams or players have the same number of points [= tie]:
The match ended in a draw.
go for
vi + prep
1 (=attack) (physically, verbally) atacar
suddenly the dog went for me de pronto el perro me atacó or fue a por mí
go for him! (to dog) ¡a él!
2 *
(=like, fancy)
I don't go for his films very much no me gustan mucho sus películas
I don't go for that sort of talk no me va esa clase de conversación
I could really go for him! ¡me gusta muchísimo!, ¡me mola cantidad! (Sp) *
I go for quiet, unassuming types me gustan or me van más los tipos callados y sin pretensiones
3 (=strive for) dedicarse a obtener
go for it! * ¡a por ello!, ¡adelante!
I decided to go for it * decidí intentarlo
4 (=choose) escoger, optar por
I'll go for the cream caramel para mí flan
5 IDIOMS to have a lot going for one
he has a lot going for him tiene mucho a su favor
the theory has a lot going for it la teoría cuenta con muchas ventajas
Thursday, October 06, 2011
nb2 6/10/11
Make the effort to speak English as much as possible.
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! exclamation mark
? question mark
“”inverted commas
. stop (and new paragraph) / dot
, comma
: colon
; semi-colon
- dash
/ slash
_ underscore
@ at
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Ship – sheep
Shit – sheet
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It’s an awful film = it’s very bad
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cross‧word also crossword puzzle [countable]
a word game in which you write the answers to questions in a pattern of numbered boxes:
I like to sit down and do the crossword.
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walk 1 /wɔːk/
talk 1 /tɔːk/
work /wɜːk/
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MTV Parental control
Blind date
Speed dating
Funny ha-ha or funny weird
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! exclamation mark
? question mark
“”inverted commas
. stop (and new paragraph) / dot
, comma
: colon
; semi-colon
- dash
/ slash
_ underscore
@ at
…
Ship – sheep
Shit – sheet
…
It’s an awful film = it’s very bad
…
cross‧word also crossword puzzle [countable]
a word game in which you write the answers to questions in a pattern of numbered boxes:
I like to sit down and do the crossword.
…
walk 1 /wɔːk/
talk 1 /tɔːk/
work /wɜːk/
…
MTV Parental control
Blind date
Speed dating
Funny ha-ha or funny weird
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
ni2 5/10/11
Chorus / ˈkɔːrəs/
Choir / ˈkwaɪə(r)/
Pauses /pɔːzɪz/
Through /θruː/
Though /ðəʊ/
Thought /θɔːt/
Tough /tʌf/
Die-dying
Dye-dying
Figure out:
1 to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it?
If I have a map, I can figure it out.
Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem).
2 to understand why someone behaves in the way they do:
Women. I just can't figure them out.
Hooray/hʊˈreɪ/:
shouted when you are very glad about something
—hooray noun [countable]
➔ hip hip hooray
em‧broi‧der
1 [intransitive and transitive] to decorate cloth by sewing a pattern, picture, or words on it with coloured threads
embroider something with something
The dress was embroidered with flowers.
embroider something on something
A colourful design was embroidered on the sleeve of the shirt.
a richly embroidered jacket.
Choir / ˈkwaɪə(r)/
Pauses /pɔːzɪz/
Through /θruː/
Though /ðəʊ/
Thought /θɔːt/
Tough /tʌf/
Die-dying
Dye-dying
Figure out:
1 to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened
figure out how/what/why etc
Can you figure out how to do it?
If I have a map, I can figure it out.
Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem).
2 to understand why someone behaves in the way they do:
Women. I just can't figure them out.
Hooray/hʊˈreɪ/:
shouted when you are very glad about something
—hooray noun [countable]
➔ hip hip hooray
em‧broi‧der
1 [intransitive and transitive] to decorate cloth by sewing a pattern, picture, or words on it with coloured threads
embroider something with something
The dress was embroidered with flowers.
embroider something on something
A colourful design was embroidered on the sleeve of the shirt.
a richly embroidered jacket.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
nb2 4/10/11
CORRECT THE ERRORS (NB2)
A)
Normally I get up at seven o’clock, on weekends also. In the days of the week for go to job and in the weekend days for go to make sport or other recreative activities.
(CORRECTION) I normally get up at seven o’clock, also at the weekends, in (the days of) the week in order to go to work and at the weekend in order to do sport or other activities.
For lunch, between two and three pm all days. But for dinner is different between Monday to Thursday and weekend. In the normal week I dinner between 9 – 9.30 pm and in the weekend later.
(CORRECTION) I have lunch between 2 and three in the afternoon everyday, but I normally have dinner between 9 and 9.30 in the evening and later at the weekend.
In the days of the week I don’t make extra activities. I only go two times at the Language School, but in the weekend it’s another story: I make sport, go out with my wife to the cinema, to dinner with my friends, we go to the mountain for trekkin.
(CORRECTION) In the week I never do extra activities. I only go to the Language School twice a week, but at the weekend it’s another story: I do sport, I go to the cinema with my wife, I have dinner with my friends, and we go trekking to the mountain.
At the weekend, when we eat at home, we normally cook a special dish, because we love eat good and cooking, our friends love it.
(CORRECTION) At the weekend, when we eat at home, normally we cook a special food, because we love cooking and eating well, our friends love it.
B)
Everyday a get up at seven o’clock (when I have work!!). (CORRECTION) Everyday I get up at seven o’clock (when I have to work!!/when I work).
I usually go out for do exercise. I like do footing half hour from Monday to Friday. Afther exercise I have a shower I make the breakfast for my family (coffe milk and fruit). At 08:45 I go to school with my daughters.
(CORRECTION) I usually go out to do exercise. I like going jogging for half an hour from Monday to Friday. After doing exercise I have a shower and I make breakfast for my family (coffee, milk and fruit). At 08:45 I go to school with my daughters / At 08:45 I take my daughters to school.
At 09:30 start my work. I have a cooffe at 12:00 and the 04:00 finish the work. Then I pick up the daughters. When I get home I quicly eat and if I can I watching TV. But on the Tuesday and Wednesday I go to school then I’m very strees. But at the week end I get up later and I’m very relax every week end.
I can reading book and watching TV.
(CORRECTION) I start work at 09:30. I have a coffee at 12:00 and I finish work at 04:00 in the afternoon. Then I pick up my daughters. When I get home I eat quickly and, if I can, I watch TV. But on Tuesday and Wednesday I go to school, so I’m very stressed. But at the weekend I get up later and I’m very relaxed.
I can read a book and watch TV.
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Civil servant
Pay attention
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PARA in English
TO or IN ORDER TO + VERB
I go to School in order to learn English
FOR + NOUN
That’s a present for Peter
…
Questions with verbs with preposition (look at, listen to, work with…)
Who do you work with?
What are you looking at?
Who are you listening to?
…
A)
Normally I get up at seven o’clock, on weekends also. In the days of the week for go to job and in the weekend days for go to make sport or other recreative activities.
(CORRECTION) I normally get up at seven o’clock, also at the weekends, in (the days of) the week in order to go to work and at the weekend in order to do sport or other activities.
For lunch, between two and three pm all days. But for dinner is different between Monday to Thursday and weekend. In the normal week I dinner between 9 – 9.30 pm and in the weekend later.
(CORRECTION) I have lunch between 2 and three in the afternoon everyday, but I normally have dinner between 9 and 9.30 in the evening and later at the weekend.
In the days of the week I don’t make extra activities. I only go two times at the Language School, but in the weekend it’s another story: I make sport, go out with my wife to the cinema, to dinner with my friends, we go to the mountain for trekkin.
(CORRECTION) In the week I never do extra activities. I only go to the Language School twice a week, but at the weekend it’s another story: I do sport, I go to the cinema with my wife, I have dinner with my friends, and we go trekking to the mountain.
At the weekend, when we eat at home, we normally cook a special dish, because we love eat good and cooking, our friends love it.
(CORRECTION) At the weekend, when we eat at home, normally we cook a special food, because we love cooking and eating well, our friends love it.
B)
Everyday a get up at seven o’clock (when I have work!!). (CORRECTION) Everyday I get up at seven o’clock (when I have to work!!/when I work).
I usually go out for do exercise. I like do footing half hour from Monday to Friday. Afther exercise I have a shower I make the breakfast for my family (coffe milk and fruit). At 08:45 I go to school with my daughters.
(CORRECTION) I usually go out to do exercise. I like going jogging for half an hour from Monday to Friday. After doing exercise I have a shower and I make breakfast for my family (coffee, milk and fruit). At 08:45 I go to school with my daughters / At 08:45 I take my daughters to school.
At 09:30 start my work. I have a cooffe at 12:00 and the 04:00 finish the work. Then I pick up the daughters. When I get home I quicly eat and if I can I watching TV. But on the Tuesday and Wednesday I go to school then I’m very strees. But at the week end I get up later and I’m very relax every week end.
I can reading book and watching TV.
(CORRECTION) I start work at 09:30. I have a coffee at 12:00 and I finish work at 04:00 in the afternoon. Then I pick up my daughters. When I get home I eat quickly and, if I can, I watch TV. But on Tuesday and Wednesday I go to school, so I’m very stressed. But at the weekend I get up later and I’m very relaxed.
I can read a book and watch TV.
…
Civil servant
Pay attention
…
PARA in English
TO or IN ORDER TO + VERB
I go to School in order to learn English
FOR + NOUN
That’s a present for Peter
…
Questions with verbs with preposition (look at, listen to, work with…)
Who do you work with?
What are you looking at?
Who are you listening to?
…
Monday, October 03, 2011
NI2 3/10/11
Murcia is a beautiful and small city located near of the cost of Mediterranean sea. Almost all year is sunny and warm, except in summer when is hotest places in the world.
(Correction) Murcia is a beautiful and small city located near (of) the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is sunny and warm almost all year, except in summer when it is one of the hottest places in the world.
People are extrovert and kind and there are a lot of festivals or holidays on depend of the season. In winter, like everywhere, here have the Christmas days, in spring are very popular the bando the la huerta or el entierro de la sardine, with traditional food and clothes, are parties very happies with music by street.
(Correction) People are extrovert and kind and there are a lot of festivals or holidays depending on the season. In winter, like everywhere, we celebrate Christmas. In spring, the “bando de la huerta” or “el entierro de la sardina” are very popular, with traditional food and clothes, and there are some parties which are great/a lot of fun, with music in the street.
In summer the most of people go out to the beaches althouth currently many people go to the foreing countries. In September is the feria with bullfighters and typical taberns maked specially for these days in the public gardens of the city and the attractions in la Fica
(Correction) In summer, most of the people go to the beaches, although currently many people go to foreign countries/abroad. The fair is in September, with bullfights and typical taverns made specially for these days in the public gardens of the city and the attractions in “la Fica”.
merry-go-round
1 [countable] a machine that turns around and around, and has model animals or cars for children to sit on [= carousel AmE; = roundaboutBrE]
roller coaster [countable]
1 a track with very steep slopes and curves, which people ride on in small carriages at FAIRs and AMUSEMENT PARKs
big wheel [countable] British English
a machine used in AMUSEMENT PARKs, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, which turns round slowly [= ferris wheel]
tram‧po‧line [countable]
a piece of equipment that you jump up and down on as a sport. It consists of a metal frame with a piece of strong cloth stretched tightly over it.
(Correction) Murcia is a beautiful and small city located near (of) the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is sunny and warm almost all year, except in summer when it is one of the hottest places in the world.
People are extrovert and kind and there are a lot of festivals or holidays on depend of the season. In winter, like everywhere, here have the Christmas days, in spring are very popular the bando the la huerta or el entierro de la sardine, with traditional food and clothes, are parties very happies with music by street.
(Correction) People are extrovert and kind and there are a lot of festivals or holidays depending on the season. In winter, like everywhere, we celebrate Christmas. In spring, the “bando de la huerta” or “el entierro de la sardina” are very popular, with traditional food and clothes, and there are some parties which are great/a lot of fun, with music in the street.
In summer the most of people go out to the beaches althouth currently many people go to the foreing countries. In September is the feria with bullfighters and typical taberns maked specially for these days in the public gardens of the city and the attractions in la Fica
(Correction) In summer, most of the people go to the beaches, although currently many people go to foreign countries/abroad. The fair is in September, with bullfights and typical taverns made specially for these days in the public gardens of the city and the attractions in “la Fica”.
merry-go-round
1 [countable] a machine that turns around and around, and has model animals or cars for children to sit on [= carousel AmE; = roundaboutBrE]
roller coaster [countable]
1 a track with very steep slopes and curves, which people ride on in small carriages at FAIRs and AMUSEMENT PARKs
big wheel [countable] British English
a machine used in AMUSEMENT PARKs, consisting of a very large upright wheel with seats hanging from it, which turns round slowly [= ferris wheel]
tram‧po‧line [countable]
a piece of equipment that you jump up and down on as a sport. It consists of a metal frame with a piece of strong cloth stretched tightly over it.
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