Monday, December 17, 2012

nb1 17/12/12


Homework: writing p 112 (Your favourite day) (The text is very difficult, do something easy, talk about your routines this special day and use frequency adverbs (sometimes, normally, always, never...) and time connectors (First , then, after that or after lunch / breakfast..., finally,...)

Fechas (dates)
ON 22nd September (On the 22nd of September – la parte en fosforito se lee pero no se escribe)
ON September 22nd (On September the 22nd– la parte en fosforito se lee pero no se escribe)
El número se lee siempre como ordinal, pero puede aparecer escrito como cardinal (22 en lugar de 22nd).


Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1
st
first
11
th
eleventh
21
st
twenty-first
31
st
thirty-first
2
nd
second
12
th
twelfth
22
nd
twenty-second
40
th
fortieth
3
rd
third
13
th
thirteenth
23
rd
twenty-third
50
th
fiftieth
4
th
fourth
14
th
fourteenth
24
th
twenty-fourth
60
th
sixtieth
5
th
fifth
15
th
fifteenth
25
th
twenty-fifth
70
th
seventieth
6
th
sixth
16
th
sixteenth
26
th
twenty-sixth
80
th
eightieth
7
th
seventh
17
th
seventeenth
27
th
twenty-seventh
90
th
ninetieth
8
th
eighth
18
th
eighteenth
28
th
twenty-eighth
100
th
one hundredth
9
th
ninth
19
th
nineteenth
29
th
twenty-ninth
1,000
th
one thousandth
10
th
tenth
20
th
twentieth
30
th
thirtieth
1,000,000
th
one millionth



fortieth /ˈfɔːtiəθ/ UK  US  número
1 cuarenta, cuadragésimo -a
2 cuarentavo, cuarentava parte


PREPOSITIONS:

Hay que distinguir entre preposiciones de posición/lugar y de movimiento.
Los verbos de posición indican donde se desarrolla la actividad:
He is / studies / works /… in a library.

Por otro lado tenemos preposiciones de movimiento. El verbo GO va siempre seguido de la preposición TO excepto para “GO HOME”.

In an hour and a half ≠ In half an hour.

At midday.
AT lunchtime.





cafeteria /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (en un colegio, una fábrica) comedor, cafetería
2 (en un lugar público) cafetería


fun /fʌn/ UK  US  sustantivo &  adjetivo
 •  sustantivo
1 to be fun ser divertido -a
to have fun divertirse
 •  adjetivo
divertido -a
a fun day at the beach
un día divertido en la playa
 ▶ fun es divertido en el sentido de entretenido, a diferencia de  funny que es divertido en el sentido de gracioso

the same to you

interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ UK  US  adjetivo
interesante


vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbəl/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 verdura


fruit /fruːt/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural fruit o fruits)
1 fruta
I eat a lot of fruit.
Como mucha fruta.

menu /ˈmenjuː/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 (en un restaurante) carta
the most expensive dish  on the menu
el plato más caro de la carta


T-shirt /ˈtiː ʆɜːt/ UK  US  sustantivo
Camiseta (in p.28 the pronunciation is wrong)

I go to the market to buy food for the restaurant.
To + verb (para)
For + noun (para)


I walk to work
I go to work on foot / walking
I drive to work
I go to work BY car / bus / train ...

Me too (yo tb) ≠ Me neither.

cocoa /ˈkəʊkəʊ/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 cacao
2 chocolate [bebida]

unemployed /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ UK  US  adjetivo
en el paro, desempleado -a
She's unemployed.
Está en el paro.

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