Homework: ex.
3, p. 63 and 138 – grammar 8B and ex. 1 p. 64 – reading.
advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt, AmE ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
UK US sustantivo
anuncio [publicitario]
an
advertisement for sth un anuncio de algo
advert /ˈædvɜːt/
BrE UK US
▶ ver advertisement
ad /æd/
UK US sustantivo
(informal)
▶ ver advertisement
For sale (se vende)
For rent – to rent – to let (se alquila)
Ceiling ≠ roof
The ground floor, the first floor, the second floor...
ladder /ˈlædə/ UK US sustantivo
1
escalera
[de mano]
stair /steə/ UK US sustantivo & sustantivo plural
• sustantivo
escalón,
peldaño
• stairs sustantivo plural
escalera(s)
to go up/down the stairs subir/bajar las escaleras (to go upstairs, to
go downstairs).
Cook: cocinero
cooker /ˈkʊkə/
UK US sustantivo BrE
cocina [electrodoméstico]
wardrobe /ˈwɔːdrəʊb/
UK US sustantivo
1
(ropa)
vestuario, guardarropa
2
BrE (mueble) armario (ropero)
cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/
UK US sustantivo
armario
sink /sɪŋk/ UK US verbo & sustantivo
• sustantivo
1
(en la
cocina) fregadero
2
AmE (en el baño) lavabo
▶ En inglés británico se usa washbasin
fireplace /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/
UK US sustantivo
chimenea,
hogar
chimney /ˈtʆɪmni/ UK US sustantivo
chimenea
hall /hɔːl/
UK US sustantivo
1
vestíbulo, recibidor
2
pasillo
3
salón, sala
furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʆə/
UK US sustantivo
muebles, mobiliario
All the furniture was smashed.
Todo
los muebles quedaron destrozados.
a beautiful piece of
furniture
un mueble precioso
Double genitive
It’s Barbara’s father’s bedroom.
It’s Peter’s brother’s motorbike.
It’s my parents’ neighbours’ cat.
It’s our teacher’s favourite pupil’s exam.
history /ˈhɪstəri/
UK US sustantivo (plural -ries)
1 historia
2 to make history hacer historia
story /ˈstɔːri/ UK US sustantivo (plural -ries)
1
cuento
to
tell/read sb a story contarle/leerle un cuento a alguien
champagne /ʆæmˈpeɪn/ UK US sustantivo
champán
- Somebody died in the house / Somebody killed Mr
Travers.
- Some people think that she killed her father. She
didn’t get married.
- They wanted to sell the house, but nobody wanted to
buy it.
- They go to a hotel. They don’t want to sleep in the
house.
There is / are (hay)
There is (there’s) a dog (singular) in the house.
There isn’t a dog (singular) in the house.
Is there a dog (singular) in the house?
There are two cars (plural) in the garage.
There aren’t two cars (plural) in the garage.
Are there two cars (plural) in the garage?
There is sugar (incontable) in the cupboard.
Describing a house con there
is/are:
There’s a living room,
a kitchen, two bedrooms... (Nombramos muchas habitaciones, pero el verbo está en singular
porque el primer objeto de la lista es singular).
There are two bedrooms,
a living room, a kitchen... (Aquí como el objeto inmediato al verbo es plural, el verbo está
en plural).
some /səm, acentuado sʌm/
UK US adjetivo,
pronombre, adverbio
1
En
ocasiones equivale a unos/unas, algunos/algunas o parte pero muchas
veces no tiene equivalente en español, sobre todo cuando precede o sustituye a
un sustantivo singular:
We
need some bread (esto es porque “bread” es incontable).
Necesitamos
pan.
He
brought some biscuits.
Trajo unas
galletas.
Some
of the cups were broken.
Algunas tazas
estaban rotas.
I
left some papers in the box.
Dejé algunos papeles en la caja.
En oraciones negativas e interrogativas no se usa some sino
any. En las negativas
any significa ningún(a).
I didn’t leave any papers in the box.
No dejé ningunos papeles en la caja.
Did you leave any papers in the box?
¿Dejaste
algunos papeles en la caja?
He
was killed / murdered.
Somebody
killed him.
They are happy because they rented the house.
...
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