Lesson 23
Speed Memorization Vista previa del vocabulario
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get on: to board, as on a train, bus, etc. get off: leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. go up: to proceed; to move go down: to move or travel; proceed. make a turn: to change direction, motion, or position gas station: a place where you can buy gasoline and oil for motor vehicles bank: a place where people store their money and exchange currency supermarket: a large store selling many different things subway: underground train traffic light: a set of red, yellow, and green lights stop sign: an instruction to halt your car highway: a main public road that connects towns and cities north: the top direction on a compass south: the opposite direction to north east: the opposite direction to west west: the opposite direction to east
Trabajar a partir de un texto Ejercicio de comprensin : Giving directions Memorizador Vocabulario Gramtica : Adverbs Ejercicio de gramtica : Adverbs Ejercicio de gramtica : Adverbs Ejercicio de comprensin : Giving directions
Vocabulario
Man: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the bank? Woman: Yes, you can drive or take the subway. Man: Do I take the highway? Woman: No, but there are many traffic lights and stop signs along the way. It's easier to take the subway. You get on at this station and get off only 5 stations later. Go up the main street, and there is the bank. It's between the gas station and the supermarket. Man: Do I have to make many turns? I don't know north, south, east or west sometimes. Woman: No, you can't get lost. Go down the main street, and you can't miss it. Man: Great! Thank you!
Angelica: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the train station from the bank? Lynn: Sure. First, you make a right at the traffic light. The bank is there. Angelica: Ok. And then? Lynn: Then you make a left onto Michigan Avenue. Angelica: And after that? Lynn: After that walk north until you see the train station. Angelica: Great! Thank you
LESSON 24
Vista previa del vocabulario o first: coming before all the other things or people in a series
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boulevard: a wide road in a town or city, often with trees along the sides street: a public road in a city or town that has houses, shops, etc. on one or both sides road: the ground that cars drive on one-way: a street or way where vehicles are only allowed to travel in one direction Ave.: the written abbreviation of Avenue Blvd.: the written abbreviation of boulevard
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Ejercicio de comprensin : Reading a map Vocabulario Ejercicio de comprensin : Reading a map Ficha Prctica : In the Street Ejercicio de comprensin : Reading a map Ejercicio de comprensin : Reading a map Ejercicio de comprensin : Reading a map Vocabulario
Sarah: Where do you want to go? Tom: I'm going to go to this address: 11 Maple. Sarah: Ok, but there is Maple Road, Maple Avenue, Maple Boulevard, and Maple Street. Tom: That's it! I need to go to Maple Road. Sarah: You make a right at the first stop sign, and you'll see Maple Road. It's a one-way street. You can't get lost. Tom: Thank you!
When she realises she is lost, Isabelle asks a woman for directions. Isabelle: "Excuse me, I'm looking for Liberation Street. Do you know where it is?" Woman: "Liberation Street...oh yes, take the first street on your left, called Trophy Street; keep going straight until you reach the second street on your right. There you will find Liberation Street."
Isabelle: "Thank you very much!"
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It is to the left to the right of the newspaper stand. The newspaper is on under the bench. The book is in front of behind you. It is in front of behind you! I found myself in the middle of / in the centre of / at the heart of the frenzied crowd. He lives between Bristol and Bath.
I work in front of the post office. The market is beside / next to the cathedral. He is seated near / far from me. We are finally here! The chemist is over there! At the bottom of at the top of the street, you will find a bank. I am inside outside of the house.
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Giving directions
You take the street / the first on the right / the motorway / the direction toward... Go straight. Continue until the train station. Turn right. Walk about 200 metres in the direction of the theatre. Walk along the quayside of the Thames. Go in the direction of Birmingham. Cross the river / the bridge... Stay on the same road. You pass a big grey building... Go in the direction of Leicester. You will arrive at a traffic light / at an intersection / a village square / at a dead end. Take the Circle Line until you reach Euston Square. Transfer to the Piccadilly Line at Green Park. Get off at Notting Hill Gate.
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Asking for directions
Where is the post office? Where are the public toilets? Where is the police station? I'm looking for the public pool. I can't find the bakery; can you help me? Where can I find a florist? I don't remember where I parked my car. What did I do with my umbrella?
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something
It is to the left to the right of the newspaper stand. The newspaper is on under the bench. The book is in front of behind you. It is in front of behind you! I found myself in the middle of / in the centre of / at the heart of the frenzied crowd. He lives between Bristol and Bath. I work in front of the post office. The market is beside / next to the cathedral. He is seated near / far from me. We are finally here! The chemist is over there! At the bottom of at the top of the street, you will find a bank. I am inside outside of the house.
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Giving directions
You take the street / the first on the right / the motorway / the direction toward... Go straight. Continue until the train station. Turn right. Walk about 200 metres in the direction of the theatre. Walk along the quayside of the Thames. Go in the direction of Birmingham. Cross the river / the bridge... Stay on the same road. You pass a big grey building... Go in the direction of Leicester. You will arrive at a traffic light / at an intersection / a village square / at a dead end. Take the Circle Line until you reach Euston Square. Transfer to the Piccadilly Line at Green Park. Get off at Notting Hill Gate.
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Asking for directions
Where is the post office? Where are the public toilets? Where is the police station? I'm looking for the public pool. I can't find the bakery; can you help me? Where can I find a florist? I don't remember where I parked my car. What did I do with my umbrella?
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Michael: We are at the corner of Main and Green. Mary: Main Street or Main Boulevard? Michael: Street. It says St. on the map. Then we want to go to Main Blvd. Mary: How do we get there? Michael: First, let's go down Green Ave. Mary: Avenue? Michael: Exactly. It's a one-way street. Mary: Perfect. So we can only go west. And after that? Michael: Then we continue straight ahead.
LESSON 25
Speed Memorization Vista previa del vocabulario
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mother: a female parent of a person father: the male parent of a person sister: a female person having the same parents as you brother: a male person having the same parents as you grandparents: the parents of your parents child: an infant; a kid parents: a person's mother and father pet: an animal kept for companionship wife: the woman a man is married to children: plural of child family: people related to each other family tree: a diagram of members of a family showing how they are related
Trabajar a partir de un texto Ejercicio de comprensin : Talking about your family Memorizador Vocabulario Gramtica : Noun
Ejercicio de gramtica : Noun Ejercicio de gramtica : Noun Ejercicio de comprensin : Talking about your family Vocabulario
Michael: I am going to a wedding on Saturday. Mary: Who is going to be there? Michael: My mother, my father, my grandparents, my sister and my brother. Mary: Do they have any children? Michael: My sister has one child and also several pets. Mary: Do you have a family tree? Michael: Yes, my parents made one a long time ago. It is hanging in our living room. Michael: My mom is working on the family tree! Valerie: That's great. Where are your grandparents from? Michael: They are from Virginia. My parents are from Virginia too. Valerie: My mother is from Vermont, and my father is from Maine. Michael: How many brothers and sisters does your father have? Valerie: Five! I am an only child. I have a dog. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Michael: I have two brothers and one sister - no pets for me. Lesson 26
Vista previa del vocabulario o nephew: a son of one's brother or sister
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niece: the daughter of one's brother or sister cousin: a child of one's aunt or uncle uncle: the brother of one's mother or father aunt: the sister of one's father or mother boy: a young, male person girl: a young, female person people: used as the plural of 'person' to refer to men, women, and children woman: a female person man: a male person old: having lived or existed for a long time
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young: being in an early period of life, development, or growth in-laws: relatives by marriage, for example the father and mother of a person's husband or wife
Trabajar a partir de un texto Ejercicio de comprensin : Describing people Memorizador Vocabulario Ejercicio de comprensin : Describing people Ejercicio de comprensin : Describing people Ejercicio de comprensin : Describing people Ejercicio de fichas prcticas : Describing somebody 1 Vocabulario
John: How many people work in your company? Carmen: It's a family business. I work with three men and four women. Two of them are my in-laws. John: Is it difficult working with family? Carmen: No, my aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews are great! The boys and girls in our family go to school. In the afternoons, some of them work in the office for extra cash. LESSON 27
Vista previa del vocabulario o marital status: the fact of whether you are single or married etc.
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married: having a husband or wife divorced: no longer married to one's wife or husband single: unmarried friend: a person one knows very well, likes, and trusts boyfriend: a man that one has a romantic relationship with girlfriend: a woman that one has a romantic relationship with eyes: the organ that allows you to see hair: what grows on top of your head
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blond hair: hair that is pale or yellow color: red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple, etc. She has got green eyes.
Trabajar a partir de un texto Ejercicio de comprensin : Talking about yourself and others Vocabulario Memorizador Gramtica : POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Ejercicio de gramtica : Personal pronouns Ejercicio de gramtica : Possessive Ejercicio de comprensin : Talking about yourself and others Vocabulario
LESSON 27 Two people are chatting on the Internet Mary: Samuel, what's your marital status? Samuel: I'm single. And you? Mary: I was married. Now I'm divorced. I'm looking for a friend, maybe a boyfriend. And you? Samuel: Yes, I'd like a girlfriend. What color eyes do you have? Mary: Brown. And your hair color? Samuel: I have curly, blond hair. Mary: Great, let's meet. Los pronombres posesivos remplazan a los adjetivos posesivos y a los sustantivos a los que acompaan.
Se traducen de la siguiente manera: Mine Yours His Hers (el) mo, (la) ma, (los) mos, (las) mas. (el) tuyo, (la) tuya, (los) tuyos, (las) tuyas. (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas. (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas.
Its (poco frecuente) (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas. Ours Yours Theirs
(el) nuestro, (la) nuestra, (los) nuestros, (las) nuestras. (el) vuestro, (la) vuestra, (los) vuestros, (las) vuestras. (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas. this is my book = it's mine (ste es mi libro = es [el] mo) this is his pen = it's his (ste es su bolgrafo = es [el] suyo) that is our room = it's ours (sa es nuestra habitacin = es [la] nuestra
Para preguntar por el poseedor de un objeto, en ingls se utiliza la partcula interrogativa whose seguida de un sustantivo.
Whose office is this? (De quin es este despacho?) Whose pen is that? (De quin es ese bolgrafo?)
