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martes, 31 de diciembre de 2019
viernes, 27 de diciembre de 2019
BOOKCROSSING
BOOKCROSSING
BookCrossing
es la práctica de dejar libros en lugares públicos para que los
recojan otros lectores, que después harán lo mismo.
Si alguien decide liberar un libro vía BookCrossing, tendrá que registrarlo bookcrossing.com para conseguir un BCID (número de identificación de BookCrossing) que será lo que identifique ese ejemplar concreto en la base de datos del sistema. Ese número de registro lo lleva el libro escrito, directamente en el interior de la cubierta, o bien en una etiqueta en la que se pide a la persona que lo encuentre que entre en la web de BookCrossing y escriba un pequeño apunte para notificar el hallazgo, y finalmente que suelte de nuevo el libro una vez lo haya terminado.
Si alguien decide liberar un libro vía BookCrossing, tendrá que registrarlo bookcrossing.com para conseguir un BCID (número de identificación de BookCrossing) que será lo que identifique ese ejemplar concreto en la base de datos del sistema. Ese número de registro lo lleva el libro escrito, directamente en el interior de la cubierta, o bien en una etiqueta en la que se pide a la persona que lo encuentre que entre en la web de BookCrossing y escriba un pequeño apunte para notificar el hallazgo, y finalmente que suelte de nuevo el libro una vez lo haya terminado.
THAT MUCH / SO MUCH
THAT MUCH / SO MUCH
Auntque las dos expresiones se pueden traducir como "TANTO O TAN", si hay una diferencia.
SO MUCH se usa en afirmativo y THAT MUCH en negativo.
I have so much work
I don't like you that much
domingo, 6 de octubre de 2019
PEAKY BLINDER
PEAKY BLINDER
Me han preguntado bastante acerca del significado de "PEAKY BLINDER".Todo originado por la serie británica.
Peaky es el nombre con el cual se conoce la gorra plana.
Blinder viene de la práctica de poner hojas de afeitar en la visera y utilizarlas como arma, generalmente cortaban los ojos, de allí "blinder"
Los protagonistas de esta serie usan este tipo de gorra.
martes, 24 de septiembre de 2019
i.e / e.g
i.e / e.g
i.e viene del latín "id est" que significa "en otras palabras", "a saber", "en otras palabras".
e.g viene del latín "exempli gratia" que significa "por ejemplo
domingo, 22 de septiembre de 2019
USEFULL EXPRESSIONS
USEFULL EXPRESSIONS
Amazing achievementsLogros sorprendentes / increibles
As a young boy / girl
Como un niño /niña
At the age of
A la edad de
Died in
Murió en
Five years later
Cinco años después
Grew up in
Se crió en
In the year
En el año
Role model
Modelo a imitar
The next year
Al año siguiente
Was born in
Nació en
AUTUMN
AUTUMN
The
time of year that John Keats called the 'Season of mists and mellow
fruitfulness', Autumn is a season famous for its harvest times,
turning leaves, cooling temperatures and darkening nights.
1. Autumn begins
There
are two different dates when autumn could be said to begin. Autumn as
defined by the Earth's orbit around the sun, begins on the equinox
which falls on 22 or 23 September.
However,
for the purposes of recording climate data, it is important to have
set dates that can be compared, so the meteorological Autumn always
begins on 1 September.
2. Trees prepare for winter
One
of the most stunning signs of Autumn is the turning of the leaves.
The shorter days are a sign to trees to begin to prepare for winter.
During
winter there is not enough light for photosynthesis to occur, so as
the days shorten throughout autumn, the trees begin to close down
their food production systems and reduce the amount of chlorophyll in
their leaves.
3. The chemistry of colour
Chlorophyll
is the chemical which makes tree leaves green and as it declines
other chemicals become more prominent in the leaves.
These
are responsible for the vibrant ambers, reds and yellows of autumn.
The chemicals responsible are types of Flavonoids, Carotenoids and
Anthocyanins.
Did
you know some of these chemicals are the same ones that give carrots
(beta-carotenes) and egg yolks (luteins) their colours.
4. People born in Autumn live longer
A
study in the Journal of Aging Research found that babies
born during the autumn months are more likely to live to 100 than
those born during the rest of the year.
Their
study found that 30% of US centenarians born during 1880-1895 were
born in the autumn months.
5. The days get shorter
The
word equinox comes from the Latin equi (meaning
equal) and nox (meaning night) accounting for the
equinox marking the time when day and night are of equal length.
We
often notice the nights begin to draw in from this point as after the
Autumn equinox, the night longer than the day, until this is reversed
at the Spring equinox.
6. A date for your diary - 24 September 2303
Generally
speaking the autumn equinox always falls on either 22 or 23
September, but not quite always.
Because
the Gregorian calendar is not quite in perfect symmetry with the
Earth's orbit, the autumn equinox will very occasionally fall on
September 24. This last happened in 1931 and will next happen in
2303.
7. Persephone's return
In
Greek mythology, autumn began when Persephone was abducted by Hades
to be the Queen of the Underworld. In distress Persephone's mother,
Demeter (the goddess of the harvest), caused all the crops on Earth
to die until her daughter was allowed to return, marking spring.
8. Autumn and Fall
We
typically think of 'Fall' as the North American version of the word
'Autumn', but it was in fact in widespread usage in England until
relatively recently.
Originally
a shortening of the phrase fall of the leaf, the phrase
was common in England in the 17th century.
The
word autumn entered English from the French automne and
didn't become common usage until the 18th century.
sábado, 21 de septiembre de 2019
DOLAR
DOLAR
En inglés hay distintas maneras de mencionar o referirse al dolar. Algunas son más coloquiales que otras.
Aquí van algunas de ellas.
Quien quiera agregar otras se agradece.
DOLAR
BUCK
CLAM
GREENBACK
LOONIE (billete de 1 dolar)
SMACKER (se refiere más al "dollar bill")
domingo, 15 de septiembre de 2019
martes, 10 de septiembre de 2019
DOING THE CHORES
DOING THE CHORES
DOING HOUSEHOLD
CHORES
(Hacer tareas de la
casa)
Here there are some
chores:
Doing the ironing
Doing the wasing-up
Making the beds
Lay the table
Get dinner or lunch
ready
Dust the furnitures
Sweep the floor
Hang the washing up
To do the dust
To clean the glasses
miércoles, 4 de septiembre de 2019
martes, 3 de septiembre de 2019
English Classroom
CARTELES PARA DECORAR LA CLASE DE INGLÉS
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martes, 27 de agosto de 2019
LISTERIOSIS
LISTERIOSIS
Listeriosis
is caused by Listeria, a type of bacteria that is commonly found in
water, soil, and feces. Humans are infected when they consume foods
that harbor the bacteria. The most common foods to cause listeriosis
outbreaks are deli meats and unpasteurized dairy products.
Infected
animals, even if they are not sick, may carry the bacteria,spread it,
and contaminate foods. Listeria can be spread to people by several
different methods. Eating food contaminated with the bacteria, such
as through raw (unpasteurized) milk or contaminated vegetables, is
often a source for cases.
domingo, 25 de agosto de 2019
SMITH
SMITH
El nombre se refiere a un herrero, que al principio se deriva de smi ð , o la palabra que se utiliza para describir a quien trabaja el metal.De Smith deriva
BLACKSMITH (HERRERO)
LOCKSMITH (CERRAJERO)
miércoles, 21 de agosto de 2019
jueves, 8 de agosto de 2019
domingo, 28 de julio de 2019
I HAVE BEEN TO / I HAVE GONE TO
I HAVE BEEN TO / I HAVE GONE TO
I have gone to England
(Implies that I have not returned yet)
(He ido y estoy todavía allí)
I have been to England
(Implies that I have already returned)
(He ido y estoy aquí)
![Resultado de imagen de I have been I have gone](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/presentperfect-180915161058/95/present-perfect-have-been-have-gone-2-638.jpg?cb=1537027888)
sábado, 27 de julio de 2019
I ALWAYS DO / I AM ALWAYS DOING
I ALWAYS DO / I AM ALWAYS DOING
Normalmente se utiliza la palabra always en presente simple.
I always watch TV in the evening. (Es algo que hago usualmente)
Pero también se puede decir:
I am always cleaning the table (more than usual), (más frecuente de lo que se debería hacer)
I am always losing my keys
(esto no significa que pierdo las llaves siempre, sólo más frecuentemente que lo normal)
sábado, 20 de julio de 2019
VIAJAR
Algunas diferencias
Travel es un verb,
He has to travel on account of his job.
Travelling también se usa como sustantivo al iniciar una frase.
Travelling is funny
Trip es un sustantivo
How was your trip? (el viaje completo)
How was your journey? (se refiere al trayecto)
Journey es un sustantivo, pero hace referencia sólo al trayecto
Voyage es un sustantivo, es un viaje por agua y generalmente largo
sábado, 6 de julio de 2019
GRADO
DE LOS ADJETIVOS
COMPARATIVO
Comparativo de
adjetivos cortos
Son los adjetivos
que tienen una sílaba y hay algunos que tienen dos.
Se forma el
comparativo agregando al adjetivo positivo ER + THAN
COLD COLDER THAN
CLEVER CLEVERER
THAN
TALL TALLER THAN
SMALL SMALLER
THAN
YOUNG YOUNGER
THAN
OLD OLDER THAN
NEW NEWER THAN
SHORT SHORTER
THAN
LONG LONGER THAN
NARROW NARROWER
THAN
FAST FASTER THAN
SLOW SLOWER THAN
CHEAP CHEAPER
THAN
CLEAN CLEANER
THAN
Si el adjetivo es de
una sílaba y termina en E sólo se añade R para formar el
comparativo
NICE NICER THAN
HUMBLE HUMBLER
THAN
GENTLE GENTLER
THAN
POLITE POLITER
THAN
WIDE WIDER THAN
LARGE LARGER THAN
Si el adjetivo es de
una sola sílaba y termina en VOCAL + CONSONANTE, se duplica la
consonante final para formar el comparativo.
BIG BIGGER THAN
FAT FATTER THAN
HOT HOTTER THAN
Si el adjetivo
termina en CONSONANTE + Y, se cambia la Y por I para formar el
comparativo.
BUSY BUSIER THAN
EASY EASIER THAN
HAPPY HAPPIER
THAN
CRAZY CRAZIER
THAN
FUNNY FUNNIER
THAN
PRETTY PRETTIER
THAN
HEAVY HEAVIER
THAN
Comparativos
de adjetivos largos
Son los adjetivos
que tienen dos o más sílabas.
Se forma el
comparativo escribiendo la palabra MORE delante del adjetivo y THAN
después del adjetivo.
BEAUTIFUL MORE
BEAUTIFUL THAN
FAMOUS MORE
FAMOUS THAN
INTELLIGENT MORE
INTELLIGENT THAN
EXPENSIVE MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN
MODERN MORE
MODERN THAN
SUPERLATIVOS
Se forma el
superlativo escribiendo la palabra THE delante del adjetivo y
agregando al adjetivo positivo EST
COLD THE COLDEST
CLEVER THE
CLEVEREST
TALL THE TALLEST
SMALL THE
SMALLEST
YOUNG THE
YOUNGEST
OLD THE OLDEST
NEW THE NEWEST
SHORT THE
SHORTES
LONG THE LONGEST
NARROW THE
NARROWEST
FAST THE FASTEST
SLOW THE SLOWEST
CHEAP THE
CHEAPEST
CLEAN THE
CLEANEST
Si el adjetivo es de
una sílaba y termina en E sólo se añade ST para formar el
superlativo.
NICE THE NICEST
HUMBLE THE
HUMBLEST
GENTLE THE
GENTLEST
POLITE THE
POLITEST
WIDE THE WIDEST
LARGE THE LARGEST
Si el adjetivo es de
una sola sílaba y termina en VOCAL + CONSONANTE, se duplica la
consonante final para formar el superlativo.
BIG THE BIGGEST
FAT THE FATTEST
HOT THE HOTTEST
Si el adjetivo
termina en CONSONANTE + Y, se cambia la Y por I para formar el
superlativo.
BUSY THE BUSIEST
EASY THE EASIEST
HAPPY THE
HAPPIEEST
CRAZY THE
CRAZIEST
FUNNY THE
FUNNIEST
Superlativo de
adjetivos largos
Son los adjetivos
que tienen dos o más sílabas.
Se forma el
superlativo escribiendo THE MOST delante del adjetivo.
BEAUTIFUL THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL
FAMOUS THE MOST
FAMOUS
ELEGANT THE MOST
ELEGANT
INTELLIGENT THE
MOST INTELLIGENT
EXPENSIVE THE
MOST EXPENSIVE
MODERN THE MOST
MODERN
Algunos adjetivos no
siguen ninguna regla y tienen formas irregulares de comparativo y
superlativo.
GOOD BETTER
THAN THE BEST
BAD WORSE
THAN THE WORST
MUCH MORE
THAN THE MOST
MANY MORE
THAN THE MOST
FAR FURTHER
THAN THE FURTHEST
LITTLE LESS THAN THE
LEAST
Comparativos de iguadad
Se forma escribiendo
el adjetivo entre las palabras AS...........AS
She is as tall as
Mike.
martes, 2 de julio de 2019
THERE IS THERE ARE (and more)
Significa
'haber' (de existir).
There + be se utiliza para hablar acerca de la
existencia de algo, por lo tanto, ubicamos el sujeto real después
del verbo.
There
is -
hay (singular)
There are - hay (plural)
There was - hubo, había (singular)
There were - hubo, había (plural)
There has been - ha habido (singular)
There have been - ha habido (plural) There had been - había habido
There will be - habrá
There will have been - habrá habido There would be - habría
There would have been - habría habido
There can be - Puede haber
There could be - podría / pudo haber
There may be - Puede haber
There might be - podría haber
There should be - debería haber There must be - debe haber
There could have been - podría/pudo haber habido There might have been - podría haber habido
There should have been - debería haber habido
There must have been - debe haber habido
There has to be - tiene que haber (singular)
There have to be - tiene que haber (plural)
There had to be - tuvo/tenía que haber (plural)
There has to have been - tiene que haber habido (singular) There have to have been - tiene que haber habido (plural)
There had to have been - tuvo/tenía que haber habido
There is going to be - va a haber (singular) There are going to be - va a haber (plural) There was going to be - Iba a haber (singular)
There were going to be - Iba a haber (plural)
There are - hay (plural)
There was - hubo, había (singular)
There were - hubo, había (plural)
There has been - ha habido (singular)
There have been - ha habido (plural) There had been - había habido
There will be - habrá
There will have been - habrá habido There would be - habría
There would have been - habría habido
There can be - Puede haber
There could be - podría / pudo haber
There may be - Puede haber
There might be - podría haber
There should be - debería haber There must be - debe haber
There could have been - podría/pudo haber habido There might have been - podría haber habido
There should have been - debería haber habido
There must have been - debe haber habido
There has to be - tiene que haber (singular)
There have to be - tiene que haber (plural)
There had to be - tuvo/tenía que haber (plural)
There has to have been - tiene que haber habido (singular) There have to have been - tiene que haber habido (plural)
There had to have been - tuvo/tenía que haber habido
There is going to be - va a haber (singular) There are going to be - va a haber (plural) There was going to be - Iba a haber (singular)
There were going to be - Iba a haber (plural)
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