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sábado, 8 de diciembre de 2012

Unit 2.10

Inviting                                     Accepting / Refusing

I'm going...                                I'd love to          
Would you like to come?           Sure!
Will you come?                         Of course!
do you want to..?                      Why not?
                                                That would be fun

                                                Not really
                                                I'm afraid i can't...
                                                I can't, i have to...
                                                I'm sorry, but...

Unit 2.9

Grammar 2.9
-ed and -ing adjectives

We use -ing adjectives to describe what sth is.
Rugby is thrilling. (What is rugby? Thrilling.)
We used -ed adjectives to describe how we feel.
We were thrilled with the game. (How did we feel? Thrilled.)

QUESTIONS              What do you think about...?
                                    Do you like?
                                    What do you dislike about...?


RESPONSES              Positive
                                    I think it's marvelous / fantastic / interesting / fun / exciting, etc.
                                    Yes, it's thrilling
                                    It makes me feel...

                                     Negative
                                     I think it's terrible / tiring / puzzling / dangerous / exhausting, etc.
                                     No, it's too boring for me
                                     It makes me feel bored / annoyed / embarrased

Unit 2.8

Asking                                       Responding

What do you think of ...?            It looks nice on you.
                                                  It really suits you
Take a look at this ... .                You look good.

How about this ...?                      It doesn't suit/fit you very well.
                                                   I think it's horrible.

Unit 2.7

Grammar 2.7
Possesive case

-Singular nouns + `s Ann's dad
-Plural nouns + 's the children's grandparents
-Irregular plurals + 's the men's car

We add  's to the last noun of a phrase to show common possesion.
Ann and Bob's mom BUT Ann's and Bob's bikes.

STUDY KILLS

Describing pictures
When you describe a picture, give a clear idea of what it shows. Describe the palce, the weather, the people, their clothes, the activities, and their feelings.

Unit 2,6

Grammar 2.6
Some- Any - A lot of - Much - Many

Countable nouns are nouns we can count.                     Uncountable nouns are nouns we cannot count.
an / one apple - Two apples                                            (Some Rice)
                                                                                      (NOT: one rice - two rices)
I eat a lot of berries.                                                      I drink alot of milk.
How many berries do you eat?                                      How much milk do you drink?
                                                                              
Too many (more than needed)
A lot of / lots of                                                             Too much (More than needed)
Some / a few                                                                  A lot of / Lots
Not many / very few                                                      Some / a little
Not any                                                                          Not much / very little
                                                                                        Not any

Unit 2.5

Grammar 2.5
Too - Enough

- too + adjectives / adverb + to-infinitive (negative meaning = more/less than what is needed) The oven is too expensive to buy. (We can't buy it, it's very expensive.)

- adjective / adverb + enough + to-infinitive / noun + enough (positive meaning: as much as wanted / needed) This mixer is easy enough to use. (It's very easy to use. I can use it easily.) We have enough money to buy this iron. (We can afford to buy it.)

Unit 2.4

Grammar 2.4
Used to / Simple Past

- We use used to / simple past for past habits and routines.
He used to play / played football when he was young.

- We use the simple past to talk about an action which happened at a specific time in the past. We can't use used to. They arrived in America in the 18th century.
(NOT: They used to arrive in America)