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UNIT
1
Readi ng a M agazi ne
( M ar gar et knocks at T om s door .)
(M ar gar et l l ama a l a puer t a de Tom.)
M arg.
Tom
TO M ! TO M !
I t i s t i m e f or l unch!
CO M E I N, dear !
W hat ar e you doing , dear ? Ar e you wr it ing t hat let t er t o
your br ot her Jam es?
M arg.
Tom
M arg.
O h!
Tom
M arg.
Tom
M arg.
Tom
M arg.
Tom
M arg.
Tom
W ell, dear , you ar e not beaut if ul, but you ar e ver y, ver y
pr et t y.
-
T om ! ?
Yes, dear ?
Accor ding t o you, is your cousin Mar y pr et t y?
W ell. . . er . . . no.
( cont i na)
UNIT
Readi ng a M agazi ne
M arg.
Tom
I am sor r y, T om .
W hat nonsense!
Ver y well. - Now list en! T his ar t icle also says t hat a lot
of wom en ar e vain and silly. But , on t he cont r ar y, t her e ar e
only ver y f ew vain m en.
Ha
ha ha
PRONUNCIATION
say
says
= pr onunci aci n
= sei
= sez
UNIT
GERUND
= ger undi o
GERUND
t o r ead
l eer
r eadi ng
l eyendo
to write
es cr i bi r
w r i t i ng
es cr i bi endo
t o do
hacer
doi ng
haci endo
t o exagger at e
exager ar
exagger at i ng
exager ando
t o t hi nk
pens ar
t hi nki ng
pens ando
t o l ear n
apr ender
l ear ni ng
t o w or k
t r abaj ar
w or ki ng
t r abaj ando
t o sw i m
nadar
sw i m m i ng
nadando
t o st op
par ar
st oppi ng
par ando
t o r un
cor r er
r unni ng
cor r i endo
NOTAS
1.
to write
2.
w r i t i ng et c.
t o sw i m
t o st op
t o r un
sw i m m i ng
st oppi ng
r unni ng et c.
NOTA
UNIT
to read
= l eer
= pr es ent e s i mpl e
PRESENT SIMPLE
I
you
he
r ead
r ead
r eads
= yo l eo
= t l ees
= l l ee
we
you
t hey
r ead
r ead
r ead
= nos ot r os l eemos
= vos ot r os l ei s
= el l os l een
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FORMA AFIRMATIVA
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
am
r eadi ng
= yo es t oy l eyendo
am
r eadi ng ?
you
ar e
r eadi ng
= t es t s l eyendo
ar e
you
r eadi ng ?
he
is
r eadi ng
= l es t l eyendo et c.
is
he
r eadi ng ?
we
ar e
r eadi ng
ar e
we
r eadi ng ?
you
ar e
r eadi ng
ar e
you
r eadi ng ?
t hey
ar e
r eadi ng
ar e
t hey
r eadi ng ?
FORMA NEGATIVA
am
not r eadi ng
am
not r eadi ng ?
you
ar e
not r eadi ng
ar e
you
not r eadi ng ?
he
is
not r eadi ng
is
he
not r eadi ng ?
we
ar e
not r eadi ng
ar e
we
you
ar e
not r eadi ng
ar e
you
t hey
ar e
not r eadi ng
ar e
t hey
UNIT
PRESENT SIMPLE
5
= pr es ent e s i mpl e
CONTINUOUS
to be
= s er ; es t ar
I am r eadi ng.
= Yo estoy leyendo.
He i s w r i t i ng.
= l est escribiendo.
They ar e sw i m m i ng.
UNIT
1.
2.
3.
What?
6
= Cul ?
Cul e s t u n o m b r e ?
Cul e s t u d i r e c c i n ?
Cul e s t u n m e r o d e t e l f o n o ?
What?
= Qu ?
Qu es t s haci endo?
Qu es t s l eyendo?
What!
= Qu !
W hat nonsense!
Qu t ont er a!
Qu buen caf !
<<<<<>>>>>
There is
>
= hay...?
Are there?
>
= hay
Is there?
>
There are
>
= hay
= hay...?
For ma I nt er r ogat i va Pl ur al
There is not
= no hay
= no hay
For ma Negat i va Pl ur al
There isnt
There arent
= no hay
= no hay
For mas
Cont r act as
UNIT
Traduccin de mucho
muchos
= mucho - a
= muchos - as
= mucho - a
I have a lot of t im e.
plenty of
I have m uch t im e.
Er r or !
= mucho - a
= muchos - as
= muchos - as
= muchos
- as
= muchos - as
UNIT
PREPOSITIONS
= pr epos i ci ones
Obs er va como l as pr epos i ci ones modi f i can el s i gni f i cado de l os ver bos .
to come
= veni r
to come in
Come in!
= Ent r a!
to put
= met er , poner
to put on
= Pont e el s ombr er o!
to take
= t omar
to take of f
= Qu t at e el s ombr er o!
<<<<<>>>>>
many
= muchos - as
few
= pocos - as
UNIT
wom an
wom an
wom an
wom an
=
=
=
=
una
una
una
una
muj er
muj er
muj er
muj er
bel l a
boni t a
cor r i ent e
f ea
=
=
=
=
un
un
un
un
hombr e
hombr e
hombr e
hombr e
guapo
at r act i vo
cor r i ent e
f eo
Hablando de un hombre:
a handsom e
a good- l ooki ng
a pl ai n
an ugl y
m an
m an
m an
m an
<<<<<>>>>>
Why...?
= Por qu ?
Because
= Por que...
T om has a r ed car .
W hy a r ed car ?
Because he lik es r ed t hing s.
W hy is T om r eading T he New Am er ican ?
Because t her e ar e m any int er est ing ar t icles in it .
Mar g ar et has a big hat on her head.
W hy?
Because t he sun is ver y hot .
UNIT
10
to
= a
to go to
= ir a
to write to
= es cr i bi r a
to speak to
= habl ar a
to say to
= deci r a
alw ays
= s i empr e
to ask
= pr egunt ar
to answ er
= cont es t ar
W ARNING
Mar g ar et ask s t o T om
Er r or !
UNIT
boring
11
= abur r i do (que abur r e)
bored
= abur r i do
so
= t an
T om , you ar e so silly!
===
i s s ue
= nmer o (de una r evi s t a)
on t he cont rary
= al cont r ar i o
I t hi nk t hat
= Y o pi ens o que
charm i ng
= encant ador - a
di f f i cul t
eas y
= di f ci l
= f ci l
UNIT
about
12
= al r ededor de; acer ca de, de
according to
= s egn
1.
2.
3.
in m y opinion
accor ding t o you
accor ding t o him
accor ding t o her
=
=
=
=
1.
2.
3.
in our opinion
accor ding t o you
accor ding t o t hem
= s egn nos ot r os
= s egn vos ot r os
= s egn el l os
en mi
s egn
s egn
s egn
opi ni n
t
l
el l a
W ARNING
accor ding t o m e
Er r or !
accor ding t o us
Er r or !
<<<<<>>>>>
1.
2.
that
= aquel - aquel l a
that
UNIT
13
also
= t ambi n
too
= t ambi n
I n T he New Am er ican
int er est ing ar t icles, t oo.
t her e
ar e
m any
pict ur es
and
m any
Nota
also
too
SUPERLATIVO ABSOLUTO
REGLA GENERAL
ver y f ar
= l ej s i mo; muy l ej os
ver y
ver y
ver y
ver y
ver y
et c.
bi g
beaut i f ul
ugl y
i nt er est i ng
m uch
gr and s i mo,
bel l s i mo
f e s i mo
i nt er es ant s i mo
much s i mo
UNIT
14
Cuando se pronuncia la r:
1.
>
Rom e
2.
>
ar t
3.
>
ar e
Fr ance
spor t
r ar e
r om ant ic
G er m any
t her e
r ed
m or ning
st r ong
wor k your
g ir l et c.
pict ur e
OBSERVA
Pronunciacin
tS
child
childr en
Fr ench
m uch
r ich
t eacher
which
tS
S
S
conver sat ion
Eng lish
pat ient
polit ician
Russian
she
Spanish
ou
bot h
no
old
only
phot o
Rom e
t o sm ok e
:
wor k
wor ld
wor d ( p a l a b r a )
= ch
= Como en Engl i s h.
UNIT
opposites
15
= ant ni m os
beaut i f ul
ugl y
= f eo
cl ever
= listo
st upi d
= es t pi do
good
= bueno
bad
= mal o
handsom e
ugl y
= f eo
ki nd
= amabl e
unki nd
= no amabl e
m any
= muchos
f ew
= pocos
m uch
= mucho
little
= poco
ol d
= vi ej o
new
= nuevo
ol d
= vi ej o
young
= j oven
ol d
= ant i guo
m oder n
= moder no
pat i ent
= paci ent e
i m pat i ent
= i mpaci ent e
pr et t y
= boni t o
pl ai n
= cor r i ent e
r ar e
= r ar o
com m on
= comn
r i ch
= r i co
poor
= pobr e
UNIT
16
R E AD I N G
= l ect ur a
An I nt er est i ng M agazi ne
UNIT
17
T R AN S L AT I O N
1.
2.
= t r aducci n
1.
2.
3.
T he opposit e of pr et t y is plain.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
- W hy is T om r eading t he ar t icle?
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
UNIT
18
T R AN S L AT I O N
1.
2.
3.
= t r aducci n
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
El opuest o de r ar o es com n.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
- T ienes t una pr im a?
18.
19.
20.
UNIT
19
EXERCISES
= ej er ci ci os
clever
k ind
ug ly
pat ient
young
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
poor
bad
old
r ich
pr et t y
1.
2.
I t is a beaut if ul phot o.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
UNIT
20
EXERCISES
4.
I t is t im e f or lunch.
I s i t t im e f or lunch?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Beaut if ul wom en ar e r ar e.
8.
9.
10.
5.
6.
= ej er ci ci os
I t is t im e f or lunch.
I t i sn t t im e f or lunch.
t o r ead
He r eads.
He is r eading .
1.
t o wr it e
6.
t o r epeat
2.
t o speak
7.
t o sm ok e
3.
t o say
8.
t o wor k
4.
t o list en
9.
t o ask
5.
t o exag g er at e
10.
t o answer
UNIT
21
V O C AB U L AR Y
about
according to
address
a lot of
also
alw ays
article
to ask
to answ er
because
billion
book
bored
boring
charming
to come
to come in
common
on the contrary
cousin
cover
dialogue
difficult
to do
door
easy
to exaggerate
example
few
four
Ebaut
Ek:ding tu
Edres
E lt Ev
:lsou
:lweiz
a:tikl
tu a:sk
tu a:nsE
bikz
biliEn
buk
b:d
b:riN
tSa:miN
tu km
tu km in
kmEn
n TE kntrEri
kzn
kvE
daiElg
difikElt
tu du:
d:
i:zi
tu igzAdZereit
igza:mpl
fju:
f:
segn
direccin
mucho
tambin
siempre
artculo
preguntar
contestar
porque
mil millones
libro
aburrido (estar aburrido)
aburrido (ser aburrido)
encantador, -a
venir
entrar
comn
al contrario
primo, -a
portada (de revista)
dilogo
difcil
hacer
puerta
fcil
exagerar
ejemplo
pocos
cuatro
( cont i na )
UNIT
22
V O C AB U L AR Y
good-looking
grammar
idea
impatient
important
Indian
interesting
to knock
to know
letter
to listen
lots of
lunch
magazine
many
mother
nonsense
now
number
on the contrary
opinion
opposite
original
page
people
photo
picture
plain
plural
gud-lukiN
grAmE
aidiE
impeiSEnt
imp:tEnt
indjEn
intristiN
tu nk
tu nEu
letE
tu lisn
lts Ev
lntS
mAgEzin
meni
mTE
nnsEns
nau
nmbE
n TE kntrEri
EpiniEn
pEzit
EridZinEl
peidZ
pi:pl
foutou
piktSE
plein
pluErEl
atractivo
gramtica
idea
impaciente
importante
indio
interesante
golpear
saber; conocer
carta
escuchar
muchos, -as
almuerzo
revista
muchos, -as
madre
tonteras
ahora
nmero
al contrario
opinin
contrario
original
pgina
personas
fotografa
fotografa, imagen, dibujo
comn
plural
( cont i na )
UNIT
23
V O C AB U L AR Y
politics
poor
rare
to read
rich
to say
silly
six
sitting
to smoke
so
strange
stupid
telephone
that
there are
there is
to think
to
today
too
ugly
vain
w hy
w orld
to w rite
plitiks
puE
reE
tu ri:d
ritS
tu sei
sili
siks
sitiN
tu smouk
sou
streindZ
stjupid
telifEun
TAt
TeEr a:
TeEr iz
tu iNk
tu
tudei
tu:
gli
vein
wai
w:ld
tu rait
poltica
pobre
raro
leer
rico
decir
tonto
seis
sentado
fumar
tan
extrao
estpido
telfono
aquel, aquella / que
hay (sigue el plural)
hay (sigue el singular)
pensar
a
hoy
tambin
feo, -a
vanidoso
por qu
mundo
escribir
UNIT
1.
1.
24
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
I s T om handsom e or ug ly?
T om is handsom e.
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
/ st upid
unk ind
handsom e / beaut if ul
/ im pat ient
/ old
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
poor
bad
old
r ich
pr et t y
/
/
/
/
r ich
g ood
young
poor
/ plain
UNIT
3.
1.
4
Cam bia las f r ases siguient es al pl ur al .
T her e is a phot o in t he m ag azine.
T her e ar e phot os in t he m ag azine. / m ag azines
2.
I t is a beaut if ul phot o.
T hey ar e beaut if ul phot os.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
25
UNIT
7.
4
Beaut if ul wom en ar e r ar e.
Ar e beaut if ul wom en r ar e?
8.
9.
10.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Beaut if ul wom en ar e r ar e.
Beaut if ul wom en ar ent r ar e.
8.
9.
10.
26
UNIT
27
6.
Escr ibe la 3 per sona singular del Pr esent Sim ple y del
Pr esent Cont inuous de los siguient es ver bos.
1.
t o wr it e
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
t o r epeat
he / she wr it es
he / she r epeat s
he / she is wr it ing
t o speak
7.
t o sm ok e
he / she speak s
he / she sm ok es
he / she is sm ok ing
t o say
8.
t o wor k
he / she says
he / she wor k s
he / she is saying
t o list en
9.
t o ask
he / she ask s
t o exag g er at e
10.
t o answer
he / she exag g er at es
he / she answer s