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English Language Essentials: A Quick Reference

Grammar Fundamentals

Possessive Adjectives

• I → my
• You → your
• He → his
• She → her
• We → our
• They → their
• It → its

Asking About Objects

Singular Objects

• What is this? (¿Qué es esto?)
• It is a... / It is an...

Plural Objects

• What are these? (¿Qué son estos?)
• They are keys.

Questions Without Content (Yes/No Questions)

• Is this your wallet? (¿Es esta tu billetera?)
  • Yes, it is. / No, it's not.
• Are these your keys?
  • Yes, they are. / No, they're not.

Questions With Content (Wh- Questions)

• Where is your wallet?
  • It is in my pocket. (Está en mi bolsillo.)
• Where are my keys?
  • They're on the table. (Están encima de la mesa.)

Prepositions of Place

• on: sobre
• next to: al lado de
• in: dentro de
• under: debajo de
• behind: detrás de
• in

Theme 3: Travel and Locations

• Rock display: estantería
• What’s on: donde tiene lugar
• Termini: estación de bus
• Terminal: estación aeropuerto
• Widely: amplio
• Scenic walk: paseo
• Useful: útil
• Compulsory: obligatorio
• Town hall: ayuntamiento
• Stranded passengers: pasajeros que han quedado
• Pedestrian crossing: paso de peatones
• Turned down: rechazar
• Out the way: atravesar
• Ahead of you: enfrente tuyo
• Cliff: acantilado
• Sticking out of sea: saliente de mar
• TIC: tourist information centre
• Go along: ir a lo largo de
• Walk towards: caminar hacia
• Come out of: salir de
• Get to: dirigirse
• Walk on through: atravesar
• Reach: alcanzar
• Head along: sigue recto
• Head up a hill: sube la colina
• Highlights: lo más destacado
• Wholesales: mayoristas
• Retailers: minoristas
• Wealth: riqueza
• Achievement:

Expresando Estados de Ánimo en Pasado

Traducción de estados de ánimo al español en tiempo pasado:

• You WERE angry: TÚ ESTUVISTE ENOJADO
• She WAS hungry: ELLA ESTUVO HAMBRIENTA
• We WERE dizzy: NOSOTROS ESTUVIMOS MAREADOS
• I WAS shocked: YO ESTUVE SORPRENDIDO
• They WERE tired: ELLOS ESTUVIERON CANSADOS
• He WAS puzzled: ÉL ESTUVO PERPLEJO
• It WAS embarrassed: YO ESTUVE AVERGONZADO
• I WAS jealous: YO ESTUVE CELOSO
• We WERE worried: NOSOTROS ESTUVIMOS PREOCUPADOS
• You WERE upset: USTEDES ESTUVIERON ALTERADOS

Expresando Existencia en Pasado

Traducción de enunciados sobre existencia en inglés:

• Había una naranja en el césped. THERE WAS AN ORANGE IN THE GRASS
• No había una naranja en el césped. THERE WASN’T AN ORANGE IN THE GRASS
• ¿Había una naranja en el césped?

Adverbs is the fourth and last of the categories of lexemes that we call open-the categories with huge and readily expandable membership. Nouns and verb are the major open categories. Elementary constructions can be expanded by adding adjectives and adverbs as modifiers. Nouns take adjectives as their simplest and most typical modifiers, while verbs take adverbs. Adverbs as modifiers of categories other than the noun The term "adverbs" is based on the function of these words as modifiers of verbs. But to a very large extent the words that are used for modifying verbs also function as modifiers to adjectives. Adverbs vs adjectives function: adv->adjunts never PC adj-> PC grade: adv->comparative & superlative adj equal. modification... Continuar leyendo "Tabla de nouns, verbs, adjectives" »

CV Letter: Corrección de Frases Clave para Cartas de Presentación

A continuación, se presenta la corrección de frases comunes utilizadas en cartas de presentación (Cover Letters), manteniendo el texto original (en español y el intento inicial en inglés) y ofreciendo la versión profesional y gramaticalmente correcta.

1. Referencia al Anuncio y Puesto Solicitado

• Referencia a un anuncio en Internet (Subdirector)

  Original (Español): -Le escribo con referencia a su anuncio en Internet en el que usted ofrece un puesto de subdirector.

  Original (Inglés): I am writing with reference your advertisement on the Internet in which you offer a post of Assistant Manager.

  Versión Corregida: I am writing with reference to your advertisement on the Internet

Reading skill:

Reading is also the language skill which is easiest to keep up making reading an enjoyable activity is a very important part of the language learning experience.

Aproaches to reading:

Many five to ten yeras old are in the process of learning to read in their own language. There are a number of different ways to approach the introduction of reading in a foreign language:

- Phonics: This approach is based on letters and sounds: we teach the pupils the letters of the alphabet and the combination between them, we show them how to pronounce some of words

- Look and say: This approach is based on words and phrases, and makes a lot of use of flashcards: it is very usual to start by teahing everyday words which are already familiar to the... Continuar leyendo "The mystery of allegra activities" »

DID YOU USE TO HAVE A HOBBY?-YES, I USED TO COLLECT SHELLS/WHAT GAMES DID YOU USE TO PLAY-I USED TO PLAY CHESS/ DID YOU USE TO HAVE A NICKNAME

COUNTABLE NOUNS- THERE ARE TOO MANY CARS-THERE AREN'T ENOUGH BUSES-WE NEED MORE SUBWAY LINES-TH-ERE SHOULD BE FEWER CARS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS- THERE IS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC-THERE ISN'T ENOUGH PARKING-WE NEED MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-THERE SHOULD BE LESS POLLUTION

DIRECT-INDIRECT DO OR DID  - WHAT TIME DOES THE DUTY-FREE SHOP OPEN?- DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME THE DUTY FREE SHOP OPENS?

HOW OFTEN DO THE BUSES LEAVE FOR THE CITY-CAN YOU TELL ME HOW OFTEN THE BUSES LEAVE FOR TEH CITY/WHWN DID FLIGHT 111 ARRIVE?-DO YOU KNOW WHEN FLIGHT 111 ARRIVED?

EVAL CON ADJET. THE KITCHEN ISN'T BIG ENOUGHT-THE LIVING ROOM IS TOO... Continuar leyendo "Redacciones ingles free time" »

Fonética Inglesa: Glosario de Términos Clave

Conceptos Fundamentales

• Alveolar: Describe sonidos con un punto de articulación detrás de los dientes frontales superiores, contra la cresta alveolar. Ejemplos: [t, d, s].
• Bilabial: Describe articulaciones en las que intervienen ambos labios (oclusivas y fricativas).
• Grupo Consonántico (Cluster): Dos o más fonemas consonánticos en una secuencia, sin sonido vocálico entre ellos.
• Consonante: Un sonido del habla que obstruye el flujo de aire a través del tracto vocal. Algunas consonantes lo hacen mucho, otras no tanto, por eso las separamos por grupos.
• Oclusiva Glotal (Glottal Stop): Una consonante producida por el cierre de las cuerdas vocales. [?] Hay una obstrucción completa al paso del aire,

movimientos del buque:/Quebranto-hogging/Arrufo-sagging/Defor. Por balance-racking/Machetazos-panting/Pantocazos-pounding/slamming/Defor. En dique seco-docking strains/Resistencia-strenght/ner/ener/Reforzar-stiffen/Remachar-to rivet/Soldar-to Weld/Balances-rolling/Cabezadas-pitching/Mov. Lineal de pro a popa-surging/Mov. Transversal del buque-swaying/Oscilación vertical-heaving//calados:Poco calado:light draught//Mucho calado-deep draught/Calado de carga-load//Calado de proa-fore//Calado de popa-aft //Calado en medio-draught in the middle//Linea de carga de verano-summer load line//Para las demás cosas cambiar summer//posiciones:/Extremo de proa (popa)-fore end (after end)//Lo mas a proa (popa)-foremost (after end)//Proa (Popa)-bow (stern)... Continuar leyendo "Vocabulario maritimo" »

The user/learners competences

The general competences comprise declarative knowledge, the skills and know how, the existential competence and the ability to know.

·Declarative knowledge has to do with the knowledge about the world, the sociocultural knowledge and the intercultural knowledge.
·Skills and know how can be practical and intercultural.
·Existential competence is the sum individual factors related to the personality.
·The ability to learn; to be always receptive to knowledge.
The communicative language competences include the linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences. These allow a person to act using specifically linguistic means.

·Linguistic competence includes the development of lexical, phonological, grammatical, semantic,... Continuar leyendo "Orthoepic competence" »