Curso de Ingles 20 de 30

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As Sweet as Jam

Tom - How pretty you look in green, Margaret. You are becomingprett ier every day! Very soon you wi l l be the prett iest gi r l in

Europe!

Marg. - Real ly, Tom?

Tom - Yes, real ly, dear. I m not exaggerating.Your eyes are as blue as the sea.

Your hair is l ike gold.

Your cheeks are as pink as roses.

Your teeth are as whi te as pearls.. .

. . . and you are as sweet.. . as

Marg. - As what, dear?

Tom - You are as sweet as jam!

Marg. - Tom! Why do you always make fun of me? You make funof me a hundred t imes a day!

Tom - Are you offended, darl ing?

Marg. - Yes, I am!And now I wi l l describe you! -

You are becoming ruder every day!

In fact you are the rudest person that I know!

And the unkindest!

When you speak you are bi t terer than... . .coffee wi thout

sugar! Your heart is colder than ice! Harder than stone!

Tom - Al l r ight! Al l r ight! I understand. I mustn t tease you. I t hurtsyour feel ings. You are too sensi t ive. But real ly I m not so

bad as you describe me. You exaggerate, dear. And now I

promise to be serious... for the next hal f-hour! Wi l l you

forgive me now?

Marg. - No, I can t forgive you.

(turn over)

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(continuation) As Sweet as Jam

Tom - Oh, but you can, dear, because you are always so kind.Kinder than an angel . Do you know, dear.. . I am often afraid

that you real ly are an angel .. . and that you wi l l f ly away

some day and leave me. And what shal l I do then...wi thout

you? I shal l d ie!

Marg. - Ha, ha, ha! Oh Tom! You are si l ly! The sil l iest man -

Tom - In Europe?

Marg. - No. The si l l iest man in the world!



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comparativo de igualdad

Your eyes are as blue as the sea.

Tus ojos son tan azules como el mar .

1. El comparativo de igualdad se forma con:

as...as con adje t ivos y adverbios

as much...as con subs tant ivos s ingulares

as many...as con subs tant ivos p lurales

adjet ivo

Debra is aspretty as Barbara.Debra es tan boni ta como Barbara.

adverbio

Debra can speak Spanish as f luently as Abel.Debra sabe habla r espaol tan con sol tura como Abel .

substantivo s ingular

Debra has as muchmoney asAbel. Debra t iene tanto dinero como Abel .

substantivo plural

Debra has as many fr iends asAbel.Debra t iene tantos amigo s como Abel .

2. En frase negativas se usan las formas: not as.. .as. . . , o not so . . .as . . .

Debra is not as ta l l as Barbara.Debra no es tan al ta como Barbara.

Rome is not so large asLondon.

Roma no es tan grande como Londres.



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comparativo y superlativo de superioridad

1. monoslabos

Los adjetivos y los adverbios de una s laba, forman el comparativo

aadiendo -er, y el superlativo aadiendo -es t .

Los adjetivos que terminan en -e se aade solamente -r y -s t .

tall t:l ta l ler t: lE the ta l lest tttt : : : : l i s tl i s tl i s tl i s t

al to ms al to e l ms al to

nice nais nicer naisE thenicest naisis t

s impt ico ms s impt ico e l ms s impt ico

2. bislabos

Los adjetivos de dos s labas que terminan en er, le, y, ow , forman elcomparativo y el superlativo con - er y -est .

clever cleverer the cleverest

s imple simpler the simplest

pretty prett ier the prett iest

narrow (es trecho) narrower the narrowest

3. Los adjetiv os de dos s labas que no terminan en er, le, y, ow,forman el comparativo y el superlativo con more y most .

famous more famous the most famous

famoso ms famoso el ms famoso

4. pol is labos

Los adjetivos de tres o ms s i l bas forman el comparativo y el

superlativo con more y most .

beautiful more beauti fu l the most beauti fu l

bel lo ms be l lo e l ms be l lo



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comparativo de superioridad

El segundo trmino de la comparacin u ti l iza la forma than que

corresponde al que espaol.

Abel is ta l lerthanDebra.

Abel es ms al to que Debra.

Mill ie is morepatient thanRobert.Mill ie es ms paciente que Rober t .

superlativo relativo

The blue whale is the bigg est of al l animals. (whale = bal lena )

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

The dog is the most fa i thful of al l pets.

.

Observa

Cuando se menciona un lugar, en vez de o f se pone in .

The Ni le is the long est r iver in the world.

E l Ni lo es e l ms largo r o del mundo.

superlativo absoluto

El superlativo absoluto se forma poniendo very antes de los adjetivosy de l os adverbios .

verygood buens imo very famous famossimo

verymuch muchs imo very far le j s imos



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comparativos y superlativos irregolares

good better the bestbueno mejor e l mejor

well better the bestbien mejor e l mejor

bad worse the worstmalo peor e l peor

badly worse the worstmal peor e l peor

much / many more the mostmucho / muchos ms e l ms

l it t le less the least poco menos e l mnimo

far farther / further the farthest / the furthest le jos ms le jos lo ms le jos

el ms le jano Nota

Antes de aadir -er o -es t a un adjetivo, se deben respetar algunasreglas ortogrficas .

1. Los adjetivos que terminan en -eaaden solamente -r y -s t .

nice n icer thenicest

2. Los adjetivos de dos s labas que terminan en -y precedida deconsonante , cambian la y por i antes de aadir -er o -es t .

pretty prett ier the prett iest

angry angr ier the angr iest

happy happ ier the happ iest



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Observa

3. Si un adjetivo de una sola slaba termina en una vocal y unaconsonante, duplica la conso nante y aade - er o -est .

big bigger the biggest

fa t fatter the fa ttest

red redder the reddest

comparativo y superlativo de inferioridad

1. El comparativo de i nferioridad se forma con less...than .

Bob is less intel l igent thanMary.Bob es menos in te l igente que Mary.

2. El superlativo de i nferioridad se forma con the least seguido

del adje t ivo.

Jimmy is the least intel l igent of the class.J immy e s el menos in te l igente de la c lase .

with = con

without = sin

Tom and Margaret

- Sugar, Margaret?

- Of course, dear. You know that I never take coffee without

sugar. Coffee without sugar is l ike...a night without stars or

a rose without perfume... or

- Li fe without beer.

- Oh, Tom!



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to look (at) = mirar (a)

Lookat the stars, Tom! And lookat the moon - so big!

to look = parecer

Margaret looksvery pretty in green.

to look like = parecerse a alguien

Tom looks like his brother James.

Tom and Margaret

- Tom you look so handsome this morning!

- Real ly, dear?

- Yes, real ly.

- Well , you look pretty every morning - and not only thismorning.

- Oh, Tom!- Margaret, when you smi le, you look l ike an angel .

ingreen, inred, inblue etc.

How pretty you look in green, Margaret!

( l i t . Qu boni ta pareces en verde , Margaret!)

Es dec ir: ves t ida de verde

Tom and Margaret

- Put on your green dress this evening! You look so pretty in

green.

- Don t I look pretty in this blue dress?

- Of course you do, dear. You look pretty in every colour - in

pink, violet, grey, brown, red...but you look prett ier in green

than in blue.



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every = cada

Every day Abel gets up at a quarter past seven.

Nota

Margaret you are becoming prett ier everyday.

( l i t . Margaret te es ts volv iendo ms boni ta cada da . )

Es decir: . . .cada da ms boni ta

real = verdadero

really = verdaderamente

really? = de verdad?

Two Lovers

She - Do you real ly love me?

He - Of course I do.

She - And do you real lywant to marry me?

He - Of course I do.

She - And are you real lya mi l l ionaire?

He - Why do you ask me that? Do you want to marry me - or my

money?

fun = diversin

to have fun = divertirse

When Abel goes rol ler skating wi th Barbara he has great fun.

se div ier te mucho



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fun = diversin; broma

for fun = en broma

funny = gracioso, divertido

funny = extrao / raro

Abel

Sometimes school can be real fun. Our maths teacher is avery funny person. And when he is in a jo l ly mood he tel ls us

the funniest jokes that you can imagine.

He is never angry or i rr i table. Sometimes he shouts at us,

but he only does i t for fun. He just pretends to be angry.

Our art teacher is a funny person too; I mean she is very

strange. She always wears very funny hats. She is real ly

or iginal ! She changes the colour of her hair every month.

Not to speak about her clothes! She wears such funny

clothes. She says that they are fashionable and expensive,too. Maybe they are, but she looks so funny in them.

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to be in a jolly mood = estar de buen humor

to shout = gritar

to pretend = f ingir

maybe = quizs , tal vez

to make fun of = rerse de, tomar el pelo

Dont make fun of me! = No me tomes el pelo!

Tom - Your cheeks are as pink as roses...Your teeth are as whi te

as pearls.. .You are as beauti fu l as an angel !

Marg. - Oh! You are making fun of me. You always make fun of

me! Why do you make fun of me?



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to do = hacer

to make = hacer

No hay una regla para saber cuando usar to do y cuando usar

to make.

Por lo tanto, hace falta aprender de memoria los ejemplos que encontramos.

The Paganini Family

Mother - Debra, darl ing! What are you doing?Debra - I m doing my French exercises, mum.

Mother - Can you do me a favour, dear?

Debra - Of course, mummy!

Mother - When you f in ish doing your homework, can you do somehousework for me?

Debra - Of course, mummy! You know that I love to do my duty,and i t cannot do me any harm to wash some dishes and

to dust the furni ture.

Mother - On the contrary, i t wi l l do you a lot of good.Debra!

Debra - Yes, mummy!

Mother - Do me another favour. Tel l your brother to come here.

Debra - Yes, mummy!***

Abel - What can I do for you, mama?

Mother - When you f in ish your homework you must put your roomin perfect order. And don t leave anything under the

bed!

Abel - Yes, mama. I l l do my best.===homework = deberes

housework = tareas domsticas

duty = deber

to do harm to somebody = hacerle dao a alguien

Ill do my best. = Har todo lo posible.



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to make = hacer

to make a l iving = ganarse la vida

to makeplans = hacer planes

to makea speech = dar un discurso

to make trouble = causar problemas

We l l makeour way. = Nos abriremos camino.

ABEL

I have an American cousin whose name is Ivan. He is

20. He doesn t go to school any more, and so he is

working in a hotel .

cuyo

ms

My parents and many other relat ives don t l ike him

very much. But I th ink that he is a very nice boy. The

only problem is that grown-ups don t understand him. adul tos

Yesterday, I received this letter from him:

Dear Abel ,

Li fe is tough! dura

As you know I m trying to make a l iv ing by making

beds and cleaning toi lets at the Metro Hotel . Good

heavens! I can hardly make enough money for my beer

and my cigarettes!

t ra tando

l impiando

apenas

So I m making plans to get a better job.

My parents say that I made a big mistake when I

stopped going to school . Maybe they are r ight. But at

present I don t feel l ike going back to school . So, I m

making plans to get a better job... . . .

por ahora no tengo

ganas de

Rosy, my gir l fr iend, makes fun of me. She says that

I l l never f ind a good job unless I f i rst have my hair cut .

She says that long hair doesn t make a very good

impression on people. How r id iculous!

a menos que antes

me cor te e l pe lo

(turn over)



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(continuation) ABEL

Last night I was at the pub with a group of fr iends.

And Joe, my best fr iend, made a beauti fu l speech.

Nowadays, he said, i t s almost impossible for a young

man to make any progress in l i fe, because most grown-

ups have old fashioned ideas in their heads. For

example, they think that young men with earr ings andlong hair are antisocial ! How r id iculous! Grown-ups just

want to make trouble! With their s i l ly ideas they make

our l ives impossible. But we l l make our way in l i fe. With

earr ings and with long hair . No matter what grown-ups

say!

hoy en da / d i jo

ant icuado

pendientes

no impor ta que

Dont you think Joe is r ight?

I hope this summer you are going to come to America

again. We l l have fun together! nos diver t iremosAnswer this letter as soon as you can. tan pronto como

puedas

Love, Ivan saludos



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1. to hurt = doler

My foot hurts . = Me duele el pie.

2. to hurt = herir ( los sentimientos) , ofender

To hurt somebodys feel ings. = Herir los sentimientos de alguien.

Robert and Mill ie

Rob. - Mil l ie! MILLIE! Where is my clean shir t? And my bluetie? And where are my grey tr ousers? And my grey socks?

Eh! Mi l l ie! Mi l l ie!

Mill ie - Here is your shir t , Robert! And there are your trousers!

Rob. - And the blue t ie?

Mill ie - I t must be with your other t ies.

Rob. - Well , i t isn t . Nothing is in the r ight place this morning!Why don t you put my things in the r ight places? What do

you do al l day?

Mill ie - Oh, Robert! You know that I work from morning to night!Why are you so cruel?

Rob. - Do I hurt your feel ings?

Mill ie - Of course you do. You hurt my feel ings very much. Youhurt my feel ings every t ime you speak to me!

Rob. - Rubbish!===clean = limpioshirt = camisat ie = corbatatrousers = pantalonessocks = calcetines

to tease = tomar el pelo a

- Many people cal l me Abel the rebel , to tease me. But Ipretend not to be offended. Because I often l ike to tease other

people, too.



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sensitive = sensible

sensible = razonable

Be sensible! = S razonable!

1. time = tiempo

Time passes so quickly!

Wel l , we are talking and time is passing, and we areforgett ing that the show begins at eight!

2. time = hora

- What t ime is i t?- I t is hal f past nine.- And at what t ime must you go?- At ten oclock.

3. time = vez

Tom makes fun of Margaret a hundred times a day.

Robert hurts Mi l l ie s feel ings every t ime he speaks to her.

- How many times a day do you eat?- I eat three times a day. The f i rst t ime, at eight oclock in

the morning. The second time, at one oclock. And the

third t ime, at nine oclock in the evening.

to f ly = volar

to f lyaway = irse volando

to go = ir

to go away = marcharse



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word study = estudio de las palabras

high = alto

tall = alto

1. Se usa high cuando se habla de una montaa o de un muro.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe.

Round the Wi lsons garden there is a high wal l covered with

ivy.

2. Cuando se habla de personas, se usa tall.

Abel is tal ler than Debra.

Tom is tal ler than Margaret.

1. to leave = dejar

2. to leave = marcharse, irse

dejar

Abel l ikes to leave his books al l over his room: on his desk, onthe chairs, on his bed, and even under his bed.

His mother is always saying to him, Don t leave your books

everywhere. Put them on the book shelves. But he never

l istens to her.

marcharse

In summer, when the Paganini fami ly leaves for the Uni tedStates, the Wi lsons take care of their garden and their dog.

Georges train leaves at seven oclock.

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word study

hard = duro; duramente

hardly = apenas

warning

Hard s ignif ica tanto duro como duramente.

Margaret says that Toms heart is hard, she says that i t isharder than stone.

George gets up at six every morning to go to London for work.He works hard for eight hours a day.

Hardlys ignif ica: apenas .

Ivan works in a hotel , but he hardly makes enough money forhis beer and his cigarettes.

to lie = estar tendido

lying = tendido

Every morning Abel l ikes to l isten to rock music whi le lying inbed.

to die = morir

dying = muriendo

When Abel comes back home from playing footbal l he isalways dying of th i rst. ( th i rst = sed)

Observa Los verbos to liey to di e sufren un cambio ortogrfico

antes de aadir - ing.



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once = una vez

twice = dos veces

three times etc. = tres veces etc.

Tom makes fun of Margaret a hundred t imes a day.

oncea day = ( l i t . una vez un da) una vez al da

twice a day = dos veces al da

threetimesa day = tres veces al da

once ( twice, three times ) a week

oncea month... .

oncea year.. . .

Abel

I eat three t imesa day.

I go to the cinema once a week.

Oncea month I go to the t heatre wi th my fami ly.

My fami ly and I go to America oncea year to visi t our relat ives

and our American fr iends.

My grandparents telephone us several t imes a month.



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Carlos Sanchez

This is Carlos Sanchez speaking. The boy from Sevi l le.

The waiter at the elegant restaurant.

que habla

I want to tel l you some news. contaros

That nice couple, Tom and Margaret, come to our

restaurant every evening now. We three are already good

fr iends. They always si t at the same table because they

know that i t is one of my tables.

Al l the other wai ters here know that Tom and Margaret

are my fr iends. When we three speak Engl ish they al l look

at us in astonishment. Because now I can speak better

every day. I am learning so many new words, too! Tom

teaches me very interesting words: law, boxing match,

skyscraper, pol i t ics.. .

con asombro

ley

rascacie los

From Margaret I learn words with pretty meanings:

poetry, pearls, stars, birds, f lowers... pjaros

Learning Engl ish is not easy, because, as you know, Iwork many hours a day and so I have very l i t t le spare

t ime.

como sabis

t iempo l ibre

When I go back home from work, I have to help my

cousin Manolo wi th the housework. And so, when I f in ish I

am very t i red. But I intend to go on studying. tengo in tencin de

In winter when there is less work at the restaurant I wi l l

go to my Engl ish lessons twice a week, instead of only

once.

My Engl ish teacher is helping me a lot. He says that tolearn a foreign language, many years of study are needed.

But i f I go on l ike this, he is sure that one day I l l speak

Engl ish f luently.

de es te modo

He also advises me to speak with al l the tourists that

come to the restaurant as often as I can. And to give al l

my free t ime to study.

me aconseja

(turn over)



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(continuation) Carlos Sanchez

Tom and Margaret also think that i f I go on l ike this, one

day I l l speak Engl ish correctly. They also say that I have

a very good pronunciat ion.

When Margaret speaks to me, she speaks very slowly

and very clearly. And when I say that I don t understand,

she never gets t i red of repeating. She is so patient! And

so pretty too!

de repet ir

I l ike Margaret so much. Her eyes are so kind! And so

blue! They are bluer than the bluest f lowers.

Tom is my fr iend. My dear fr iend. He is a splendid man.

So clever! Hes only a student now. But he is studying law.

One day he wi l l be a very important lawyer . He says that

he wi l l have a big off ice in New York. He has very

ambit ious ideas for the future.

abogado

ambic iosas

I have ambit ious projects for my future, too. I l l be very

economical wi th my money for the next f ive years, or tenyears, or f i f teen years. Then, when I have enough money,

I l l open a big restaurant in Sevi l le. Bigger than this place

where I work now. I t wi l l be the biggest restaurant in

Sevi l le. Tom l ikes my ideas.

proyectos

When I open my restaurant, Tom and Margaret wil l

come back to Spain for another hol iday. They wi l l be

marr ied then. And probably they wi l l have some chi ldren,

too.

volvern

probablemente

They wi l l eat at my restaurant, of course. And I wi l l

never take money from them. They wi l l be my guests. I l l

be so proud and happy. I l l say, Ah, dear fr iends, l i fe is

di f ferent now! Do you remember your old fr iend? Yes! I m

Carlos! But I am a r ich man now!

huspedes

orgulloso



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Translation 1. Traduceoralmente.

2. Copiatoda la pgina.

1. - You look so fat in that ugly dress!

2. You look as round as a bal l !

3. - Oh! How can you be so rude?

4. You hurt my feel ings terr ib ly!

5. You are becoming ruder every day.

6. - Are you offended?7. I was only teasing you.

8. You mustn t be so sensi t ive.

9. I am not so terr ib le as you think.

10. And now I promise to be serious.

11. - My f iance is the prett iest gi r l in Spain.

12. Her l ips are redder than the reddest roses.

13. - Oh, my poor fr iend! Can t you see that she uses l ipst ick?14. - Real ly? But that is terr ib le news!

15. I wi l l d ie!

16. - Why do you always exaggerate?

17. - I was only joking.

18. - I wi l l describe Margaret.

19. Her eyes are as blue as t he sea.

20. Her cheeks are pinker than roses.

21. Very soon she wi l l be Toms wi fe.

22. She and Tom often quarrel about smal l th ings.

23. They become very angry.

24. But they forget their quarrels very quickly.

25. They are very young.

26. When their quarrels are over, Tom always thinks, I can t

imagine l i fe wi thout Margaret!



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Translation Traduce por escr i to y oralmente.

1. - T pareces tan gorda con ese feo vestido!

2. T pareces tan redonda como una pelota!

3. - Oh! Como puedes ser tan grosero?

4. T hieres mis sentimientos terr ib lemente!

5. T te ests volviendo ms grosero cada da.

6. - Ests ofendida?

7. Estaba solamente tomndote el pelo.

8. T no debes ser t an sensible.

9. Yo no soy tan terr ib le como t piensas.

10. Y ahora prometo ser ser io.

11. - Mi novia es la ms boni ta chica de Espaa.

12. Sus labios son ms rojos que las ms rojas rosas.

13. - Oh, mi pobre amigo! No puedes ver que usa barra de

labios?14. - De veras? Pero esa es (una) terr ib le notic ia!

15. Morir!

16. - Por qu exageras siempre?

17. - Estaba solamente bromeando.

18. - Describer (a) Margaret.

19. Sus ojos son tan azules como el mar.

20. Sus mej i l las son ms rosas que las rosas.

21. Muy pronto el la ser la esposa de Tom.

22. El la y Tom a menudo pelean por cosas pequeas.

23. El los se vuelven muy enfadados.

24. Pero el los olvidan sus peleas muy rpidamente.

25. El los son muy jovenes.

26. Cuando sus peleas terminan, Tom siempre piensa, no

puedo imaginar ( la) vida sin Margaret.



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Exercises

1. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas:

1. How many t imes a day does Tom make fun of Margaret?

2. Why is Margaret offended?

3. How does Margaret describe Tom?

4. What does Tom promise?

5. Why is Tom afraid that Margaret is an angel?

6. In which colour does Margaret look prett y?

7. Why is Abel s maths teacher f unny?

8. What work does Abel s cousin Ivan do at the Metro Hotel?9. Does Ivan make a good l iv ing making beds and cleaning

toi lets?

10. Why is Ivan making plans to f ind a better job?

11. What is Ivans gir l fr iends name?

12. What does Rosy say about long hair?

13. Do you agree with her? Why?

14. What did Joe say at t he pub?

15. Do you think that Joe is r ight or wrong?

16. How many t imes a day do you eat?

17. How many t imes a month do you go to the cinema?

18. Why is Robert angry?

19. Where is Carlos Sanchez from?20. When Tom and Margaret go to the restaurant where Carlos

works, where do they si t? And why?

21. What kind of words does Carlos learn from Tom?

22. And what kind of words does he learn from Margaret?

23. According to Carlos, is Engl ish an easy language?

24. What has Carlos to do when he goes back home f rom work?

25. What does Carlos Engl ish teacher say to him?

26. What does Carlos teacher advise him to do?

27. What do T om and Margaret th ink about Carlos pronunciat ion?



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Exercises

2. Escribe el comparativo de superioridad y el superlativo

relativode los siguientes adjet ivos y adverbios:

tall interesting rich

nice beautiful good

narrow large well

pretty small late

happy much litt le

big fat red

simple far early

3. Completa las frases siguientes usando as . . . as o so .. . as.

1. Debra is not . . . . . Barbara. tal l

2. Florence is not . . . . . Rome. large

3. Abel speaks Spanish .. . . . h is sister. well

4. Mr. Wi lson is . . . . . h is wi fe. nice5. Mrs Wilson l ikes art . . . . . h is sister Ketty. much

4. Completa las frases siguientes usandoel comparativo de

superioridad + than.

1. Abel is . . . . . h is sister. young

2. Abel speaks Spanish .. . . . he wri tes i t . well

3. At maths Abel is . . . . . Debra. good

4. China has a .. . . . populat ion... . . India. large

5. New York is . . . . . Rome. big6. In winter the weather is usual ly . . . . . in summer. bad

7. Aeroplanes are .. . . . cars. fast

8. A Ferrar i is . . . . . a Fiat. expensive

9. Etna is.. . . . Vesuvio. high

10. August is . . . . . March. hot



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Exercises

5. Completa las frases siguientes con el superlat ivo relat ivo.

Ejemplo: slow the slowest

interesting the most interesting

1. The cheetah is the ( fast ) animal on earth. (ear th = t ierra) 2. Engl ish is ( important) of al l languages.

3. Mandarin is (spoken) of al l languages. (spoken = hablado)

4. China is (populated) country in the world.

5. Tokyo is ( large) ci ty in the world. I t has got more than 27

mil l ion inhabi tants.

6. Coca-Cola is the (well) known drink in t he world.

7. Footbal l is one of (popular) sports in the world.

8. Wil l iam Shakespeare is general ly considered (great) dramatist

in the world and one of ( good) poets who has wri t ten in the

Engl ish language. He is also one of (popular) author in the

world.

9. Albert Einstein was one of (great) scientists of al l t ime.



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Vocabulary

Nile nail Nilo

nowadays nauEdeiz hoy en da

offended Efendid ofendido

old fashioned ould fASEnd anticuado

once wns una vez

perfume pE:fju:m perfume

pink piNk rosa (color)

at present At prezEnt ahora

to pretend tu pri tend fingirreal ri:El verdadero

really ri:Eli verdaderamente

river rivE ro rose rouz rosa (f lor)

sensible sensibl razonable

sensitive sensi t iv sensible

serious siEriEs serio

shirt SE:t camisa

to smile tu smail sonrer

socks sks calcetinesstone stoun piedra

to tease tu t i :z tomar el pelo

than Tan / Ten que

tie tai corbata

trousers trauzez pantalones

twice twais dos veces

unless nles a menos que

violet vaiEl i t violeta

war w: guerra

whale weil ballenawithout wiTaut sin

worse wE:s peor

the worst TE wE:st el peor


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