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FIRST PARAGRAPH: At first sight: A primera vista / First: En primer lugar / First of all: Antes que nada / In the first place: En primer lugar / To start with: Para empezar SECOND PARAGRAPH: In the second place: En segundo lugar/ Second: Segundo / Secondly: En segundo lugar/ Third: Tercero / Thirdly: En tercer lugar CONCLUSION: Finally: Por ltimo / In conclusion: Para concluir / Lastly: Por ltimo / And eventually: Y finalmente ADDING INFORMATION: apart from: Aparte de / in addition: Adems / in addition to: Adems de / What is more: Adems; lo que es ms / moreover: Adems / on top of that: Adems / besides: Adems / On the one hand: Por una parte / On the other hand: Por otra parte / and eventually: Y finalmente CONTRAST: all the same: a pesar de todo / however: sin embargo / instead of: en vez de / in spite of / despite: a pesar de / nevertheless: no obstante / on the contrary: por el contrario/ whereas/while: mientras / though / although: aunque / REASON: because of + noun: a causa de / due to + noun: debido a due to the fact that + sentence: debido a que for this / that reason: por esta / esa razn / owing to + noun: debido a owing to the fact that + sentence: debido a que RESULT: as a result: como resultado / because of: a causa de / consequently: en consecuencia so: por lo tanto / that's why: por eso, por esa razn.../ therefore: por lo tanto EXPRESSING FACTS: actually: en realidad / as a matter of fact: de hecho / in fact: de hecho / really: en realidad EXPRESSING PERSONAL OPINION: as far as I am concerned por lo que a m respecta / from my point of view desde mi punto de vista / I agree estoy de acuerdo / I disagree no estoy de acuerdo in my opinion en mi opinin / in my view segn lo veo / I think that creo que / it is true that es verdad que personally personalmente / to be honest para ser honesto /to tell the truth a decir verdad EXPLAIN: that is (to say): es decir / in other words: en otras palabras / in short: en resumen / above all: sobre todo / all in all: en general / at least: al menos / basically: bsicamente, fundamentalmente especially: especialmente, sobre todo / essentially: esencialmente / in general: en general / in particular: en particular / more or less: ms o menos / on the whole: en general / to a certain extent: hasta cierto punto EXEMPLIFYING: and so on: etcetera / for example: por ejemplo / for instance: por ejemplo / such as:tal(es)como SUMMARIZING: all in all: en suma / in brief: en resumen / in conclusion: Para concluir / in short: en resumen / on the whole: en general / to sum up: Para resumir

SEQUENCING: after that: despus de eso / all of a sudden: de repente / Finally: Finalmente / First of all: En primer lugar / in the end: al final / In the meantime: mientras tanto / meanwhile: mientras tanto next: luego / suddenly: de repente / then: entonces, despus / while: mientras ADJECTIVES PEOPLE CHARACTER: IMPATIENT /GENEROUS/ PATIENT/ ENVIOUS /CAREFUL/ MEAN/CARELESS/ JEALOUS/ CHARMING/ ARROGANT /CHARMLESS /INNOCENT/ GLAD /GUILTY /HAPPY/ SOCIABLE/ CHEERFUL/ UNSOCIABLE ANGRY/IMAGINATIVE/ UPSET/ UNIMAGINATIVE/ ANNOYED /TIDY/ RUDE/ UNTIDY/ IMPOLITE EDUCATED/ POLITE/ WISE/ WELL BEHAVED/ CLEVER/ SHY/ INTELLIGENT/ CONFIDENT/ BRIGHT/CALM/ SENSIBLE/ NERVOUS/ SANE/ TENSE/ INSANE/ RELAXED/ FOOLISH/ FUSSY /SILLY / TIRED/ STUPID/ LIVELY/ DUMB/QUIET/CRAZY/ TALKATIVE /MAD/ NOISY/ AMBITIOUS/ ADVENTUROUS/ UNAMBITIOUS CAUTIOUS/ LAZY /OPTIMISTIC /HARDWORKING /PESSIMISTIC / SELFISH/ UNSELFISH/ CRUEL/ VIOLENT/ NICE/ KIND/ UNKIND/ TENDER/ SERIOUS/ PROUD/ FAITHFUL/ SENSITIVE/ SINCERE/ HONEST/ RELIABLE PEOPLE APPEARANCE: TALL /SHORT/ FAT/ WELL-BUILT/ THIN/ SLIM/ ELEGANT/ GOOD LOOKING/ BEAUTIFUL/ HADSOME/ PRETTY/ LOVELY/ UGLY/ ATTRACTIVE/ UNATTRACTIVE/ UNTIDY-LOOKING/ WAVY HAIR /STRAIGHT HAIR/ CURLY HAIR/ BLONDE HAIR/ FAIR HAIR/ DARK HAIR/ RED HAIRED/ GINGER HAIR /BALD/ROUND-FACED/ THIN-FACED/ DARK-SKINNED/ PALE/ HEALTHY/ SICK/ ILL/ CONSTIPATED/ PREGNANT/ DEAF/ BLIND/ WEAK/ INJURED/ WOUNDED/ BRUISED FOOD AND DRINK: SWEET/ BITTER/ SOUR/ HOT/ SPICY/ MILD/ SALTY/ TASTY/ GREASY/ RAW/ OVER-COOKED/ COOKED/ FRIED/ BOILED/ BAKED/ GRILLED/ BURNT/ SOFT DRINK/ HARD DRINK/ HUNGRY FULL/ DRUNK / STARVING WEATHER: SUNNY/ CLOUDY/ WINDY/ STORMY/ RAINY/ FOGGY/ MISTY/ SNOWY/ DAMP/ WET/ DRY /CLEAR/ BRIGHT/ LOVELY/ NASTY/ FREEZING/ CHILLY/ COLD/ COOL/ MILD/ WARM/ HOT TIME: UP TODAY/ OUT OF DATE/ EARLY/ LATE/ LAST/ PUNCTUAL/ DELAYED/ PERMANENT/ INTERRUPTED/ URGENT/ FREQUENT/ STEAD MATERIAL: GOLDEN/ SILVER/ IRON/ WOODEN/ HARD/ SMOOTH/ ROUGHT/ SHARP/ BLUNT/ HEAVY/ LIGHT/ SOLID/ HOLLOW/ PURE/ USEFUL/ USELESS/ EXPENSIVE/ CHEAP/ USED/ NEW DISTANCES / DIMENSIONS: LONG/ SHORT/ WIDE/ NARROW/ DEEP/ SHALLOW/ LOW/ HIGH/ FAR/ NEAR/ HUGE/ LARGE/ BIG/ GREAT/ TINY/ SMALL/ OPPOSITE/ SIMILAR/ RIGHT/ LEFT/ TOP/ UPPER/ OUTTER/ INNER/ FEW/ HALF OTHERS: SLOW/ FAST/ RAPID/ QUICKLY/ BUSY/ FREE/ CROWDED/ FULL/ EMPTY/ FILTHY/ DIRTY/ CLEAN/ LUCKY/ UNLUCKY/ DANGEROUS/ SAFE/ POWEFUL/ POWERLESS/ SILENT/ LOUD/ BROKEN/ LOST/ WONDERFUL/ EXCITING/ EXCITED/ INTERESTING/ INTERESTED/ AMAZING/ AMAZED/ SURPRISING/ SURPRISED/ ASTONISHING/ ASTONISHED/ EASY/ DIFFICULT/ FINE/ FAIR

HOW TO MAKE A GOOD WRITING (ESSAY)

INTRODUCTION: Its the first paragraph. You have to write a short introduction showing general ideas about the topic you have to develop. BODY: We can write one or two paragraphs where we must develop our ideas. We have to follow an order (before, now). It must be chronologically acceptable. CONCLUSION: Its the last paragraph. The end of your composition. Here you may set your opinion, reactions or feelings about the topic.

TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS AND ADVERBS

CONNECTORS LINKERS

COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
*INFERIORIDAD (not as..as/ lesstan) * IGUALDAD (as.. as)

TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK/MONTH USUALLY, ALWAYS

* SUPERIORIDAD - Adjetivos cortos ( -er . Than)

COMPOSITION
USED TO DIDNT USE TO CONDITIONALS

- Adjetivos largos (the most + than) * IREEGULARES /GOOD- BETTER- THE BEST / BAD-WORSE-THE WORST / FAR FURTHER- THE FURTHEST.

PASSIVE

1 TIPO [IF+PRESENTE SIMPLE]+[FUTURO SIMPLE] 2 TIPO [IF + PASADO SIMPLE]+[CONDICIONAL SIMPLE] 3 TIPO [IF+ PASADO PERFECTO] + [CONDICIONAL PERF]

PASOS PARA HACER UNA ORACIN PASIVA 1 LA PRIMERA PALABRA DESPUES DEL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACIN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN EL SUJETO DE LA PASIVA. 2ESCRIBIMOS EL VERBO TO BE EN EL MISMO TIEMPO VERBAL QUE EL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACIN ACTIVA 3EL VERBO PRINCIPAL DE LA ORACION ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN PARTICIPIO DE LA PASIVA. 4 EL SUJETO DE LA ORACIN ACTIVA SE CONVIERTE EN COMPLEMENTO AGENTE EN LA PASIVA, INTRODUCIDO POR LA PREPOSICIN BY.

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REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD ARRIVED THE DAY BEFORE IMPERATIVES HE TOLD ME TO STUDY MORE / HE TOLD ME NOT TO GO HOME QUESTIONSHE ASKED IF I HAD SEEN HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE / HE ASKED WHERE THE TRAIN STATION WAS.