average media

ballet ballet
board games juegos de mesa
bookworm ratn de biblioteca
cards cartas
chess ajedrez
classical music msica clsica
comic tebeo
disco music msica disco
discount descuento
facility facilidad
full-time jornada completa
gym gimnasio
gymnast gimnasta
heavy metal rock duro
indoor interior
leisure ocio
lounge salita
market research anlisis de mercados
meeting reunin
nurse enfermero / a
outside fuera
photography fotografa
pop music msica pop
quick rpido
quite bastante
separated separado
snack tentempi, aperitivo
soft drink bebida sin alcohol
song cancin
sort tipo
stamp sello
surprise sorpresa
table tennis tenis de mesa, ping pong
team equipo
theatre teatro
to get ready prepararse
to have a rest tomar un descanso
to support apoyar
to take exercise hacer ejercicio
to train entrenar
unemployed parado
widow viuda
yoga yoga
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VOCABULARY
Doing market research
Part 1, 2, 3
on average una media de ...
at least por lo menos
part-time a tiempo parcial
fully-equipped bien equipado
to take a year out tomarse un ao sabtico
to catch up on ponerse al da
to give (someone) a ring llamar (a alguien) por telfono
to get together juntarse
to tell the truth decir la verdad
Im keen on... estoy interesado en...
Do you mind if I...? Le importa si...? /
Te importa si...?
1. Present simple vs. Present continuous
a) Formas:
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
form
Subj. + V (-s) + Compl.
I work for that company.
She lives in New York.
Subj. + To be + V-ing + Compl.
I am reading a magazine.
This girl is asking for you, Tom.
Negative
form
Subj. + DO/DOES + not + V+ Compl.
I dont believe in aliens.
She doesnt know your address.
Subj. + To be + not + V-ing + Compl.
They arent enjoying this party.
He isnt talking on the phone.
Interrogative
form
DO/DOES + Subj. + V + Compl. ?
Do you like my new hairstyle?
Does it rain often here?
To be + Subj. + V-ing + Compl. ?
Are you learning Japanese?
Is Jerry coming to the party tonight?
PHRASES
GRAMMAR
b) Usos:
Verbos que no aparecen normalmente en formas progresivas o
continuas:
- Verbos relacionados con los sentidos: HEAR, TASTE,
SMELL, SEE.
- Verbos relacionados con actividad mental: KNOW, BELIEVE,
THINK, UNDERSTAND, RECOGNISE, REMEMBER,
MEAN.
- Verbos que indican posesin: POSSESS, OWN, HAVE,
BELONG.
- Verbos relacionados con actitudes: WANT, PREFER, NEED,
APPRECIATE, LOVE, LIKE, HATE, DISLIKE.
- Verbos que expresan apariencia: SEEM, LOOK, APPEAR.
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PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Acciones habituales o cotidianas:
- I get up at 8 oclock everyday.
- It rains a lot in Ireland.
Verdades universales que no cambian
nunca o situaciones que no cambian en
mucho tiempo:
- The world is round.
- He works as a University lecturer.
Verbos que no se usan en formas
continuas:
- Jim doesnt want to study French.
* (Consultar listado)
Para referirse al futuro segn un horario
o calendario prefijado:
- The course finishes on June 20th.
Acciones que tienen lugar al mismo
tiempo que hablamos:
- Dont forget the umbrella!
Its raining.
Actividades en proceso durante esta
semana, este mes, este ao; aunque no se
estn realizando justo en el momento de
hablar:
- Im reading a very interesting book
this month.
Para expresar planes futuros concertados:
- Im visiting my pen-friend in Paris
next Spring.
2. Frequency expressions
Frequency adverbs:
- Uso: Los adverbios de frecuencia son los que, como su nombre
indica, hacen referencia a la asiduidad o frecuencia con que se
realiza una accin, por lo que aparecen a menudo con el presente
simple, que como ya hemos visto se utiliza para expresar
acciones habituales.
- Posicin en la oracin: Los adverbios de frecuencia van
situados:
Delante del verbo principal:
He usually answers the phone.
He has never eaten Indian food.
Excepto si se trata del verbo To be:
This room is never quiet.
- Lista de adverbios de frecuencia:
never nunca
hardly ever casi nunca
rarely rara vez
occasionally en ocasiones
sometimes a veces
often a menudo
usually normalmente
always siempre
Other expressions of frequency:
Hay otras maneras de expresar frecuencia a travs de expresiones
temporales tales como: once a week (una vez a la semana), twice
a month (dos veces al mes), everyday (todos los das), etc.
- Posicin en la oracin: Como expresiones temporales que son,
irn situados al final de la oracin siguiendo el orden habitual de
la oracin inglesa:
Sujeto + Verbo + objetos + Complementos (1 Modo + 2 Lugar + 3 Tiempo)
She goes running in the park every day.
He studies hard at home every weekend.
Modo Lugar Tiempo
3. Expressing like or dislike
Toda la gama de verbos que denotan gusto por una actividad van
seguidos del verbo en forma de gerundio:
LOVE: She loves walking on the sand.
Le encanta caminar sobre la arena.
LIKE: I like cooking pastries.
Me gusta cocinar dulces.
DONT MIND: I dont mind ironing.
No me molesta planchar.
DISLIKE: We dislike being late for the cinema.
Nos molesta llegar tarde al cine.
HATE: I hate going shopping.
No me gusta nada hacer la compra.
CANT STAND: I cant stand being disturbed when Im reading.
No soporto que me molesten cuando estoy leyendo.
4. Sports
Play basketball
Play tennis
Play football
Play chess
Play cards
Do yoga
Do gym
Do ballet
Go swimming
Go running
Go skiing
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Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb in
brackets: present simple or present continuous.
- Look! They _________________ a new house next to you. (build)
- He ____________________ football for the local team on
Sundays. (play)
- Im sorry, she cant come to the phone. She ________________
a shower. (have)
- He ____________seven hours a day from Monday to Saturday. (work)
- I get up at seven, ________________ a shower and get dressed. (have)
- Can I help you? Yes, please. I ________________ for a book
about local history. (look)
- He ______________ very quickly. I can never understand what
he ______________. (speak / say)
- Mum, I _______________ to leave now. May I stay a bit longer,
please? (not want)
- He always ________________ his bedroom but he never
_______________ the windows. (tidy / clean)
- Where is John? He _______________ some tea in the kitchen. (make)
- My neighbour _______________ me Japanese. He says I learn
quite quickly. (teach)
Write the sentence again inserting the frequency
expression in its correct place.
- Alice goes to the swimming pool. (occasionally)
Alice occasionally goes to the swimming pool.
- He is late for work. (often)
_______________________________________________
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES
- Daniel visits the dentist. (once a year)
_______________________________________________
- Bill gets up at eight oclock. (every day)
_______________________________________________
- Susan reads the newspaper. (hardly ever)
_______________________________________________
- I do yoga. (twice a week)
_______________________________________________
- He watches T.V. in the evenings. (usually)
_______________________________________________
- He has driven a lorry. (never)
_______________________________________________
How do you like doing the following activities? Use like,
love, dont mind, cant stand, dislike and hate.
Eg.: To fly: I hate flying. Im frightened of planes. OR I love flying.
To sunbathe: _________________________________________.
To play tennis: ________________________________________.
To do the housework: ___________________________________.
To go to the cinema: ____________________________________.
To wear a hat: ________________________________________.
To watch TV: _________________________________________.
To do the homework: ___________________________________.
To pack the suitcases: ___________________________________.
To play board games: ___________________________________.
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Fill the gaps with play, do or go.
- I ______________ football every Saturday morning.
- Since he went to India, he ______________ yoga to relax.
- I get up and ______________ running.
- She _______________ ballet and ________________ tennis.
- He ______________ skiing every winter.
- Shall we ______________ swimming this afternoon?
Write two short compositions (about fifty words each) to
answer these questions:
- What do you usually do at weekends?
- What do you think your family are doing at this moment?