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Listen to this Video and see how much you can understand
It´s a nice day to walk along the beach "IT" = ello: es probable el pronombre más usado ymucho más en inglés que en español 1.)Se puede usar como el"SUJETO"de una frase Se usa "IT" con ciertos adjetivos y en español se usa "HACE" También se usa "IT" con expresiones del tiempo, hora y distancia Ejemplos -It´s a nice day = Hace un día bonito -It´s very hot today = Hace mucho calor hoy -It´s very windy = Hace mucho viento -It´s freezing o It´s bloody cold = Hace un frío que pela -It´s been a long time since I smoked = Hacemucho tiempo desde que fumé -It´s eleven o´clock = Son las once -It´s Friday = Es viernes -It´s April 1st -It´shailing= Está granizando -It´s too far = Es demasiado lejos -It doesn´t matter = No importa -It´s me = Soy yo -It´s very expensive = Es muy caro -It was a funparty = Era una fiesta divertida -Who´s that? It´s my friend Carlos = ¿Quién es ese? Es mi amigo Carlos -It wasn't supposed to be this way = No se suponía que iba a ser así. -It´s none of your business = No es asunto tuyo -It´s a little late = Es un poco tarde -It makes me very angry = Me ponefurioso
2.)También se puede usar como el "OBJETO"de una frase Y también se usa a referirse para una cosa o para un animal y no sabemos el sexo Ejemplos -I like it = Me gusta (ello) -We saw it fly over our heads = Lo vimos volar sobre nuestras cabezas -In the end, I bought it = Al final lo compré -I did it for her = Lo hice para ella -How long has it been since you had a vacation? = ¿Cuanto tiempo hace desde que tuviste unas vacaciones? -Don´t touch it = No lo toques -You broke it! = Lo has roto! -I put it on the table = Lo puse encima de la mesa -What time is it? = ¿Que hora es? -Listen to the canary sing. It makes me feel good = Escucha el canario cantar. Me hace sentir bien
-Pilar had a baby. Is it a boy? = Pilar ha tenido un bebé. ¿Es un chico? -We want it for our little girl, but we want a male = Lo queremos para nuestra hija pequeña, pero queremos un macho 3.)También se usa "IT" cuando el "SUJETO" de una frase es usando el "INFINITIVO DEL VERBO" Ejemplos -It´s nice to see you again = Es agradable verte de nuevo *Es mejor empezar la frase con "IT" en lugar de decir: "To see you again is nice"
-It´s easy to use = Es fácil usar -It´s too far to go on foot = Está demasiado lejos para ir a pie -It´s time to have a snack = Es hora de merendar -It´s important to save money = Es importante ahorrar dinero -Do you want me to fix itfor you? = ¿Quieres que te lo arregle? -It´s better not to mention anything yet = Es mejor no mencionar nada todavía -It´s risky to buy a house nowadays = Es arriesgado comprar una casa hoy en día -It´syour turnto pay the next round = Te toca a ti a pagar la siguiente ronda -It´s not a good idea to drive in this rain = No es una buena idea conducir con esta lluvia Unas expresiones con "IT" -That´s it = Se acabó -While you´re at it = Ya que estás en ello -I´ll see to it = Yo me encargo -It´s up to you = Tu decides -It bugs me = Me joroba -It breakes my heart = Me parte el alma -It makes me so mad! = Me da una rabia! -It takes guts = Hay que tener agallas -It ticks me off = Me fastidia -It rings a bell = Me suena -It´s a small world = El mundo es un pañuelo -It looks like it´s going to rain = Parece que va a llover
Translation
Exercise(see
solution below)
1. No fue culpa
nuestra.
2. Sería mejor no decir nada de
momento.
3. Era bastante caro, así que fuimos a
otro sitio para cenar.
4. ¿Te lo dio el jefe? No es asunto
tuyo.
5. Fue un gran error ir en coche.
6. Me fastidia mucho que tu
amigo diga esas cosas sobre mi.
7
Yo que tu no lo firmaría.
8. ¿Es un
niño?
9. Te
toca a ti pagar.
10. No importa. Lo haré yo.
11. Hace un montón de tiempo que
no se nada de Miguel.
12. Que bien! Ya son las cinco.
13. Déjalo encima de la mesa.
14. ¿Quién es?
15. Parece que va a llover.
16. Es demasiado tarde para ir de
compras.
17. ¿De parte de quien ?
Soy yo. ¿No sabes quien soy?
18. Encantado verte de nuevo.
19. No te preocupes. Yo me encargo
y te llamo cuando sepa algo.
20. Ya estamos en primavera.
21. Aquí dice que no puedo sacar
el dinero hasta el año que viene. No me gusta.
22. Me suena, pero no me acuerdo
donde lo vi.
23. Mira, es Silvia. ¿Que está haciendo aquí en Japón? El mundo es un
pañuelo.
24. Hace un frío que pela.
25. Hace mucho viento, así que no se si podremos
ir en bici. 26. ¿Que te parece mi cuadro? Me gusta muchísimo. ¿Me lo vendes?
Listen to this great song "It´s my life" by Bon Jovi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SKFwtgUJHs
“AIN´T” es una palabra coloquial en lugar de usar el verbo
ser / estar: isn´t / aren´t
Lyrics Translated by alan.m
This ain’t
a song for No es
una canción para
the broken-hearted los
que tengan el corazón roto
No silent prayer for Ninguna oración en silencio para
the faith-departed
los sin fe
I ain’t gonna be just No
voy a ser simplemente
a face in the crowd una cara en la multitud
You’re gonna hear my voice Vas a oir mi voz
When I shout it out loud Cuando lo grite bien fuerte
Chorus: It’s my life Es me vida It’s now or never Es ahora o nunca
I ain’t gonna live forever No voy a
vivir para siempre
I just want to live while I’m alive
Solo quiero vivir
mientras estoy vivo
(it’s my life)
Es mi vida
My heart is like an open highway Mi corazón es como una
carretera abierta
Like frankie said
Es como dijo Frankie
I did it my way
Lo hice a mi
manera
I just wanna live while I’m alive Solo quiero vivir
mientras estoy vivo
It’s my life
Es mi vida
This is for the ones Esto es para aquellos
who stood their ground quienes que no han cedido terreno
For tommy and gina Para
Tommy y Gina
who never backed down quienes nunca
se han echado para atrás
Tomorrow’s getting harder Mañana será más
difícil
Make no mistake
Te lo aseguro
Luck ain’t even lucky La
suerte ni siquiera tiene suerte
Got to make your own breaks Tienes que tomar tus propias decisiones
Chorus:
It’s my life
And it’s now or never “ “ “
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(it’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like frankie said
“ “ “
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive
It’s my life
Better stand tall when Mejor estar
bien alto cuando
they’re calling you out te llamen
Don’t bend, don’t break, No te
dobles, no te rompas
baby, don’t back down nena, no
te eches para atrás
Chorus:
It’s my life
And it’s now or never “ “ “
’cause I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(it’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive “ “ “
Chorus:
It’s my life
And it’s now or never
’cause I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive
(it’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I’m alive « « «
’cause it’s my life!
Fuente: Quedeletras.com
Escucha como pronuncio las frases de abajo para comprobarlas con la tuyas
Translation solution
1. It wasn´t our fault.
2. It would be better not to say
anything at the moment.
3. It was rather expensive, so we
went to another place to have dinner.
4. Did the boss give it to you ?
It´s none of your business.
5. It was a big mistake to go
by car.
6. It really ticks me off that
your friend says those things about me.
7. If I were you, I wouldn´t
sign it.
8. Is it a boy ?
9. It´s your turn to pay.
10. It doesn´t matter. I´ll do
it.
11. It´s a long time I don´t know
anything about Miguel.
12. How nice ! It´s already five o´clock.
13. Leave it on the table.
14. Who is it ?
15. It looks like it´s going to
rain.
16. It´s too late to go shopping.
17. Who´s calling? It´s me. Don´t you know who
I am?
18. It´s nice to see you again.
19. Don´t worry. I´ll see to it
and I´ll call you when I know something.
20. It´s already Spring.
21. It says here I can´t check
out the money until next year. I don´t like it.
22. It rings a bell, but I can´t
remember where I saw it.
23. Look, it´s Silvia. What´s she doing here in Japan? It´s a small world.
24. It´s freezing (AmE) o It´s bloody cold (BrE)
25. It´s very windy, so I don´t know if we´ll be able to go
by bicycle. 26. What do you think about my painting? I like it a very much. Will you sell it to me?
Se usa para “advertir o aconsejar”en un futuro inmediato y es más fuerte
que “SHOULD” y “OUGHT TO”= DEBERÍA
Se usa los "Pronombres personales": I, You,
He, She, etc. y usando la contracción con “had”, por ejemplo = (You had) =“You´d” + better
+ verbo sin TO
Ejemplos
-I had better)
I´d
bettermake an appointment to see the dentist = Sería mejor
que pida
cita para ver el dentista
-(You had
better) You´d
bettercall your boss and tell him you feel sick = Sería mejor que llames a tu jefe
y decirle que te encuentras mal
-(She had
better) She´d
betterarrive on time or the boss will be angry = Más vale que llegue a tiempo o el
jefe estará enfadado
-We´d bettergo or will miss the train = Seía mejor irnos o perderemos el tren
-They´d betterwork more if they want to keep their jobs =
Más vale que trabajen más
si quieren
mantener sus empleos
Para negar se pone “NOT” después de “Better”
Ejemplos
-I´d betternot
spend so much money = Más vale que no me gaste tanto dinero
-You´d better not say anything = Sería mejor que no
digas nada
-Tell your
friend she´d
betternot go = Dile a tu amiga que mejor sería
que no fuera -We´d better not buy a house yet = Mas vale que no compremos una casa todavía o Sería mejor no comprar una casa todavia
Se usa “WOULD + RATHER” + VERBO
SIN TO para decir = “PREFERIRÍA”
y normalmente usando la contracción: I would =
I´d rather, You´d rather, He´d rather, She´d rather, etc. "I would rather" es otra manera para decir "I would prefer + to + verbo"
Ejemplos
-(I would rather) I´d ratherstay home = Preferiría quedarme
en casa
-I think (he would rather) he´d rathercome with us = Creo que preferiría venir con nosotros
-She´d ratherspend the night with us = Ella preferiría pasar la noche con nosotros
-We´d rathereat Chinese food = Preferiríamos comer comida china -I´d preferto buy a second-hand car = Preferiría comprarme un coche de segunda mano -Would you rather eat Mexican or Italian food? = ¿Preferirías comer comida mejicana o italiana? -Wouldn´t you rather work in another country? = ¿No preferirás trabajar en otro país? - I´d prefer to live in my village = Preferiría vivir en mi pueblo
Pero al usar un “nombre propio o hacer una
pregunta”, no se puede hacer una contracción
-Paula would rather eat at
home = Paula preferiría comer en casa
-The companywould ratherhire
young people = La empresa preferiría contratar
gente joven
-What would you ratherdo today? = ¿Qué preferirías hacer hoy?
-In which country would you rather
work? = ¿En que país preferirías
trabajar?
-Do you think Susan would rather go out with Alex instead of Mark? = ¿ Crees que Susan preferiría salir con Alex en lugar de Mark?
Translation exercise (see solution below)
1.Sería mejor que te des prisa o perderás tu vuelo. 2.Más vale que lleguemos a tiempo para poder coger bueno asientos. 3.Preferiría ir andando en lugar de coger el autobús. 4.Sería mejor que pagues este recibo enseguida o te cobrarán interés. 5.Preferiríamos llevarnos la comida ya hecha. 6.¿No sería mejor ir en avión, aunque cueste un poco más?
7. Creo que Susana preferiría trabajar como medico rural. 8. Más vale que se se pongan las pilas o el jefe les va a echar. 9. Preferiría no ir con ellos a Irlanda en coche. 10.Creo que sería mejor que le pidas perdón. 11.Sería mejor no decir nada porqué podríamos estar equivocados. 12.Preferiría esperar un tiempo hasta que los precios bajen. 13.¿No preferirías quedarnos en casa esta noche en lugar de ir a la fiesta? 14. Sería mejor que vayamos o se enfadarán. Billie Holiday sings this great song "You´d better go now"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqq4RkmcOL0
Irvin Graham / S. Bickley Reichner
Lyrics
You´d better go now Sería
mejor que te vayas ahora Because I like you much, too much Porqué me gustas mucho, demasiado You have a way with you Tienes una forma
de ser You´d better go now Sería
mejor que te vayas
Because I like you very much Porqué mu gustas mucho
The night was gay with you La noche era alegre
contigo
There's the moon above Allí está la
luna allí arriba And
it gives my heart a lot of swing
Y me da el corazón mucho ritmo In your eyes there's love En tus ojos hay
amor And the way I feel it must be spring Y como me siento debe ser
primavera I want you so now Te
quiero ahora tanto You have lips I love to touch Tus labios me
encanta tocar You´d better go now Sería
mejor que te vayas ahora You´d better go, because Sería mejor que te vayas, porqué
I like you much, too much Me gustas mucho,
demasiado
There's the moon above “ “ “ And it gives my heart a lot of swing In your eyes there's love And the way I feel it must be spring “ “ “ I want you so now You have lips I love to touch You´d better go now You´d better go, because “ “ “
I like you much, too much
Escuchar como pronuncio las frases de abajo
Translation solution
1.You´d better hurry up or you´ll miss your flight. 2.We´d better arrive on time in order to get good seats. 3.I´d rather go walking instead of taking the bus. 4.It would be better that you pay this bill right away or they´ll charge you interest. 5.We´d prefer to take the food already made. 6.Wouldn´t it be better to go by plane, although it costs a bit more? 7.I think Susana would rather work as a rural doctor. 8.They´d better get their act together or the boss is going to fire them. 9.I´d rather not go with them to Ireland by car. 10. I think you´d better tell her you´re sorry. 11. It would be better not to say anything because we might be wrong. 12. I´d rather wait a while until prices go down. 13. Wouldn´t you rather stay home tonight instead ofgoing to the party? 14. We´d better go or else they´ll get angry
What are we going to do regarding gun control? La palabra "REGARD" tiene muchos usos Se puede usar como verbo y significa "CONSIDERAR / ESTIMAR" Ejemplos -I regardyou as my best friend = Te considerocomo mi mejor amigo -We regard you very highly in this company = Tenemos una gran estima de ti en esta empresa -I´m not sure if politicians regardhigh unemployement as something very serious = No estoy seguro si los políticos consideran el alto desempleo en algo muy serio -Our boss is highly regarded by all the employees = Nuestro jefe es muy estimado por todos los empleados También hay otros usos usando "REGARD" como sustantivo Ejemplos -Some drivers don´t have any regard for cyclists = Algunos conductores no tienen ninguna consideración por lo ciclistas -I have a high regardfor Mr. Revilla because he´s honest = Tengo muy buena opinión del Sr. Revilla porque es honesto -The public servant paid no regard to the man´s demands = El funcionario hizo caso omiso a las demandas del hombre
También se usa "Regard" para decir con "CON RESPECTO A" Ejemplos - We don´t know what to do in regard to this matter = No sabemos que hacer con respecto a este asunto -In regard to your raise, the director has to approve it = Con respecto a tu subida salarial, el director lo tiene que aprobarlo También se suele usar "REGARDING" = en lo que respecta / lo que se refiere / con respecto a / en relación con Ejemplos -The human resource manager wants to speak to you regarding your transfer = El director de recursos humanos quiere hablar contigo en relación con tu traslado -Regarding the payments, I think we can lower them a little = Con respecto a los pagos, creo que podemos bajarlos un poco -Now regarding you Alex, why did you get angry with your teacher? = ¿Con respecto a tí Alex, por qué te enfadaste con tu profesor? También se usa "Regardless" como adverbio = a pesar de / da igual que /sin tener en cuenta Ejemplos -I´m going to Australia to find a job regardless of what you say = Me voy a Australia a pesar de lo que digas -Regardless of what happens, we can continue being friends = Da igual lo que pase, podemos continuar siendo amigos -Regardless of what you think, it wasn´t my fault = Pese a lo que tu pienses, no fue culpa mía -We´re going, regardless of the weather = Nos vamos, llueve o truene -The police took the the family out of the house, regardless of the protest in the street = La policía sacaron la familia de la casa, sin tener en cuenta de la protesta en la calle -Alex wanted to but the motorcycle, regardless of the cost = Alex quería compara la moto sin importar el precio -James continued driving, regardless of being a little tired = James continuó conduciendo a pesar de estar un poco cansado También se usa "REGARDS" para decir "Saludos" / "Recuerdos" o "Best regards" = Cordiales saludos y "Give my regards" = Dale recuerdos
Here´s is the first part of a short story called "High above the forest" by me, alan moliner. "Reading is a good way to learn English. So, see how much you can understand"
Part 1
It is pitch black in the forest, but regardless of the total darkness of a silent night, Troy is able to see everything in the forest and even miles away. He has been living in this thick-wooded mountain forest in a small town in the Kentucky Appalachians for about a year. He arrived to Earth in his small space capsule twenty years ago from his distant planet called Trylam in the M81 Galaxy.
He only lives in forests. He travels around the world living in forests for at least two years, and then disappears because he needs to move on or people will begin to ask questions. In fact, Troy never ages and he has the ability to change his appearance depending on which country he´s living in.
Regardless of being an alien from another world, Troy looks perfectly human, providing one does not get too close to him to see his eyes which faintly change colors. Troy´s eyes change color depending on where he is, if it´s night or day, or even depending on the color of clothes another person is wearing, and especially in which country he´s living in.
At night, his eyes are infrared just like everyone else on his planet where ninety percent of it is covered by dense forests and where larger animals than on earth live and hunt. Troy hunts for food at night. He is able to elevate himself just above the trees and silently fly over the forest looking for deer or wild boar if he needs to eat meat. Other times he can go without eating for several days, or every now an then, he goes to the Chinese Wok in the town; as he loves eating grilled salmon together with sautéed mushrooms.
During the day, he goes to a highschool in a nearby town. As he looks just like any blond-haired American and in this case, a good-looking teenager, nobody can see any difference at all. Troy loves to play baseball, and he´s very good at it. He has the ability to concentrate on the ball as soon as it leaves the pitcher´s arm, calculating the speed and the impact he must use, in order not to obliterate the ball, as he once did during a game. In fact he leads the league in homeruns and strikeouts, being that Troy is also a pitcher. His pitching arm never gets tired, and he can throw the ball with lightening speed, throwing curve balls which drive batters nuts.
Regardless of having super powers, he controls himself so as not to attract too much attention. After school he goes bowling with his friends. It´s another game he loves playing. Later in the evening after having dinner at Stan´s burger tavern with a few classmates, he returns to the forest, and to his house, high above and invisibly floating over the forest and the valley below. Regardless of the fact that some people do find him a little mysterious and at times wonder where in fact he comes from, his friends believe he lives with his aunt in a nearby town ten miles away living a normal life just like everyone else.
Give my regards to Broadway, Dale recuerdos a Broadway Remember me to Herald Square; Recuerdame a la plaza Herald Tell all the
gang at 42nd Street, Decirle a toda la That I will soon be there. Que pronto estaré allií Whisper of how I'm
yearning Sursurrar de como deseo To mingle with the old time throng; Mezclarme con los viegos amigos; Give my regards to old
Broadway, Dale mis recuerdos al viejo Broadway, And say that I'll be there e'er long. Y decir que pronto estaré allí Give my regards to
Broadway, Dale recuerdos a Broadway Remember me to Herald Square; Recuerdame a la plaza Herald Tell all the gang at 42nd
Street, Decirle a toda la That I will soon be there. Que pronto estaré allí Whisper of how I'm yearning Sursurrar de como deseo To
mingle with the old time throng; Mezclarme con los viegos amigos Give my regards to old Broadway, Dale recuerdos a Broadway, And say
that I'll be there e'er long. Que pronto estaré allí Did you ever see two Yankees Has visto alguna vez dos yankees part upon a
foreign shore? en el extranjero? When the good ship's just about Cuando el buen barco está a punto to start for Old New York once
more? de zarpar para viejo Nueva York una vez más? With tear dimmed eye, they say goodbye Con lagrimas, dicen adíos They're friends, without a
doubt; Son amigos, sin lugar a duda; When the man on Cuando el hombre en the pier shouts, "Let them clear!" el muelle grita, Soltar.... As the ship
strikes out. Mientras el buque zarpa. Give my regards to Broadway! " " " Remember me to Herald
Square! Tell all the gang at Forty Second Street That I will soon be
there! Whisper of how I'm yearning " " " To mingle with the old time
throng! Give my regards to Old Broadway And say that I'll be there, 'ere
long! " " " Give my regards to Broadway! Remember me to Herald
Square! Tell all the gang at Forty Second Street That I will soon be
there! Whisper of how I'm yearning " " " To mingle with the old time
throng! Give my regards to Old Broadway And say that I'll be there, 'ere
long!
