164. El Gerundio

                         

"I remember seeing that ship last year"






El Gerundio se forma poniendo "ING" a la terminacíon del verbo.
(Ver temas numero 3, 25 y 26 del 2011) del blog

1. Se usa el "Gerundio" con el Presente Continuo o Pasado Continuo
- Everyone is singing  = Todo el mundo están bailando
- We were playing tennis all morning  = Estuvimos jugando al tenis toda la mañana.

2. Se usa el "Gerundio" detrás de las preposiciones
- Thank you for coming  = Gracias por venir
- I´m thinking about going to Ireland  = Estoy pensando en irme a Irlanda

3. Se usa el gerundio con el "Futuro planeado"
- I´m going on vacation tomorrow  = Me voy de vacaciones mañana
- Where are you going?  = ¿Donde te vas?

4. Se usa el "Gerundio" detrás de ciertos verbos (Ver lista de abajo)
- Everyone. Please stop talking  = Todo el mundo. Por favor deja de hablar

Verbos importantes + gerundio

1.) Mind = Importar

2.) Remember = Recordar 

3.) Suggest = Sugerir

4.) Love = Encantar 

5.) Worth = Valer la pena  

6.) Enjoy = Disfrutar  

7.) Keep on = Seguir (continuar)

 8.) Stop = Parar (dejar de) 

 9.) Miss  = Echar de menos

10.) Practice = Practicar  

11.) Consider = Considerar  

12.) Risk = Arriesgar  

13.) Avoid = Evitar   

14.) Propose = Proponer   

15.) Like = Gustar   

16.) Hate = Odiar   

17.) Recommend = Recomendar

18.) Finish = Terminar

19.) Regret = Lamentar

20.) Bother = Molestar

21.) Imagine = Imaginar

22.) Admit = Admitir

23.) Look forward to = Desear con ganas / ilusión

24.) Prefer = Preferir

25.) Appreciate = Agradecer

5. Se usa el Gerundio como sujeto de la frase
- Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away  = Comiendo una manzana al día aleja al medico

                                     
                                            Walking in the countryside with your dog is fun
         

6. También se usa el Gerundio para hacer algo en un futuro proximo
- We are having dinner with my parents tonight  = Cenamos con mis padres esta noche

                                                I´m thinking of buying this little antique car


7. Se usa con el Presente perfecto continuo
- I have been living in Chicago for two years  = He estado viviendo en Chicago durante 2 años.
- How long have you been working as a teacher? = ¿Cuanto tiempo has estado trabajando como profesor?

8. También con el futuro continuo
- Will you be working as a nurse in Ireland?  =  ¿Estarás trabajando como enfermera en Irlanda?

Usar el "Gerundio" haciendo este ejercicio de traducción (ver solución más abajo)

1. Muchas gracias por volver a llamarme.
2. ¿Que te apetece hacer hoy?
3. Le importaría llamar mañana por la mañana.
4. No estoy acostumbrado a ir en bici.
5. ¿Que te parece comer comida Griega?
6. Salimos temprano mañana para no coger un atasco.
7. Lamento haber comprado un coche tan grande.
8. Quiero que sigas aconsejándome.
9. Hemos estado pintando toda la casa todo el día.
10. Siento hacerle esperar.
11. Comer nueces es bueno para la salud.
12. Nos encanta andar por la playa.
13. ¿Te gusta comer platos de arroz de otros países?
14. No vale la pena gastarse tanto dinero en reparar tu maquina de afeitar.
15. Estamos pensando en comprar una pequeña casa en un pueblo de montaña.
16. No me acuerdo haber visto esa película.
17. Tenemos ganas de irnos de vacaciones.
18. Sugiero comer paella en un restaurante que está cerca del puerto.
19. Estaba pensando en llamarte, pero de pronto me encontré mal y me fui hacer un paseo.
20. ¿Está Juan? ¿De parte de quien?
21. No me estaba riendo de ti.
22. Insisto en invitarte a cenar por ayudarme aprobar el examen.
23. En lugar de comprar una moto para ir al trabajo, me compré una bicicleta.
24. Levantarse pronto por la mañana es saludable.
25. Vamos hacer un paseo en bici por la playa.
26. ¿Te apetece venir con nosotros?
27. Me parece que tu jefe se está enfadando.
28. Hemos estado buscando bicicletas de segunda mano.
29. Te puedes imaginar ser rico y poder viajar a donde quieras?
30. Estaremos escalando durante cuatro horas hasta llegar a la cima.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOqgZIzigcI

Here is a fantastic song- "Feel like going home" = Me apetece ir a casa

Lyrics                                                Translation by alan

Lord I feel like going home                  Dios, me apetece irme a casa 
I tried and I failed and                          Lo intenté y fracasé
I'm tired and weary                              Estoy cansado hecho polvo
Everything I ever done was wrong      Todo lo que hecho estaba mal
And I feel like going home                    Y me apetece irme a casa
 
Lord I tried to see it through                 Dios, intenté ir hasta el final
But it was too much for me                    Pero era demasiado para mi
And now I'm coming home to you         Y ahora vuelvo a casa a ti
And I feel like going home                     Y me apetece irme a casa

Cloudy skies are rolling in                      Se está nublando
And not a friend around to help me        Y ningún amigo que me ayude 
From all the places I have been             De todos los sitios donde he estado
And I feel like going home                      Y me apetece irme a casa

Lord I feel like going home                     "                 "            "
I tried and I failed and 
I'm tired and weary                                "                  "            "
Everything I ever done was wrong
And I feel like going home                      "                  "            "

Translation solution
1. Thanks a lot for calling back.
2. What do you feel like doing today?
3. Would you mind calling tomorrow morning?
4. I´m not used to going by bicycle.
5. How about eating Greek food?
6. We´re leaving early tomorow so as not to get stuck in a traffic jam.
7. I regret buying such a big car.
8. I want you to keep on advising me.
9. We´ve been painting the whole house all day.
10. Sorry to keep you waiting.
11. Eating nuts is good for one´s health.
12. We love walking along the beach.
13. Do you like eating rice dishes from other countries?
14. It´s not worth spending so much money in repairing your electric shaver.
15. We´re thinking about buying a small house in a mountain village.
16. I don´t remember seeing that movie.
17. We´re looking forward to going on vacation.
18. I suggest eating paella at a restaurant which is near the port.
19. I was thinking of calling you, but I suddenly felt sick and I went for a walk.
20. Is Juan in? Who´s calling?
21. I wasn´t laughing at you.
22. I insist on inviting you to dinner for helping me pass the test.
23. Instead of buying a motorcycle to go to work, I bought a bicycle.
24. Getting up early in the morning is healthy.
25. We´re taking a bicycle ride along the beach.
26. Do you feel like coming with us?
27. I think your boss is getting angry.
28. We have been looking for second hand bicycles.
29. Can you imagine being rich and being able to travel wherever you want?
30. We will be climbing for four hours until we reach the top.

163. Los usos de las preposiciones AT IN ON

The uses of   AT   IN   ON

Fill in the correct preposition ( See answers below)

1.I need it by Thursday.........the latest.	como muy tarde
2.Valencia is .........the East coast of Spain.
3. .........the end, the meeting was put off.	al final
4. José works........a bank like me.
5. I arrived........work a little late.
6. If........first you don´t succeed, try try again
7. Buses will be ........strike next week.	De huelga
8. I will have it ready.........due time.	A su debido tiempo
9. Are you interested ........working for us ?
10. We´ll pick you up……...the airport.
11. Tony has been.......the dole for 8 months	cobrando subsidio
12. Paula is very good……….Mathematics
13. Vicente is……….the phone at the moment.
14. What do you have........mind ?	tener en mente
15. Keep.........mind that he´s very ill.	tener en cuenta
16. What´s..........your mind ?	Que te preocupa
17. I have a few days off……….Easter.	en pascua
18. We will be away...........August.
19. The law department is……….the 3rd floor.	tercera planta
20. I´m tired, but.......the other hand I want to go.	por otra parte
21. She will come back.........a few days.	en unos cuantos dias
22. ..........the beginning, the movie was exciting.	Al principio
23. We started to work together.........the same time.
24. The boss seems to be ...........a good mood.	de buen humor
25. Everyone was angry……..the end of the meeting.
26. It will cost........least 300$.	por lo menos
27. ........my way home, I found a little abandoned dog.	camino a
28. One............four people suffer from depression.	Uno de cada cuatro
29. There´s a big holiday.........July 4th.
30. We all rely............you to get this new client.	confiamos
31. Isabel is ............bed with the flu.
32. We´ll meet you............the cinema	nos vemos
33. All ………once, everyone started to run.	De pronto
34. This round is ..........me.	Esta ronda
35. She´s already..........the train.
36. We arrived just............time for the conference	justo a tiempo
37. Nobody arrived .............time for the meeting	puntual
38. Everyone seems to be.............a hurry.	tener prisa
39. Is the director………. his office?
40. No, he´s.............the dentist.
41. ………….the most, you have to wait one week.	como mucho
42. What´s...............television tonight ?	Que hay en la tele
43. I´ll be away...........a business trip all week.	viaje de negocios
44. We´re waiting……….line for over an hour.	en la cola
45. I prefer to go to work...........foot.	a pie
46. I only have some change……….me.
47. Linda got married.........the age of 21.	la edad
48. They live..............José Iturbi street.
49. Soon it´s time to go........vacation
50. It´s important to smile..........people.

Answers :

1. at   2. on   3.In   4.in   5.at   6.at   7.on   8.in   9.in   10.at   11.on   12.at   13.on  

14. in   15.in   16.on   17.at   18.in   19.on   20.on   21.in   22.In   23.at   24.in

25.at   26.at   27.On   28.in   29.on   30.on   31.in   32.at   33.at   34.on   35.on

36.in   37.on   38.in   39.in   40.at   41.At   42.on   43.on   44.in   45.on  46.on

47.at   48.on   49.on   50. at

162. The Art of Smelling

Sometimes people really never remember to smell things. We are so busy thinking that we forget to smell what we eat, what we drink, how we smell to others, how are partner smells....how life smells.

Smell is a very direct sense. In order for you to smell something, molecules from that thing have to make it to your nose. Everything you smell, therefore, is giving off molecules -- whether it is bread in the bakery, onions, perfume, a piece of fruit or whatever. Those molecules are generally light, volatile (easy to evaporate) chemicals that float through the air into your nose. A piece of steel has no smell because nothing evaporates from it -- steel is a non-volatile solid.

At the top of your nasal passages behind your nose, there is a patch of special neurons about the size of a postage stamp. These neurons are unique in that they are out in the open where they can come into contact with the air. They have hair-like projections called cilia that increase their surface area. An odor molecule binds to these cilia to trigger the neuron and cause you to perceive a smell.

According to the book Molecular Biology of the Cell:

Humans can distinguish more than 10,000 different smells (odorants), which are detected by specialized olfactory receptor neurons lining the nose.... It is thought that there are hundreds of different olfactory receptors, each encoded by a different gene and each recognizing different odorants.

Each of the hundreds of receptors are encoded by a specific gene. If your DNA is missing a gene or if the gene is damaged, it can cause you to be unable to detect a certain smell. For example, some people have no sense for the smell of camphor.

When you smell many fruits or flowers, what you are smelling is esters evaporating from the fruit or flower. Esters are organic molecules. For example, the ester that gives a banana its smell is called isoamyl acetate, and the formula for it is CH₃COOC₅H₁₁. The primary smell of an orange comes from octyl acetate, or CH₃COOC₈H₁₇. Esters can now be made artificially, and that is where artificial flavors come from.

A big batch of cookies coming out of the oven. Your gym bag full of dirty clothes. How do you smell these smells and thousands more? It's your nose, of course.

Your nose lets you smell and it's a big part of why you are able to taste things. The nose is also the main gate to the respiratory system, your body's system for breathing. Let's be nosy and find out some more about the nose.

Nose Parts

The nose has two holes called nostrils. The nostrils and the nasal passages are separated by a wall called the septum (say: SEP-tum). Deep inside your nose, close to your skull, your septum is made of very thin pieces of bone.

Closer to the tip of your nose, the septum is made of cartilage(say: KAR-tel-ij), which is flexible material that's firmer than skin or muscle. It's not as hard as bone, and if you push on the tip of your nose, you can feel how wiggly it is.

Behind your nose, in the middle of your face, is a space called thenasal cavity. It connects with the back of the throat. The nasal cavity is separated from the inside of your mouth by the palate (roof of your mouth).

Getting the Air in There

When you inhale air through your nostrils, the air enters the nasal passages and travels into your nasal cavity. The air then passes down the back of your throat into the trachea (say: TRAY-kee-uh), or windpipe, on its way to the lungs.

Your nose is also a two-way street. When you exhale the old air from your lungs, the nose is the main way for the air to leave your body. But your nose is more than a passageway for air. The nose also warms, moistens, and filters the air before it goes to the lungs.

The inside of your nose is lined with a moist, thin layer of tissue called a mucous membrane (say: MYOO-kus MEM-brayne). This membrane warms up the air and moistens it. The mucous membrane makes mucus, that sticky stuff in your nose you might call snot. Mucus captures dust, germs, and other small particles that could irritate your lungs. If you look inside your nose, you will also see hairs that can trap large particles, like dirt or pollen.

If something does get trapped in there, you can probably guess what happens next. You sneeze. Sneezes can send those unwelcome particles speeding out of your nose at 100 mph!

Further back in your nose are even smaller hairs called cilia (say: SILL-ee-uh) that you can see only with a microscope. The cilia move back and forth to move the mucus out of the sinuses and back of the nose. Cilia can also be found lining the air passages, where they help move mucus out of the lungs.

Sniff, Sniff, Take a Whiff

The nose allows you to make scents of what's going on in the world around you. Just as your eyes give you information by seeing and your ears help you out by hearing, the nose lets you figure out what's happening by smelling. It does this with help from many parts hidden deep inside your nasal cavity and head.

Up on the roof of the nasal cavity (the space behind your nose) is the olfactory epithelium (say: ol-FAK-tuh-ree eh-puh-THEE-lee-um). Olfactory is a fancy word that has to do with smelling. The olfactory epithelium contains special receptors that are sensitive to odor molecules that travel through the air.

These receptors are very small — there are about 10 million of them in your nose! There are hundreds of different odor receptors, each with the ability to sense certain odor molecules. Research has shown that an odor can stimulate several different kinds of receptors. The brain interprets the combination of receptors to recognize any one of about 10,000 different smells.How Signals Get SentWhen the smell receptors are stimulated, signals travel along the olfactory nerve to the olfactory bulb. The olfactory bulb is underneath the front of your brain just above the nasal cavity. Signals are sent from the olfactory bulb to other parts of the brain to be interpreted as a smell you may recognize, like apple pie fresh from the oven. Yum!Identifying smells is your brain's way of telling you about your environment. Have you ever smelled your toast burning? In an instant, your brain interpreted the smell and a problem and you knew to check on your toast.You learned to associate a certain smell with burning and now your brain remembers that smell so you recognize it. Your sense of smell also can help you keep safe. For example, it can warn you not to eat something that smells rotten or help you detect smoke before you see a fire.

Tastes Great!Most people just think of the tongue when they think about taste. But you couldn't taste anything without some help from the nose! The ability to smell and taste go together because odors from foods allow us to taste more fully.Take a bite of food and think about how it tastes. Then pinch your nose and take another bite. Notice the difference? It's just another reason to appreciate your knockout of a nose!

Listen to the song by Paul Young " Love is in the air"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUaIdOsJqF8

161.) Health benefits of dark chocolate

                                                                 

"Simply delicious"




Dark chocolate has recently been discovered to have a number of healthy benefits. While eating dark chocolate can lead to the health benefits described below, remember that chocolate is also high in fat. Use FitDay to keep track of your calories and nutrition as you work towards your weight loss goals. 

1) Dark Chocolate is Good for Your Heart

Studies show that eating a small amount of dark chocolate two or three times each week can help lower your blood pressure. Dark chocolate improves blood flow and may help prevent the formation of blood clots. Eating dark chocolate may also prevent arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). 

2) Dark Chocolate is Good for Your Brain

Dark chocolate increases blood flow to the brain as well as to the heart, so it can help improve cognitive function. Dark chocolate also helps reduce your risk of stroke. 

Dark chocolate also contains several chemical compounds that have a positive effect on your mood and cognitive health. Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), the same chemical your brain creates when you feel like you're falling in love. PEA encourages your brain to release endorphins, so eating dark chocolate will make you feel happier.

Dark chocolate also contains caffeine, a mild stimulant. However, dark chocolate contains much less caffeine than coffee. A 1.5 ounce bar of dark chocolate contains 27 mg of caffeine, compared to the 200 mg found in an eight ounce cup of coffee.

3) Dark Chocolate Helps Control Blood Sugar

Dark chocolate helps keep your blood vessels healthy and your circulation unimpaired to protect against type 2 diabetes. The flavonoids in dark chocolate also help reduce insulin resistance by helping your cells to function normally and regain the ability to use your body's insulin efficiently. Dark chocolate also has a low glycemic index, meaning it won't cause huge spikes in blood sugar levels.

4) Dark Chocolate is Full of Antioxidants

Dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants. Antioxidants help free your body of free radicals, which cause oxidative damage to cells. Free radicals are implicated in the aging process and may be a cause of cancer, so eating antioxidant rich foods like dark chocolate can protect you from many types of cancer and slow the signs of aging.

5) Dark Chocolate Contains Theobromine

Dark chocolate contains theobromine, which has been shown to harden tooth enamel. That means that dark chocolate, unlike most other sweets, lowers your risk of getting cavities if you practice proper dental hygiene.

Theobromine is also a mild stimulant, though not as strong as caffeine. It can, however, help to suppress coughs.

6) Dark Chocolate is High in Vitamins and Minerals

Dark chocolate contains a number of vitamins and minerals that can support your health. Dark chocolate contains some of the following vitamins and minerals in high concentrations:

• Potassium
• Copper
• Magnesium 
• Iron

The copper and potassium in dark chocolate help prevent against stroke and cardiovascular ailments. The iron in chocolate protects against iron deficiency anemia, and the magnesium in chocolate helps prevent type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. 

Listen to this Video and see how much you can understand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sep6O52nVag