Intermedio bajo
TU PROFESOR
EN CASA
ENGLISH
CURSO INTENSIVO
Autores: Richard Brown, Juan Gmez Canseco, Conor McAlinden, Carmen Vallejo, David Waddell
Edicin de contenidos: Juan Gmez Canseco, Keelin McLoughlin, Peter Swinden, David Waddell
Revisin de contenidos: Luca Fraile, Juan Gmez Canseco, Carmen Vallejo,
Anna Katarina Victria, David Waddell
Coordinacin y edicin del proyecto: Anna Katarina Victria
Audicin: David Waddell, Carmen Vallejo
Edicin de audio: Ignacio Carvajal, Martn Gamarra, Juan Garca Escribano
Ilustracin: Nacho Subirats
Diseo y maquetacin: ZAC diseo grfico
Propiedad de la presente edicin:
2011 Vaughan Systems.
Index
Bloque I: Grammar + Vocabulary & Verbs Clase 39. Future with will . .................................... 84
Clase 1. Demonstrative pronouns........................... 6 Clase 40. Materials; To build / To cut . ................... 86
Clase 2. Physical descriptions; Bloque III: Grammar + Public Speaking & Role play
To seem (like) / To look (like).................... 8 Clase 41. Future conditional.................................. 90
Clase 3. Introducing people................................. 10 Clase 42. Studies; Technology................................ 92
Clase 4. Airports & Flying; To arrive / To fly........... 12 Clase 43. To be (past) . ......................................... 94
Clase 5. Using adjectives..................................... 14 Clase 44. Clothes; To wear / To design................... 96
Clase 6. Body; To grow / To get old....................... 16 Clase 45. Regular verbs......................................... 98
Clase 7. Which / Which one?................................ 18 Clase 46. Personality & Appearance; Health........ 100
Clase 8. Body actions; To move / To sleep ........... 20 Clase 47. Irregular verbs (past forms).................. 102
Clase 9. Possessive pronouns & adjectives........... 22 Clase 48. Stage & Screen; To enjoy / To be bored.104
Clase 10. Work place; To chat / To prepare............. 24 Clase 49. The accusative .................................... 106
Clase 11. Direct & Indirect objects......................... 26 Clase 50. The house; Greetings........................... 108
Clase 12. Calendar; To check / To take (time) . ...... 28 Clase 51. Too + adjective / Adjective + enough . .. 110
Clase 13. Pronouns in general .............................. 30 Clase 52. Health; To get better / To get worse ...... 112
Clase 14. Home; To tidy / To repair ....................... 32 Clase 53. Too much / Too many /
Clase 15. Whose?............................................... 34 Enough + noun.................................... 114
Clase 16. Hotels; To complain / To plan.................. 36 Clase 54. Entertainment; Food & Drink ............... 116
Clase 17. Negative questions................................. 38 Clase 55. To make vs. To do ............................... 118
Clase 18. Tourism; To pack / To check in............... 40 Clase 56. Cooking; To make / To chop . ............... 120
Clase 19. There + to be + any / some.................... 42 Clase 57. To get + adjective................................. 122
Clase 20. Positive personality adjectives; Clase 58. The environment; The weather............. 124
To attract / To like................................... 44 Clase 59. Say vs. Tell .......................................... 126
Bloque II: Grammar + Phrasal Verbs Clase 60. Restaurants; To try / To book................ 128
Clase 21. How much? / How many?................ 48 Appendix
Clase 22. To ask (someone) for / To thank (someone) for; To be (present simple); Present continuous,
To take apart / To put together................ 50 There is / There are ............................. 132
Clase 23. Reported speech . ................................. 52 Subject & Object pronouns; Present simple.......... 133
Clase 24. Negative personality adjectives; Future with going to; Future with will; Can ........... 134
To offend / To hate.................................. 54 Shall; Lets; Should; Youd better ......................... 135
Clase 25. Comparatives I ...................................... 56 Must / Have to; May / Might ................................ 136
Clase 26. To look for / To look up; To ask / To tell; To be (past simple) ..................... 137
To turn up / To turn down....................... 58
There was / There were; Past simple ................... 138
Clase 27. Comparatives II ..................................... 60
Past continuous; To say / To tell; Used to /
Clase 28. Parties; To organise / To have ................ 62 Did use to / Did not use to ............... 139
Clase 29. The superlative....................................... 64 Present perfect; Present perfect continuous ........ 140
Clase 30. To tell off / To have (time) off; Would (los 3 condicionales) ................................ 141
To write down / To fill in ......................... 66
Saxon genitive; Possessive adjectives & pronouns.... 142
Clase 31. Imperatives............................................ 68
The articles; Comparative .................................... 143
Clase 32. Ordinal numbers;
To celebrate / To be born ....................... 70 Superlative; Irregular verbs . ................................ 144
Clase 33. Present continuous................................ 72 Regular verbs ..................................................... 146
Clase 34. To go over / To look through; The alphabet; Demonstrative adjectives
To come down with / To get over............. 74 & pronouns.............................................. 152
Clase 35. Present simple....................................... 76 Reflexive pronouns; False friends......................... 153
Clase 36. Buildings; To fit / To draw ...................... 78 Common mistakes .............................................. 154
Clase 37. Future with going to .............................. 80 Telephone numbers; SMS abbreviation................. 157
Clase 38. To come up to / To go up to Respuestas Phrasal Verbs.................................... 158
To turn on / To turn off . ........................ 82
Este primer bloque de 20 clases consiste en Cuando sientas que hayas dominado una
diez listas traduccin inversa de diferentes lista, ponte a prueba con una hoja de papel.
temas gramaticales y diez clases de Dblala por la mitad y cubre el lado derecho
vocabulario. de la lista de traduccin, asegurndote de que
no puedas ver la parte en ingls, y traduce del
Antes de empezar a estudiar el contenido de
castellano al ingls. Despus de cada frase,
estas clases con el libro, escucha los CDs de
baja la hoja de papel justo lo suficiente para
audio. Cuando te sientas cmodo/a con los
comprobar si tu traduccin es correcta. Cada
sonidos y seas capaz de reproducir las frases y
vez que traduzcas una frase correctamente,
preguntas sin demasiados problemas, entonces
haz una seal en el recuadro que hay a su
podrs hacer uso del libro y de los textos. Es
derecha.
muy importante que aprendas a confiar en tu
odo y no en la ortografa de las palabras. Los Con respecto a las clases de vocabulario y
idiomas se aprenden a travs de los odos, y verbos, asegrate de que entiendes todas las
no de los ojos. Recuerda que eres el tercer preguntas que aparecen en el libro. El audio
miembro de la clase, as que usa el botn no cubre todo el material, as que debes
de Pausa con total libertad y cuantas veces mirar los textos antes de seguir a la siguiente
necesites mientras ests escuchando el audio. clase.
Bloque I:
Grammar + Vocabulary & Verbs
Clase 1 Demonstrative pronouns
Usamos this (este/a, esto) y these El sonido de la i de this tiene que ser
(estos/as) para referirnos a los objetos que muy corto. Casi no se oye.
estn a nuestro alcance. En cambio, cuando se trata de pronunciar
Usamos that (ese/a, eso, aquel/la, these, hay que exagerar el sonido de i
aquello) y those (esos/as, aquellos/las) para no confundirlo con this. Hay que
para los objetos que estn fuera de nuestro decir /dziiiis/.
alcance.
No se puede
Este mvil est roto, pero ste no This mobile phone is broken,
1. terminar una
lo est. but this one isnt. frase en ingls con
yes o no a secas,
como hacis en
Estas flores huelen bien, pero These flowers smell nice, castellano. Hay que
2. aadir el verbo auxiliar
estos calcetines no. but these socks dont. do /does en el
presente simple, did
en el pasado simple,
Este hostal es barato, pero ese This hostel is cheap, but that hotel to be en los tiempos
3. continuos, etc.
hotel no lo es. isnt.
Este lapicero tiene la punta This pencil is sharp, but that one is En ingls existe
4. un adjetivo que
afilada, pero se est desafilado. blunt.
significa desafilado/a.
Adems, es fcil de
recordar; piensa en el
Este coche es barato, pero se es This car is cheap, but that one is cantante de Youre
5. beautiful: James
caro. expensive.
Blunt. Por cierto, se
pronuncia /blant/.
Estas ventanas estn limpias, pero These windows are clean, but
6.
sas estn sucias. those ones are dirty.
Al decir esos,
estos o
aquellos en ingls,
Estas cajas son grandes, pero These boxes are big, but those ones ones es opcional.
7. Decimos, por tanto,
sas son pequeas. are small.
these ones o these,
those ones o those.
Eso no es impresionante. Esto es Thats not impressive. This is
8.
impresionante. impressive.
Esto no es interesante; es
9. This isnt interesting; its boring.
aburrido.
10. Eso no es gracioso; es ofensivo. Thats not funny; its rude.
stos nos son autnticos; son
11. These arent real; theyre fake.
falsos.
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sos no estn en venta; estn en Decimos for
12. Those arent for sale; theyre for hire. hire o for rent,
alquiler.
pero nunca in.
Ese reloj (de pulsera) no est hecho That watch isnt made of gold; its
13.
de oro; est hecho de plata. made of silver.
Esos guantes no estn hechos de Those gloves arent made of cotton; Las palabras
14. wool y wood
algodn; estn hechos de lana. theyre made of wool. suelen causar
problemas para los
espaoles. Imagnate
Esta cuchara no est hecha de This spoon isnt made of metal; its que vas a decir huevo,
15. pero crtalo despus
metal; est hecha de madera. made of wood.
de la hu-. Luego hay
que aadir o la l
de wool o la d de
Estos vasos no estn hechos de These cups arent made of glass, wood.
16.
cristal; estn hechos de plstico. theyre made of plastic.
17. ste es francs; se es ingls. This ones French; that ones English.
stos son italianos; sos son These ones are Italian; those ones
18.
espaoles. are Spanish.
Son caros estos relojes (de
19. Are these watches expensive?
pulsera)?
Uno de los pocos
20. S (son caros). Yes, they are. casos en los
que no se contrae las
palabras es cuando se
trata de las respuestas
cortas en afirmativo.
21. Esa gente es inglesa? Are those people English? Por lo tanto, nunca
digas Yes, theyre o
Yes, its, etc.
22. No (no lo es); es americana. No, theyre not; theyre American.
23. Es interesante este libro? Is this book interesting?
24. Est terminado ese informe? Is that report finished?
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Clase 2 Physical descriptions
Ahora veremos 10 palabras que tienen que ver con el aspecto fsico y, luego, a machacar los dos verbos de
al lado.
height altura /hhhhit/ hairy peludo/a /hhhhri/
weight peso /uit/ skinny flaco/a /sssquni/
average medio/a /vvverich/ well-built fornido/a /ul-bilt/
slim delgado/a /ssslim/ overweight con sobrepeso /vvver-ueit/
chubby regordete/a /chabi/ stocky bajo/a y fornido/a /ssstqui/
What do you think about men who
Whats your height? shave their legs so that theyre not
Are you above or below average hairy?
Height height? Hairy Are hairy men considered to be
more masculine?
Could you tell me your height in feet
Are there any advantages in being
and inches?
hairy?
Are some models too skinny?
Whats your weight? What advice would you give to a very
What is a healthy weight? skinny person?
Weight Skinny
Whats the right weight for your Can you describe the difference
height? between a skinny person and a slim
person?
Whats the average height of a Is it necessary for footballers to be
Spanish woman? well-built?
Do you consider yourself to have an Are men more attractive if they are
Average Well-built
average build? well-built?
Whats the average weight of a new- Whats your definition of a well-built
born baby? man?
Is it better to be overweight or looks
Is there too much pressure put on
underweight?
people to be slim nowadays?
Do you think most Spanish people
Slim Are people slimmer now than they Overweight are overweight?
were 100 years ago? Do Americans have a fair or
Whats the best way to stay slim? an unfair reputation for being
overweight?
In which sports do we typically find
Whats the difference between a
stocky people?
chubby person and a fat person?
Do stocky people tend to be
Chubby Can dogs and cats be chubby? Stocky
stronger?
What famous chubby people can
Are there any animals that you could
you think of?
describe as being stocky?
Puntos claves:
Recuerda bien que hay que tener mucho tacto cuando describimos el fsico de la gente. Evita utilizar palabras que podran
causar ofensa como fat y skinny. Hay que buscar sinnimos delicados o eufemismos!
Para preguntar a alguien por su altura las formas ms comunes son: How tall are you? o Whats your height?. Si preguntas
por el peso hay que decir Whats your weight? o How much do you weigh? No digas nunca How heavy are you?!
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Dos verbos a machacar!
TO SEEM (LIKE)
Does Sarah seem well? Does it seem like she just woke up?
Does she seem tired? How does her hair seem?
Does it seem like she What room of the house does
slept well last night? she seem to be in?
Does it seem like she Does it seem like its
had a late night? the morning or the evening?
Does it seem like she Does it seem like shes ready to go
has a hangover? to work?
PARECER
To seem es el verbo que usamos para Hay que poner like despus del verbo si va
expresar parecer en general. Si quieres ser ms seguido de un sustantivo o de sujeto + verbo. Pero
especfico/a, puedes utilizar los verbos to look si el verbo va seguido de un adjetivo no hace falta
(like) (parecerse a), to sound (like) (sonar a/ poner like.
como), to taste (like) (saber a), to smell (like)
(oler a) y to feel (like) (parecer a).
NOTAS
TO LOOK LIKE
Who does John look like? Is it possible to say what a typical
Spanish or English person looks like?
Does John look like Jack?
Do you look like your mother
Do they look like they are brothers or do you look like your father?
or do they look like theyre friends?
Do you look like any of your
Do they look like brothers and sisters?
theyre happy or sad?
Do you know anybody who looks
Does Jack look like hes like you?
more informal than his brother?
PARECERSE A
Do you look like anybody famous?
Asegrate de pronunciar bien la k a final de look En ingls existe el sustantivo a look-alike.
y like. Nada nos suena peor que alguien diciendo Significa ser el doble de alguien. Por ejemplo, hay
algo del estilo you loo lie somebody famous. personas que se ganan la vida porque son look-
Practcalo: You looK liKe somebody famous. alikes de alguien famoso.
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