jueves, 9 de agosto de 2012

reported speech

Present → Past


John: "I work in Argentina"
John: "Yo trabajo en Argentina"
He said that he worked in Argentina
El dijo que trabajaba en Argentina


Kelly: "I don't like fish"
Kelly: "No me gusta el pescado"
She said she didn't like fish
Ella dijo que no le gustaba el pescado


Joe: "I am doing my job"
Joe: "Estoy haciendo mi trabajo"
He said that he was doing his job
El dijo que estaba haciendo su trabajo


Pam and Tim: "We are living in New York"
Pam y Tim: "Estamos viviendo en Nueva York"
They said that they were living in New York
Ellos dijeron que estaban viviendo en Nueva York


Past → Past Perfect


Dan: "We saw a good film on TV"
Dan: "Vimos una buena película en la televisión"
He said that they had seen a good film on TV
El dijo que habían visto una buena película en la televisión


Lou and Sarah: "We didn't read 'Hamlet'"
Lou y Sarah: "No leímos 'Hamlet'"
They said that they hadn't read 'Hamlet'
Ellos dijeron que no habían leído 'Hamlet'


Chuck: "I was dancing with Mary"
Chuck: "Estaba bailando con Mary"
He said that he had been dancing with Mary
El dijo que había estado bailando con Mary


Rick and Amy: "We weren't looking for Tom"
Rick y Amy: "No estábamos buscando a Tom"
They said that they hadn't been looking for Tom
Ellos dijeron que no habían estado buscando a Tom


Present Perfect → Past Perfect


Kim: "I have done this before"
Kim: "He hecho esto antes"
She said that she had done that before
Ella dijo que había hecho eso antes


Nick: "I haven't heard from Dean"
Nick: "No he sabido nada de Dean"
He said that he hadn't heard from Dean
El dijo que no había sabido nada de Dean


Chris: "I have been doing this for two years"
Chris: "He estado haciendo esto por dos años"
He said that he had been doing that for two years
El dijo que había estado haciendo eso por dos años


Kate: "I have been living here for 5 months"
Kate: "He estado viviendo aquí por 5 meses"
She said that she had been living there for 5 months
Ella dijo que había estado viviendo allí por 5 meses


Future → Conditional


Tom: "I will visit my mother"
Tom: "Visitaré a mi madre"
He said that he would visit his mother
el dijo que visitaría a su madre


Mark: "I won't listen to you"
Mark: "No te escucharé"
He said that he wouldn't listen to me
El dijo que no me escucharía


Phil: "I will be flying to Spain"
Phil: "Estaré volando a España"
He said that he would be flying to Spain
El dijo que estaría volando a España


Walt: "I will be staying at a good hotel"
Walt: "Me estaré hospedando en un buen hotel"
He said that he would be staying at a good hotel
El dijo que se estaría hospedando en un buen hotel


Future Perfect → Conditional Perfect


Jim: "I will have arrived there by 5 pm"
Jim: "Para las 5 pm habré llegado allí"
He said that he would have arrived there by 5 pm
El dijo que habría llegado allí para las 5 pm


Bob: "I will have sent all the products by tomorrow"
Bob: "Habré enviado todos los productos para mañana"
He said that the would have sent all the products by tomorrow
El dijo que habría enviado todos los productos para mañana


Sam: "I will have been selling books for two years"
Sam: "Habré estado vendiendo libros por dos años"
He said that he would have been selling books for two years
El dijo que habría estado vendiendo libros por dos años


Cindy: "He will have been sleeping for 13 hours"
Cindy: "El habrá estado durmiendo por 13 horas"
She said that he would have been sleeping for 13 hours
Ella dijo que él habría estado durmiendo por 13 horas

jueves, 2 de agosto de 2012

verbs

Eat: comer (to) eat away: roer, carcomer, corroer, desgastar. (to) eat into: corroer, comerse. (to) eat out: comer fuera, cenar fuera.
Fall: caida (to)face up to: afrontar, enfrentar, enfrentarse a. (to) fall about: troncharse, partirse (de risa). (to) fall apart: romperse, deshacerse, caerse a pedazos.
Get:poner (to) get about: moverse, desplazarse, salir/ viajar/ difundirse. (to) get across: cruzar/ atravesar/ hacer comprender, hacer entender/ hacerse entender. (to) get ahead: adelantar, progresar.
Give: dar (to) give away: distribuir, repartir/regular/entregar/delatar, traicionar/revelar, descubrir. (to) give back: devolver. (to) give in: darse por vencido,-a, rendirse/ceder/entregar.
Go: ir (to) go about: emprender, hacer/ continuar. (to) go after: perseguir, andar tras. (to) go against: ir en contra de/ser desfavorable a.
Grow: crecer (to) grow away from: distanciarse de. (to) grow into: convertirse en, hacerse. (to) grow on: llegar a gustar.
Hand: mano (to) hand around: repartir, ofrecer, pasar. (to) hand back: devolver. (to) hand down: transmitir/ pasar/ dejar en herencia.

ESCUDO

ESCUDO

BANDERA

BANDERA

LONDON BRIGE

LONDON BRIGE
Este emblemático puente de la ciudad de Londres fue finalizado en 1894 y supuso un reto de ingenieríapor su pasarela centra, que se abre cuando tienen que pasar grandes barcos. Si se sube a lo más alto de las torres que lo flanquean, las dos orillas del Támesis se extienden ante la vista: a un lado, laribera cultural vibra con la Tate Modern y la National Theatre; al otro lado, se contempla la City, el motor financiero de la ciudad.

BIG BEN

BIG BEN
The famous Big Ben, icon of the city of London, is the name with the one that knows itself to the Great Bell of Westminster that forms a part of the Palace of Westminster. This great clock was constructed in the year 1858, it measures 96,3 meters, weighs approximately 13 tons and is of Gothic - Victorian style. The tower is squared and possesses 4 clocks, one in every side of this one.

CASTILLO DE ARUNDEL

CASTILLO DE ARUNDEL
This medieval castle is located in West Sussex and is totally reformed, since it was seriously damaged in the Civil war. His construction dates back of the year 1067, during the reign of Guillermo Conquering, and comemzó as a fortification and from the 11th century she has been occupied by the family of the duke of Norfolk. Most of the castle and his extensive areas are opened the public in general.

CITY CENTRE DE SHEFFIELD

CITY CENTRE DE SHEFFIELD
Sheffield is an English city located in South Yorkshire's county. His name derives from the river Sheaf that happens for the suburbs of the city. This city possesses several universities, for what it is very active since it possesses a students' numerous community. It possesses a beautiful park to the suburbs which is known as Peak District. And also it possesses the most ancient soccer stadium of the world, the Sandygate Road and the club of football also more ancient, the Sheffield F.