Este documento contiene un bloque de 20 clases de un curso de inglés en casa. Cada clase cubre diferentes temas gramaticales y de vocabulario relacionados con el idioma inglés. El bloque incluye listas de traducción, ejercicios de gramática, diálogos de audio y explicaciones del profesor para ayudar al estudiante a aprender y practicar el idioma de forma autodidacta.
3. Bloque I: Grammar + Vocabulary & Verbs
Clase 1. There + to be........................................... 6
Clase 2. Internet; To download / To search............. 8
Clase 3. To make vs. To do..................................10
Clase 4. Advertising / Marketing;
To target / To launch...............................12
Clase 5. Verbs with & without “like”.....................14
Clase 6. Religion; To pray / To believe..................16
Clase 7. Gerunds & Infinitives..............................18
Clase 8. Career planning;
To research / To network.........................20
Clase 9. Wish & Hope statements........................22
Clase 10. Natural disasters; To destroy / To flood....24
Clase 11. Plan / Try / Intend / Think about / Think of... 26
Clase 12. Energy; To recycle / To burn...................28
Clase 13. In order to / To / For................................30
Clase 14. War & Diplomacy;
To hold (a meeting) / To solve.................32
Clase 15. Hope / Wait / Expect / Look forward to....34
Clase 16. Conjunctions & Connectors;
To link / To be related.............................36
Clase 17. So-such / So that / Like-as......................38
Clase 18. Flavours; To taste / To smell....................40
Clase 19. The more… the more / No matter I.........42
Clase 20. Career progression;
To resign / To promote............................44
Bloque II: Grammar + Phrasal Verbs
Clase 21. The more… the more / No matter II........48
Clase 22. To clear up / To mess up;
To sort out / To sort through....................50
Clase 23. In spite of / Despite / Although /
Even (though) etc. I................................52
Clase 24. Cinema & Television; To be set / To play..54
Clase 25. In spite of / Despite / Although /
Even (though) etc. II...............................56
Clase 26. To pick up / To drop off
To set up / To set off...............................58
Clase 27. Most / None / All / Both / A few / Either...60
Clase 28. Finance; To invest / To lend....................62
Clase 29. Present perfect vs. Past I........................64
Clase 30. To get away with / To put up with
To look up to someone / To look down
on someone...........................................66
Clase 31. Present perfect vs. Past II.......................68
Clase 32. Consumerism; To take back / To pay.......70
Clase 33. Simple past vs. Past continuous I...........72
Clase 34. To get on with / To fall out with
To make up / To make it up with.............74
Clase 35. Simple past vs. Past continuous II..........76
Clase 36. Crime & Law; To report / To legalise........78
Index
Clase 37. Present or Second conditional I..............80
Clase 38. To carry on / To carry out
To back up / To back out (of)..................82
Clase 39. Present or Second conditional II.............84
Clase 40. Hygiene & Beauty;
To take care of oneself / To brush...........86
Bloque III: Grammar + Public Speaking & Role play
Clase 41. Past or Third conditional I.......................90
Clase 42. Negative personality adjectives / Parties.....92
Clase 43. Past or Third conditional II......................94
Clase 44. Festival; To celebrate / To take place.......96
Clase 45. The passive voice I.................................98
Clase 46. Ordinal numbers / Buildings.................100
Clase 47. The passive voice II..............................102
Clase 48. Social networkings;
To look up / To update..........................104
Clase 49. Adjective enrichment I..........................106
Clase 50. Materials / Clothes................................108
Clase 51. Adjective enrichment II.........................110
Clase 52. Big business; To set up / To make money..112
Clase 53. Adjective enrichment III........................114
Clase 54. Stage & Screen / Health.......................116
Clase 55. Common expressions I.........................118
Clase 56. Dating; To fall in love / To split up..........120
Clase 57. Common expressions II........................122
Clase 58. Cooking / Restaurants..........................124
Clase 59. Common expressions III.......................126
Clase 60. Acronyms; To text / To abbreviate.........128
APPENDIX
To be (present simple); Present continuous,
There is / There are ............................. 132
Subject & Object pronouns; Present simple.......... 133
Future with going to; Future with will; Can ........... 134
Shall; Let’s; Should; You’d better ......................... 135
Must / Have to; May / Might ................................ 136
To ask / To tell; To be (past simple) ...................... 137
There was / There were; Past simple ................... 138
Past continuous; To say / To tell; Used to /
Did… use to / Did not use to ................ 139
Present perfect; Present perfect continuous ........ 140
Would (los 3 condicionales) ................................. 141
Saxon genitive; Possessive adjectives & pronouns ... 142
The articles; Comparative .................................... 143
Superlative; Irregular verbs .................................. 144
Regular verbs ...................................................... 146
The alphabet; Demonstrative adjectives & pronouns.152
Reflexive pronouns; False friends......................... 153
Common mistakes .............................................. 154
Telephone numbers; SMS abbreviation................. 157
4. Este primer bloque de 20 clases consiste en
diez listas traducción inversa de diferentes
temas gramaticales y diez clases de vocabulario.
Antes de empezar a estudiar el contenido de
estas clases con el libro, escucha los CDs de
audio. Cuando te sientas cómodo/a con los
sonidos y seas capaz de reproducir las frases y
preguntas sin demasiados problemas, entonces
podrás hacer uso del libro y de los textos.
Es muy importante que aprendas a confiar en
tu oído y no en la ortografía de las palabras.
Los idiomas se aprenden a través de los oídos,
y no de los ojos. Recuerda que eres el tercer
miembro de la clase, así que usa el botón
de Pausa con total libertad y cuantas veces
necesites mientras estés escuchando el audio.
Cuando sientas que hayas dominado una
lista, ponte a prueba con una hoja de papel.
Dóblala por la mitad y cubre el lado derecho
de la lista de traducción, asegurándote
de que no puedas ver la parte en inglés, y
traduce del castellano al inglés. Después
de cada frase, baja la hoja de papel justo lo
suficiente para comprobar si tu traducción es
correcta. Cada vez que traduzcas una frase
correctamente, haz una señal en el recuadro
que hay a su derecha.
Con respecto a las clases de vocabulario y verbos,
asegúrate de que entiendes todas las preguntas
que aparecen en el libro. El audio no cubre todo
el material, así que debes trabajar todas las frases
antes de seguir a la siguiente clase.
6. 6 · TU PROFESOR EN CASA · advanced
La traducción
de ‘Quiero que
haya…’ es “I want
there to be…”, y no
“I want that there is…”.
Si has cometido este
error, repite “I want
there to be…” ¡¡¡100
veces!!!
Clase 1 There + to be
1.
Puede que haya habido un There may have been a
malentendido. misunderstanding.
2.
Quiero que haya una azafata I want there to be a hostess at the
en la reunión. meeting.
3. Tráeme lo que haya. Bring me whatever there is.
4. No queda nada por hacer. There’s nothing left to do.
5. Parece haber varias versiones. There seem to be several versions.
6. No habrá fiesta esta noche. There won’t be a party tonight.
7.
¿Cuándo habrá una reunión When will there be a meeting
sobre esto? on this?
8.
¿Va a haber muchos oradores en Are there going to be many speakers
la conferencia? at the conference?
9.
Jamás ha habido alguien como él.
There’s never been anyone like him.
10.
Ha habido varias tormentas There have been several storms
últimamente. lately.
11.
¿Por qué no había gente cuando Why weren’t there any people when
ella llegó allí? she got there?
Recuerda que
la palabra
inglesa “ultimately” en
castellano no significa
‘últimamente’, sino ‘en
última instancia’ o ‘a
la larga’.
• No cometas el error de decir “it”
(“It could have been an accident”)
cuando tienes que decir “there”
(“there could have been an
accident”). Recuerda que el sujeto
de las oraciones que contienen el
verbo ‘haber’ (de ‘existir’) es “there”.
• En las oraciones afirmativas y
negativas coloca “there” antes del
verbo auxiliar. Por ejemplo; “There
may”, “there won’t”, “there should
be”…
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12. Podría haber habido un accidente. There could have been an accident.
13.
Debería haber habido un guardia There should have been a security
de seguridad. guard.
14. Me trajeron todo lo que había.
They brought me everything
there was.
15.
No hay ni la mitad de lo que There isn’t even half of what there
había antes. used to be.
16. ¿Ha habido quejas últimamente?
Have there been any complaints
lately?
17.
No habría quejas si Pepe There wouldn’t be any complaints if
estuviera aquí. Pepe were here.
18. ¿No debería haber un índice? Shouldn’t there be an index?
19. ¿Ha habido llamadas para mí? Have there been any calls for me?
20. ¿Hubo heridos? Were there any injuries?
21. ¿Hay problemas? Are there any problems?
22. ¿Habrá alguien esperándome? Will there be anyone waiting for me?
23. ¿Hay alguna posibilidad? Is there any chance?
24.
¿Ha habido algún cambio Has there been any change since
después de la operación? the operation?
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8. 8 · TU PROFESOR EN CASA · advanced
Aquí tienes diez palabras y expresiones que pueden surgir al hablar de internet.
website / webpage página web
to surf navegar (por internet)
to refresh actualizar
pop-up ventana emergente
to forward reenviar
Can a company survive without
having a webpage nowadays?
How important is the design of a
company’s website?
In what ways can the design of a
company’s website influence sales?
Where do you stand on the current
debate about illegally downloading
copyrighted material?
What are the arguments in favor of
prosecuting people who illegally
download?
Are artists right to be worried about
the increase in illegal downloading?
Do you spend a lot of time surfing
the internet?
Why is it so easy to spend too much
time surfing the internet?
Should parents control the amount
of time their children spend surfing
the internet?
Has e-commerce overtaken
traditional forms of commerce?
What is e-commerce conducted
between businesses called?
What is e-commerce that is
conducted between businesses and
consumers called?
Does refreshing a page help if your
computer is going slowly?
Is clicking on refresh essential if
you’re following a breaking news
story or a sports event on the internet?
What are the drawbacks of using an
automatic refresh option such as
‘meta refresh’?
What was the dot-com bubble?
When did the so-called dot-com
bubble burst?
What were the causes of the dot-
com bubble?
Have you ever clicked on a pop-up?
Does your computer have a program
that blocks pop-ups?
Do some pop-ups contain viruses
that can damage your computer?
What is Silicon Valley a metonymy
for?
What is the history of Silicon Valley?
In which State is Silicon Valley
located?
Have you ever forwarded an e-mail to
a third party without telling the sender?
Do you get sick of people forwarding
spam mail on to you?
Do you ever forward chain letters
that promise you good luck only if
you forward it to a certain number
of friends?
What are the advantages of on-line
shopping?
What products that you used to buy
in a bricks and mortar store do you
now shop for on-line?
What has the success of on-line
shopping proven?
to illegally download bajar ilegalmente
e-commerce comercio electrónico
dot-com bubble burbuja punto com
Silicon Valley Valle del Silicio
on-line shopping comercio on-line
Clase 2 Internet
Website
To surf
To refresh
Pop-up
To forward
To illegally
download
E-commerce
Dot-com
bubble
Silicon
Valley
On-line
shopping
Puntos clave:
• “What is your stand on…?” y “Where do you stand on…?” son expresiones comunes cuando preguntamos sobre la actitud u
opinión de alguien acerca de algo.
• “Metonymy” (metonimia) es el uso de una palabra para designar a otra a la que está muy asociada. Por ejemplo, a menudo
llamamos ‘La Casa Blanca’ para referirnos al Presidente de Los Estados Unidos y su gabinete.
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¡Recuerda que usamos siempre “on” y no “in”
cuando nos referimos a la Internet!
En el día a día, el phrasal verb “to look for” se usa
mucho más a menudo que “to search”. Pero en el
contexto de internet, “to search” es más habitual.
La palabra “search” también se usa como sujeto
(una búsqueda).
¡Dos verbos a machacar!
NOTAS
¡Ten cuidado con la palabra “recipe”, ya que rompe
todas las reglas de pronunciación! No se dice
/resaip/, sino /résipi/. ¡Qué dolor de cabeza!
Hay muchas formas de expresar ‘más o menos’
además de “more or less” en inglés. “Roughly”,
“around”, “nearly” y “approximately” son
probablemente las más comunes.
How long will if take
whatever Anne’s downloading
to finish downloading?
Has whatever Anne is downloading
finished downloading yet?
Is it halfway through
downloading yet?
How much of it has
downloaded so far?
Do you think the computer that
Anne’s using to download is a
state-of-the-art model?
Is he searching for information on a
member of the British royal family?
Is George searching for the
meaning of a word he doesn’t
know on the internet?
Is he searching for a recipe
that he really ought to know?
Is he likely to get hold of the
information he’s searching for?
Is the search engine he’s using
one that you’ve used to search for
information on the internet?
Do the latest computers to come
out download material in next to
no time?
How long did it use to take
to download an album?
How long does it roughly take to
download a full length feature film?
Have you ever downloaded a
computer program that you’ve
never gotten around to using?
When was the last time you
downloaded a track by a group
that you’d never heard of?
How long do you spend searching
for information on the internet?
How would we be able to search
for things on the internet without
the aid of a search engine?
Would it be utterly impossible
to find what we’re searching for
without the aid of a search engine?
Do you enjoy searching the internet
for information on your musical idols?
Can you imagine what it must have
been like searching for information
before the age of the internet?
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