sábado, 21 de abril de 2012

Diferencias: Say & tell, speak & talk

Say:
Decir, aplicado en:
  • Say something (hello, goodbye)
  • Say your name
  • Say a prayer


Tell:
Decir, aplicado en

  • Tell your name
  • Tell a secret
  • Tell a joke
  • Tell a story

  • Tell a confession


Speak:
Hablar, en los contextos:

  • Speak a language
  • Speak louder/lower, faster/slower

Talk:
Hablar, en los contextos
  • Talk about a topic

  • Talk to someone

viernes, 20 de abril de 2012

The man who learned to bark

The truth it were years of hard and pragmatic learning, with gaps of misalignment in which he almost quit. But perseverance finally triumphed and Raymond learned to bark. Not to imitate barking, as usually some funny people do or who believe they are, but barking actually. What had prompted this training? With his friends he flagellated himself with humour: "The truth is that I bark to not cry." However, the more valid reason was his franciscan love for his brothers dogs. Love is communication.

How then to love without communicating?

For Raymond was a glorious day when their bark was finally understood by Leo, his brother dog, and (more remarkable still) he understood Leo's barking. From that day Raymond and Leo used, usually in the evenings, under the arbour to talk about general topics. Despite his love to brothers dogs, Raymond had never imagined that Leo had a vision of the world quite as wise.

Finally, one afternoon he decided to ask, in several sober barkings: "Tell me, Leo, quite frankly, what do you think of my way of barking?". Leo's response was quite brief and sincere: "I would say you do it quite well, but you have to improve. When you bark, yo can still notice the human accent."



Vocabulary:
Gaps: Desalientos
Quit: Desistió, renunció (To quit)
Bark: Ladrar
Prompted: Motivado (Promp = Verbo transitivo, ejemplo: His words were prompted by the previous fight. = Sus palabras fueron motivadas por el conflicto anterior.)
However: Sin embargo
Remarkable: Admirable
Arbour: Pérgola
Despite: A pesar de
Wise: Sabio/a
Sober: Sobrio
Frankly: Francamente
Brief: Breve
Improve: Mejorar (To improve)
Notice: Notar (To notice)

viernes, 13 de abril de 2012

Animales / Animals

Farm animals - Animales de granja

Horse - Caballo
Cow - Vaca
Ox(en) - Buey(es)
Sheep - Oveja
Goat - Cabra
Pig - Cerdo
Chicken - Pollo
Cockerel - Gallo
Hen - Gallina
Duck - Pato
Hen - Pata
Bee - Abeja







Domestic animals - Animales domésticos

Dog - Perro
Cat - Gato
Bird - Ave
Tortoise - Tortuga
*Este término es sólo empleado para designar a las tortugas de tierra
Turtle - Tortuga
* Sólo para tortugas acuáticas, ejemplo: The read eared slider turtle is one of the most popular pets worldwide
Fish - Pez/peces








Wild animals in general - Animales salvajes en general

Terrestrial mammals - Mamíferos terrestres
Elephant - Elefante
Lion - León
Tiger - Tigre
Wolf - Lobo
Fox - Zorro

Aquatic mammals - Mamíferos acuáticos
Whale - Ballena
Dolphin - Delfín
Seal - Foca
Walrus - Morsa

viernes, 16 de marzo de 2012

Reading Comprehension III: How To Make A Dog Happy

How To Make A Dog Happy

Happiness, as well as health and the love of your family, is one of the most importants factors to live satisfactorily. So, why not share it or introduce it to your dog?
If you have got a dog, or your planning to, you must know, a dog isn't a autoprogramable-machine who needs anything or anyone. Feed him everyday doesn't make you the best dog owner, you have to try harder than that.
Dogs are linked to humans since ancient times. Their loyalty, intelligence and unconditional love are worth admiring. But therefore, affection and care must be reciprocal. You don't understand why your dog seems to be bored all day, laying often in the ground? Because it needs you as its friend, to play, make excersice, have fun and even talk with him. That's why, in the following words you will know some steps to make your dog a physically and mentally happy animal.

1 Worry about its health
Is its nose damp and cold? Great. It is dry and warm? It means you're pet isn't well hydrated. Make sure your dog always have a recipient with clean and fresh water.
Can you see your reflection on your dog's clear eyes? Excellent. Do they look milky and foggy? Then your pet may need some vet attention.
Is your dog limping? Depending on the age, the limp goes away in a couple of days. But a good solution to advance the recovery is to give your dog a nice massage on the leg that is hurted.

2 Make excersice with him
Walk with your dog in your garden or take it for a walk in a park, run with it, make it jump. Most dogs have lots of energy that they need to use during the day otherwise they will feel anxious and bored.

3 Bring him/her for a car ride
Dogs love to discover new things, and they are delighted to take a look at the city once in a while. Especially with open windows, but be careful it takes its head outside the car too much.

4 They like toys
Find out what does your dog like to play. Normality dogs enjoy playing with balls, and in my case also my dog loves playing with plastic bottles or harmless things she can bite and throw to catch it again.

5 Pet it
Stroking the back of your dog is a symbol that you estimates it or it did something right. Something they quite love is to be petted behind the ears.




Questions

1. The text is intended to people who:

2. Wich action doesn't make you the best owner?

3.- The relation between humans and dogs is from:

4.- What is the meaning of paragraph three?

5.- The owner should worry when its pet's eyes are:

6.- Why is it good to make excersice with your dog?


7.- Dogs like to be on a car ride because:


8.- What object does a dog usually play with?


9.- The place where dogs really enjoy to be stroked is:


10. -The point of this text is to:



Yes, I am the autor of this reading comprehension, so don't act as a cad and steal it from me.





Answers

jueves, 15 de marzo de 2012

Answers: Reading Comprehension III

1. The text is intended to people who:
Have a dog or is planning to.

2. Wich action doesn't make you the best owner?
Feed my dog everyday.

3.- The relation between humans and dogs is from:
Ancient times

4.- What is the meaning of paragraph three?
To say that since long ago dogs have shown us its loyalty and affection and we have to give them those virtues back. OR
As dogs are lovable and loyal with us that must be reciprocal.

5.- The owner should worry when its pet's eyes are:
Milky and foggy

6.- Why is it good to make excersice with your dog?
Because that way/so it won't feel bored or anxious.

7.- Dogs like to be on a car ride because:
They love to discover new things.

8.- What object does a dog usually play with?
A dog plays usually with balls.

9.- The place where dogs really enjoy to be stroked is:
Behind its ears.

10.- The point of this text is to:
Inform the readers how to make its dog happy. OR
Inform what to do to make a dog happy.

lunes, 20 de febrero de 2012

The frog and the ox

"Oh father," said a little frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two."

"Tush, child, tush," said the old frog, "that was only farmer white's ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see."

So he blew himself up, and blew himself up, and blew himself up.

"Was he as big as that?" he asked.

"Oh, much bigger than that," said the young frog.

Again the old one blew himself up and asked the young one if the ox was as big as that.

"Bigger, father, bigger," was the reply.

So the frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled. And then he said, "I'm sure the ox is not as big as this." But at that moment he burst.

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

Vocabulary:
Frog: Rana
Pool: Charca
Horns: Cuernos
Tail: Cola
Hoofs: Pezuñas

Tush: Shh
Ox: Buey
Quite as: Tan
Broad: Ancho
Blew up: Infló (To blow something up)
Swelled: Increménto de tamaño (To swell)

Self-conceit: Vanidad, orgullo injustificado en sí mismo
Lead: Llevar (to lead)

The fox and the lamb

Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. "There's my supper," thought he, "if only I can find some excuse to seize it." Then he called out to the lamb, "How dare you muddle the water from which I am drinking?"

"Nay, master, nay," said lambikin; "if the water be muddy up there, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from you to me."

"Well, then," said the wolf, "why did you call me bad names this time last year?"

"That cannot be," said the lamb; "I am only six months old."

"I don't care," snarled the wolf; "if it was not you it was your father;" and with that he rushed upon the poor little lamb and ate her all up. But before she died she gasped out:

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."


Vocabulary:
Hillside: Ladera
Lamb: Oveja joven, cordero
Supper: Comida ligera o informal de la tarde
Seize: Apoderarse de, capturarlo
Muddle: Ensuciar
Nay: “No” en inglés antiguo
Muddy: Sucio
Runs down: Ven (To run down = Ir)
Snarled: Gruñó (To snarl)
Rushed: Abalanzó (To rush)
Gasped: Gritó ahogadamente (To gasp)


viernes, 17 de febrero de 2012

Expresiones numéricas / Numeric Expressions

Ordinal numbers

1st first
2nd second
3rd third
4th fourth
5th fifth
6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eighth
9th ninth
10th tenth
11th eleventh
12th twelfth
13th thirteenth
14th fourteenth
15th fifteenth
16th sixteenth
17th seventeenth
18th eighteenth
19th nineteenth
20th twetith
21st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second
30th thirtieth
40th fourtieth
50th fiftieth
60th sixtieth
70th seventieth
80th eightieth
90th ninetieth
100th hundreth
101st hundred and first
200 two hundreth
1 000th thousandth
10 000th ten thousandth
100 000th hundred thousandth
1 000 000th millionth
Cardinal Numbers

1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleben
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one
22 twenty-two
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 a/one hundred
101 a/one hundred and one
200 two hundred
1 000 a/one thousand
10 000 ten thousand
100 000 a/one hundred thousand
1 000 000 a/one million

Cómo usar lso números
En inglés los números compuestos entre 21 y 99 se escriben con un guión:
- 36 thirty-six 36th thirty-sixth
- 53 fifty-three 53rdfifty-third

• Para formar números entre 100 y 199 se utiliza la conjunción and entre las centenas y las decenas:
- 329 three hundred and twenty-nine
Aquí and se pronuncia n y el acento recae sobre el último número


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