UNIT 5. SHOPPING

MEDIO. UNIDAD 5
UNIT 5. SHOPPING
y MISCELLANEA
y
Verbos asociados a la vestimenta
1. ¿Sabes cuál es la diferencia entre ‘match’, ‘suit’ y ‘fit’? Subraya el verbo
correcto en cada frase:
1. This skirt doesn't fit / suit / match me. It's too big.
2. What a lovely blue blouse! It will suit / match / fit wonderfully my velvet jacket.
3. Red doesn't usually match / suit / fit people with ginger hair.
- A continuación, te presentamos las definiciones para cada uno de estos verbos.
1. FIT: Be the right measure, shape and size for.
2. SUIT: Look well, be appropriate for.
3. MATCH: Corresponding to or equal to (in quality, colour, design, etc).
2. Imagina que quieres comprar unos pantalones. ¿Cómo los pedirás? Escoge la
opción que creas correcta:
1. I'd like a trousers.
___
2. I'd like some trousers.
___
3. I'd like a pair of trousers.
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- Observa la diferencia entre ‘a pair’ y ‘a couple’.
1. COUPLE: Two things of the same kind to be used together.
2. COUPLE: Two persons or things seen together or associated.
3. PAIR: Single article with two parts always joined.
3. Finalmente, ¿podrías relacionar los siguientes verbos con su significado?
Busca en un diccionario las palabras que no conozcas.
Carry •
Get dressed •
Put on •
Take off •
• Vestir, llevar puesto
• Quitarse
• Probarse
• Llevar
Try on •
• Vestirse
Wear •
• Ponerse
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y
Los pronombres posesivos
- Estos pronombres pueden sustituir a un adjetivo posesivo + un sustantivo:
Ejemplo: My computer doesn't work. Can I use yours?
(yours = your computer)
- Un ‘saxon genitive’ = ’s + un sustantivo:
Ejemplo: Is this Mary's phone number? No, hers is 245 98 77.
(hers = Mary's number)
A menudo, los pronombres posesivos se suelen confundir con los adjetivos posesivos.
Para no cometer este error, hay que tener en cuenta que los adjetivos posesivos siempre
acompañan a un nombre mientras que los pronombres posesivos lo sustituyen.
Ejemplo: My room is more comfortable than your room, but yours is
more modern than mine.
Pronombres posesivos
Adjetivos posesivos
Mine
My
Yours
Your
His
His
Hers
Her
Its
Its
Ours
Our
Yours
Your
Theirs
Their
y TEXT
y
Presente continuo
Este tiempo verbal se forma con el auxiliar to be en presente (am / is / are) más el
verbo principal en forma de gerundio.
SUJETO + TO BE + VERBO PRINCIPAL (-ING) + COMPLEMENTOS
Present Continuous Tense
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I am(I'm)working
I am (I'm) not working
am I working?
You are (you're)working
You are not (aren't) working
are you working?
He is (he's)working
He is not (isn't) working
is he working?
She is (she's)working
She is not (isn't) working
is she working?
It is (it's ) working
It is not (isn't) working
is it working?
We are (we're) working
We are not (aren't) working
are we working?
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You are (you're)working
You are not (aren't) working
are you working?
They are (they're) working
They are not (aren't) working
are they working?
El gerundio se logra añadiendo la terminación -ing al infinitivo del verbo.
singÎsinging
speakÎspeaking
doÎdoing
- La ortografía de algunos verbos puede verse afectada al añadir esta terminación:
a.
Los verbos acabados en -e eliminan dicha vocal.
takeÎtaking
b.
hideÎhiding
closeÎclosing
Los monosílabos con (consonante) + consonante + vocal + consonante
doblan ésta última:
swimÎswimming
c.
putÎputting
runÎrunning
Los verbos die y lie tienen los siguientes gerundios:
dieÎdying
lieÎlying
- Utilizaremos este tiempo verbal para hablar de:
a.
Acciones que ocurren en el momento de hablar.
A: Where are you Mike?
B: In the kitchen. I'm preparing some tea.
b.
Acciones esporádicas o temporales que rompen con lo que es habitual:
‘I usually travel to work by car but these days I'm travelling to work by bus because my
car is broken down.’
c.
Hay algunos verbos que normalmente no se utilizan en ‘present
continuous’ y, por lo tanto, se conjugan en el ‘present simple’. Algunos
de estos verbos son: (* = incorrecto)
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See: *I am seeing my daughter laughing.
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Believe: *She is not believing she is with Pierce Brosnan.
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Like: * I am not liking this movie.
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Hate: *He is hating fried eggs.
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Know: *They are knowing what is happening.
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Want: *I am not wanting all these presents for my birthday.
- Acompañando
expresiones:
al
‘Present
continuous’,
podemos
encontrar
las
siguientes
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Now: ‘I am typing some letters on the computer now.’
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At the moment: ‘She is studying at the moment because she has no work.’
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These days: ‘They are working on the garden these days. The weather is nice.’
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Today: ‘Some people are having a bath on the beach today.’
4. Lee el siguiente diálogo. Sarah está en el hall del hotel y Dímitra se
encuentra con ella.
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Dímitra: Hi, Sarah. What are you doing here?
Sarah: Oh, I’m just relaxing a bit before my next class. How’s Ákis?
Dímitra: He’s very busy at the moment. He’s preparing a wedding banquet
for this evening.
Sarah: Really? Aren’t you helping him?
Dímitra: No, I’m not. He prefers to be alone in the kitchen. Tell me... what
are you reading?
Sarah: Oh, it’s only a fashion magazine. Have a look! Are you interested in
fashion, Dímitra?
Dímitra: Well, not much. What beautiful photos! Who are the couple in
those pictures? They are both really good-looking. And look at those
beautiful clothes they are wearing!
Sarah: Don’t you know them? They are the most famous couple of the
moment. Everybody is talking about them these days, especially because
they got married last week. Both of them are top models here in Britain.
5. Comprehension check. Lee de nuevo el diálogo y responde a las siguientes
preguntas.
1.
Where are Dímitra and Sarah?
Dímitra and Sarah are in the hotel lounge.
2.
What is Sarah doing?
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _______ _______ __
3.
Why is Ákis very busy?
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________
4.
What is Sarah reading?
_________ _________ _________ _________ _______ _________ ________ _
5.
Is Dímitra interested in fashion?
_________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _______ __
6.
Who is the couple in the magazine article?
_________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _______ __
7.
What happened to them last week?
_________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ ______ ___
6. Lee las siguientes oraciones y tradúcelas.
1.
What are you doing?
2.
I’m just relaxing a bit.
3.
He’s preparing a wedding banquet.
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4.
Aren’t you helping him?
5.
What are you reading?
6.
Everybody is talking about them these days.
7. Writing. Ordena las oraciones de forma que completen correctamente un
diálogo entre un cliente que desea comprar un suéter y el vendedor. Después
podrás oír la conversación para que compruebes tu respuesta.
1. Of course. If you follow me, I’ll show you to the changing room.
2. Good afternoon. Can I help you, sir?
3. Thank you very much. Good bye, sir.
4. Mmm, I think it’s size 15.
5. That’ll be £25.99.
6. Mmm, well, red doesn’t really suit me. I think I’ll take the blue one. How much is it?
7. Good afternoon.
8. Mmm, can I try them on?
9. Yes, I’m looking for a sweater.
10. Oh, let me see, size 15? You’ve got this blue sweater and then there’s this red one.
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11. What size?
12. Here you are.
13. Goodbye.
8. Listening. “Shopping”. Ahora escucha el diálogo y comprueba si lo has hecho
correctamente.
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y VOCABULARY
y
Clothes and complements
Belt
cinturón
Blouse
blusa
Boots
botas
Bra
sujetador
Coat
abrigo
Dress
vestido
Corduroy
pana
Gloves
guantes
Cotton
algodón
Jacket
chaqueta
Leather
cuero
Jeans
tejanos
Silk
seda
Pants
calzoncillos
Velvet
terciopelo
Scarf
bufanda
Wool
Lana
Shirt
camisa
(Adj.)Synthetic
Sintético
Shoes
zapatos
Skirt
falda
Socks
calcetines
Suit
traje
T-shirt
camiseta (no interior)
Tie
corbata
Tights
medias
Tracksuit
chándal
Trainers
zapatillas deportivas
Trousers
pantalones
Tejidos - Fabrics
y SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
9. ¿Present Simple o Present Continuous? Escribe los verbos entre paréntesis en
la forma correcta.
1. What _________ your father _________ ? He’s an engineer.(do)
2. The Spencers _________ _ in New York but they _________ ___ a few days in Jamaica. (live
/ spend)
3. Why ________ you _________
now that I _________ __ a film? Why _______
you_________ _ in the shower like everybody else? (sing / watch / not sing)
4. What ________ you ________ , Emma?
I_________ in the kitchen. I_________ __ dinner. (do / be / cook)
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5. She _________ ________ a coat because it is not cold today. (not wear)
6. _________ you usually ________ to work? No, I don’t. But there’s a bus drivers’ strike today
and that’s why I_________ ___to work by car. (drive / go).
10. Hay un error en cada una de las siguientes oraciones. Corrígelos.
1.
Where do you going?
2.
This is not your dictionary! The yours is under that desk.
3.
I’m work as a shop assistant.
4.
At the moment Cris travels all over the world.
5.
Why you wearing those horrible yellow glasses?
6.
Me sister is studying English in the USA.
7.
The Kents have got three children. Theirs children are triplets.
11. Inserta am, is, are, do, does, don’t, o doesn’t según corresponda.
1.
Mandy _________ a vegetarian. She ________ eat meat.
2.
Why ________ you putting on your coat?
I________ going out with some friends . ______ you want to come with us?
3.
Why ________ you shouting? You _________ _ waking everybody up.
4.
Cuckoos _________ build nests. They occupy other birds’ nests.
5.
How long ________ it take to get to Leeds?
6.
Where _______ you going on holiday this year?
We ________ travelling around Europe.
7.
How much _______ it cost to send a letter to Brazil?
12. Ordena las palabras para construir oraciones correctas.
1.
playing we what are this tennis time afternoon
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________?
2.
these up days prices going are continuously
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
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3.
because not going he home feeling is is well he
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
4.
when stay are in you where you Paris do usually
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________?
5.
a parents on coast new buying are my house the
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
y OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION
13. Completa cada una de las oraciones usando un verbo en presente continuo.
1.
Take an umbrella if
2.
I
3.
I’ve got exams next week. That’s why
.
because it’s her birthday today!
.
4.
because it’s very cold outside.
5.
I want to lose some weight.
6.
because I’m very hungry!
14. Writing. Escribe una redacción sobre alguno de estos temas. (100 palabras)
a)
Describe a person you admire.
b)
You go to shop to buy a pair of trousers. Write the dialogue.
c)
Describe a street scene (e.g. your local food market). Use the Present Continuous.
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