UNIT 8. THE FUTURE

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UNIT 8. THE FUTURE
y MISCELLANEA
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Distintas fórmulas para hacer sugerencias
1. Escoge la opción correcta para cada una de estas sugerencias:
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2
3
a. Let's going out for a drink.
a. Shall we hire a bike?
a. What about to dining out?
b. Let's to go out for a drink.
b. Shall we hired a bike?
b. What about dining out?
c. Let's go out for a drink.
c. Shall we to hire a bike?
c. What about dine out?
- Observa las estructuras de las respuestas correctas:
1.c Let’s go out for a drink.
LET’S + INFINITIVO + COMPLEMENTOS
2.a Shall we hire a bike?
SHALL+SUJETO+INFINITIVO+ COMPLEMENTOS
3.b What about dining out?
WHAT ABOUT + FORMA –ING + COMPLEMENTOS
Para hacer sugerencias, podemos usar las siguientes estructuras:
SHALL WE + infinitivo (sin ‘to’) …?
¿Quieres… conmigo?
LET’S + infinitivo (sin ‘to’)…
Sugiero que…
HOW ABOUT/ WHAT ABOUT + verbo ING…?
¿Qué te parece si…?
WHY DON’T WE…? + infinitivo (sin ‘to’)…
¿Por qué no…?
Ejemplos:
a. Shall we play tennis on Saturday? - ¿Jugamos juntos al tenis el sábado?
b. Let’s play tennis on Saturday. – (Sugiero que) juguemos al tenis el sábado.
c. How about playing tennis on Saturday? - ¿(Qué te parece si) jugamos al tenis el sábado?
d. Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight? - ¿(Por qué no) vamos al cine esta noche?
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2. ¿Podrías traducir las opciones correctas?
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2.
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Going to
Esta forma verbal se forma con el auxiliar to be más going to más el infinitivo del
verbo principal.
Ejemplo:
I'm going to travel to Madrid by plane.
Going to se utiliza para hablar de aquellas acciones que tenemos pensadas hacer en un
futuro; es decir expresa una intención en el futuro.
Afirmación
Negación
Interrogación
I am going to work
I am not going to work
Am I going to work?
You are going to work
You are not going to work
Are you going to work?
He is going to work
He is not going to work
Is he going to work?
She is going to work
She is not going to work
Is she going to work?
It is going to work
It is not going to work
Is it going to work?
We are going to work
We are not going to work
Are we going to work?
You are going to work
You are not going to work
Are you going to work?
They are going to work
They are not going to work
Are they going to work?
Como puedes observar, conjugamos el verbo to be y las otras dos partes de esta
estructura (going to y el infinitivo) son invariables.
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El infinitivo de propósito
Cuando queremos expresar el propósito o la intención de una acción, en inglés
normalmente utilizamos el infinitivo del verbo que indica la acción precedido por la
partícula to.
Ejemplos: I'm going to the post office to get some stamps.
Why did you buy that dictionary? - To learn French.
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Nunca se debe usar la preposición for delante de esta estructura de infinitivo.
- La siguiente frase es incorrecta: *I'm going to phone the restaurant for to reserve a
table for tonight.
- Deberíamos decir: I'm going to phone the restaurant to reserve a table for tonight.
3. Lee el fax que Lidia ha recibido de su jefe en España.
4. Ahora responde a las siguientes preguntas acerca del texto que has leído.
Escribe las oraciones completas.
1.
How long is Lidia going to be in Barcelona?
2.
What is going to happen with Lidia’s company?
3.
What does Lidia’s boss suggest she can do when the negotiations are over?
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4.
How is Lidia going to get to Barcelona?
5.
Why does Lidia have to telephone her boss?
5. Rellena el espacio en blanco con going to y un verbo apropiado.
1.
Sheila likes children very much. She is going to be a good mother.
2.
- Why are you filling that bucket with water?
-I
3.
the car.
Italian, French and
Jean wants to be an air-hostess. She
Spanish.
4.
you
- What
this weekend?
- Nothing, just sleep and relax.
5.
Hurry up! It’s ten to six. We
6.
- How long
the train.
Harry
in Germany?
- For two months.
7.
My hair is dirty. I
it.
6. Listening ‘Lidia talks to John’. Escucha la siguiente conversación y rellena los
huecos con las palabras del cuadro.
arrangements
great
have
boss
doing
flight
airport
away
reservation
John:
Hi, Lidia. What are you (1) _____________?
Lidia:
I’m phoning the airport to make a (2) ___________. I’m going back to Barcelona.
John:
Oh, how come?
Lidia:
I received a fax from my (3) ____________. He needs me there.
John:
Are you going to be (4) ____________ for a long time?
Lidia:
Just a couple of weeks. I’m going there to help him with some (5) _____________
John:
I see. When are you going to (6) _______________?
Lidia:
As soon as possible. I’ll try to get a (7) _____________ before the weekend.
John:
Right! Shall I take you to the (8) _______________ when you leave?
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Lidia:
That would be (9) ________________! Thanks a lot, John.
7. Observa estas frases extraídas del diálogo:
- “I’m phoning the airport to make a reservation”.
(because I want to make a reservation.)
- “I’m going there to help him with some arrangements”.
(because I have to help him with some arrangements.)
- Esta estructura nos informa del propósito de una acción explicada con anterioridad.
Ahora, vuelve a escribir las frases del ejercicio anterior usando el infinitivo de
propósito.
1.
I’m learning foreign languages because I want to travel all over the world.
2.
Vince is going to the library because he needs to borrow some books.
3.
We need some bread so I’m going to the baker’s.
4.
Mandy phoned the travel agency and booked some tickets.
5.
Larry is going to save money because he wants to buy a new car.
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So y Because
- So: Significa ‘por lo tanto’, y une dos proposiciones coordinadas. La segunda
oración suele ser la consecuencia de la primera.
Ejemplo: I was very hungry so I ate my daughter’s sandwich.
(Estaba muy hambriento, por lo tanto me comí en bocadillo de mi hija.)
- Because: Significa ‘porque’, y también une dos proposiciones coordinadas. La
segunda oración suele ser la causa de la primera.
Ejemplo:
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I ate my daughter’s sandwich because I was very hungry.
(Me comí el bocadillo de mi hija porque estaba muy hambriento.)
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Hobbies and everyday activities
… read a book. (leer un libro.)
… do some exercise. (hacer ejercicio.)
… tidy my room. (ordenar mi habitación.)
… go to the cinema / theatre / gym. (ir al cine / teatro gimnasio.)
… play tennis / football / chess. (jugar al tennis / fútbol / ajedrez.)
… play piano/ guitar / flute. (tocar el piano / guitarra / flauta.)
… watch TV / a film. (ver la tele / una película.)
… wash the car. (lavar el coche.)
… walk the dog. (pasear al perro.)
… have a coffe / drink / bath (tomar un café / una copa / un baño)
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Preposiciones
For - Para / por / durante
At - En / a
Out - Fuera (‘go out’ = salir)
In - En (‘stay in’=quedarse en casa)
About - Acerca de
For - Por
To - Hacia / para
Off - Libre (‘day off’ = día libre)
On -Sobre
By - Por
y SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
8. Escribe una preposición en los huecos para completar las siguientes oraciones.
for (x2)
in
to
by
at (x2)
about
off
on
1.
We need to talk ____________ your plans for the future.
2.
What would you like ________ lunch?
3.
I don’t work on Fridays. It’s my day ________.
4.
John is going to take Lidia _______ the airport.
5.
He’s travelling ________ air.
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6.
I’m having a look _______ the newspaper.
7.
They are going to stay here ______ three days.
8.
What is _______ TV tonight?
9.
I’ll meet you _______ the station.
10. Are you going _______ or are you going to stay _______?
9. Estas oraciones son incorrectas. Corrígelas.
1.
We going to build a new extension to the hotel.
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2.
I’m going to the post-office for to buy some stamps.
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3.
He’s very dirty. He’s going to has a shower.
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4.
She’s travelling to Egypt to seeing the pyramids.
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6.
They going to study hard for the exams.
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7.
As you enjoy skiing, what about to go to the Pyrenees for the weekend?
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8.
Shall we buying Pete Madonna’s new CD for his birthday?
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y OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION
10. Une las frases de la columna A con las de la columna B. Usa so o because.
A
B
He bought a book y
y
I want to pass the exams
They went to the Caribbean y
y
celebrate their anniversary
She went to the airport y
y
she isn’t going out tonight
I’m going to study hard this weekend y
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learn German
She’s really tired y
y
it was her birthday
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I sent her a postcard y
y
collect her boyfriend
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
11. Escribe oraciones para las siguientes afirmaciones usando going to.
Ejemplo: Sally is pregnant. She’s going to have a baby.
1.
My hair is very dirty.
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2.
Kevin’s car is broken down.
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3.
Chris and Mark aren’t happily married.
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4.
I like very much the shoes I saw in the shop.
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5.
There’s no food in the fridge.
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6.
Jack is going to Paris but he is afraid of flying.
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12. Writing. Un grupo de amigos se encuentran en casa planeando la noche del
sábado. Imagina su conversación y escríbela usando las expresiones Shall we...?
Let’s..., Why don’t ...?, and How about...?.
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