MEDIO. UNIDAD 2
UNIT 2. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
y MISCELLANEA
y
Tareas y habilidades
1. Relaciona los siguientes trabajos con las tareas o habilidades que les
corresponden.
Pilots
participate in fashion shows.
A bodyguard
coordinate a group of workers.
Cowboys
fly any kind of plane.
Directors
Secretaries
can
plumb in a dishwasher.
shot at any suspicious person.
Plumbers
read and write more than one language.
A model
ride horses and gather the cattle.
A translator
type very fast.
2. A continuación, escribe las frases en su forma negativa.
1.
Pilots can not / can’t fly any kind of planes.
2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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El pasado del verbo ‘To be’ (SER/ESTAR)
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Como puedes observar en la tabla sólo hay dos formas distintas was / were.
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La negación se consigue añadiendo la partícula negativa not al verbo. La interrogación
se hace invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo.
Afirmación
Negación
Interrogación
I was
I was not (wasn't)
was I?
you were
you were not (weren't)
were you?
he/she/it was
he/she it was not (wasn't)
was he/she/it?
we were
we were not (weren't)
were we?
you were
you were not (weren't)
were you?
they were
they were not (weren't)
were they?
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y TEXT
y
Can
Este verbo pertenece al grupo de los verbos modales, que se caracterizan por un número
de rasgos específicos. Estos son:
- Todos los verbos modales son auxiliares; es decir, hacen la negación y la
interrogación por sí mismos.
- Tienen una única forma para todas las personas; la tercera persona del singular no
cambia, como ocurre en el presente simple.
- Carecen de forma de infinitivo, participio y gerundio.
- Siempre van seguidos de otro verbo en forma de infinitivo sin la partícula to.
(Ejemplo con ‘go’.)
Afirmación
I can go
you can go
he/she/it can go
we can go
you can go
they can go
Negación
I cannot (can't) go
you cannot (can't) go
he/she/it cannot (can't) go
we cannot (can't) go
you cannot (can't) go
they cannot (can't) go
Interrogación
can I go?
can you go?
can he/she/it go?
can we go?
can you go?
can they go?
- El significado de este verbo es poder y puede expresar posibilidad, permiso, capacidad o
habilidad. Ejemplos:
He can't come this evening.
Can I go to the toilet?
(2)
(1)
- posibilidad.
– permiso.
I can speak three languages.
He can eat a whole chicken.
(3)
(4)
– habilidad.
– capacidad.
3. ¿Podrías traducir los ejemplos expuestos?
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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y
Could
Ésta es la forma del pasado del verbo can. Se utiliza para hablar de nuestras
capacidades en el pasado; es decir de lo que sabíamos o podíamos, o no, hacer.
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Como puedes observar en la tabla, existe una única conjugación para todas las
personas.
Afirmación
Negación
Interrogación
I could
I could not (couldn't)
could I?
you could
you could not (couldn't)
could you?
he/she/it could
he/she/it could not (couldn't)
could he/she/it?
we could
we could not (couldn't)
could we?
you could
you could not (couldn't)
could you?
they could
they could not (couldn't)
could they?
He couldn’t come last evening.
(1)
- posibilidad.
I could speak three languages.
(2)
– habilidad.
He could eat a whole chicken.
(3)
– capacidad.
4. ¿Podrías traducir los ejemplos expuestos?
1.
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2.
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3.
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5. Listening. ‘English lesson’. Escucha a los compañeros de clase de Lidia hablar
acerca de las cosas que saben y no saben hacer.
Sarah: Good morning, everybody. OK... Yesterday’s lesson was about the verb ‘can’. Let’s
see what you can remember! Claudia, you’re from Italy, so you can speak Italian. Can you
speak any other languages?
Claudia: I can speak Italian, I can speak French, but I can’t speak English.
Sarah: Well, you can speak a little English, mmm, O.K. Let’s see... Jaan, you are an
artist. What can you do in your job?
Jaan: Well, I’m a fashion designer so I can draw, I can create original clothes and I can
take pictures of my models too!
Sarah: Thank you, Jaan. Now, Natalie, you play the piano in a pop group. Can you play
any other instruments, the drums, for example?
Christine: Well, I can’t play the drums but I can play the guitar and the violin too.
Lidia: I can play the guitar, too. Do you sing in the group, Natalie?
Christine: Heavens, certainly not! I can’t sing. I’m a very bad singer.
Sarah: Orlando, what can you explain about yourself?
Orlando: Well, I work for a very important computer company. I can design games for
children, programmes for other companies and I can compose music on the computer.
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Sarah: That’s very interesting. Thanks, Orlando. Now, can any of you explain the rules for
this verb? Dímitra?
Dímitra: No, I’m afraid I can’t.
Sarah: Akís?
Akís: Well, I can use this verb and understand its meaning, er, but I’m afraid I can’t
explain the rules.
6. Escribe algunas oraciones acerca de las habilidades de los compañeros de
clase de Lidia.
Ejemplo: Claudia can speak Italian and French, but she can’t speak English.
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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7. Te presentamos algunos anuncios de prensa con diferentes ofertas de trabajo.
Imagínate que te estás buscando trabajo. Decide cuál te interesa más y explica
las razones.
I think I would be suitable for job number _______________________________________
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8. Rellena los huecos con la forma correcta de los verbos To be (am, is, are, was,
were) y Can (can, could), ya sea en afirmativa, interrogativa o negativa:
1. _________ you swim when you ________ six years old?
2. (on the phone) I _______ sorry, Jim _______ here at the moment; he ______ at work now,
but you _______ phone him home after 6 p.m.
3. Where _______ you yesterday afternoon?
- I _______ out for lunch with a friend.
4. Excuse me, ______ you tell me the time? It ______ a quarter past three.
5. Peter and I ______ in the library on Saturday but we ______ study because it ______ very
hot.
y VOCABULARY
y
Vocabulario relacionado con el trabajo
Empresario
Employer
Empleado
Employee
Trabajador, productor, obrero
Worker
Aprendiz
Trainee, apprentice
Personal
Staff
Agencia de colocaciones
Employment Bureau, agency
Trabajo
Work
Empleo, puesto de trabajo
Employment, job
Oficio
Trade; Craft
Colocación
Situation, post
Profesión
Profesión, occupation
Empleo de media jornada
Part-time employment, part-time job
Accidente de trabajo
Industrial accident
Contrato
Work contract
Huelga
Strike
Sueldo, salario
Salary, pay, wage
Jornal
Daily wages
Parado
Unemployed person
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Jobs
Meanings
Paro; Desempleo ; Desocupación
Unemployment
Salario mínimo
Minimum Wage
Contratar
To employ
Despedir
To dismiss, to fire
Solicitar un empleo
To apply for a job
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Electrician
Electricista
Engineer
Ingeniero
Farmer
Granjero
Fisherman
Pescador
Fishmonger
Pescadero
Hairdresser
Peluquero
Head teacher
Director de colegio
Jeweller
Joyero
Journalist
Periodista
Judge
Juez
Lawyer
Abogado
Manager
Director
Miner
Minero
Musician
Músico
Nurse
Enfermera
Painter
Pintor
Photographer
Fotógrafo
Pilot
Piloto
Plumber
Fontanero
Police officer, policeman
Oficial de policía, policía
Politician
Político
Receptionist
Recepcionista
Sailor
Navegante
Salesman/ Saleswoman /
Salesperson
Vendedor/a, representante
Secretary
Secretaria
Singer
Cantante
Surgeon
Cirujano
Teacher
Profesor, maestro
Travel agent
Agente de viajes
Waiter / waitress
Camarero/a
Writer
Escritor
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Preposiciones de tiempo
PREPOSICIÓN
USO
- Horas del día
at 7 o’clock, at noon
at midnight...
at
on
in
from - to / until / for
at
at
at
at
at
En las expresiones:
the moment
the weekend
night
Easter
Christmas...
on
on
on
Días y fechas
Monday
6 June 1999
Christmas Day
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
Meses, años, estaciones, y siglos
November
(the) summer
1955
the 20th century,
En las expresiones
the morning
the afternoon
the evening.
Periodos de tiempo
I work from 8 in the morning to 7 in the evening.
He isn’t free until this afternoon.
She studies for three hours every day
y SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
9. Escribe preguntas para las siguientes respuestas.
1.
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Yes, I can cook all type of pasta dishes and pizza.
2.
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I think they weren’t at the party last Saturday.
3.
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In fact, I wasn’t on holidays last year because I was ill in hospital.
4.
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No, I couldn’t draw very well then but after some classes I am quite good.
5.
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I’m sorry, I can’t speak English.
6.
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Your workbook? It was under your bed!
10. ¿Qué pueden y qué no pueden hacer los siguientes animales? Escribe
oraciones completas, usando la información adicional. Usa un diccionario si lo
necesitas.
Example:
Polar bears can fish with their paws.
1.
Snakes / walk
2.
Cheetahs / run
3.
Elephants / remember
4.
Kangaroos / jump
5.
Penguins / fly
6.
Cats / see / dark
7.
Bats / see
11. Hay errores en cada una de las frases siguientes. Corrígelos.
1.
He cans play the guitar and the flute.
2.
We don’t be at home in the mornings.
3.
They live near of the beach.
4. She don’t like reading very much.
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5. When I was eight years old I can swim.
6. Was you good at mathematics at school?
7. My sister not studies at university.
8. I don’t have some coffee for breakfast.
9. Do you can cook ‘paella’?
10. I don’t work for the mornings, I work in the afternoons.
12. Une los verbos de la columna A con los complementos de la columna B. Por
ejemplo: Take photographs.
A
B
take y
y baseball
do y
y jogging
make y
y a bath
y photographs
play y
do y
y the beds
have y
y exercise
y breakfast
go y
catch y
y the train
take y
y the ironing
go y
y the bus
have y
y shopping
y OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION
13. Responde a las siguientes preguntas:
1.
Where were you yesterday morning?
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2.
Could you read at the age of six?
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3.
How many languages can you speak?
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4.
What day was it yesterday?
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5.
When was your mother born?
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7.
How do you travel to work?
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14. Escribe una breve redacción comparando cómo eres ahora y cómo eras hace
algunos años. Usa los verbos ‘To be’ y ‘Can’ en las formas de presente y de
pasado.
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