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MATERIAL SEMANAL
1. UNIT 2
Actividades:
1.1. Describir tu casa con there is and there are.
1. When we say that something exists, we normally begin the sentence with there +be
and put the subject after be.
There is a bank in West Street. (We do not normally say: A bank is in West Street
We use this structure with “indefinite” subjects (eg a man, some letters anybody).
There’s a man at the door.
There are some letters for you.
“Is there anybody at home? “No, there isn’t”
2. We can use this structure with different forms of be. For example :
Note that if the subject is plural, be takes a plural form also. Compare.
There’s a man at the door . There are some men at the door.
3.Compare there is /are and it is/they are:
We use there +be to say that something exists; we use a personal pronoun eg it,
they+be (or another verb) to give more details.
Complete the sentences using there and the verb forms in the box.
Describing people
Appearance
You use look like to describe people’s appearance.
What does she look like? She’s tall and she’s got fair hair.
She looks like a banker.
Who does he look like? He looks like his father.
Character
You use be like to describe people’s character.
What’s he like? He’s nice
Who’s he like? He’s like his father.
She’s quite nice. He’s about twenty She’s about one meter sixty.
He’s very tall. He’s in his mid-twenties. She’s in her mid-thirties.
He’s really handsome. She’s about thirty, with dark hair.
Careful
Hard-working
Responsible cheerful
Aggressive
Sensible
Sensitive, touchy
Moody
Shy
Boring
Generous
Loyal
Gentle
Polite
Intelligent
smart
Hay pues, una divergencia fundamental entre la limitada demanday la oferta creciente.
Marx escribe certeramente: "El mercado se amplía menos pronto que la producción, es
decir, en el ciclo o más bien la espiral que el capital describe durante su reproducción,
llega un momento en que el mercado parece demasiado estrecho para la producción. Es
lo que se produce al fin del ciclo. Pero ello significa que el mercado está saturado.