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 index
Febrero 2007
THE VAUGHAN REVIEW
is published monthly and is a Vaughan Systems
publication. All rights reserved.

Publisher:
Richard Vaughan

Editor in chief: Editorial: (A land of surprise) 03

Richard Brown

Co-Editor in chief:
David Waddell
Los Vzquez (... in Norway) 05
Art Editor:
Rubn Palomero Say vs Tell (i) 06-07

Cloverdales Characters (Ins Garca) 09

English Edition:
Greg Stanford

Spanish Edition:
Lidia Estn Say vs Tell (ii) 10-11
Design Team
Juan Ignacio Fernndez Pen Adjectives (colours with -eyed) 12
Annie Casasus

Illustrator
Ivan Morgan
Creepy Corner (the things...) 13

Business Letter 25 14
Contributing Editor:
Cloverdale

Negotiation (List 6) 16
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mats and approaches to improving your English. It is
Phrasal Verbs (Tell apart - Tell off ) 18-19
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Vaughan
Translation (List 13 y 14) 30-31
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A land of surprises
I
dont know if it has anything to do (tiene
que ver con) with the low lying mists that
sometimes enshroud (cubren) its rugged
(fragoso) landscape or with any of the
mythical creatures that lie beneath its icy
waters, but Scotland is certainly a land of
mystery and deception (engao). Its total
surface area is half that of its southerly
neighbour, England and yet (sin embargo) it
boasts (tiene) three times the length of
coastline. It has around 790 islands but is not
entirely surrounded by water. Always
considered the underdog (el debil) in the
perennial warring with the English from the
Middle Ages onward (en adelante), we too
easily forget that the area of modern-day
Scotland was one of the few places in Europe
not conquered by the Romans owing to
(debido a) the ferocity of its warriors.
Similarly, considering the total population of
the country is just over five million people,
its uncanny (extrao) how one always seems
to come across (encontrar) a Scot, no matter
editorial
Scotland
where you are in the world.
Another deceptive myth is that of the
infamous Scottish accent. Many people are
under the misconception that the Scots are
notoriously difficult to understand and yet
Scotland houses (albergar) more call centres
than any other country in Europe.The Scots
are favoured precisely because of the clarity
of their enunciation. In fact 60,000 of them
work in this growing industry.
With this edition of the Vaughan Review, you
will have the opportunity to listen to several
different and beautiful Scottish accents and
will be able to draw (sacar) your own
conclusions as to whether or not they are
difficult to understand. To access the audio
version you simply need to go to our website
at www.vaughanreview.com and enter the
following code in the box where it says clave
de acceso: 846english846. I advise you not to
jump to conclusions. Of course it takes a
little time to get used to a different accent,
but if you persevere Im sure youll agree
with me in thinking that the Scots have one
of the most delightful, lilting (mecedor)
accents in the English-speaking world.
Perhaps its a bit like whisky. I remember
loathing (odiar) the stuff as a young adult. It
all tasted like bleach (leja) to me. That was
until a good Scottish friend of mine
introduced me to single malts, talking me
through the complexities of each whisky we
tried together. It seemed like a closed world
was suddenly open to me just as you will find
if you repeatedly listen to the audio version
of the magazine.The first few times you may
understand nothing. But gradually, you will
start to discern words, then expressions and
finally whole sentences. You dont get into
whisky overnight. And you dont understand
a language overnight either. Both require
time, patience and perseverance. But both
are well worth the effort.
Richard Brown 3
 Los Vzquez
Its a family to be reckoned with!

by Ivan Morgan & Rubn Palomero

...in Norway
Lured by the delicious salmon from the area, Oslo is one of the few, if not the only, places in the
the Vquezs decide to visit Norway. world where you can eat Reindeer. But, what
do you think you
are doing?

Rodrigo, The father of

the family, loyal to his
character decides not
to wear the appropri-
ate clothes for the low
temperatures.

Not surprisingly he starts to feel sick and has to

go to the pharmacy.

I feel consti-
pated. Can you
give me some-
thing for it?

Atencin!!! Os presentamos un False Friend muy peligroso to be constipated. Aunque nos lleve a engao significa estreido.Ya
habis visto lo que a Rodrigo le ha pasado este mes por no tenerlo claro. Si quieres decir que ests constipado debes decir to have a
cold o a chill y si bien quieres matizar que has cogido un resfriado puedes usar to catch a cold o a chill.
Practica ambos verbos y ten siempre muy clara la diferencia entre ellos. Dont catch a cold this month. It is going to be very cold. 5
 Say vs Tell
decir
Uno de las ms comunes enfermedades lingsticas que padecen los espaoles a la
hora de hablar ingls es distinguir entre cuando usar el verbo to tell y cuando el
verbo to say. Es muy fcil. Cuando hay un objeto indirecto (la persona a quien dices
algo) empleamos to tell y cuando no, el verbo to say. Vemoslo:

t
direc
l dijo que era buena idea. He said it was a good idea. No in ct
obje
Y
= SA
l me dijo que era buena idea. He told me it was a good idea.

Ella dijo que vendra. She said she would come.

ct
Indire
t
Ella me dijo que vendra. objec She told me she would come.
LL
= TE

Dijeron que me diran en cuanto supieran algo. They said they would tell me as soon as they knew.

Ahora introducimos otros objetos personales (us, them, her, him etc.)
Observars que la regla no vara por eso. Empleamos un objeto indirecto?
S, as que el verbo es tell. No lo empleamos? No, as que el verbo es say.

ct
Les dijimos que no funcionara. We told them it wouldnt work. Indire
t
objec
LL
= TE
Dijimos que no funcionara. We said it wouldnt work.

Nos dijeron que habra una tormenta. They told us there would be a storm.
t
direc
No in ct
Dijeron que habra una tormenta. obje They said there would be a storm.
Y
= SA

Dije que se lo dira cuando me enterara del motivo. I said I would tell her when I found out the reason.
6
 Say
decir
Como ves, es muy fcil, pero una cosa es entender la regla y otra muy distinta es saber
elegir correctamente en el contexto de una conversacin real. No digo ms. Pongamos
manos a la obra. Recuerda que cuando no especificamos a quin decimos algo, el
verbo que hay que utilizar es to say.

Digo que es una buena idea. I say (that) its a good idea.

l dijo que se apuntara al curso. He said (that) he would sign up for the course.

Dijeron que se lo pensaran. They said (that) they would think about it.

Dijimos que pensbamos que era una idea maravillosa. We said (that) we thought it was a wonderful idea.

Dijeron que haran un esfuerzo. They said (that) they would make an effort.

Habrs visto que puse la palabra that entre parntesis debido a que no es obligatorio usarla.
Abajo veremos otros ejemplos donde no se puede emplear that.
No olvides que el pasado de este verbo se pronuncia sed (con una d fuerte) y no said.

Dije lo que pensaba. I said what I thought.

Ella dijo lo que sera el coste real. She said what the cost would be in real terms.

Dijeron cules eran las perspectivas. They said what the prospects were.

Dijimos todo lo que tenamos que decir. We said everything we had to say.

Slo dijiste lo que tenas en la cabeza. You only said what was on your mind.
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 Cloverdales CHARACTERS

Ins Garca
Ins Garca is back in Seville today, working at
her fathers law firm. However, her mind is still
on Paris, where she just spent four days with
Franois Monet. She had been to Paris once
before, but that was when she was a little girl.
She only remembered the Eiffel Tower and
Notre Dame from that visit. This time,
however, Franois took her to all the popular
sights and to several charming and secret
places.

The highlight of her visit was simply the hour

she spent in a rowboat with Franois in the
Boulogne Forest just outside of Paris. It was a
lovely day and they had a lovely time. Before
she left for Seville on Sunday, Franois told her
that he was falling in love. She didnt say
anything because she didnt want him to know
that she was absolutely crazy about him. On
the flight back, she made the decision to break
up with her boyfriend in Seville.

She decided that she would tell him

everything. It would be hard for him but it was
the best thing to do. They had been together
for four years, and for Ins, the relationship
had been fun but not passionate. She had
never met anyone like Franois, and she was
experiencing a feeling she had never known
before. She was convinced that she had finally
met Mr. Right.

1. Where is Ins today? 9. Where did Franois take her? her boyfriend in Seville?
2. Is this her first day back in Seville or was 10. What was the highlight of her visit? 19. Where did she make this decision?
she there during the weekend? 11. Where is the Boulogne Forest? 20. What did she decide she would tell him?
3. Where was she during the weekend? 12. How was the weather that day? 21. How did she think he would react?
4. How many days was she there? 13. What kind of time did they have together? 22. How long had they been together?
5. Who did she spend the four days with? 14. What day did she return to Seville? 23. Describe how Ins considered their
6. How many times had she been to Paris 15. What did Franois tell her before she left? relationship?
before? 16. What did she say to him? 24. Had she ever met anyone like Franois?
7. When did she go there? 17. What didnt she want him to know yet? 25. What kind of feeling was she experiencing?
8. What things did she remember from that visit? 18. What decision did she make concerning 26. What was she convinced of? 9
 Tell
decir
Espero que no me acuses de pesadez vamos a machacar el verbo to tell. Un riesgo que
no estoy dispuesto a correr, despus de haber estudiado esta revista con la suficiente
atencin, es que no seas capaz de usar correctamente los verbos to say y to tell.
Recuerda esto: cuando mencionamos la persona a quien decimos una cosa
empleamos el verbo to tell.

Ella me dijo qu hacer. She told me what to do.

Me dijeron cmo funcionaba. They told me how it worked.

Ella les dijo qu hora era. She told them what time it was.

Nos dijeron cuando la obra de teatro empezaba. They told us when the play started.

l les dijo qu se esperaba de ellos. He told them what was expected of them.

Cuando yo te digo I will go, en cuanto cuente lo que te dije will se convierte en would.
En espaol se hace lo mismo:ir se convierte en ira.
A continuacin propongo unos ejemplos.

Ir. I will go.

Ella me dijo que ira. She told me (that) she would go.

Veremos lo que podemos hacer. We will see what we can do.

Nos dijeron que veran lo que podran hacer. They told us (that) they would see what they could do.

No podris venir. You wont be able to come.

Nos dijeron que no podramos ir. They told us (that) we wouldnt be able to go.

No te gustar la nueva situacin. You wont like the new situation.

Le dije que no le gustara la nueva situacin. I told him (that) he wouldnt like the new situation.

No entendern ni una sola palabra. They wont understand a word.

l me dijo que no entenderan ni una sola palabra. He told me (that) they wouldnt understand a word.
10
 Expresiones con say y tell
decir
Aunque en el uso normal est claro qu verbo hay que elegir, existen ciertas expresiones con ambos
verbos que convienen memorizar para no equivocarse ya que no siguen las reglas.
Empecemos con tell.

l siempre est mintiendo. Hes always telling lies.

Me encantara que me dijera la verdad. I wish he would tell me the truth.

No s averiguar lo que quiere decir. I cant tell what he means.

Te cuento un chiste? Can I tell you a joke?

Te voy a desvelar un secreto. Im going to tell you a secret.

Curiosamente la forma ms natural para despedirnos de alguien es to say goodbye

mientras to say hello es saludar.

Te lo puedes imaginar? Ni siquiera me salud! Can you believe it? He didnt even say hello to me!

Vamos a despedirnos de los tos! Lets say goodbye to your Uncle and Aunt!

No me digas! You dont say!

Me apetece decir lo que tengo en la cabeza. I feel like saying whats on my mind.

Has rezado? Have you said your prayers?

11
 Adjectives
WITH -EYED
Como suele decirse, los ojos son el espejo del alma. Ojo!
En ingls tenemos muchos adjetivos para describir miradas y expresiones faciales.
Abajo hay unos ejemplos.

Con ojos redondos The kitten looked at us all beady-eyed.

Beady-eyed y brilliantes El gatito nos mir con ojos redondos y brillantes.
Bidi-aid

Con cara de He arrived this morning looking all bleary-eyed.

Bleary-eyed sueo
Bliri-aid
Lleg esta maana con cara de sueo.

The next day he arrived looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Bright-eyed De ojos vivos
El da despus lleg lleno de vida y energa.
Brait-aid

Con la mirada He watched the incident with glassy-eyed indifference.

Glassy-eyed vidriosa Miraba el suceso con total frialdad.
Glasi-aid

If you stare at the picture for too long, youll go cross-eyed.

Cross-eyed Bizco
Si miras a este cuadro demasiado te volvers bizco.
Cros-aid

You need to be eagle-eyed to spot it.

Eagle-eyed Con ojos de lince
Necesitas tener ojos de lince para divisarlo.
iguel-aid

He just stood there, goggle-eyed.

Goggle-eyed De ojos saltones
Simplemente se qued all con los ojos saltones.
Goguel-aid

Horatio Nelson was a famous one-eyed admiral.

One-eyed Tuerto
Horatio Nelson era un famoso almirante tuerto.
Uan-aid

When he mentions her name he goes starry-eyed.

Starry-eyed Iluso/soador
Cuando menciona su nombre se queda arrobado.
Stari-aid

The child looked up at me wide-eyed.

Wide-eyed Inocente/ingenuo
El nio me mir con cara inocente.
Uaid-aid
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 Creepy Corner La pgina de lo
s

errores
El Terrible...the things...
m s
comunes y ms
horribles

Cuando la palabra cosas en plural significa asuntos o la situacin

normalmente estamos hablando en general.

Por lo tanto, en ingls no empleamos el articulo the.

Es fcil de olvidar y horroroso de escuchar cuando cometes este error.

Las cosas van bien. The things are going well.

Las cosas cambiarn algun da. The things will change someday.

Tal como van las cosas, tendrmos que vender. The way the things are going, well have to sell.

Qu tal andan las cosas en el trabajo? How are the things at work?

Si las cosas no mejoran, me marcho. If the things dont get better, Im leaving.

Las cosas no van bien? Arent the things going well?

Las cosas cambiarn algun da? Will the things change someday?

Las cosas andan bien en el trabajo, no? The things are going well at work, arent they?

Tal como estn las cosas, no voy a vender. As the things stand, Im not going to sell.

Qu hars si las cosas no mejoran? What will you do if the things dont improve? 13
 Business Letter 25
Estimado Geoff, Dear Geoff,

Te escribo para darte las gracias a ti y a tu equipo por un maravi- Im writing to thank you and your team for a wonderful three-
lloso brainstorming de tres das. Realmente es fantstico que los day brainstorming session. It really is great for the Spanish and
equipos de I & D espaoles y britnicos puedan relacionarse y British R & D teams to be able to get together and get to know
conocerse en un ambiente ms informal. each other in a more relaxed atmosphere.

Estoy seguro de que estars de acuerdo conmigo que todas las Im sure you would agree with me that all of the sessions were very
sesiones fueron muy productivas, pero desde aqu, estamos particu- productive, but over here we are particularly excited about the
larmente ilusionados con el potencial que tiene la idea del bimotor potential the idea for the lower cost, energy-saving twin-engine
de menor coste que ahorra energa. model has.

Ya estamos investigando unos materiales ms ligeros y esperamos We are already looking into lighter materials and hope to have a
tener un prototipo listo para principios de junio. prototype ready by early June.

Espero me mantengas informado sobre todos los I trust you will keep me up to date on the progress you make.
avances realizados.

a t raducir
t
Un fuerte abrazo, Inten ta y luego a All the best,
la car arla con l
r
comp uestra
n

to thank you No olvides que la preposicin que usamos con este verbo es for.To give thanks suena pretencioso.

No lleva s ya que funciona como adjetivo que describe a brainstorming session. session of three days
three-day
huele a Spanglish. Lo siento.

brainstorming Aunque brainstorming existe en espaol, en ingls la palabra slo puede ser adjetivo y requiere un sustantivo. Se usa
session mucho el verbo to brainstorm on something.

R&D Investigacin y Desarrollo en castellano. Research and Development en ingls.

to get to know Conocer a alguien es to know somebody pero cuando nos referimos al proceso de llegar a conocer a alguien o a
each other una ciudad empleamos este verbo.

Siempre va sujeto luego verbo en ingles. Piensa que toda la informacin adicional que describe el sujeto tambin
has
tiene que preceder al verbo.

Mejor que investigating que nos hace pensar en detectives y no en cientficos o ingenieros como en el contexto
looking into
de la carta.

All the best Una forma muy calurosa pero no informal para despedirnos de un compaero.
14
 Negotiation 1 LIST 6
Ponte a prueba.Tapa la columna derecha con un papel
y traduce al ingls las frases en espaol.
Material
especfico
para Irs ganando en vocabulario y fluidez, a la vez que
aumentes el nmero de repeticiones.
profesionales

1. Muchas gracias por quedar conmigo, Seorita Adams. Thank you for meeting up with me, Ms. Adams.

2. Usted es un buen cliente nuestro, Seor Garca. You are a good client of ours, Mr. Garca.

3. Cmo le ha ido el vuelo? How was your flight?

4. Ah muy bien, gracias. Se me ha pasado volando. Oh great, thanks. It went by in no time.

5. S. Cojo ese vuelo a menudo desde Heathrow. Yes. I often take that flight from Heathrow.

6. Se enter de la huelga? Fue una pesadilla. Did you hear about the strike? It was a nightmare.

7. Tuvo la mala suerte de estar all? Were you unlucky enough to be there?

8. S.Tuve que pasar otra noche en Londres. Yes. I had to stay another night in London.

9. Vamos a ver Seor Garca. Cmo le puedo ayudar? Lets see Mr. Garca, what can I do for you?

10. Quera hablar del presupuesto para el pedido. I wanted to talk about the order estimate.

11. Nos gustara un precio final ms bajo. We would like a lower final price.

12. Entiendo que le puede parecer caro. I understand it might appear expensive to you.

13. Le aseguro que es un producto de la mayor calidad. I promise you its a product of the highest quality.

14. Y tenemos 25 aos de experiencia en el sector. And we have 25 years of experience in the industry.

15. Nuestros resultados nos avalan. Our results speak for themselves.

16. Es que necesitamos recortar gastos ahora. Its because we need to cut back on costs now.

17. A cambio, le puedo garantizar pedidos futuros. In exchange, I can guarantee you future orders.

18. As que s. Aceptar un margen menor. So yes. Ill accept a lower margin.

19. Estupendo! Terrific!

16 20. Le mandar el pedido por fax ahora mismo. Ill fax the order to you right now.
 Expressions with

Keep an eye out for the new product.

Permanece atento al nuevo producto.

EYE Can you keep an eye on the baby for half an hour?

Puedes vigilar al beb durante media hora?

We need to come up with an eye-catching ad campaign.

Necesitamos crear una campaa publicitaria llamativa.

Bacteria are not visible to the naked eye.

Las bacterias no se pueden ver a simple vista.

I cant believe my eyes!

No doy crdito a lo que veo!

We dont see eye to eye.

Nuestra opinin no coincide.

Im up to my eyes in work.

Estoy hasta arriba de trabajo.

Our MP has been in the public eye a lot lately.

ltimamente, se ha hablado mucho de nuestro parlamentario.

She was crying her eyes out when I saw her.

Estaba llorando a mares cuando la v.

Ive turned a blind eye to his behaviour.

He hecho la vista gorda ante su comportamiento. 17

 PHRASAL
No te estreses...
...aprendiendo mil Phrasal Verbs, para luego no acordarte de ninguno. Nosotros te lo ponemos fcil.

VERB
Cada mes, te presentaremos 2 verbos compuestos y juntos conseguiremos que los aprendas y
que formen parte de tu ingls activo.

It was im
pos
tell them sible to
e apart
can you tell th
How art?
twins ap
Fue impo
sible distin
guirlos.
nguir
mo p uedes disti
C elos?
a los gem

Nobody
can
them ap tell
art.

To Tell Apart
Nadie pu
ede
distinguirlo
s.

e to ld m e that she
Sh
ld nt tell us apart. distinguir
cou
s.
no poda distinguirno
Me dijo que

It would b
e easie
tell the tw r if I could
been wearing ins apart.
adnt , it
If they h loured dresses
t co
Sera ms fa
to
differen e been difficult
cil si pudiera d
istinguir
av
would h hem apart.
a los gemelo
s.
tell t
res
ve stid os de colo
vado
i no hubieran lle bra sido difcil
S s, ha
diferente las.
distinguir
18
 Shell te
ll you
off if she
catches
you.
d to tell me off
nts use rk. Te regaa
My pare ing my homewo
r si te p
illa.
o
for not d
He wou
e por ld have t
o
es solan regaarm
Mis padr er mis deberes.
if hed re ld me off
alized.
n hac
o
Me habr
a regaado
si se hub
iera dado
cuenta.

A
to
re
te
yo
ll
u
h
going
im off?
To Tell Off
regaar, reir
regaar?
Le vas a
I want yo
tell them u to
off
you see when
them.
Quiero qu
e les r
cuando lo egaes
s veas.

uld I tell her off The childr

en were to
Sho ld off
for shoutin
next time? g in class.
gaarla la Los nios fu
Debera re z? eron regaa
dos
prxima ve por gritar e
n clase.

19
 El Gimnasio
Cuatro verbos especficos que tienen en comn la idea de decir o expresar algo y,
despus, 16 preguntas para ponerte a prueba. Suerte!

To declare To state To announce To notify

declarar afirmar / declarar anunciar informar / notificar

Contesta afirmativamente a las siguientes preguntas con respuestas completas, tapando las respuestas correctas.

Was he declared bankrupt? Yes, he was declared bankrupt.

Has the defendant been declared guilty by the judge? Yes, the defendant has been declared guilty by the judge.

Is the government declaring a state of emergency? Yes, the government is declaring a state of emergency.

Are you going to ask if he has anything to declare? Yes, Im going to ask if he has anything to declare.

Did you state that you would change the policy? Yes, I stated that I would change the policy.

Has the government stated its aims in the talks? Yes, the government has stated its aims in the talks.

Does the brochure state that we cannot be held responsible? Yes, the brochure states that we cannot be held responsible.

Will the manifesto state our intentions clearly? Yes, the manifesto will state our intentions clearly.

Did the company announce a rise in profits? Yes, the company announced a rise in profits.

Has the government announced the changes to the law? Yes, the government has announced the changes to the law.

Are our competitors announcing price cuts? Yes, our competitors are announcing price cuts.

Will the government announce the tax cuts next week? Yes the government will announce the tax cuts next week.

Did you notify the police of the robbery? Yes, I notified the police of the robbery.

Has the customer been notified of the changes? Yes, the customer has been notified of the changes.

Are we notifying the authorities about the disruptions? Yes, we are notifying the authorities about the disruptions.

Are you going to notify the staff of the situation? Yes, Im going to notify the staff of the situation.

Ahora tapa la columna de preguntas e intenta hacerlas t mismo/a.Vuelve a contestarlas, esta vez en negativo.
20 Empieza de nuevo, con los tres ejercicios, hacindolos cada vez ms rpido.
 Elision Fields
The

OFFIS
La pg
ina
ayuda que te
Yet another look at the way we slide one word into another creating new words which sound unintelligible

comp
to a Spaniard. For example, when we say itsa we are actually using three words you know perfectly well -
con la
rensi
it + is + a. It is essential to learn these new words as it will help your understanding of the spoken

n
language enormously. Recognizing these contractions or, in some cases, elisions, represents the key to
reaching a better understanding of English as spoken by native speakers. It is the key to English Paradise.
Dont forget that the Elision Fields are right before the Elysian Fields.

Sometimes when we slide words together, they can end up sounding like another word; in this case office (oficina).
Of course we are actually sliding the preposition off into the posessive adjective his. Learning to distinguish these
contracted words from real ones will greatly help your comprehension skills.

He took OFFIS shoes. Se quit los zapatos.

He took off his shoes.

He has sold OFFIS shares. Ha vendido sus acciones.

He has sold off his shares.

He told OFFIS son. Rega a su hijo.

He told off his son.

They have cut OFFIS hair. Se han cortado el pelo.

They have cut off his hair.

Hes switching OFFIS computer. Est apagando su ordenador.

Hes switching off his computer.

Why did he take OFFIS shoes? Por qu se quit los zapatos?

Why did he take off his shoes?

Has he really sold OFFIS shares? De verdad ha vendido sus acciones?

Has he really sold off his shares?

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 Something to Chew Over
Algo para pensar!
Abajo encontrars una serie de frases. Slo una es correcta en cada caso, bien sea por razones gramaticales o por el contexto.
Piensa la respuesta muy bien antes de contestar y piensa el porqu de la respuesta correcta y de las incorrectas.
Como siempre, las respuestas vienen en la pgina 24 con sus correspondientes explicaciones.

1 2
1.a I have me the eyes sore. 2.a Close you the eyes and dont you look!

1.b I have the eyes of mine sore. 2.b Close your eyes and dont look!

1.c I have my eyes sore. 2.c You close you the eyes and dont look!

1.d My eyes are sore. 2.d You close your eyes and you dont look!

3 4
3.a My brother in the law is short of sight. 4.a I need to test my eyes at the eye-doctor.

3.b My brother-in-law is short-sighted. 4.b I need to have me tested the eyes at the eye-doctor.

3.c My brother in-law is myopical. 4.c I need to have me tested the eyes at the oculists.

3.d My brother in-the-law is short of sight. 4.d I need to have my eyes tested at the opticians.

5 6
5.a Can you see that bird? 6.a Hes had his eyes on that for a while.

5.b Do you can see that bird? 6.b Hes had his eyes on that during a while.

5.c Do you see that bird? 6.c Hes had his eyes in that during a while.

5.d See you that bird? 6.d Hes had his eyes on that since a while.

7 8
7.a My eyes are scratchy. 8.a Can I borrow your glass?

7.b My eyes are piqy. 8.b Can I borrow your glasses?

7.c My eyes are irritating. 8.c Can I lend your pair of glasses?

7.d My eyes are itchy. 8.d Can I lend your glass?

22

E
veryone knows that Great Britain is a
union of countries England and Wales
but to make Britain Great we need
Scotland! Do we know, however, who the
Scots are? Are they different from the English
or the Welsh? Are they British? The answer to
the second and third questions is clear yes!
They are different from the English and the
Welsh and although they are British, most
Scots consider themselves firstly to be Scots
(or Scottish). This paradox of identity makes
the Scots what they are a proud and
individual nation which is an important part of
ish
cot t
boot
S
a bigger and more
important Union.
Britain has produced many
famous people over the years, from Alexander
Graham Bell to Tony Blair, from Glenda
Jackson to Alex Ferguson, and we often think
of them as British but, in fact, they were all
born in Scotland. It is quite remarkable that a
small country such as Scotland has produced
so many famous people that, perhaps, our
biggest export is not whisky (no e in Scotch!)
but our talent and our people. Looking at
famous Scots may give a clue to who the Scots
are.
The American Declaration of Independence
was framed by James Witherspoon and nine
of the first governors of the 13 states were of
Scottish ancestry. John Paul Jones, who
established the US Navy was born in Scotland
in 1747. John Macdonald was the first Prime
Who are ? the Scots
Minister of Canada, Alexander Mackenzie the
second! Brisbane in Australia is named after
Thomas Brisbane an astronomer who
catalogued more than 7000 stars. In political
economy Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of
Nations advocating free trade to
increase wealth.
Scott
pipe ish
The Bank of England was founded
band
by William Paterson, the Buick car
company by David Buick and the
to understand us. First, You can
New York Herald by James
take the man out of Scotland, but
Gordon Bennett!
you can never take Scotland out of
the man. Secondly, maybe the
On a more global scale, John Logie Baird
headline should be Whas like us? not who
invented the television, Alexander Fleming
we are, but who is like us?
discovered penicillin, Alexander Bain the fax
machine, John Dunlop the rubber tyre and
Hugh Forbes
James Chalmers the adhesive postage stamp.
(Heart in Madrid, Soul in Scotland!)
The first Encyclopedia Britannica was
published in Edinburgh in 1771 and James
All the names in this article were either born in
Barrie wrote Peter Pan!
Scotland or in the case of our Spanish friends,
have a connection. The author is, unfortunately,
James the VI of Scotland is the first name in
only a very distant relative of the publisher of
the bible he authorised the first English
Forbes magazine. We have no direct link with
translation!
Christ, although Pontius Pilate was born in
Scotland (true!!) but our patron is Saint Andrew
Logarithms were developed by John Napier,
and our flag the cross of Saint Andrew.
blackboard and chalks (for all teachers!) by
James Pillans, James Watt developed the
steam engine and is immortalised in the
measurement of power, the watt.
Perhaps Spanish readers may be
interested in visiting Scotland
themselves to find out more about who
the Scots are, and on their visit they can
see perhaps the most famous Salvador Dali
painting, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, in a
Glasgow gallery or even a statue of La
Pasionara (Dolores Ibarruri) dedicated to
the people of Spain.
Trying to discover who the Scots are by
looking at the famous Scots past and present
is almost impossible; apologies must be given
to the many hundreds not mentioned. Most
people agree, however, that the typical
Scot is a friendly and outgoing
person and when you get to
in ScDoal
know him youll find a warm
person who, although British,
is proud of his Scottish
history. tland
In conclusion there are two
sayings that might help the reader 23
 Answers to page 22
Aqu tienes las respuestas al reto que te propuse en la pgina 22.
La idea no es slo acertar, sino tambin sacar provecho de las respuestas errneas que, en muchos casos, son errores
1 'D'
1 2
Primero, no olvides que siempre empleamos el adjetivo personal
(my, your, his, her, our, their) cuando hablamos de una parte del
cuerpo humano. La A es una traduccin directa del espaol.
Suena fatal. Segundo, cuando hablamos de una sensacin (dolor,
cansancio etc.) en una parte del cuerpo empleando un adjetivo
el verbo que empleamos es to be y no to have.My legs are
tired. (Tengo las piernas cansadas).
3 'B'
Aqu haba dos problemas que resolver. Primero, la palabra para
3 4
cuado es brother-in-law. De hecho utilizamos el apndice
-in-law para describir cualquier pariente poltico, lo que hace
el ingls mucho ms fcil que el espaol en este punto en partic-
ular. Suegro = father-in-law; suegra = mother-in-law; cuado =
brother-in-law; cuada = sister-in-law; nuera = daughter-in-
law; llerno = son-in-law. Tambin haba que saber cmo decir
miope. Aunque existe la palabra myopic (y no myopical)
nunca se utiliza en la calle. La palabra correcta es short-sighted.
Existe la expresin to be short of time (andar corto de tiem-
po) pero no se emplea en referencia a la vista.
5 'A'
5 6
Cuando hacemos la pregunta ves? refirindonos a un objeto
decimos siempre Can you see? Por otro lado, la pregunta do you
see? se usa en el sentido metafrico, o sea cuando queremos
averiguar si la otra persona nos entiende. La B es imposible ya
que nunca juntamos dos verbos modales para formular una
pregunta.
7 'D'
24
7
Cuando una parte de tu cuerpo te pica decimos que es itchy.
Scratchy significa rasposo mientras reservamos el adjetivo
irritating para cosas ajenas que nos molestan (personas, ruidos
etc.).Piqy no existe.
2 'B'
El imperativo. Cuando dirigimos una orden a alguien no usamos
sujeto. Esta regla vale tanto para el imperativo en afirmativo
como el imperativo en negativo. Ejemplos:Get up and dont say a
word. (Levntate y no digas una palabra!) Para el uso del
adjetivo personal (your) mira la explicacin del nmero 1.
4 'D'
El oculista es the optician.Eye-doctor sera un mdico es-
pecializado en ciruga ptica. Notars que empleamos el apstrofe,
ya que nos referimos no a la persona sino al local/tienda donde
se encuentra esta persona. Cuando pagamos a un tercero para
que nos haga algo se usa la expresin to have + object + past
participle. Por ejemplo:I had my car repaired. (Me repararon
el coche.)
6 'A'
Tres cosas. Primero, la expresin correcta es to have your eyes
on something y significa desear algo mucho con la intencin de
procurrselo algn da. Segundo, la expresin durante mucho
tiempo o desde hace mucho tiempo slo se puede traducir de
la siguiente manera:for a long time ya que during se emplea
exclusivamente con sustantivos (the meeting, the film, the match
etc.) y nunca con periodos de tiempo. Since tampoco es
correcto porque significa desde un punto especfico en el
tiempo, por ejemplo: since Monday, since 1999 etc.). Tercero, la
palabra while significa bastante tiempo o un rato largo.
8 'B'
8
Me prestas tus gafas? es igual a Can I borrow your glasses? o
Can you lend me your glasses? Aunque s hablamos de a pair of
glasses en cuanto utilizamos un adjetivo personal (my, your, his
etc.) slo hablamos de glasses.A glass es un vaso.
 Mastering
THE INTERROGATIVE 2 0
Nunca nos cansaremos de decir que el buen dominio del interrogativo es una clave importantsima para mejorar tu ingls en general.
Como siempre, tapa la columna derecha e intenta formular la pregunta que provocara la respuesta (columna izquierda)
y despus comprubalo.
Ten en cuenta que el objeto de la pregunta aparece en negrita.

Im wearing this tie because I like it. Why are you wearing that tie?

I wont wear the yellow one because I hate it. Why wont you wear the yellow one?

She bought it at our local market. Where did she buy it?

She bought it because it was on sale. Why did she buy it?

Beethoven was born in 1770. What year was Beethoven born?

He wrote 9 Symphonies. How many Symphonies did he write?

The 3rd Symphony is called The Eroica. Which Symphony is called The Eroica?

He was 30 when he became deaf. How old was he when be became deaf?

He died in 1827. What year did he die?

He was born in Bonn. Where was he born?

He died in Vienna. Where did he die?

It was discovered in 2004. When was it discovered?

It will be finished next year. When will it be finished?

The President will be there. Wholl be there?

The meeting will be held at the Ritz. Where will the meeting be held?

It will last two hours. How long will it last?

26
 The Supermarket
(El Supermercado)

If youre living in an English speaking country for any length of time,or just visiting on a shoestring (con un presupuesto limitado),the chances are youll have
to venture into a supermarket at some time. Dont worry; the sentences below contain vocabulary that might come in useful.
By the way, in English there is a clear difference between the expression to do some shopping and to go shopping.The former is used when we
are talking about shopping as a necessity (i.e buying food and basics for the house) whilst the latter is used when we are talking about shopping for pleasure.

Haciendo la compra Doing the shopping

Los productos lcteos estn en el segundo pasillo a la Dairy products are in the second aisle on the right.
derecha.

Los estantes estn llenos de productos de marca The shelves are packed with own brand products.
blanca/genricos.

El cajero est teniendo problemas con el escner. The cashier is having problems with the scanner.

Las ofertas de esta semana son muy tentadoras. This weeks offers are very tempting.

Un descuento de un 10% en una seleccin de productos 10% off a selection of household products!
de limpieza!

Los artculos de aseo a mitad de precio! Toiletries at half price!

La cola en la caja era muy larga. The queue at the checkout / till was very long.

Por qu siempre elijes el carro con las ruedas malas? Why do you always choose the trolley with the bad
wheels?

El asa de mi cesta esta rota. The handle on my basket is broken.

Falta el cdigo de barras de este producto. The bar code is missing from this product.

Mi bolsa de la compra est llena hasta los topes. My shopping bag is full to bursting point.

Las conservas estn a lado de la carne y las aves. Canned food is next to the meat and poultry.

Los congelados estn en los congeladores del fondo a Frozen food is in the freezers at the back on the left.
la izquierda.

La charcutera tiene una gran variedad de embutidos. The deli has a wide range of cold meats.

Los platos preparados estn siendo cada vez ms Convenience food is becoming more and more popular.
populares.

Este producto est caducado. This product is past its sell-by date.
27
Eyes Ojos
Eyelid Prpado
Eyelash Pestaa
Eyebrow Ceja
Optician ptico
Glasses Gafas
Lens Cristal
Frame Montura
Contact lenses Lentillas
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funciona igual que un Sudoku
Numrico tradicional. Jugamos con 9
palabras, que aparecen escritas tanto
en ingls como en espaol. A partir de
las que ya se dan, hay que rellenar la
matriz de modo que cada fila, cada
columna y cada caja de 3x3 contengan
esas 9 palabras, ya sea en ingls o en
espaol. El color de la casilla te indica
el idioma que debes utilizar: las cajas
naranjas para el espaol y las blancas
para el ingls. Se recomienda estudiar
y memorizar lo que significa cada
palabra antes de empezar.
 Phrasal Verbs (3)
Translation booklet 7
Translation LIST 13
Pnte a prueba. Tapa la columna derecha con un papel y traduce
al ingls las frases en espaol. Comprobars que tu nivel mejora
a medida que avanzas en la lista.
Translation
Booklet 7

1. Quin le reemplaz? 1. Who took over from him?

2. Cundo despeg el avin? 2. When did the plane take off?

3. Me encontr (casualmente) con Juan el otro da. 3. I ran into John the other day.

4. Choqu contra un rbol. 4. I ran into a tree.

5. Nos hemos quedado sin gasolina. 5. Weve run out of gasoline. (petrol)

6. Se me ha acabado la paciencia. 6. Ive run out of patience.

7. Estamos sin dinero. 7. Were out of money.

8. Tendrs que inventar una historia. 8. Youll have to make up a story.

9. Si t no aclaras este punto, yo lo aclarar. 9. If you dont clear up this point, Ill clear it up.

10. Si t no despiertas a la nia, yo la despertar. 10. If you dont wake up the little girl, Ill wake her up.

11. Djame en esta esquina. (van en coche) 11. Let me off at this corner.

12. Si defraudas a tu gente, me defraudars a m tambin. 12. If you let down your people, youll let me down too.

13. Has omitido el punto 3. Yo lo omit tambin. 13. You left out point 3. I left it out too. (se usa el pasado)

14. Salieron para Chile anoche. 14. They left for Chile last night.

15. Atravesaron la barrera del sonido. 15. They broke through the sound barrier.

16. Si no guardas tus juguetes, quin los guardar? 16. If you dont put away your toys, who will put them away?

17. No te des por vencido. 17. Dont give up.

18. No des tu brazo a torcer. 18. Dont give in.

19. Si tu no distribuyes las notas, yo las distribuir. 19. If you dont give out the grades, Ill give them out.

20. Si tu no revisas el informe, yo lo revisar. 20. If you dont look over the report, Ill look it over.

21. S suficiente ingls para salir del paso. 21. I know enough English to get by.

22. Me las apaar. 22. Ill get by.

23. Llegu al hotel 10 minutos tarde. 23. I got to the hotel 10 minutes late.

24. Si no superas la enfermedad hoy, la superars pronto. 24. If you dont get over the illness today, youll get over it soon.
30 25. Aljate del humo. 25. Get away from the smoke.
 Phrasal Verbs (4)
Translation booklet 7
Translation LIST 14

1. He mirado con detenimiento tu curriculum. 1. Ive looked through your rsum.

2. Mi coche se averi en medio de la carretera. 2. My car broke down in the middle of the highway.

3. Desglosa las ventas. Desglsalas por regiones. 3. Break down the sales. Break them down by regions.

4. Da la vuelta a la tortilla. Dale la vuelta ahora. 4. Turn over the omelette. Turn it over now.

5. Si Superman no se da la vuelta, no podr ver su capa. 5. If Superman doesnt turn around, I wont be able to see his cape.

6. Esto se est convirtiendo en una pesadilla. 6. This is turning into a nightmare.

7. Resulta que todo el mundo lo saba menos yo. 7. It turns out that everyone knew except me.

8. Si no inflas el globo, yo lo inflar. 8. If you dont blow up the balloon, Ill blow it up.

9. Si no vuelas el puente, yo lo volar. 9. If you dont blow up the bridge, Ill blow it up.

10. Elige el color que ms te guste. 10. Pick out the colour you like the best.

11. Djamelo a m. 11. Leave it to me.

12. Djame salir. 12. Let me out.

13. Djame entrar. 13. Let me in.

14. Ella dej escapar un suspiro. 14. She let out a sigh.

15. Si no te apuntas al curso, yo me apuntar a ello. 15. If you dont sign up for the course, Ill sign up for it.

16. Emprendieron viaje ayer. 16. They set out yesterday.

17. Quiero fijar unas reglas antes de empezar. 17. I want to set down some rules before starting.

18. Voy a concertar una entrevista con ella. 18. Im going to set up an interview with her.

19. Clmate. 19. Settle down.

20. Tmbate. 20. Lie down.

21. Incorprate. 21. Sit up.

22. Cundo volviste? (llegar de regreso) 22. When did you get back?

23. No pude establecer contacto con ellos. (telefnico). 23. I couldnt get through to them.

24. Adelante. 24. Go ahead.

25. Decidimos pasar por aqu para haceros una visita. 25. We decided to drop by and pay you a visit. 31