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gɒt/ Canto tempo temos? Que dirección preciso?, En que dirección teño que ir?
What page is it on? /wɒt ˈpeɪdʒ ɪz ɪt ɒn/ En que páxina How many stops is it? /ˈhaʊ meni stɒps ɪz ɪt/
está? Cantas paradas son?
What time is break? /wɒt ˈtaɪm ɪz breɪk/ A que hora é o Where can I get an Oyster card? /weə kæn aɪ get ən
recreo / descanso? ˈɔɪstə kɑːd/ Onde podo conseguir / mercar unha
Can you explain this, please? /kæn juː ɪkˈspleɪn ðɪs pliːz/ tarxeta Oyster?
Podes explicar isto, por favor? It’s the … line. /ɪts ðə ˈ… laɪn/ É a liña… .
Can you repeat that, please? /kæn juː rɪˈpiːt ðæt pliːz/ You can buy them from … . /juː kæn ˈbaɪ ðem frɒm/
Podes repetir iso, por favor? Podes mercalas dende… .
Can I borrow your … ? /kæn aɪ ˈbɒrəʊ jɔː/ Empréstasme You need the … Line. /juː niːd ðə ˈ… laɪn/
o teu…? Precisas a liña… .
When is the homework due? /wen ɪz ðə ˈhəʊmwɜːk djuː/ It’s … stops. /ɪts ˈ… stɒps/ Son… paradas.
Cando hai que entregar / Para cando son os deberes? You can change at … Station. /juː kæn tʃeɪndʒ æt ˈ…
steɪʃn/ Podes facer transbordo na estación… .
Take the eastbound / westbound train. /teɪk ðə ˈiːstbaʊnd /
ˈwestbaʊnd treɪn/ Colle o metro en dirección leste /
oeste.
• O
Present Simple refírese ao futuro cando vai acompañado
de horarios ou programas.
The train leaves at 2 o’clock.
O Present Perfect Simple
(O tren sae ás 2 en punto.) Formas
• O
Present Continuous tamén se pode empregar para I have / I’ve talked
anunciar plans persoais que ocorrerán no futuro vindeiro He has not / hasn’t talked
pois xa se fixaron de antemán. Neste caso vai acompañado Have you talked?
destas expresións temporais: soon (axiña, pronto, nun Yes, we have. / No, she hasn’t.
pouco), later (máis tarde, logo), tomorrow (mañá), tonight
(esta noite), next week / month / year (a semana / o mes / • A
firmativa: suxeito + have / has + verbo en participio.
o ano que vén / vindeiro/a), etc. O participio fórmase engadindo -ed aos verbos regulares
Susan is coming later. (Susan vén / virá logo.) e é o mesmo en todas as persoas. Os verbos irregulares
non seguen regra ningunha e, por iso, cómpre aprender
Os verbos estáticos de memoria as súas formas de participio. Podes consultar
Os verbos estáticos empréganse para expresar gustos, a listaxe das páxinas 23-24.
sentimentos e desexos, actividades da mente, pertenza e We have eaten the cake. (Comemos a torta.)
percepción. Refírense a estados no canto de se referir a • N
egativa: suxeito + have / has + not ou n’t + verbo en
accións, polo que non se adoitan empregar co Present participio.
Continuous. Cando se empregan co Present Continuous, I haven’t closed the door. (Non pechei a porta.)
adoitan ter un significado diferente. • Interrogativa: Have / Has + suxeito + verbo en participio.
I think this is a nice restaurant. Have you watched this film? (Viches esta película?)
(Coido / Teño para min que este é un restaurante
• Respostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito +
agradábel.)
have / has ou haven’t / hasn’t.
I’m thinking about travelling around the world.
Has she taken the bus? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
(Estou pensando en viaxar por todo o mundo.)
(Ela colleu o autobús? Colleu. Si. / Non.)
• A
partir de no fórmanse no one (ninguén), nowhere E n preguntas con partícula interrogativa tamén se inverte a
(ningún sitio, ningures) e nothing (nada). Os compostos orde de to be e o suxeito, agás cando a partícula fai de suxeito
de no equivalen a not any e só se empregan en afirmativa, pois de ser así non cambia a orde.
pois xa teñen un significado negativo de seu. When was that planet discovered?
No one knows how the story will end. (Cando se descubriu ese planeta?)
(Ninguén sabe como rematará a historia.) Who will be given the reward?
They found nowhere to stay. (A quen se lle dará a recompensa?)
(Non atoparon ningún sitio para quedaren.) C
ando o verbo principal da oración rexe unha preposición, esta
There is nothing to worry about. ponse sempre ao final da pregunta.
(Non hai nada de que se preocupar.) What songs is Ed Sheeran famous for?
(Por que cancións é famoso Ed Sheeran?)
• Respostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito + am / is /
Module 3 are ou was / were ou will en afirmativa e ’m not / isn’t / aren’t
ou wasn’t / weren’t ou won’t en negativa.
A voz pasiva en presente, pasado e futuro Was the ball kicked by the player? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Presente am / is / are (O xogador deulle unha patada á pelota? Deulle. Si. / Non.)
+ participio do
Pasado was / were
verbo principal Os usos da voz pasiva
Futuro will be
Salientar a acción e non o Those scenes were shot here.
• A
firmativa: suxeito + to be como auxiliar no tempo suxeito que a realiza (Esas escenas rodáronse aquí.)
correspondente + participio do verbo principal. Cando o suxeito que
My computer was repaired
He is considered the best scientist of the year. realiza a acción é obvio,
last week. (Arranxáronme o
(Considéraselle o mellor científico do ano.) descoñecido ou non se
ordenador a semana pasada.)
The winners were given an award. quere nomear
(Aos gañadores déuselles un premio.)
The book will be delivered tomorrow. Como pasar unha frase activa a pasiva
(O libro entregarase mañá.) Ponse to be no mesmo tempo que tiña o verbo principal en activa,
S
e se quere amentar que ou quen realiza a acción, ponse e este verbo en participio.
ao final da frase precedido por by. Activa: She opened the window.
The patient was examined by the doctor. (Ela abriu a ventá.)
Pasiva: The window was opened.
(O paciente foi examinado polo doutor.)
(A ventá foi aberta.)
E n inglés emprégase moito a pasiva, mais adoita traducirse Ponse como suxeito o primeiro complemento que haxa detrás do
o verbo en impersoal, en pasiva reflexa ou na voz activa. verbo na voz activa, xa sexa o directo ou o indirecto.
Conferences are held in this auditorium. Activa: We use gloves to protect our hands from the cold.
(Danse conferencias neste auditorio.) (Empregamos luvas para protexer as nosas mans do frío.)
• N
egativa: suxeito + to be como auxiliar no tempo Pasiva: Gloves are used to protect our hands from the cold.
(As luvas empréganse para protexer as nosas mans do frío.)
correspondente + not ou n’t + participio do verbo principal.
Se o complemento é un pronome persoal, cámbiase pola súa
The carpet isn’t cleaned on Tuesdays. correspondente forma de suxeito.
(A moqueta non se limpa os martes.) Activa: They will show him how to do it.
That house wasn’t demolished last year. (Ensinaranlle como facelo.)
(Esa casa non foi demolida o ano pasado.) Pasiva: He will be shown how to do it.
The new bridge won’t be built this year. (Ensinaráselle como facelo.)
(A ponte nova non se construirá este ano.) Pásase o suxeito da oración activa ao final da pasiva precedido
de by.
• Interrogativa: en presente e pasado, to be como auxiliar no
Activa: Tom walks the dog three times a day.
tempo correspondente + suxeito + participio do verbo principal; (Tom pasea o can tres veces ao día.)
en futuro, will + suxeito + be + participio do verbo principal. Pasiva: The dog is walked three times a day (by Tom).
Are these articles written by students? (O can é paseado tres veces ao día (por Tom).)
(Estes artigos están escritos por estudantes?) Se o suxeito é un pronome persoal, cámbiase polo pronome
Were the letters sent yesterday? obxecto correspondente.
(Enviáronse as cartas onte?) Activa: He cooked dinner.
Will the book be printed in Spain? (El cociñou a cea.)
(Imprimirase o libro en España?) Pasiva: Dinner was cooked (by him).
(A cea foi cociñada (por el).)
• R
espostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito + • R
espostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito +
may ou may not. could ou couldn’t.
May we go now? Yes, you may. / No, you may not. Could you take the train? Yes, I could. / No, I couldn’t.
(Podemos ir agora? Podedes. Si. / Non.) (Puideches coller o tren? Puiden. Si. / Non.)
can be able to
Formas Formas de presente
I can swim well. I am able to run fast.
He can’t / cannot swim well. He isn’t able to run fast.
Can you swim well? Are you able to run fast?
Yes, we can. / No, she can’t. Yes, we are. / No, she isn’t. / Yes, I am.
Can expresa habilidade ou capacidade para facer algo (saber), Formas de pasado
posibilidade (poder) e tamén se emprega para pedir permiso I was able to run fast.
ou favores (poder). He wasn’t able to run fast.
• Afirmativa: suxeito + can + verbo na forma base. Were you able to run fast?
She can speak English very well. Yes, we were. / No, she wasn’t.
(Ela sabe falar inglés moi ben.) Formas de futuro
We can take the bus or the train. I will be able to run fast.
(Podemos coller o autobús ou o tren.)
He won’t be able to run fast.
• N
egativa: suxeito + cannot ou can’t + verbo na forma base.
Will you be able to run fast?
I can’t play the violin.
(Non podo / sei tocar o violín.) Yes, we will. / No, she won’t.
• Interrogativa: Can + suxeito + verbo na forma base. O mesmo que can, serve para expresar habilidade ou capacidade
Can you open the door, please? e posibilidade, pero be able to pode conxugarse, polo que se
(Podes abrir a porta, por favor?) emprega en distintos tempos verbais.
• R
espostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito + • Afirmativa: suxeito + to be no tempo correspondente +
can ou can’t. able to + verbo na forma base.
Can I borrow your laptop? Yes, you can. / No, you can’t. That five-year-old child is able to ride a bike.
(Préstasme o teu ordenador portátil? Préstocho. Si. / Non.) (Ese neno de cinco anos sabe / pode montar en bici.)
• N
egativa: suxeito + to be no tempo correspondente +
could not ou n’t + able to + verbo na forma base.
Formas We weren’t able to book a table in advance.
I could play the piano. (Non puidemos reservar mesa con adianto.)
He couldn’t play the piano. • Interrogativa: en presente e en pasado, to be no tempo
correspondente + suxeito + able to + verbo na forma base.
Could you play the piano?
En futuro, will + suxeito + be able to + verbo na forma base.
Yes, we could. / No, she couldn’t. Will you be able to come after work?
Could expresa habilidade ou capacidade e posibilidade no (Poderías vir logo do traballo?)
pasado e tamén se pode empregar para pedir permiso ou • R
espostas curtas: en presente e pasado, ponse o pronome
favores de maneira máis educada que con can. persoal suxeito + am / is / are ou was / were en afirmativa
• Afirmativa: suxeito + could + verbo na forma base. e ’m not / isn’t / aren’t ou wasn’t / weren’t en negativa.
He could walk when he was ten months old. En futuro, o pronome persoal suxeito + will ou won’t.
(El sabía andar cando tiña dez meses.) Was she able to arrive on time? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
They could finish their homework on time. (Ela puido chegar a tempo? Puido. Si. / Non.)
(Puideron rematar os deberes a tempo.)
• N
egativa: suxeito + could not ou couldn’t + verbo na
forma base.
We couldn’t solve the riddle.
(Non soubemos / puidemos resolver a adiviña.)
• Interrogativa: Could + suxeito + verbo na forma base.
Could you take me home?
(Poderías levarme á casa?)
• N
egativa: suxeito + should not ou shouldn’t (a forma Unless I get up early, I don’t arrive on time.
máis habitual é a segunda) + verbo na forma base. If I don’t get up early, I don’t arrive on time.
You shouldn’t have drinks with caffeine. (A non ser que me erga cedo / A menos que me erga cedo /
(Non deberías tomar bebidas con cafeína.) Se non me ergo cedo, non chego á hora.)
• Interrogativa: Should + suxeito + verbo na forma base.
Shouldn’t we practise a little longer? O primeiro condicional
(Non deberiamos practicar un pouco máis?)
Emprégase para falar de accións que ocorrerán de cumprirse
• Respostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito + a condición sinalada.
should ou shouldn’t.
Should I stay until she returns? Yes, you should. / • A
firmativa: a condición exprésase con if + Present Simple,
No, you shouldn’t. e o resultado adoita ir en futuro con will.
(Debería quedar até que ela volva? Deberías. Si. / Non.) If I study, I will pass the test.
(Se estudo, aprobarei o exame.)
I will pass the test if I study.
Module 5 (Aprobarei o exame se estudo.)
• N
egativa: pódese negar a condición, o resultado ou ambos
O condicional cero os dous.
Emprégase para expresar situacións xerais que se repiten If I don’t find it, I will ask Greg.
sempre que se dá unha determinada condición. (Se non o atopo, preguntarei a Greg.)
If I find it, I won’t ask Greg.
• A
firmativa: a condición (oración subordinada) exprésase con (Se o atopo, non preguntarei a Greg.)
if + Present Simple, e o resultado (oración principal), tamén If I don’t find it, I won’t ask Greg.
con Present Simple. Se a condición vai primeiro, ponse unha (Se non o atopo, non preguntarei a Greg.)
vírgula entre a oración principal e a subordinada. Pódese
• Interrogativa: Will + suxeito + predicado da oración principal +
empregar when no canto de if sen que o significado da
oración subordinada.
frase varíe. Will you come to the exhibition if you are free on Monday?
If you heat ice, it melts.
(Virás á exposición se estás libre o luns?)
(Se queces xeo, derrétese.)
He takes the bus when he goes to the centre of town. • R
espostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito +
(Colle o autobús cando vai ao centro da cidade.) will ou won’t.
Will she come here if we invite her? Yes, she will. / No,
• N
egativa: pódese negar a condición, o resultado ou ambos she won’t.
os dous. (Ela virá aquí se a convidamos? Virá. Si. / Non.)
If I don’t sleep, I feel irritable.
(Se non durmo, síntome irritábel.)
If I sleep, I don’t feel irritable. O
segundo condicional
(Se durmo, non me sinto irritábel.) Emprégase para falar de accións hipotéticas referidas ao
If I don’t sleep, I don’t feel well. presente, isto é, que é pouco probábel que ocorran, e tamén
(Se non durmo, non me sinto ben.) para dar consellos.
• Interrogativa: Do / Does + suxeito + predicado da oración • A
firmativa: a condición exprésase con if + Past Simple,
principal + oración subordinada. e o resultado, con would (ou a contracción ’d) + verbo
Do you go to the market if you need fruit? na forma base.
(Vas ao mercado se precisas froita?) If I had the chance, I would do it.
(Se tivese a oportunidade, faríao.)
• R
espostas curtas: ponse o pronome persoal suxeito +
do / does ou don’t / doesn’t. N
o canto de would poden empregarse os modais could
Does she save money when she shops at the market? ou might no resultado, mais ambos os dous sinalan que a
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. probabilidade de que se cumpra a hipótese é aínda menor.
(Aforra cartos cando merca no supermercado? Aforra. Si. Non.)
Para expresar que algo ocorrerá ou non ocorrerá se non se
cumpre a condición, a subordinada introdúcese pola conxunción
unless, que equivale a if not (a non ser que, a menos que, se
non). Esta conxunción emprégase con bastante asiduidade no
condicional cero e o primeiro condicional, mais é menos
frecuente no segundo e nunca se emprega no terceiro.
Reporting verbs
• O
s verbos máis empregados para pasarmos unha frase a estilo
indirecto son say e tell, que introducen unha oración subordinada
precedida da conxunción that (esta adoita omitirse no inglés
falado).
tell + compl. indirecto (+ that)
say (+ to + compl. indirecto) (+ that)
“I turned off the tap,” he said.
He told me / said (to me) (that) he had turned off the tap.
(Díxome que pechara a billa.)
• O
s verbos say e tell dise que son neutros porque non reflicten o
ton ou a intención da frase. Se o falante quere transmitir algunha
intención ou usar algún ton, poden empregarse outros moitos
reporting verbs:
- Afirmacións: explain, announce, add, admit, promise, answer,
apologise, complain, etc.
- Preguntas: ask, want to know, wonder, enquire, request, etc.
- Ordes: order, warn, instruct, remind, shout, demand, etc.
- Rogos: ask, beg, etc.
- Ofrecementos: offer, etc.
- Suxestións: suggest, advise, recommend, invite, etc.
Module 2 Module 5
1. Os construtores derrubarán este bloque de pisos mañá. 1. Se tes tempo, podes pasear polas rúas da cidade vella.
2. Janet é unha música extraordinaria, pero mantén os seus 2. Se vai unha calor terríbel, John irá nadar.
talentos agochados.
3. Se o vento sopra máis forte, esa árbore caerá.
3. Hai unha serie en televisión que paga a pena mirar.
4. En canto o pingüín macho elixe unha femia, dálle unha
4. O rei Midas foi un personaxe mítico que podía converter pedra lisa.
calquera cousa en ouro.
5. Se o leopardo das neves non fose tan pouco común, teriamos
5. O formigón, que se emprega na maioría de rañaceos hoxe máis documentais sobre el.
en día, é máis duro que o ladrillo.
Module 6
Module 3 1. A miña mamá suxeriu ir de compras o venres.
1. Tiven unha discusión horríbel coa miña irmá, mais ao final
perdoámonos.
2. As rapazas dixeron que estaban a deseñar a súa propia
aplicación.
2. Non gusto de ser fillo único porque me sinto só e a xente
pensa que estou consentido.
3. A mamá de James díxolles que non usara a súa tarxeta de
crédito en Internet.
3. En Inglaterra, é costume ter fogos artificiais na noite de
Guy Fawkes.
4. Sarah queixouse de que a tenda non respondera o seu correo
electrónico.
4. A Dan non lle permitiron entrar na igrexa para as oracións
porque non estaba vestido con roupa axeitada.
5. Travis preguntouse se o seu vídeo conseguiría algunha
visualización.
5. Vivín como expatriado en tres países diferentes e ampliou
os meus horizontes.
Useful Language
Useful Language In my view / opinion, … .
Last week / year, I was at … . As I see it, … .
At first, … . I believe / think / feel (that) … .
During … . It seems to me that … .
After a while, … . The truth is, … .
Suddenly, … . In fact, … .
As soon as … . As a matter of fact, … .
Eventually, … . Although there are some advantages … .
However, … . However, … .
Although / Even though … . What’s more, … .
In the end, … . To sum up, … .
Useful Language
The … is experiencing … .
The … has caused … .
… as a result of … .
Meanwhile, … .
So far, … .
Fortunately, … .
Unfortunately, … .
… claim that … .
A … who spoke to reporters said … .
Useful Language
In response to … .
I am writing to apply … .
I believe that I would be … .
I feel that I have got a lot to contribute to … .
I hope that you will consider my application
favourably.
I am attaching recommendations from … .
I look forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Repasar o escrito
Checking your writing
A puntuación As maiúsculas
(Punctuation) (Capital letters)
• O punto (.) vai ao final das oracións afirmativas e Escríbense con maiúscula:
negativas. • os nomes e títulos das persoas: Rick Day,
I love cats and dogs. Mr King, Dr Adams
• A coma ou vírgula (,) úsase para separar palabras • os nomes de lugares como cidades, países, continentes,
ou ideas. Polo xeral non se pon diante de and. edificios con sona, museos, etc.:
Rome, Mexico, Asia, Tower Bridge, the Louvre
They sell fruit, vegetables, nuts and spices.
• as nacionalidades: Irish, German, British
• O sinal de interrogación (?) ponse ao final das preguntas.
Are you tired? • os días: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
• O sinal de exclamación (!) ponse ao final da frase e • os meses: January, March, July
serve para expresar unha emoción ou un sentimento • a primeira palabra dunha oración: This is Ron.
de abraio e para facer fincapé en algo. • o pronome persoal I: I live here.
Wow! That’s brilliant! • os idiomas: French, Swedish, Chinese
• Ao escribirmos un correo electrónico informal, adoita • as palabras importantes dos títulos de libros e películas,
empregarse unha puntuación tamén informal, como a cancións, festividades e videoxogos:
raia (–), os puntos suspensivos (…), as parénteses ( () ) Pride and Prejudice
ou o sinal de exclamación (!). Time after Time
Next week, I’m visiting Tom – my favourite cousin. Easter, Christmas
Don’t worry. You’ll see … Minecraft
Tina (my friend’s sister) is having a party.
Send me photos. I can’t wait! 2 Correct the sentences by using capital letters where
necessary.
• As comiñas ou aspas (“ ”) empréganse para escribir
o que a xente dixo citando as súas palabras exactas, 1. ms clark and i talked about this last wednesday.
e ponse unha vírgula entre a cita e o emisor.
En inglés, a vírgula vai dentro das comiñas ou aspas 2. pamela speaks english and german.
(“… with me,” he said), mentres que en galego vai
fóra (“… comigo”, dixo). 3. he was born in toronto, canada.
“Please wait here,” he said.
4. my birthday is on 6th february.
1 Add suitable punctuation to the sentences below.
1. That’s incredible
5. we visited buckingham palace.
2. Did you enjoy the performance
3. He plays two instruments the flute and
the clarinet. 6. how do you celebrate easter?
4. She’s a skilful worker, he said.
5. We’ve organised the party
6. Mrs Ellis my teacher had a baby.
7. I’ll have a tuna sandwich a salad and some orange
juice.
8. I won’t tell you my plan it’ll be a surprise.
A orde das palabras: os adverbios 7 Match A to B. Then add like, for example or such as.
(Word order: adverbs) There may be more than one correct answer.
o ften • never • quite • totally • incredibly • comfortably 8 Replace the words in bold in the sentences below with
anxiously • a bit subject pronouns, possessive adjectives or object
1. They waited for the results of the test pronouns.
. 1. Mike and Jessica are going to the cinema. Then
2. She speaks French well. Mike and Jessica are going out for dinner.
3. We like this hotel, so we
stay here. 2. Laura thinks this is wrong. Do you agree with Laura?
4. They weren’t sitting .
5. She travels by air because she’s 3. Martin and Guy’s tent is orange. That’s Martin and
afraid of flying. Guy’s tent.
6. She was against my idea. 4. Dan is sitting over there. Can you see Dan?
7. Is there any food? I’m hungry.
5. I’d like to buy this jacket. What do you think of
8. Suddenly, we heard an loud noise.
this jacket?
6. Look at these earrings. I like these earrings.
Os conectores para dar exemplos
(Presenting examples)
7. Those are my brother’s paintings. Isn’t my brother’s
E mpréganse conectores como like, for example e such as work wonderful?
para dar exemplos.
8. Peter and I are standing at the corner. Can you see
I often do activities like yoga and dancing.
Peter and me?
There are rules at school. For example, you must wear
a uniform.
Water sports such as diving and surfing are my favourite.
11 Choose the correct answer. 13 Match A to B. Then complete the sentences with
1. As soon as / After a while I heard the news, I wrote suitable connectors of cause. There may be more
her a message. than one correct answer.
2. We were climbing the mountain. When / Suddenly, A
the weather changed. 1. the terrible conditions,
3.
While / During the lesson, we watched an incredible 2. Glaciers are melting
video clip.
3. She is well-liked
4. We walked for two hours. After a while / As soon as,
4. we didn’t have all the facts,
we reached a beautiful waterfall.
5. We discussed several ideas and eventually / B
suddenly, we came up with a plan. a. she is so charming.
b. global warming.
As conxuncións adversativas c. we couldn’t find out what really happened.
(Connectors of contrast) d. many people suffered from illnesses.
s conxuncións adversativas empréganse para relacionar
A
ideas opostas: but, however, although, even though, As conxuncións copulativas
yet, etc. (Connectors of addition)
I am daring, but I’m not fearless.
s conxuncións copulativas empréganse para relacionar
A
The film was funny. However, it wasn’t original. dúas ou máis ideas e engadir información adicional. A máis
Although he is my favourite actor, the film was boring. común é and. A mesma función poden exercela algúns
Even though I was tired, I enjoyed the film. adverbios: also, in addition (to), what’s more, as well as,
The king was young and inexperienced, yet he made moreover e furthermore.
excellent decisions. We took the train and we rented a car for a day.
We visited many museums. We also toured a number
12 Choose the correct answer. of palaces.
1. They decided to go on the journey even though / In addition, we stopped using disposable products.
however it was risky. The town has got a lovely beach. What’s more, there are
2. They had set out early, even though / yet they didn’t interesting historical sites.
reach their destination. There’s a café as well as a restaurant on the beach.
3.
Although / However they came up with several ideas, The hotel is central. Furthermore, it’s eco-friendly.
none of them was practical. We recycle all our bottles. Moreover, we have a
4. At first they didn’t have enough money to do the compost bin.
project. Even though / However, they succeeded in
raising the money. 14 Rewrite the sentences using the connectors of
addition in brackets. Make any necessary changes.
5. They did the work, but / however it was extremely
time-consuming. 1. We learned about their daily life. We learned about
their holidays and festivals. (as well as)
s conxuncións causais
A
(Connectors of cause) 2. He is fluent in English. He is fluent in German, Italian
and French. (in addition)
s conxuncións causais empréganse para expresar a causa
A
ou razón pola que algo ocorreu: because, because of,
since, due to, as a result of, etc. 3. We saw a fireworks display. We saw a parade. (also)
We didn’t go because it was raining.
We couldn’t hear him because of all the music. 4. We experienced many new things. We got to know
We went home since we ran out of money. people from different cultures. (furthermore)
The route was changed due to the weather conditions.
As a result of your support, I didn’t give up.
Os apóstrofos Repaso
(Apostrophes) (Putting It Together)
s apóstrofos serven para sinalar posesión e tamén para
O
unir dúas palabras ao contraelas. 20 Choose the correct answers.
1. We’re planning to set out in / on / at 6.00.
18 Read the sentences and add apostrophes where 2. Mr Watson advised us. His / Her / Your advice was
necessary. extremely helpful.
1. Id like to meet you as soon as possible. 3. At first it was warm and sunny, but during / while /
2. In winter, the Arctic foxs fur is white. after a while, it got cold and cloudy.
3. Its fascinating to watch a tiger hunt its prey. 4.
However / Although / As a result we had left the house
4. Im sure itll warm up soon. early, we arrived late.
5. The champions medal was stolen. 5.
Due to / Since / Because the storm, many flights were
6. Theyve been at their grandparents house since cancelled.
Tuesday. 6. There are several hotels in addition / as well as /
moreover a youth hostel.
linguaxe formal
A 7. I did everything possible so that / in order to / so as to
(Formal Language) the event would be a success.
o escribirmos unha carta ou un correo electrónico formal,
A 8.
Outstanding and valuable / exceptional / powerful are
emprégase unha linguaxe educada e seria, non unha synonyms.
coloquial. Tampouco se empregan contraccións.
21 Correct TWO mistakes in each of the sentences below.
19 Tick the sentences that you would use in a formal 1. Weve lived in tokyo since 2016.
letter or e-mail.
1. Can’t wait to hear from you!
2. At first we disagreed, but next, we were able to make
2. I am writing to apply for a junior counsellor a decision!
position.
3. I look forward to hearing from you.
3. As I see it that white little dog is Kate’s, but I’m not sure.
4. I’m a great candidate for the job.
5. I believe I am well-suited for this position.
4. Do you enjoy outdoor activities for example hiking and
6. Please do not hesitate to call me if you wish to ask cycling.
me any questions regarding my application.
7. I’m writing because I’d like the job of a junior
5. it was cold and rainy. Because of we spent the night at
counsellor.
a hotel.
8. Give me a call if you’d like to ask me any
questions about my application.
6. As a result of everyone’s busy during the week, we’ve
decided to meet at Saturday.
7. I’m writing so that apply for the job of a salesperson.
8. When we set out it was totally chilly, even though later,
it warmed up.
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PRETÉRITO IMPERFECTO PAST CONTINUOUS PERÍFRASE
I played
PRETÉRITO PERFECTO you played
he, she, it played
we played
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ti xogaches PRESENT PERFECT PERÍFRASE
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