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    Likes and dislikes. Cosas que gustan y cosas que no gustan. El tule “Cosas gue gotten 9 pasa que a ca” lt ef ee re cca pn 118 9 119 de la unidad 6, en -s se explicaba el uso del verbo like (gustar). De modo que, desde hace ya bastante tiempo, sted abe expres algo le musta oe dijgatta ilaagse 02 ee) atl Wate eee oe warty earetarccions ‘com, fs 2 gue penta a en cartes 0 poco y de Ademés, vn las coco de Style y des Ves iten Eagan peactieneaelt rete eeesalelesceemntlicaltve se cncventenen telegrams, instructions, sect tee etl ee et een eed sparta de Penctantion encoatetes Silane Servessiies 28 (laa 6: it oad pera wongeuit ol enensie odo Eaten neg Gh ace Ae sacs ecco beeaerin 5 creados por la imaginacin de los novelistas que han aleanzado gran popularid hablado, y, por altimo, en la si Consejos para el aprendizaje. muy simple: afirmativamente, ya que la satisfaccion en el El tema de la presente unidad brinda una buena ocasi6n para que se formule explicitamente una pregu {disfruta usted aprendiendo inglés? Seria excelente que respondiei estudio contribuye a hacer mis efectivo el aprendizaje. Sin embargo, si de momento éste no le resulta del todo agradabl jiente que trate de averiguar los motivos de la insatisfaccién, {Estudia completamente solo y eso le de asi, busque a alguien con quien practicar, 0, simplemente. quien hablar de lo que esti aprendiendo. ones de estudio no son las idéneas? En este caso, inter una hora diferente del dia, cuando se sienta con mas energia. ,Enet le ocurre, no inicie el estudio de cada nueva unidad de la misma mani ce estudiar a entra severo su método de estudio? Si es eso lo que asi, por ejemplo, abra sus paginas al azar y lea simplemente lo que atraiga su atenciGn antes de iniciar un trabajo sistematico. Todo ciclo de estudios requiere un poco de tenacidad; por consiguiente, jbusque cualquier medio que le ayude a mantener la suyal! Observacion. A Io largo del curso ha visto diversos aspectos del lenguaje rel de las cosas que no gustan. lacionados con la forma de hablar de las cosas que gustan y Uso del verbo like (pags. 118 y 119). Expresiones empleadas para indicar preferencias (piigs. 688 y 689). Adjetivos empleados para exponer opiniones (pags. 1074, 1075. 1076, 1077, 1084 y 1085). Tal vez quicra refrescar su memoria leyendo de nuevo las paginas citadas. No obstante, en el apartado de Introduction de la presente unidad revisard algunos de esos puntos. istening r Speaking and Introduction. Jeff and Elizabeth are still talking about Elizabeth's pres- ent for her father: the book called The Devil's Di by the American writer Ambrose Bierce. — Listen to the cassette, following the first version of the text ~ Listen in, following the second version ~ Read the second version aloud, putting in the missing words. Your father has a good sense of humour. I think he'll like the book. S [=I Introduction. Jeff Well, your father has a good I think he'll like it Elizabeth: Yes, 1 think so too Jeff It’s a little too eynical for me. Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff lizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff Really? Listen to this, for example. (Reading.) reace. A period of cheating between two periods of fighting.” period of cheating between two periods of fighting.” Yes. And this ... (Reading.) “Year. A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappoint. ments.” Hmm. T don’t think a year is a period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments. No? No. Three hundred and sixty-three, maybe. But there are always one or two good days. Pm an optimist. (Reading.) “Optimism. ‘The belief that every- thing is beautiful, including what is ugly.” You see: Very cynical. Yes, but quite amusing. Yes. Here you are. Thanks. I want to write something in the front of the book. Something funny. Um Any ideas? Well, you could write: “People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.” Oh, yes. That’s good. Who said Abraham Lincoln, He was talking about a book. Yes, Hike it, Il amuse my father. What was 2 “People who ...” “People who like this sort of thing, (Writing.) “People who like this sort of thing...” on Will fi (Writing.) . the sort of thing they like.” (Writing.) *... the sort of thing they like.” = Abraham Lincoln, “Hope you liki = Elizabeth. Very good. Have you got a Introduction, Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff Elizabeth: Jeff: Elizabeth: Jeff: Well, your father has a good »»*»» of humour. T think he'll »=«* it, Yes, [ think ©» too. It’s a little too cynical += me. Really? Yes. Listen to this, for e+e». (Reading.) “Peace. A period of cheating +==*=** two periods of fighting A period of cheating =**=="= two =2e+e9 of fighting.” Yes. And this ... (Reading.) “Year. A peri of three sssssse and sixty-five disappoint ments.” Hmm. J don’t think a +++* is a period of three seeonen and sixty-five ©=2=22%0+80 No? No. Three hundred +++ sixty-three, maybe. But there are always one or ==* good days. Pman ssovesee, (Reading.) “Optimism. The belief that every- thing +* beautiful, including what is =*+*." You see: Very sree. Yes, but quite amusing. ... Have you ++ a pen? Yes. Here you are. ‘Thanks. I want to «+++ something in the front of the *+*+, Something funny. Um ... Any seeee? Well, you could write: “People who ++ this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they #*22." Oh, yes. That's good. Who +» Abraham Lincoln. He was talking about a Yes, I like it, ICM amuse my ¢=++++. What was if? “People who ...” “People +=» like this sort of thing ...” “People s+ like *¥9* sort «= will find this." (Writing)... will =*+* this “1. the sort of thing they **=*. (Writing.) ... the «+» of thing they ©+=*." = Abraham Lincoln. “Hope you like it.” izabeth. Very good. UNIT 58 disappointment /isa'pomtmant/——_decepcién optimist! optimista optumizam! optimismo amusing /oimjucziy/ divertido(da) amuse /a'mju: ivertir Observe que Elizabeth escribe Hope you like it en lugar de I hope you like it. La omisién de palabras en frases ‘como ésta se comentard detalladamente en la secci6n de Style de la presente unidad. Traduccién de las citas de Ambrose Bierce: Paz. Un periodo de trampa entre dos periodos de lucha. Ato. Un periodo de trescientas sesenta y cinco decep- Optimismo. La ereencia de que todo es bello, incluyendo To que es feo. ‘Traduecién de la cita de Abraham Lincoln: La gente a quien gustan este tipo de cosas encontraré que cesto es el tipo de cosas que le gustan. Practi You already know a lot of adjectives me “bad”. For example: ing “good” and It’s excellent. = Tes awful. = It’s good. (I like it.) It’s bad. (1 don’t fi Put the following adjectives into two groups: 1) good, 2) bad, boring magnificent superb terrific dreadful marvellous terrible wonderful fantastic stupid Answers on page 1192. The Speaking and listening section in this unit has these parts: I really like it. Realmente me gusta. can’t stand it. No lo puedo soportar, It’s OK. Esta bien. 17s iz .. ig and listening I really like it. En esta cexpresiones de uso muy frecuente con las que podra blar de las cosas que le gustan y de las actividades en las que esti interesado. Empezard con ejemplos que se refie Fen a cosas y que, como verd, estin compuestos en su mayorfa por palabras que ya conoce. Observe que el didlogo grabado en la cassette -en el cual figuran varias de las éxpresiones citadas- tiene lugar entre jombre americano y una mujer brit Study these key expressions, Me encanta Realmente me gusta Me gusta mucho Me gusta bastante mi (compositor) favorito uuno de mis (compositores) favoritos .. very much. I quite like ... my favourite (composer) ‘one of my favourite (composers) entusiasta, fan fan fa 2 it. isten and repeat, He's one of my favourite composers. [love his music. I think his music is wonderful. [really like it. sten. Man: Do you like zucchini? Woman: Yes. He's one of my favourite composers. I love his music. Man: — What? Woman: 1 think his music is wonderful. I really like it. Pm a real Puccini fan, Me Puccini”. 1 said Woman Man: Yes. Do you like zucchini? Woman: er heard his music. Man isn’t a composer. Zucchini are veg- tables. In Britain, you call them “courgettes”. Woman: Oh, zucchini! Yes, 1 quite like zucchii = Italian composer (1858-1924) zucchini /zu’kizni:/ (US) courgette _/kua'zet/ (UK) Practice. Put the following questions and answers together. 1, Do you like Puccini 2. Do you like zucc! 3. Are you an Elvis Presley fan? 4. What do you think of English food? 5. What's your opinion of Woody Allen’s films? 6. What do you think of Graham Greene A. Yes. I've got most of his records. B. I think they're great. I really like them. C. He's one of my favourite writers. D. Yes. I think his music is wonderful. E, T quite like it. F. Yes. They're my favourite vegetables. Answers on page 1192 UNIT 5 Aqui proseguird Ia préctica iniciada en la pigina anterior con nuevas expresiones que podra utilizar para poner de manifiesto que algo le gusta. En este caso, dichas expresiones se refieren a actividades en lugar de a cosas. El didlogo grabado en la cassette es la continuacién del de la pagina anterior y, como en jones que intervienen en el mismo estin compuestas de palabras que usted ya conoce expr Observe que la expresisn keen on pero su cardcter es ma informal, Study these expressions. Me gustan (os deportes). Soy aficionado(da) L enjoy (sports). I'm keen on (judo). a (el judo). Estoy interesado(da) I'm interested in (aikido cn (cl aikido). Siempre me ha gustado Siempre he sido I've always enjoyed ... I've always been keen on aficionado(da) a Siempre he estado I've always been interested interesado(da) en aficionado(da), entusiast keen’ isn) Listen. Waiter: Man: Waiter: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman. Man: Woman, Man: Woman. Man: Woman, Any vegetables, sir? Yes. I'll have the puecini ... er chini. Thank you, sir So, are you enjoying this visit to London? Yes. I've always enjoyed working in London. I'm only here for two weeks this time. What have you been doing recently? Wa Lmean, the zuc- nber I've always been inte 0, yes. A very Ha, ha. Sorry. A very tasty Japanese vegetable. Ha, ha. You know that aikido isn't a Japanese composer or a vegetable. Yes, L know. 11s like judo, isn" Yes. Well, I've always been keen on it, and I've heen taking some more classes recently. I'm get- ting quite good at it. Great. If we find ourselves in a dangerous situation, you can protect me, OK. My pleasure. teresting Japanese composer. te, la mayoria de las .. que aparece aqui por primera vez, tiene un significado semejante al de interested Practice. Answer these questions about yourself. ~ Are you judo or aikido? ~ Which sports do you like? Are you interested in one particular sport? Do you prefer watching it or playing it? = What are your hob! Are you keen on one particular hobby? = Do you enjoy reading? Do you have a favourite writer? ~ Do you enjoy cooking? rT Speaking and listening I can’t stand it. En la pagina 1176 ha practicado varias expresiones con las que hablar de las cosas que le gustan. Aqui practicat serie de expresiones paralelas a aquéllas, pero de signifi- cado opuesto, con las que podra referirse a las cosas que no le gustan Observe como una ligera alteracién del orden de las pala- bras da a las siguientes expresiones un matiz. distinto: Lo lly like... No me gusta mucho (expresion suave de desagrado) Treally don’t like... No me gusta en absoluto (expresion de desagrado bastante brusca) Study these expressions I don't like... very much. | 1 don't really tke . I don’t like .. at all. I really don't like . No me gusta mucho No me gusta ... en absoluto. Me disgusta .... No me gusta No puedo soportar I can’t stand ... Odio Thate disgustar, desagradar dislike ‘dis"tnk) odiar hate hy ‘and I can’t stand She likes modern jazz, = {can’t stand it. Listen and repeat, I don’t like modern jazz very much. I don’t really like modern jazz. I don't like modern jazz at all. I really don’t like modern jazz. In fact, T can't stand it, Listen. Woman I: Listen to this: “Real friends like and dislike the same things.” Who said that? Woman I: A Roman writer called Sallust. Woman 2: Well, I don’t agree with him. Woman I: No? Woman 2: No. Vanessa's my oldest friend, and we don’t “like and dislike the same things”. For exam- ple, she likes modern jazz, and I can’t stand it, She likes traditional English food, and I hhate it, She’s a great fan of Woody Allen’s ims, and I don’t like them at all, But we've been friends for years, Woman I: Yes. Woman 2: 1 think. Woman 2: Practice. ~ Read the fi they “true” lowing sentences aloud. Are or “false” for you? I can’t stand modern jazz. Thate getting up early I don’t like travelling by air. dislike big cities. don’t like cooking very much. T hate waiting for a bus in the rain. — Make sentences about these things: spicy food wine fast cars modern art ce ss Very much. T don't like ... at all. ina practicard algunas expresiones que le permitiran hablar actividades que le disgustan. Estas expresiones son paralelas. y de significado opuesto, a las que ha visto en la pagina 1177. 7 iflogo grabado en la cassette figuran tr con los cuales se describen aspect sas actividades: boring (aburrido|da}). fortable (incomodo|dal). es adjetivos que usted ya tivos atribuidos a diver- Study these expressions No me gusta No soy aficionado(da) a No estoy interesado(da) en Nunca me ha gustado .. Nunca he sido aficionado(da) a Nunca he estado interesado(da) en. T don’t enjoy ... I'm not keen on... 'm not interested in .. ve never enjoyed .. T've never been keen on Pye never been interested in ... =) Listen. Woman: So you're working in London for two weeks this time. Man: That's right. Woman: travelling a lot? Man: Woman: I's strange. Some people love travelling and ‘some people hate it. I've never been keen on it myself, Man: Ni Woman: N never enjoyed travel Man: You've never been interested in other countries? Woman: Oh, Love visiting other countries. Man: 1 don't quite understand. Woman: Well, Love being in other countries, but I don’t enjoy travelling. Man: Oh, I see Woman: It’s often boring, it’s usually uncomfortable, and it’s always tiring. I can’t stand it. Man: — Tiring? I don’t find it tiring. ... Oh, excuse me. Listen, and say “I agree” or “I disagree”. Travelling is often boring. ‘Travelling is usually uncomfortable. ‘Travelling is always tiring. S T've never enjoyed travelling. 12, uncomfortable and tiring. UNIT 58 Practice. ‘Translate these quotations and proverbs, 1, I've always been interested but I've never liked them. W. Somerset Maugham, English writer. people, I don’t know anything about music, but T know what I like. ‘Max Beerbohm, English writer. 3. Visits always give pleasure: if not the arrival, the departure. Portuguese proverb, 4, An omelette cannot be “quite good”. ther it is a good omelette or it is a bad omelette. French proverb. Answers om page 1192 I Speaking and listening It’s OK. Naturalmente, usted no siempre querrd expresar simplemente que algo le gusta (I really like it o I quite like it) 0 que algo le dlisgusta (I don’t like it I ean’t stand it). A continuacién practi- card la manera de manifestar diversos estados de opinion con cexpresiones que indican desde el entusiasmo hasta el rechazo. En los siguientes cuadros encontrar algunas expresiones “ termedias” situadas de manera gradual entre las expresiones “extremas’ {Qué piensas/piensa (usted) de la comida inglesa? What do you think of English food & Its great! an | Irs OK. Esta bien (S | is an eight No esté mal W's not bad. iEs terrible! S Ws terrible! {TelLe gusta v Do you like travelling? ‘Me encantat Tove it Me da igual 1 don’t mind it. iLo otto! hate It’s terrible! Work with the cassette. It’s OK. Listen, and repeat the answers. What do you think of English food? Is great Ws terrible! It's OK. Do you 1 love it! T hate it I don’t mind it. ¢ travelling? Listen, Woman: Well, what did you think of the food? Man: I wasn't great ... but it wasn’t terrible. It was OK. The zucchini were good. Woman: Yes. Man: Oh, excuse me. Woman: So you really don’t think that travelling is tiring. Man: No. Not at all. Woman: In fact, you love travelling. Man: Well, I don’t mind travelling. I don’t love it and I don’t hate it. Woman: Shall we have some coffee? Man: Um... Oh, excuse me. Coffee? Yes, that might be a good idea. = En los ejemplos de esta pagina ha podido observar que la expresion I don’t mind seguida de un com- plemento (I don't mind travelling. 1 don’t mind it) se utiliza para mostrar que a la persona que habla no le gusta ni le disgusta especialmente determina- cosa. En una unidad anterior (pig. 689) vio que la expresi6n I don’t mind tambien se puede utili- zar por si sola como respuesta, cuando la persona que habla no quiere mostrar ninguna preferencia entre dos opciones, por ejemplo: Which would you prefer: tea or coffee? =I don’t mind. UNIT 58 Song. People have different feelings about the different days of the week. They often like particular days and dislike particular days eee eee S) Song: Saturday night. can’t stand Mondays. I don’t like Tuesdays. Wednesdays? They're all right. I quite like Thursdays. I really like Fridays. But most of all I like Saturday, Saturday night. Aah, aah ... 1 always look forward to Saturday. It’s the best day of the week. Mondays to Fridays are all the same, But every Saturday is unique’. I don’t enjoy Mondays to Fridays, Although Ive tried and tried” And fifty-two Saturdays in the year Aren’t enough to keep me satisfied". Mondays are miserable*. Tuesdays are terrible. 7 Wednesdays? They're not too horrific’. Thursdays are OK, ‘And Fridays are good days, But Saturday nights are really terrific Really terrific! Oh, yes... 1 can't stand Mondays. I don’t like Tuesdays. Wednesdays? They're all right. 1 quite like Thursdays Practice. I really like Fridays, Berra tansani Ms Satria? Without looking at the text of the song, put in the missing letters. (My favourite day), I can’t st___ Mondays. I don’t |___ Tuesdays. Saturday night. Wednesdays? They're a__ r___. I q___— |___ Thursdays. I r___-y I___ Fridays. By of a__ | like Saturday, Saturday night. nico ~ Answer these questions. to on arate ps ajarme cto Do you think Mondays are miserable? trates, Do you always look forward to Saturday? hore Which is your favourite day of the week? ust ir Style Block language. En muchas ocasiones, tanto al emplear el lenguaje habla- do como escrito, es posible omitir palabras, sin que por ello se oscurezca el significado de lo que se quiere decir En anteriores unidades del curso ha visto algunos ejem- plos de la omisién de palabras en expresiones que se utili- zan en el lenguaje hablado. —Morning!, como un equivalente informal del saludo Good morning ~ More tea?, como un equivalente informal de la pregun- ta Would you like some more tea? También ha visto que los pronombres que realizan la fun- cién de sujeto y los verbos auxiliares se pueden omitir cuando esta omisién no dificulta la comprensién de la frase, como ocurre, por ejemplo, en los titulos de las can- cciones (1) Just can’t get enough y (I’m) Never gonna ‘ery again, que encontré citadas en la secci6n de Style de las paginas 1102 y 1103. En la pagina 1174, al principio de esta unidad, ha visto un ejemplo similar en la frase () Hope you like it, que escribe Elizabeth en el libro que desea regalar a su padre Con frecuencia, se omiten palabras al escribir cuando el espacio de que se dispone para hacerlo es reducido, co- mo, por ejemplo, en telegramas, en instrucciones para el ‘uso de ciertos productos y miquinas, en apuntes de agen- da, en breves notas personales y en postales. Este tipo de enguaje escrito esquemédtico se suele llamar block tan- guage, puesto que en él solo se consignan los “bloques” de palabras necesarias para la comprensién del texto. En cestas paginas examinari qué tipo de palabras se pueden omitir en inglés en tales situaciones. Tenga en cuenta que unas cuantas palabras clave pueden bastar para entender un texto completo. Esta observacién es bastante parecida a la realizada en la unidad 2 ( gina 42), en la que se decia que, incluso cuando faltan algunas letras en una palabra, a menudo es posible averi- guar cual es ésta mediante las otras letras y el contexto en que se encuentra. Lasefial que se representa a continuacién es ilustrativa de lo que se acaba de exponer, mee Como puede observar en los ejemplos que se reproducen cen estas dos paginas -un telegrama, una postal y algunas instrucciones (extractos de textos que usted ya ha visto anteriormente)-, cuando se escribe en block language sc usa © Telegram ARRIVING LONDON GATWICK FLIGHT BA#GS THURSDAY 1630. STAYING AT PARK HOTEL ANNE. Insert money until ashi Lit andset and isten for dial tone, the creat display will fash aluo of money insarted appears on crest cispay omiten por regla general los siguientes tipos de palabras, naturalmente siempre que el significado del texto perma- nezca claro: ~ los pronombres, especialmente I y we; ~ las formas del verbo be (am, is, etc.); — los verbos auxiliares; = los articulos (wan, the); ~ las preposiciones (at, on, ete.) ~ otras palabras que pueden deducirse por el contexto en el que estan situadas. Puede escuchar en la cassette los textos en block language {que figuran en las ilustraciones. (Junto a éstas se encuen- tra la version completa de dichos textos.) ® POSTCARD Havis pul time . Waster ote Wish you were tore. ee Charkes and Diana Complete versions. 1. 111 be artiving at London Gatwick airport on Flight BA763 on Thursday at 1630. /'l be staying at the Park Hotel. Anne. 2. We're having @ wonderful time. The weather is mar- vollous. We wish you were here. We hope you're not working too hard! Charles and Diana. 3, Liftthe handset and listen forthe dial tone; the credit display will flash 4, Insert money until the flashing stops. 5. The value of the money inserted appears on the credit display. SS S fen to these examples of “block language”. A telegram: 1g London Gatwick Flight BA763 Thursday 1630 ig at Park Hotel. Anne. A posteard: Having a wonderful time. Weather marvellous. Wish you ‘were here. Hope you're not working too hard! Charles and Diana. si me instructions: it handset and listen for dial tone; the credit display will flash, Insert money until flashing stops. ‘Value of money inserted appears on credit display. UNIT 58 Practice. texts are written in block language. The first is from a diary and the second is a message. Read them aloud, and then write them in complete ‘Answers on page 1192. La expresign Wish you were here (Desearfa/Deseariamos que estuviera aqui) se ha convertido en una formula es- tiindar en las postales que se envian en vacaciones. diary diario, agenda nes (4 Grammar Adjetivos seguidos de preposiciones. En la pagina 1177 de esta misma unidad ha visto tres cjemplos de adjetivos seguidos de preposiciones. good at ... I'm getting quite good at it. interested in... I’ve always been interesied in aikido. een on ... ve always been keen on it En inglés no existe una regla general acerca de las prepo siciones que siguen a los adjetivos. De hecho, en los tres ejemplos anteriores, de una preposicién diferente, por lo que cada uno de los adjetivos va seguido en realidad, es ender cada expresién como si se tratara de una frase hecha. Muchos de los adjetivos que ha visto en anteriores unida- des pueden ir seguidos de una preposicién. A continua- cidn figuran varios ejemplos divididos en dos apartados. 1) La preposicién about se utiliza con el significado de (es decir, “relativo a”, “en el tema de”) después de adjetivos que indican sentimientos 0 esta- dos de animo. “acerca de’ angry glad sad curious happy sorry depressed pleased unhappy Norman has failed his depressed about it. Norman ha suspendido otra vez su examen de conducir. Est un poco deprimido por ello. ing test again, He's a little _ They*re happy about th Se sienten felices a 2) Los adjetivos que siguen ya mente, aunque no siempre seguidos de una frase con luna preposicion, como aquf se presentan. afraid of . T'm not afraid of No tengo miedo 1g, but I don't enjoy volar, pero no me different fromlto ... A Scottish accent Un acent different from am Irish accent. sscocés es diferente de un acento irlandés equal to A British pint is equal to 1.2 American pints. Una pinta britdnica es igual a 1,2 pintas americans Jamous for ... ‘Max Beerbohm was famous for his witty remarks. Max Beerbohm comentarios. a famoso por sus inger ‘They're happy about their future. 118 UNIT 58 fall off... In summer, London is full of tourists. En verano, Londres esti lleno de turistas. jealous of... ‘The Italian composer Salieri was jealous of Mozart. El compositor italiano Salieri estaba celoso de Mozart. late for ... Quick! We'll be late for the me iRapido! Llegaremos tarde a suitable for ... Are these clothes suitable for a tropic: {Son estas ropas apropiadas para un clima tropical? expresiones different from ... y different than ..., aunque algunas personas de habla inglesa consi- deran incorrecta esta altima, En Gran Bretaia se utilizan las expres nes different from ... y cambio, en Estados Unidos se utilizan las Adjetivos seguidos de to + infinitivo. 1) En las paginas 1159 y 1160 de la unidad anterior ha encontrado las siguientes expresiones, la primera de ellas utilizada para felicitar a alguien y la segunda, para expresar condolencia. leased t0 hear .. Iwas very pleased to hear that you passed your examination. Congratulations! sorry to hear ... I was very sorry to hear that you failed your dri test. Better luck next time! eg Con la estructura I was (very) ... to hear that ... tam- bién se pueden utilizar otros adjetivos que indican sen: timientos 0 estados de animo, como, por ejemplo. glad, happy, sad o surprised L was glad t0 hear that you enjoyed your holiday. was surprised o hear that you are looking for a new job. 2) Aqui tiene algunos ejemplos mas de adjetivos, que usted ya conoce, seguidos de to + infinitivo. determined to Sealink: Determined to give you a better service (pag. 696). ready t0 ... Are you ready to go? willing 10 Quite a number of Londoners are willing 10 help you (pag. 1042), ios de to + infinitive jenen la siguiente es- 3) La mayoria de los adjetivos se, forman parte de frases que tructui [ts (adjetivo) to (infinitive) .. Aqui tiene difficult t0 It is difficult to smile when you're really unhappy. Es dificil sonrefr cuando se es realmente desdichado(da). lgunos ejemplos, easy (0 It is not always easy to explain your feelings. No siempre es ficil explicar tus sentimientos. essential 10 ... tis essential to follow these instructions exactly. Es esencial seguir estas instrucciones exactamente, illegal to ... tis illegal to drive a car without a licence. Es ilegal conducir un automévil sin licencia. important to ... It is important to practise your English regularly. Es importante practicar su inglés regularmente. (impossible to ... It is not always possible 10 be calm and friendly. No siempre es posible ser tranquilo(la) y amable. (un)necessary 10 It is sometimes necessary to be impolite. A veces es necesario ser descortés, Observe también el uso de cen los siguientes ejemplos: This play is difficult to understand. Esta obra (de teatro) es dificil de comprender. This book is easy to read. Este libro es facil de leer. ficult, easy c impossible Some questions are impossible to answer. Algunas preguntas son imposibles de contestar. De los ejemplos anteriores se deduce que los adjetivos seguidos de preposiciones constituyen una area de cierta ‘complejidad en inglés, pero, a modo de estimulo, tenga presente que los problemas surgen no tanto con respecto a la comprensién de las expresiones (el significado esta habitualmente bastante claro), sino respecto a cémo for- mularlas. Incluso en este dltimo caso, sin embargo, come- ter un error en el uso de una preposicin, por ejemplo, normalmente no altera en gran medida el significado de lo que se pretende expresar. uss Written English Recipes. Para escribir una receta (recipe /‘resapi:/) se usa habitualmente el tipo de block language comentado en las paginas 1182 y 1183, En esta pégina figuran dos sencillos ejemplos de este uso, el primero en la receta de una ensalada de apio y ‘manzana, y el segundo en la de una limonada. ‘ Lea los textos y después realice el ejercicio que aparece a

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