CURSO DE PERFECCIONAMIENTO DE LA LENGUA

INGLESA

CLASE 1 - THE SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS PRESENT

Read carefully this dialogue. (Lee este diálogo atentamente)

DIALOG (diálogo)

TOUR GUIDE: We are leaving Cibeles Circle. We are heading toward

Neptune Circle. We are now getting to Neptune Circle.
On the other side of the circle is the Prado Musuem. The
Prado has Spain´s most famous Painters. Can anyone
name Spain´s 2 most famous painters?

TOURIST: Yes, I can. They are Goya and Velázquez.

TOUR GUIDE: Right. We are now taking a right. On your left is the
Palace Hotel. The building on your right, with the two big
lions, is the Cortes or Spanish Parliament Building. We
are now going up Jeranimo Street. We are now taking a
right, and now another left. We are on Alcala Street.
Behind you is Cibeles, where the main post office is. We
are getting to Puerta del Sol Plaza. What does "Puerta
del Sol" mean in English?

TOURIST: It means "Gateway to the Sun".

TOUR GUIDE: Right. "Puerta" normally means "door ". It can also mean
"gate". If it is the main, open gate of a big place, it
means "gateway". We are now going down Arenal
Street. What does "arenal" mean?

TOURIST: "Arenal" means "pit".

TOUR GUIDE: Right again. We are coming into Isabel II Plaza. That
building behind Isabel II´s statue is The Royal Theater.
Is it really a theater?

TOURIST: No, it isn´t a theater. It´s a concert hall.

TOUR GUIDE: Excellent. Now we´re coming into Oriental Square, and
in front of you is The Royal Palace. It reminds me of King
Charles III.

TOURIST: We know who Charles III is. His statue is the Puerta del
 Sol.

TOUR GUIDE: How do you all know so much?

TOURIST: We are studying Spanish culture, language and history in

the University of Madrid.

TOUR GUIDE: Oh! My God!

VOCABULARY (vocabulario)

to leave salir, abandonar pit arenal

to head toward dirigirse hacia concert hall sala de conciertos
to take a right girar a la derecha door puerta
to take a left girar a la izquierda gate puerta de valla
to go up subir gateway puerta abierta
to go down bajar front frente, fechada
to get to, to come to llegar circle circulo
to come into entrar statue estatua
to go straight up subir recto building edificio
to go straight down bajar recto plaza, square plaza
 CURSO DE PERFECCIONAMIENTO DE LA LENGUA
INGLESA

CLASE 1 - THE SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS PRESENT

Read carefully this gramar note. (Lee este nota de gramática atentamente)

GRAMAR - SIMPLE PRESENT/CONTINUOUS PRESENT

(gramática - presente simple y presente continuo)

 El presente simple es el presente en general (I leave = Yo abandono).

 El presente continuo pasa en este momento (I am leaving = yo estoy

abandonando).

OBSERVA:
 En español, el "yo salgo" significa las dos: el simple (yo salgo) y el
continuo (yo estoy saliendo). El "yo estoy saliendo" en español es sólo para
clarificar que pasa en este momento.

 Lo que ocurre en inglés es que siempre estamos clarificándolo. Por

ejemplo, "Do you leave Nepture now?" es incorrecto; debería ser "Are
you leaving Neptune now?". En español las 2 frases significan "¿Sales de
Neptuno ahora?"

NOTA:
Para más información sobre el tiempo presente de los verbos, consultar la
Clase 6 y la Clase 7 del curso introductório.
 CURSO DE PERFECCIONAMIENTO DE LA LENGUA
INGLESA
CLASE 1 - THE SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS PRESENT

Read carefully and fill in the gaps. (Lee atentamente y rellena los huecos)

EXERCICES (ejercicios)

1.   Where is Isabel II´s statue?

It is in the Isabel II .

2.   What is the name of the "Puerta del Sol" in English?

It is "  to the Sun" in English.

3.   Is The Royal Theater really a theater?

No, it isn´t. It is a concert .

4.   What square is in front of The Royal Palace?

The square in front of The Royal Palace is .

5.   What street goes from the Puerta del Sol to Isabel II Square?
The street is .