Curso de Ingles 06 de 30

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UNIT

6

1

In the Public Garden  Marg.

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Tom

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A beautiful evening, Tom! What can we do this evening? Where can we go? We can go to the cinema.

Marg.

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Oh no! It is so hot! W e can go to the public garden.

Tom

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Yes! A good idea! But where is it?

Marg.

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We can ask.

Tom

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Man

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Tom

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Man

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Marg.

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Tom

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Police.

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Tom

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Police.

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Tom

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Police.

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*** Good evening, sir! Where is the public garden, please? Eh? The public garden! Lo siento mucho. No comprendo. Oh Tom! What can we do? We can ask that policeman. - Good evening! Buenas tardes … Good evening! What can I do for you? Where is the public garden please? Take the first street on the right and then the narrow street on the left. I understand: The first street on the right and then the narrow street on the left. T hank you, sir. De nada. ***

Tom

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Come, Margaret!

Marg.

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Barcelona by night is so wonderful!

Tom

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Yes, dear. You are right. It is wonderful.

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*** Look, Margaret! The public garden is there! - There, on the right!

Tom

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UNIT

6

( continuation)

2

In the Public Garden 

Marg.

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Oh! It is a beautiful garden! And the night is so wonderful!

Tom

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Well, there is a bench there. W e can sit down.

Marg.

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Oh! The sky is so lovely tonight! Look at the stars, Tom!

Tom

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Well, I prefer to l ook at you.

Marg.

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Oh Tom! You are silly!

Tom

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Phew!

Marg.

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Oh! Wonderful night! Wonderful garden! And there ar e so many stars! And the beautiful moon - so big! Look, Tom! And look at those lovely trees … and the flowers … and -

Tom

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Yes, and the grass … and the mosquitoes!

Marg.

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But Tom! What are you saying?

Tom

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Nothing, nothing. Please continue!

Marg.

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Oh! Why are you so unromantic?

Tom

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Unromantic? Unromantic? I? You are wrong wrong my dear! You are unromantic! - We are sitting in a beautiful garden. garden . It is a wonderful summer night. I am your fiancé. And you … you only look at the moon!

Marg.

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Oh, Tom! You are impossible!

Tom

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Ah! So you think that I’m wrong! Well, that magazine is perfectly right! Remember! Remember! - It says: says: “Many women are vain and silly.”

Marg.

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Oh, please, Tom! Stop! Stop! I understand you now. I am a silly girl! Poor dear! He is so romantic! He loves me so much! He wants to embrace me and kiss me, and I only look at the stars. Forgive me!

Las palabras subrayadas deben pronunciarse con más énfasis.

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UNIT

6

I can

3 = yo puedo; yo sé (hacer una cosa)

What c a n I do for you?

= ¿ Q u é   puedo h a c e r p o r t í ?

C a n you speak French?

= ¿Sabes hablar francés?

PRESENT SIMPLE

= presente simple

I you he

can can can

= yo puedo = tú puedes = él puede

we

can

you they

can can

= nosotros podemos = vosotros podéis = ellos pueden

FORMA INTERROGATIVA

yo sé (hacer una cosa) tú sabes él sabe nosotros sabemos vosotros sabéis ellos saben

FORMA NEGATIVA

can can can

I ? you ? he ?

I you he

can can can

we ? you ? they ?

we cannot you cannot they cannot

cannot cannot cannot

FORMA CONTRACTA

I you he

can’t can’t can’t

we can’t y o u can’t they can’t

WARNING 1.

 La  L a  3 ° p e r s o n a d e l s i n g u l a r n o t o m a “ s ” .

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H e c a n speak French.

2.

E n l a f o r m a i n t e r r o g a t i v a “ c a n ” p r e c e d e e l s u j e t o .

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C a n he speak French?

3.

A l a f o r m a n e g a t i v a s e l e a ñ a d e “ not ” .

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H e cannot speak German.

4.

C a n  v a s e g u i d o d e u n i n f i n i t i v o s i n “ t o ” .

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W e c a n g o to the cinema.

(We can to go… go … ) ¡ Error!

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UNIT

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4

I can

1.

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6

= yo puedo

What c a n we do this evening? Where c a n we go? W e c a n go to the cinema. No, we can’t can’t.. It is too hot. We c a n go to the public garden. *** I’m very hungry. What c a n I eat? Y o u c a n eat a sandwich and an orange. I’m thirsty too. What c a n I drink? Y o u c a n drink a beer or a glass of mineral water. I can

2.

= yo sé (hacer algo)

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C a n Tom speak English? Yes, he c a n . English is his language. C a n he speak Chinese? No, he cannot cannot.. Chinese is a very difficult language. C a n he play golf? No, he can’t can’t.. But he c a n play football and tennis very well.

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C a n Margaret swim well? No, she can’t can’t.. C a n she play the piano? Yes, she c a n . She is a very good pianist. ***

C a n t i e n e s o l a m e n t e  2 t i e m p o s : e l P r e s e n t S i m p l e y e l P a s t   S i m p l e .

PRESENT SIMPLE

I you he

can can

we you they

can

can

can can

= yo puedo; yo sé 

PAST SIMPLE

I you he

could could

we you they

could

= yo pude; yo podía yo supe; yo sabía

could

could

pronunciation could = k E d - k u d

could

Los otros tiempos del verbo “poder / sabe r” los veremos en l a “ Unit 13”

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UNIT

6

5

  Pronunciación de “can”

can

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k A n C u a n d o s e e n c u e n t r a a l  principio, o a l  final  d e l a o r a c i ó n .

- Can you speak French?

- Yes, I c a n . - Can your sister speak French, too? - Yes, she c a n , but not very well.

can

2.

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Cuando se encuentra en medio de la oración.

What c a n we do this morning? Where c a n we go? W e c a n go shopping. Oh, no! Then where c a n we go? W e c a n go to the beach. We c a n sit on the sand. Yes, a good idea, idea, and we c a n swim, too.

can’t

3.

k E n /  k n

Se pronuncia siempre k a : n t

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Can you swim? No, I can’t . Can you play tennis? No, I can’t . Then what what can you do? I can’t swim, and I can’t play tennis, but I can dance and I can sing too. === sand

= arena

then

= entonces

to dance = bailar  to sing

= cantar 

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UNIT

6

greetings

6

= saludos

Good morning

= Buenos días

Hasta la una.

Good afternoon

= Buenas tardes

Desde la una, hasta las seis.

Good evening

= Buenas tardes

Después de las seis.

Good n i g h t

= Buenas noches

Cuando uno se despide por la tarde, o cuando uno se va a la cama.

Hello

= Hola

Encontrando a alguien.

Hi

= Hola

Encontrando a alguien. (En los Estados Unidos)

Goodbye

= Adiós

Cuando uno se despide.

Bye / Bye-bye

Es un modo informal de decir adiós.

WARNING

in the morning

= por la mañana (lit. en la mañana)

in the afternoon

= por la tarde (temprano)

in the evening

= por la tarde

at night

= por la noche

In the night.

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