GUESS THEIR JOBS

Read through the sentences and then write down which job each of the following people have.

1. MR GREEN ....    Hairstyles 

2. MISS EVANS ....  Plomber

3. MR. BROWN....  Journalist 

4. MRS WATKINS ....  Architect

5. MR WATSON ....  Librarian

6.MRS SIMONS .......  Police officer 

7. MISS GEORGE .....  Fly attendance 

8. MR JONES ......  Oftalmologyst

9. MR GIBSON ......  Dentist 

10. MISS KENT .....  Barber

1 This person cuts men's hair. Mr Green is a b...........

2 You go to this person when you have toothache. Miss Evans is a d...........

3 You go to this person if you want a new pair of glasses. Mr Brown is an o...........

4 This person looks after you when you are flying. Mrs Watkins is an a...........

5 This person makes sure that no one parks their car in the wrong place, or parks somewhere for too long. Not many people like this person! Mr Watson is a...........

6 This person cuts and styles women's hair. Mrs Simons is a h...........

7 Before a house is built, this person draws the plans for it. Miss George is an........

8 If something goes wrong with your pipes, wash basin or bath, you usually call for this person. Mr Jones is a p..........

9 This person writes for a newspaper or magazine. Mr Gibson is a j...........

10 This person works in a library. Miss Kent is a ............

10 Idioms & Expressions Related to Sunday

1. "Easy like Sunday morning" Referring to something that is relaxed, calm, and easygoing.

2. "Sunday best" - Wearing one's best clothes or dressing up for a special occasion or event.

3. "Sunday driver" - A slow or leisurely driver who seems to be in no hurry.

4. "Sunday roast" A traditional British meal consisting of a roasted meat, potatoes, vegetables, and gravy, typically enjoyed on Sundays.

5. "Sunday blues" The feeling of sadness or melancholy that some people experience on Sunday evenings as the weekend comes to an end and the workweek looms ahead.

6. "Sunday funday" A phrase used to express the enjoyment and relaxation associated with having a fun and carefree Sunday.

7. "Black Sunday" Referring to a disastrous or tragic event that occurs on a Sunday.

8. "Until the cows come home" Meaning for a very long time, often used to describe an activity that takes a leisurely or extended duration, such as lounging in bed on a Sunday morning.

9. "Rain on someone's parade" To spoil or ruin someone's plans or enjoyment, even on a day as pleasant as Sunday.

10. "Like clockwork" - Describing something that happens with regularity and predictability, such as certain Sunday routines or traditions.

Phrasal verbs and Idioms

Exercise 2: Look at the idioms and other expressions in bold in sentences 1 - 25, and choose a suitable definition or expression with a similar meaning from the box at the bottom of the page..

1. If you want to become rich, you have to work hard. There are no real get-rich-quick plans. 

2. Come on! Get a move on! 

3. When she asked for help, he told her to get lost.

4. You'll get the sack if you continue coming in late.

5. Where was I last night? Well, officer, you've got me there.

6. I think Helen got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.

7. My neighbour is so noisy. He's really getting on my nerves.

8. Gordon's having a little get together at his place tonight.

9. You've got a nerve asking me to lend you more money! 

10. What are you wearing that get-up for? You look like a drug dealer! 

11. OK everyone, let's get down to brass tacks and look at the sales figures. 

12. Gary and I get on like a house on fire. 

13. I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't seem to have any get-up-and-go.

14. If I don't get a rise soon, I'll start looking for another job.

15. This is ridiculous: we're getting nowhere.

16. You're always watching television. Get a life!

17. My job drives me crazy, but I like it, if you get my meaning.

18. Get a grip on yourself you've got an interview in half an hour.

19. I can't get to grips with my new computer. 

20. You need to get your act together if you want to succeed.

21. I've got absolutely no money, and it's really getting me down.

22. It's almost eight o'clock. Let's get going, or we'll be late.

23. He was so rude to me. Just wait until I get my own back.

24. Our teacher lets us get away with murder!

25. I need a break, so I've decided to get away from it all for a few weeks.

(A) Energy; enthusiasm.

(B) To hurry up; to do something more quickly.

(C) To receive more money for doing your work.

(D) To understand what someone is trying to

say.

(E) To make someone feel unhappy.

(F) To be unsuccessful; to not make any

progress.

(G) To be over-confident or rude.

(H) To take a holiday.

(I) Something that will make you a lot of

money in a short space of time.

(J) To organise yourself.

(K) Clothes.

(L) To start doing something; to begin a

journey.

(M) To be unable to do or use something.

(N) To do something more interesting.

(O) To control your emotions and behaviour.

(P) To be very friendly with each other.

(Q) To be dismissed from a job.

(R) To take revenge on someone for

something they have done.

(S) A party or social event with friends.

(T) To go away; to leave someone alone.

(U) To annoy someone

(V) To not punish someone for doing

something wrong.

(W) To start the day badly; to be in a bad

mood.

(X) To start discussing small but important

details.

(Y). To be unable to answer.

13 Ways to Describe Noisy Sounds

Rumbling: A deep, continuous noise, often suggesting a low-frequency vibration or distant thunder.

Clattering: A series of sharp, harsh noises made by objects striking each other.

Screaming: A high-pitched and intense sound often associated with distress or excitement.

Banging: A loud, abrupt noise created by objects hitting against a surface.

Screeching: A sharp, shrill sound that is often piercing to the ears.

Racket: A cacophony of loud and confusing sounds, creating a chaotic auditory atmosphere.

Blaring: Emitting a strong, loud, and often harsh sound, like a loudspeaker or alarm.

Clanging: A resonant, metallic noise produced by striking metal objects together.

Whirring: A steady, buzzing or whizzing sound, often associated with machinery or engines.

Creaking: A high-pitched, squeaky sound, typically produced by hinges, doors, or floorboards.

Roaring: A deep, powerful noise, akin to the sound of an engine or an animal's roar.

Chatter: A rapid and continuous series of low-level sounds, resembling conversations or machine noise.

Tumult: A loud, confused noise caused by a crowd or a commotion, suggesting disorder and chaos.

LECCIÓN 2 - THE NEWS / LAS NOTICIAS

 A. DIÁLOGO

0. Robin and George are watching television when they start discussing a new twenty-four hour TV news channel / Robin y George están mirando la televisión cuando empiezan a discutir sobre un nuevo canal de noticias de veinticuatro horas.

1. Robin: (Watching television) / don't really know this new TV channel. Have you had the opportunity to watch it? / (Mirando la televisión) No conozco bien este nuevo canal de televisión. ¿Has tenido la oportunidad de verlo?

2. George: Not really; working twelve hours a day, who has time to watch TV? It seems similar to other news channels. There are other channels that offer news twenty four hours a day. If you have a satellite connection you can even get channels from other countries.

/ Realmente no; trabajando doce horas al día, ¿quién tiene tiempo para ver la televisión? Parece ser muy similar a los otros canales de noticias. Hay otros canales que transmiten noticias las veinticuatro horas del día. Si tienes conexión por satélite, puedes ver canales de noticias de otros países.

3. Robin. Do they have them in other languages as well? Is there one in French or Dutch? I speak French rather woil and I'm currently learnin Dutch. / Y los tienen en otros idiomas? ¿Hay algun canal en francés u bolandes? Habla bastante bien el francés y actualmente estoy aprendiendo holandés

4. George: Yes, you can get channels in French, Spanish, German, Italian, and of course, English. I didn't know that you were learning Dutch. 1 don't speak any other languages. / Si, puedes recibir canales en francés, español, alemán, italiano y, por supuesto, inglés. No sabia que estabas estudiando holandés, Yo no sé hablar ningún otro idioma.

5. Robin: I think it's a great idea to listen to the news in other languages. That way you can practice while you learn what 's happening around the world. / (Yo) pienso que es una muy buena idea escuchar las noticias en otro idioma. Así puedes practicar mientras te informas de lo que está ocurriendo en el mundo.

6. George: I agree. What type of news are you normally interested in? / Si. ¿Qué tipo de noticias te suelen interesar?

7. Robin: I like to read all types of news. I like to know a bit of everything: the economy, sports, the arts, entertainment, and world politics. / A mi me gusta leer todo tipo de noticias. Me gusta saber de todo un poco: economía, deportes, cultura, espectáculos y política internacional.

8. George: I really like to read the science and technology section! I like everything related to scientific events, from health to weather. / A mi me encanta leer la sección de ciencia y tecnología. Me gusta mucho  lo relacionado a los acontecimientos científicos, desde la salud hasta la meteorología.

9- Robin:  Look, now they're showing the weather forecast for this weekend. It seems like it will be good weather. We really need if it has been raining every weekend, and in the summer I love to go to the beach. / Mira, ahora están dando el pronóstico del tiempo para este fin de semana. Parece que va a hacer buen tiempo. Verdaderamente nos hace falta: ha estado lloviendo todos los fines de semana y en el verano a mi me encanta ir a la playa.

10. George: According to the forecast, Sunday will be a better day than Saturday. Which of the two days were you thinking of going? / Pues de acuerdo al informe, el domingo va a ser mejor dia que el sábado. ¿Cuál de los dos días pensabas ir a la playa?

11. Robin: I was thinking of going on Sunday, although it might be very crowded. / Pensaba ir el domingo, aunque me parece que va a estar repleto

12. George: Look, they're showing the financial report. / Mira, están dando la información financiera.

13. Robin: It seems like the stock market isn't getting any better. We've spent a few months without seeing much improvement. / Parece que la bolsa no mejorara nada. Llevamos varios meses sin ver mucha mejoría.

14. George: But you shoshdn't worry so much, so you know, it's normal for financial markets to remain Magnant for long periods. Throughout the years the stock market has gone through the same cycles. / Pero no te deberías preocupar tanto, como sabes, es normal que los mercados financieros pasen largos periodos estancados. A través de los años la bolsa ha pasado por los mismos ciclos.

15. Robin. I see you're an optimist. / Por lo que veo eres un optimista

16. George: Yes, although sometimes the news they show on TV make me feel more pessimistic. / Sí, aunque a veces las noticias que ponen en la televisión me hacen sentir más pesimista.

17. Robin: I know there are many things we see on the news that make us feel worried. But you should also know that they sometimes focus on negative news. / (Yo) sé que hay muchas cosas en las noticias que nos hacen preocupar. Pero también debes saber que los medios noticiosos a veces enfatizan mucho las cosas negativas

18. George: It's true. It 's a shame that when they report sensational news they gain more popularity and sell more issues. / Es cierto, es una pena que cuando dan reportajes de noticias sensacionalistas adquieren más popularidad y venden más ejemplares.

19. Robin: And sometimes they stop giving constructive and interesting news. / Y a veces dejan de dar noticias constructivas e interesantes.

20. George. In any case, I like to know what 's happening in the world. / De todas formas, me gusta saber qué está pasando en el mundo.

21. Robin: The perfect solution would be to get the news from more than one news source  / La solución perfecta es obtener las noticias de nis de un medio noticioso

22. George: The best way is to get in the habit of buying a serious newspaper, subscribing to a good weekly magazine, and choosing a good news program on TV. That way you can get a more complete version of what's happening in the world. /  Lo mejor es tener el hábito de comprarse un pe riódico serio, suscribirse a una buena revista semanal y escoger un buen noticiero por televisión. Así se puede tener una versión más completa de los acontecimientos mundiales.

23. Robin: I have to go, George. / Tengo que irme, George.

24. George, Where are you going? / ¿Adónde vas?

25. Robin: I'm going to buy a good newspaper. I have to make sure that there will be good beach weather this weekend!  / Me voy a comprar un buen periódico. ¡Quiero ase- gurarme de que va a hacer buen tiempo el fin de semana para ir a la playa!

B. NOTAS

0. twenty-four hours a day: No hace falta usar el artículo - the - como ocurre en español: "las veinticuatro horas del día".

1. TV: "televisión". En inglés es común usar la versión corta de television o TV

2. know: Contrario a lo que ocurre en español, el verbo puede usarse para indicar "saber" o "conocer", dependiendo del contexto.

3. rather well: "bastante bien". El adverbio rather modifica al otro adverbio well currently: Significa "actualmente". No la confunda con la palabra actually, qué significa "realmente

4. get. El verbo tiene varios significados: puede ser "recibir", "obtener" o "coger".

6. agree: "estar de acuerdo". En español no existe un verbo que se usa exclusivamente para transmitir este mensaje.

11. crowded: "atestado", "muy concurrido", "lleno". La palabra proviene de la palabra crowd o "multitud"

18. shame: También significa "lástima", "vergüenza" o "deshonra".

C. GRAMÁTICA Y USO

1. La expresión "hay" puede ser there is o there are, dependiendo de la situación. There is se usa antes de un sustantivo singular, mientras que there are se usa antes de un sustantivo en plural. Para el tiempo pasado use there was o there were.

• There are many books on the table.  / Hay muchos libros sobre la mesa. 

• There is a great restaurant on my street. / Hay un restaurante estupendo en mi calle.

• There are many people there /  Hay mucha gente alli.

• There were many boeke on the floor. / Había muchos litros en el piso.

2. Para hacer preguntas en inglés, use los siguientes términos: What? (¿Qué?), Which? (Call), Who? (Quién ¿Quiénes?) y Where? (Dónde?).

• What do you know about the family? / ¿Qué sabe usted acerca de la familia?

• Which of the children is a friend of yours? / ¿Cuál de los niños es amigo tuyo?

• Who is that child? / ¿Quién es aquel niño/aquella niña?

3. Los pronombres personales en inglés se utilizan para reemplazar el sustantivo que toma el lugar del sujeto en la oración. Los pronombres personales son I, you, he, she, it, we, you y they. A diferencia del español, en inglés el pronombre sujeto debe figurar siempre.

• She has never seen the new channel. Nunca ha visto el nuevo canal. (ella)

• We always read the financial section. Siempre leemos la sección financiera. (nosotros)

• He has to go. / Tiene que irse. (el)

• She's a very smart girl  / Es una muchacha muy lista. (ella)

4. El pronombre it se utiliza para referirse a objetos o animales. También se usa con expresiones de tiempo, distancia o temperatura.

• it's a beautiful dog /  Es un perro muy bonito

• it´s raining  / Está lloviendo.

• It's March 3nd.  / Es el nus de marzo

• It's six o'clock  / Son las seis.

EJERCICIOS

A. Sustituya la palabra subrayada con la palabra en paréntesis. Luego escriba la palabra y dígala en voz alta

1. Peter likes to read all types of news. (I like, We like. You like, Josephine likes, Peter and Josephine like)

2. They know the city well. (the restaurant, Jim, the financial section, the news channel, math)

3. It seems like the stock market isn't getting any ber ter, (the weather, it, the price, the situation, the movie)

4. There are other channels you can watch, (other movies, many people, other sites, many paintings, other programs)

5. You shouldn't worry too much. (Bitt, Your mother. They, The President, The politician)

6. Who is that in? (that person, Mrs. Johnson, the teacher, he, the best actor)

B. Convierta las siguientes frases al plural. Escriba las oraciones y luego tradúzealas

1. It is a beautiful dog

2. There is a party on Friday night.

3.  I like him very much.

4. She needs to read a newspaper.

 

5. Who is your doctor?

C. Traduzca las siguientes frases  al inglés y luego digalas en voz alta

1. Hay un buen restaurante por aquí.

2. ¿Qué sabes tú acerca de ese periódicol

3. Hay muchas personas en la fiesta

4. El nos está ayudando

5. ¿Quién es esa mujer?

6. Lo quiero ahora, (el vaso de agua)

7. Ella lo necesita (a él)

8. ¿Quién conoce a Roberta?

9. Había muchas personas en el tren

10. ¿Cual de los dos prefieres?

D. Sustituya la palabra en parèntesis con la mejor alternativa. Escriba la oración y tradozcała

1. (Nosotros) _______ need them here

(a) She

(b) They

(c) We

2. (Ellos) _________ called as early in the morning.

(a) He

(b) They

(c) We

3. (Había) _______ many people on the bus.

(a) They were

(b) There was

(c)There were

4. (Hay) ________ in that town an interesting local newspaper

(a) There is

(b) There are

(c) Theirs

5. (¿Cuál ) ________ is a better channel?

(a) What

(b) Who

(c) Which

6. (Esta) ________ raining a lot.

(a) Is

(b) It in

(c) This

7. (Ellas) __________ really want a vacation.

(a) She

(b) She's

(c) They

8. (Es) _________ very friendly.

(a) They are

(b) We are

(c) It is

9. (Estoy) _________ waiting for her.

(a) I'm

(b) They're

(c) We're

10. (Es la) __________ one o'clock.

(a) It is

(b) is the

(c) Is she

RESPUESTAS

B. 

1. They are beautiful dogs. / (Ellos) son unos perros bonitos

2. There are parties on Friday nights. / Hay fiestas los viernes por la noche.

3. We like them very much. / (A nosotros) (ellos) nos gustan mucho.

4. They need to read newspapers/  (Ellas) necesitan leer periódicos.

5. Who are your doctors? / ¿Quiénes son tus/sus médicos?

C. 

1. There is a good restaurant around here.

2. What do you know about that newspaper?

3.. There are many people at the party,

4. He's helping us.

5. Who is that woman?

6. I want it now, (the glass of water)

7. She needs him.

8. Who knows Roberta?

9. There were many people on the train.

10. Which of the two do you prefer?

D. 

1. We need them here. / Los necesitamos aquí.

2. They called us early in the morning. / (Ellos) nos llamaron temprano en la mañana.

3. There were many people on the bus. / Había mucha gente en el autobús.

4. There is an interesting local newspaper in that town / Hay un periódico local interesante en ese pueblo.

5. Which is a better channel? / ¿Cuál carnal es mejor?

6. It is raining a lot.  / Está lloviendo mucho.

7. They really want a vacation. / (Ellas) realmente quieren unas vacaciones.

8. It is very friendly. /  Es muy amistoso.

9. I'm waiting for her. /  Estoy esperándola.

10. It is one o'clock. / Es la una en punto.